Lucky Girl's Happy Birthday Giveaway Winner

Thanks to everyone who entered and was rooting for me in MTMD's Page Rank Olympics. I did not come in last!!!! I did do dreadfully though, so I think that's probably the last contest of that sort I'll attempt for a long while. Or ever.

Figuring out which comments were entries for my birthday giveaway and which were just comments was a bit tricky, and then I discovered that a couple of people commented and entered on my reminder post instead of the original contest post, so that made it even more complicated. I want to be fair and still give entrants the benefit of the doubt if possible, so if you commented on either post and I could find a link to this blog on your blog, I counted you as entered. Here's my list of entrants:

1. Mizé
2. Margaret
3. Designing Hilary
4. Mama Kelly
5. Nessa
6. kristleharrison
7. silverhartgirl
8. iris
9. kat sanders
10. leslie
11. lala
12. Jean Chia aka Ms.Yummy~licious

Congratulations to #6, Kristle at Stir-Crazy!

I am in a holiday sort of gift-giving mood even though it's not even September yet. Check back tomorrow to what fantastic deal I'll be offering next!

Home Sweet Home

After spending what seemed like an eternity on the road, I'm finally home. It was hard to leave that darling grandbaby again!

I'm spending what little is left of my birthday napping (I think the birthdays are starting to catch up with me!), and tomorrow it's back to business as usual. If you haven't entered my Birthday Giveaway yet, there's still a couple of hours left (the link is just below this post), I'm excited about selecting a winner tomorrow!

I'm On the Road Again--Please Enter These Contests

My car is loaded as full as possible, and I'm headed to Indiana again. This time I'm not just visiting, but helping Lucky Daughter #2 move to be closer to Lucky Daughter #1. I'm hoping to make it as quick a trip as possible so I can get back home and back to making stuff, and if that plan's working out I won't be able to post for a few days. If you haven't already entered, please take a minute to check out these contests, and with a bit of luck I'll be back in a couple of days.

Lucky Girl's Happy Birthday Giveaway
Enter by posting a link to this blog on your blog, then comment on the original contest post on or before August 27. Get all the details here.








Social Media Marketing MEGA Contest
Do you use Twitter, Plurk, Digg, MyBlogLog? Or use any other social media tool for marketing? I sponsored a prize in the contest because I am such a dunce when it comes to this kind of thing, and I was hoping to be able to get a mini-education. Sort of a social marketing for dummies. Blog about the social marketing tool you use most, and this shimmery handcrafted pendant could be yours! Get all the details here. Enter by August 31.

All Dressed Up With No Place To Go

Every once in a while I get the urge to search out the most expensive handcrafted items on Etsy. Today was one of those days, and while this Sterling Silver Chainmail Halter Top is not the most expensive item there, it's the most unusual expensive item I found today. It fits sizes 2 to 6, and with a bit over two pounds of silver and a month's labor in it, it's a bargain for $5,400. I love looking at this and thinking about all the effort and craftmanship that went into its creation. I just can't figure out where I could possibly wear this.