guess what?!?

It's time for a Victorian Petals give a way!!

You could win 2 LED tea lights, a pretty tea pot, and some pretty rose napkins.

To give back to you lovely ladies reading and leaving comments on my blog!

Just leave a comment on this post and enter on in!! Good luck, and I will pick the winner on Monday the 18th.

my favorite thing

Cindy over at My Romantic Home is hosting a "Our Favorite Things" event about your own home.

My favorite thing about my own home is my Welsh Hutch. My Grandfather made this for my husband and I for our first wedding anniversary (last year). He had made my Mom and Dad one long ago and I had always loved theirs.

It's great to store my fancy dishes and serving pieces, along with my linens to dress the table. I will always cherish this hutch because it has so much hard work and love that went into making it. And it means so much that my Grandfather took the time to make it for us!!

a new look for me

I thought it was time to get a banner made for my blog. I've been looking around to see whose style I really like, then I came across Gail from Mind Wide Open. I really liked hers on her blog and saw examples of her work. She's the one to do it! I really love how it turned out, fitts me to a "T"!!!

Thanks Gail!!

Mind Wide Open Creative Contest- "Remembering Lily"

Over at Mind Wide Open, they are having a contest to get your creative juices flowing. I had to include this image of a girl, and use any medium to creative art with it. Also given was the work "Remembrance" to inspire you.

I decided to make a pillow, and named it "Remembering Lily".
I created a story about the pillow and the image of the girl.

I used "remembrance" by including an old postcard this girl, Lily sent to her parents while away at school in Paris. Also items that this girl might have worn, like the buttons, lace, anything that her parents can remember her by while shes gone at school.




I also used lace, vintage buttons, fabric, silk flowers, and paper.





So please head over to Mind Wide Open and vote for me!!

and the winner is....

Cindy from My Romantic Home!! Thank you to EVERYONE who entered!!

And don't worry, I'll be doing more giveaways soon, very soon, so stay tuned!