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I'm a little late in posting this, but the winner of the World Vision necklace is (as picked by Random.org)... Ashley Kolpak! Ashley, I'll be in touch to get your shipping address shortly or you can also email me at jeanineb4etsy(at)yahoo(dotcom). Congrats! Jeanine ...

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Photo courtesy of The Graphics Fairy Wishing all my blogging buddies a very happy Thanksgiving! Don't forget to enter my giveaway.  I'll be picking a winner tomorrow. Jeanine ...

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**This giveaway is closed.** Who doesn't love gifts that give back?  Every holiday season I try to pay it forward in some small way, so when the folks at World Vision reached out regarding their Christmas catalog, how could I not help spread the word? Each item in the World Vision catalog (or click on the link to go directly to their site) literally helps save lives by lifting children and families out of poverty....

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Looking for a quick, inexpensive gift idea for the holidays?  How about these sweet faux Mercury glass Mason jars... I've posted about the faux mercury glass technique before.  I, myself, dug it up on Pinterest.  Basically you need a can of Krylon's Looking Glass spray paint and a spray bottle with 50/50 water and vinegar mixture. You spray a few coats of Looking Glass onto your Mason jar and let dry.  Then you follow up...

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I popped into Ikea yesterday to scope out living room chairs.  I left without the chairs, but look at all these holiday goodies I picked up. I had to stop myself from buying out the entire Christmas section of the store.  Seriously, there is so much holiday cuteness there this year. I plan to use these on my dining room table.  Can't you see them filled with tiny glass ornaments? I couldn't resist these little...

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Happy to say I survived the craft fair last weekend.  It was a great day.  I sold a bunch of items and met some lovely people.  Now that it's over, I'm back to business adding Christmas items to my Etsy. (Xmas stickers) At first I felt guilty listing Christmas items before Halloween, but given the way Target, Marshall's, Home Goods, etc. look, I figure if they can do it, so can I! (Jenga/Scrabble ornament) These...

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Has it really been over a week since I last posted?!  I've been so busy trying to get things ready for the craft fair this weekend.  I am working on a mock table as we speak, so I can have an idea of how I want to place things. I thought this was a cute way to display my French clothes pins. The basket was a garage sale find from a couple of years ago...

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