Feed Sack Bag Give-a-way

What is up for grabs?

Remember the very popular Feed Sack Bag post that featured both cloth and plastic feed sack bags, along with a tutorial? Well that tutorial came from my blogging friend the House That Ag Built. Sarah turns lots of her Feed Bags into reusable grocery bags and bags that are great for the beach. The best news - she wants to give one away to a Crystal Cattle reader.

The Bag that is up for grabs. Perfect beach or travel bag for the summer.

I love all the colors on this bag. Who knew a feed sack could be so pretty.

Now here's how to enter.

1. Follow Crystal Cattle

2. Follow The House That Ag Built

For additional entries 

3. Like the Crystal Cattle facebook page

4. Tweet about the contest out over twitter (make sure you tag me)

5. Blog about this contest 

Please leave a comment on this blog post how you have entered. I really encourage you to check out the House That Ag Built blog. Sarah is a teacher and has worked really hard to teach her students about agriculture and where their food comes from. I will draw a winner Sunday, June 26 at 6:00 p.m. CST.

The Purple Banner Designs Winner is...

Congrats!

Marissa is our big winner. Congrats to everyone that entered, and thank-you VERY much to all those that are following my blog. Marissa you'll have to let us know what you end up choosing as your prize. Have fun at your sale this weekend.

And to everyone else be sure to check out Purple Banner Designs for unique gifts.

It's a Monday giveaway - from Purple Banner Designs

Who's gonna be the big winner. 

What better way to start off the week than a little giveaway. Last week many of you loved the gift ideas from Purple Banner Designs. Well Bethany wanted to do a giveaway for all my blog readers! On Friday I'll draw a name and our winner will walk away with some of her awesome note cards or a children's t-shirt - your choice!

And how do you enter for these fabulous prizes?

1. Leave a comment below and tell me how you will be spending your Valentines Day or National Singles Awareness Day weekend or what was your favorite Superbowl commercial.

2. If you follow my blog, let me know and I will give you an extra entry.

3. If you follow the Purple Banner Designs blog, I will give you an additional entry.

4. And you can post on my blog Anonymously too, just be sure to leave your name and then check back to see if you are a winner!

Go luck everyone!

And the winner is...

Only a little bit delayed.

So the CAB Conference has kept me a little busy, and I have been a little delayed in announcing the Show Text contest results.

And the winner is - Miss Jamie May! Thanks to all those who entered and look for some other contests in the future.

A quick update on the conference. Scottsdale has been great. The hotel is gorgeous, and the weather has been awesome. I have sat in on a lot of seminars that talk about the importance of quality and making a connection with the consumer - two ideas I strongly support. I also got to hear the previous CEO of Southwest, and Col. Tillman who was the Commander in Chief of Air Force One for President Bush speak. Col. Tillman told us what it was like flying President Bush around on September 11, it was pretty incredible to hear his story. I also had the opportunity to be apart of a Mexican rodeo last night - good times!

Hope you are enjoying your weekend, and I will be back on a more regular posting schedule next week!

Monday morning excitement - there's even a prize involved.

The above title might be a little ironic.

A month ago I got a little curious as to who was reading this darn thing. I decided I needed some statistics. For as much as I hate calculating numbers I love looking at them. So, I decided to add something called Google analytics to my blog. You can't see it, but it tracks visitors, page views, time on the site, location etc. And all I can say is thank-you! In the last 30 days I have had more than 800 visits to the blog and more than 200 unique viewers.

So to celebrate I am giving away a little prize. 

TheShowText.com is one of my new favorite little ideas. Some Oklahoma State friends of mine (Kylee and Jon) started the business earlier this summer - and I am all about helping young people in this industry.

The idea is that for $20 per year you receive show results from state fairs, the majors - like the Royal, Louisville, junior nationals and other events. Sale results and reminders of when entries are due are also sent out. All these messages come across my phone via text message. And the even better thing is you can choose which states or breeds you want to receive results from so that your phone isn't overloaded with messages. This fall they are also going to be including judging results - I am a big nerd when it comes to finding out how my alma maters do at contests.

I always feel so smart when I can whip out my phone and rattle off the latest winnings or Express's sale average, and high sellers without even having been there.

Up for grabs is a one year subscription to theshowtext.com . All you have to do is a leave a comment below with your name. If you are still a little new to blog commenting you can choose the anonymous option, just be sure to include your name and email address. On Friday, I will announce the results! What a great way to start the week.

Good luck to everyone!