PomPoms
MAKE THE PERFECT
POM POM
(Basic Finger Directions)
Forget about expensive store bought pom poms. Make your own. Here's how:
Start with some nice orlon acrylic yarn like Red Heart Super Saver Yarn
Wrap the yarn around your 2nd and 3rd fingers about fifty times.
Slide yarn off your fingers and tie it tightly in the middle with a small piece of yarn.
Take sharp scissors and trim off the edges, cutting all the loops.
When you're done you should have a pom pom about 3/4" to 1" in diameter. For larger pom poms use more wraps and three fingers. Experiment to find your perfect formula. Use the pom poms to create all kinds of animals, ornaments and other craft items.
Can also use a cardboard piece or a round wood disk.
Projects tutorials found HERE Lots of Pom Pom animals to make.
POM POM
(Basic Finger Directions)
Forget about expensive store bought pom poms. Make your own. Here's how:
Start with some nice orlon acrylic yarn like Red Heart Super Saver Yarn
Wrap the yarn around your 2nd and 3rd fingers about fifty times.
Slide yarn off your fingers and tie it tightly in the middle with a small piece of yarn.
Take sharp scissors and trim off the edges, cutting all the loops.
When you're done you should have a pom pom about 3/4" to 1" in diameter. For larger pom poms use more wraps and three fingers. Experiment to find your perfect formula. Use the pom poms to create all kinds of animals, ornaments and other craft items.
Can also use a cardboard piece or a round wood disk.
Projects tutorials found HERE Lots of Pom Pom animals to make.
Simple Sundays Blog Stroll! WEEKLY SUNDAY BLOG HOP EVENT!
Hey All!
Welcome to my blog if you're NEW! If you're back welcome ONCE AGAIN to another Simple Sundays Blog Stroll! I'm so happy to be doing these blog hops every week! Or I try to do this BLOG HOP every Sunday just so you and I can make some new friends! I'm always looking for new blogs to follow and I'd love to have my fellow bloggers follow me as well. You can check out some new blogs by doing this blog hop and also get your blog out there and gain some new followers.
I think this is a win win for everyone!
Again this is a blog hop for blogs to visit each other, so SIMPLY LEAVE A LINK FOR YOU BLOG.
Let's check out each others Blogs see what great Ideas we all have!
So take a relaxing online stroll with me... Surf around the blogs listed at this blog hop as much as you want. You don't have to post my button to participate in this hop. I'd appreciate it if you did, but it's not mandatory. You don't even have to follow me.
But it sure would be nice if you do like my blog if you could follow me, I'd deeply appreciate it and I WILL follow back!
All you have to do is add your blog to my linky at the bottom of this post, and visit as many blogs that are listed. Visit as many as you want. If you decide to follow a blog, PLEASE make sure you leave them a comment here or on their site or contact them some how so they will know you are following them.
Thanks for participating everyone and I hope you find some amazing blogs to follow. I'm sure you will and I look forward to following your blogs as well!
Chickie Craft Kit Giveaway! (CLOSED)
AND THE WINNER IS... Jonnie of MoM of BoYs with ToYs!
I just sold my 100th craft kit in my etsy shop! YAY!!!!!!!
I just sold my 100th craft kit in my etsy shop! YAY!!!!!!!
To celebrate, and because I'm awesome, and because you are REALLY AWESOME, I'm having a GIVEAWAY!
One winner will receive: A CHICKIE CRAFT KIT!
You'll get all these great materials:
So that you can make this craft:
I chose the Chickie Craft Kit to give away because the chickies are FREAKIN' ADORABLE. And I want you to be prepared for spring. Spring starts March 20th. I looked that up because I care.
If you want to learn more about the Chickie Craft or see pictures of my cute kids with their cute chickies, go here. All the cool kids are doing it.
If you want to learn more about the Chickie Craft or see pictures of my cute kids with their cute chickies, go here. All the cool kids are doing it.
Here are the Fancy Rules:
* Make sure to leave separate comment for each entry; otherwise it won't count! DANG!
* In your comment, please include an email address if it is not visible in your profile so I can reach you.
* The giveaway ends on Friday, March 4 at 11:59 pm CST. One winner will be selected using random.org.
* The winner has 48 hours to answer my email or new winner will be drawn.
* Entries only for the US and Canada.
Here’s How to Enter:
* Mandatory Entry:
- Visit SmartBottomKids. Look at all of my Craft Kits for Kids and let me know in a comment which is your favorite.
* Additional Extra Entries:
- 1 Extra Entry each - Follow my blog or sign up for email updates.
@smartbottomkids Chickie Craft Kit GIVEAWAY! It's Quality Time Made Simpler! http://tinyurl.com/6zdvvan
- 2 Extra Entries - Post about this giveaway on your blog (with a link) and provide your blog link in your comments.
- 1 Extra Entry - Add me to your blogroll because I want to be popular.
Please make sure that each entry is its own comment!
GOOD LUCK!
Free Swag Friday! Yay free swag day is here!
Yay Friday is here! Thank god. I need the rest. I've been a bit under the weather lately, so I'm sorry my posts haven't been so frequent. Please send me good vibes that I recover quickly and it's nothing too serious.
Enough about me... Onto the Freebies! This is what I have found for you.
FREE Vitamin C Lip Smoothie Antioxidant Lip Color at Nordstrom. You just have to do a Consultation, no purchase necessary. This offer expires February 26.
FREE Pancakes at Ihop on March 1!
FREE Bayer Contour USB Blood Glucose Meter!
FREE Purse Hanger ($18 Value) You need to enter your email address and share with 6 of your friends about their “the beauty and functionality of Local Hardwear purse accessories” offer. Your friends will need to click and confirm the link in the email.
FREE medium waffle potato fries! Participating Chick-fil-A restaurants will be giving away free fries on 3/4/11 from 2 to 4 PM. Click here to find a location near you.
FREE Beech-Nut Starter Kit this is available again!
FREE Boggle Application For iPhone, iPod touch and iPad!
FREE Sample of Overbyfarm Dog or Cat Treats!
FREE Secret Natural Mineral Deodorant Sample (you must like the page then click the newspaper). Goes live at 12pm EST!
That's all I have for today!
Thanks for following everyone! Have a great weekend!
Rue LA LA! Best deals on Fashion!
Hey All!
Have you heard of Rue La La? It’s a daily deal site that has great deals on fashion and other fabulous items and accessories! They have some amazing and FABULOUS deals you can get and many of their sales are very affordable!
Now through 3/2/2011 you will get a FREE $10 credit just for joining their site! Hurry and head on over by clicking HERE to join! Then come back and let me know what you score!
Hurry up and join! New members must join before 3/3/2011 and use their credit before 5/31/2011. The credit will appear in your account within 48 hours.
CLOSED-Greetings Bloglings! Mars Needs Moms out March 11th & GIVEAWAY!
Hello My little Earthlings!
I'm sure you've seen my posts about the fabulous new Disney film coming out called MARS NEEDS MOMS! It blasts into theaters on March 11. The film is an exciting 3D comedy adventure that brings our everyday heroes to the forefront…MOMS!
The film follows a Nine-year-old boy named Milo (Seth Green) who finds out just how much he needs his mom (Joan Cusack) when she’s nabbed by Martians who plan to steal her mom-ness for their own young. Produced by the team behind “Disney’s A Christmas Carol” and “The Polar Express,”
“Mars Needs Moms” showcases Milo’s quest to save his mom—a wild adventure in Disney Digital 3D™ and IMAX® 3D that involves stowing away on a spaceship, navigating an elaborate, multi-level planet and taking on the alien nation and their leader (Mindy Sterling). With the help of a tech-savvy, underground earthman named Gribble (Dan Fogler) and a rebel Martian girl called Ki (Elisabeth Harnois), Milo just might find his way back to his mom—in more ways than one.
CHECK OUT THE TRAILER BELOW!
Again MARS NEEDS MOMS blasts into theaters everywhere in 3D on March 11th! I hightly recommend it as Disney can do no wrong in my book.
This movie comes to you from Disney from Berkeley Breathed, a Pulitzer-Prize winner for his comic strip “Bloom County,” is the author and illustrator of the book “Mars Needs Moms.” The story was inspired by a particular moment of disagreement that took place between his son Milo and his wife.
And Producer Robert Zemeckis, who wrote, directed and produced “Disney’s A Christmas Carol” and “The Polar Express,” is a pioneer in performance-capture filmmaking. The process digitally captures the performances of the actors with computerized cameras in a full 360 degrees, allowing actors like Jim Carrey and Tom Hanks to play several roles of varying ages in one film, and for 36-year-old Seth Green to portray a 9-year-old.
I'm sure it will be a movie your whole family will love! I know I can't wait to see it with my family!
GIVEAWAY!
WIN A MARS NEEDS MOMS GIFT PACK that includes a youth sized shirt, adult sized shirt!
And a 3-pack of temporary tattoos!
MANDATORY ENTRY:
LIKE the Mars Needs Moms Facebook fan page and Become a “Google Friend Connect Friend” with The Queen of Swag! found also on the (right side bar of the blog under THE FRIENDS TAB)
That's all you have to do to enter...but if you'd like additional entries:
For Additional Entries after the main entry is completed, do the following and PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT BELLOW FOR EACH ADDITIONAL ENTRY YOU DO:
-SUBSCRIBE TO MY BLOG BY EMAIL OR VIA READER!
SCROLL DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE BAR OF MY BLOG WHERE IT SAYS "SUBSCRIBE TO ME"
- “Like” The Queen of Swag! on Facebook at Facebook.com/thequeenofswag (or click on the Facebook Like button found on the right side bar).
- Follow The Queen of Swag on Twitter @queenofswag4u or by clicking on the twitter buttons that say follow me on the right side bar.
-Tweet this Giveaway!
Feel free to make up a Tweet about this Giveaway with #MARSNEEDSMOMS @queenofswag4u and http://thequeenofswag.blogspot.com or this shortened link http://bit.ly/ahoOgH so I can see it or use the tweet I created below.
#Giveaway! Win a DISNEY #MARSNEEDSMOMS GIFT PACK from @queenofswag4u & Disney pictures! http://bit.ly/ahoOgH ENDS-3/11/2011
-Leave a LINK to your Tweet in a Comment Bellow.
(This is limited to 4 tweets per day, spaced apart not one right after the other PLEASE. I don't want anyone to be called spammers or blocked by twitter.)
- Connect with me on NETWORKED BLOGS found also on the (right side bar of the blog)
- Blog about this giveaway and leave a link to post.
- Add my REGULAR BLOG BUTTON to your blog and leave a link to show me you did.
- Use any of the social networking buttons found at the bottom of this post underneath my NAME/Signature to promote this giveaway. Be sure to tell me what you did and if possible provide a name and/or URL so that I can check it out.
-On any future Wednesdays, Participate in my Wednesday Hump Day Slump Day events by Posting a comment and leave a comment here saying you participated.
- ENTER ANY OF MY OTHER CURRENT GIVEAWAYS AND LEAVE A COMMENT SAYING WHICH GIVEAWAYS YOU ENTERED!
GIVEAWAY WILL END MARCH 11TH, 2011 at 11:59pm pacific time! Winners will be notified by email, twitter, or facebook and winners will be announced on this blog, on twitter, and on facebook.
This GIVEAWAY is open to USA ONLY! SORRY.
PRIZE WILL BE FULFILLED AND MAILED TO WINNER BY DISNEY PICTURES!
**PLEASE SEE RULES AND DISCLAIMER FOR MORE PRIZE INFO. AGAIN WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN AT RANDOM USING RANDOM.ORG FROM ELIGIBLE ENTRIES.**
Good luck to All who enter! And THANK YOU so much for following my blog!
**Disclosure: I was given the opportunity by Disney to host this giveaway for my readers. All opinions are my own. I was not compensated in any way for this post.**
PayBox.me may make you some free Money!
Hey all!
Have you heard of PayBox.me? Well it is a new service to send and receive money that is kind of like PayPal. This new service will launch soon in 2011. They are currently designing their service with the help of a dedicated group of EarlyBird users who are contributing ideas and feedback. You can earn an automatic $25 in your account just for joining as an "EarlyBird" before the site is actually launched. Just create an account HERE by entering your email address, then create a username and password. No other information is needed.
I think you should join today! If you join today you can make money!
You should join because...
-You start with $25 in your PayBox account and it's free.
-PayBox will add up to $20 per day to your account for participating as they prepare to launch the new service.
-You get $10 per person you refer to PayBox.
-You'll be an EarlyBird user—before PayBox opens to the public.
-You'll help shape the development of the best virtual currency and payment system ever designed for the Internet.
-You could have hundreds or thousands of dollars in your account by the time they launch, without ever making a deposit!
You will earn $25 immediately when you CREATE YOUR ACCOUNT. This takes no more than a few short minutes! Then check back daily by logging in, to earn more. Be sure to tell your friends and earn even more!
It doesn't hurt to join. At most maybe you could make some money. I've looked at all the terms of the site and don't see anything fishy. They actually require very little personal information to join. I joined yesterday and hopefully I'll have lots of money for me waiting when launches.
I think you should definitely look into it.
**Disclosure: I simply shared the information on this site to benefit my readers. I was not contacted or paid in any way to post this information. All opinions are my own.**
The Lady bug
Needed
Half brick paver
Half a 6 sided paver
Red, black & white acrylic paint
Black chenille stems or twisted wires
E6000 glue
Acrylic spray sealer
Paint body of paver red. Let dry.
Paint "head" black & let dry.
Paint face white & let dry
Repeat painting.
Paint black spots on body. Highlight with white when dry.
Spray with acrylic sealer....2-3 coats.
Paint on eyes on eyes in black
Paint on checks with red and white mixed paint to make pink
Paint lips in red
When dry spray on sealer.
Glue on antenna
The Bee
Thanks so much to Donna over at the chat board
WEDNESDAY HUMP DAYS SLUMP DAY! WEEKLY EVENT! BLOG HOP!
Hey All!
Welcome to once again to my WEDNESDAY HUMP DAYS SLUMP DAY Blog Hop event! This is one of my WEEKLY EVENTS every Wednesday just so you and I can can have a place to share our midweek experiences and also if you'd like to share your BLOGS AND feel free to leave the link in the linky below to your Wordless Wednesdays or Wednesday events you'd like to share from your blog!
IF YOU JUST WANT TO BLOG HOP, Feel free to leave a LINK to your blog so we can follow eachother. What ever you'd like to share in the comments feel free!
You can leave your comments and LINKS TO YOUR BLOGS below. Please no inappropriate words or post links! The posts will be monitored so be advised!
So let's get chatting!
Thanks for participating in my WEDNESDAY HUMP DAY SLUMP DAY everyone and I look forward to reading your blogs and comments!
The Future
As a kid my mother worked for Ma Bell.I spent my time in the bell labs and viewing new innovations.
Mom had a car phone working in her car in 1964 and I saw the video phone working and installed in 1966 .If mother were still alive I know this would be a hot topic of conversation between us.
Enjoy Corning's day of glass video.
Mom had a car phone working in her car in 1964 and I saw the video phone working and installed in 1966 .If mother were still alive I know this would be a hot topic of conversation between us.
Enjoy Corning's day of glass video.
Amazing Awards Night Party with HouseParty.com and Freschetta!
Hey All,
I just had to share with you the joy that I get to be the hostess with the mostess once again with Houseparty.com! Thanks to House Party I'm having my very own Oscar Awards Night Party with Freschetta Pizza!
I am so excited to share that special night with all our closest friends and House Party. We love watching the Oscars every year and this year it will be even more special because I get to incorporate some amazing Freschetta Pizza for my guests.
If you don't know what House Party is then let me tell you...
House Party lets people who really love a certain product host a special event featuring a fun, free, exclusive experience sponsored by some of the world's leading brands. You can host A House Party along with thousands of other parties happening across the country on a single day and it's hosted by people just like me and you. Each event is sponsored by a leading brand and focuses on something cool–like a new product, hit TV show, or great cause–that the sponsor wants its best fans to experience firsthand and share with their friends.
I was Lucky and soooo excited to be selected to host this amazing Freschetta Oscar Night Party! I am all set with food, decorations, and party favors for this Oscar Night House Party!
I got these amazing Oscar chocolates made from etsy.com to include in my goodie bags for my guests...
How amazing are they? So Amazing! I also went to Party City and got these amazing party candy mints with cameras on the wrapper to put in the goodie bags along with the Freschetta Stainless Steal Pizza Cutters and Coupons all my guests will be getting in their goodie bags.
I also got some gold utensils and movie popcorn boxes to serve popcorn to my guests to snack on.
I got the papparzi, vip entrance, and celebrity police tape to keep the papparazi away from my fabulous guests. Since everyone is getting treated like a star at my house party.
I got a whole bunch of decorations that are movie themed as well.
As you can see we get very excited for the Oscars in my home, so this Freshetta House party was a perfect fit for me and my family.
I've got all the snacks ready to go and I'll even be serving them with some gold nails in honor of that amazing Gold statue.
A big thanks to House Party and Freschetta for making this years Oscar bash a spectacular event!
It's such an amazing experience to host one of these parties! Me and my family and friends have best times holding our parties. Once you've had your party you just simply upload photos and videos from your party onto your party page that House Party gives you and you and your guests fill out a survey to talk about your experience at the party. It's all very simple and it helps the sponsor and house party better their services and products.
I LOVE Hosting parties for House Party!
They currently have some amazing parties coming up that you too can apply for like this upcoming Clorox Green Works party!
I know I applied for this Party as soon as the application went live since I'm a hugeeeee fan of the Clorox Green works products.
They are such affordable natural cleaners. I've got everything from the bathroom and toilet cleaners to the wipes the natural cleaners. I would LOVE to host this party. I have been using these products since they came out and I only apply for parties for brands I truly love and use. And I love Green Works. It keeps my house clean in a natural way which is so much better for me and my family and the environment. You can apply too at Houseparty.com.
Another product I also love and applied to host a party for is Bare Minerals! I have used Bare Minerals for years! It changed my life and skin since it's the only make up that doesn't clog my pores. I would love to host this party as it's a product I use literally every day for myself.
They have so many great parties you can apply for! Or a DiGiorno Hoops Party. There are lots of great parties you can apply to on their site that you need to check out.
So hurry up and apply to host a House Party for the brands you love!
House Party has made being a hostess such an amazing experience for me and my family and friends. I'm sure you will have the same experience. Thank you house party for all the parties I've hosted thus far and for all the exciting opportunities to come in the future. Fingers crossed!
Good luck to all who apply for these or any parties on HouseParty.com.
Wish me luck too and thanks so much for allowing me to share my excitement of my Oscar party and love of House Party with you.
And Thanks again for following my blog.
***Disclosure: I was not contacted to post this about House Party. I only share this information for my readers to benefit and know about this amazing site.***
These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
And by few, I mean 2.
I just found this trailer yesterday and I can't stop watching it. I think it may be my new Make My Day Happy Video. (Click on the title at the top of the preview to see it larger. It's best viewed full screen.)
This next one is my classic Go To. I've watched it a zillion times and it ALWAYS make me laugh.
So, yeah, pretend drunk babies and lots of swearing. That's what makes me happy.
Do you have a Go To funny video for brightening your day?
Simple Sundays Blog Stroll! WEEKLY SUNDAY BLOG HOP EVENT!
Hey All!
Welcome to my blog if you're NEW! If you're back welcome ONCE AGAIN to another Simple Sundays Blog Stroll! I'm so happy to be doing these blog hops every week! Or I try to do this BLOG HOP every Sunday just so you and I can make some new friends! I'm always looking for new blogs to follow and I'd love to have my fellow bloggers follow me as well. You can check out some new blogs by doing this blog hop and also get your blog out there and gain some new followers.
I think this is a win win for everyone!
Again this is a blog hop for blogs to visit each other, so SIMPLY LEAVE A LINK FOR YOU BLOG.
Let's check out each others Blogs see what great Ideas we all have!
So take a relaxing online stroll with me... Surf around the blogs listed at this blog hop as much as you want. You don't have to post my button to participate in this hop. I'd appreciate it if you did, but it's not mandatory. You don't even have to follow me.
But it sure would be nice if you do like my blog if you could follow me, I'd deeply appreciate it and I WILL follow back!
All you have to do is add your blog to my linky at the bottom of this post, and visit as many blogs that are listed. Visit as many as you want. If you decide to follow a blog, PLEASE make sure you leave them a comment here or on their site or contact them some how so they will know you are following them.
Thanks for participating everyone and I hope you find some amazing blogs to follow. I'm sure you will and I look forward to following your blogs as well!
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