October 7th National Frappe Day...Wait there's a day for that?

I had no idea there were days where nationally we recognized silly things like lipstick or coffee.  But hey!  Why not?  It is fun to unite as a country and indulge in frivolous activities or recognize certain people in our lives.  Its fun.  And since I never seem to know when they are coming, just from going through my Instagram feed and someone everyone else knows its national ice cream day.  I'm like "what the H? How do these people find out about this crap?"  So figured there was a website.  Yep!  Www.NationaldayCalendar.com Has it organized in months.  Not only are there months that recognize things like "National Sewing Month" or "Breast Cancer Awareness month" but there is a detailed explanation for how the "holiday" if you will, came about.  There is something recognized almost every day of the year.  What??  Some of them are silly but some are pretty good and I am glad that I decided to investigate this mystery.  Here are a list of some of my favorites!

January
4th- Spaghetti Day, and my birthday :)
5th- Whipped Cream Day
15th- Hat Day
16th- Religious Freedom day
19th- Popcorn Day
26th- Ellen Deg. Day

February
14th- Organ Donor Day
17th- Random Act of Kindness Day (I will definitely  be celebrating this one)

April
2nd- Walking Day
7th- No Housework Day
10th- Siblings Day
11th- Pet Day
30th- Hairstylist Appreciation Day (HECK YA!)

May
9th Birth Mother Day

June
1st- Bare-foot Day
first Sunday of June- Cancer Survivor Day

The list goes on and on!  I think I am going to make a cute printout of my favorites and share with you all so ya'll know ahead of time before you hit up your IG feed and realize your the only human who didn't know that it was National Corn Dog day.  lol.  You can thank me later!!

If you would like to celebrate today with a yummy Frappe, don't you fret.  They have links to some yummy recipes for you to try HERE.

Plaid...Gotta have some

If you haven't drug yourself through the Plaid band-wagon, What are you waiting for?  For the last couple years we have been teased and introduced to this true blue flannel loving print and it just keeps getting bigger and better.  I love browsing the web and seeing what else others are coming up with to accent this sweet trend.  I even created a Etsy Treasury HERE, where you can be linked to all the shops I feature on this post today!  How fun right?  I love that plaid takes on more colors of the rainbow than just red and black.  But don't get me wrong.  I love me some Buffalo Plaid any day.  My plaid shirts (all from target lol) are just tucked away in the outer darkness of my closet corner just waiting to be paired with my BE THE CHANGE tee and some leggings and my combat boots.  ARIZONA GET A CLUE WILL YA?  I may or may not have just let me kids go swimming this week.  Yep, that's how it is here in Phoenix.  October and in the 90s enjoying a nice little swim while I sit on the porch with my bestie looking at fabric options that are so enticing for cooler weather.  All this plaid makes me wanna go hike in the middle of the forest and chop down a tree and build a friggen log cabin.  Is that too much to ask for?  Enjoy getting excited!  And be on the look-out as I incorporate some amazing plaid in my collection soon!

Junk in the Trunk VIP Ticket Giveaway!

Its just a couple week away and I fall asleep to the humming of sewing machines and cutting scissors in my dreams.  I just love Junk in the Trunk.  I have mentioned it before in a previous post HERE with some great shops to look for, so I am just going to get straight to the point. 

Who wants an all new VIP ticket to JITT?  This is a new treat they have brought to the goodie table of all things vintage, junk and crafty.  They cute girls of Junk in the Trunk Vintage Market have brought  to you an exclusive deal for special people. 

$40 gets you the following on September 20th:

-Exclusive entry to the market at 7:30 am.  that's early I know, but you will need all day and you will want to get in early to snatch up the goodness that goes quick. 
-Access to VIP Line, this is the "Fast Pass" of JITT
- Junk in the Trunk Tumbler with Mama's Cold Brew at the door when you walk in
-20% off at Junk in the trunk Vintage Apparel all day long
- A reusable JITT tote bag to carry your junk
-A Be The Change tee at my booth in addition to 20% off your purchase at Bellapia Designs (This offer is only good for the winner of this giveaway)
-A day of fun memories :)

So Guess what?!!!! One of you lucky people will get to win this amazingness! 
To enter:
Post this giveaway on your instagram or Facebook accounts using the tag #JITTBPdesignsGiveaway and tag 3 phx local friends and leave a comment here on this blog post saying you did so along with your instagram handle (account name).  I will check to make sure you used the hashtag so make sure you did it correctly!!  Quick you have 2 days!!!

Its HERE!

BP Designs Fall/WInter Collection is here.  I have worked so very hard to find amazing fabrics and prints that will set Bellapia Designs apart from the rest of the handmade community.  I feel like I did a great job and am very proud of the direction Bellapia Designs is going.  With that being said, here is an exclusive coupon code just for you!!  Enjoy 20% off your BP Designs order just for today!  That means the offer expires at midnight PST.  Use the code: BPDFW2014 at checkout.  Click http://bellapiadesigns.comHERE to start Shopping!