Opulent Cottage

A Balsam Hill Wreath Giveaway

**The winner of the Balsam Hill Wreath, chosen by random generator, is #34 . . .  Nana Diana! She has a charming, fun blog that you can visit here. Congratulations Diana, I hope you will love your new wreath!!

 

The lovely folks at Balsam Hill recently sent me this beautiful wreath to show you all . . . . . 

And they are giving a wreath to one of you, also!!

For now, the wreath hangs atop my favorite chippy window on the focal wall of our living room. This is just one of the gorgeous wreaths found at Balsam Hill. The detail is amazing! It came securely packaged and in perfect condition!

One of the elegant Balsam Hill Wreaths would make an incredible holiday gift, or a perfect wreath for your family's own enjoyment. I know that we are thinking of these for a holiday thank you for our extra-special clients.  Here is a sampling of the wreaths offered in this giveaway --

The Napa Valley Lavender Wreath

 

The Holiday Gala Wreath

 

A lovely faux English Boxwood Wreath

The Sausalito Pine Wreath

They are stunning, aren't they?! The complete selections of wreaths available to the winner are found here, and here. 

Follow the links above, and leave a comment below telling me which wreath you would choose! I'll pick a winner on Friday, September 20th. Please be sure that you include your email, so that I can contact the winner to obtain shipping information.

Good luck! I hope you enjoy seeing these beautiful wreaths as much as I have!

Update: Comments are now closed on this giveaway, and I'll announce the winnner on Friday!

I'm joining:

Cindy's Show and Tell Friday at My Romantic Home

From the Farm Blog Hop at Sunny Simple Life

Colorful Sweater Pumpkin Giveaway!

**The giveaway is now closed. The winner of the Sweater Pumpkins is Jacque Miller! Thank you to everyone who entered!**

A glance at the calendar this morning reminded me that it is a special occasion! Tomorrow marks my four year blog anniversary. I'm long overdue for a giveaway!

With all of the felted wools I have hanging around, I had to jump on the sweater pumpkin bandwagon. So I made three colorful sweater pumpkins, for YOU! Just leave a comment and I'll pick a winner by random generator next Monday, October 29.

How cute would these be on your Thanksgiving table?! Or a sideboard, or any other tabletop that needs a little cheer. The giveaway includes a russet - colored tiny pumpkin with a green wool leaf, 

A gourd-shaped green pumpkin with a burlap leaf,

And everyone needs a purple pumpkin! Cranberry, actually :)

The orangey pumpkin was made from a woman's sweater sleeve, the green pumpkin was made from a super-skinny sweater sleeve, and the purple from the sleeve of a large men's sweater. I love the fatness of the stubby purple one. 

If you follow Yvonne's great directions (here) you can have sweater pumpkins in no time, too. Here's my tip, to add to Yvonne's: If the sleeves of your sweater are just too small, simply cut a rectangle from the front or back, and sew it into a tube! You could even use the whole body of the sweater to make a pumpkin as large as you desire.

Please be sure to include your email address when leaving your comment! I can't wait to see whose home these festive little guys will be going to :) 

Many thanks to all of you who have been visiting me during the last four years! Every sweet comment you leave is truly treasured! When I started this blog, I could never have imagined how many wonderful people would come into my life. My heart is full of gratitude for you all.

Love, Andrea

I'm joining:

Brenda's Tweak It Tuesday at Cozy Little House

Marty's Tabletop Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life

Kim's Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style

Yvonne's Tutorials Tips and Tidbits at StoneGable

Giveaway Time

** Now that our internet is back up after the crazy storm that blew through here yesterday, I can finally announce that the winner is Debbie, who chose the black and white damask cellphone case. Congratulations, Debbie! And thank you so much to all of you who took the time to enter, I appreciate your visits so much!**

 

How about a giveaway today?!

I'm so happy to be a part of Cozy Little Shoppes, and to celebrate I'm giving away your choice of one of my handcrafted items.

You can choose any eyeglasses case, or any phone/camera case!

These are so great for gifts (graduation!), or a just for me goodie, or to tuck away to have for an unexpected surprise for a friend.

Just go to my Etsy shoppe, take a looksie, and come back and leave a comment telling me which glasses case or phone case you would like to have.

And if you would like to visit Cozy Little Shoppes go here, to Brenda's and you'll find plenty of charming items and helpful services. Again my shoppe is here, and you'll find a link on my sidebar, also.

I'll leave this giveaway open through the weekend, and announce the winner on Monday morning.

I'm joining Kristen's Creations for her weekly Show and Sell linky.

Cottage Charm Giveaway

Update: It’s Giveaway Time! And whose name did I pick out of the majolica bowl this morning…? 

  

#15, Brenda!! Congratulations, Brenda! If you all haven’t been to her blog, Cozy Little House, please do go – you’re in for a real treat!

 

Thank you to everyone who entered. I really loved reading all of your kind comments! I found so many new blogs to visit, and I can't wait to visit you all again. Thank you Kim for hosting, this was really a lot of fun. I’m already looking forward to next year!

 

 

 

It’s such a sunny, cheery day here in Dallas today that I think we should do something special!

 

How about a giveaway?

 

Although I’m super late to this party, I’m joining in the annual Cottage Charm Giveaway at The Twice Remembered Cottage! I completely missed it the last few years, and vowed to get in on the fun this year, so here I am – better late than never, I guess.

 

Do you all adore Cath Kidston as much as I do? Do you swoon at her happy colors, her prints and dots, her love of everything vintage? If so, please leave a comment below and you’ll be entered into my giveaway for this sweet book: Cath Kidston’s In Print, Brilliant Ideas for Using Vintage Fabrics in Your Home.

 

This book is sure to become a favorite! Every page will make you smile, and entice you to perk up your own home with Cath’s jolly style.

 

Leave a comment, and you’ll be entered to win this adorable book. And over at The Cottage Charm Giveaway there are dozens of other great goodies up for grab, so head over and start entering. The contest goes on until May 29, when we will all announce the winners.

 

Have fun, and good luck!

xoxo, Andrea