600 post winner!!

hey all :)
THANK YOU to all who took time to comment with a question :) (((HUGS)))
and thank goodness for my children... this video is halfway entertaining.
(winner: i will be in touch with you :)

and i will answer all of the questions in future blog posts.
sooner or later.
in all my free time :)

LBE giveaway!!

Want to win a gift set from LBE??

 Head to Lyndsie Gives Away and earn up to 16 entries!!

You have until February 10th to enter!Thanks Lyndsie... for hosting :) Good luck to all my blog readers!!



thankful.

what is the difference between bragging and being proud?
im sure they mean different things to different people.

i ran a 4 mile race yesterday.
Thanksgiving morning.
my goal was to do it in under 50 minutes.
i thought i ran it in under 48.
then when the result were posted it was 45:12.
and i am very proud of myself.
and i think that's ok.
being proud.
and sharing my proud-ness.

i don't have a lick of athleticism in my body.

so running is really a big deal for me.

i really never thought i could run down the street.

or even around the block.

so 4 miles? in a race?

huge.

running makes me proud.

and i need that.

and i am thankful that i am able to run.

afterwards we all enjoyed a delicious Thanksgiving meal at my aunts.

the best food. seeing lots of family. the birthday game. and dessert.

we came home and listened to Christmas music and watched a Christmas movie.

yesterday was a good day.

and i love those kinds of days.

i also love giveaways :)

lilly drew a name...  did you win my 'thank you' necklace giveaway?

(i'll email you as soon as i know you know it's you ;)
yay!

hugs to everyone!!

i am thankful for you all.

thank you.

i'm thankful for many things in my life.

but as far as this blog goes...

i am thankful for you.

my readers.

truly thankful.  i am.

so, for you...

a giveaway.

a personalized necklace.

made by me.

i'm no lisa leonard.

and i am not the vintage pearl.

but i do think these are sweet.

and i make them, so that counts for something ;)

i will choose at least one winner.

maybe more...

and i will probably draw a name on thanksgiving day.

not sure that i'll be blogging between now and then.

life is busy. 

good busy.

one entry per person.

just leave a comment :)

(be sure i know how to reach you, please)

thank you. for reading my little blog.

i realize a lot of you follow LBE via FB and the LBE blog...

and I thank you for that!! 

(and i apologize for the double, triple, quadruple dipping...)

Little Bean turns 2 today :)

so to celebrate and to say thanks,

I am offering 20% off aprons this weekend!

also, little bean (and friends) will be hosting their

2nd annual Holiday Open House

Saturday, November 13th, 2010

and you are invited, so save the date!!

(more details coming soonish)

and lastly, don't forget about the mini card set giveaway....

click here to enter by sunday evening!

have a great weekend everyone!

mini card giveaway!

My mom has opened her very own etsy store

and I am happy to share it with you!

 Mama Fin’s miniature paperie!

Cute little notecards that are fun to stick in lunchboxes, wallets,

under pillows, pockets… get crafty! I know you are J

My mom is kindly giving away one set each to 2 lucky winners!

Those 2 people get to choose whichever set they’d like from her store :)

Here’s how to enter… (up to 3 entries per person)

1. pop over to Mama Fin’s miniature paperie and tell me which set you like best!

2. leave a separate comment to tell me what you'd do with these cute cards! 

3. spread some love about this giveaway and leave a new comment to say so!

Make sure I have a way to contact you.

I will pick 2 winners this Sunday (10/3) evening.

rugrat design giveaway :)

i would like to introduce you to a cute little shop

 run by one of my good friends, lesley :)

find Rugrat Design on Etsy.

here is their blog.

and here is their facebook page.

now, on to a few of my favorites :)

oh my. this jacket. is it not the cutest?

how about this darling little dress?  so sweet.

these shoes? yikes. i think i may need to have just one more baby!

these shoes are the only excuse i need ;)

and check out these cute little mobile monets!
organized crayons on the go... and cute at that ;)

and guess what?? right here, right now...

 Rugrat Design is giving away a mobile monet,

along with a $10.00 gift certificate

 for a future purchase at Rugrat Design!

(gender preference to be chosen by winner)

here's how to enter to win...

1. visit Rugrat Design's Etsy, blog and/or facebook and tell us what you love

2. 'like' Rugrat Design on facebook

3. spread the word via your blog/facebook

(1 extra entry per separate comment on this blog post)

(you can have up to 3 comments/entries)

Entries will be taken through Sunday, August 8th.

Within the US only please.

Be sure that I am able to contact you.

the winner of the mobile monet and $10 gift certificate to RD

will be announced here next week!

(and watch for more giveaways... i have a few more in works!!)

cozy winners

announcing the 2 cozy winners :)



congrats!!
(i giggled with the 1st winner, because i thought that lilly just said the name of who she wanted to win. but then it really turned out to be that person ;)

i will get them in the mail soonish ;)

cozy giveaway!!

I made a few cozies as a bday gift for a friend.

I filled a cup up with some chocolate and a giftcard to starbucks :)

(and a 2nd cozy is tucked in there too!)

It’s a gift I love to give.

I think because I’d like to get it ;)

A cozy giveaway has been on my list of things to do for a very long time. (Since way back in the months where I was drinking hot things and needed a cozy to keep the heat off my hand.) I thought it was too late (and not as appropriate) for a cozy giveaway in this humid weather… until I used up the end of a gift card on a java chip frappachino, and realized the cozies are just as needed with the chilly treats :) To keep the freeze away!

So… here they are!

I will be giving away these cozies :)

2 cozies.

2 winners!

One entry per person.

(If you are already the owner of one of these… you can still enter! If you win, you can add it to your collection, or gift it to someone who would really love you for sharing it.)

All you have to do is leave a comment below telling me who would get the cozy (keep it/gift it) and what you would put in your cozy hugged cup.

if you have one of these from me already… (or if you are one of the winners of the giveaway) a few notes on washing it: It washes fine in the washer with regular clothes… then let it air dry… and if you want it to be nice and crisp again, just hit it with the iron! (I only know this because I might have spilled my liquid treat on my cozy the very first time I used it… being so excited and all. That might happen to you too :) oh, and I don’t prewash my fabric… (I know, I know… bad seamstress…) but I haven’t had any problems with that being and issue.

Ok.

Enough of my blabbering.

Tell me…who gets the cozy and what are you putting in the cup?

(entries accepted through Wednesday, June 16th)

(and depending on who wins… you may or may not receive the cup itself )

(but im guessing you wont miss the cup, if you win a cozy :)

oh... and be sure i know how to get a hold of you if you win.

more random

Ahhh… so much randomness.

*(I like quotes. Some more than others.)
I keep 2 calendars. Last month they both had awesome sayings.
They seemed to have been written just for me.
So I know they will speak to others.

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.
-e.e. cummings

Nothing is far when one wants to get there.
-Queen Marie of Romania

I'm working on that first one.
The 2nd one was paired with a picture of a runner.
Which was even more meaningful to me, as I slowly become a runner of sorts.
I'm on the lookout for my very first ever 5K.

(like how there is a pic of a huge ice cream cone after talking about running?)
*Enjoy 20% off Coldstone.
I know I will be, paired with a gift card from my sweet friend Sandra.

*How about some free HUGO cologne?
I started buying HUGO for dave in high school.
we still love it ;)

*Only 3 more days to the start of summer vacation (!)
We’ve got a lot great things on our summer fun list.

*Summer TV is hardly exciting.
(Except for Big Brother)
(yay! guilty pleasure)
But that’s ok.
That just means more time for old episodes of The OC and My So-Called Life.
And for sewing and embroidery orders too.
which is keeping me happily busy!

*Don’t forget about the big giveaway at OMW!

(LBE is giving away a cute bib and a gift card there!!)

*Thanks to all who have donated to our family as we walk for Crohn's.

We’ve raised just over half of our goal with just a few days left to go.
We would be honored and grateful for any help in supporting our family...
through raising funds to help figure out this disease that touches many.
(eta: we are now past our goal!! thank you thank you thank you!!)

*Be on the lookout for some fun recipes, some fun pics, and a giveaway (or two).
Right here.
sooner or later.

(how was that for random?)

moving up in the tech world

im getting pretty wild here.

not only does LBE have a twitter account...

but now, LBE has a facebook page...

and to celebrate my coming out of  the 20th century...

LBE is having a giveaway :)

check out the LBE blog for details.

Spring Break does crazy things to me.