Sharing made easy...

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!!!)

This is what you will see at the end of the posts:

These little buttons will make it easy for you to share certain posts that you love and want to share with friends in lots of different way by:


Emailing the post




Sharing the post on your own blog




Sharing the link on your twitter account, or "Tweeting" the post!




Sharing the post on your facebook



and even Google Buzz!


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

Plaque Pumpkin Set

I found a stash of leftover blank plaques my husband gave me...
In just a few minutes, I was able to transform them into these:
One of my favorite fall decorations YET!
I have an extra set available HERE in my etsy shop!

Linked to:
Shabby Nest

Juice Container Fabric Pumpkins

I've seen a lot of fabric pumpkins lately around the blog0sphere! So I thought I'd try my hand at some.

I saved a few juice containers, and instead of using up the little bit of fluff I had in my stash, I thought I'd use the containers as a 'frame'.

Materials:
Empty Juice containers
batting
fabric
scissors
raffia
cinnamon stick for stem
I cut the containers in thirds (throwing away the top)
I used two different containers for different sizes of pumpkins.
Cut a larger square of batting to cover the sides of your container...
THen cut an even larger square of fabric. Enough to gather at the top of the pumpkin and tie off.
Gather the fabric, and batting up around the container, and use raffia to tie it up. If you chose to use a cinnamon stick, it is better to insert that before tying the raffia. Cut away extra fabric.
I didn't insert the cinnamon sticks when I should have, thus, it was late, and I didn't want to untie them all just to have stems. Sorry.