Friday, December 17, 2010

day 18

Oh goodness…1 week until Christmas!!!!  That means seven more giveaways after today…well that's not exactly true!  There are actually 12 more because many of the days have two in one day!  So for today we are going to visit Riley & Peyton’s mama, Jessica, at Too Beautiful for Earth.  Jessica is a very talented woman who makes beautiful memorial art pieces.  You can check out her shop here.  One of my favorite items is her angel plaques.  I love the way the wings wrap around the baby’s name…really, too beautiful! 

Our second giveaway for today is from me.  I really don’t know what to give away.  I hate making this decision!  I have recently had the honor of making a couple Christmas Ornaments for some very special babies this year.  (I would post pictures, but just don’t have the energy to download them right now!)  So I could make an ornament for the lucky winner, but I just don’t know if it will get to you before Christmas.  I could do a gift certificate to my shop, but that seems impersonal to me.  I could choose an item, but what if its not what the winner wants?!?  See my dilemma?  I think I will let you decide.  To enter, leave a comment telling me what you would like to win…an ornament, gift certificate, or tell me the item from my shop that you would like to have.  You can check it our here.  Hope you can find something you like!! 

Don’t forget to check back here tomorrow for 2 more giveaways!!!

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So we survived Disneyland.  We really had a wonderful time.  The weather was good, it wasn’t too crowded, Gigi was perfect!  Really, she didn’t cry the entire time we were there (and it was a looong time!)  I, however, did have tears in my eyes.  We were on It’s a Small World and Gigi was loving it.  She was moving her head from side to side looking at all the lively and bright things.  Brady and Emma were also soaking it all in and all of us were just really content.  I thought to myself how lucky I am to have such wonderful children and then it hit me…How different this picture could have been.  How we should have Sophia and Ellie there with us too.  I could picture the chaos our family would have been in.  To have two toddlers there on top of everyone else would have been fun, probably pretty comical, but still fun.  It hurts to know they will never get to be a part of these perfect moments.  They should be.  They should be here with us enjoying it all too.  It just isn’t right, but I have no way of fixing it.  I miss them, plain and simple, I just miss them. 

32 comments:

  1. I would love to win your giveaway. I dont have anything with eli and jetts names on it yet so if i won i would love the shining star with their names stamped onto it.
    Im glad that you had a good time i would love to go there some day. Xxx

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  2. I so love the two layers of love necklace. Its a place for my name and the 4 most important people of my lifes names together!

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  3. I would love the shining star necklace too if I was lucky enough to win. Your shop is just stunning. Thank you for running the giveaways.

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  4. I'm so glad Disneyland was such a fun trip, and I too wish there could have been two precious toddlers there with you!
    I can't THANK YOU enough for hosting this again, it is so much fun!
    I have always wanted one of your Two Layers of Love Necklaces, I just love that piece!

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  5. Hi Tina,
    First off, I can't begin to thank you enough for your great idea of the giveaways. You are an amazing momma and friend. I know how much I have looked forward to seeing what creative idea each person has come up with each day. It has helped make December just a little easier... I would love just about anything from your shop, but I especially love the "loved" necklace. There is something so simple and delicate about it that it reminded me of my sweet baby Kennedy. Thanks again...((hugs))

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  6. Tina, thank you so much for your kindness this month! I would love to win your giveaway. It is so hard to decide what I would want, but I think I would get my daughter the big sister necklace; therefore, she would have something with her heavenly little sister and her little sister that is here. She would be so happy!

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  7. okay, the shining star necklace is perfect! xavier could be stamped on. thank you so much for hosting these amazing giveaways.

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  8. Hi Tina! As much as I would really like to be, I am not much of a jewelry wearer, so I would probably prefer an ornament!

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  9. Hi Tina,

    Thanks again for organizing this! It makes the season a little brighter. I love your Tiny Cup Hand Stamped Gold Filled Necklace. Too cute- so many nice things to chose from!

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  10. Tina! LOVE this giveaway ♥ I would choose a gift card because I am not entering for myself (even though I LOVE your jewelry and would LOVE to own a piece) I have a friend who has been amazing to me and I know this would brighten her day ♥

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  11. I would love an ornament made for Freja!
    Glad you had a good trip! I know what those bittersweet moments are like, the ones where you ache so badly for your baby and the hole in your family is so painfully obvious. ((hugs)) to you.

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  12. Oh my gosh! So much to choose from. If I win, I would love something from your store. Your choice that way you could personalize it and add your own special touch to it.

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  13. I am sorry that you also didn't have your toddlers with you at Disneyland. Although family moments are so sweet, I know that can be bittersweet, also, because of who is (are) not there.

    You have some beautiful!!! items in your shop. I think a gift certificate would not be too impersonal because you have some major talent! I would be thrilled with anything from your shop!

    Thank you once again for hosting these giveaways. I am sure it is a lot of work, but it has been such a wonderful way to meet other moms. Bless you for doing this again this year!

    Karen

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  14. Thank you for being so generous to host and organize these giveaways! I love so many things from your shop, but I think the tiny hearts is my favorite.

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  15. I love the heart necklace and the star necklace. Your jewelry is so beautiful!

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  16. Oh, Tina. That puts tears in my eyes, too. I'm missing them with you. I've been walkinga around with a heavy heart these past few days, as well. Thinking of Sophia and Ellie. <3

    I know I already have one of your pieces, but someday I'd love to get one of your adorable bracelets. I'd love to see the ornaments. I bet they're adorable. Hugs.

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  17. If I were the winner, I would choose an ornament. Every year we try to add one ornament per child to the tree, so this would be a great addition to our collection.

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  18. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the Tiny Cup Hand Stamped Gold Filled Necklace! I would love to win this necklace, but a gift certificate could always go toward purchasing it as well! Your work is beautiful and you are such a sweet spirit to have these giveaways!

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  19. Ooh! I want everything from your store. So, I guess if I won I would need a gift certificate so I could have time to make up my mind. I shattered the ceramic heart necklace I got after Juniper, so metal would be a much better choice for a necklace for me;-)

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  20. i LOVE everything in your store! My favorites are the I will carry your heart pendant and th e raised edge pendant :) I would love an item for my babies :) I lost both my children within 6 months of each other. Riley on 2/11/10 and Peyton 8/19/10 :*( I miss them dearly and I am currently in the process of finding out if my uterus is septate of bicornuate (it is the shape of a V - NOT good!) I'm praying it's septate because it can be fixed with surgery! Thank you for your wonderful giveaway :)

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  21. I really love the In My Heart necklace, thanks again for hosting and spearheading all of these great giveaways!

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  22. I would love either the tiny cup hand stamped gold one or the star one. I just love to see my Michael's name written out!

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  23. I would love to have the family keychain for my DH. He doesn't have anything with Sydney's name on it, so I'd love to be able to give him something that includes her.

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  24. Ooooo...I would love a gift certificate for your shop!

    Thank you so much for hosting these marvelous giveaways!!!

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  25. oh my goodness thank you so much for offering this give away. i would love the cups of love necklace that way i would be able to have something with all 5 of my babies names on it.
    thank you again~

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  26. Wow so much to choose from. I think a gift certificate would be great! I could then take my time choosing the perfect item!!!

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  27. Tina, *hugs* I can imagine how hard Disney must have been. Its so hard because there will be so many moments as we go on that will bring us back to the fact that our babies should be here.

    You have some very beautiful pieces. I would love a piece of jewelry if I win.

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  28. I absolutely love everything from your shop but if I had to choose... It would be the Cups of Love Hand Stamped Necklace. I'd love to have Kaelen in the middle with his info and then, the rest of our families names on the outer pendant - reminds me of him being a part of all of us inside, even though he's not here with us in physical form. Thanks for hosting another draw and for thinking up this wonderful idea.

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  29. Hope I'm not too late! I've been thinking of your Sophia & Ellie and of how you must be missing those sweet girls. Christmas makes it even harder for me.
    Thank you for having a giveaway - I've been gone all day, thus the late entry. Since I have a lovely piece of jewelry from you, I would love to win an ornament for Meredith. xoxoxo

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  30. I'd love to win a piece of jewelery!! How sweet you are to host one of the giveaways!! I love this idea!!

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  31. Tina I am attempting to catch up, when we went to Disneyland I felt the same way, I should have an almost 2 year old to chase around :( Thinking of you and your sweet girls. I love that you organized the giveaway again this year, I have not really been on the computer much, slacking on blogging and reading, but I think of you often!

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