Silly.Beatuiful.Life {a happy Monday giveaway!}

I'm so excited to bring you today's giveaway!

Let me introduce you to Fallon, of Silly.Beautiful.Life.

  

Hello to all you girlys over at Alexandra Rose! I have been blessed enough to know this amazing woman for... gosh, about 15 years. (We're not really thaaaat old, we were just really young!) I would have never thought that here we would be, making handmade and getting our blog on!! But here we are, and here is a little about me!

I am the luckiest mama and wife! I have two little boys 3.5 years and 16 months.

They keep me on my toes and very VERY busy.

Not too long ago, I was struggling with post partum depression, and needed an out for myself. That is how Silly.Beautiful.Life came to be. I started crafting when I was pregnant with my first son, Braxton, so I had all the materials I could need for a while, and started taking a little "me" time. I was new to shopping on etsy, but fell in love with {just.lovely.things} as so many of us have, and then came the profound thought. "I can open a shop. Yup, I think I can do it... but wait.." (this is where you insert a million doubts!) Hubby was/is so extremely supportive, that I decided to give it a shot. Its all still very new, and I am slowly learning my way, but I am loving every minute of it! I love all things sparkly, shiny, and anything that makes me feel pretty, so that is exactly what you will find in the shop!!!

Beautiful items, right?

Wanna know my other favorite thing about Fallon and her shop?

{rhetorical question}

Each month she donates a portion of her proceeds to a new charity!

This month, Fallon is making donations to Operation Christmas Child...talk about feeling good about your purchase!

And, you can do more than just help donate to a great cause...

Fallon is giving you all the chance to win a store credit to the Silly.Beautiful.Life shop!

Here's how to get in on it:

There are 7 ways to enter!

{please leave a separate comment for each item you complete}

{this one is mandatory} be a public follower of the Alexandra Rose Blog

Become a fan of Silly.Beautiful.Life on facebook and tell her I sent you

Become a public follower of the Silly.Beautful.Life blog

Become a fan of Alexandra Rose on facebook

Follow Alexandra Rose on twitter

Re blog {tweet or facebook} about the giveaway with a link back to this post

Tell me who your favorite housewife is from any of the Real Housewives show

{please tell me you watch that?!}

Plus,

Fallon is giving all of you the chance to save 20% on your entire order

by using the code

BEAUTIFULALEX

at checkout!

Head to the Silly.Beautiful.Life shop now!

Giveaway and discount code will be open until Saturday, November 19th at 11:59pm

Winner will be announced Sunday, November 20th.

Sponsor In September?

There's still time to advertise with

Alexandra Rose in September!

I'm so excited for this new, positive and exciting adventure my blog will be taking,

and I'd love to have you!

There's no limit on small and medium ad's,

BUT,

there's only ONE large ad space available for the month of September!

For more information, or if you're interested in advertising,

email me at

alex.heater{at}hotmail.com



The Shine Project {an inspirational giveaway!}

I'm soooo excited to feature Ashley, of The Shine Project



Ashley is FULL of inspiration, creativity, compassion and has great style :)

She blogs over at The Shine Project where she hosts weekly challenges, holds service projects all while inspiring and motivating us all.

And, in case that's not enough,

Ashley recently started a program called Change4Change

I have a first hand experience of seeing the struggles that inner city high school students go through on a daily basis. After working with them for my internship last semester, my heart was touched. There are so many kids that have SO much potential, and just need someone to help them see it. Well I've seen it, and I want to show them that they can accomplish hard things. This is why I started putting money from each shine necklace sold into the Shine Scholarship Fund.

My goal is to raise $20,000 for The Shine Project Scholarship Fund by the end of October. The money will specifically be going to four students at Cesar Chavez High School in Phoenix, Arizona, to help them pay for their first year of college. This will be accomplished in two ways. The first way is by doing CHANGE for CHANGE jars. You have the opportunity to get involved by pledging to do a CHANGE jar. I have tags to send you, and for the next three months you will throw your leftover change in this jar. Those of you who are brave will also get your friends, neighbors, and businesses around you to to show a little love and donate.

MY GOAL IS TO HAVE 100 OF YOU PLEDGE TO RAISE $100 BY OCTOBER.

If you think about it, $100 really isn't that much. But when 100 people ban together to make a difference, $10,000 suddenly is able to change 2 student's lives.

If you're not in a position to donate money,

Ashley is also collecting items for a silent auction that will be held on

October 20th

All proceeds will go directly to the scholarship fund

that will help send inner city kids to college.

If you are interested in having a Change4Change jar,

or would like to donate items to the silent auction,

please email Ashley at: Ashley.TheShineProject@gmail.com

Today, Ashley is giving one of you the chance to WIN one of her

Shine necklaces!

There are 6 ways to enter!

{please leave a separate comment for each item you complete}

{this one is mandatory} be a public follower of the Alexandra Rose Blog

Check out The Shine Project blog and become a public follower

Become a fan of The Shine Project on facebook

Follow The Shine Project on twitter
Leave a comment telling me about a random act of kindness you've recently done for someone

Re blog {tweet or facebook} about the giveaway with a link back to this post



Giveaway will be open until Saturday, August 27th at 11:59pm

Winner will be announced Sunday, August 28th.

Good luck!

Some of the proceeds from each necklace sold go
directly to the scholarship fund.

To find out more information, or to buy one of your own Shine necklaces as a daily reminder & to support this amazing cause, click here.

Oh, and don't forget to

Get your SHINE on :)

Fabulous Finds Friday: DondaLees

Happy Friday!

Today I'm up in Portland,

but I didn't leave ya hangin'

We're going to get to know Dondi,

the owner and creator of DondaLees!

Howdy everyone! My name is Dondi and I’m the creator behind a little handmade business, called “DondaLees”. My passion is COLOR and my inspiration comes from all things Shabby Chic, whimsical, vintage and retro. Being creative is just a part of who I am, but it wasn’t until this year that I decided to take that leap of faith and start my own business. Thanks to the support of my wonderful family-my dream became a reality! I’ve learned SO much since jumping into the handmade world. Everyone has been so encouraging and inspiring! I started out by making custom adult jewelry with a western flair then I moved on to children’s jewelry and decorative frames. Lately, I’ve been working on fabric magnets, hand stamped gift tags and stationary. And in the coming days I’ll be releasing my NEW line of shabby chic/vintage adult accessories!

When I’m not holed away in my craft nook you can find me: studying the Bible, spending time with my family, herding my 8 cats (that's what we do in Texas), drinking iced chi lattes, being inspired by my favorite magazines (I love wedding magazines!), texting my sister (who’s also my best friend), walking in the pasture while wearing my rain boots (they keep the chiggers and snakes at bay!) shopping for antique treasures (Ball jars!!!), or watching a really long BBC drama (the longer the better). =)

Nice to meet y’all!

What an adorable country girl she is :)

DondaLees is filled with everything you can imagine...there really is something for everyone!

Here are a few of my favorite items

Adorable, huh?

So, head on over to DondaLees and tell her hi!

shop/blog



Have a wonderful weekend!

Little Blue Feather {an adorable giveaway!}

Ok, guys...

I've been MIA for the last few days,

but I'm back in action and ready to start the week out right with a giveaway!

I was soooo excited when Michelle wanted to do a giveaway, and I know you will be too!

Michelle is the owner, designer and creator behind Little Blue Feather

An adorable shop featuring a variety of handmade, fabric items - including appliqued and screen printed shirts and onesies. They are literally to-die-for adorable!

Let's meet her, shall we?!

{ok, she might even be more adorable than the items in her shop!}

Hi there!  My name is Michelle and I am the one behind Little Blue Feather, an online boutique that specializes in appliqued baby onesies, toddler shirts, hair accessories and home decor items!  I love creating unique appliques by mixing colorful printed cotton fabrics and buttons for added interest and texture.  Every piece of my applique is hand drawn, hand cut and machine sewn to the garment.  Along with appliqued shirts, I also like spending time drawing new images for upcoming screen printed shirts and sewing pillows and fabric banners for the home!

When I am not working on Little Blue Feather, I spend the days with my husband and two boston terriers.  I really enjoy taking small road trips, photography, writing in my blog, spending time with friends and family, ice cream, and living near a national park!

The name Little Blue Feather came about because all of my onesies are wrapped in fabric with ribbon, a card and little blue feather before shipping!

Check out some of the appliqued onesies in the Little Blue Feather shop

I know, I told you to-die-for adorable, but you weren't expecting them to be that cute, huh?

Well, Michelle is giving you the opportunity to win one of these adorable custom baby onesies!

{perfect for your own little one, or giving as a gift!}

There are 8 ways to enter!

{please leave a separate comment for each item you complete}

{this one is mandatory} be a public follower of the Alexandra Rose Blog

Visit the Little Blue Feather shop and come back and tell me your favorite item

Check out the Little Blue Feather blog and become a public follower

Become a fan of Alexandra Rose on facebook

Become a fan of Little Blue Feather on facebook

Follow Little Blue Feather on twitter

Follow Alexandra Rose on twitter

Re blog {tweet or facebook} about the giveaway with a link back to this post

You guys, that is a record breaking eight ways to enter!

so get to enterin' now!



Giveaway will be open until Saturday, August 20th at 11:59pm

Winner will be announced Sunday, August 21st.

Good luck!

I {heart} Headbands - and a giveaway winner!

So I decided to take Little Miss Momma up on her
head band challenge,
and pushed myself to wear headbands more than normal {and in different ways} this week
{which totally wasn't hard, because I happen to have the most adorable handmade head band goodness}

I'll just make this easy and tell you up front that all of the headbands pictured are by Heather, of {just.lovely.things}
and you should visit her, stat.

Every single thing she makes is absolutely adorable, and I'm proud to say that I became the owner of 2 more lovelies this past week, and I'm patiently awaiting for them to get to me.

Plus, another HUGE bonus,
use the code LOVELYALEX
to receive 15% off your entire{just.lovely.things} order
Eeeeep! I know!

Ok, let the head band proof begin!

crafting with my side braid

up-high messy bun and hippie style band

blown straight with side bangs

proof that everyone loves {just.lovely.things}

go there now to find out why.

And, we have a winner from The Vintage Mitten
Envelope Journal giveaway!

True Random Number Generator

Min:

Max:

  Result: 22 

And the winner is:

Cerrisse said...

I am a fan of yours on FB.

Congratulations Cerrisse!

I'll get you in touch with Aimey, and you'll get your very own envelope journal!

for those of you who didn't win, don't worry, you can still get your own handmade goodies from

The Vintage Mitten shop!

Fabulous Find Friday: Burlap & Twine

I have to introduce you to my favorite new shop

It's vintage farmhouse chic and I'm a teensy bit obsessed.

Ashley, the owner and designer behind Burlap and Twine, hand crafted an entire rustic farmhouse wedding.

Let's just say, homegirl has some major talent.

Take a look at some of the items available in the

Burlap and Twine shop

Andddd, I'm super excited to say that I had the honor of being

the very first Etsy customer!!

Wanna know what I ordered?!

{I knew you would!}

{how great is the gift packaging?! They were so fun to open!}

These super adorable, vintage inspired, slightly antiqued, gift tags!

I love them!

Like, LOVE them!

So many different uses and I'm so excited!

And I know there's something that you'll love too, so take a visit.

Also, Ashley has a blog where she share her inspiration, DIY projects, ideas and life...and you need to check it out.

It really is a fabulous find.

Resourceful Red - A Red's Rosie Giveaway!

Happy Monday afternoon!

Whoever said Monday's are awful

certainly didn't come here

for a Monday giveaway :)

Today, I'm excited to announce that our giveaway is sponsored by

Resourceful Red

Let's meet Kristin, shall we?

Hey there!  I'm Resourceful Red! 

I'm a 25year old wife, mother, daughter, sister, mentor..{you get the picture}.

Join me as I share my little corner of the world to which I am trying to make a bit greener for my family and yours!  Along the way I most likely guarantee I will make you smile, challenge your thoughts, tug at your emotions, and even get a chuckle out of you!

 

Visit her here

shop/blog

 

 

You may remember that I was wearing a little special something

a few days ago...

 

 

And today,

one of YOU

will have the opportunity to

WIN

one of Red's Rosies!

 

Excited?! You should be!

There are 5 ways to enter!!

{please leave a separate comment for each item you complete}

{this one is mandatory} be a public follower of the Alexandra Rose Blog

Become a public follower of the Resourceful Red Blog

Become a fan of Alexandra Rose on facebook

Become a fan of Resourceful Red on facebook

Re blog {tweet or facebook} about the giveaway with a link back to this post

 

 

Plus,

Kristin is giving you ALL the chance to save 10% on your entire order

buy using the code

ALEXROSE

at checkout!

 

So get to shopping now!

 

Giveaway and discount code will be open until Saturday, July 16th at 11:59pm

Winner will be announced Sunday, July 17th.

 

 

Good luck!

 

 

 

Something Has Me Smiling {and a giveaway winner!!}

A little special something,

that adds a splash of color and dresses up any outfit.

Take a peek...can you guess what it is?!

{I know, I know...I'm such a muse, huh?}

Eeeeeep!

It's my new Rosie Statement Necklace

from Red's Rosies by Resourceful Red!

{but you already guessed that, right?}

Isn't it just lovely?!

Seriously, I smiled as soon as I opened the package,

and the yellow sunshine-y color is just gorgeous.

You don't have to be too jealous though...

you can get one of your own,

in just about any color your little heart desires.

Check 'em out here!

{you won't be sorry you did!}

Aaaaannnnnndddddd.....

 we have a winner of the {just.lovely.things} giveaway!

{as a side note - isn't Heather just the best?!}

rhetorical question...she is, I know it.

True Random Number Generator

Min:

Max:

Result: 32 

ginnysaurusrex said...

Already a follower of just.pretty.things!

Congratulations Ginny!

I have your email address and I'll put you in touch with Heather!

I know, I know, there could only be one winner,

but

everyone can check out Heather's shop

and get some {just.lovely.things} goodness too!

See, it's win-win for everyone.

Living In Yellow {Guest Post}

Happy Friday my lovelies!
I can't belive today is the last day of our vacation
and that we'll be heading home tomorrow!

Today's guest blogger is my very newest
{is that a word?!}
bloggy buddy
and I already love her dearly.

If you want a good laugh, head over to her blog.
You won't be disappointed,
for reals.

Anyway,
here's Erin!!


Hello to all you pretty little ladies

 {and all you handsome gents that I am sure are "secretly" reading ;)}

I am so excited to be over here today.

My name is Erin and I come from Living In Yellow.

To learn more about me click here.

The real reason I am here today is to teach you a lesson:

You may be craftier than you think.

You see-there is not a crafty bone that exists in my body {or so I thought}.

I have a lot of bones that enjoy purchasing items already made-laying in the sun-and drinking a good glass of wine-but none that like to "make" things.

Until now.

I have been blessed with a sister and friends who have those 

"I can make anything and make it look cute" genes.  

They have talent-they understand how to use a needle and thread-

and they certainly know not to touch the end of a plugged in hot glue gun.

This same sister and friends have decided to start hosting "Craft Nights" every so often, and if you know me...you know I don't like to miss out on a party.

So I've been going.

And I've been crafting.

And somehow, someway, I have been able to create these three masterpieces

{or something of that sort}:

Booyah.

For information on how to make the following:

click here {spring wreath}

here {mossy letter}

and here {nest necklace}.

All of which were much easier than I thought, didn't take excruciating amounts of time, and actually brought me a sense of fulfillment as I finished them.

So whether you are a craft inspirer or inspiree-

keep challenging yourself-

try new things-

and consider doing so amongst a group of friends.

What is better than girl time, a bunch of scrap pieces of fabric, cookies, and a bottle of wine?

Nothing.

That's what =)

Side Note: Please tell your husband that you have to water your mossy letter daily in order for it to survive. You will be amazed at how big his eyeballs get and how fast his jaw hits the floor.

Definitely the highlight of the craft ;)
Crazy man still does not realize that if it requires attention, it does not belong in our household.

..And just for the record-No, the mossy letter does not require water ;)

Welp kiddos, that's all I've got for ya today.

Thank you Alex for allowing me to share with your amazing readers.

You are all gems.

And hey-come check me out...I'd love to have ya :)

Happy Weekend Beauties!

Festive 4th Treats {by Lindsay of Lee La La}

Today's guest blogger comes from one of my all time favorite blogs

{Lee La La}

She candidly writes about her journey raising her daughter,

being a wife,

crafting,

cooking,

and everything in between.

Check out her blog and you'll soon be addicted too :)

Here she is!!

 

Hi Alexandra Rose Friends.

 I am Lindsay, editor of the blog Lee La La, where I take on life, mommy hood, and my love to be artsy.

This is me...

And my family of 3...

I am so excited to be guest posting today!

With the 4th of July just around the corner, I thought I'd share a quick and easy festive treat. 

4th of July Rice Krispie Treats



Let's begin shall we?
{you won't believe how EASY these are}


Follow the instructions for basic rice krispie treats.
(or go here)


Once cool, cut into 2 inch squares.


Melt vanilla candy melts


Dip your rice crispy squares half way into the melted chocolate.


Sprinkle with red and blue sprinkles.

Serve and Enjoy!

You can even get creative and add a lolly pop stick and have rice krispie POPS. 
I love me some red, white, and blue.


Thank you so much for having me, Alex.
Happy 4th of July! 
Be sure to stop by my blog or shop and say hello! I LOVE meeting new friends!