Counting Your Blessings: freebies

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JUNK Bag Giveaway

Yesterday I worked on a JUNK bag for the Black Friday giveaway.

It's reversible too.
You can sign up to win it HERE if you would like.

Winner...

Thank you for all your wonderful, sweet comments! Hugs, hugs, hugs.

The winner, selected by the random blessing generator is...

#12 - Robin at Knitting Peace

And now I must get pedaling toward the next 600! Wanna Race?

It's my 600th post! Geeesshhh... That's a lot of gabbing!! We've been through some amazing things over the last two years, haven't we?! Roses and thorns together in the same thicket. Our lives are always a mix of the sweet and the sad but ladies, you have been sweet friends! We've grown together. Sometimes blossoming. Sometimes wilting. We've prayed together, laughed together, even been junking together.

And so to celebrate this Beautiful Life, let's have a giveaway. No rules. Just sign up on this post. The winner can choose from a free 6 month membership to French Cupboard for those of you that have an online boutique or a $60 shopping spree at the French Cupboard boutique of your choice! The winner will be selected by the random blessing generator on Friday, May 1st!

And Decor to Adore is having a giveaway for her 200th post too. When you've signed up here, hop over there!

Mini Websites

I haven't the slightest idea how I came across this but what a fun bit of information.
Make your own websites ~ Free!
Click the Photo or Visit My Mini Website

Vintage Recipes

A little bird told me a vintage Marshall Field's recipe.

~Marshall Field's Tea Room Chop Suey~
Ok, I really got it from our old cookbook.
It's been added to the recipe file if you want to print it.

Heart & Threads - Friday Flea Market

Welcome to Friday Flea Market! And welcome to our three new sellers!! You can see a list of all the sellers here.

If you're interested in this huge pitcher - Click Here

Boudior/ Madam Alexander Doll - Click Here

Country Angel Shelf - Click Here

1896 Prayer Book - Click Here

1953 Lady - Click Here

Rooster Pitcher - Click Here

P.S. To celebrate my birthday, I'm giving one of you the Heart & Threads shown above. Heart - because I heart you! Threads - because God has woven our lives together! Just sign up on this post! If you don't have a blog, leave me your email address and that will do just as well. Winner will be chosen tomorrow afternoon (Saturday) by our own Random Blessing Generator (you can use it too - anytime you wish). By the way, the heart tag actually says "family" on one side and is blank on the other side.

10) Flea Markets, tag sales, generous hearts and things that smell pretty... What's this list about?)

There IS such a Place

After years of diligently searching, I finally found it!

I was nearly quivering as we drove up to the tents.

Too bad I didn't get there on Friday - I'll bet it was loaded!

I didn't actually buy much, butI took lots of photos! So now we have four new groups of free banners...

Rustic,

Kitsch,

Sparkly and

Hello Dolly.

I'm certain that when we get to Garage Sale Heaven, God will have WAY more treasures waiting for us than second day leftovers! Store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Seams Like Fun

Have you had a chance to leaf through the June/July issue of Home Companion yet? I was noticing all the different fabric designer's advertisements. Got me wondering how many of them offered free projects and patterns (afterall, we have to keep our free patterns stash fresh!) so I put on my Super-Duper-Sluther's hat and did some investigation. Take a look:

This is one that I especially like. Moda has a fabric/project matcher that allows you to design clothing, quilts, accessories or home items online choosing any of the Moda fabrics and various patterns.

Anna Maria Horner has some fabulous free patterns! I'm still on the hunt for this pin cushion but according to her blog, it's in the new issue of Quilts and More.

Michael Miller's site has free patterns and some really darling projects (look on the left sidebar for "fun ideas & tutorials").

Windham has free stuff too! Patterns for aprons, pillows, quilts, etc.

It's a pricy way to go but check out Bari J's Design Your Own Handbag. Sooo cool! If nothing else, it's inspiration in the waiting.

I'm getting the sewing itch all of a sudden. Maybe today's unfamiliar pleasure should be trying out a new sewing project (?) I bought this funny little footstool at a garage sale a few weeks back. I think it's made out of fabric covered cans. Is that considered sewing??

Hello Dolly

Hiya Doll Face! Happy Monday.

Aren't these funny little dolls?

Found them at one of the sales over the weekend.

They both have a receipe attached - Strawberry Truffle Pie & Champagne Truffle Candies. I've never seen them before but I'm not a big doll person. I just thought they would be cute for some photos that I'm doing. They'll be on the free gift site if anyone's interested.

Music To Thy Ears

Guess what's setting-up house on the porch! It's like lost and found pets around here these days; snakes, bunnies, bugs, even rocks (Miah's pet rocks are very talented)! The kids have named the bunny so I guess it's going to need a guest bed for a while =)

The windows are open this morning and neighbor Bob's Golden Oldies are floating in with the breeze. The kids are out back with the bunny, waiting for grandma to stop over and see "Jumpy". I love it when God starts the day out sweet.

Speaking of sweet, look what has arrived! I've added a pack of the sweetest professionally printed postcards to our Gifting Site for the first one that wants them.

May all your neighbors play music for you today!

Social Graces

Thanks for being such good pals over the last week & a half =) It's still going to be stressful for a few more weeks and then an Oh-So-Sweet-Summer-Break!! I gave my brain a rest from the situation over the weekend and worked on something fun. It's been churning in with all my other hairbrained ideas for a while now.

Go Take a Look... What do you think? Have I lost it for certain??

Union

This was so precious, I just have to share it... Yesterday we attended a wedding. The bride and groom did something so unique... They washed each others feet. Beautifully symbolic of their willingness to serve each other. Don't you wish you could live out your marriage, your working relationships, your friendships with both parties being a servant?! Isn't that amazingly lovely?!

Their wedding decor was all black and white. Being an artistic couple, they didn't light a candle. Instead one poured white sand and the other poured black sand into one large container. They had a white cake and a dark cake. I'm not sure though if they knew that the black frosting was going to leave all the guests with BLACK TEETH!! Just imagine a room full of adults with lips some shade short of death and everyone laughing hysterically, showing off their gray gums and all!

As a super sweet treat for all of you, here are some free banners that I love! And I promise you won't have black teeth or gain a pound! =) Special thanks to Cupcakes on Display for working with me on this!!

Round n Round

A huge Thank You for all your marvelous comments yesterday!! Did you read through any of them? You should take a moment to open the comment section under the Oprah clip. Tell me this isn't gathering together!! (tags: antique paperie)

And a thank you to Miss Shabby In The City for showing me the Magnolia Pearl car! WoW!!!

It's not a bus =) but I it's still pretty darn cool! By the way, did ya'll notice that her book release is pushed back to September/October? UGH. We'll just have to get our fill of scrumdillyumpscious pretties for now by looking at all the great Round Top photos. See Curious Sofa and Heather Bullard.