Sterling silver earrings giveaway on Irina's Cute box blog!

Aren't they pretty? These earring would go great with an evening gown. Which is always helpful since the winter holidays are not too far.  Stop by, leave a comment and you might be the one who will get these earrings for free.

This giveaway is open world wide and will run until September 7th, 2014. Stop by Irina's blog to sign up!

Strawberry brooch giveaway results

Thank you so much, guys, for participating in our giveaway. Sveta from CherryGardenDolls has announced the winner and it's Julia.

 

The pretty strawberry brooch is on its way from Australia to Belarus, how exciting! Congrats, Julia!

A strawberry brooch to give away!

Summer is almost here and it's time to wear lighter and brighter outfits. This fabric strawberry brooch is handmade by Sveta CherryGardenDolls (remember, we had an interview with her last March?) and she is going to give it away.

Anyone can participate! Just follow the rules and leave comments below. The giveaway will run from April 25 until May 22nd and then Sveta will contact a one lucky winner to find out where to send it to.

Here is the rules (please leave a separate comment on each entry):

1. Visit  CherryGardenDolls shop, browse her collection and leave a comment here on what you like the best (1 entry)

2. Heart  CherryGardenDolls shop (1 entry)

3. Pin or like Miss Cherry`s doll on Pinterest (1 entry)

4. Follow/ subscribe socksandmittens blog (1 entry)

5. Grab socksandmittens blog's button and place it on your blog (1 entry)

6. Follow / subscribe/ like CherryGardenDolls facebook / blog / pinterest (1 entry each)   

7. Share this giveaway on twitter / facebook / your blog / (2 entries)

Don't forget to leave us your email address so that we could contact you!

This giveaway will run from April 25 through the May 22 and the lucky winner will be announced on May 25th, 2014. Even if you do not win, you will get a personal 20% discount code for missCherry`s dolls!

A new giveaway for you

I just wanted to share, a lovely giveaway that is going on right now on the Russian Artists blog. I love these sun & moon sterling silver earrings!

If you are interested, follow the giveaway rules posted and they might be yours after October 27th!

The hostess for this giveaway is Natalia from nataliasjewellery. Thank you for the opportunity, Natalia!

Summer earrings giveaway

There is a lovely giveaway at Russian Etsy Team Blog going on right now, these lovely grapes earrings. Aren't they perfect for the summer?


So come take a look, leave a comment and maybe, you will be the winner!

Easter Egg free cross stitch pattern

This chart will work perfect for your Easter tri-fold card.


You still have time to stitch and send your card by April 24th!


You might choose to stitch it in different colors to compliment your card, please feel free to do so.


I would be happy to see how your design will turn out!

 Please send me a photo of your finished card through the conversation at my Etsy shop (AGardenCottage) and I will publish it on my blog!

How to make a tri-fold card for your cross stitch

Home made cards are great as a gift to a friend who lives far away. They show that you care!

I like to add some stitching to my cards so I am either making window cards to put my miniature stitching in or just glue them to a piece a cardstock to decorate my card with.

Today I will show you how to make a tri-fold card.

You need:

An envelope, approximate size 3 3/8" by 5 3/4",

A decorative cardstock, approximate size 5 1/2' by 11"

Your scrapbook supplies: a cutting mat, exacto cutting knife, template for oval op
ening, ruler, rotary trimmer, small scissors and a pencil

Divide your cardstock to 3 even parts and fold sides to the middle with a help of ruler. Fold all 3 sides and check if you need to adjust the size of card. I am usually trimming cards as needed to be perfectly rectangular.

With pencil and ruler, find the center of the middle section on the back side of the card and mark it. Place your cardstock on a protective cutting mat with the back side facing you. Place your oval template so it is centered over the center point. Cut the shape with your exacto knife, then turn your card to the front and see if you like how it turned out. If it needs some adjustments make it with your small needlecraft scissors.

Fold your card, and it is ready for you to place your stitching!

New giveaway

The cutest giveaway ever! Would you like to win them? If you would, please visit Maria's blog and sign up for her giveaway!Good luck!