2nd Annual Tis the Season Giveaway

This is the second year of my Tis the Season Giveaway at my shop, Stir Crazy Crafts . For every purchase made I will enter your name and you could win this great prize

A crochet bath set, including a soap saver, washcloth and scrubbie and a pair of crochet trimmed mittens. A value of $20.00.

Trans Canada Street Team Contest

The Trans Canada Street Team wrapped up its first contest this weekend with great success. We had over twenty entries and after a difficult decision three great winners.

1st Place is http://wwwflurrsprite.etsy.com/

2nd Place is http://www.willowcatstudio.etsy.com/

3rd Place is http://www.seealso.etsy.com/

Wild Wednesday

This week I am featuring the first ever Trans Canada Etsy Team Contest. I am a member of the mod-sqaud and am looking forward to participating in organizing this event. I am sure we will see lots of wild entries:)





Here's the information about the contest from our blog,

Best Collection of Canadian Handmade Goodies

To participate:

1 - Create a "poster" with the Poster Sketch Tool of 9 Canadian handmade items available on Etsy.

2.1 - Create a screenshot of your amazing poster and submit it to us by email, or post it to the Trans-Canada Flickr group pool with the title "Trans-Canada Contest".

2.2 - Or send us your 9 items numbers by email.

3 - Don't forget to leave the item numbers visible or to mention the name of the shops!

Email: transcanada.etsy(at)gmail.com

The posters will be displayed in our Flickr group pool, and must be submitted before midnight on November 3rd. The mod-squad will assemble and vote on the winner that same weekend.

Photos of the prize will be posted before the end of the contest so you can see what you can win!

The gift basket includes items from

:tanisalexis

tomatedepingles

neawear

stircrazycrafts

myhandboundbooks

NeaBlossoms

* This is a growing list, come back often to see more sellers who donated an item!

GOOD LUCK! :)

Visit the Trans Canada Etsy Blog for more information

http://transcanadaetsyteam.blogspot.com/2007/10/trans-canada-etsy-team-contest.html

Creative Challenge #70

Although I have not quite finished last weeks project I will add the new challenge.

This week our inspiration comes from the word "October". What inspirations to you get from this month. October is the month where leaves are changing and there vibrant colors seem to bright things up right before the cool winter sets in. In contrast to that beauty, there is Halloween! A night filled with ghosts, goblins and sugar high children. There is also Thanksgiving in October, this weekend, in Canada. I am looking forward to making a huge turkey dinner and eating until I can't move. Since I get the job of cooking, I don't have much on the clean up end of the meal:)

October is a busy month and there will be great and varied inspirations taken from it. I am looking forward to seeing each one!

The Creative Challenge was created by Jewelstreet, http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=36577 , and continues to be a great way to expand your horizons every week.

Happy Birthday, Dakota!

Today is my oldest sons 11th birthday! I am amazed at how fast the years go by, although I definitely feel myself aging:) He has decided this year that he is too old for a birthday party and opted to go swimming with a few friends, something they normally do 2 or 3 times a week, and have cake at our house afterwards. Since we have moved to town, two years ago, he has taken to skateboarding and now we are shopping for a real skateboard. He has had the same one for two years and is venturing into the type you can upgrade and change pieces on. This is all new to me, so I am learning as we go. I did learn the other day that skateboarding is NOT for Mom. I tried and even holding on to my son and husband could not manage to go in a straight line. My son did advise that flip flops are not real good footwear for skateboarding. I thought flip flops were designed for any activity. While on a company trip with my husband, I wore flip flops golfing, in the rain. My footwear was as about as good as my golf game:)

Since it is my sons birthday I must take a minute to be a proud Mom and tell you what a great kid he is. My husband works away alot and he has stepped up and is my biggest helper. I am really not sure if I could manage some days without his help! He has been delivery newspapers for a year now and is not scared to work. In fact he is looking forward to getting a real after school job as soon as he is old enough. He does well in school and regularly finishes his school work ahead of the rest of the class, leading to his teachers only complaint-he's a talker:) He hangs around with a good group of friends and so far has never managed to get himself into to much trouble, although I am sure the day will come.

Today I am offering 20% off all purchases in my shop to celebrate his birthday. Just mention "Birthday" in notes upon checkout and I will send a revised invoice.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAKOTA!!!!!!!

Crazy Week

This has been a crazy, busy week and I have been a little neglectful of my blog. I think things are finally getting caught up and I will start posting regularly again. I am still hoping to complete my Creative Challenge but the project I decided to do is taking longer then I had thought. I will get it up as soon as it is finished.

Creative Challenge #69

This week our challenge is to be inspired by pictures craftymoose, http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=42753 , took while abroad. The first picture, http://www.flickr.com/photos/jewelstreetdesigns/1433444656/ , by her husband in Brussels, Belgium. It is a huge steel structure that resembles an atom, giving its name "Atomium. It was originally built in the 1950s for the Brussels World fair.

Here is a different picture of the Atomium

The second picture is filled with vibrant colored houses, in Buraro, Italy. They were painted brightly to help fisherman find their homes. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jewelstreetdesigns/1433444670/

This week I plan to use the Atomium as my inspiration.