DIY Citronella Candles

Let’s just get something straight……..I am never ever going to make these metal flowers……ever.  But that doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate them and want them.   You see……..I’m a lazy crafter.  If it remotely looks complicated…….forget about it.  But I am so thankful there are people like Amy who post beautiful crafty goodness on my Get Your Craft On……people like Amy that spend time creating things that make us go WOW!

Positively Splendid has some of the BEST organized tutorials EVER!  She'll take care of you.  With summer right around the corner………..yea yea…….I know it’s here for many of you.  We actually got up to 72 today!  This is the first year in like 45 yrs that we haven’t hit 80 by now.  We need some SUN!  And when the warm evenings get here…….when I’m sitting out on my deck, then I’m going to be burning my new candles I plan on making. If it’s got a number on it, then I love it!   This looks like a fun project and not too complicated….much easier than those metal flowers.  Now we're talking…….these flowers I can make!  And these would be PERFECT for outdoor dining.

I love how her tutorials have captions with the photos. 

More numbers……Great idea.  Original too.  Clearly she’s an overachiever…….because one pot just wouldn’t do.  :) And of course……….she sews.  Not only can she sew, but she can sew really really cute things on really really cute girls.  Can I just tell you how much better I feel seeing those cute little waded up socks and toys on the floor?  See…….maybe she is human. (not the baby, yes, I know she’s human…..Amy…..super crafty mom)

Another blog to add to your readers. 

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Remember all comments left in the month of June are automatically entered to win a Lisa Leonard Necklace.  Because Lisa and I are tight now….she’s agreed to do this for me…….probably to stop my whining.  This is the necklace she gave me!  I LOVE it!

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Winner Winner Chicken Dinner- The winner for the blog design giveaway from The Design Girl is

Lisa with bruinlab  Contact me at Krjdemmon@gmail.com to claim your prize.  Thank you Danielle.

Winner Winner Super Bowl Dinner

Thank you for entering my Friday Giveaway! 

Angela H from Scrap Journal won the stamped jewelry from Cynthia Garrett.

Thank you Cynthia for the Gift Cert!

Angela……email me.  krjdemmon@comcast.net

Linda...........Come on Down!

OK...........Once again, life took me by the horns and kept me away from my blog.........We're going through Soccer tryouts for select and premier..AGHHHHh! So Political........ And now it's NATIONAL SCRAPBOOK DAY........I am heading out in about 40 min.

I had my son choose a winner out of the bowl.........I should have taken photos...........but being the great mom and scrapbooker that I am, my camera was in the car......and I was too lazy to go get it........there......it's out there..........I was too lazy.

But the winner is Linda with Restyled Home! I was so thrilled! Linda was one of my pioneer featured blog posts! She's amazing. If I remember right.......her blog had a darling design from Shannon, the gal that designed mine. So Linda..........if you don't want to redesign your blog, let me know and I'll have my son draw another name.

Now go get your Scrap on! I'll be at Craft Warehouse all day in Vancouver.......some say hi.

Winner and ANOTHER BIRTHDAY GIVEAWAY!!!

I know! Can you believe it? Another give away!

This giveaway comes from Cynthia, a past feature. Who doesn't love stamped jewelry? I love this.......do you think I could enter my own giveaway? OK..........the trick with this giveaway today........leave me a comment by 10am Saturday morning (pacific time) and tell me what FFF means. If you've been reading my blog, then you KNOW what FFF means, right?

WINNER of the THINK BIG ~ Jamie

Oh.........you want to know who the winner is of the THINK BIG vinyl wall art? Well this gal is moving into a new.........well really old.......house. She's going to flip! Jamie from Something To Do.

And while I was there.......I had to grab a few photos.

Like this bench..........I love it all chippy and blue..........but wait!.............

ah, this just makes my heart sing! But we all know those pillows will not stay like that don't we?Remember when I said she was renovating this really old house? Here it is.........Isn't she lovely? All those french doors......great light..........And this sink! Could you die?!!!!Just another shot I saw while there........button garland! This adds such simplicity. Beautiful.Jamie........hey, I just realized that both winners have been Jamie's! WOW! What a great quinky dink. As I was saying, Jamie is in store to take us along on this renovating journey..........we couldn't be more excited! Can't wait!

If you'd like to be in the running for that amazing necklace from Cynthia, please leave me a comment and don't forget to tell me what FFF means!

ding ding ding.....The Winner is..........

Melissa! Melissa is going to fall off her chair when she finds out.........you know why? She has 3 boys (adorable I might add) and one little girl who is 2.........perfect age for this tea party teapot.

Melissa from A Time For Everything is quite the scrapper! She's also from the Pacific NW.........OH YEA.......let's hear it for us NW girls!

She's got a great idea for chipboard alpha storage. I use my IKEA drawers for my foam stamps....the ones I never use.........wait........I'm not using anything in that room lately......
Pretty cool huh?

Thank you to all of you who entered. I wish I could give away one to everyone, but that would break me. Dotty's teapot kits are under $40. Great gift idea for any little girl........no worries about lead. Stupid lead.

WINNER - Kendra ~ My Insanity

I think I've made you wait long enough.
Yes, I picked a winner! Then I got really busy, sorry. I was probably planning the perfect birthday party or making fun breakfast items for my son, or just being the perfect mom......all those things take time you know.
Kendra from My Insanity is our winner does all that AND writes a blog. She is always planning a party.......I have no idea how many kids she has, and I think she just had a few so she would have lots of parties to plan. She is that creative. She is the queen of Themed Children's Birthday parties!

So many great ideas.Just so you know..........I had a construction birthday party for my son and just so you know, I made that same cake........5 yrs ago! Just sayin.....
But I must admit...........I bought the construction cones.........I didn't make them. Another show off. :)

Yes, she makes breakfast fun. Seriously, I didn't even think to use a mustard bottle to squirt batter on the griddle........try saying that without a twang. Just try.Don't miss the opportunity to make spooky pancakes before Halloween. Mmmmmmm

She and a friend planned a "dinner in the NW." Why they didn't consult me, I'll never know. Psst........I live in the NW.

Many more table scape ideas on her site.

I smell a RE-PURPOSE!

See the before?And the AFTER! She re-did this for her playroom. Darling! So before you throw something out, can you re-purpose it?

Of course she's a scrapbooker...............of course.And that's why she had the stamps to do this project. Even I got on the bandwagon and added rub ons to a few little pumpkins this year. Quick, easy and so perfect!Another great crafty blog with a BIG variety of creative endeavors to make you salivate.
Enjoy and thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway.

Dawn.........come on down!

We have a winner! Dawn from 4:53am wins! No, that's not the time of day I drew her name........no that's not the time she posted........that's the name of her blog. I need to head over there and find out why.

She has lots of beautiful photos of flowers and she embellished these little socks for her grand daughter. In the short amount of time I spent, I could tell this woman adores her family! And, I saw that she is sporting one of my "I love Today's Creative Blog" blinkies! I love that! Thank you!
Dawn, please email me with your address and let me know if you'd like a tile or a pendant.

krjdemmon@comcast.net

WINNER

OK, the winner of the fabulous interactive jewels from Jamie is SHEILA! Thank you SO much Jamie! We love you!

Thank you so much for entering. Not to overwhelm you at all, but we have another giveaway this Friday! Don't get used to this royal treatment because it's back to just plain ole features soon. Which is enough by it's self.........don't you think? Whooo hooooo!

I've had a few questions lately about how I choose a feature. I wish I could tell you that I have a detailed spread sheet.........but in reality, I surf the Internet just like you and when I see something that makes me gasp, I plop it in my "FFF" (future feature file) I must have about 100 or more in there because there are alot of inspiring people..........lots! Nothing scientific about my choices. It's just me, my opinion and what might be inspiring to me at that moment. I love seeing what people create with a bit of imagination, I love supporting women in their creativeness..........it's really amazing all the stuff that's out there. So if you have a great blog that I need to see, send it to me!

And the Winner is..............

Marie Taylor!

Marie, please contact me. I need to know what monogram you would like. I will contact Deb over at Say it with Letters and have it sent to you asap.

Thanks so much to everyone who entered! I am still checking out all your blogs if you have one. So much fun!

And thank you to everyone who has sent me a blog that you think I would like.