“Rubber ducky, you’re the one. You make sewing appliques lots of fun! Rubber ducky I’m awfully fond of you. Bo-bo-bo-di-o.” Yes, I was a child of the 80s, and yes, I grew up learning my letters and numbers with Big Bird and The Count on Sesame Street. So, inevitably, when one works on one’s first applique project involving a cute rubber ducky shape, one inevitably hums Ernie’s bath song. It’s just what one does. As promised yesterday, {read more…}
With the high seas still on the brain after my cruise to the Bahamas last weekend, I think this day calls for some pirate humor. Won’t you indulge me in my love of piratical puns? Why are pirates so loud? They just arrrrrgh! Or how about this one: Why does it take pirates so long to learn the alphabet? Because they spend years at C! And here’s a new one: What did the pirate ask {read more…}
Wow, folks. We topped 557 entries with this Silhouette Portrait Giveaway, which I consider a raging success. It delights me to know that so many people got to join in on the giveaway goodness. My favorite part, though, had to be reading your comments and learning what you would choose to have playing in the background of your happy dance if you won a Silhouette. I’ve had my head bopping to your song suggestions all {read more…}
“It is a truth universally acknowledged…” that Lauren is atrocious at remembering birthdays. And when it comes to anniversaries? Fuggetaboutit. They don’t even stand a chance. Even my besties will attest that they’ve received many a belated birthday wish from me…and not just a day late, but in some shameful cases, months late! It’s embarrassing, really. And something just had to be done. I present to you, The Thinking Closet’s edition of a Birthday & Anniversary Calendar: Below, you’ll {read more…}
It’s not a metaphor. Your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you. It’s a true story. You (yes, you!) have a brand new opportunity to win a Silhouette Portrait giveaway here at The Thinking Closet! Holla’! And as my face in these cheesy photos suggests, I couldn’t be more thrilled about it. In fact, let the happy-dancing commence! Before we dive into the juicy giveaway, details, I wanted to share with y’all about the special promotion {read more…}
First of all, a huge thanks to everyone who entered the Silhouette giveaway that ran here the past three days. I was blown away that we racked up 561 entries, and I delighted to meet so many wonderful new visitors to The Thinking Closet. Truth be told, I wasn’t planning to respond to the comments for the giveaway, but those of you who know me know that I can’t resist the opportunity to connect with others…so, I {read more…}
Okay, I have one of the most exciting announcements ever in the history of The Thinking Closet. {Screaming inside. Must. keep it. together.} It brings me great joy to share that not only is there a silhouette promotion going on with Silhouette right now, but one of my readers has the opportunity to win a Silhouette machine of her very own! Yes, it could be YOU! I can’t keep it together any longer. Gotta let loose! {read more…}
As we near the “gate of the year,” I’ve been reflecting on all that happened in my first four months of blogging – – and it has been WAY more than I ever dreamed or imagined. Here are some of my blogging highlights from The Thinking Closet’s inception in September 2012 through now: I have followers! This still boggles my mind, but there are people, all over the world, over 500 of them in fact, {read more…}
Thanks to all of you who participated in my 100 Followers Giveaway! I appreciate your support! I so enjoyed reading what y’all were thankful for and found myself uttering prayers of thankfulness for the same – – family, friends, spouse/boyfriend, health, employment, God’s protection during Hurricane Sandy. There really is so much that we take for granted that are gifts from above. Thanks for helping to re-center my focus. Without any further ado, the winner {read more…}
THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. Check out the follow-up post here. Today is a big day. We have reached 100 followers here at The Thinking Closet. I can hardly believe it. Triple digits! Whenever I receive a message in my inbox informing me of a new follower, it truly makes my day, so you can imagine my disbelief at reaching this milestone. I think it made my month! {Confession: I did a happy dance in {read more…}
