New Template & Playoffs!!!

I changed my template yet again. The other one was nice, but after a while it just wasn't me. Hopefully this new template is more me. I think it is! It's very cute!

I have been super busy with my son's t-ball team! I am happy to announce that his team made the playoffs! GO ROCKIES!!!!!

We have a playoff game coming up and the end of season party this week! Hopefully I can find some time to craft in between t-ball stuff!.

I am currently looking for fall and winter shows to fill up my calendar. Do you know of any?
I am looking into a farmers market as well for rest of this summer.

Bonanzle Block Party Sunday 5/31!!!

This is like a huge online mall sale. There are over 100 booths (stores) participating and running sales of 10%-50% off! They sale goes from 1pm Pst ( 2 mtn, 3 cst, 4 est) and end at 7pm pst (8 mst, 9 cst, 10 est). Be sure to stop by and visit all the sales. Below is the time frames and stores having sales. You can win prizes!!!

I will be having a 30% off sale on Sunday May 31st from 4pm pst (5 mst, 6 cst, 7 est) to 7pm pst (8 mst, 9 cst, 10 est)



Welcome To The Bonanzle Bonanza Block Party Where You Shop, Save & WIN!
You do not have to be registered to shop the great deals...so please take your time & take advantage of this great big on-line sale! PLUS get an entry for the prizes for every item you buy!!
Also Please Keep in mind that our merchants will be shopping too, so if they are not in their booths please leave any question you have through the contact seller option & they will get right back to you.
There is a list of merchants below that are offering special deals & discounts within their booth. We are bringing you the biggest & best sale you could possibly attend, PLUS you have the option of shopping it right from your home!There are 3 time slots that booths have registered for & each sale lasts for 3 hours. They are all conducted on Bonanzle's Time zone. Pacific Standard Time
The first is from 1:00pm pst 'til 4:00pm pst
(2:00mst, 3:00cst, 4:00est)
The second is from 3:00 pm pst 'til 6:00 pm pst
(4:00mst, 5:00cst, 6:00est)
The final time slot is from 4:00 pm pst 'til 4:00 pm pst.
(5:00mst, 6:00cst, 7:00est)
This will allow you a total of 6 hours to get to all the booths & purchase your goodies!
There will be PRIZES for the MOST ITEMS purchased & The Most Sales
1st place for the most items bought
2nd place for the most items bought
3rd place for the most items bought
1st place for the most items sold
2nd place for the most items sold
Please submit all purchases/sales with the link to the transaction through the contact button at
hughesteesandgifts
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask...don't be shy!
May the 31st Community Bonanzle Block Party Merchants !


BLOCK PARTY IS OVER FOR MAY!!! SEE YOU IN JUNE!

Happy Memorial Day!

A great big "Thank You" to the men and women who have served our country, or who are serving our country.

I hope everyone has a nice Memorial Day. Enjoy the weather and the bbq.
We are cooking out and having a nice time.

Happy Birthday to Jessy and Gianna!

It's that time of week again! It's time for the weekly Baby Bottoms Up Sale on Bonanzle!!!!!!

This is a huge community sale. It is made up of over 50 vendors that sell items for babies and children! Most offer at least 10% off, others offer up to 30% off!!!!

Sale runs from 12:01 am on Thursday May 21st and ends at 11:59 PM on Friday May 22nd. 48 hours of shopping time!
No need to sign up to shop. Make sure you use the discount code BBU at participating booths (stores).

Ok here is the OFFICIAL LIST of Seller’s For The Baby Bottoms UP Game~~

SEE YOU Next Week!

Working my fingers to the bone!

Upcoming craft show! THIS SATURDAY!
Moraine Valley College, Building U
9000 College Parkway
Palos Hills, IL
9am to 4pm
I will be leaving beging packing up at 3pm (I have permission). My son had a t-ball meeting at 5pm, so I have to get home to take him to that!


I have been very busy making inventory!
Lots of new spring and summer stuff!!! Will Have pictures of my set up after the show! I have tons of new headbands! I have those new toggle headbands that I just love! They are adjustable so anyone can wear them! Flip Flops and clips plus much more! I need to get back to work!

Busy Weekend!

This is a busy weekend for me! Jake has t-ball practice tonight. Mean while before we leave I am packing up some orders to drop off at the post office. Hopefully if I move fast enough I can start on some orders that just came in.

After practice we usually go to Mcdonalds if he payed attention and listened during practice. So after that I will be burning the midnight oil to get some inventory made up.
Craft show at Moraine Valley College in 7 days and counting!

I am slowly adding some new graphic images for bottle caps on Bonanzle I am also still trying to update all my stores with eveything. I will be adding some more already made products as well!

New Layout

So I did some rearranging of my blog today. I found a great new layout at


They have some seriously cute templates! It wa really hard to pick one. I love this new one, but there areothers I am considering. So if the template changes, well you know why.

I added a few things to the side bar. Nothing really fun yet though, it's more informational stuff for now. I am still new to this blogging stuff. I have been trying to post stuff at least weekly, but it really isn't working out :( I find my computer time limited because I am busy preparing for a craft show and filling orders. I also have t-ball thrown into the mix.

Here are my weekly accomplishments reguarding crafting:
I made a Mother's Day Gift for my best friend. I hope she loves it!
I made a birthday present for my niece :)
I made special bottle caps for said niece above, they are going on her birthday cake! Then they will be put on a charm bracelet and necklace for her.
I filled and maild 17 orders, I am tired! That was just 2 days worth work.
I also started to make some inventory for my upcoming show.

Craft Show Coming up...4/25

On 4/25 I will be at the Spring Craft and Vendor show at Moraine Valley College.

Here are the details:
Moraine Valley Community College
9000 W College Parkway
Palos Hill, IL

It is in building "U", the New Student Union Building, right next door to Building C.
It is on Sat 9/25 from 9am to 4pm.
There is a $2 entrance fee that includes some raffle tickets.

Prizes donated by vendors will be raffled off.

I was there for the Christmas/Holiday show and it is a really good one (which is why I'm going back).


Anyways, stop buy for some great deals! New spring and summer items will be on my table :)

April Snow Showers...

It has been a snowy 2 days in Chicagoland. Its all melted though, so that's a plus. I am working on updating my selling websites with all of my inventory.
I keep up quite a few websites and lately I admit I have not been doing a good job.

I listed some auctions on ebay....some of my more popular sets of bottle caps at lower prices. You can check them out here.

I will be listing some new items/images very soon. They will probably show up on my Bonanzle Store, since that is my most complete selling site.

Back to work for me.

March Update

Wow, where has the time gone? It's already 1/3 of the way thru March! I can't beleive how the time is flying.
Not sure if I mentioned it, but a show I applied to for March 28th, was full so I won'tbe doing that one. I also had a show scheduled for March 14th, however I have opted out of that one.

I have been really busy with orders from my online sites that I just have not had to time to make anything for my own inventory. Sure I still have quite a bit of stock left over from last year, but I want to show fresh new stuff, mainly with bright new spring and summer colors!

I have a show in mind for April 4th, so hopefully I will have some time to organize my inventory and figure out what I need to make. I also hope I will have some time to make stuff. I am already into my April schedule and I have yet to do a show this year!

I will also be selling at the Sequin Community Garage Sales starting on April 18th. I won't have any of my merchandise with me, I do beleive it is not allowed. I will strictly have just garage sale items, like old clothes and toys.

This year we are going to try to alternate selling at garage sales and then selling at craft shows. I hope it goes well. It sounds like alot of work but hopefully it will pay off in the long run.

My son's school is also having a Kid's Clothing and Backpack sale onApril 2nd. I will be donating some hair accessories, and other items, so come on out to support the school :)