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the winners..............

Thank You all for all the sweet birthday wishes and comments this past month.  I hope you all enjoyed the giveaways. In my post yesterday , the picture of my Dad and I, that was in 1992......long time ago!  Now guess how old I am.

Okay girls the first winner is Nancy K. , call or email me Nancy and you get  first choice of which canvas you want.  And the second is  Sue she will get the other one. Sue please email me................... 

I hope you all have a great day today and I hope to get back on track and get into my room to start creating once again. 

Happy Birthday Monday

Another birthday has come and gone but you still have until Midnight tonight to leave me a comment... 

I thought since I won't announce the winners of the giveaway until tomorrow I would tell you all about my favorite birthday.  Or should I say one of my favorite birthdays.  I have had so many through the years but one stands out.  Maybe because I was a little older.  On my 40th birthday my sweet husband had a surprise dinner/party planned for me.  I didn't know it but when I arrived for dinner my parents that lived in California were sitting at the restaurant. He had flown my parents in to SURPRISE ME.  That morning they called to wish me a Happy Birthday to throw me off.  I was pleasantly surprised. ( now you have figured out how old I am) The picture below is of my Dad standing at the restaurant as I walked in. This is a picture of the only picture I have.........

As many of you know I am always at Market on my birthday.  I have worked for the SNU ( Southern Nazarene University) bookstore for many years and always go to The Dallas Gift Market every June to buy gifts for the store. Several years ago my husband and son surprised me by driving down to Dallas to take me to dinner on my birthday. Those of you that have never been to Dallas or to Market, there are so many thousands of buyers that come that week to buy for their retail stores from all over. The day of my birthday that year we had finished about 5:30 and got in our car  to leave the parking lot at market. Now mind you there are so many cars, people, taxi's, police directing traffic you name it all trying to get out of these parking lots.  The gal I go with was driving and I was the passenger........ we stopped at the stop light and looked to the car right next to us  and guess who it was?  My husband and son.......what are the chances that they would even find us. ( from Oklahoma City to Dallas it is a 3 1/2 hour drive)  Kind of like a needle in a haystack!  They took us to dinner and we stayed for a couple more days and they drove home that night....another 3 1/2 hours back to Oklahoma City!  Anyway it was another one of my favorites. No pics of that one!!!!!!!!!!!!

Every birthday is special and I love to celebrate.........!  

My family and friends always make sure to treat me in a very special way and I want to say Thank You!

So to all of you if you haven't left me a comment about your favorite birthday and want a chance to win a canvas leave it before tonight Monday June 28 midnight........then check back in the morning for the 2 winners.

week 4 " Little girl dress canvas" giveaway...............

 
 
 
Little Girl Birdie Dress # 1 

Frilly little girl canvas # 2

Girls this is the last Birthday Giveaway.  I hope it has been as much fun for you as it has for me. I loved making these gifts and love it even more to give them all away to you. This week there will be 2 giveaways...........You will have until Monday night June 28 before midnight to leave me a comment of your best birthday gift ever.  If you don't have a favorite just leave me a comment.  On Tuesday June 29 I will announce the two winners.

So while I am away for a few days leave me your comments . I will be anxious to read them all when I return home monday.  Have a great rest of the week and weekend.   

week 3 " A Little Birdie Told Me" winner is............

This weeks winner is Shelley O. Congratulations  Shelley! I will get this to you next week!

Thank You again for stopping by and leaving me all of  your sweet comments.  I love reading each and every one. I don't know about all of you but I have had so much fun making these gifts and giving them away. You are all winners, but I only have 1 gift a week.  But next week I have 2 gifts. 

Check in the morning for the GRAND Birthday presents!  

new stamp.............

How fun is this stamp.  I saw it on Colette Copeland's blog and knew I had to have it. I ordered it and you can to from www.stampdiva.com.

this is what became of this one little stamp...........

 
  a fun little project for a hot lazy summer afternoon..................................have fun and stay cool!  

sorry............I forgot!

 For those of you who stopped by the Mix and Mingle last night Thank You.....we all had a great time and enjoyed visiting, eating and meeting new faces. The refreshments were awesome.  Jill brought her famous sugar cookies in the shape of crowns and Cindy made some delicious dark chocolate candy with fresh berries on top........ those of you who could not make it you missed out.  But we have 2 more months .   

 I want to apologize for not having some of the finished spools to show.........I forgot!  Plain and simple, so please forgive me.  They are now up at the Paper Crown for all of you who bought kits last night to see what they will look like.  I told you in a post or two back that we will be having classes in September.  Those dates will be announced later on in August.  

spools

Remember the post about the spools?  Well guess what arrived in the mail today at the Paper Crown? All the works to make these fun little pieces of art.  So I am sure a class will be coming soon.   

Tomorrow night at our Summertime Mix and Mingle you will be able to see what they are all about.

 



 
The New summer Journaling Magazine, Somerset Studio and Somerset Life arrived..................

That's it for now.  Hope to see you all Tuesday Night at the Paper Crown Mix and Mingle from 6:00-8:00       

Sweet Memories

Those of you that have taken any of my classes know that each and everyone of you are very special to me.  Today I am saddened because we lost one of those special people. Her name is Tania and she passed away this morning!  To all of you that knew Tania know how much she loved coming to the Paper Crown and taking classes.   Tania is on the left and this was the last class she took from me.  We hold those sweet memories and will miss her deeply.

Those of you that would like to come, the family is having a small service in her honor this coming Wednesday June 23 at the Vondel Smith Funeral Home on north Macarthur at 10:00.

Thank You......... 

week 3 "a little birdie told me" birthday giveaway

This week is going to be a little shorter week for me because I am headed to Dallas Market.........We will start this week's giveaway on Sunday instead of Monday..........The giveaway this week is " A Little Birdie told ME" journal book.  The book measures 9x6, has 10 double sided pages and as you know by now is all about BIRDs.......each page has something to do with nests, birds, wings, feathers and flying.  Just leave any kind of comment you want.  You have until Wednesday June 23 at 12:00 noon.  I announce the winner Wednesday evening. Because I will be gone over the weekend I will give you the last birthday giveaway on thursday morning and you will have until the following Monday June 28. More details later on the final Birthday giveaway.

a few more pictures:

 
I won't show you all the pages..........I will keep some of them a surprise to the lucky one who wins this week!  Remember the week starts on Sunday instead of Monday!
 

 
          

this week...........

This week started off with my car packed to head up to Stillwater Oklahoma on Monday morning to teach a paper doll class to a group of gals that belong to a Paper Doll Group that meets once a month..........well if you listened to the National news on monday you know that Oklahoma City and around the metro we had 10" of rain in 5 hours! FLOOD.......City!  So I decided to stay home......The paper doll club decided to go ahead and meet without the teacher and play! They still wanted me to come on tuesday anyway. So with my car still packed I went and had the best time.  They all made a 4th of July Doll and  a Parisian Bird Doll. A few of the girls that were there on Monday could not come back on tuesday!  I felt bad but you don't ever know about this crazy Oklahoma Weather...........Thanks girls!

  

Thursday night was the Sparkle class at the Paper Crown and these are what they made......Sparkle Legs!

Nice try Jackie you cut off Brenda Legs...........SORRY Brenda.........

Every one of these girls put a little extra touch on their projects and they all did an amazing job.....This gal Shelley postponed her vacation 1 day so she could come to this class.............thanks Shelley.

Fran and Jemellia must of been thinking the same thoughts with their EYES closed.........

 
They all turned out really really cute.

                            

                                   Summertime Mix and Mingle at the Paper Crown

                                                  Tuesday June 22 6:00-8:00

                                                           Make and Take

                                                  20% off your entire purchase

                                                            Refreshments

                                        mixing and mingling with your crafty friends

                                                    

New merchandise :

Tim Holtz 

7 gypsies

October Afternoon and so much more...............

 




And Webster's Pages

Well if all this new merchandise doesn't get you excited I don't know what will.  

If you did not make the Mix and Mingle last month and you want to have a girls night out stop by the Paper Crown this tuesday evening for our Summertime Mix and Mingle........see you Tuesday Night.

That was a really long post.............

Enjoy this Summer Weekend...........