The arrival of one cupcake and three matryoshka dolls

These pretties arrived yesterday in my post.

A hand-sewn cupcake and three hand-sewn matryoshka dolls.

And the story goes like this:

I had taken part in a giveaway by Manuela of Lilla Svalan. 

You know what happened I won a prize! Yep!

Here some photos of the unpacking of the parcel:

What's behind the lovely napkin?

Revealing the secret...

Matryoshka doll No. 1

No. 2

The smallest - No. 3

Pretty cupcake without calories but lovely flowers

And here Manuela's proof that it is all made by her:

Such lovely things made with much love and care! I am so lucky! 
I hope the matryoshka dolls will like me and my home!
 Thanks a lot, Manuela! I am sending you big kisses and big hugs!
 Visit Manuela's blog! I admire here a lot - she seems to be a strong woman with lots of power
 - there is always some crafting, gardening, renovating in her house going on. 

Happy Saturday evening! Enjoy those special hours!

Emilie's daughter

pics by me

And the winner is...

There were 97!!!! comments on my giveaway and the 16th comment was placed by:

Valerie of : http://valerietilston59.blogspot.ch/

and I therefore happily announce her as the winner of my giveaway!

I hope you have fun with the cookery book, Valerie!

Please send me your address by e-mail! 

To everyone else:

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PARTICIPATING!

There will be another chance for you!

Now: Sleep tight and dream sweetly!

♥ Emilie's daughter ♥ 

a year at AVOCA - Giveaway

As announced and promised during my last posts:

 Here comes my giveaway:

AVOCA`s latest cookbook!

A feast for the eye and the soul!

See for yourself:

Tried this one - wholesome and delicious!

Nectarine clafoutis - I tried it and we ate it in one go...

It's a book with delicious recipes for every season 

 (I have tried some of them since my return from Ireland and

 they were all yummy and tasty and easy to follow)

 and it is a book with simply great ideas and photographs.

This picture looks like it's at AVOCA's but it is at Emilie's daughter's place...

 I hope you like it all the same...

If you would like to participate in the giveaway - leave a comment.

Closure is on August 24th, 7 pm. 

The more comments you leave during the week, the bigger your chance! 

Please note that I will ship the book to every corner of the world.

GOOD LUCK!

Here comes the link to the website of AVOCA:

http://www.avoca.ie

Happy Friday ! 
Thanks so much for sharing my AVOCA passion!

♥  Emilie's daughter ♥ 

PS. My computer broke down yesterday - it was impossible to restart it and it has to go to the doctor - keep your fingers crossed that he can fix it! Presently I am using my son's - he was not happy but generous enough...

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Congratulations...

I am happy to announce the winner of my giveaway. I have used the random number generator! 

I have had 21 comments and number 1 won as you can verify 

(sorry I could not copy the min and max number):

True Random Number GeneratorMin: Max: Result:1Powered by RANDOM.ORG

I had written 21 slips of paper with numbers on them:

 Here is number 1:

 and number 1 is...

Congratulations, Anna! I hope you are looking forward to the lantern:

Please, Anna, send me an e-mail with your address so I can send YOUR lantern to you!

To all the others: THANK YOU so much for participating!

It was a big pleasure for me and I assure you there will be another giveaway on an other occasion! 

Don't forget to gaze at the stars tonight and enjoy your evening!

♥ Emilie's daughter ♥ 

Giveaway!

This time I am giving away a small lantern (h: 17 cm, l: 11 cm, color greyish) which I think is quite sweet somewhere in the home or outside during Christmas time.

To participate please leave a comment or several to increase your chance. 

Closing time is November 1st   at 7 pm.

Good luck!

Emilie's daughter

The winner is....

INA from Basel! 

Congratulations INA - I will send you the apron and the towel within the next few days! 

I am sure you'll enjoy them!

To all who participated: THANK YOU! You made me happy!

See you tomorrow, dear bloggy friends!

Sleep tight !

Emilie's daughter

Back from the holidays!

Returned yesterday from our holidays we spent in Spain together with our sons. Had gorgeous weather and a fantastic time with culture, doing some sports, lazying around at the beach, sunbathing, swimming, reading a lot and enjoying the Spanish kitchen with its beautiful seafood, tapas and wine. I think one can say that we spent 17 days outside - the only time we were inside was for sleeping! Isn't that amazing?

My trousers still fit me - but I have certainly gained some weight. So from tomorrow on I have to be more strict with what I eat and I must start exercising again. But only TOMORROW!

I could not do any blogging while away but I know you stayed tuned and this made me really happy! I would like to say THANK YOU with a giveaway. This time it is the Kristine Pale Pink apron together with the teatowel from Greengate as shown on the pictures above. If you would like to participate just leave your comment on any of my posts. You can increase your chances by leaving several comments.

Closing time is on Monday, August 15, 2011 at 7 pm. 

Good luck!

Emilie's daughter

And the winner is...

LUISA FROM TREVISO! Congratulations! I hope you like the cards and the cardholder. 

Please send me an e-mail with your address so I can post the giveaway to you!

This time my hubby acted as Lady Luck.

 I say THANK YOU to each and everyone who participated in the lottery. 
I hope you had fun! 
Be assured that the next giveaway is on it's way and you'll have a new chance then. 

Meanwhile please visit my blog now and then!

Good night and see you tomorrow!

Emilie's daughter

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May I serve you some sweets?

Here comes my giveaway. Five beautifully handpainted cards made with love by artists Ina and Anton:

In addition you will receive this lovely cardholder.

If you would like to participate then just leave a comment on any of my posts of the past or future (double click on the word "comment" at the end of any post.  

You can leave the comment as "anonymous" and a name. 

I will publish the winner and request the winner to send me an e-mail for the post address).

You can multiply your chance by leaving as many comments as you like. 

The present will be sent to any part of the world.

Closing time is April 11, 2011 at 7 pm.

So have fun and good luck!

Emilie's daughter

♥

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