Hurry - hope it's not too late !

GimmeClips is offering up an i-Rock kit worth over $100 !! Several opportunitie to enter. They are announcing the winner this morning, but the comments have'nt been cut off, and I didn't see a time...so give it a shot. The i-Rock is one of the HOTTEST tools on the market ! I won one a couple weeks ago, and I AM IN LOVE !!

Yes, I won this ! - and more on the hiatus - and other stuff

I seriously jumped for joy when I read the news on April 1st - and it was no joke ! I can hardly wait to see this in my mailbox and then straight to my craft table from there ! And how did I win it ? I followed the Imaginisce Blog, I followed their FB page, and I signed up for their newsletter. How stinkin easy is that ?

When I get home tomorrow, I am going to show you a list of prizes I have won sice I started my blog last year.

More on the hiatus - I'm going to spend the month of April seriously sprucing up the place, fixing pages, lists, blinkies - it's a pretty big list. Once I get it done, it will be easier to maintain instead of trying to get posts done nicely, and trying to renovate at the same time.

My doctor's appointments went well today - a special SynVisc shot in my right knee, and a steroid shot in my right hip. Makes it much easier to walk and sleep. Chiropractor did magic with ultrasound on my neck, shoulders, and lower back. A few pops later, I walked out feeling better.

Went to Michael's on Monday and picked up a bunch of goodies, and after watching the Helmar UStream video tonight, I'm going to have to make a trip back before I go home tomorrow ! Good sales - make sure you check the ad online. Stopped over to Joanns, and got myself a bunch of $1 Inkadinkadoo stamps, a flower frog to hold my cards so I can finally take pictures. Also picked up a wide tipped Zig glue pen - the kind that comes out blue and sticks permanent, but if you let it dry, it's repositionable. (50% off coupon) Watch your mail for the Joann coupons. They also usually give you new coupons when you check out, and most stores have the current ad out in front of the store.

 I also need to stop out to Hobby Lobby, even though their coupon is not for what I want. They have the best Tim Holtz selection in town, and I heard today that they have Helmar Adhesive Glue in the craft section, Here's a pic of all their adhesives they have on the market :

There are a number of stores online and offline that sell Helmar adhesives. If your favorite store doesn't sell Helmar, give their name and number to Tracy at info@helmarusa.com, and she'll take it from there and try to get these great products on store shelves. A really good online store that sells Helmar at excellent prices is Scraptastic . On the Helmar website they have a huge list of other preferred online retailers - so check those out too. 

And last, but certainly not least, my friend Jess at KinderstampO has come out with her own line of great stamps - you MUST go check them out ! And not only are they amazing, unique and beautiful - she has FREE shipping !!

 I am WAY past my bedtime, and alot closer to the hotel wakeup call than I'd like to be, so I am going to let you go for now. Have fun with these posts, maybe buy a few things, and get crafting !

 

HOT HOT HOT ! (and Hurry !)

Crafty Steals  - is celebrating their new vendor today -- IMAGINISCE ! Go check this out and get your comment in right away - a huge iRock prize pack. You do not want to miss this !! The winner will be chosen on Wednesday morning. They also have some Imaginisce on their steal of the day, so check it out too ! Crafty steals comes up with really low prices for items you know you have to have !

Monday, Monday {and another WIN}

Woke up early this morning and checked FB, to find that I won the Maya Road 11,000 followers ribbon prize ! If you have seen the picture on MR's FB page, it's a BIG pile of ribbon - I can't wait to see exactly what it is ! I feel a little guilty, because I'm not sure I ever posted it for you guys, but if you follow companies on FB, their giveaways show up in your newsfeed too.

I have NO secret weapon to winning - I just make sure I read all the rules, if any, and enter whatever I like. So much of it is random picking anyway. I will rarely enter something that requires more than 2 steps. One thing I've seen from Stamp TV and a couple other companies is that they have you like the post on FB, and they pick from there, or, my favorite, they do a random pick from their fan base, and you do nothing at all. One day, I will post all the things I have won since I started the blog. I'm sure you're tired of reading, so ... here we go !

Moxie Fab World - DimeStore Vogue

Olive Garden - daily entry - trip to Italy

philosophy - daily entry - chance for daily win, plus grand prize of philosophy products

fave crafts - daily entry - Grand Calibur

imaginisce - short hop for iRock prize

Spellbinders - Bunny Hop - 2 prizes a day for 5 days

Sunday, one by one

Going to give you a quick one to get started today, another sleepless night, so it's naptime in a minute.
Imaginisce  Boxes of Goodies up for Grabs !

Early Posting

Here  Imaginisce and Glue Arts Goodies - winners announced on Friday, March 4th.

Gosh - that's all there is this early !

Getting back up to Normal

I'm feeling better and am almost back to full power, except for the occasional night I can't sleep, so before I nap this morning, I wanted to share a couple of giveaways that are out there.

CraftCritique reviews the Imaginisce Glue Gun. Comment for a chance to win.

MyMindsEye is looking to boost their members and will be giving away the new Cuttlebug and an Expression, along with some accessories. Sign up for the newsletter and tell all your friends !

A post or two or three

It's pretty early here, and I'm going back to my warm bed soon, but since I couldn't sleep, I decided to drop in another post. Still alot of work to do on the blog - most of it is slogging thru the Blogger help files and trying to understand how everything works. It's a real brain drain. So, here's what I have for you today, please leave a comment here or in the NEW chatbox (so I can see if it works!)  If it's cold and snowy and the roads are bad where you are, please stay at home if you can, if you have to fo out - please be very careful.

Echo Park Paper  Win it before you can buy it ! For the Record, a fun bright set, contest ends 02/07, FOUR winners ! It's supposed to hit stores the week of Feb 14.

HELMAR  Tell them what your favorite Helmar moment from the show was by posting a comment on their FB page. Random winner will be selected! (let me just say, if you win an adhesive runner from them, it is MAGIC ! That stuff makes paper stick like crazy !)

For my Canadian friends, or other friends who want to go to Canada for this, it's almost time to register for ScrapFest Canada in Kitchener (somebody tell me where that is) ScrapFestCanada  sounds like a scrappin' good time. If you go, how about a report when you get back ? This info came from Scrapbook and Cards Today, probably one of the best magazines around ! Yay Canada !

Imaginisce  is having a February challenge, AND a blog hop ! Big prize for the challenge ( you have to submit a project) and for the hop (9 sites), which you have to finish by Feb 3, the prize is a cordless iBond glue gun ! They've got some cool inspiration for the challenge, and they're also going to be looking around for people who are using Imaginisce in their projects. Hop winners will be announced Feb 4.