Cottage Charm Giveaway...

I have decided to join in the fun and host my first blog giveaway! This is the second annual event hosted by Kim of The Twice Remembered Cottage...One Woman's Cottage Life. Visit her blog to see the other participants...































My giveaway is for the woman who just wants to sit in her beautiful garden and enjoy a charming little book and a cup of wonderful ginger tea. The little book is full of interesting pages about tea. A pretty napkin could hold her favorite cookie...













And the spoons! After the reaction from my own set, I decided to see if I could get another set for my giveaway...the little shop only had one remaining set like mine...hooray! I have also included 2 vintage-like mats to place underneath your cup of tea.


















The 2 mats, napkins, set of spoons, tea and book will be packaged in a pretty hand-painted(by me) box and sent to a lucky recipient...
Please post a comment below by midnight on May 30th...I will draw a winner on Saturday, May 31st. Make sure I can reach you via Email.

Thank-you everyone...
Nancy

Shopping is Fun...!

Here in Canada it is the May long weekend...we are having beautiful warm weather...the sun feels so good! Hubby and I went out for awhile this morning. We had lunch at a little place we like...and he suggested we visit a couple of little shops in the area. Guess maybe he should be careful what he wishes for...his wallet is a little lighter now! I finally have the "Oprah Bag" and the matching pocket purse. The colors are so yummy...and boring me decided on brown...my excuse...it goes with everything!




















And look at these little measuring spoons...aren't they sweet? And of course, I had to have the larger Coffee spoon...








Have a great weekend everyone!
Nancy

PS...Watch for details of my "Cottage Charm Giveaway" early next week!

Offerings At Pfatt Marketplace...

Here are my offerings over at Pfatt Marketplace for the month of May...The little polar bear is really quite small...about 3 inches in length.




I am not too crazy about the picture of the flowers...it is much more compact than it shows and it really is quite pretty. The camera did quite capture the true colors as I would have liked...there is also a button detailing on the top which you can see over at the Marketplace.

Have a great day!
Nancy

Truly An Honor...!

I have been given this Arte Y Pico

award by my dear friend Darly at Daisy's Little Cottage
I am very honored and humbled. I, like Darly, was a little skeptical about the blogging world...but it is now a part of what I do every day. I love meeting new people, seeing how they spend their time...whether with family, art or both...it is sometimes a delicate balance. And through our blogging, we have the freedom to express the triumph of a piece completed (or not)!...and our heartfelt feelings of family and friends. How truly blessed we are to have such a gift!

I have visited so many wonderful "friends" while blogging...I am so grateful for their thoughts and appreciation of my small contribution to the "art of blogging". In the spirit of the award I am happy to be passing it on to five very deserving friends...and they are...Aleta, from The Silly Bear
Christine, at Christine LeFever Andrea, from Velvet Strawberries
Karin, at Creative Chaos
and Inge Vivianne Galli from gotta share this!

Thank-you Darly!
Nancy

Sneak Peek....

Here is a tease of the offerings I will have over at Pfatt Marketplace this month...They will be available on Saturday, May 10th.

Have a great weekend everyone!
Nancy

New Summer Dishes...

A few days ago, we were out and about...hubs wanted to buy music and I found my way to the gift shop...and well, I found these pretty dishes. I love them...they are hand painted and the shape of each dish is irregular...just the thing for the patio this summer.






And...well, I couldn't leave without the square wine glasses...kind of unique and elegant-looking. There you go...the perfect summer table...Now, if we could have the perfect summer weather!!

Have a great day!
Nancy

But...My Pearls...!

I had the best of intentions to make something! And so I did a little vignette...






This little mouse was tossed on a boat because he, unlike Ratatouille, could not cook...!
















He only had one oar, but fortunately for him, wasn't too far from shore...He begged to be brought back on the ship...to no avail!













The little mouse was so upset...look at all of those jewels and pearls...!!
For you see, he had hidden his little pearls...and now, he feared they would be gone forever...Can you find his pearls? What would this little mouse do?
















I will let you finish the story....
Have fun everyone!
Nancy
Enjoy other pirate tales over at Donna's Soiree ~
The Ribboned Crown