This Is Not a Giveaway

Hi everyone! This blog title is a tiny joke, because some people have been mistaking other posts for one of my eight giveaways. Sorry, I'm not giving away everything! ;-)

This coming Friday, April 27, I will announce my 8th and final giveaway in the Birthday Bash Giveaway. If you are interested in that prize, you must leave a comment on that post by Thursday, May 3 (less than one week!). In fact, May 3 is the last day to enter any of the eight giveaways. As I mentioned before, you MUST enter each giveaway separately. If you like and want a prize, leave a comment on that individual giveaway post. If it doesn't interest you, there is no need to leave a comment. :-D

OK, now to more fun! I have received two lovely mini packages in the mail recently. Yesterday I received this beautiful gift from Petra at peetjes dollhouses blog. She made the flowers and cupcakes in box herself. How thoughtful! I love everything! Thank you, Petra! :-)

Before I received Petra's gift, I won the prize for naming Anne of LITTLETHINGS blog's small bear. Her bigger bear (still small) is named Praline. So for the little bear, I suggested the named "Caramel," and I won the contest. Anne graciously sent me several of the mini books she has been creating. Oh my, how cute they are! Thank you, Anne!

I guess that is it for now. Stay tuned here for Friday's giveaway post. Good luck to all of Plushpussycat's friends! :-) Until next time.... xoxo Jennifer

Blog Friends Are Real Friends

One of the really special things about blogging is the friends you make. Anna of LITTLETHINGS blog and I "met" when I won an adorable giveaway prize in her recent giveaway. In that process, we exchanged addresses, and we started following each other's blogs.

Blog friends are real friends.

Anna has been tracking my progress in building and decorating my 1920s lovers cottage. When I mentioned in a blog post that I wanted to add a bathtub to the room, Anna was quick to send me this fun photo of her niece's bathroom in Germany:

I love the view from that bathtub--talk about relaxing, right?! And how thoughtful of Anna to think of me!

Then recently Anna sent me these precious gifts in the mail, because she thought they would look lovely in the Lovers Cottage. How sweet! She signed her note "Best wishes and a hug from your blog-friend!"

That reminds me of Sans!' wonderful phrase "Blog friends are real friends." You can see that I borrowed her phrase and put it under a photo of Houndstooth Pup and Raccoon on my blog's right-hand sidebar. Thanks, Sans! ;-) And thank you, Anna! It is a blessing to have such sweet friends. :-)

By the way, there's still time to enter my New Giveaway! The prize includes all five of my greeting cards plus a surprise miniature. The giveaway ends this Saturday, January 28, 2012, and I'll announce the winner the next day. Until next time.... xoxo Jennifer

Prizes From Santa

I received two more blog giveaway prizes in the mail, and they are so sweet! First, I won Lugart petit's giveaway. LugArt petit is two sisters, Maria-Jose and Monica, from Barcelona, Spain. They make adorable miniature things. I won this cute little needle-felted bear, a sweet shabby chic canister set (with lids that open!), and a pile of teeny tiny cookies:

The tiny bear is only 7/8 inch (less than 2 1/2 cm) tall! I show it here with a half-scale vintage Japanese brass bed. Can you believe how tiny and cute these things are?! Lugart Petit has a lovely Etsy shop you might want to check out too. :-) Thank you Maria-Jose and Monica!

The second prize I won is this adorable Moses basket with rose patterned fabric (also quite petite) from Anna of  Littlethings blog in Athens, Greece. I show the Moses basket here with a half-scale vintage Japanese ironing board. Isn't Anna's prize pretty and sweet? She also sent a couple of lovely handmade extras: a Santa magnet and a heart-shaped tree ornament. How thoughtful! Thank you Anna! Here is Anna's shop.

Next time I will show Dad's Dollhouse dressed in its Christmas finest. That's in two days, on Christmas eve. Also, I haven't mentioned it in a while, but my Big Miniatures Giveaway is still going on. Check out the giveaway post to enter. There's still time! You can enter through January 1, 2012, and I will announce the winner on January 2, 2012. Until next time.... xoxo Jennifer