New In My Shop

Hello Everyone.  :)

Aren't you glad it's Friday?

I know I am!

I just wanted to stop in real quick 

because I have made several

new camera strap slipcovers this week.

As always, you can head on over to my shop...

they will be there.

My new favorite...

Have a great weekend!  

Do you have anything fun planned?

Arizonians, Save the Date

 

If you have a craft you like.

Whether it's sewing, knitting, scrapbooking,

crocheting, hook rugging, etc., and you live in Arizona...

Then Save The Date!!

Keep your day open from 10-5 on Saturday Dec. 12

More exciting details to come.  :)

Inspire Me Thursday - Make It & Love It

Don't forget to enter the Material Gal fabric giveaway!  Scroll down, or click HERE.

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Today is our very first installment of Inspire Me Thursday!!

I am so excited about this new weekly

installment!  We all need inspiration, so,

who better than to feature all of you? 

If you'd like to be featured on Inspire Me Thursday,

please email me!  shealynn AT gmail.com -

we'd love to have you!

I am so excited to be featuring Ashley

of Make it & Love it!!  I know I have mentioned

her blog several times, whether on here or on Twitter.

She is so incredibly talented!  It's so hard NOT to get inspired going to her

blog!  I have about 30 of her projects bookmarked as "to-do".

I know when you start looking at her blog you will love what you see!

Block out several hours of time, because you will not

want to stop looking through her blog.  Inspiration to boot!!

I asked Ashley to write a little "About Me" note to all

of you.  Here is what she had to say...

The Benner Daily Readers:

"I started sewing as a little girl with my mom......you know, the basic apron, pillow case, and curtain.  They were always funky, uneven, and quirky.....but that's how it all began.  Then after having little kiddos and working with a tight budget, I started making things that I saw in the store (clothing and crafts) but didn't have the money to splurge on.  I would look at something, figure out how they did it, and then give it a try at home.  I was completely shocked at first that I could produce something usable.  And it just went from there.  This is where the blog came about.  I loved what I was doing and wanted others to see that making new things wasn't so tough.  I started sharing secrets and giving examples of how to make something that may look way harder than it is.  I get such a rush from creating new things.....and an even bigger rush from hearing how others are finding my tips useful and have created their own collection of homemade crafts and apparel.  Love it!  And then when I figured out that you can use old clothes to make new clothes, I became completely addicted and immersed in my sewing projects.  Come on....making something ugly and ill-fitting, into something seriously adorable?  That's a great feeling.  And honestly, it doesn't take a great seamstress to create a great project.  Anyone can start with the basics and grow from there.  So perfect."

I know!  She is fantastic - And nice!  Oh she is so nice.

So, Ashley has been kind enough to share 4 of her "favorite" projects with us.
She told me it was so hard to choose.  ha ha!  I can only
imagine it was!!

I will post 1 picture from each of her tutorials.
The picture will show her finished product.
The link above the picture will take you directly
to the tutorial she created.

Here we go... Enjoy!

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Re-Purposing Skirt/Leggings



Woman's Corsage Shirt



Trash Bag



Basic Stuffed Animals





Aren't her creations amazing?  I know!  So much to do just from her inspirations!!
Ashley not only has a rad blog... she also has an awesome
Etsy shop... Go to her Etsy shop now... you won't be sorry ya did!

I really hope you've enjoyed the first installment of "Inspire Me Thursday"!!
Make sure and leave some comment love on here letting Ashley know
how seriously cool she is.  ;)


ASHLEY:  Thank you SO much for letting us feature you!!
You're amazing and truly inspiring!

Better late than never, I suppose...

For the Material Gal Fabric Giveaway, scroll down or CLICK HERE.

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I am always late.

Well, most of the time.

I think I make it on time to anything about 1% of

the time.  I am known for this.

It gets to the point that my husband will

tell me that we have to be somewhere

and when  I ask what time, he tells me a time

that's at least 30 minutes earlier than

it truly is.  LOL!  My husband's cool like that.

He knows me all too well.

And in a way, I do totally appreciate

that he does say a little fib to get our butts out

of the house on time.  Because, he is ALWAYS on time.

Anyway.  More on my husband later... I will be writing

a whole post about nothing but him and I soon.

Why?  Because our 8 year wedding anniversary is

Monday the 16th.  :)

Anyway.  The point of me telling you about how

late I always am is because I am just now

posting the pictures I took when my kids

went trick or treating on Halloween.

I know.  Laugh.  Get it out.  It's ok.

HA!

I braided Angelina's hair on Halloween day morning...

I think there was like 3,429,492 braids on her head.

OK. Maybe not.  But at least 50.

But I knew what effect it would have on her fairy hair...

I think it worked-

And... our pumpkins...

Angelina's

Mike and Zoe's

And mine...

I know.  Mine is so creepy, right?  ha!  I like classy better.  ;)

OK.  Now I feel better.  I have now shared my Halloween pictures.

Well... I did share some if you recall...

but these were the actual night. 

Speaking of, does anyone else think Halloween

is an evil holiday?  And No.  I don't mean

evil like the devil or whatever.

I mean evil because all the darn candy

that sits in the house just staring at you

taunting, and calling your name.

Making you give in more times that you wish you had.

I don't think I am alone in this thought.

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OK, moving on to other things...

Tip Junkie is having a giveaway

for one of my camera strap slipcovers,

but it ends TONIGHT.  Started this morning and

ends tonight, so hurry over there and enter by

clicking HERE.

Also, head on over to Bringing Up Burns...

She asked me to do an interview

I do.  Then she made me

cry, cuz she is just so stinkin' sweet!

I am super thankful for this girl.

Just one of many others I am

glad I "met" on Twitter.

And, I am Thankful for all of YOU!

Thank you for stopping by my place.

You mean a lot to me!

Time for a fabriclicious GiveAWAY!

Ready for this?

Well, ready or not...

A lot of you ask me where's a good place to get fabric.

Here is my answer... Etsy!  Why?  Because Etsy pretty much

has everything.  And saves me on gas.

So, why not?  :)  It's my one stop shop for fabric, gifts, inspiration, etc.

So.  Today, check out a fabric shop on Etsy.  :)

Say hello to Stephanie.

She owns this lovely little space on the internet called Material Gal.

Want fabric?  Well go no further!

Here's some info about Stephanie and why she decided to open a fabric shop...

"Hello 'The Benner Daily' readers!  I'm Stephanie, owner of Material Gal. I'm a mommy, a wife, and a fabric lover - just like all of you! I started this fabric shop on etsy because it's something I absolutely LOVE! Offering beautiful designer fabrics to all of the amazing talent on etsy, and then being able to see all of the beautiful creations is the reason I do this."

How nice!  She is lovely.

Stephanie Rocks, you know why?

Because.  She is sweet.  And nice.  And happy.

And.  She is generous!  Stephanie has offered to do a giveaway!  

Now who doesn't want some new fabric?

That's what I thought.  :)

To help you with some Christmas sewing, here is what Stephanie is offering to one VERY lucky winner...

a 1/2 YARD bundle of the above fabric!!  

Told you she was awesome! 

Would you like to win?

Here's how to enter...

Leave a comment for each one!!

Remember!  You do not have to answer every question, but the more you answer, the more chances you have at winning.  :)

And PLEASE remember to check back here to see if you have won! If you win, you must send me an email claiming your prize.

1. Leave a comment.
2. Go visit the Material Gal Shop.  Come back here and tell me what fabric you want real real bad.  While you are there, make sure and favorite her shop [heart her].

3. Follow Stephanie on Twitter.

5. Blog, Tweet and/or Facebook about the giveaway.

6. Follow Me on Twitter.

(Two options: here or here.)

7. Follow my blog.

8.  Join The Benner Daily's Ornament Exchange!  Click HERE for details.

So hope your join us!

9.  Buy some fabric from Material Gal before this giveaway is over for 5 Extra Entries!!  Make sure and tell her you came from The Benner Daily, and then come tell me what you bought!  :)

Good luck!!

This giveaway ENDS next Wednesday...  time? ... you'll see.  ;) 

Thank you Stephanie for offering to do a giveaway on The Benner Daily!!  You rock!

If you're interested in becoming a The Benner Daily sponsor, we would Love to have you!
Please email for more information!
shealynn AT gmail.com

Sneak Peek - Baby Benjamin - 7 Months!

Can you believe baby Benjamin is 7 months old already?  And he is SITTING UP!  Wow!  I think time goes by even fast when the babies aren't mine.  LOL!  Benjamin is my daughter's 2nd grade teacher's son.  And he is so stinkin' cute!  Here's a little preview of our shoot the other day...

I know.  He is a cute little Cupi Doll look alike.  Look at that little curl on his forehead.  Adorable.

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I should be back a little later with a giveaway!  Stay tuned.  :)

Vampire Diaries WINNER!

And the winner of the first Vampire Diaries book is....

#15 - SHEREE!!!  

Yay!  Congratulations!

Email me to claim your prize!  shealynn ATgmail.com

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Now everyone go HERE and enter the Ornament Swap.  I am super excited for this!!  :D  Thank you to those that have already signed up!  You're fabulous!

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Book Clubbers... we have a schedule change for our meetings which are normally on Thursdays.  From now on, we are going to hold the meeting chats on Wednesdays at 8pm Arizona time.  That would be 7pm Pacific time, 9pm Mid-west time, and 10pm East coast time.  I really hope this works out for most of you!  We would love to see everyone there!!!  You do not have to have Twitter anymore to join the chats!  I just need you to send me your email address every Wed. so I can email you the chat room invite.  :)  This I think will work out a lot better for everyone.  Twitter has been acting up a lot lately.  Please comment on this post and let me know if you will be able to make the new night and time.  See you then!!  

xoxo.

Ornament Exchange!! Everyone... sign up!

Good Monday to you!

First off... BOOKCLUBBERS... we postponed out meeting last week due to technical difficulties!  The new meeting is TONIGHT at 7:30pm Arizona time.  Remember, we do not change our clocks.  We are 2 hours behind East Coast, 1 hour behind the Mid-West, and 1 hour ahead of West Coasters.  Hope to see you all there!!

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OK!!

Well... here we go!  It's time to sign-up for

The Benner Daily's first ever

Ornament Swap!!

Depending on how this goes, we may

make this an annual event!

So... grab the button for your blog!

Now for the rules...

Copy and Paste the below code onto your blog.
<center><a href="http://shealynnbenner.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2495/4086985101_da9e2df607_o.jpg"/></a></center>

Rules are as follows:

1. Sign-up with Mr. Linky [below] - enter your name and blog address.

2.  I need everyone to be committed to sending an ornament of about $10 [changing original idea for this.  You can BUY an ornament but spend no more than $10... buy anywhere from Etsy, Hallmark, Target, etc., or hand make one.]

3.  On November 19th I will assign everyone a partner.  I will also give you your partners name & address.  Your partner will also be assigned to you.

4.  Please email me: shealynn AT gmail.com with your name, home address, and blog address.  Subject line in your email should read: TBD Ornament Swap

5.  Ornaments must be mailed no later than Dec. 6th - this will give your partner enough time to enjoy their new ornament.  :)

6.  Have fun!  And, please tell anyone and everyone!  Let's spread the word!

Feel free to share the ornament you received by uploading a picture(s) to the new Flickr pool by CLICKING HERE.

*Also... I want this to be fun, however, I am not responsible for any non-senders.  If you're signing up, I will trust that you will be sending your partner's ornament NO LATER than Dec. 6th.

Thank you to all who are entering!!  I'd like to make this an annual event... please spread the word!!