May Giveaway Winner!

May 2013 Giveaway

Thanks to all of you for your help in selecting a giveaway for May.  Another fun day with my grandson picking the winner.  Of course, the mannequin won by an overwhelming majority. 

The winning comment:

"Congratulations Faby!

 Mennequin.

  Thank you Felma for another beautiful giveaway."   

Let's all give a warm congratulations to our lucky winner Drora!  Congratulations and Happy Birthday Drora!  

Drora's Lovely Birthday Giveaway June 4, 2013

My giveaway for June will also be something lovely.  What is it?  A surprise!

Again, thanks to all of you for following and commenting.  A warm welcome to all new followers.

April"s Winner Winning Comment!

A very Happy Draw with my three year old grandson.  He loves the Drum Roll when picking the winner and so do I. 

 The winning comment:  

"Joyce's trunks are fantastic.  Thanks for another wonderful giveaway.  This suit is adorable.  Please, count me in.  I put the link on my blog.
Bye, Faby"

Congratulations to our friend  Faby ! 

Never can leave without saying Thank You to everyone for the lovely comments and for following my blog.  A warm Welcome to new followers.

After a year of giveaways, I need your help to make a selection.  If you are interested in winning the lovely May giveaway,  I need a vote from those of you following my blog.  Please vote for one of two choices by leaving a comment on this post only that reads something like this:

                       "Congratulations Faby!  Mannequin."
                                              or 
                        "Congratulations Faby! Hanger."

Your comment must be left by 9:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) Thursday, May 9, 2013.  Winner will be announced the following week.  Pictures coming soon.

Happy Mother's Day to amazingly wonderful Mothers!!!!!

Joyce Bernard Miniatures Featured! April Give A Way!

My dear friend Joyce Bernard, also known as "THE TRUNK LADY" for her Themed Trunks is now selling her one of a kind trunks and other signature miniatures on Etsy.  Please take a look.

 Joyce Bernard Miniatures.  

When I first met Joyce years ago at a Miniature Club I was hungry for information and struggling to find my way in a hobby that I had fallen in love with.  The club was designing a wired Building.  I was so lost because I joined the club just after the wiring project.  Joyce sensed my distress and offered to come to my home the next week and teach me all about wiring. 

This is not the building we wired.  

The beginning of our long term relationship began on that day and although Joyce moved to another state a few years ago our friendship remains the same.   

Joyce and I met at least once a week and worked on miniatures.  She was usually the teacher and I the student.  When Joyce sold my miniature drapes at a show in Northern California, it was the beginning of the excitement I feel when I sell on eBay and the thrill I get when someone comments and wins one of my give aways.

When it finally hit me that God had blessed me with one of the finest teachers of miniatures, I happily soaked up all the information that Joyce freely shared with me.  She never told me how sought after she was for her trunks.  I found out on my own.  Sort of like when you discover the Holy Spirit.  It is there for you to tap into it's power.  You just have to find out about it and when you do, you just want to soak up all the information that you can so that when you are faced with road blocks in your life, help is there for you based on what you have learned.  Amazing.

Hats, purses, dresses, underwear, trunks and you name it, Joyce and I made it in mini.  Those were the good old days.

These trunks are the best in the world.  Although she makes most items in her filled trunks, she has searched world wide to locate the finest leather and fabrics.  She also sells unfilled trunks.

Yes, Joyce taught me how to make these too!

April Give Away was made with Joyce in mind.  

To enter:  Be a follower of my blog and leave a positive comment on this post only by Monday, April 29, 2013 before 6:00 PM Pacific Daylight time.  Although not a requirement, it will be appreciated if you post a picture of one of Joyce's trunks on your blog along with my give away.  Thanks.

Thanks to all of my new followers and special thanks to all of you that have been with me from the very beginning.  I love comments and yours have made my day on many days. 

May God Bless all of you!  

Congratulations March Winner!

This past Easter weekend was one of the best in my life.  Celebrated with my Favorite Daughter and her family and my grandsons were thrilled to come home with Grandma.  We are celebrating my birthday this week along with 13 years of surviving.  God is good.

 Winning comment:

                                     "Beautiful work!:)"   

Drum Roll Please!  Congratulations to Linda, our March winner!  I really loved all the comments and as usual, I wish everyone could win. Maybe someday you will.  April's give away will be posted soon.  

Please click on Linda's name above to view her interesting blog.  

Thanks to all of you for following.  A warm welcome to new followers.   There are so many creative blogs to read and follow and I thank you for taking the time to follow. 

Hugs and Love To All!

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!