Holiday HeadStart Sale begins now!

Hey everyone! The Pretty in Posies Holiday HeadStart Sale is on!

It will run through next Friday, Nov 17th. Everything in the shop is 25% off. That includes my Clearance Section, which will be updated through out the week of the sale. Don't miss out on the chance to get some great deals!

Handmade felt accessories are wonderful gifts, stocking stuffers, and gift toppers. If shopping for yourself, get a brooch to dress up your holiday outfit, winter coat or a favorite wool hat. I'm happy to work with you on custom colors if you do not see a color palette that will work for you. You may also browse my SOLD items, and if I have the materials to remake an item, I'd be happy to relist it for you to buy during the sale.

Here are the latest wool brooches, my Tri Cluster Wool Felt Flowers, all are in the shop, ready for purchase.

Here is a peek at what is in the Clearance Section at the moment. Again, this will change and new items will be added through the week. You get to add the 25% off coupon to these items for even greater savings! Don't forget to use code NOV2012 at checkout.

Thanks for stopping by!
-jenn

30 Days Of Gratitude ... November 1 through 7

This year,

- as October turns to November,
- as people all along the East Coast are suffering the aftermath of Sandy,
- as I watch on the news all the lovely, memorable places I frequented, not only as a kid, but continue to frequent as an adult with my own children, lie in ruins
- as I look at the devastation in the shore communities that I lived in year after year, before settling down and getting married, even though the commute into the city was crazy long ... but the beach life made it worth it,

I felt it so necessary to participate in 30 Days of Gratitude.

I have so much to be grateful for. This is just a small glimpse of what I am thankful for ... one week at a time.

Sometimes I wake up and know before feet hit the floor what I am grateful for that day ... other days, it comes to me in small ways, but with big impact, in the later hours of the day.

My 30 Days of Gratitude are things that knock me over ... be it small or large ... powerful and emotional and beautiful things ... or simply little bits and pieces of life that make living grand. Things I want to remember and be mindful of, not just in this month of Gratitude, but always.

I'm doing my 30 days of Gratitude Project Life style. 

 

This week I am Thankful for this:

November 1: I am grateful for my vacuum cleaner today. I normally do not look forward to cleaning, but today ... after Sandy has hit so many, so hard, I am grateful to have a home to clean and electricity to plug that cord into.

November 2: For a kind, generous daughter, who offers to kiss my hand, mostly to make me laugh, when I burn myself while cooking.

November 3: I am grateful for gas today. Due to Hurricane Sandy, many gas stations were not replenished. People from Long Island and south of us were coming north looking for gas, as their stations were either empty, had 4  hour long lines (or more), or had no power to be able to operate the pumps. We had a few stations out of gas and a few police watching over things, but mostly it was easy enough to get our gas tank filled. So Very Thankful. 

November 4: I am grateful to be with my family, finally celebrating my girl's birthday at The Melting Pot, a restaurant that she has been dying to go to for a long, long time. A perfect way to end the weekend.

November 5: I am grateful to have so many creative outlets that make my heart sing. Creating is my passion, and I am constantly learning, trying new things. It is so me! And I am so thankful to be able to do it everyday!

November 6: I am grateful that we are teaching our children, by leading through example, that is important to exercise one's right to vote.

Novemeber 7: One week Sandy, the next, Athena, a Nor'easter ... the North East is certainly taking a beating from Mother Nature. I am grateful to have a safe home and warm hot cocoa for my kids when they come home from school in the snow.

Here are my Project Life pages up close. 

Product Credits: 

Becky Higgins
Project Life Digital Templates
Clementine Extra Papers
Clementine Journal Cards
Clementine Numbers, Days, & Arrows
Cobalt Extra Elements
Cobalt Horizontal Journal Cards
Cobalt Paper

Dani Mogstad 
Birds of a Feather Kit
Pumkin Spice Latte Kit

CZ Designs
Grateful Heart Word Art Freebie

Glitz Girls
French Kiss Paper Kit

Bella Gypsy
Moody Blues Kit

Juliana Kneipp
Love is a Verb Kit
Berry Sweet Add-On Kit
Turquoise Extra Elements

Creashens
Lovely Doily Stamps No.2 
Election Flairs

Ali Edwards 
With Gratitude Brushes


Oh, and one more day to enter the Pretty in Posies Giveaway. Read the details HERE. 

Thank you for stopping by! 
Jenn 
 

Giveaway Time and a Coupon Code

It's been a long, long time since I had a Pretty in Posies Giveaway! Long overdue, don't you think?

Well, one of my customers, Sheri Horton, recently asked me to do some custom felted wool hair pretties to match her lovely daughters' outfits for an Autumn photo shoot. Sheri is an awesome photographer and a very talented scrapbooker.

(We work together on the Jessica Sprague Creative Team and she also is on Becky Higgins' Project Life Creative Team! So cool.)

Here are some of her lovely photos from that shoot. We worked together to match the felt flowers to the beautiful outfits her girls were wearing. That shoot led to the idea of a giveaway. Woo - hoo!

We decided to team up to offer a Giveaway on Sheri's Blog, so hop on over and show her some Blog Love. Oh and you must check out her amazing Project Life layouts while there.

Here's the Giveaway Package:

This oh so pretty Giveaway includes 5 lovely pieces, which will all go to ONE lucky winner:

- A headband lined with aqua blue pinked wool felt and clusters of turquoise, plum and cranberry felt flowers.
- 3 Hair Clips: A Garden Bloom Felt Flower Hair Clip in teal, tan and pink, a Fabric Slip-Covered Posie Hair Clip in pink & green, and a Wool Felt Flower Layered Hair Clip in Raspberry with a plum herringbone wool and hand stitched accents.
- A Wool Tri Cluster Felt Brooch in Silver Plum made with wine, plum and pale grey herringbone wool. (backing has not been attached, so if you want this piece as a hair clip instead that can be arranged!)

Perfect for Holiday gift giving, stocking stuffers and gift toppers ... or just hoard them for yourself!

The details:

- Giveaway starts now and runs through Friday Nov 9th at 9pm EST.
- Open to those in the US and our International friends
- Visit Sheri's blog to enter giveaway and get your 25% off Pretty in Posies Etsy Shop coupon code
- Coupon will expire Dec 31, 2012.
- Sheri will announce her winner on Nov 10th.
- Go HERE to enter.

If you're looking for new items in my Etsy shop, they have arrived! Lots of new, gorgeous Autumn hues going into the shop this week ... some already listed! Many more coming in the days ahead! Perfect accessories for Sweater Weather!

These Tri Cluster Wool Felt Flowers can be made into a brooch or a hair clip. Many are one of a kind, most are available in quantities of 3 or less.  Hope you'll stop by My Etsy Shop to check them out!

Good Giveaway luck and a happy weekend to you! 

-jenn

Big Fun ... starts this weekend!

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Hope to see you back here tomorrow! -jenn