Auction Closed: A Merry Christmas to All

And to all a good night!

This week's bag biddies are:

• A Fragile Design -- Jillybean -- $46
  
• Christmas Miracle -- Annie -- $48

Bag Biddies, please email BagsforZaza@gmail.com within 1 week to arrange payment and postage/pickup.

This would be a wonderful opportunity to tell you how much we've raised so far - but I haven't done the books for November yet. We've raised a bunch, though. And we are SO THANKFUL. We are thankful for all the donations we've received. We are thankful for the help of friends and family. And we are thankful to all the BAG BIDDIES for coming here and buying our bags. Hugs to you all and may you have a truly blessed Christmas.

So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.

We'll be back in January!

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Gone Fishing...

Bidding is now closed for this week, but I'm camping and won't be available to break up the fights and declare winners until Sunday evening.

You folks are all so generous and fun and loving. Thank you!!!

Another day ... another dollar ...

Thank you all again for your kindness and support. The words thank you never seem quite adequate, especially when repeated with such frequency. I could write a poem of thanksgiving, but I'm not a poet, I'm a computer programmer ... and poems written by computer programmers just aren't that pleasant.

This week's Bag Biddies (winning bidders) are:

• The Inheritance - Petara - $30
  
• Trails West - Jillybean - $45
• Princess of Mars - Kristy - $25
• Laughing in the Midst of Mothering - Heidi - $65

Please email BagsforZaza@gmail.com to arrange payment and shipping/postage.

Check back on Sunday for some random of bit of adoption/sewing news - Sunday is News Day. And of course Monday is New Bags Day! Check back for pink, daisy, jungle, crazy fun!

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And there's a big electronic hug for the first one to decipher the above code.

The Gal Who Saved My Living Room

I don't have a sewing room. I also have 3 kids and a hubby who wouldn't let me hide in a sewing room, anyhow. I sew at the dining room table, in the middle of all the action. But this project requires a lot of fabric to be readily available and I need to see what I have so that I can pull pieces together and make beautiful harmonic works of bagilicious art.

This is what happened to my living room:


Not a pretty site - pretty fabric, but on the whole, not the effect I'm going for in a living room.

After putting up with this for about 8 weeks, I sent a desperate cry out to my friends for shelving that might be lying around unused, unloved, unburdened. AND LOOK WHAT HAPPENED!




My dear friend, Jayme, saved my living room:


I totally cheated in this picture, the couch is piled with laundry and the kids last-day-of-school junk is also just out of frame, but at least the fabric is dealt with.

But back to Jayme. I keep forgetting to give her credit for sewing - she's assembled 3 bags for me, Perennials: Volume I being the latest. She's helped spread the word about BFZ and solicited fabric donations and just encouraged the heck out of me. Not to mention her role in revolutionizing nutrition in our local school system - OK, now I'm getting off topic.

Love ya Jayme! Thanks for the loan of those fantastic shelves!

P.S. Other than a first name, Jayme has chosen to rename anonymous, as she has seen the damage the paparazzi has done to my life and the lives of my family. *sigh* The trials we celebrities must endure.

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More Lucky "Bag Biddies"

Wow, wow, and WOW! We set a record this week, with bids totaling $396 to bring Zaza home! I'm overwhelmed with gratitude. Thank you SO much everyone!!!!! (the exclamation marks continue)

This week's Bag Biddies (winning bidders) are:

• Grace for the Moment - Lynnette - $150
• Holes - Katie from Scottsdale - $100
• Emma - Connie H. - $50
  
• The Fox and the Hound - Cindee H. - $55
• Perennials: Volume I - Kristy - $41

Please email BagsforZaza@gmail.com to arrange payment and shipping/postage.

Make sure to browse through the Thank You Roll, over there --> on the right AND read my More Thank Yooz post to see who's talking about BFZ.

I'm hoping to provide you all with a fascinating update on the status of the disaster area previously known as my living room tomorrow (Sunday).

But, most importantly, check back on Monday for MORE BAGS!

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Public Thank Yous

There are so many people to thank and I'm sure there will be more as time goes on. Friends, family, coworkers, and strangers have encouraged me with kind words and advice, generous donations of money and materials, and with help sewing. Here's my attempt at a list (in no particular order):

• My dear husband and children have been so very patient and helpful
• Leah R.
• Linda C.
• Beth N. and her MIL
• Jayme Y.
• Jenn V.
• Susan F.
• Maria E.
• Kathleen D.
• Joyce H. at Darfur Bags
  
• And of course my mother and grandmother -- for hording all that fabric and then giving it to me!

Oh, I hope I haven't missed anyone.

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