Neat gift ideas for yourself.....or if your very generous, for others.

Are you looking for that perfect something for the living room wall, or you child's bedroom, or .... face it about anyplace you can think of?

Check out this website Scribble It

I would love to paint an ice blue rectangle around the outside of this decal in brown.

Also I would love these in my craft room, they are chalkboard decals!

Advent Calendar for the fridge

I have an idea, now I just need to find the supplies...cheap.  I want to get 12 of the round magnetic tins that some people use to store spices on the sides of their fridge.  Decorate them with ribbon, cut out some holiday designs on my Cricut, and print numbers 1-12 in different fonts and stick them on the front.  Of course we will have to start opening them earlier then normal since Kurt will be with his family for Christmas...but that just means I get to celebrate Christmas twice;-)

I have a plan for next year

Or at least a calender to lay it all out in;-)  Here is the $1 planner I bought from Michael's the other day

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Another Interview - November 30

Today Subzero called me to set up an interview for their customer service department.  I never get excited about these anymore, but at least it stirs a little hope.  Friday I'm going to head to the workforce center here in Madison to get some information and then this weekend I'm going to sit down with Kurt and discuss going back to school.  It's not exactly the step I want to take, but if it can help me out in the long run it might be worth it while I now have some time to do it.

This weeks to-do list

Today I purchased a year planner for a dollar at Michael's, one of the ones with a clear plastic cover.  I have lots of ideas on how to make this a stylish accessory for my purse, starting with some of the new paper I purchased from Hobby Lobby yesterday.  I'll be sure to get some before and after pics up here by the end of the week along with the coasters I'll be doing.  First I have to get through one more day of work.

Takin' the big plunge

So Kurt and I have finally decided to make an official commitment to each other.

I bet you all think we're engaged, Ha;-)  I'm becoming his domestic partner, at least in the eyes of his employer so I can get on his insurance.  He even mentioned to me after we were done hammering out the details that it's just as good as a ring, now that's romance.

Thank you Hobby Lobby!

I finally found 8 wooden 4 x 4 plaques ($.50 each) to create a new type of coaster I've been dying to try.  I also got a ton of neat patterned paper to put on them for half off!  Here is the link incase you might want to try this yourself.  I will post some pics of my own once I get them made later this week.

Black Friday Website

If anyone wants to get a headstart on their lists of stores to hit on Black Friday, check out this site my mom sent to me.  www.blackfriday.info/  They still don't have all the stores up, but they already have a lot of the sales for Old Navy listed.

Done.

I have finally finished making the Christmas cards I will be selling in packs of 6 at the craft fair this weekend.  I still hope to get a couple tile coaster sets done and a couple misc. cards done, first though I need to clean off the dining room table and get everything back in it's place in the spare bedroom.

Craftacular

I found a really fun looking "Craft Fair" November 28th. I am totally taking off work for this one. Check it out! Craftacular

There was a women today at the Madison Holiday Market who's booth was called Artsy Fartsy, she's going to be there on the 28th.  Here's one of her hilarious cards.

Early Christmas Present...to me

I found this cute ribbon holder/lazy susan at Oriental Trading Company, only $9.99!  I was able to fit one whole container of my ribbon on here and still have room for some more.  Now if I can get Kurt to buy me the wall shelf I will be set. 

Plus, by spending $25, I got 500 Mypoints and I found a free shipping coupon code online....not to shabby if I say so myself.  I never really thought Oriental Trading Company had much to offer other then crap (to put it bluntly), but they have a whole new craft line that had lots of Christmas themed items.  I got a whole bag of christmas colored buttons, some misc. ribbon and embossing powders all in reds and greens.

Details on Outerwear Sale

So today at work I got the low-down on this weekends sale, and it's AWESOME!

Outerwear for the entire family is 50% off, November 6th-12th.  Plus Stuff and Save is still going on through the 8th so you can get another 30% off on top of that!  Isn't that crazy!  So if you bought one of the women's dress coats originally $89.95, it would only cost you $17.99.

Also One Day Wonder, Performance Fleece Scarves for the entire family $1 Saturday 11/7 only.  (Limit 5)

In the Groove

I got a lot further then I thought I would.  I got 8 cards done in about 2 hours and I used up some supplies from last year, so all in all a productive day.

Christmas state of mind.

I finally got working on the Christmas cards I will be selling at the craft fair the 14th in Fort Atkinson.  I have a week and a half to try to get 30 cards done...that's do-able right?  With my current lack of ambition I will have to keep you updated.  (Pics to come)

Why did I do that again?

I just got done frosting a triple batch of cut-out cookies for Kurt to take to work and share with his co-workers.  Why do I do these things for people I don't even know:-)  I'm sure someday soon something good will happen to me in return.

Interview in less then 1 hour.

Every time I have an interview I've been getting more and more nervous.  I guess when I first got laid off I figured it would be easier to get a job, especially if I'd already scored the coveted interview.  But after having 6 or 7 interviews and no offers, I'm starting to doubt myself.  Time to buck up, maybe this will be the one!  Wish me luck.

If you haven't bought a winter coat...wait until Saturday!

So I'm giving everyone the heads up!  If you need a winter coat they are all going on sale this weekend at Old Navy and you save another 30% by using your Old Navy card.  Also their nice fleece scarves are going to be $1 a piece, yeah you read that right $1!  (limit 5)

Day Trip

Today Kurt and I went on a day trip to Yellowstone Lake down by Blanchardville, which I suppose for us that would almost be considered a vacation since we never go anywhere.  We took some curvy, hilly roads that were reminiscent of some roller coasters I went on at Disney.  Needless to say it's some beautiful country down there and I would love to spend a weekend hiking these hills and getting some great photos next fall before the leaves all fall off.

November is here already!

This week is a busy week.  I got a triple batch of cut-outs about ready for cutting, I have a table of items to make for a craft fair in a couple weeks, 3 loads of laundry to wash and the whole house to clean.  But what am I doing?  Playing Restaurant City on Facebook!  I should know better, and the computer has been acting up so I'd be better off doing something from my list.  Ok, here I go, wish me luck!