Happy Anniversary to Us

It seems impossible to believe, but...

It's been an entire year since we started Twiddle-Thumbs. What a fun adventure it has been for us! We often joke that the blog helps us finish so many cute things for our homes and children than we never would have without it.

Thanks again for reading Twiddle-Thumbs and making fun crafts with us. We hope to keep you around and hope to hear from you more (COMMENTS PLEASE!!!).

Scraptastic Contest AND Give-away!

In keeping with our month long dedication to National Scrapbook day, we're offering up a scrapbook contest. Your favorite layout (limit 2 page layout) for all of this: Our grand prize winner will receive: a 6x6 mini album, jumbo blossoms with pebble brads and alphabet rub-ons (Making Memories), Tag Line journaling pieces (KI Memories), a black Zig Millenium pen (EK Success), black ribbon and a paper bag album from Anisa (design subject to change). Plus, you'll also receive a $10 gift certificate to Snapfish so you can print your pictures to fill your new mini album and paper bag album!

Here's how it goes. Email us your favorite layout by May 13. (twiddlethumbs@rocketmail.com)

You can create something new just for this occasion or send in something you've already done. Layouts can be traditional, digital, or hybrid (a little of both). Each of us will choose our favorite layout. We'll post the 3 finalists and let the blogging world (read: you) decide. Make sure you spread the word to all your friends, family and blogstalkers to come participate and vote. Voting will start May 13 and close Tuesday May 26 at midnight and the winner will be announced May 27th.

And bonus-everyone who sends in a layout will be emailed a set of 6 journaling cards just for entering. How cool is that?! Everyone is a winner here at Twiddle Thumbs! (All prizes will be awarded after the winner is announced)

Let the games begin!

Great Photography Give-Away!

Our good friend, Kristen Spencer of Kristen Spencer Photography sent us the following heads up:

Kristen Spencer Photography is Utah's Featured Photographer on Give Away Today.

To enter: Follow this link to http://www.giveawaytoday.blogspot.com/ and scroll down to Kristen's. (there are several photographers featured and each from different states)

Photography packages are transferrable so you can enter for any state and if you win, give your prize away to another who lives there.

Kristen also told us that even if you're not a winner, if you book a session with her, you get a free 8x10 for mentioning this give-away. Here is the link to her website, http://www.kristenspencerphotography.com/

You can enter any time from today May 1st through May 3rd. The winner will be announced on May 4th.

Disclaimer: Twiddle-Thumbs.com is not involved in this give-away, we're just passing on valuable information. You cannot enter the contest from this website. You must go to www.giveawaytoday.blogspot.com to enter.

Good Luck Everyone!!!!

A Heart-FELT Give-Away!

Hey, everybody!

Yesterday was our 50th post! Yay! So far, doing this blog has been as much fun as we hoped. It's also been a lot of work, but totally worth it so--

We felt like it was time to celebrate!

We felt like the best way to celebrate was to have another give-away and we felt that felt was the way to go.

We each made something out of felt and all three items will go to one lucky winner.

Angie made the cute felt flower barrettes, Anisa made the adorable red dress and Cami made the teeny-tiny pin cushion.

To enter the contest, all you have to do is leave a comment telling us one or two of your favorite crafts to do or a craft you'd like to learn to do. It's simple!

One entry per person counts.

The contest will run from today, February 19 to Wednesday, March 4th. All entries must be received by 8 PM MST. The winner will be posted the next morning, March 5th.

Color and design of items subject to change.

Tell all your friends to check us out and enter!

Today is the day for a Great Give-Away!!!

Here's the moment we've all been waiting for! Yay!

Let's just get right to it.

Our first winner (yep, I said first) winner is:

Valorie

Valorie said... I like B, C is my 2nd favorite. You make really cute stuff! February 6, 2009 12:42 PM

Valorie send your mailing address to twiddlethumbs@rocketmail.com and we'll get ALBUM B mailed before the week is out.

Our second winner is:

Carolyn G.

Carolyn G said... The colors of C appeal to me but they are all great. January 29, 2009 7:29 PM

Carolyn G send your mailing address to twiddlethumbs@rocketmail.com and we'll get ALBUM C mailed before the week is out.

Thank you, thank you, thank you everyone for joining in the fun and for all your wonderful comments! It's been fun! *Winners were chosen randomly. Only one entry (your first) valid per person.

Stay tuned for more great crafts and another give-away (coming soon!).

Below is a slide show of the full three albums (in order of preference) as per your requests.

A bit about my history with paper bag albums:

I used to be a frequent visitor to Creating Keepsakes message boards, a very busy, fun, active board for those who love scrapbooking. Everyone kept mentioning these 'paper-bag albums.' Long story short, I asked about them, made a few, thought they were very cute. After I introduced them to my friend Anisa, she pulled me into helping her do them for a Relief Society Super Saturday (a few hours of crafting and projects) and we prepared around 20.

Later on, we had a small boutique in my home where my cousin saw the cute albums we had to sell and pulled Anisa into helping her do them for a Young Women's camp craft. They prepared around 230!

We love to make them. They are a lot of fun. If you're interested in a tutorial, we're happy to provide. Just leave a comment and let us know.

Happy 40th Post and a Giveaway!!

It seems like we just started this project, and here we are at our 40th post! We've had our bumps along the way with this project, but have loved it from the start. We appreciate you for coming to check out what we have to offer and hope you've found something to inspire you. To show both how grateful we are and how excited we are, I'm happy to be the one to announce our first GIVEAWAY!!

Not everyone is into scrapbooking, but we all have pictures that need a home. How about a FREE paper bag album? Not only perfect for your pictures, but also have pockets for extra memorabilia. Just leave a comment saying which one you like the most (A, B, or C) by Sunday, Feb. 8. The winner will be announced on Mon. Feb. 9. Good luck!!

Album A:

Album B:

Album C: