I won! I won!

Can you believe I won a pair of beautiful pearl earrings? (Click Here to see them!)




One of the blogs I visit nearly every day is Tea Time and Roses. The sweet author of this blog is Beverly, and she is such a talented woman! Her Etsy Shop, CRI Designs, is full of gorgeous vintage inspired jewelry, just like my lovely giveaway gift!

I'd also like to encourage you to visit her A Lilac In My Path blog. You'll find words & photos to refresh your soul.

PLEASE stop by both of her blogs and her CRI Designs shop. You'll be so glad you did!

Have a Happy Day! Chris

And the Winner is...

Thank you to everyone for joining in on my giveaway! Please remember to do your part to help eliminate toss away products from our environment! Plastic water bottles, plastic shopping bags & styrofoam cups & containers are JUST NOT GOOD!!

So here's the fun part!

The winner is...pammiejo!

Pammiejo, I hope that you'll love your new FlatOut containers!! I'll contact you at your blog and we can make arrangements to get your gift to you!

Enjoy! Chris

Arrgh! Plastic Water Bottles & Styrofoam Cups & Containers!

(Hint: There is a duplicate of this post over at my Today's Organized Kitchen blog, with a different giveaway! You can enter both!)

Did you know that Americans consumed 50 billion single serve water bottles in one year? It is estimated that only 2 in 10 bottles are recycled. Where are the rest? You got it, in landfills. These PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic bottles take 1000 years to biodegrade! Then, you need to consider the energy consumed in the manufacture, transportation and disposal of these items. Does this concern you?


Now, let's talk about Styrofoam (Polystyrene) cups & containers! While the technology for recycling polystyrene is available, the market for recycling is very small and shrinking. Most of it ends up in the landfills, and it often breaks up into small pieces that can choke animals & clog their digestive systems.

I plan to eliminate these things from my home and lifestyle! Won't you join me? It's pretty simple really.

• Get a nice sturdy travel mug for you hot beverages


• Purchase a reusable sports bottle for drinking water on-the-go


• Take your own "to go" box when you eat out. Stick it your purse and when it's time to corral the leftovers, you won't be taking styrofoam home.

(Tupperware's FlatOut collapsible bowls are perfect for this!)

Edited to add: My buddy Doodles reminded me that I neglected to mention plastic bags! Here some info that she has provided on her blogs that are MUST READ! Thanks, my friend!

Recycle a T-shirt into a reusable bag> HERE
Reusablebags.com>HERE

Giveaway!

I think this is so important! If you'll leave a comment on this post by Saturday April 11th, I'll enter you in a drawing to win the 2-pc. FlatOut Set mentioned above! And please, spread the word!

Cheers! Chris

We Have a Winner!

I love Giveaways! Hosting them or entering them, doesn't matter. The anticipation is always fun.

I sincerely want to thank all 25 of you (whoo hoo!) who left comments and played along.

First, I chose one of my favorite summer hats.

Then I placed the drawing slips in the hat and stirred them up really well.

And the winner is...

Katie from Harrington House!

Congratulations!

Katie, please send your shipping information to teapot.game@yahoo.com and I'll get your gift into the mail right away!

For those of you who love Tupperware, next weekI'll be hosting a Giveaway on my Today's Organized Kitchen blog. Pop on over for a visit!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Chris
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50 Posts and a Giveaway!

Today, I have published my 50th post!

I certainly had no idea where this "blogging thing" would take me. I have visited so many beautiful, interesting blogs and met the most fascinating people! I can't even remember what it was like not to take my first cup of tea straight to the computer to catch up with everyone. And I really miss that time when I am without my PC for a few days!

I have learned to look at the world from new perspectives. I have been inspired by you, and taught by you, and have experienced tremendous personal growth as a result. Each and every one of of you who take the time to read and comment are very special to me. I feel an affection for each of you that I would have thought absurd a few months ago. I am excited to strengthen these friendships and to see what and who the next 50 posts will bring into my life!

In celebration, I am hosting a giveaway!

The gift will be one of my very favorite books, Nell Hill's "Entertaining in Style" by Mary Carol Garrity. This book is full of the most beautiful photographs of her table settings, holiday vignettes, and even a recipe or two. You'll receive it just in time to use some of her Fall decor ideas. (I just HAD to get my new leopard print reading glasses in the picture! *Ü*)

Your chance to receive this gift is as easy this:

Leave a comment on any post from today, August 1 through Friday, August 8th to be entered. I will draw the recipient's name on Saturday, August 9th. Feel free to spread the word - the more the merrier!

Good luck! Chris
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