Friday, May 30, 2008



You know the saying............

"Better late than never".............

Well, I honestly thought I was too late for this:








But, when I went over to Kim's blog this afternoon, she says I am NOT too late!! Yayyyy! I am so happy, because I made something really special for this Giveaway............ just for you!




So, here is my giveaway..........


I am offering this sweet little handmade pillow


And a sweet book by Emilie Barnes,

Illustrated by Susan Rios~
















I made the little pillow from an embroidery pattern I downloaded a while ago from this wonderful blog:










I think it is so sweet of Floresita to share these transfers!


Anyway, I made the sweet birdie emboidery, then framed it with blue gingham,

you may notice I used mostly "baby-blue" for the pillow, in honor of sweet Grandbaby-boy, who will soon be making his appearance :-)








And, here is the back of the pillow......


including the insert which is removable...


the pillow is 12" X 12"











I am also including this sweet little hardcover book for you....I have one myself, and when I found this one at the thrift store last Summer, I just knew it would be perfect to give away to one of my "bloggy buddies"

It truly is a sweet little book- 64 pages-filled with the most wonderful illustrations

I treasure mine, and I think you will enjoy it








So, there you have it~ My Cottage Charm Giveaway.........

I hope you will leave a message here for me, or you can email me at:

Delia252@aol.com

and I will be happy to enter you into my drawing!

I will draw a name 11:30PM, tomorrow night, May 31st

It's just my little way of saying Thank You!

Good Luck!

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64 comments:

Anonymous said...

I love the pillow, it is so pretty! Please enter me in your drawing.
Debbie from homewithhospitality@yahoo.com

Kristi~The Slipcover Girl said...

Better late that never! Cute Pillow! Enter me please! Thanks! Go to my blog to enter my giveaway! Thanks!

Maggie said...

Joyce,
Your pillow is so so sweet. It reminds me of you. I have read your blog before but have never posted, so sorry. You are so generous, the book looks wonderful.
Thanks Joyce.

Maggie

Stephanie ~ Angelic Accents said...

What a precious pillow! Such a special item! And I am a huge Susan Rios fan so please please enter me in your giveaway!

Thanks so much!

Stephanie
Angelic Accents

Tonya said...

Wonderful pillow and book!

Thank you so much for hosting!

Tonya
lecorefemme@yahoo.com

Harbor Hon said...

Those are such sweet items. Please enter my name. Thank you for hostessing this giveaway. xxoo

Irma's Rose Cottage said...

What a lovely pillow and book. Please enter my name in your giveaway.

Irma :)

Jalal said...

This is just too sweet. I am glad you were blessed with such a wonderful Love story....so few people are.


Jalal

mrsmorris said...

Oh...that pillow is just precious! It is the perfect shade of blue. The book looks wonderful too. Please enter my name.

Thank you :)

Kim

Uniquely Yours said...

Lovely! Wonderful book I could use some new ideas. Thanks!

Anonymous said...

Cute pillow

dolls123[at]gmail[dot]com

Anonymous said...

Joyce, this is the sweetest little cottage pillow - and it looks like a wonderful book! Please enter me in your drawing and by all means, stop by and enter mine!...Donna

Anonymous said...

Wow, what a beautiful pillow. It is so charming and I love Emilie Barnes. Thank you for entering me in your generous giveaway :)
zokiemichael(at)sisna(dot)com

Janelle said...

That is SO sweet! The book sounds great, too! Please include me in the drawing!

Gayla said...

Please enter me in your wonderful giveaway... Thanks so much.

Kay-The Rustic Cottage said...

I'm so glad that you were able to get entered in time! I'm crazy about bluebirds and your pillow is adorable! Please enter my name!

therusticcottage at yahoo dot com

Joanne Kennedy said...

OMG! I love that pillow. I'm redoing my bedroom in blues and will be having birds through out the decor. This darling pillow would look lovely on my bed taking the center stage. Oh I hope I win. I hope I win.

Joanne

Jennifer said...

the pillow is awesome and it is in my favorite colors! wow!

jenny

Anonymous said...

Please enter me to win too!! Thanks, Kristin

Michele said...

I LOVE the pillow!!!! I was just telling my friend how much I'm loving things with birds lately!!! Love the color and everything about it!!! Please enter me in the drawing.

Thank You,
Michele
luvkittysmeowmail@gmail.com

Unknown said...

Joyce, I love that pillow! Thanks for sharing where you got the pattern; I need to check it out. Please enter me in your drawing!

Anonymous said...

Oh My that is beautiful! I'm so glad you aren't too late!! Please enter my name. xoxo

Anonymous said...

Oh, how sweet! Love your wonderful pillow. It's just darlin'! And congrats on your soon to be appearing, Grandbaby-boy, Your book looks awesome, too. Great give away! So glad you came on board when you did. I agree, it's never too late! LOL, we all found you very quickly. ;-) Please enter my name, and thanks for giving.:-)

Lisa said...

The little pillow is charming! Please enter me in your giveaway..I'd love the chance to win.

maggie said...

What a lovely pillow. I'd love to have a shot at winning it so count me in please.

Mrs.Kwitty said...

What a darling pillow you stitched up!! And that book looks good too. Please enter me in your drawing!! Thank you!
Smiles, Karen

G said...

Beautiful pillow! Please add my name.

Unknown said...

We ladies do get into our Giveaways, don't we. When I saw the embroidery, I thought of Mrs. Kwitty and lo and behold, she has entered your drawing!!! I have several of her creations!

Ah, life is good! Please enter me into your wonderful drawing!!!

KJ
California

Heather - Speckled Egg said...

Your pillow is absolutely adorable!!! So sweet!

I just added a giveaway to my blo as well. Hope you can stop by! :)

Unknown said...

Love your blog, and would love to win your giveaway prizes.
Please visit my blog and enter if you like.
Thanks,
Trudy

FrostingsNSparkles said...

Your pillow is beautiful! It reminds me of one that my mom embroidered when I was little, so pretty!! Please add me to your drawing :D :D

xoxo
Colleen

Dragonlady said...

The embroidery is so pretty on the pillow....love the birdie, enter me please
Brenda

LW said...

What a lovely little pillow...

I hope I am not to late to enter..

Louise

Kelly said...

I would love to enter your drawing. That pillow is so beautiful!

Kelli

katylinvw said...

what a beautiful pillow & that book looks like such fun! please add me, too! thank you!

MimiG said...

Love the pillow and the book! Sign me up!
MimiG

Rhondamum said...

Wow! Please sign me up for your giveaway! Thanks so much!

Rhonda...

Rose said...

I have a grandbaby-boy who will be making his appearance in August. I love the little pillow and I would love to add it to the crib we are going to set up in our own home for him.

Please enter me in your drawing!

Rose

KimmyJ said...

I'm loving that pillow!! Please add me - kimskraft@yahoo.com

Decor To Adore said...

Better late than never I always say.
Hope the pillow flies over to my home.

Anonymous said...

That is the sweetest pillow! Oh my goodness, I love it.
halfadozensmiths@hotmail.com

Unknown said...

Oh my gosh! That pillow is GORGEOUS!!! I would love to enter your giveaway if it isnt too late!

Thank you :)

Hugs,
Amy

Thelma said...

How precious, what a beautiful pillow and I love Emily Barns I don't have to many of her books yet but I'm working on it. So I hope I win also. Yet I know whoever does will be very blessed by your kindness. Also may I say you seem so precious on your blog. My mother-in-law is Joyce as well and she to is a precious woman also. Thank You for sharing your blog with us I will be back to read more. Thelma

windycindy said...

Happy Saturday! You ladies are more than kind and generous. Your Cottage Giveaway is delightful. Your hand made pillow is adorable. I like the back of it,also. I enjoy books like the way you have in your giveaway. Please enter me in your drawing.
Many thanks,Cindi
jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com

Anonymous said...

Hi Joyce
Sweet Pillow and Book. Please enter me in your contest. Hugs, Vernie

Marilyn said...

Hi, Joyce...your giveaway is so very sweet--you really did some lovely stitching on your pillow! I would love to enter your drawing...thanks so very much, Marilyn:)

RobinBirdsNest said...

Your embroidered birdie pillow is just adorable!! Please enter me in your generous drawing!! Thanks!

Anonymous said...

Awww...I love it. I am obsessed with bluebirds and embroider a lot of them. I also collect ceramic bluebirds...so please enter me in this giveaway. thank you!

Anonymous said...

If it's not too late, please add my name! TFS!
Viv~
vivlyndesigns@gmail.com

Terry said...

I hope I'm not too late to enter for this adorable pillow! Thanks so much!
Hugs, Terry
terry@terrytreasures.com

Ceekay-THINKIN of HOME said...

Your pillow is so precious and so much work. I can't believe you are parting with it! The book looks very interesting too! Thanks for such a generous give-away.

Linda said...

Just beautiful...please include me. Linda

Anonymous said...

Hope I am not too late for such a sweet pillow! Please enter my name!!

Robin/Southern Bella
thesouthernbella@gmail.com

Angie at Home said...

How pretty.... please enter me into your drawing.

Have a super weekend!

adrienne said...

Dear Joyce,
Your love shows through your beautiful work. From one rosebud to another. Love, adrienne

Nancy said...

Oh what a beautiful pillow. I read your bio about your husband - what a loss for you - he sounds like a wonderful man and yes I think his spirit is still with you - it does show in your work. Blessings, Nancy

Tina Leavy said...

h a pretty pillow, and the book looks wonderful too.(especially when I'm in the process of getting my home market friendly I can use all the help I can get..ha) I'd be delighted to be entered in the drawing. Thanks for the opportunity.

Deborah aka Miss Bee said...

That is the SWEETEST pillow! Please add my name to the list!

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful, handmade treasure to offer. Please add me to your list. Vicki at hollyhocks.typepad.com

julie said...

This would be a treasure part of my family
3beez at bellsouth dot net

Theresa N. said...

Beautiful work on the pillow.
Theresa N
weceno@yahoo.com

Donna said...

Add me please! I love the pillow!

Heidi said...

I may have just made the deadline! Whoo hoo!
-Heidi

Mary Isabella and Kiley too! said...

I hope I am not to late. I adore that pillow....Mary

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