Happy Thanksgiving!

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Happiest of Thanksgiving to all of you!!!

I'm sorry for lack of posts!

I'm working on my gift for the gift exchange (see side bar).

That will be in the mail tomorrow!

I received my gift from my partner. : )

Love my gift!

When I return, I will have pictures of everything for you!

We just got home from MI last night and return on Wednesday.

Friday we leave for Disney : )

Boy oh boy do we need a break from real life!

What a year...what a 3 years!

So, as you can see, I'm busy, busy!

I will be back sometime next week!

I will have pictures and pretties to see.

Have a great Thanksgiving with your families!

Hugs!

Kim

Please Hold

I'm so sorry but the blog you have reached

is currently overloaded with birdseed wreathes,

yo-yo's and other projects with a

weekend deadline.

Kim and Emma will return as soon as possible.

Kim is behind on emailing back too,

but she will be getting back to you

ASAP!

So, while Emma snores away like all bullies do...

Kim will be sewing and stirring birdseed.

Kim and Emma hope you have a great end of your week!

Be back soon!

Hugs!



Thrifty Find and More Yo-Yo Hats

Hello!

Back in MI, over the weekend, I went to the Salvation Army.

I found this really neat hanging picture frame duo.

I plan to spray paint it turquoise when the weather warms up again.

I love the details.

I, also, found these brand new hats at the Salvation Army.

(I prewashed them)

I decided to add yo-yos to these for Lifebuilders.

I love the color combos!

This is my favorite!

I have one more and I'm going to make it for me,

like this one.

Well, I am off to Michael's.

I need to pick up some supplies for my Gift Exchange (see side bar) partner's gift.

I'm linking up today...

 

Have a great day!!!

Hugs!

Kim

I Won!!!

Morning!!!

A couple of weeks ago we went to the Chicago Pet Show.

I wanted to meet the folks at the Illinois English Bulldog Rescue.

We had fun meeting Louis, a rescue waiting for his furever home

and chatting with his foster mom.

Before we left the booth,

I bought some raffle tickets.

I thought I was just supporting the organization

but I actually won one of the prizes...

A Skagen watch, valued at $95!!!

I was so surprised!

Thank you IEBR!!!

Emma sends bully kisses!

We cannot wait to move permanently to Illinois.

When we finally get a house,

we want to be foster bully parents!

Have a great day!!!

Hugs!

Kim

Yo-yos For Charity

Morning!

I've been busy getting some things ready for charity.

I have been making hats for a great organization called

Lifebuilders.

LifeBuilders is a faith based organization...

This is taken from their website:

LifeBUILDERS began in 2005 as a place where people in transition could get all-encompassing help reaching their goals. LifeBUILDERS focus was to provide encouragement, instruction, healthy relationships, transportation, employment and guidance to people in a Christian community.

I have been blessed by hearing the testimony of women who have been helped.

 I know Marilyn and Larry Johnson who run this organization...wonderful people!

Many of my friends help every week with LifeBuilders.

If I was still living in Michigan, I would do more but

from Chicago I can do something!

Last year I started making hats with yo-yo embellishments for their Christmas Store.

I, also, give plain hats for those who are not into embellishments.

Here are some of this years...

Headband hats for little girls.

Another headband hat.

A woman's hat with a little sparkle!

A little girl's hat.

A few of them all together.

Another way I am helping...

Heritage Church in Sterling Heights, MI

are big supporters of LifeBuilders.

Each year Heritage has an auction

and this year all the proceeds from

the tickets and the auction

go directly to LifeBuilders.

We will be there!

Saturday, November 20th!

I will be making one of these for the auction...

It will be all wrapped up pretty in a Christmas hat box.

Pictures to come.

Sooo...that's one way I'm giving back this holiday season.

Hope you have a great weekend!!!

Hugs!

Kim

I've Been Featured!!!

I am so very thankful today!
I just received an email from Jenny at Embellishing Life
to tell me that she has featured me today on her blog!
I am beyond excited!
This is my first ever feature!
Go visit Jenny and leave her some bloggy love!




Hugs!
Kim

Deal of the Week!

Morning!!!

Today's deal comes from Carson's again!

I needed a necklace to go with an outfit

that I'm wearing to a charity auction.

I wanted something neutral that could go

with many other outfits too.

Here's what I found...

A chunky clear acrylic necklace with a price of $44

then take 30% off

then take an additional 25% off,

if I used my Carson's card.

Ok, not too bad.

Get to the register and it comes up $6.99

then take the 25% off for using my card.

This necklace was not on the clearance rack,

so shocker to me it WAS on clearance!!!

What a deal!!!

(I, also, found a pair of earrings to match ON the clearance rack)



Here's how it looks on.

I LOVE IT!

I can wear it with so many things!

Perfection!

Find any great deals???

Hope you have a wonderful day!

Chicagoland is enjoying the bestest Indian Summer!

Loving it!

Soon it will be over but until then...AHHH! : )

Hugs!

Kim