What are you grateful for - Monthly Give Away

What are you grateful for - Monthly Give Away

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There are many thanksgivings through the years that ring out in my mind. Especially one where each person wrote out what they were thankful for on a piece of paper (the kids colored their pictures) and saved them for the next year to read. This started a wonderful tradition and this year I started a thanksgiving book to add to each year doing the same thing. Looking back, you realize that you may be grateful for different things each year in relationship to what is happening in your life. A reminder of how we grow and change and how we have so much to be thankful for all year long.

A simple give away this month. Let me know what you are grateful for this year by leaving a comment and all appropriately thankful comments will be registered to receive 3 yards of Spriggy & Company best selling grosgrain ribbon. If you love ribbon as much as I do you'll be sure to leave a comment.

To qualify:

1. Leave a Comment

2. Check back on Nov 28th (winner to be posted)

3. Claim your prize by sending me an email by November 30th with you address or where you'd like it shipped.

Yeah...It's Friday

Yeah...It's Friday

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Hello World. As the weekend approaches I find myself trying to have a good day. I would like to have a great day but that might be stretching it just a bit. However today I do announce the winner of the giveaway of the shainsware eco-bracelet from Spriggy and Company!

Just so you know it is a random drawing and I use random.org to generate and integer. The winner of this prize was Ida.

Ida said...
Use it up!Wear it out!Make it do,or do without!Recycling Idea: Stop going to the store and with creativity, find what you are looking for within the walls of your own home.(my first blog..can't find "green".

Please claim your prize by Monday and your eco-bracelet will be mailed to you. Please specify your color choice and voile. Claiming your prize means to shot me an email acknowledging and sending your address.

Hope you enjoy and Have a great Weekend.

Win Me...another give-away

Win Me...another give-away

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I have a vision and a plan of what I want to do with the giveaways that I do. I've had it for a while but haven't figured out how to implement it. So I guess it will be trial and error that I figure it out. However this will be the first giveaway that I really want to make my idea soar. Life is awesome and I want people to be able to share their thoughts and ideas since mine are soooooo limited. I'm inspired by others....their thoughts, their talents, and even their differences across the board. So I'm trying to encourage the reasons and goals I've had in starting this blog in the first place. To share life's' joys, inspire laughter, share struggles, invite inspiration and to learn from our experiences together. A broad vision, yes, but I'm a hippy kind of gal who envisions singing kum-by-ya with my neighbor :0) So here it goes....if you have any questions let me know

When I was first married somebody (Melissa Hassel to be exact) gave us a wedding present called the Tightwad gazette. It was a book on how to save money and be thrifty. One of the ideas in the book was to wash your plastic bags, yes the disposable ones, and reuse them again and again until they were worn. I had never heard of such a thing and thought it was kinda odd to have Ziploc in the dishwasher and over the faucet to dry and dismissed it the idea.......until I became cheaper myself.

Recycling is something I've always truly believed in and it just makes sense. It's exemplifies efficiency. Even if you don't go along with the Global Warming theory recycling is good for the world. From the landfills to your conscience...everything body and everything wins. I always support products and ideas that do. Now the transition to the giveaway........patience is a virtue I know.

These bracelet are made with recycled material and are so fun. My little son wears a bracelet that says ZOOM which is his nickname and he gets comments all the time. My bracelet gets changed all the time to represent my feelings of the moment. I have the blue cuff which has ranged from messages that read 'Hillary for Prez' to 'no chcolate for dori pleeeaase!'. To see more about the bracelets go to the link Spriggy.com/shainsware for info and colors.

After being totally long winded..........Here's the goal. I would like all interested in receiving a free eco bracelet to leave a comment with their favorite reusable or recycling idea. My goal is to get 2o comments so please pass on the word for the cause (remember my vision). It can be anything relating to something that you might fix, reuse, or that you have made from materials no longer in use.....or anything that you do. Does that make sense? If not just let me know. I'm all about feedback. Don't forget....your comment needs to be green to qualify ( I can just imagine what my brothers will think).

Winner will be annouced on Friday, September 12th. Winner must claim their prize by the 15th.

Give Away

Give Away

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As I mentioned before I am clearing so much inventory from my business. Since the "hack" I haven't put my shopping site back up but of course that is my goal and vision for the future. I am going to 'market' as the industry calls it and that means more fun stuff to shop for.

Stonewall Kitchen is one of my favorite companies to buy from. They are always on my list. These brownies are award winning and truly are triple fudge. Isn't that the best part. This is the giveaway of course and the winner will receive this awesome brownie mix. You can also buy them 50% off with any of my other clearance items and minimal shipping. I'll let you know where I can view the products by the weekend if you are interested. Otherwise...Just leave a comment and hopefully fate will be with you. The winner will be announced next Wednesday so check back. It could be you.

Felt Bag Give Away

Felt Bag Give Away

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After my baby shower I was left with a plethora of gifts. Not only that but it seemed I had a million and one gift bags. You know the cute ones you get now days instead of a wrapped gift. I firmly believe in reduce, reuse, and recycle so I kept every last one of them. However, I'm not sure I will make it to 52 baby showers within my life time. So I will continue storing them eagerly awaiting invitations. They are pretty useless otherwise and it would look pretty odd at the park carrying my lunch in blue feet fashion.

Besides my Trader Joe's insulated grocery bag, my favorite dual purpose bags are felt bags from Groovy Holidays. They can be used for a variety of occasions. I use them for gift baskets jam packed with all kind of fun stuff.

You guessed it. That's my give away. A groovy felt bag. With springtime in the air I thought that this would make a great Easter basket. They are hand stitched and rage in price from $4 and up. The Noah's ark bag is pretty cute to carry to Sunday School too. This bag retails for $8 and is totally adorable. There are many different styles for each unique occasion.

To qualify for this give away simple leave a comment saying what you would use these types of bags for and check back to see if you're the winner. To purchase any of the above click here.

Recipe Wanted

Recipe Wanted

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There is only one recipe I won't share. That is my grandmothers & mothers lemon meringue pie recipe. I won't share it because it has one contest after contest for years and has brought my family awards, money and notoriety in the local paper (hint....the recipe has been published). I guess it's very sacred and a true family recipe.

But other than that.....I'm a recipe sharer. Meaning....I share recipes. No doubt about it....If you ask, I'll give it to you. I won't leave out any ingredients, tell you to put squirrel tail in it, or say that it's just in my head. I'm open and want others to experience the same good food that I sometimes enjoy.

In return I have coveted the secret to much of the food I've eaten. Some people are naturally good cooks. Others try hard. And others, they just fail out right. My mother was a naturally good cook. She did everything from baking to cooking to basting and more. She won contest after contest and it was always nice to be on the receiving end of her practicing concoctions. I learned here and there but when I truly wanted to learn it was too late. She has Alzheimer’s and can no longer cook, remember or communicate her skill. She has millions of cookbooks with notes seemingly each recipe but I have no clue where to start.

However I am on the hunt for a certain recipe and I would like anyone to help me find it. I'm looking for the basics. Currently, a whole wheat bread recipe. I have about seven recipes ranging from including gluten, to bread enhancer and even recipes requiring no butter or oil. (By the way, great harvest doesn't use these ingredients but can't find that recipe on the internet).

I can't make a million recipes so I'm looking for people who either make bread or like to make bread to help me on my endevour. Let me know if you're interested and I'll fill you in on the details soon. I might be turning this into a give away if I can find a sponsor. Otherwise, I will continue to make my heavy, never consistent, whole wheat bread recipe that I have.

The giva away winner is.

The giva away winner is.

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Congradulations to Fern (who just happens to be Jennifer Ivey). Fern Said -"Real Simple is one of the only truly usefull magazines out there!I love the "simplifying your life" idea! It seems like it is a continual process. Why is it that people can accumulate stuff so easily but getting rid of stuff is so hard? One thing is for sure: once you get into the simplifying stage, it's easier to have an unmaterialistic outlook on life! Good for you!"



I told you the first give away would be somebody I knew. Thanks to our poll she won Stonewall Kitchen Salsa from Spriggy & Company. If you would like to purchase this salsa click here. Email your address and Voile! Salsa in the Mail .

How to qualify for free stuff

How to qualify for free stuff

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The first giveaway is easy. I'm only sending out of link to select people in my address book. That means...I will more than likely will know the person who wins the free loot. It will always be unbiased and done at random using http://www.random.org/ and you will be notified through my blog. Imagine that!

There is of course a catch. You have to return in order to claim your prize. I will not notify you through an email but rather through a post. E-mail me with your address and a few days later, something will arrive in the mail.

In order to qualify you must respond to the post "give-away" with your comment, link, or suggestion. Positive feedback is always encouraged :) To qualify for the first give away simple leave a comment with your your blog, comment or worthy site of interest to this post or one within the next week. The winner will be posted on January 31st. Check back to see if you're the winner.