Winner of My Giveaway

First off, I want to thank everyone who participated in my Giveaway.  It goes without saying that I wish I could give everyone something.  But alas, I can't so after letting husband select the winner from a bowl placed way above his head and me shuffling the entries very well, he selected Maury of Life on Mars.  Congratulations Maury!!

Send me you're address so that I can send you your book!

Giveaway

I always found February a very dreary month despite Valentine's Day coming in the  middle of the month.  Although, the bright pinks and reds associated with Valentine's Day do help to chase away the blues for a bit, it still leaves me a little blah feeling.

It is usually in February that I get the itch for spring and all those gorgeous colors associated with it.  The beautiful color of the purple hyacinth, yellow daffodils, and the assorted colors of the tulips.  LOL  Spring is my most favorite season and has always put the "bounce" back into my step.  I love smelling the sweet aroma of the flowers and watching the brown sodden earth turn into that beautiful shade of green.

Because it is such a quiet month, I thought I would have a Giveaway.  Since I love to do this, I can't think of a better time than now.  Now, for the good part...I am giving away a gorgeous book with French recipes from Laudree's.  Not only do the recipes sound faBulous but the book comes in a pretty pink box with Laudree's displayed on the front, with luscious pink tissue paper covering the book that when opened shows a gorgeous purple suede book with silver printing on the front. Well, see for yourself....

Isn't it pretty?  Have you ever received a book like this?  Wrapped so lovely!  I first found out about it while visiting Chocolates and Croissants blog(HERE) reading one of her book reviews.  (She does wonderful book reviews!)  It is filled with the most mouth watering dishes.

Now, to enter the giveaway:

1.  Leave a comment under this blog post.

2.  If you aren't already a follower, follow me and leave another comment.

3.  Like me on La Petite boutique de perles Facebook page and leave an
     additional comment.

The contest ends Wednesday, February 29 at midnight CST.

Spread the word and may the best person win!

Giveaway Winner

First off, I want to thank everyone who participated in my Giveaway introducing my new Etsy Shop.  I have had so many comments, additions to my Facebook page, La petite boutique de perles and my blog.  If you haven't liked me on La petite boutique de perles or my blog please feel free to do so.  Now, for selecting the winner, I did this the old fashioned way...None of that random number selection.  I like a more personal touch to selecting a winner.  So, I wrote everyone's name on slips of paper and had my husband draw them from a hat.  And...Drum Roll Please

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The Winner is  Kairi.  I will be sending you an e-mail for your address.

All of You have been wonderful and I wish I had something for everyone.  I so appreciate your kind words and well wishes and love hearing from you.  If there is  a specific topic you would like to hear about, let me know as I would happy to research and do a post on it for you.  Stay tuned because I will be giving instructions with before and after pictures of using Annie Sloan paint in the coming days.

I will also be adding new items and will always post on my blog and Facebook.  For me "Simplicity is Comfort and that is the theme of my shop...To bring handmade items to each and every one of you that are simple, timeless, beautiful and always with a touch of France.

GRAND OPENING

Bonjour Everyone,

Today is the official grand opening of my Etsy shop, La peitite boutique de perles (The Little Shop Of Pearls). I have been working hard to make items that reflect my love of all things French, Belgium, and Swedish. My shop is a simple little shop with handmade items that are European inspired. If you have read my blog, or liked my Facebook page, you are aware that I have been very busy making new items to add...Stenciled Linen French Script Pillows, and linen guest towels.  Keep in mind that all the notecards and gift tags that are in my shop can be printed into either form...Notecards or gift tags, just let me know which you prefer.

To kick off my opening, I am having a giveaway and my dear friend Fifi Flowers of Fifi Flowers (Here) and Reading Is Fashionable (Here) blogs has offered to add some "goodies" to the giveaway as well. I will be giving away a Natural Canvas Tote Bag that I have stenciled with a French Script and Fifi has very generously offered one of her gorgeous bookmarks with a book "French Lessons" by Peter Mayle so make sure you stop by Reading is Fashionable (Here) to see the"goodies"
she is contributing.

This bag has sturdy reinforced handles and a gusseted bottom.  Great for carrying books, or shopping.

All comments are to be left under this post or on my Facebook Page to be considered for the drawing.  I will be selecting the winner September 19.  I hope all of you will take a peek, if you haven't already, by clicking onto my name kfranklin12 beneath the word Etsy on my widget in the right upper corner at what is available and I will continue to keep you updated as I list new items.

If you are new to my blog or Facebook Page, I hope you will like me on Facebook and follow me on my blog.  I have posted some pictures under my la reportiste header on a separate page under the name of La petite boutique de perles.  I will also be listing items that I cannot list on Etsy so be sure to check there too for updates.

Thanks to all of you who take the time to stop by for visits and leave comments as they are always welcomed and appreciated.

Et Salut,

Kris

Winners of the Giveaway

Well, today's the day!  After putting all the names in a hat, husband picked two winners.  The winner of the French gift tags is Maureen of Eclecticrevisited and the winner of the hand stenciled burlap bag filled with scented lavender is Genie of Paris and Beyond.

Okay ladies, if you will e-mail me your address and select which of the patterned paper shown in the post that you want your gift wrapped in I will get these in the mail to you.  E-mail me at kenkrisfranklin@gmail.com.

A big thank you to everyone who entered.  I wish I could give all of you something! Stay tuned because in a few weeks I will opening my new ETSY store and will be having another giveaway.

And The Winner Is.....

I hope all mother's had a great day yesterday.  It was a gorgeous day here in Dallas and I hope it was the same for everyone else.

Its time to reveal who the winner of the Mother's Day Giveaway is.  May I have a drum roll please........

And the winner is ajg Jane of the blog, Shoes and Interiors to Match. Jane, I will be contacting you for an address to mail the gift.  Congratulations!

To those of you who entered but who's name wasn't selected, there will many more giveaways coming in the future so please continue to stop by for visits.

Enjoy your Monday!