Meme Monday #5

Wanna join in the fun? Click the graphic!

FOR THE WEEK OF: 04/28/08

The names of the individual memes are linked to their home-blog. I would love it if you checked them out and even decided to join one or a dozen! If you do, lemme know:).

It has been a busy but productive week around here! Not many memes, but my to-do list is steadily getting shorter and that is a source of great joy:).
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WEDNESDAY:
Wordless Wednesday.


The bag is not crooked...but I don't have a good method of displaying them...so I gave up...lol.

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THURSDAY:
MyThursday Thirteen brought to you by the letter:


1. God is not only the most important G-word in my life, He is the most important everything to me!
2. I am a Girl and I truly love being female. I used to think I would rather have been a man. Nah...
3. I have four biological children...two of which are also Girls. Hmm...most of my heart-adopted kids are Girls, too.
4. Practicing an attitude of Gratitude has saved me from the pit of desperation.
5. I love and live to Giggle.
6. My Navy Man is Getting married on May 17th!
7. I am writing the second Greatest Love Story ever told. The first one is the story of God sending His only begotten son, Christ, who in Giving up all of His Glory to be born of a vigin, to live here, to willingly die a horrible death, be resurrected and returned to His Glory made it possible for me to be redeemed back to my Father.
8. I am not yet a bilogical Grandma. I have a few wonderful heart-adopted Grandbabies. There is hope...see # 6...lol.
9. God has Given me a Great new Mom. Her name is Betty;).
10. The Greatest thing that happens in my life daily is hearing my Baby's voice on the phone.
11. Ok...remember I said I love being a Girl? This girl loves Getting her nails done and pedicures! Wonder if my Baby Gives Good massages...ahem!
12. I absolutely love to Go shopping for fabric!
13. I am trying to Grow my hair out...not sure if I will make it through the humid summer, though.
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FRIDAY:
Fridays Feast:
Appetizer
What was your favorite cartoon when you were a child?
This question flooded me with memories:). There was a cartoon with a white lion and his name was Kimba. I LOVED him!
Soup
Pretend you are about to get a new pet. Which animal would you pick, and what would you name it?

I actually do wanna get a pet in the near future. A puppy! Not sure what I would name it, I would have to see it first.
Salad
On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being highest, how much do you enjoy getting all dressed up for a special occasion?
I am a basic blue-jeans-kinda-gal, but can dress to the nines when an occasion calls for it. Due to the fact that I abhor putting on panty hose, I will have to give this one an 8.
Main Course
What kind of music do you listen to while you drive?
Not only am I a blue-jeans-kinda-gal, I am an 80's-kinda-gal,too. However, there are some great new songs out there right now.
Dessert
When was the last time you bought a clock? And in which room did you put it?
I got a small alarm clock a few months ago. It runs on batteries but it also tick-tocks. I find the sound soothing. It is in my bedroom.
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SATURDAY:
Share A Site SaturdaY: I host this one so my post for this week is here:
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SUNDAY:
Slice Of Life
Slice of Life choices for the week of May 4, 2008 are:

1. Sister.

2. Family homestead.

3. Grandchild/grandchildren.

Due to the fact that I do not have a biological sister or grandchildren, I have chosen to share this slice of my life: The Family Homestead. (I am running late on this one...sorry.)
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Newest project~

Here is what I am working on:

This bag: (the red asterick marks the one)


From 3 of these fabrics: (From the left...1st, 2nd, 4th.)



What do you think?

My productive evening...

I love the times when a 'project' just falls into place! The fabric for this tote bag came from a dear friend who was moving and generously sent me two boxes crammed with fabric. I love this print! Thanx, Deb:).

The bag finished at 19" wide x 18" tall. I tack-quilted the outer fabric to the batting, made sturdy handles, and for the first time ever put in a magnetic snap! There is even a pocket inside.

I really do need to come up with some creative ideas for photographing my bags.

Clicking on the pic will open a bigger and better one.



Close-up of lining:



Now that I have been given the official 'OK' I can tell you who this bag is for. My heart-adopted Mom, Betty, will be getting this for Mother's Day. It is safe to post this cos I had to be sure it was something she would love!

Love ya...Mom~

We Have A Winner

The winner of my 200th Post Give-A-Way is PEG!!!! Please stop by her place and congratulate her!

Thanks to all of you wonderful gals who participated in my Give-A-Way!

The winner for the name of the business is:


LadyBug's Bags!! Thanx for voting!!!

HUGS!

Edited 4/9/08...wow! I just found this buried in my drafts. No wonder I wasn't getting comments to this post in my email. I apologize. To make up for my boo-boo I am making a Linky Love post with links to everyone who participated. Gotta run some errands, but I will get THAT post up this afternoon. I promise not to lose this one.

200th Post WOOT~ WOOT~

I did it~ I made it to 200 posts!!! On August 10, 2007, I started this blog...and the rest, as they say, is history!

As promised, we are gonna celebrate:). I am trying to make some decisions about marketing my purses so I am gonna hold another give-a-way in order to inspire you to help me make said decisions.

To celebrate my 200th post with my current and future blog sisters/friends/buddies/pals I am having a bag give-a-way! To see some of the bags I have made click here.

To have a chance at winning one of my bags:

1. Take the poll that is in the side bar.

2. Leave a comment to this post with your opinion on these matters: A. Should I make up a lot of purses and offer them -or- should I only make them as ordered? B. What is a reasonable price that you would be willing to pay for a handmade purse? Remember I will need to be able to contact the winner via email, so please be sure to leave an email addy in your comment if you do not have a blogger account.

Then to increase your entries, (and chances of winning) you can do either or both of the following:

3. Put the following CODE in a post telling your readers about the Give-A-Way. Come back here and leave the perma-link to your post. This is worth 5(five) additional chances:).

4. Put the CODE or information in an email and send it to your friends. In the subject line, please put: 200th Post-Blog-Bag Give-A-Way. Also send a copy of the e-mail to me by putting my addy in the CC or BBC field. Each person you send it to gets you 1(one)additional chance at winning. My addy: scrappynhappyATgmailDOTcom .

NOTE: I learned something interesting during my birthday give-a-way. The gal who won had one-third of the entries:). This majorly increased her chances of winning...and it worked...lol.

This Give-A-Way ends at 9:00 a.m. EST on Tuesday, April 2, 2008. All entries...comments and emails... will be numbered in the order received and then I will use a Random Number Generator to pick the winner. Winner will be posted on this blog and notified by email sometime Tuesday, April 2, 2008. At that point the winner and I will discuss pattern and fabric choices. I will ship the bag as soon as it is finished.

Here is the code:
<a href="http://scrappynhappy.blogspot.com/2008/03/200th-post-woot-woot.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-ki2U22ERa0LUQhyphenhyphenVR-rB5_PN2s65TIpAd9VbkFLiz5PDRqURBtAfxinLs5rB_xKnlKqgPfmE9uTtXvUE4C8NYCqt6AlSeV95QVFlIT9BLIcttbiO91vro3DHqg_3tSRPc4QkB6CGD0/s200/200th-sm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179528102934720834" /></a>

Here is how it will look on your blog: (This should fit in your side bar.)



Good luck~

*F*A*B*R*I*C*

Here are pics of my latest fabric acquisitions! The four fabrics are from Spring Creations 'A Day In Fugi' line that I snagged at Wal_Mart and the collection is what I picked up at Joann's to coordinate with them! I absolutely LOVE these colors. I forsee a quilt for me and some purses in my very near future.

AND THE WINNER IS...

KHRIS from Sew Prim Khris!!! WOOT! WOOT! Congratulations Khris!!!! Please go by her blog and congratulate her.

Just so you know, I think every single one of you who entered is a winner! Thank you so very much for your love of my bags and your excellent help in promoting the Give-A-Way. I am going to hold these drawings on a regular basis so everyone will have more chances to win:). I am also working on a marketing plan for my new and upcoming bag business which involves ways for you to earn a free handbag:).

I have thoroughly enjoyed meeting everyone and look forward to seeing you again. Please keep in touch.

Thank you for making this one of my best birthdays ever,

Birthday-Blog-Bag Give-A-Way

Monday, March 10th, is my 48th birthday!  To celebrate it with my current and future blog sisters/friends/buddies/pals I am having a bag give-a-way. To see some of the bags I have made click here.

To have a chance at winning one of my bags leave a comment to this post FIRST. I will need to be able to contact the winner via email, so please be sure to leave an email addy in your comment if you do not have a blogger account. Then to increase your entries, (and chances of winning) you can do either or both of the following:

2. Put the following CODE in a post telling your readers about the Give-A-Way.  Come back here and leave the perma-link to your post.  This is worth 5(five) additional chances:).

3.  Put the CODE or information in an email and send it to your friends.  In the subject line, please put: Birthday-Blog-Bag Give-A-Way. Also send the e-mail to me by putting my addy in the CC or BBC field of the email.  Each person you send it to gets you 1(one)additional chance at winning. My addy: scrappynhappyATgmailDOTcom .

This Give-A-Way ends at 9:00 a.m. EST on Tuesday, March 11, 2008. All entries...comments and emails... will be numbered in the order recieved and then I will use a Random Number Generator to pick the winner. Winner will be posted on this blog and notified by email sometime Tuesday. At that point the winner and I will discuss pattern and fabric choices. I will ship the bag as soon as it is finished.

Here is the CODE:

<a href="http://scrappynhappy.blogspot.com/2008/03/birthday-blog-bag-give-way.html"target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifN25Ik9bVUiT8bVpeQD5VaPu-R8N6xy1gwgCKM7Rfc1hyphenhyphen5_5KIxhQzh3F0HdT0J6kDHOtfrWXjJN9bbQkbg0fcOEw5BPS2gyjkBOX9ROM7TIDplX6L-zkieRIU9kr0xc2bea2lsrXGX8/s400/birthdaygiveaway.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175918597551313090" /></a>Act quickly! This Give-A-Way ends at 9:00 a.m. EST on Tuesday, March 11, 2008. For more information, click the image.

Here is what it will look like on your post:
Act quickly! This Give-A-Way ends at 9:00 a.m. EST on Tuesday, March 11, 2008. For more information, click the image.

Newest Creation

So, yesterday, when I was not posting...I was sewing:). This is what I made:



This Laurel Birch fabric was $2.00 a yard at Walmart and I bought every inch they had of it. I was holding out for sometthing special to make with it and looking for the perfect accent fabric to go with it. This works for me!

P-s-s-s-t...I am gonna let you in on a secret...but I DO want you to tell this one. Tomorrow is my 48th birthday so one lucky reader will win one of my handbags! Check back later today for more juicy details.

Hugs...

Writer's Island...My first time:)

This week marks the twenty third Writer’s Island prompt. It is: “Second Chance”. This is such an interesting topic that I had to give my mind some time to process it. I am a churn-n-burn writer...stuff churns-n-burns and then when it is done, it comes out.

My first thoughts are of all the times I have been given another chance. The most obvious one was given to me by Jesus when He died on the cross to pay the price for my sins and made it so that I can approach my Heavenly Father in prayer. This is, obviously, also the second chance for which I am most grateful.

As for other second, third, fortieth chances, my children have never failed to forgive me and give me another chance to get it right. I have messed up a lot in my life and they have, besides myself, been the most affected. It gets worse cause when your kids you hurt. They have good hearts and forgiveness is the gift they give me when necessary.

Ok...now on to the other side of second chances and my having given them to others. I have, in the past chosen to give relationships repeated chances...not necessarily the person in question as I would have had to judge them and found them at fault. As we all know, it takes two to make or break a relationship and I have done my part in those circumstances. In the one relationship that I gave the most chances, I was married and I took my vows to heart. Unfortunately, there are sometimes circumstances beyond our control and doing the same thing over and over while expecting different results becomes the recipe for insanity. Let me be the first to say that insanity is no place to be. It is lonely, miserable, and depressing. In order to leave that place, I had to leave the relationship. Today I reside in contentment and this is a wonderful place to be.

I am, in fact, right now waiting on someone from my past to decide whether or not to give our relationship a second chance. I have left this at the throne and will cling to God regardless of any decisions made. He is my ROCK.

Today, I am grateful for second chances!

Today I am grateful that I was able to make something fun~

This is what I did today:). Yes, I know I am stuck on Nemo...lol. I am in my second childhood and I am loving it. (The first one sucked.)
This one is roughly 16" x 16" before handles...has a Dorie-blue lining and orange polka dot pocket:). I used fusible fleece to make it sturdy and then got brave and did some free motion quilting. I wasn't crazy about this pattern when I saw it, but now that it's done I am a happy camper~

And look...it is NOT 3 a.m.! It's only 2:20 a.m. Today I am grateful that I can make things!

I found Nemo!

I made this darlin~ lil bag last night. Don't let it's cuteness fool you...by 3 a.m., I had affectionately named it the 'bag from h-e-double toothpicks'!

Only after sewing in the lining did I realize the handles were sewn wrong...so I ripped it out. Then, I re-sewed the lining back in- inside out! So Nemo is a little shorter than intended because I refused to frog(rippit) again. I CUT it down! S-h-h-h-h...

Good news is that it's done and I adore it!

Today I am grateful that Nemo didn't ultimately cause me a trip to the psych ward:).

All fabric from stash. Here are Nemo's innards...sorry couldn't resist...