Contest Pause

Hello everyone! As you may be aware, we are currently hosting a contest for crafters! I am super sorry, but I am going to pause this. I realized that when you post a poll in the sidebar, you cannot edit it once voting has begun. I got a few more entries today, and I really would love for all of them to have a chance! So, I am going to post-pone voting, and re-post when I have all the entries!

Please take note that you have until November 7th at 5:00pm EST to submit your entries! This is the absolute last time that you can submit your entry! NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED!

I am very sorry to the three candidates that have done so well in promoting themselves and have been getting votes!


Thank you for your understanding! If I get more than 8 entries, I will offer a set of three handmade cards, a blog button, two months of advertising in my sidebar, and a custom "grab my button" widget for your sidebar to the winner. :-)


I thank you for your patience!

Another Entry!

Please visit this post for previous entries into my contest: http://orderoverchaos.blogspot.com/2009/10/contest-entries.html

However, now we have a contestant four!





I put this room together over the summer using only items that I already owned or could purchase at a Michaels craft supply store.

Please be sure to keep voting! Remember that you are more than welcome to post links to this contest anywhere you would like to promote your space or your favorite space! Also, you can vote for more than one space! :-)

GIVEAWAY!

I am so excited about my new blog designs, that I would love to give one away! :-) I will create a custom blog background and banner for you using a (free) digi scrapping kit of your choice!

There are a few ways you can enter. For...
1 Entry- Leave a Comment on this post
2 Entries- Follow this blog AND leave a comment saying you did/are
3 Entries Tweet and/or blog about this giveaway and leave a link


Giveaway will end on Friday, November 6th at 9:30pm (eastern time), and a winner will be announced shortly after!

WINNER PICKED ALREADY! THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ENTERED!

No More Virtual Dust

Blog remodeling is currently over for the time being! I hope you love the new design! I made it myself using Amanda's Fall Collection Digital Scrapbooking Kit. If you would like your blog redone, please let me know and I would love to do it for you! As of now, I will be doing custom ones for just $5, plus the cost of the digital scrapbooking kit (there are tons of free ones).


Please do leave your comments on the new design! If you find a good digi scrapping kit and think it would fit the blog well, please do let me know!

Bath and Body Works Promotion

I did some major shopping today! I took a visit to Bath and Body Works. They had a special promotion where if you spend $15, you get a FREE item up to a $13 value. So, I picked out 5 of their mini gel anti-bacterial waterless hand sanitizer, which were on sale for 5 for $5. Then I grabbed one of their winter scented anti-bacterial moisturizing hand soaps for my bathroom. Their amazing shea cashmere hand creams were on sale for $7.50, and I got one of those. For my free item, I got a wallflower for my craft room! I love it! I had planned to get their new scent bug, but the free item could not be applied to that. :-( The wallflower is great too though! Also, when you get all this stuff, they give you a little catalog with three coupons good for future use!

Keep voting for your favorite space!



Hope you are all having a fantastic day!

Revolving Cube Organizer

My revolving cube was my first part of my cube system! I bought it before I even decided to go "all out" and re-organize everything. I really love the cube, because there is just so much you can do with it! In this shot to the left, you can see that there are four smaller shelves, and two larger ones. I use the four smaller ones to hold small squares of paper. Most are 3x3" that I got from matdi123's scrapbooking destash packs! :-) Then I have a few mini pads
<----------------- from the Michael's $1 bin. (They were actually only $.40 because everything was 60% off!) In the first lager one, I have a mini stapler, and a mini hole punch. In the bottom one, I have all sorts of small adhesives including little 3-D squares, tape, scrapbooking tear tape, deco tape, and a glue pen. I don't keep all my adhesives there, because they don't all fit. Then, in the top, it has an area (came with a dowel) that is supposed to be used for ribbon. But it only holds 4-5 spools, so it was quite useless to me! Instead, I took out the dowel and put all my stamps in there. I don't have lots of big stamps, so it fits them all. :-) Finally, it has a removable mesh drawer/compartment. In there, I just throw all of my chipboard.

I got my cube for just $15, because it was on clearance! :-)

Gift Guide...MINI!

I decided I wanted to start making gift guides! Most items will be off of Etsy, because I love it and it's just a great place. :-) So, what better way to start off, than with Halloween! My absolute favorite holiday is Halloween, so I always go a little crazy! Here I go...

Silly Swirls Halloween Crayons Set of 20 from GaddyNipperCrayons
$8.75 will get you a set of 20 nifty multi-colored crayons! Really fun, and a great Halloween treat for the little doodler!







Cupcake Toppers Halloween from Mary Had a Little Party
I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks these are incredibly adorable! Perfect for your Halloween party made to be fun scary, not scary scary! Set of six toppers for $5.








Ghost Family by JooJoo Land

These just really caught my eye!
So adorable and really cute! These would be a great addition to your Halloween festivities! $27 will get you a full family of three little ghosties!





I'm gonna keep it short and sweet for my first one, so I shall end it here! Please leave feedback if you have some opinions on my first selection! Nominations are always welcome! The next guide will be Thanksgiving themed!

Embelishment Binder

Hi everyone! I have something to share with you all! I recently made a quick trip to my local Five Below store, and they had a bunch of binders there. I picked up a Mead Cush Cover with Accordion Folder for $5. I headed to my dollar store, and picked up those trading card binder pocket protectors. These work really well to store embellishments! Just slip them in the pocket, and you're all good! My store had 90 pages worth of slots for a dollar, and I picked up three! For some things, they don't fit, or fall out, so I have a whole drawer of those things. Then, for most of my rub ons and sheets of stickers, I punch a whole or two and just slip them into the binder rings. If you use this method, please email me and let me know how you liked it!



Hasta Manana!

Last Words for Today...

Okay, sorry for like three posts today! I guess it's better than nothing! ;-) Anyway, I just realized that I haven't posted really anything lately about organizing! OOOPSSS! I'm so very sorry! I am going to try my absolute hardest to tidy up my projects and take some pictures for you! I have done quite a bit though! :-)

In regards to our contest, to hopefully get more entries, I am going to offer a month of your button being in my sidebar here. If you don't already have a button, I will design that as well. :-) Please do not be embarrassed to enter! I know it can be a little hard posting pictures of something that you really don't think is that great, but check out my first post! Boy, that took a lot of nerve! lol. Anyway, please remember weither your space is elaborate, huge, or a corner like mine, we would all love to see it! I think what a lot of us don't realize is that just because we all have crafting rooms/spaces, doesn't mean they're huge, or elaborate! Take me for example, mine in the size of a shoebox! But if you make the most of your space, it can be pretty darn great! So, push yourself to send me a picture or two of your room! What does it hurt?



Good night ladies!

Dancing In the Rain!

Today, I heard a great saying, and just had to share it! I think this has become my favorite! It almost made me teary when I heard it. Here it is...
"Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain..."
I always used to love to dance in the rain when I was little, but being the typical mom, she would call to me "Get in here, and wait until the rain passes! I don't need you getting sick!" That is probably why I teared a bit when I heard it. I wish I could go back to when I was six or so and just spin in the rain endlessly!


AHHHH...the good ol' days!



One last thought! PLEASE comment on what I should write about next! I want to hear what YOU want me to write about! It can really be anything! :-)


Ciao!

The Secret is in the Sauce!

Hey everyone! So I see my little contest is not doing too well! :-( I know it's my own fault though! However, I have a discovery for you all! I was browsing another blog, The Shopping Kiwi, and came across this little button on her blog, and I clicked on it. It brought me to a neat little site called "The Secret is in the Sauce", or SITS. It's a community of women, who support each other's blogs through comments! If you have a blog, you have gotta check out SITS! It is super easy to get started, and maybe one day you and I can both be featured and get 100 comments! Hey, a girl can dream right! ;) Like I said, I have been absolutely terrible, but my schedule is starting to get back on track, so hopefully I will be blogging at least once a day now! *crosses fingers*
Ciao Ladies!

NEW CONTEST!

CONTEST TIME! I am looking for Craft Room Photos! It doesn't have to be big, or extravagant! It can even be just a shot of materials! Inspirational, organizational, cool, any photo that is YOURS can be submitted! Please do not submit other people's photos! If you think they have a shot, then you can contact them suggesting that.

So how is this gonna work? If you have a picture for me, please email it to nicoleherex@gmail.com with "Craft Room Picture" in the subject line. Feel free to add a little blurb or bio of you and/or you picture. If it is not obvious what it is, please include what your picture is of. By submitting a photo, you agree that the photo is yours. Readers will then vote on their favorite picture by commenting as many times as they'd like (must be a different comment). The picture with the most votes will win a set of 3 handmade cards, as well as a feature (if you have a website, blog, or shop) here on my blog.

So what are you waiting for? Go and submit your photos!

If you are outside of the United States, or Canada, you may have to pay shipping costs for the cards, or we can arrange another prize for you that does not require shipping.

The Update Fairy Visits

Hey everyone! I have been absolutely terrible lately with posting! YAY! Why the heck is that "yay" or "good"? Because that means I have been super busy working on organizing! I have lots and lots to show you! I have also been stocking up a lot lately from Etsy sellers! I would love to share some of my favorite destash sellers on Etsy!

First up is matdi123, also known as Not Your Everyday Cards on Etsy! For just $1.50 plus shipping, she sent me a destash pack including ribbon, 3x3 paper squares (she has amazing papers in there), store bought embellishments, hand made embellishments, die cuts and punches, ribbons and fibers, fabric flowers, and stickers! The value is absolutely amazing!
Next, I would be honored to showcase Fernwood Cottage on Etsy! I absolutely love her shop! I ordered one set of mini clear stamps, and one wood mounted rubber stamp for Thanksgiving from her! Even though I had a small purchase totaling $2.95, she treated me as if I bought her entire shop! It was just great! She contacted me thanking me for my order, telling me when it would ship, letting me know it shipped, and a follow up! I really appreciate that little extra step some sellers choose to take. She has such simple, but beautiful coordinating packaging, and including two adorable hand made hang tags as a little gift! Also, her prices are really great!
Mattiecakes is a great source for trims! I ordered a yard of ric-rac, and a yard of burlap loop trim. She has a great selection of colors and types to choose from! The way she packages her items is just fantastic! My purchase came wrapped in a vintage (at least looked vintage, lol) sewing pattern, folded neatly. Then, it had little french style vintage wrappings all the way through including the trims being wrapped around a manilla hang tag! Great service as well!
Last, but certainly not least, Scrap With Style, on Etsy is for sure one of my favorite suppliers! She is so patient, and has such a great shop! She makes you feel so welcome in her shop! Janelle (owner of Scrap With Style) put together a selection of 4x6" papers and 5" (great for my cards) pieces of ribbons for me! The selection of items is just fantastic! She also is great with communication, and responds in a very timely manner (same with shipping)!
I hope you will consider visiting one, if not all, of these great shops should you be in need of any scrapbooking/papercrafting supplies!