The Winner Is...

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A big thank you to all who entered my giveaway. I really love doing giveaways as it's a great way to meet new blogger's who end up being great friends. So I pulled out my little black Amish hat and filled it up with all the names who had entered. The difficult part was getting my daughter out of her bed to participate. I did so with the promise that I would not include her or her mismatched p.j's or her old bleached out Abercrombie shirt in the picture. So here is the sequence of drawing the winners name.

And the winner is...

Congrat to Tara from Blondie.n.sc you are the winner of this giveaway. I really want to thank all of you who left such great posts. I do hope you will all stop back again soon, as you just never know what giveaway I will come up with next.

Have a great Tuesday!

A Lazy Sunday

I really was going to clean house today as there is burlap everywhere but as soon as I heard the thunder and the sun disappeared I knew it was going to be one of those lazy Sundays. A perfect day to just pick up a good book and tune out the mess.

Yesterday I spent the entire day working on new designs and getting photos done so I am sure I will regret taking today to do nothing. The only thing that I can hope for is a sudden burst of energy tonight that will motivate me to do some house cleaning.



Please be sure to post below for my giveaway, I would hate for you to miss out.


Happy lazy Sunday!

Time For A Change

Color plays such an important part in our lives and I have struggled with choosing a new color for my kitchen which connects to the family room since we purchased this house 6 years ago. I have never been a green person, my preference is white or a soft beige. One of the first things I was going to do was re-paint these two rooms, and here I am still surrounded by green.

I had a real attitude about this house since the time we purchased it. Our last home was a true adventure for me, the home was built in 1860 a Federal style, with windows that were all pre-civil war blown glass. The home was in complete shambles but I saw it as a decorating adventure. I completely restored the entire home from cellar to attic which was a huge under taking, it was like living in HGTV everyday for 2 years. Just as I finish the home and was about to really enjoy it my husband was transferred. Agony, I had put so much of myself into this home, it was like leaving a child behind.

This home was brand new, color selections were done by the builder and I was completely detached. I merely unpacked all the boxes hung the pictures and that was about it. Now after all this time I am ready to tackle the green actually it is more an olive green.

I would love to hear your thoughts about color selection. The cupboards are cherry, granite counter tops in a dark almost black green, brick paver flooring. Dark, Dark, Dark. So what do you think? I totally forgot to mention in my last post, I will be picking the winner of the burlap Paris slip on August 4th, so there is still time to leave a post.

I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend.

My Days Have Been So Frantic

Things have just been so frantic since I returned from my brothers. It was wonderful to see his adorable boys and there is nothing better then holding a new baby. His little petite wife gave birth to a 9 lb. 8 oz. boy. She should be frantic with 3 little boys ages 1 year, 3 years and now the baby. Yikes!

Jumping back into my normal schedule was a bit hard, the time change difference had me sleeping a little later then usual so I had to make some adjustments and get back to my normal sleeping patterns. While I was gone I did come up with some new designs and couldn't wait to get home to put them to the test. One of the designs is the burlap slip with Paris on the front. I ended up loving this slip so much that now all the burlap designs will be offered as slips. Much easier to ship. I am so excited about this slip that I decided to offer it as a giveaway. You know me, I absolutely love giveaways. So here is the slip, just leave a post letting me know which room you will put this in.

I hope all of you are having a wonderful summer and are out there having fun.

Scavenger Hunt Winner

I am off to Nevada tomorrow to play with the little guys and to await the arrival of a new baby (not mine) my brothers wife is due on the 26th so I will be helping with the two other children.

But before I leave I wanted to thank everyone for leaving a post for my scavenger hunt giveaway. Dawn from A feathered Nest won by a landslide. I really think I have more fun with the giveaways, as I get to meet so many wonderful women. So a big Congrats to Dawn and I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend.

Giveaway With A Twist

I do hope that all of you have had a fabulous week. Mine has been completely insane, hurrying to get orders out as I am leaving for Nevada on the 22nd. My brother and his wife are having a baby, due on the 26th so I will be helping with their 2 other children. The prospect of traveling with long delays and being trapped on a flying bus does not appeal to me at all.


I thought it would be fun to have a little giveaway before I leave, This one comes with a little twist. I don't know if any of you have done a scavenger hunt but I think this would be fun. Here is how it works. I am going to giveaway 2 yes 2 of my French Burlap Grain Style King Slips.

This is how it works, whoever brings the most people to my blog will win the slips. Each person needs to post the name of the person that sent them. The fun part of this is, the person you send can also send their friends. I do think this will be a fun blogger scavenger hunt. The winner will be chosen on June 20th. So come and join the blogger scavenger hunt. Don't forget, anyone can win this giveaway. Even though you left a comment from another blog, you can have your readers leave a comment for you.

I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend.

Throw your hands up for Sunday

I have decided on this bright sunny Sunday to throw my hands up and just break away from all the burlap! So often we let ourselves get preoccupied with our obligations, that we rarely remember to take time for ourselves and our loved ones. So, today I am putting everything aside and I'm going to enjoy a glass of fresh lemonade, and bask in the sun til my hearts content!! Let me know when the last time you threw your hands up was! HAPPY SUNDAY!!