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Christmas bazaar {day 5}

December 7, 2012 | posted by Jaima @ Ring Around the Rosies | 1 Comment

It’s the last day of our first annual Christmas Bazaar. I sure hope you’ve taken advantage of the exclusive discounts and offers these moms have been offering! I love it when women can create their own dream job to contribute to their families, and still love what they do. They inspire me so much.

I have been buying my ribbon from Ribbon Revelry for about 2 years now. When I had my own Etsy shop, Chelsea and I did a lot of business together. You will not find the designs she has at any craft store. Her customer service and shipping is impeccable. Today, you can save 10% off your purchase with Christmas12. Trust me, you won’t be sorry!

SHOP HERE for Ribbon Revelry

If you haven’t seen Sherri Ohler’s shop yet, let me have the privilege of introducing her to you. She is the sweetest, kindest artist you’ll ever find. Her faith and light shine so bright, and are portrayed in ALL of her art pieces. I met her last February at Blissdom. I know you could find something in her shop for someone on your list. Sherri Ohler is offering 12% off with code RINGAROUNDTHEROSIES

SHOP HERE for Sherri Ohler

This is the first time I have heard of DolceMia, but my oh my, am I in love with it! I LOVE her Nativity dress. The true reason for Christmas. And since Elizabeth’s 3rd birthday will be a tea party, I know what she’ll be wearing! Such amazing bishop dresses, and less expensive than my local boutiques. Get free shipping today with FREECHRISTMAS.

SHOP HERE for DocleMia

Ahh, the incredible Lisa Leonard is also offering you a discount today! {Hey Babe, did you hear that?} I somehow was blessed with three different pieces of her jewelry this year, and it’s about the only jewelry I wear anymore. Each piece is unique and super special to me, and they were all total surprises! Her new charm bracelet is amazing! What a great idea – every month she sends you a new charm! And I’m digging her new gold collection, too! Today, you can take 20% off Lisa Leonard Designs with code bazaar 20 (doesn’t apply to sale items).

SHOP HERE for Lisa Leonard Designs

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Chrsitmas bazaar {day 3}

December 5, 2012 | posted by Jaima @ Ring Around the Rosies | Leave a Comment

Wow! Day 3 already!!! I have more fabulous shops with you today! These may be my favorite yet!!! I have already purchased gifts from some of these shops!

You may have seen CM Handmade in Pregnancy and Newborn Magazine! Or maybe you saw her through Whatever Craft Weekend, like I first did! This could be your first time seeing her – and you can thank me later, because I LOVE her buntings! It’s no surprise, given the design of my site, that I love buntings! They make me happy, and apparently her too, which is why she calls her products “happy buntings”! She is offering you 20% off with JOLLY20! I am definitely taking advantage of that offer, and I hope you do too!

SHOP HERE for CM Handmade

The Polka Dot Closet is very near to our heart! As you can see, Elizabeth’s first birthday outfit (and many others) came from here! The owner is already completely booked for Christmas orders (lucky for her, sad for us – because they are AHHMAZING). BUT, she has New Years and even Valentines that you can be thinking of, or even that perfect birthday outfit! They are all unique and VERY good quality! I have Elizabeth’s preserved, because I loved it so much. She is offering 10% off to y’all today with code save10!

SHOP HERE for The Polka Dot Closet

If you’ve never heard of I Sew Lucky before, I’ll just let the pictures speak for themselves… Can you say “adorable”? What little girl (or even boy) wouldn’t love one of April’s plush owls? Forget Dora and Sponge Bob, and buy them a treasure that will last forever! Elizabeth currently has an obsession with owls, and loves them! I think she is going to get a stuffed dolly Christmas morning, but I’m having the hardest time picking which one, because they’re all so stinkin’ cute! She is offering 15% off with code Rosies15 today!

SHOP HERE for I Sew Lucky

Did you know Avon has a lot more than just makeup and skincare? Me neither until recently! They even have yoga pants and jewelry! Avon is offering Ring Around the Rosies readers a free product AND free shipping with a $30 purchase! To get your free product, email our distributor and let them know you placed an order through RATR. Sounds like a great deal to me!

SHOP HERE for Avon

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christmas bazaar {day 2}

December 4, 2012 | posted by Jaima @ Ring Around the Rosies | Leave a Comment

Meet Girly Girl’s Crochet The shop owner hand makes incredibly beautiful boot cozies, beanies for your entire family, amazing scarves and cowls, and more! This Illinois mom is offering you 10% off (her ridiculously great prices) with code ROSIES12. I know a few people who would LOVE to open her treasures on Christmas morning! Show her some love! She just launched her new shop for this event.

SHOP HERE for Girly Girl’s Crochet

You all know how much I love Shaklee! It has totally changed my families life over the past year, and hundreds of others, too! I get emails EVERY day from you telling me how your children haven’t had allergy shots or use their inhalers for asthma since switching to non-toxic cleaners! I also get emails telling me how their moms are able to stand during church for the first time in years after taking our supplements. The most recent, is an amazing fertility miracle! I LOVE what I do! I LOVE sharing these products that truly do work and improve lives! Shaklee is the NUMBER ONE natural nutrition company for a reason! Our 57 year legacy exists, not out of “luck”, but because it truly works and is the best! The Get Clean products have been used in The White House for years, if that tells you anything… So today I give you free shipping on any purchase over $100. I would recommend starting with one of our kits! Existing members will also receive a free gift with their purchase. Consider it a great stocking stuffer from me!

SHOP HERE for Shaklee

There’s not a whole lot I can about Gussy, because I KNOW you all ready know this sweetsweet mama to be! Gussy makes incredible, high-quality ruffly products! She is being very generous and offering y’all 10% off her great products RINGAROUNDTHEROSIES. I know you’ll love her if you don’t already!

SHOP HERE for Gussy Sews

I posted about this amazing shop a couple of weeks ago and I shared with you my favorite things! I am a girl that wears accessories! Some have to have their shoes, or designer jeans – I want my accessories! Today, she is offering free shipping! You have to email her take part of the great deal! PLUS, you will also earn $25 in Dot Dollars for every $50 spent!

SHOP HERE for Stella & Dot

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Christmas Bazaar {day 1}

December 3, 2012 | posted by Jaima @ Ring Around the Rosies | Leave a Comment

I cannot believe today is finally here! Our FIRST ANNUAL Christmas Bazaar! Remember you’re not just buying that perfect gift for your loved one, but you’re helping to provide Christmas for their families as well! I will be posting 4 vendors/shops per day until Friday! I am super excited for y’all! I have some amazing shops and discounts for y’all!

I am thrilled to bring you Butterfly Designs again! She was a huge supporter for our 10,000 fan giveaway (it’s almost time for a 20,000 fan giveaway)! I LOVE her handmade items! The founder, Jenn is a wife, mom, and foster mom. Butterfly Designs is her three year old "baby". Butterfly Designs puts a twist on practical items that moms and women use nearly everyday like aprons, bibs and burp cloths and make them beautiful while keeping them functional.

Enjoy 10% off with code: RATR10

SHOP HERE for Butterfly Designs

Shop Thirty-One gifts. For every $31 you spend, Thirty-One is offering several great gifts for only $5! They offer great products for everyone on your list! Men, organizing junkies, corporate friends, busy moms, work out partners…

SHOP HERE for Thirty-One

Here is a new shop, that I am in LOVE with! Elizabeth is going to love seeing some of this fun stuff under the tree! Fiddle Dee Dee hand makes felt food (and other stuff)! Enter code FELTFOOD for 15% off your entire order!

SHOP HERE for Fiddle Dee Dee

One of my favorite bloggers, and one of the sweetest women I have ever met is offering 15% off at her shop, which I’m sure you all know and love: The Pleated Poppy! Lindsey is INCREDIBLE (and she’s a homeschool mom)! I have several of her posie pens, petal pushers, and her notebook cover, and I always receive tons of comments on them all! They are very unique, and I promise you’ll never find nothing like this (with her attention to detail and quality) in any store! Simple enter code ROSIES15 at checkout!

SHOP HERE for The Pleated Poppy

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DIY Gift {Instagram Coaster}

June 22, 2012 | posted by Jaima @ Ring Around the Rosies | 2 Comments

I wanted to share with you a super simple, but oh so special gift that I love to make. I made a few of these for Christmas presents, and then made Andrew one for his office for father’s day!

To start, I use instagram to add a filter to my pictures and make them square. If I want to make a collage of pictures or add text I use picmonkey to edit.

Then, I have something like this:

In Microsoft Word, I create a 4×4 text box and fill it with my picture. You can get four 4×4 text boxes on 1 page like this:

I print it out on cardstock and gather the rest of my supplies:

I spread 1 coat of Mod Podge on the back of my picture, and place it on my 4.25” tile. Then, smooth out any bubbles and apply a top coat over the picture. Again, make sure there’s not any bubbles.

When it’s dry it should look like this:

and be waterproof to sit your glass on

Once everything is good dry, I add a piece of felt with hot glue to the back.

And then I usually get so excited, I don’t wait ‘til Christmas or the holiday to give it to the recipient. I am TERRIBLE at surprises!

What is your favorite thing to do with Mod Podge? Leave me a comment or join me on facebook to share your ideas!

check out these other Mod Podge ideas:

Mini’s table & chairs

End Table Redo

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ABC Magnets {Handmade Christmas}

December 21, 2011 | posted by Jaima @ Ring Around the Rosies | Leave a Comment

We had such a nice trip to Kansas. I have sooooo much to share with you, that I don’t know where to begin. And giving the fact that Christmas is 5 days away and I haven’t finished (or started) most of my gifts or cooking, it may be a few more days before I can begin to really share with you the things I want to.

If you don’t already, please follow me on facebook where I am sharing recipes and pictures as I go!

I wanted to stop in tonight (or morning, since it’s after midnight) to show you one of the gifts I did complete today, though.

a b c magnets

My niece loves “mag-a-nets”! She has been catching on to her abc’s alongside her big brother, so I thought these would be the perfect gift!

These didn’t take very long, but they were not my favorite project… My hands were covered in glue by the end (and I hate that feeling, crazy for a crafter, I know)… But the best part?!? IT WAS FREE!!!! I had all of the supplies on hand!

What you need:

marbles (fish bowl gem things, haha, I don’t know their name)
printer & paper
scissors or punch
mod podge & glue
magnets (I cut up old advertising magnets like the doctors office gives you)

How To:

I made text-box circles in Microsoft Word and added the alphabet.
Printed it out on scrapbook paper
Cut out each circle (a 1″ punch would sure be handy)
Mod Podge the circle to the flat side of the stone (letter facing the bubble part)
After it dries, glue the magnet on (I used super glue for this, because I was afraid hot glue would come off and e6000 takes too long to dry)

screenshot of text box circles

I’m adding these to the Handmade Christmas section!!!

Don’t forget to pin it, too!!!

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Teacher Gift {Handmade Christmas}

December 12, 2011 | posted by Jaima @ Ring Around the Rosies | 6 Comments

I know I am falling behind in my Handmade Christmas posts, part of it is a serious lack of being at home and part of it is fear of giving away the gifts to my family…

Today, I’m here to show you a great teacher gift, though! I originally saw this at Domestically Speaking. My nephew & I made it for his teachers on the first day of school!

All you need is an old mason jar (or any recycled glass jar), a bag of peanut MnMs (or regular, plus a few for yourself), scrapbook paper, rafia ( ribbon or anything to tie it with will work).

I just typed the little saying up in Word and printed it it on cardstock. You can change it up anyway you like.

Cut it out, punch a whole, a tie it on! I also cut a little circle of paper to go under the lid!

What do you think? Do you give your teachers gifts?!? I’d love for you to link up your ideas in the comments section!

Happy Monday, y’all!

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DIY Floating Shelves Tutorial {and Handmade Christmas}

November 27, 2011 | posted by Jaima @ Ring Around the Rosies | 6 Comments

WELCOME to my new followers from The Follow Fest! If you haven’t already, find me on facebook where I post ~~too~~ pretty often, and you can connect with me one-on-one!

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and that your weekend was great, too! I’ll post more about that later, but for today, I finally want to share with you something I receive lots of comments and emails about.

This would also make a great (easy & inexpensive) gift for someone, too! I know two people on my list who have asked for them! So I’m also adding these to the Handmade Christmas List!

Without further ado….

Supplies – Two 1x4s, mulling strip or ¼ round molding, wood glue, miter saw (or have store cut materials to size), nail gun or drill, clamps, tape measure & pencil,

Step 1 – gather all of your materials

Step 2 – measure and cut your 1x4s & molding to size (if you didn’t have the store do it for you)

Step 3 – align your 1x4s like shown, then take your nail gun & shoot nails through the end all the way across (or screw with a drill and 2” screws – predrill your holes. 4 or 5 should do it)

Step 4 – Using your caulk gun, spread glue across the widest board as shown.

Step 5 – Remove any excess glue & clamp together for a couple of hours (if you can wait, unlike me)

Step 6 – Paint whatever color you like. I’ve used regular paint or spray paint (I prefer to spray)

Step 7 – Once the paint is dry, measure where you want to hang them and then screw the backs onto the wall (into a stud is recommended). Cover any screw holes with something pretty!

Tip: Primed 1x4s would probably work best, but I didn’t want to delay writing this any longer, so I just used the regular 1x4s I had (from an old pallet, actually). They’re not pretty, but paint will cover the ugliness right up! And once you decorate them, I promise you won’t notice any defects (trust me, the white ones in my dining room are pretty rough)!

These cost you under $10 for paint and everything! Unless you use a pallet like I did, then the cost would be about $4!

Here is the set that I spray painted black for my family room’s gallery wall. Original Post here

Sorry it’s so grainy – ugh! These I cut two different lengths, and love! Original post here.

What do you think?!? When you make your own, please link back and share with all of us!

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diy door hangers {handmade christmas}

November 14, 2011 | posted by Jaima @ Ring Around the Rosies | Leave a Comment

Whew, it has been a full, but great weekend! How was yours?

Saturday evening CJ’s friends stopped by and ended up staying the night. I can’t tell you how awesome it is that they still come around and love on Elizabeth. He sure had some great friends! Sunday we did our usual church and then small group in the evening. In between the two we spend with Andrew’s family. Love Sundays! And here we are today! Elizabeth & I spent all day with my cousin and her two grandbabies (who are a year and nine days a part)! We all 5 had a blast!

Anyway, I wanted to drop in and share with you something I made on Saturday. It is my plan to hand-make all of our Christmas gifts this year. And considering we exchange with 17 people, I’m a little behind, but will make do!!! Handmade gifts generally mean a lot more, and cost a lot less!!! So if you have the time, it’s definitely a win/win! As a heads up, you’ll probably be seeing a lot of my diy gifts during the next few weeks. Please share them with your friends on facebook, or feel free to grab my button to post on your blog!

The first gifts I made were door hangers for my niece & nephew’s new rooms! I had all of the materials (I bought the plaques, which were really ugly pictures, at a thrift store eons ago for $1.00) so it didn’t cost me anything! I had them both completed in about an hour!

Supplies:

Wood plaque or canvas

Scrap book paper and embellishments

Stencil, sticker letters, or printer (to make your own)

Ribbon

Hot glue

Modge podge

pencil, paint & paintbrush, paint pen (if you’re using it), scissors

Directions:

Trace the top of your placque on to the back of the paper you choosed and then cut it out

Paint the plaque whatever color you want. I painted these black and the other purple to match.

For the letters, I picked the font & size I needed on Microsoft Word & then printed it out on

cardstock. Then, I was able to tape it to a window and trace the letters onto the

scrapbook paper. If you can’t see to trace through it, you can cut them out with an

exacto knife, use an actual stencil, or stickers! Or, if you want to get fancy, you can use

a vinyl machine

After you’ve traced your letters onto your paper, paint them! I used a paint pen, because my

hand isn’t steady enough for those tiny details.

When it’s dry, embellish however you like. I used stickers for both of these. If you want, you

could add fabric flowers or whatever after the modge podge step.

When you have it the way you want it, spread a thin layer of modge podge onto the plaque

and apply your paper.

Smooth out any bubbles and then apply a top layer to seal it! (now you can add 3d things)

Once it’s all dry and the bubbles are out, hotglue your ribbon to the back!

embellish paper before modge podging it to plaque incase you make a mistake!

smooth out all of those bubbles w/ a credit card or a clean finger

What do you think?!? Are you making your own gifts?!?
Don’t forget to share on facebook or pinterest!!!

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