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December 8, 2015 By Leave a Comment

Scrabble Tile Ornaments

Hey hey guys!  Jumping right to it…first, I loved reading about people’s light choices.  Totally was cracking up at some of your responses and the amount of squirrel problems some of you have.  Josh Kelley is the Christmas person around our house…he does it all…and this year he ventured into house lights.  They are mild and simple, but if he had all the resources in the world, I feel confident we would be total Griswold style.

Next up, the Timbali bags winner is…

CAROL SAYS: Shared on Pinterest TOO!!!!!

Carol check your inbox for an email from me.

On Sunday our kindness advent was an ornament delivery.  We added this one last year and just loved it.  We bought cheap paper mache’ ornaments from Joanns last year and the kiddos painted them.  This year we wanted to do a little something different.

I’ve had a bag of old scrabble tiles for about 4 years now.  I use them for varying little projects and thought the kids would love to use them to make ornaments.  This project was crazy simple.

Here’s what you will need:

scrabble tiles

hot glue gun

popsicle sticks

ribbon

That’s it!!!

Our big kids can use a hot glue gun, but not so much Amon.  He can be quite clumsy and quite untrustworthy 🙂

Hudson wanted to give away an ornament he painted at church, so Harper and Sol were the only ones really doing any new making and I helped Amon.  Everyone chose their recipient(s) & words and then started pulling all their letters they needed.  From there the steps are super simple.

*First, we hot glued the tiles together on the sides.

*Second, we hot glued a popsicle stick to the back for extra support.

Third, we hot glued a ribbon for hanging.

Crazy simple!  The end.

 For today’s kindness advent we are making bookmarks and leaving them in books at the library.  Tomorrow we are taking baked goods to the police and fire station.  Hudson insisted we do this one this year.  Food is part of his love language.

 

I’ll see you tomorrow…here’s to another week.

Happy Monday!!

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December 7, 2015 By 67 Comments

Timbali Giveaway + Tees

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I posted on Saturday which is completely not my norm.  So in case you missed it today is one last giveaway.  I have a crazy kind family and my cousin Emily wanted to support Timbali Crafts, but wanted me to give it away instead.  So here I am…bearing Timbali goodies.

Up for grabs is one of their shoulder bags and zipper pouches.  Both will go to one winner.

 3 ways to enter:

1:  Leave a comment…any comment will do.  Maybe share if you are a house Christmas lights kind of person or no…and if you are is it mild or full on Clark Griswold.

2.  Share this post via social media…Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, whatever suits your fancy.

3.  Like Timbali Crafts over on their Facebook page HERE.

Please leave a separate comment for each entry.

Winner will be announced tomorrow.

 In case some of you missed it, Sasquatch Design Society is selling new baseball tees for Ngungwane’s Garden Fund.  Once it is funded they will use proceeds from the tees to buy supplies for the carepoint which we will deliver next year on our trip.  You can get your baseball tee HERE.

Speaking of trip, we are still looking for people to join our Swaziland, Africa trip next May 29-June 8.  If you want to go, you’re in!  All are welcome.  Email me at pitterpatterart at gmail dot com or message me HERE if you are interested.

Saturday and Sunday’s kindness advent was surprise chalk art and ornament drop.  The big kids were super sneaky and quiet while they chalked up a driveway.  Hudson was pretty much quietly freakin’ out to himself the whole time about the possibility of being arrested.  He has the gift of worry 🙂  Super grainy picture with redness from our car break lights, but documentation was needed.

The ornament delivery is pretty new.  We added this one last year and the kids loved it.  This year we used paint, glue, ribbon and old scrabble tiles.  Too much fun!  And we forgot to deliver one ornament so that is on my to-do list for today.

Today we are delivering some school supplies to kiddo’s classrooms…largely of the snack variety because their teachers provide snack every day for the whole class.  Makes me gush!  Have I mentioned I love their school and their sweet teachers?!?!?!

Tomorrow we are making bookmarks and leaving them in library.

Hope everyone kicks off their Monday well!

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December 5, 2015 By 2 Comments

Winner Winner + New Tees

Hi!  It’s Saturday and here I am.  Hahahaha.  So fun.  4 things on this fine Saturday:

1.  The winner of the Rustic Tote is…

CAROLYN SAYS:  I got handmade beaded serving utensils for my mom who loves to always “add 1 more” to the table.

Carolyn check your inbox for an email from me.

Also I am still looking for Melinda who won the feathered fringed earrings in cobalt.  Melinda check your inbox for an email from me.

I hope you guys enjoyed all the giveaways this week.  I loved reading all your comments…some of which made me laugh out loud, feel a tad happy/weepy and made me salivate….brownies with peppermint ice-cream and hot fudge…hold up!  Hopefully you got a few ideas for Christmas presents and will shop around some of my favorite purchase with purpose companies like Noonday Collection and Timbali Crafts.  Which leads me to number 2…

2.  I have amazing family.  Family which are givers too.  Thursday my sweet cousin Emily sent me a text and said she wanted to buy some Timbali, but didn’t really need anything.  So because she is crazy kind she sent me some money, I picked items out and Monday we’ll have another giveaway.  This bag makes me all kinds of swoony.  So so gorgeous.  Thank you Emily…you know you make my heart want to burst!  Check back Monday.

3.  Sasquatch Design Company…Meagan, Nick and Marcie…are at it again and just in time for Christmas.  We are currently trying to raise money for a garden to be put in at the Ngungwane carepoint.  You can make your tax deductible donation HERE.  Or you can buy a sweet baseball tee.

Remember when I asked you to vote for Nick’s design in the Design the Good contest…well he actually won and yet, not.  He had the most votes by a good margin…well over 1000…but the judges didn’t choose his design.  After quite a bit of angst and toil basically it came down to companies being shady and not up front and lots of tiny print loop holes.  It made me feel super yucky I asked you guys to vote, but we can’t make people choose honestly and integrity.  So Nick and Sasquatch Design decided to print the tees themselves and give all the profits to the Ngungwane garden fund.  If we reach the goal they are going to use the money to buy supplies for Ngungwane.  Crazy awesome again.  I know some good hearted people.  You can purchase your tee HERE.

And 4.  Yesterday our kindness advent was share sonic happy hour.  There was some concern about our tape not holding up so hence the overload of washi tape…just in case 🙂  Kids crack me up.  Our kindness advent for today is surprise chalk art.  So fun!

And tomorrow we are crafting up some handmade ornaments and delivering them.

Hope you enjoy your weekend.

Happy Saturday!

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December 4, 2015 By 208 Comments

“The Big One” Noonday Giveaway #5

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And the winner of the Festival Bracelet in Navy is…

ELLEN SAYS:  Well, I pretty much love everything on the Sufjan Stevens album. My husband refuses to play it until two weeks before Christmas, though. Almost there!

Ellen A) check your inbox for an email from me and B) your comment made me laugh!

Today is our last giveaway of the week.  I’m sad it has come to an end, but I have had a blast reading all your fun Christmas stuff and mailing out all the fun goodies.  I definitely saved the big one for last.  Up for grabs today is Noonday’s Rustic Leather Tote.

Let’s all take a moment to just soak in the ultimate goodness of this  lovely bag.

 

Ahhhhhhh!  It’s just beautiful.  I don’t own this one, but boy, oh boy how I wish I did.  Several of my friends have it and it’s crazy gorgeous.  Am I currently gushing too hard on a bag?!?!?!  I think not…I mean, just look at it.  And did I tell you the inside is a white and blue pinstripe?!?!  Sigh.

 2 ways to enter:

1:  Leave a comment…any comment will do.  Maybe share the present you are most excited to give to someone this Christmas.  I love giving gifts so I totally get excited when I think I picked out something extra special for someone.

2.  Share this post via social media…Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, whatever suits your fancy.

Please leave a separate comment for each entry.

Winner will be announced tomorrow…a Saturday post…hold the phone.

Make sure you follow along on instagram too…I’m @pitterpatterart…to enter to win the Geo Print Leather Wallet.  Just to make sure things are extra fun on Instagram today too…this gorgeous lady is up for grabs as well.  It totally looks like fabric printed, but you guys, this sucker is leather and crazy pretty!

 

Yesterday we rocked leaving encouraging notes on cars.  The kids loved it and we set off zero car alarms.  All the praise hands.  Solomon insisted he put his “You’re car is cool” note he wrote on this truck.

Today we are sharing sonic happy hour with a stranger.  With our kindness advent I always stress to the kids this is not about us, but others, so they didn’t get donuts when we delivered donuts and they didn’t get a treat for themselves when they picked out something for their friends.  I want them to enjoy giving just to give not because they get something as well, but when we share Sonic happy hour we always do partake in a slushy.  Plus it’s Friday, so hello tradition!

Tomorrow we will be surprising someone with chalk art.  Their driveway victim has been selected and they cannot wait.

Last night was our big Timbali Crafts Christmas party.  Thanks so much to everyone who came out and shopped.  We still have a lot of Timbali available so all you locals, if you’d like to come shop just email me at pitterpatterart at gmail dot com and we’ll make that happen.  This is such a great way to purchase with purpose this Christmas and there’s still plenty of great stuff left.

Have a great weekend.  Happy Friday everyone!

**GIVEAWAY CLOSED**

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December 3, 2015 By 50 Comments

Noonday Giveaway #4 + Encouraging Notes

And the winner of the Velocity Necklace is…

GRETCHEN SAYS:  I don’t really bake and thankfully my son (and the rest of us) absolutely LOVES Puppy Chow. I can do that and something we call “Husker bars.” Otherwise, Grandma usually brings a fun assortment of cookies she makes every Christmas.

Gretchen check your inbox for an email from me.  And now I really want to know what “husker bars” are 🙂

Tonight is the Timbali Party and then tomorrow is the last Noonday Collection Giveaway.  I’ve been to the post office approximately 42 times this week and I am happy to keep going.  Up for grabs today is the Festival Bracelet in Navy.  I bought this one at my last Noonday party and it is officially in heavy rotation.  Love the navy and mint green together.  A good looking bracelet indeed.

2 ways to enter:

1:  Leave a comment…any comment will do.  Maybe share your favorite Christmas song…if you say “Christmas Shoes” we will probably not be friends anymore 🙂

2.  Share this post via social media…Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, whatever suits your fancy.

Please leave a separate comment for each entry.

Winner will be announced tomorrow and the last giveaway will begin.

Make sure you follow along on instagram too…I’m @pitterpatterart…to enter to win the Minted Necklace.  Mint green is all the rage right now so when choosing items this one was a no brainer.  Wear it as a necklace or wrap it around your wrist for a fun bracelet.

Yesterday we mailed off our mail.  Each kiddo picked someone they wanted to write a letter to and a surprise to go with it.  Harper is my mail/letter writing kid so I wasn’t shocked a bit when she chose multiple people.  It’s one of her little gifts.

And how fun is this, but on our mail kindness advent day we got “Merry Mail” with the cutest little Christmas tree picture and Chickfila card.  Ummmm, Chickfila is definitely one of my love languages. My mom used to tell me all the time “Your words have the power of life and death.”  From the Bible.  And in turn, I say this to my kids about 1000 times a day.  Are we building people up or tearing them down?  I definitely know some people who are using their words to give life and what a blessing it is.

Today for our kindness advent we are leaving encouraging notes on cars.  We wrote all our little notes this morning and will be headed to the community center down our street to set off car alarms 🙂  I pretty much adore kid compliments.

Tomorrow we are sharing Sonic happy hour with a stranger.

And all key fob sets are listed HERE if you would like to purchase some in time for Christmas.

You don’t want to miss tomorrow’s giveaway.  I saved the best two things for last because that’s how Friday’s should be.

Happy Thursday!

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December 2, 2015 By 57 Comments

Noonday Giveaway #3 + Mail

***GIVEAWAY CLOSED***

And the winner of the Feathered Fringe Earrings in Cobalt is…

MELINDA SAYS:  Children’s Christmas program at church on Christmas Eve. Then small open house with some friends and family. Our family tradition that us dear to us…

Melinda check your inbox for an email from me.

Pretty pumped it’s Wednesday…the week is almost through.  Up for grabs today is the Velocity Necklace.  I am a huge fan of this necklace!  It’s so versatile and you can wear it dressed up or dressed down…like with a tee, jeans and converse…not that I’ve done that…just sayin’.  It’s beautiful and hip.  It basically has my heart.

2 ways to enter:

1:  Leave a comment…any comment will do.  Maybe share your favorite baked good to fix at Christmas…no recipe required, but I’m always so intrigued by people’s favorite treats.

2.  Share this post via social media…Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, whatever suits your fancy.

Please leave a separate comment for each entry.

Winner will be announced tomorrow and the next giveaway will begin…again.

Make sure you follow along on instagram too…I’m @pitterpatterart…to enter to win the Bethie Rope Necklace…a wildly popular Noonday necklace.  My best friend Ashley is a Noonday ambassador and while trying to pick out everything for these giveaways she said I had to get this necklace.  It’s Noondays most popular necklace and goes with everything…it’s Ashley approved.

 

Today for our kindness advent we are mailing mail.  We did all our card writing last night…it did end in tears for one Kelley kid and a “You’re done.  Go to bed.” from me, but alas, we can’t win them all. #parentingishard  So letters we’re written, fun surprises were chosen and after school we will be headed to the post office to make it all kinds of official.  And yes, Amon even wrote a “letter” to a friend which was seriously the cutest thing ever.

Tomorrow we are leaving encouraging notes on cars.  This is super fun for all those writers and drawers in your family…and we have a house full.

Some random housekeeping:  I was late to the game, but key fob sets are now listed on my “Currently Available” page.  These are ready to ship, so once payment is received I will ship out asap.

Also tomorrow is the Timbali Party.  I started organizing bags yesterday…starting with the 99 cosmetic bags 🙂  I use their cosmetic bag to hold all my Bible journaling supplies.  You can see the one I use HERE.  Tons of food, drinks, laughter, fun, Timbali bags & aprons, door prizes and a random free pile for good measure.  Grab some friends and make it a ladies night.

Thanks for being awesome.  I can’t say enough how much I appreciate your kindness and that you even stop by to read all my randomness.  Hope your day is crazy good.

Happy Wednesday!

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December 1, 2015 By 41 Comments

Noonday Giveaway #2

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And the winner of the Metric Cuff is…

STACY SAYS:  I am excited about a possible date night with my husband this week. Both kids have plans!!

Stacy…check your inbox for an email from me.

Moving right along.

Up for grabs today are the Feathered Fringe Earrings in Cobalt.  You guys!!!!!  I know, I know.  They are too flippin’ cute.  I don’t personally own these just yet, but I have not only purchased them for practically every friend I have, tried them on 5 bajillion times and my best friend Ashley bought them for my birthday, but she lives in Florida, so they haven’t arrived just yet, but again, when they do arrive I am going to wear the fire out of them.  They are light…not heavy at all…and really really really really good looking *insert my best blue steel.

2 ways to enter:

1:  Leave a comment…any comment will do.  Maybe share your favorite Christmas tradition.

2.  Share this post via social media…Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, whatever suits your fancy.

Please leave a separate comment for each entry.

Winner will be announced tomorrow and the next giveaway will begin.  Is this groundhog’s day?!?!

Make sure you follow along on instagram too…I’m @pitterpatterart…to enter to win the Crescent Moon Earrings.  Tried these on at my latest party and about fell out in the floor.  Crazy adorable.

And today we officially began our kindness advent.  Day one is already in the books.

Fun fact:  If you order in larger quantities from Krispy Kreme call ahead a few days and you will receive a discount.  Raise the donut roof.

We love our public school.  This place is a beating heart for our community and kids.  Teachers are overworked, under paid and stressed out, but everyday they are showing up, doing their gosh darn best and loving our kiddos.  They need to know we are in this with them.  If I could, I would wrap each one of them up in a giant hug and just gush over them, give them a massive pay raise and bake them cookies every single day for the entire school year.  But alas, sometimes we just stock pile the teachers lounge with regular and chocolate glaze donuts and hope they know how much we appreciate them and all their hard work.

Tomorrow we will be mailing out some handmade mail.

Now go spread some kindness party people.

Happy Tuesday!

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