Fancy A Silver Cornflower?

If you do, pop over to silverpebble - 

you're in for a lovely surprise!

Good luck! :)

Fancy A Dragonfly?

Aren't these absolutely gorgeous? And what's even better, one of them could be yours! That is, if you enter the giveaway over at 'Pretty Little Things' where the extremely talented Diana is making all sorts of things and writing about them, too. The blog is in Slovenian, I'm afraid, but the photos speak for themselves. To enter the giveaway, just leave her a comment! It's international :)

I've entered already. What are you waiting for?

Franca's Giveaway, Yay!

Read all about it at Oranges&Apples!

Would You Like To Take Your Dragonflies Shopping?

Giveaway time, yay! Pop over to Diana's lovely blog called *p r e t t y l i t t l e t h i n g s* and you may just be lucky enough to win the most gorgeous handmade bag with appliqued dragonflies! 

The giveaway is open internationally and what you have to do is:

1 follow Diana's blog

2 leave a comment for the giveaway post

3 share the giveaway on your blog / Facebook /Twitter etc.

Good luck, everyone, including myself :)

A Giveaway At Jane's, Yay!

Jane from The Small Fabric of My Life is having a fabulous giveaway, open to her blog readers from all over the world. Jane is a fabulous blogger with the greatest sense of style and I absolutely adore her blog. If you know Jane, you know what I'm talking about. If you don't know Jane, what are you waiting for?

Check her giveaway here.

I love this shirt, I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

Fancy A Giveaway?

Not mine, I'm afraid. Yet again... It's over at Fleur Cotton's blog and you can win this absolutely gorgeous handmade bag.

Do pay Fleur a visit - or keep your fingers crossed for me!

Jenny's Giveaway

Still not quite in there with my blogging, but just to make sure that I do read your blogs here's an announcement of a great giveaway over at Jenny's - if you like crafting you'll definitely want this book!

Fancy A Giveaway?

Not here at my blog, unfortunately (hopefully soon, though!), but there are two absolutely wonderful giveaways hosted out in the blogosphere, by two lovely ladies and my dear blogging friends, Alison and Jenny.

I realise I'm slightly behind time, as the giveaways were announced a few days ago, but they're still open, so do take your chance - even though mine are decreasing by this announcement...

I really, really love the goodies to be won, and a selfless person that I am, I'm spreading the word! So, do check Alison's and Jenny's blog and leave a comment! And keep your fingers crossed!!!

A Giveaway At Used-To-Bees!

Lovey Alix from Used-to-Bees is having a holiday-themed giveaway.

There are some lovely goodies to be won - handmade, mind you! - and if you're interested, do check her sweet blog!

Don't you just love this Union Jack brooch cushion? And the brooch, oh my!

Good luck, everyone!

How About Winning A Fabulous Tote?

Sweet Janet from The Empty Nest is having a giveaway. She makes these absolutely fabulous totes (and all sorts of other fabulous things) and she's giving these two beauties away to two of her readers. Tempted?

I definitely am. If interested, do check Janet's blog. Even if you're not entering the giveaway, there's so much to see and lots to read!

Good luck to us all!

Would You Like To Win A Cupcake... Or Two... Or Three?

Another lovely giveaway at Jenny's! I'm so excited, Jenny is giving away some of her gorgeous cupcake items, I'd love to have them! So keep your fingers crossed for me... unless you're entering yourselves, of course. Sooo, these are the goodies to be won:

- a cupcake fridge magnet

- a pretty cupcake lavender bag

- a cupcake writing paper set

Absolutely gorgeous!!!

If you wish to enter check Jenny's blog!

And Another One!

Giveaway, of course! I seem to be blogging about not much else, don't I? High time I organised one myself...

Anyway, this time the giveaway is organised by the sweet and lovely Tina from The Quiet Home who makes breathtaking knitted dolls. One of them is called Laura and she's looking for a new home! Soooo, if you're interested in providing a warm home for the precious Laura, check Tina's blog - she'll be happy to hear from you!

P.S.: My laptop has returned from the hospital - so far so good! Expect more hand-crafted goodness in the following days!

Exciting Giveaway At OrangesAndApples!!!

So exciting!!! Franca from OrangesAndApples is organising a giveaway - the occasion being the opening of a new Etsy shop - by her future husband!!! He makes absolutely amazing bags and as of today (well, sort of), they're available in his lovely shop called My Cloud Designs.

Check the details for the giveaway on Franca's blog and do have a good look at the amazing bags at My Cloud Designs - highly recommended!

Jenny Arnott's Handbag Mirror Giveaway!

The lovely Jenny of Jenny Arnott, who is a fabulous textile designer, is having a smashing giveaway on her blog. She has recently passed one hundred blog followers and as a thank you she has decided to give away one of her embroidered handbag mirrors to three lucky winners.

The winners will each be able to choose which mirror they would like from her two new ranges 'Girly' (cupcake, flower, butterfly) and 'Love Hearts' (love you, hug me, kiss me, cutie pie).

All mirrors are handmade and embroidered by Jenny herself using up tiny scraps of pretty fabrics. They each come in a little organza bag.

How to enter the giveaway: check Jenny's fabulous blog for the rules!

I'm in, definitely!

I Love Cupcakes II.

I promised you another post on my birthday weekend yesterday and I definitely plan to tell you all about my lovely presents but today I'd like to share my excitement with you about this beauty:

My cupcake bicycle bell from dringdring that I won on SimplyBike has finally arrived! Isn't it pretty? I'll put it on my mountain bike eventually but right now it's sitting on my desk and being admired by me.

I'm one lucky girl, aren't I?

I Love Cupcakes!!!

I'm so excited!!! I participated in a lovely giveaway hosted by the wonderful S. from SimplyBike and guess what - I won!!! The prize is a bikebell from a Canadian company called dringdring - I get to choose my favourite design and, as you can well imagine, I've already done that! Ta-da!

I love reading S.'s blog, it's truly inspirational, and I also very much enjoy reading the blog she used to write on, academichic, which her friends continue to fill with all sorts of useful information on styling ideas and, most of all, great photos.

The choice for the prize was very difficult indeed - just look at all these scrumptious bells! In the end I decided for the green cupcake as green is my favourite colour and it will go well with all my bikes (sounds like I own far too many but I don't really - I have three, and I've already introduced the favourite one on this blog).

I'm really looking forward to bike-friendlier weather now!

Pictures courtesy of dringdring

Three Things & Happy Birthday To A&B!

Exactly a year ago today I started Angels & Blossoms. Happy birthday to my little blog! On average, I've got a lovely new follower every fortnight in the past year. Thank you all! I've also passed my two-hundred-blog mark recently, so there's plenty to celebrate! Don't worry, I'm making plans... There's a giveaway in sight!

I'm celebrating my one-year-anniversary with three things that make me happy today:

- my lovely new butterfly tablecloth

- a precious little trinket box

- some pretty floral hankies

Happy birthday, Angels & Blossoms!

Enter Kelly's Giveaway!

The lovely Kelly from Kelly's Recipes For Life is having another Happy Monday Giveaway!

After missing three Happy Mondays in a row she feels that she needs to make up to her lovely readers in a big way and hopes what she has put together this month does just that... So this month there is not only one giveaway but four, one for each month she's missed and one for September! The prizes are fab - check them out!

The rules of the giveaway are:

1. Giveaways are posted the first Monday of every month.
2. Winners are announced the following Monday.
3. If you want to be included you must enter before midnight on the Saturday - that's tonight!!!
4. You must have a blog to enter.
5. These giveaways are open to bloggers in all countries but Kelly kindly asks that your blog is written in English.
6. You must leave a comment on her blog to be included in the draw.
7. You get another entry if you are, or become a follower.
8. You get another entry if you mention (and link) that month's giveaway in your blog or add the fab new button to your sidebar! (just let her know if you do).

That's it! Good luck - to me, as well!

Pleasant Surprise

Hello, my dear blogging friends, it's been a while, hasn't it? First and foremost, thank you so much for the expressed condolences after our loss. I took a few days off as there was so much to do before the funeral, and after that we decided to go along with our scheduled seaside holiday anyway because we all needed a break. I'll tell you all about our week at the seaside in the future posts...

The surprise in the post title refers to something completely different. I entered the giveaway on Jane's blog, The Applique, and won the greatest prize! The prize was a book on crocheting - I do that occasionally - and a fabulous felt brooch, hand-made by Jane (do check her Etsy shop, she's got some amazing stuff!) - the winner got to choose her own brooch! I purchased several items from Jane last summer, so I knew exactly what I was in for... pure bliss!

So, the brooch I've chosen goes by the name 'Blossom' - the obvious choice, right? I really like its vibrant green colour and the entire colour combination works really well. I'm looking forward to wearing it - a lot!

This is the book I got - it's got some really interesting designs and I've chosen three that I like the most for you to see. I'm not very skilled at crocheting but who knows - the book might help!

I really like this dress - it looks great worn over skinny jeans but I'm sure it would work on its own as well. Lovely 'vintage-y' look.

The cardi seems just what the name suggests - comfy. Plus I looove the colour!

Last but not least, the circles - I've been working on a scarf made of colourful circles since early spring. I haven't been making any progress lately but I hope that I'll be able to catch up soon!

I'll definitely keep you posted...

The package with the goodies arrived on the day of the funeral. Pleasant surprise and a bit of comfort... Thank you so much once again, Jane!

Exciting Giveaway At Oranges And Apples!

Yay, the lovely Franca from Orangesandapples is having 'a super exciting and wonderful giveaway' (these are her own words)! She has completed her 500th post (and going on!). There are three goody bags to be won in her giveaway, and each one is packed with lovely handmade and vintage things from various Etsy sellers! Franca is an Etsy seller herself so she knows full well how to put together an appealing goody bag...

To enter, this is what you need to do:

* Leave a comment on Franca's blog, telling her which of the three prizes you would most like. She would really appreciate any feedback you have on her blog, so that she can make the next 500 posts even better (personally, I don't think there's any need for improvement...). If you're new on her blog, or haven't commented before, please tell Franca a little bit about yourself as well - she likes to 'know' everyone!

* You get an extra entry for being a follower of Franca's blog. Please leave a SEPARATE comment saying how you follow Orangesandapples (if you do).

* You also get an extra entry for blogging or tweeting about this giveaway. And that's what I'm doing right now!

The giveaway is open for at least a couple of weeks. Good luck to everyone, including myself!