"Queen Bee" Pillow Giveaway!!........

Happy Sunday to you all!
I first want to announce the winner of my "Springtime Pillow Giveaway"!.....The lucky lady is Victoria over at the darling blog, "Things I Learn From Bear" !
CONGRATULATIONS!!
I will wrap up & send off your lovely pillow tomorrow morning!
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And now for this week, I am having a giveaway of one of my very popular
"Queen Bee" pillows!...

(Perhaps it's that I still am feeling so very delighted after the royal wedding of William & Kate!!....)

All you need to do is to leave a comment here on my blog, & also become a "favorite"!....I will leave this giveaway up for a couple days & announce the winner later in the week!
Wishing you all a lovely May Day!.....

Your friend,

heidi
xo

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"Returning to Normal Life Once Again"......

It has been sometime since I have given my blog, the attention it deserves. For the last month, my life has revolved around preparing for the Queen Bee Market, which was held here in Southern California last weekend.
Each day you could find me stenciling & sewing pillows,... along with painting & glittering my "candy canes" &" rag-ball snowballs"!....Each time you prepare for a show of any kind you forget the time & commitment it takes.....The Market came & went, very successfully....but it will take some time for our home to be completely back to normal.
Yesterday afternoon, I was in the kitchen making stuffed shells & Caesar salad. How lovely to be able to prepare a home made dinner.....& I never thought I would actually enjoy catching up on laundry & picking up the house!.....
As nice as participating in the Queen Bee has been, I may have to think twice about signing up again.....just not sure it's all worth it for me?.....You see, no one is the "homebody" I am. I like a well run home & dinner on the table. I am a huge fan of the "everyday", & anything that interferes with that has to be considered carefully.
So for now, I will relish in my "returning to normal life".....thoughts of craft shows & Queen Bees can be debated another day. Right now I am home & very happy to be so.
Here's to everyday!.....
Heidi xo

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"Queen Bee Market"....

I am happy to report that the "Queen Bee Market" was a delightful experience!....I thought you all might like to see a few photos! My daughter Holly & I were thrilled to both be asked to participate in the market...so here we are a setting up our booths!.....

Holly makes the most enchanting cards, tags & scrap booking "pretties"!...Her booth turned out incredibly charming!....I guess the other participants agreed, since she won the
"Best Booth" at the market!!!! Congratulations Holly!!!!....I am a very proud mama!.... You can find Holly at her blog, "Mommy Holly" or at her etsy shop mommyholly.etsy.com.

I was really happy with how my display turned out as well!....My pillows, the hydrangeas, hutch top, basket, etc.....Love it all!.........Did I leave anything at home?...All I'm missing is my kitchen sink!? :)

My booth....

My sweet Holly & I setting up on Friday night!.....Thank you so much to Jessica & Mique who thought up & put on this incredible "Queen Bee Market"!...You both did an amazing job! Holly & I were very proud to be part of it!!....

I'm off now to start a whole new week!!...Love Mondays!!
Heidi XO

P.S. Lots of pretty new pillow designs being added today to my etsy shop....Come for a visit!!

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"Hiding Out" .....Stenciling, Stitiching, Stenciling, Stitiching ,etc. etc.!!

Sorry to have been absent for almost a week now!...I am preparing for the "Queen Bee Market", & have been stenciling & stitching almost continually for days now!......& there still is so much more to do!?.....My daughter Holly & I have both been asked to participate, Holly with her darling paper creations & I with my pillows!.... which we are just thrilled about! ...but we really want to be have lots of pretty items to bring, so that means keeping our "nose to the grindstone" now & not waiting till the last minute!
If you live in the Southern California area, I invite you to stop by the "market"!..It will be held on May 1st from 10-6 in Carlsbad, just north of San Diego. You can go to the
"Queen Bee" website to get all the information!

O.K. back to the workroom!......Hope to chat again soon!.....Enjoy your afternoon!

Your busy & slightly stressed friend, Heidi XO

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