IT’S FINALLY HERE.
THE GRAND OPENING OF BUTTERFLIES AND BUMBLE BEES MY LABOR OF LOVE CHARITY!
I DONATE ALL MY PROCEEDS TO BUY SEWING MACHINES FOR DALIT WOMEN IN INDIA. GO TO MY PAGE “MY SHOP” FOR EVEN MORE DETAILS ABOUT MY SHOP.
TODAY’S CELEBRATION IS IN HONOR OF OUR DAUGHTER, BECCA WHO WAS DEDICATED TO GETTING THIS WEBSITE UP AND RUNNING BEFORE SHE WAS OFF AND RUNNING TO GERMANY.
SHE WORKED TIRELESSLY, AND WAS MAKING CHANGES AND TEACHING ME ALL I NEEDED TO KNOW UP TO THE LAST MINUTE. MY HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT FOR THE NEXT 7 MONTHS IS TO LEARN PHOTOSHOP!
TODAY IS HER 24th BIRTHDAY. WHAT BETTER TIME THAN NOW TO HAVE A GIVEAWAY PARTY!
OK SO HERE IS WHAT I AM GIVING AWAY….4 GREAT GIFTS!
Click on any photo to enlarge and see the details. Now you know why I call it a labor of love!!!
GRAND PRIZE
This poncho is 100% hand spun wool that is two tone. It is my all time favorite!
RUNNER-UP
This is a 100% Alpaca custom designed and hand knit fair isle snowflake hat lined with polar fleece. It’s a X large. It is also my fav. A great Christmas gift.
SECOND PLACE
This is a 100% silk hand dyed scarf. The blue and green is one of my best sellers!
THIRD PLACE
My favorite All Natural Lip Balm. Scented with Bergamont and Sweet Orange.
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HERE ARE THE RULES. YOU HAVE 3 WAYS TO WIN!
1. Leave a comment below about why you want to win and that will earn you one entry.
2. Post about my giveaway on your blog and be sure to link back to me here. That will earn you an extra 5 entries in addition to your original comment. I’ll take care of the extra entries. If you want to use my graphic in your post then that will earn you an extra 5 on top of that! You can copy and paste the image at the top if you’d like.
Now for the biggy!!!
3. If you post my graphic in the sidebar of your blog and tell me you did so in addition to the other 2 above, that will earn you and extra 25 YES I said, 25 extra entries!!!! (If you click on the graphic shown here, you can copy and paste to your blog). That’s way cool. Thanks from the bottom of my heart. Make sure you link it to butterfliesandbumblebees.org.
If this is all confusing….welcome to my world!!! All in all, you can earn 35 entries!!! Hope my math is right! 
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Please let me know in your comment if you posted about my giveaway and if you linked back. (I’ll be checking) And especially if you put my graphic in your sidebar. It’s all for a good cause. I do appreciate all my faithful blogville friends.
The giveaway drawing will be on Friday, September 19th at 12 NOON. The deadline for entry is midnight September 18th. I’ll throw all the entries in a basket and pull out 4 very blessed people. You have the potential to win more than once! Wow, how great is that!!! You will be notified by email. Make sure you leave that when you post a comment. Thanks so much.
OK, now it’s time to hear from some of you who are my faithful readers but never say a peep!!! You know who you are!
I REALIIZED THAT YOU MIGHT NOT SEE WHERE TO LEAVE A COMMENT….CLICK ON THE WORD AT THE END OF ALL THE BLUE WRITING BELOW. IT WILL SAY….____ COMMENTS.
Filed under: About, Faith, Herbwyfery, Sewing, knitting, spinning | Tagged: alpaca hat, birthday giveaway, butterflies & bumble bees, giveaway, hand dyed scarves, hand knit, lip balm, poncho, silk, wool
What a wonderful cause, and you are giving away such beautiful things! I’m going to spread the word about this blog!
blogged the giveaway here http://giveawaycorral.blogspot.com/2008/09/peaceful-acres-giveaway.html
and i put up your button! good luck with your shop!
Oh, you have such pretty things. I would love to enter your contest, thank you so much!
I would love to enter this contest and I’ll be back to blog and put your button on my blog!
purposedrivenlife4you(at)gmail(dot)com
I would love to win your contest because I know how much hard work goes into all your items. I love all your designs and the cause is wonderful.
much love to your family and good luck!
Andrea
I would love to win because it’s clear to see that your items are of great quality and extremely well made. I am pleased to see that you’ve got such a clear purpose for your shop and its proceeds and I have great respect for that. I sincerely wish you much success!
What a wonderful idea! Your stuff is beautiful. I would love to win your contest because I love the prizes, plus, this is my birthday month! I’ll post this on my blog.
I’m happy to spread the word about your natural products and to support my co-worker and friend Mary’s sister! Happy Birthday Becca!
I like all the prizes
I want to win because it’s almost my birthday and this would make my day. These are all such wonderful items.
You brought me back with all of your goodies!
I did all three. Commented, posted and sidebar.
Thank you for the oppurtunity.
Oy. I need to type slower. Please excuse my poor spelling.
Yours truly is a labour of love… I’m no where near the expert you are with my work and I know how much care and love goes into each piece… the fact that you would honour us by giving them away is truly appreciated….
I am new to your site, but I have made an entry and posted for this great cause in my sidebar….
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/seethebluesky/585796/
commenting here!
posted about it at http://misaacmom.blogspot.com/2008/09/grand-opening-giveaway.html
I cannot add buttons to my sidebar without HTML coding but have added the graphic to my post PLUS your blog to the blog directory on my site (bottom of page) and my blog roll (side of page). hope that will suffice for the extra entires
I’d love to win because all the prizes look so nice and I’m upsessed with lipgloss and that scarf is so pretty! And happy birthday to your daughter!
Hi! I would like to share the site that I use for buy online there are many cheap product and new items there also the best seller product in USA.
You are doing a wonderful thing, I am just commenting on your store and the giveaway! Keep up the generous work.
Wow, wonderful charity idea! Thanks for the chance to win.
Hey there,
I was googling herrnhutt and came across your site- our daughters it seems are roomies in herrnhut-it seems like we have lot in common-we homeschooledand cyber schooled) for 13 years and Melody will turn 18 over in Germany on the 12th…I feel your pain…it was really hard to say goodbye even though i know the LOrd has His hand on her… Hey we also are into the weston price/ sustainable agriculture stuff up here in Pa… Hope you have a great day-I will say a prayer for you. Your prizes and handwork look beautiful by the way- I am also in the process of putting up a website for my counseling /coaching business and i am totally clueless when it comes to technology…although i heard that the apple store gives lessons so i might have to venture out that way ….
blessings, terry wilson (melody’s mom)
I would love a chance to win because the items you’re offering look like they’re such high quality!
Just discovered your blog through the Cheeseslave forum.
The dyed scarf especially would go with my religious “idiom”. I’d wear it with pride!
Look for a link back soon.
~Anna
“Aspie Girl” or “Veiled Glory”
I would like to win the All Natural Lip Balm! Always looking for somrhting to work on my lips.
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A pingback should have come through from my blog! So, here is my personal pingback….I posted about your giveaway.
If I am lucky, I hope to win the beautiful custom designed snowflake hat . I would put that on my big head and be warm all winter.
Blogged about your giveaway and put the link on my sidebar! Your things are so beautiful!
http://abideandnendeavor.blogspot.com/