✻PrL Sponsor's Giveaway ~ Beyond the Lillypad✻

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Today we're kicking off week two of my Sponsor's Giveaway Event with Beyond the LillyPad who is gifting your choice of one of these gorgeous vintage necklaces.

Beyond the LillyPad offers an awe-inspiring collection of vintage finds from all over the world. Each of these necklaces feature gorgeous handmade details with large pieces of natural cut Lapis Lazuli and silver presumed to be circa 1970s from the Middle East. You can view more detail for each necklace by clicking the corresponding titles ~ Click here for Necklace 1 & Click here for Necklace 2


To Enter ~
✻Leave a comment on this posting and include which necklace you would choose, Necklace 1 or Necklace 2, if you won.

✻Visit Beyond the Lillypad's Etsy shop, found here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/beyondthelillypad and add them to your Etsy profile favorites ~ then come back and leave another comment letting me know you've favored them. worth 3 entries

✻Visit Beyond the Lillypad's Facebook page, found here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Beyond-the-Lilly-Pad/212070768855047 and "Like" their page ~ then come back and leave another comment letting me know you've favored them. worth 3 entries

✻Share the badge below on your own blog** or feature it in a posting and win two more entries ~ be sure to return and leave an additional comment so I can count your entries!


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That's it ~ So all together you can earn a total of nine entries to win!! This giveaway will run through Sunday, June 3rd, midnight EST, and the winner will be announced in a follow-up posting and contacted via email.

Enjoy~

*Over the next few months Plumrose Lane and select sponsors will be working together to bring you some wonderful giveaway goodies! Each giveaway will begin on a Friday and end on the following Sunday 10 days later. One winner will be selected per giveaway. To enter, you must leave a comment on the giveaway posting which includes your prize choice, if you were to win, and contact email. All participants must have a personal Blogger profile, including photo, and an active Blog to have their entry count. Valid participants will be tallied and one winner will be selected each week using a random number generator. Each winner will be announced in a follow up posting and contacted directly by the sponsor to arrange for prize delivery.

**blog must be active and badge must be prominently displayed ~ sorry no giveaway blogs permitted.

This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. We hereby release Facebook of any liability. If you have any additional questions - feel free to contact me.

Birthday Cards~

Have you heard of Jacquie Lawson e-cards?? I love, love, love them! I have a few lovely friends who've sent them to me on occasion and I received several for my birthday this year. They're my absolute favorites and the imagery is entirely stunning and awe-inspiring to me.

While viewing one of my birthday cards this morning I suddenly realized they come with little surprise gifts at the end ~ this one, the "Lotus Garden", offered a free downloadable screensaver. Some have puzzles, printable keepsakes, and all sorts of other goodies.

Regular cards always bother me because it feels like such a waste, you spend 4.99 for a piece of paper only to throw it away after a few days. Jacquie Lawson e-cards fix that issue and make the experience interactive, enchantingly magickal, and come with a lovely gift ~ what could be better?!

So if you haven't checked them out you really should ~ her work is simply beautiful and soooo much fun to receive!

Enjoy~

it's mine...

Birthdays are a strange thing for me ~ I haven't received a birthday card, call, or email wish from my Dad in nearly 20 years. It's his way of saying he doesn't approve of the person I've become ~ my parents were socialites, you know... keeping up with the Jones and I chose a different path ~ I wanted to like the person I saw in the mirror at the end of the day. Funny how that works isn't it ~ we really can't choose our families ~ but friends are a different story and I feel they're a far better reflection of who we are. Look at mine... you may live miles away, some of you I've never even met in person, but you are the dearest, warmest treasures in all the world. You bring me smiles, warm my heart, and ensure each day is filled with immense gratitude.The families we create are another example too ~ case in point... my middle son threw a surprise birthday party this past weekend for his girlfriend. From planning to prep, he handled the entire event himself and in the end? She was surprised and delighted! To have raised children who thrill in pleasing others is just another reflection of who we are and I couldn't be prouder of mine.
So today I'm celebrating being me ~ it's really just another day but it's taken over half a century of "just another days" to become the person I am and there isn't a day that goes by that I don't stop in some small way and say "thank you". Following your heart and your dreams is never easy, it's contrary to that typical world out there, but personally I'd rather be 'me' ~ it took a lot of work and heartache to get here but in the end it's a gift I get to open and appreciate everyday.

Enjoy~

Memorial Day Sale

I nearly forgot to jump in here and give a shout-out for the Memorial Day Sale I'm running in my shop ~ I know many of you wait for these opportunities to grab a pretty graphic or two.

So if you're looking for some savings just visit my Etsy shop and enter coupon code: Memorial2012 during checkout.

And for all of my wonderful friends living in the U.S. ~ here's wishing you all a wonderful Memorial Day!

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Enjoy~

Effervescent ~ new blog theme

I'm excited to share a new blog theme with you titled Effervescent...


This was one of those themes where the idea just 'popped' into my head and I love when that happens. It includes a collection of bubbly images with fairies, butterflies and my favorite flower ~ Hydrangeas.

This theme also offers a new intro because I'm currently working on a new tutorial covering how to use the "Template Designer" and the "Simple" template with my themes. It's a tough tutorial to write, I'm currently at 7 hours of work and over 35 images but I think it's important to work with these new aspects of Blogger. I'll make the announcement once the tutorial is completed and I hope it will be helpful to all of you who want to give these Blogger features a try.

So hope on over to view this newest theme and all the goodies that come with it ~ simply click on the title or images above and as always...

Enjoy~

New School ~ Fresh Start

There's a new badge posted on my sidebar and it represents the new school I'll be attending ~ The Art Institute of Pittsburgh.

I had to make some abrupt changes this past semester with my studies as I was having waaaay too much trouble balancing my work projects and classes. While on break I discovered The Art Institute and found them to be a much better fit for my schedule and college career budget.

I'm starting off slow, one class for now but that feels just fine for now. It's tough balancing everything but better to do a little of something than nothing, right?! I'll still be majoring in Graphic Design, a switch I made last semester when I realized the skills I was learning could be immediately used in my day-to-day work, whoot!

So wish me luck as I dip my toes back into the waters of education, hopefully with a fresh start and a much easier schedule things will be a bit more manageable this time around. I'll let you know~

Austin Accents - giveaway winner

What a wonderful turnout we had for this first Sponsors Giveaway Event and I just can't thank you all enough. It's so important to me to help support handmade and indie shop owners ~ there are just too many corporations in the world if you ask me. So to all of you who participated and did some early gift shopping on their site ~ thank you, thank you, thank you!

Before we move on to announce the winner I wanted to let you all know that Austin Accents has extended their 30% off coupon to run through May 27th! So stop on over to their website or Etsy shop and use coupon code: GIVEAWAY30 to save!!

Now for the big announcement ~ the giveaway winner for a lovely set of Austin Accents' coasters is...

Congratulations Bunny!!

Stay tuned for the next sponsor's giveaway beginning this Friday!

Enjoy~

SGE ~ Austin Accents ~ update

I wanted to post an update to the Sponsor's Giveaway Event for Austin Accents since the week is nearly at a close and tomorrow is the last day to enter. I simply couldn't be happier with the response and how many of you entered ~ thank you so much for helping me help support a fellow handmade artisan!

I had hoped to get a few postings up over this past week but experienced a few distraction along the way that kept me busy...

My son and his family drove out to surprise me for Mother's Day weekend and I have to say they actually pulled it off. I had no clue they were coming so needless to say the moment was filled with tears and hugs when they suddenly showed up in our family room. They stayed for a few days and it was so wonderful to spend time with them. They don't visit often but when they do it's just the best♥

Getting back to the wonderful giveaway event, I'm soooo excited to share with you a special offer from Austin Accents ~ for one day only they're offering 30% off ~ it's to say thanks so much to all of you who participated in this event!

I'm know I'm certainly going to grab a set of their gorgeous handmade coasters for myself and probably pick up a few early gifts for some friends and family! ~ they're really the perfect gift and who doesn't love giving elegant handmade creations!?!

The code is good tomorrow only, Sunday, May 20th, so hop on over to Austin Accents' website or Etsy shop and enter coupon code: GIVEAWAY30 during checkout. Have fun & happy shopping!

Enjoy~

✻Sponsor's Giveaway Event ~ Austin Accents✻

Today we're kicking off a wonderful Giveaway Event and I couldn't be happier for you all!! Over the next several months some of my sponsors will be gifting fabulous prizes! The details are listed below* but let's move right into our first sponsor...

To get things started, Austin Accents is gifting one of their fabulous coaster sets to one lucky winner! Austin Accents creates the most gorgeous handmade marble coasters, each intricately hand painted and they're of the highest quality with multiple layers of varnish to ensure long wear and soft felt backing to protect your furnishings.


To Enter ~
✻Simply visit this page on Austin Accents: www.austinaccents.com/category/coaster-collections and choose the coaster set you would love to win ~ then come back here and include that selecting with your comment.

Additional Entries ~ looking for more chances to win? I would be too!

✻Visit Austin Accents' Facebook page found here: https://www.facebook.com/AustinAccents and click to "Like" them ~ you'll receive three additional entries! Just be sure to come back and leave another comment so your entries can be counted.

✻Visit Austin Accents' Etsy shop found here: http://www.AccentsbyAustin.etsy.com and add them to your favorites ~ you'll receive two more entries! Then come back back and leave one last comment so your entries can be counted.

✻Share the badge below on your own active blog or feature it in a posting and win two more entries ~ be sure to return and leave an additional comment so I can count your entries!

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That's it ~ So all together you can earn a total of eight entries to win!! This giveaway will run through Sunday, May 20th, midnight EST, and the winner will be announced in a follow-up posting and contacted via email.

*Over the next few months Plumrose Lane and select sponsors will be working together to bring you some wonderful giveaway goodies! Each giveaway will begin on a Friday and end on Sunday 10 days later. One winner will be selected per giveaway. To enter, you must leave a comment on the giveaway posting which includes your prize choice, if you were to win, and contact email. All participants will be tallied and one winner will be selected each week using a random number generator. Each winner will be announced in a follow up posting and contacted directly by the sponsor to arrange for prize delivery.

This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. We hereby release Facebook of any liability. If you have any additional questions - feel free to send me an email.

Enjoy~