Button, Button

My wonderful Grandmother has this rad old mustard jar (it was like a gallon jar... in my opinion: Awesome that ANYONE would have that much) full of buttons. I swear, it was full to the max. Well, I needed one button for a small project I'm working on and I ended up taking a few more than planned. Only a small handful but I can see many more trips to acquire more buttons there.

The button with the buildings on it (very front) is my favorite. I love it and the intricate details worked into the small space.

Like I said, only a few, but still amazing in my opinion. I can see many projects coming up which will have one of these beauties on it. :)

Merry Christmas {Eve}!

Sorry I've been MIA... Christmas is the best time of the year, but also the most stressful. With crafts galore, presents, and of course waiting until last minute to get everything done, it takes a lot out of you!

But rather than talking about Santa and presents I have a question for YOU. Yes you. Have you sat back during this busy holiday season to remember the real reason for the bows and trees, the stockings and presents? Have you looked at the miracle that Christmas truly is? Christmas is a season of hope, joy, love and peace. A season of such magnitude, no other holiday could possibly hope to measure up to.

Have you gotten caught up in the tinsel and tags? Have you been a Scrooge this year? Did you remember the reason of the season?

My message to you this Holiday season is to enjoy yourself. To laugh and love. To believe that everything will work out. I know many of us are caught by the recession and feel as if we need to give more to everyone, but FYI: it's the thought that counts. So share a friendly word, a smile to a lonely person, forgiveness to someone who has hurt you, and you will gain the happiness and love we all wish to have during the holidays

Merry Christmas!

Much love this holiday season,

Tacie

Novice Design Work

Well, I've officially designed my first blog header for someone else. Wow. You wanna see it? Here it is:

To see it in action go to her blog: Here (if it's not up yet, it should be at most, up in a couple of days.)

Yay? Nay? If anyone who reads this is a professional designer, I would love any advice, criticism or what not you have. I really have no idea what I'm doing here. I just play around until it looks nice.

And for those of you who don't design at all... You want a personalized blog header? For free? I would love if you gave me another chance to expound on my design skills.

You know what? If you want one- The first 10 commenters will get one! Leave a comment on this post with your email and I'll get back to you asap!

OH, and this is just a little Christmas tree thingy I made last night... How you likey???

Thanks for commenting! ;)

P.S. These are all my designs. Please don't copy, use these designs without my permission or claim these as your own work. I spent a while working on these and I would hate to have all that go to waste. Thank you!

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! :)