NEW BLOG and a GIVEAWAY!!!!

I've done it!!
I figured it out all by myself!
and here it is:

Treasures from the Heart Gift Shop

Go on over and check out the giveaway!!

Blessings,
Barbara Jean

ANOTHER COOL GIVEAWAY!

I promise to tell you about another great giveaway,
IF you promise to let me win!! =0))

Seriously, this place has some really cute things!!

So go on over to Tinkered Treasures

and check it out.

Blessings,
Barbara Jean

Questions

Questions

1. Does anyone know how many pixels a banner
should be to go across the whole screen?
Or how to center it on my screen?

2. Anyone know if there is an easy way to change
my fave lists on my other blog to this one?

There will be more questions to come!

Why I'm asking:

My intent when i first started two blogs,
was that one would be a selling blog,
and the other more personal family news and pics,
and any insights the Lord gives me.

What happened was the i got so caught up in all
the fun in blogland with special days etc,
that i ended up putting the selling blog aside,
(I must say, not even missing it.) =)



Now I'm feeling it is time go back to what the original plan was
and start my selling blog. (maybe we'll call this a season for selling?)
I have no intent of stopping all the special days,
or tutorials, or crafting tips I share on my other blog.
They will just be on the this blog.

All this means figuring out how to change things on my blogs.
and that is where the questions will come in.
I admire a lot of the blogs of friends out there,
and know they have experienced all
the setting up, and probably the feelings, I do and will have.

This also means I am very nervous
about starting the selling blog.
It is hard to put yourself out there
and hope someone likes your treasures enough to buy them.

I will probably ease into this slowly,
(that's how nervous i am), by first just
posting a few things for sale, but not moving things around yet.
I may even just start by putting my treasures there on Saturday for awhile.
Like a once a week shopping event.
(Hmmm. Think I like that idea for awhile.)
Kind of test the waters?
Then transition a bit at a time.
Not so overwhelming for this gal! =)
And maybe we'll call it Saturday Shopping Spree!! ideas??

You know my mind is going crazy with all this,
and my stomach has butterflies in it.

So right up front I'm asking for help, insights,
and mostly prayer!!!

Thanks to all who have already been such a help and support to me
and to all who will join in and help through this new season.

Blessings,
Barbara Jean

family favorite foto friday

it's
family favorite foto friday
over at
pictures pots pens

Meet some of my family,
then go on over and meet some other nice people.




This is my daughter and two of my granddaughters.

Each year they do a tea for us "Moms"
for Mother's Day.
It is a special event we look forward to each year.

Ava, the 4 year old, made the place mats,
and Isabel, the 8 year old made the invitations (not pictured)
We got a bon bon in the little paper basket,
and a bag of our favorite chocolates,
and some bags of wildflowers to plant.
Each year Angie thinks of just some thoughtful little gifts for us.

She also, with the girls help, fixes us a lovely brunch.
This year it was strawberry shortcake,
and a cheese and cracker plate.

The girls always help serve and
make sure our tea cups are always full and our plates cleared when done.

Then each year there is entertainment.
This year it was a cute little singing skit performed by Mama and Isabel..

And introduced by sweet little Ava.

And here are the two lucky and blessed grandmas and 3
of our granddaughters.

Aren't they all wonderful??
We are so blessed to have them, and have 'in-laws'
that are such wonderful people.

blessings to you and your family.

Barbara Jean

Post Giveaway!!!!

A GIVEAWAY FOR YOU!!

Go on over to

shardon exclusives

for a lovely giveaway!!

Celebrating her 100th post and her birthday!!

Post Giveaway!!!!

Be sure to tell her i sent you!!

Blessings,
Barbara Jean

Smiles for you!

This would turn anyone's Blue Monday into smiles!!!


This is our granddaughter Rowan.
She is 5 1/2 months old.
My daughter emailed this with the label :
Rowan is a genius!!

Isn't this great?!!

Smiles and blessings,
Barbara Jean

It's Blue Monday
and I have no blue in my post,
but I am blue inside.

Last week I showed a bird nest i found
in our back yard while weeding.
It was right on the ground next to a raspberry bush.
It had 4 eggs in it.

I pushed some weeds back up around it after i saw it,
but not good enough I guess.
Something found the nest.
Two of the eggs are gone,
another on the ground, and only 1 left in the nest.
I'm expecting the mother is long gone,
and we will not see any baby birdies like i had hoped.
I will keep watching it, but....

Go on over to Smiling Sally's for happier Blue Mondays.

Thanks Sally for hosting!!

Blessings,
Barbara Jean

PS For a smile, take a look at the newest post today!!