I Won! I Won!

Well this week I have something too exciting to share, so this post is in place of the regular Tuesday Randomness. Tune in any other day of the week for my random musings...

The other week I entered a giveaway hosted by Luisa @LaBelleMadeline. The giveaway was for a handmade headband from Kayla @Love Sparkle Pretty. I love entering these giveaways in hopes that I will be the lucky winner out of hundreds, and guess what...I was! Once the giveaway ended Luisa emailed me to let me know that I was the winner. I sent my contact info to Kayla and heard back right away. She is the sweetest. This afternoon I checked the mail and inside was a little envelope with Love Sparkle Pretty as the return address...hooray! My treasure had arrived. I came inside and ripped it open right away. Here is what I found...

Even the packaging is pretty! 

Kayla included a sweet hand written note, and look, its on a super cute bird notecard. This girl knows the way to my heart.

Check out the beautiful detail on the back of the flowers. There were even some little sparkles stuck on the felt. :)

Ok, now is where things got weird interesting. I of course wanted to show you all a pic of the headband on, but I have never attempted the self portraits/mirror pics that some girls are so good at it. Each picture got progressively worse and I felt more and more lame. 

So, after 20 or so pictures here's what you get...

OK, fine. In my efforts to "keep it real" with you all I'll show you this one too...

Ah, that's so terrible. Imagine what the others must look like if that is the one I have chosen to show you. Yea they are that bad. And yes, that is a spoon on the chair in the background. Don't even ask. 

To make things more exciting I may or may not have been singing this song to myself during the photo shoot...

Hey, it's catchy. What can I say.

I am so in love with my new headband! I was worried how it would fit because I have a small little head but it was just perfect. The flowers are the perfect cute little size because you can see them without it looking like I have a giant bouquet on my head. You can definitely tell that Kayla puts her heart into her work. The headband is of such good quality and I would recommend it to anyone. I can't wait to wear this little pretty with my Valentine's Day outfit. 

Like what you see? Visit Luisa and Kayla's blogs and follow along to join the fun. Visit Kayla's Love Sparkle Pretty etsy shop here to order your own pretties. She has an awesome variety and will even work with you to create a custom piece!

Thank you Luisa and Kayla for this fabulous giveaway!

Say what? A butter mold!

Firstly, I am so sorry for falling off of the face of the earth for a few weeks! After my last post, Sickie Poo, I was sick for almost 2 weeks and then I got seriously overwhelmed at work. I am just beginning to resurface...

I was sitting down the other evening reading my newest issue of Southern Living (you can read about my magazine obsession here) and I came across the most amazing thing...

WhysperFairy via ETSY

A butter mold! How Southern can you get?! This amazing little gadget comes from Julie of WhysperFairy. Click here to visit her ETSY shop and get one for yourself. She has lots of other molds too (not just for butter), and they are all super reasonably priced.

Of course I immediately felt like I needed this butter mold for the nonexistent many times that I entertain. Seriously though I love to entertain and I don't get to do it enough.

Being a fall girl (I talk about that here and here) I love love love the autumn themed butter pats. Wouldn't these be so beautiful on your Thanksgiving table?!

WhysperFairy via ETSY

You may be wondering why you should be molding your butter into cute little shapes or classy monograms, but I wonder....why not! That is the fun of entertaining. You don't need a reason. These molds are an easy and inexpensive way to add a wow factor to your table and make your guests feel extra special.

So get molding ladies and enjoy the title of hostess of the year. No thanks needed. :)

*Pictures used with permission. Everything in this post is of my own opinion and was not solicited.