The Chicken Coop

I am a paper crafter. I've been playing with paper, and cutting and pasting for many years now and I still just love it. I teach classes each month and would love to have you.
You can find me at MyRedHen.blogspot.com and on Pinterest
or email me at MyRedHen4@yahoo.com
I'd love to hear from you.
Every now and then I have some cards or little treats available for sale that may be seen here.
My blog also contains my personal posts. Ignore them if you like, but you may get a kick out of them. Maybe my girls will read them one day and get insights into the inner workings of an old woman's brain....Scary Thought!
There is a list of labels on the right side of the blog, so you can click there to go to only the posts that you are interested in. That will allow you to skip the personal posts and any items for sale if you wish. No matter which way you choose, I hope will enjoy my little blog and visit often.

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

The Last Picture

Tonight I am actually going to do one of the writing challenges. It's been forever, right? I don't get them daily anymore, as a matter of fact, I don't get them very often at all. Don't know why. Then many of the ones I do get don't inspire me much. Today they ask me tell the story behind the last picture I took. I checked, and the last several pics I took were of the last class I taught. I had to send them to a couple of students who were unable to make it. So, it's not much of a story, but I thought I'd share them here to let you all see what we made.
Contact me if you think you'd ever like to join us. We have a really great time.
Also drop me a line if you'd like to be put on the email list I use to let every know my class dates each month.

 I'd love to have you!Tonna













Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Weekly Deals Plus

Here is a brand new set being offered by Stampin Up. I like it. It would be so nice on the back of our homemade cards!

Better Than E-Mail

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Now here are this week's deals for you.

Jan 13 Weekly Deals

Weekly Deals

We hope you enjoy this week's Weekly Deals!

    

Angled Tag Topper Punch


Angled Tag Topper Punch Item # 133323
Regular Price: $22.95 US/$31.95 CAN
Discounted Price: $17.21 US/$23.96 CAN




Little Pieces Embosslits Die Item # 133733
Regular Price: $11.95 US/$14.95 CAN
Discounted Price: $8.96 US/$11.21 CAN




Starburst Framelits Die Item # 132967
Regular Price: $26.95 US/$32.95 CAN
Discounted Price: $20.21 US/$24.71 CAN






Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack Item # 133787
Regular Price: $16.95 US/$22.95 CAN
Discounted Price: $12.71 US/$17.21 CAN




Tangelo Twist 3/8" Satin Stitched Ribbon Item # 133669
Regular Price: $8.95 US/$12.25 CAN
Discounted Price: $6.71 US/$9.19 CAN

  

 



Blackberry Bliss 3/8" Satin Stitched Ribbon Item # 133668
Regular Price: $8.95 US/$12.25 CAN
Discounted Price: $6.71 US/$9.19 CAN




Watercolored Winter Kit - Digital Download Item # 136678
Regular Price: $9.95 US/$10.95 CAN
Discounted Price: $5.97 US/$6.57 CAN
  

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Weekly Desls

It's that time again!Here are your weekly deals for this week 





Sunday, January 4, 2015

January Class Dates


I am going to have one less class for the month of January since I ended up having a rather eventful holiday season..

To kick it off I went to spend the night at my daughter's house so that I could watch Landon open his gifts on Christmas. (He's two. Who wouldn't want to be there for that!) I was going back out to my car to get my gifts and both my feet slipped from under me and I landed flat on my back on the icy concrete driveway, and my head took quite a pounding on cement.
Once I was able to get up and had gotten inside to get my bearings I went back out stocking feet so I wouldn't slip again. I ended up with a headache that would come and go, but I thought I was okay. It was the same the next morning, but as the day went on the headache got worse and became constant. I was supposed to go to a friend's house for Christmas dinner. The kids left for dinner elsewhere and although I was supposed to go to a friend's house for dinner, I just had to lie down a bit. The headache continued to worsen and I began to feel kind of disoriented. Everything kind of looked and kind of felt like a dream. Eventually I felt like maybe I should check to make sure everything was okay, but I was there alone and certainly didn't want to drive in my dreamlike state, so I called the nurse hot line. They asked me a bunch of questions and told me that I needed to get in to the ER. Luckily the kids came home while I was on the phone with them, cause they were going to send an ambulance! Megan took me and dropped me off at Emergency. So here I was sitting alone in the ER in my pajamas on Christmas. This is NOT how I recommend any of you spend your holiday!

Once I got in they poked me everywhere like a pincushion trying to start an IV.  I have bad veins so all this trouble was not foreign to me, but they even tried a spot near my right breast! That was a new one for me! Another finally had to come in to do it and she ended up getting it on my leg. Also a new one for me. They finally gave me something for the pain and rolled me in to have a CAT scan done. That revealed that I did not have a fracture and there was no bleeding. I just had a pretty severe concussion. Megan returned to pick me up around midnight I think, and that finalized my Christmas day.
 The next day I got myself to the pharmacy for the pain pill prescription and then home to land on my own couch. There I remained in pain pill oblivion, then just as I began to get better I found that I  had caught Landon's bad cold. To make an already very long story a bit shorter--I was not able to leave the house again until Saturday. Today I will actually get back to church. I missed a lot including a New Year's party at church. NOT HAPPY!

So... I got a bit behind in my class preparation. To help me catch up I am going to combine my regular card class and my Stampin Up workshop into just one class. That class will be on
Thursday January 15th at 6pm and the fee is $20
Our Paper Pumpkin Club for January will be held on the 29th at 6pm. The fee is only $5, but you do have to be a Paper Pumpkin subscriber to attend,
Then hopefully all my drama will be over and February will get back to normal.

Drop me a line if you would like to attend either of these classes ASAP since I am working on those kits now.

Happy New Year to you all. I hope that your holiday season has been a little less crazy than mine was.

Tonna

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Weekly Deals

 

 


 
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Amazing Birthday Wood Stamp Set by Stampin' Up!
Amazing Birthday Wood-Mount Stamp Set
Price: $28.95 $21.71
Clips Essentials Hardware
Clips Essentials Hardware
Price: $5.95 $4.46
Finishing Touches Edgelits Die
Finishing Touches Edgelits Die
Price: $9.95 $7.46
Fun Flower Punch
Fun Flower Punch
Price: $16.95 $12.71
Hearts A Flutter Framelits Die
Hearts A Flutter Framelits Die
Price: $24.95 $18.71
Marina Mist 3/4 Chevron Ribbon
Marina Mist 3/4" Chevron Ribbon
Price: $8.95 $6.71
Party Pennants Bigz L Die by Stampin' Up!
Party Pennants Bigz L Die
Price: $32.95 $24.71
Top 10 Photo Book Template Digital Download
Top 10 Photobook Template - Digital Download
Price: $14.95 $8.97
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My Gift To You

I get to choose one gift -- no price restrictions -- for any person I want. The caveat? I have to give it anonymously. I am to write about what gift I would give, and to whom?

I would give my anonymous gift to my friend Carol. She has been my best friend since Junior High which was a LOOONG time ago. Through all that time she has always been there for me and has never once wavered in her loyalty and love for me.
Since my gift has no price restriction, I would give her a big, giant, anonymous Visa card prepaid with not one, but two million dollars.
Hopefully that will be enough for her to be able to stop working and although I know that she will give much of it away and use most of it to do things for others, I really hope she will do some great things for herself.
Know what? Better make it four million.
City Council Gives Firefighters 1.4 Million Dollar “Parting Gift”Have fun my friend!!

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Weekly Deals

Here are this weeks deals girls.

I'm snapping up those square Framelits!




Oh My Goodies Wood-Mount Stamp Set Item # 134087
Regular Price: $24.95 US/$30.95 CAN
Discounted Price: $18.71 US/$23.21 CAN




Blushing Bride Baker'S Twine Item # 134577
Regular Price: $2.95 US/$3.95 CAN
Discounted Price: $2.21 US/$3.95 CAN



A Fitting Occasion Wood Stamp Set Item # 131952
Regular Price: $37.95 US/$46.95 CAN
Discounted Price: $28.46 US/$35.21 CAN




Squares Collection Framelits Die Item # 130921
Regular Price: $26.95 US/$32.95 CAN
Discounted Price: $20.21 US/$24.71 CAN



Chocolate Chip 3/4" Chevron Ribbon Item # 130014
Regular Price: $8.95 US/$12.50 CAN
Discounted Price: $6.71 US/$9.38 CAN




Chalk Talk Framelits Die Item # 129983
Regular Price: $24.95 US/$30.95 CAN
Discounted Price: $18.71 US/$23.21 CAN



Midnight Cheer Ensemble - Digital Download Item # 132916
Regular Price: $9.95 US/$10.95 CAN
Discounted Price: $5.97 US/$6.57 CAN
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Be The Star Wood-Mount Stamp Set Item # 135731
Regular Price: $28.95 US/$35.95 CAN
Discounted Price: $21.71 US/$26.96 CAN