A Study in White

It’s been a while, but with school back in session and my days back to being my own, I’m ready to indulge in inspiration for freshening up my home and getting ready for the cool months ahead. I’ve been blog hopping and finding gorgeous images to share, so I thought I’d do just that today. While these images aren’t necessarily about French inspired fabrics and textures – they are textural eye candy and some wonderful ideas from other European sources.  ENJOY!

This lovely arrangement caught my eye on a blog called Lantliv i stan – which is a lovely Swedish blog.   I’m no expert on foreign languages, but I think when it comes to beauty we all speak the same language.  I’m in love with the white flatware! Where in the world can I get white flatware? Love the printed napkins too!  So happy to have found this blog, I hope you’ll enjoy it too!

Anna K, who writes this blog says “… as blog name implies, I will get the most from the "rural style" and it can mean anything from Danish white, retro, antique, Green Gates dots to a small dose Cath Kidston! Welcome! 

Awesome Anthropologie Giveaway from ShabbyFuFu!

Heads up everyone – My friend Janet Shaw Coon, owner of the fabulous ShabbyFuFu.com is participating in the Where Bloggers Create Party & having an Anthropologie Giveaway at the Shabbyfufu Studio http://networkedblogs.com/4Z9HT.

Go over and gaze at the gorgeous workspace Janet has created in her daughter’s room and enter the giveaway! And don’t forget to click on the Where Bloggers Create Party link she has there too!

Introducing “Flouncy Flouncy” Bags from Mama’s Pocketbook

FRONT SIDE OF FLOUNCY FLOUNCY IN
BLUE-GREEN AMY BUTLER FABRICS

I'm so excited to introduce my newest line of One of a Kind Bag Designs
Flouncy Flouncy!!
Featuring a OOAK Assortment of Amy Butler Blue & Green Print Fabrics

Perfect fun tote for everyday use. Roomy inside with two large fully lined pockets. Lightweight, but sturdy construction. Outer bag and inner lining are made of 7 oz. cotton and interfaced with fusible fleece for soft shaping. Tabs with magnetic closures secure your bag without making it impossible to carry a full load! The tabs also insure that the magnetic closures will not tear the lining of your bag with repeated use.

REVERSE SIDE OF FLOUNCY FLOUNCY
AMY BUTLER FABRICS

These ruffles are Lush! There are 10 different Amy Butler fabrics coordinated on this bag. Each ruffle fabric is doubled (no single layered flimsy ruffles here!) and triple stitched to the outer shell of the bag. You'll find 5 different prints on each side of the bag - there will not be a duplicate of this bag's exact arrangement.

It is truly one of a kind!

INTERIOR OF FLOUNCY FLOUNCY IN
BLUE-GREEN COORDINATING PREMIER PRINTS FABRICS

Finished dimensions: 13" wide x 11" tall x 4" bottom width.

Tote Price $64.00  - You can also purchase coordinating accessories!

The Winners of My Blog Giveaway!

I decided to include the comments from Facebook since I didn’t designate that all comments had to be on the blog itself. The purpose was to get new faces looking at my website and blog and to have some fun and that was definitely accomplished between all areas of the giveaway!  AND… since I ended up with a total of 21 combined comments, reposts, shares, or other promo methods, I am going to use Random.org to create two winners for my little giveaway.

I’ll post a list of the names of the entries in order of the time of each post, then I will have the Randomizer generate a random shuffle of the list and whoever ends up in the #1 spot will win a  Mama’s Pocketbook Custom Card Case handcrafted by me!

So here goes: this is the list as I entered it in the Randomizer…

Dawn-Hydrangea Home
gail
Christie Funkhouser
The Pink Rose Cottage
Kath'
Shabby Shan
lisa
Georgia
Eileen
Melissa, Multi-Tasking Mama
Mary Patterson
LunaVesta
Ahuva
Andi-Brown Bee Studio
Broken China Treasures
Roxie
Margo Leah Edwards
Anna D'Angelo Attard
Andi-Brown Bee Studio (x2)
Linda Morgan Smith
Debbie Powers

AND HERE IS THE RANDOMIZER’S FIRST RESULT:

List Randomizer

There were 21 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

1. Andi-Brown Bee Studio
2. Mary Patterson
3. Melissa, Multi-Tasking Mama
4. Andi-Brown Bee Studio (x2)
5. Anna D'Angelo Attard
6. Linda Morgan Smith
7. Christie Funkhouser
8. Eileen
9. Debbie Powers
10. Roxie
11. lisa
12. Kath'
13. Shabby Shan
14. Dawn-Hydrangea Home
15. The Pink Rose Cottage
16. Ahuva
17. Georgia
18. Margo Leah Edwards
19. LunaVesta
20. Broken China Treasures
21. gail

Timestamp: 2010-05-04 04:05:37 UTC

AND HERE IS THE SECOND RANDOMIZER LIST:

List Randomizer

There were 21 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

1. The Pink Rose Cottage
2. Anna D'Angelo Attard
3. Shabby Shan
4. Christie Funkhouser
5. Broken China Treasures
6. lisa
7. Eileen
8. Dawn-Hydrangea Home
9. Roxie
10. Linda Morgan Smith
11. Debbie Powers
12. gail
13. Mary Patterson
14. Andi-Brown Bee Studio (x2)
15. Melissa, Multi-Tasking Mama
16. Margo Leah Edwards
17. LunaVesta
18. Ahuva
19. Andi-Brown Bee Studio
20. Kath'
21. Georgia

Timestamp: 2010-05-04 04:06:49 UTC

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF MY FUN GIVEAWAY!

ANDIE-BROWN BEE STUDIO   &  THE PINK ROSE COTTAGE

I will email each of you to find out what fabrics or colors you would like for your card case and get that right out to you! Thanks for participating, It was cool to see what your Purse Personalities are!

Great Tassel Giveaway at Hydrangea Home

You do not want to miss out on this amazing giveaway! My friend Dawn Mohrmann is the exquisite designer and owner of Hydrangea Home and she is having a fantastic giveaway of one of her gorgeous tassels! I have been lucky enough to see her work up close and personal and these tassels are breathtaking! They are large and expertly made. Be sure to visit her site and enter in every possible way!

Aren’t they to-die-for beautiful! Can you imagine winning one! Any one of these or even a custom designed one! WOW! Ok, I’m sharing, but really I hope I win! Which one is your favorite, because even if we don’t win, we can buy one from Dawn’s online boutique - Hydrangea Home!