Snow Buddies Blog Candy!

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Hi All, I’m soooo excited, I’m leaving on a Jet plane, sign along now. . . . . . .. .  and heading to Colorado to teach my Brayer Workshops in Broomfield and to spend some quality time with my Sister’s family who resides in Colorado.  I will be back on October 29th,  if I can pull myself away from that beautiful State.

In the mean time, I have some great blog candy you will not want to miss out on.  It is the Stampin’ Up Level Two Hostess Set “Snow Buddies”.  Just in time to make those Holiday cards!

To enter for a chance to win, please leave a comment on this blog post telling me your feelings/memories about Snowmen.  🙂  For instance, my Stampin’ Up! Up Line, Karen Barber hates Snowmen with legs, lol.  Sorry Karen, now everyone knows.  🙂

If you are getting this blog update via e-mail you will need to click this link: http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2009/10/19/snow-buddies-blog-candy/  and then leave a comment on my blog, no e-mail entries, please.  

I will select the winner via Random number generator on October 30, 2009. 

Good luck to all!

Note:  Although I will be having a blast in Colorado I will be checking my e-mail should you need information on up coming workshops etc.

May your week be overflowing with all that makes you happy.  🙂

Until my next blog post. . . . . . . .. .

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

dsc04306-tiny.jpg  Get ready for Brayer Workshops!  I am coming to:

Broomfield, Colorado

Moore, Oklahoma

Nashville, Indiana

Portland, Michigan

2010

Dayton, Ohio at Marco Paper

Phoenix, Arizona

Monroe, Louisiana

Jacksonville, Florida

 St. Louis, Missouri

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Raleigh, North Carolina 

Colleyville, Texas

Colorado Springs, Colorado

 Boise area of Meridian, Idaho

Riverside, California (Southern California)

Salem, Oregon

Wheaton, Illinois

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Rockville, Maryland

North Chili, New York (near Rochester)

New Johnsonville, Tennessee

Kenova, West Virginia

Helena, Montana

Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Venice, Florida

Ginnell, Iowa

Piedmont, Alabama

Auburn, Washington (near Seattle)

Elk Grove Village, Illinois

Here is a link to my workshop calendar where you can see all of my travel schedule and to get info on beginner and advanced Brayer workshops:   http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/workshop-calendar 

Link to my Stampin’ Up website where you can order all of your must have Stampin’ Up products from me 24-7:  http://michellezindorf.stampinup.net

Frequently asked questions answers:  http://zindorf.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/frequently-asked-questions/ 

816 thoughts on “Snow Buddies Blog Candy!”

  3. Ann Ullery's avatar Ann Ullery

    Hi Michelle,

    Oh how I miss snowmen !! Guess I could make a “sand”man here in Florida – LOL !!! Thank you for the opportunity to own this great set. Have a wonderful time in Colorado – it’s beautiful there this time of year !

    Hugs and Blessings,

    Ann U.
    Holiday, FL

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  4. Annchen's avatar Annchen

    Michelle, 10 days and no update 😦 .. I love your blog so much.
    But thats not the question.

    I love snowman, because they are thick and cute 🙂 Just like my husband *lol*

    Have a great time in Colorado!

    Annchen

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  5. Lori's avatar Lori

    Have fun in Colorado! I got married out near Denver, and spent several days in the Rockies. Beautiful country!

    And I would love to win the snow buddies! They are just too cute!

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  6. Lynn Gwinn's avatar Lynn Gwinn

    I live in an area with plenty of chances for making snowmen but now my kids have grown. I am looking forward to the day I have grandchildren and I can spend time with them making snow friends. Enjoy your trip.

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  7. Lasona's avatar Lasona

    My favorite memories of snowmen, well, living in Alabama snow only comes very rarely, but there was one July, yes July, before my grandma got very very sick, we stuck togethter like glue did everything together, anyway it snowed in July and we got out together and got as much of the snow up as we could and built the BEST snowwomen on our block there wasn’t any snow left in the whole yard and she lasted for 3 days, we took pics and everything, I treasure that day and the memories of my grandma she had a blast that day..Oh how I truley hope to win this set I adore it

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  8. Danisha's avatar Danisha

    I didn’t grow up around snow, but have had my fair share since living in NJ. But I do remember making a snow man with my husband and children. I believe that was out Christmas picture that year! It’s amazing that kids love snow so much!!!

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  9. Marci's avatar Marci

    I love snowmen! 🙂 Being from the frozen north, making a real snowman was lots of fun-but I love making a snowman on a card so much more.

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  10. Adriane C's avatar Adriane C

    My sister absolutely loved snowman and since she is no longer with us, every time I see a snowman I think of her and it makes me smile! Also I think snowmen are adorable, I’m just not totally obsessed like she was…lol!

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  11. Stephanie C.'s avatar Stephanie C.

    Building snowmen and freezing your butt off doing it, is my greatest memory. Because with that comes the hot chocolate and the warm fire!

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  12. mary puskar's avatar mary puskar

    Snowmen and snowangels hold a big place in my childhood memories. We would build a snowman with even an inch of snow, we’d be so excited the white stuff was coming down. My fondest memory is when my children were very very small. We had a really deep snow, too deep for them to go out. So I held them all up to the window to watch their Dad go out in the yard, then fall down, arms spread and make a big snow angel. He just laid there beneath the 3 feet of snow and didn’t get up right away. They all cried, thinking he was gone. I had to open the window and shout for him to stand up to show them he was ok!!

    Mary
    http://www.primitiveseasons.blogpsot.com

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  13. Melanie's avatar Melanie

    I don’t have many memories of snowmen since I grew up in a part of the country where it snows only about once every ten years or so. Now, I have built several with my children, and they always have a great time. For some reason the part that sticks out in my mind is all the dirt and debris that gets stuck when you roll it up. 🙂 Thanks for the chance to win some snowmen that won’t get dirty!

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  14. Linda w's avatar Linda w

    Snowmen are cute, cold, cuddly, cold, characters, cold, you get the idea. And I could never get the head lifted up to put on the body. They always were too big, filled with leaves and debris also. My boys would destroy them once they were made. “But Mom, they are the enemy and we have to destroy them.” As cute as snowmen are I am not looking forward to another winter. But when they were able I loved watching snowmen just soak up the winter sun and you could just feel them wishing they would not eventually melt.

    thanks much

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  15. Linda's avatar Linda

    I love gathering things in the house with my 2 sisters to go outside and make the best snowman ever. We would spend hours making a whole snowman family just like ours. It was the best. Now days they have kits in the store with eyes and noses etc. the fun was using things we could fine. Things always change. Thank you so much for the chance to win this great set. Have fun with your sister!

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  16. Mary Anne K.'s avatar Mary Anne K.

    When my kids were little, we lived in a town home with a super tiny yard. DH created this huge snowman. We could not figure out what to use for eyes, so he went into the garage and found great big metal washers. When the snowman melted, we could not find them. In the spring, the mower found them and messed up the blade big time! OOPS!

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  17. Michelle Seward's avatar Michelle Seward

    My favorite thing about snowmen is helping the kids build them, They always have so much fun!
    Last year we built a snow cave and put the rest of the snowman on top, Lol the kids played in the bottom part.
    Have a safe flight!

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  18. Kim's avatar Kim

    I am thrilled that you are thrilled about coming to Colorado because I am signed up for Broomfield!! I am so looking forward to meeting you.

    I LOVE snowmen. I grew up in South Dakota and when it snowed, it hung around. So we could make a snowman (or snowwoman or snowpuppy or ….) and it would survive for weeks. I now live in Colorado and it snows, then melts – so my poor children aren’t as into snowmen because of all the work to see it wilt almost immediately!

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  19. LaNell's avatar LaNell

    Oh, I will miss your inspiring posts! I leave Central Kentucky for Texas on October 29th and will not have computer access for a week. Love your work and have a wonderful time in the beautiful mountains of Colorado. Thanks for an opportunity to win this cute set.

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  20. Cindy H.'s avatar Cindy H.

    I have a small collection of snowman figurines. I try to get one every year. I also have quite a few snowman stamps. I think I like snowpeople 🙂 This snowman set is really adorable and I’d love to win it!

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  21. Mindy McB's avatar Mindy McB

    Oh, I just love this stamp set. Snowpeople are my favorites, ever. If you pick me, I’ll be the happiest snowpeople lover in the whole wide world. Please pick me. : )

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  22. Jennie's avatar Jennie

    Oh – love snowmen! I decorate the house with them during the holidays, and then keep the snowmen up until February – that way I don’t feel a “let down” after I pack up the Christmas Tree.

    And, I don’t like snowmen with teethy grins. I think it makes them creepy.

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  24. Martha's avatar Martha

    I enjoy making snowmen but alas I haven’t since I was a child, having moved from Chicago to San Antonio at the age of 7. I sure wish it would snow here just ONCE so that my 6 y/o and I could make one! It’s a great stamp set… thanks for offering it up and have a fabulous time in Colorado!

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  25. Evelynn Saddler's avatar Evelynn Saddler

    Michelle this is a great snowman set and I would love to win it, I love snowmen and when my children were small it was a family thing to build a great snowman. You know this really brings back memories. Thanks for offering another great set, you are very generous. Have fun in Colorado!!!!!!!
    Evelynn

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  26. Lillian Child's avatar Lillian Child

    I remember the best part about making a snowman was the “rolling” of the balls for his body … my siblings and I would roll, roll, roll until we couldn’t move the ball around anymore because it was SO BIG – or at least at a young age it seemed as much to us! Then we would start on the middle ball and I can remember all the heave/ho and giggles we endured in order to get that ball on top of the base. Sometimes it would roll off and break and we would have to start all over again – but that was the fun of it.

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  28. Juliet's avatar Juliet

    Snowmen have fond memories! Growing up, the first snow meant snowmen with my brother and sister. My mom would bundle us up in our snowsuits(we looked like snowmen ourselves) then we would go out and we would each try to out do the other. Once we were done we would go in with more snow on us than we left outside and my mom would always have hot chocolate with lots of marshmellows. I did this with my daughter, but of course being the only child she had to have me help her and then we would go in for hot chocolate. She is 16 now and still thinks the first big snow is snowman time, which is great because then i get to spend some time with my teenager and as all of you know that is a difficult prospect.

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  31. Ellie Augustin's avatar Ellie Augustin

    I actually have a thing for snowmen.. all because the movie… Frosty the Snowman! I remember loving that the holidays were coming near because I know it would play on TV and my brother and I would LOVE to watch it and everytime we had we acted like it was the first time we saw it… I am so happy that they have con’t. to play it because NOW I get to share it w/my kids and I crack up because they oohhh and ahhh right in the same spots I did as a kid.. 🙂

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  32. Julie K's avatar Julie K

    I love snowmen but unfortunately in Texas rarely have the chance to build one. I fondly remember collecting snow from three of our neighbors yards to build a snow man that was only about a foot tall and he melted within a few hours. One of these days I plan to hop in the car and drive North until we can find a place with snow so my son can build his very own snowman!

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  33. AnnMarie's avatar AnnMarie

    Hiya Michelle! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE snowpeople! I am however the world’s worst snowman builder/assembler! I just love to ride down the road though and see all the sweet snow faces other more gifted snow people builders have made! Really enjoy your blog! You are quite an inspiration! 🙂 Have a safe trip!

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  34. Lisa M (Lisabee)'s avatar Lisa M (Lisabee)

    Snowmen. Ah, the joys of winter. My family was always adamant about making them as soon as there was enough snow…but I was always REALLY picky that there not be a snowless trail anywhere NEAR our snowmen…so I always had my dad pick up the massive snowball so that we could position it where we wanted it and I wouldn’t have to stare at the snowless spot! We decorated our snow men with the hodge podge of winter items which had lost their mates! So it was where the random single glove or mitten ended up! And we didn’t always have a nice carrot for the nose, but a banana works just as well!

    I’m hoping this year that my son and I will be able to make a snowman in our typical Kentucky snow…

    I’d LOVE to win this set…but never have very good odds with random drawings! LOL!

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  35. Ardis Storms's avatar Ardis Storms

    Hi Michelle

    Living in snow country and making snowmen in my youthful days, I love snowmen. I can hardly wait til you have a class up in the NorthWest and I am planning on attending. This snowman set will be the icing on the cake for me.

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  36. Jackie's avatar Jackie

    I just loved making snowmen as a child and still love to drive by a house and see a freshly made one in the front yard. Especially, when they decorate it cute with carrot nose, button eyes, and stick arms. I just love winter anyhow and am anxiously awaiting our first snowfall.

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  37. Sandy's avatar Sandy

    I am soooo jealous … can I hide in your suitcase? I love the snowman – wish I had ordered this set myself, but … Thanks for sharing your talent – I look forward to your emails to see what wonderful thing you’ve created this time.
    Have a good trip!!

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  38. Amy's avatar Amy

    I LOVE SNOWMEN…..almost as much as I LOVE your website!!! Please pick me, pick me, pick me!!!!!

    Thanks for the opportunity to win a great prize AND I get to enjoy your beautiful creations!!!

    Have a wonderful trip!!!

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  41. Eloise W's avatar Eloise W

    My children love to make snowmen when it snows here in VA. They try to copy the snowmen from the comic strip “Calvin and Hobbes.” They are hilarious!

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  43. Nancy Baca's avatar Nancy Baca

    Oh, I agree with your Upline – legs on a snowman are just creepy. I’m a traditionalist – tophat, carrot nose, coal buttons, twig arms. :0)

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  45. Lisa B's avatar Lisa B

    Oh…have a fantastic trip! I would love to have this snowman set!! of course I have other snowmen sets but this one 🙂 it just calls to me. I’m hoping to host a weekend workshop with you here in the Greater Seattle Area.

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  47. csalt47's avatar csalt47

    So, what’s not to love about a snowman? In fact, my snowmen may be the only perfect men I’ve ever had in my life. I just love them (with or without legs)! I remember when school would be closed because of snow and I’d be home alone all day. I’d stay outside in the snow until I was so cold that I could barely move. I’d build snow families and surround them with snow angels that’s how much I love them.

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  48. Debra Butland's avatar Debra Butland

    Hi, Michelle! Love your blog!! About snowmen…I have always lived in the eastern side of Kansas..so snow can vary alot from almost no snow each year to the several inches we received last year. What I love is that the neighborhood has several children and we always have many snowmen in our block to admire. Lots of fun to see kids at play.

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  49. Heather Boedeker's avatar Heather Boedeker

    Hi Michelle! I miss the “big” New Jersey snows of my youth. Of course, they were not as big as the snows in many other places, but at least we could make snowmen with bits of leaves and dirt in them like we have done here in Maryland in recent years past! I love snowmen, but hate it when they are dirty and leafy!! 🙂

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  50. Elise's avatar Elise

    Growing up in Texas I didn’t have much opportunity for building snowmen! But I do love a good snowman – although my favorite are still the ones that Calvin built in the Calvin & Hobbes comic strip! :>)

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