Showing posts with label spring. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spring. Show all posts

Saturday, April 3, 2010

A Spring Giveaway from twisteddelight

The Easter Bunny has a surprise for you.  It's a lovely little giveaway from twisteddelight!  A set of these delightful spring hair pins could be yours.


Rena'e of twisteddelight has been crafting since childhood.  When most people got jobs at McDonalds and such in high school, she chose to make jewelry and accessories for people.  She owned a boutique in Texas, but had to close it up because of the recession.  Lucky for us, her sacrifice led her to Etsy!


She is most inspired by the mini vacations she takes with her family.  She & her husband recently took their girls to Cambria, California, and she said the colors there were magnificent.


Just as a little bit of an anti-interview question, I asked Rena'e what her least favorite color was.  This was her reponse, "Puke green!  Ewwww! Why does that color even exist? It's disgusting."  I'm going to have to agree with her on that one!


I also asked her what song, no matter what, always puts a smile on her face.  She said that song was "Old Man on the Back Porch" by Presidents of the United States of America.  I would have to agree that the Presidents have the magical ability to always put a smile on your face with their music!


Rena'e's favorite thing in her shop is the Green Gables Beanie... she says it's great for when you don't feel like fixing your hair!


Be sure to check out her blog & follow her on twitter!

Now it's giveaway time. Winner will be selected via random number generator at random.org.  Whoever was the person who commented on the number selected will be named the winner.

There are several ways to enter, but EACH entry must be in a SEPARATE comment to count.  You also must provide either an email address of your etsy address so we can message you to let you know you have won.

1.  Mandatory entry:  Follow this blog (and comment saying so).

2.  Extra entry:  Visit twisteddelight and comment back here with your favorite item.

3. Extra entry:  Follow factorygirlashli or twisteddelight on twitter and comment saying so (2 total entries).

4.  Extra entry: Follow twisteddelight's blog (and comment here saying so).

5.  Blog, tweet, facebook, or promote this giveaway in the Etsy forums Promotion thread & comment with a link (4 total entries).

6.  Purchase anything from twisteddelight and provide the transaction link in a comment (unlimited entries).

There are lots of ways for you to enter this giveaway!!!  Remember that #1 is mandatory, and the rest are extra entries.  If you are already following, just leave a comment saying so, and your entry will still count.  This giveaway is open from now until I leave a comment on this post saying it is closed on Wednesday, April 7, 2010.
 

Friday, March 26, 2010

Spring Wreaths: DIY and where to buy.

My newest obsession has got to be Spring wreaths.

My obsession began with this DIY wreath:



Then it was encouraged by this one (also DIY):



I fell absolutely in love with this one (yet another DIY):



And when I saw this final DIY wreath, I became an addict:



Not so crafty?  That's okay!  Etsy has plenty of adorable handmade wreaths that you can simply purchase and wait for them to be shipped straight to your door.

I'm in love with this wreath by whiteserenade:



I'm positively charmed by this one by KnockKnocking:



And what's not to love about a wreath full of feathers by victorianpetals: