WIP Wednesday 9/8/10

It's time for WIP (work in progress) Wednesday!

Rules: To play along on Work-in-Progress Wednesday, make your blog post for Wednesday be about something you're working on - some type of craft, renovation project, landscaping, even that novel you're writing. You can play along even if it’s not Wednesday; She leaves each WIP up until the following week.Click the button at the end of my post to copy the code below Rosie's picture and paste it into your blog post so that others can follow too, and see the rest of the projects that are posted.

Each week I look forward to checking out the WIP's of others.  I find it very encouraging a motivating to participate.  It keeps me working as I should be.

Now, here are my WIP's for the week:

I have all of the strip squares sewn for my strip quilt.  I still have some of the squares to cut down, but I have sewn together 2 rows of the 7 I will have on the quilt.    I am building a How To Make a A Strip Quilt-Step-by-Step with Photos squidoo lens.  I hope you will right click and open it in a new window or tab, check it out, and let me know what you think.  It's continual until I get the quilt completed. 

My next work in progress is making headbands.  I have the pink one completed.  The next one will be made with the purple and I am trying a different pattern on it.  These go in with an order I am fulfilling.  These are being made on request.

Lastly, I have started on crocheting a prayer shawl for a program we do through my church.  As you can see, I barely have a start on it.

 Please click the button below to share your own WIP post, or just to check out the others that have been submitted for this week.

Giveaways Linky Tuesday

IIt's Tuesday.  Let's share our giveaways!

Please put the title of your giveaway and the ending date.  Please post the url that takes others directly to the giveaway.

Don't have a giveaway, but know of a good one?  Post it too!

Have fun, and good luck to all!

Win a Bag Of Jerky!

Win a bag of Jerky Direct Natural Beef Jerky Original.

Contest starts today, September 6 and goes until 9 pm cst Thursday September 16.

Winner will be picked using random.org. Winner will be notified and have 48 hours to contact me, or another winner will be chosen. ***Please make sure you include in at least one of your comment entries how to contact you.***

If I get more than 200 entries I will give away 2 bags!

Entry is easy.

(right click to open in new window or tab so you don't lose this page)

1. Visit My Jerky Store and come back and comment on what type of jerky you would like to try. (This entry is required!)

2. Visit my Jerky Direct Business Opportunity squidoo lens and leave a comment. (you do not have to be a member of squidoo to leave me a comment and also note that comments won't appear right away, I have to approve them first)

3. Follow my blog. (found on the right side) (if you already do, just comment that you do)


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9.  Follow me on networked blogs.


10. Post this contest to twitter, facebook, on your own blog, on gather, or any other place you are allowed to post. and leave me a comment with the link. (one entry for each different place you post to.)

11.  Add your own giveaway to my weekly Tuesday Giveaway linky (Sept 7, or Sept 14) (one entry for each week)  If you don't have your own giveaway but know of a good one to share, you may list it as well.

Mail Box Monday Blog Hop!

Join us for the Mail Box Monday Blog Hop with Frugalfriend.net.   Click the button at the end to hop on over to her post, add your own, or just click through and see what others got in the mail last week.  It's lots of fun!

oh my.....yet another slow week....what to do, what to do.....

I rec'd:
magazines from hausernet: 2 People, 2 Time, Sports Illustrated, and Entertainment Weekly
2 other pieces of hausernet mail

New Hampshire postcard

small stickers won on listia

Remedy magazine

Seventeen magazine
(and I forgot to mention the Family Fun magazine that I got in last week)

not free......my amazon order (I will post on this later)--I used $20 I had earned from swagbucks and .15 earned from mturk, the rest I had to cover.

In my church mailbox:  $40 check for cleaning in August

In my email:
a total of $1.58 paypal from associated content
$10 paypal from gather
$23.80 in paypal from the online craft mall--for the Barbie bedding set order
and, an order for several items through my blujay store (thanks!)

All in all, it was a good week, despite not so much coming in to list.

CSN Stores Giveaway!--Winner Announcement!

Using random.org

And the 13th comment came from, and the winner is.....


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Jennifer Mathis said... Oh I have wanted the Classic Flame 23" Phoenix Corner Electric Fireplace in White for so long 

Congrats to Jennifer!  You will have 48 hours to contact me to verify your email address.


Thanks to everyone who entered.  I hope to get the chance to host another CSN giveaway soon.

WIP Wednesday

It's Wednesday and time to share my works in progress!

Want to share your works in progress and join in the fun, just click the button at the bottom of my post to go to Every Day Crochet blog, grab the button and make your post.  It's a lot of fun looking at everyone else's WIP's each week and get inspired to keep working.


To play along on Work-in-Progress Wednesday, make your blog post for Wednesday be about something you're working on - some type of craft, renovation project, landscaping, even that novel you're writing. You can play along even if it’s not Wednesday; I leave each WIP up until the following week.

I did finish the Barbie Bedding Sets.  Please click here to see the photo of the finished product.
http://www.gather.com/viewImage.action?fileId=3096224746511005

In this photo, you see the "mess" I started with as I started to work on the strip quilt (and 2 pillows):

In this 2nd photo you will see what I got accomplished so far:    2 pillows that are done except sewing the ends shut, 5 completed strip squares, 2 strip squares that are ready to be ironed and cut, and 9 squares that have the first 2 strips pinned on to get them started.

In the 3rd photo:   I thought I was done with what I would get done before doing this post but......I ended up cutting more of the 12 inch squares from another fleece blanket.  I found that I am 7 squares short of what I need to have enough squares.  I then pinned the first 2 strips to all the newly cut squares.  I saved out the lengths I need for the 7 squares I am short.  And, I cut more strips.

I would like to say this quilt will be done by next week, but I know better.  I've spent a lot more time sewing this past 3 days than have in a very long time.

Giveaways Linky Tuesday

Good Tuesday to all!

It's giveaway linky time.

  Please list your giveaway below.  Please list the title and ending date.  Also please link directly to the giveaway post. (If you don't have your own giveaway, but know of a great one going on, feel free to list it as well)

Have fun!!

Winner Announcement for Handmade Hot Pad and Coaster Set!

Using Random.org the winner is......

Comment 14:  

cmjune76 said...

you are a friend of mine via facebook!

Congrats Carrie Marie!   I will be contacting you for your mailing address.

Don't forget my CSN Stores giveaway that ends Sept. 2.

 

 

CSN Stores Giveaway!

 

 

Mail Box Monday Blog Hop!

Very few things again this week....but read on, as I felt I had a really nice week despite only a few pieces of mail.


From hausernet I rec'd:  2 pieces of mail, plus People, Entertainment Weekly, Sports Illustrated and Time magazines.

My prize package of 10 prizes from mycoolcontests.  Jasmine took one set of the stickers that are missing from the photo below.  Jasmine also got her package of prizes too.

Oklahoma postcard.

$50 American Express card from gather (replacement prize for the Home Farming Prize pack that I won)


Not free----I joined the Homestyle Books club through inboxdollars.  I earned $10 for joining and ordered myself 3 quilting books, a gardening book, and home project book.  I got Jasmine a drawing book.  I also got a designing book as my free bonus.  I did buy the first 2 of my 4 books needed to buy to fulfill the membership at 50% off.


 In my email:
$10 paypal from gather
.09 from youdata

Please Click the button below and join in the fun, or check out what others got in their mailbox this past week.


 

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