A Giveaway and a Birthday!

 

It's a woo hoo moment for me!  I have 100 followers/friends!   So, I'm having a giveaway in honor of blog friendship!  It's a $25 gift card to Target.  Three ways to enter:

 

1. Be a follower. If you're a new follower, tell me about it in my comment section.

2.  Leave a comment as simple as hi, no explanation necessary.

3.  Post about my giveaway on your blog and leave me a link to it in a separate comment.

If you do not have a blog, be sure to leave  your email address so I can contact you if you win. 

You have until midnight May 13th to enter.  

Winner will be randomly selected.

I'm so happy to have met some of the nicest people ever in blogland.  I don't always have time to visit you as much as I'd like, but it's been so much fun surfing through your blog.  Thanks for your friendship!

Giveaway will be Friday May 14th.

Posting to Woo Hoo Wednesday @ Always Nesting

Pink Saturday @How Sweet the Sound (Hope the pink flowers on the gift card count as a pink post!)

Show n Tell Friday @My Romantic Home

Inspiration Saturday @The Inspired Room

And for my regular posting...

Happy Birthday Colton!

 

This is a baby shower some friends and I threw for a dear sweet friend.  The baby is soon to have his first birthday.  How time flies!  

We printed these monogram water bottle labels right on the printer.  Then tied ribbon around the bottles and placed them in an iced down baby tub to add a little personal touch.  

A place to leave well wishes.

My favorite- toile anything, here toile napkins....

The honoree's sister made little "poop diapers."  Styrofoam cups, napkins, safety pin and caramel popcorn.  



A baby carriage fruit bowl...

The table centerpieces-

  A parting treat for the guests.  Honey buns in little white bags. 

 The Birthday Boy! I love him!!!

Collages

Find me on Polyvore
I really don't need another hobby, project or web site to give me something to do.  In fact, I'm drowning in the stuff already. But..I recently found a blog called The Old House in Texas  owned by Necel.  She gave a great addiction  tip. Polyvore.com.  A site where you can click and drag all sorts of art and fashion to make collages.  If you need retail therapy but can't afford it, this is for you.  So fun!  Scroll over the above collages and you'll see my first set, "Paris." Paris is a dream trip which hubby has promised me when he finishes school/residency. You can click on each individual item to find out its source and price.  Like the $1,435 purse from Barneys. (cough, choke) But the camera is only $140 at Wal Mart. I liked the color.  Go over to Polyvore and try it, you'll love it!  

Also want to mention a fab giveaway over at Always Nesting- a $25 TJ Maxx gift card. Boy, wouldn't I like to win that!  If you haven't met Marla yet, go visit her blog.  She's one of the sweetest and wittiest ladies I've met in blogland.  

New Flowers for Foyer

This is the new floral arrangement I made for the foyer.  Just  bought an existing container with greenery from Jo Ann's for $20 and then added a little height and glam with flowers and feathers.  Mr and Mrs W seem to be standing proudly.  I guess they like the change too.

Chalkboard Craze

Posting my version of a chalkboard at between naps on the porch.blogspot.com  Also posting to ASPTL -Do It Yourself

With all the fad of chalkboards going on right now, I had to post mine.  Sorry I don't have the before photos but this was an old frame purchased at a thrift shop which I spray painted to give an antique silver finish.  Home Depot cut a ply board to size for me.  Sprayed the plywood with chalkboard paint (was a little disappointed on the texture but what do you expect out of plywood?) and my brainsmart, not carpenter, hubby put it  all together and hung it for me.