Beading, blogging, and brea.stfeeding (pumping anyway). I am Woman. alternate title: MORE WINNERS!

Guess what?  I cannot begin to describe to you how thrilled I am when someone I esteem as a totally awesome inspirational blogger comments on my blog, let alone subscribes or follows little ole me.  *sigh* I could die happy.  Truly, it makes my day.  Now, ahem, Kim, don't go unsubscribing just yet.  k?

Now that I've done my happy dance, and am seriously still grinning, I'm going to give out a pair of Valentine socks to the 3 runner-up commenters.  Because I like runners-up.  runner-ups.  those that run-up.  Okay, now that's just getting weird.  Moving along now...

So, if you want your Valentine socks to you before Valentine's Day, would the following three people please email me at FrozenWonderland(at)Yahoo(dot)com with your mailing address.

Julie
Lisa
That Girl (Maybe boy #4 will actually turn out to be That Girl's girl #1)

Yeah for more winners! 

Surprise! Contest ends today.

I just couldn't wait any longer, so I'm ending the contest early.  I want Kim's little girl to get her Valentine's Day socks ASAP.  That's right, Kim at Mom Tried It wins the holiday beaded socks for submitting a name suggestion in my Blog nickname request contest!  And by the way, Kim has an AWESOME blog.  Go check it out.  I find myself plotting crafty, crafty things after spending time there. 

Anyhow, she wins these three pairs of holiday socks.  Kim, please email me at FrozenWonderland(at)Yahoo(dot)com with your mailing address. 

I loved ALL the names. even Charleston. lol  But the name I chose Danny actually suggested. Tater. We like food names. Can you tell?

I need a blog nickname for baby A. You could win some socks!

My dad a.k.a. Papa holding Baby A and Squdge.

I lifted this pic from his blog. But I'm not linking cuz then you'd see more pics of me that aren't so pretty.

I need a new blog nickname for baby A. currently referred to as, "Q. Mouse."  The problem is, all the kids' blog nicknames are actual nicknames we call them sometimes- except Q. Mouse.  So far, in his five months, he's not acquired a nickname that doesn't sound like his real name.  I don't really like how "Q. Mouse" sounds in a blog post.  As you may have recalled in previous posts, I do not use my children's real names on the blog and I do not use our last name.  But I'm completely open to a name that we won't ever really call him in our home.  Nothing obscene though.  Obscenities will be deleted. 

So, hmm... I'm thinking of just calling him Bubba.  I know, I know, it's EVERYBODY'S nickname for their little boy.  I think Bubba and Squdge kind of go together.  or not.  Sheesh.  It's also my awesome photographer sister's energetic dog's name. 

Leave some suggestions puh-lease!

The prize:  3 pair of beaded socks:  for little girl shoe size 6 - 2 1/2 Valentine's, spring, and patriotic beaded socks.  [See pictures at bottom of post.]

How to enter:  leave a blog nickname suggestion for a five month old twin boy that could grow with him (blogwise anyway)

Where I'll ship:  United States including Alaska and Hawaii - unless the winner lives overseas and wants to pay anything in excess of $4.00

Extra entry:  Create a post on your blog about it linking to this post AND leave me the link in the comments of this post. 

Deadline: February 1st at 9:00 a.m. central time. Winner will be drawn at 10:00 a.m. central time. Socks will be mailed THAT DAY! For real!

Got it?  Your part is free.  Think of a name.  Leave it in the comments of this post.  Post about it for an extra chance to win.  I'll sort through the names and hopefully pick one.  Or he may end up going back to being called Baby A.  It's your duty to save the bloggity world from such a generic name.

Halloween Fun Beaded Socks

Laura is the winner of the Halloween Fun Beaded Socks! Please email me your current address and confirm that you do want the medium size socks. I'll get them right to you so Emily can wear them ALL month!

I have been avoiding you.

I don't know how much to charge for socks. I don't know if I should make them to order or have a bunch of popular colors in stock. I haven't decided if I want to sell them at our local craft fair in the spring.

I've been pricing them to see what other people charge. I've seen them range from $8 a pair to $18 a pair-- and most of those are for single-beaded socks!

If I charge only $7 a pair for double-beaded socks then that's like making $5 an hour. I am not interested in making $5 an hour. That's what I made when I was 16. So, I'm likely not going to make it an active business. But just something I do to compensate a little for my time and supplies when requested.

So, yeah I don't know.

Piano, television, and BEADED SOCKS!

I have a full-size electric Yamaha Grand piano now. It can record my songs I write.

Yes, we do have a new television and XBOX. But we don't have cable. We get Netflix because of the flexibility of when to watch shows and the Shoppette here on base doesn't get a whole lot of movies. Also, we don't have to venture past our porch to return the movies. We got an XBOX to play games together. It had been 273 days without one. And now that the weather is cooling off and soon we'll be facing a frozen tundra of death, beading socks while watching movies sounds like a good time to spend the evenings when the children are in bed.

The socks. Sheesh. It all started when Gabbers' friend Brittney gave her a pair for her fourth birthday. They were the perfect blend of pink, purple, and blue. I could hardly peel them off of her to wash them. She wanted to wear her "princess socks" all day long AND sleep with them on at night. So I called my friend Candace and asked her some specifics on making them. Soon Gabbers had half a dozen pairs. Then I was addicted to making them. So I made them for nieces that wore the same size. Gabbers requested that I make some for a couple of her friends here. I did. I made about two pairs per girl. Little did I know, I was getting them addicted too. I made some for my bloggity friend's girls too. Seeing as I have only one little girl and must find someone else's little girl to make socks for, I made some for Jen's little girls too. And now...

When we went school shopping for Pookie and I saw all the adorable little girl shirts, I bought a couple for Gabbers and made some socks to match P.E.R.F.E.C.T.L.Y. to them. They are so adorable that I insist she wear skirts, shorts, or roll up her pants with them so I can see them. But if I can see them, so can everyone else. And now...

I am getting sock requests DAILY. Everyone wants princess socks for their little princesses. So, stay tuned. Within the week I will post prices, colors, and sizes.

Daddy, the sun is so bright. Take a picture already!

Upclose pic of double-beaded socks for pink striped shirt