What is the Cottage Charm Giveaway?: This is a multi-blog, month long event beginning Saturday, May 1st where bloggers give away on their blogs items they feel exhibit "Cottage Charm". Anyone can join at any point in May before the 29th. On May 29th, all participating bloggers will announce their winners and post it to their blogs. An ongoing list of ALL the giveaways and participating bloggers is maintained here at Twice Remembered {down below} during the entire month of May. The list grows and grows the whole month of May as bloggers add their Cottage Charm Giveaway to their blogs.
How do I give away an official "Cottage Charm Giveaway"?: To join, you simply follow four easy steps:
1) at any point in May post on your blog what you are giving away - your "Cottage Charm Giveaway", and also post your own rules for winning the giveaway {for example, the number of entries allowed, how you want your readers to enter your drawing, where you are willing to ship, etc.}. It would be helpful and advantageous to include photos and to mention "Cottage Charm Giveaway" in your post title. You can offer as many Cottage Charm giveaways as you like.
2) include *within your giveaway post* a link back to this post. The more people who know about this event, the better! Here is the link you will need to use:
http://twiceremembered.blogspot.com/2011/04/annual-cottage-charm-giveaway-event-may.html
3) come back here and add your giveaway post link to the list of giveaways below. Giveaways added below without having the proper "link back" to this post will be deleted, but you can try again after the link has been added.
4) announce the winner of your giveaway on your blog on May 29th. It is helpful to post the winners at the top of your giveaway post. {**If you want to end a giveaway earlier than the 29th, please do not participate in this event.}
Is there a Cottage Charm banner that I can use for my blog and/or giveaway post? Yes, feel free to copy and paste the code below anywhere on your blog. You don't have to use the banner, but some kind of link {text or banner} needs to be included *within your giveaway post*.
What should I give away? Feel free to use your own definition of "Cottage Charm" for this giveaway- the possibilities are endless! You can give away books, your own crafts, custom goods and clothing, thrift store finds, new items, yummy treats, gift certificates to your shop, vintage goodies...whatever to you represents cottage charm. Don't worry - you don't have to live in a cottage or personally decorate in cottage style. However, if you would like to give away something to those that do, please join in!
Where are all of the giveaways and how do I enter to win them? Down below is the master list of all Cottage Charm giveaways. This list will grow and grow throughout the month of May, so come back daily to check for newly added giveaways. Just click on the links to go to the blog hosting the giveaway and follow their rules for entering.
When I enter to win any {or all} of the giveaways below, how will I know if I won anything? More than likely, the giveaway host will contact you if you won. But during the day or evening on May 29th, just visit the blogs whose giveaway you entered and look for their "winner" announcement. I won't be posting the names of all the winners here at Twice Remembered with the exception of the winner of my own Cottage Charm Giveaway. {I will be posting my giveaway later this week - don't miss it!}
Do I need to have a giveaway to enter to win the other giveaways? No, not at all.
I'm still confused a little bit. Now what? If you have any questions about the 5th Annual Cottage Charm Giveaway, please feel free to email me. I'll look forward to hearing from you!
I hope everyone has a blast this month discovering new blogs and entering to win some really special gifts! Now...let the giveaway begin!
Thank you for hosting the fun, once again!
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You are a doll for hosting the best party of the year. I have had this on my calendar for months just waiting. I hope to meet many new friends and bloggers. Best Wishes, Lynn@thevintagenest
ReplyDeleteOh how wonderful!!!! I enjoyed my visit to your lovely blog. Wishing you a beautiful Day. Katherine
ReplyDeleteP.S> I'm having a giveaway to win a gorgeous dress from the shabby apple. I hope you'll stop by and enter :-)
I'm so happy to join in!! You really know how to throw a party, a month long party!! Thank you for being the hostess with the mostess!
ReplyDeleteCarol
What a great idea! I'm so excited to join in the fun!
ReplyDeleteLovely giveaways, I'm a follower.
ReplyDeleteHow fabulous is this!! This is my first time participating, and am so excited :) Thank you for hosting such a wonderful event! What a great way to be introduced to new blogs!!
ReplyDeleteWarmest hugs, Brenda
Great, Kim! I'm going to prepare a giveaway post and will be back later to add the link.
ReplyDeletewow what fun....
ReplyDeleteThank you for hosting!
Hugs, Dolly
Thank you for your generous opportunity to showcase our giveaways Kim! I've been a follower for quite a while!
ReplyDeleteI"ll visit all the giveways and have my fingers crossed to win something!!!
Sweet hugs,
Lynn
So glad I found your blog while visiting Francie of The Scented Cottage. I am very happy to join this fun event. Love your blog.;-)
ReplyDeleteHave a great week,
Hugs,
Janet Bernasconi
Janet's Creative Pillows
Just linked up to your great Give Away party! This is my first time. Thanks so very much! xo Debra
ReplyDeleteHow fun is this?? What a great way to find new blogs and crafty people...thanks for hosting this event. Here's to some fun, new ideas & fun, new people!
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ReplyDeletethanks for hosting!!! I love this!!!
ReplyDeleteI have messaged you in the past, about keeping me on your list so I could be a part of this wonderful hop. I have been waiting for it. :) so happy it is here.
ReplyDeleteI'll get my post together within 24 hours:)
Thanks for hosting,
Susan
Kim,
ReplyDeleteI am linked in! Thank you for hosting my favorite event.
Your Friend,
Deborah
You all are the greatest! What fabulous giveaways so far! You are generous souls, and I very much appreciate you making the Cottage Charm Giveaway event better and better each year!
ReplyDeleteI love this idea and haven't joined in on a "group giveaway" for a while, so count me in! I just added my link and look forward to some giveaway fun!
ReplyDeleteI just discovered this amazing giveaway event and knew I had to join! I'm a little late to the party, but I'm here!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for having this annual event. :)
Cheers,
Tracy
Thanks so much for hosting this wonderful event, I just linked up!
ReplyDeleteenJOY a lovely day,
Kimberly
Yes, thanks for hosting. I'm happy to join in the fun once again.
ReplyDeletexoxo,
Kim
Thanks for hosting! I'm excited to be joining!
ReplyDeleteI'm link #39 and with the blogger problems my giveaway post has disappeared. Will you remove the link please. I'll link back up once I get the post done again. I cna't believe that it was my giveaway post that "got lost"! I sure hope people check back to enter.
ReplyDeleteOkay - I'm adding my link again. Thanks a bunch for hosting this!!
ReplyDeleteworking on getting my giveaway "together". Did it last year and would love to do again! Should send you info in the next day or so...
ReplyDeleteHi Kim,
ReplyDeleteJust heard about your annual Cottage Charm Giveaway from my sweet friend Gina and just had to come over and see what it was all about. I can't wait to visit those who are participating and can't wait to look around your blog. Always soooo exciting to meet new blogs and blogging friends. Have a wonderful new week.
Your newest follower,
♥Ana
Hi Kim,
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy to be apart of your giveaway. I have posted the item I am giving away on my blog and am sharing your lovely blog giveaway with everyone. Have a beautiful day,
Hugs,
Janet Bernasconi
Janet's Creative Pillows
Thank you! This is one of my favorite things to do--be in this giveaway with all the girls! :)
ReplyDeleteBlessings!
Thank you for hostessing this--you are simply charming!
HUGS!
~Leslie
What a wonderful idea! Thanks for your generous spirit and your lovely blog posts.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this opportunity! One of your Q/A's mentioned that one does not have to be a gifter participant to win something, but one of the blogs on the list said that we have to. So, which is it?
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't mind gifting something, but I only recently started doing shabby/vintage decor and really only have one item that would suffice (a ceramic Marie shoe that someone decorated and I got at a thrift shop!) and I don't really want to part with it. so anyway, just confused as to all this.
Thanks!
Thank you, everyone! Hope you have all had a wonderful time this month as I have!
ReplyDeleteMarla, that's interesting! Since each blogger/ giveaway hostess gets to decide what the entry rules will be for her own giveaway, the blogger you spoke of may have only intended for her giveaway to go to other giveaway hostesses. One year I did this, only I had 3 different giveaway packages - 2 for everyone and one for hostesses. BUT no, in general and I'd say for all the other giveaways listed this year, you do NOT have to have your own giveaway to enter to win. So have fun with it and I hope you win something fabulous! Let me know if you have any other questions. :)
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