Happy Holidays!

And A Huge

 Giveaway Drawing!!

* *Quick Note!!!* *
December 26th!!!
Unfortunately due to some
sort of Bug Christmas Eve
I've had to postpone the
Drawing until January 2nd, 2013
but guess what!!!
If Birdnuts Mixed Media
reaches 500 Followers
by January 2nd, 2013
I'll be adding a 
4th Prize to the Pot!!!
Just my way of saying
Thanks and sorry for the 
delay!!
So sign on, leave a 
comment and see you
all January 2nd, 2013!!
Happy New Year!!!

Woo Hoo!!!

Here we are,  and it's already December 7th! 

Seems like even though we are 

all really busy getting ready for the Holidays,

that December is flying so fast!

We're definitely getting into the  Holiday Spirit 

in my home:)

Oliver Howard is certainly giving it a go! LOL!

Poor dog...but he loved his tie which was a gift

from one of our 

Wonderful ATC Artists

Rita Kveton!

Thank you Rita for thinking of our 

Dear Oliver Howard!

And is Anyone Else missing the 

ATC Swap?

LOL! 

I bet not with all the Holiday preparing 

you all are

doing and getting overwhelmed with!!

With the New Year just around the

corner, I'm sure it will quickly pass and

it'll be time to start 2013's ATC Swaps!

But in the meantime.....

As many of you know, 

from 

Facebook and my Etsy Shop

I'm having a blast

making these Wonderful Table/Shelf Shrines

(SOLD! Thank you!!!)

And I'm so pleased how they've been turning out:)

(SOLD! Thank you!!!)

Each one has been so much fun to do!

 Still Available in my Etsy Shop

And trying to make each one as unique and

special as the next has been a fun challenge!

And my latest!!  Just Listed!

So there's still a bit of time left to do

a little bit more shopping!

So hope you'll stop by!!

But also......

 You can make these too!!!

Retro Cafe Art 

has a Fabulous Selection

of these Kits to make

Wonderful Goodies to 

create with!!

And here's my 

Latest New Creation 

using some of 

Retro Cafe Art's 

Fabulous Goodies

I had so much fun doing this one!

And this is also 

Just Listed 

in my 

Etsy Shop!!!

So Kristin at 

Retro Cafe Art Gallery

and I were thinking....

...since you all are so busy

getting ready for the 

Holiday Season, 

how about a 

Fun Treat for you!

A Fun Giveaway!!!

Woo Hoo!!!

Kristin is 

Donating a Fabulous

$25 Gift Certificate

for a Giveaway Drawing

(we could all use one of these!!)

But wait!!!

That's not all!

I'm also going to add to the

Giveaway Drawing

so there can be 

More Winner's!!!

There will also be a 

Drawing to Win

on of my 

ATC Boxes!

AND!!!

Another Drawing

for 

A Chance to Win 

$25 Amazon Gift Card!!

That's right!

3 Drawings!!!! 

3 Winners!!!

The Drawing will be on

Thursday 

December 27th!!!

Just in Time for an

Extra Reason to Celebrate

the

New Year!

LOL!!!

All you have to do to be 

Entered to Win

is 

Be a Follower or

Sign on as a  Follower of

Birdnuts Mixed Media

and 

LEAVE A COMMENT

on this Blog Post!

And if you're already

a Follower,  

Leave a Comment

to let me know and you'll be 

Entered to Win

One of 3 of the Giveaway 

Prizes!!!

Woo Hoo!!!

So there ya go!

I thought it was a 

Great Way to End

2012's Fabulous Season

here on 

Birdnuts Mixed Media

And a 

Thank You

for a 

Fabulous Fun Filled

Year!!!

Now get that

Comment on this Post

to be

Entered to Win!!!

ENJOY!!!

And Happy Holidays!!!

Woo Hoo!

Cyber Monday!

I figured I'd give you all

a head's up since it's

Cyber Monday

and

Everyone on Facebook

knows of the Sale

that I would share

Today Only!

Discount Sale with 

You All

in my Etsy Shop!

www.Etsy.com/shop/BirdnutsMixedMedia

Big Variety of my Projects

Holiday Inspired

ATC Inspired :)

From Small Projects

to use in a variety of ways...

Things to wear or give:)

Things to use:)

Or Things just for the heck of it! LOL!

You never know what you

might find in my 

Etsy Shop! 

GRIN

So hope you'll stop by today,

and at Checkout

Use Coupon Code

HAPPYCYBERMONDAY

And receive a

25% Discount on your

Entire Purchase!

Today Only!

Until Midnight!

Hope to see you there!

www.Etsy.com/shop/BirdnutsMixedMedia

Cheers!!!

Enjoy!

Seemed like it 

took forever to get here!

Doesn't it to you?

I guess being the Year End

ATC Swap and all the Holidays

of Halloween and Thanksgiving

now past, and onto the Holiday Season,

I'm pooped! LOL!!!

So here we are, the 

Final for thisYear,

ATC Swap and Etsy Gift Card

Giveaway Post!

It's been a Fabulous Year

Hosting and Co-Hosting

and as I've said before,

I Thank all of you

Wonderful Artists for

coming and playing with me:) LOL!

So here are all of your

Fabulous Entries

and being the

last Swap of the Year

I'm just going to list who

you are, instead of the

Shout Outs as I'm still pooped! 

(GRIN:)

So Our November/December

Holiday ATC Swap

Entries are.....

Jan DeBellis

Thank you so much Jan for Entering throughout

the Year in the Swaps! I really appreciate it!!

Next up....

Corinne Marie

It's even more Beautiful in person Corinne:)

Thank you so much for joining in and participating

in my Swaps Corinne!! Hope you'll join in again

in the New Year!!! 

And our next Entry.....

Fiona Randall

And you know I really appreciate your 

consistently participating Fiona all the

way from England!

Your digital Art Rocks!!!

Thank you so much!

And One of my 'Home Girls' are up next.....

Michele Oliver

Michele is my only consistently Entering

Canadian and I soooo appreciate it Michele!!

I adore your art, and you're so generous 

when you send me your ATC's! 

Luv ya Girl!!! 

And Thank You!

Now, next up.....

Pat May

Always Gorgeous ATC's Pat, and so

appreciate your participating from so

far away! And love our early morning

coffee sessions on Facebook! Love the laughs!!

Hope you'll join in again in the New Year!!!

Thank you!!  oxox:)

And then we have....

Virginia Smith

I wanted to load this bigger, but Google won't

since it's a sideways picture, but Oh Man is

it a good one!!!

Love it Virginia! And Please join in again

in the New Year!!!

Thank you!!!

Our Next Entry is......

Retta Fox Skiff

Oh man, this gave me childhood memories

when it arrived with the fuzzy trim and the 

sound of the bell! It's lovely Retta!

I so appreciate your Entering all the way

from the other side of N. America! LOL!

Please do join in again in the New Year!!!

Thank you!

And my Wonderful

Consistant Duo is up next.....

Susan Dietz

(Flutter BeforeYou)

And Susan I'd know that dollie anywhere! HA!!!

Always Fabulous Girlfriend!!! And Thank you

so much for always joining in!!!

And Susan brought us her Fabulous Teenage Niece 

Cheveya Weaver 

It's Adorable Cheveya! I love it!!

I hope next year, you'll be able

to continue Entering ATC's with

your Aunt in my ATC Swaps!

I love your work Kiddo!!!

Thank you!!

Now who's up next?.....

(tee hee)

It wouldn't be an ATC Swap

without

Diana D. Darden!!!

I LOVE the Deer!!!! LOL!

And you weaved all that paper! Clever Girlie!!

Thank you Diana for always being so

supportive of my endeavours, you're a 

good friend my Girlie:)

xoxo

And then we have....

Eugenia Strange

Oh this is such a cool one Eugenia!!

And you know I appreciate you participating

all the way from Greece!!!

You always Rock the ATC's with your

different perspective and humour and

I always adore them!!

Please come join in again in the New Year!

I'd miss you if you didn't:) 

xoxo :)

And we have next....

Kirsten Alicia Sheriden

My other Fabulous Brit Girl who I encouraged

to show this ATC to the Dyan Reaveley 

Journal Group on Facebook and it was a huge hit!!

You really rocked this using Dyan's Stamps, and

I think it's adorable!!

( I'm such a fan of Dyan and her humour:)

Hope you'll join in the group with some 

journaling Kirsten! You're so clever!!

Hope you'll join in here too in the New Year!!

Thank you!!!

And up next....

Dear Rita Kvton!

(better late than never Girlie!!:)

Rita Entered 2 ATC's not knowing

the Entry was to be one, so I'm posting both

so you can see her wonderful Retro ATC's

but she's in the Drawing only once:)

Love the Victorian Feel to this one Rita!!

I'm so glad you finally entered and I hope

you'll be joining in with us in the New Year!!!

Thank you Rita!! xoxo

Now what can I say about this next Artist....

Mary Jane Chadbourne

Very Honestly, if it wasn't for the Dynamic 

Mary Jane Chadbourne, I wouldn't have

started these ATC Swaps!

Mary Jane encouraged me to start either a

ATC Swap or a Journaling Group on

Facebook, and here we are a year later

and it's been so successful!

Owe it all to you Mary Jane! 

I Thank you so much, and your ATC's Rock!!! LOL!

And Adore this ATC and it's envelope!! GRIN:)

And our Last Artist of the Year here on 

Birdnuts Mixed Media

but Certainly Not Least.....

My 'Deer' Friend

Ginette Nourse

How Classy is this?!!!!

Adore it Ginette!!!

And you know darn well I appreciate your joining in,

and participating in my ATC Swaps and I'll be

heartbroken if you don't join in again next year!!!

Thank you Ginette:) xoxo

Wow!

I don't know whether to be

relieved or start crying! HA!

This past year of having the

ATC Swaps has been a huge learning

experience for me, and has opened

an incredible amount of opportunities,

and I have found so many of you to

be now Good Friends!

I Thank all of you for sticking with me,

and making it all so worth while and fun!

I adore all your ATC's you've sent me

they're all in display binders, and will

be cherished as a Fabulous Collection

by all of you Talented, Gracious and 

Generous Artists!!!

So lets Rock this and See who's the

Winner of the

$25 Etsy Gift Card Drawing!!!!

Using the Radom Generator Site

the Winner is......

(drum roll please....) 

Fiona Randall!!!!

Woo Hoo!!!!

Congrats Fiona! I'll be emailing

you the Gift Card from Etsy!!

And now that the ATC Swap is

coming to an end for the year,

I will still be posting a few

Giveaways and such here

on

Birdnuts Mixed Media though out

the Holiday Season:)

So please do keep checking back!

And I'll be announcing in the 

New Year the 2013

ATC Swap!!!

Cheers! and Enjoy!!