Baby Birdie Check in.

I left a cup of water and a little bird seed our for the mamma bird. It has just been so hot here, I want to make her food hunting as easy as possible for these little guys. I love peeking in on them each time I go in and out of the house. All I have to do is stand on my tiptoes on my welcome mat and I see them resting. I'm a little worried because I haven't see a forth beak since yesterday. Maybe he is just really smart and learned I'm human and not going to feed him.

Craftgawker.com

I finally got a couple of my items choosen for display at craftgawker.com,an awesome eye candy site.

Two view my entries, click on either photo (once you get to the craftgawker site feel free to click on either photo to see more).

While you there, a few friends of mine are also showing off their work. Click on either picture to view their items.

Have a wonderful Thursday everyone!

And the winner is.....

Yesterday was the final day to enter the giveaway for this adorable pin cushion from etsy seller: francesca82 . I want to thank her for offering up an item to giveaway and I hope a few of my blog visitors will think of her for further shopping. I used 12 because one commenter left 2 comments and to be fair to all, only counted it as one entry.
#9 was....

swedish fishie said...
My favorite thing is the laundry organizer, but everything else is really cute too!

Thank you everyone for your entries. SwedishFishie, Francesca is out of town through thte 27th, but will contact you as soon as she returns to arrange shipping. I hope to do another giveway soon. If you are interested if offering something for a giveaway just let me know.

Birdie Update

For those who have been waiting, the bird eggs hatched. They are SO cute. We aren't sure if they hatched yesterday or Saturday but I got out there with my camera tonight.

(see previous photos of eggs here http://aliciasfavoritethings.blogspot.com/2009/07/update-on-birdies-and-new-ideas.html)

Sorry the photos aren't too clear. I didn't want to get any closer to the nest and my poor camera couldn't figure out what the heck to focus in on.

And, I'm going to extend my give away for one more day. Francesca is actually away helping do some volunteer work in an area hit by natural disaster so she will not be able to contact the winner about shipment until the 27th. SO why not extend the giveaway till tomorrow? Give a few more people the chance ot enter.

http://aliciasfavoritethings.blogspot.com/2009/07/i-have-giveaway.html

Inspiration Time!

I joined a paper team and wanted to show off some of the beautiful work they can do, I get filled with creative ideas looking at their work. Click on any photo to view the owners blog.

What do they all have in common? BUTTONS! I love buttons!

Happy Wednesday and don't forget to see Monday's post to enter the giveaway!

I have a GIVEAWAY

I love participating in giveaways on other blogs so I am excited to offer one on my own.

Fellow etsian francesca82 has offered one of her awesome items for my blog readers. She makes these cute little pin cushions. To me they look like perfect little hamster pillows (maybe cause I'm not a seamstress). The best part is that if you look around her shop there are several matching items from tote bags to pot holders.

To enter the giveaway you need to do 2 things.

1. be a follower of my blog.

2. go to francesca82's shop http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6411584. Come back here and leave a comment telling everyone what your favorite item from her shop is. If you like her stuff feel free to heart her shop :) Make sure to leave an email address in your comment so francesca can contact you about shipment if you are the winner.

I will accept entries for the drawing through Monday 7/20. A winner will be randomly selected and annouced on Tuesday 7/21.

Good Luck to everyone and HAPPY Monday.

Things that match.

I was browsing my shop today and kept looking at my current favorite photo frame. I decided to check out other sellers and see what I could find to match my frame. I think it made a pretty mini so here it is.

My framethe matching begins...
picked by:anycards

Update on the birdies and new ideas

I checked in on the bird eggs today when I watered the plant and found no birdies, but that the eggs had multiplied. So I'm expecting 4 baby birdies :)

I also went shopping today and spent too much money :) BUT I got some new craft ideas brewing in my head. Here are the items I bought.

I'm sure you can guess what I plan to do with one, but what do you think I will create with the other? Stay tuned to see.

NON paper favorites

As always, click on any photo for more info/details (will take you to an etsy shop).

#1. Yo-Yo's pillow. I love these because they remind me of my canvas tree art.

#2. Adorable birdie bib. It looks SO soft and cozy.

#3. Bible covers. I love these because part of the proceeds go to a wonderful cause, and cause they are a super cute way to carry your bible to church.

and one of my shop's newly added favorites. (and yes, I realize it's paper but I love it so much, something about cupcakes always does it)

Happy Monday!

Inspiration Time

I haven't posted any inspiration photos in a while so I decided to do that today. I have lots of new projects of my own to post, but the rain won't stop long enough for me to take everything outside and photograph it.

Click on any photo to see more.

I love this owl. Something about bird in general usually catch my eye. and the color of the card is beautiful.

This set is so simple yet, just beautiful. The bright colors mixed with the elegant pattern. LOVE it.