Another pre-holiday giveaway.

This round features a fun handbag.

This bag is crafted from brown linen-look cotton embroidered with pink flowers. The bag measures about 11" wide by 9" tall. The straps are about 10" tall.

The bag is lined with brown floral cotton and has two pockets to make organizing easy. The handbag closes easily with a magnetic snap.

This would make a wonderful fall bag for your collection, or a great holiday gift.

There is another similar bag listed in the Because I'm Me shop, along with many other recently added items.

To enter, just leave a comment.

For additional entries (up to a maximum of 4) blog, facebook, and/or tweet about the contest with a link to the contest in the post. For each of those things you do leave a separate comment so you get all sorts of entry chances.

The contest will end Sunday evening, the 13th, close to midnight.

Then, while you're waiting to win head over to Because I'm Frugal to enter to win a Starbuck's gift card!


Good luck!

I'm patiently waiting for the rain to abate so I can take and post some pictures of another patchwork quilt, finished over the weekend while hanging out in the woods with the cub scout pack. Nice breeze, bits of sun, great conversation, good food, a relaxing lounge chair ... not a bad venue for quilt binding.

A last (for now) patchwork quilt is getting it's binding stitched, though my aging eyes (crap, I'm only 45) would appreciate a little more natural light to ease that task. I cannot believe how bad my up-close eyesight is getting, and how quickly it's getting bad. I think reading glasses are a necessity.

These two quilt blocks were sent out as part of Block Swap Adventure. I sent them out mid-last week so they should have been received by now. These were such a pleasure to make, I hope they meet the needs of the recipients.

Because I'm Frugal is so exciting! After years of watching and scrutinizing every penny spent it's nice to be able to share what I've learned. The feedback has been wonderful, so far. Your support in spreading the word that the site is there is most appreciated. Look for give-aways in November both here at Because I'm Me and there at Because I'm Frugal.

Last week I said I'd be posting my menu plan and shopping plan weekly, one on Sunday and the other on Monday. 

I take that back.

After giving it some serious thought I decided that this is my sewing and family blog, and that it's getting too filled with other stuff and losing focus, and that doesn't work for me. So sewing, family, crafty stuff stays here -- and no, I'm not sure how sewing and family go together, exactly, but if you do one and have the other you know they do.

Personal finance and saving money, which I've spent the last few years focused on, go here at Because I'm Frugal . I'll be posting personal money saving tips, financial information, guest posts about all things penny pinching, money saving recipes, weekly menus, and shopping plans. This is something I've wanted to do for a long time but really had to wait for the right time, and that time has come. It's my hope that I'll be able to encourage and inspire myself and others to work, or continue working, towards debt freedom and financial security. I hope you'll visit me there and share -- your stories and information, and also the blog with others who'd benefit from it.

Thanks, and see you here and there.