My 2nd Give Away!

This is a repost of one I did on March 29th...

I announced a give away with my "Meet

a Bear Monday" and I guess most of you

missed it!  I have over 100 followers and

I hit 100 posts, so I posted this bear that

was for the Teddy Bear's 100th anniversary.

I guess I shouldn't have posted them together.

If you did catch it, the first time around,

you will be entered and you won't have

to leave a comment, again....Thank you

to those who did....

This is the original post, below:

A hint for the give away...It is not one of my bears!

Meet a Bear Monday and a Surprise Give Away!

Well, it is late Monday night and time

for "Meet a Bear Monday".......

...Tonight I would like you to meet

"Theodore" he is quite a cutie, and one

of my nekked, Boyds bears! He's a big

boy at 16" tall....He is named after

Theodore Roosevelt and was put out

for the 100th anniversary of the teddy

bear. His tag is signed by the someone

big at Boyds, might even be the designer,

and is a limited edition. He even has his

own little book...."My Diary The First

100 Years".....I have a lot of bears, most

of them are dressed up, but I think he has

to be high on my list of favorites. I had lots

of dolls when I was little, but I don't think

I had a teddy bear...Well, I have some now!

                  

                   On with the surprise give away! Not only

is Theodore for the 100th anniversary,

this is my 100th post! So, in celebration

of it, I am going to give something away,

I can't say what it will be, it might be

made of wood, metal, fabric, or something

I have found in an antique mall.....Maybe

a combination of any of the above, or

something I have painted....

It will be revealed on the day of the

drawing! You might have seen a clue

on one of my previous posts....Or maybe

not!

The rules are simple: 

You must be a follower of my blog....

   (New ones are welcome)

     Please post about this give away on your

blog to get the word out...

  You must post a comment on this post

 and only this post to be entered....(that

     way I don't have to go hunting through

 all the posts to find ya!)

 You must live in the USA...

 Well, I hope I have you all curious!

 I know a lot of people dread April 15th,

  so, let's make that day something to look

    forward to....So, I will show you all what it

      is, and have the drawing on April 15th...

    Until next time~

                        

   Bear Hugs~Karen

Stormy Sky

Hello Bloggin' Buddies...I have been looking

through some of my pictures, that I have

saved and I came across this one to share...

It was storming and I ran out the door,

looked up and took the picture and ran

back in the house....This was taken in Texas

a few years ago with my older camera.

It is amazing what you can capture with a

quick click!

Have a great day!

Bear Hugs~Karen

Sunset

I thought I would show you all a neat

picture that I took last Fall of a

beautiful sunset!  I like taking pictures

and I have a lot of them in my computer,

so I will post some of them for you all....

It is amazing how beautiful the sky can

be at times.....

Don't forget to look up!

Until next time, my friends~

Bear Hugs~Karen

Meet a Bear Monday

Hello, everyone, it is Monday

again and time to meet another

bear...He is from Boyd's....

Since this is April, and the Civil

War started in April, I thought I

would post my Civil War Bears.

This is "Mason" and he is dressed in

a Civil War uniform, for the Union.

I think the dealers could sell them,

only after they had been out a year.

Otherwise, you had to get them at

the big barn in Gettysburg....

They had an expert on Civil

War clothing, design the outfits for

the uniforms, plus the outfits for the

Mrs, that goes along with them.  Next

week, I will show you Mrs. Mason.

On his foot it says

"Exclusive Civil War Edition"...

A close up of his face....You can't

tell it in the photos, but he is wearing

 a button up the front, muslin shirt and

he has suspenders, to hold up his pants.

His jacket is navy blue, where as the

Confederate soldier's is gray. I have

all four of them and they all sit on a

wooden bench in the living room...

I love these bears!

I hope you bear lovers out there, like

these bears, as much as I do....

Until next time~

Bear Hugs~Karen

Mom's Easter Bonnet

Happy Easter!

I thought I would show some pictures

of the Easter Bonnet I decorated for

my Mom, when she was in the nursing

home, for their Easter contest......She

won first prize!

If you look close, you will seen some

eggs  nestled in the around the brim.

The little watering can has pansies on

it, so I went with pansies on the hat...

She loved it!  I have it on top of a file

cabinet in mycraft/computer room so

I can see it all the time. I lost my Mom

 in December of  2003 and I miss her

every day! 

I hope you all have a great weekend

with your families, I don't have any

family, close to me, so I hardly get to

see any of them....I miss them all!

Until next time~

Bear Hugs~Karen

Flower Chick

Good Friday to all my friends!

I just wanted to show you all a cute

Easter Chick.  She sits in front of a

restaurant in Michigan, and is the

first one I have seen like her.......

I thought you might enjoy seeing her

today!

I hope you all have a great Easter

weekend! 

Bear Hugs~Karen

Meet a Bear Monday and a Surprise Give Away!

Well, it is late Monday night and time

for "Meet a Bear Monday".......

...Tonight I would like you to meet 

"Theodore" he is quite a cutie, and one

of my nekked, Boyds bears!  He's a big

boy at 16" tall....He is named after

Theodore Roosevelt and was put out

for the 100th anniversary of the teddy

bear.  His tag is signed by the someone

big at Boyds, might even be the designer,

and is a limited edition.  He even has his

own little book...."My Diary The First

100 Years".....I have a lot of bears, most

of them are dressed up, but I think he has

to be high on my list of favorites. I had lots

of dolls when I was little, but I don't think

I had a teddy bear...Well, I have some now!

On with the surprise give away!  Not only

is Theodore for the 100th anniversary,

this is my 100th post!  So, in celebration

of it, I am going to give something away,

I can't say what it will be, it might be

made of wood, metal, fabric, or something

I have found in an antique mall.....Maybe

a combination of any of the above, or

something I have painted....

It will be revealed on the day of the

drawing!   You might have seen a clue

on one of my previous posts....Or maybe

not!  

The rules are simple:

You must be a follower of my blog....

(New ones are welcome)

You must have a blog and post about

this give away on the side bar of yours.

You must post a comment on this post

and only this post to be entered....(that

way I don't have to go hunting through

all the posts to find ya!)

You must live in the USA....

Well, I hope I have you all curious!

I know a lot of people dread April 15th,

so,  let's make that day something to look

forward to....So, I will show you all what it

is, and have the drawing on April 15th...

Until next time~

Bear Hugs~Karen

Signs of Spring!

Well, I have been out and about walking

this week, so I took some pictures....Then

we went to an antique mall Saturday and

I took the camera with me, so I got a few

more pictures of what makes this time of

year so beautiful!

 

I hope you are seeing signs of Spring

and warmer temperatures, where you

are...

I bought some black and tan checked

material to make a shower curtain....I

am going to do some painting in the bath

room this week, the frame around the

mirror is the same as the walls.....blah,

blah, blah....The bathroom is all tongue

and groove, so it needs some color.....I

thought I would paint the frame around

the mirror, black....I have a shelf, with a

drawer in it, and some pegs at the bottom

that needs painting.....Plus, I have a little

cabinet full of old tins,  a shaving mug and

such, that needs some paint, it is the same

color as the wall.....I am even going to try

making a rug, too.....I crocheted one several

years ago, so I thought I would do a black

and tan one.....Or Maybe Not!  I have seen

some cute braided ones with black stars on

them, online.....I might go that route....

Until next time...

Bear Hugs~Karen

Tipsy Thursday

Hello Friends....

I guess I forgot this is Thursday!

My tip for tonight is....Do you have

t-shirts that you hang on hangers

to finish drying?  I put mine in the

dryer for about 10 minutes, then I

hang them on hangers to finish

drying...It gets the wrinkles out and

they won't shrink, that way.....I like

the smell of laundry, that has been

hung on the line....So, the problem

is keeping the hangers on the line when

the wind blows...What do is, I wrap a new

dog chain around the line several times

and secure every so often with clothes pins

and at each end.....Then I take the hook

of each hanger and I put it through the loops

in the chain....This will keep your shirts

spaced a bit apart and if the wind comes

up, the shirts will not fall on the ground.

When they are dry, all you have to do is

take them off the chain and hang them

in your closet....I have a line strung over

my covered patio that I use when the

weather is nice, then when I want to

hang shirts, I get the dog chain out...

You can even use this idea when you

have a garage sale, it will keep your

clothes from all going to the middle...

Happy laundry day...

Until next time...

Bear Hugs~Karen

Ironing Board

Hello Blogging Buddies, I wanted

to show you all this cute ironing

board that I got at the antique mall

I go to....It is a child's size which has

been painted on....I was lucky to get

it, some lady said she hadn't seen it

and asked when it had come in the

store...She was one of the dealers, so

she is probably there quite often...

Good thing she didn't want to fight

for it!

Who ever painted it did a great job;

I didn't look to see if it was signed, or

not. I put it on the shelf over the washer

and dryer and propped it against the

wall...I have quite a bit of laundry items

in there now, and the only thing I am

looking for is an old brown bleach bottle,

I found a big one, but I don't want one

that big, so thehunt is still on....Oh, and a

sock dryer...I guess I could make one

 of them....

Have a great day!

Bear Hugs~Karen