Winner of the Farmhouse giveaway!

First...I must tell you all how humbled I am!

 This giveaway has exceeded my dreams and I am so

 touched by all your comments

 ~ the enormous response has been such a thrill ~

 sort of a 'pinch me' feeling!

A big thank you to each of you, from the bottom of my little heart:)

Now for the random.org number....

~20 ~

which corresponds to Gina!!

 Gina said...

Throw my name into the hat please!! Love these signs!!

Congrats girl!!

Also...in business news ~ a really big thank you to Sharon

 aka Pansy Cottage Girl 

 and creator of

 Launch Your Creativity

 for featuring me this week! 

 Take a look at Sharons site where she inspires women to follow their dreams....

Sharon..you are the best!!

Happiness is...

knowing you have the

most

adorable

grandson on the planet!

just ask Braydens grammie ~ who kindly shared his letter "B"

photos with me!

Photo shoot cut out letters are now available on my website

www.castleandcottagesigns.com

ps... there's still time to enter my Farmhouse sign giveaway!

click here or scroll down to the previous post....

Farmhouse Sign giveaway!

A new year...a new giveaway!

What's not to love about Farmhouse decorating? 

 Chippy paint, 

  worn finishes,

 aged zinc

&

a little rusty accessory

 here and there..

all exude the feeling of

 lived in

&

 loved.

  Exactly what HOME should be about!

I've been designing signs around this theme for years but lately the style has taken off...

 I'm painting more and more Farm style signs than ever...Love it!

Time for a little

 'giving away the farm'

celebration!

One lucky winner will get to choose either my

Farmers Market 

Sign

 or my Family Farmstead sign....

{personalized with Your Family name & year}

In keeping with the simple farm life...

 this giveaway will be

simple...

 just leave a comment on this post to be eligible!

This put's your name in the hat for the drawing ~

one week from today ~ January 19th ~

I'll use random.org to pick the lucky winner!

Want more chances? Of course you do!  Simply do any or all of these...

blog about this giveaway...

add a sidebar button to your blog...

post about it on facebook or twitter...

or become a follower of my blog...

then come back here and enter another comment so your name is in the hat for each entry!

This giveaway is welcome to all inside the US...wether you have a blog or not!

Just be sure to leave me a way to contact you in your comment.

Thanks for stopping by

&

Good Luck to all!

Linking up with LaurieAnna's Farmhouse Friday!

{go visit LaurieAnna's blog to see the wonderful Farmhouse Bedroom she's posted...

gorgeous!}

my DIY make up table ..

TADA!!  here it is...I finally got around to doing a little photo shoot of it...

it was quite a labor of love...and really hard to keep it hidden in the workshop while I worked on it!

It started as an old vanity from the thrift store...I just used the legs and drawer with the skirt and added a new top...

 the top has a mirror base to it then a glass shelf where the trays slide under, making all her make-up clearly visible and easy to access!

 and I had alot of fun filling it up with all new make up and accessories...

 she was so shocked when she removed the paper I had draped all around it with a bow on top...I thought she was going to pass out! lol.... she made my Christmas when she said...

"this is every girls dream!"

 We had fun making these two jewelry boards with black burlap wrapped over simple foam board...

it was the perfect touch to the table in her room...

What do you think?? Every girls dream or was mom just trying to relive her teenage years?

lol.... okay...maybe I was just a little!

I'm thinking sign giveaway coming up next post...just a few days from now...

thinking Farmers Market sign to celebrate it's over 150 etsy hearts it's gotten!

woohoo!!

See you then!

(´¨*·.(´¨*·.¸(´¨*·.¸Merry Christmas!!¸.·*´¨) ¸.·*´¨)¸.·*´¨)

What a wild ride it has been....this past month or so.  Since early December we've painted and shipped over 60 signs! I loved every minute of it...even though it meant pizza for dinner more times than I like to recall!

I couldn't get to blogging, but oh how I've missed it and really missed visiting all of you.

Say hello to Jr. Miss Sussex County... Caela Grim!

I received the cutest thankyou card and these photos from Caela for letting her borrow my car to parade with this Christmas season....isn't she just adorable? 

You're so welcome Caela....my little car looks quite famous!!

I didn't get to do alot of decorating but I did get the tree up and somehow found time

to decorate at least the front door....

Next week I'll show you the gift I made for my daughter Hannah...it was inspired by this diy makeup table I found on pinterest....

It really came out quite awesome and I can't wait to see the look on her face when she opens it tomorrow morning! (gee I hope she doesnt read this!!)

Be safe everyone and have yourselves a....

(´¨*·.¸(´¨*·.(´¨*·.¸(´¨*·.¸(´¨*·.¸Merry Christmas!!¸.·*´¨) ¸.·*´¨)¸.·*´¨)    ¸.·*´¨)¸.·*´¨)¸.·*´¨) ¸.·*´¨)

xo

paula

Hello my Pretties!

That was a  little belated halloween humor....! 

I really don't like it when I disappear, but it was totally unavoidable.

 Pinky swear, it was.

If October was any hint of what November will bring in the sign business...well

...let's just say I'm sorta shakin in my boots!

Honestly though..it's all good!!

If you have a sign ordered with me, custom or just a web order...

rest assured that I'm working on it, pinky swear again!!

But, if you don't have one ordered....

go to my etsy shop and check out my two newest signs....

hurry...go now...they are ready to ship!!

One in black background ~ white lettering....

Moulins de Provence

it's a mill, in France!!!

the other with a white background and black lettering....

all deliciously

chipped,

                                     faded,

                         cracked and

                         down right

                      trashy looking!

okay, trashy may be pushing but

trust me...

You'll love em!!

xo  till next time...

.oooooo yah,    wait...one more thing...

...giveaway coming soon...

pinky swear

 {that's three pinky swears in one post, oh my!!}

xoxo

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WOOOOOHOOOO!!!

I have the Most Creative Customers....

I really do....they give me their ideas and together we create

magic...

see for yourself...

 Donna's enamel bowl by her kitchen sink...holds her soaps and sponges...

Linda's sign inspired by Ballards Pruvost sign...personalized!

 A gift from the bride to the wedding planner...with the bride's boquet duplicated by hand painted flowers, how sweet is that?

Did you see Tracie's Chicken Coop she built?

  Now it's official...it has a sign!

Heading  to Dana's?  Bring a quarter or drip dry!

 Tony has dubbed his (gorgeous) home the

 Shady Bungalow...he'll be hanging his sign on the front porch.

 Liz is a bride "on the ball" the

wedding is next June and she'll be ready!

 Such a sweet customer!

 And Julie Ann is so creative and such a joy of a customer to paint for....her Christmas will be Red with lot's of Silver german glass glitter....love it Julie Ann!!

They are a creative bunch aren't they?

 Then there's the customers that send me photos of my signs in their homes....

I LOVE THAT!

 Kara's French Bathroom.....ooh la la Kara!!

How cozy and warm is Diane's Guest Cottage? Love it!

That's some of this past month's custom signs...I realize it's been three weeks or so since I posted last~ that's a long time but September has been a doozy of a month here!

Let's just say I am

so thankful

for the worlds best customers who have kept me painting!!!

xo