The winners have been drawn! Here's Elliott pulling them from the bowl! http://www.flickr.com/photos/thegreenwife/4625676180/ Those of you whose names were drawn, send me your address and I'll ship them to you. To everyone who donated, thank you so much for your generosity! Every bit was so appreciated! Today, I'm posting a slightly different kind of contest that I think you'll love for several reasons: A) It's in our female blood to want to save the boobies. We like 'em. … [Read more...]
One Day Without Shoes *Winner announced*
Think about your daily routine. Think about how many steps you take in a day. Around your house. Out to your car. Walking to your mailbox. Across the grocery store parking lot. Up the stairs. Across the lawn to your neighbor's house. Down the sidewalk. Around school and through the office. Through the rain, rocks, mud, snow and stickers. No big deal,right? Now imagine doing that barefoot. Every day. All the time. Walking barefoot for miles just for food and water. Imagine … [Read more...]
Paper Culture (Winner added)
I've recently discovered paperculture.com and I feel the need to pass on some PC love to my readers. Paper Culture is an eco-friendly stationary company that offers extremely cute, modern cards for all occasions. Check out this green info from their site: 100% Post Consumer Recycled Cards: most cards are printed on “virgin” fiber. Even those that are “recycled” usually contain low percentages of Post Consumer content. Our cards are all printed on 100% Post Consumer Recycled … [Read more...]
Owl Party Favors: hair clip and finger puppet tutorial
Elliott's third birthday is quickly approaching and for her party, she has requested an owl theme. After scouring the internet and local party supply stores, I came up empty handed. It seems that owls just haven't made it into the world of mass-produces party goods. What does that mean for this mom? It means I've got to get my booty in gear and rack every crafty brain cell I have to pull this party off in style! Party favors were my immediate concern because I knew there would be a good … [Read more...]
Raise Your Hand If You Love Pioneer Woman!
Thank you all so much for visiting and entering the contest! Reading your comments was so much fun and reminded me of even more reasons that I enjoy her blogging. Having grown up in the country, helping my parents with cattle, eating country food and roaming the pastures on summer days, I feel like Ree helps remind me of my roots each day that I read her posts. I've spent my adult life in cities so it's refreshing to look at her picture and see her children doing country-kid things that I used … [Read more...]