Christie Cottage is giving me away!!

Ok, so not ME, but one of my very cute "Set the Table" placemat tote bags!! How great is that?

Go HERE to enter and you could win this tote!















              Yep...I love giveaways, don't you?

Norwex GIVEAWAY and the joy of cleaning windows

I was doing my housework this morning...good gawd...doesn't THAT sound like fun?....and it dawned on me as I was cleaning my kitchen window that I should really spread this joy around and have a giveaway!

 Hmmmm...I know, I know, not much joy in cleaning, let alone in cleaning windows....unless...


You happen to know the joy of Norwex of Canada and their absolutely fabulous window cloth !

Honestly, one of my favorite cleaning products....REALLY?
Can there be such a thing as a FAVORITE cleaning product? Pffffff....I did not think so until I found this!


              Look ----------------------------->

How clean is this?  I just wiped my window with a damp Norwex, Envirocloth and dried it with the amazing window cloth.....NO WINDOW CLEANER!!!

I am still amazed at how clean and streak free they are when I finish with them.....and did I say with NO CLEANER?

So, I wanted to share my joy with all of you! I bet you just can't wait to clean YOUR windows...right?

Well, thanks to my sister, Julie, the NORWEX distributor, you could win an Envirocloth AND the fabulous Window Cloth a $33.98 value!!!! 

All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on this blog and answer these two VERY IMPORTANT questions:

1. Go here and tell me what color you will choose for your ENVIROCLOTH if you win ( I won't ask about the WINDOW CLOTH, because it only comes in my favorite color...purple)

AND

2. What is the funniest, craziest, cutest, most special or just plain silliest thing you have ever seen out your window  (CLEAN answers only please)

THAT'S IT!!! A random number generator (I know, not as fun as the hat ) will choose the winner.

I guess I should add that the contest will end at midnight (west coast time) June 7th, 2012.

Good luck and I am so excited to read your stories!

Music and tote bags....Giveaway#1

High school band has a fond place in my heart. My youngest two boys were in the band..........
                                                          yes, they were band geeks.

 These are my favorite pics from middle school band...*sigh**...I miss those band days!




 So, when my sister asked me to make something for her two boys' high school band fundraiser to auction off for much needed funds (a band program always needs money...lots of money)......

Of course, I said I would.


What are Aunties for anyway?


As you know, I have been digging my way out of my procrastination piles and this request was one of them.
I decided I would make two of my favorite totes for their great cause....and wait....in all my infinite wisdom, I figured since I'm already making two...might as well make three...I can put one in my Etsy Shop...hooray for infinite wisdom!

I do love making these totes, they are always so darn cute when they get finished. I gathered some of my fabric stash and wiled away a stormy Saturday completing yet another procrastination project.

Question is...I wondered...which one do I put in my shop? Which two do I give to the fundraiser.

Well, wouldn't you know, my infinite wisdom struck again! I COULD do my very first GIVEAWAY with one of these darn cute totes!!

Question is...which one?

I could not decide...just couldn't...they are all three so very cute and SOOOO....

I'm going to let the winner of the giveaway decide. Yep, the winner gets to pick the one they want and then I will give the other two to the Helix Charter High School  band program for auctioning off at their fundraiser April 28th, 2012.

Here they are....cute as can be and functional too!

Each tote is made from strong vinyl coated screen. They have six pockets on the exterior, strong nylon handles that go all the way around the bag for extra sturdiness. They sport a custom trim and coordinating piping or rickrack. They are a super book bag, beach bag, diaper bag....just about anything bag!

SO....which one would you pick?

Here's how to enter my very first giveaway:

The rules are simple....enter in any or all of the ways listed below...once. 

 
On April 24th 2012 all verified entries will go into this hat


 The winner will be drawn by my grandson Aidan because he has already learned a valuable lesson on cheating and so it is certain he will honestly draw a random winner :)


Not very sophisticated or tech savvy, but hey, the hat does go with the theme!


The winner will get to pick the tote of his/her choice...how fun is that?

THE LIST

1. How has music been a part of your life? Leave a comment telling me something about music in your life.

2. Follow this blog Blooming where I am planted...are you? (leave a comment here telling me you followed or if you already do...leave a comment telling me you do and your name will go in the hat for that too!)

3. For Facebook fans, go to  Suzies Imaginarium and "like" the shop and leave a comment here telling me you did (if you already "like" Suzies Imaginarium, leave a comment here telling me you do and that will count too!)

4. If you "tweet" go to Suzies Imaginarium and "follow" the shop and leave a comment here telling me you did ( if you already "follow" Suzies Imaginarium, leave a comment here telling me you do and that counts too!)

5. "Tweet" about this giveaway. Be sure to use #totegiveaway so I can find you and put your name in the hat!

Good luck!

Do you have a handmade item to donate to the Helix Charter High School Band fundraiser? Leave me a comment...big or small...every penny counts!