I am so excited and so Honored!!!!

 Imagine my surprise when I logged on this morning to find a comment, stating I have been awarded a blog award!!! My very FIRST!!!!! I honestly, never thought I would win one as there are so many other blogs out there that I feel outshine mine on so many levels....

  A good crafty friend, Gina Brandsetter, graciously chose to give this award and I am so grateful, as she has one of my most favorite blogs out there.. I do hope you take the opportunity to stop by her page. She ALWAYS has something wonderful going on and amazing crafty goodies to share.

As a recipient of the Liebster Blog award, it is my honor to choose '5' blogs with 200 or less followers that I love and deserve to this award as well. 

So, if you see your blog below, PLEASE choose FIVE of your FAVOURITE blogs with 200 or less followers and pass on this award.

Miss Scrappy Britches

Nona's Pearls of Wisdom

Scrapping With Lori

Scrappin' Gaudess

Jen's Scrappy Pages

Thank you ladies for all of your hard work and wonderful creations that you so graciously share with us all.

Until next Post...

Happy Crafting~

Rochelle

OCTOBER New Consultant Extravaganza!!!

  Oh, what EXCITING NEWS!!!! Close To My Heart has announced the October promotion and this is YOUR opportunity to join the CTMH family. If you have been toying with the idea and just could not make the JUMP, well OCTOBER should be the month to make that LEAP.. And CTMH has just the incentive to do so.

  During October from the 1st-31st, when you sign to be a Close To My Heart consultant, not only will you get a FABULOUS consultant kit ($99), plus tax and s/h) filled with wonderful CTMH product and all the business supplies you need to have a wonderful launch for your crafting future... You will also be able to CHOOSE an additional consultant 'Add-On' kit for FREE.. Yes, you read that right!!!! Absolutely FREE... That is up to an additional $80-$130 value, depending on which add-on you choose. You will still have the opportunity to purchase the other add-ons to expand your kit. Each add-on is priced at $40.

  So, feel free to make the leap, give me a call, send me an email with any questions you may have. I will be happy to answer any questions you have, send you more information about the CTMH opportunity, and would LOVE to welcome you to my Team and the CTMH family.

Add-On #1

Add-On #2

Add-On #3

  I can't wait to hear from you and share the CTMH opportunity with you....

Happy Crafting~

Rochelle Crawford

CTMH- Independent Consultant

(315) 523-5454

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Crafty Cupcake

  So, I have been wanting to make one of these FOREVER!!!! A fellow consultant, Tresa Black, posted a video a while back showing her adorable cupcake and I had to make one of my own. I think it turned out pretty cute, If I may say so myself. While she used paper for her 'icing', chocolate' and 'whip cream', I decided to use all ribbon. She has a great tutorial for her cupcake if you would like to check it out on her blog.

  I hope you enjoy the following pictures. I will be teaching a class on this, the end of September, and hope to see you there.

Looks so yummy.. You could almost eat, But I would not suggest that... Oh wait, do I spy something.. INSIDE?

 Yep, that's right... You can give a beautiful cupcake and hide the present inside.. No need to worry about icing getting all over the place, dentist bills, or letting out that belt a notch or two... This is the BEST kind of cupcake.....well, maybe if you get a little bit of chocolate with it.... The kind without guilt and you can enjoy it all year long..... No Ants included... :-)

This one is going out to my mom... But, I have a few more in the works... Besides, I want to have one of these cuties on my desk, too....

Until my next post... Happy Crafting~

~Rochelle

 

WOW!!!! Can you say, 'BUSY SUMMER' ?

Hi, Hello, How are ya? I know, I have been absent this summer. Every time I intend to log on and post about wonderful specials and the 'goings-on' of my daily life, LIFE takes over and I forget.... So, here I am and I am happy to be back.

So, I am proud to say... I am a PROUD mother of THREE children in high school this year. This is the first in quite some time that all of my babies are in the same school... Jacob, my senior, Joseph, my sophomore, and Michaela my freshman.... Both of my boys are in football this year, Jacob-Varsity, Joseph- JV... With that said, I spend the week with practices with games Thursdays and Fridays.. You have got to LOVE football in TEXAS!!!! I LOVE every minute of it!!!! I will be sharing pictures very soon.. I am so proud of my boys...

My daughter, Michaela, has enthusiastically jumped into the FFA (Future Farmers of America). I am so excited.. She has already jumped into the world of raising Rabbits and fingers crossed she shows well in January... Because, while I ADORE cute little bunnies.. I really do not want to house any at home after the SHOW..... I just thought I would share this little tidbit.. I got quite the chuckle when she told me this... As soon as she found out she could raise bunnies... She picked a name out right away, not knowing she would need FOUR names... She will be naming one of her bunnies.... 'Sgt. Fluffles'.. YES, you read that right.... She has such a wonderful sense of humor and can't wait to see what she comes up with for the other baby bunnies...

For those of you who have stopped by, hoping for updates and posts.. THANK YOU.... I do have a few announcements to share and some artwork as well....

So, as some of you know.. I attended the Close To My Heart 2011 Convention in Anaheim, California.. Can you say, MICKEY MOUSE? Yep, we were at Disneyland and what fun we had.... So many wonderful announcements, new product, changes, artwork, friends, food and did I say, 'FUN'?

Our new Idea Book has already gone LIVE, and our most wonderful news... at least, my favorite news to share with you.. We(Close To My Heart) now have an exclusive Cricut Carttridge, Art Philosphy and, boy is it chock FULL of beautiful art, embellishments, 3D art and so MUCH MORE!!!!!

This is TRULY a wonderful cartridge, that has everything you need for any crafty project you may have in mind. You can click here to see a FULL list of everything available.

Our New Consultant Kit is now $99 plus S&H.... It is absolutely fabulous!!!! If you have ever thought about the opportunities of earning a living, staying at home and doing what you LOVE, now is the time to join my team.

Below, you will see everything included in the basic new consultant kit. AND if you are wanting, there is are expansion kits to make getting started even easier. Close To My Heart has a wonderful compensation plan, consultants get sneak peaks at upcoming specials and of course a wonderful family of other CTMH sisters who LOVE to share ideas, techniques, artwork... Don't forget Conventions!!! 2012 will be in Dallas, Texas and if you want to be there for the EXCITEMENT, New Product SNEAK PEAK, FUN, FRIENDS and so much more, contact me for details. You will NOT want to miss out.

Stay tuned, as I will be making announcements and posting the latest crafty adventures I have been working on. 

Again, THANK YOU, for stopping by and viewing my blog.. Without YOU, my blog would not be worth while....

As ALWAYS.. 

Happy Crafting~

Rochelle

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A thought for the Day....

“To be creative means to be in love with life. You can be creative only if you love life enough that you want to enhance its beauty, you want to bring a little more music to it, a little more poetry to it, a little more dance to it.” -Unknown


I hope everyone is having a relaxing, crafty weekend. I am in the process of trying to organize myself.... I found an organization system at my local Hobby Lobby and I am hoping it makes some sense from the CHAOS that is my desk area... If I am brave enough, I will share a before picture later.


I am also excited, as my husband is returning from San Salvador tonight... Granted he has only been gone about a week... But, I am ready to have him back home.. Even, if only, for a few days... He leaves for Haiti at the end of the week and then other business in S. America... For those who are wondering why in the world is he down there.. My wonderful hubby is in the Army and handles a lot of US military Customs of government property that we send down for military operations. They have to be inspected in order to return to the US. So.... He is gone from time to time.... I do not mind, really.. I would much rather have him doing that, then another tour in Iraq or Afghanistan...


Anyway, I thank you for stopping by again. I must put myself back to work, so I can get my crafting space into working order. I have so much to get done and my clock is ticking down...


I hope you all have a BLESSED Sunday....


~Rochelle