Christmas Greeting Ideas~

Posted on December 5, 2007 by gettinitpegged

These are some of the greetings I gave my extended family last Christmas…I thought you might like the idea for this Christmas! 😀

Cute, Cute!

These are recycled loose leaf tea cans, but Pringles cans would work just as well…They now hold jelly bellies and a magazine gift subscription certificate!  I spent some time collecting all my Christmas supplies…paper, embellishments, stamps, punches, etc…as well as adding a little bit of new ones…and came up with these designs.  There’s lots of sparkles and bits and bobs of little glitzy things sprinkled all over for good measure.

even the tops look pretty!

The next in line are my Christmas Card Pockets…these are so easy and quick…I used premade card and envelope packets…but you could easily use cut down cardstock…and just by refolding them and making a little band that slides across their middles, makes it so easy to slide a little snack size baggie of goodies inside!

fun & easy! 

more sweet looks~

Again…just use all your pieces of Christmas glitz & goodies, and create a ton of these in no time!  These were in lieu of my hand out Christmas cards…that way they got a little assortment of goodies along with the greeting.  🙂  Each of the little tags on the fronts open up to reveal a little to and from, etc.

Happy Goody Can/Card Making!

Bethany~

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It’s Raining, It’s Pouring, It’s FLOODING!

Posted on December 4, 2007 by gettinitpegged

Well, the excitement in my neck of the woods is that the woods are being washed away!  We had some nice snow up in the mountains and in the valleys…I love snow!…but, when it turned to rain in the mountains and the valleys, all the rivers decided they couldn’t contain all the bounty. 

We haven’t had a flood like this since 1996.  During that exciting year, I was VERY pregnant, and partially in labor, and we were going to be stranded if we didn’t pack up a leave our house immediately.  We gathered our stuff, jumped in the car and had a very exciting race across torrential rivers over roadways, etc.  I was using a midwife’s services and so we had a “birthing kit”.  We fully expected that my husband was going to have to make use of this rather than my midwife! LOL!  My daughter luckily proved to be of the stubborn sort, and decided to not grace us with her presence until the waters receeded and we could make it to the midwife’s office, a few days later.  Such a good baby!  🙂

Last night, as we heard rescue helicopters flying over repeatedly, we sent up blessings to those in need.  We are lucky enough to be in a place that doesn’t get drowned when the flood waters rise. 

When my husband left for work this morning, we all told him to be very careful. He assured us he would be fine…he works just right up the road.  BUT…I just got a call from him…he decided to go a little farther to pick up a coffee, drove through some water (thought it was okay because he was in a truck) and now he can’t start his truck.  I have to go rescue him with some jumper cables…I hope that’s all he needs!  What we’ll do just for that morning cup of coffee.  😉

Hope all is well in your neck of the woods!

Bethany~

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Tastey Surprise #2!

Posted on December 1, 2007 by gettinitpegged

only the BEST!!!

This is my all time favorite book for loom knitters…I recommend this to every one of my students… if you haven’t got yours yet, scoot on over to Amazon.com, or Decoraccents, so you don’t spend one more day without it!

 

 

 

This is what I said at Amazon when it first came out…

 

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Reading for All Loomers!, March 21, 2007

By  Bethany Dailey (Chehalis, WA)
(REAL NAME)   

This is an EXCELLENT, very MEATY book…filled from cover to cover with essential information for all loom knitters: from beginners to advanced! As an instructor for the past two+ years on loom knitting, I can say absolutely, without reservations, that this timeless instruction manual should be required reading in every loomer’s class or at-home learning!

Soooo…you can, I’m sure sense my unutterable excitement when you learn that I…yes, me 😀 …get to be part of the sequel!!!!!  EEEEEEEeeee!!!!!  I felt I kept you in suspence long enough, and since everything has been turned in and I can relax a little, I wanted to share the news.  Thanks for listening!  Oh and by the way…if you haven’t pre-ordered your copy of book #2…skip on over right now while it’s fresh in your mind! 🙂

Bethany~

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