Contest on Bev's Country Cottage!

If you own a website or a blog, especially a crafting one, you will want to enter this contest!
For more details CLICK HERE!

Sweet yarn and craft booklet prizes, and hooks and needles!  All in one great bundle!  YES- the winner gets all pictured!  Open to crafting blogs and sites in the USA and Canada only please.

Be sure to tell your friends about it too!!

Runs from August 1- 31st!  To celebrate our new little grandson who is due Aug 2nd!!  WOO HOO!!!

Here's the link again in case you missed it!!
http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/contest-8-11.pdf

HUG the ones you love today. :)  ♥

Makes you think

I listened to some wonderful General Conference talks this morning, while I was at work. It got me to thinking... what am I doing to make this world a better place?

Some days my hours, flowing into days, are filled with work, filled with anxious work so that we have enough money to pay the bills. Then, the thoughts pour into my mind, that if I put God first, we will have enough. 

This means doing the things I should be always doing, studying scriptures, family and personal prayers, kindness to all.  Speak positive thoughts... really get into those scriptures.  Write down my thoughts about what I read and incorporate the teachings of Christ into my every hour.

I am working on my 'Personal Progress'- a program for the young women of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  My daughter Katie is also working on it, and all she has to do is finish reading the Book of Mormon to get her medallion. She will receive a necklace too.  

I think the moms who complete this get the medallion but not the necklace.  That's ok though... I have wanted to finish this for a long time and I am nearly there!! Feels great!  It's helped me reach into parts of my spirituality that were a bit dormant I guess and I have grown through the studies and projects.

I am also making items for selling in my ETSY shop; and working on some warm mittens and hats for grandkids.  I also starting knitting an old fave pattern for a baby sweater for my newest grandson who is due in a couple of weeks.  This is a hoodie so is big and will be for when this little guy is older. But I want to get it done for Christmas.

Meanwhile..
Charity efforts... I am making preemie hats to send to a young girl, Abi, who is making them and collecting them for her Girl Scout Bronze award.  Very cool!   She is also collecting preemie booties and blankets.  If you would like to help too here is some info:

Teenie Beanies & Tiny Linies
c/o Sheeps Clothing
8551 W. Gage Blvd. 

Kennewick, WA, 99336

More info is here,
http://aknottyhabit.com/blog/2011/06/nicu-preemie-workshop-bronze-award-presentation/


If you need free patterns, I have lots on my preemie pages!  

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God bless you and yours, and HUG the ones you love!
Bev
http://www.bevscountrycottage.com

My Song in the Night

Bev is Making and Selling Christmas Stockings!

It's Christmas in July!

For *a limited time I am hand crocheting these merry 17" (tall) x 10.5" (width across foot) ♥  The width across the middle is 6". Plus it stretches all over Christmas .

♥ I will PERSONALIZE each stocking with up to 10 letters. 

This will make a great gift for your holiday traditions this year so be sure to order one for each member of the family. ♥ 

Please order yours before Aug 10th, 2011

I have one ready for personalization and sale HERE