"Anybody can win unless there happens to be a second entry." ~ George Ade

Just got an email from the lucky winner of last week's contest.

Click HERE to read what she said.

I think she liked it.

Have a great weekend!

xoxo

guess what I'm up to!

This is brewing in my laundry room:

Want to know what's in the bucket?????

You'll have to come back next week to see the results...

xoxo

old friends meet at last...

I know that sounds confusing.

This morning I had the privilege of meeting a couple of wonderful women, one of whom I've been friends with for a while now through the sensation that is Social Networking.

Remember Dorene and the Lady Ta Tas? 

Well Dorene's sister Deb and I have become friends though this blog and through Facebook. We had a few  common interests:

1.  The first and most important one is that we both love Dorene!
2. Another bond between us is that we both make jewelry and "own" our own cottage industry. She creates glass beads that are wonderful miniature sculptures. (she also teaches the art of glass lampwork at her studio in Eagle River, Alaska) 
3. We also blog - Deb writes about Dorene's journey through her battle with breast cancer, called Life Updates for Dorene.

Dorene's birthday is this week, so Deb and their mom, Dianne (who also lives in Alaska) decided to come down to help her celebrate. I knew they wanted to meet the Lady Ta Ta friends (so sorry Vicki was gone) as well as a few other neighborhood ladies, so I hosted a little get together so we could all meet.

A couple of highlights were....

Barbara's amazing muffins and breads (she sells them to coffee houses around town) - sorry there are no photos - I was all jacked up on muffins and forgot to take pictures!

Deb brought a little gift for each Lady Ta Ta. I will let the pictures speak for themselves...

Thank you Deb for this lovely gift that came from your hands.

And from your heart...

Deb, Dianne, Dorene and moi.

...and for loving your sister like you do.

We, Team Ta Ta, thank you from the bottom of our...

xoxo

p.s.: Vicki yours is on its way!!!!

project MONDAY III

Welcome to my third project MONDAY!
Today I have two projects to share.
Want to play????

Project #1:

I recently learned how to make these sweet paper roses.

(what is it about me and roses lately???)

The pink was a little too sweet for my taste, so.....
 You know how I love sheet music - the older the better.

 I did my own Pammy's Attic version of this rose:

I have the hands of a miner. Sorry about the close-up.

Wouldn't they make adorable cupcake toppers?

I used these tools:

if you don't have that punch, you could easily free hand that flower shape and cut it out.

I built them onto a toothpick like this:

I actually have a different project in mind for them that I will share with you very soon.
 So click HERE for the tutorial today, and we will revisit this project in the coming days/weeks. In fact, you could do the very next project MONDAY post using this paper flower - how fun would it be to see many different creations based on one simple design?!!!
Love that idea....  

Project #2:

Know what this is????

We are re-designing our booth specifically for the Custer Christmas Arts and Crafts Show in nearby Spokane, Washington. We set it up in our garage today to fine tune and tweak, and I am SO excited -it's gorgeous!

My husband Dennis is a talented carpenter and furniture designer - all shelves, hutches, walls, tables, benches, etc. pictured are his work.

Here are some photos of the new booth in various stages of development....

Enjoy!

one of Dennis's shelves made from antique tin crown moulding and cedar.

This is right around the corner:



Come back and see both of these projects - finished!!!!!

And thanks for playing with me today on our 3rd project MONDAY.

Now you know the drill....here's your linky:



xoxo

ps: I am linking to another great party over at Faded Charm ~ White Wednesday!!!

we have a winner!

First, I want to thank everyone for stopping by to enter - and for your lovely comments. You don't know how much it has meant to me.

Sadly, we can only have one winner.(this time!)

After running the numbers through Random.org I am pleased to announce that the winner is.....

Susanne of ZUEEUZ!

she said this:

Oh my gosh! I figured out how to add your button to my sidebar. It was so easy, I've been doing it wrong all this time. Now to remember what I did for the next time, old dog, new tricks and all.


Susanne.

Here's the amazing part - she was the only one who actually did everything possible to win that sweet nest. You just have to go HERE to read the nice things she had to say about not only this contest, but about the new and improved project Monday as well. 

I suppose it pays to learn something new, doesn't it Susanne??!!!



So your new bling will be on its way very soon....

I had so much fun with this contest that I want to do it again ~ so stay tuned!

I hope everyone has a fun and relaxing weekend - make sure you come back here bright and early Monday morning for this:

What will you be sharing?????

xoxo

nag, nag, nag.

This is your last day to enter this fabulous give-a-way: click HERE for the details.

Some folks said they wanted a gentle reminder before the next Project Monday.

This coming Monday, November 8 - we'll be having all kinds of project fun.

Click HERE for the details:

I know what I'll be sharing.

Do you?

Here's a hint...

Make sure you come back tomorrow ~ that is when I will be announcing the lucky winner of my sweet shadowbox necklace....

See you then!

Why my house is a pig sty and I don't have time for Facebook or blogging (like I should).

The Custer Christmas Arts and Crafts show is right around the corner - two weeks away, as a matter of fact. I have been up in the attic 24/7 filling orders and preparing for the show, which leaves little time for thoughtful, insightful, inspiring posts or status updates on Facebook.

Or for cleaning my house.

I remember when I started this blog, my friend Judith Claire warned me about this.
 That the problem one is faced with, is having enough time to create whilst keeping up with blog posts about said creativity.

Man, was she ever right.

So bear with me friends.....

And don't forget to enter HERE for this fabulous give-a-away! 

You only have until midnight on Thursday, Nov. 4 to enter.

Have you told all of your friends????

on your mark, get set......

Thank you everyone who came to my project MONDAY party - I know you all are as busy as I am, so I think I will opt to hold this party once a month.

How about the second Monday of every month????

So your next chance to participate will be November 8(I'll give y'all a heads up the week before.)That gives you two whole weeks to put something together - with the holidays right around the corner, that shouldn't be too difficult!

OK, the real reason I am writing today is to tell you that I will be making a HUGE announcement this week.

It's HUGE.

 I'll give you a teensy, weensy hint.

 


(ok, so I've never been clever at keeping secrets)

 

So, keep checking in with me....

It could happen any day now.

(and there may or may not be a give-away involved)

Excited?

I am.

xoxo

project MONDAY II ~ Victorian Rose Pin

Welcome to project MONDAY II!

I want to share an easy, fun and CHEAP project with you this week.

I created a ribbon rose corsage pin several years ago and taught a class in making them using this handout:

Several months ago I made scads of this updated version and they sold out!

I made it from an ivory grosgrain wired ribbon and dunked it in some strong tea overnight to "age" it. I made the center from a pearl hat pin that I'd dipped in Elmer's glue and silver glitter. (just poke it through the center of your flower and snip off the excess on the back - you might want to add a drop of glue here too) 

So easy and they make fabulous gifts.

So what are YOU working on????

You know the drill....
(Click HERE if you're not sure)

Here's the linky:

project MONDAY II

I have been so busy this week, but not too busy to think about the next project Monday!

So put on your creative thinking caps and join me for another fun week - by the way, I want you to be able to participate not just on Monday, but all week. So I'm leaving the linky tool open through next Sunday - tell all your friends in the blogosphere! Let's see how many fun projects we can share....

Til then, stay warm, stay dry, and keep thinking!

xoxo

blogs, babies and give-aways!

I have a daughter who writes.

She has a gift.

A serious gift.

She also has an adorable wee boy, who she writes about.

Remember the nursery she and her husband created?

But I digress....

She is having a give-away next week here on her blog.

This is what she is giving away:

Look familiar?

I wrote about them HERE.

So you'd better hop on over to her blog....

Tell her hi for me!

One more thing...

Thanks to everyone who participated in the very first project MONDAY!

Stay tuned for the next one...

See ya...

project MONDAY!

I have so enjoyed the many different blog themes lately - I've even participated in a few of them.

There's...

 White Wednesday....

Tabletop Tuesdays...

Vignette Fridays...

Silver Sundays...

And now...

introducing....

for the first time ever....

When I started this blog, my intention was to inspire creativity.

What better way to do that than to share a project that I am struggling with working on and ask you to share your own works-in-progress.

It's sort of a party!

Whether it is a home decorating idea, a craft project, a recipe, graphic design, a cool holiday decoration, scrapbooking designs....

It doesn't matter ~ the sky's the limit!!!

So here's what you do:

1. Join the party and do a "project MONDAY" post.

2. Add a link to your actual blog post (not just your blog!) below.

3. Grab this button...

(here's the code to copy & paste!)

<br /> <a href="http://upintheatticwithpammyj.blogspot.com/2010/10/project-monday.html" target="_blank" title="project MONDAY"><br /> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiebbeAU5hggjQA1WD25FyxddfJynjnf0ihPhKd6kyJAquVPZDkJT9N5UL4egs4H8JVwf_0Dajv2eXgjVYtEscMfQmawSmX-Z-C3JM6SxhLZqF0AyCkwc9brueXNgobuPSsc_4wNdd1iiQk/s200/project+MONDAY+graphic.jpg" alt="project MONDAY" /></a><br />

...to direct your readers back to this blog so they can see all of the wonderful projects y'all are working on.

That's it!

You have until the following Sunday night to accept this challenge....

This only works if YOU participate, so please, please, PLEEEEEZE join my little party!

I'll start us off...

I get many comments at shows about my rake/necklace holder...

It's quite easy to make, and though I use it for displaying my jewelry, it could totally translate into a fun conversation starter in the home.

Here is a step by step tutorial. 

supplies: rake, pvc pipe cut to length), bucket and Plaster of Paris



I glued the pipe (or sleeve) to hold it in the center.



prepare Plaster of Paris as per directions on box, then pour into bucket around sleeve.

let it set up for an hour or so - insert rake.

put the entire thing into a prettier container - like this rusty urn!

or this terracotta pot - then add scrunched up kraft paper, burlap,or even moss to hide the ugly insides...

Now wasn't that fun???!!!!

Until we meet again....here's where you link up:

See ya!