I kid you not…the school called me this morning to come pick up a sick kid.  This was a kid who had not puked since Saturday (and did not puke…totally seems fine, fighting with his brothers).

*sigh*

And of course I was 30 minutes from home at the time.  BC cancelled a meeting and ran to pick him up.

My husband may not have a Christmas present if this keeps up.

*one more sigh*

At least I’d already been to Starbucks for my salted caramel hot chocolate? 

The winner of the SNAP! ticket is Charlie from Attempting Aloha.

The winner of $25 to PartyLite is Shannon.  Please check your email and respond ASAP!

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Well hello there, internet.

Did you think I’d died?

Tangent: Do you ever wonder if anyone would know if you died?  I mean like anyone on the internet.  No?  Just me?

We had a whole lot of puking going on ‘round these parts.  And, no one (NOT A ONE OF THEM) managed to hit the toilet even once.  We had puke on our sister.  We had puke in the van.  We had puke in a parking lot.  But the toilet?  Nope.  Not even close.

I’m dreadfully behind.

There’s nothing like a week of house arrest the week before Christmas to really screw up your plans.  No neighbor gifts have been handed out.  No Christmas cards have been addressed.  No presents for BC have been purchased.

But rhe washer on “steam sanitize” ‘round the clock for a week straight?  TOTALLY accomplished.

So, I’m popping in to remind you that the SNAP! Conference ticket giveaway ends tonight.  I’ll be closing the PartyLite giveaway then, too.

I also wanted to give you a heads up about a super awesome giveaway coming your way next week (Thursday, the 29th) that could make up for the toaster your husband got you for Christmas, instead of what you really wanted.  Trust me…you REALLY want this.

XOXOXO

See you soon!

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This is the 3rd time I’ve written this post this morning.  Hopefully the 3rd time’s the charm.  And hopefully no one jumps on me and makes me delete the whole thing.  And hopefully the power stays on.

The Cut It Out frames winners are:

Brooke
Lei
Amanda

The GoodieJar winner is:

A.J. Dub

All the rest of you can still get 15% off with code “CRAPPY11” through the 16th.  Be sure to order before the 17th to ensure Christmas delivery.

The $25 PartyLite giveaway is still going on.  Entries are low, so your odds are good.  It’s also REALLY simple to enter.  Go here, if you’re interested.

And, don’t forget about the full conference pass to SNAP! that I’m giving away here.  Our first round of speaker announcements is going to be made later this afternoon (1pm MST) so be sure to check the SNAP! blog for the details.

Happy Thursday!

And if you have a winner’s name, CHECK YOUR EMAIL AND RESPOND ASAP!

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I’ve talked about SNAP! before.  And I’m about to talk about it so more.  SNAP! is a 3 day conference for creative bloggers in Salt Lake City, UT next April.  It’s going to be fabulous.  To celebrate this holiday season, SNAP! is giving away a whole crap ton of tickets!

Why do you want to come to SNAP! ?

1) I will be there.
2) Lots of people cooler than me will be there.
3) You love blogging.
4) You love making crap.  (There will be TONS of hands on classes/make and takes.)
5) You just need to hide from your kids for a few days.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

One full conference pass to the SNAP! conference next April.  (This does not include travel or accommodations, but I could probably be persuaded to pick you up from the airport.  )

TO ENTER:

Leave a comment ON THIS POST (on the blog, not on Facebook or in response to your email subscription) telling me why you want to come to SNAP!

ADDITIONAL ENTRIES, IF YOU’RE REALLY CRAZY ABOUT WINNING:

Subscribe to the RSS feed on the SNAP! blog (that gray button in the top right hand corner, or just click here).  Leave a comment saying that you did.

Tweet about the giveaway.  Something like “I am entering to win a ticket to @SNAPconf during the 12 ticket giveaways of Christmas: http://wp.me/p1GGSx-Ma”  Leave a comment saying that you did.  You can do this once/day.  Leave a separate comment each time.

WANT TO CHECK OUT THE OTHER GIVEAWAYS?

Dec. 8     Tauni, SNAP! (ends tonight…HURRY!)
Dec. 9     Mique, Thirty Handmade Days
Dec. 12   Mandi, Vintage Revivals
Dec. 13   Amy, The Idea Room
Dec. 14   Char, Crap I’ve Made (you are here )
Dec. 15   Kendra, My Insanity
Dec. 16   Lara, Less Cake {More Frosting}
Dec. 19   Jen, Tatertots and Jello
Dec. 20   Shelley, House of Smiths
Dec. 21   Becca, Blue Cricket Design
Dec. 22   Brittany, One Charming Party
Dec. 22  Steph, The Daily Blarg, will give one ticket away during the #SNAPChat Twitter Party

Giveaway is open to US residents age 18 and over only and closes Wednesday, December 21th, at 10pm MST.  Winner will be chosen at random using a WordPress Plugin (And The Winner Is…) and notified by email.  Winner has 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen.

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This post brought to you by PartyLite Simple Pleasures Holiday Sweepstakes. All opinions are 100% mine.

Are you familiar with PartyLite?  I’d heard of the name, but didn’t have any experience with the company.  So, when I was approached about hosting a PartyLite party and then blogging it, I thought hey…why not?

Apparently I’ve been living under a rock, or we Utahans don’t get out that much, because PartyLite is the #1 direct seller of premium candles and home-fragrance products IN THE WORLD.   Their products are sold through direct sales (home parties) and on-line in every state in the U.S. and in 17 other countries.  They tell me this means that there’s a PartyLite party going on somewhere in the world every 18 seconds!  Why haven’t I been invited?  LOL!

I’m excited to get to know PartyLite a little better because nothing changes my mood quite like a fresh scent.  It’s not Christmas until it smells like a tree, right?  It’s not Autumn until it smells like pumpkin.  PartyLite provides a number of different products (scented candles, candle warmers, home décor accessories, reed diffusers, and more) that allow you to redecorate and refresh easily and inexpensively.

So, I’m hosting a PartyLite party (January 4th, 6:30, my place).  If you’re a local, and you can prove you’re not a murderer/rapist/psychopath, shoot me an email ([email protected]).  I’d love to have you come, too.  We’ll experience this together.  I promise the food will be fabulous.  Or at least chocolaty.  

Not local/way afraid of me but still want to see what PartyLite has to offer?

I’ve got a couple fabulous ways for you to do that.

1) Host a party yourself!  Have some friends over for lunch or have a ladies night out.  See what PartyLite has to offer.

2) Enter to win one of five $500 gift certificates in the PartyLite Simple Pleasures Holiday Sweepstakes between now and December 15th. (Perfect timing because the PartyLite Winter/Spring 2012 catalog comes out on the 16th.)  FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS, TIMES FIVE!!!  That might even be enough stuff to cover the smell of 3 little boys for the next several years!

3) One lucky Crap I’ve Made reader will win $25 to PartyLite by clicking on over to the PartyLite Facebook page, liking them, and then coming back and leaving a comment ON THIS POST saying that you did.

So, stay tuned.  I’m going to order a few things and check out PartyLite for myself.  I’ll be sure to keep you posted (pun totally intended).

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Is it seriously Thursday already?  CRAP.

Are there seriously only 17 days until Christmas?  CRAP.

I’m in trouble.

If you’ve been around these parts for a year or so, you might remember GoodieJar.  They were here last December, too and I’m delighted to have them back.

GoodieJar makes fabulous flowery earrings and pins (affordable, too!).

(That picture makes me WAY happier than it should.)

They also have rings

and giclee prints.

Did I mention that the earrings only $5 AND buy 3 get 1 free?

(Macy wearing the pair they sent us to review last year)

And, if you order by December 17th, it’ll be there in time for Christmas.  Stocking stuffers or girlfriend gifts anyone?

What’s in it for you?

GoodieJar is giving one lucky Crap I’ve Made reader a $25 credit to their shop.  Do you know how many pairs of earrings you can get with that???

TO ENTER:

Click on over to GoodieJar on Etsy and have a look around. Come back and leave a comment ON THIS POST saying what you’d spend your $25 on.

How easy is that?

What’s in it for everyone?

GoodieJar is offering all of you 15% off through December 16th using code “CRAPPY11”.

Giveaway is open to US residents age 18 and over only and closes Wednesday, December 14th, at 10pm MST.  Winner will be chosen at random using a WordPress Plugin (And The Winner Is…) and notified by email.  Winner has 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen.

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Let me introduce you to Cut It Out.

I attended the Oh Sweet Sadie! art and gift show back in September with my pals Becca and Lara.  Whilst we were there, I saw these delightful frames.  I somehow resisted (Becca won a gift certificate and totally caved), but I scratched down their website on my hand for later.  I knew I’d need one some eventually.So, FF a couple of months, when I was asked if I wanted to review some of their frames I jumped at the chance.

The frames come unfinished (for maximum craftiness/color perfection) in A TON of different sizes.  Some of the larger ones don’t include glass, but a dollar store frame swap out will work on the 8 X 10’s.  I priced glass for a 16 X 20 at Hobby Lobby and it was $9.99.  Plus, they ALWAYS have a coupon, so you’re looking at like $6 tops.

I’m DYING at how cute my 16 X 20 Grace oval frame is.  I love it so much that coming up with the perfect project is going to take me a while.

Let me show you what I made with one of the smaller frames, and then we’ll get to giveaway, mmmkay?

I used the 8 X 10 Grafton frame, painted white.  I added a knob from Hobby Lobby and some background paper and a monogram.

You could use the knob for a jacket or a purse.  We’re making our bathroom cuter, one towel at a time.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

Would you like a Cut It Out frame for yourself?  Cut It Out (I keep making Joey Gladstone jokes in my head) is giving THREE lucky Crap I’ve Made readers his/her choice of 8 X 10 frame!

TO ENTER:

Click on over to Cut It Out.  Have a look around.  Come back and leave a comment ON THIS POST (on the blog, not on Facebook or in response to your email subscription) saying which frame you’d choose if you won.  That’s it.  I’m such a giver!

Giveaway is open to US residents age 18 and over only and closes Friday, December 9th, at 10pm MST.  Winner will be chosen at random using a WordPress Plugin (And The Winner Is…) and notified by email.  Winner has 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen.  I was provided with product to review but received no monetary compensation.  All opinions are my own.

Looking for another chance to win?

Becca’s giving away frames this week, too!  Go here for more chances to enter!

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I’m not myself as of late.  I suspect some of you have noticed.

I don’t want you to worry.

I don’t want you to feel sorry for me.

It’s life.

We all have crap.  Some people have health crap.  Some people have job crap.  Some people have family crap.  No one’s crap is any better or any worse than anyone else’s crap…it’s just different crap.

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking…reflecting, even.  I went back and read over my resolutions for the year:

I want to visit Omaha. Done.  I have the check stub for BC’s $150 speeding ticket in Wyoming as proof.
I want to say NO more often.  This one is still a work in progress.
I want to say YES more often. This was in reference to my kids.  I need to ask them about this.
I want to yell less and laugh more. Epic fail.
I want to DO more and worry less. Fail.
I want to take more naps. I think I’ve done OK on this one.
And, I want to stop buying diapers for the first time since 2000. I don’t dare say it aloud, but we haven’t used a diaper since last Wednesday.  Could this be the end of an era???

Yeah…I did it again.  I posted a picture of a kid on the toilet.  The comments and emails telling me I was a horrible parent who better start saving for therapy last time obviously had no effect on my cold shriveled heart.  So, don’t waste your energy this time. 

I’ve let people down.  I’ve said I’d do things for people when I really should have said no.

I’m sorry.

I’m monumentally behind on emails.

I’m sorry.

The reality is that something’s gotta give.

I’m working on it.

I’m not sure what the point of this post is, but I feel like I owe you all an explanation for the lack of creative awesomeness going on ‘round these parts.

And, I wanted to reiterate what I posted on Facebook on Thanksgiving:

I’m grateful for all the usuals (family, friends, health, Diet Coke), but I’m also thankful for YOU. Blogging has introduced me to so, so, SO many people that I needed in my life. Some make me laugh until I can’t breathe. Some inspire with kind words in an email on days I’m ready to throw in the towel. Some make me want to be better and do more. Thank you for touching my life.

XOXOXO

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