a lovely Monday GIVEAWAY!

It's a LOVELY GIVEAWAY today!

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{my little lovely modeling her bows from Blossom and Vine!}

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I want to introduce you today to ALY...
If you don't already know her, read her blog, or shop her shop,
you should. :)
and she has a WONDERFUL giveaway for you today!

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hi! i'm aly. i'm a work-from-home mom of a 2.5 year old daughter,
expecting another girl in february.
my handsome hubby and i are high school sweethearts and we've been married 6.5 years.
we live in southern california where he's a football coach and i do my best to try to keep the house clean.

i love Jesus, writing, singing, target, and i might be addicted to starbucks coffee.
i write at The Mommie Diaries and when i have extra time,
i make pretty things at my shop, Blossom and Vine.

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my handmade business adventure actually started in 2009,
a few months after my daughter was born.
i started making headbands for her, and after too many people recommended
that I open an etsy shop and start selling stuff, i did!

i'm embarrassed to look back at some of the first things that i sold, but it evolved quickly and the business and my creativity grew.
that first year was such a blessing for our family.
while living with my inlaws for nine months, in the process of buying our house,
i was able to pay off our car, pay for some of the upgrades in our home
and a few other fun things.

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the night before we moved into our new house, i closed up the etsy shop,
knowing that i wouldn't be able to manage a home and the 8pm-2am "workdays".

the break was nice, but i couldn't stay away.
so i started selling DIY tutorials of some of the designs i had sold in my shop.
eventually i began to make things again,
so i opened a new shop, Blossom & Vine.

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it's stocked with ready-to-ship items:
headbands, clips/brooches,
and scripture prints are some of my favorite verses.
there's even a wreath and some hoop art.

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when i have some time to make things, i do.
but i don't have to neglect my family and home to keep a business afloat.
it's perfect for this season of our lives. i absolutely love sending beautiful things off
to their new homes and love that i get to stay sane while doing so!
i still have the tutorial shop, and i call it
[in case you're the crafty type].

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THANKS SO MUCH ALY!!!

The winner of this GIVEAWAY receives
a generous $30 SHOP CREDIT!!

To Enter::
you must be a follower of my blog {here}
you must be a follower of Aly's blog {here}

extra entries:

add Blossom and Vine's shop to your Favorites on Etsy {here}
follow Blossom and Vine on Twitter {here}
follow me on Twitter {here}
Tweet, FB, or Blog about this giveaway! (1 entry each)

LEAVE A COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY you make
{so, you could have up to 8 entries total!}

Giveaway ends on Wednesday...
Winner will be announced on Thursday November 17th !
Happy Giveaway-ing!

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Have a lovely, lovely Monday,
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