~ Paintings In Progress Giveaway ~

**This Giveaway is now closed**

Do you remember when I featured artist Julie Beck of Paintings in Progress as a Blog Of The Week here?

Do you remember how we all loved this picture in progress of the clock?

Julie has very graciously offered this 8 x 10 of her work entitled Skeleton Keys as a giveaway! Isn't it beautiful?

Skeleton Keys by Julie Beck

Julie also has an Etsy store where she sells her work. I noticed she has her new calendar listed on there ~ a little taste of Julie's work every month of the year!

Here's how to enter:

Visit Julie's Etsy store and then leave me a comment telling me which of her works catches your eye. In addition, you can do any or all of the following to gain additional entries:

• Become a follower of my blog and let me know in a separate comment.


• Tweet about this giveaway and let me know in a separate comment {include your @ name}.


• Write a post about this giveaway and link to it, and let me know in a separate comment {include the link to the post}.

That's up to 4 entries! Remember, each one must be a separate comment so you are counted properly. This contest will run through Friday, October 9, 2009, {midnight} and the winner will be announced on Saturday, October 10, 2009. Winner will be picked by random number generator.

~ Getting & Passing On An Award ~

Wow, I received another blog award this week ~ that's two in as many weeks! I guess putting more effort into my blog this year has paid off!


I am honored to receive this One Lovely Blog Award from Amanda at Amanda's Fun Stuff blog, and to know that she thinks that, well, that I have a lovely blog. The rules for passing this award on are very fitting for me this week, since I have added myself as a follower to at least another dozen blogs!


Here are the rules of the "One Lovely Blog Award":

Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link. Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

Well, I've got 13 that I've recently discovered, but I think that's close enough {in no particular order}:

1. 2 Brown Eyed Beauties


2. Controlling My Chaos


3. Just Simply Southern


4. Kristen's Creations


5. Oops, I Craft My Pants


6. ShabbyNChic


7. The Happy Homebody


8. The Old Painted Cottage


9. A Soft Place To Land


10. Dear Daisy Cottage


11. Craftynest
12. Ducks in a Row
13. Southern Lady
    

I'll be posting a new Giveaway tomorrow!

~ Frugalicious Friday {Wall Clock} ~

Jane, over at Finding Fabulous, is hosting her first blog party ~ Frugalicious Finds! I am joining in with this post on a fairly recent find.

I love the clocks Ballard Designs carries {I love everything Ballard Designs carries}. However, those over-sized decorative clocks are out of my budget ~ for a clock.

Ballard Designs, reg. $299., on sale $249.

Ballard Designs, reg. $229., on sale $199.

So I use my fall-back stores like Home Goods and JC Penney to find similar at a Kathy Passarette price.

I found this clock, which was originally $100.00 at JC Penney {and in the catalog for $49.99} for $39.99 online at their website.

{Sorry the picture is so small, but you can't save the picture when you click on the larger view}.

I think the second clock from Ballard's that I have pictured is the most similar. And guess what? JC Penney still has it! Online, $39.99!

Upholstered Headboards

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I'm joining in and adding this post to Hooked on Houses for Julia's weekly Hooked On Friday feature.

I really like upholstered headboards. My fear is that if I get a patterned fabric it will grow old fast. Finding these pictures of upholstered headboards reassures me that I can do a solid fabric, too, and still get the great upholstered look I want.


Upholstered headboards {purchased} range from $199.99 {Target} to the thousands of dollars and many in between. The variety of shapes and sizes insures that there is something for everyone.

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JC Penney

Ballard Designs

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And then you come across talented, creative and patient bloggers like these, who did it themselves!

Amanda from Imperfectly Beautiful

Kate @ Centsational Girl

They both did a fabulous job, didn't they?


I'm not sure which style I like better, but at least I know there is a wide range of choices and price points. I can even make one myself! Which is your favorite?

~ Giveaway Over At Kristen's Creations ~

Kristen over at Kristen's Creations is celebrating her birthday AND her blogoversary by having a giveaway! The standard has been set for celebrating birthdays here in the blog world ~ I guess I better get a fantastic giveway together for my birthday celebration at the end of the month.

Here are Kristen's lovely giveaway items:



I love that little topiary ~ that looks like it would fit very nicely in my powder room!

I can attest to the beauty of Kristen's frames, having received mine yesterday. Here is a picture of it {that Kristen was kind enough to take a picture of}:

So head over to Kristen's blog; this giveaway ends on Sunday, October 4, 2009!