Friendship Ball

Have you entered the CSN Stores Giveaway yet?
It ends tonight at midnight!

I've been working on some new items this week to list in my Etsy shop. Something I've been wanting to make for a while are these friendship balls. I think they are the neatest gifts you can give.

A ball is a circle

No beginning, no end
It keeps us together
Like our circle of friends.

The treasure inside
For just you to see
Is the treasure of friendship
You have granted me.

You can fill them with whatever you want. Candy, jewelry, a special note, tea, trinkets, hankies, and all kinds of lovelies.

The best part is, its the gift that keeps on giving! You may choose to give this to a friend for their birthday. You've filled it with a personalized bracelet with some candy and a nice birthday wish!

In a few weeks, you receive it back from your friend for YOUR birthday! It's filled with your favorite kinds of loose tea along with a little tea caddy!
Soon, it's Christmas, and you fill it with a special Christmas gift and send it off to your friend. The exchanging can go on forever! Give the friendship ball back and forth for any holiday, birthday, anniversary, or just because!

How fun to send this gift back and forth to your friends who love far away? To remind them you miss them!

I hope to have other colors and designs available soon!

What would you fill your friendship ball with?

Welcome

I've been wanting to do this since the day we moved in... almost a whole year ago...
And today, I finally just went and got it done! It took me just a few minutes! I found a font I liked on my SCAL2 software, and then ran down to my craft room, hooked up my computer to my cricut machine, cut out the letters, transferred them onto transfer paper, measured the door, (deep breath), rubbed the letters on, removed transfer paper, and.... Welcome!

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I've added a little extra SHARE button to the bottom of each post to make it easy for you to share each and every post with your friends!!! Okay, so maybe just whichever ones you chose. (You don't have to share them all... unless you really want to!!!)

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What a fun and SUPER EASY way to share the love! Give it a try!

CSN Stores Giveaway

Have you been searching high and low for a set of beautiful, unique barstools? Or perhaps a lovely chandelier? Or maybe you've had your eye on these Cowboy Koi Rain Boots?

Whatever it is you've been looking for, look no more. You are sure to find whatever your heart desires at CSN Stores. As for me, I just received this little lovely the other day:

We had an ice cream maker similar to this one growing up, and you just can't beat the taste of homemade ice cream! Want to know the best part? This certain model has an electric motor OR you can switch it out with an old fashion hand crank!!! I can't wait to use this over the weekend! It is a little chilly here, but I think it will be so fun to have the kids all help crank the ice cream for a while... then maybe we'll let the motor take over!

So, lucky for you, I have been contacted by CSN Stores to offer one of my readers a $45 gift certificate to use at any of ther 200+ online stores!

Here are the rules:
1) You MUST be a follower of Cupcake Cuppy Blog
2) Go to CSN Stores website and tell me what you might pick if you win!

For additional entries (after the above is completed):
3)Tell your friends on facebook about the giveaway
4)Tweet about the giveaway with a link back to this post
5)Blog about the giveaway with a link back to this post

Just be sure to leave a separate comment for each entry!

Giveaway will close on Thursday October 21st at midnight! The winner will be picked via Random.org and will be posted here on FRIDAY 22! So be sure to check back then to see if you've won!

If you win, please contact me and let me know what email you would like CSN to contact you with. I will contact CSN Stores and they will send you your one time gift certificate code!

If the winner does not contact me within 24 hours then a new winner will be chosen.

GOOD LUCK!

Family Rules Subway Art

I haven't been too productive these last few days. But I did manage to throw this together this morning. I made some Family Rules and framed them in an old frame I had...

I used Power Point to create it by typing in words, changing their font, color and sizes, and then also rotating some of the words.

It was fun to rearrange them all and I am very happy with the end result!

I had to make it on 2 pages as my frame holds 8x20 inches. And, now that the frame is hanging, I am thinking about painting it black.... (it was originally gold.)

Trying something new...

Well, lately I've been trying to really focus on increasing my sales in my Etsy shop. In addition to some remodels and other improvements over there, I've decided to open up a new online shop over at Zibbet! "Your place to buy unique handmade products, direct from the maker!"

I'd love for you to stop by and check it out!


And if you create handmade items, and think you'd like to try Zibbet out just clink below:


Let me know what you think?

Pillows & Pumpkins & Pears... OH MY!

I've been trying to stock my etsy shop this week. I have cleaned up my craft room and have a pile of crafts I need to list. Here is what I've got listed.... stay tuned for many more!

Twine Pears

Raggedy Ann Dolls (more to come)

Decorative Pillows

Pumpkin Cupcake Wrappers (more to come)

Beaded Napkin Rings

Wooden Pumpkins