Capturing December Challenge day 3...

Red:

These Cherry Shortbreads are from Simply Joolz' recipe.  The shortbread melts in your mouth, and the red cherry on top just says 'Christmas' to me.  I haven't baked them this month yet, but I hope to in a few days.  They are so yummy!

And I must send out a big THANK YOU! to Cath @ Home who drew my name in the monthly giveaway she holds for participants of her 'What's for Dinner Wednesday' link party (button on the right --->).  Today's mail brought (all the way from Tasmania!) this gorgeous handmade towel, which will look adorable in my kitchen for Christmas and beyond, and the fun chalkboard jar labels...so cute!  :)  Thank you  so much, Cath, I love them!

Grow Your Blog...

GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED

There were 49 comment entries for the quilted hotpads I made to giveaway for the 2015 Grow Your Blog party.  I used RANDOM.ORG random number generator to pick the winner.  

And the winner is Chantal from At the corner of Scrap and Quilts!  Now I'm a little intimidated to send my quilted hotpads to a real quilter.  :)

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Leave a comment to win a pair of quilted hot pads!

This year I am participating in the 3rd Annual Grow Your Blog party hosted by Vicki at 2 Bags Full.  If you are participating as well, and are visiting here for the first time, welcome!

My name is Kathleen.  I am a wife, mother, grandmother, knitter, quilter, cardmaker, and general crafter, part-time worker, and blogger.  I've been blogging since 2007.  My blog name, Four Miles North of Nowhere, is a description of where we lived at the time I started writing.  We have since moved, and now live about three miles north of Wal-Mart, but I don't think that has the same ring to it.  :)

I once heard the phrase "a magazine of me," and I think that describes my blogging; part journal, part captain's log, some crafting and recipes, and lately a lot of home renovation progress reports.

I love to give away things that I make.  Since I can't seem to write a blog post lately unless it has the word 'kitchen' mentioned somewhere in it, I think that I will give away A PAIR OF QUILTED HOT PADS LIKE THE ONE PICTURED ABOVE for your kitchen.  They are denim backed, and cotton filled, so they should be serviceable and wear well.  The one above does not have its binding sewn on it yet, but it and its mate will be bound before the giveaway ends...I promise.  (Giveaway does not include my little nesting doll measuring cups or wooden spoon...sorry)

GIVEAWAY IS OPEN TO ALL WHO LEAVE A COMMENT ON THIS POST, and please include an email address or blog address so that I can contact you if you win.  Frequent visitor or first-time visitor, ALL ARE WELCOME TO ENTER.  I will mail prize anywhere, so international visitors, you are included.  

One entry per person, please.  If the first name I draw does not include contact information left in their comment, I will have to draw another.  The drawing will be on Sunday, February 15, and I will contact the winner at that time as well as post the winner's name here.

I hope you have fun at the party, and would love to have you come back soon!

It's One World~One Heart time...

Giveaway is now closed.
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Edit to announce winners:
I used the help of www.random.org to choose the two winners of the giveaway. And the winners are...

#1 - Lynne from Islandgirl's Insights, and

#89 - Sherri from Creative Skyy Photography & Design

Thanks everyone for stopping by and for the friendly comments left with your entries. I barely got a chance to visit other blogs this year :( but I can't wait to drop in and visit all of your blogs in the near future.
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Hi Everybody! If you are a new visitor, let me just say welcome. My name is Kathleen, and I live in central Texas, USA. I've been blogging for several years, and this is the third year I've participated in the One World~One Heart event. We've moved recently, and still have lots of settling in to do, so I considered not participating this year, until I came to understand that this is the FINAL year for the event! So there's NO way I can sit this one out.

This HUGE event is the brainchild of Lisa Swifka of A Whimsical Bohemian. It helps bloggers all over the world find and visit other creative bloggers AND win prizes...can't forget the prizes!

My blog giveaway is open to ALL bloggers worldwide. If you are a regular visitor here or brand new, please leave a comment at the end of this post to enter my giveaway!

This year I'll be giving away another set of three 100% cotton hand-knit dishcloths...natural and red in color.





And if the number of entries go over one hundred, I'll be adding an additional set of three dishcloths for each hundred entries. The colors and patterns may vary on additional sets.

To enter, please leave a comment at the end of this post. Make sure you include some kind of contact info, be it e-mail address or a way for me to link back to your blog. Comments will close at noon (USA Central Standard Time) on February 17, 2011. Later that afternoon, I will draw a winner using a random number generator, and I will contact the winner that same day as well as announce the winner here on my blog. The winner will have seven days to contact me with a mailing address. If I do not receive a response within seven days, I will regretfully have to draw an alternate winner.

To read more about One World~One Heart, and to see a list of links to all participating bloggers so you can begin visiting blogs and entering the drawings, just click here.

Ready. Set. GO!

One World~One Heart results...

My One World~One Heart drawing has been completed. Results can be seen here .

Thanks everybody who visited and entered my giveaway with such great comments!

One World~One Heart Giveaway...

February 15, 2010 EDIT: This year's One World~One Heart winners were drawn this afternoon by random integer generator...congratulations to the winner of the Red/Natural set #40 Beadwright, and to the winner of the Blue/Ecru set #245 Bubbachenille. The dishcloths will be in the mail to you as soon as you reply to my e-mail (sent a few minutes ago) with your mailing address. Please don't wait too long...if I don't hear from you within seven days, I will have to draw a new winner(s).

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February 15, 2010...12:00 p.m. US CST...ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED...WINNERS WILL BE DRAWN AND ANNOUNCED/CONTACTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO COMMENTED AND LEFT SUCH POSITIVE MESSAGES.
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Edited to add a second giveaway item due to high volume of entries...thanks for your positive feedback!



I'm excited to announce my participation in the 4th annual One World~One Heart Giveaway. This event is the brainchild of Lisa Swifka of A Whimsical Bohemian, and it helps bloggers all over the world find and visit other creative bloggers...AND there are prizes to be won!

This year I will be drawing two winners, and each will receive a set of three hand-knitted dishcloths. My blog giveaway is open to all bloggers worldwide!

Set one red and natural...



Set two blue and ecru...



To enter, please leave a comment at the end of this post. Make sure you include some kind of contact info, be it e-mail address or a way for me to link back to your blog. Comments will close at noon (USA Central Standard Time) on February 15, 2010. Later that afternoon, I will draw a winner using a random number generator, and I will contact the winner that same day, as well as announce the winner here on my blog. The winner will have seven days to contact me with a mailing address. If I do not receive a response within seven days, I will draw an alternate winner.

To read more about One World~One Heart, and to see a list of links to all the participating bloggers so you can begin entering the drawings, just click here .

Ready...set...GO!

One World~One Heart Giveaway

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AND THE WINNER IS...Mindy, comment #31

as determined by using:
RANDOM.ORG
Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:31
Timestamp: 2009-02-12 06:03:42 UTC
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I hereby announce my participation in the third annual One World~One Heart Giveaway. This event enables bloggers the world over to get to know each other...AND there are PRIZES to win! To read about it, and see a list of links to participating blogs so you can begin entering the drawings, just click here. If you want, you can join in with a giveaway at your own blog too! But whether you want to give away or just enter to win, as you pop from blog to blog entering drawings you might come across some blog gems that you might never have happened across otherwise, and even make a few new friends.

Here is the fabulous prize that I will be sending to one lucky winner! It is a set of eight notecards with envelopes...two cards each of my four original photos below; blank inside.

To enter, please leave a comment at the end of this post. Make sure you include some kind of contact info, be it e-mail address or a way for me to link back to your blog if you have one (you do not need a blog to enter). Comments will close at midnight, February 12, 2009. Later that day, I will draw a winner using a random number generator, and I will contact the winner that same day, as well as announce the winner here on the blog. If I do not receive a response from the winner with a mailing address after a week, I will try to contact them again. If after another week I still do not receive a response, I will have to draw a new winner.

Ready...Set...GO!