Auction results!

Oh blogger friends, how I love you! Thank you, once again, for your participation and generosity. Alicia, you are wonderful! Bidders, you are marvelous! We raised $110 for the Nielsons! Thank you, thank you!

The winners are as follows:
1. Glam cream bow--Sally for $10
2. Yellow flower with brown button--Annie Karcher for $10
3. Lavender polka-dot bow with flower and jewel--Danette for $9
4. Lavender bow with flower and jewel--Lindsey Ladies for $10
5. Baby blue plaid bow--Danielle (who may or may not be buying it for herself) for $8
6. Colorful curly whirly--Bestgrandkidsever for $8
7. Yellow polka-dot bow with yellow daisy and button--Lori for $9
8. Patriotic curly-whirly--Danette for $5
9. Precious pink bow--Lindsey Ladies for $5
10. Ginormous red flower with button--Danette for $5
11. Giant orange flower with red button--Lindsey Ladies for $5
12. Red satin bow--Halcyon and fam for $6
13. Hot pink bow--Bestgrandkidsever for $8
14. Big orange flower with yellow button--Danette for $5
15. White flower with button--Lindsey Ladies for $7

Your instructions:
1. Click on the "Donate to Nie Nie" button at the top of my blog. Follow the paypal instructions. (This is a credit/debit card payment--let me know if you'd like to work something different out with me.)
2. Once you've donated, email me at amcropper{at}gmail{dot}com. Let me know your mailing address. Or, as some of you are local Oregonians, we can set up an easier arrangement.
3. Enjoy your bows and think of Stephanie when you/your kids/your grandkids/whoever don them.

Loves, anne

Let the bidding begin! ALL BIDS START AT $3. Thank you and have fun! Remember, auction ends Sunday night at 9 PST.

Glam cream bow

(Hello! It's bedazzled! So dar.)

Yellow flower with brown button

(you know, like a daisy.)

Lavender polka-dot bow with flower and jewel

as darling as Sophie

Lavender bow with flower and jewel

Again, what's not to love about something bedazzled?

Baby blue plaid bow

I just love this little number.

Colorful curly-whirly

(I'm deeming that the official name.)

Yellow polka-dot bow with yellow daisy and button

Per-esh!

Patriotic curly-whirly

Let's hear it for the red, white, and blue!

Precious pink bow

(OK I may or may not be modeling this little gem.)

Ginormous red flower with red button

I am loving the solid red look. Gorgeous.

Giant orange flower with red button

(How cute is Lizzy, anyway?!)

Red satin bow

(there are white polka dots around the center of the bow.

a great, subtle detail.)

Hot pink bow

(Is this presh or what?!)

Big orange flower with yellow button center

(so bright and fun!)

White flower with button center

(see how cute it is in Mary's pigger?)

It's here!

Are you excited my blogamigos? The auction starts tomorrow! We have 15 different hair accessories created and donated by Alicia. They are darling on little babes/toddlers as well as little girls. They are all on alligator clips so they are really easy to put in and don't rip out your little gals presh hairs. I'm thinking Christmas, people (perfect stocking stuffers, hello!).

The auction will run from tomorrow (Thursday) through Sunday the 9th at 9 pm PST.

As a reminder, here's how auctions go down on this here blog:

1. Each item up for auction will be posted separately. The bidding will be done in the comments section. This time around ALL BIDS WILL START AT $3. Then someone can comment with a higher bid and so on.

2. Please keep bids to whole dollar amounts.

3. Monday morning I will post a list of the highest bidders, at which time you will have 2 jobs. #1 Send your money directly to the Nielson paypal fund (just click the button in the top right corner of my blog!). #2 Email me with your mailing address (I will provide my email address. Oh, and I will cover the shipping.)

Once again, thanks Alicia and thanks bidders for your part in supporting the Nielsons.

Sneak a Peek

My niece Katie wishes you a Happy Halloween as you take a look at some of the fun hair accessories Alicia has to offer. There are 15 different choices! Auction starts late next week. See you there!

p.s. did you miss my novel-length post about my sis? scroll down if so.

She even brought me Ben&Jerry's in the Maternity Ward

Meet Alicia (and Brad and Elinor). She has a one-year-old babe. She is expecting a baby boy. She teaches Kindergarten. And, you know, since she has so much spare time and energy (this is the part where I'm being sarcastic and where you say, "holy cow, Alicia is one amazing gal!"), she makes the cutest darn hair accessories for little girlies that you ever did see.


I like many things about Alicia. One of the things I like best about her is that she has a psychotically good memory just like me. So every thing or person or event or place I told her about during our many hours carpooling to teach school together is stored securely in her brain. So I never have to retell a story or remind her who so and so is.


What I love most about Alicia right this very minute is her generosity. She has made a bunch of little bows for the darlings in your life for the great cause of the Stephanie and Christian Nielson fund. So, yes, my friends, we are going to be having yet another auction here at Anne with an E next week. Get excited. (Sneak peek coming soon.)



P.S. Have you read this beautiful article yet?