100th post and a Giveaway!

Hello all!

I have been so very busy here at the home front. But I have not forgotten you!! Today is my 100th post and so I would like to celebrate. ... with a little gift for you wonderful readers!

I know I always enjoy a good giveaway, so here's hoping you will enjoy this one. One very luck winner will win all of this:

As you can see, there are quite a few things here. 1st there is a "spring" banner with wonderful glitteriness.

An adorable glass apothecary jar/cloche/bell jar with etched glass

An adorable wooden sign "hope" decorated with some glitteriness, ribbon and buttons (which has nothing to do with any recent election)

A cute cherub hook

Cutie little bird house (wooden)

Little birds nest

And last but not least, a wall plaque that reads "home is where the heart can bloom"

The only items not handmade are the container, and wall plaque.

All you have to do to win this lot is leave me a comment. No special instructions such as spin twice, click your heels three times and lick your elbow. Just a comment. :)

I haven't decided when I am going to close the contest. :-) Make sure your get your comments in right away. Tell anyone you know who may be interested. and be sure to leave an email address so that I can contact you when you win. If, by chance, you find that you cannot live without these items and wish to have extra entries, let me know. I will come up with something where you can earn extra entries (such as link to the post or follow on twitter, etc). 

Good luck! :) And thank you to all of you wonderful bloggy friends out there. I am truly enjoying getting to know each and everyone of you. And for my new readers, drop me a line! I would love to get to know you better!!

99 Bottles of...

(***Don't miss my giveaway-check it out!***)

Ok well not bottles. But Posts? Ya, we have 99 of those! :-D So, tomorrow I will be unveiling a *HUGE* giveaway to celebrate my 100th post! Tell everyone you know to check it out. This will be a big one!

On to more important matters at hand. Pretty Organizer and The Shabby Nest are hosting a Mr. Linky party today. The theme: Taming Toy Clutter! How exciting! I can always use help in this area (well, all organizing areas come to think of it...)

Today I will be featuring a sweet little something I have added to my son's room. We (the hubs I mean) refinished a desk and his great grandfather made the top for it. It looks great, and the boy really enjoys spending time sitting there and "creating". His newest favorite thing is "creating" with Legos. He has two favorites that require little pieces. I wanted to make them easily accessible to him but contain the mess to one area. 

Here they are hung next to his desk for easy access. I adore these buckets. I purchased them on clearance from Pier 1 at the end of summer. I only paid $1.79 they were originally $9.99 I think. I purchased two red ones as well. I will be putting his pens and colored pencils in those. They will hang on the other side of his desk.

His desk has many uses. When we were working on it, he had his big plans already set and ready to go. "When I get my desk in my room, I'm going to build a science lab!" Then he saw the Bill Nye Paper Recycling Factory and got that for Christmas "Now I have a science lab and a paper recycling factory in my room!" He has an obsession with factories!! *note: his favorite show is 'how it's made', or anything on the science channel*

Goggles with white straps and Legos with cars... these are a few of his favorite things... yup, stuck in your head now too huh?! :-) (humor me people-we all know I am dork!)He also has a test tube set but I haven't plucked up the courage to allow that to sit on his desk. It is made of glass after all. 

So the final word? Basket and buckets and photo boxes Oh! My! er, I mean, Are good! at hiding clutter and containing it to one area. Be sure to check out the linky party and don't forget to link up with YOUR ideas!! Can't wait to see 'em...  :)

I Heart Faces

I just dicovered this wonderful lil site all about photos! This weeks entries are "the eyes have it" 

I just entered my photo. 

Go check out their site. They have tons of great photos full of wonderful inspiration!!

Twitter, Twitter

Well, I have finally succumbed. I now have a twitter account. You can follow me here. I will be posting links to great giveaways and other great things I think you would enjoy. Check it out, follow, find great sites! 

p.s. I just posted a link to a great giveaway going on right now. With tons of chances to enter, you don;t want to miss this one!

Craft it Forward!

I am so excited! Amanda at Imperfectly Beautiful has *started* a great giveaway! Here's what it's all about.

If you want to win a handmade ♥GIFT♥ from me. Be one of the first 3 bloggers to leave a comment on this post, which entitles you to a handmade item from me. Winners must post this giveaway on your blog, meaning that you will {Craft it Forward} too, creating a handmade gift for the first three bloggers who leave a comment on YOUR post about this giveaway! The gift that you send can be any price range and you have 30 days to make and ship your item(s).
Now do you see why I thought this idea was genius? How fun is this gonna be? Remember, it’s the spirit and the thought that count! When you receive your gift, please blog about it, sharing appropriate Linky Love! If you are not one of the Top Three to comment on this post, you can still play along. Please start your own {Craft it Forward} chain, and encourage your blogging friends to do the same.

I was so excited when I saw this on her blog this morning. I couldn't wait to share it with you. So, be one of the first three and you will receive something special from me. I am not sure what I will be making yet, but my mind is racing with the fun ideas! Leave your comments here and go "Craft it Forward"!

And because it goes against my nature to have a blog post w/o photos, I leave you this bit of eye candy. How I wish I could have this space for crafting. It's so inviting and cozy and just Gorgeous!