Blog Follower Giveaway

I am SO GRATEFUL to my followers that I will send each one of you (ok, probably not my boyfriend!) a little giftie, a RAK (random act of kindness) if you will.

I know that I like getting mail so...

If you are following me RIGHT NOW and you'd like a craft item, probably greeting card(s) or something like that, send your physical/snail mail address to pamhoffman at cox dot net to claim your prize by 2/21!

If you write a little bit about what you do or what you like, I can send something a little more focused on your interests, if I have anything like that!

Are you having a giveaway? Do you ever practice RAK (random acts of kindness)? Do you know how to get followers? Leave a comment so we can all learn!

Pam Hoffman

Fairy Orb my mom sent me for my birthday!

One World, One Heart: A Blogging Community Event!

I recently learned of an interesting event:



I have read the particulars, which I think I understand, and I have decided to participate!

Thanks to Lisa for creating this and continuing the process which seems like a daunting task to me!

A little bit about One World One Heart...

• Who: Lisa Swifka
• What: OWOH is an annual blogging community event
• When: once a year, OWOH was started by Lisa in 2007
• Objective: to encourage a closer community amongst bloggers with a little prize for commentors thrown in for incentive

OK, so here's my giveaway...

I recently participated in a card swap which is the inspiration for this giveaway.

I am offering at least ONE (1) giveaway of one set of 4 handmade greeting cards (blank inside for your own message) & envelopes to send them in, of my own design, also including my 'pam-o' branding on the backs and pictured here:



No guarantees but I have a little time before I send this prize out and I may get a chance to add in more goodies. You'll just have to participate and see!

IF YOU WANT TO WIN...
If you want to win my giveaway, you want to follow the directions!

#1 Leave a comment on THIS blog post on MY blog!
#2 Make sure to include some way for me to contact you in the event YOU win so I can get your mailing address and ship the prize to you!
#3 Your comment must appear on this post of my blog by February 12th at midnight MY TIME [i'm in southern California if you want to look it up!]
#4 I reserve the right to eliminate a comment (and therefore your entry!) which seems to be objectionable which includes hate related, sp@m related, racist, sexist, ageist or anything I think of as objectionable and I'm pretty darn tolerant!

If you don't want your kid sister or grandmother reading it, it shouldn't be in your comment!

This giveaway is open to anyone who leaves a comment and follows the directions!

Winner will be ANNOUNCED on my blog February 15th sometime as I will be celebrating Valentine's Day on the 14th and then my birthday on the 15th!! It's a busy time of the year for me.

There is still a little time left to join. Will you visit Lisa's site and get on board of the One World, One Heart bandwagon or will you wait until next year? You do not have to be a creative type, you do need to have an active blog!

Pam Hoffman

Got a Minute? Give Us a Hand!

I want to tell you about a couple of online friends.

First is Juliann. She has many health issues and she makes a very good point on her blog...

"Chronically ill adults are overlooked by most “help the disabled” programs. There’s no Make a Wish program for fibromyalgia, no flowers and teddy bears for arthritis. I think it’s time that that changed, don’t you?"

I think so!

She goes on...

Here’s what I pledge: Any craft items donated to The Sick Chick Crafting for Causes will all go toward making treats for the chronically ill, their carers and medical professionals who deserve our thanks. I’ll make stuff out of raw materials or pass them on to other crafty folk whose budgets have been hit by disability and who would love to be able to craft. Any other items donated will also be sent to chronically ill & support people. If there’s anything that can’t possibly be used this way it will be donated to other crafting for causes groups.

Juliann made a specific request recently: "Can You Give Me a Hand?" If you would please visit and read her post, then send her the crafted 'hand' I think that would be marvelous!

The other online friend is having an anniversary and a Giveaway! Please Meet Erika Taylor over at Taylord Concepts.

Isn't it wonderful to have all sorts of people from all over in your network now?

Who do YOU like to connect with virtually? Do you know them in person too or just online? Do you LIKE meeting people this way?

Pam Hoffman

We're a LITTLE Nuts About...

When it comes to decorating for the Holidays, my boyfriend and I go a LITTLE nuts around here...

Let me explain.

I have read that the average Christmas tree in your home is decorated with 75 ornaments.

OooKay...

We have something like 2x or MORE than that JUST ON THE TREE!

And then we start decorating other stuff.

...we decorate the lampshades... and the speakers... and the slats on the cupboard doors, and the hinges on all the doors in the public areas and the light in the hall has one hanging from it... and there's a big snowflake hanging off the blinds over the one window... almost forgot, there are ornaments covering the top of the big blinds over the french doors and we put garland and an ornament over the big framed art behind the couch... OH, and I found a NEW place for an ornament this year! - I wedged the hanger thingy between two books on the bookshelf bolted to the wall and dangled the ornament past the bottom of the shelf...



Hhmm.. did I forget anything? Probably...

OH, I know...and some of the 'usual' places (like on top of the TV, found a picture).

Like I said, it's a little nuts around here with Holiday decorations!

We have collected so many things over the years and I love to GIVE ornaments too.

Why am I telling you this? Well Gen over at 'Quadville' wanted to know (and there is a GIVEAWAY involved) which inspired me to type this all up... I KNEW I'd figure out what to do with all those pictures I snapped this year! ;)

Are you a conservative decorator, do you go a little (or a lot) nuts like we do or are you the person who puts up the 'Ditto' sign & points to the neighbor with the crazy decorations? You can tell me... LOL

Pam Hoffman

OMG! A Chance to Win a Computer!

Have you seen?

It's all over...

HP & BlogHer are giving away computers.

Start on Kelly's Review site...

Then check out Stephanie's Totally Together Reviews...

MckGiveaway has a funny story about her new machine.

Oh, BooMama got one too!

Only a couple more days to go!

AND REMEMBER! Follow the directions. While these are high comment sites - the odds are STILL better than the lottery!

I'll let you know what happens,

Pam Hoffman

Like Books? Go Here!

Real Quick, there's a very special giveaway on Lily Bean's blog.

You want to visit the Cheerios site too!

Thanks for playing,

Pam Hoffman

OK, that's my goofy boyfriend not me!

I Won!

Remember when I mentioned some ways to win stuff? Well, I won another prize recently and I realized that I have a little bit more to say about it...

*Keep a list of the sites you want to visit for their giveaways so you can just click right on over (they'll enjoy the repeat visitors too!)!

You might even prioritize the sites and visit them by order of giveaways, and other things you decide to look for in a giveaway (like odds of winning!).

*Some sites have a bit of incentive for winning - as in goodreads.com - their 'Terms & Conditions' actually mention that using the site, writing reviews, etc. will increase your chances of winning (i won a book already in one of their giveaways!). So, do what they suggest!

*Pay attention to the odds! I said it before and I still think it's the most important part and the best indicator of winning - the better the 'odds' the better chance you have of winning. If you are the only one entered to win, guess who's gonna get it?!?

*And then, be grateful for your prize and the providers OF the prize(s).

Here's how I'm going to do that in this post. I'm going to tell you what I won, where it came from and how I got a chance to win...

I won a great bracelet. I wasn't entirely thrilled by the photos so when it arrived, WOW! Way cool and I will probably keep it now (i was thinking about using it as a gift).


The package arrived! I'm so excited.


Lots of goodies in there!


Wow, Great Jewelry! Thanks Linda!

Sent from Tartocs Treasures: Linda Tocco.

So Smart, she included her contact info in multiples so I can pass it on!

Business Card...


...& a Book Mark! Bravo!!

I entered for this giveaway on the SillyLittleLady's blog it's a very fun site!

Now you know my secrets so...

Go try for a win!

Pam Hoffman

Le Femme Bookmark Swap!

Been a bit busy lately. When I realized that Karen was doing her 'Brag Monday' and noticed that she is also offering a giveaway, I figured I'd better get back in the saddle here!




I was part of a very nice Bookmark swap recently that I used some of the "Graphics Fairy" images so what a perfect chance to share with you what I did!?!

The swap was thru swap-bot [love that site!] called Le Femme Bookmark.

Let's see if I can make sense of the pictures I just loaded up like crazy here...

OK, all sorted out.

I had two partners to send to and I read the profiles of each person carefully. Because of this, the two bookmarks turned out very differently.

The first likes fall type colors so I worked with the Victorian Lady with Fancy Dress from Karen's site.


Assembling the parts

I used the transfer technique I described in my first post to this blog.


I added a tag she could customize to the swap


Here's the whole package!

I had a couple of Karen's images on the next one. One set of images came from a collage of Ladies Shoes and the other from a page of butterfly wings.

The Ladies Shoes incorporate the transfer technique.


Ladies Shoes ready to be cut out from the paper and packing tape


Front of the bookmark, there is foam dot behind the butterfly wings for dimension


Back of the bookmark


The whole package, ready to ship

Enjoy,

Pam Hoffman

With my boyfriend Jeff, we're working thru Jessica Sprague's "Holidays in Hand" and this photo was for 'joy' we like being together!

"These are a few of my favorite things..."

I've decided that one of my FAVORITE things in life is to win prizes!

What could be better? We KNOW the lottery is so fantastically popular because of a chance to WIN! And isn't it nice to feel like a winner?

I know I like this feeling.

That is why I actively seek out contest, giveaways, whatever-you-call-em!

I LOVE to win.

Periodically, I'll let you know about a site with a giveaway for you and you can try for it too.

Never won anything? Start by saying 'I win prizes' and guess what? You'll start winning, then you can move on to say 'I win a lot of great stuff' and you will!

Here's the first one I want to tell you about...

Sill Little Lady's Spot on the Web offers a weekly giveaway in conjunction with an etsy seller.

I recently won a prize from the site and it came to me in the mail so fast!

I win A LOT!

I go to crops and win, I sign up for online giveaways and win... I'm a winner!

You are too.

Go now and try for it.

If you REALLY want to win, spend a little time looking for

1) things you want to win
2) find places where the 'odds' are good - say 1 in 18 or so, not millions to 1!
3) follow the directions explicitly!!! you don't want to get disqualified because you didn't do something right

and you will probably start winning. Keep up the self-talk, it'll happen!

See you on the next giveaway,

Pam Hoffman