Announcement: Giveaway Winner!

It's been a long day here as we went to the Cubs game today and were sitting in the hot sun all afternoon.  The Cubbies did horrible (they lost 12-0) but it was a lot of fun going to the park, taking in the atmosphere, and because this was my younger son's first Cub game . . . it was memorable anyway.

With that being said . . . I need to call it a day, but first I promised to announce the winner of my giveaway.  There were only 3 contenders so I put them in a bowl . . .

and I asked my little guy to pick one and open it up . . .

And the winner is . . .

Lisa from Sweet as Sugar Cookies!  Lisa, I will email you so I can get your mailing address and send off your prize.  I hope you enjoy this beautiful beaded necklace!

I want to thank all who participated and hope you will come back again and visit real soon!

Until next time, Happy Creating!

~Connie

Anyone interested in my Giveaway?!

Thought I would of had more responses by now!  If you want a chance to win my lovely handmade beaded necklace, click here to leave a comment and enter!  If you blog about my giveaway on your own blog, I'll add your name again for a second chance to win. . . just leave a link to your blog post in your comment so that I know.

Hope you like my offering!

Good Luck to all who enter and Thanks for stopping by!

~Connie

Beginning of Summer Giveaways!!

I'm not sure if you've seen the gorgeous giveaway that Pat Winter is having!  Please visit Pat Winter Gatherings blog for a chance to win her awesome giveaway!   Good luck to you . . . and to me too.

Since this happens to be my 100th post, I am also having a giveaway of my own!  All you have to do is leave a comment on this post and a way that I can get in touch with you if you win!  (Please leave your email if you don't have a blog)  For a second chance to win become a follower, if you're not already, and I will enter your name twice.  (Please let me know if you are a NEW follower)  I will be announcing the winner on Friday, July 2nd sometime before 10PM CST.

So with out further ado . . . what I have for you you is a lovely beaded necklace!  It's light and sparkly and I think it's the perfect accessory to wear to any summer party!  (The photos do not do this necklace justice) The beads are clear lined silver and the clasp is a lock and key.  Hope you like it and good luck to you all!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Until next time . . . Happy Summer Days and Nights!

~Connie

First day of Spring??

The calendar may say that it is officially the first day of Spring, but I don't think Mother Nature got the message . . . at least not here in Chicago.  Yesterday, hubby and I spent some time raking up the grass and pulling out the last bit of dead vegetation in the front garden.  Last night I captured this beautiful sunset out my front window . . .

This morning . . . this is what we woke up to!

We were warned about this, but I was praying that it would be mostly rain.  As I'm writing this, it seems to be coming down even more and it's pretty windy as well.  Hopefully this won't last too long and we can get back to being out in the garden again.

Last night, while reading through the blogs I'm following, I caught a video on how to make a crocheted necklace.  I just grabbed the first set of supplies that I could find and here's what I came up with . . .

I think it turned out cute. It's very light-weight and I love the colors!  Julia from Vintage with Laces posted the necklace she made with a link to the video on her blog.  This is definitely an easy project to do and didn't take much time either.

I'm thinking of pinks and greens for the next one . . .

Until next time . . . Happy Creating!

~Connie