Easy Summer Living, Are you Ready?

It's only the middle of June and it's been really really hot here! Can't imagine what the weather will be like in July, but I do know this, we are getting ready for our "12 Days of Christmas In July" at Shabby Cottage Shops! We are busy preparing for our Giveaway on this blog, valued at over $300 and "12 Days of Giveaways" on our new blog "12 Days of Christmas In July"! Our shops are making way for glorious new items by having a Sale for this week's Thursdays Marketplace!

You'll find 20% off during Verdigris and Ambergris's Grandopening Sale. 15% Off your entire purchase at Another Bella Boutique and French Charmed and 25% Off at Bella Lucille! A buy one get one free canvas print sale at Debi Coules, a Christmas in July Contest at Sweetheart's Nest and the "Pretty In Pink" contest at Mandy's Mudroom! Find new products at all of our shops, including a fabulous new bench at Ribbons Roses and More. Each shop is offering some of the prettiest items for Thursdays Marketplace, all on sale, today only! Be sure to visit each one of the participating shops to take advantage of the great specials TODAY!

Visit Debi Coules, enjoy a buy one get one free canvas Print Sale, today only! Be sure to enter the free print of equal or lesser value in the description box in the shopping cart!

Visit Another Bella Boutique Today and enjoy 15% OFF your ENTIRE Purchase!



Enter Mandy's Mudroom "Pretty in Pink" contest. There's still time to enter, this contest will end of June 30 and the winner will be announced on July 8. Just email Mandy a picture of your pooch with something "Pink". Mandy is waiting for you to contact her today!




Visit French Charmed today during Thursdays Marketplace and enjoy 15% off your ENTIRE Purchase!

This is the new bench I was telling you about! Isn't it gorgeous?? You can find this at Ribbons Roses and More!

This is just the cutest vintage children's bistro set! It's available at Shabby Cottage Designs and on sale, today only. It's one of a kind, so hurry, before someone snatches this for their little princess!

Verdigris and Ambergris is having their Grandopening Sale. Enjoy 20% OFF your ENTIRE Purchase!

Visist Sweetheart's Nest for a wonderful selection of amazing new lodge and cabin themed products. It's the perfect time to spruce up the summer cabin!

Don't forget to enter their "Christmas in July" contest, you could win a $50 Gift Certificate!

Visit "The Ruffled Rose", our Newest Member! If you love Romantic Cottage, Shabby Chic or Vintage Style home decor and accessories! You'll find an array of beautiful handmade creations along with vintage treasures from "In The Armoire" and "That Shabby Pink Girl"!

We all know this wonderful boutique as "Prim and Sassy Cottage"! Well, they have changed their name and have a brand new website, but continue to create the finest boutique custom pillowcase dresses and more. Be sure to stop by and visit "The Pampered Princess Boutique" on the front page of Shabby Cottage Shops!

Vintage to Vogue Shop has added a lot of new products this week for Thursdays Marketplace, plus there is a flat rate shipping charge of only $7.99 on your entire purchase!

Sassy Chic Shop offers everything from pampered pet products to diva jewelry, be sure to stop by and visit them this week during Thursdays Marketplace! You'll find a little bit of everything to tickle your fancy!

At Rose Cottage Chic, it's all about cottage! Visit Jill during this week's Thursdays Marketplace. She has been very busy adding new items, be sure to stop by!

Visit Chloe's Chic Boutique!

Bella Rosa Designs has new items for this week's Thursdays Marketplace, all on sale, stop by and see Cheri's marketplace!

Bella Lucille is offering 25% OFF at their Thursdays Marketplace!

Find many new items at Katie Newman Gifts and Home. They are truly "treasures that will tickle you pink"!

Thanks for stopping by today! Be sure to watch for more information on our "12 Days Of Giveaways" and "12 Days of Christmas in July"!!

Debie

Shabby Cottage Shops

2010, a New Year, a New Valentine's Day Giveaway!

Happy 2010! We're in a new year and a new decade, it's twenty ten! Will you refer to this year as twenty-ten or two thousand and ten? I am sure I will find myself referring to it as "twenty-ten". Just curious as to what you will call this New Year!

We'll have our first sale of the New Year on January 8th, plus we're having another blog giveaway for Valentine's Day, "Sweet Treats" which will start on January 8th too! Our shops are gearing up for our "Ring Out The Old" Sale, making way for new products to celebrate "Love and Romance" for Valentine's Day. Here's just a sampling of the treasures you'll find, as our shops make way for new products in January!

Make sure to stop by on January 8th to enter and have a chance to win "Sweet Treats" giveaway. All you'll have to do to win this free giveaway is:

• Leave a Comment on our blog
• Sign up for our monthly newsletter
• Follow our blog, you can do this on the right "under follow our blog"
• Make sure to leave your first name and email address in your comment, so we can get in touch with you if you are the lucky person to win!

Below is the information you'll want to know to participate:

• This is free and there is no purchase necessary
• The giveaway will end on January 31st at Midnight, EST and the winner will be announced on February 1st.
• You must be 18 to enter and a resident of the United States.
• If you are the lucky winner of our "Sweet Treats" Valentine's Day blog giveaway, you must respond to our email within three (3) days or we will randomly select a new winner.
• We are not responsible for damage to any items when shipped and they will not be replaced, should any damage occur
• You will receive your "Sweet Treats" before February 14th, Valentine's Day 2010!

Check back for pictures and the post on January 8th to enter and see what our boutiques will be sending your way for our Valentine's Day "Sweet Treats" blog giveaway, we'll be celebrating "Love and Romance" at Shabby Cottage Shops, hope you'll join us!

Happy New Year!

Debie

Shabby Cottage Shops

Shabby Cottage Shops ~ Blog Holiday Giveaway ~ "The Pink Present" valued at $400.00!

This is it! "The Pink Present" Blog Holiday giveaway at Shabby Cottage Shops starts today! Our members have created some of the most fabulous gifts for one very lucky winner! These beautiful eye candy creations are simply stunning and will make the "Perfect Gift" for one of you!

You can bookmark "The Pink Present" giveaway, search at your leisure, save the page link to each site where you found the Pinkalicious Ornament and when you're done enjoying your stroll thru our shops, email me the links to the pages where you found them in each shop! This is a huge giveaway with beautiful "eye candy"! Good luck, it ends on November 30, so you still have time!!

Shabby Cottage Shops and the following members invite you to join us for our first Blog Holiday Giveaway. Our giveaway is valued at $400.00 and will end on November 30th at 12:00 PM EST! This includes a $75.00 gift certificate from Shabby Cottage Shops to use at any one of the participating shops below. To be eligible to win these gorgeous items and participate in our Blog Holiday Giveaway at Shabby Cottage Shops, the guidelines are outlined below:

1. Visit the participating shops below and look for this Pink Christmas ornament in their shop, email us with the link to the page where you found it in each shop. Don't post your answers in the comment section!
2. In the comments section below; add the following, tell us what your favorite item was in their shop and which shop was your favorite and why, along with your first name and last initial, email address and state of residence.
3. FOLLOW our blog, look to the right for "Our Cottage Friends", then just click on the"FOLLOW" button, you will then be following us!
4. SIGN UP for our newsletter

******To ENTER our giveaway and "post" a comment, please scroll down to the end of this post, it will say "Leave a Pinkalicious Comment" enter your favorite shop, item and why it's your favorite shop there. Email us with the page link of where you found the Pink ornament in each shop, again, don't list them in the comment section!

Here's the Rules of "The Pink Present" Blog Holiday Giveaway at Shabby Cottage Shops:

• You must reside in the Continental USA or Canada
• You must email us the page links where you found the Pink ornament on each participating site, (just copy and paste that link into your email) for each shop
• In the comment section tell us your favorite item in their shop and which shop you adored the most and of course, why!
• "The Pink Present" Holiday blog giveaway is free of charge and there is no purchase necessary to participate.
• We cannot be held responsible for damages once the "The Pink Present" has left our hands for shipping. Any damaged items will not be replaced or reimbursed to the winner. You will receive notification when "The Pink Present" once it's shipped, along with a tracking number and delivery confirmation. Delivery time will vary to due holiday shipping times. "The Pink Present" will ship the most economical way via USPS or UPS.
• Once item is received, please come back and let us know you received it by leaving a comment on the blog.
• You will have 72 hours to respond to our email, if we don't hear back from you, we will choose another winner by a draw.

Below are the participating shops who so graciously donated these prizes for "The Pink Present" Blog Holiday Giveaway:

1. Chloe's Chic Boutique ~ A Pink Covered Bird Candy Dish
2. Debi Coules Romantic Art ~ Boudoir Sign ~ Signed by Debi
3. Dusty Oak Ornaments ~ La Belle 100% Soy Candle and Abigail Ornament signed by the artist, Sandy
4. French Charmed ~ Embellished journal, Christmas tag,embellished match box and embellished gift box
5. Mimi's Rose Chenille Boutique ~ Rose Print/Chenille Tote, Vintage Chenille Yummy Confections "Black Forest, Red Rose Holiday Cake"
6. Nana Puddn Designs ~ Embroidered Christmas Guest Towel
7. Ribbons Roses and More ~ Hand painted petite Teapot and Vintage Flour Sifter
8. Rose Cottage Chic ~ Romantic & Stunning Sun catcher with Crystal Prisms and Porcelain Roses
9. Sweetheart's Nest ~ Santa's Magical Key
10. Vintage to Vogue Shop ~ $50.00 Gift Certificate
11. Shabby Cottage Shops ~ $75.00 Gift certificate to be used at any one of the participating shops
12. A Rita Marie Shabby Cottage ~ Shabby Chic Embellished Pink Window Shutter
13. That's So Shabby ~ $50.00 Gift Certificate

There are many wonderful products valued at $400.00 or MORE, in "The Pink Present" giveaway, great to keep for yourself or share with some very special friends this holiday season!

We would like to wish each of you Happy Holidays from all of us at Shabby Cottage Shops!
Debie

"The Pink Present" Holiday Blog Giveaway at Shabby Cottage Shops!

Our "Pink Present" Holiday blog giveaway on start on Tuesday, October 27th. This giveaway will be the "Perfect Gift" for one very lucky winner! Many of our wonderful boutiques are participating and you'll see on Tuesday, there are many gorgeous items our members have so lovingly contributed for this very special event! Stop back by and see what treasures our boutique owners have created especially for "The Pink Present" blog giveaway at Shabby Cottage Shops! The value of "The Pink Present" is over $350.00, and will surely "tickle" the lucky winner pink!

Make sure to join us on Tuesday, October 27th, find out how you too, can have a chance to win "The Pink Present", it's the Perfect Gift, from all of us at Shabby Cottage Shops to you! It's our way of wishing you Holidays filled with love, happiness and joy.

Come join us and shop with us, you'll find "The Perfect Gift" just waiting to be discovered at Shabby Cottage Shops...boutique shopping at it's very best!


Debie
Shabby Cottage Shops

Pinkalicious Christmas Party ~ "Home for the Holidays" at Shabby Cottage Shops!

We'll be having our first "Pinkalicious Christmas Party" Shabby Cottage Shops on October 15th! Our theme for the first of many holiday parties, is "Home for the Holidays"! Our members will have a Christmas shopping bag full of wonderful items, just in time for Holiday Decorating! We'll have a different theme each week.

Plan to attend our "Pinkalicious Christmas Party" each Thursday! Our members will be showcasing their newest items for the upcoming Holiday season! You'll find some great sales, one of a kind items and many other fabulous gifts, you can choose from, while attending our Pinkalicious Christmas Party, every Thursday, until the end of the year! You're invited to join us, for the holiday festivities, and the joy of giving and receiving at Shabby Cottage Shops!

We will also be having a blog Giveaway starting October 27th, this will coincide with our newest Full Page ad in Romantic Homes, their "Holiday" issue. Watch for more information and pictures of the wonderful products our members will be contributing for the "The Pink Present" blog giveaway at Shabby Cottage Shops! Check back soon to see what the pink Christmas ornament is all about!!

Please stop by often, Jolly Ole St. Nick will be making rounds weekly at Shabby Cottage Shops, dropping off fun things created by our elves, especially for you and our parties!

Ho, Ho, Ho!
Debie
Shabby Cottage Shops

Pinkalicious Christmas Party ~ "Home for the Holidays"!

We will be hosting our "Pinkalicious Christmas Party" each Thursday beginning on October 15th. Each "Pinkalicious Christmas Party" will have a special theme and our members will be offering you a wide array of wonderful items for your holiday home decor! You'll find "The Perfect Gift" for all of your gift giving, this Holiday Season at Shabby Cottage Shops! The theme for our first "Pinkalicious Christmas Party" is "Home for The Holidays"! We cordially invite you to join us each Thursday, starting October 15th ~ RSVP ~ Shabby Cottage Shops!

We will have a fabulous Blog Giveaway this holiday season. "The Pink Present" will be filled with fabulous creations from our members, be sure to watch for more information on "The Pink Present" giveaway on our blog. Come join in the holiday festivities, the joy of gift giving and receiving, at Shabby Cottage Shops!