And the Winner is...

After tallying up all the extra entries, and making a trip over to random.org we now have a winner of the custom banner!

Congratulations Greta!

Email me at ducksgoquack3@hotmail.com with your favorite colors, whether you would like a holiday banner, or regular, and whatever ideas you have in mind for your banner.

Congrats! And for all of you that didn't win, keep checking back, if this goes well, I just might do a similar giveaway to this one!

You Want One of These?

[Look UP...]

Hey, if you want a custom blog header, leave a comment...(Thanks Crystal for the idea!) One lucky commenter will receive a personalized somethin, somethin for their own blog.

Oh, and do you like my new one? If you compliment it in your comment and you'll get an extra entry.

So, yeah I know I'm not a pro at this, but I try... (And I'm real humble too!)

Giveaway ends Friday, December 4 12:00 MST

Winner will be announced Saturday, December 5

Remember to tell your friends! You want another entry? Tell who referred you to this giveaway and you both get an extra one!

Want another entry? Become a follower of my blog!

Make sure you leave a comment for EVERY entry, or they won't be counted!

P.S. I got some really great stuff at the thrift store... I'll post pics and maybe a tutorial soon!

A Time of Thanks

Well, Thanksgiving is this THURSDAY! Oh, goodness, I cannot wait for all that delicious food, and the friends and family to get together, but most of all the food!

But, more importantly than food (That shows how important this is) I would like to give a shout out to one awesome lady.

This is my Grandma. Aka the friendliest person you will ever know. Unless you are a sales person, then she probably won't be so friendly...

Upon first meeting her she'll give you a hug. Not the creepy, stalker-ish kind, but the kind that gives you warm fuzzies, and can make your day go from horrible to wonderful in the blink of an eye.

She's also been through so much that it's hard to imagine how she stayed the way she is. I'm not going to go into details, but lets just say she hasn't had the easiest life ever. But she loves life all the same, and I'm especially glad that I am able to call her Grandma.

She is so giving. SO giving. Not just with materialistic stuff either. She gives her time to help anyone in need... especially a distressed granddaughter. Yeah, she's that cool.

So my grandma pretty much rocks, and I love her. If you ever meet her, I bet you'll know, she's the one who will hug you before she knows your name. :) Good luck getting out of that one!

Happy, Happy Birthday to ME!

Hey! Guess what? Tomorrow's my birthday. I love birthdays, they just rock! Oh, and you wanna know what I got for an early b-day present??? Contacts! No more glasses, no fogging up in the winter, no wet glasses when it's raining... that's heaven to me!

So, I was thinking about hosting a giveaway, but I have no idea what to giveaway. If you've got any suggestions, or you would like to sponsor a giveaway on this blog, I would love you forever. As a friend, of course!

So leave a comment w/ your email, so I can contact you if you have a brilliant idea. If the idea is good enough, there just might be a few lucky winners. Oh JOY!

Well, have an awesome day, and I'll be waiting for your comments! :)

Where, Oh Where Could My Cam-er-a be?

I lost it! Oh goodness, my trusty friend has always enjoyed a good game of hide-and-seek (who doesn't???) but this game has gone on long enough!

Well, he looks like this:

With a red case, and a few scratches here and there... it makes him look rugged, okay???

So, my dear old camera is missing crafts, joy, love and happiness, but then again, they're all pretty much the same, right?

But, we're carving pumpkins tonight, so I gotsta' go find him, so toodles!

Heaven in the Form of a Pint

Oh. My. Goodness. I lie to you not. This loverly creation from Ben and Jerry's is my new favorite. You should go and buy a pint of it right now. I'm not kidding, it's seriously that good.

Oh, and my pint has received its fair share of loving, I'll be out to get some more soon.

Oh Joy

What is joy? Happiness? Enthusiasm? Jubilation, Euphoria The list could go on forever you know.

So, are you full of JOY?

Are you ENTHUSIASTIC about life?

Well, I hope you are. And if you aren't I bet you could do something to get better. Drink a cup of hot Cocoa. Go buy a small present for yourself. Listen to some 'happy' music. Talk to that special someone. Jump around for no reason. Laugh. Yeah, laugh. Out loud, right now. It'll make your day about ten times better, guaranteed.

So, now that I've expressed my erratic thoughts for the day, on to the fun stuff.

SO... I made this awesome scarf over the weekend, unfortunately I have no pictures. But! the tutorial is here. Enjoy, and be enthralled with the simple craft.

I'll leave you with that, and this:

:) OH JOY!!!!