Fall and Christmas Celebrations--in July!!

We have been getting more rain but 1-2 inches in 20 minutes has it's draw backs in the desert!

Flash Flooding! 

When we lived in Las Vegas it was really something to see.  The freeway exchange where we lived would be completely under water.  They have since redesigned that section of the freeway.

On a fun note I will be giving away this ornament (still in celebration of the rain dance, Christmas in July and Fall's Splendor Shop Hop)!

Leave a comment here and I will pick a name on Monday morning July 23. 

Any new followers welcome too.

 I am finding that my weekends are spend outside working on the house and I have been caught hiding downstairs at the computer too many times in the last couple of weeks.

Christmas in July Sale is still going on through the month of July with a clearance section you can visit here:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/barbsheartstrokes?section_id=11413828

and free shipping on magnets, ornaments, and pins found here:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/barbsheartstrokes?section_id=7112403

Fall's Splendor Shop Hop is going on until July 22 at the Old Farmhouse Gathering.

Click the photo below to take you to the rules!

Just a little added fun...if you can find my giveaway for the Shop Hop and leave a comment with the link back I will give your name an extra chance at the ornament giveaway.

Enjoy,

Barb

So Many Things to Talk About and Share!

Yesterday the computer and I went to blows...but hopefully we are now on speaking terms.  Then I find out that Walmart and Home Depot had computer problems all day.  Unable to do credit and debit card transactions.  What is in the air?

But the next few things are fun to discuss-GIVEAWAYS!!

The next few photos are about wonderful giveaways happening all over blog land.  Click on the photo and it will take you to the blog to sign up!  Some end pretty soon!

Firecracker Kid's Valentines Giveaway!

Choices at Vicky's Art Blog!

Wicked Queen Faerie's giveaway!

Rusty Thimble's giveaway!

Yorkie's Primitives fabulous hearts giveaway!

Cave Creek Primitives cute critter!

These are just a few check my side bar for more!! 

The Share the Love Celebrations continues on Etsy with the OFG.

Click the photo to see all the great creations!!

Enjoy your day and hopefully the computer and I will get along better today!!

Barb

My Next Local Show

Simple Treasures is my next local show and there is a give away going on right now on Facebook for $50.00 to spend at the show!  Click here to go to the Facebook page!  It ends November 9 at midnight M ST.  Good luck to all.  Got to go load the grid work and all the hardware for the show set up.

Just a quick reminder to sign up for the OFG Trim your Tree Treasury Giveaway going on now.  Remember there are two Treasuries to sign up for!!

Enjoy your day,

Barb

TAXI SERVICE and Giveaways

Part of my summer includes being the taxi service for my kids.  July is notorious for tons of places to be and not enough time to get there.  So needless to say there is no time for painting.

One of the camps that my son goes to is at Camp Floyd. 

 This is a camp were they relive history that involves Johnston's Army coming to intercept a Mormon rebellion here in the Utah territory in the 1800's.

Once here there was no rebellion so the group stayed for three years and then were recalled to fight in the Civil War.

 Part of the fun is to see the boys re-enact battles of the Civil War.  They learn allot about that time period.  They even got to shot a musket and a cannon.

Some of the other things were to dip candles, learn about the education system during that time period, play old fashioned games, march, and pitch tents.

Brennan was a Corporal in the Union Army and his friend was a Corporal in the Confederate Army.

This taught them that friends and brothers fought against each other.

He had a great time and it was fun to watch history being replayed.

A quick reminder about the giveaways going on.  Mine is the Nativity Scene at the top of the page just click here to be taken to that page.

The other one is with the PAFA Team celebrating Christmas in July click here to go to that page.

It all comes to an end July 31st.

  I have one more week of camps.  My daughter will be headed to Wyoming to re-enact part of the Mormon Pioneer Trek.

Hopefully you all will find time to enjoy summer!

I hope I will too!

Enjoy,

Barb

Some fun Giveaways!!

Deb at Paxton Valley Folkart is having a fun giveaway to celebrate her first year of blogging.  Just click on her cute sign to take you to her sign up page.  It ends July 27th.

This fabulous witch is a giveaway at Rusty Thimble.  Brenda  does fabulous work and you will not want to miss out on this giveaway.  This will end on her Birthday July 15.  Click on the photo above to take you to her blog page.

This wonderful scarecrow is the giveaway prize at Crafty Stitchers.  Cyndy is celebrating her Birthday and this ends July 15th.  Click on the photo to take you right to her page.

Also check my side bar for other fun and creative giveaways!

Now I want to win all of these but being the nice gal I am I will share just how wonderfully talented all these gals are.  Just tell them that I sent you!!

Enjoy and good luck to me--I mean all of us!

Barb