winner (August Giveaway Winners)

the time has come again.

the entries have been given. the gifts have been beautiful.

and now the winners are to be chosen.

i cannot thank Molly and Claire enough for everything they have done to make this a place of charm and delight.

and now, please join me in congratulating the three winners of this inspired giveaway, chosen via Random.

Melody -- beautiful song or strain of music, authoress of Vividry, winner of item no. 1: afternoon coffee petite glass earrings. 

A dream I have yet to complete... being able to play a song on the violin... something that sounds beautiful. 

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Ashley -- vision, authoress of Cherry-O, winner of item no. 2: any scrabble pendant of her choice. 

 Own a little white and green cottage in Ireland, surrounded by a lovely rose garden and a white picket fence. I think I'll have a cat or two lounging in the window seat. A tea table is spread out every day, and it will be my little heaven on earth. There I will write my great masterpieces and be known around the world as a dreamer or dreams.

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Destiny -- fate, authoress of Adorkable, winner of item no. 3: any scrabble pendant of her choice

Always wanted to go to Paris and bring along a vintage camera that works!

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my delight for you all is beyond words. please send me an email (dramaticelegance1009 [at] yahoo [dot] com) accepting your gift, along with your mailing address. 

for those of you who won the scrabble pendants, please also send a link to which one you would like from Claire's shop. 

may blessings abound

and may your dreams never grow smaller

only bigger. 

Whimsy (Second Giveaway)

Item No. 1

Dreaming is an act of pure imagination, attesting in all men a creative power, which if it were available in waking, would make every man a Dante or Shakespeare.  ~H.F. Hedge

Before we begin, I have to admit...I was blessed beyond measure by each and every one of you that responded to my previous giveaway. For it being my first, it was exactly the encouragement that I needed to continue in this beautiful endeavor. From the lovely comments I received, three random winners were chosen.

And now, as August rolls around...the final month in these warm and wonderful days of summer...the second giveaway has begun

I am more than honoured to present the following pieces from the beautiful and talented Molly and Claire of Molly the Pirate and Bisou Bisou Beads, respectively.

Each one of these pieces is remarkable in its own unique and one-of-a-kind beauty. I am, once again, drawn to the faintest bit of longing to be one of the lucky ones who will receive these elegant designs.

As before, the items mentioned are shown in order throughout the post.

Item No. 1: Afternoon Coffee Petite Glass Earrings from Molly the Pirate

Item No. 2 (example)

Items No. 2 & 3: One (1) Scrabble pendant necklace of the winners' choice from Bisou Bisou Beads. Two examples have been included in the post. Two winners will be receiving this gift.

(IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are one of my lovely international readers...i.e. not from the United States...please comment as such in one of your entry comments. Many lovely thanks!)

Here is how to enter to win one of these three beautiful items (each counts as either +1 or +2 entries; leave either one or two comments per entry, respectively. Also, please include your email or blog link in at least one of the entry comments).

Entry 1 (mandatory): Comment on this post with something you've always wanted to do, a place to which you have always wanted to journey, a dream you have yet to complete...perhaps an item from your bucket list. (+1)

Entry 2 (mandatory): Follow this blog, and put the BLOG BUTTON in your side bar/lovely reads/blog page/etc. (+1)

Entry 3: Blog/tweet/Facebook about the giveaway (+3, one entry per, one comment per)

Entry 4: Go to Molly's Etsy shop, heart it (if you have Etsy), and comment on this post with your favourite item from her shop. (+2 )

Item No. 3 (example)

Entry 5: Go to Claire's Etsy shop, heart it (if you have Etsy), and comment on this post with your favourite item from her shop (+2)

Entry 6: Follow Molly's blog (+1)

This world is full of whimsy...of beauty...of so many perfect dreams, just waiting to be experienced. Life is meant to be lived. We were created to wonder...to muse...to stand in awe of this world and the Mighty Creator who knit us all together from our earliest moments.

Be a gypsy.

Be a sojourner in this world while you yet have time.

Inhale life.

Chase the whimsy.

This giveaway closes on August 30th at midnight CST. Winners will be drawn that night using Random, and announced the following day. Winners will have 48 hours to claim their gifts, or new names will be drawn. 

The best reason for having dreams is that in dreams no reasons are necessary.  ~Ashleigh Brilliant