Great Time in the Garden and a Great Stuff Giveaway!

I absolutely love summer and working in the yard.

 

 We built this pond four summers ago.  The fish are getting huge and the plants are thriving.

 

Several birds are making their homes in my birdhouses.

 

There are three different birds checking out this house.  It looks like the one on the bottom right has already moved in!

 

 

 

There are several babies in this house.  The parent sitting here is very, very attentive and goes crazy if anything or anyone gets close.

 

I found this ladder last year for $2.  We built the flower boxes and added drippers for water.  The daylilies and coneflowers are some of my favorites.  The rose of Sharon to the right of the ladder hasn't started blooming yet.

 

 

What are your favorite flowers?

 

 

Now on to the giveaway!

 

The people at GREAT STUFF^TM have offered to give FIVE of my readers three cans of their products. 

 

Each winner will receive one can of each of the following:

 

GREAT STUFF^TM Pest Block

GREAT STUFF™ Gaps & Cracks

 GREAT STUFF^TM Work Wipes

 

I've tried all three products and love them! 

 

It's easy to enter!

 

You must be a follower of my blog to enter.

In your comment, let me know how you would use the GREAT STUFF^TM products! 

That's it!  Easy as can be!

 

 

 

 

I will be choosing the five winners using Random Number Generator on Thursday, July 25, 2013.  Be sure to leave an email address in your comments if yours doesn't automatically come through.

 Thank you to everyone who entered.  The winners have been notified by email.

 

Thanks for your visit!

 

Pam

 

I am linking to the following parties:

 

 

 

 

 

Milk Crate Planter and a Save Your Weekend Graco Paint Sprayer Giveaway!

 

 

I found this milk crate at a garage sale last year.  It was filthy, really, really filthy!!  But I scrubbed and scrubbed it and got it presentable looking. 

 

 

Last weekend we were in Sandwich, Illinois for a wedding.  We were able to steal a little time before the ceremony and do some shopping.  We saw these great old boxes at The Sandwich Antique Mart and loved the dark color.

 

 

 

 

 So we decided to stain this one using Natural Stain.

 

 

So that the dirt and plants wouldn't fall out, I lined the bottom with two layers of burlap.  I filled the box with Miracle Gro Potting Mix and planted away.  I put it on my front porch and love it!

Now on to the Giveaway!



 

Graco is going to give me a paint sprayer to give away to one of my readers. What a great giveaway!

 

 

The giveaway is for the Graco TrueCoat Plus II Paint Sprayer

 

 

 



 

Did you know that applying paint with a paint sprayer is up to 10x faster than brushing and up to 4x faster than rolling?

 

There are no messy trays or rollers.  Setting up a paint sprayer takes only minutes.  Cleanup is fast and easy too!

 

Your smooth, flawless project lasts longer and looks great. Graco is the brand the professionals pick—U.S. painting contractors prefer Graco 7 to 1 over the nearest competitive brand, according to the Frost & Sullivan Paint Contractors Choice Award for Overall Best Brands.

 

 The Graco TrueCoat Plus II Paint Sprayer:

 • For small projects that require 1-2 gallons

• Sprays a variety of materials such as stain, acrylic, enamels, oil-based primers and latex

• No thinning required—simply pour your material into the cup

• Available at your nearest home improvement retailer

 

 

Ok, so here's how you enter:  You can enter four times--one time for each item below.  Be sure to come back and leave a separate comment for each one.

 ***Jessica is the winner of the Graco Paint Sprayer.***
Thank you to everyone who entered. 
Congratulations Jessica!

1. You must be a follower of my blog.
2. Follow Graco Paint Sprayers on Twitter @GracoPaintSpray 
3. Tweet about an upcoming weekend project or completed project using #SaveYourWeekend. 
4. "Like"  Graco Paint Sprayers on Facebook

 

I will be choosing a winner via Random Number Generator on Saturday, June 1, 2013.

 

 

Thank you for your visit!  And good luck with the Giveaway!

 

Pam

 

 

I am linking to the following parties:

 

 

Spring in the Front Yard and a Ramsign Giveaway!

 

 

 

 

A few weeks ago I removed a boxwood hedge that was blocking off an area by our front door.  Although they were healthy, they had gotten way too big and it was time for them to go!

 

 

Luckily, I have a friend who wanted them.  I was so glad.  They were huge and would be a nice addition to their yard.

 

So out with the old....

 

 

And in with new perennials and annuals.  And in with the Weeping Cherry (that was there all along) blooming like crazy!  :)

 

 

 

I am very excited to watch this area grow this summer. 

 

Now on to the Giveaway!





 

 

Ramsign has offered one of my readers one of their amazing enamel house number signs!  If you win, you'll get your choice of one of their five signs with 1-5 numbers on it.

 

 

 

 

You must be a follower of my blog to enter. If you don't have a blog, please put your email address in the comments so I can get in touch with you if you win.

 

 

 

You can get two entries.  Here's how:

 

**Visit Ramsign's Website and come back here and leave a comment as to which sign you would choose if you are the winner.

 

 

**For a second entry, LIKE Ramsign on Facebook and come back here and leave a second comment that you did.


That's it!  GOOD LUCK!

HeatherF1 is the winner of the Ramsign Giveaway. Congratulations!

 

I will be choosing the winner via Random Number Generator on Friday, May 3, 2013.

 

Thank you for your visit!

 

Pam

 

I am linking to the following parties:

 

 



 

 

 

A Great Trip, A Beautiful Garden and A Winner!



My kids just got out of college for summer.  They are on quarters, so they start much later and end much later than a lot of other schools.  I was fortunate that it's late enough in June that the weather was gorgeous, I got to spend time with them,  and spend some time with friends while I was there.  Of course seeing friends means shopping and spending time looking at their beautiful gardens and beautiful homes.  :)

I found some fun things that I loved and could fit on the airplane with me.  I also found some great things that would've required their own seat, so I couldn't get them...

I love Coke memorabilia and have a couple of Coke crates.  I found this one that had the dividers.  I thought about using it to plant flowers in, but then decided to use it as a display case.

I found a few things to put in it, but I'm sure I'll switch things around a bit.  Right now I have it sitting on a bench, but may hang it later.

 I love little oil cans, and this one especially! 

I found this little birdcage.  I'm a sucker for birdcages! 

This bird letter sorter is perfect for my desk.

And the best part was spending time in my friend, Heather's GORGEOUS backyard!!  She is so amazingly talented!

The winner of the My Memories Giveaway is Pam at DIY Design Fanatic.  Congratulations Pam!

Thanks for your visit and sweet comments! 

Pam



I am linking to the following parties:


Jennifer Rizzo's Thrift Store Makeover Party

Spring has Sprung and My First Giveaway

I was so excited to see my daffodils blooming yesterday! Finally!! 

I'd say that over half of them are blooming!

Here's what it looked like just a few days ago:

And today?  The whole area is covered in 6" of snow!!  UGH!!!  (Sorry, no picture of the snow.  I don't want to know just yet if the blooms are damaged...)


I recently hit the 150 followers mark and am so excited!  I decided that I would celebrate by having a giveaway.  I'm giving away this birdcage pillow and dishtowel to one lucky reader.  I made both using graphics from The Graphics Fairy.  I  am excited for them to have a new home!

So to have a chance to win both the pillow and dishtowel:

1) Leave a comment on this post. 

2) If you're not already following me, I'd love it if you would start following.

3) Make sure your email address is available either via your blog or in the comment.

4) US addresses only

5) I will draw the winner on Saturday, April 9th at 5pm Mountain Time

Thanks so much for coming by!   Good luck on the giveaway!

Pam

I am linking to the following parties:

Debbiedoo's Newbie Party

Dittle Dattle's Amaze Me Monday

Between Naps on the Porch Met Monday