And the winner is.......

Hi to Everyone!
Sorry I'm a little late but I had a crazy day and just got home. The official winner of the 'Bag of Tags' Give-Away is Pamela Shockley!!! Congratulations to Pamela and I want to thank each and every one of you for participating in my give-away. For those who didn't win this time not to worry---I'll be hosting a 'Celebrate America Bag of Tags Give-Away' in July! Thank you all again for helping to make this a fun and successful event and talk to you very soon! Pamela, I'll be emailing you so you can let me know the tag sets you've chosen. I'm so excited and honored to be able to craft these for you. Talk to you soon!
Nancy     

Thank you and Happy Saturday!!

Hi and happy Saturday! I've been crafting away today and having the best time!! It seems to be a universal truth that when my craft room is the messiest I'm having the most fun:-) I also received some much needed assistance in uploading my videos to Youtube. Thanks to the wonderful Natasha (Enastasia) and Roxy (Roxyfur) my videos can now be uploaded at their full length and in HD at the same time--it's a miracle!! If you have a chance you can check out my one and only Youtube video (now in HD!) by clicking the link on the right sidebar of my blog. Here's a photo of some new tags I listed on Etsy today and there are dozens of new styles yet to come. I want to say a warm hello to my wonderful followers both old and new and sincerely thank you all for entering my 'Bag of Tags' give-away. I hope everyone is having a happy and wonderful day!! Now on to my craft room to clean up that mess.....
Nancy
      

'BAG OF TAGS' GIVE-AWAY on Sunday April 10th!!

Hi! Sorry I've been away for a little while but I've been working on some large orders and had to devote all my concentration to them. The exciting news today is that I'm hosting a Bag of Tags Give-Away as my Easter gift to those who follow my blog!!! The winner of the give-away will receive 5 sets of tags---Your Choice of any of the designs in my Etsy shop (click on the link to my Etsy shop at right the side of my blog to have a look at your choices!) To qualify all you need to do is sign up to follow my blog. On Sunday, April 10th at 9 pm I'll put everyone's names in a hat and draw for the winner!! I'll post the winner here on my blog on the evening of the drawing and you can let me know your contact information and which tag sets you would like! Shop for your tag choices ahead of time because my Etsy shop is closing for spring vacation on Monday April 11th. So that's my fun news for today! I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend I hope to see you here for the Bag of Tags Give-away!

Some new items on Ebay this week!!

Hi! I wanted to post just  a few photos of some of the tag sets I recently listed on Ebay. There's a lot of French, shabby chic, postal ephemera (one of my favorites!) and LOTS more to choose from. I have so much fun making these tags. Thanks for stopping in and my wishes to you for a wonderful day filled with smiles, laughter, and happiness!

A lazy spring day by the Ashley River

It almost seems surreal that a tranquil view like this coexists with the devastation in the aftermath of the disaster in Japan. My prayers are going up for everyone affected by this terrible tragedy. I hope everyone here is having a blessed day and enjoying the beauty that is so abundant around us! I took the photo above while enjoying a quiet moment at a Charleston plantation. I'm crafting like crazy this afternoon because I have Etsy and Ebay orders to finish this weekend. I did have a chance to upload my very first video on Youtube today featuring the mini album I'm crafting for my grandaughter. Doing my first paper crafting video was a goal I set for myself for this year and I put it off because I was intimidated by the whole process, but I finally did it!! It wasn't easy though. I had technical difficulties (lots and lots of them) so the video quality isn't good, but at least now there's no place to go but up:-) Take a look at it if you'd like to, but go easy on me--it's my very first try:-) I added the link to my Youtube channel on the right column of my blog if you want to view it. Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you're having a beautiful and relaxing weekend!!    

A Beautiful Day!

It's another new day! I love the morning because everything starts over and it's filled with anticipation and potential. That probably sounds cliche (okay, it totally sounds cliche) but it's so true!! I never end up finishing everything I put on my daily 'list' because I tend to plan as though there were about 100 hours in every day, so I just cross my fingers, hope for the best, and hit the ground running:-)) I like to assess and revise my plan as I go through the day by crossing things off and adding them to tomorrow. That's my technique for sustaining the illusion that I'm actually accomplishing my goals-- and you can borrow that from me if you want to--it really works! I'm celebrating today by sharing a vintage image of this sweet little girl. I thought her pretty bouquet of white flowers was the perfect way to welcome spring. Thanks so much for stopping by and have a blessed and wonderful day. 

An Evening to Remember

Here are the prom pictures--aren't they a great looking group of young people!! The tall young man with the the stunning beauty in the blue gown is my son:-) This is seriously the nicest group of kids ever. I may be just a tiny bit biased, but I happen to know 7 other sets of parents who agree with me completely-LOL! May your day be filled with love, laughter, and blessings!

Hi to Everyone! Well, prom was a complete success! All the kids had a great (and safe) evening. It was a super late night and we're all still recovering here at our house:-) My husband was pulled over by the police on the way to the midnight breakfast. He didn't use a turn signal when he switched lanes and they thought he was a drunk driver. He ended up just receiving a warning once it was realized he hadn't been drinking so thankfully no expensive ticket or points on his license (big sigh of relief!!)  I'll post a couple of photos from prom soon, but for now I have another vintage image to share. This charming old ad is from 1890. How fun is this! I'm off to Mass but I wanted to check in to say hello and wish everyone a wonderful day!