Spring Tidings Swap 2015

Hello friends. Recently I participated in the Spring Tidings Swap at Bumblebee Lane Cottage. My partner was Michelle of: Simple Pleasures Blog. Pictured above are the wonderful items that she sent to me: an 8X10 framed black rabbit on canvas, an Amish book full of whimsical Pennsylvania Dutch expressions and terminology, a cute book marker, a cross-stitched "Welcome" house with red hearts in a circular frame, a rusty tin can with a battery light candle and aged sheet music What A Friend, a little chocolate felt bunny inside a craft paper box, a burlap pocket with a black felt key decoration and full of red flowers, a navy checked homespun pillow with a cute blue bird appliqué, a small woven frame with a Springtime graphic inside, a patriotic heart-shaped craft box full of mug coasters, a ceramic blue bird, a ceramic white bunny, a word art wood plaque with the letters "Spring", a wood heart-shaped bowl full of painted white and pink Easter eggs, and a pack of chalkboard-looking word art stickers. Wow! All such great items. Sending many thanks to you Michelle. I absolutely love everything that you sent. Please continue reading to see what I sent to Michelle.

~Winner of Simple Times Giveaway~

Good morning friends. Thank you to all who entered the Simple Times giveaway. Random Number Generator© selected #1, which is: Cindi of Cindi's Country Corner. In her comment, Cindi said that her favorite thing about Spring is, "... The thing I like best about spring is not being cold!" 'Will be emailing you in a sec, Cindi, for your mailing address. There are many new followers recently, and all followers are very much appreciated. Just think, 3 1/2 years ago this blog had only about 30 followers... Are you all enjoying some warmer Spring weather? Here in Alabama it is warmer but rainy with some storms mixed in. That is typical for this area during this season. Prim Spring blessings.

~Simple Times Giveaway~

Good morning friends. The Spring solstice in North America arrives on the 20th March, and to welcome that I am having a Giveaway. The theme is Simple Times, and the items are in the photo above: an Amish-style stump doll, a wood frame chalkboard with chalk, a double-stacked pin keep, 3 prim clothespins, a set of 4 homespun coasters, and a bag of Fresh Linen potpourri. This is one of my favorite times of the year. To be entered in this Giveaway, you must:
*THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED*
♦ Be a follower of this blog via GFC, Bloglovin', or Linky Followers.
♦ Have an active, family-friendly blog that you have posted to in the past 2 months.
♦ Due to shipping costs, reside in the contingent USA.
♦ Comment on this post that you want to be entered.
♦ Tell us in your Comment what you love most about Spring time.
♦ By entering this Giveaway, you affirm that you have read, understand, and agree with this blog's: Privacy Policy/ Giveaway Rules. You may also left-click the post image for a smaller sidebar-sized image for your blog. Please link the image to this blog post.

The Giveaway will end on 03 April 2014 at 10 PM CST. The winner will be selected by Random Number Generator©, and announced on the morning of 04 April 2014. Prim Spring blessings, and best of luck to you all.

*Merry Christmas Swap with Becky*

Look at all of the wonderful goodes that I have received in Bumblebee Lane Cottage's: *Merry Christmas 2013 Swap*. My partner was Becky of: Ginger Creme Hollow, and boy did she spoil me. From left to right: snowman magnets, notepad with birdhouses graphic, red wool cardinal bird (my favorite bird species), bag of winter bowl filler, a snowman ornie, snowman pillow with rusty bells, rusty star ornie, green homespun owl, set of 4 prim mug coasters, snowman doll, and a ceramic coffee mug with owl graphics. Not pictured (woops!) a sweet smelling butter creme vanilla tart that I am already using. Thank you so much, Becky. Thanks to Amy also, our host for this awesome swap. Now, off to decorate with these beautiful goodes! To see what I sent to Becky, please continue reading.

*Winner: Woodlands Holiday Giveaway*

Thank you to all who entered my annual Holidays Giveaway. Random Number Generator© selected #5, which is: *Amy of Bumble Bee Lane Cottage*. Congrats to Amy! 'Will get your items in the mail tomorrow. If you all have not yet, be sure to visit and follow Amy's fun blog as well as her Etsy shoppe at: Cottage Prims where she has some really nice prim items.

Is the weather in your town really cold yet? Here in Alabama, it has really turned colder and often rainy. Maybe we could even get some snow for Christmas?

*Black Friday and Woodlands Holiday Giveaway*

Are you all surviving Black Friday? Mother and I went shopping, and got really lucky at our new local Wal-Mart Market: Coke© and Pepsi© 2 liter soft drinks for only .75¢ each! We loaded-up, needless to say. Gotta have those carbonated beverages, lol!

The weather here in Alabama is getting much colder, but no snow. OK, you know I cannot help but tell this: above is the finished wool felt penny rug, coasters and their metal tin holder for the Woodlands Holiday Giveaway. There is still time to visit the following post on this blog to enter the giveaway: *Woodlands Holiday Giveaway* Prim blessings.

*AS OF 09th DEC THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED*

Blessings, Danice G.

*Woodlands Holiday Giveaway*

*THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED* Hello friends. It's once again time for my annual holidays giveaway. This year's package will include: a wool felt penny rug, 6 wool felt coasters in a metal tin, a metal prim speckled can, a 5"X7" framed moose artwork, a prim chalk board with chalk, a Woodland scent candle, 3 prim clothespins tied in homespun bundle, a wool felt mitten holding cinnamon sticks, an embroidered muslin ornie hang tag, a crossed stitched "Wynter" pillow tuck, a little Reindeer Feed prim tuck, a little stump doll, and a bag of holiday potpourri. To be entered, you must:

♦ Be a follower of this blog, via GFC, Linky Followers, or Bloglovin
♦ Have a family-friendly blog that you have posted to in the past 2 months
♦ Reside within the contiguous US, due to shipping costs
♦ Comment on this post that you want to be entered, and tell us a favorite holidays memory
♦ By entering this Giveaway, you affirm that you have read, understand, and agree with this blog's: Privacy Policy/ Giveaway Rules

You may left-click the post image for a smaller blog-sidebar-sized image to link to this post if you want. Please do not post this giveaway to any of the social network sites. The giveaway will end at 10PM CST on 9th December. The winner will be chosen by Random Number Generator©, and announced on the morning of 10th December. Exactly what the wool felt penny rug and the coasters and tin look like will be surprises. They are being made of the wool felts and the tin in the upper left image, and will be in our woodlands theme. It's all about a woodlands holiday this year, prim friends!