3 Years of Blogging Giveaway!

Well, here we are again... another year... another 100 posts (nearly) for a total of (almost) 300 posts!

To thank everyone for visiting and commenting over the years (even during days of blog post drought) I want to give away 3 of my Vintage Damask Lavender Eye Pillows. You may see and read more about them here: http://www.honeysucklelane.com/fancifulwhimsies.htm

I'll go more in depth about blogging for the past 3 years when I have the drawing for the giveaway, so for now, I'll just announce the rules to enter so we can get started., okay? :)
You will have 5 chances to enter (choose one, a few, or all, in any order):

1. 1st entry, Comment on THIS POST. You don't have to have a blog, but please make sure to leave a name and email link so that I can notify you in case you win.
2. For a 2nd entry, go to this page: http://www.honeysucklelane.com/fancifulwhimsies.htm, and come back and tell me in the comments of this post which is your favorite eye pillow (lavender, peacock blue, etc.)
3. For a 3rd entry, become a follower of this blog or let me know you are already following; let me know in the comments of this post.
4. For a 4th entry, tweet or facebook this giveaway, and come back to leave your twitter or Facebook link in the comments of this post.
5. For a 5th entry, blog about the giveaway (either insert the eye pillow photo in your sidebar or in a blog post) and link to this post. You may choose another photo from this page if you wish (http://www.honeysucklelane.com/fancifulwhimsies.htm). Be sure to come back and let me know by leaving a link to your blog.

I will draw 3 winners on the evening of April 18th.
I will accept entries worldwide.

Thanks for stopping by today and good luck!

Take Care and God Bless,
Lana

Simple Photo Shoot Setup

I listed some Vintage Lavender Eye Pillows on my website this week and thought would I share just how easy it is to make a decent little area for a simple photo shoot. Mind you, there are many, many more blogs with professional looking photos and tutorials, but this one will show just how quick and easy it is to get you started.

First I gathered my product (the eye pillow) and the props (the ironstone dish, lavender buds, and a vintage powder box with the word Lavender on it).

Next, I pulled a rickety, old, $1 table over to the open door (an open door or window are my favorite places to take product photos). I just purchased it last week ~ for a dollar I couldn't pass it up; if nothing else works, I can always use the spindles for something. I stood an old shutter up against the door. The sun had already gone over the house, so I was still getting natural daylight, but not bright, direct light. Looks a bit rough, huh? Excuse the items underneath ~ those are things from my Junk Sale that are ready to be boxed.

Then I draped a quilt over the shutter and on the table. The print was too busy for my items, so I scrounged around in a box and found an old cotton slip to use as the backdrop. I stuck a couple of straight pins at the top to keep it from slipping down. Get it? Slipping ~ LOL! Sorry, I'm a bit tired and that's all I could come up with...

After I got the items arranged, I took a few shots using the closeup feature (not macro, just closeup) and no flash, and I think I got some pretty decent photos with very little effort or trouble.

I hope that helps a little, and if you have any tips, feel free to share them in the comments.

Thanks so much for dropping by and don't forget to leave a comment.

I'd love to hear from you!

Take Care and God Bless,

Lana

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Spring Forward in the Spring Junk Sale!

Well, due to circumstances beyond my control, I had to move some of my boxes in the basement, and while they were out in the way, I decided to go through them. One thing led to another, and now I'm having a Junk Sale earlier than expected.

When you have time to browse or shop, come on over to my Spring Cleaning Junk Sale. There are a few crafty things listed as well as some interesting vintage items. The more you buy, the more you save ~ be sure to read about the % Off Bonus!

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If anyone would like to post the Junk Sale banner below on the sidebar of your blog and link to my Junk Sale page (http://www.honeysucklelane.com/Spring%20Cleaning%20Junk%20Sale.htm), I'd really appreciate it! If you do add it to your sidebar and you, the blog owner, make a purchase, I will give you 25% off your total before shipping as a thank you. Just let me know that it's on your blog when you purchase.

Have a great weekend!

Take Care and God Bless,

Lana

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Winding down...

...or maybe I'm gearing up? I'm finishing a few orders this week along with a few things to list on Simply Primitives on the 15th, and then I'm taking 2 weeks off... maybe 3, we'll see how that goes.

I have a looooooong list of things to do around the house and outside the house, and frankly I don't think 3 weeks will be enough time. I may have to split it up and do half the list this summer when I take a few more weeks off.

Sometime in April, I will have another Junk Sale which includes craft and reference books, supplies, home decor items... whatever I clear out while spring cleaning. I'll be sure to announce it when I do have the Junk Sale pages ready again, but now that you know ~ start saving your pennies for a little junk splurge! :)

I will also be thinking about a giveaway in April. I'm not quite sure what it will be, but I'll come up with something that will hopefully please you.

FACEBOOK FANS ~ If you are a fan of my Simple Joys Paperie shop, you have the opportunity to purchase my Heart in Hand Black and Ivory Wreath at a 10% discount this week.
http://www.facebook.com/SimpleJoysPaperie

The sun is shining today, it's 65 degrees, the birds are singing, the windchimes are tinkling, and I have all the doors and windows open! What a lovely day we have been blessed with here in TN!

Thanks for dropping by!

Take Care & God Bless,

Lana

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Daffodils continued...

I wandered lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o'er vales and hills,

When all at once I saw a crowd,

A host, of golden daffodils;

Beside the lake, beneath the trees,

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine

And twinkle on the milky way,

They stretched in never-ending line

Along the margin of a bay:

Ten thousand saw I at a glance,

Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced, but they

Out-did the sparkling leaves in glee;

A poet could not be but gay,

In such a jocund company!

I gazed—and gazed—but little thought

What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie

In vacant or in pensive mood,

They flash upon that inward eye

Which is the bliss of solitude;

And then my heart with pleasure fills,

And dances with the daffodils.

William Wordsworth, 1170-1850

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Here are the Petite Daffodil Pillows as promised!

Each spring I make several little tokens of spring, daffodil pillows being one of many.

The ones pictured above are available on my website, though a few have already sold today:

www.honeysucklelane.com/needlework.htm.

I have more that need to be stuffed, and they will be listed in my Honeysuckle Lane Etsy shop over the weekend:

http://www.honeysucklelane.etsy.com/.

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed weekend!

Lana

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