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EDIT: Giveaway is officially over. Congratulations to Amanda Smith for submitting the randomly-chosen 672nd entry. Life is the Bubbles will email you soon with how to claim your prize. Now that I've seen snow, I'm ready for winter to be over. I might just have to hibernate until spring! Good thing I have a huge jar of honey from when I visited Smoky Mountain Farms in Tennessee. But it won't last as long as the hunny sealed into Life is the Bubbles' magical bottle necklace so let's hope warm weather arrives soon. Brandy and Kathy are giving away a $35 gift card, which is enough to buy the adorable Winnie the Pooh necklace above AND another gift for a friend. Their handmade shop is overflowing with Disney-inspired jewelry that will fill you with childlike joy. As Pooh says, "Sometimes the smallest things take the most room in your heart." Use the Rafflecopter below to enter to win worldwide giveaway before 11:59pm EST on February 20, 2016. Be su...

Last weekend's snow melted from my roof and formed icicles on the burning bush below again. For the third year, the ice was too cool not to photograph! Featured Flower Picks: Pineapple Ginger • Paperwhites • Red Rose How To Plant Your Own Post for Flower Friday: The only rule to play is that you can only add one link per week! The post doesn't even have to mention flowers, but only ones that do will be eligible for being picked as a feature next week. I will be sharing my flower image on other blog hops, namely Wordless Wednesday , and welcome all family-friendly links from fellow bloggers. Crafters can even link up an Etsy listing or other shop product! But if you want to promote a prize, I suggest adding it to my Giveaway Chest Linky instead to entice more treasure hunters. Please follow my blog through any of the social media icons in the upper right sidebar to receive a reminder to return next week. Adding my button or a text link to your own b...

If you follow me on Facebook, you may have seen the serendipitous view I had while eating lunch last Sunday. The first snow of this winter finally fell, but it didn't stop me from dining at a waterfront restaurant. Out on the patio was a flower box with a few purple pansies still snuggling their pretty petals. Featured Flower Picks: Wild Herb • Russian Sage • Daffodil How To Plant Your Own Post for Flower Friday: The only rule to play is that you can only add one link per week! The post doesn't even have to mention flowers, but only ones that do will be eligible for being picked as a feature next week. I will be sharing my flower image on other blog hops, namely Wordless Wednesday , and welcome all family-friendly links from fellow bloggers. Crafters can even link up an Etsy listing or other shop product! But if you want to promote a prize, I suggest adding it to my Giveaway Chest Linky instead to entice more treasure hunters. Please follow my blog th...

Now that the holiday season is over and the weather is finally acting like winter in Delaware, I'm daydreaming of spring. Thus I will be posting more of the pretty flowers I photographed last May at the Norfolk Botanical Garden in Virginia. These wonderful white and purple flowers I spotted in the Wildflower Meadow are Nemophila maculata, more commonly known as Five Spot. Featured Flower Picks: Pansies • Snowdrops • Flower Bouquet How To Plant Your Own Post for Flower Friday: The only rule to play is that you can only add one link per week! The post doesn't even have to mention flowers, but only ones that do will be eligible for being picked as a feature next week. I will be sharing my flower image on other blog hops, namely Wordless Wednesday , and welcome all family-friendly links from fellow bloggers. Crafters can even link up an Etsy listing or other shop product! But if you want to promote a prize, I suggest adding it to my Giveaway Chest Linky inst...

Times flies by on butterfly wings when you have fun manicures! It's been almost two years since Kimberly of Kiss My Tips introduced me to Jamberry Nails wraps. I haven't painted my fingernails since discovering how much longer nail stickers last than nail polish. Not to mention the design options! Isn't Jamberry's Abby Floral nail art with a Flutterby accent nail wrap combination pretty? Want to be a guest blogger for my Manicure Monday when I don't have new nails of my own to show off? Please fill out the form on my contact page if you're interested in a free feature. Maroon Nail Art Finds:

EDIT: Giveaway is officially over. Congratulations to Sami Al-Awadi for submitting the randomly-chosen 659th entry. Please respond to my email to claim your prize. This blog sprouted out of a LiveJournal seed eight years ago on January 25! Thanks to everyone that's strolled through and commented, I've kept watering it and recently reached 1,000 posts. I'm celebrating with a worldwide giveaway! My mom planted an oval crop of my columbine flower print in an antique brass tone butterfly cabochon, then painted its wings in silver and orange glitter. One of you will win her pretty pendant on a golden yellow cord that measures approximately 17 inches. Just comment on this post and fill out the Rafflecopter form below my Flower Friday linky before January 30, 2016. Sharing the jewelry giveaway and following my social media accounts will also earn you extra entries and glittery glee from me. Featured Flower Picks: Amaryllis Flowers • Snowdrop • Double Delight Ro...

A Spicebush Swallowtail butterfly couple flitted in front of my camera in late summer, but only one flirted with my friend's flower bush long enough for me take dozens of photographs of its beautiful wings. Being that butterflies symbolize new beginnings, I thought these butterfly photos would be perfect to post for the first Friday of 2016. I look forward to fluttering through more photography hops in the future. Happy New Year! Featured Flower Picks: Salmon Roses • Kowhai Flowers • White Lilies How To Plant Your Own Post for Flower Friday: The only rule to play is that you can only add one link per week! The post doesn't even have to mention flowers, but only ones that do will be eligible for being picked as a feature next week. I will be sharing my flower image on other blog hops, namely Wordless Wednesday , and welcome all family-friendly links from fellow bloggers. Crafters can even link up an Etsy listing or other shop product! But if you want to ...