This bag took me a year to finish. Yes, I’m ashamed. Actually I totally forgot about it during the summer. It’s done now, delivered, and probably in use.
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We Have a Winner
October 31, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Congratulations to Ginny Mom of 2 Dancers! You won a Jendi Jean Bag from this Fall 08 Giveaway.
Your comment #23 was picked by Random.org out of 118 comments.
Can I say all of the above, lol. I read tons of blogs ~ mommy blogs, craft blogs, scrapbook blogs, book blogs, contest blogs, product review blogs, thrifty blogs, blogs about sales/deals/shopping, blogs about blogging. Seriously I am addict when it comes to reading blogs
A big thank you to everyone who entered and subscribed! I hope to come around and visit your blogs, though it might take a while.
Welcome to My Giveaway
October 27, 2008 By 118 Comments
Drum roll please. It’s time for another of the quarterly carnival of giveaways!
I’m guessing that you are passing through as quick as possible because there is hundreds of blogs to visit from the giveaway list.
I’ll try to be short. Technically I’m always short – 5 ft. 1 1/2 in.
My name is Jendi. This is my blog about everyday life with my three children (5.5, 4, 2 yo) plus my husband, a cat, and a rabbit. I put my foot down against a dog until all the kids are out of diapers, but my family is counting the days.
Every week I post a Wordless Wednesday and a Sunday Poem. The other 5 days I wing it. I did a vlog entry last Friday and hope to have more of them in the future.
Finally – the good stuff. I’m giving away one of my Jendi Jean Bags.
Here are the five choices:
You should be able to click the picture for more info.
Leave a comment for your first entry. Please answer this question in your comment:
What is your favorite type of blog to read? Do you like cooking blogs, thrifty blogs, mommy blogs, devotional blogs, book blogs…?
For a second entry subscribe to my blog through email or RSS (top of far right sidebar) and leave a second comment telling me that you did. If you already subscribe just leave me a second comment and let me know. My loyal readers deserve two entries.
This giveaway starts Monday October 27, 2008 and ends Friday October 31, 2008 at 5 pm EST.
You don’t have to be a blogger to win. Just leave your email address. Due to my limited funds I can only mail this to North America addresses.
Happy blog hopping!
At Garden Vines I’m giving away a gardening apron. Check it out!
Click the big pink button to visit more giveaway participants.
Anybody Want To Swap?
August 15, 2008 By 7 Comments
Yesterday I received this bracelet in the mail. You may ask where and how I got this lovely, customized, just-my-size bracelet. Even if you don’t ask I’m going to tell you. 
Chel at Chasing Contentment ordered a Jendi Jean Bag made from her daughter’s jeans.
These are what she sent me.
When someone gives me a special pair of jeans to make into a bag I always agonize over cutting them. What if they don’t like the finished product? How can I make it just so they like it?
Once I do this to them there’s no going back.
Usually I just use the top part of the jeans/skirt for the bag and the legs for the straps. As you can see the pretty part is on the bottom of these jeans. Plus, a bag made out of the top of them would not hold much at all.
This is what I ended up making.
During the production process I e-mailed Chel and asked if she would be interested in swapping the bag for a piece of jewelry that she makes.
![](http://jendisjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/bracelet-on.jpg "My little \")
Obviously she agreed. I picked a customized bracelet with my kids names on it.
One of it’s nicest features is that it does not fall down over my hand. Most bracelets are too big for me. They end up getting caught on my elbow or falling down into my palm when I’m trying to shake hands and do things. Don’t ya hate that?
I don’t swap jean bags anymore, but I do swap video/social media work. 
For more Show & Tell posts visit Kelli’s blog There is no place like home.
Have a Heart Jean Bag
July 26, 2008 By Leave a Comment
This casual style Jendi Jean Bag is made from a pair of Candies Capris.
15 inches wide at the top.
Approx. 9 inches deep.
1 inside pocket, 5 outside, and you can hide something between the liner and purse by using the front zipper.
Selling for $22.00 + S & H.
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More info and other bags for sale can be found on my Jendi Jean Bag page.
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