Cottage Style Party & Giveaway!

I planted several butterfly bushes in my yard

just to attract butterflies and hummingbirds.

Well, they work for the butterflies but the hummingbirds are

just so elusive to photo on them.

And yet, on Sunday, one of those little fellers buzzed my head!

How fun!

But no photos, sadly.

As you can see here, these swallowtails are enjoying the bushes.

The one above looks pretty healthy.

But this one looks a bit bedraggled.

There are 3 who hang out here every day, all day.

Other butterflies come and go, but these 3 are regulars.

I love how the sun makes this one glow!

Here he is glowing in the late afternoon sun!

I'm on top of the world!

Well, maybe just this shrub...

Thanks for indulging me a little butterfly love!

Now on to the giveaway!

This is a share-the-wealth giveaway!

This wealth is from the 

World's Longest Yard Sale.

(In case you missed my adventures,

catch up here and here.)

I saved a few things back

just for

YOU!

Here's a sneak peek...

Did you catch it?

haha!

Ok, how's this...

That's right, I did find another basket at the sale!

And I filled it with sale goodies!

For YOU!

Here's a close-up!

This basket is filled with linens, milk glass, dish ware,

silver plate, jewelry and my fav tea lights!

*I reserve the right to add to this basket*

and I already have!

WOOT!

Added items will be a surprise to the lucky winner!

The lucky winner

(YOU)

will be drawn at random by 

random.org

All entries must be in by midnight August 31st.

The drawing for this basket of goodies

will be on September 1st.

The winner will be announced at the 

Cottage Style Party! 

on September 4th.

To enter this giveaway

all I ask is that you spread the word

and leave a comment on this post for each place you 

spread the word about this giveaway.

This gives you multiple chances to win!

Let me count the places to spread the word:

your blog

Twitter

Pinterest

Facebook

Instagram

Google+

Myspace

Linkedin

and any other places I forgot about!

Becoming a "friend" is not necessary but it sure would be nice!

Let the giveaway begin!

(Please note: thanks to the US post office's outrageous

international shipping rates,

this giveaway is limited to US friends only.

So sorry!)

After all that excitement let's move

on to something even more exciting:

this weeks party!

Hello Friends!

Welcome to this weeks

Cottage Style Party!

#58

Are you thinking about fall yet?

I'm considering fall, but the weather has 

flipped back to summer.

Which is good since I am waiting for tomatoes...

again.

Let's see what you have been up to!

How cute is Lisa's fairy godmother Miss Stihl Magnolia?

I love the apron and hat!

Of course her girls had to check her out!

Drop on in to her blog My Ordinary Country Life to see more of

this extraordinary garden godmother!

Now this is a beach cottage!

This lovely home is on beautiful Cape Cod.

Look at those hydrangeas!

Stop in to Lisa's blog Helene's Legacy to see more of her beach home plus scenes of

Cape Cod including a beach picnic!

I just adore old suitcases!

And these are no exception!

I love how they are completely different from each other but work together.

Hop on over to BJ's blog Sweet Nothings to see what

she found inside one of these suitcases!

If you were featured don't forget your button!

Deb

Thanks for stopping by!

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http://rootedinthyme.blogspot.com/

http://www.vintageonadime.blogspot.com/

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World's Longest Yard Sale GIVEAWAY - LAST CHANCE TO ENTER!

LAST CHANCE!!!

You have until 6 pm est to enter my giveaway!


It's time for a

    World's Longest Yard Sale G-I-V-E-A-W-A-Y! 

Woohoo!

Do you think after teasing and tempting you with all my WLYS treasures last week that I wouldn't share the wealth? 

Well, of course not!

You too can share in the fun of the WLYS! It will be just like you were out there early in the morning picking treasures right along with me!

This giveaway consists of items I picked up at the WLYS that were not in last weeks posts and photos. You don't think I showed you EVERYTHING I found, right? A girl has to have some mystery...

Besides, I had to save a little something for you! 

This giveaway consists of:

1 pale yellow damask tablecloth

1 yellow and white gingham half apron with blue stitchery

1 white lacey hand crochet doily

1 small demijohn

1 pair of decorative lemon salt & pepper shakers

1 Kerr Canning cookbook 1942

1 Aunt Helen's How To Needlework book 1954

1 Lily Knit & Crochet book 1950's

3 hankies: 1 each: floral, monogrammed, white on white embroidery

and

1 surprise!

Here's some close-ups...

Who doesn't love a gingham apron? Or those charmingly small shakers!

This demijohn is a wonderful decorative piece!

These booklets are great for tucking into gift baskets!

These make great stocking stuffers for the holidays!

A doily this pretty has a ton of uses! 

This pretty pale yellow cotton damask tablecloth has a subtle floral pattern. 

Here's a closer look...so pretty! And big enough for fancy dinners: 52" by 78". Perfect with your white ironstone!

Now how do you win this wonderful gift?

It's so easy!

And you have multiple ways to win!

To enter:

1) Leave me a comment on this post telling me you want to win!  

2) For a second chance to win: follow me! Just leave a comment telling me that you are a new follower or that you already follow me.

3) For a third chance to win, go to my Etsy Shop and tell me what item(s) you like the most.

4) For a fourth chance to win, mention this giveaway on your blog or facebook and let me know by leaving a comment.

FOUR super easy ways to win!

Please be sure to leave a separate comment for each thing you do for a chance to win.

My WLYS giveaway closes at 6:00pm EST on September 1st.  The winner will be drawn by True Random Number Generator and announced on September 2nd in a blog post.

Good luck!

Debi

aka lavender Garden Cottage

I'm linking to:

http://verymerryvintagestyle.blogspot.com/

http://www.bluecricketdesign.net/

http://www.abeachcottage.com/

http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/

http://www.homemakeronadime.com/

http://laurieannas.blogspot.com/

http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/

http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/

http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/

http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/

http://modvintagelife.blogspot.com/

http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/

http://www.mommydigger.com/mommy-digging-wednesday-giveaway-hop-week-8

http://romantichome.blogspot.com/

http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/