Late Summer Display ~

My Mom graciously gave my kiddos these beautiful hydrangeas out of her garden...

I just love hydrangeas - we have been admiring them for days on our kitchen counter!

I just love the vibrant colors...

I thew in some books, a tall white vase, a heavy finial, a couple birds and tea lights to twinkle it up a bit...

I am so amazed that these all came from the same bush...

I am sure you noticed I have been playing around with my blog design and layout...let me know what you think?

 

I hope you all have a great weekend!

Anniversary Giveaway #3 Winner ~

I am happy to announce the winner of my final Anniversary giveaway from my recently opened Etsy Shop. A crown -

and some wine tags - 

The winner is Kathy from Creative Home Expressions!

Thank you everyone who entered and thank you again for a great "blogging" year!

Anniversary Giveaway #2 Winner ~

I am pleased to announce the winner of this awesome Rub 'n Buff set - 

Morgan from Meet Virginia! 

I am seriously jealous - I mean do you see all of those finishes??? 

Thank you to everyone who entered and a big thank you to Amaco for supplying such a great giveaway!

Anniversary Giveaway #1 Winner ~

I am excited to announce the winner of this lovely set (necklace and earrings) from Heartland Interiors:

Using Random.org, the winner is:

Mari from Mari Larkin

Thanks to everyone who entered - I will have the winner for the Rub 'n Buff set tomorrow and my Etsy Store winner on Thursday! 

And thank you Heartland for the beautiful necklace - be sure to head over to their blog or website if you haven't already!

Anniversary Giveaway Recap ~

In celebration and as a thank you for a wonderful blogging year, I have come up with three great giveaways this week for three lucky winners! Here is a recap:

Giveaway #1 is this lovely set from Heartland Interiors:

Giveaway #2 is the complete set of the Rub 'n Buff line (this stuff is great):

And Giveaway #3 is a Burlap/Jute Crown and a set of Wine Tags from my Etsy shop:

Be sure to enter, if you haven't already, one or all of the great giveaways! Just be sure to enter in the comment section of each specific post.

Have a great weekend!

Anniversary Giveaway 3 ~

Well today is not only to say "thank you" for the last year of blog love, but to kick off my Etsy shop as well! I have been dragging my feet, and I finally started listing a few items last night. 

So, to kick off my Etsy shop, I am giving away one of my Burlap/Jute Crown:

and one package of my Wine Tags (the winner gets to pick which set they like the best):

**Giveaway Now Closed**

So if you would like to be the winner of these lovely items all you have to do is:

* Leave a comment on this post

* Become a follower of this blog 

* Head over to my Etsy site and let me know what you think!

* Blog or Facebook about the giveaway

Be sure to leave a separate comment for each entry!

Winner will be announced Thursday August 11th!

Good Luck!

Anniversary Giveaway 2 ~

Amaco has graciously provided me with an AMAZING selection of Rub n' Buff for my giveaway today! I am thrilled for the lucky winner...there are a few colors here I haven't tried and I kinda want to hold back for myself (but I won't)!

Finishes included in the giveaway: 

Ebony, Spanish Copper, Ruby, Grecian Gold, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf, Pewter and Patina. 

As you all know, I am a huge fan of this product - I love the ease of application and the wonderful finishes (my favorites are Ebony and Grecian Gold). 

I recently showed off how quickly I transformed this using the Grecian Gold:

**Giveaway Now Closed**

So if you would like to be the winner of this wonderful set all you have to do is:

* Leave a comment on this post

* Become a follower of this blog

* Blog or Facebook about the giveaway

Be sure to leave a separate comment for each entry!

Winner will be announced Wednesday August 10th!

Good Luck!

And if you don't win and are interested in picking some up, you can find it at your local Michaels, Hobby Lobby, art supply stores and on the web at Amaco.com...I am telling you, you will love this stuff!

Anniversary Giveaway 1 ~

As I mentioned last week, I recently realized I missed my blog-iversary (it was June)!

I can't believe it has been a year...oh how time flies! I have had so much fun with this blog, truly a wonderful time. I want to thank my friends and readers for all of the wonderful inspiration, motivation and for simply making this so much fun!  So how does one celebrate such a momentous occasion....giveaways of course! 

My first giveaway for the week was generously provided by the lovely ladies at Heartland Interiors.

As you all know, this is one of my favorite stores! Aside from having the most wonderful furniture and decor, they also have super fun jewelry! Here is one of their newest arrivals - 

And it happens to come with a pair of earrings as well -

**This Giveaway Has Ended**

So if you would like to be the winner of this fabulous set all you have to do is:

* Leave a comment on this post

* Become a follower of this blog

* Visit the Heartland Interiors blog 

* Blog or Facebook about the giveaway

Be sure to leave a separate comment for each entry!

Winner will be announced Tuesday August 9th!

Good Luck!

Be sure to stop by tomorrow for another giveaway!

House Tour Monday ~

House tour Monday compliments of here...enjoy!