Fibro Aware Card!

The challenge over at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog this week was to create a project to show your support for a cause or to raise awareness for a cause. Well, most of you know I have Fibromyalgia and suffer daily this this debilitating chronic pain syndrome. The most common color associated with Fibro is purple so my card is all purple and butterflies are also commonly shown with Fibro awareness logos. Did you know Fibromyalgia Awareness Day is May 12th?? Don't forget to where your purple that day! The ribbon image is from Dustin Pike and I colored it with pencils before I used Diamond stickles to outline it. I cut the butterfly at 2inches using my Cricut and the Live Simply cartridge. "Fibro" is cut at 1inch using the Alphalicious cartridge. The ribbon is purple satin from my stash and I added Diamond stickles to the butterfly's wings and to the letters to make everything shiny. I wish I could make Fibromyalgia shiny; nothing about it is shiny unfortunately. If you'd like to know more about it click my "Fibromyalgia" page above for info and great links! Speaking of Fibro awareness...Don't forget to check out my BLOG CANDY and grab my Fibro awareness button to display on your blog!

--This project is entered in the following challenges--
Fantabulous Cricut Challenge - Support a Cause/Awareness

Thanks for looking and please leave a comment so I know you were here!
~Hugs, JennRo~

Fibromyalgia Awareness Bracelets!

FIBROMYALGIA AWARENESS BRACELETS

These bracelets are available a the National Fibromyalgia Research Association for $1.75 each. The sales of these bracelets goes directly to researching Fibromyalgia and hopefully finding a CURE!! Please help raise awareness and help find a cure!

~Hugs, JennRo~

It's CANDY TIME!!!!!

THIS CANDY IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ENTERED, I WILL BE ANNOUNCING THE WINNER THIS AFTERNOON!

UPDATE: FRIDAY 5/21 -

I have hit TWENTY followers!! Thank you all SO very much for spreading the word about my blog! (((Hugs))) Again, as promised I will add some more sweet goodies to the loot that is going to someone else house soon!! The BLOG CANDY ends tonight at midnight so please continue to spread the sweetness around and I will be back tomorrow, Saturday afternoon with the WINNER!!! I can't wait to see Where In The World my candy will be going! This is just as much fun for me as it will be for the winner I suspect!

UPDATED: WEDNESDAY 5/19 -

I HAVE SURPASSED 15 (!!!!) FOLLOWERS!!! So, as promised I will add some more sweet stuff to the candy that is already up for grabs!! If you haven't already, don't forget to sign up to WIN!!! *Hugs, JennRo*

WAHOOOOOOOO!!!! Not only have I exceeded (YAY!) my 10 follower goal BUT I have over SIX HUNDRED hits!!!!!! Sooo EXCITED! I truly appreciate all your sweet comments and support! I blog because I love to share the joy I get from creating and knowing that there are people out there that are sharing in that joy keeps me blogging! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

So you know what that means??!! IT'S CANDY TIME!!! Blog candy that is!

There is quite a variety of sweet things in this candy offering! Ribbon, brads, bling, flowers, vellum quotes, a mini scrapbook, paper and Luster Baubles in "Ice"! There are a few other things I have to add but this gives you an idea of what you could win!

The DEADLINE to be eligible for winning is Friday, May 21st by NOON my time (EST)! I will be drawing randomly and will announce the winner Friday evening!! As a special thank you existing followers (as of today) will receive TWO entries for a chance to win!!! OK, onward to the rules!

TO BE ELIGIBLE TO WIN
1. Please become a follower of my blog, if you are not already!
2. Please help spread the word about my candy and blog by either putting it in your sidebar or mentioning it in a post on your blog!

Please use this picture in your post/sidebar to help me raise awareness of Fibromyalgia!

3. After you've done that please come back and leave a comment on this post and answer the following question: What is your favorite kind of craft to create? (cards, altered, scrapbooks, etc.) Don't forget to leave a link to your blog in your comment so I can become a follower of yours (if I'm not already!).

4. Check back on Friday, May 21st to see if you're the winner!!

I will be adding to the candy for every 5 additional followers (we're only three away from 15 followers!!!) so PLEASE help spread the word! I can't wait to see where in the world the candy will be headed!

GOOD LUCK!!!!!
~Hugs, JennRo~

Fibromyalgia Awareness Day!!

Just a reminder.....

Please wear PURPLE on May 12th to show your support for those of us who suffer with Fibromyalgia! Thank YOU!!

Thanks for looking and please leave a comment so I know you were here!~Hugs, JennRo~

FibroDuck Brings Fibromyalgia Awareness Through the Decades!

Hi all! As you may or may not know, I suffer from Fibromyalgia, a debilitating chronic pain disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. There is no cure and no definitive treatment plan as this disorder affects each individual differently. While researching this disorder to better understand it myself, I stumbled upon this great website...Fibroduck.com!

"The aim of Fibroduck.com is to raise awareness for Fibromyalgia, whilst making you smile!"

Since joining this FUN, creative way to raise awareness for Fibromyalgia, I have met so many people who "don't look sick" who are suffering with it right along side me. (BTW, I can't stand that phrase!! When I tell someone I'm disabled and they throw back..."well, you don't LOOK sick". Really?? GRR!) Anyway, I am still surprised when someone asks me why I'm taking pictures of this polka dotted Rubber Duckie and they say, 'oh ya, I have that' or 'my (whoever) has that'. I can't believe there are so many of us who suffer and yet so many to quickly reject our illness!!! I don't get it! Why isn't there more known about this? How many more people have to suffer before it's considered "ok" to talk about it?!

OK, I'm off my soapbox (for now, wink) and on to the FUN part of Fibroduck! Fibroduck is also a support group on facebook and every day Jaime (and her support team) ran a contest last weekend to win some yummy handmade jewelry! In order to enter the contest we had to submit a picture of our FibroDuck in a decade of our choice from the 1900's!! How fun is that??! I immediately thought 1950 Sock Hop and even went to a "50's Diner" for lunch the next day in the hopes of getting some great shots. That didn't work as I had expected it to, SO on to the party store we went, my niece Kristin, FibroDuckie and myself! Well, FibroDuckie made a TON of friends at the party store...seriously...who knew they made so many duckies!!?? I even found 1920's Flapper Duckies!! SO FUN! My niece had a good time laughing at my enthusiasm and I had a FAB time posing my duckie in all sorts of decades! Seeing as how I'm EXTREMELY indecisive, I posted my fave pics on my FB page and asked my friends to vote for which one I should submit. The photo that got the most "hits" was the one I submitted and GUESS WHAT??!! I WON the FibroDuck.com Decade Contest!!!! WAHOO!! :) Here's my entry:

Groovy 1960's FibroDuckie spreading the Fibro Word to his Peaceful Friends! Don't ya just love those glasses??!!

The best part of FibroDuck.com is that it's WORLDWIDE! So check it out! You can either look through the pictures page by page or choose your area of the world and look that way! Have fun and please remember, if you see a person who "doesn't look sick" getting out of a car parked in the handicapped spot, please, please don't judge. You just never know how much pain or how "sick" someone is just by looking at them. Please remember the old saying, "Don't judge a book by it's cover". For those of us who suffer with Fibromyalgia and other "invisible illnesses", that saying is our LIVES! For example, tonight I had Card Club and I was in sooo much pain and sooo exhausted I really didn't think I had the energy to create anything! But, I took a quick nap (can't say it helped though!), plastered a smile on my face and off I went with my pillow (to use in the chair!) in tow! I'm a good "faker" as my Chiropractor would say. With a smile on my face, you'd never know how much pain I'm hiding; some days I can hide it so well my Mom doesn't even know how badly I hurt.

OK, with that being said...CARD CLUB! I went to Card Club tonight at The Inspiration Station and had a good time! I LOVE that store! If you're anywhere close I highly suggest taking a trip! Many independent craft stores are more expensive than the retail stores, but this store offers great products, fabulous selection and prices that are usually cheaper than the retail stores! I love Card Club because not only do you make FOUR easy but FAB cards, you get to take home the stamp (or other product) you worked with!! YAY! So cute! I will upload pics, of the stamp set we took home and the cards I made, tomorrow along with a Saturday Sketch Card & a Bitten By the Bug 2 Card! I'm looking forward to my Friday-free of doctor appointments! Check back for those pics and creations tomorrow! Off to bed before I fall asleep and start drooling on the keyboard! Night all!

~Hugs, JennRo~

P.S. Don't forget to play along with the previous post for a chance to win some BLOG CANDY!!!