I HAVE GREAT NEWS TO SHARE...MARMMIES MAMMY'S AND MORE IS HAVING A GREAT GIVEAWAY

Be sure to stop by Marmmies Mammy's And More and check out Mary's awesome giveaway.

WOO HOO!!! What a generous giveaway, indeed!  It icludes this awesome prim Santa, the cutest snowman, a sleigh and the prim perfect tree.  Now don't dillydally!  Hurry on over and read the rules and get yourself signed up before it is too late.  The giveaway ends December 7th and the drawing for this awesome duo will be on December 8th.  You don't want to miss out on this one as Mary's prims are truly amazing.

WARMEST HOLIDAY HUGS!!!
Carol

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!!

Although there is frost on the grass and the temps. are chilly, the sun is shining here in the beautiful State of Michigan and that is a GOOD thing.  If you are just rising, I hope you will grab that first cup of coffee and check out my post as I share some pics of some wonderful goodies I won a few days ago from one of our overseas blogging friends, Goedele, of Belgium.  You will love her blog, THE GINGERBREAD GEM.  She has lots of vintage shabby chic decorating ideas and shares them with all of us.  She has just recently been asked to write some decorating articles for 24 HOMES, an e-zine that specializes in shabby chic vintage decor.  Congratulations, Goedele; that is certainly a wonderful honor.

Here are the goodies I received from Goedele's giveaway: 

The "Small Spaces and Cozy Corners" is full of fun, decorating ideas and perfect for me as I have lots of small corners...ha!  And the vintage clothespins....well they started in the US, made their way to Belgium and are now back in the U.S.  And Goedele tells me that they were used by the Amish.  How awesome!!!  I just so happen to have the perfect little spot to display them.

This wonderful pumpkin that displays some of Goedele's crafting talent.  I love the look of the pumpkins covered with different fabrics and then decopaged.  The stem area is wrapped with jute twine.  It is really adorable and very chic.

And last, this primitive string of wooden red hearts that I have the perfect place to display.

Thank you so much, Goedele, for your generous gifts!  I certainly love them all.

I hope you will take the time to visit Goedele at THE GINGERBREAD GEM.  You won't be sorry.

On a little different note, I just wanted to share a picture of a diaper cake that I have been working on over the past couple of weeks.  Our nephew and his wonderful wife are expecting their first (a sweet baby boy) and the shower is Saturday.  WOO HOO!!!  I love baby showers.

 

hugs!
Carol

BLOG HOP CHRISTMAS ORNIE GIVEAWAY

Brenda, of The Rusty Thimble, is hosting yet another awesome giveaway that begins today and ends November 18th.  Along with Brenda, many other VERY talented bloggers have generously donated some beautiful ornaments for this event.  One lucky person will win enough ornaments to decorate a fabulous tree with some awesome handmade goodies.  Just think about how much fun that would be to have about 35 new ornies for your tree this year!

The rules are really pretty simple.  You MUST sign up on EACH blog who is offering an ornie to be eligible for the drawing.  A list of all the blogs that are participating can be found on Brenda's blog
HERE

This is the ornie that I am offering:

You MUST be a follower of my blog and leave a comment on THIS POST ONLY in order to be entered.  And of course, new followers are always welcome.  Have fun and good luck!

MERRY HOLIDAY HUGS!!

Carol

NEW CHRISTMAS MOUSERS ADDED

I just wanted to send out a friendly reminder that I have updated my etsy shop with some new holiday Christmas mousers for your shopping pleasure.  My shop will be open today through Sunday, November 4th at 5:00 PM. (est).  Click HERE for the link.  Hope you will plan to stop by and take a peek at my offerings.  If you do not shop through Etsy and would like to make a purchase, please feel free to contact me at grams1garden@yahoo.com.

Also, don't forget to check out Joyce's Christmas offerings on The Bear's Blog.  You will not be disappointed.  You can find her HERE

One last note....I am currently taking a couple more orders this year for the Christmas Carolling Mice Gathering.  If you are interested in ordering, please shoot me an email.

Holiday hugs!
Carol

ONLINE CHRISTMAS CRAFT SHOW

THE BEARS BLOG AND BUTTERMILK CREEK FARM have come together to offer you our first annual Online Christmas Craft Show.  It will start tomorrow morning at 9:00 AM (EST).  Here are the links to the show:  THE BEAR'S BLOG click HERE and BUTTERMILK CREEK FARM ETSY click HERE. A link to my etsy can also be found on my right sidebar.

  I thought you might like to see a couple of sneak peeks at what I will be offering.......

  How easy is that than to shop from the comfort of your own home and what better way to say "LOVE" than "HANDMADE."  We hope you will plan to join us tomorrow.  If you do not wish to make a purchase through etsy, please feel free to email me at:  grams1garden@yahoo.com .

HOLIDAY HUGS!
Carol 

 

 

25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS - 25 GIVEAWAYS!!!!

Nancy over to VICTORIAN MOTTO SAMPLER SHOPPE is having an AWESOME giveaway for her followers beginning December 1st and running through December 25th.  Her shop offers beautiful patterns, hand dyed flosses, stitching cloth...just to name a few of the supplies....and she is giving away all kinds of stitching goodies each day in December until Christmas.

Hurry on over.  Nancy is such a generous soul and will be giving away hundreds of items.  While you are there getting signed up for the fun, please tell her I sent ya!

hugs and smiles!
Carol