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January Sponsor Giveaway: The Missing Sponsor!

EEEK! I didn't mean to leave out another one of my lovely sponsor's, The Little Illustrator. You'll find some info about her shop and the chance to win TWO PRINTS of your choice below! Don't forget to check out the two giveaways posted below as well.

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The Little Illustrator

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My shop, The Little Illustrator, is all about making cutesy fun art for everyone to love and enjoy. My main objective with my art is to brighten people's day!!

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As noted above, this giveaway is for two prints of your choice from The Little Illustrator.

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To enter to win share your favorite free time activity in the comments below!

Giveaway open to U.S. and Canada residents only. Comments open until Monday night, January 31st. Please leave a way to contact you in case you are the lucky winner!

NOTE: There are still a few mini ad spots left in the side bar for $20 if you want to join Smile and Wave for February. Just send your info to hello(@)frecklednest.com with Advertise on SAW in the subject line.


xoxo,
Rachel

199 comments:

  1. i'm gonna have to go with hiking :) happy sunday!

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  2. this is a tough one....sleep!! hahaha

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  3. My favorite thing is to create something: food, knit, crochet, sew, whatever. Creating makes me happy.

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  4. My favorite thing is to read as a free time activity.

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  5. I love to read in my free time.
    But I always complain that I never have the time to do that. I should make that change. :)
    xo Haley

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  6. Bike riding! I'm starting to train for a 100 mile bike race soon!

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  7. mmm, i would say walking along somewhere in the great out doors, making art, and meandering in my mind about the infinite possibilities of things while sipping a cup of tea.

    rainboeliza.blogspot.com is where you can or could reach me.

    Smiles!

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  8. I REALLY wanna win this one!!
    In my free time I like to simply relax & listen to music. Though I don't get much of it due to having a 3 year old!! ;)
    xo, Jamie

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  9. I love to spend my free time hand writing letters.

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  10. I love to find new bakeries and try out their best sweets.

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  11. I love to go to antique shops...with NO kids...they like to break stuff! I also like to ride my horse, or take my kids for a ride on their pony. bufordkyle(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  12. Crocheting while watching old period movies with my husband!

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  13. Ooh! Her art IS really cute! My favorite free time activity is probably crocheting. I've been doing a lot lately. :)

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  14. I absolutely love the prints.

    I love to hunt for vintage items on my free time. Today I scored a vintage doll carrier and two polaroid cameras. I just wish I had some more free time:)

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  15. cute shop!!

    hmmm, hard to pick a favorite! probably creating or decorating.

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  16. Curling up with a good book and a hot drink on a cold night :)

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  17. I sew, read and/or bake... not always at the same time though... ;o)

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  18. The rare moments I have free time...read, take a bath or sleep
    arockwood (at) gmail (dot) come

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  19. my favorite free time activity is to make jewelry :)

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  20. i'd have to say crocheting with a cup of tea by my side.

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  21. I love lounging on the sofa and catching up on my favorite tv shows and blogs online!

    elenamaxfield@gmail.com

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  22. my favorite free time activity in snuggling up with my boyfriend, and watching a good movie :)

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  23. I love to read when I have some free time. So relaxing :)

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  24. lately it's been knitting while watching a good movie :)

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  25. reading, knitting, sewing, listening to music..I can't choose!

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  26. Mine is definitely sewing.

    cowilcox(at)gmail(dot)com

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  27. Looking at Blogs : ) manarose222(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  28. my favorite free time activity is reading, knitting, or sewing...just depends on the mood!
    Sarah M

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  29. free time is almost non existent in my house with three babies and all but when I do have, I love to lay in bed and read, in complete silence.

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  30. grabbing a coke and crocheting while watching tv :)

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  31. Cooking! Well, more like ice cream making :)

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  32. In my free time....hm...depends on the weather...give me a spring day and i love to drive, go thrifting...give me a winter day, i love to snuggle with a cup of coffee and watch movies. BUT! Most of all, I love to spend time with my son....he'll be 8 this year. insane. :}

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  33. I don't get a lot of free time because of the kiddos, but I love to crochet and knit during my free time.

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  34. these are too sweet!! fave down time activity snuggling with Matt! <3

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  35. a tie between crocheting or escaping reality with a novel!

    tamara
    tamz_ck@hotmail.com

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  36. Free time is a rarity lately, but when I do get the chance, I like to plop myself down on the couch and watch a television series like Dexter or Mad Men. Good times!

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  37. My favorite free time activities are sewing, and drinking tea.

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  38. My favorite free time activity would be baking, decorating, and ofcourse reading my favorite Blogs!!!!!




    Michelle Torres
    decorater4life@aol.com

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  39. My favorite free time activity is thrifting! Or... wandering around Anthropologie looking at things I can't afford :)

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  40. My favorite thing to do is watch movies. They let me escape into another world for a couple hours.

    Thanks for the giveaway!
    .tish

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  42. i would have to say that my favorite free time activity is baking.. or knitting.. or crocheting.. or sewing.. or painting.. it all depends on my mood!

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  43. reading blogs, reading books, knitting, and eating mmm.

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  44. i <3 these.

    i love to escape to a coffee shop with a good book when i get some time to myself.

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  45. Favorite free time activity would be walking on the beach, hoping to find a treasure that washed ashore.

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  46. Reading would have to be my all time, #1 free time activity!

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  47. i love to just be working on something...baking, sewing, embroidery.... It all makes me happy. :)

    freakedoutnsmall@gmail.com

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  48. Blogging is good... Lifetime Movie Network is good...:)

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  49. Designsponge usually sucks up my free time. Followed by spray painting anything I can get my hands on.

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  50. my favorite free time activity is crocheting for sure!
    -Christine
    (yelloworanges[at]comcast.net)

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  51. I like to crochet!

    Kodi

    kodibevelle at gmail dot com

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  52. My favorite past time is going to the park with my kids!

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  53. I love to sew! :)

    Trendymeg@msn.com

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  54. crocheting hands down. I'm trying to finish 12 afghans in 12 months.

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  55. Tough one for sure, but I'm gonna go with taking pictures.
    -Cara Mason
    www.midkid.ca

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  56. up next for my free time activity is shaving my legs. sounds fun right? being a mom is so GLAMOROUS.
    yoursmineoursblog@gmail.com

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  57. Sleeping! Or reading? Or blog-stalking...or more sleeping.

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  58. making something!!! food, crocheting, sewing, anything!

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  59. Hahaha...working on crafty projects is my favorite freetime activity :) This artwork is so cute!

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  60. taking my little doggie for a walk..followed by some reading!

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  61. These are adorable!

    My favorite free time activity is definitely knitting!

    eleanor(at)unfamiliarceiling(dot)com

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  62. hooray! these prints are just so so pretty.

    my fav activity is easily sewing. i dream about it and think about it all day at work. kinda obsessed. :)

    amymorby (at) gmail (dot) com

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  63. I love learning new things in my free time. A year ago I taught myself to knit. Now I'm learning how to bake.

    kmdexter (at) gmail (dot) com

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  64. In my free time, I love to watch TV on DVD!

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  65. I'm gonna have to say....reading and crafting!

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  66. I have a 10 month old so I don't really have free time, but in the rare moments I do have, I love painting and sewing!

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  67. My favorite free time activity would definitely have to be going to the farmers market on Saturday mornings with my family.

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  68. Reading what I want! It's so hard during the semester. Anytime I have "free time" I have to use it to catch up on homework and studying.
    I love when I really do have free time and can set aside the 30 textbooks I bought for this semester and read what I want to read!

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  69. Free time = rare, but reading (books & blogs) and enjoying just sitting still for a change!

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  70. i dont get much free time but i love catching up on blogs and snacking on some trail mix!

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  71. this time of year, it has to be crocheting while watching Friends with my sis!

    twinart[at]juno[dot]com

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  72. one of my favorite free time activities right now is dreaming with my husband, and making small steps toward realizing those dreams in reality ;)

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  73. Unfortunately I live in Europe, but, nonetheless, I love these cute illustrations =) Thank you!

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  74. Free time is rare around here, but when I get a chance I like to read a book/magazine or blog.
    ohtxcama{at}gmail{dot}com

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  75. I love those prints ~
    Weekreds are an opportunity to see extended family. I love when we get together outside of the daily routine.

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  76. Board games are the best for slow times! xoxo

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  77. I love sipping a warm drink, knitting and listening to NPR...such a relaxing afternoon.

    jessica.ankney[at]gmail[dot]com

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  78. cute stuff!! free time? nap. or jog. or embroider. or make cookies ;)

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  79. creating - sewing and food are my two favorite things to play with!

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  80. I love to take pictures of the little things I do in life, hang out with family and friends, and dream. Yep! That's what I do in my free time! :)

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  81. My favorite free time activity is reading if I'm not papercrafting! Anne, yourmainestamper

    anne.thompson@fairpoint.net

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  82. I love reading, knitting, and spending time with my roommate :)

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  83. Definitely reading with a cup of hot tea!
    Haley

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  84. Work on design projects or decorate up my home!

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  85. My favorite free time activity is going to a nature preserve and photographing nature at it's finest!

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  86. right now... it's sleeping...

    :-) Thanks!

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  87. When I have free time I spend it sewing, specifically quilting is my new thing.

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  88. freetime activity = scrapbooking/crafting up in my studio where the sun shines and all is quiet :)

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  89. I love to make things—whether I’m sewing or painting or learning a new way to create!

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  90. Shopping or crafting. Depends on my mood!

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  91. My favorite free time activity is spending time outdoors. I love to walk/hike and see what surprises nature has to offer.

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  92. On my free time I enjoy hitting up thrift stores.

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  93. my favorite free time activity would be brainstorming :) so many great ideas come out of brainstorming sessions (especially when you are doing it with a friend!)!!

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  94. my favorite free time activity is to look through some new magazines like LUCKY or Rachel Rays or Allure ...I love gettting some new food beauty and fashion inspiration!

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  95. These prints are precious!!

    My favorite thing to do right now with the weather cold and gray is read, read, read.

    Lots of blankets in my house right now!

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  96. I would say I love to cook in my free time!

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  97. Free time (and geography permitting) I like going to the beach. Any season--it's always beautiful there.

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  98. probably crocheting or sewing :)

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  99. reading! sewing! baking!
    xo
    becky

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  100. my first impulse is to say, make something! but when i really think about it, i'd rather cuddle with james and the kids than anything else in the world!

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  101. sigh...that print with the girl listening to records...adore it!

    My favorite freetime activity is travel, whether a day trip or something longer. Just going somewhere new to make discoveries.

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  102. Spending time with my handsome hubby!

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  104. If only I had free time! On those rare occasions I do I try to scrapbook.

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  105. going on a road trip with my fiance :)

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  106. My favourite past time activity is playing Band Hero with my little guy. He kicks my butt every time, but it's still a lot of fun!

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  107. her prints are SO cute! i love the "little bookworm", "je t'adore" and "truer you" prints. so perfect for my "office" area in my teeny apartment!

    candice.contreras@gmail.com

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  108. pretty! my fave activity is yoga. or some other kidn of working out. but mostly yoga.
    xo
    sarah

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  109. I love to do lots of things! So many ideas popped in my head just few seconds ago! But I have to say the one that surprised myself the most. Drawing. It's something SO frustrating... well at least it used to be.. I have to do it for my college course all the time. But I've found myself actually wanting to draw something without feeling like it's just for my studies so often recently... It's amazing what can happen in such a little time! Four months ago I was just dreaming about being able to enjoy drawing...

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  110. The ideal free time situation for me is to be hanging out with my crafty friend, watching a good tv show and crafting whilst eating chocolate. That's the good life. :)

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  111. during my free time, i like to either sleep or read a book!

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  112. crafting, reading, eating, going to the bathroom by myself! ha ha ha!!! The life of a mother! :)

    jordofordo(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  113. I like to sleep or read blogs!

    Those prints are so cute! I love them!

    olympicsleeper(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  114. I like drawing in my free time, which I don't make enough time for. Thanks for the giveaway chance!

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  115. I have just developed a new found love for sewing. I enjoy doing that in my free time now. :]

    thedapperowl[at]gmail[dot]com

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  116. I can't pick just one thing, so I'm gonna say read, make something, or go thrifting!

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  117. Bonding over a cup of coffee with some dear friends!

    Hanna

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  118. I love these prints! Collecting rocks on the beach with my little dog running by the waves.

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  119. I like reading with my little girls

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  120. Our favorite free time activity is going to the library! Ticket to Ride is a close second...just for the adults. If we have a whole day, the zoo is our first choice!

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  121. sitting with friends at the coffee shop enjoying lunch and coffee :)

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  122. Redbox movie marathon with my husband and knitting needles :)

    Alisahouse.blogspot.com

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  123. Eating something without having to share with any little moochers!

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  124. My favorite free time activity is playing with my niece, Bella!

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  125. On the rare occasion I have free time I love Crafting with my 12 year old son! I cherish this time because I know it wont be long before he'll be a teenager and spending time with his Mom will no longer be a priority! =(

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  126. I love sewing or going on an adventure with the fam. Super cute prints!

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  127. My favorite free time activity is making something while watching a movie.

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  128. in my free time i love to work on digi photo books, play on facebook, and work on my latest craft project.

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  129. Thrifting is my fave!

    cr_griffith (at) live (dot) com

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  130. Going on adventures with my best friend is the bees' knees!

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  131. wow! I love her prints.
    my favorite thing to do in my free time is cuddling with my little ones and reading them books.
    =nicky

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  132. My new favorite free time activity is crocheting! I'm still a newbie but I'm learning!

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  133. Oh my goodness so cute! I love to read. So so much.

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  134. These are gorgeous! My favorite free time activity... herm... just reading a book I think- snuggling on the couch with my honey, each of us with a good book in front of the fire and the puppy. -e

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  135. A walk to the park with a sketchpad. :)

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  136. Thrifting for vintage kitchen gadgets and then using them to cook!

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  137. Stealing a few moments of peace and quiet whether napping, creating or reading.

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  138. reading... definitely reading. Blogs, books, magazines... anything and everything

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  139. couch cuddling with the boyf and our pup.

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  140. knitting :)
    & reading.
    saraholson@live.com

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  141. reading blogs!

    and i am so obsessed with illustrations! crossing my fingers...

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  142. knitting while watching a tv series on dvd. yay multitasking!

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  143. I would have to say reading Blogs.. It is fun to see what other people come up with :)

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  144. one of my favorite free time activities is curling up with a good book- preferably a classic.
    OR being crafty. depends on the mood and how much time I have.
    <3

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  146. play at the playground with my gorgeous girls

    ang(dot)merkley(at)gmail(dot)com

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  147. My favorite free time is to read a book, or go take photography.

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  148. A hot drink, a sweet snack and a frivolous television show.

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  149. Anything I can do by myself with quiet...mainly sewing crocheting or reading!

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  150. geocaching! So fun and rewarding when you find a hard one finally

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  151. I definitely have to say reading blogs! I can't get enough!

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  152. knitting while watching a movie

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  153. A road trip to anywhere. Even if it's just a half hour away. My very favorite thing is escaping reality with the man I love - in the car - on the road - doing whatever we want and making pit stops along the way. :o)

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  154. I like to cook or craft. Crocheting especialy. Baking is good too! :)

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  155. cross-stitching and tv-watching :)

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  156. In my free time I like to laugh.

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  157. favorite free time activity? i'd had to say making anything (sewing, knitting, crocheting, cross stitching, drawing, baking, etc.) or snuggling up on the couch with my pups and fiance while we watch my fiance play a video game.

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  158. Decorate!

    -Jenelle

    nell_bell_87@msn.com

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  159. What else - sewing!
    knspears@gmail.com

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  160. free time? what's that? ;)

    I'd have to say snuggling and talking with my husband. <3

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  161. I love to swim! During the competition season I whine until it's not fun anymore...but today I swam every lap of every ridiculous set my coach commanded us to swim and I loved every minute of it...too bad the season is over on Wednesday!

    But there's nothing better than clear water when you dive in at 6 in the morning for summer swim. It's gorgeous.

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  162. Reading followed by a good nap...and then back to more reading!

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  163. Love the cute art!!!!

    My favourite activity is just be-ing.

    -katie
    www.TruthLoveHarmony.com

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  164. Such cute prints!!
    My favorite thing to do in my free time is take a steaming hot bubble bath.

    xoa

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  165. what's free time???

    haha i have 3 little boys, so free time sure doesn't happen too often. When it does, I usually veg out, do something crafty, or grab tea with a friend.

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  166. My favorite thing is reading cookbooks!
    jamielynjones@gmail.com

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  167. i like to make things, whether they be gifts or something for our home. it always relaxes me & makes me smile.

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  168. I love to blog, both reading and writing.

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  169. I love to bake, I love the whole process...the shopping, the creating and the eating...yum!

    orca307@gmail.com
    Jessica

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  170. I love to read!

    jennywigdahl@gmail.com

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  171. my favorite free time activity is and will always be blog readin'! i can't get enough of all the fashion, fun and frivolity!

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  172. I love reading blogs and walking the dog equally. Oh, and photo walks.

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  173. My favorite free time activity is to create things...it could be knitting, sewing or anything really. It honestly relaxes me and the times flies when I'm working on a project. :)

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