A Facebook Giveaway...

I'm having a little giveaway on my Brynwood Needleworks Facebook page to

celebrate reaching one hundred followers there. The page is a public group, but

you need to request "membership", which (of course) I accept when I see it.

I recently won the Almondina™ Biscuits assortment giveaway, and as I'm the 

 one who eats them here, I'm happy to share some of my good fortune with you.

I made a mug mat in my favorite pumpkin fabric for this October gift. There's
even a little pocket in the green dot fabric for tucking in a little treat or a note.

  Lastly, I'm adding one of Tag's caricature pins. It's detachable, so you can even wear it if you'd like. (I know Tag would love it!) I think it's just a little fun touch.   The Brynwood group allows for all the members to share what they're working  on, and I share creative things that I find related to sewing, quilting, knitting, and everything else that's beautiful, creative and inspirational...not just my work.
If you're on Facebook and haven't joined Brynwood's group, you can still get  in on the giveaway. Just click HERE and ask to join the group. Then, leave a comment on the giveaway post (there) and I'll choose a winner on Sunday.

Look What I Won...

One of my favorite blogs to follow these days is Nancy's Daily Dish.

I love transferware and have two full (different) sets that I use all the time. 

This set  (Memory Lane with acorns and oak leaves) for everyday, and my 

blue and white Spode wedding set for Sunday dinners and special occasions.

Nancy's Daily Dish gives me that regular "fix" of beautiful dishes and I learn

more about transferware from her knowledge and ever-changing collections. (She

 also has a SHOP selling gorgeous pieces, sorted by color! Purple is stunning, btw.)

I happened to read her post about her current favorite treat in this post, and saw

 that she was offering an assortment of Almondina™ biscuits to her readers. 

It took me a while to get to the "giveaway" part because I spent a lot of little

time exploring the photos from a past Home Beautiful photo shoot she featured.

 All that blue and white, along with beautiful decor, sidetracked me again!

I got all the way down to the bottom of her post to find that I would be the first

commenter.  I know. Who ever wins if they have #1? In all the time I've been

blogging and offering giveaways, I think the Random Generator has only picked

 the #1 name once or twice. I left a comment anyway and hoped for the best.

  Well, I saw on Nancy's Facebook page that "Brynwood Needleworks" was picked! I hurried over to her blog to confirm that I'd really won. (here) and then I sent  her an email. I was tickled to try her treats and babbled away on her FB page. (BTW-If anyone knows where I can find a pilgrim plate like the first one in Nancy's post, please let me know! It would fit right in with my Spode set!)   I soon received an email from Frank Gelman at Almondina™ and my favorite UPS driver delivered my package late last week. I brought them inside, made a cup of tea and snapped a few photos so I could write this post for you. Then, I sat down and enjoyed my first taste of my Original recipe Almondina biscuits. They are biscotti, but guilt-free. They are tasty, thin biscuits loaded with  texture and flavor, and they're perfect for an afternoon tea break at Brynwood. In case you're interested in tasting Almondina biscuits for yourself, here's a link to their website. (I'm actually hoping that Frank reads this and sends me an email offering an assortment for my own giveaway for my Brynwood friends! I'm  actually raving about these delicious biscuits with no prompting or compensation!)   Thank you again, Nancy!  Thank you for your lovely, inspirational blog and for your delicious giveaway.   Take a minute or two to visit Nancy's blog (the bold-faced, italicized type words in my post are links.) Just know that you might get hooked like I did!