:: congratulations to.....

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!

Congratulations to LAURA who has won a beautiful natural Christmas wreath.

Your front door is going to be very pretty donning this little lovely.

Laura, please e-mail me your address so we can get your wreath to you ASAP.

Thank you all so much for participating in my little giveaway.

{peace, love & hugs}

Carrie

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:: natural wreath giveaway

Happy Weekend!

I'm so excited to have the opportunity to give one of you 

a beautiful 20-22" natural Fraser Fir Wreath 

from Green Valley Christmas Trees {America's Most Popular Christmas Wreath}.

How fun to win this beautiful natural wreath and decorate it to suit your own decor.

TO ENTER:

1. Become a friend & follower of {the vintage wren}

2. Leave a comment telling me where you would place your lovely natural wreath

3. Share this post on Twitter or Facebook for another chance to win {let me know in comments}

That's it...super simple

I will draw a winner on Tuesday December 12

{peace, love & hugs}

Carrie 

Good Luck : )

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{ welcome baby }

Remember these?

{ PRIZE ONE }

Image courtesy of Mason Jar Holdings

{ PRIZE TWO }

image courtesy of Petits Metier

The day has come.

After one long month

of uncomfortable pregnancy,

and nineteen hours of hard labor

my little bundle of joy is here.

Thank you

Marija

for helping me name my baby,

I love that now one of our babies

shares the same name. {*wink*}

Please visit the lovely Marija at

{ Holding Court }

to congratulate her

and check out her wonderful blog.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU

to

Everyone

who participated in this giveaway.

Papa and I had so much fun reading through

all of the fun names you came up with.

They were all great....

but....

I have to give an

honorable mention

to Ali at bean and birdie

for coming up with

what papa & I

deemed the most creative name

Click McShutterspeed

I think I may have to use this

one for one of my other cameras

with Ali's permission of course.

Thanks again for playing along.

*peace & love*

Carrie & Nigel

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{ farmhouse }

As I was cleaning this morning and the sun was shining oh so beautifully,

I was inspired to go out in search of fresh cut flowers to bring in a little spring.

I threw on my hat, grabbed my market bag and my camera and off I went to my local farmers market.

I was hoping, and dreaming that someone would be there with fresh cut flowers.

On my way down a long and windy road, I saw this old Farmhouse.

I've passed by this old place so many times, but never have my camera.

That sad excuse has ended now that I'm doing project 365,

my Nikon D80 is going to be like a new baby on my hip.

What should I name it? Hmmm...I'll be thinking about that one.

I'm open to suggestions. Actually, would you like to help me name my camera?

Will it be a girl or a boy?

You decide.....leave me a comment with your name suggestion.

In fact....please invite your blog friends to participate,

have them let me know where they found me in their comment,

and If they found me through your blog or tweet,

I'll send you, a surprise gift.

Wednesday, March 31st

I will pick a name for my D80 baby.

Please be creative... think.... fun.... cool..... hip. {*wink}

Okay, back to the photos. I just love old barns, I spent a lot of time playing in and around barns as a child on my

grandparents farm...those are just the best memories. It's so sad to see them falling down and neglected.

I would so love to have an old homestead with lots of barns and outbuildings to putter around in.

I really like the old terra cotta pots lined up along the foundation.

Love the morning sunlight spots in this shot.

Goodbye old homestead, until another day I pass you by.

So somewhere in my blog,

I promised that the next time I gave something away

I would show you what it is your trying to win.

I plan to keep that promise, so here is what you could win

If your name is chosen to name my camera.

{ Gift number One }

A lovely camera strap for your very own baby.

Choose your own from Mason Jar Holdings on Etsy.

I just love the fabrics she uses, and the combinations,

so go on over to her shop and take a look around.

{ Gift number Two }

Aren't these little knit owls just adorable.

These little camera cases are perfect for your littlest point and shoot baby.

Hand knit by my very own sweet sister Tiffany at her shop Petits Metier.

Jump on over and take a look around...she'd love to have you.

{ increase your chance to win }

1 entry - for naming my baby

2 entries - for posting about my giveaway

3 entries - for tweeting me or sharing me on facebook

4 entries - for adding me to your blogroll

Don't forget...

let me know in your comment where you found out about my Giveaway,

and if you shared my Giveaway with your friends.

If my winner finds out about me through your blog or tweet,

You also win a surprise.

Good Luck

and thanks for playing along

*peace & love*

Carrie

p.s. sorry for the crazy randomness of how this post came together

this like most things I do was unplanned, it just came to me while doing the post.

Hope it all makes sense.

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{ weekending }

There's absolutely nothing better than a lazy Saturday. They don't come around often, especially with kids, and all of their activities, but when they do, they are something to be cherished. Is there anything better than a warm cozy fire, a stack of library books, a cup of coffee, and some knitting. I really don't think so.

Lucky me, this has been my Saturday. I got to sleep in this morning thanks to sweet Papa, who is always so good to me. He knows what a cat I am. He's the early bird, so he always takes on morning duty in our house. {how did I get so lucky?}. Did I mention Papa is awesome. These are the days when I feel like a true Queen, hanging out in my chambers like Anne Boleyn {but with a good loving husband}. {speaking of Anne Boleyn, I can't wait for the Tudors new season....anyone else a fan?}

Well, it's dinner time now, so it's off to see what kind of evening we are going to have.

I hope you have had a lovely Saturday also, and a lovely Valentine weekend.

Don't forget you still have time to sign up for my Valentines Giveaway.

*peace & love*

Carrie

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{ valentine giveaway }

Have a look at my shops to see what you could win on February 14th.

lily & lulu

the vintage wren

the artful apple

XOXO - Carrie

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