I dunno about you guys, but my Christmas morning was filled with joy and surprise. 🙂

First up, I got this doodad, which I’m thinking will be employed to make geeky pendants and stuff! Peter Kickstarted it earlier this year, and it luckily arrived in time for Christmas.

Next, I was instructed to open one of two identical boxes — the heavier one first. Since I knew Peter had used a couple Misto Box boxes, I joked, “Hey, you got me a Misto Box!” As I continued to unwrap it, I soon discovered…

I’ve just updated the Apprentice Recipes PDF file…seems there were some margin issues that resulted in some columns being chopped off when printed.

All fixed now, so enjoy! 🙂

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Congratulations to Keri, livivua, and Mokona! They’re the lucky winners of the $25 Fab first-purchase gift cards. (You should be receiving the codes in your inboxes shortly!)

Enjoy your loot, guys!!

In case you haven’t discovered it yet, Fab is a crazy, funky, fun, awesome place to get all kinds of unique things, from clothes and shoes to housewares, gadgets, toys, toys (*ahem*), decor, jewelry, pet supplies, and more. They have a wide-ranging eclectic mix of goodies that you probably won’t find anywhere else, much less all in one place! They’re great at supporting small businesses and giving them lots of exposure…I’ve seen more than one Etsy shops’ products featured.

I’ve bought quite a few things from them, and they’ve all been just as awesome as promised — a quirky sleep mask; a knit glove, scarf, and hat set; a robot dinosaur!!; semi-opaque stickers that dim my blinding LEDs; a magnetic spice bottle set; dog car seat belts; a rug; dog toys; an iPhone case — the list goes on.

Imagine my excitement when I got a pack of $25 gift cards from them in the mail today!!

But these gift cards aren’t for me — no, sir! They’re for first-time customers ONLY, for use on their very first Fab purchase.

And guess what? I’M GIVING THEM AWAY HERE!

There are THREE $25 gift card codes up for grabs.
(Fab sent me 4, but I gave one to my awesome neighbor-friend Betsy.)

All you have to do is comment on this post, and I’ll pick three random winners on October 1. Entries will be accepted until 11:59pm on Monday, September 30, 2013. Only ONE entry per commenter, please. If you’ve already purchased stuff from Fab, you can enter to win a gift card code for a friend. I’ll notify you via email if you’re a winner, as well as post the winners’ names here!

Trust me when I say that you WILL find something at Fab to spend these gift cards on! Good luck!!

As promised, here’s the end result of my previous post:

I wish I’d have been able to add the types of sugar and flour to the labels, but it was easier on my brain to just use the larger letters. Maybe I’ll try a white or silver paint pen and put them between the lid and the acrylic window, but that will have to be sometime down the line. 🙂

Hope this inspired you to do a little painting of your own!