Yelling Goats

I have no idea why, but this made me laugh like an idiot. 

Valentine's Day Printables From MyVintageWindow.com

http://www.myvintagewindow.com/

Lindsey's My Vintage Window Blog  is doing a series of printables for Valentine's Day.
Her blog is great fun to look through, she has some terrific ideas! I have browsed through her 'On a Dime Decor' section several times for inexpensive ideas.

I though you might like her blog too, and am happy to link you to her fun, DIY Valentines.
So far she has three days of them! One, Two, Three!

Thanks to Lindsey!

Winners!!

Thank you all so much for playing!
I've been wanting to get more feedback on my shops- I get paranoid about it.
So, this worked really well for that!
52 people left feedback in my shops from Jan. 1 through Feb. 1st.
Using Random.org, I assigned each one a number and had the random number generator pick one.
It picked number 29, which had been assigned to Alqt (bitten tongue).
So, she won a 20.00 mug!

Also, There were 21 entries on Regretsy forums, and 35 entries on the blog. I assigned each entry a number and let Random.org choose one.
It chose 56, and that number was assigned to Fluffy Pink Marshmallow Bunny! So she wins a 20.00 mug of her choice too.


If either of the winners want a specially made mug for them, they can choose that too.
I have some "I'm going to wrap this up" mugs in the works, and I'll make ones just for them if that is what they want.

Thank you all so much!
:D
Ant

Win a Free Mug!

I am trying something new, and the outshoot is that there will be two mugs given away for January, and two ways to win!
 First way:
The first way is easiest. If you purchased something from me on SecondChanceCeramics, either in my Etsy shop or my Shopdelighted version, and you leave me feedback this month, you have a chance to win. The first week in February, I will choose someone from January's feedback at random, (using Random.org like I do my other giveaways) and the winner can pick a $20.00 mug that I will send them for free.

Another way to win is to tweet  a link to one of my items, blog about or pimp on facebook one of my items, and let me know about it here in the comments.
You can comment for each time you do it, and each will be a separate entry. Then I will pick a comment at random and mail them their choice of $20.00 mug too.  You can choose from either of my Etsy shops (AntB or SecondChanceCeramics, or my ShopDelighted shop.)

So, two ways to win!
Give me feedback if you purchased something,
 OR
Tweet, blog and facebook away! And be sure to comment each time with what you did!
The contest will be over on Feb.1, so you have a couple of weeks to get lots of entries in!  Why not go now and see which mug you will choose if you win?

Pintrest! I forgot pintrest!
Yes, pinning something from one of my shops is good too. Leave a comment for each pinned thing.

:D

Winners!

I used Random.org to generate the winning numbers.
For the mug, 15 said they would like to try to win the mug, and Random gave me the number 12. So BlessedWithFriends won the mug.

12 wanted in for the little square bowls, and Random gave me 5 and 9, so Bertaberta and The Laurinak  won those two sets.

!0 wanted to be in for the card holder, and Random gave me 6. So Miss M won that. I'll be contacting the winners today!

Thanks for playing!!
Ant

Happy Solstice!

Wow! This holiday season has been crazy busy, especially in my Second Chance shop on Etsy, though AntB on Etsy was bustling too.  So, I'm sorry this post is so long overdue, but it was for a happy reason. 

Solstice means Giveaway!

I have a couple little things to giveaway. First I have two pairs of dipping dishes. These are small square bowls that would be perfect for holding vitamins so they don't roll away before you can take them, or for holding a couple tablespoons of wasabi. Put one by your sink to hold rings or earrings. So many uses! They also are just the right size to hold a regular tea light.  
With their sun and moon images, I thought they were perfect for the winter Solstice. 

There are two pairs of these, just the same. These are similar to the ones I sell in sets of three on Etsy. 
These little dishes are about 2.75 inches square (7 centimeters). They are porcelain and dishwasher and microwave safe, though so small that I doubt you would put them in the dishwasher or microwave. 

 Next, I'm also giving away a mug. The images are from antique sources, and the words are my favorite phrases from this post on Regretsy.com
Thank you to Helen Killer!

The mug holds 16 oz and is dishwasher and mirowave safe.  Inside it says "You have no privilege to utter falsehoods on the internet" and "Some people are wreck less fools".  A somewhat labor intensive design, but sooo much fun, especially if you are into Etsy drama.  (like me!)

 And finally I'm giving away something from AntB too. 



This little holder is great for ACEO's and ATC's as well as Polaroids and recipe cards. It also will hold about 10 business cards too, so if you do craft fairs, it might be useful. 

It is made from small slabs of white stoneware, and is glazed in blue and brown. You can put a photo in it and hide a little thing like a key behind it in the triangular space, if you want. 

To win any of these,  just leave a message in the comments. Say which one you would like to have a chance win. If you want to be in the running for any or all of them, just say so, and I will put you in for all of them. If you have won before, I DON'T CARE! Comment to win again.  :D

I will be picking winners on Monday (Christmas Eve). **Be sure to put a way to contact you in the comments!!**

Thanks! And HAPPY YULE!

Wintering Greens using Old Windows and Hot Box

I have more windows that my son found, and I have the hot box I made this last spring. Here's a quick video showing how I use them to keep my garden producing into the winter. The blog post about making the hot box is here.