Free For March! Miniature Dress Give Away!

I cannot let March pass without giving away one of the dresses I asked you to check back for.  I made this real beauty that reflects the happiness I feel;  the blackness (blouse) of death has lifted and I see a really bright future (skirt) embraced with shinning stars of goodness (faux diamond buttons).  

Thank you and welcome all Followers for reading my blog and leaving such wonderful motivating comments.  One winner's comment will be drawn from my lucky hat.

To enter:
          1)  Follow my blog.
          2)  Leave a positive comment on this post only by the deadline.
          3) Contact me with mailing information when your comment is posted on my blog.

Deadline is Thursday March 28th, 2013 at 3.00 PM Pacific Daylight Time.  Winner will be posted the following week.  
                         Happy Easter! 

                     Happy Birthday Felma!
Love and hugs to all, 
Felma

Winner! February Give A Way!

February Winner Announced!

Congratulations!  Our February winner left the following comment:  

"Oh dear! Sending out tons of warm and happy thoughts to you!!  Nothing lasts forever, not even the bad times!!  I would love to be a part of this generous  give away, your work is very beautiful!!  I am a follower and will put a link up on my blog.  Love & care, Jannet."  Please click here: Jannet to view her beautiful blog.

As always, I want to thank all of you for 

becoming a follower of my blog and for 

your encouraging comments.  


I am doing so much better now with my

health issues and will be posting our 

March give away soon.

Hugs to all.

These Blood Clots Are Annoying! Will I Live Or Kick The Bucket? God Knows!

February 2013 Give A Way

Special thanks to all of you  for sending your messages of concern regarding my long absence.  Thank you to old and new followers for your support in reading my blog and leaving comments.  I am grateful.

Blood Clots were on the loose in my leg a few days after this picture was taken in my Brother's driveway.  Cute car.

 My sister-in law passed away.  My trip to honor her journey to heaven took three hours by air and three hours by car to my brother's home in the beautiful small country town where I grew up.  I had the opportunity reunite with family and friends that I had not seen for decades. 

The pain in my calf was awesome!  I self-diagnosed  using GOOGLE.  But, please don't try this at home.  LOL.  In the emergency room, I told the doctor,   "I have a DVT (deep vein thrombosis)."  He asked me, "How do you know you have a blood  clot, young lady?"  I proceeded to tell him "My Clot Story"  from 10 years ago.  I was immediately sent for CT scan and the little critters showed up. 

"Will the clots cause me to kick the bucket?"  I actually have a 10 year old "umbrella" in my vein to block the clots from the most important places they like to go like the heart, lungs and brain.  Maybe it still works and maybe it doesn't.  Google: "economy class syndrome" (ECS).  The information may help you and others during your travels. 

Sitting here writing my blog post and feeling great!  Mostly because my grandsons spent the weekend with me and we had soooo much fun.  And that I am making a connection with you.  And that my husband gave me a new Mercedes-Benz to help ease my pain.  Yes, it did help.  And that God may be giving me another chance to enjoy my life here on earth helping others.  

My favorite daughter knows how much I care about my Blog Friends, and she will post to let you know if I kick the bucket.  

How to enter drawing for February Give A Way:

Be a follower of my blog AND leave a positive comment on THIS POST ONLY before the deadline of Thursday, February 28, 2013 at 5:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time.  One winner will be drawn and posted the following week.  If you are the lucky winner you must contact me within seven days to claim your prize.  Dress is 4 inches tall.

Prayer Request:  Please pray for strength for me as I recover and for my dear cousin, a cancer survivor like me, whose husband of 44 years passed away.  The other night they were laughing and talking in bed as usual before going to sleep when he suddenly just died.  I will be attending his funeral tomorrow.  

Hugs,
Felma

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Happy New Year Everyone!  I am so happy I have connected with Elis, the winner of our December Give A Way!

CONGRATULATIONS!
                      
Elis lives in Portugal and does lovely work.  You may view her blogspots by clicking on the following links: 

http://minis-onesecondlife.blogspot.com/ 

http://coisinhecas-que-eu-gosto.blogspot.com/

Thanks to all of you for following and leaving comments on my blog.  I am looking forward to the coming years to see what will take place with all the creative blogs and give a ways.  Hugs to all!

December Winning Comment!

It has been a great Holiday Season with family and friends.  Hope you are enjoying the season, no matter what.  I know it is sometimes difficult to celebrate with all the heartaches and malfunctions going on in the world around us. 

This little fellow in the picture, my six year old grandson, is very interested as I show him on the map where the winner is located.  He has just finished drawing the winner of our December Give A Way and wants to know where the dress is going.  If you left the following comment, you are the lucky winner! 

 "Your dresses are wonderful and I love this one.  I'll put a post in my blog.  A Merry Christmas for you." 

Please contact me to claim your prize within seven days from today's date.  Thank you for becoming a member and entering the draw.

As always, I want to thank all of you for participating in the drawing and for following my blog.  Again, I wish everyone could win.  Keep entering and it may be you the next time. January drawing will be coming up in a few weeks so please stay tuned.  Hugs to all.

                                  Happy
                                   New Year!

Santa Decided On December Give A Way! Merry Christmas!

Thank You!  Santa made a decision based on your comments and the celebration of 200 followers!  Thanks to all of you following my blog for all the amazingly wonderful comments. Give A Way includes  mannequin dressed in silk dress with matching coat, hat and  purse.  Hat can be removed.  Trim looks blue in picture although it is actually dark green.   Five inch tall mannequin made by Artist, Sandy Calderon.   Draw will take place on Saturday, December 22, 2012, 8:00 PM (PDT).  To enter:  Be a follower, leave a comment on this post only.  Your comment will be put in a hat for our December draw.  One winner will be drawn.  Please,  inspiring comments only!  If you see your comment listed on this post your entry is already in the hat for draw and you don't need to leave another one.  Good luck!  


I leave you with a Wish and Prayer that December is one of the best months that you can ever imagine and hope for.  I pray that the Season is celebrated for the Reason and people everywhere will be Blessed and Joyful.  Please Lord, let there be Peace and Love for all.  Thank you.
                                  Merry 
                             Christmas!

The Holiday Season Is Here! November Winner!

Dollhouse Miniatures

The Holiday Season is here and I cannot believe it!  The week has been very interesting and packed with activities such as meeting new friends, attending fun classes, voting and Holiday Shopping.  My grandson turned 3 since I last posted and I am amazed at what his little brain has recorded in such a short time on earth.  Amazing!  

Are you one of those shoppers whose shopping list is completed in July!  Well, Bless you.  I usually wait until a few days before Christmas.  But, with two grandsons, it is so much fun to start early.  Although I know Christmas is not all about giving gifts, decorations, great food and families coming together,  we celebrate.  We celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ along with all the commercial stuff we've celebrated when we didn't really know the real reason.  Was Jesus Christ born on December 25th?  Probably not, but he was born so I think December 25th is a great time to celebrate his birth.  It is one of my favorite times of the year.  I hope you enjoy this wonderful season of Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations.  

Congratulations!  Our November winner, Atamoment, made the following comment: 

 "Hey Felma - Its just amazing to me what you can do with a piece of paper. The dress is simply beautiful. You are so talented and have such a gift. You are an inspiration to us all. Congrats to your daughter and I wish I had half of yours or her energy lol. Count me in on the giveaway. Thanks for all of your help."  

I must say that I am disappointed about a couple of give a ways:  1)  Our August give a way, mailed the last week of August, has not made it to Spain.  If you were the winner, please contact me with new mailing information.  2)  The winner of our October give a way, also in Spain, has not contacted me with mailing information.  

Please, if you were one of those winners and technically cannot return my e-mails, leave a comment on this post and I will not make your mailing information public.  Thank you so much.  

192 followers is a great Blessing for me.  Thank you so much for making my journey to celebrating life easier.  I really look forward to reading your comments.  I think it is the desire to feel connected with friends.  

Prayer Warriors?  This is a sad day for me.  I ask that you pray for my brother whose wife was just diagnosed with terminal cancer.  Please pray that God provides the strength my lovely brother and his family need to prepare for this challenge they are facing.  I also ask that you pray for peace and understanding for all of us as we trek to our final destination.  Thank you.

May God continue to Bless all of you and your family.

Hugs to All.

Marathon! October Winner! November Give A Way!

November Give Away

Hello everyone and thanks to all my followers for leaving comments and reading my blog.  You are the best of the best helping me keep my self- respect! I know my minis are not the best in the world, but, as a cancer survivor, a lovely quote  from Sharon Olds is inspirational:  "Writing or making anything—a poem, a bird feeder, a chocolate cake—has self-respect in it. You're working. You're trying. You're not lying down on the ground, having given up."                                                                               You are my motivation for posting and offering give a ways.   See details below on how to win this fabulous 1 inch scale dress from my Jared Collection.  It is made on a hanger (cannot be worn by doll) from gorgeous paper backed fabric.  How did I create this tiny beauty?  According to Martha Beck's quote below this is how:  
"In the moments I get it right, every step I take seems to be matched by a universal mystery, which obligingly, incredibly, creates what I can't."      

Favorite Daughter & Hubby

My favorite daughter never gave up as she finished her very first half marathon (13.1 miles)!  The same marathon I was training for two years ago and never finished due to health issues.  October being National Breast Cancer Month, I know she crossed that finish line for me and a ton of survivors, grinning like she had found a healthy cure for the whole world to be the best it can be and especially for hubby and their boys.

"Act as a master of your life by putting your health, well-being and happiness first."  Marianna Olszewski

Mcddiss is our October Dress Winner!

Congratulations to our October Winner! mcddiss left the following comment:   
me encanta este vestido , su color y el tejido es realmente maravilloso y me gustaria mucho participar en tu sorteo , lo anuncio en mi blog besitos  

Translated:  I love this dress the color and the fabric is really wonderful and I would love to participate in a sweepstakes, what ad in my blog 

Click on link below to view winner's beautiful blog:  
                    http://mundo1-12.blogspot.com/

Details:  How To Win
When you leave a comment on this post, you are automatically entered into this draw.

Be a follower of my blog AND leave a positive comment on THIS POST ONLY before the deadline of Friday, November 2nd, 2012 at 3:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time.   One winner will be drawn on date of deadline and will be posted the following week on a new post. 

 Thank You and hugs to all.

October Is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

My "girls" are doing fine this October!

Have you scheduled your appointment yet?  Thank God for my October results:

 "We are pleased to inform you that there is no evidence of breast cancer on your recent Mammogram and/or Ultrasound." 


For 12 years after surgery to remove the cancer, I've  done some serious praying to God to let me get through another year without evidence in my "girls". Therefore, I say to you,  get tested and:
                                  "Pray continually."  

                                           1 Thessalonians 5:17

Congratulations to our September Give A Way Winner who made the following comment:  

"what can I say this dress is totally awesome!! Love the colors!!"

Congratulations Chris!  Please click on the link below to take a look at what Chris is up to on her beautiful blog.
                  http://chrispycrittersminis.blogspot.com/

My journey to celebrating life is a great journey that includes all of you joining and reading my blog.  My writing may not be too interesting, but giving away some of my favorite things like the dress in the picture for October 2012 Give A Way is a great joy thanks to all of you.  I appreciate all of your comments, emails and phone calls.  Please read how to win below:

Be a follower of my blog AND leave a positive comment on THIS POST ONLY before the deadline of Friday, October 19th, 2012 at 3:00PM Pacific Daylight Time.  Lucky winner will be drawn on date of deadline.  Winner will be posted the following week.

Thanks again and Hugs to all of you following and reading my blog.  I wish everyone could win.  Good Luck in the next Drawing.

October 2012 Give A Way

Coming Out Of The Closet to Start "My Journey To Celebrating Life" Has Been A True Blessing!

 "My Journey To Celebrating Life" just got better and my relationship with God just got stronger!  There is a new Doctor in town aggressively treating my shoulder pain.  Prayers are always answered!  DON'T STOP!  DON'T GIVE UP! 

 Dollhouse Miniatures is a gift from God that I cherish and I am honored to continue my work with this amazing hobby.  Because God answered my prayers to take away the pain, I will continue to offer to you the fruits of my gift.  

September's Give A Way

 September's give a way is a reminder that the Fall Season starts this month.  Look for Wedding Gowns again next Spring.  The necklace is compliments of Drora who sent me a lovely package of items and I just couldn't resist using the necklace on this dress.  

My Special Gift From Drora In Israel

Instructions for September Dress Give A Way:

Be a follower of my blog AND leave a positive comment on THIS POST ONLY before the deadline of Friday, September 28th, 2012 at 3:00PM Pacific Daylight Time.  Lucky winner will be drawn on date of deadline.  Winner will be posted the following week.

  Please keep those comments coming and winners winning!  

Thanks again to all of you for joining my blog and leaving positive comments.  Hugs.  Felma