Morning!

Had a busy weekend with my brothers wedding Sat, but yesterday was able to hit the stores and see what I could come up with. I have all my crafting planned out for my SS and have most ideas of what I would like to buy. Hope to get started tonight when I get home from work.

Hi SS,I'm Pam in Ks. Sorry for the delay, my laptop crashed and it is in Tx being repaired. Finally borrowed an old laptop from my DS that I can use til I get mine back. whoo hoo

Been married to love of my life for 44 years. I tell everyone we were 2 when we got married. Have 6 grands from 21 to 2 days old (she was born Friday morning)!.
3 for our son (all girls) and 3 for our daughter (2 boys and one girl). Both DH and I are retired but watch the 2 boys who have just gone back to school. Will watch the baby when DD goes back to work.

My favorite color is turquoise/blue-green/teal/green. I'm a retired Disney employee and my craft room is decored in Mickey Mouse/Disney theme. Red, white, black and yellow. (Of course, I have the Mickey and Friends cart)

1. Handmade items: Surprise Me!!

2. I have a craft room for sewing, crafting, scrapbooking and everthing else I do. Mickey Mouse theme.
3. Christmas wish: a cinch or bind it all. Pastel alcoholmarkers

Under $5 items: alcohol blender pen, pop dots, blending stubs. Watercolors.

MQ stands for Master Questionnaire-- copy the questions from the first page to a new post and fill in your answers. This is to help the person who has you in a swap to learn more about your wishes.


I bumped the MQ thread up for you so it will be easier for you to find.


Jackie

On the MQ thread, then post on this thread the page and post number of where your mq's located , I am sure Jess wouldn't mind letting your secret santa know where it is.


Jackie

Hi, everyone. Hope that you had a nice Monday! Well, after much tossing and turning, I changed my flight plans this morning to fly home to Louisiana tomorrow, ahead of the storm, and got it all worked out. Then went into Canada and had a lovely day, only to get back to my family's home tonight to find out that all flights will be cancelled tomorrow afternoon - so I had to reschedule flights again - this time for AFTER the storm. Kind of nerve-racking that I'll be here while the hurricane is hitting home....and having my 20 and 24 year old face it without me. Please keep them in your prayers that it's a "gentle hurricane!"

On the flip side....who knew you could actually enjoy 60-70 degree weather in AUGUST? In Louisiana, it's a SAUNA everyday this time of year. Sure am going to miss the beautiful Pacific Northwest!!!!!

Hope everyone has a great day tomorrow - talk to you all soon. Hi, SS!!!!

Good Morning Secret Santa Sisters!! Happy Tuesday, which is one day closer to FRIDAY!!

STW, better safe than sorry on the flights! My prayers for the safety of your family at home. Is you home in the direct path they are forcasting?

Ronnie, I take it you would like some bling maybe? LOL!!

Pam, what did you do for Disney? Congrats on the new grandbaby!!

Jess, what kind of job are you looking for at the hospital? My prayers for something to come through for you in your job search! In the mean while, enjoy the quiet house to yourself!! I am soooo jealous! I never get the house to myself anymore. When dh was still working (back in the good old days!) sometimes it would work out I had no kids and I loved to crank up the stereo and clean house! Ahhhh, my house and I both miss that!!!

I have several ideas racing through my head of things I would like to make for my person in this swap, but I guess I need to do a little more research and see if they are things she will like! maybe I should go back through the pages and just print off all of her posts so I can study them along with her MQ!

uh-oh, time to get ready for work.

Hi all!! Happy Tuesday!! Im enjoying a day off today!!

Hopefully my brakes will get looked at today!! brake line has hole in it on my jeep so now breaks so i have been borrowing shawns truck!

Grandma j.. nope shawn and i always had the date set at october 12, 2013.. no worries im wrong alot too!

List some items you would like to receive under $5

tim holtz ink pads.. would love some dark fallish colors

stamped tilda images any would be great!! Thanks to a few friends on here I have fallen in love with Tilda stamps!!

glue dots

double stick tape

stationery.. this can be plain paper stamped with images thats fine.. just looking for something cute to write penpal letters on..

rubber stamp with a weenie dog on it!!

hope all of you have a great day!!! Im going to update my mq now!

Waving to my Santa sisters!

Items under $5:
foam dots or squares
ATG tape
Bling
ribbon
zig glue

Pam, i bet you helped to make a lot of kids happy in a round about way!! How fun! Hope you are enjoying your retirement!

Teri, she is beautiful!! But doesn't it make you nervous having her with paint near those pretty floors? It sure would me!! ANd how fun that you had a Tammy doll! I had Tammy, Pepper, and BOB!! I think they are still in my mom's attic, but something makes me think my older sister may of cut some of Tammy's hair...she had a tendancy to do that and chew the fingers off our dolls!! I never had many clothes for them as my mom made lots of Barbie clothes for my sisters and there just wasn't a pattern for Tammy clothes! OMG, now I am gonna have to go to my moms and see if they are up there!!!

Hello Sister Santas....

I hope you are all safe in the South. It has been a doozy there. My family is safe...and the friends that I chat with she is safe too. Prayers are with you all.

Teri...OMG...Kaitlyn is a sweetie....wonderful to have a craft buddy.

STW...be safe on your travels home...I know your kids are old enough to cope with what is going on...BUT they will always be a Momma's Babies...so I understand and worrying...it's a mom's nature. I do pray they are safe....(((HUGS)))

Jess...I'm sorry you are having to return to work...grrrr...I know the feeling. I'm wanting to retired at 44....LOL ...I will pray that all goes well and something will come your way.

AbbyLin...wow...Guam????? OMW....that is a far place from the states.

Lil'MissCountry....I know the long hours...sorry to hear of them for you...can make it rough on a family life for sure. I hope all goes well.

kckid....I'm sure that job was wonderful...I sooooooo ♥ Disney....Mickey is my hero!!!!

Maryanne....hey girl...thanks for the text....sent one back...HOPE all is going well with you and Shawn...miss ya sweetie.

Hello to Adens_Nana...and NoahsArkGirl....I hope you both are doing well...

HUGS to all
rhonda

Hi Santa Sisters!

Been out of commission for a couple of days, but I'm back. Jess, I hope that you had a great time snuggling that little baby this afternoon! Mmmmm, the smell of a teeny weeny little miracle is the best smell in the whole world. So tell us, how beautiful was she? Did you get a pic to share? Spill it honey!

Now for the questions:

1. What kind of handmade items would you like? I would absolutely love a mini album. I do not own a single one. I love altered objects, and I would love a Christmas banner.

2. What craft/scrapbooking tool is on your Christmas wishlist? Hmmm- a Tim Holtz distressing tool.

3. Do you have a scraproom/craft room? If so what colors/theme is it decorated in? I do, and it is pink. A beautiful soft pink with black shelving and a black island in the center.

$5 and under items:
Zig glue pens(chisel tip)
crinkle ribbon
flat back self adhesive pearls and/or crystals
embellys in general
foam pop dots/squares
cheesecloth
Surprise me!

Have a great day Secret Santa sisters!!!

Tammy

Hi Santas!!! Have been coming up with some ideas for my secret partner!!! I'll probably change my mind a million times, but love Christmas so much that this will be too much fun!!!!
Just stopping by to say hi and be back soon!!
Hugs,
Teri

Hi, everyone. Still up in Washington - have been checking in on family through calls, texts and Facebook. My son just texted me that we've lost power now...not fun down in South Louisiana this time of the year! We live in Baton Rouge which the hurricane is pounding right now, so please say some prayers that this storm will move quickly (though, so far, its moving very s l o w l y ) and that power will be restored soon and flooding will be at a minimum.

I'm ready to get past off of this and start concentrating on playing Santa to one of you!!!! Can't wait to get started when I get home.

Have a great day!

PS How great is it that those codes are G O N E!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, thank God the codes are GONE, hopefully forever.

STW, sorry to hear your home is catching all the bad weather from Isaac, they said that he down graded to a tropical storm, but LA was still getting a lot of rain and that people were being rescued because of all the flooding. Praying for your son and family and that you won't have a mess to go home to.

Per the lucky lady who has me

Sorry I wasn't so specific on my list...

Here we go.

I am preparing for my very own wedding.
Dec 28 2013 is the day!

Our theme is Christmas in Paradise.

For my homemade item- maybe some sample wedding invitation cards
* my colors are cranberry, deep purple, and gold
(my invitations are all going to be homemade... Maybe your idea will be our inspiration)

I love grosgrain ribbons, card stock 12x12, adhesives, design scissors, and design punches.

I have a spellbinder and a cricut expression.

Items under $5:
Adhesives
Design scissors

(kinda hard lol because on Guam being that there are hardly any crafting places the few that are out here are pricey. So hopefully by my update it'll kinda give you some ideas.)

If I left anything out please let me know.
Thank you again!

Edited by user Thursday, August 30, 2012 4:06:17 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Update