American Made

Yesterday I went & visited my 90 yr. young cousin. She is such a joy to talk with & a wealth of info.
Anyways... many yrs( & I do mean many!!!) ago her & her hubby as a hobby started tanning deer hides & it turned into a business. Well, her hubby is passed on now(quite a few yrs. back) & she kept the business going. Now she has turned it over to her step grandson & family, but she still goes there just about every day for a few hours to work.

So anyways.... she knows my love for hats....yep.... the hat came home with me.
I think I gave her a bit of a fright as I told her I was going to wear it to church today. - but she made me promise that I wouldn't. I kept my promise... but oh my it was hard. hehehe

Then, bless her heart- she gave me a pr. of genuine lambskin slippers. Man-oh-man are they ever soft & keep my feet nice & toasty warm (without socks)
so... everytime I wear either one I will have fond memories of her.
BTW: the hat is genuine deerskin

 

 

 

Sales pitch for favorite stamp company for month of February

1. What are the campaign details?
Dates: February 3–28, 2009
Featured Product: My Acrylix® Good Times stamp set (B-size)
Campaign Offer: To celebrate Close To My Heart’s 25th anniversary, when a Consultant or customer spends a minimum of $25 US / $31.25 CAN stamps (K-size Customized Name and Stamp of the Month excluded), they will receive a custom-designed My Acrylix® Good Times stamp set (B-size with a retail value of $13.95/$17.50) for FREE. This set includes a variety of celebratory images, including “Party On!,” “Hip Hip Hooray,” “Celebrate Good Times,” and star, balloon, cake, and gift package images.



Campaign Item Information
2. What are the item numbers for the Good Times stamp set?

Consultants and customers making qualifying purchases (February 3–28): B1332A


3. What is the retail value of the stamp set?
The retail value of the Good Times stamp set is $13.95/$17.50.


General Campaign Information
4. Can I buy Good Times sets outright?
Sorry, no - this set is free with a qualifying purchase only.

Remember- it can be shipped directly to your home.
thank you & please email me if intrested.

Snow & Ice Storm 1/28/09

The pictures here were taken down at my in-laws in Coshocton county, the day after the storm ripped thru Ohio.
We were without power for about 5 hours & were lucky as some people in that area went without for over 4 days.
The driveway is circular & 2 teen boys came that eve & dug us out. They did such a fantastic job. Everytime I look at these pictures I thank God for them & their great work.

Its kind of hard to " think spring" when you see all this ice & snow, but someone told me today that its only 47 days away. YAAAAY!!!!!
until next time....
Think SPRING
Think SPRING
Think SPRING...

 

 

 

 

Time sure is moving fast. Hard to believe January is almost over. I have been spending a lot of time down in Plainfield/West Lafayette/Coshocton area as my M.-I.-L. is not doing well at all & she is in a nursing home- so I have been going there & making sure she eats a little & is not in a lot of pain. Then I also go to help F.-I.L. - make sure he eats something & keep him company, I guess.
All-in-all, it keeps me busy. I stay down there & then come home on the wk-ends.

Not a lot of time to do anything creative & fun. But I "played hookey" from housework this eve. & made a few simple cards.
First 2 pictures are the outside/inside of card. All stamps & materials are C.T.M.H. except for ribbon & I used the Cuttlebug Heart embossing folder on the Bubblegum Cardstock(CTMH)
WOW- I love the January Stamp Of The Month " Moments In Time" from CTMH.
You can make neat/fun little calanders for every month from now all the way thru the year 2015.
You can only get this stampset until the end of Jan. So if you want it- please hurry & let me know.
The quote on the bottom of the first card is from a retired CTMH set, the "I love you" heart & inside is "All My Love" stampset- CTMH

The 3rd picture is a stampset that was available in Dec.2008 called Heartthrob. Again everything is CTMH except for the ribbon.

Hope you like the cards & untill another time....

EDIT:

Free stamps... Got this site from another cool CTMH consultant & I checked it out.
Hope you do too & good luck....

http://starvingartistamps.blogspot.com/2009/01/new-releases-and-some-blog-candy.html

hope y'all had a great Christmas & wonderful New Years eve/day
will try to post more at a later time
so untill then..... check out that site !

Just some cold snowy pictures(taken from our storm in March 2008) The g.k. sure enjoyed it; & then some from this summer when my b-i-l & his wife were up from FL. She is the sweetest person, and I just wish I had more time to spend with her & be able to talk more with both of them. At the resturant we met at in Mt. Eaton- we spent a super long time there & they were so good to all of us.
Hope you are ready or soon to be ready for Christmas... until another time.....

My granddaughter had so much fun making the paper trees. We even did a video tutoral.
But I am not sure if I got it up-loaded(down-loaded?) right onto here ( I probably didn't) .... so, if you try to click on the link - maybe, it will work...maybe it won't......(I am still learning)
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/uvDun1K9H0VOvc4opps7xA
Basics is: it takes between 2-3 sheets 12X12 double-sided paper/cardstock- cut 3/4 X3"
Wrap around a pencil to curl it. Start on the botom of a styrofoam tree & use either pins or glue
to attach- working up. Simple-Fun-Fast
Enjoy & until another time...