Thank You...and a six month blogversary give away

I'm blown away...really I am.  When I started this blog 6 months ago (April 2nd), I never imagined to be where I am right now.  I didn't start this blog to become rich or famous.  I started this blog just to prove to myself that I could and I did.

I've learned a lot in 6 months.  I've learned:

-that blogging is hard work, 

-how to use the little tulip button on my camera (zoom in),

-how to prioritize my time better,

-how to take better pictures,

-how to tinker with HTML code,

-that a sewing needle can go through a finger,

-that my kids know more about computers than me,

-to trust my instincts, 

-to stay true to myself,

-not to worry about what others say,

-how to stumble, tweet and follow,

-that I don't need to be checking my inbox every 5 minutes,

-how awesome it feels to be recognized,

-that people out there follow me because of what I have to say, 

-that I don't have to post everything I make,

-that I need my own craft room (hint, hint to my hubby), and

-that I don't need fancy gadgets to cut circles or make stencils.

With all this said, I just want to thank you for continuing to read this blog, for commenting on my never ending t-shirt redos, and for parting with me.  As I write this post, there are 101 followers and that is really neat. So, let's have a give away in honor of YOU.  

Remember the out of place picture at the beginning of this post?  Well, I made that with this post in mind.  One lucky reader/follower  will win that silk flower pin. All you have to do is leave a comment.  

(Follow if you want, but I will never make you follow my blog...I want you to follow because you want to.)

The random winner will be chosen using Random.org.  Closing date is Thursday, October 6th. Winner will be announced on Friday, October 7th right before It's A Rockin' Party #4.

Thanks again and good luck...

Carmen

Drum Roll Please...

Here is the list of the contenders for the drawing:

I had planned on having the kids pick a name or a number.  Then I came up with a crazy idea to tape numbers to little race car hoods and have them race from a starting line.  But that idea would require at least nine hands to push the cars out of the starting line; we only had eight hands (4 people x 2 hands).  THEN, I had another idea of having the cars race down a spiraled two laned track.  This way, the cars would race and the winner would be chosen by a process of elimination.  The kids and I were really on-board with this idea. So off they went, choosing race cars that would actually race all the way down the track and not get stuck midway.  They wanted to make sure everyone had a fair racing chance.  THEN, the door bell rang.  It was the new kid on the block...no, not the New Kids on the Block, but the little girl that just moved in next door.  I heard the front door close, feet running upstairs and lots of giggling soon after.  So, long story short, my plans were foiled by Emily. Drat!!

So, with my kids happily playing upstairs, I choose the winner the old fashion way.  Here is how it went down.

...the winner of the custom made cards by me is DEBIE LARSON!! Debie, when you read this, please contact me so I can email you several fabric options and get the cards out to you. Thanks Debie!!

And thanks to the others also for leaving comments and for following me.  So there you have it, RoCa and Company's first give away.  I have lots more planned and more give aways, so keep checking in.

Carmen

Update on Note Card Give Away

I'm new to blogging and blogger and following.  So for those of you that wish to be entered into the note card giveaway and are having a hard time trying to figure out how to follow, then just leave a comment on this post.

This is a picture of a card (set of 6, coordinating fabrics) that I made for a coworker as a retirement gift.  The winner will be sent several pictures of available fabrics to choose from.