A new catch phrase, and a prize to boot!

Okay people, I was just bragging about your clever, bad selves yesterday!  So here is the challenge; as you know, I am normally not at a loss for words, but for some crazy reason I find myself short on just one or two words, and it is driving me nuts!!!  So, I am offering up one of my brand new Naked~Nure T-shirts as a prize to the person who helps me out.   Friend or foe, family or stranger, I want you all to participate (and I'd love for you to spread the word) in completing my new catch phrase.
So far I have  The Royal Ranch, Celebrating "everyday" Royalty!  It is the "everyday" that I am not happy with.  Maybe I need to back up a couple of steps.  As you know if you have been following this blog, that I am in the middle of starting a new program with my book, Llucky Llama.  I am planning on working with special needs kids as well as doing visits to schools (this will be to fill in the gaps and to hopefully pay a few bills-ha!).  
I am continuing, and changing my line of gardening products with Naked~Nure because we are very committed to these products and know that they can make a huge impact on the environment and that it is a wise business choice.  I also will be keeping my B&B, The Royal Roost open to our guests because we enjoy having them so much. Because our pack llamas enjoy their jobs so much, we will continue to pack in the fall.  And, I of course, will still be committed to being "green"!  Whew, I get tired just thinking of it....no, not really!
The point is, is that over the years, I have taken in all of these odd ball animals.  And, needless to say, I am a rather oddball gal myself, which I am rather proud of.  That is the whole point of the middle word not fitting.  I want to celebrate these kids', and these animals', and this world and environment's differences with royalty and style!  Celebrating Individualism with Royalty?  Celebrating _______ in Royalty?  I'm waiting people, give me what you got!  And, sorry to say, obviously this is a very subjective contest, no rules apply, anyone is eligible, the more entries the better, please blog about it if you want, and I'll give you until Friday at noon (mst).  Good luck and thanks for your help!

Sweepstakes Reminder

Good morning!  I wanted to take a minute today to remind you of my giveaway for our cool new shirts.  There are two prizes available and you can easily earn two entries.  The shirts have our very original logo on them and are made of organic cotton right here in our great country!  Please check out the post from the original announcement here.

Make a miracle today!

"Breaking News!" and Giveaway!

Good morning all!  Well, since I have already messed up my week of regular posts by missing yesterday's Royal Ranch Royalty, I figure it is okay to keep the disorganized theme this week, it's just that time of year.  I do want to make sure to tell you that I will be continuing my metaphysical (there must be a problem with blogger, this is not supposed to be a link) posts; I got such wonderful feedback, how could I not?  But, today I have breaking news, that just can't wait!

We have finally gotten our retail line of t-shirts, hats and hoodies up and running.  But, this is so new that it is not even on my e-store yet; you, my devoted readers get first shot at these fantastic t-shirts! 

This all came about when we launched Naked~Nure; people absolutely loved "Naked Johnny", our llama poo handling expert.  I knew I needed to make him more prominent, so I came up with a new logo and had it printed on t-shirts.

I was hoping to have my retail line ready in time for the big Christmas shopping season, but wanting to keep my business local and being very picky about the quality of the products that I will allow our name to be on has made it a slower process than I imagined.  After finding a 100% organic cotton line, that of course had to be made right her in the good old USA, there was a machinery glitch.  That was a quality control issue as well, and was worth the wait for the proper machine to be fixed.  See, my line of products is direct to garment transfer; meaning that the inks are infused into the fabric, so the garment is still very soft and pliable, unlike vinyl logos.

Normally (not including the giveaway, I mean), these t-shirts will sell for $15, which I think is a real bargain for such an original shirt, made in USA and organic!  I am still working on pricing for the hats and hoodies, but if you need an item right away let me know via e-mail at judy@royalranch.net and we can place a special order.  Right now I only have the t-shirts in the "natural organic" color in stock, but we have things set up, so we can special order the hats and hoodies, and the t-shirts in other colors (at least blue and black).  I will also e-mail gift certificates for a specific item or dollar amount (so they can check out Naked~Nure too!) through e-mail/PayPal if you have a gardener on your list that this will fit the bill perfectly for.  Your gardening friends and family are really going to get a kick out of this logo!

Yes, I did mention a giveaway!  To kick this line of cool stuff off with a bang, I am going to give two of these shirts away to you, my dedicated readers and to any new followers!  So, here are the ways to earn yourself entries into my giveaway:

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   If you're already a follower, just leave a comment that you'd like to be included, and what size you'd like if you win, and that will count as one entry.
   
   
   
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   If you are not a follower, you must go to the follow tab at the bottom left of this blog and sign up; it is really simple.  Then leave me a comment as to the size shirt you'd like if you win,
   
   
   
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   For extra entries, blog about this giveaway and come back here and leave me a link, please.
   
   
   
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   You must enter by noon on January 1st.  I can't think of a better way to start my new year off than by notifying two lucky winners!  My handy dandy computer random number generator will choose a winner on the 1st and I will let the winners know right away!  If I don't hear back from them within 48 hours, I'll be forced to pick another happy winner.
   
   
   

So, once again you have a chance to earn two entries for two great prizes!  I hope to hear from you soon and make a miracle today; tis the season!

You are all winners in my mind...

I know I am very blessed,

Because my readers are the very best!

Although we come from different backgrounds,

I think you really enjoy learning about my hounds.

I would never want to offend you in any way,

But, thank God we live where I can say what I want to say!

You all seem to really love my poems,

Thanks for bringing me into your homes!

Wow!  I ended up getting 38 more followers with this giveaway!  That's 380% more people who will be reading my blog (hopefully) and will possibly even share the love with their friends!  The comments that I received were wonderful; one person even put their comment into a poem-very ingenious.  But, I already knew I had the best readers.

So, with all of that said, I am proud to announce the winners of the great Stampin' Up! prizes.  The first prize was won by Nickolay and prize #2 is already on its way to Randominities.  Thank you all so much for your participation and keep coming back; I will definitely be doing more giveaways!

Make a miracle today, seriously, you can do it!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

Good Morning!  I can't tell you how much I appreciate my readers.  Boy were my blogging mentors right, a giveaway is the best way to get followers!  Thanks to my Mom, who has provided me with the great Stampin Up! prizes, I have gotten 140% more followers.  Now, I know that when you start out with only ten, it's not too hard to expand, but 140%!!!
So, this is a reminder post of the giveaway.  You only have until  11:59 MST tomorrow to sign up for the giveaway by becoming a follower of this blog.  Extra entries can be earned by leaving a comment on what you like about this blog or you can also blog about it yourself and leave me the link.  That's a chance for three entries for two prizes, and since this is a growing blog, you don't have all that many competitors!
I will let the winners know as soon as I draw the names, if I have not heard from them to claim their prize within 48 hours (noon Saturday) then I will draw another name.  I'm sure that will not be the case, as everyone loves a good prize, let alone some great stamping stuff.
BTW, I got a comment from an anonymous person at 8:07pm last night and I can't add your name into the sweepstakes without knowing who you are- I don't want to miss anyone.  Also, if you are already a follower and would like to be included in this sweepstakes, just leave me a comment here or the original post about this great giveaway!
Wow! I think this might be the shortest post I have ever done!  But, again, I want to tell you how much my followers mean to me.  Not only is it great to hear the feedback, but you are all helping me get my writing career off the ground!  It has really been wonderful to hear from so many nice people that have similar interests to mine, especially since I am learning about how Eco-aware so many people are!  Keep up the good work people!!!
PS: The picture is one I got from my Mom's website, it does not represent the prizes.  Sorry, my camera is not working, maybe Santa will bring me a new one!
PPS:  I will use a random number generator to determine the winners!
Make a miracle today!

Stampin' Up Sweepstakes!!!

Good Morning! Okay people, I have asked nicely quite a few times, and now I'm sick of playing nice. I'm getting down and dirty; that is dirty with Stampin' Up stuff, I mean. You see, I put a counter on my blog a few weeks ago, and I am getting a minimum of 40 hits per day on this blog. The problem is I only have ten followers signed up. The more followers a blog gets, the higher it goes in the search engines. For a person who is trying to really get my name out there and known, this is a game I must play.

First things first, I will never share your information with anyone! I may use it for special offers for Royal Ranch products, but you would want that anyway as Spring time will see lots of changes here at The Royal Ranch. I will be expanding my manure collection, I am getting ready to take Naked Johnny (our logo for Naked~Nure) retail, and we will also be selling one of a kind, hand picked, and very hardy wildflower seeds. Not to mention that my book is almost done and I am getting ready to market it hard. Marcel and I will be going to schools, nursing homes, and anywhere else we are allowed to read our book and get our story out there!

My followers and dedicated readers are always the first to know when we have something new and different going on here, and rightfully so. I plan on doing special discounts for my followers, and hopefully this is just one of many giveaways that will be available on this blog. While I would really like to not play the games of "the big man", it seems in my own beneift to do so in this case. I can't see a better way of getting my writing out there in the world wide web.

So, I asked my blogging mentors how they got so many followers. Every single one of them came back with one word "Giveaways!" Everyone likes to win something, and I have some great sweepstakes and contest ideas...just you wait, this is only the beginning of my bribery-ha! My Mom (who has been a Stampin' Up! representative for many years now) was so very generous to donate today's prizes; as a matter of fact she gave me so much nice stuff that I am splitting the prize into two; this makes it more fun for me, as I will get to notify two happy winners instead of just one. So, here are the details on the prizes:

Prize #1:
1 pkg. Purely Pomegranate card stock (24 sheets total)

1 Purely Pomegranate stamp pad

1 Blue Bayou stamp pad

1 River Rock stamp pad

1 set Alpha Shadows stamps

1 set So Many Scallops stamps

Prize #2:
1 pkg. Groovy Guava card stock (24 sheets total)

1 Groovy Guava stamp pad

1 River Rock stamp pad

1 Around & About stamp set

1 Around the Block stamp set

1 Big Blossom stamp (large approx 4" diameter)

To Enter:

1. Become a "Follower" of this blog. To do so, just click on the Follow link at the bottom of the left hand column, it will take you through a few quick steps to sign up for great daily humor and stories about our life on the ranch!  To receive this blog in your in box, you can also sign up for it to come to you via e-mail about a day after I post.

For extra entries:

1. Blog about this sweepstakes and my blog (don't forget to leave me a link in the comment section).
2. Leave a comment about what you like about my blog.

 It is very easy to get two entries, if not three, and the chances of winning are even higher with two prizes available; so tell your friends. I will randomly draw two winners at noon on Thursday December 10, 2009.  I was trying to get pics of the prizes, but my camera is on the blink; all the more reason to check out Mom's website!

If you are not familiar with Stampin' Up!, there is a few things I would like to share with you about these products. First and foremost, the company has been a great one for my Mom to work with; she has been able to earn a cruise each year, for many years, with them. Also, the quality of product is higher than with any other stamp stuff I have worked with; I have stamp pads that are probably getting close to seven years old and they still work great. The very best part is that all of these high quality products are made right here in the good old USA! So, spread the word and become a follower of a blog that I hope you really enjoy and possibly win some great prizes in the process!

An addition as of 12-9-09:  I have found a great random number generator which I will use to determine the winners.  I'm not sure if pulling the names out of a hat is still acceptable, but I don't have a hat that big-ha!

Make a miracle today!