artsy aut {winner!}

{shop!}

Thanks to everyone who entered the artsy aut giveaway, 

but there can only be one {randomly chosen} winner...

Congrats to #15, Adelyn!

{Adelyn, I'm sending you an email.}

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Time is just slipping away from me...

I plan on posting some new things going on in my life very soon.

Have a lovely Monday!!

all ruffled up.

First of all, many thanks to all of you who helped me

brainstorm a name for this pretty new clutch!

I so appreciate that. :)

Of course, I only could choose one name...

and I kept going back to Sarah's "all ruffled up and ready to go out!"

{Sarah, email me your address & I'll mail you a little something.}

SO, I'm proud to introduce the all ruffled up. line of clutches at Petunia Blooms!

Enjoy. :)

what's making me happy...

...seeing his ring on my finger each & every day makes my heart happy.

We've been engaged for 4 months - only 5 months to go!

....an iced Caramel Macchiatto. Obviously.

And I always check to see how they spell my name & giggle at it.

"Jacklynn" isn't quite right. ;)

...all that pretty nail polish!

$0.99 at Walgreens!

...my new fabric tags for the shop!

Many, many thanks to Whitney for her diy instructions. I love them!

...all these lovelies just waiting to be sewn.

They'll be even prettier when they're finished!

{by the way, it takes a TON of prep work to get all these ready...}

...my sewing companions.

For some reason, the "classical crossover" type music is amazing to me.

So I listen to it while I sew. :)

{Palladio is quite possible my favorite right now.}

What's making you happy today?

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The randomly chosen winner of the Scentsy giveaway is

#15 - Staci!

{I've emailed the winner}

Thanks to all of you for entering!

{What I Love} Wednesday

I always seem to stumble across lovely things that I just adore...

usually by browsing Etsy. :)

So today I'm linking up with Krystina for What I Love Wednesday!

Won't you join us?

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So, what am I loving this week?

Let me show you...

this necklace. I am really, really good at complaining {just being honest here!}. I love this adorable reminder to be happy. I have a good life. :)

love the colors & the sweet birdies on this hoodie!

this "Soon to be Mrs..." bracelet makes me excited.

I'll have a new last name in October!

I don't need a new coffee mug. At all.

But I love this sweet silhouetted mug just the same.

and finally...

this shirt. My fiance' would look fantastic in it. And he is my Mr. Darcy.

{I'm just trying to figure out if he would actually wear it if I bought it for him...}

There you go!

Hope you enjoyed a peek into what I'm loving.

What are you loving on this fine Wednesday?

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some winners to announce!

Emerging Em - Girly Girl Moments

Pepper & Her Pup Designs - LifeCreatively

ladies, please send me an email!

mondays

photo block by traveling gypsy art

{seriously, I love searching Etsy for "coffee" just to see what I can come up with. You've probably noticed. ;)}

Mondays.

Not at all my favorite day.

Usually Mondays are my "off day".

I don't have to go anywhere, so I'll spend the day

cleaning, sewing, taking photos for the shop, etc, etc.

Today, however, I have lots of other stuff to do.

Namely playing {chauffeur} for my little sister...

Oh well.

Hope your Monday is lovely & productive!

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The winner of the {lovebirds} giveaway is #24,

sweet Rachel from Cherry Tree Lane!

Rachel, you've got email. :)

congratulations...

...to Kaylie!

{#23 is the randomly chosen winner of the Josiah's Nest giveaway}

Thanks to everyone who entered!

Kaylie, I've sent you an email. :)

my goals {2011}

{via}

I'm generally not too good at resolutions.

I make a list of all the changes, all the big ideas...

And the list is usually forgotten by February.

Sad, isn't it?

But this year, I have some goals, some things I would definitely love to do.

Some of them are very important to me; some are just good ideas.

{which is why I loved Mique's printable!}

But I'm hoping that 2011 will be a very good year. :)

{2011}

• read through the Bible chronologically.
• grow my shop!
• play through my entire Hanon {piano exercises} book.
• read as many of the books on this 100 Classics (UK version) list as possible.
• exercise more regularly.
• drink more water.

And lastly {but certainly not least}, I want 2011 to be remembered fondly.

I want to embrace life, and choose happiness & contentment.

Miss Gussy once shared this quote, and I've never forgotten it:

"If you want to be happy, be."

And that is most certainly what I want.

What about you? What are your hopes and dreams for this year?

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The {randomly chosen} winner of the Christmastime giveaway is Meg!

Emailing you soon... :)

hello & {blogiversary winners}!

Good morning, lovelies!

I hope your Thanksgiving holiday was just wonderful. :)

Unfortunately, almost all of my cousins were sick this year...fortunately I haven't caught anything {yet!}.

I do enjoy holidays, but I'm ready to get back to my normal "schedule".

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Finally, here are the {randomly chosen} winners from the blogiversary giveaways!

Mandipidy - ~Haley~

Moxie Mandie - Prudy

Designs by Jessie - Mandy [Mandipidy]

Hiya Luv Handmade - Ashley Hasty

Sandy a la Mode - Kai Mercado

Winners, please send me an email.

If I don't hear from you by the end of the week, I'll be choosing new winner, so don't delay!

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I'm hoping to return to "normal" blogging as of tomorrow...see you then!

Knitty Bitties {winner!}

           

The {randomly chosen} winner of the Knitty Bitties giveaway is comment #35...

Mandie of Mandie's Mumblings!

Yay! Mandie, send me an email & I'll put you in touch with Andrea. :)

P.S. Today is the start of the Knitty Bitties Handmade Holidays promotions - perfect for all those gifts you'll need this season!

Paislee Lane {winner!}

sadie.avacado headband

The {randomly chosen} winner of the Paislee Lane giveaway is

Kim of Yellow Songbird!

Congratulations, Kim! Send me an email and I'll put you in touch with Stephanie.

{We'll have another lovely feature/giveaway starting on Monday morning - yay!}

{winner!}

And the {randomly chosen} winner of the Charmies giveaway is:

Bec from the iheart blog!

Congratulations, Bec - please email me so I can pass your info on to Tiffany.

Thank you to all of you who entered!

{I promise, tomorrow normal blogging will resume...}

{busy days & a winner!}

I hope you've all had a lovely {long} weekend!

I haven't forgotten about the blog, I've just been a bit busy...

But without further ado, the winner of the Journal Junky giveaway!

Random.org chose #11, the lovely Lisa from Moore Minutes.

Lisa, please send me an email with your info so I can pass it on to Nicole. Congrats!

And thanks to each and every one of you who entered. :)

{winner!}

{congrats card from orange twist}

I'm happy to announce that the {randomly} chosen winner of the CSN Stores giveaway is

Amy at Three in a Row

Congratulations to Amy, who just welcomed her fourth baby!

{Amy, I sent you an email...}

Thanks to all of you who entered. If you didn't win, don't worry - I've got plans for more giveaways in the future!

{to do + announcement + thanks}

{source}

On Sunday, I made myself a list of things that had to get done.
Yesterday, I set to work.

I baked lots of chocolate cake.

I counted Hershey's Kisses for a game.

I put together several gifts bags.

I scanned a bunch of old pictures into my computer.

etc, etc, etc.

I am happy to say that I checked every. single. thing. off of that list.

This bridal shower should go swimmingly! ;)

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It's finally time to announce the winner of my celebration linky giveaway!

I plugged the numbers into random.org, and the winner is...

Jessica at Domesticated Bliss!

Jessica, please email me so I can get your surprise to you.

Once again, THANK YOU to all of my readers.

I appreciate you all so much, and trust me - if I could, I'd send you all a gift.

In the meantime, I'm still trying to visit everyone who linked up, so if I haven't commented on your blog yet, I'll get there as soon as I can. Time slips away from me a little too easily these days.

{the pleated poppy} winner!

And the lucky winner of The Pleated Poppy giveaway is randomly chosen #30

J.J. from I'd Rather Be Laughing

Congratulations to J.J.!

{you didn't leave an email address, so please email me asap!}

Many, many thanks to Lindsey for her generosity and to everyone who entered. :)

{ angel face designs + winner! }

We have a (randomly chosen) winner for the $30 credit to Angel Face Designs!

The winning number was #23

Sandy a la Mode

Congrats to Sandy!

{I'll be emailing you shortly}

If you didn't win, be sure to shop Angel Face Designs using the discount code "petunia" for 15% off your order - the discount won't last forever, so use it soon!

AND

Be sure to stop by on Monday for another special {and super fabulous} giveaway!

{winner!}

 The random.org number was... #20 Classicly Amber!! Congrats to Amber + many thanks to Denise for this lovely giveaway!

{s.d.g. winner!}

The winner of the S.D.G. giveaway is...

#10  Natalie from Natalie's Sentiments

Congratulations to Natalie and many thanks to Meredith for providing the giveaway!

Natalie, please send me an email when you see this :: thesweetestpetunia {at} gmail {dot} com

{winner}

The winner of the "you are loved" necklace is #70:

Meredith from Life. Love. Shopping.!

Congratulations to Meredith, and thank you to each and every one of you who took the time to enter. And, of course, many thanks to Lisa for making this possible!

{floral fun}

I do believe that Spring may have sprung...at least here in the Sunshine State!

I crave sunshine, really. Growing up in Florida didn't leave me a lot of tolerance for cold.

And I looove flowers. They're beautiful, unique, colorful, and just so fun.

I would wear this with a pair of jean capris for a fun day out!

{flutter-sleeve tunic :: Old Navy}

A day at the beach, perhaps?

{printed flip-flops :: Old Navy}

Of course, I love anything yellow.

{floral-print dress :: Old Navy}

Looove this dress! Mint + Floral = Happy. :)

{bridget shift dress :: Target}

This necklace would be beautiful - perhaps to dress up a date night outfit?

{tulle-flower ribbon necklace :: Old Navy}

Now I want to run out and add a bunch of florals to my wardrobe!

All pictures from the Old Navy and Target websites.

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The winner of Liz Curtis Higgs latest book is Katy from The Country Blossom - congrats!

Be sure to enter to win a necklace from Lisa Leonard Designs!