Just Because

Happy Monday.  Glad to have a day off this week to get more chores done before starting up my school week.  Just three more school days here in April and then we are on the last month of school.  WOW.  I am so thankful that this year is coming safely to an end and that we are approaching May.  I realized this past weekend that I had only like 6 days to pack and the rest of my weekend time was busy so I had to bust out the suitcases and start!

Please check out my lace store, there's lots and lots of wonderful items including tons of lace by the yard, great handmade items, and lace assortments!  Check it out   https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

I love you

Well, keeping with the LOVE theme, here's a card from Bo Bunny.  I love the black and white with the gold stipe heart.  Just a simple I love you.  Perfect for this month's love theme.  Don't forget about the contest, more info coming soon...  Now my work schedule has changed and Monday is my only day off during the week.  I do Tue to Fri at the school with my class.

Please check out my lace store, there's lots and lots of wonderful items including tons of lace by the yard, great handmade items, and lace assortments!  Check it out   https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Question of the day: what's your favorite card topic?

lol, i think y'all know mine, probably coffee, but I do love some cute girls and cute animals too.

Hello!

 Hello!  Hope you are having a great day today.  Happy Friday, it's my last weekend here in Istanbul, Today is friday, so on Friday's here around noonish the mosques have holy time and prayer, but also Imams teach, so it's much longer than a traditional prayer time.  Most if not all businesses close during this time.  The turn the lights off and the employees are free to go and pray.  

Blessed

 Hmmm, second day in Istanbul and it's a Friday (which also means everything shuts down for several hours in the afternoon for prayer time), What should I do?  hmmmm, Lace Shopping?  I am thinking so. 

arrival in Istanbul

So my flight time is actually less than 24 hours, but there is airport layover time, time change,....so I don't get to Turkiye until MIDNIGHT Thursday.   (basically Wednesday late night--I had to book a room for June 4th).  Will be more than relieved when I arrive and super exhausted as I don't sleep at the airport or the on the plane, so at this point I am deliriously tired.  But also, SO excited that I just can't sleep.  How weird is that?  it will be a while before I am on regular sleep.

SO let me say Merhaba!  or Hello in turkish.

Memorial Day

Happy Memorial day.  The last several years school has been ending before this holiday but for some strange reason this year we are dragging on two whole days after today off.  WHAT? well, it's fine, it cost me an extra week of vacation in Türkiye and of course, pushed me into June of buying a ticket which made the ticket cost more.  

Here's a thinking of you card in honor of Memorial Day.

Have you check out my lace store, I sell wonderful packages of lace in every color and beautiful embellishments too!  https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Happy Bday Hubby

I am wishing my DH a very happy birthday today. I hope he feels loved and knows I would give him anything that he wants.

Have you check out my lace store, I sell wonderful packages of lace in every color and beautiful embellishments too!  https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Happy Anniversary DH

 Just a day to wish the love of my life a very happy anniversary!  What are we on now, 25 years?  More?  I'd have to go back and count lol.  Seems like forever. You have always been with me.  I can't imagine my life without you.  Kisses.

Have you check out my lace store, I sell wonderful packages of lace in every color and beautiful embellishments too!  https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Happy Birthday Sterling!

 Wishing you the best of Birthdays! I hope your wife and kids have wonderful plans for you.  Happy Birthday from Holley and John

Have you check out my lace store, I sell wonderful packages of lace in every color and beautiful embellishments too!  https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

1 week to spring break

 Good Morning everyone. I hope you had a great week and are looking forward to the weekend.  I hope to be hearing that people are receiving their packages soon.  I can't wait to see what you all make with your goodies.  I wish I had the time to sit down and craft lately, but that will come on Spring Break when I go to the convention in Irving Texas.

Have you check out my lace store, I sell wonderful packages of lace in every color and beautiful embellishments too!  https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

Thank You

Happy March!  Wow, I can't believe we are in March!  packages will start the mailing process TODAY!  WOO HOO. I am usually off on Tue and Thursday so I hope to get them all out into the mail today and the other hand delivered this week.  Keep your eyes posted.  

Have you check out my lace store, I sell wonderful packages of lace in every color and beautiful embellishments too!  https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

The following items went out today:

Rizzo T. (2), Gail T, GR Farrell, Valerija J (2), Tina Z (2), Birgitta (2), Karin (2), Marjeta, Vinita, Gail (Card contest prize)

The following went into the mail today:

Becca Y, Shelley, Gaye, KellyKardsFL, Linda V, Denise, Suzanne H, Mel C

Thanks so much everyone for Celebrating with me!

Sindhu....i am missing your address.

Butterfly

What a lovely day today.  I hope you are enjoying the weekend,  I am thankful for this past month and that March is coming up. As I said earlier, I have SO many more things to give out as prizes, so be sure to follow along each day and make requests as I took photos on about one half of the stuff

Winners this week: please email me your shipping info htondre@aol.com

Glennis

Mel C

KellysKardsFl

New Creations

Linda V

Have you check out my lace store, I sell wonderful packages of lace in every color and beautiful embellishments too!  https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

has dies that match

top dies, bottom stamps

Just a reminder about the Thank you card contest   https://holleybarnhartsblog.blogspot.com/2025/02/thank-you-cards.html 

did you see the week one winners, they are listed on this post HERE, week two winners were shared week two! click back 

Happy Valentine's Day!

 Happy Valentine's Day everyone! I hope you have wonderful crafty plans for the day.  Since it is a Friday I am working and then coming home to the DH.  He already got me a wonderful plane ticket to turkiye this year as well as tickets to Irving Texas for the stamping/scrapbooking convention.  WOW.  Am I spoiled or what?

Have you check out my lace store, I sell wonderful packages of lace in every color and beautiful embellishments too!  https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com

did you see the week one winners, they are listed on this post HERE

Let the celebration Begin!!

 HELLO!! Welcome everyone.  We are all here for the month of celebrating two brain surgeries that saved my life.  I am so very thankful to be here and so happy to say it's been 15 years!  WOO HOO.  How amazing is that?!?!!!

I want to thank all my crafting friends and followers who were so supportive and helpful during my journey both before during and after the surgery.

I have tons of great prizes, this month I will be sharing some photos to give you a sneak peek at what is coming and let me know what goodies you may like as well as asking questions and announcing winners of prizes.

All prizes will be mailed pretty quickly at the end of the month.  So if you are watching, please keep playing along with the questions and replying to posts so I know what goodies you may like and will send you a prize made just for you!

Hugs everyone!

Holley

Have you check out my lace store, I sell wonderful packages of lace in every color and beautiful embellishments too!  https://laceplacebyholley.etsy.com