Run, Don't Walk over to The Rusty Thimbles Blog

Hurry on over to Brenda's blog to sign up for this little chickie! She's absolutely adorable! Brenda is allowing the lucky winner to pick out the fabric for her clothing too. Now how nice is that? Deadline for entry is March 31st. And if you head over there from my blog, tell her that I sent ya as she will give me an extra chance to win this cutie! So whatcha waiting for?

Til next time...

I Lost but Someone Will Gain Giveaway

Those of you that regularly read my blog know that last month I had to change the way I eat and what I eat. I didn't have much of a choice as my blood sugar was kind of wonky. So I have been on a Atkins like diet for the last 6 weeks. It's been hard at times as it gets sooo boring but I have managed to add something new that I can eat each week, to help keep me going on.

I guess I should have told you all that to make matters worse, I had applied for health insurance and was accepted conditionally... When I received the counter offer the insurance company seemed to think that I was obese because my BMI, body mass index, was above 30. Hmmm...I never thought of myself as obese! I knew I had gained some weight over the years, and needed to lose about 20-25 pounds but I never considered my obese.

Anyway, so in addition to my new diet plan, I started walking again. I walk most days about 2-2 1/2 miles. I started out slow adding 2 blocks to my walk a day. So far I have lost 12 pounds and my BMI is down to 28 and I am now officially just "overweight"! So I decided that I would have a giveaway to celebrate! I painted this cute bunny sign to giveaway.




So while I may have lost, someone else will gain...Anyway, the rules are simple..

1. You must be a follower of my blog (new followers welcome)
2. Leave a comment on this post only letting me know that you would like to enter.
3. You can post this on your blog sidebar to help my celebrate my loss if you so desire.

Winner will be drawn on March 10th.

I hope that you all decide to enter and help me celebrate my weight loss. I still have about 25 more pounds to lose and then I will be officially at "normal weight". Watch in a few days as a share my special treat that I get to eat on my diet!

The RustyThimble Sale and Some Great Giveaways

Hurry on over to The Rusty Thimbles sales blog to check out the prim spring goodies that Brenda has whipped up for her sale this month. Brenda says she will be adding things daily and the next batch will be added today at 12 noon her time, so be sure to take a gander so you don't miss out.

Brenda is also hosting 2 giveaways in connection with her sale this time. The cute little bunny pulling a cart full of carrots will go to one of her lucky customers. A set of watermelon slices, which look good enough to eat will also go to 2 lucky winners who email Brenda their email address. Now isn't that a sweet deal?

I have to say as a returning customer and friend that Brenda's workmanship is topnotch. Everything I have purchased from her is perfectly made.



Also be sure to checkout my blogs sidebar for the wonderful giveaways that I have found to share. The talent that these gals have is simply awesome. Be sure to pop by and visit all the blogs, follow the rules and enter for your chance to win.

The Twelve Ornies At The Rusty Thimble Giveaway

Ok, y'all need to hurry over to The Rusty Thimble blog as Brenda is having the most awesome giveaway this month...12 primlicious Christmas ornies....Now how neat is that?


If the giveaway reaches 100 folks, Brenda is throwing in an extra...that's right on top of the already awesome giveaway, she's gonna giveaway more if she makes her goal. So what do ya say? Pop on over and enter for a chance to win. Oh and be on the look out cause there are 9 more ornies to be unveiled over the upcoming weeks.


And Brenda is hard at work making new things for her upcoming sale. She's working so hard, even a drillbit through her finger isn't keeping her from working. And I gotta tell you, that I bought some things from Brenda's last sale and the quality is topnotch and the snowmen are just too cute!

To pop over to Brenda's blog to sign up, either click on the link in this post or on the link on my sidebar about the giveaway.

And The Winner Is....

I would like to thank everyone for signing up to follow my blog. I had 44 comments left and most of you gals also posted my giveaway to your blog also, so thank you again.

I asked my youngest to get me something to put all the names in. Being the practical male that he is and not wanting to look around too much for something prettier looking, he grab my stainless mixing bowl outta the cabinet...gotta love how the male mind thinks!

Ian was also my name puller. I told him before he went to bed last night that he was going to pull the winning name for my first giveaway. If you have teenagers at home then you know most weekend mornings you never see the whites of their eyes...it's more like 1 o'clockish that they rumble downstairs to get some food and start grumbling!

Ok, so onto the name. I wrote everyone's name on pieces of paper for the appropriate number of enteries you all were suppose to have. I had Ian draw the paper from the bowl and the winner is....





So Wendy, if you can drop me an email at dee@icehousecrafts.com with your mailing info, I can get your package off to you. This was such fun and I am planning on doing another giveaway after Halloween.

Tomorrow's The Last Day To Enter My Giveaway And I Added A Few More Goodies!

I don't know where the week went....oh wait, I do. It went flying on by! Thank you all for entering my giveaway and for following me. I promise to do a little better in getting things posted in a more regular manner.

Last Sunday we did our first show of the year! Hard to believe I have gone from doing 30+ shows a year to the handful I do now. Thank you to all my customers that purchase from me via the internet and at my shows. You all allow me to do what I love...to paint.

There is one more day to enter my giveaway and I have a few more things that I'm adding to the winning goodies. I added a little sign just perfect for the season and since everyone has been having such a good time making those waxed dipped salt dough bowl fillers, I decided to try my hand at them. They were fun to make, so I decided to include a set of 12 bats and moons along with a bag of cinnamon scented sticks-n-stones to my giveaway.

Time for a Giveaway...

Over the holiday weekend I reached 100 followers and decided it was time to do a giveaway. I've been getting ready for my first craft show of the year which is tomorrow and this is the first chance I've had to come to post about the giveaway. So here's the scoop. The winner will receive my newest sign, Hags Breath Coffee, a set of 3 faux caramel apples and some more goodies that I will add next week.



Rules are simple. 1 entry chance for each thing you do, so you can get up to 3 chances to win.

1. You must be a follower of my blog. If you don't have a blog leave me your email address so I can contact you in case you win. Only open to residents of the USA and Canada.

2. Leave a comment on this post only, letting me know how many chances of winning you have.

3. Post my giveaway on your blog. Make sure to link back to my blog in your post.


Entry deadline is September 24th. Winner will be announced on September 25th.