Black Belt Scrapping

Yikes, I Forgot Somebody!

I have one extra winner of a $10 gift from Danielle at Something Blue Studios, and that winner is:

Pearl!

Posted by: Pearl | October 22, 2008 at 08:43 AM

Sorry for the oversight Pearl and Dani!  

Have a great Saturday!

The Winners Are.....

Thanks again for popping in this week to help me celebrate my 500th post!

And now it's time to pass out some prizes! If I were the Pioneer Woman, I'd be giving out things like a new washer and dryer, or Kitchen Aid mixer, but alas, I don't have her star power. I have to do the best I can, but hopefully you'll ike the goodies. I picked the winners yesterday (well, random.org picked them) and here they are.....

• Digital Photography Book:  Carjazi
• Tree Hugger Digital Kit from Lauren Reid at Little Dreamer Designs: Dore'
• $10 Gift card from Karah Fredricks at O'Scraps: Andrea (Creative Junkie)
• Free Kit from Sande Krieger at Two Peas in a Bucket: Mish
• $10 Gift card from Heaven's Gate Designs at Scrapartist: Cheryl (Gonewiththewind)
• Elsie Flannagan book: Joy (JoyK)
• $15 to Amazon.com: Laurinda

Please email me at bahogan@gmail.com and I'll get your goodies out to you in the next few days. A big thanks to my generous sponsors! 

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Have a great weekend...

I'm actually singing at a wedding tomorrow. Isn't that neat?  That's something I've never done before, and thank goodness I'll be a part of a group. It'll be odd to be there without a camera. 

It's going to be a cold, rainy weekend here, so lets hope my favorite football teams step it up this week. I'm not counting on it.

500 Posts!

I can't believe that yesterday's recipe post marked my 500th blog entry! That's a whole lot of nothing! Thanks so much for continuing to pop over to see what I'm yapping on about.

Just for fun, here's a link to my very first post, in November of 2005. Nothing much as changed from then until now, I see. Deja Vu

To celebrate, I have a bunch of goodies to give away. First, I have a copy of this book ($24.99 value),

compliments of mycraftivity.com. In addition to the book, if you go to the site, they are running a promotion of 40% off of everything in the store, including current sale merchandise. You will find books on all sorts of crafting, including knitting, photography, scrapbooking, etc. and some are already at 50% off, so you could get yourself a heck of a deal. But hurry, the offer ends at midnight tonight. Be sure to use promo code MYC10FOR when you check out.

In addition, I also have giveaways from my generous designers up for grabs, including

• $10 Gift Card from Laurie Ann Anderson / Heaven's Gate Designs at ScrapArtist
• $10 Gift Card to Karah Fredrick's shop at O'Scraps
• Free Treehugger kit from Lauren Reid at Little Dreamer Designs
• And more!

Leave a comment here today and I'll pick winners at random and announce them here on Friday. Don't forget about Thrifty Thursday tomorrow. And again, thanks so much for reading about my rantings and ravings for nearly three years!

A Literature Tag

Since I have to be at the office today very early ~ as in 6:00am early ~ this is going to be quick!

I was tagged by the lovely Alice, all the way across the pond in France, to do a tag related to literature. I always think these are fun, so I hope you do too.  If not, well.....

A. How many books do you read in one year ?

Probably about two dozen, but it can really vary.  I read a lot on vacation.

B. Where do you find them ?

Library, bookstore, grocery store, borrowed

C. Where do you read ?

On vacation, on the deck, in my favorite chair, in bed

D. Anything else but books ?

Newspapers, magazines, blogs, the internet.

E. Your favorite book of the year ?

The Kite Runner by Khalil Gibrahn

F. Grab the closest book. Go to page 123. Find the 5th phrase. Copy the next 3.

When the man and the woman first brought her down here, she'd welcomed the quiet and the cool, damp air She had no memory of the cave where she'd been born, yet she found a natural comfort in places like it. But as confinement stretched on and on, so did her loneliness.  (from The Last Dog on Earth by Daniel Ehrenhaft)

Finally tag 5 other people so they can share on their blogs!

April,
Ashley,
Angela 
Amanda
Armina

Have a great day everybody!