Bar Keepers Friend

I recently won a cool basket of Bar Keepers Friend products.  Has anyone heard of this product or used it?  I've heard of it and just assumed it was a product to be used on, ahem, bars.   As in alcohol, shots of whisky and loud music...  Apparently I spent too much of my younger years rockin' and rollin'.  So when I looked them up I discovered that it's actually a product to be used in the home, and it's particularly good at removing baked on food and tea stains as well as for removing rust. 

Well Erin over at The Pyrex Collective 2 was having this contest and I thought, what the heck.  Let me enter and see if I win.  After all, I have Pyrex products and frankly, they can use some help.  What do you think?  That's a little baked on yuckiness, don't you agree?

Part of the contest was to write a haiku about your Pyrex product and submit it.  So here's what I wrote....

My beautiful dish
Made of Pyrex white and red
Sits stained and dirty.

And I won!  I can't wait to get my basket of Bar Keepers Friend and go to work on my Pyrex dishes.  They will probably look so beautiful after I get them clean.

Apple Blossom Dreams

If you like to crochet, then you've got to go over and visit Apple Blossom Dreams, where Liz creates some of the most gorgeous items.   Everything she makes explodes with color and inspires me to try new things.

A couple of weeks ago Liz had a fun contest.  She was looking for a name for her trusty scooter.  And guess what?  I was the "Name that scooter" winner!  I came up with the name Blossom.

My prize was this awesome hat that Liz made, one of her crocheted flowers and a bag of skittles... Doesn't the hat look exactly like a bunch of skittles?

Please go over and visit Apple Blossom Dreams and take the time to browse through her blog.  I guarantee that you'll find lots of beautiful items like pillows, blankets, scarves and my personal favorite - her Granny Rose crochet-along.  One of these days I'm going to tackle that project, but I'm just not ready yet.

Thanks again for the fun hat Liz!

5.11 Tactical Writing Contest

5.11 Tactical is hosting a writing contest and they have some SWEET equipment for their prize package.  The contest is over on January 13th, so if you're interested, hop over and check it out.

http://www.511tactical.com/adventure.html

While you're over there, take a look at all the outdoors clothes and equipment they have - clothing for women and men, boots, backpacks, flashlights, gloves, eye wear and all kinds of accessories.

You can bet that I entered the contest!  Keep your fingers crossed.