Let me introduce you to my newest sponsor… Cottage In The Sun.
Annette @ Cottage In The Sun makes these unique and beautiful items from salvaged antique and vintage 1800’s to 1900’s tin ceiling tiles. She really enjoys making hearts and crosses and tries to make special items for holidays.
Here’s how Annette describes her passion: “I love finding a new-to-me tin in need of a makeover and deciding what I am going to do with it. I usually drop whatever I am doing and make at least one heart! I try to keep the focus on the design and textures of the tin and complement the design instead of just making it into what I want or covering it up. I love the natural state of the tins with chippy paint and rust, but some of them look better with a fresher coat of paint, so the embossing can be the focal point again.”
Here’s a few of my personal favs!
Well… Cottage In The Sun is generously giving away this heart garland to one lucky winner…
The heart garland is a bit over 24" long…
the smaller hearts are 5" x 4", the larger is 6" x 5 1/2"…
So here’s the 2 ways you can enter:
FIRST… Tell me what makes your heart ((smile)) … for me it’s listening to my 4-yr-old’s deep belly laugh
SECOND… Head over to Cottage In The Sun and then come back here and tell me which item is your favorite.
Good Luck!
What gorgeous items made from the tins. Love the site and bookmarked it.
I get my best silly little greens from just about anything my two grandkids do. My grandson is 6 and sometimes says the funniest things.
My favorite item from their shop is this Ruby Red Vintage Ceiling Tin Wall Plaque. Love this.
What makes my heart smile? Many, many things. To pick one – My tiny puppy happy to see me after a long hard day at work
My favorite item is the heart garland in aqua. So beautiful!
how pretty! what makes me blissfully happy is saturdays and sundays, two days off a week to be with The Boyfriend and our furbabies. oh, and i get to sleep in then too!
and i love the gold and red crown, esp for my mom!
The news that we are expecting after dealing with infertility! We can't wait to meet our little one.
I really like the maroon cross ornament!
Seeing my twins smile at me when I walk into the room.Makes my heart melt EVERY time! C_bee29@msn.com.
I LOVE the ceiling tins soo cute!
My heart smiles when my little boy tells me he loves me unprompted. Thanks for the giveaway!
I love their wall plaques…so beautiful!
What makes my heart smile? Seeing my husband and daughter play together. He is not the playing with kids sort.
My heart smiles when my son calls out "mama thank you." In the sweetest voice.
I love the cottage pink star. I have just the place for that beauty. Thanks for the give-away.
Love the wall plaques (red, black and brown)!!
My daughter makes my heart smile every day. she always comes up with the funniest things to tell me.
It's so hard to choose, so many beautiful things. I really like the Ruby Red Vintage Ceiling Tin Wall Plaque.
What a pretty shop! I'm loving her Sand & Surf Heart Garland, and the 3 Heart Garland in the gorgeous blue color. I might have to grab one of those for our living room revamp I'm doing.
When my husband comes in-doors from working in the yard, I love giving him a big hug and smelling his skin (which always smells like sunshine and grass oddly)! That's what makes my heart sing.
My heart smiles every time I walk in the house and there is a phone voice message waiting from any of my wonderful friends that I miss back in Louisiana.
Such a cute shop! All of the items are great… and affordable! I love the cottage pink star. I wish I had a mantle because a few of those stars across would look perfect!
Waking up to my 3 year old and my 8 onth old laughing in their room is what makes my heart smile.
I love the pink star. It is adorable. I also like the wall plaques.
My heart absolutely sings when my grandkids come through my front door with their huge smiles… love them to pieces!
Love the red and gold crown. Thanks.
my little one has just learned to give kisses. I love when I ask for one and he complies with my request.
I like the Red, Brown and Black Vintage Ceiling Tin Wall Plaques
Listening to my kids sing in the car makes my heart smile.
I love the Cottage Pink Star from Vintage Ceiling Tin.
My heart smiles when one of my children says "I Love You!" without me saying it first.
Spending time with my Granddaughter always makes my heart smile! and I really like the Red, Brown Black Vintage Ceiling Tin Wall Plaques!
Well…I think the heart garland is my favorite item in the shop, although the gold crown and the pink star are running a very close second place! Thanks for the chance to win!
LOVE the heart garland!
What makes me smile? My little three year old daughter asking me to "swing and dwance" with her…
What makes my heart smile? Listening to my family laugh! There is nothing better in this world!
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My favorite item is the Daisy Ivory Vintage Ceiling Tin Wall Plaque! But it was a very, very hard choice!
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What makes my heart smile? I love watching my child sleep. I often catch him laughing in his sleep. I am happy to know he is having sweet dreams.
My favorite item is the green heart. Green is my favorite color. Thanks for the fun giveaway!
It makes my heart smile when my almost 3 year old little boy looks up at me out of the blue and says "I love you Mommy!"
I love the red and yellow heart banner!
My children..
Erika
Princess_erika_am_I(at)yahoo(dot)com
The crown of course and the two pink stars. cute stuff.
Erika
Princess_erika_am_I(at)yahoo(dot)com
My heart smiles when my precious 1st graders are excited to learn something new!
My favorite item is the daisy ivory vintage tin wall plaque. However, I really love it all!
What makes my heart smile? Cliche but watching my small children discover new things.
Allison @ http://www.houseofhepworths.com/
Well, I love it all on cottage's shop but my fav is the daisy wall tin. Of course I still love the fleur de lis she custom made for me a while ago
blessings,
starrydeborah
My kids make my heart smile when they actually "figure" something out. How they get that complete satisfaction over their face. It is priceless.
I love, love, loved the tin crown ornament…my daughters room is decorated with a frog prince theme and it is perfect.
oooo, i love this from cottage:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=41617358
and what makes me smile? having my girls all at home together (-:
artfully,
kim
aka
pearliebird.etsy.com
I love the pink star!!!
Thinking of my cat, Sofie,always makes me smile. She got very sick and I had to make a heartbreaking decision. I miss her, but thinking of her is still something I like to do.
My dogs being so happy to see me always makes me smile. So do the beautiful items in this shop! The heart garlands are the best. Thanks for the chance to win!
My guy teaches and my heart just smiles when I visit the school and hear him teaching one of his classes. He has the best voice
I also like "Red, Brown and Black Vintage Ceiling Tin Wall Plaques"
Hmmm, so many things make my heart sing, but today ~ seeing the sunshine, hearing the birds singing, and opening all the windows in the house for fresh air and a springtime breeze!
Annette's tin creations are gorgeous! I LOVE these: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=39107756
When my two year old daughter and three year old son be sweet to each other and tell each other they are each other's best friend my heart smiles, well, actually it melts to pieces.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that shabby pink star!!!!!!! She isn't offering a discount to your followers, is she?????
Listening to my pup snoring away while sleeping peacefully always puts a smile on my face. Although laying with my head on my husband's chest and listening to his heart beat has the same effect on me.
I love love love the 5 Hearts Love Banner Garland from Vintage Ceiling Tin!
My heart sings every time my daughter comes home from school and says, "School was great today!"
Everything is beautiful at Cottage In the Sun but I think the crosses are my favorite.
Luv it all! Gotta go with the hearts.
A hug for no reasons from my sons it the best!
I love all of Cottage's tins! Love the Pink star right now though! Just laughing together as a family over the silliest things makes my heart smile!
such sweet garland.. I love the 'pink and brown'…. will be back later for the 'paint party'….thanks!
Sandy
http://thewondersofdoing.blogspot.com/
I love going for family walks. My heart is always happy to have that quiet time together.
My fav item is the aqua heart garland made from a ceiling tin!
my son smiling back at me…
I love when my cat Milo (who thinks he's human) gives me a hug around my neck.
I love all things tin ceiling, but one of my favorites, is the Red Plaque with Crystal.
My sweet baby boy first thing in the morning makes my heart smile. Actually, pretty much everything he does makes my heart smile. :-}
My favorite thing is the red vintage ceiling tile wall plaque. Red is my favorite color and I just think that thing is to die for….LOVE IT!!!
My heart sings watching my children pray, the look on their face while deep in thought and hearing their voices giving praise to the Lord.
My heart sang when I saw the turqouise heart garland. It would sing even louder if it was hanging on my mantle.
This contest is now closed… thanks for entering.