Proof of Stolen Photographs

So, I was checking out who my new followers were. Because I like to visit you too! :) In doing so, I found a VERY disturbing blog... SO freaky... almost like in those movies where a girl walks into a guys house and sees pictures of herself posted all over a wall... know what I am talking about? OK, good. So, here is the blog address:

http://bamabenner.blogspot.com/

Feel free to check it out... tell me if it's as freaky to you as it is to me... mind you - ALL of those pictures, but one, are of MY children!!! This is putting me in a tough spot, because I feel as though I should not post anymore pictures of my children on this blog. That, or I will have to make a watermark that is very large and very noticeable.

This stuff really pisses me off, and creeps me out all at the same time. And she had the NERVE to actually follow me? I mentioned a month or so ago that my pictures were being stolen on occasion, but I haven't found them, my Brazilian Flickr friend did... and every time I see someone from Brazil visit my blog I cringe... sorry to offend, but that's always who is stealing them.

What to do, what to Do?!


XOXO,


Shealynn


P.S. Winner to be announced in a couple hours. ;)

Little Ballerina

Here she is... being a ballerina... well. Sort of. It's more like stand there, and look terrified and dumbfounded. LOL. But, she will get used it ... this week we weren't aloud to be in the room with them, so she wasn't as distracted with her mama being in there.





Also meant that I wasn't able to get too many pictures... but heck, 2 is better than none. And, yes! She is doing tap as well. ;)


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Also, I have been asked some questions lately, about photography, fabric, giveaways, etc. So, I figured that I would do a Q&A post next week... if you have any questions about Whatever, then, go ahead and leave them in the comments section of this post, or email me: shealynn AT gmail.com -

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If you are looking for the giveaways... Scroll Down or Click HERE!



XOXO,


Shealynn

Need To Know - From My Shop

Hey everyone!! Hope you are ALL entering in the giveaways below!!! Remember, if you don't want it, surely you know someone who would love a gift! ;) Click HERE to enter. Or just scroll down.

Anyway. I needed to write a few notes on here regarding my shop...

1. If you are wanting to order for Valentine's Day, ALL orders MUST be in NO later than Monday, February 2nd!!! [can you believe it's going to be February? Ugh! That means summer is getting closer... Arizona summers are bad bad bad!]. Moving on... ;)

2. My family and I will be going on vacation at the beginning of March for a few days... my shop will NOT close, and I WILL still be taking orders, and answering emails/convos, but the turnaround time for making and shipping will start when I return... dates to be announced in my shop soon, but I am giving you, my "devoted" readers the first look at what's to come... date wise.

Leave me a comment with any questions, or order now if you feel the need. Or leave a comment and order now. LOL! ;) Can you tell that I like comments? I love hearing from each and every one of you! Makes my day that much happier!! Click HERE to go to my shop.

Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade Shealynn.etsy.com

XOXO,


Shealynn


P.S. I will be back later on tonight [possibly tomorrow morning] to share more 2 year old tap and ballet with you all. ;)

GIVEAWAY EDIT

I edited the giveaway a little bit... leave a comment in the original giveaway post BELOW and tell me in the comments whether you want the Lemontree stuff OR the MegWest stuff. ;)


XOXO,


Shealynn

Giveaway Wednesday!! DOUBLE Prize!

COMMENTS NOW CLOSED!!

WINNER ANNOUNCED SHORTLY... COPY & PASTE: WWW.SHEALYNNBENNER.BLOGSPOT.COM TO SEE THE WINNER POST.

It's that time of the week everyone!!! I know that's one of the reasons you love this blog! FREE stuff! ;)

OK, since I am up to my eyeballs with orders, I can't stay long, so let's get to it, shall we? This week we are having a DOUBLE giveaway!!! You say, "No way!" I say, "Oh yes way!!"


First up: Heard of LEMON TREE STUDIO? Well, that's too bad! :) Shelly [the owner] has a fabulous shop full of goodies for everyone! Scrapbooking, card making, gift tags, stamps, magnets, etc. She had this really cute bird bowl in her shop a couple weeks ago, but someone bought it! Dang! Oh well. Anyway... here is what she is giving away to ONE lucky winner!!

Yes, ALL of this!!! She is amazing!! Thank you Shelly!




I may have to get these for my youngest daughter's room!







And, with Valentine's Day coming up! Who couldn't use some of these?



Don't forget to visit her SHOP [she is having a sale right now] and visit her BLOG too!
Her daughter is adorable, and she makes really cute stuff!!!


#2 giveaway is...



These bags are perfect for those of you who are going green, and hate waste!! Reusable tea holder bags from MEGWEST!!!



3 of them are up for grabs to the 2nd place winner!! AND, if you purchase from now through Valentine's Day, Meg is going to take $1 off of shipping for you! How nice of her!! Plus, the draw string's are now red in celebration of V-Day!! Be sure to mention "Shealynn" or "The Benner Daily" in the Note To Seller box upon checkout! :)




OK, here's how to win...

1 blog point for just leaving a COMMENT. Tell me which items you want... Lemontree OR MegWest!

2 blog points added for FOLLOWING ME! You all know how much I love blog friends! ;)

3 blog points added if you BLOG, or TWITTER about this giveaway!


Giveaway ENDS Saturday NIGHT at MIDNIGHT Arizona Time [mountain time].

Tell All Of Your Friends!!!!

Good luck!!!

If you're new here, WELCOME!! Grab a cup of coffee, cocoa, tea, or soda, and feel free to look around!! :)



XOXO,


Shealynn

You wanted one, right? ;)

Hey everyone!! So... you wanted me to add the cell phone purse/pouch to my etsy shop, didn't you? Well, because I am such a cool person [ha ha ha!] I ADDED IT!!! :) If you want to get one... check my shop by clicking HERE!! It's custom... which basically means, you pick the fabric you want! Can I get a "Woot Woot"? I know you're all doing a little dance right now. OK OK OK, I know I am exagerating a little. OK, a lot! ;)

Don't forget about the giveaway tomorrow! It will be posted some time between ballet with my 2 year old, camera strap slip cover sewing, and dinner time... or maybe after dinner. So... I guess that means it'll be posted when I get a chance. ;)


Here are some pictures from my photo shoot the other day. I believe they are all the same, but I re-edited some of them. :D









XOXO,


Shealynn

Strike A Pose!

Hi friends!! How was your weekend? Can you believe it's over? Geesh!

Today was fun. Did a little playing outside with my girls, some sewing, and a photo shoot with my wonderful friend, Jenn! She was modeling for me. Want to see? I knew it!! ;)










Yes, she was modeling my camera strap slip covers for me... for something special. ;)












And, Jenn is sooo much fun to be around, because she is so happy all the time... she is so contagious. I love it!! Here she is being - Jenn!










And, the light towards sunset was SOOOO amazing! I told Jenn to put away the camera and strap covers so I could get some shots of just her in the golden Arizona sunshine.










As always, if you want to order one of my camera strap slip covers, click HERE. :)


What a nice way to spend a Sunday! What did you do this weekend??



XOXO,


Shealynn



P.S. I had a custom order a week or so ago for a cell phone pouch... thinking about listing them in my shop....





What do you think? Should I?

Winner!!! And....

Winner winner Chicken Dinner!!!



Yes, that is a felted chicken with a felted skillet. ;) And, I bought it for my husband because his screen names are always "Refried Chicken". Don't ask me why! LOL! Want to see another picture of it? IN the pan? Why not, right? ha ha!



Want your own felted animal? Click HERE to visit her shop. She makes awesome stuff!

WOW!!! 150 comments?! Thanks guys! :D And, THANK YOU for following me! As always, I love new blog friends. ;)

Anyway... my favorite number picker picked a number. NO! Not the Random Number Generator! The random number JENN-ERATOR!!! :)

My good friend Jenn!! She picked it, and was photographed with much enthusiasm! So... the winner is....



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Really want to know?



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OK OK, fine! ;)




#47!!! CONGRATS goes out to:

Heather Mahan

Who said:

"The Cherish, Dream, Live one is beautiful, and It would go In my living room for all to see! Thanks for offering this cool giveaway!"

Congratulations Heather!!! Email me: shealynn AT gmail.com

Thank you to all who entered!!! Come back next week for another giveaway!!!!

Do you want to purchase from Wonderfully Wordy? If so, click HERE. Leave her a comment to find out how!

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I made THREE NEW camera strap slip covers today!! Head on over to my SHOP to check them out!!

How About Some New Hair?

So, my friend and I were googling the other night. She wanted to try and find her a "hair hat". You know, a hat cut into the shape of hair? If you have no idea what I am talking about, that's OK. I didn't either. But, I do now. While I can't find the website that had a similar hat to what she was talking about, we did find this...



Now, come on!! Don't you want your hair made up into a lion? You don't? What about a giraffe, dog, or deer? LOL! Me either. But, you must admit! These things are really cool! Check out her website! She has so many cool animals all made out of hair. Now I guess these are technically hair hats, because they aren't really sculpted out of someone's hair on their head... they are made out of a hair wig. Anyway. Check out the link HERE.


One last thing... Fact - my husband ROCKS the laundry! ;) Which means, yes! He does ALL of our laundry, and folds it all! And, he does it better than me. *Sigh* I feel so much better confessing that. ha ha!!!


Looking for the giveaway? Scroll down!!!


XOXO,


Shealynn

Introducing..........

The newest ballerina in our household!









She started yesterday. ;) There is just nothing cuter than a 2 year old ballerina.





XOXO,


Shealynn


P.S. If you are looking for this week's giveaway, scroll down, or click HERE.

Giveaway Wednesday!!

COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED!!! WINNER TO BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY!!!!

WINNER ANNOUNCED!!! CLICK HERE TO SEE WHO!

It's that time of the week again! You know... when you enter to win something really cool - for F.R.E.E. - right, I knew you'd remember. ;)


This week, we have something VERY cool to giveaway! So cool you just might be inclined to stand up right now, and do the Running Man or maybe the Moonwalk. ;) Want to know what it is? Of course you do.


Wonderfully Wordy Vinyl Lettering for your home, office, kitchen, laundry room... or where ever else you can think of!!! I LOVE vinyl lettering, and therefore am super excited about this giveaway... maybe I will enter it too. ;) Kidding!



The owner of Wonderfully Wordy, is giving you a choice between THREE vinyl stickers!! You can choose any ONE of the 3 below. So, here's how to enter:




1 blog point for just leaving a COMMENT with the sticker of your choice.

2 blog points added for FOLLOWING ME! You all know how much I love blog friends! ;)

3 blog points added if you BLOG, or TWITTER about this giveaway!


Giveaway ENDS Saturday NIGHT at MIDNIGHT Arizona Time [mountain time].

Tell All Of Your Friends!!!!

Good luck!!!

XOXO,


Shealynn


P.S. Along with your winnings, you'll get a little squeegee from Wonderfully Wordy so you can easily put up your stickers!

Gotta Be Quick!

Edited to add: Giveaway is over!!! Head on over there to see who the winner was... If you're wanting to go right to my shop, then go ahead and click Here. ;)

OK, I forgot to give those interested a heads up... there is a giveaway going on for one of my camera strap slip covers over Here... pssst... it ends VEEERY soon! Go enter!! There are almost 600 comments... but don't let that detour you!!


How are YOU? You can comment and say "hi!" if you want! :) I will be back tomorrow with more. I have a TON of sewing to do....



XOXO,


Shealynn

Winner + Plus Some

Wow!! I am so pleasantly surprised by all those comments!! Thank you all who entered, and thank you to all who are now following me!! Yay!

OK, I know you're wondering, so, the WINNER IS....

Gloria!!!

Gloria said...

This is a beautiful necklace! I'd love to win...I'm now also a "friend" of yours. :D

Congratulations Gloria! Shoot me an email - shealynn AT gmail.com!!!

[Stay tuned for another giveaway on Wednesday!!!]

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I enjoyed a few hours out with my friend, Jenn today - sans kids! We went to see the movie, "Marley and Me". Very good movie, but bring a box of Kleenex! Made me appreciate my little girlie lab a lot more!! And, I was reassured that she is definitely not the "world's worst dog". ha ha!!

... Here are pictures from our weekend ...

Zoe playing with some dried beans and little people animals...

Flowers from my husband and daughters. :) So nice!

My big girl, Angelina!

And, here is the current project I am knitting...

A hat!! Notice... I am knitting in the ROUND! Woo Hoo! ;)

Hope your weekend was as delightful as ours!

XOXO,

Shealynn