**Paper Pretties ** and....

A Warm Hello!! I have been *MIA* a bit...well, most of us have been sick (including ME)! Ninny, hubby and I have had a touch of broncitis and Jordan had an allergic reaction...to what?? Who knows. He was non-stop itching, they even had to give him an oral steroid.

Well after about a weeks worth of Benedryl and a day off from school, he is doing better. Ninny and I sat at "Urgent Care" last Sunday for almost 3 hours...non-stop SICK people kept coming in. I didn't see the Doc. me being a stubborn thing ya know *smirk* Hubby went to the Doc. just on Friday. I am taking over the counter medicine and I am "kicking it", slowly - but surely!

On to my ~Paper Pretties~ as most of you know, I love playing with paper! When I have a bit of "down-time" or not feeling like working on a dollie, I play with paper. It does not happen all the time and as Oct. ends and Nov. approaches I am going to have less time to play with paper...so if you see something you like, do not wait. I may not have time to make more or may not have the same paper and such....

I have all of these cards and gift tags listed in MY ETSY...you will have to check them out. They have tons of detail....were so much fun to make and are unique!

I have some listed as singles, some as a set of 2 and also as a set of 3...I have discounted them with more then one card. Just a lil something I like to do, if you are purchasing more then one card, when listed in MY ETSY...

I have glittered the wegde green snowflakes on these cards, so pretty! I love glitter. I have close-up pictures of the glitter in ETSY...so if you want to see any or my cards in greater detail, check them out in ETSY...

This is the last of my Holiday - Christmas Goodies --- with paper. You will have to wait, I have been quite busy and "quiet as a mouse", I am gearing up for TDIPT Mercantile's update on the 1st of Nov. and I have lots to WINTER FUN coming your way! No PEEKS here...don't know if I will be showing any on here. I might show a sneak peek to my EMAIL update list, but I am not sure.

I must go. I have lots to do and time does not stand still. I hope your Sunday evening is a BEAUTIFUL one. Toodles, ~Tonya

TDIPT Birthday Celebration & Giveaway!

TDIPT Turns 3 today, so in keeping with Traditions, we are Celebrating, but we are giving the gifts to you! If you visit our TDIPT Blog and are a "follower", you are already entered in. If you leave a comment on the TDIPT Blog Birthday post, then you are entered in as well. Be sure to leave your email address when you comment, so that we have a way of contacting you.

So many wonderful Handmades are being given away. Be sure to stop by. The Celebration starts today and ends on the 20th. Many Blessings, ~Tonya

The BeWITCHING hours...

I have been staying up into the BEWITCHING hours again....working like a "mad-women" and have completed two of the things I have been working on. This is a Wee-little Witch and she is just adorable! I love her to pieces. The smalle dollies that I make, well they just have a special place in my heart...

I made her lil bucket and had so much fun doing that. She is chalked full of the olde-thyme charm that I love...I had to take pictures inside, the sun was just "blazin-on-fire" and was so bright, my picture looked "washed-out"...so there are shadows in this pictures...

Wee-Little Witch is just one of the pretties that will be up for grabs on TDIPT Mercantile for the 1st of Aug.

I finished up this sweet dollie a couple of evenings ago. I have been staying anywhere from 2 to 4 am in the morning...SHEER Craziness! Ya have to be, to keep them kind of hours *smirk* I find it so much fun to create when all is quiet...my time to get lost...

She is just so SWEET and could not be happier with the way that she finished up. I am going to call her ~Simply SWEET~ She has loads of detail and I think Sweets will be on the Mercantile too...but it is suppose to be Halloween things on there this month. Sweets was screaming and begging to be made thou.

I will say up burning the mid-night oil again tonight, because I am soooooo close to finishing another handmade or two....and if all goes as planned, I may just have something for ebay. HA! One can only do some wishful thinking. Summertime, summertime, where has it gone?

Have a grand evening. I must scoot, have to go and pick up Jordan from fishing and Courtney from a friends house. Ta-ta for now, ~Tonya

Bippity - Bobbity - Boo!!

There will be lots of ~FRIGHTFUL DELIGHTS~ on TDIPT Mercantile in August! That's right, I will be back on TDIPT Mercantile, starting August 1st and The Mercantile is going to be having "Eye-Candy" of the Hallowe'en sorts for you to feast your "peepers" on.

I am going to try very hard to have 3 handmades done for Hallowe'en....Tis my MOST FAVORITE time of the year to make dollies for. Be sure be ready to "hop" on over to TDIPT Mercantile on the 1st and 15th (we do update the night before around 8 pm central time for most), so do remember....if you want the best selection, BE there right away, to check it out!

If you are on my email update list, most of the time I send out "Sneak Peeks". If you are not on my email update list and would like to be, just sign up! It is located in the upper right hand corner. You can opt out and any time.

I must get busy. I got my swap dollie finished for Patty (Dogpatch Primitives) and I can breath HA! I was a bit nervous about finishing, with all the running I had to do (picking up and dropping off my kiddies). I got her dollie sent out Friday, so she she get it on Monday. It was for TDIPT and well, now I can't wait for the mail on Monday or Tuesday, because I am getting my swap from Patty. I will post pictures on here, once I receive it. Have a great Saturday. Toodles for now kiddies, ~Tonya

Sharing...

I thought I would share the new banner I made for TDIPT Mercantile! Yes, I am going back to The Mercantile! I was in a funk---as most of you knew. I told TDIPT I needed a break, for a bit...well, I told them I needed to leave actually. I never disabled my button or deleted my page and well, as luck may have it....they said they would love to have me back! I will start again in Aug.

I thought Hannah & Humphrey would be so fitting for a new banner, at least for a little while. I adore this set and I think my rabbit banner has been on The Mercantile long enough *smirk*

We had a nice 4th here...well, there were sprinkles and humidity, but not for long. The fireworks were really nice. They are always nice over Fountain Lake. We had a perfect spot. The kids road on a few rides and of course we did get some "fair food". No, we didn't have the fair here yet, but it was like a mini-fair, with the rides, games and food stands.

I must hit the hay. It is late and I have to get up for church. Jordan goes to camp again! Paintball camp this time, thru the church. He came home with some "Trophies" last year, otherwise known as "battle-wounds". HA! He loves it. Sweet Dreams, ~Tonya

~TDIPT Mercantile~

BUSY, BUSY, BUSY!! I took all my pictures and finished all my goodies for TDIPT Mercantile. Here is a peek at my April offerings. I love each of them and I just thought I would show ya all...

Such sweet shakers! Love each of them. I used paper under the colors from Annies (Glitter your World) and love the way it looks. You will have to wait to see more of them, until tonight.

Love the tinsel cording, from Annie too. I honestly don't know which shaker is my favorite. they all so so very different in person. They have wired ears and you can pose them however you would like...

Little Dottie, loved the pink and black combo. They all have the antique bobbins for handles...

I must go, I have lots to do. You will not see any handmades from me for awhile, as I have my DREADED TAXES to work on. Tomorrow, I will be at my sister's shop working and then after that TAXES, because my appt. is for the 7th! And for those of you that follow my blog, NO, I did not get organized for this year!! HA! I have lots of work ahead of me. Toodles for now ~Tonya