Another Auction....

I'm going to add something to the top here as a last minute silly card! The challenge this week at Saturday Spotlight has been to "Dress up those trees"! I think that this silvery glittery, blingy tree is pretty dressed up!!! Lol!

I think that it will also work for the challenge at Stamp Something, which is to "Bling" something! Whew...I love bling, but I hate doing it!!! I'm proud of me!

The projects I have today are the beginning of a basket of goodies that I'm doing for another upcoming charity auction.

A wonderful young woman that I used to work with has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. She and her husband have 7 (yes, seven) children, the youngest is less than one year old. Shelly has the patience of a Saint - her job was to work each day as a house parent at the Children's Home that our school programs were run out of! Folks like that amaze me! I love kids to pieces, but I think if I had seven at home, I'd want to work alone, and out in the woods! Anyway, there is a fund raiser for her in a week or so. As she has no health insurance, the medical bills are adding more stress to an already bleak situation.

Here's what I have so far for the basket...

I have several of these little window tins, so I made a set of four Halloween notecards, and just wrapped the tin with a cardstock band.

Here are the four cards...All stamps are TAC.

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Then I made a folder, again with four cards. These, however, are A-2 cards, with decorated envelopes. Again, all stamps are TAC. DP is from last year's DCWV Christmas mat pack.

Not being sure who the recipients would be, I wen with a simple "hello" as a sentiment.

No clue as to whether anyone will even want them, but it's a start! Hopefully, I'll have something else to show tomorrow! I've got to find a challenge with these themes to enter these into since I don't have time to do this AND make cards for challenges!

Brrr....it's cold! How funny...If it were the end of winter, and spring was just around the corner, 44 and rainy would feel delightful. But when it's fall, and winter is just around the corner, it's an entirely different temperature! I know I should not complain, as some of you have posted photo's of snow already this year!

All righty then...I'm off to see what you talented, amazing folks have on your blogs today!

Have a great night - Happy FRIDAY!!!

Patti J.

~Life is good...

Fund Raising Auction Items... Finished!

Whew....

I didn't get started on any of this until almost 4 p.m. today! I just do not have a clue where the hours in my days go! There's an 'hour goblin' out there someplace, just gobblin' up my days!

Anyway, here is what I did today for a donation for an auction tomorrow at the YMCA...

Above, is a fall colored coffee mug, filled with Cocoa Mix, a couple of flavored teas, and some Milano cookies - Yummy!

This is just a little card pocket that I made from a sheet of 8.5 x 11 cardstock to hold the set of cards below:

I totally forgot to take pictures prior to plastic bagging these, so the photo's aren't all that great. I just used some cute Halloween/Fall DP, and embellished a bit with ribbon and pop dots.

I think the candy bars are pretty much self-explanatory! Mmmm.....Chocolate!

Below are some boxes I made and filled with wrapped Nuggets. Two of the boxes hold a dozen nuggets. The tiny box is only 1/2 deep (how cute is that!) and holds only 9 nuggets.

Okay peeps.... that's all I have tonight, and I am so tired! My Redbirds fell to the Marlins 2-1 tonight, and I'm bummed.... sigh.... Thank goodness tomorrow is another ball game!

Hugs to all, especially to those who dropped in on my DD today and took a quick peek at her blog! You are so sweet!

Patti J.

When something is taken from your grasp, God is not punishing you. He's merely opening your hands to receive something better. Concentrate on this - "the will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you".