scrapbook winner

Kayla Yow is the winner of the scrapbook!
Join us every Wednesday for a giveaway!
Congratulations Kayla!
if you would please send me your address Ill send your stuff out this week
Thanks everyone for commenting
Sorry I didnt get to last nights post about genealogy  I still plan to do that it just took a little longer to do than I expected. So I will use it for next week.
And remember tonight is pinterest night 
Ill post more on that later

Wednesday giveaway

I am giving away an 8"x 5" scrap album and assorted stickers to a lucky winner who leaves a comment!

If you would like a chance to win then leave a comment here and tell me your favorite hobby!

Good luck everyone!

Contest will start now and end tomorrow when I will pick a name at random.

Stamps 101

Stamp collecting is one of the most popular hobbies around, you can spend lots of money or you can collect casually and not spend any money at all. One  of easiest ways to start collecting is to start saving the stamps off of your mail, you may also join a fan club that will send you random selections that you can buy or send back. You can also go to a hobby store and pick up a book and a beginners pack that will have the essentials you will need to start collecting.
Some countries make stamps just to sell to collectors, and make a substantial amount of money.

 

The First stamp ever printed was Great Britain's Penny Post also known as the Penny Black. It was issued in 1840 on May 1st for official use on the 6th of May. The Queen Victoria profile remained on stamps for the next 60 years. After the first stamp was issued people started collecting almost immediately. 

After you start saving your stamps you will want to put them in a book using hinges or sleeves. Never glue your stamps into the book. Some other useful supplies would be a magnifying glass and a pair of tweezers so you don't have to touch them. 

Have fun starting your new hobby! This is a great project for kids. Because they can learn about different countries while collecting. And many stamps have historical value also. Stamps are also very colorful and artistic.

picture tutorial-covering a light switch in polymer clay

newsletter

Ashley

Please pry for Ashley shes so very sick right now
you can follow her story here
she was born a micro preemie and has had complications since
she had to have a bowl transplant and that was rejected now she has lived witout her intestines for a few yers now and shes having a very hard time her poor little body is just tired
please pray for her
http://ashleyadamsjournal.blogspot.com/

Janie is the winner of the heart

The winner of the heart is Janie

 I am not familiar with Janie and she is new so please send me an email Janie, so I can get your prize to you!

I need the name or word you want on it.

 This will be the second try for a winner that has won from the blog page. If I don't get a response I wont do give aways on the blog anymore I'll do them on facebook.

sorry for the delay in sand pictures

For everyone that is wondering I will be working on the Sand pictures this week. For the last couple of weeks I did Easter pictures, I do these pictures all in the same spot so I did not have room to do any sand pictures until the Easter pictures were done. Plus throw in some medical issues with my back/hip/neck/shoulder it has taken a little bit to do the sand pictures. Sorry for the wait.