My Thoughts on Thursday...

If I didn't have to worry about my health, calories or fat content, I would eat Taco Supremes with extra sour cream and guacamole every day!

How about you?

~Karen~

Thanks A Million...Give Away

Blogging has been very special to me for many reasons, but the most important reason is all the wonderful people I've met over the past 2 years. No matter how big your blog is or how many followers you have, sharing ideas and being inspired by one another is the most important thing.

I love when people visit my blog, whether they leave a comment or not. I have a gadget on my blog that counts each and every page visit...and each one is special!

So special, that last night I had my one MILLIONTH visit!! HOO WOO. To celebrate, I wanted to have a little give away.

Leave a comment on this post to enter to win this 24 inch Sterling Silver necklace. I thought that jewelry might be universal to so many people. The necklace is so much prettier in person. Very soft and slinky. It was also purchased in the Sew Many Ways style...a great big BARGAIN! This is an $80.00 necklace that I purchased for $10.00. LOVE IT!!




Here is a close up next to a dime, so you can get a feel for the size.



Thanks a "Million" again for all your comments, kind words and your million visits...they are all truly heart felt.
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~Karen~

Tool Time Tuesday...Place Mat Night Light

Happy Tool Time! Before I show you today's tutorial, don't forget my Sew Darn Crafty Linking Party...a place where you can show off YOUR projects or you can browse all the great projects already there. Definitely go for a visit by clicking here...oh wait, don't go yet, this Tool Time is good one!

Remember all my goodies from the Target clearance rack? Well, the stash included a bunch of plastic place mats. We rarely use place mats, so you know I bought them for Tool Time!

Here is today's project...a place mat night light. Fast, easy, cute and cheap. You know those are my favorite things for a craft project.




This is your supply list.



You'll need a hole punch, but it can either be the big one that punches the 3 holes at the same time or the hand punch.

3 flat screws with the nuts.

A tap light.

and your super cheap clearance place mat...woo hoo 48 cents! Can't beat that with a stick!

See how the place mat is kind of see through. That allows the light to shine through more.

Here are the simple steps.

Find the center of each of the short sides.

If using the stand up hole punch, align the center mark on the place mat with the center mark of the hole punch.

Slide the place mat in...

and press down to punch the holes.

If you are using the hand punch, just space the holes evenly, but make sure they are on the same spots on the other side.

3 holes on each of the short sides.

Now roll up the place mat...

and line up the holes.

Pop in the screws.

and twist on the nut on the inside.

All rolled up and screwed together.

Take your tap light...

and tap it on!

All you do is place the place mat cylinder over the tap light.

and your done!

Perfect for bedtime in any room.

Great by the bed of a little one...or even the bathroom for those late night trips.

Great for any spot in the room, because there isn't a plug. The tap light runs on batteries.

I placed some sea glass out in hopes for warmer weather, but they are predicting snow here in southern New England Wednesday into Thursday. Ahhhh!!! I thought we were done.

Have a great Tuesday and remember to look twice at an item...it always has a different life hiding inside it!

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~Karen~

Linking to...The Stories of A to Z , Tip Junkie, Crazy Domestic, Hodgepodge Friday, Tatertots and Jello

Sew Darn Crafty Party...Week 6

Welcome to another week of linking up YOUR favorite projects. Share anything you've been working on...sewing, knitting, crafting, home renovations, painting, anything actually.

Don't be shy...Come on, join in!! If you haven't linked up to a party before, it's so easy and a great way to get people to come over to YOUR blog for a visit!

Just click the link below and follow the steps. The most important thing is to...

• link to the specific post you'd like to share, not your whole blog. Makes it easier to find THAT post.
• to find the http address to a specific post, just click on that post's title and that address will be at the top of your computer. Right click on it and then click COPY. Then click Paste in the linking space!

If you'd like to spread the word for the party so more can join in...

• either share the button below in your post or on your side bar (just add it as a picture gadget and then link to this site)
• or link to Sew Many Ways in the post.

Thanks so much for sharing,

~Karen~

Give Away Winner...

Hi all! Our daughters Courtney and Kelsie left late this afternoon to go back to college. They were home for spring break all last week. We had a great time shopping, eating out and watching tv together and they slept in too. Miss them already :( The house is quiet again, so it's time to blog. Make sure you come back for my next post for another Linking Party, but now it's time to pick the give away winner.

Thank you to everyone who linked up their wonderful projects to last week's Sew Darn Crafty Party! Such inspiration. The comment section was also part of the give away. You had to say what your favorite hobby was. Sewing came in first with quilting a close second. Since quilting is sewing, seems like our sewing machines are buzzing lately. I did notice that most everyone who said they liked to sew, also said they didn't like to sew clothing, LOL!! I hear ya on that one.

Well, I combined all the entries for the linking party and all the comments...the Random number generator picked #93...and the winner is

Tins and Treasures

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Congratulations Natalie! Email me with your snail mail address and I'll mail the package right out to you.

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Thank you again for linking up. Come right back for my next post tonight for this week's linking party. See you there!

~Karen~