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Yes...that's right! A Clearance Sale on FABRIC at Raggedy Old Annies !!! More than half of it has been moved over to the "Fabric Sale" category. Great deals and it's "per yard" and the price includes shipping! Hurry up! Low on quite a few!
And...look at the new addition to my sewing room!! It's that Pink Tinsel pre-lit 4ft tree from Michaels! I LOVE the way it lights up the room at night! Nice and relaxing!!!! I can't beleive it was only $11.99!!!!
Well Christmas is now officially over. Sorta sad, and sorta glad! Christmas Eve was fun at my dad's. We did the ole Christmas Swap game, and I went with a present that I wanted...and stole it because I really wanted it, and come to find out....it wasn't what I "exactly" thought it was! UGH! So that means I burned myself! So I gave it to my mother in law. Ohwell...Christmas is for giving right? So what did I do the day after Christmas? Well I woke up to my alarm set for 5am and slapped some make-up on, and tried to curl up my hair a bit (showered the night before) and met up with my friend Vanessa and we headed out to the mall to find some GREAT deals! And that we did!!! I bought that pink tinsel pre-lit tree that Michaels had!!!! I wanted to buy it before Christmas but didn't....and sure glad I didn't because it was $39.99 and I got it today for $11.99!!! BIG SAVINGS! I cannot wait to put it up! It's going in my sewing room! I keep a tree year round in there! Maybe I'll tackle that tomorrow....as I am pooped today....as believe it or not....I took down ALL my Christmas decorations!!!!! Everything is packed up and back in the attic!!! I know...I'm early...but I generally do it the day after Christmas. Christopher was a bit sad to come home and see it all torn down.
So now that the rush is all over...it's time to get back to work! I've been slacking a bit lately, so I'm going to try and get myself back into the swing of things. Christopher is out of school the next 2 weeks....and he'll want to keep busy...but I want to try and get my sewing room back into shape after the last minute Christmas projects. I'd like to SLEEP IN every day until he goes back to school...funny huh? I would like to get some more dolls finished and on my website....and maybe some new designs....and maybe try some new stuff! And I'd really like to re-vamp my website, which means I'll need some help from my best friend Missy!!!!! She'll do anything for me if I ask nicely! So I will keep you posted when things change...and I've added some new stuff. And again..the sale is still going on!!!!! I'll keep it on until the last day of the month...then the dolls will be back to full price, unless they go to the "orphan" room! Please don't let that happen!!!!!
Yes! I am! Christopher woke up this morning...came running into my sewing room (where I was working on a last minute order for a purse, yes on x-mas eve) and he was screaming...."tomorrow's Christmas!!!!!". Then...he said..."when can I open a present?" LOLOL See, we always let him open a present on Christmas Eve, and I tried to explain that Christmas Eve is tonight, but since we are going to my dads this afternoon, I was gonna let him open it before we left, as I knew it was something he could play on the ride, and while there if he got bored. And he was so sad that he had to wait.....and well...since we are here alone (hubby is working) I wanted him to have something to keep him busy...so I let him open it! See....I told you I'm weak!!!! And I wonder why he "works me"! LOLOL Here's a pic of him opening it! As you can see, it was a game he really wanted for his PSP.
And...I want to THANK EVERYONE for partcipating in my sale!!!! I have my new moniter and I LOVE IT!!!!!! The sale is still going on! Need to clear out these babies and make way for the 2007 girls that I'll be starting as soon as Christmas is over!!!!
I wish everyone a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!! Hope Santa brings you all that you have asked for!!!!
Ha! Not really! I am no where as creative as her (or her crew) but I did get this from her Holiday Handmade Gift's Magazine! Every year I make my favorite M&M's cookies! This year I made tons! I love to pass them out! I've yet to mail some to Missy....I'm so sorry Missy! How could I leave my best friend out...but I did pass on the recipe to her and she made some of her own!
And on Friday my son's class had a party....and I was in charge! My son's teacher cracks me up! He sends out notices and calls me "room mom". So we ordered HUGE pizza's and had cookies and juice. Lots and lots of Candy Canes's were passed out (in lots and lots of flavors) and then some ice cream cups were brought. Those kiddos were WIRED! I took this cute picture of Christopher while in the class, and I wish I had it before I mailed out my Christmas cards!
BIG SALE over at my website..... RaggedyOldAnnies.com!!!! Rarely do I ever do a sale for my dolls! But....yesterday....my moniter decided that it worked enough and was ready to retire. So....I NEED a moniter....and timing couldn't be worse....ya know..with Christmas and all! You see, my son, 9 years old, has asked for so many things....and not one of them is under $100.00!!!!! YIKES! Him getting older is costing me more!!!!! So...back to my SALE..... Finished Dolls and Fabric are 20% off and that EXCLUDES any orphans or fabric that has already been marked down. The shopping cart will charge you the full price, but I will turn around and refund you the 20%. That saves me from going page to page and changing the prices of everything! I just don't have time for that! Thanks everyone!!!!!
As I was in the checkout line the other day, I notice the Martha Stewart "Holiday" Handmade Gifts magazine, so I grabbed it, thumbed through it and tossed it on the checkout stand for some good reading material that night. I was tired, so I grabbed it, cuddled up in bed and began drooling over everything inside! Those little paper ornaments from old Christmas Cards, then glittered and strung were VERY cute....so cute that I hopped right outta my comfy covers, hopped on the computer, pulled up some vintage images and used my BIG circle punch to cut them out. I spent some time glittering them up, laughing as my son teased me that they wouldn't be worth more than 25 cents. But I enjoyed making them, and LOVED how they turned out! I have a stash for my best friend Missy, some for my dads girlfriend, and some for me for one of my little trees. I want to make more....I wish it wasn't so late in the year!!!! I wish I didn't get such a late start this year! Where was my mind? I hope you enjoy them!
because if you do, then you'll end up buying more fabric and if you have a stash of fabric like I do, you DO NOT need anymore! I was good today.....didn't spend too much...but Missy...phew! She's supposed to be posting her pic too! Here's what I bought.
I'm making clothes for some naked dolls that I have finished up. I'm using one of the fabrics that I just bought...which one do you think it is???? I think it's an easy guess. So be sure to check my website.....mabye this weekend...but I am sure I will post again.
Missy of Little Missy Primitives was sharing a link to a Flickr account for Jenny of Every Day is a Holiday. As I was browsing through the cutest pictures I have ever seen.....I came across a picture of her tree! (click on "tree" and it will take you there!) I am DROOLING over it! I LOVE it! I LOVE anything she makes!!!
I LOVE Christmas! Mostly because I love the decorations! I don't go crazy and decorate the whole house, but I do enjoy decorating my tree....and only I am allowed to do it! Hubby doesn't care...so that doesn't matter....but I didn't want Christopher to be left out, so he has his own personal tree that I allow him to put anything he wants on it! Last year, I bought him a red tinsel tree. I wasn't sure how it was going to look....but OMG!!!! It's awesome! And we even have red lights on it! We keep that one in the family room...it's a smaller one, but perfect for him! This one in the picture is all mine! It's decorated with all vintage glass ornaments. I haven't even really started shopping...have you? That is the only part of the season thats not my favorite! Mostly because I spend too much time trying to decide if thats the perfect gift or not. I'm not a big shopper...never have been (of course...unless it's for fabric). So I'm not really thrilled about the shopping part. But this year might seem sorta easy. All us adults have decided to do only "stockings" for each other....and for my lil Christopher...well he's growing up..and things are getting a little more pricier...and he's been saving his moola....so we are covering the difference on an Xbox 360 bundle pack. And I feel really bad because it's so expensive so that means not much under the tree...so I keep reminding him....
"you're older...things are more expensive". He keeps telling me he understands...but I'm a little worried that there might be a little sadness come that morning. So I'm putting a few more pics in the Photo Album section of the little bit more of Christmas Decorations that I have. It's really not much....but it's perfect for me!
