A summer day in October

It's going to be 85 degrees today...in South Dakota...in October.  October people!!  What happened to my cool hoodie weather, my pumpkin bread weather, my curl up under a blanket and enjoy the brisk breeze through the window weather?

So, my plan of getting pumpkins last weekend didn't happen.  I really want to try and decorate them in some fun and funky way.  Maybe like these?

from http://swelldesigner.blogspot.com/2009/10/easy-stripe-and-polka-dot-pumpkins.html

I've been reading, trying to catch up on a pile of books from the library.  It seems all my holds come in at once and they are all 14 day reads.  I just finished The Island by Elin Hilderbrand and Fly Away Home by Jennifer Weiner.  Weirdly, both books are so similar that I'm having trouble differentiating them in my mind.  A woman in her 50's estranged from her husband runs away to a family vacation home and her  two grown daughters (both who have issues of some sort) come to join her.  That's pretty much the plot of both books! LOL!

I picked up a new CD on iTunes.  Bruno Mars Doo-Wops and Hooligans.  There are a couple of feel good, bop along in the car, kind of songs.  The Lazy Song and Count on Me both make me smile.

Lastly, I have a new collab in the store with Jacque Larsen.  She approached me with this cute idea and I was thrilled to work with her on it.  I think it turned out so cute!  It's 20% off this weekend.

Ok, I'm off!  the kids have a four day weekend so this is my last day by myself to play until Wednesday.  Lots to do!

New BYOC and Quarterly Sale!

Whew...I am just exhausted thinking about all the stuff going on at the lilypad this month!  You won't want to miss a minute of it.

First off...it's BYOC time!!  These will be 20% off this weekend.

Plus, it's our quarterly sale and retirement sale as well!  30% off storewide (commercial use excluded) and retiring products are 50% off and then they disappear!

If that wasn't enough....look at what you get free with a $10 purchase!

Finally...the winner of my BYOC is Melissa!  Congratulations!

Have a wonderful weekend!

October BYOC sneak and giveaway!

I am so excited about the upcoming BYOC! I went a littly artsy fartsy for this kit.  Lots of textures and unique items.  I have a paper pack and an element pack this time around and I'm going to give them away to one lucky winner!  You have 3 chances to win:

1.) Leave a comment here on my blog

2.) Like my facebook page or the post with the sneak peek then leave another comment here on the blog letting me know.

3.) Tweet about it and leave another comment here on the blog letting me know.

And with that I will leave you to it!  I'm hoping to get in here and spruce up this blog a bit...it's been so neglected!

Thankful Heart Winner!!!

Thank you all for your kind words about the new kit!!  The winner is Windgefluester!

Here's the full reveal of the kit.  You can check it out here as well as see all the new TLP  products.  Some really exciting things are happening!

Sneak Peek and Giveaway

I have a fabulous collab coming out on Friday with Lauren Reid.  I've been a fan of her designs for a long time, and I'm thrilled we finally got to work on a kit together.

Lauren and I are each giving away one kit.  Leave a comment here and also head over to Lauren's blog for another chance to win!  I'll draw my winner Thursday at 9pm EST.  Good luck!