Winner!!! And Other Things...

The winner has been announced over at Julie's blog!! But, I am going to announce it here too... And, the winner is......

EMILY!!!

who said:

"Ohhhh, Shey's camera straps are my FAVORITE!

I love the wood grain, but also the pear one too...

pretty much, I love any of them.

I want a cozy photo session!"

Congratulations Emily! :)

And for everyone who didn't win, don't feel left out!! I am offering you a great deal. If you hop on over to my shop right now until Wednesday Nov. 12th at 11:59 a.m. you can get a fun FREE stacked yo-yo with a button!!!!! [A $7 value!!!]

Look out for TWO more giveaways coming up in the next couple of weeks. :)

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Also, I have added a couple more new camera strap slip covers to my shop...















And! I am working on MORE! I will have a fall one up tonight!!! I know it's getting a little late in the season, but I will have it up there tonight. :) So look out for that, along with a few others.

I am also proud to announce that I am a proud knitter!!! Yep. I went to my class on Saturday morning, and I can now officially knit.



Now, definitely not perfect, but who cares?! I am knitting! ha ha ha. With some practice, I will get better. I love it so far too, which is a good thing. It's one of those crafts that you can do a few rows, put it aside and come back to it later. I am one step closer to my goal of knitting socks! :)



The weather here has been simply amazing! 80 degrees or below! Awesome!!!!


OK! More later! ;)


XOXO!!


Shealynn



P.S.

I bought my mom's Birthday present, and she received it today... of course, I bought her a necklace from THE VINTAGE PEARL!!! Thank you ERIN!!

This is the necklace we bought for her...



Except, hers says "we" not "I". My mom has said "I love you to the moon and back" to Angelina since she was born, and to Zoe since she was born, so this is one of those "guaranteed cry" gifts! That is my goal with my mom... because I know that the gift is really heart felt when she cries. ha ha! She is going to call me in a few minutes to video chat while she opens it! CAN'T WAIT!!!

Sew Busy! ;)

Hello.

It's been a busy week around these parts! I have been inundated with orders this week [eleven to be exact], so I haven't had much time for blogging or whatever else I would like to be doing. Like reading Breaking Dawn for the 5th time, or sitting and staring at the TV.

Sidetrack my original thought for one moment... because Breaking Dawn reminded me...

2 weeks from tonight, Mike and I will be sitting and watching this movie in the theatre!! Ummmm... I simply can not wait! I have never looked forward to seeing a movie this much. ;)

You know what's in less than 2 weeks? Me & Mike's 7th Wedding Anniversary!! Wow. SEVEN YEARS! Awesome.


Ok, back on track. Sorry about that...


I have been sitting at my sewing machine all week on and off. Off when I break a needle, rip too many seams, need to clean the house or make dinner or whatever else that needs to be done to distract me when I am frustrated with breaking needles or ripping too many seams. ;) Yesterday afternoon I decided that I had put off making Zoe's skirt for too long, so I tackled that... only to be a few stitches away from finishing when my sewing machine needle broke!!! I was so frustrated that I simply had to walk away... not without calling my machine a name first, though! ha ha!

Here is Zoe's NEW skirt! It is SO not perfect, but she loves it, and she looks cute in it. ;) Although... I swear if I dressed her in a trash bag she would still look adorable.







Cute, huh?

After that, I sewed up an order, and then decided to make a couple new strap slip covers!! See below:

This one is 2 sided:





This one is not:




Not sure what to call them yet... but it will come to me when I list them in my shop in a FEW MINUTES! ;)

So, at the end of today, this was my sewing area...





Could have been messier, I guess. :)


The girls and I picked Mike up from work, and then we went to drop Angelina off at gymnastics. While she was at gym, Mike, Zoe & I went to Target to get a few things -- we ended up getting the girls their Christmas dresses. And boy are they Cuuuute! Pictures to come when I do the Christmas card shoot. :) I feel on the ball this year! Getting things done early... I love that - considering that most years I am scrambling to get things done. Speaking of which. I will be ordering my Christmas cards from Shutterfly this year. For the past 3-4 years I have told Mike that I am going to order my cards from Shutterfly, but end up getting them from Target or making them myself. NOT this year! I am doing it easy. Shutterfly allows you to pick your template, upload your picture, and they will even send them to each individual person for you if you want! How could you possibly go wrong with that?! Well, I can't, so I WILL do this this year.

Anyway, so after Target, Mike & Zoe accompanied me to Joann's Fabrics. Man do I love my husband!! He walked around with me for about an hour, and helped me pick out fabric! Giving me his opinion on masculine camera strap slip covers, and even some good "chick" ones too. :) Plus I got some seasonal fabric... Christmas & Fall. I have straps in mind for those, but home decor stuff & Christmas presents as well. I am ON THE BALL this year! yes! So, after spending a hefty amount there, we left! Swiftly avoiding any other store on our way home. I also got the new Special Edition Martha Stewart Holiday magazine today! LOTS of good stuff in there. Getting more ideas. :D Is that a good thing or a bad thing? hmmmm. Can't be bad.

Tomorrow, I am off to learn to knit. How exciting. I will learn how to knit socks BEFORE it's too hot. I hope.

I hope to also get my hair cut this weekend too... thinking bangs!


OK! Enough rambling for now. I am going to enjoy my cup of Passion tea, add 2 straps to my Etsy shop and then read my magazine.



XOXO,

Shealynn

Another Chance To Win!!!

Yep! Another Camera Strap Slip Cover GIVEAWAY started today!! Let me see my friend's names in the comments on her blog!! :)

Have you ever read the blog, Joy's Hope? It's a goodie! She is SO crafty! So, go bookmark her blog, enter the giveaway, and browse around.


Thank you Julie for hosting this giveaway!


xoxo,

Shealynn


P.S. If you are new to my blog, feel free to bookmark me, follow me, and look around! Leave a comment too! I love new visitors!!

Fair & New Strap Cover

Hi friends & newcomers. :)

Because I get fired up too easily about this, I will not say much about the election, because the only good thing I can say is that America just elected their first African American president. No doubt a big moment in history. That said. I will be praying hard for Barack Obama. I don't agree [at all] with what he stands for, and therefore am disappointed with this outcome. I also don't think that people really understand what Obama stands for, and what he wants to see happen in/to this country. The End.

Now for fair pictures!! But first, I made a new strap cover last night. I think this one is one of my favorites!



:) I love this one.


OK, here are the fair pictures. I didn't take too many pictures. I realized once we got into the fair that my camera battery was on it's last bit if charge, so I was taking pictures liberally.





The 7th annual elephant fair picture.


















Here is Zoe sitting in her backpack waiting for Mike and Angelina to get off of the ferris wheel. She LOVED to be in this backback!







FUNNEL CAKE!!!!!!! Enough said. ;)




I haven't heard from a lot of you in a long time!! So come on... leave me a comment. You all know how much I love a hello! If you are a lurker, come out and say HELLO!! ;)

There are more posts below!


xoxo,

Shealynn