Giveaway Winners!

Our ABC Animal Poster winners are here! I know they were suppose to be announced on Wednesday, but I didn't take into account hosting Thanksgiving on Thursday. My bad. Congratulations to the winners:



Audrey for the printed poster

Janice, & *EVANSFAM* for the printable poster

Just go to my etsy shop and then email me at yellowmum (at) gmail (dot) com and let me know which letter you want, and what color you want it! Audrey would you also email your address?


Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!

Freebie Friday: Last Minute Thanksgiving

Sunday I volunteered to host Thanksgiving for my husband's family. (Our other option was Golden Corral.) So it's been a bit of a frantic week scrubbing my house and trying to figure out details. But I think I do better with the last minute pressure. It gets my mind working and I usually get more done. It doesn't work so well for sharing all the stuff I've been creating though. But, if you happen to be last minute like me, you can enjoy a free printable thanksgiving invitation, don't worry I sent mine out yesterday.

Click here for the Printable Invitation

I've also got a coordinating Thanksgiving Subway Art print. Last minute decorating is getting done. Just print, cut down to 8x10 (following the lines) and frame.

Click here for the Thanksgiving Subway Art

If you need some other last minute decorating ideas, you could try the leaf cut outs from last year (a little time consuming for last minute however)

Or frame the fall forest silhouettes found in part here and in my etsy shop here. 

Oh, and if you need a kid game try the fall memory game here. 

I'm still working on place cards. I want to make them both a favor box and a place card. Still working on how I want to accomplish that. But maybe next week I'll have some super last minute ones for you :)


Sunday I'm also guest posting on Whatever Dee Dee Wants so go check out some other coordinating last minute goodness :)





 



one more thing (I know a bazillion) remember the ABC Animal Poster giveaway ends Wednesday, so go enter to win a cute alphabet poster . . . think Christmas gifts . . . enter here.

enjoy!

a cowl scarf

I'm not a really great crocheter and I don't know how to knit, but I had this left over yarn from Halloween and it was so thick and yummy gray. I couldn't pass it up. It was asking to become a scarf. The first time I started crocheting it looked dumb, so I undid it. The second time it was too bunchy. The third time it wasn't the right gauge. So I guess this time it was the fourth time that was the charm. But it ended up going really fast. It helped that I didn't have enough yarn to make a long scarf-so it's more of a cowl. But isn't it cozy? Crocheting is kind of a soothing occupation (for every now and then anyway).

Also, just a friendly reminder that the ABC Animal Poster giveaway is still going on . . . go leave a comment!

ABC Poster Giveaway

Young, Yippy, Youthful Y is for Yak.  Yahoo. The ABC posters are up in the shop. I've even included a printed option. (well, most of the ABC's are up. The stomach flu this week postponed a few things, alas). So to celebrate we are doing a giveaway!

One printed poster and two printable pdf posters for three different winners. The letter of your choice.

Here's how . . . .

1. Leave a comment telling me your favorite animal
2. Leave a SECOND comment if you follow me
2. Winner will be announced Wednesday November 23

goodluck!

coming soon . . .

So I've got some exciting news . . . I'm finished with my Animal Letter Posters. I drew every letter but X (by hand with my mouse). As soon as I take decent pictures I can start putting them up on etsy. But here's the thing. I'm thinking about doing printed posters, not printable posters. I need your input.

Next week I will be a giving away an animal letter poster of your choice. If you comment on this post you will get another entry into next weeks giveaway. Comment letting me know if you would rather buy a printable poster you can print over and over again, or one printed poster (they would be the same price + shipping).

THANKS SO MUCH!!

Printable: Owl favor boxes

So I fell in love with these owl favor boxes last year from Paper Crave, but I couldn't think of a reason to use them. But aren't they such a fun, tactile favor box? I just think they are brilliant and I LOVE THEM. I used them at the buddy's Preschool Halloween party this year.

I won't lie. They weren't fast. A lot of hand cutting-but I did have a couple large hole punches that sped up the process a bit. I went looking for a large scallop cutter-but the only ones I could find had additional holes/embellishments in them. weirdoooos. Why can't there just be simple scallop cutter that's not little? Why?

 Anyway. . . aren't they cute? I almost named them they were so cute. Now they are gone, alas. I may go make some more.

enjoy!

 We had a family reunion down in  St George this past weekend. My dad and I spent one of the days painting at Zion National Park. It was gorgeous, and surprisingly FREEZING in the morning ( FYI: the wind is nasty before the sun gets down in the canyon).

So we had time to do two paintings alla prima. It was fun, hard, and worth every minute!!
The biggest challenge of painting alla prima is the light-the sun is constantly changing and so the colors, the shadows, everything you are painting basically, is constantly changing. It means you have to paint fast!! But it makes it pretty exhilarating, and frustrating all wrapped up in one. I'm looking forward to going back!