Monday, December 27, 2010

SO WHO WANTS TO HAVE A GIVEAWAY PART 3



NOW THAT THE HOLIDAY IS OVER, WELL THE CHRISTMAS ONE ANYWAY....AND IT REALLY IS BEGINNING TO FEEL AND LOOK LIKE WINTER (AS WE SPEAK THE WIND IS HOWLING AND THE SNOW IS BLOWING)...IT'S A BLIZZARD HERE....IT'S TIME FOR ANOTHER....TEASE

SOME OF THE GIVEAWAYS WILL BE WONDERFUL CREATIONS MADE FROM HAND-DYED WOOLS.....
SO,  
BE A FOLLOWER OF MY BLOG FOR AN ENTRY
"LIKE" MY FACEBOOK PAGE FOR THREE EXTRA ENTRIES EACH. 
LEAVE A FACEBOOK COMMENT ON MY ROCKING CHAIR STITCHES PAGE AND GET 3 MORE

AND NOW....
GET A FRIEND TO DO THE ABOVE AND GET THREE MORE ENTRIES.  


Thursday, December 23, 2010

SO WHO WANTS TO HAVE A GIVEAWAY PART 2


 
So, a little hint as Christmas approaches....it's like opening a present a little bit at a time... hehe

IT WILL BE OVER 20 ITEMS.....


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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

SO WHO WANTS TO HAVE A GIVEAWAY....




How does a giveaway, that lasts a whole year sound?  Let me know and stayed tuned.  Follow my blog now get 3 extra entries, "like" my facebook page and get 3 more and that's before the giveaway even officially starts. 

MORE COMING STAY TUNED..

Sunday, December 19, 2010

I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR FRIENDS, FAMILY AND THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON

It's been some crazy weeks here since Thanksgiving and I am just getting around to checking in and blogging a bit.  My Dad was hospitalized again and had to be transfused with five units of blood .... lot of testing but have found nothing yet.  They will resume after the holidays.  At 80 he sure is a trooper.

I have some pretty big job changes coming in the new year and I am trying to wrap my head around that.  After having a 5 minute commute (yea yea, I know I am spoiled), I will be traveling to Providence everyday which will give me a 45 minute commute each way.  Oh well.  Grateful really to have a job.

It is the Spiritual Season however and for that I am most grateful.  I was at a meeting yesterday that always carries a spiritual message, but a woman spoke yesterday who really gave me a kick in the proverbial butt.
She is 50 (around my age, lol) and last year she became ill.  She had gone into the hospital with something wrong with her leg and got a staph infection.  She battled for quite some time before her system just started shutting down.  While on life support and in a coma, her legs had to be amputated at the knee to prevent the infection from traveling.  After many many prayers, the family  made the decision to disconnect life support and when they did, she started breathing on her own and coming around.  She spent many months in the hospital, had many visitors, prayers, meetings and finally was able to be released.  She spoke of knowing joy as she sat in her wheelchair with her fingers missing after having been amputated.  She spoke of the gifts of the season, not the material, but the spiritual gifts from God in family, in friends, in life and in joy.  We all were so moved by her.  Her gratitude for just being alive was overwhelming.  It gave me an entire new sense of what is important.  Thank you. Makayla.  So, if you believe that miracles don't happen....I've seen one.

So m good friend Lynn Barbadora from Painting Thyme Needfuls is always posting pictures of her beautifully decorated home.  She is an absolute wonder in the home decor field.  So I decided I would just put out a few of my house.  I do love to decorate and even though we cut way back on the gift giving this year and just spending time with family.....I still want my house to scream Christmas.


So let's get our FA LA LA on and I hope you enjoy.

TOP OF MY KITCHEN HUTCH


GREAT LIGHTED CENTERPIECE BY CINDY MARTIN


ANOTHER VIEW OF HUTCH


SANTA PAINTED BY THE ITINERANT PAINTER

SNOWMEN COLLECTION IN MY FRONT HALLWAY

MY AWESOME SANTA MAKEDO

MY LIVING ROOM TREE

MORE OF THE SANTA COLLECTION


VILLAGES FOR MASON

TREE IN MY OFFICE

SO HAPPY TO SEE WHAT THEY DID.

SO I ASK.....HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT KITS?  LOVE THEM, TOO EXPENSIVE, WANT FLOSS OR NO FLOSS?  




Check out what some of my "students" did at the Deerfield Christmas Sampler demonstration.  Beautiful Girls!!!!!

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Bring on Fall Pattern

Bring on Fall Pattern
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Autumn Spectacular

Autumn Spectacular
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