New Jewelry Giveaway!
Well, I’m a little late. It’s not exactly afternoon anymore. I had some technical difficulties creating my calendar files to take to the printer and spent way longer on it than I had anticipated. But finally, here are the details!I will be giving away a pair of earrings, your choice, from my Prized Possessions Etsy shop. Here are photos of some of my favorites to give you a sampling of the earrings I sell.

New Giveaway Starts Tomorrow!
It’s been a while since I’ve done a giveaway from my Prized Possessions Etsy shop. Time to hold another! Check back tomorrow (my 9X80 day off – more time for posting) for details of my giveaway, which will start tomorrow and end between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I’ll publish a post sometime in the afternoon with the details. (I haven’t quite worked out the details yet and I’m going out to lunch with my mom tomorrow. ) So sometime after lunch, check back for the new post with the details.

To Do List and Beads!
Hello, everyone! I've been AWOL for a while. Just a little too busy, much of it due to once again taking on more than I really have time for. I was very busy getting ready for Halloween, making costumes and some new decorations. I still have some photos to post from some of those projects. And I have decided to host a 2nd Annual Mini-Holiday Mart the Sunday before Thanksgiving again this year. If anyone in the Kansas City area is interested in attending, please let me know and I will provide details to you. Here are the photos from my event last year. Also on my list are

Halloween Window Silhouette
Life just keeps on being busy! We've been taking care of senior portraits for my high school senior, I created a senior ad for the yearbook, I spent two evenings this last weekend with classmates at my high school reunion, the last fall baseball games of the season on Sunday, today is my husband's birthday...and I thought the blog posts would pick up in pace! Oh, well...I do have an update today.Here are some pictures of the window decorations I made for Halloween. It started with this link to Martha Stewart silhouette curtains. I almost did the hanging body, but wanted

Halloween Floral Arrangement
Oh, my! Too much overtime at work has taken a toll on my blogging! I thought I would have more time when summer baseball season ended, but I guess I was wrong. I'm going to have to make a real effort to change that!I've temporarily put my quilt on hold