AND THE WINNER IS.............................

...............drum roll....................
FLOSSIE!!!!!!!!!!!!...whooooooowhoooooo!!!!....How super cool beans!!!....I "met" Flossie through blogging less than a year ago....only to find out she lives only a few miles from where I USED to live in Florida!....can you say SMALL WORLD????
ANyhoo....Flossie will receive the stationary set + extras I am creating from the yummy Amy Butler paper......Congratulations!!!
I would also like to thank The Nester for sending a brazillion new look-see-ers to my blog....wow, you've got QUITE a following, my friend......and FOR YOU, Nester, I will be creating a SPECIAL gifty....beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeecause!!...SO, please contact me ASAP so I can get your snail mail addy.
Thanks to all who left a comment on my dds' blogs also.....it really meant alot to them to receive such heart-warming comments, too!!
Creative blessings,
Debbie

BLOG CANDY for over 10 GRAND! Amy Butler...

THIS IS IT.....today is your LAST chance to get your name on the list!!.....Winner randomly from The Bee Basket after Mr. Lowes gets home.....If you've already left a comment...THANK YOU....if you have visited my DDs' blogs...Thank you....Thank you.......creative blessings, Debbie

BLOG CANDY.....whooowhooo...is still on the top of my postings....scroll down to see the latest posts.....this will stay here til FRIDAY!!...Beeeeeeee sure to leave a comment here...and on DDS for your entry!!!......Thanks so much..........Goodness gracious...mercy me!!!....I really dont know where the time has gone....since I said I was doing BLOG CANDY for my 10 Grand!.....Musta been something SHINEY that took my attention!..lol!

OKEEEEEDOKEEEEEEEEE...so...here's the deal!
WHo wants CANDY?????.......who doesnt LOVE the YUMMY-NESS of AMY BUTLER fabric & paper???(see picture above)
Well......for my candy...I am giving the winner ( chosen at random from the BEE BASKET) a Monogram STATIONARY Set made BY ME from an assortment of Amy Butler Designer Patterned Papers by K&CO.....YOU choose the monogram letter(for yourself...or I will customize for a gift for a friend).....The final set will be a surprise...since I cannot seem to STOP at only a couple of goodies...so, there is NO TELLING what will be in the final box along with the stationary set!!
Sooooooooooooooo...what do you have to do to WIN, you ask?.....Please leave a COMMENT on this post....I will keep it up at the top of my blog until friday, April 18.Only one comment is needed to qualify....BUT WAIT!!!( yeah...like the dark-thirty in the am info-mercials)......BUT WAIT!!!....you can get ANOTHER entry IF you go to my DD's blogs Kitty Kards AND JoyFullNess and leave a comment on EACH of their blogs also!! ( Yes, I am proud of them...and YES, I would love for everyone to see their stuff.....and YESYES...I am a SHAMELESS Mother Hen!!)
So, thats it....THREE chances!!!.....PLEASE spread the word......I do so appreciate everyones support and kind words.....beeeeeeeeee sure to visit my ETSY shop while you are here....you never know what might be new!!!
PS....coming SOON......BAGS, APRONS,TAGS & MORE altered creations!!
Creative blessings,
Debbie

OH WHAT FUN....it is to open......

........a box from SANDY!!!!.......Not only did she sent me goodies to post in my ETSY shop for Cardsforheroes.org......BUT.....check out the funfunfun BEE stuff she sent me too!!....I am finishing up the GAZILLIONS of bee images I received for my LAST blog candy....making up cards for the organization....PLEASE PLEASE...tell your friends about this wonderful cause....visit the blog....spread the word!!!.....The FUNDRAISER cards purchased from the shop help with the shipping costs to the soldiers....ANYTHING we can do to help THEM...is so appreciated!

Thanks for stopping by!!Remember about the LATEST CANDY.....A stationary set created from AMY BUTLER designs!!.........YUMMY!!!
Creative blessings, Debbie

Check out these MOST awesome buttons that MR.LOWES made for me!!!!.....Ok, he made a few sets for my CANADA customer Connie...who is a MOST awesome knitter ( something I have never been able to get the hang of!...tho, I have tried MANY times!)....she needed some natural woodsie buttons...and her wish is my command.....So, this is what "we" came up with!....These three are for sale right now in my Etsy shop!....
Also...I just joined a BRAND NEW blog group called Button Floosies...FUNFUN!!...Take a looksee at the wonderful creations these ladies are making with their STASH 'o Buttons!.YUMMY-NESS!!!!....beeeeeeeeee sure to check back soon to see what I am working on for my ETSY shop......and I REALLY am sad that I havent been scrapping lately....hmmm, I see a BUTTON page coming soon!!

Thanks for stopping by!!!
Creative blessings,
Debbie

What in the World?????......SPRING????

Well.................the weather dudes were RIGHT!!....Thank goodness WE (ahem...Mr. Lowes!) covered up all our NEWLY PLANTED flowers and veggies last night!!!.....Is it SPRING, yet???

Check out my bee "wind sock"....whose swirly tail thingy did not survive the last windy day!...oh well....$$$ spot at Target....still a GREAT deal...its a BEE!!!
Looks kinda like a cemetery......but this "bed" houses my rambling rose bush....and some NEW tomato plants....didnt want them to get frozen!
So.....now...I have to run outside in my jammies and UNCOVER everything before the SUN bakes them!...honestly, I do not understand this scientific concept.....but...ya do what ya gotta do!!
Beeeeeeeeeeeeee sure to check out my ETSY shop for some new CardsforHeroes I will be posting later today....its a WONDERFUL cause...please spread the word!.....
On a search today for some YUMMY fabric for my NEW Aprons for the shop......bingbingbing....stamp some cards....sew some stuff.....Obviously bizzzzzzzy as a........you know what!!!.......

creative blessings,
Debbie

Mr. Lowes...and the MEMO Board....Organization!

Whooooowhooooo!....By now, if you are a regular visitor to my blog, you are well aware that I am married to THE MOST talented, understanding, AWESOME man in the world!....and he GETS ME!....Mr. Lowes...I asked for a board that I could use to help keep me more organized....My mind is always spinning with creative thoughts....bizzybizzybizzy....So, he made a handy ( HUGE 23.5 x 32) dry erase board......PERFECT...and left the altering to me!!( what fun!)

Isn't it COOL BEANERS?????.....I used my MOST favorite SU designer paper..Fall Flowers (Oh my goodness!...these ARE MY colors!!)...and cut into 2" strips...and with a SU gluestick(honestly...THE BEST!)...I glued down the strips in a patchwork look....THEN...from MY STASH 'o stuff ( Hoarding!!) I found some Mod Podge that had glitter in it...YUMMY-LICIOUS Bling! and coated the paper strips( will protect from dust, etc).....THEN.....using a piece of satin blanket binding left over from a project for my GrandGuy Myles, I knotted a hanger thru drilled holes.....and VOILA!!!!....the icing on the cake:

CHECK OUT THIS FUN pin, made by my dd Joy ( Mommy to Myles & Sammy)....SHe has them in her NEW Etsy shop...so beeeeeeeeeeeee sure to check her out!!...OH, & tell her I sent you!!....
Ok...so...OBVIOUSLY from my LIST on my NEW organizational dry erase board...I HAVE LOTS to DO!!!......
Bizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzy as a BEEEEEEEEEEEE
Creative blessings,
Debbie

I AM a Proud Member......

.......of The NESTER'S Window MisTreatment Club.....Whoooowhoooooo!.....at least, I am hoping this Vintage Quilt Window swag in my living room qualifies!.....Oh...and as a cheesy form of advertising for myself ( it is my blog, and all)...PLEASE visit my ETSY shop, where YOU TOO can purchase one (or more) of my VINTAGE QUILT WINDOW SWAGS!!.....But wait!!!(...ok...too many dark thirty info-mercials for me!)....BUT WAIT....(louder...you know how they can get??)..My Vintage Quilt Window swags can ALSO be used for Holiday decorating!!!....More BANG for your BUCK!!
AND.......ALSO available in my ETSY shop, are these FUN FOLK-ARTY birdies!!...perfect "nesting"!!.....Anyhoo...beeeeeeee sure to check out The Nester....and looklooklook at the EASY button on the side of my blog...YOU TOO can have one!!....they are free!!!

Thanks for looking....I will be creating new pieces for my ETSY shop all day.....and back to posting FUNDRAISER CARDS for Cards for Heros.org......PLEASE tell your friends to check them out in the shop ( a special button dedicated JUST FOR the fundraiser)....All monies collected from the sale of these cards goes towards the SHIPPING of box loads of cards to our HEROS!!...Spread the word !!!!!
Creative Blessings,
Debbie

Another BIZZZZZZZY Day in Paradise

Paradise...thats where I live.....OK...well...the name of the town is Chapmansboro....in Tennessee...but, it is Paradise for me!....An empty-nester...living with the love of my life...my soulmate ( aka: Mr. Lowes...beeeecause, that is where he works).....Doing what I LOVE....creating.....stamping, sewing, mosaic-ing....Stuff-out-of-JUNK....
This is a sweet mosaic mirror I created....I have posted it in my ETSY shop....along with several other VINTAGE repurposed items today......Please beeeeeeeeeeeee sure to check them out!!

I have some orders to fill....some cleaning ( argh!) to be done...then I will be doing what I love....all over again......................ahhhhhhhhhhhhh PARADISE!!!!!

creative blessings,
Debbie
PS......................I am working on blog candy....AND a FUN SWAP.....leave a COMMENT if you would be interested in a ROLADEX CARD SWAP!!...my idea is beeeeeeeeeeecause...I would LOVE to RAK a bunch of my blog friends...but, it is difficult to send a "secret" RAK, if you have to ASK for their addy first! ( ya know what Im talking about??)
PLease SPREAD the Word......coming soon!!!

BIZZYBIZZYBIZZY...where have I BEEEEEEEN?

YOWZA!!!!...I have beeeeeeeeeeeeeen so very bizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzy since my last post...getting ready for the road trip with my friends Shawna & Heather to the CK Convention in St. Louis...Lots of prep for our Stampin' UP! Make & Take Demo booth ( we did well OVER 400 free Make & Takes!!)...made LOTS of contacts...met LOTS of new friends!!...no pics on my camera...but, thank goodness Shawna has some...will post those later!
Sooooooooooooo....I got home last night ( ok...dark thirty this morning)...and I had the MOSTMOSTMOST wonderful box o' goodies from my dd JOY....oh how fun & YUMMY-licious!!!She is so creative( hmmmmm...guess she gets that from ME???)See the FUN broaches in the left corner of picture?.....well...she has them in her NEW ETSY shop ...beeeeee sure to check her out!!!....

.Lucky me...I now have a stash for my NEW creations coming soon to MY Etsy shop.....After MANYMANY years of sewing...then gravitating to PAPERCRAFTS...I have decided to combine the two loves and start creating a line of BAGS & TAGS...Keep watching for updates and listings!!
ANd check out the FUN Bee socks she sent me!!!!.....I LOVE socks!!...and what could beeeeeee better than ones with bees????....SUPER UBER fun!.....Oh...and CHECK OUT the tin....FULL of charms for my scissor charms!!!!.....I SOLD OUT at the convention...but will be bizzzzzzzzzy making more for Etsy this week.....beeeeeeee sure to check back and see!
And soooooooo...after beeing away for a few days...it was soooooooooo nice to get home....Look what Mr. Lowes had waiting for me......on the door to my studio....a sweet welcome home sign...I am so truly blessed!
OKEEDOKEE......sorry for the long winded post....but, it has been a while...I will be back posting and loading ETSY this week....lots & lots of ideas BUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ-ing in my head....I am gonna beeeeeeeeeeeeee bizzzzzzzzzzzy!!!!

Creative Blessings,
Debbie
PS........BLOG CANDY POST COMING THIS WEEK...in celebration of my 10K hits!!
WHOOOOOOWHOOOOOOOO!