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Love Is…… | The Giveaway Goods

February 16, 2010 By Laura 10 Comments

Love Is…..A Giveaway!!

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To give a little LOVE back to you all, we thought it was high time for some giveaways!  Anyone up for that?

First up, we’d love to giveaway this faux-vintage decoupaged metal set, of a watering can, and a little container.

It could be a lovely touch, for your home decor.

b_vintageset_pink It’s not much, but the set is rather sweet!  Shabby-chic-ish!

c_vintagecontainer One detail I really love, is the message on the side of the container:

(Family) Where the seeds of character are planted.(Home)

Isn’t that the truth.

The container can be used for an indoor plant, a starter plant, a pen and pencil cup, or any little junk!

The watering can would look sweet in a little girl’s room.

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 It’s not perfectly made.  It’s on the rustic side.

It’s imperfections are, to me, what gives our little treasures character.

You can try to win this Giveaway for yourself, for your daughter, for a friend, or as a gift you may re-give come Christmas. (We’ll never tell a soul. ;  )

Since we are always trying to get to know our blog visitors a little better, we thought it would be fun to share a little, in the comments.  Since the theme as of late, is LOVE, here’s how you can qualify to WIN this faux-vintage set, delivered right to your door for NADA!:

Please share at least 10 things that you really love. Things that share with us and the readers, a little bit about what makes you, YOU.  Not “Oh, I love my kids…..”etc.,…..after all, if you don’t love your kids……..well, we just sure hope you do.

The Giveaway will end Monday night, the 22nd of February.  We’ll announce the winner sometime on Tuesday, via the Random dot org number puller.

So…..we’ll go first!

(Just so you know, my kids helped me compile my list, and you can do the same. Sometimes others can do a better job pointing out these things, than we can of ourselves.  After all, if they shout it out at you like it’s a good one, it’s probably a consistently obvious thing they can tell tickles your fancy.)  So, here we go….in no particular order! :

Laura

  1. photography
  2. Mass/praying
  3. snowstorms
  4. first coffee of the day
  5. antiques/old imperfect things
  6. my kid’s love for learning
  7. my kid’s artwork
  8. Teri (lol)
  9. trees in autumn
  10. scarves
  11. homeschooling
  12. my home
  13. blogging

 

Michael

  1. fishing
  2. muscle cars
  3. outdoors
  4. my home
  5. music from 60-70’s
  6. coffee
  7. cake
  8. home-made pizza
  9. my work
  10. a good homily
  11. helping others
  12. free stuff!!

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We look forward to reading your own lists!!

Good luck to you all!

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Filed Under: Giveaways, The Homestead Tagged With: faux-vintage-decor, giveaway, shabby-chic-style

Winner of Our 1st Giveaway Received….

April 20, 2009 By Laura 4 Comments

For those of you who have been itching to know what the winner of Our First Giveaway received, this is the post you’ve been waiting for!

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 For those of you who are new to our blog, and have no clue what we’re talking about here, these links may help:

Announcement for our blog’s First Giveaway!

Winner Announcement

Now that we’re all on the same page, here we go…….

The first thing the winner received, was the box itself, that we put all of our hand-made gifts in! I’m telling you, I just loved this box.  We did not make it, we bought it.  It was just the perfect size, sturdy, and simply lovely. The cover had a front flap that magnetics closed!  I opened and closed it several times, just for the fun of it!  :  )  The cover adorned the phrase:  Live well, Laugh often, Love much.   Wise words we try to live by around here.  It really was a great box.  One could use it to store all kinds of things, like letters, cards, drawings from your children, or any kind of special momentos.

But here’s what WE put in it…..

….an assorted collection of handmade gifts.

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One of my favorite handmade gifts was this sign….

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This was my idea and I designed it, but Michael actually made it.  We bought the sign unfinished, and Michael painted and lettered it. The paint is not solid, but more old looking, which is also one of the things that I love about it.  It’s rustic, and humble, and I think he should make me one now.

Next, I made glass stem bracelets….

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For those who are unfamiliar with these little doo-hickeys, these bracelets go on the stems of wine glasses or pedestal mugs.  They are made with wire rings and beads, and any other functional charms. These glass bracelets have a couple of purposes:  The first is simply to make your glass sets more festive and pretty. The second, is for social gatherings involving several guests, and therefore several glasses around. The assorted bracelets help people differentiate which glass is theirs, on the counter or table-top.  This was my other favorite gift we made. I think they are beautiful, style-ish, and frankly, I feel fancy and clever having them on my wine glasses.

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I made a set of eight different bracelets.  It was really hard to photograph them together, and make all of the sentiments readable, so I labeled them all for you, because I have a thoughtful side.  : )

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Also, while I was making them, I was mesmerized by all of the colorful beads on the table, and lost control with my camera once again.  I loved this shot, so I’m throwing it in here to share.  There are people out there who understand this problem I have, in needing to take such photos, and they appreciate it!

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Next up……..I bought this wooden carved word, which is very important to me, and many of you:  FAMILY.   I painted it pale yellow, and then just rubbed on some floral and ladybug decorations.  That came out like this…

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(Candle not included.)

The soaps we made as Christmas gifts were a big hit, so I made a few more (one of each color) for the Give-Away.  I love glycerine soap, and we scented it a lovely apple aroma.  I didn’t take a new photos of the new soaps alone, though….this photo is from the Christmas batch, just for a closer look…

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I also threw in some bookmarks, which honestly were from the abundance of leftovers we still have from making them as Christmas gifts.

Lastly, a charming little hand-painted pot….

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Michael painted this, and even pulled the painted stripes free-hand around the pot, with a fancy long-haired brush.  I think it came out really cute.

That would conclude the up-close review of the hand-made gifts given to our First Giveaway winner.  We plan to plan (lol,) another Giveaway, of some sort,  soon.  We’d like to wrap up our over-due ‘Michael Project’ we started first.  IF, that is, you all are interested, in another Giveaway??  If so…speak up People!  We’d love to know what kind of interest is out there.

The Regan Camp reports that the favorite items were the sign and the soaps.

What would your favorites have been?

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Filed Under: Crafts & Creations, Giveaways, Giveaways, Homemade/Handmade Gift Ideas, The Big Picture Tagged With: giveaway, handmade gifts, handmade-gift-ideas

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