Everyone loves a giveaway and today I am featuring TWO books that you can win with just a comment. My friend, "Cotton" Ketchie has written several books and today I would love to give away two autographed copies to my readers. "Cotton" is an accomplished and skilled artist and photographer who features his art at Landmark Galleries in downtown Mooresville, NC. We have been friends with he and his wife, Vickie, for years and are thrilled to be able to share these books with you as a giveaway … [Read more...]
Nov 13, 2014
Let’s Talk Turkey
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You know what I am talking about! Thanksgiving is just around the corner and all thoughts turn to turkey. Well---maybe not ALL thoughts but a great deal of my thoughts recently have been revolving around travel plans for Thanksgiving and what we will be cooking and eating during that fabulous holiday. We will be in North Carolina for Thanksgiving this year---Aaron has graciously agreed to host us in Raleigh once again and since we are all coming from 4 different states it will be extra nice … [Read more...]
Oct 2, 2014
And The Winners Are….
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If you were here last week poking around you saw that it was My Favorite Things Week on the blog where I featured a favorite of mine each day. I used a random number generator to pick the winners from my comment section and the results are in!!! Congrats to the lucky winners. You will be receiving your item in the mail shortly!!! (If I don't have your address I will be contacting you to get that so I can get your item to you ASAP.) In My Book Bookmark---------Katybeth of Odd Loves … [Read more...]
Sep 27, 2014
My Favorite Things Week—Graze
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Can you believe it is the final day of My Favorite Things Week here at It's Just Life???? Well it is and how have I made it all week without including a single food item? Today I change that. There are a lot of food sampling subscription services that are available now. I have tried several and right now my favorite one is Graze. Graze is a fabulous way to sample some snacks that are not your usual chips and dip. The offerings include savory and sweet, crunchy and soft, exotic and … [Read more...]
Sep 26, 2014
My Favorite Things Week–Two Hands
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It's My Favorite Things Week and to make it even more fun for all of my great followers I am having a Giveaway every single day! That's right. Every day the "favorite thing" that I am featuring is going to be given away randomly to one lucky reader (and commenter). How can you not love that? Today's favorite thing is a little gadget that I found advertised someplace and I fell in love with it and already have given one as a gift to my sister. When she would FaceTime with me she was always … [Read more...]
Sep 25, 2014
My Favorite Things Week—MeMe Miracle’s World of Crafting
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Some of you know that I have a Cricut and use it to make a variety of things but mainly use it to make greeting cards. There are so many different ways to use a Cricut and today's giveaway features a crafting friend who has mastered the technique for using vinyl fabulously. Rebecca (Becky) Miracle is my sister Paula's childhood BFF and continuing BFF. She has many gifts and talents but at the moment she is using her creative side and is offering several unique and wonderful items through her … [Read more...]
Sep 24, 2014
My Favorite Things Week—Letters For My Little Sister
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Every day this week I have shared one of my favorite things. Today is no different. But today is different because I am over the top excited about the giveaway. Wait---I have loved everything I have posted this week but this one has a special place in my heart because I have a teeny tiny part in it. My blogger friend, Cecilia Gunther, has a wonderful blog at The Kitchen's Garden. She is an amazing New Zealander living in Illinois on a sustainable farm. She inspires me. Actually she … [Read more...]
Sep 22, 2014
My Favorite Things Week—Miel Bee Enlightened Candles
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Day 2 of My Favorite Things Week on It's Just Life features a lovely beeswax candle. I have to make full disclosure that one of the owners of this Etsy Shop Miel: Bee Enlightened is Hannah who has been dating my youngest son Aaron. Even if that was not the case I would have fallen in love with these candles that Hannah and Jessica are crafting in Durham, NC. The subtle scent of the beeswax makes it a perfect candle to burn if you don't want a lot of fragrance but still want the warm glow … [Read more...]
Sep 21, 2014
My Favorite Things Week—In My Book® Bookmark Cards
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Welcome to My Favorite Things Week on It's Just Life! Every once in awhile I share with you, my lucky readers, some of my very favorite things. This week I will not only share on my blog but I will share in real life. All seven days this week I will give away the product that I am featuring that day. It will be very simple for you to enter to win. Simply leave a comment on the post about the product featured. It can be as simple as telling me why you would like to win it or what you … [Read more...]
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My Favorite Things Week—Tuesday Tea Giveaway
It's Tuesday so that means today's giveaway has to be something tea related, right? Feast your eyes on this beautiful tin of tea---accompanied with a lovely tea ball for steeping! Today's favorite thing giveaway is a lovely tin of tea (Island Green) from the Charleston Tea Plantation. I am also enclosing a tea ball to use to help steep your tea. You might recall that Chris and I had a nice visit to the tea plantation and I shared my visit here. It is such an amazing place and the tea----oh … [Read more...]