Winner!!

The winner of the Cuttlekids set is Judy! You can check out her blog HERE. Congrats Judy! Judy is a close friend of mine, and also my SU! Demonstrator! I will get it out to you directly, Judy!
Yes, my Grandmother is Omi. Her name is Naomi but Cody shortened it, and it stuck!!

Now, in honor of this beautiful day, and also because I just got home from church and passing out these things of beauty--say hello to our church's new directory!! We were long overdue for one, and my friend Peggy and I took on the challenge. After many, many months of work and distraction, we finally completed them Friday night! We gathered everyone's contact information, compiled it into book form, along with birthdays and anniversaries, and a prayer chain. We printed the text of the covers on white cardstock, and then a group ladies-Peggy, my Mom, Diane (Pastor's wife), Lynne, and I all stamped all of the 100 covers with SU! Roses in Winter stamp set. It was time consuming, but oh, so worth it! Peggy then cut them, and bound them with a static cover for protection from marks and water! Everyone this morning at church loved them!
The top photo is of the roses in pink-the one I chose for myself. You can see how we stamped the sheet of cardstock up the middle, and across the bottom. All of the covers were stamped BEFORE they were cut.

Here is a pic of the 100 directories, in the 8 different colors we used. Which color do you like the best??

A big thanks to all my ladies, who helped us out, so much!! We are DONE, Peg!!
Have a blessed Sunday,
**Keri**

My Favorite Things, Part 2!

In honor of a couple of new items in my ETSY STORE, I thought I would share another one of my favorite things, and give something away!! I added two sets of scrapbook embellishments to my shop this morning, and I hope you go check them out! I do want to add that I hope to have paypal up and running by the weekend! Here is a sneak peek:


Today's favorite thing is what I used to make my latest Etsy Item. Cuttlekids dies! Although made to work in the Cuttlekids Machine, they also work in the Cuttlebug machine, and the animal ones are SO CUTE!! They are so cute to use on cards, scrapbook pages, bookmarks, etc. The one I have to give away today, in honor of Favorite Things Day, is Xavier the Monkey. If you are interested in taking Xavier in, to your home, check out the give away instructions below the pic!

If you want to be entered in a drawing for this set of Cuttlekids dies, which will work in the Cuttlebug-leave a post, and tell me in that post, the name that my family uses for my dear Grandmother, who is now in the nursing home. She is doing well, by the way--readers inquire about her often-despite 3 quarantines at the nursing home this winter, she has evaded sickness so far!!
I will take comments until Saturday night, and post the winner on Sunday, March 8th.
Have a great day!
**Keri**

And the Winner Is....

Michelle!! I will get it right out to you, girlie!
And to answer Andi's question on foundation, my favorite one is from Cover Girl. It comes in a tube, and it is moisturizer and foundation in one. Is has a great texture. You can see it if you click here.
I will be back later today to post my lovely Valentine's Day re-cap!
Thanks for all the well wishes. Cody is back to his possessed self, and I am slowly improving. The good news is, it never settled into my sinuses, only my chest. I made it through the night without coughing, which was great!
Congrats to Michelle, and you HAVE to let us know what you think when you get it! (only if it is good, though!)
Look forward to more favorites coming soon!
**Keri**

Keri's Favorite Things

I have decided to start a new feature on my blog! This is not going to have a definite schedule, b/c I don't do well with those! I want to share little tidbits of my life that make it easier, or better. You know, the ONE thing you have to buy name brand at the grocery store, or the one thing that ALWAYS gets the dirt stain off the knees of your son's jeans. Things I love, things I depend on, things I could never do without. Sometimes there will be a give away of the item, sometimes it will just be a showcase.
Today, I am starting off with a give away! After the showcase, follow my instructions at the bottom, to try to win your very own!

MASCARA!!

I have a HUGE LOVE for mascara. I don't know when it happened, probably a year or two ago, but I think once I found the right mascara, that is all it took. I am a huge proponent of "the more the better" although I am sure not everyone agrees when the see me? I have tried SO MANY mascaras-let me tell you first off that price is definitely a consideration with me, as I tend to be a bit of a tightwad when it comes to cosmetics! I have had a favorite mascara for about a year now. And have recently discovered a second one that is a VERY CLOSE second.
My all time favorite mascara is SUPER SHOCK from AVON!

This is THE BEST mascara I have ever used. Bar NONE! It has one of the new rubber brushes, which is way better than the old bristle brush variety. And, it comes is brown! Many times it is hard to find brown. There isn't a huge difference in brown and black, but I prefer brown. My Avon gal works at the mom and pop store in town, so it makes it really easy to get my favorite! It retails for 8.50, but you can often get a special deal on it, if you watch the sales. I have not paid full price for one yet! It makes your eyelashes so long and beautiful, without clumps!

Now, here is the close second:
Cover Girl Exact Eyelights for Blue Eyes

I was a bit skeptical about this mascara, but it had the rubber brush, so I decided to give it a try. I got it back before Christmas, and wore it off and on, keeping in mind that I do daycare, and don't put on makeup unless I leave the house. Which a lot of times doesn't happen for 3 or 4 days at a time! I wasn't sure it would work, I couldn't see a HUGE difference, although I could see the slight blue tint in the mascara depending on the lighting. Then one day about 3 weeks ago, I got ready to leave the house while my daycare kids were still here, so I could leave as soon as they did. My little boy's Mom came and I was standing there talking to her, and I could tell she was looking at me funny. Like EXAMINING me. Finally she said "YOUR EYES LOOK SO BLUE!! What did you DO!??" BINGO!! Two thumbs up! I think I paid $5.99 at Wal-Mart for this mascara, and I *LOVE* it! It works!! Try it and if you do, let me know your experience!

SO, now to the give away. I have a brand new, unopened BROWN in color AVON SUPER SHOCK MASCARA waiting to go to a new home!

If you are interested in this mascara, post a comment to this post, answering the following question. Posting will close Saturday. Drawing will occur Sunday.

"What special event did I plan for Cody's last birthday?"

A winner will be chosen randomly from the commenters with the correct answer.

Good luck!

**As side note, sickness is slowly overtaking the house! My daycare kids are sick, my Mom and Daddy have been sick, and now Cody is sick. It seems to be a really cruddy cold. Everyone seems to have the same thing. I can feel it slowly creeping up on me, but I hope I can make it til the weekend before it hits me! Off to drink some OJ!**

Have a great day

**Keri**