A Super Giveaway

I've been contacted by the good people at PrintRunner.com
 and they would like to offer you a wonderful giveaway! 

If you don't know about PrintRunner, they are a full service high quality printing company  located in Chatsworth, California. 

 Print online or give their custom sticker printing a try. 

Either way, they will provide you with high quality

 full color printing at the best value.  

Now onto the giveaway! 

PrintRunner is generously offering one of my readers:

250 Standard Stickers, 2" x 3.5",

printed on Premium Sticker Stock,

in Full Color (4 Color Process) or  Black & White,

and they will be ready to ship in 3 business days! 

*Giveaway is open to US Residents only, ages 18 years old and above

Thanks to PrintRunner for providing me with a set of stickers

for hosting this giveaway.

You may be asking, "Hey Gina, what would I use stickers for?"

Well...

You may be a person who loves to cook or bake.  

How about a sticker that says, "From the Kitchen of _____________"  to put on your little care packages that you send off to family & friends?  

You could even use them atop regular index cards to turn them into your own personalized recipe cards. 

You may be a book lover, so how about a,

 "This book belongs to _______________" sticker?

Who wouldn't want a sticker that relates to their blog header?  

You could use them for when you send off giveaways and such. 

Perhaps you have an Etsy shop. 

Wouldn't it be nice to have a professional looking sticker indicating

your shop's name that you can use when packaging your items?

Thinking ahead, how about a "To:   From:"   sticker that's Christmas related

for adhering to all those gifts? 

You see, the possibilities are endless and PrintRunner is ready to assist
 you with whatever you can dream up!

Now onto the rules:

To enter:

You must leave me a comment telling me

what you would do with these stickers.

Optional:

Follow PrintRunner on Twitter 

Like PrintRunner on  Facebook

Leave me a separate comment for each & I will give you an additional entry for each.

I will draw a winner on May 12th. 

Good luck and many thanks to PrintRunner!

**Rules from PrintRunner state you can only win this giveaway once over a two month period.  Deadline of submission of winners is on May 29, 2012 to be included in their  prize awarding May 31, 2012.**

Butler's Pantry Redo (in the Spotlight)

Can I first preface this post by saying this Newbie Spotlight gig is tough! 

 There are so many talented Newbies!  I had a really hard time choosing

just one to spotlight, but here goes:

My Newbie Spotlight of the Week shines on...........

Lynn at UpCountry Olio!

(Lynn is link#24 at Debbiedoo's Newbie Party.) 

Lynn shared her incredible Butler's Pantry Makeover. 

Seriously, I mean it's IN-CRED-I-BLE! 

You have got to see the before picture to really appreciate the after picture. 

The maize colored cabinets were a gutzy choice and they really appeal to me.   

Am I right?  Isn't it a beautiful space?

So go on, go on, run over & take a look at Lynn's 

Butler's Pantry Extraordinaire.

I think you will love it and her blog as well.  Lynn shares quite a few 

before and afters of the renovations made to her 1902 farmhouse.  

Honestly, who doesn't love the hope and inspiration

that big time renovations offer us? 

Lynn, if you like, go ahead & post this button to your blog. 

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For some additional Newbie talent that you won't want to miss,  

See Debbie of Debbiedoo's Spotlight pick here

See Shannon of Fox Hollow's Spotlight pick here

See Debbie of Refresh Restyle's Spolight pick here

See Kristin of Simply Klassic Home's Spotlight pick here

Thanks for stopping over today.  See you soon! 

Nothing to Share Except Complaints

I mean really?   That's the title of this post?  Oh sure Gina, that'll pull them in.  Just what everyone wants to do is listen to you complain!

I am feeling a bit overwhelmed lately, so can I just begin my list of complaints now?

...5 baseball/softball games in the next 6 days...

...Sitting at my daughter' softball game last week in the cold and rain has given me a head cold that I can't    seem to shake...

...I have too many projects started that I can't seem to finish...

...The stairs are waiting to be sanded...

...There is an unfinished tablescape on my dining room table...

...My dining room is filled with an assortment of chairs (don't ask)...

...I have a banner for the mantel half constructed...

...My new quilt is lying on the floor of the bedroom waiting to be put on the bed...

...Spring cleaning is no where near done...

...You are all blogging too much and I can't keep up with your posts...

...I have some sort of tooth/mouth pain, wisdom teeth trouble perhaps...

...My lists of things to do keeps growing every day, cross 1 thing off, add 15 more...

...I stepped on the scale yesterday morning, good heavens, what was I thinking...

...I am trying to give up sugar & flour, I've survived Day 1 so far...

...The weather is all over the place & getting on my last nerve...

Please tell me you can all relate to my insanity. 
And you know I'm losing it to post that horrible picture of myself! 

A Special Announcement

I'm not sure if you've heard, but the fabulous Debbie of Debbiedoos

has come up with a spectacular idea for her weekly Newbie party.

She has put together a team of bloggers who will spotlight

a different newbie from her party each week.

The team will consist of:

Debbie of Debbiedoos (of course),

Shannon of Fox Hollow Cottage,

Debbie of ReFresh ReStyle, 

Kristin of Simply Klassic Home,

and yours truly!

What this means is that if you are a new blogger who links up to 

Debbie's party, you will have  the chance to be spotlighted on one of

the above mentioned blogs as the

Spotlight of the Week! 

Remember in order to participate in Debbie's Newbie Party you must

 be a blogger who has been blogging for 6 months or less

and/or have less than 100 followers.  

I am so excited to be participating in this fun new venture!  

It all begins with the April 30th Newbie party at Debbiedoos,

so please be sure to link up. 

Hope to see you there! 

Quit Copying Me!

It's time for another Magazine Copycat Challenge hosted by none other than Debbie of Debbiedoos!

If you aren't familiar with Debbie's Magazine Copycat Challenge,  it goes something like this:

Find an inspiring image in a magazine that you'd like to copy,  go ahead  and put your own spin on it, take a photo of your copycat & share it with us at Debbie's party!  Easy enough, right?

I found my inspiration in the May 2012 issue of Better Homes & Gardens...

Here is my copycat...

I didn't have that pretty blue basket that BHG used, so I chose to go with colorful accessories instead.

Having a little fun in PicMonkey.  Love giving a photo like this a vintage feel.... 

Head on over to Debbiedoos for the Magazine Copycat Challenge.  You don't want to miss out on all the fun, now do you?    

 

A Springtime Fireside Chat

Donna at An Anglo is Quebec is having a Fireplace Show & Tell Party.  Since I'm not quite ready to share my newest mantel decor, I'm going to show you a couple of photos from last Spring.

As I'm sure you've heard me complain say before, our fireplace mantel is huge.  It is 79 inches in length and 17 ¼ inches deep!  As I'm sure you've heard me complain say before, having a mantel so large makes for a decorating challenge every time I switch up the mantelscape.

Our home was built in 1933.  This fireplace is almost 80 years old.  When we first bought the house, the brick had been painted an antique white and there was dark paneling on the wall behind it.  Since then, we have painted the brick a brighter white and of course, we've also painted that dark paneling. 

This is a wood-burning fireplace.  We've often thought of having it converted to a gas fireplace, but it's not a high priority on our list.  Before using the fireplace for the first time, we had a professional come check it out and make sure everything was ok.  We also had it cleaned at that time.

The professional, or chimney sweep as I like to call him (I'm thinking Mary Poppins here), said the inside of our fireplace is made of cobblestone.  He said in the 25 years he's being cleaning chimneys, he has only ever seen one other fireplace made of cobblestone.  He said it is beautiful and well made and we'd be crazy to convert it to gas.  (It's possible his words have also held us back from making the conversion a reality.)  I do love having a fireplace on cold evenings.  There's just something so cozy about gathering around a fire and snuggling up close.   

I hope you enjoyed getting to know my fireplace a little better.  lol

If you have a chance, stop over to Donna's Fireplace Show & Tell Party.   Whether you choose to link up and inspire us or just visit and get some inspiration, Donna's blog is the place! 

  

Seeing Coral

Coral. 

Everywhere I look, I see this beautiful color. 

My daughter and I did some shopping over the weekend

and I can't get over how much coral-colored happy was all around.

Have you noticed it too?

Here are some of my favorite finds that I wish were mine, all mine!



Zappos



Mod Cloth

 

My Pillow Studio-Etsy



R Knoblock-Etsy



Overstock

But suppose you want just a hint of coral? 



Margo's Originals-Etsy

I think I really may need to buy this sweet starfish necklace!


Dress Barn

My daughter fell in love with this dress, so needless to say, I bought it for her!

As if coral is not pretty enough on its own, look at how pretty it looks

 paired with aqua.

Shannon, this part is for you! 

Mary Kate McDevitt-Etsy



Elma's Box-Etsy

Willow Faire Decor-Etsy

So tell me.  What do you think of coral? 

Just so you know, this sweet jacket leapt into my arms in Macys. 

Would you believe it if I told you there was only one

hanging on a remote rack with nothing else around it and

 it just happened to fit me?

Hmmm....very strange.   

There was no way I was letting it go. 

Let the coral madness begin!

Have a good one.