Father's Day with TwoFeathers Trading-Giveaway

Hey I was wondering what you have planned for Father's day?  It is right around the corner.  Do you try and do the family big day cook out?  How about sports fans, watching the game with dad?  And what type of gifts do you pick out for him?  Tools, grilling sets, new shoes?  You know guys like the oddest things.

Well I have found the coolest gift for the guys.  And it is all hand made by the coolest guy ever.  Honest, just come on by and sit for a visit with him.  I have spent hours talking to him and not been bored once.  Well, let me get on with it.  TwoFeathers Trading is his site and Chris makes knives from horns of different animals such as deer, elk, oryx and antelope.  He also makes the blades which is pretty amazing to me.  Just look at him at work here.

He is grinding away at a piece of saw mill blade to make it turn out like this.

Yes he has done every bit of this.  There is the horn in the handle that has been cut and polished.  Then he has cut the blade and sharpened it to a fine blade.  Watch out for I know it will cut the hair on your arm!  I really think how he has the marking on the top of the blade is amazing.  Skylers Dad and Captain Dumbass...here is something finally for y'all!  Oh and of course Chris also makes the cases from leather for each knife.  Beautiful tooling done there.  

He makes all kinds of custom orders too.  Let's just gander at the talent here.

Hand made pipes from deer horn here with rainbow wood inlaid.

A beautiful ceremonial dance drum all hand made and hand painted.

I am amazed by this double dream catcher with a carved wooden feather with the story of the two wolves.  You know the one you feed it the one that lives so make sure you feed the good in your life.

He even makes lil ceiling fan pulls from the points of horns.  Recently he added some to mine here at home and had them engraved with the initial of our last name.  I think they are the coolest thing ever spinning away above my head.

Here is a handmade arrow in a display case that includes the story of what the arrow meant to the native Americans.  This is beautiful when hanging up on a den wall.

Here he painted the medicine wheel turtle on a mounted hip bone.  It is bright and colorful work while still displaying history.  The Medicine Wheel represents harmony and connections and is considered a major symbol of peaceful interaction among all living beings on Earth.

But TwoFeathers Trading is best known for his knives.  I want to show off a few here and then tell you how you can win one for a special Father's Day gift.  First I want to let you know I did not get paid for this, receive any type of product for this or have any kind of arm twisting to tell you about Chris's work.  Instead I love it and begged him to let me share with you and to sponsor a giveaway special on Crazed Mind.

Now on with the knives.

Featuring rainbow wood and cholla cactus for the handle.

This handle is deer antler and spectra wood.  I love the bear paws on the leather case too.

Inlaid turquoise is featured with deer and antelope antler.  The polish of this handle is beautifully well done.

And here is an interesting handle made from minx jawbone wrapped in elk leather.  

Now for the goodies.  Here is the knife that TwoFeathers Trading is offering for the Crazed Mind Father's Day Giveaway on the Rafflecopter below.

This is from deer antler on the handle with the blade being 3 1/4" long and a handmade leather sheath embossed with stars and featuring spur on the center.  This can be looped onto a belt so dad can show it off and the blade is short enough to be legal to carry with him.

Hope y'all liked looking at Chris work.  Now see if you man is the luck one to win!

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Taking a Bite Out of Cleaning-Giveaway

You have no idea how hard it is to get an old old old house clean.  When we moved in here the house was in it's 90's (age) and had carpet throughout.  With 5 dogs the first thing we did was pull up the carpet with hopes of finding some amazing floors underneath.  Well those hopes were dashed as it is some very rough looking wood.  

Then we laid tile squares in the living room and dining room so it would be pretty and easy to clean.  Of course the house is old and in a few years the tiles started to chip and pull up.  So I ended up pulling them all up too.  That made the floors even worse.  For now the sticky glue from the tiles grabbed every bit of dirt and dust that blew through the house.  

I still would like to have nice floors but know it will be a bit before I can paper bag them as I wish to do.  (Have you seen how pretty that looks?)  But in the mean time I deal with ugly floors.  Of course I sweep daily and try my best at cleaning them up.  

But now I have a secret weapon.  It will be striking terror into the deep dark grime I have been dealing with.  And it does a pretty good job considering how much glue and muck that is on the wooden floor to begin with.  This is what my floors look like first.  Yeah nothing pretty about this at all.

And now you see the difference being made due to my new Shark Sonic Duo.

Do you see the lightened area?  Well the Shark is getting through deep layers of grime.  I know you may not be able to see it but look at what was on the pad.

Pretty ick!  And you may not be able to tell but that portion of the floor is no longer icky with glue residue either.  Now I agree my floors are in horrid condition but I bet with time I can get them at least bearable and not so dirty by using my Shark.

Oh better yet.  Look at what it did to my carpet!  I had a awful brown dirt stain on it from the pets.

I used the spray to pretreat the carpet and let it sit for about 15 minutes.

Then I started in using the Shark with the carpet cleaning pads on it.

See it coming clean!

And here it is with the stain completely gone!  I love it.

I put the used pad next to a new one so you could see the ick it took out of my carpet.  Pretty good work.

Now for the better news.  I have my own Shark Sonic Duo and I have one to give away!  I am using the Rafflecopter below for you to enter with.  But let me tell you about what you have a chance to win.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned within this post for free in hope that I would mention it on my blog.  Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.  

The Sonic Duo technology is a unique combination of high-speed scrubbing action at 1,000 times per minute to remove stuck-on dirt and grime, and a custom cleaning solution and pad that results in a deeper clean leaving no sticky residue for a truly clean home.

Additional Shark Sonic Duo ($249 MSRP) features include:     

• 180-degree swivel steering and enhanced air glide maneuverability

• Safe for all floor surfaces including carpets, area rugs, hardwood, tile, marble, stone, laminate and linoleum
• Non-toxic, biodegradable formulas that are safe for children and pets

• Additional features include:

• Activating Pretreater Carpet Stain and Odor Remover
• Two reusable bottles for carpet and hard floor cleaning solutions
• Low Moisture -No-Rinse-Carpet Cleaner
• Wood and Hard Floor Cleaner
• Wood and Hard Floor Polish
• Carpet/Rug Cleaning Pad
• Hard Floor Cleaning Pad
• Hard Floor Polishing Pad
• Carpet Scrub ‘n Stain Pad
• Storage Tray

Additionally, you have a chance to win their own Shark Sonic Duo, check out our Pets with No Shame Contest (May 1 - 31). Shark Cleaning is here to stand up for pets in light of the recent “pet shaming” phenomenon.

• How to Enter: Spill your pet’s dirty secrets by uploading a photo and win the solution to their dirty messes.

• Prize: 10 monthly winners of the new Shark Sonic Duo
• Enter here: Submit a photo of your furry friend and messy behavior details to win! www.petswithnoshame.com

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Coffee Time with GEVALIA

Yippeee!  Today was my Gevalia House Party.

You know how I love my coffee. 

And now I do not have to order it in the mail at all.

Nope, I can pop on down to the store and buy Gevalia right off the shelf.

Very nice, very convenient and very good!

To kick of the new campagin we were able to have friends over for a lil coffee klatch.  As you see we had plenty of coffee made up.  In the background you can see my antique coffee grinder that Dear Hubby gave me for Mother's Day (the blue and white on the wall).  There was also coupons for discounts both in the store and online.  You can even get Gevalia for you K-cup maker!  See the great looking travel mug there too?  Yeah everyone had one to keep along with the ever famous coffee spoon from Gevalia.

Here Big Bro was visiting with one of our friends.  This is Mrs. Mc.  She is a hoot and a holler for she keeps you on your toes.  And can you believe she is 90 years old.  Honestly I love the way she looks and gosh she has not slowed down at all.  Just ask her 42 group!

You can see that I do look like my mom.  Yeppers a rare photo of Granny M and myself.  We had been chatting away as my BFF took this pic from across the table.  Those are the Banana Muffins I over cooked!  Yeah, I was a tuckered out girl that morning.

Now this is a better close up of the goodies!  Coffee, coupons, travel mug and the ever present silver spoon.

This is most of the group.  My BFF is taking the photo.  And JD was running late and just missed the photo op!  As you see even Princess Emma made sure to be there for her own cup of coffee!

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It's A Fair Life

Today has already been a busy one.  So I am thrilled that I have a lil bit of time to put my feet up and read a bit.  You see I was up til 1 a.m. making a birthday cake for Granny M to take to her coffee klatch for one of the young men there.  Gosh he is only turning 70 years old today!

Then it was time to get to work on fixing some sugar free banana muffins here.  They did not do well due to me being tired.  I cooked them just a wee bit too long and dang it if they were a bit over done.  My fault for my late night.  I am going to have to have a 30 minute power nap to say the least.  But first I get to go to the worlds fair.  Have you ever been?

Well I am going back in time to the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.  It sounds like it was breath taking.  They called it the White City, for it was fashioned in plaster of paris, painted up white and gleamed in the mid day sun like a shiny new penny.  New buildings in new styles, new inventions abound, for everyone to visit for months on end.  Nothing could match the city that sprouted up for this event.

This is the setting for a young man who had the foresight to see how to make things work.  When he experienced a life shattering fire, he thought up how to make a sprinkler system to help slow down a fire.  When he could not get others to hear him for the roaring crowds he learned how to lip read.  Where ever he saw an obstruction he looked on how to build a bridge over it.  So when Della became elusive Cullen set about figuring her out too. 

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned within this post for free in hope that I would mention it on my blog.  Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.  

More about It Happened at the Fair: 

A transporting historical novel about a promising young inventor, his struggle with loss, and the attractive teacher who changes his life, all set against the razzle-dazzle of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.

Gambling everything, including the family farm, Cullen McNamara travels to the 1893 Chicago World's Fair with his most recent invention. But the noise in the Fair's Machinery Palace makes it impossible to communicate with potential buyers. In an act of desperation, he hires Della Wentworth, a teacher of the deaf, to tutor him in the art of lip-reading.

The young teacher is reluctant to participate, and Cullen has trouble keeping his mind on his lessons while intently watching her lips. Like the newly invented Ferris Wheel, he is caught in a whirl between his girl back home, his dreams as an inventor, and his unexpected attraction to his new tutor. Can he keep his feet on the ground, or will he be carried away?

Purchase a copy: http://ow.ly/komrd

Meet Deeanne:

Deeanne Gist---known to her family, friends, and fans as Dee---has rocketed up bestseller lists and captured readers everywhere with her very fun, very original historicals. She has received numerous RITA nominations, two consecutive Christy Awards, and rave reviews. Deeanne has a background in education and journalism and a degree from Texas A&M. She has written for People, Parents, and Parenting. She lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband and has four grown children. She has a very active online community on her website at IWantHerBook.com and at Facebook.com/DeesFriends. 

Checking You Out

Peek-a-boo!  Yes, that is me peeking in to see what is going on around here.

I have some great goodies coming up so make sure you stay tuned in.  Give aways of some wonderful items!  And I will be sharing so much with you in the next week!  

In the mean time sign up for wonderful pain relief with this giveaway. 

And to have a new book for the kiddos at bed time here.

So make sure you pop on by daily to check out all the fun here.