We have a Weiner....winner!

1st of all, thank all of you SOOOO much for entering the Shabby Apple dress giveaway!!! i love all the new followers and hope you'll stick around and join in on the fun!

many of you will recognize our winner, the fabulous...

LuLu Kellogg

i'm so excited for LuLu, who came squealing in on 2 tires to enter!! check out the link above for her blog and find out why she NEEDS some new clothes (so proud of you lady!!). she is going to rock this dress like only a lady with blue hair can!!!

For the rest of you, here is a discount for 10% off at 

Shabby Apple (HERE)

code: chinamommy10off (use it for the next 30 days only)

  

i am ear high in halloween costume making for my darling, disney pumpkin designing for her classroom and etsy stuff for my new shop

Give Grandma Sugar

here's a peek at some of the costumes i've done in the past for darling

kindergarten lady-bug

 1st grade vampire

 2nd grade pirate

come back tomorrow and see what's up for 3rd grade....

Get away from my Pirate's booty!!

 Our pumpkin.... Blue glitter tears on baby pumpkin and red glitter blood around the mouth... I did the cutting, Darling did the painted eyes.  The bats were attached on wires.  (They are from the Hello Kitty Cricut Cartridge).

 Arrrrrgh, Matey!  Now is that a Glitzy Girly Pirate or WHAT??

 Strips of tulle attached to a wide strip of elastic- Easy Peasy!!!

Yes, that IS Black Glitter on her eye-patch!!

I'm feeling a BIT better, but still not 100%... WASH YOUR HANDS!!

I'll be back tomorrow to share a little crochet goodness.

Happy Monday friends, hope you're not in a sugar coma!

Boo-hoo-hoo...

Every year I dream of Darling Daughter begging to be a Princess... Every year she wants to be something like a Vampire Bat

(oh, those eyebrows KILL ME!)

or a Pirate...

Yes, that is a glittered eye patch- duh!!

Thankfully she does let me glam it up a bit with PINK and GLITTER!!  I'll get some pictures later today at the school party!

I shouldn't complain TOO much... I did get ONE Princess out of her when she was 3!

Oh my gosh, I know she's my own child, but is she stinkin' ADORABLE or what????  Eeek, I miss those days!

(My mom made the outfit, I bought the fabric & pattern because I THINK I can sew...I can't!).

I think everyone's seen this picture by now, but it was our muse for the pumpkin we did for Darlings school.

I'll get pictures with my "little" camera today.  I took pictures with BIG MAMA 

and still don't know how to make them smaller so they don't take 9 years to download...

Ok, I've got a few loose ends to tie up before I head over to Darlings party (shocking, I know!).  I'm still sick, I really hope I have a lot of downtime this weekend so I'm ready to go next week!!

WASH YOUR HANDS and have a GREAT Halloweenie!

Top 10 Candy Corn Treats!

1. Oh, my how hilarious and CUTE is this candy corn cat hat??  Check out her shop for more of this goodness!!

scooterKnits

2. Custom made candy corn outfit for your little sweetie!! Cute, cute, cute!!

TheTrendyTotShop

3. Oh, my!!! A printable party!! Click the link below to see for yourself the most fabulous printable party supplies- STUNNING!!

FrogPrincePaperie

4. I have one of my own lip balms from this shop and let me tell you... they are DELISH!!  I'd like to order one of everything-toasted marshmallow, lavender lemonade, creme brulee...!!!

PS: I have the blackberry lip tint- YUMMO!

orangethyme

5. Click below to go to her shop full of gorgeous yarns!!!

sosaecaetano

6. Oh, wait till you see the amazing outfits in the shop below, click the link and see for  yourself, they are amazing!!

skycreation

7. Cute over load!!

wreathsndolls

8. Trust me.. you want to click this link and see the other gorgeous goodness in her shop...GO NOW!

BeBopMoon

9. Seriously adorable cake toppers...you have GOT to see what else she has, click below!!

lesleywellington

10. Candy corn ornaments!! Cute, hun?

aliciatodd

Whewww... that is some CUTE candy corn goodness, am i right?

Seriously, check out the other goodies in their shops!!

and by the way... i hate candy corn to eat! haha!

BUT: i love how it looks!!

don't forget, the deadline for my baby hat drive is coming QUICKLY, so here's the info:

a little plug about my BABY/KID HAT DRIVE

As most of you know, my daughter was adopted from China and I left a little piece of my heart there.  I'm collecting hats to keep the children and babies warm in the winter.  Many live in orphanages that are without heat.

1. make a baby hat, toddler hat, or kid sized hat 

(you can take the non-crafty way out and buy one if you must)

2. Send to:

David Shellenbarger

c/o chinamommy

146 E Main

Caledonia, MI 49316

3. I need them in my hot little hands BY Oct 31, 2010.

4. I'll take care of shipping them to CHINA this fall.

any questions- please feel free to email me!!

chinamommy@yahoo.com

Friday GOOD Finds

Hey check out this GOOD STUFF from etsy!!

There is a link to their store right under each picture...go see their other stuff- it's amazing!

Arm warmers!!

Oddiments

Pumpkin Brulee with Pistachio Butter Soap

TallulahsSoaps

Halloween Print

lovellaranch

Wicked Gorgeous!!

CreationsbyJuliann

Wool Monster (baby) slippers

HandKnitHugs

Spooky Witches Hat

AMagickalEnchantment

Amazing costume!!

devaniweaver

and because I know you want to know what I wore today...

don't be jealous!!

T-shirt from "Sick for Cute"

Sick for Cute

and no, the Dr. did not forget to cut off my umbilical cord...it's the tie on my pants!

Don't worry, I'm only running in this outfit and in the privacy of my own home!!

Have a fabulous weekend!!

**baby hat drive cut-off date is coming soon...Oct 31st!**