Mama Day Giveaway

 

Here is a photo of me and my mama. Not sure how old I am here...maybe one? It's funny to see my little boy's features in my own!

So! I'm having another giveaway! I thought I would start this one early so that I'll have plenty of time to make the rings and send them out. And so that they arrive in time for the day, too.

Here's what the winner will receive: one of my new rolled rosette rings (they are attached to adjustable bands - so don't worry about them not fitting - they should!). And the best thing about this giveaway is that there will be *two* winners! If you win, so does your mom! Now I understand some of you might not have a mother anymore :( . So, you may choose your sister, a friend - someone who is special in your life right now. They don't have to be a mama :).

You choose the color (for yours and your mom's!) - I have six available at the moment (more coming soon): cranberry, fuchsia, lime green, soft blue, ecru (not pictured, go to my Facebook page for a picture) and dark purple.

 

I will take care of mailing your gift off to your mom (and to you, of course). If you would like to add a note for you mom, I can do that too! :)


So, the rules -

This giveaway is only open to the continental US, sorry International friends - I'll have a giveaway for you soon. 

You have four chances to win! Please leave a separate comment for each one & don't forget to include your email address so that I can contact you if you win!

1. (mandatory) Leave a comment here telling me a favorite memory of your mom or a fun 'mommy moment'.
2. Become a fan of bloempjes on Facebook (if you're already a fan, just say 'already a fan on FB')
3. Follow my blog (if you're already a follower, just say 'already a follower of Valerie Paperie blog')
4. Share this giveaway using your social media of choice - Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or the old fashioned way - with your mouth :) . Let me know how you spread the news in your comment with the link (or the person's name).  

The winner will be chosen at random and announced here on Tuesday, May 1st.

Good Luck! ♥♥♥


And now, I'll leave you with an ad I came across that is so lovely and brings a little tear to my eye. To all the mamas out there - Thank You for all that you do!!

Valentine Giveaway Winner!

This was really hard! You guys sure didn't make it easy for me. Thank you for your stories!

And the winner is -    Angela Stevens!

I'm not able to message you on Facebook, so please get in touch with me so that I can get your flower to your friend!


Here's what she wrote: 

"I think my bestie Brenda Waddell should win this generous giveaway , not only is she a dedicated, loving spouse, mother and grandmother . Shes an amazing true friend and an all around wonderful person shes always putting the needs and wants of others before her own!"

 
To those of you that didn't win - I have a little surprise for you! Send me a message and I'll give you a special secret coupon code only for you for 50% off your order at bloempjes! I really appreciate each and every one of you that commented - your sweet words help me keep going with my silly flower hobby! 

The Magic Room

So, now that I've finally cleaned up my craft room, I thought I would share some pictures! :) This little room goes by many names in this house. My husband calls it 'The Lady Loft' but I think 'The Magic Room' is much better. This is also our guest room where my family stays when they visit. I love my little refuge from the world. I instantly feel calmer when I walk in here. (Click on any of the pictures for a close-up view)

I recently cleaned out the closet and it feels even more organized in here. The cubby hole organizer is my favorite. I think it's meant for shoes or letters - there's not a lot that will fit in those little holes. I took some burlap and stenciled a lovely damask pattern on it and attached it to the back panel. Then I filled it with all sorts of fun and beautiful things. The hydrangea bouquet is from my wedding. And the little flecks of rainbow are from crystals hanging in my window.

The top of the closet holds all my boxes for sold Etsy orders. Some of my flower displays are up here too.

Under that is where I keep my flower fabric for bloempjes, miscellaneous paper products, rubber stamps and my die cutter.

Another favorite thing in the room is the installation above the bed. I first saw this idea on the Under the Sycamore blog (if you haven't checked Ashley's blog out yet, I highly recommend it!) and I really wanted to copy it. I took the color inspiration from the bed duvet cover - blues, turquoise and lime green. Just love these colors together. The puff balls were purchased on Etsy and I made a few myself. The lanterns are from Martha Stewart. I thought adding some antique skeleton keys would make it even more magical.

The birdcage is a new purchase. I've filled it with dried hydrangeas. The glitter frame I made myself. I have yet to decide what to put inside. My Martha Stewart punch collection lives here. I can never have too many.

My vintage blue typewriter. It doesn't really work anymore but I love it.

And finally there's the doily ball. A labor of love. You can read my post on how I made it here.

If you have any questions about the magic room, I'd be happy to answer them! A lot of the decor came from Etsy or I made it myself.

Valentine Giveaway

For those of you who follow me on Facebook, you might have seen a little post about a giveaway happening right now! This one is a little different in that you will be trying to win it for someone else.

Think of a baby/girl/lady in your life who would be really deserving of a bloempjes hair flower. Post your story on the bloempjes fan page - I will pick the most deserving and compelling story! Share this and invite your friends to enter! :) All you have to do is write a little response either here on my blog or on the fan page on why they deserve it and your friend will be entered! ♥

Winner will choose a flower from the store for their friend up to $12 in value.  

Giveaway ends on Friday, Feb 10! :) Winner will be announced at 9pm. Open to anyone, everywhere!
:) Good luck!

Giant flower

Last week I was contacted by a lovely lady from Australia interested in my stupid huge flower. She had a request - she wanted me to make her an even stupider huge flower, measuring 12 inches wide! Whew! She will be using it instead of a bouquet at her wedding!

I've noticed the trend now of carrying a single flower as a wedding bouquet down the aisle. Here is a paper one that I've been swooning over for quite some time. I never even thought I could do the same with fabric!

The lovely buyer is going to be handling the stem and bottom support to hold the flower up. But that didn't stop me from trying to help her figure that out! I had the idea of using a funnel as support to hold it up, and a wooden dowel or branch could be secured in the funnel hole, then covered with more felt. I hope it all works out for her!

It has 27 lovely petals & weighs exactly 3 ounces. But it's not finished yet, I still need to sew the petals together and cut out some leaves out of felt. What do you think? :)