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GIVEAWAY: “Love Pillows, Comin’ Up Roses”

Thank you for dropping by my Raising Jane Journal to participate in my giveaways! We’ve chosen a winner for this giveaway already (click here for details), but don’t be afraid to leave a comment anyway. I love reading them. And stay tuned for more great MaryJanesFarm giveaways.

In the “Comin’ Up Roses,” Feb/Mar issue of MaryJanesFarm, you’ll find a photo of two linen “LOVE” pillows in our Decorating with Plates article on p. 70.

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For a chance to win these FREE companion pillows, share with us the last place you drew a heart. Was it at the end of a letter, a post-it in your child’s lunchbox, a love note you left your sweetie? Tell us WHERE! in the comments below. (When I autograph my books, I always draw a heart beneath my signature.) I’ll toss your name into a hat and draw a lucky winner sometime mid-February.

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GIVEAWAY: “Mountain Mitteneer, All That Glitters”

Thank you for dropping by my Raising Jane Journal to participate in my giveaways! We’ve chosen a winner for this giveaway already (click here for details), but don’t be afraid to leave a comment anyway. I love reading them. And stay tuned for more great MaryJanesFarm giveaways.

In the “All That Glitters,” Dec/Jan issue of MaryJanesFarm, we featured these beautiful mittens from Mountain Mitteneer in our “Upcycled Patchwork Coats” article on p. 64.

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Coordinate your upcycled coat with gloves like the ones shown here, re-fashioned from sweaters purchased from charity thrift shops by The Mountain Mitteneer (Mountain Mitteneer.com). For a chance to win a FREE pair of mittens (we have 3 adult pairs—the ones shown here, a blue/pink blend, and a red/navy/green pair—and 1 pastel blue/gray/brown/green children’s pair), share with us the color of your favorite coat in the comments below. (Last week I bought a bright hunter orange coat on sale at Old Navy–it’s my new fav!) I’ll toss your name into a hat and draw a lucky winner soon.

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Merry, Merrythought!

If I had said to you at Christmas dinner, “I just had a merry thought … why don’t we have a go at the merrythought,” you’d probably think I was losing my grip.

But actually, my grip would have been gearing up to grasp at something …

on the holiday turkey.

And challenging you to a little contest with a lucky outcome …

merrythought
[mer-ee-thawt]

noun, Chiefly British.

1. the wishbone or furcula of a fowl.
1600-10; so called from the custom of pulling the bone apart until it breaks, the person holding the longer piece supposedly being granted a wish … or marrying first!
Or would that be marrythought?

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