Friday Favorites

Funny how a boring chore can send your mind wandering . . .

I was dusting (only because I have to!) and a series of old “housework” sayings began to whirl around in my head. You know, the kind you’ve seen on magnets, or cross stitch samplers, or heard as jokes. Thinking of them made me laugh, and also realize that if you have to do chores – you might as well be amused in the process. 😉

Are you familiar with these?

*Dust experiment in progress. Please do not move the samples.

*If you come to see me, come anytime. If you come to see my house, make an appointment!!! (This one is my favorite!)

*You may touch the dust, but please do not write your name in it.

And here’s a joke from my childhood . . .

In Sunday school, Johnny learned that the Lord once said: “Remember man that thou art dust and unto dust thou shalt return.” A week or so after that lesson, Johnny’s Mom was startled to hear him frantically calling for her to come up to his bedroom and check under his bed. When she arrived, he whispered nervously: “Look Mom, somebody is either coming or going under there!

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Have a super-duper weekend, Sweet Kids!

Hugs and smiles,

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Friday Favorites

I miss the weekly question!

It’s been a while since we’ve had one.

Many of you have told me that you enjoy answering them, so I thought for this week’s Friday Favorites, I would ask – three! 😀

(I’ll answer them in the comments section later today.)

And if you have a question that you’d like me to ask the group in a future post, email it to:

crystal (at) beadhappilyeverafter (dot) com

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1. What shape is your table – the one where you eat your meals – oval, round, square, or rectangular?

2. Have you ever been on a subway train?

3. Can you use chop sticks?

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You know I send a hug with every blog post, but since today is National Hugging Day (Thanks Kelly, for the heads-up!) – I’ll be sending extra hugs to all! 😀

See ya Monday!

Hugs + extra hugs,

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Mega Millions

No, I didn’t win this week’s jackpot.
We did buy a ticket though. It’s kind of funny because we only buy one when the prize is astronomical. In that case, we figure we have a 50/50 chance to win. You know – either we win… or some other guy wins. See? 50/50! 😉

Anyway, even though we didn’t become millionaires, it was still my lucky day. I was featured in two treasuries!

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One on etsy with my Robin’s Eggs Beads (in the bottom row).

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And one on artfire with my Periwinkle Blue Bracelet Beads (3rd row, far right).

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I’m just tickled to have my beads included with all the other pretties in both treasuries!

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Well, Kids, we’ve just about completed the first week of 2011. Thanks for all your comments! I loved every single one of ’em. 😀

Happy Weekend!

Hugs,

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Friday Favorites – Ornaments

I‘m an ornament-lover from way back . . .

I enjoy collecting them, making them, even just looking at them.

I love working with beads so, for me, these ornaments are like potato chips – it’s hard to eat make just one! 😉

Here are the latest in the batch I made for this year.

I had plans to sew a couple of ornaments and to crochet a few, as well, but time ran out.

I’m going to ask Santa for an extra hour/per day for 2011.

Do you think he’ll deliver? 😉

Have a happy weekend, Kids!

Remember to take deep breaths in the midst of all the rushing around! (Hope I can take my own advice on this. lol)

Hugs!!!!

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Friday Favorites

This week’s Friday Favorites has a winter theme, complete with vintage illustration and seasonal quote!

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I would love to return to this era – just for the clothes! 😉

“Snowflakes are one of nature’s most fragile things,
but just look what they do when they stick together”

~Verna M Kelly, American writer

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Thank you, thank you, sweet friends, for all of your comments this week. You are absolutely the best!

By the way . . . I answered your comments from yesterday right there in the comment section of yesterday’s post! Going forward, I’m going to try to do that whenever I can.

Hope you have a chance to enjoy a little “you” time over the weekend. 😀

See ya Monday . . .

Hugs,

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