Cottage Charm Giveaway Winner is.................

Hello Everyone :) Today is the day that I announce the winner of my Cottage Charm Giveaway ~ there were a total of 187 comments left on the giveaway post. I want to thank each and every one of you who chose to enter my giveaway, and I wish I could give something to each of you, but not to worry, you know I will have another giveaway sometime soon :)




I used this Custom Random Number Generator that I found on the Internet....typed in the appropriate numbers.....and it chose #45...........



Which is this comment..........



Yes, Cindy, of Blessings from Cindy , you have been chosen the winner of my Cottage Charm Giveaway!!!! Congratulations Cindy!!! Please email me your complete mailing address so that I can get these goodies out to you. Just go to my Profile page, and there you will be able to email me :)

Thanks again everyone!!! Until next time sweet bloggie friends!!

New Pretty Embellished Handtowels & Washcloths

Good Friday morning everyone! First, I want to wish everyone a Very Happy & SAFE Memorial Day weekend ~ we're planning to do a few things around the house; plant our vegetable garden, and then on Monday, we'll be going to Burlee Park, which is just north of Howard City, Michigan, to a huge Flea Market that they have every year. We haven't been to it in about 2 years, so to say that I am EXCITED to be going, is an understatement! LOL :)

I wanted to show you ladies some pretty embellished Handtowels and washcloths that I will be listing in either my Ebay shoppe or my Etsy shoppe, so I hope you will get a chance later to check them out :) I hope to have a couple more embellished handtowels finished by the beginning of next week.

Rose colored 100% cotton handtowels, embellished with vintage rose fabrics, crochet, and pretty ribbon trims....


Soft pink 100% cotton washcloths embellished with vintage lace or crochet trims, ribbon, Quilters cotton, Rachel Ashwell fabric, Reproduction Barkcloth fabric...


Some of you may know, but for those of you who don't Christie Repasy now offers French Farmhouse labels that you can use to decorate and embellish your own bottles and other things with...there are 6 different designs, (3 Images of each design, for a total of 18 labels) and they come on antique style cardstock. Below is a photo of 1 of the labels that I have used so far....the pretty bottle I found at TJMAXX for just $2.99!! I just simply added a pretty pink ribbon bow, as I feel no other embellishment is needed. Go on over to her website to check these out...just click HERE



Don't forget to enter my Cottage Charm giveaway if you haven't already, as there is still time to do so...you have until tomorrow night to enter...just click the link over on my right sidebar to take you to that post to enter. I will be announcing the lucky winner sometime on the 29th...Good Luck ladies :)

The Giveaway I won from Janet at Shabbyfufu

Hello everyone! I recently won a beautiful Giveaway a little while ago, and wanted to show you all what it is that I won ~ Janet, of Shabbyfufu, hosted a lovely giveaway, which was one of her signature Nightea lights, that are made from beautiful vintage teacups, and below are a couple of photos of it displayed in our main bathroom ~ this bathroom is kinda in the middle of our home, and so there are no windows in it, which is typical of older farm houses. I keep a night light on in there at all times because I HATE going into a dark room, lol :) So, needless to say, I was over the moon happy to have won one of her sweet teacup nightlights! Thank you so much Janet for hosting such a wonderful & beautiful giveaway, and for picking little 'ol me to win it!!





Also included in the package was the sweet tag and pick with gorgeous graphics and shimmery glitter....Love these Janet!!



As most of you know, Janet also has a website filled with Gorgeous items created by her....click HERE to wisk you away.

Thanks so much for stopping by....have a wonderful day everyone :)

My First White Wednesday ~ Celebrating White Wednesday's 100th Post

Hello everyone!! I hadn't planned on doing another post 'till after my garage sale I'm having here, but when I found out that it was going to be Kathleen's 100th post for White Wednesday over at Faded Charm, I just had to join in on the celebration. Now, most of you know that my home is mostly decorated in pinks, but I do have a few things that are white, and am trying to bring more whites into my home. So I scrounged around and took a couple of photos of some whites to share with you all.

In this first photo I have put together a little vignette of some of the whites that I have...the white pitchers were both found at Goodwill, along with the mug, and the silver placed inside ~ the candlestick with the pink candle and the vintage shutter I purchased at a local Antique Mall, and the candleholder with the drippy prisms was an Ebay purchase.



I LOVE this birdcage...this was purchased at a garage sale about 3 years ago for $25, which I don't think is a bad price...



A vintage filigree mirror that I purchased at Goodwill, and painted it white.



I hope you enjoyed my few pieces of white, and be sure to stop on over to Kathleen's Blog, Faded Charm to check out the other wonderful whites being featured.

Be sure to check out the Cottage Charm giveaway I am having, you can click on the picture on the top right sidebar to take you to that post.

Happy White Wednesday Everyone!!

Goodwill & Garage Sale finds ~ Flowers in our Gardens

Good Monday morning to you all! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend ~ I've been busy working on getting things ready for my Garage (Pole Barn) sale, which starts this Thursday. Got all the tables set up out there, and all the "stuff" brought out, now I just need to get it all arranged on the tables. So far the forcast for later this week is looking really good...no rain!! Yeah!!

Last Thursday my daughter and I hit a couple of sales; I found this cute print..



and this sweet little rosey swag, which I have in our main bathroom...



found this fabulous vintage wicker basket at Goodwill, and the pretty pink towels at one of the sales...



I've had a couple of bottles that I have been wanting to embellish, and finally did last week...the bottle on the left is vintage, and the heart-shaped one is a newer bottle, but I've had it for several years.



I thought I would also show you some of things in our landscaping around our home... this is just some of the Peonies that are coming up...there are even more on the other side. Most of them will have at least one bloom this year. I'm just thrilled that when I transplanted them last fall, they all pretty much survived!



Here is my favorite Rhododendron, all overflowing with those gorgeous pink flowers..



A few pretty Tulips...



and my Bleeding Hearts....



Don't forget my Cottage Charm Giveaway..you have until May 28th to enter, and the winner will be announced on May 29th.. Click HERE to take you to the post with all of the info on how to enter.



This will be my last post until after my Garage Sale, so I will wish you all a wonderful week....until next time sweet bloggie friends :)

Sweet Metal Doll/Bear Chair ~ Etsy Shoppe Update

Hi Everyone!! I wanted to show you this sweet Metal Doll or Bear chair, that I just finished working on today. I gave it a shabby, but oh-so-chic makeover, first by painting the chair Dover White, by Krylon Fusion, then creating this sweet custom chair cushion, made with the gorgeous Reproduction Barkcloth fabric from Urbangardens, called Falling Roses, with a charming ruffle of soft pale pink ~ I will be listing this over on Ebay later today, with a Buy-it-Now price ~ check back later today for the link to the listing over on my right sidebar (you will be able to click the picture of it to take you to the listing)

UPDATE: This chair is now available on Ebay



Here is a photo of the chair with one of my sweet little bears displayed on it, to help you get an idea of how cute it is :)



Now for the update on my Etsy shoppe ~ The Spring Cleaning Sale I have going on right now will end on Friday, May 13th ~ I will at that time be removing all the listings from my shoppe, and having them be available for my Garage Sale that I am having here at my home on May 19th thru the 21st. Whatever is remaining after the GS will be put back into my Etsy shoppe on May 23rd. So if there is something that you would like to purchase from my Shoppe, you have until Friday to do so. I have lots of sweet pretty pillows and cottage chic items perfect for any Shabby, Victorian or Cottage Chic home. Remember to type in the code: SPRINGCLEAN30 at the checkout to receive 30% off your purchase.



I won't be doing much posting until after my Garage Sale, as I have lots of things to do to get ready for it next week.

And don't forget to enter my Cottage Charm Giveaway that I have going on ~ just click the link on my right sidebar to take you to that post.

Until next time sweet friends :)

Goodwill Chair Update

Hello everyone!! I wanted to update you on the sweet vintage chair that I found at Goodwill. The second photos shows you what it looked like....your typical brown stain, and awful vinyl chair cover, YUCK!!

Here she is all painted up pretty in pink, and with a new chair cover, which is this gorgeous Reproduction Barkcloth called Falling Roses from Urbangardens. The paint color is a very pale pink, called Spring Bloom, by Better Homes and Gardens, which is sold at Walmart.



Yup, this is what it use to look like...



Here it is displayed in our Living room....this isn't the room that I will be having it in; actually, I now have it in our Dining Room next to my white hutch....for now :)



Don't forget to enter my Giveaway that I am having, you can check it out by going HERE, or clicking on the link on my right sidebar.



Also, I will be having my Spring Cleaning Sale in my Etsy shoppe continue for 1 more week, which after that time I will be removing the items from my shoppe, and offering them up in my Garage Sale that I will be having here at my home starting May 19th thru the 21st. So if there is something special that you've been eyeing, then now is the time to make that purchase, and save 30% on it when you use the coupon code; SPRINGCLEAN30 at the checkout. You can click HERE to take you to my shoppe.



Well, that's about all the news, so to speak, that I have for you all right now. I want to take this time to wish all the Mother's, Grandmother's, and Mother's to-be, a wonderful and Happy Mother's Day :) Until next time sweet friends!!

Cottage Charm Giveaway

Hello to all my sweet bloggie friends! Today I am joining in the Blogwide Giveaway over at THE TWICE REMEMBERED COTTAGE, where Kim is hosting the 5th Annual Cottage Charm Giveaway ~ This is my first time participating, and am so excited!! Please be sure to click the link at the bottom of this post to stop on over and check out all the wonderful giveaways :)


Below are the items that I will be Giving away....



The lucky winner will receive this One-of-a-Kind embellished pink Handtowel, which features the gorgeous Reproduction Barkcloth called Falling Roses, Vintage crochet, rose patterned lace trim, and vintage pink ribbon bow...



you will also receive the matching embellished pink washcloth...



A charming little rose teapot...



and of course, some tea to go with it...Raspberry flavored...Yummy!!



And this sweet little reticulated metal napkin holder...I found 2 of these while out thrifting a couple of weeks ago, and painted them both pink, of course, and giving one to you and the other for me to keep :)



Now here are the rules for entering my Giveaway...you will get 2 chances to enter:

Chance #1..Leave a comment ON THIS POST.

Chance #2..Leave a comment telling me you are one of my sweet followers, or that you signed on as a new sweet follower.

And that it is...very simple :) I will be announcing the winner of my Giveaway on May 29th. Good luck everyone!!