A 'Timely' Giveaway

The reason for this giveaway is two-fold.

The first reason is that I am so happy to have 'gained an hour' this weekend...Yeah, I know, it is all in my head...but that is where I spend most of my time anyway so that reason works for me.

The second is I am so grateful to all of you for your support of me and Lisa's Little House.

So, one of my homemade Domino Clocks seems appropriate. The photo was taken by Kate Baldwin and is from our book, The Salvage Studio, Sustainable Home Comforts to Organize, Entertain and Inspire. It is one of the 35 projects listed in the book. Your clock will vary slightly. I have two to choose from and I haven't decided yet!

And if you don't win, and don't have our book (!?), you can click here to see me on YouTube showing you how to make one. TaDa!

Oh yeah, here is how to enter the giveaway...

• Leave me a comment on this post with a link to a mention of this giveaway on your blog. Easy peasy!
• Bonus points if you are on FaceBook and 'like' my FaceBook page.
• You have until Midnight PST on Sunday, November 14 to comment. I will be announcing the winner on Monday, November 15, probably after I have my coffee!

But seriously, thank you for all your kind words and support! I really appreciate you.

Eco-friendly meets Eco-friendly

I love thrifting, reusing and re-purposing...I believe it is the 'original' green. My family and I have been doing it for as long as I can remember. It is why I was able to quit my corporate life 16 years ago to stay home and work on creating our nest in our Little House...indoors and out.

This week is about preparing items for my Lisa's Little House booth at the Ruffles and Rust Event, being held October 22 & 23 at the Monroe Fairgrounds.

As you know, blogging around we pick up hot tips and find inspiration. In the past, I have used Johnson's Paste Wax to create a beautiful, satiny finish on furniture. No more! Thanks to Amber Dusick and her eco-friendly wooden children's toys, I have learned how to make Beeswax Wood Polish. No more ucky petroleum products (not to mention the smell!) and having to wear gloves to apply the wax. Can you see/feel my deep sigh of relief?

I am so pleased that the furniture I am preparing for the Event will be even better for you to have in your home, safer for me to prepare and best of all...better for the earth.

Lisa's Little House-guests

Sigrid and Bunny and Pipecleaner

Our dear friend, Nancy, house/cat sat for us while we were at Mom's. Two of her granddaughters, Sigrid and Louisa, spent a few nights with her at Lisa's Little House. We don't have kids visit much, so the cats were a litte leary, but Bunny tried to be a good hostess because there were pipecleaners in the equation (she LOVES pipecleaners). And now she loves little girls!

Louisa pointing at bottle stoppers in silver-plated vases.

The girls were fascinated by this place. They had lots of questions for Nancy. Some she could answer and some she couldn't, so we will have a future Q&A visit with the girls so they can get all their questions addressed. I can't wait!

Nancy took some shots of a few of the girl's favorite items. Louisa directed most of the shots, as you will see. Sigrid was the kitty entertainer. And don't worry, I didn't include all 55 photos! Just some of my favorites.

Louisa spotted a price sticker on this color bingo card. From then on the girls wanted to know if all the things they liked in the house were for sale. Love that! Let's make a deal...

"This is candy, you know"

They thought the wooden blocks with the names of past and present kitties was a 'nice' idea.

Blue kitty statue hangs out by the fireplace.

Flower frogs

Every little girl loves bling! Big girls, too.

Crazy tree in my entry that I still need to finish painting. Soon Louisa will be able to reach the tallest leaves.

More treasures under glass

What I love is seeing my Little House through someone else's eyes. And nothing like starting the young'uns out right...Living and Loving Junk!