Turtle Tuesday • Last Chance to Enter

Today is the last chance to enter the giveaway!  Tomorrow I will draw a number at random using the random number generator from random.org.  The votes are in, and one lucky winner will win "The Stella" flower Snappee,  a 5 petal satin flower Snappee in the winner's choice of color, and the winner's choice of either one cream satin covered, interchangeable headband or two elastic interchangeable headbands in two different coordinating colors.

This weekend we traveled up to Naperville, IL for Labor Day weekend to hang out with some dear friends who recently moved away.   One of the Snappees my friend ordered for her daughter, Morgan, was "The Stella," so she got to model it for me!  This is Morgan, sporting "The Stella" flower Snappee with a white 1/4" elastic band.  Doesn't she look super cute?!

The first night we went out for deep dish pizza in downtown Naperville at Lou Malnatti's.  Stella debuted one of my finished 5 petal satin flower Snappees in magenta.  Stella was loving that lemon!  She didn't cry until I tried to take it away from her!  Silly girl!  I guess she gets it from her mama, because I actually love lemons!

Here are a bunch of the colors of elastic I just received in the mail today!  The lucky winner will get to choose between 1/8" or 1/4" elastic.  The 1/8" comes in 26 different colors, and the 1/4" comes in 17 different colors.  Yummo!!

You still have an hour to get an entry in!  Enter now, so you don't miss out!  Just make sure you click on the "I DID THIS" button for your entry to be counted in the giveaway!

Looking forward to seeing who wins!  Thanks for participating!!

~Eva & Miss Turtle :)

Fab Idea Friday • Versatile Blogger Award

To my surprise, I received an email notification that Melanie from Bear Rabbit Bear had left me a comment on one of my blog posts.  She said that she had nominated my blog for the Versatile Blogger Award.  Cool!  I have only been blogging a little over a month now, so it's been fun to have been nominated!

I had no idea what this award was, so I started searching the internet to see if there was an official site or something.  All I could find were numerous blog posts about other bloggers who were also nominated for the Versatile Blogger Award by someone else.

I wondered if it was like some sort of chain letter, which I would usually disregard...but I think this is a great concept!  It's such a fun idea to build blogger camaraderie.  A way to share the love, pay it forward and promote one another, so to speak.  Besides, there is so much crafty goodness out in blog land, so why not share some more with you all!  So here is how it works...

Rules to accept the award:

    1.  Thank the person who gave it to you and link back to them in your post.
    2.  Share 7 things about yourself.
    3.  Nominate 15 blogs you have recently discovered.

I thanked Melanie right away the other day, but I am just now finally getting to post this and share the love.

Seven Things about Me

1. I love Jesus!  Words can't even describe.
2. I adore my husband and sweet little daughter, my family & my friends...and our 3 furry friends.
3. I love coffee....with flavored creamer.  I used to put in an additional 4-8 packets of sugar (which is why my dad calls them liquid candy bars) until I had gestational diabetes with my pregnancy and converted to Splenda.  Now I just do the flavored creamer, no sugar or Splenda.  
4. I also love Cherry Coke, but it has to be the Coca Cola Cherry Coke...none of that grenadine stuff or any other Cherry flavored pop.  (Yes, I call it pop...not soda...and I only call a Coke a coke.  I don't consider Mountain Dew a coke).  -That's for all my "southern" friends.  I'm originally from "the Region," the northwest corner of Indiana, and apparently we say things weird.
5. I can only draw if I look at something and can pretty much draw it exactly how it looks.  For example, if I just try to think of something (like an elephant) in my head, it would not turn out nearly as good as if I was looking at an elephant.  
6. My husband and I love to do jigsaw puzzles (we've been collecting the Tooniverse puzzles by Steve Skelton for about 5 years now).  It's usually a winter month kinda thing we do.  We do play Euchre with friends about once a week pretty consistently.
7. I love to play sports...soccer, basketball, volleyball, softball, ping pong, you name it!  Fastpitch softball was my love, but I've come to love coed slow pitch because it's been my only option...I still slap hit, even in slow pitch...ha!  Itching to play this spring, since our team has taken a 2 year sabbatical since almost all the women on the team started having babies!

Before I chose my 15 blogs to nominate, I looked up Merriam-Webster's definition of "versatile."  It says:

Definition of VERSATILE

1

: changing or fluctuating readily : variable <a versatiledisposition>

2

: embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills; also :turning with ease from one thing to another

3

a (1) : capable of turning forward or backward : reversible<a versatile toe of a bird> (2) : capable of moving laterally and up and down <versatile antennae>b of an anther : having the filaments attached at or near the middle so as to swing freely

4

: having many uses or applications <versatile building material>

So here is my list of 15 recently discovered versatile blogs:


The list is in order of blogs I have most recently discovered beginning with the newest blogs first.  They are all great craft blogs that I have come across through linky parties or Pinterest, but the last one is a friend's craft blog that I've bee following a while ;)

1. Live.Laugh.Rowe
2. Yellow Me Daisy
3. Blue Velvet Chair
4. Rhinestone Beagle
5. The Jaderbomb Blog
6. Lil Pink Pocket
7. A Content Housewife
8. Seasons with the Sewells
9. Funky Faith Girl
10. Candace Creations
11. La-Dee-Da Creations
12. Hungry Happenings
13. The Ivy Cottage
14. Thrifty Decorating
15. Amy Cornwell Designs  

...so check out these versatile bloggers, and enjoy!!

On another note, while I was over at Bear Rabbit Bear, I noticed that she included my "Star Themed Party" in her collection of party ideas.  Check out her blog, because she has a bunch of different party theme ideas among other crafty fun tutorials for kids and teens!

Hope you all have a Fab Friday!


Eva

Enter the Snappee Turtle Grand Opening Giveaway

There's been some slight changes to the giveaway rules that were announced yesterday.  All entries must be entered through the Rafflecopter widget which can be found at the end of this post or at the Snappee Turtle Facebook fan page.

Voting for the winning flower Snappee is still being extended through Labor Day Weekend.  Be sure to check out this post and then head over to the Snappee Turtle facebook page to vote for your favorite!

Along with the flower Snappee that receives the most votes, I will be giving away a coordinating 5 petal satin flower Snappee and a either a magnetically interchangeable satin covered headband or two magnetically interchangeable coordinating elastic headbands that are coming soon!


The Grand Opening Giveaway winner will be announced during next week's "Win It Wednesday" blog post!

DIRECTIONS
First click on the "DO IT: Click Here" or "DO IT:  Click for Instructions" hyperlink.  Once you've completed the task, click on the "I DID THIS" button to complete the entry.

REQUIRED TO ENTER (worth 1 entry)

1.  LIKE Snappee Turtle on Facebook

NO LONGER REQUIRED (but worth 5 entries)

Leave a comment in the comment section of this post (you don't have to have a blogger account to comment) with the following:

• where you heard about the giveaway by stating "Coming over from..." 
• who the headband and flower Snappees would be for if you won the giveaway (if not for you, the age of the person who will receive the giveaway items)
• your name

Your comment may look like this: 

"New fan coming over from (insert friend's name here)'s Twitter tweet.  If I won the giveaway, I would give it to my daughter who is one.  ~Eva Taylor"

or

"Existing fan coming over from the Snappee Turtle facebook post.  If I won the giveaway, I would keep it for myself.  ~Eva Taylor"

WAYS TO GET ENTRIES INTO THE GIVEAWAY (all worth 1 entry a piece):

1. FOLLOW this blog on Blogger (see the widget in the left sidebar) 
2. FOLLOW this blog on Networked Blogs (see the widget in the left side bar)
3. FOLLOW Snappee Turtle on Twitter

GET MORE ENTRIES DAILY:

1. Tag @Snappee Turtle in a Facebook post, and mention the giveaway.  (counts as 2 entries; you can do this once a day).
2. Mention #SnappeeTurtle and this giveaway in a tweet. (counts as 2 entries; you can do this once a day).
3. For each new comment who says "coming over from (your name)'s Facebook post/share link, Twitter mention or blog" will count for 5 entries per referral.  You can only submit this entry once a day.  However, if the referrals all happen to be on the same day, you can submit each of them separately on different days.   You must check the comments section to see if any of your friends mentioned you as a referral and type their name in the "additional info" section of the entry...or make sure your friends let you know when they have mentioned you as a referral so you know to enter for that category.

HOW THE WINNER IS DETERMINED

The Rafflecopter widget automatically assigns numbers to each entry.  A random number generator from random.org will be used to come up with the winning number.  The winner will be announced on Wednesday, September 7, 2011.

READY, SET, ENTER!!!

The Giveaway Prize:

WAWW • Package Delivered

It's a "What About Wednesday? Wednesday" kind of day!!  I am so super excited because my custom order magnetic snaps came in today!  Wahoo!!

It felt like I was opening a long awaited Christmas present, and I am super happy with the way they turned out!

I would really like a new camera!  I'm sure you can at least tell it says "Snappee Turtle."  They look much better, so I guess you'll just have to place an order and see the real thing! ;)  Don't forget to enter the giveaway and you might just win yourself a pretty cool set!

Now that I finally have my snaps, all I need is some quality craft time to get orders assembled!  I'll finally be listing fun stuff on Etsy in the coming weeks for the first time, as well!  Did I say that I am excited?!

Thanks for sharing in my excitement ;)

Eva

Turtle Tuesday • Grand Opening Giveaway Rules

Please see the newest post with the official rules of entry.  Do NOT comment on this post for the giveaway.  

It's time for the Snappee Turtle Grand Opening Giveaway Rules like I promised!

It looks like "The Stella"is in the lead for the flower Snappee of choice to be given away for the Snappee Turtle Grand Opening Giveaway!  However, I am going to extend the voting through the Labor Day weekend, so be sure to check out this post and then head over to the Snappee Turtle facebook page to vote for your favorite!

Along with the flower Snappee that receives the most votes, I will be giving away a coordinating 5 petal satin flower Snappee and a either a magnetically interchangeable satin covered headband or two magnetically interchangeable coordinating elastic headbands that are coming soon!


The Grand Opening Giveaway winner will be announced during next week's "Win It Wednesday" blog post!


WAYS TO GET ENTRIES INTO THE GIVEAWAY:
1.  LIKE Snappee Turtle on Facebook
2.  FOLLOW this blog on Blogger (see the widget in the left sidebar)
3.  FOLLOW this blog on Networked Blogs (see the widget in the left side bar)
4.  FOLLOW Snappee Turtle on Twitter


REQUIRED TO ENTER

Once you've done one or all of the options above, leave a comment in the comment section of this post (you don't have to have a blogger account to comment) with the following:

• where you heard about the giveaway by stating "Coming over from..."
• state whether you are a "new" or "existing" Facebook/Blogger/NetworkedBlog/Twitter fan.  (For those who are already a fan/follower of any of the above, you will not be entered in the giveaway if you do not leave a comment, that way I know who is actually participating).  
• who the headband and flower Snappees would be for if you won the giveaway (if not for you, the age of the person who will receive the giveaway items)
• your name

NOTE:  Please make sure I have your email address so I know how to contact you if you win the giveaway!

Your comment may look like this: 

"I'm a new Facebook/Blogger/NetworkedBlog/Twitter follower coming over from (insert friend's name here)'s Twitter tweet.  If I won the giveaway, I would give it to my daughter who is one.  ~Eva Taylor"

or

"I'm an existing Facebook & Twitter follower, new Blogger & Networked Blog follower, coming over from the Snappee Turtle facebook post.  If I won the giveaway, I would keep it for myself.  ~Eva Taylor"

Other ways to get more entries:
1.  Tag @Snappee Turtle in a Facebook post, and mention the giveaway.
2.  Mention #SnappeeTurtle and this giveaway in a tweet.
3.  For each new entry who says "coming over from (your name)'s Facebook post/share link, Twitter mention or blog" will give you an additional entry.    
Please mention in your comment that you tagged or mentioned Snappee Turtle, so I know to look for it!

HOW THE WINNER IS DETERMINED

A random number generator will be used to come up with the winning number.  Who that winning number is will be decided by assigning a range of numbers to each comment, depending on how many qualifying entries that person who commented had.  Numbers will be assigned starting with the first comment.

For example:
The random winning number is 11.

The first comment was from Suzie Sewsalot who is a follower on Facebook, Blogger & Networked Blogs (3 entries).  She also tagged @Snappee Turtle on Facebook (1 entry) and 2 other commenters said they were coming over from Suzie Sewsalot's Facebook post (2 entries).  Suzie would have a total of 6 entries, so she would be assigned numbers 1-6.

The second commenter was from Nora Needles who is a new Facebook fan (1 entry).  Nora would have a total of 1 entry, so she would be assigned just the number 7.

The next commenter was from Betsy Bobbin who is a follower on Blogger and Twitter (2 entries).  She also mentioned #SnappeeTurtle on Twitter (1 entry) and one other commenter said she was coming over from Betsy Bobbin's tweet on Twitter (1 entry).  Betsey would have a total of 4 entries, so she would be assigned numbers 8-11.

Besty Bobbin would be the winner with the random winning number of 11!

READY, SET, GO!!!
I hope this makes sense, and I look forward to seeing who wins!

Best regards,
Eva