Handmade Leap Year Contest - Sign Up!

~*~*See What's Hoppin'! *~*~*

Handmade Leap Year Contest

Are you ready for another fun filled crazy challenge? I know i am!!
We are joining two teams together this year, the Crazy Team (of course) and Team Sabre's Closet, for this contest!
It will be Leap Year themed. Since, after all, it is a Leap Year!
So what does this mean, you ask? Well anything that makes you think of leap year, could be leaping lizards, hopping bunnies, jumping frogs, the #29, the month of february.  Basically anything that makes you think Leap Year! So just get creative with it and have fun!

♥ Here's how it will work:

   •  Sign Up starts TODAY! and ends on Sunday, January 29th.  ANYONE can sign up! You dont have to be on one of these teams to join, in fact you dont have to be on ETSY to join... Anyone can join in! The only requirement is that it be handmade by you!
   •  You will have 1 month to make your item(s).  (items must be new, not something already listed in your shop)
   •  All entries are due by Monday, February 27th. 
   • Voting will begin on Leap Day, Wednesday, February 29th and last til Sunday March 4th. 

♥ You may enter as many items as you like and enter with any or all of your shops! The more the merrier!
   •  Just be sure to send me either a link to your entries or a photo, so i can post it for voting.
   • Voting will be done on my blog :  http://missknitsetsy.blogspot.com and on facebook.

♥ Categories for Voting:
 ► You will be voted on the following:
   •  Most likely to buy
   •  Most resembles the Leap Year Theme
   •  The 3rd category will be chosen by a team of judges:  Missknits, Sarahinflorida, Liquidsabre, JKalvarez, and Paratu

♥ Prizes:
   •  Prizes will be awarded based on the 3 categories stated above, plus random prizes given throughout the contest and 1 random winner at the end for entering.  So anyone can win!
   •  If you wish to donate a prize please contact one of the judges to let us know! You will be promoted throughout the contest for donating a prize!

♥ Voting:
   •  Voting will start by 9am Wednesday February 29th and last til midnight Sunday, March 4th. 
   •  Voting will be held on my blog as stated above, plus on facebook under the event we create.  My blog will be set up so you can vote more than once - so be sure to vote often!!
   •  Please help promote this contest if you sign up! We can not do all the work alone.  The more you promote, the more votes you get!
   •  Winners and prizes will be announced on Monday, March 5th!

♥ Be creative and lets get hoppin!! ♫♪♫♪♪♫

To sign up post below or on our facebook page here.


===========================================================

My First Secret Santa Gift!

So i received 2 secret santa gifts! One from the Crazy Thread and one from Sabre's Closet SS.. I couldn't resist any longer, i had to open at least 1! i'm trying hard to save the other for christmas (but we'll see how long that lasts!)

So here's a quick foto of what i got! It was all blue themed! (which i love blue!!) A pair of fun blue shades, super fun blue nail polish, blue heart earrings, blue and white stud earrings, blue flower bobby pins and an amazing ring! I love it all!! My Secret Santa went above and beyond!! thank you!!! ♥♥♥

 And for anyone curious.... Here's my other SS gifteee below, in the super cute snowman bag! How fun is that!! Wonder whats inside! Eeeek, ok i might not be able to wait! lol but i'm trying!!!

Did you get your Secret Santa gift yet? send me a photo and i'll post it so we can all see what you got! :)

Secret Santa Round 2!

Looks like everyone is starting to receive their Secret Santa Gifts! Yay!!!! 

Here's another looksee! 

Paula from AffordableFun received this from her SS! A combined effort between Ginghamgrlva and CharmingWren ! How awesome!!  

I love that our Secret Santas are really doing their homework this year and finding just the right items their recipient would love or has hearted!

Have you received yours yet? send me a note with a photo and i'll feature it here! :)

Secret Santas Are Pouring In!

Remember a month or so back, we started the sign up for the Handmade Secret Santa over on Etsy? 

Well Santa is delivering already!

One Lucky gal, Lucy, already recieved her awesome gift from her Secret Santa.... 

We thought it would be fun to start posting the photos as we all recieve our gifts so everyone can ooooh and ahhhh together!

This is what Lucy recieved!

I would say she had one very generous Secret Santa!!! What great gifts!!

Stay tuned to see who gets theirs next!!

New Season of TV Starts Tonight!

Ok i admit, i love the fall tv lineup! and have been waiting all summer for my fave shows to come back!! 

But tonight, they are making me choose! I Can either watch How i Met Your Mother (which i love to the nth degree) or Dancing with the Stars - which is like a train wreck and you can't help but have to watch it! 

So i'll be flipping back and forth! lol 

Others i cant wait to watch the premier of.......

What shows are you looking forward to watching? Any Favorite Cant Misses??