Obsession and a GIVEAWAY!

  I have an obsession.  I may be on the borderline of requiring "professional help".

My obsession - pumpkins.

Which is kinda funny, cause I don't particularly love pumpkin pie, pumpkin bars, or pumpkin cookies.  I'll still eat them, but let's just say if I had a choice between some sort of chocolate desert and a pumpkin one... chocolate wins, every time.

My obsession with pumpkins runs so deep, I am one pumpkin away from being featured on the t.v. series, Hoarders.

There is just something about the pumpkin that sets my heart all a-glow!  Their roundness, the variety of colors, the smell...  I don't know!  They just make me smile!

So in honor of the great Pumpkin, fall, and Halloween, I thought it would be fun to have a GIVEAWAY! 

I will be giving away a TRIO of my FABRIC PUMPKINS! 

Two round chubby ones, a tall skinny one...

One tall, a flat one, and a mini one...

Yellow, white, bright orange, dark orange...

The possibilities are practically endless!

You choose!  That is, if you win!

I make these pumpkins by hand and even bake them in a coffee, cinnamon, vanilla, staining-mixture. 

This describes my pumpkin obsession.

(scary)

To enter this giveaway, you must guess how many pumpkins/pumpkin decorations I have inside and outside of my home!

Everyday I will post some more pics of my fall/Halloween decor.  Be sure to try to count the pumpkins!

Some of the pumpkin decor will only be counted as 1.  Such, as pictures, garland, potpourri (yes, pumpkin potpourri).  The picture below, will be counted as one item.  Same as the one above... well, actually the little ensemble above would be counted as 2.

Could you just die from all of the pumpkin cuteness!

(*hint* there are 9 pumpkins featured below)

*Another hint - I have somewhere between the numbers 1-70 pumpkins/pumpkin decor inside and outside of my home.  I'm a freak.

You will have until Monday (October 17th) to enter your guess.  The person that guesses the closest number of pumpkins/pumpkin decor that I have hoarded, I mean COLLECTED, will win!  

Winner will be announced on Tuesday !

On a side note....

I found a Fall Bucket List on Pinterest (another obsession).  I loved the idea so much, I made my own version for our family.  We use a dry erase marker to mark off the things on our bucket list. Homeboy loves picking an activity to mark off our list!  He also likes to pick his nose.  And his rear.  We go through buckets of hand sanitizer in our home.

Have fun counting my friends!  And remember to link me!  It fills my heart with warm fuzzies when your friends and complete and total strangers visit my lil 'ol blog!

Our Daily Dilemma - Ultra Cute New Blog!

I have an awesome blog to share with you! My sister-in-law, Kate, recently created a new blog called, Our Daily Dilemma!

It's chuck full of daily, creative, ideas, to make, eat, participate in, read, share, love... you get the picture!

Check it out now! And enter her cute giveaway! Then become a follower and link her. Share the love people!

My sis-in-law is a machine! There is no end to her creative, magnificent-nous!

Our Daily Dilemma

I want this!

I want this machine.

I need this machine.

My life is not complete with out this machine.

I must have this machine!

Check it out.

SILHOUETTE MACHINE

Giveaway! Christmas love

It's the season of given', friends! So there for, I must give!

I will be giving away this adorable gingerbread man/candy cane/cinnamon stick/Christmas-sy arrangement! Ain't it cute?

I handmade this yummy little guy and the candy canes!

I've also added this cute tag that I made.

Wouldn't this look cute in your kitchen?

I also put this Christmas-sy arrangement inside of an actual antique cheese box. I Y antique cheese boxes!

Check out the up-close cuteness!

You wanna know how you can win this awesome Christmas-sy arrangement?

All you need to do is answer this one question...

When you are sitting on the big, jolly guy's lap this year (I'm talking about Santa...not your husbands) and he asks you that one critical question,

"Have you been naughty or nice?"

How are you going to answer?

Naughty or nice?

Tell the truth! 'Cause you know he's always watching!

If you want to have TWO chances to win, all you have to do is spread the linky love. Link me on your own blogs or on Face book and I will enter your name twice, in the drawing!

You have until midnight on Wednesday (12/16/09) to enter and I will announce the winner, with the help of Homeboy, on Thursday morning!

(He's getting into the spirit of Christmas by hanging the stockings... and my brazier)

We Have a Winner!

(these are the giant cupcakes I made for me and Conner's birthday! they are about the same size of Conner's head.)

We have a winner!

...the official winner picker-er

Not only does the official winner picker-er pick the winner's name, he has also been known to pick his nose, my nose, belly button lint, eye boogers, his bum, and his toes.

And this morning he picked the winner of the birthday banner giveaway! (Drum roll please)...

The winner is...

Crissy! My neighbor! The original digital scrap booking guru! The photographer extraordinaire!

Woohoo neighbor! Hopefully the official winner picker-er didn't do any other kind of "picking" previous to picking your name. I don't think he did, but then again I'm not making any promises!

Congrats Crissy!

A "big thanks" to everyone that was kind enough to stop by my lil 'ol blog and enter the giveaway! It makes my heart all puffy and stuff!

Remember to stop by again. My favorite time of the year is quickly approaching and I'm just about to burst with excitement! More giveaways to come!

Giveaway! You say it's your birthday?!?!?!

Exactly two years ago, me and the hubs entered the hospital to have my baby "turned" and then have labor induced. Good times. Good times.

All day I was pretty confident that my babe would enter into this world on the 15th day of September, and not on the 16th day...my birthday.

True to his nature, he was having none of that! He was born at 2:00 a.m. on the 16th. Figures.

So in celebration of me and Homeboy's birthday, I decided to have a Giveaway!

It's my birthday! It's my birthday! Oh yeah! Oh yeah!

Check it out.

Wouldn't this birthday banner look so cute on your mantle? Or in a doorway? Or your wall?

I made it with fun, bright colors and added a couple of party hats, some buttons and ribbon! Ca-ute!

To try to win this festive, birthday banner, you just have to answer one simple little question...

When is your birthday?

See! So easy!

You want another chance to win? I know you do. All you have to do is link my blog on your cute blog then come back here and mention that you linked me in the comments section!

The Giveaway will end on September 18th (Friday) and I will announce the winner on Saturday.

Good luck friends!

Giveaway! Fourth of July style!

GIVEAWAY!

The Fourth of July is quickly coming upon us and one of YOU can win this set of oh-so patriotic set of blocks!!!

I love the Fourth! I love that I live in a country where I have the freedom to start a blog and write mindless, jibble jabble. Is jibble jabble a word?

I love that I live in a country where I can proudly display my Americana nick knacks.

I love that I live in a country that celebrates the birth of our nation, BIG time! Fireworks, barbecues, cute kiddies dressed in red white and blue, and parades!

It makes me want to break out into song... a Lee Greenwood song.

I'm proud to be an American

where at least I know I'm free,

And I won't forget the men who died

who gave that right to me,

and I gladly STAND-UP next to you and defend her still today,

'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this laaaaaand

Gob bless the U.S.A!!!!!

Okay enough of that patriotic-nous.

You can win this set of cute, patriotic blocks by answering one question...

WHAT IS YOUR FAMILY'S FAVORITE FOURTH OF JULY TRADITIONS?

Mine you ask? Well mine is making our annual trek to my small hometown in Wyomin' and watching the 'beer wagon float', in our local parade, hand out free beer to the town folk. Okay, not really. But it does make for good entertainment. (Click Here to partake of hometown's 4th of July festivities)

Oh hey! Do you want to know how you can have ANOTHER chance to win the ultra, cute, patriotic set of blocks? Link me on your own cute blogs then come back here and let me know in the comments section!

And do you want to know how you can have THREE chances to win the colorful, ultra, cute, patriotic set of blocks? Link me AGAIN on your Crackbook, I mean, Facebook page/wall. Come back here again....and let me know in the comments section!

The giveaway will end Friday at midnight and I will have my official winner, picker-er pick a name! Then I will chase him down and try to pry the piece of paper from his pudgy little hands. Then I will read the name and do a cartwheel and jump for joy. Then I will fall down in pain from doing a cartwheel.

Good luck my friends!

Sucker for a Giveaway!

I'm a sucker for a Giveaway and by golly, I want to win this one!

So click here, check out this clever girl's blog. Do it now!!!

Winner of the "spring bouquet" give away!

Time's up and my wiener has picked a winner!

See, he is a wiener.

Believe it or not, he picked one name. I too, am amazed.

But then, he tried to eat the name. Look at those cheeks full of paper.

And the winner is...

Woo hoo! Jayleen you are the wiener! I mean winner. Congratulations to one of my hometown homies, from the big and massive country of Wyoming.

Give Away Baby!

Spring has finally arrived and it makes me want to tip toe through the tulips! And sing, "The Hills Are Alive, With The Sound Of Music," twirling about with my arms extended and wearing lederhosen (minus the beer stein).

I'm so excited about spring's arrival, I thought it was time to have another

Give Away!

I've been working in the garden and thoroughly enjoying the new blossoms of spring. In fact, they are the inspiration for today's give away!

I love daisies. They are one of my favorite flowers. These lovelies are made out of muslin, painted, sanded, then I grunged them up with a coffee/cinnamon/vanilla mixture. Baked them for a few minutes and...hello Spring!

I thought they looked a little lonely and added Mr. Bee. I love Mr. Bee.

So if you would like a chance to win this lovely set of "Spring Bouquet", you just need to answer this one question...

What is your favorite flower?

See, easy. Cinch. No problemo.

You can place these lovelies in a bowl! Or a basket! Or an antique cheese box! (like the one at the top of this post)

Bzzzzzzzz...

You want another chance to win this Give Away? Just like the last give away, post a link on your own blog and I will enter your name twice for the totally random drawing. Remember to comment again, if you linked me!

This give away will end on Saturday and I will announce the winner either Saturday evening or Sunday (sometime). It all depends on my sanity. (Due to the crazy sleep schedule my toddler has recently developed)

Good luck, friends!

Time is up!

Time's up! I will be announcing the winner of the "Spring" blocks giveaway, hopefully sometime before lunch. Just as soon as the official winner picker-er has his diaper changed, eaten his breakfast, thrown pieces of scrambled egg on the floor, cleaned up, dressed, tickled, kissed, and squeezed, he will pick the lucky winner!!!

Can I just tell you... everyone that has commented and shared their wise cleaning tips have made my heart sing with joy! (sniff, sniff) Give me a moment. I'm weeping tears of joy.

I'm planning on doing several posts on my OCD calendar, including the many tips that you have shared. Did you know you can clean your glass showers with a dryer sheet and Windex?!?!?! I love it! I'm going to try this tomorrow! You gals are brilliant!

Stay tuned for the big announcement of the winner of the "Spring" blocks giveaway!

Giveaway! You're a dork if you don't participate!

Hey friends! As promised, I have an awesome giveaway for you. And let me just tell ya... it's cu-ute! It's so cute, I may just have to make me a set.

What did I tell you? Huh? Huh?

Did I disappoint?

I think not!

I made this set of "Spring" blocks with bright and cheery colors, that will make you smile and giggle with glee! Okay, maybe not. I'm pushing it.

Here's a close up...

Good golly Miss Molly, these are sweet blocks! I know you want them....

When I finished making these adorable blocks, that one of YOU could win (wink, wink), I asked my beloved husband what he thought of them. He said, "Uh, you spelled spring wrong". Such a dork.

So anyhoo, here's how one of YOU, can win this ultimate spring block set, that would look oh so cute on your fireplace mantle. Or that shelf in your living room. Or on that table in the entry way.

Write the answer to this question in your comment....

What is your favorite cleaning tip/s?

I was going to ask you what I accidentally revealed to my future mother-in-law during church, when I was dating my hunk of burning love. But then I feared my mother's re-action. Because I embarrass her so! So instead, I decided to keep it clean. Literally.

So you wanna know how you could have another chance to win?

Tell your friend's, your mother's, or your roommate's brother's second cousin, about my giveaway in a post on your own blog. Then link it back to moi! Once you have done this, comment again and mention that you "Linked" me!

At the end of the giveaway I will enter your name twice (if you linked me) in a hat and then I will have my official winner picker-er, pick the winner's name out of the hat.

The official winner picker-er. Are you scared? You should be.

I'll make sure he washes his hands before he picks your name.

You have til April 1st (Wednesday) to enter a chance to win the cutest "Spring" blocks ever! Good luck my friends!

Sharing the love...An adorable tote give away!

You gotta see these totes! So flippin' cute!

Click Here to check out this give away!

Do it....NOW!