Blog Givaway #1

YEP, THAT'S RIGHT!!! FeltedChicken is hosting it's first ever Blog GiveAway!!!! You could win your very own FREE Super Sweet Felted CupCake, just in time for Valentine's Day!!! I'm making lots of new Felted CupCakes w/ Cherries on Top for the Pink Parlour Festival as we speak, so I have a ton of new colors!! If you are the lucky winner you get your choice of color!!


















What Do I Win?

You win 1) Super Cute Felted Cupcake! Your choice of color: Red, Orange, Yellow, Lt Green, Blue-Green, Blue, Purple, Black, or Tan!! So many to choose from!!


How Do I Enter?**

Easy!! Just do one of these easy this! You CAN enter multiple times!!

1. Follow my Blog! - Then comment on THIS post - Feb 1, 2010 - "Blog Giveaway #1"
2. Blog about this Giveaway - Then comment with the link on THIS post.
3. Tweet my Giveaway - Then link to your Twitter Account here so I can find & follow you!
4. Become a Fan on FaceBook - Then remind me on THIS post.


Who Will Win?

It's very important that you leave a comment on THIS post for ever Entry because I will number each comment & choose a random number using RANDOM.ORG. So if you want many entries, do one of the 4 things & comment for each one!!!


When Will it End?

The chance to enter the contest will end on Sunday February 7th at Midnight!! I will pick the random winner on Monday morning & post the winner!!!

















**I've always wanted to type out some "Small Print". Don't know if anyone will actually read this, but I think its funny!! Blah, Blah. There isn't anything to disqualify you from entering, I think.... You can be a friend, family, or stranger. The Felted Cupcakes are really cute! And depending on how this giveaway goes, I might do another. That's why it's titled "Blog Giveaway #1". And who knows, if I get enough traffic I might giveaway 2 Cupcakes. We'll see how it goes. If you actually read this small print, comment with "small print" and you get a Bonus Entry!
*** Just realized I'm dumb & it should really be called "Fine Print"!!!

Monday Teaser...

So I'm going to post something on Monday that I've never posted before. I'm going to try and be a little more pro-active with connecting to fellow crafters online, so be sure to check back. February is a new month & there might be lots of fun & exciting FeltedChicken shenanigans coming.....

Sneak Peak....
It just might have something to do with this....

Sharing the Blog Award Love!!!

I was so humbled this week by being nominated by 2 different Bloggers for this awesome Blog Award!! I've been feeling a bit beat down this week & this definitely lifts my spirits!!

Thank You Eugena's Creations & Butterscotch Grove for nominating me for this Blog Award!!

(And yes, I'm going to cheat & nominate them back for the award, but whatever, they have great blogs & I want to give the love back!)

The Sunshine Award is awarded to bloggers whose positivity & creativity inspires others in the blog world.
The rules for accepting these award:
Put the logo on your blog or within your post.
Pass the award onto 12 bloggers.
Link the nominees within your post.
Let the nominees know they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
Share the love and link to the person from whom you received this award.

So here are my 12 nominees:

http://www.craftypod.com/

http://cuteable.com/

http://dabbled.org/

http://www.ellifolks.com/blog/

http://thefunkyfelter.blogspot.com/

http://eyesoftime.blogspot.com/

http://needlefeltedart.blogspot.com/

http://curiouspug.blogspot.com/

http://eugenascreations.blogspot.com/

http://butterscotchgrove.wordpress.com/

http://thursdaysweettreat.blogspot.com/

http://salvagenation.blogspot.com/

Please check out a few of these amazing & inspiring blogs. Some of these blogs are new friends, some are old friends, and some are my secret Blog-crushes!!

Cooking on a Budget...

So yesterday was the first (of many I'm sure) Job Hunting Days. Yep, being poor sucks, and with movie production in Los Angeles down like 20% in the last year, my prospects of landing a great paying Union Gig are next to nothing. I'm okay with that I guess, it's been 10 years of hard work and ups & downs, but I think it's time for a new stage in my life... We'll call it the "FeltedChicken Era". But since my little felting business can't support me right now, I've been learning to shop on a budget & need to find a day-job to help pay the bills.

So I'm willing to share some of my secret tips to cooking on a budget (which you probably already know, but I'm slowly learning).....

• Even though it's pretty gross, roasting a chicken at home is pretty cheap & delicious!! We used to buy the store roasted chickens, but for the same price I can get twice as much chicken! I was surprised to have to pull the guts out of the chicken, but it's well worth saving the few dollars.

• Stock up on FROZEN VEGGIES!!! This is my favorite cause I can beef up any meal by just adding a couple cups of mixed frozen veggies to anything. I add them to tacos, chili, pasta, roasted meat, etc. And they might not have quite as many nutrients as the fresh ones (slightly) you can get pounds of them for a couple bucks!

• Make Tofu your friend. Tofu is a great protein substitute that is comparatively cheap. I use Tofu in my taco & lasagna. It's a great filler coupled with some frozen veggies, that costs only a couple bucks.

• Shop the "Bulk / Discount " stores. We don't have a membership to Costco or anything, but we have a local bulk grocery store called "Smart & Final", some places have "Sack 'n Save", "Food for Less", etc. They don't have the widest selection, but you can get meat cheap, buy gallons of Soy Sauce (which runs like water in my house), and one of the best things I've gotten there, a giant box of Mashed Potato Packs. I got like 12 for $8 & they are super fast & easy to make in the microwave. OH, also got like 2 pounds of whole-wheat pasta for like $5.

So those are a few of my cheap eat'n tricks. If you live, or have ever visited California you know that the "cost of living" is slightly above average here. Gotta watch those grocery ads & learn how to cook. I personally HATE to cook, but am slowly learning cause it's the best way to eat healthy & watch your wallet. If my boyfriend had it his way, we would order Take Out (preferably steak) every day. At $50 a meal, that's really why I'm kinda in control of the house-hold finances!!!

*Went to Home Depot yesterday & am going to start building the mechanical parts for the Koi & Frog today!!! I'm no carpenter, but I can use a circular saw & screw gun, so it shouldn't be that difficult!!!

** Totally just jinxed myself....

*** OOHHH!!! And I don't care to hear what your Political views are, or tell you mine, but remember to watch the "State of the Union" speech tonight. It's everyone's responsibility to be informed on what's going on in our nation. The more we all know, the stronger we will be. I never miss it, been watching it for like 10 years, it's kinda like my SuperBowl!!

.

Koi & Frog all Painted....

So got some basic picts I wanted to share with you guys of the Koi Fish & Frog all airbrushed & ready for their mechanical parts. I still need to go to Home Depot & get the wood for their boxes, but I'll do that today cause I will be out anyways. Hope the rain we are supposed to get holds off till I get back home!!

Koi Fish Painted:

So went with a dramatic Tattoo Look. Right after I painted him, I was iffy about the shading (I tend to have a really heavy hand cause I'm no airbrush expert), but he's growing on me. Now I just need to build the box & mechanical crank parts. I'm gonna go with black for the wood parts, and add the couple cherry blossoms or lotus flowers to accent his tattoo-ness.







Frog Painted:

I'm happy how he turned out with his shading. I was going to add some warty-type details on his back, but am rethinking that. I kind of like his generic look, almost a little more fanciful. He's soft & pretty. I'm probably going to make his box & mechanical parts blue (like water) and maybe have him sitting on a lily pad. Gotta think about it.