Twelve Days of Christmas Traditions

This month I am taking part in a wonderful event on the Where Women Create Blog called The 12 Days of Christmas. Various artists and I are sharing our favorite holiday traditions as well as offering great giveaway prizes. In fact there are THREE prizes being offered EVERYDAY! Here's how it works:

"Each day between December 1st thru December 12th, the Where Women Create Blog will feature three fabulous artists. They will be sharing their cherished holiday traditions, plus giving away a fantastic prize. All you have to do for a chance to win is to leave a comment on each of the 12 posts. (Limit - one comment on each post please) You can comment on any of the posts at any time during the 12 day event."

On the 3rd Day of Christmas, I am offering the very last of my limited edition Sweet Vintage Wreath Kit to one lucky winner. For a chance to win be sure to leave your comment on the Where Women Create Blog by clicking here.

Good Luck to everyone!

KIts For Sale

I'm so excited because today is Kit Sales Day at Joli Paquet. We've all worked hard to bring you some adorable kits this year. I think everyone really outdid themselves this year. My Winter Wonderland Cottage Kit is pictured above is available in my Etsy Shop. Check out Cindy, Cerri, Brandy and Sheila's kits here.

UPDATE: I just listed more Joli Paquet Kits in my shop - Thanks so much for your wonderful response! I also found a couple of kits from last year if anyone is interested!

Sneak Peek!

Just a little teaser for you ~ Today is Kit Preview Day #1 at Joli Paquet. Holiday Kits go on sale here Thursday, December 2nd. If you want to see more of my 2010 Winter Wonderland Kit, hop on over to the Joli Paquet blog by clicking here.

Sneak Peek!

Here's a little peek at my Joli Paquet kit for 2010. You can see the entire line of Joli Paquet kits for this season by clicking here. All the girls have really outdone themselves this time!

Kits go on sale bright and early this Thursday, October 14th!

Kits & Cookies

TODAY IS THE DAY!

I'm so excited because today is the day that the Joli Paquet holiday kits go on sale! My Sweet Vintage Wreath Kit is pictured above and features a sweet image from a vintage German postcard that I found on one of my trips to the flea market. I loved that the one girl has a fur muff because I used to have one like it when I was a little girl. The little wreath is all done up in pinks & greens and embellished with buttons, gingham, glitter and glass beads from

a vintage Christmas garland. Quantities are limited so don't delay!

You can find this kit in my Etsy Shop by clicking here.

I've restocked my shop with some new Christmas items (shown above). Also, while sorting through my craft room, I came across enough supplies to put together a few of the kits I was selling for last year's Joli Paquet Holiday Event so I've listed them in the shop too for tose of you who missed out.

The rest of the Joli Paquet artists - Lilia, Brandy, Melissa, Cerri, Cindy and Jenny - have designed some adorable kits too and you can find links to their shops here.

Another event you should check out today is Scrappy Jessi's "3rd Annual Cookie Exchange" that she's hosting on her blog. I've participated in this event in previous years and it's a great way to get some new cookie recipes. Here is my recipe:

I think I might make these for a real life cookie exchange I am going to later this month.

Have fun shopping and baking today!

It's Time!!!

Today is the day the Joli Paquet kits go on sale! My Witchy Shadowbox, complete with glass window, is in my Etsy Shop now HERE.  Ms. Witchy may look spooky, but don't be scared - she's really easy to put together! So hurry and pop on over before they're all gone!!!

B-O-O!

I'm so excited to show you my Joli Paquet kit, which goes on sale tomorrow (10/7) in my Etsy Shop.  This fun little kit includes all the supplies needed to create this glass front Halloween shadowbox. Supplies are limited, so be sure to shop early! All the Joli P girls worked hard to bring you lots of fun and bewitching kits. You can check all of them out along their links right here. Happy Haunting!

Nice Surprise!

How cool is this? Earthly Creations, who makes the most fabulous jewelry, included my little Heart Full of Love in her treasury! Thanks so much :)

Fun Kits

Last call for these cute Valentine kits available in my shop. Full of all sorts of fun little 'bits and bobs' to create the most wonderful Valentines and other works of the heart.

This and That

Congratulations to Karri who was the winner of the Valentine Giveaway package on the Joli Paquet blog yesterday. Cindy put together a great bunch of goodies perfect for lots of Valentine crafting. I'm giving you a tiny little sneaky-peek (shown above) of what's coming up Tuesday on the JP blog - It's MY day to share a lovely project with you, so be sure to be there!

Hope you are enjoying your weekend. We are trying to keep warm here. Actually we are experiencing a slight heatwave (9 degrees) in comparison to a couple of days ago when it was minus 16 degrees - brrrrrr! Everything is relative when it comes to weather here in the Midwest. When the season first changes and temperatures begin to drop, 45-50 degrees can seem cold. But after a few days you adjust and it doesn't seem so bad. I think it's the same during the bitter cold temps of anything that's below zero degrees. It's amazing how our bodies can acclimate to the weather.

In between crafting and putting together kits for Joli Paquet, we've been doing a little housekeeping at our house. We finally got all the Christmas boxes packed up and put away. It's really scary when I see how many decorations we have for just that one holiday. Many I haven't used in years, but can't bear to part with because they are so beautiful or hold sentimental value. I did give our daughter some things this year to use in her new home, but even by doing that and bringing a load of Christmas decor stuff to Goodwill we still have the same number of boxes to put away. How is that even possible? Oh well, it is packed up and out of sight now, so I don't have to worry about it again until next Christmas!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!