Some of you may have heard...

...that The Olde Prairie Register and my business, Holly Tree Primitives is closing down. Sadly, this is true, but for happy reasons.

After a back injury in early Jan., I was forced away from the computer and onto bed rest for several weeks. Recoup has been hard and is still ongoing, but what I gained is very precious. I got a whole lot of time. Time to just be with my kids and my husband and enjoy my family. I realized, that I have been missing out on all this. This is what life used to be like before I signed on for an online business/ hobby and I soooooooooo miss it. And so even though I am saddened to leave my business and magazine behind, I am joyful for all that I am getting back in return. God has blessed me with so much, it is time I got back to enjoying it and savoring it for all it is worth. Children aren't little forever and time on this earth is short. I intend to get back to living it, away from my computer screen.

Thanks to all of you who have supported my business and magazine. Thanks for reading my blog and cheering me on. I will miss this community, but just because I will not be an "outpost" so to speak, doesn't mean I won't be hopping around your blogs and buying your primitive goodies. You all are just too wonderful for me to abandon all that.

Thanks so much for your understanding,
Michele

Pay It Forwrd on ETSY

I am sure that most of you are acquainted with the notion or idea of Pay It Forward (PIF). The idea that you do a kindness for someone and ask in return only that they pay the favor forward.

But did you know that ETSY has PIF listings? These have been listed by all different artists all over ETSY who want to do a bit of kindness for little or no compensation. Most listings I have found are given for the cost of shipping and the price of the listing, which is .20. We are talking about jewelry, hand made t shirts, supplies, paintings, photo services, and just about anything else you can think of. Some listings cost a little more, but you are usually getting more, like a 30.00 value for 5.00 and so on. There are also listings that say "Do not buy this listing, just email me and I will send it to you" or "Do not buy this recipe, just cut and paste to your computer" I have found a Itallian Wedding Soup recipe that I can not wait to try, that was given to me for free. I also saw an interesting pendant I am thinking of purchsing for .20 and 1.00 shipping. It really is a neat concept, and the artists on ETSY have really jumped on the bandwagon, with over 710 listings at the time of this article being written.

So to snag a great bargain for the cost of kindness, head on over to ETSY and simply type in pif in the search bar. To see my own PIF listings, CLICK HERE!

Are you thankful for my posting of this information? Then Pay It Forward and Have Fun!

We have our Valentine Give Away Winner!

Congratulations to Deanna of Nanny Goat Primitives! She found the secret code word in my listing and was the first to email it to me. She gets to choose which set of Valentine Tags she would like. Way to go Deanna!
UPDATE!!
Deanna chose my Valentine Kids set, series 1.

Thanks to all who participated and left comments. This was really fun, I am definitely doing this again.

Valentine Give Away Update!

Can you tell I am really enjoying this? Let's see how many posts I can milk from my...



I am posting some more listings right now in my shoppe! The secret word may be in one of them so be sure to look at those Valentine Tag listings.

Gearing Up For My Give Away

I am putting together my Valentine Tag listings right now and deciding where I will be hiding my secret word! For those of you who do not know about the...



...the contest starts on the 29th, which is only a short couple of hours from now. For full details and contest rules, go here.

I am very excited about this give away and can't wait for tomorrow. Hope to see you there!

Valentines Day Give Away

I am just finishing up my valentines tag offerings for the season and I believe they are better than last season's. You can even choose tags that have been encrusted with red German Glass Glitter! I will be posting them all after I get back from vacation, on Dec. 29th. Be the first to drop in to my shoppe and check them out. In fact, I am having a....



...I will be hiding a "Secret Word" in one of my Valentine Tag listings. Find the secret word, be the FIRST to email me the secret word through my ETSY shop, and you will win one of my Valentine Tag sets. AND you get to choose the set! It will be posted after December 29th, but I am not telling what time. (you are just going to have to stop in and check to find out!)