Moving

Blogspot hasn't been the best fit for me.

So, in an effort to blog more often and more personally I have combined my personal blog and a bit about yarn. If you would like to see it, please head on over to http://spazzyamber.wordpress.com/

I want to thank everyone for their interest, comments and support. It's been fun!

~Amber

And the winner is.......

Thanks to everyone that entered!! We had 119 entries!

The prizes are as follows- red & white yarn, 25 dollar gift card to my Etsy shop, and a 15 dollar gift card to my shop.

I will contact each winner in order with the options still open to them.

Have a great weekend, and thanks again!!

The winners are..... (Drum roll please)



1st place winner is- mtskub
2nd place winner is- lostburpclothe
and 3rd place winner is- selkieskin

Contest!

Would you like to win this yarn? How about a 25 dollar gift card to my shop?

Here are the rules,
There will be two winners, first place will pick either the yarn or the gift card, second place will win the one not chosen.

How to apply?
Easy!

Post a comment to this post with your favorite color combo for one entry.

Tweet about this contest using my @spazzyarn in your post for another entry (if you do not use the @spazzyyarn somewhere in your tweet then I will not be able to track your extra entry! 1 tweet a day will count)

An example of what you can tweet is -
Check out @spazzyyarn blog giveaway! http://spazzyyarns.blogspot.com/

and/or buy something from my shop from now until Friday the 22nd for 2 entries per item purchased.

Winners will be chosen at random at noon EST on Friday the 22nd. Please make sure to leave an email address or shop name so I can contact you if you have won. If the winner does not respond within 48 hours another one will be chosen.

New Yarn, New Lightbox

I have a new lightbox, but am not sure of the new pictures. Please let me know what you think!

New Wheel!!

Here is a pic of my new wheel! I stained it myself. Sigh, I love this thing!

And while I am at it, here is a pic of the batt's I received yesterday.


I'm in fiber heaven.

How does your garden grow?

Well, I did it.

I come from a long list of gardeners, family members who can plant anything and have it survive. I don't have their trait. When I touch something, it withers and dies.

This year, I was determined to teach my children about a garden. To let them experience the dirt, the pleasure of watching something grow and the benefits of hard work that comes at harvest time.

So we set out to do a garden.

I bought peat starters so I could start the plants inside. This is them on day one 4/5/09

I watered like I was supposed to and was quickly rewarded with some growth. This is a pic from
04/10/09


They kept growing. As simple as it is for a plant to grow, it's amazing to me. I still can't believe I have not killed the poor things. This is the plants today. 4/18/09



It was a beautiful day today, so we borrowed my father in laws tiller and tilled the garden. It's not done, we need to go at least once more, but I am so pleased.



Here's hoping that I manage to do this right! :)

Top Ten

Here are my top tens- Note, nothing is in order, I just added them as I thought of them.

Please link me to your top ten list if you decide to do one, in the comments!

Books

1. The Road by Cormac Mccarthy
2. From the Corner of his Eye by Dean Koontz
3. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
4. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
5. The Talisman by Stephen King
6. Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
7. The Used World by Haven Kimmell
8. Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher by Bruce Coville
9. A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
10. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

Bands/Singers

1. Incubus
2. Pink Floyd
3. 3 Doors Down
   
4. Alice in Chains
5. Ray LaMontagne
6. Damien Rice
7. John Prine
8. Jason Maraz
   
9. Bon Jovi (Hey there is something to be said about a band that you can sing every one of their songs)
10. Puddle of Mudd

Movies and television shows

1. Scrubs
   
2. Ghost Hunters/Paranormal State
3. Spongebob
   
4. CNN
5. Jericho
6. Project Runway
   
7. Hell's Kitchen
   
8. Family Guy
9. The Big Bang Theory
   
10. Two and a Half Men
    

1. The Notebook
   
2. Dawn of the Dead- (2004 version) This movie scared the SHIT out of me.
3. Band of Brothers
4. Forest Gump
   
5. Saving Private Ryan-
   
6. Blood Diamond
   
7. E.T.
8. Pulp Fiction
9. No Country for Old Men
10. Wall-E