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Sun set on Thanksgiving Day

 I hope everyone had a great weekend.  Mine was spent in the Finger Lakes with my parents eating a lot of turkey and drinking amazing wine from Rooster Hill.  Rooster Hill is one of my favorite wineries in the Finger Lakes.  I am a bit bias though because my mom does work there.  They do have wonderful wine though especially the Lemberg '08 Reserve, and the 2010 Chardonnay.

I just want to put in a quick reminder that today is the last day to enter both of my Thanksgiving Giveaways.  You can enter to win a pattern set or you can enter to win a copy Creative Knitting Magazine's January 2012 issue.  I will be announcing the winners tomorrow here on the blog.  Good Luck.

If you are a member of Ravelry.com you can also take advantage of a pattern promotion I am having on Ravelry.  When you purchase two patterns you get the choice of the Peaks and Valleys Beanie or the Fall of the Lead Fingerless Mitts for free.  Just enter the promotion code giftknit at check out. This code is good till the end of November

Also today is the last day the the coupon codes in my Etsy Shop will be active.  For free shipping on all domestic shipping use SHIP4FREE.  To recieve 10% of your Purchase use BBFAN1.  

With November drawing to a close and the Holiday season in full swing I must put my nose to the grind stone and start knitting and baking and shopping.  Simon has already hung the Christmas lights on the surfboards with care.  He loves this time of year and this year I think I'm going to decorate a bit more than last year.

The twilight sky from Rooster Hill Winery

Thanksgiving Thank You

I would like to thank all the readers of Blue Betty.  I am very grateful for your readership.  Because you guys are awesome I am having a special offer for Blue Betty readers, 10% off all items in my Etsy Shop.  Just enter the coupon code BBFAN11 at check out to receive 10% off your purchase.  This offer will be good through Monday the 28th.

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Happy Turkey Day!

Happy Turkey Day!

Things are winding down here at the Family home up in up state NY. We are full of turkey and pumpkin pie and are all relaxing, like a cliche, next to the fire. Simon is playing guitar and I am working on my etsy. (Even though its a holiday I don't seem to get a day off.) All the family members have headed home and now it is time to sit back and let the tryptophan take hold.

The reason I am diligently working on my etsy is that I am preparing for a holiday sale. All of that shop knitting I did was for some fun and warm fingerless mitts that I am listing in my shop. Also with little bits and bobs of yarn I knitted up some fun hair bows. All of these plus more will be on on sale in my shop for 25% off and will be shipped for free starting today and running through to late Monday night. Also all yarn will be 10% off and I just listed some great Alpaca Silk Fingerless Mitt kits. Check my etsy or my etsy on sale to see all great items on sale! Make sure to check back tomorrow for a few surprises that I have in store!

The To Do List

Since I have a ton of things I need to get done before Thanksgiving I have brought back my trusted to do list. Most of it has to do with my etsy shop and some of it has to do with getting ready to go up to my parents place for Thanksgiving. One or two things might be things indulgences for me. (Like starting to learn to bake bread and start knitting a new sweater or sew that blazer I want to sew.) First things first though I am planing a giant overhaul of my Etsy shop. I new Banner and pic, new items and a new out look. All of these things are going to culminate on the Thanksgiving Holiday. There will even be a sale in the shop and a giveaway on this blog.

Here is the top five things on my to do list
1. Finish Knits for the shop
2. Photo Shoot
3. Create New Banner
4. Create new Item Listings
5. Sew buttons on red sweater

So there it is my top five things for the weekend. Baking bread might be on that list too, but first things first.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to all! I'm up in New York celebrating the holiday with my family, and while it's quiet at the house I thought it best to write a quick post before the revelry and feasting begin.

Just a little bit of holiday promoting, but I have started my Black Friday Cyber Monday Sale a day early so if you have a lull in the festivities take a trip over to my etsy shop and see what's up.

This is the unoffical start to my weekend sale, this sale starts today and goes through to Monday night. All wearables and totes are 20% off and their prices have been adjusted in my shop for the sale. Also all orders placed between now and monday will be shipped in the US for free.

I'm sure I will have a post either later tonight or tomorrow morning, but untill then I hope every one has a great day!

Vintage Finds: More Thanksgiving

With thanksgiving being in just a week I have put together the last of the celebratory Thanksgiving Vintage Finds. Enjoy.

Vintage Recipe Box

By RubyBeets


VINTAGE TURKEY THANSGIVING PLATTER

By PatinaVintage


VINTAGE HONEYCOMB ACCORDIAN TURKEY THANKSGIVING DECORATION

By FASHIONRERUN


Thanksgiving

By tippleandsnack


Fantastic old speckled enamel ware roaster with lid

By sydg


Vintage Postcard

By ForgottenPapers


Vintage Cookie Cutters Metal Tin

By nancarts

Vintage Finds: Thanksgiving

In my family we cook all day. I'm in charge of making the gravy while my dad carves the bird and my brother helps my mom get all the side dishes onto the table. More than once in my 8 years of helping with dinner have I spilt or splattered something on myself and had to change before we all sat down to eat. I understand the importance of a good apron and find them kitchy and practical.

Vintage Apron Yellow white Gingham

By shopvintage



Mod Terry Floral Apron. Lime Green. 60s. New Vintage.

By AttysVintage


hand stitched cotton apron

By loveofnapoleon



Wild Apron

By OrangeElephant


VINTAGE HAND MADE APRON

By grandmascottage



Vintage Crocheted Apron in SALMON PINK and GREEN

By CarawayCache



Vintage Retro Reversable Apron

By laceandluxuries

A Day Late, Vintage Finds

November, I like the fall and I love Thanksgiving, mostly for the cool crisp air, the food, and visiting my family in Upstate NY. I like that this is a holiday that I won't have to split time with Simon's family, them being Australian and all. Simon has taken to Thanksgiving like a duck to water, so to speak. But of course Simon would love any holiday where eating a giant feast all day was the main celebration. Vintage finds this month will be inspired by Thanksgiving starting with table settings. If your going to have the family over that's the time to bring out the good china so to speak. My mom only uses my grandmothers china at Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Midcentury Atomic Eames Era Dinnerware Service For Five plus

By StrangeVagaries

THREE 4-PIECE PLACE SETTINGS JOHNSON BROS ATHENA IRONSTONE WHITE WITH BLUE FLOWERS VINTAGE

By YesterdaysMemories09

Franciscan Sundance Dinner for Four

By ForceNine

Mid Century Modern 5 Piece Place Setting Raymond Loewy Melmac Lucent Dinnerware

By junkculture

Set of 8 BOLD and BEAUTIFULVintage Cloth Napkins

By redcombvintage

Golden Antlers - Vintage Drinking Glasses

By AllieRuth

vintage set of 19 starburst stemware GLASSES

By cutfromthesamecloth

6 Vintage Cobal Blue Wine Glasses

By terrihvaught

mmmmm...food!

Turkey and Stuffing! One of my Favs!

My Mom made home made crust.

I made the whipped cream.

Turkey Day!

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

I will post some pics of my thanksgiving later tonight. The turkey is in the oven and my parents house smells delicous. The pies look great and now Mom and I are just waiting for the rest of the family to show up. After I post i'm going to go get ready and put on my fancy pants...or really just my fancy sweater. We have a ton of food for today, I forget every year how much we eat, and drink. My family are big wine drinkers, and my mom is an enabler as she works for an amazing winery up the road.

Also I thought I'd quickly post about my sale on Etsy.
To celebrate the holiday season I'm offering free shipping on all orders made till December 5th. Also all bags are 10% off (prices have been edited to show discount) and all orders will come with a free solid color coffee cuff, for you to keep or give as a gift.
Feel free to stop by and take a look.

Have a great day!