My So-Called Chaos: November 2011

11.30.2011

500 Followers Giveaway Spectacular WINNERS!

It's time to announce the winners, are you as excited as I am?
I have to say, this has been wildly successful and I'm SOOO glad for all the response!
One more follower and I have to get ready to post a 600 Follower Giveaway! Wow!

On to the winners...

The winner of the 8x12 Fine Art Photo from Valor Photography is:

Christian Nunez!

The winners of the Handmade Coffee Cozies from Breeze Creations are:

Beth &
Whitney Linderman!

The winner of the Custom Hula Hoop from Knotty Craft Kreations is:

Bernie!

The winner of the thrift package from Camille Yanair is:

Marie!

The winner of the Crochet Double Wrap bracelet by Opaque Dream is:

Jessica G

The winner of The New Death eBook by James Hutchings is:

Megan Morin!

The winner of the Ember Diadem from Girl2Goddess is:

Becca!

The Winner of the $12 gift card to Budugalee is:

Angel Jacklyn!

The winner of the Coochy Shave Cream from Slumber Parties by Alicia Barr is:

Stephanie King!

The winners from my Etsy store are:

Earrings of their choice: Lulu!
Hair clip of their choice: Berendina!
Custom Crocheted Headband: Alessia!
Custom Crocheted Beanie: Kathie!
Surprize Prize: Aik!

All winners have been emailed. Winners must contact me within 48 hours of notice of winning to claim prize, or new winner will be chosen in their place.

I hope you all had as much fun as me!
More giveaways coming VERY soon!

Getting Ready for Christmas Gifts

Hello lovely people.

My Etsy sale has had such great response, that I've decided to extend it for the rest of the week! This includes custom orders, so if you're looking for meaningful Christmas gifts, I can custom make scarves, hats, jewelry, etc. specifically for the person you're giving it to! I'll even wrap it up if you want. FREE. :)

http://mysocalledchaos.etsy.com

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Also, just look at all of you awesome followers, I'm going to have to do a 600 follower giveaway fairly quick after the 500 follower giveaway ends! It's amazing!

Speaking of which, it's your last day to enter-I'm going to be drawing winners tomorrow!

Don't forget to enter all of these awesome giveaways!

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I have a new project coming up for some handmade Christmas gifts...

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Yesterday on Etsy I ordered my Christmas cards for the year from the most adorable little shop.

The company is called Paperjacks, and my cards are all on recycled materials.

They also customized the cards and added my own little message as well as changed the color for free.

Look how cute! (mine will be red instead of green, and have my own message on the back!)

I also ordered a set of these ones from another shop.

I'm excited to start filling them out and sending them all. :)

Would anyone be interested in some kind of Christmas Card swap this year? Let me know!

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Speaking of Swaps, I was holding out for Sami's 12 Days of Christmas Swap, but haven't heard anything and she hasn't blogged since September... So I'm guessing it's not happening. Anyone else heard of any good ones coming up that I can get in on?

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I totally have two more Giveaways to run this month...
One from Paracord Projects by Doug.
One for Eaten by Zombies! The Game.

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How are you getting ready for Christmas gifts?

11.28.2011

Don't Worry, Be Happy.

Hello friends! I am completely honored to announce that I'll be taking over Tuesday's Happy List for the awesome Mamarazzi until further notice. I really hope you'll all join me on Tuesdays while we get together and share all of the things that brighten our days and make us happy.
So on Sunday, I had a pretty rough day. I got dumped and Shakespeare (my fish) died. However, it's times like these that I realize just how much I need to stop and remember the things in my life that I have to be happy about.
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I am happy that I have such wonderful friends that take me with them on weekend excursions.

I am happy those same friends think I need to have a little more fun so they teach me how to play the slots.

I am happy that when I feel sad, my friends gather around me and cheer me up by taking me to the pet store to buy me a new fish. Everyone say hi to Galileo. He's a hefty little thing that already follows my voice and eats everything I give him. Such a sweetie!

I'm happy that those same friends are silly enough that Julie got her own pets. Specifically because Doug gave Julie crabs for Christmas.

I am happy for sweet comments from great friends on Facebook that cheer me up when I'm feeling blue.
I am happy for a great talent for crafting.My Etsy Store sale is going to continue for the rest of the week!If you haven't already, check it out!

I'm also happy that I've had such a great response to my Giveaways, which end Wednesday at 11:59PM MST.
If you haven't already, you should check them out!See the giveaways HERE.
What are you happy about this week?Link up!

Shake It Out

First, My Etsy shop is having a HUGE Cyber Monday Sale! Please don't forget to check it out-all prices have been marked down significantly for pre-made and custom orders! Also, every order automatically comes with a free gift, as well as free gift wrapping and a card upon request. :)

Second, don't forget to enter all of the giveaways running from the last two weeks. There are 15 prizes from 10 different sponsors!

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Now, back to Musical Mondays-which I've really missed! If you're new here, every monday I post a song for the week and explain why I'm connecting with the song. I then urge you to post your song with the button telling us why you love that song, or are feeling it, and link-up! If we get more than 5 people linking up each week-I'll draw a monthly prize for people who have linked up throughout the month! :)

This week's song:

Shake It Out

by Florence + the Machine

Regrets collect like old friends
Here to relive your darkest moments
And I can see no way, I can see no way
And all the ghouls come out to play

And every demon wants his pound of flesh
But I like to keep some things to myself
I like to keep my issues strong
It's always darkest before the dawn

And I've been a fool and I've been blind
I can never leave the past behind
I can see no way, I can see no way
I'm always dragging that horse around.

Our love has pastured such a mournful sound
Tonight I'm going to bury that horse in the ground
I like to keep my issues strong
But it's always darkest before the dawn.

[Chorus]
Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, whoooaaa
Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, whoooaaa
And it's hard to dance with the devil on your back
So shake him off, whoooaa

I am done with my graceless heart
So tonight I'm gonna cut it out and then restart
'Cause I like to keep my issues strong
It's always darkest before the dawn

[Chorus]
And it's hard to dance with the devil on your back
And given half the chance would I take any of it back
It's a fine romance but it's left me so undone
It's always darkest before the dawn

And I'm damned if I do, and I'm damned if I don't
So it's the drinks in the dark at the end of my rope
And I'm ready to suffer and I'm ready to hope
It's a shot in the dark and right at my throat

'Cause looking for heaven, for the devil in me
Looking for heaven, for the devil in me
Well what the hell, I'm gonna let it happen to me

[Chorus x2]

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Well, I'm right back where I started again. I thought by taking a different path and choosing to date a "nice" guy who was honest and sweet that I'd maybe end up going down a different path this time. I mean the guy even bought me flowers-yet he had a problem with the idea of being in a committed relationship with me and I never could quite tell where he stood. He seemed really into me and being with me when we were together. Affectionate, aroused, and like he was having a genuinely good time-but the texting was getting fewer and further between and when I brought up meeting his kid he dodged the question a bit.

So that being said, I guess I knew something was up, and in the midst of a texting conversation Sunday morning he said something about people needing to recognize when they click and when they don't, which sounded like a dig to me so I bluntly asked if he thought we were clicking. I received a 4 texts detailing how he thought I was an amazing person but wasn't feeling a deep connection with me.

When I got home (this all happened while standing in line for the breakfast buffet at the Red Garter with friends-upon which I choked it down and faked a smile so the rest of the trip would still be fun.) there was a long facebook email waiting for me in which he apologized profusely and told me a bunch of reasons why I was amazing and any guy would be lucky to have me-but that guy just wasn't him and he felt really bad about it and still wanted to be friends. I haven't even been able to respond to any of it, I just don't have anything to say to him.

Josh hugged me and told me he thought this guy didn't intellectually challenge me enough anyway. He's at the point where he can't smile and lie and tell me "everything will be ok, someone better will come along-it'll all work out" because he doesn't believe it. I don't blame him. I don't believe it either.

Maybe some people just aren't meant to have anything real and lasting. This may seem like pessimism, but really I'm trying to be realistic-it may never happen. You can think "she's still young" all you want, but I look at some of these people who are 60 and have never been married or had real and lasting love and can't help but think I'm looking into the future.

Maybe some of us aren't keepers. They love us for a time, but never enough to want to spend the rest of their lives with us. Given my history, I just don't think I'm one of those people who people keep, and maybe I just have to accept that and try to live my life as full as possible without the possibility of romance.

For now, I'm just gonna shake it out.

Throw myself into projects and everything else in my life.

And shake it out.

What's your song this week?

Link-Up!

11.25.2011

Giveaway (CLOSED) & Black Friday Sale!

Well, it's time for the 10th and final day of the 500 Follower Giveaway Spectacular.

Don't worry, you still have until 11/30/11 to enter for all of these great prizes!

Todays giveaway is brought to you by ME!

From my shop Chaotic Creations by My So-Called Chaos!

I'm having a huge Black Friday through Cyber Monday sale!

All weekend long the prices will remain marked down.
Every order will come with a free gift.
And I'm offering free gift wrapping & card upon request!

So if you order a gift for someone, I can wrap it up pretty and fill out a card for you with what you'd like said and mail it directly to them-or I can wrap it pretty and send you the order & blank card to fill out yourself! :) So much fun!

Black Friday Sale Prices

All Earrings only $5.00!
Bracelets only $5.00

All necklaces only $10.00

Small hair clips only $3.00
Large hair clips only $5.00

Headbands only $5.00

Beanies only $10.00

Children's scarves only $20.00
Long scarves only $25.00 - $30.00 (depending on width.)

Plus, custom orders will be the sale price too, so if you want to order something special with specific colors or sizing as a gift, or for yourself-it too will get the sale price, free gift, and free wrapping! :)

What am I Giving away?