Spring Giveaway Winner!

Congratulations! Lexi you are the winner of the "Bling'n in the Spring" giveaway.
This beautiful Cross Key Ring is what she won by posting her comments about her MOM.
View Lexi's comment about her mom here!

Lexi also has an Etsy shop with adorable handsewn dresses and accessories for your little one as well as handpainted items too. She's a busy mom of two with a talent to create, run an her Etsy shop and host three blogs! Wow! I have trouble with one. She a member of CAST a Christian Artist Street Team and she an EtsyMom member and lives with her precious little family in Tyler, Texas.

Also in the news....You might have noticed that on the front page of the Rustique Art site, there is a featured website for that month. Last month I was urging all of my visitors to check out the fabulous finds from The Cottage Junk Co.

This month I'm featuring the amazing talent of Teresa Oller of JJ-Jewels. Her designs set her apart from the other jewelry artisians because of her eye for color and classic style. Her wire wrapping is amazing! She also hosts her own blog and I encourage everyone to read it and visit her world of wonder.

Mother may I ?

Remember that game? Take two baby steps backwards....Mother may I?

Now tell me something....if you tell your 12 year old son to take out the trash, do you really think your going to hear those three little words? hummm?

Noooooo!

Or, you asked your sweet 15 year old daughter to empty the dishwasher....Mother may I? Yeah right!!!! LOL!

I do hear a lot of these famous sayings:
"Mother can you?", "Mom will you?" or "Momma, when you go....can you take....?" or this classic, "Moooooom! where's my....?"

So here's what I'm thinking, everytime they ask and I answer with words of kindness like: "yes, I can", "yes, I will", "of course, jump in".... this moves them a little bit "closer" to me. Then the clincher....the uncanny way of how mom's always know just where those important things are (it's because we picked them up for the 1000th time and placed the object in it's proper place) they breath that huge sigh of relief and say "thank you!"

Now there they are, standing right in front of you full of gratitude and they give you a hug....they're so unknowing and vulnerable, it's your chance to reach out and grab them, hug them tight and smother with tickles and kisses.

They scream "MOM...stop!" giggles and snorts....fall on the floor laughing....make them say it...."Mother may I?" "Uncle?" "Mercy?"

Remember to leave your comment about your MOM to be entered for the giveaway. I will be posting the winner of the featured item shown above on May 5th. It's not to late to take advantage of the 20% off all keyrings until 5/01/08. Also, if you buy two or more shipping is free!