Green Beaded Safety Pin Watch

at 9:20 PM

Welcome to Amazing Etsy Monday.
I feature undiscovered treasures just waiting for someone to love and adore them.
As of the moment I search through Etsy, none of these shop owners have had any sales in their stores. There are so many amazing Etsy items available,
these just need a little extra attention because they really really deserve it.

If you aren't familiar with Etsy, you have been missing out.
It's a super fabulous web home to crafters & artists of all types.
You can find something for just a couple bucks to something a few hundred dollars. Who knows, maybe even in the thousands.
I know there are some one of a kind large paintings and sculptures available.

Hopefully you like some of these awesome finds...
(all images are linked so you can easily shop)

Green Beaded Safety Pin Watch

14k white gold Pink Tourmaline and Diamond ring

Sqeaky Clean Softening Shea Butter Body Polish

Multi-functional Handbag

sweet little felt purse (chocolate brown, gold pattern with pink button)

and..... I have to share an Etsy purchase I made recently...
Pretty Purple Flowers Earrings

Pretty Purple Flowers Earrings - CLEARANCE REG. 18.00

Meredith Fenwick has some truly fabulous beautiful jewelry at very reasonable prices. Be sure you check out her store for yourself or for a nice stocking stuffer.

Here's a few more of her goodies for you to fall in love with...

Shape of my Heart Necklace - Amethyst and Sterling Silver

Lucky Girl Fun Locket - Magenta

Goodnight, Cinderella Earrings - Sapphire and Sterling Silver

Happy Etsy Monday!

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at 8:15 PM

It's your not-quite-so-typical-basic-must-have background paper pack

Somewhat Solid created by Sara Ellis

They are not completely solid. Each page is completely unique with little bits of other coordinating colors peeking through to give them a bit of a grungy, artsy look.

ONLY $1 through Tuesday.

It coordinates with all of Gotta Pixel's Gotta Grab It right now - where you can mix and match several items from the same color swatch - all only $1 each.

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at 3:04 PM

now through Sunday it's our Friends and Family weekend.
If you haven't already grabbed a postcard from me or an e-mailed offer.......
and... since you are all my friends ... and I work at The Gap...
enjoy 30% off regular and sale prices, including the Outlets...

*just print this coupon and use it as many times you'd like Nov 12th - 15th

(sorry, it's not available online -
but I do have one online offer available,
if interested - please give me your e-mail address)

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Have you seen one of Gap's new holiday commercials?
I LOVE them!
They started hitting the airwaves on Thursday.
You can catch one of them now on www.gap.com.

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For those of you feeling the spirit early, send some crazy holiday cheer to your family and friends at http://www.cheerfactory.com/ (It really is lots of fun!)

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and.........
please take a couple minutes each day this month to view our store's video
featuring our kids (including my boys - the toe-heads in blue)...
we are in a contest against all of the other US stores to receive the most views...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMKIA9Fhv9E
soooooooooo...
if you'd like to check out some of the other videos,
please watch the ones from Canada

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at 5:20 PM

I think I have a little theme this week. A couple days ago I let you all know about my friend and her 1 Special Family. Alex has Fragile-X and their family learns new lessons with him all the time.

Well, I have another friend to share with you, Beth. Beth has a different journey. She is a young mom in her 20s fighting Cervical Cancer. Her new blog is Surviving Cervical Cancer. Just last month she underwent a partial hysterectomy. I can not imagine going through something like that so early in life, especially with two little ones at home. Please take a few minutes, visit her blog, say hello to Beth, and share her story with your blogging friends. Thanks!

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And now.... if you haven't already heard ...... This weekend is Give & Get (Friends & Family) with Gap, Banana Republic, and Old Navy.

and... since you are all my friends & I work at The Gap...

enjoy 30% off all regular and sale prices, including the Outlets...
(sorry, it's not available online)

p-l-a-i-d what's going under your tree? shop our holiday gifts

just print this coupon and use it as many times you'd like Nov 12th - 15th

and..... Gap is going to have commercials again! They should be hitting the tv's this weekend. You can catch one of them on www.gap.com.

Happy Shopping!!

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at 1:32 PM

today at our library's storytime....
Miss Lisa was reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (Board - Philomel Books)

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (Board - Philomel Books)

and at one point she said the caterpillar was big and fat .... and then Hudson piped up "just like my daddy"

... it was then followed by a bit of silence... and then lots of laughter by the moms

and.... my husband isn't that big of a guy.. he does have a bit of a beer belly, but nothing huge at all

don't you just love 5 year olds?

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and... look over to your right... I have a new Twitter icon. I love it! It's so much better than that huge empty box I had before for it.

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oh... in yesterday's blogging I mentioned my friend's 1 Special Family blog... and I'm so glad I did. One of my readers yesterday LOVED it so much since she has a friend who also has a child with Fragile X. It's so cool that now both of them are now communicating with each other.

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at 1:44 PM

One of my old high school and old college roomies started on a new venture two or three weeks ago - she entered our lovely blogging world at the request of her dr. Well, her son's dr. She is the mom of a special needs kid, Fragile X, to be exact. She's always been very pro-active with school and anywhere else so he wanted her to be able to share her family's story so his other patients can have one other person to relate with.
She didn't think it would really be much. Now she's really getting into the groove of it and trying to share it with others. Tonight she was so thrilled that after only 11 blog posts, a multiple forum asked her to be a guest blogger. I'm so excited for her, Alex, and their whole family. I guess I should add that Alex is half of a set of twins. Soooo.... if you get a chance, please take a gander at 1 Special Family and feel free to share it with your family and friends too.

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Tonight I updated my Playlist. I hope you will enjoy it since it's playing on here. Over at Gotta Pixel we have a mini discussion about Playlist and we're sharing our lists - so I snagged some songs off of their lists. I had kind of an eclectic list before and now it really is more than before. :)

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I will be hosting another Speed Scrap at 11:59pm Eastern on Tuesday, November 10th. Please join us in the Birthday Celebration Speed Scrap forum. If you aren't familiar with a Speed Scrap, don't fret. This is the perfect place for beginning scrappers to ones who have been doing it for a few years. It's the perfect inspirational challenge to get you scrapping a great layout. I will give you 5-6 steps of directions for you to end up with your newest masterpiece.

11:59pm Eastern
10:59pm Central
9:59pm Mountain (that's my time zone)
8:59pm Pacific

*all participants will earn a $4 gift certificate from me....for my store
*one random lucky participant will also win $5 to Julie Marie Designs

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at 11:38 AM

Welcome to Amazing Etsy Monday.
I feature undiscovered treasures just waiting for someone to love and adore them.
As of the moment I search through Etsy, none of these shop owners have had any sales in their stores. There are so many amazing Etsy items available,
these just need a little extra attention because they really really deserve it.

If you aren't familiar with Etsy, you have been missing out.
It's a super fabulous web home to crafters & artists of all types.
You can find something for just a couple bucks to something a few hundred dollars. Who knows, maybe even in the thousands.
I know there are some one of a kind large paintings and sculptures available.

Hopefully you like some of these awesome finds...
(all images are linked so you can easily shop)

Owls in Branches Soft Corduroy Fabric Hand Bag

Amethyst Drops

1046 Crimson Jade Acrylic Gold Pen Kit

Alluring Couture Cluster Ring

Mizzou onesie/tutu set

(all images are linked for your shopping pleasure)

ok.... I just love that cluster ring.... AND... the Mizzou outfit! If that was an adult size I would sooo get it & sport it around at one of our Mizzou watch parties or maybe even the BigXII picnic if we have one this fall. Gooooo Tigers! (we lost to Baylor on Saturday - how sad is that? our defense really needs to pick up speed, our offense can't do everything)

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at 9:35 AM

all products included can be seen HERE

Overlay Tools 4 is my contribution for Gotta Pixel's Birthday Commercial Use Grab Bag ......... it includes 24 products for ONLY $9.99

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at 3:58 PM

EVERYTHING is at least 50% off in my Gotta Pixel store.
Commercial Use, Scrap for Hire, Personal Use....EVERYTHING!

Look at some of the amazing deals you can find -

The Sunshine Collection (4 full page kits) for ONLY $5.00

Overlay Tools 6 - Commercial Use ok - ONLY $2.00

I Love Cord-Uh-Roy collaboration with Connie Prince (S4H ok) - ONLY $3.00

I Love Cord-Uh-Roy (S4H ok) collab with Connie Prince

Template Tools Kaley (Commercial Use & S4H ok) - ONLY $2.00

and... be sure to shop
all of the other fabulous Gotta Pixel designers 50% off sales

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at 12:17 PM

hey friends -

our Gap store is in a contest on YouTube with other Gap locations.... we're trying to get the most hits than any other store

my Hudson and Griffin are the two blondies (they say "2" and "jeans", plus a bit more)

please watch and share...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMKIA9Fhv9E

thanks so much!

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at 1:30 PM

I forgot about our weirdest items until I dumped everything out earlier today to take the big picture.....

Hudson thought it was so cool to get a book. It's actually a really great thing. Just a little odd for Halloween. Don't ya think? Did your kids come home with anything peculiar?

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$1 Tuesday at Gotta Pixel !!!

Let Overlay Tools by Sara Ellis be your perfect stepping stones for motivation.

Included in each pack are 4 PNG files, all 12x12

Clip one color to it or paint on a variety of colors and add a nice texture to make these your own.

**all Commercial Use ok**

Overlay Tools 5

Overlay Tools 7

Overlay Tools 6

and..........
Overlay Tools 4 is my contribution for Gotta Pixel's Birthday Commercial Use Grab Bag ......... it includes 24 products for ONLY $9.99

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Please join me in our Speed Scrap forum (I prefer it better than the chatroom) on Tuesday morning for a Speed Scrap!

Tuesday, Nov 3rd
11am EST

*all participants will earn a prize from me....for my store
*one random lucky participant will also win $5 to Julie Marie Designs

Those who participate and complete the required guidelines that are posted at the time of the speed scrap will have their names entered to win one of the grand prizes. Please make sure to read the guidelines, only those who complete all the guidelines will be entered to win.

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at 9:03 PM

Welcome to Amazing Etsy Monday.
I feature undiscovered treasures just waiting for someone to love and adore them.
As of the moment I search through Etsy, none of these shop owners have had any sales in their stores. There are so many amazing Etsy items available,
these just need a little extra attention because they really really deserve it.

If you aren't familiar with Etsy, you have been missing out.
It's a super fabulous web home to crafters & artists of all types.
You can find something for just a couple bucks to something a few hundred dollars. Who knows, maybe even in the thousands.
I know there are some one of a kind large paintings and sculptures available.

Hopefully you like some of these awesome finds...
(all images are linked so you can easily shop)