Monday, November 29, 2010

The Cabbages and Roses Giveaway Winner is....


Hello Everyone....
I wanted to announce the winner of the Cabbages and Roses Giveaway.
The winner is....
Congratulations Monica!
Monica won 3 meters of the Hobury Fabric Collection!!
Monica said that she would sew the cutest things, drapes, pillows, lovely things....


Cabbages and Roses has a special promotion going on right now too....
They would like to offer free shipping to anywhere in the world on orders 100 pounds or greater.
The promotion will run through December 11th...
You can find out more about the promotion by visiting... 
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Giveaway!

On another note...

Giveaway ends Dec.2nd
I hope you all have a great week!
Take Care,
Maria

Friday, November 26, 2010

A French Farm Table


Happy Thanksgiving Everyone....
I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving....

I first want to say THANK YOU to Sara Duckett for doing such a wonderful job on my new blog design....Sara is such an incredibly talented website designer!
I can't tell you how much I love her work...
Thank you Sara...
Sara also designed my shop website. 
{my shop will be opening soon... I can't wait to share my new website with all of you}



The French Farm Table...
Ok... I am finally getting my post up about my french farm table.
I actually took these pictures about a month ago....
So you will have to excuse the fall decorating in these pictures...
sorry : )



This little table gets moved all over the house....
It now has a spot in our living room....


I don't know if you can see what is under my plates....
About a month ago, I received these beautiful vintage music sheets from a friend.
Thank you Rozmeen for sending me so many wonderful things...  I loved everything....


I only have a few items in my house that are this distressed.



I love decorating with food...especially pears. 


The red fabric that is draped over the pillow on the bistro chair will soon be made into a pillow.
I have a friend in Canada to thank for sending me that piece of fabric. 
Thank you Theresa!


I think this little table helps  add a lot of character to the room....

On another note......




You can win a beautiful handcrafted wreath from 
{their wreaths make a wonderful Christmas gift}

Two DW Christmas stockings made from European antique grain sacks.....
And a table runner made from an European antique grain sack...





On a final note...
A Black Friday announcement for Starfish Jewelry Designs...
For every order placed on Black Friday {from 12am on 11/26 to 12am on 11/27, Amber will be adding a free Taylor necklace to the order at no charge.  There isn't minimum purchase either.  Any order qualifies, even if you order a Taylor for $22, Amber will send you a second Taylor at no charge.  Also Amber will not be placing a per person limit on the promotion.  So, if you want to go back three times and place three separate orders, you will get three free Taylor necklaces. 
I also wanted to let you know that Amber recently started a blog.
Thank you Amber



Thank you everyone for stopping by.
I hope you all have a great weekend!
Take Care,
Maria



Monday, November 22, 2010

A Wintersteen Farms and Dreamy Whites Giveaway

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Hello Everyone!
I hope you all had a great weekend.
Today I am teaming up with Wintersteen Farms for a fun giveaway.
When Jeff and Kelly told me that they would like to giveaway a wreath to one of my readers as a GIFT, I thought it would be fun to team up with them and do a giveaway together, as you already know I am a big fan of their wreaths. : )

Giveaway Information
Here is what is in the giveaway~
Two  Christmas stockings made from an antique European Grain Sack
One table runner that is made from an antique European grain sack

A little bit of information about the products in the giveaway~

Wintersteen Farms will ship the wreath directly to the winner.
To ensure the longevity of their wreaths, they cut their materials daily.
Your wreath will be made specially for you (the winner).


As you can see their wreaths are overflowing with fragrant noble fir, blue berried juniper
and topped with ponderosa pinecones.



They will also provide you with beautiful off white satin ribbon.



Also included in the Giveaway are a few items sponsored by Dreamy Whites~ 
a sneak peek of what you will find in my shop




The red striped table runner is made from an antique european grain sack....





The runner is 103 inches long.  


Also included in the giveaway are these two Christmas Stockings, made from an antique European Grain Sack....
My sister made these for the giveaway....


The red stripe goes all around the top of the stocking.  
I love how my sister made the tabs on these stockings.




Giveaway Information~
One reader will receive
2. Two DW Christmas stockings made from an antique European grain sack
3. A DW table runner that is made from an antique European grain sack.
~Giveaway value is 230.00~
Giveaway ends December 2nd
Winner will be chosen by random.org
To enter the Giveaway Please leave me a comment stating where you would hang your Wintersteen Farms Wreath at in your home if you won the giveaway...... : )

Optional
If you would like an extra chance(s) to win
You can post the giveaway to any of your social networking sites...
facebook, blogger, and or twitter
Please leave a separate comment for each social networking site you posted the giveaway too...
You must leave a separate comment for each entry~
If you leave an anonymous comment, please make sure you also leave an email address.
I hope you all get a chance to view Wintersteen Farms website.
Their wreaths really make great Christmas Gifts too.

Just in case you haven't already read my posts about Wintersteen Farms,
you can read more about them by clicking here and here



Thank you everyone for stopping by!


Take Care,
Maria

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Cabbages and Roses Giveaway



Hello Everyone!
I have a very special giveaway today!
Cabbages and Roses is generously giving away three meters of fabric from  from their beautiful new Hobury Range Collection to one lucky Dreamy Whites reader today!
(the giveaway value is 99 pounds or $158.00)


However,  I am not the only blogger working with Cabbages and Roses today.....
There are three other bloggers who are hosting Gilbert and Hobury Range Fabric giveaways for Cabbages and Roses too!  You have the opportunity to enter 4 Cabbages and Roses Giveaways today!!!!  
 I will share their links with you at the end of this post, along with all of my giveaway information!
Thank you Cabbages and Roses for sponsoring such a generous giveaway, and asking me to be apart of your giveaway!

The exciting news is
Christina Strutt just released two new Cabbages and Roses Home Collections. 
Today I will be introducing you to three of the beautiful prints from the Hobury Range Collection.  
These are also the prints that will be included in my giveaway!
I just love this collection.
Not only are these prints my favorite color, but they also remind me of some of my favorite antique french linens.
I hope you enjoy the little preview!




The Elgin Raspberry is one of my favorite Cabbages and Roses prints.


This print reminds me of beautiful antique french linen....


Cabbages and Roses prints work so well together!


This is one of my favorite pictures.






The Jolly Stripe Red, is the second  Hobury Range  print that will be included in the giveaway.
I am a big fan of antique red french ticking, and that is exactly what this print reminds me of.

You could use it to make accent pillows.....


I also think it would make the cutest aprons, totes, runners, and or Christmas stockings.




The third and final print that will be included in the giveaway is a really pretty print called the


This print is such a pretty pale pink....


I think all three of these prints are beautiful!


I thought you might like to read a few facts about Cabbages and Roses Fabric~
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION


What is in the Giveaaway~


One Meter of the Provence Toile print~


One Meter of the Jolly Stripe Red Fabrics~


One Meter of the Elgin Raspberry Print

The winner will receive three meters total of the Hobury Range fabric~ 
The value of the giveaway is $158.00

TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY

1. All You have to do to enter the giveaway is leave a comment telling us what you would do with your Cabbages and Roses fabric if you won!!
If you are the lucky winner, Cabbages and Roses would like you to share with them what you did with the fabric, if you won, and they would like to do a follow up post about your project on their blog!!!
How fun is that???
Don't you just love Cabbages and Roses : ))

OPTIONAL ~ Not Required
TO receive extra entries you can~
Post the giveaway to any of your social networking sites, such as blogger, twitter, and or facebook, and you will receive an extra entry..... Just make sure you leave a separate comment for each entry!!!
If you enter anonymously please make sure you leave an email with your entry!!!
Giveaway ends on Thanksgiving!  The winner will be announced on Monday the 29th.
Winner will be chosen by random.org

 DON'T FORGET YOU CAN ENTER MORE CABBAGES AND ROSES GIVEAWAYS TODAY


I also promised to leave you links to the other three bloggers that are hosting Cabbages and Roses  Hobury and Gilbert Range Fabric Giveaways too!  I hope you get a chance to visit all three blogs and enter their giveaways as well.  You don't want to miss out on this opportunity!





 Thank you Cabbages and Roses for sponsoring such a generous and fun giveaway!
Good luck everyone!


A few links for you to enjoy for Cabbages and Roses~


Wednesday, November 17, 2010

A French Farm Table and a Wintersteen Farms Wreath


Hello Everyone!
I hope you are all having a great week.
I wanted to show you a few pictures of a french farm table that I drug into my living room,
However I am having troubles loading the pictures to blogger.
Here are a few pictures of the table.



I will have to show you the rest of it next week.... Sorry


I also wanted to show you a few pictures of my Wintersteen Farms Wreath  that arrived in the mail yesterday.
I could hardly wait to show you a few pictures of it....
I do not normally decorate for Christmas this early, however
We are going to be doing something fun together next week....
That is why I purchased a wreath earlier than usual.
I actually took pictures of how it was wrapped, but couldn't get those pictures to upload either.....


It is really beautiful....


Their wreaths are overflowing with fragrant noble fir, blue berried juniper and cedar, topped off with ponderosa pine cones.
They provide you with a generous amount of satin ribbon~


The scent!!!


They are all hand crafted on their farm!




You can pre-order their wreaths early too.

I will be back tomorrow morning with a really fun giveaway!
I hope you can stop by in the morning!
Take Care,
Maria