Birthday Bash Giveaway #4

This is the fourth of eight giveaways I'm having to celebrate one year of blogging and to thank all of my blog friends! I'm calling it the Birthday Bash Giveaway! :-) It's not too late to enter giveaway #1, giveaway #2, and giveaway #3 (see my blog's sidebar for those prizes). I'll announce a new giveaway each Friday for eight weeks. All giveaways will end Thursday, May 3, 2012 at midnight Pacific Daylight Savings Time. Good luck, my friends!

What You Could Win: You could win this romantic silk corset with silk trim, the matching corset box, and the antiqued perfume bottles (made from Czech glass) and tray, all handmade by me. The paper roses are included too. Here's a romantic and luxurious prize for my blog friends. May everyone have good luck!

This giveaway ends Thursday, May 3, 2012 at midnight Pacific Daylight Savings Time, and I'll announce the winner on Saturday, May 5, 2012. I'll pick the winner from the pool of qualified entries using a random number generator. I must hear back from the winner by end of day Friday, May 11, 2012. If I don't, I'll pick another winner, again using the random number generator. This giveaway is open to anyone anywhere who meets the below criteria. The postage is on me.

Giveaway requirements:

1) Be a follower / member (or become one now) of this blog using Google Friend Connect (on my upper right-hand sidebar). (Required)
2) Leave a nice comment on this post. (Required)
3) Please help me spread the word about this giveaway by publishing it on your blog (not required, but very much appreciated). :-) Use the images above or below! ;-)

For help in how to post a giveaway image on your blog's sidebar, there are instructions here.

I hope you like this giveaway prize! If it's not your cup of tea, check back next Friday for the fifth giveaway prize. :-) Thank you to all of the friends of Plushpussycat. Good luck in the draw! Until next time.... xoxo Jennifer

Birthday Bash Giveaway #3

Note: This post has taken me longer than usual. I've had no internet at my house for 36 hours, so I am writing this at the library!  :-)

This is the third of eight giveaways I'm having to celebrate one year of blogging and to thank all of my blog friends! I'm calling it the Birthday Bash Giveaway! :-) It's not too late to enter giveaway #1 and giveaway #2 (see my blog's sidebar for those prizes). I'll announce a new giveaway each Friday for eight weeks. All giveaways will end Thursday, May 3, 2012 at midnight Pacific Daylight Savings Time. Good luck, my friends!

What You Could Win: You could win the three latest cards in my greeting card line. They include "Mama Tucks In Baby Mouse," "Plushpussycat Anticipates Eating Cake," and "Bella and Bert Go On a Real Date." Also included in this giveaway are approximately three yards each of some lovely vintage rickrack from my own stash in gorgeous shades of raspberry, kiwi, and grape. Between the gingham in the cards and the rickrack, it's crafty vintage fun!

This giveaway ends Thursday, May 3, 2012 at midnight Pacific Daylight Savings Time, and I'll announce the winner on Saturday, May 5, 2012. I'll pick the winner from the pool of qualified entries using a random number generator. I must hear back from the winner by end of day Friday, May 11, 2012. If I don't, I'll pick another winner, again using the random number generator. This giveaway is open to anyone anywhere who meets the below criteria. The postage is on me.

Giveaway requirements:

1) Be a follower / member (or become one now) of this blog using Google Friend Connect (on my upper right-hand sidebar). (Required)
2) Leave a nice comment on this post. (Required)
3) Please help me spread the word about this giveaway by publishing it on your blog (not required, but very much appreciated). :-) Here's the image to use:

For help in how to post the giveaway image on your blog's sidebar, there are instructions here.

I hope you like this giveaway prize! If it's not your cup of tea, check back next Friday for the fourth giveaway prize. :-) Thank you to all of the friends of Plushpussycat. Good luck in the draw! Until next time.... xoxo Jennifer

Won Shop Cinderella Moments' Giveaway!

I won the MyMemories Digital Scrapbooking software in Shop Cinderella Moments' recent awesome giveaway. Yay! Thanks Caroline! In case you haven't seen her blog, Caroline makes the most wonderful whimsical dollhouses.

I won the software and enough credit for a few extra kits. The extras I got included Vintage Rose (which was actually free on the MyMemories site), Vintage Valentine, Lavender Wedding, and Violet Valentine. It was as many of the Victorian, shabby chic fun images that I could find. :-)

So I downloaded everything to my computer and started playing. I found three label images that I could fit onto an 8 1/2 inch by 11 inch page a number of times. Then I shrunk the page, like Caroline did in her giveaway post, and my images were miraculously dollhouse size--woohoo! See how small the images came out on the paper?

I thought these particular images would look great for the front sides of a few tiny vintage postcards. I cut the mini postcards out, and don't they look cute (see top photo)? I'll look for the back side of a vintage postcard in all of those MyMemories images and print a few, then glue the front and back sides together. Voila! Almost-instant dollhouse or diorama miniature postcards! :-)

Thanks to everyone who has signed up for one or both of my first two of eight giveaways (see this blog's sidebar for the first two prizes). If you haven't found the prize for you yet, wait until Friday, when I'll unveil prize #3! Until then, I hope you're having a good week and a lot of fun! Until next time.... xoxo Jennifer

Birthday Bash Giveaway #2

This is the second of eight giveaways I'm having to celebrate one year of blogging and to thank all of my blog friends! I'm calling it the Birthday Bash Giveaway! :-) It's not too late to enter giveaway #1. I'll announce a new giveaway each Friday for eight weeks. All giveaways will end Thursday, May 3, 2012 at midnight Pacific Daylight Savings Time. Good luck, my friends!

What You Could Win: This vintage 1970s 1:12 scale miniature wooden shabby-style crib with yellow gingham liner; vintage miniature dollhouse baby with baby book and birth certificate; miniature floral fabric scraps, rickrack, lace, and ribbon donated by The Knittn' Kitten vintage fabric and craft store; plus additional lace and satin flowers from my own stash. The Knittn' Kitten has more miniature patterned fabric for sale in its Etsy shop here.

Spring is in the air with this giveaway! There's a new baby in the house! Plus, these vintage craft supplies would be perfect for making miniature bolts of fabric for your sewing room or fabric shop, curtains, pillows, quilts, tablecloths, and all kinds of decorative dollhouse accents! 

This giveaway ends Thursday, May 3, 2012 at midnight Pacific Daylight Savings Time, and I'll announce the winner on Saturday, May 5, 2012. I'll pick the winner from the pool of qualified entries using a random number generator. I must hear back from the winner by end of day Friday, May 11, 2012. If I don't, I'll pick another winner, again using the random number generator. This giveaway is open to anyone anywhere who meets the below criteria. The postage is on me.

Giveaway requirements:

1) Be a follower / member (or become one now) of this blog using Google Friend Connect (on my upper right-hand sidebar). (Required) 

2) Leave a comment on this post stating that you would like to participate in the giveaway. (Required)

3) Please help me spread the word about this giveaway by publishing it on your blog (not required, but very much appreciated). :-) Here's the image to use:

For help in how to post the giveaway image on your blog's sidebar, there are instructions here. 

I hope you like this giveaway prize! If it's not your cup of tea, check back next Friday for the third giveaway prize. :-) Thank you to all of the friends of Plushpussycat. Good luck in the draw! Until next time.... xoxo Jennifer

Birthday Bash Giveaway #1

This is the first of eight giveaways I'm having to celebrate one year of blogging and to thank all of my blog friends! I'm calling it the Birthday Bash Giveaway! :-) I'll announce a new giveaway each Friday for eight weeks. All giveaways will end Thursday, May 3, 2012 at midnight Pacific Daylight Savings Time. Good luck, my friends!

I just love miniature sewing supplies!

What You Could Win: This 1:12 scale miniature wooden sewing box as shown, the four miniature bolts of fabric, the miniature pair of scissors, the miniature vintage-style sewing pattern, and the miniature roll of silk ribbon. 

This giveaway ends Thursday, May 3, 2012 at midnight Pacific Daylight Savings Time, and I'll announce the winner on Saturday, May 5, 2012. I'll pick the winner from the pool of qualified entries using a random number generator. I must hear back from the winner by end of day Friday, May 11, 2012. If I don't, I'll pick another winner, again using the random number generator. This giveaway is open to anyone anywhere who meets the below criteria. The postage is on me.

Giveaway requirements:

1) Be a follower / member (or become one now) of this blog using Google Friend Connect (on my upper right-hand sidebar). (Required) 

2) Leave a nice comment on this post. (Required)

3) Please help me spread the word about this giveaway by publishing it on your blog (not required, but very much appreciated). :-) Here's the image to use:

Birthday Bash Giveaway!

For help in how to post the giveaway image on your blog's sidebar, there are instructions here. 

I hope you like this giveaway! If it's not your cup of tea, check back next week for the second giveaway prize. :-) Thank you to all of the friends of Plushpussycat. Good luck in the draw! Until next time.... xoxo Jennifer

It's Time to Party!

Hi everyone! Did you think I forgot the big one-year blog anniversary bash I promised? No way! You remember how much I love giveaways, right?! So to celebrate one year of blogging and to thank all of you, the friends of this blog, I've finally got the party arrangements made--woohoo!

Plushpussycat Birthday Party! 8 weeks of fun!

Here are the details: There are going to be eight giveaways over the next eight weeks! That's right: there will be eight different prizes, so there'll be more chances to win! Each Friday for the next eight weeks starting this Friday, March 9, I'll announce a new giveaway. All eight giveaways will end Thursday, May 3, 2012 at midnight Pacific Daylight Savings Time. I'll run the lotteries on Friday, May 4, 2012 and announce all eight winners on Saturday, May 5, 2012.

The prizes are a secret until I announce each one, but there will be something for everyone's tastes. I hope you enjoy the party--it's time for some fun! See you on Friday! :-) Until then.... xoxo Jennifer

Mama Tucks In Baby Mouse

I went to Green Bean Books on Wednesday and installed my first public diorama. Wow! I've been excited all these weeks all the way until it was my scheduled time to be "in the box." I was planning and visualizing, photographing and fretting a little bit too. Jennifer at Green Bean was so supportive and nice and helped me feel relaxed about the whole thing. I'd gathered my supplies up a few days before the big day. Yes, everything was packed and ready.

What's behind this door?

I think I see something!

I spent over two hours putting it together, making sure everything was in place just so. Then, it was done! Whew! What a relief! So, without further ado, here's my diorama:

It's my first public diorama:  Mama Tucks In Baby Mouse!

It's called Mama Tucks In Baby Mouse. Mama has just read baby mouse a story, and now Baby is asleep in bed. And guess what else? There's a greeting card to match the diorama!

Latest greeting card by Plushpussycat Cards!

It is blank inside, so it can be used for Mother's Day, Get Well Soon, and New Baby! My diorama will be available for viewing through April 30, 2012 (that's two more weeks than originally planned!) at Green Bean Books in Portland. My greeting cards are available at Green Bean and in my Plushpussycat Etsy shop. You can view Plushpussycat's entire selection of cards in my Greeting Card Gallery. Hope to see you at the show! Until next time.... xoxo Jennifer