Words to live by...

Love with no need to pre-empt grievance.

Quilter's Eye Candy~

I just entered to win this gorgeous quilt top! If I do win it, I will hang it in my black, red, and brown living room:).

On the first day of every month I get an email from a wonderful lady who actually lives not too far from where I grew up. She reminds me to come see her latest creations and to enter her monthly contest for a FREE QUILT TOP. While any quilt would be a major score to a quilt lover, Linda's contest is different from any I have seen. She lets you pick the top you would like to win from all of the ones she has made.There is an amazing array of choices. Linda loves to piece quilt tops and it is evident after even the smallest peek at her site. Go check out her lovelies! You will be glad that you did. Quilters honor:).

Darling little Quilt Give-A-Way!

Julie is giving away this darling little quilt in honor of her 68th post and/or Spring:). She made too many blocks for the OC Mystery quilt and did what comes naturally to us quilters: She made a quilt out of them. I love this little darling:



Isn't it just delicious? It measures just 14" x 20" inches. To enter in the drawing simply leave a comment at this post on her blog. Good luck~

Pass up a challenge? Me? NEVER!

Chris from Quilting Weekly has issued me a challenge:). Every person who purchases an online quilting class from her AND tells her that I sent them gets a free Fat Quarter and if five people do this I get a free online quilting class from her.

Well...far-be-it-from-me to pass up a challenge! I would also like to 'sweeten the pot". If you sign up for an online class with Chris and tell her that Phyl sent you I will also send you a Fat Quarter.

Go here to check out the online quilting classes Chris offers and see what you think. If you decide to take a class with her, be sure to tell her that I sent you. Then come back here and sign the Mr. Linky. You will get a FQ from her and one from me!
Here is a note that Chris sent me:

Remember each person who takes a class gets a FREE fat quarter! I will send those fat quarters all year long if needed. I said every person you send that tells me "Phyl sent me" is entitled to that fat quarter. And don't forget my offer to give you your class for free. What are you waiting for? Get the word out to everyone you know who quilts! (I have a pretty good stash of fat quarters to give away.)
Take care,
Chris

You may not be surprised by this statement: The free class, should I earn/win it is the Happy & Scrappy one. lol:). This is it:

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.

Win A Gorgeous Quilt Top

There once was a dear lady who had so many quilt tops that she didn't know what to do. One day, in a stroke of genius, she decided to give them away. Sound too good to be true? Well, it isn't!

Visit Linda to find out how you can win one of her gorgeous quilt tops. Not only does Linda offer these gorgeous tops for sale she also offers to e-mail a reminder to you each month so you don't forget to register to win! NOTE: According to Linda's site you must e-mail her to enter. Be sure to tell her that Phyl sent you.
Want some linky love? (1)Put the following code in a post or in your side bar, (2)fill in the Mr. Linky and (3)leave a comment telling me which one you wanna win:).
<a href="http://www.quiltsandquilttops.com" target="_blank"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn6BYraacOyke8dwfckBbXP183t9rTmw4I1thr3XNeB8XeVNCfy9ywe22HTQwfQ7jZPeiyP3U61yR0idI8eX1TxrV6MR2b_m62ybYDLP4oOIj2N7ltaHZx2BvohRO2IBeV05q1YW23pjY/s320/LINDA-SMALL.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184276326719402930" /></a>

Here is how it will look:

Do you want a new pair of of truly perfect fitting, ultra-hot designer jeans?

5 Minutes for Mom is giving someone a $200 Gift card for TrueJeans.com plus they’re giving a 15% discount on orders at TrueJeans.com until March 31st.

The 15% discount only lasts until March 31st, so I recommend you click over now and buy a pair. And if you happen to be the lucky winner, then you can get another pair or two.

These jeans have gotten rave reviews in the media. They have an awesome sizing method...and who hasn't been frustrated with finding jeans that actually fit? The jeans offered at True Jeans are high-end designer jeans, so they’re not cheap.

If you want a chance to win the gift certificate, click on their link above and leave a comment and follow their instructions.

Good luck!

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~

I won! I won! I won~

Here is the email that I just got:

Hi,
Just wanted to let you know that your name was drawn for the JO-ANN's gift card from my blog site!! I am so excited for you! Please let me know where to send it. I will need your mailing address to send out the card! Please let me know. Congradulations again and thanks for visiting my blog. I really enjoyed the blog party and will be participating next year as well!

Take care
Debi :)
Crafty Mom

Debi's blog, A Crafty Mom, was one of the awesome sites I visited while participating in the Blog Party through 5 Minutes For Mom. Please check out her blog and tell her that I sent you:).

Note to Debi,

Thank you so very very much! I always tell folks who ask what to get me for holidays, "Joanns gift cards." How did you know that I didn't get one for my birthday? This is ssoooo awesome, I can't thank you enough!

The pic at the top is the one that Deb posted when she told everyone my reaction to winning...she said she thinks I fainted...isn't that too cute!?

QUILT GIVE-A-WAY!!!!

WOW~~~Dana from Old Red Barn Co. is giving away a quilt and other goodies to celebrate her 200th blog post.This quilt is absolutely gorgeous.  Click on the link to her blog and check it out and see how you can get chances to win, too:).  Congrats to Dana on her 200th post and good luck to you!

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.