Me.. Nikki Halgren, AKA the Gleeful Peacock Hello! I thought it was long overdue to share a few facts about myself. I think that sometimes knowing a little more about the person behind that blog, bus...
Harry Potter has been an obsession of Raes for the last year. I have to admit I never read the books, but when she started reading them and showing all signs on obsession, Mik and I agreed that we co...
I can hardly believe that a year has passed since I walked out of my then job (with a few months’ notice and proper training of my replacement, of course) and started my venture of being a full time ...
I sent this package off today to a unsuspecting person. I am calling this my Good Karma Project. When I feel stressed or need a smile, I am going to find someone that would enjoy a little surprise gl...
Print by Helen Dardik on Etsy Lately I have been thinking allot about the word stewardship. Wikipedia will tell you its used to describe taking care of resources, and before recent times it was regar...
the elevator shot Months back I can remember having no clue what Market was. I was asked to do Market by some scouts that had found me at some Dallas area craft shows. In fact, they had asked me seve...
As a rule of thumb I try to use creativity in every aspect of my life. One area that I have noticed that it helps the most is parenting. I can’t say I deserve the title of ‘World’s best Mom’, b...
Its time for a Very Gleeful Holiday Giveaway! This year I have made a promise to myself to have as much of a handmade and small business holiday as possible. I thought it would be fun to offer you a ...
Gleeful Holidays To You All! It is that time of year when we start putting on the holiday music, pulling out all the favorite holiday decorations and starting to make our lists and check them ...
Last week I had an amazing opportunity to be on KSBIs All About You program. They had found me when I was exhibiting at The Girly Show. Not only is that show amazing, it has been the gift the just ke...
2011 Gleeful Peacock Ornament Since I love traditions and I even more so like creating new ones, I thought this year I would start a Gleeful Peacock tradition! This will be the first ever yearl...
Snuggling with our cozy socks on. On Sunday Rae and I decided that it needed to be a lazy day. But not just any ordinary kind of lazy day. It had to be an Official Day of Do Nothing. We decided that ...
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All three of us Right now Rae is reading Harry Potter and is obsessed with all things Potter. She is currently on the fourth book and would be further but grounding her from leisure reading is o...
Some of you may already know this, but over the last few months I have had more than my fair share of tragedy. It has taken me a while to be ready to share this with you since I am still grieving and...
Halloween Garland DIY using up-cycled old books As Promised here is a second garland combining my love of doilies and Halloween! This one is a little more sophisticated and could be amazing for a wed...
Halloween Garland DIY I love all things Halloween and fall. This year I combined it with my obsession with doilies. This is the first of two garlands DIY’s coming to you from the Gleeful Peacock stud...
One of my favorite moments each week with my business is when I can sit and admire a completed set of packages ready to ship out. One reason, is that I feel a sense of accomplishment. But another rea...
I am drawn to pattern. I should be since I spent at least half of my childhood in a sewing room or a fabric store. Of course I never complained. Okay maybe a little.. or a lot. But now that I am olde...
One of my summer projects has been to redecorate my studio space. And although it is far from being where I want it to be, I have at least half done. Yup, you guessed it only the half I took the pict...
Nothing brings more glee than giving! I just realized this morning.. as I was giddy with excitement over my first Home for Haiti sale, that I had not mentioned it in my blog! I have marked some...
Congratulations to Cary with www.moosomething.etsy.com! She has won the Gleeful Giveaway ORama! She has chosen her prize, a lovely pair of earrings. Thank you so much to everyone that tweeted, ...
Hey Gleeful Peeps! Five more days until the Giveaway O’Rama for this blog! I have launched the Gleefully Vintage site on Etsy! Sometimes (not very often, but occasionally) I find a piece that I can n...
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