Thursday, May 30, 2013

FYI >>> World's Greatest Dad Photo Contest @PolaroidFotobar

Father's Day Is near approaching Soon to be here Celebrated on Sunday, June 16, 2013 (in 17 days)
You might want to head over to fathersday@myfotobar.com
And enter there newest World's Greatest Dad Photo Contest
So Follow the links provided & get your entry in
I love this company and the beautiful arts of work they can create with your photos you share with them.
What an awesome gift to win for the special Dad in your life!
Good Luck!!
And be sure to head back here in the next couple of days for MY own blog sponsored Father's Day Coupon Code #giveaway that Polaroidfotobar.com 
Is going to allow me to host for you.
Where one lucky person will have the chance to win a $50 Free Coupon Code with free shipping!
My Mothers Day Giveaway from #Polaroid Fotobar was a great hit & LyzaJo who won it got to enjoy her free $50 coupon code and said she was going to  choose  nine of the POLAPLEX photos. Which I'm sure was a nice as my framed choice was in that review.
I can't wait for you to see what I had framed in using my  Fathers Day Coupon Code.
So be sure to head back here in just a couple of days to see it and enter my giveaway :)
In the meantime you might also want to shop with #Polaroid Fotobar  and use there Save 20% on all framed art by using there promo code E3JN1 to shop for Fathers Day or any occasion
World's Greatest Dad Photo Contest! Enter your favorite photo of your kids, fathers, or grandfathers for a chance to win your photo on a 16




 

 

World's Greatest Dad Photo Contest Enter your favorite photo of your kids, fathers, or grandfathers
for a chance to win your photo on a 16"x20" framed canvas!
Just email your photos to fathersday@myfotobar.com
Contest Rules: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. By sending an eligible photo to fathersday@myfotobar.com,
you certify that you have read and agreed to Polaroid Fotobar's Official Rules, Terms of Use, and Privacy Policy.
This contest is only available to legal United States residents (except for residents of Rhode Island).
Entries must be submitted before June 15, 2013 at 11:59pm. This contest is void where prohibited by law.
For official rules and more information, please go to www.polaroidfotobar.com/contestrules/contestrules/fathersday

Super Excited For The Upcoming Cool Soaked Fun With #Nerf Super #Soaker & #Frito Lay #Cheetos Thanks to #House Party

 Woot Woot!!! Congrats! Julie ~You’re a NERF SUPER SOAKER Block Party host!
                           So says my incoming email notification
                    Thanks to #House Party and there participation with great companies
                                                 Like #Nerf & #Cheetos Brand snacks by #Frito Lay
 Our  excitement  for our upcoming cool soaked fun day with #Nerf Super #
Soaker reached a higher level once my +House Party Fun
                                                                                  packages arrived in the mail :)

WOW!!!  Look at all the fun things inside >>> << Money Saving Coupons that I get to share with my guest :)
     Love All the party ideas that #House Party included So I as a House Party Block Host Member can enjoy creating for my guest to enjoy as well :)                                       
                                         

       The kids will love getting soaked in wet cool off fun!!
  Can't wait to share these great products of 
NERF  #Super #Soaker

NERF SUPER SOAKER is the ultimate in outdoor fun

New NERF SUPER SOAKER SHOTWAVE and FLASH BLAST blasters will bring new exciting ways for kids to stay cool this summer.
All new, the SHOTWAVE blaster drenches your target with a major soaking from up to 25 feet away! The compact pump-action blaster allows for lightning-fast water refills for on-the-go soaking.
All new, the FLASH BLAST water blaster with its one-pump design and slam-fire slide makes it easy to drench your opponents when they least expect it from up to 25 feet away! The only thing better than a massive soaking is a sneak attack!


and #Cheetos newest flavor cheetos-simply-natural-white-cheddar-puffs




with my party guest thanks to #House Party :)
As the fun day approaches to get wet & celebrate great fathers everywhere for fathers day ~ I am busy printing my Say cheese: Logo Party Favors :)

                       My grandson & his friends will soak up the fun filled day in both wet cool fun & take away great products shared by these wonderful companies & best of all ~great summer time fun memories made for all!


           Get to know these great Companies who sponsor these great fun block parties!
               Follow them on each web site. Become a fan on there social networks. Be the first to know about the newly released fun toys and tasty products that they can offer you at great prices sold in stores near you. Join there free email newsletters to be in the know about the events and perks that you as a member can enjoy :) 

         Which I have listed for you here below to click on and get to know.
     And I will see you again, my readers :) When I post our after the party fun day pictures that I want to share with you also.  :) See you back here then!! :) And thanks for stopping by today!! :) ~Julie
                   
                 Who are these companies?  Read on below and go check them out :)

Summer is here! Kid's are out of school! It's going to be hot days ahead! So let them cool off in wet fun!!  With the help of ALL the Nerf  toys!!  Found here @ the Nerf web site http://www.hasbro.com/nerf-2/en_US/search/_/Ntt-water%20toys?Ntk=All&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial


Cheetos are  made by the great company of  Frito Lay  Be sure to check out there web site & get to know these awesome new flavors, easily found on the shelves in stores near you!! :) YUM!!  White Cheddar!!

 
 And the great company who makes these Block Parties possible to host >> House Party

About

House Party™ lets people who really love something host a special event featuring a fun, free, exclusive experience sponsored by the world's leading brands.
Company Overview
House Party is the leading social media company that combines digital, word-of-mouth and experiential marketing to build brands and drive sales.

We generate millions of consumer conversations and recommendations, online and off, through our passionate community of social influencers, proprietary digital platform and memorable in-home events for the world's best-loved brands.
Description
Cool people sharing cool stuff. A House Party™ is thousands of parties happening across the country on a single day, hosted by people just like you. Each event is sponsored by a leading brand and focuses on something cool–like a new product, hit TV show, or great cause–that the sponsor wants its best fans to experience firsthand and share with their friends.

You host. Everyone wins. House Party lets you share the stuff you like with the people you like, through a fantastic, free party experience. What's the catch? There is none: Our partners understand that if they share something good with the right people in a fun way, we'll all help spread the word.
http://houseparty.com 

   ~~~So now that you know about #House Party from me~ Julie ~ your blog host  here @mamawj's moment away and why these great companies work with them closely to let you know about the wonderful products they offer. I hope that you will spread the word, go check them out and get to know them too. 
    I  came to know them a while back and for awhile I just sit and enjoyed being a quite member just reading the block party opportunities that #House Party would post or announce. And there are many, trust me. And during some of those choices that I felt suited me and my interest, I requested an invite which does not always get accepted by them for participation. And two that I really had hoped for was not, which is totally understandable. Because this is a BIG World will all share and most of the population is on the net trying for the same chance. And like the old saying goes" you can't please everyone". So if you join this wonderful FREE team of fun as a member and do not get the invites that you hope for, don't be upset or feel left out of the loop because at another point in time you may be chosen.  Just like  me now, on this 1st block party that I got invited to take part in and looking forward too. And I know I will see lots more choices flow through as I visit there web site and can also have fun in chatting on the party boards with other guest who did  get those invites. And maybe my ideas for the same party I had hoped for, can now lend a fun idea shared with the other host who did receive a particular invite. So keep that in mind as you take part in the fun ways to become a House Party member :)  ~Julie

 My Disclose* This shared post is due to the fact that I am a #House Party member and happy to be hosting my 1st block party opportunity with them. All items mentioned in this post were provided to me free for my fun up coming block party day. No other compensation was provided and all opinions spoken here are my own honest thoughts. My thanks goes out to ALL companies mentioned in this post who made my 1st #House Party block party as Host possible :)  Thank You!! :) ~Julie

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Vintage Style Inspired #DIY Seamstress Made 1930 Sports Tog Blouse

   I thought I would bring to you my readers today, my love of sewing. I have done seamstress work for 35 years now and this will be my first blog post in sharing my love for sewing and just one of the many things you too can create and wear to enjoy.
   I have enjoyed making my sewn items from most times, my own creations. I don't always create a pattern. I just  go at cutting out my fabrics in the ways I see them finished, in my mind. Wheter it is aprons, dresses, totes, or one of my favorites, swim sarongs. And I have sold those creations on ebay, at craft bazaars, and now on my etsy shop that I will be listing them from time to time.
   But today, I want to share with you a top that I made for my daughter. From a vintage inspired pattern that she had bought online and ask me to make a top from the also vintage fabrics that she bought online.
   So this pattern is meant to be used for personnel use only and not resale.
But I wanted to let all you others out there who love to wear the 1930's style vintage clothing, see that you have choices to enjoy as such, without only depending on thrift stores or yard sales as your choices in finding the vintage clothing to enjoy.
    Just a little info about my daughter and her love of vintage clothing. She said she thinks she was born in the wrong time era. She loves the jewelry styles, clothing, hats, etc from the vintage years of the 30' 40's 50's.
   She has an etsy shop where she enjoys sharing her finds from those days gone by.
So, lets continue on with the pretty fabric that she brought me to create this lovely top.
                  Using this pattern here shown below (Note* These patterns are meant for personnel use only and not for resale of patterns or the items created from them.)  I have provided the link below where she purchased this pattern so that you too, can shop and create your own  to enjoy :)
                       
     Like her, I really liked this pattern. And both the blouse, trousers or shorts style would work wonderfully with either solid  or prints with a design on theme. She even brought me the needed vintage red buttons that she had located online. And though she brought about 5 different vintage cotton print fabrics, I made the one she wanted to wear first since it was summer time. Which was a light weight cotton cherry print vintage fabric. This print is so cheery and just perfect for summer with the red cherries on green stems. She can easily wear it with vintage style pants, skirts or enjoy the great match up look that simple blue jean petal pushers can bring to it.
              The pattern for this blouse was one in which someone printed off in large white sheet paper. Not the thin brown factory paper that we always see in most patterns bought in stores. And though I had to cut out each pattern piece needed from that large white sheet, I like the fact that the pattern came that way because I think it will last longer each time I reuse the pieces on the other fabrics she bought.
            I have been sewing for years so I can zoom through making something really quickly.  But I always try to make my finish piece of what ever it is that I am making, look professional by taking the time to press down the pieces with an iron, use my serger on all pieces before I piece them together etc. I use to just sew the pieces together and would use maybe a zigzag stitch so not as many threads would hang after completion between the sewn pieces. But a few years ago I v=bought myself a serger and now I use it on every piece first then also use a double stitch or a zig zag stitch to both reinforce the strength of the pieces placed together and look professional.
          I was very pleased with the finished top. And using my buttonhole option  just made the red buttons look more professional.
Of course you don't always have to use a buttonhole foot to create your button holes. Many times I have just sewn by hand the desired length and then slash the cut for the button with my seam ripper but, it sure makes sewing go faster if your machine has that option and it is easy to use.
           Here are views of the top after completion (I don't know why in the world my pictures have the black frames around them. As I flipped the pictures to upright position to save the image & transport here to view I get the black lines.)
                  When I made the top, I assumed she wanted the pockets on it so I did so. But after I gave her the top she ask could I remove them because she felt it drew more attention to the bust area and made that section more in your face so to speak. So I easily removed them using my seam ripper. So the pictures you see here are with pockets & the last picture of her wearing the top has them removed.
                        
       I actually do not like doing pleats on any item. They are not hard to do, just time consuming but if you want the unique look you have to let it be a part of your making the piece. I have to say that the pattern gave easy clear markings for the pleats and were simple to seam up and create the look. And pleats (or darts as some people call them) were on this pattern blouse on the front bodice top and bottom area as well as the back view
See here below

   2 darts at the bottom center section that require about a 4 inch seaming to create darts
I love this blouse pattern. And I can see this same pattern looking so pretty in a striped print for a sailor look, or even a thin sweater type fabric for a fall vintage look that you could wear alone of double up with a camisole underneath.
And honestly, if a person had lots of fabric and knew there measurements in length from where this tops bottom ends.....and add that extra length to it....you could easily make a dress in this pattern by just simply going much, much longer  in the length of the bodice top & front pieces and cut them out as one long piece to serve as a dress instead of a blouse top. Because your darts would remain the same in the areas needed, it's just that your over flow of the extra length in fabric would create your flow down, for the twirl look. And have a vintage dress in this pattern. Which would look great with a wide red belt worn around the waist.
 And here it is on the owner, My beautiful daughter, Crystal.
Who I have to say, wears the vintage style beautifully.
She has the long hair that she loves styling to match the time era.
And she has both mine & her dads long dark eyelashes ;)
 She wears rockabilly vintage wear well & brings justice to the style.
Though I did not make the clothes worn by her here in the other photos shared below, I just wanted to show you the styles she searches for in thrift stores, tag sales, on Etsy  etc.
So if you love the vintage style clothing then get out there and search those places for great finds!
And if you sew or know someone who does, then consider buying those vintage clothing patterns online and buy you some fabrics and create your own unique pieces to enjoy.
Though I only sew now for enjoyment or sell a few things I make like my swim sarongs. Most times seamstress like myself  welcome the chance to make extra income  and will only charge you there labor if you already have and provide all the sewing notions that are needed for each project. And your cost for the piece is much cheaper than some re creation vintage pieces that you would buy online or in boutiques.
Also keep in mind those old vintage items you may spot in yard sales, thrift stores or that your mom or granny may be tossing out like table clothes, sheets, pillow cases etc. Because they provide lots of yardage that can easily make a vintage style top or dress.
This pattern called for 2 1/2 yards of desired fabric choice. And I had pieces left over enough to make her a matching fabric headband which she can wear with it if she so chooses.
 Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed this post and it too will inspire you to sew something in the vintage style to enjoy.
I love hearing your thoughts on the subject at hand so feel free to ask any questions you like or comment away, below :)
Now I will close out with sharing vintage hair styles and clothes that Crystal loves to recreate while wearing her vintage finds.
Take Care ~Julie
 
I love this picture because she is a carbon copy of what my dear mom looked like at her age when my mom wore this style in the real 1930's






Disclose NOTE*  I wrote this post as a #DIY  project so you can sew and create a #vintage top for yourself to enjoy with the help of great online sites that offer vintage patterns for sale like http://wearinghistorypatterns.com/  This was not a paid post, nor in anyway a post to promote  the pattern shown above that was used in my at home sewing project shared with you my readers today.
I hope my post simply inspired you to sew something to enjoy for yourself in the vintage style :)

Thursday, May 23, 2013

#Hallmark Channel Will Air Exclusively #Space Warriors #premier date May 31 #Giveaway #Win Blu-ray Combo Pack Open To USA ends 6/12

       School's over for the year & So begins Summer Break for Kids everywhere. And one of the funnest things to enjoy with yours kids, are movies!  Wheter it is movies enjoyed at the theater or on your flat screen TV,  be sure to catch those great premier movies and make the summer fun!
       We love going to the walk in theaters to see the new movie release that come out.  Most times it is during matinee showings so the cost is lower. I have two all time favorite ways to watch movies that I missed seeing when they where in the walk in theaters. And that would be the Drive In theater that we are still blessed to get to enjoy here in Tennessee because Drive In theaters are a dying breed from yester year and slowing are going away. I love the fact that we can all go to the drive in theater and pay one price for a car load of people, get a big bucket of popcorn & cold drinks at great prices and then enjoy 2 movies upon that big screen out in the night open air under a big moonlit sky.
  And watch those same new release movies as the walk in theaters but at a lower cost.
It is an experience you should try at least once in your life to see if you like it. And I'm sure you will.
   The next enjoyable way to enjoy those movies you missed seeing at the box office and has free admission is your own TV.  When all you need is any choice of a  comfy floor blanket, a big old plush bean bag to sink your body into or snuggled up all together on the couch. Get your snacks already and then turn on the TV to  the +Hallmark Channel  and enjoy those same movies that you missed when they were out at the box office theaters. I know one that I missed going to see and when it airs as a exclusive premier on Friday May 31st on the Hallmark Channel at 8/7 Central  I will be tuning in to enjoy it.
And that movie is >>> Space Warriors <<<<<

 


Read on further about the movie so you remember to tune in to see it too on the Hallmark Channel. And then go below & enter for your chance to win a free Space Warriors Blu-ray Combo Pack      
 My sponsors of +PartnersHub  Family  are working with +Walden FamilyTheater
       

to proudly  announce the #Space Warriors Blog App & a chance to Win a Family Trip to Space Camp!

Watch Space Warriors on Hallmark Channel May 31st at 8/7C for your chance to win a trip for the whole family to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center's Space Camp!  Keep an eye out for the secret keyword for a chance to go on location where Space Warriors was filmed and train like a real astronaut!

In Space Warriors, six highly skilled teenagers are handpicked to be part of a summer space camp competition but they don’t realize that they will be forced to solve a life or death crisis aboard the International Space Station as the world anxiously watches.

About Space Warriors: Six highly skilled teenagers are handpicked to be part of a summer space camp competition at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. As the competition heats up, the kids have no idea that their ultimate challenge will be to solve a life or death crisis aboard the International Space Station as the world anxiously watches.

Starring: Thomas Horn, Danny Glover, Josh Lucas, Dermot Mulroney, Mira Sorvino and Booboo Stewart.

Space Warriors is the second film in the Walden Family Theater original lineup featuring great family entertainment, airing Friday nights exclusively on Hallmark Channel. Walden Family Theater is creating films for the whole family to enjoy together, so make sure to mark your calendars and gather around the television to watch all the great upcoming films!

Past films include: "The Chronicles of Narnia" series, "Holes", "Nim's Island", "Charlotte's Web", and "Return to Nim's Island."


And now onto why we think you all will love the Space Warriors Blog App:Win a Family Trip to SPACE CAMP! - Tune in to Space Warriors on Hallmark Channel May 31 at 8/7c for the secret keyword to win a family trip to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center’s Space Camp!
How Spacey Are You? QUIZ – Are you a Space Warrior? Do you use the stars to navigate your journeys instead of the map function on your smartphone? Take this quiz to find out whether you're destined to orbit the cosmos or whether you're happiest living here on this planet.
Prepare for Blast-off! Space Warriors Viewing Guide – Mark your calendars for May 31st and check off the boxes as you watch Space Warriors for the most spectacular, spaciest experience!

Get Social With It!
• Tweet with the #SpaceWarriors hashtag to get everyone excited about tuning in on May 31st for the secret keyword and a chance to win a family trip to #SpaceCamp!



• Share the news on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter or Tumblr  and let everyone know not to miss seeing the premier as it airs
Official Space Warriors Website: http://spacewarriorsmovie.com/
Official Space Warriors Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NutxR0D4FxY

 So...if you want the chance to #Win a Blu-ray Combo Pack of #Space Warriors  then  visit the app you see below, play along with it's many choices & then go to the giveaway form below & follow the directions to enter. You might be the ONE (1) lucky person that I get to email saying You Won!!
    Have fun & Good Luck!! :)


This Sponsored Giveaway Will End On JUNE 12th 2013
                            The ONE (1) Lucky United States Person will be chosen by the raffle copter form itself. When it chooses the winning entry # And that person will have 48 hours to respond & claim this giveaway prize. Or they forfeit the said prize & another name will be chosen. Unless you leave me a valid email address that I can reach you at successfully...I can not let you know that you were that lucky winner...SO Please..be sure to add your email address within the raffle copter entry form (no one sees that info but me & your info is never shared with anyone) I only send the sponsor the winners email for shipment of there winning prize.

       Be sure to check your email on that date of this ending giveaway. Check you spam folders too!! In case my winning notification to you the winner, goes to your junk/spam folder so you don't miss it & can reply in time to claim it :)
       Remember, you can not possibly win...if you don't at least get one or more entry's in for the chance to win it!!  Extra entry's do better your chances of winning, but you could win on just those mandatory entry's that went into the giveaway form. I do not pick the winner, the raffle copter form chooses that one lucky winner. It is fair and will stop on the one entry that it chooses to win. So it doesn't matter if I do know you or don't know you, if you are an already fan, followers, reader, of mine or a new one today just stopping by, any one can entry as long as you reside in the united states. Be it family, friends, fans, or new comers, anyone of you from the U.S. can enter.
It's so much fun to get that email that reads::  You won!  I know because, I have gotten them and you might too! So have fun with it & enter :)
      Note* Prize sent via FedEx or USPS. No P.O. Boxes please prize ships free to the lucky winner which is shipped by the sponsor, so allow up to 3wks for the sponsor to ship your free winning prize. I am not responsible for prize shipment fulfillment in case your prize is late, lost etc from sponsors shipment.
      Disclose** Please note that the assets included within this message were delivered to me your blog host here @mamawj's moment away by Walden Family Theater in promotion of the Space Warriors release App I have complied here with both local and international laws by disclosing that I am working with Walden Family Theater   who supplied these materials to me, required by local law. Affiliated links may be within this post. No compensation was given for the post & all opinions spoken here are my own true thoughts. With that being said.........Thank You to my wonderful sponsors for allowing me to host this great giveaway and bring knowledge on the subject mentioned to my readers :)
 
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#Win Luvs® Super Absorbent Jumbo Pack Watch Bet On Your Baby #Giveaway & Blog App ABC

Have ya'll seen the show on ABC  called "Bet On Your Baby" ?


 I have, about 3 times now and it's a fun & cute show. It airs on Saturdays 8/7 central on the  ABC channel.  I found myself rooting along for the baby as I watched it & thought it was funny how the parents were so sure as to exactly how there baby would react to the challenge they were involved in.

I hope you will read on further to learn more about this adorable fun ABC show  and then enter below on my sponsored giveaway where ONE (1) Lucky person will #WIN a three-coupon pack for Luvs® Super Absorbent Jumbo Pack samples

That's right Moms ~Free Diapers Can be won here for ONE Lucky U.S.A. resident who is 18 years or older (no post office boxes can be excepted though) So get those entry's in below on the easy +Rafflecopter  #Giveaway Form For the chance to save money & score some free diapers :)

Read On :
   My sponsor of  +PartnersHub  in partnership with Luvs

Is proud to announce the arrival of Bet on Your Baby, Saturdays 8/7c on ABC, in partnership with Luvs!

Every parent thinks they know their baby well, but are they willing to bet on it? 

Bet on Your Baby is a new show where parents play fun games with their toddlers, and try to “bet” on what baby will do next! If they guess correctly, the family wins $5,000 in college tuition money, and the chance to play for $50,000!

All of these heartwarming and hilarious games are played in a toy-filled room called the Baby Dome. Do you think that you could predict what baby will do next? 


So if you want the chance to win this great Luvs sponsored giveaway, then visit the app that you see below Take the quiz to see if you would survive the Baby Dome, and watch videos of the cutest contestants on TV in the Game Gallery!
    Then come back here to my giveaway page below and enter on the giveaway form for your chance to be the one lucky person who wins it free & shipped free!
           This is what ONE (1) Lucky person will WIN
 ONE (1) Lucky person will Win a three-coupon pack for Luvs® Super Absorbent Jumbo Pack samples
Giveaway product description: Luvs® Super Absorbent diapers give your baby the protection they need at the low price you’re looking for—complete with a money back guarantee. New Luvs® Super Absorbent Jumbo Packs have an everyday low price of $6.97 at +Walmart 

       Here are a few reason why that I think you my readers will love the Bet on Your Baby Blog App:
• Would You Survive The Baby Dome? QUIZ – How well do you know the behavior of babies? How do you think these toddlers will fare playing these games in the Baby Dome? Take the quiz to find out!

• Bet On Your Baby GAME GALLERY – View the cutest clips of the stars of the show! Visit the Game Gallery to watch the    babies and parents in action, playing awesome games together such as Toy Time, Stack 'Em, and The Sound of Moo-sic.

Get Social With It!• Tweet with the #BetOnYourBaby hashtag and get others excited about tuning in on Saturdays at 8/7c on ABC!
• Share the info about the show on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter or Tumblr      So they know to tune in and watch


    So go on & get your entry's in to be the one who wins :)  If you win this giveaway prize you can have them shipped to any united states address as long it is not a p.o. box and you provide a phone number for shipping address verification in case FedEx is the carrier.
   Great way to help anyone out that you know who has kids and could enjoy free Luvs diapers to save money.
    Here is the app below so visit it and play along then go to the giveaway form and follow the directions to enter :) Good Luck !!

 


 This Sponsored Giveaway Will End On JUNE 7 th 2013
                            The ONE (1) Lucky United States Person will be chosen by the raffle copter form itself. When it chooses the winning entry # And that person will have 48 hours to respond & claim this giveaway prize. Or they forfeit the said prize & another name will be chosen. Unless you leave me a valid email address that I can reach you at successfully...I can not let you know that you were that lucky winner...SO Please..be sure to add your email address within the raffle copter entry form (no one sees that info but me & your info is never shared with anyone) I only send the sponsor the winners email for shipment of there winning prize.

       Be sure to check your email on that date of this ending giveaway. Check you spam folders too!! In case my winning notification to you the winner, goes to your junk/spam folder so you don't miss it & can reply in time to claim it :)
       Remember, you can not possibly win...if you don't at least get one or more entry's in for the chance to win it!!  Extra entry's do better your chances of winning, but you could win on just those mandatory entry's that went into the giveaway form. I do not pick the winner, the raffle copter form chooses that one lucky winner. It is fair and will stop on the one entry that it chooses to win. So it doesn't matter if I do know you or don't know you, if you are an already fan, followers, reader, of mine or a new one today just stopping by, any one can entry as long as you reside in the united states. Be it family, friends, fans, or new comers, anyone of you from the U.S. can enter.
It's so much fun to get that email that reads::  You won!  I know because, I have gotten them and you might too! So have fun with it & enter :)
      Note* Prize sent via FedEx or USPS. No P.O. Boxes please prize ships free to the lucky winner which is shipped by the sponsor, so allow up to 3wks for the sponsor to ship your free winning prize. I am not responsible for prize shipment fulfillment in case your prize is late, lost etc from sponsors shipment.
      Disclose** Please note that the assets included within this message were delivered to me your blog host here @mamawj's moment away by ABC in promotion of the ABC release of the Bet on Your Baby Blog AppI have complied here with both local and international laws by disclosing that I am working with ABC , who supplied these materials to me, required by local law. Affiliated links may be within this post. No compensation was given for the post & all opinions spoken here are my own true thoughts. With that being said.........Thank You to my wonderful sponsors for allowing me to host this great giveaway and bring knowledge on the subject mentioned to my readers :)
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

#Win (1) #Copperhead #Movie Ticket & Signed Poster #Giveaway W/ Blog App U.S. Only Ends 6/7

        Note* The first person drawn as the winner did not respond within the 48 hr time  frame to claim the prize So another name has been chosen & has now been emailed to claim the prize. Once this person has done so, winners name will appear below on the widget.
School was officially out as of yesterday here in Tennessee and my grandson was thrilled about it. I share his excitement because it let's he & I enjoy fun things to enjoy together each day as he stays with me while his mom & dad work.
         And we don't always have to have money to do fun things that our historic town has to offer us.
         We have a museum called the  Nathanael Greene Museum  that is free to tour. And it is filled with civil war replicas to view & learn each ones historic story. Our historic town was also home of the 17th President  Andrew Johnson And we can enjoy a free guided tour of his Homestead Of Andrew Johnson 17th President which I have enjoyed quite a few times both as a young child with school tours, taking my now grown daughter too as a young child, and now can enjoy that part of  the civil war history with my grandson.
    Our county each year  for 14 years now has put on the civil war reenactment of   The Battle of Blue Springs which is a battle of the American Civil War, occurring on October 10, 1863, in Greene County, Tennessee.
Battle of Blue Springs 
Which I have never been to but hope to go see it one day. So if you are in or near our historic town, then be sure to check those places out. We even have a  Church down town that has a cannon ball stuck in the side of it from the Civil War that tourist come to view Civil War Cannonball
    So how about you? Do you find interest in learning about the civil war or have you visited historic towns like mine?  Maybe you live in or are near a historic civil war location.
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Saturday, May 18, 2013

#DIY #Repair & Facelift #Tutorial For #Windchimes

Good Morning Folks :)

   I thought I would share a DYI tutorial with you today. When I added my blog page called "Julie's Craft Corner, I had hoped to get at least 2 shared tutorials listed there each week for you to read & enjoy. I guess I am a bit behind on keeping that task accomplished lol. I actually craft in someway at least every other day, in my craft shop on the things that I sell. But I forget at times to takes pictures of those crafts so the post would be more enjoyable. And for me, if I am going to read a tutorial on anything, I like pictures of the project so I can fully understand it & have it to refer back to later.
So, I'm going to try to get more projects posted there more often.
  Are you all having a great Spring so far?  Have you been outside enjoying the nice breeze, sunshine? Our days here in Tennessee are wishy washy with rain one day and cool enough nights like last night to have to cover my outdoor plants for fear of frost & then tomorrow when it is due to be in the high 80"s. But I am enjoying the days when I can get outside and clean up my patio, porch, etc.
I love for those R&R spots to be cozy and have pretty things enjoyed there for eye appeal as we sit around outside together. I love Wind chimes, always have and I buy them when I go to special places when I see designs that you don't see sold just anywhere. Places like the beach, or tourist attraction sites like the aquarium etc. I will pay both prices of high cost for a pretty wind chime if it is so unique in design or low prices as much as 25 cent in a yard sale if I like it good enough. And most times when the things we buy break or have lost there beauty from the day we =bought them new, we just toss them out. But I don't do that that wind chimes. As they get dull in paint, miss parts, or deteriorate, I craft them back to beauty and most times change them in appearance from the way they were when bought new.
Let me show you what I mean.  These are only a few of the wind chimes I have. And some I have only had 2-3 years and some even longer. Wind chimes are usually always exposed to the weathers elements of rain, and suns rays and due to that fact the strings rot, paint dulls, etc.  So when you see that your wind chimes have reached that point, you can easily repair them and give them a brand new face lift and avoid throwing them away.  These are ones that I worked on the other day while we had a rainy day. So save all your beads, old jewelry pieces, etc and have fun changing them into a new look to still enjoy for a long time.
Here are ones that I have that are missing strings, or the string rotted, dull paint, etc.  One is a dragonfly wind chime and then just the old cheap ones of wood I had gotten at the dollar tree that now has dull wood faded. The glass pieces you see on the table is a connected long strand that I got in a yard sale & I will now use each piece on my wind chimes to make them have a new look.
    This wind chime here you see, I have had 12 years now. My daughter got it at the Aquarium I think years ago & when they moved and she no longer wanted it I took it. The top part is a bird feeder or bird water bath to quench there thirst. I use it to hold water so they can get a drink as they land on the edge of it. It was this same color all over but has rust spots from the chain that held it up and the chain is all rusted and breaking.
                  Here are some beads I had, and that strand of glass pieces
                If your just re-stringing your chimes then all you need is scissors to cut the fishing line or what ever type string you use to re-do your wind chimes. But I also add copper wire (you can use any kind of wire) to some of my wind chimes top to hang them. If you use clear fishing line then the appear to float in the air. But some look best with wire. The possibilities are endless to revamp them.
So here you see my needle nose pliers, fishing line wire cutters etc. The dragon piece broke off from its wind chime that lets it DONG the pretty sound as it sways in the breeze. But I will use it as a mold cast impression (you will see how as you read on).
                             You can just simply re string your chimes or you can add beads to the strings. The original wind chime had beads, but the sun had faded them. So I will replace them with colored ones instead. And you can make the beads appear to float anywhere on each string by sliding the bead on the fishing line  after you have ran the string through your chimes hole and then after you have slid the bead on, then take the same string and go back up through the beads bottom hole and you can them move the bead to where you like it on the string.



At this point you can stop adding beads, or add more on top of that one or do the other beads the same way and float them apart from each other. Be sure to give yourself plenty of string so you have the extra length to do this with the beads.
 
 After I added new fishing line to the chimes, extra beads, copper wire as my hanging source instead of chains it came with that had rusted and painted the individual objects on the bird bath part , this is what it looks like now. Oh, and I sprayed it with a clear coat so it will last longer in the elements & the clear coat makes the colors pop!

And I use the small bottles of paint by +Plaid Enterprises  to paint the bird bath you see above. It does not take much paint at all to paint each thing on the birdbath and when it was dry, I sprayed on a clear coat to seal it. The small bottles of paint can be found in the craft section at #Walmart, #Hobby Lobby #Michael's #Ben Franklin Crafts etc. I just bought some today that are 54cent each and are Folk Art brand made by #Plaid and you can even water down the paints as you apply them depending on how light or dark you want you objects painted. I actually watered down each of my colors and they were brushed on in a watercolor thinness, until I got the color I liked best.
                                                               Another one after a re-do

Here were old wooden ones that needed new strings, and the natural wood color had faded



NOTE* It helps to take pictures before you undo your old rotten string so you can refer back to see how you need to run the new string.
Here they are all taken off and red to paint, let dry, then restring, bead, etc.
 When I bought these in the Dollar Tree they were a pretty stained wood color.Now they look terrible. So I gave them a new face lift (see on below)
 
After being re-strung & painted purple (I can free hand paint just about anything, but I took the lazy road and used metallic stickers of butterflies to add to the wood & then sprayed the complete wind chimes with a clear coat spray to seal them.The stickers can be found also in the craft section at Walmart ( where the scrap booking things are) they had a whole sheet of butterflies for $1
 
 
Here's another wooden one I did in a green color with a Sea Turtle theme
               I made my own Donger (that's what I call it lol "the part that hangs at the bottom length & makes the chimes DONG as the wind blows them). Look close at it and you can see the turtle images impressed in the clay. You won't believe what they are made from & how easy it is to make them. *Read on below to find out how*
 
I made ALL these different shapes to use as my wind chimes Dongers & as plant markers
By using the genius product that #Crayola sells called
 Air Dry
Clay
It looks like this when you buy it and comes in a few different colors.
I bought a tub of White and a tub of Terra cotta
2.5-lb Bucket Air-Dry Clay
This stuff is amazing. It drys as hard as a ROCK with no need for baking to cure it.
Me & my grandson played around with tiny pieces before I decided what to make with it because I didn't want to waist it. So we just made shapes, I ran a wooden skewer through it to made clear holes through it to dry to see if it cured hard enough so that I could run my string or fishing line through it later. I took objects like charms and mashed them into the clay to create an impression of the object to see what it revealed. And when the clay dried then I knew I was going to love what all I could use it for. My mind was just a reeling at the ideas ahead.
These are the things we played with at first to see how it did. My grandson made a head of Jack Skeleton, I made some tubes, and shapes with holes poked through to use as my Donger for my wind chimes, I mashed down beads inside a shape to see if it would take hold & stay after they dried.
Here I painted the impression of the turtles that I had mashed in with my charms, And I had a dragon fly charm that I also mashed in a square one that shaped and I ran a wooden stick through it just let it dry with it inside it so I can use it as a plant marker as something pretty to dress up my plants in my pots. After the impression dried on the clay, I then painted it with my paints watered down as mentioned about & I added beads etc to make it look like a dragon fly .
The Terra cotta colored clay is really dark when it's wet, when dry it looks like a lighter color as here in the picture. Later on down in my photos you will see where I clear coat sprayed it and gave it a luster sheen & looks like the dark color when it's wet. I like both color choices. I thought since my pieces will be exposed to rain etc that I should clear coat them. I guess we will see how they do. I know they dry like concrete so I think they will stay that way.
                        Shaped out my own dragonfly & mashed in beads & poked a hole so I can hang it later if I choose to.
   Painted it
                                Strung them so they can serve as my Wind chime Dongers
          Then sprayed a clear coat seal on them so the weathers elements don't break them down or chip them off it something hits them etc. Makes the colors of the clay & paints really pop!
                     Here's another wooden wind chime I re-did using a paint from plaid in the color terra cotta (I love that color) and I used turquoise glass beads on the top part and took copper wire to make my S shaped closed hooks to hold the strings on that ran through the wooden chimes. Look close at my DONGER in the center..It's a big round terra cotta dry clay shaped ball that I ran a hole through to use & I painted it a mustard yellow color then clear coat sealed the whole piece. This ones my favorite! (Added New Update Note) About the dry clay's ability to with stand wet weather conditions. And I found out that it can not be in the rain or constant moisture places, because the dragon fly marker I made on the stick that you see below, began to get cracks and fall apart after I stuck it into an outdoor flower pot with my plants. I thought if I put a clear coat spray on it that it would withstand water conditions that feel upon it but it did not. So keep that in mind.  Thus the name "Air Dry Clay" speaks for it's self. I still think if I would have put like 6 coats of clear seal or maybe thick liquid poly seal on it, that it would preserve it. But I guess that would be another test I would have to try.  But I will still make all those fun items and enjoy them in the same way, but just inside my house or patio covered area where constant water or moisture can get to them. I love the Crayola air dry clay! A lot of people just think of crayons or markers for kids to use when they hear the word Crayola. But they make lots of unique items that can be used in permanent art projects. Like there fabric crayons. Which I will post this week in another tutorial so you can see what I mean. I also am adding some new windchime photos below~since I last posted this #DIY tutorial for you to enjoy.

 

 



 
 And trust me, you do not have to be a painter or great artist to re-do your old wind chimes.
All you need is some fishing line, beads from old jewelry etc if you want to dress them up.
you can use spray paint to give them new makeovers but I paint ALOT in my craft shop so I keep these tiny bottles on hand to use for all my paint projects. Prices vary for store to store but they usually run from 54 cent per 2 ounce bottle up to $1.99  I always try to get the lowest priced ones.
And just get you a craft liner brush for $1+ o you can even paint these small objects with a foam craft brush, old makeup brushes or even Q-tips. And I just save old lids to yogurt cups etc, barely pour out the size of a dime's worth of paint & water it down most times, then paint. Those little bottles really go along way for you to last. You can buy them at most all stores that have a craft section or online at Plaid http://www.plaidonline.com/folkart-acrylic-colors-2-oz/38/product.htm
 
I bought the Crayola Air Dry Clay at Michael's but it's probably sold at Walmart etc.
I adore that product. The tub states ages 6+ and I could make things from it daily and never tire lol.
I think next that I will make me some potted plant huggers. You know what those are don't you?
They are really just for looks to add eye candy to your potted plants. I think I will try to make some ladybugs, maybe inch worms, butterflies landing on the pots side. When you make them you just choose how you will structure there feet etc. If you want them to HUG your pot's edge you just bend the foot or hands over a bit so after they dry, you can hang them onto the pots edge rim.
I'm no sculptress, but I could take another tiny kids toy and try to mold and mock the shape so it's the same tiny size, then after it dries, paint t if I choose too.
I think little turtles would be cute made with there feet holding on to the pots edge.
I you have any ideas for ones to make, leave me a comment below so I can have more choices to make.
I hope you enjoyed my Wind Chimes & how easy it is to give your old ones a face lift & new life.
When I tire of the ones I just re-done, I know I could sell them in a yard sale etc.
I have a huge one that hubby got me long ago that has tear drops made as the chimes from brass & clear prisms that I am re-doing so when I get it done I will share it with you too.
So until then, think twice before you toss out your wind chimes that have seen better days. Instead go raid your hubby's tackle box looking for a few simple items of fishing line, wire, pliers, some paints of some sort & make them over again to enjoy :)
Here are the ones I have made or re-vamped since I first posted this #DIY tutorial
 This one I bought last year +Dollar General  Store for $8 (regular price wow) and it is a glass plate type wind chime that was painted with an etched in paint design. The tiny plastic butterflies with just clear and over time got dull with a yellowish tint, so I used my paints from plaid to brush on then clear coat them.  If you have not been into a #Dollar General store lately the you need to head there for there summer decorations. We have about 5 location stores here in our town and each one has an isle of nothing but summer items to use and enjoy. Like wind chimes (I mean nice unique #wind #chimes too for $5 & $8 only! And metal decorations that you can use in so so many ways!
Like this Huge Metal butterfly  here that I bought just 2 days ago for $3.50!!
 Then I came home & added the fishing line & tear drop prisms to it to make it into a "what I call a twirling sun catcher". 
You can easily, easily add chimes or anything like this to a metal structure like this because of the holes that it has on the piece.
I am always looking out for items like this to use in different ways.
I knew when I see the holes in it's wings that I could make it into something else.
Though it came with the chain for hanging, so you could use it on your mailbox, a Shepard's hook, or just stick the metal ends into a big flower planter. Or maybe from a wooden stick amongst all your pretty flowers outside in your flower or veggie garden.
this turned out so pretty. It only took me 10 minutes to add the fishing line & prisms to it. And when it turns in the sun the light beams thru the prisms and is so peaceful looking.
Just the butterfly alone is so pretty. Wouldn't that look beautiful onto a big wreath for your homes door or a grave site as decoration?
I think I will hit the other locations & see if they have other colors of them. The store I went to only had the one left.
Ok last but not least, I made 2 more wind chimes to share with you today, then I'm sure your tired of reading by now lol.
This one I call my bucket wind chime. I got this idea a few years back when I did my huge bucket wind chime (which can be seen on my Julie's Craft Corner page).
 You can easily take any type bucket and make it into a wind chime by using the bucket upside down or right side up (like this one is). I like right side up because I plan on putting dirt into it and letting some type plant grow and flow over it.
You simply pick your bucket choice, drill or hammer holes on the top side in 2 or 3 places to run your wire through to hang it. This one had handles so I just used them as my holding force to add my wire too. And even though I forgot to take pictures of the bottom side, you simply also poke u some holes there for your chimes to be strung through and hang. To do that you run your fishing line or string up thru the holes and use anything that will run thru that same fishing line or wire and loop off through to keep them from slipping out. I used old nuts from bolts, or I have used nails with the string tied around it horizontally so they don't come through the holes or you can use old buttons that have eyes in them etc. Then you just let them dang from underneath. I used a tiny clay pot in the center to dangle down that has the holes already in them for my donger to create the chiming sound as it sways and hits the metal pipes. You can use old silverware as your chimes, pipes like you use for plumbing, pvc pipe cut off, etc etc. Anything that can be drilled a hole through to add string to and dangle can be used as your chimes.
This bucket was just plain silver so I spray painted it brown, then used my craft paints to brush on the colors I liked onto the already raised embossed designed flowers that were on it. Then I clear coat sprayed it to make it last long in the sun. I clear coat almost everything! :)
You can find clear coat spray paints in any hardware isle that range in price from 99cent to $5  and it last a long time because you only use it as a sealer after you have completed your projects.
The other wind chime you see in the picture, is one that I bought from a elderly near by neighbor that I really don't know very well but he made windchimes from old parts of anything that he had & sold them in his yard sales. It was just old parts made used pipes, clear pvc Plexi glass as the top plate to hold the chains, and I think a metal gear wheel as the donger. He didn't have anything beyond the donger part that made it spin. It did dong as the wind blew it but I spray painted it all red then I added a big wooden shaped teardrop that I drilled a hole in and attached it to the bottom side of the donger part that he had put on. Now as the wind blows it will hit the pipes a bit harder to chime in sound and it spins around to show the scenery that I put on it. I will share that painting tip with you lastly here today and then let you move on to some other great blogs to enjoy :)
   Well, first I will say that the Lord has blessed me with being about to paint just about anything I can think of by painting freehand and from what my minds eye sees. And yes, I love it and can do so for hours and feel like I have only been at it for minutes. But it is very time consuming. So at times of tiny projects like this one, I take all the easy short cuts that I can to get done sooner yet still enjoy the look I am shooting for. So today I will give you some of those short cut paint design ideas so you can do the same idea onto things that you may want a painted scene onto.
   So here below are those steps to create a sunset and a black silhouette painted scene. And you can use spray paints if u have those (which are faster to dry) or craft paints like I do because I have more colors in those. Or the combo of both which I did here today.
    First I took my plain wood and brushed it with the color Terra cotta in my craft paints, let it dry for about 20 minutes. Then to get your sky, sun rising or setting, the ground plains, you can cut out a half circle from paper and then a wavy piece of paper and brush on those colors or spray them on in layers
 
then a brushed on a light spot of white paint for my sky

then added in some blue  color. I was sloppy too so u don't have to be neat with the lines of texture of the paint going on. If the paint is thick or deep it just adds dimension and makes it look 3d which is pretty too.

more colors added with my wavy paper piece which you just brush across at the wavy part as you move down the wood and let each one dry for about 10 minutes just so your paper does not wipe off the previous color


next I needed a circle for my setting sun so I hand mashed my paper onto a cardboard tube that had my brushes stored in it

then I cut that shape out

cut the inner circle out for my sun and repeat the same steps above in yellow


now you let that dry 10 minutes then add a purple line thru your sun at the mid bottom part
by using your wavy paper


now take your paper away and just drag your brush on out across the wood horizontally and blend any colors there together, this makes your ground colors

I don't have to be perfect here at this point because I am going to add on a black horse running as my silhouette image. I printed the size I needed and cut out and placed it on where I thought it looked best below my far away sunset. (BTW you can find any image for the web to cut out and use as your stencil design, this one was from my art program so I used it. Feel free to copy & paste that image you see and just cut it out to use)

 
 Here is when I used my black spray paint in a can found at walmart in the hardware isle cheapest can for 99cent
 

 
 then I wanted to add some cactus around my running horse which I did with green paint and a liner brush but you could even use q-tips as your brush. And they are simple to draw, they look like a stick person with no head just arms lol then a put tiny White marks about them as there needles and then put on a thin color of the Terra cotta below the horse as the red clay dirt.
 

 

                                 I just painted on the words wild wild west on the other side
                        I think they look pretty on the brown metal Shepard's hook that I have beside our grill.
Wish now I had done a dessert scenery on my grill cover instead of retro food a few years ago. LOL
   Because my patio area is getting a redo as I have time. I want to finish the western scenery on the bottom wall that I started this past fall. Which I will share with you as I do finish it. :)

 

 

 
     
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