Do you want to play a little game?

I found this fun little blog while blog hopping. I love her name, Trash to Treasure Decorating. Oh, I love her real name too....

Michelle

Michelle has a little Idea gallery where she posts a picture of someones decorating delimna and asks

"What would you do"?

And this week she has one of my treasures on her blog asking you for ideas.

So, Click on over, visit Michelle, and give her your ideas.

What is she featuring this week?

Michelle also features one of the linky parties I like to hook up with, so when I know what to do with this, it will probably end up there too.

My Repurposed Life: How to make a faux window

My Repurposed Life: How to make a faux window
Gail is giving away a black and decker jigsaw...
With a line finder, and all the bells and whistles.
I am only telling you this to get another entry.
Because you are too busy to go there anyways.
And you know I want this.
So, stay away!

You know you are simple people when....

A coupon book from Target offers your family hours of enjoyment!

I am considering requesting a second coupon book so I can actually spend the coupons!

I have a WINNER!

It is 9:00 p.m. here on the West Coast. I have been at the High school since 1:00 p.m. I worked the concessions, watched the show, then we tore down the entire set. The kids ROCKED the show!!! This was Darian's 4th year in the program. 5 shows per year, so this was his 20th time performing in this venue! He is so famous, he even does AUTOGRAPHS!!!

I did manage to get him to take a few minutes out of his busy schedule tonight to help me with one teeny tiny little project...

O.K. This is actually funny. Therese found me months ago! She is a follower and friend of my mother. When I started my blog, she kindly started following me so I would have a reader. She became one of my bestest bloggy friends, Always uplifting, and positive! I am actually quite jealous, because she has 3 boys, AND a brand new BABY GIRL!!!!!!!!  She is only blogging on Sundays for lent, and hurried today to get her entry and blog about my giveaway.

Therese Has a blog called The Musings of a Mom. Where she blogs about all the things that happen in a family of four kids.

Therese said....I blogged about the giveaway...I also am a follower...I would love the large shopping bag!!!

Thank you to all that entered.

And passed the word. I really had fun logging on late at night to see who had been here.

Not that life gets back into the groove, I hope to have some new projects to finish soon...

Darian want's to sleep for a week.

They go into competitions next.

Monterey California next.

Pick yours!

That is right, I said pick your plastic bag creation.

I am ready!

On Sunday, March 7th, I am giving away one of these plastic bag baskets. (or shopping bag).

To my faithful followers.

and / or commenters.

Here is how to play.

1. Blog about my giveaway on your own blog. (I am sorry, I do not have a fancy button.)

2. Tell me if you are a follower. (Followers prior to this announcement have been noted, and are already entered once.)

3. Tell me which creation you would like to win.

One entry for each of the three above rules.

Large shopping bag.

Medium girls purse.

Small (Easter) basket

Small black and white basket.

Or the large tan, white and gray basket.

Don't forget these....

I decided that since I have two already, I am sending you THREE of this cannister!!!

I may be throwing in a few other special little thingamajigs.

(To recap, That is your bag of choice, AND the three cannisters!!!)

Have fun!

See you after the Sunday performance!

(Yeah, I need to be gone that long!)

Please make sure I have a way of contacting you!

If your comments are not linked to your e-mail, then make sure you leave a blog address.

(I try to answer comments, but some are to noreplyblogger.com)

Karyn

Edited: March 12, 2010
To all of my new visitors from remodelaholic, I am so sorry, but the giveaway is over. Please consider following me so you will know when I have another. Therese at Musing of a Mom won and she chose the large shopping bag.
Keep coming back.
Karyn

A fun giveaway that I don't want you to enter.

You can visit Troy at  I Refuse to Recede to see what he is giving away, but remember, I want it! It has been a long winter and I need to get back to the garden part of CanDarBry Garden, so let me win this fabulous prize! (PLEASE).
Just kidding, but he is a gardeny thrifty kind of guy, so you should visit him anyways. Karyn

Busted my budget.

Those of you who know me in real life know that I am coo-coo for anything Princess House!

I fell in love with it several years ago. My sister in law invited me to her Princess house party where I saw the Fantasia design for the first time. I bought a few pieces. I hosted a party. I became a consultant. I figured I wanted more Princess house, I would let Princess house buy it for me. Because I loved it so much I figured everyone I know would too.

I am not a sales person. I love doing parties, but I loved giving my stuff away too. I never made any money since I was giving away as much as I was making. Anything else coming in from Princess House bought me more princess house.

Are you familiar with them? Everyone was buying it in the 70's and 80's. Fantasia is a made up flower which looks sort of like a poinsettia. The pieces are pressed glass, canisters, dinnerware, bakeware, service pieces, drinkware. I LOVE IT ALL!

Well, with the turn in the economy last year, no one was having parties, so I let my business slack.

But I still love princess house.

SO - When I see it, I buy it, whether I really need it or not.

The other weekend I was at a Flea Market in Stanwood.

I wandered around trying not to let my disgust show on my face.

I really am a terrible snob.

Then, from across the room, I saw something. I hurried over to the booth, and found 4 of these...

Yeah, Fantasia cannisters. They are an older design, probably about 25 years old. They have not been making the cannisters in the square shape for several decades.

Then, when I was scooping these up, I also saw this.

More fantasia. That price tag says $2.00 Yeah, that is right! I got all 5 pieces for $10.00!!!!!

Now that it is all home, I decided I don't need all 4 canisters since I have all of this...

So, I think I will keep a few and send a few to some lucky blogger. I am trying to put my giveaway together in the midst of this hectic week. and I know two is an awkward number of canisters, so I will see how many you get.

The rest of the budget busters I found while junking at that time...

This mirror which you saw peeking out on the pedestal makeover post. It got the same treatment as the pedestal which I purchased on the same shopping trip but at different stores. Mirror, $25.00, Pedestal, $15.00

The mirror now....

Only this time I brushed it with gold, cream and white craft paint after I painted it with the purple and white latex paints.

Ignore the wall please, obviously it is time to paint them again.

BUT WAIT, there is more!!!!

I came home and started working in the garden, I stopped to talk to the neighbor who was cleaning out her garage and ended up bringing these two beauties home.

and this...

But they don't go together!

I am looking at the harp like this...

Do you have any ideas for me? I would love to hear them. She wants to be in my living / kitchen / dining area.

Karyn

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