Christmas In July Coupon

All the creatures are stirring this month at Sweetheart’s Nest! Join us as we celebrate Christmas in July, enjoy a 10% discount off of any order of $50.00 or more during the whole month of July, and be sure to sign up for our Christmas in July giveaway. You could win a $50.00 gift certificate from our website. Stay tuned for more exciting news... (shhh it’s a secret!!)

Enter code: Holiday Spirit

Upcoming Christmas In July Contests

It's hard to believe that Christmas In July is finally almost here! We have some great contest going on so make sure you get signed up for them all! Read on...

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We have four different promotions going on for Christmas in July that will give you 15 different chances to win some truly fantastic prizes. So be sure to sign up for all four! Start with our own right here on Sweethearts Nest Blog!

(contest #1)
Sweetheart's Nest
Christmas In July Contest

You Could Win A $50 Gift Certificate
See instructions below!
1. Make sure that you are signed up for our newsletter!

2. As some of you know we have been working on our first cookbook for some time now & in honor of Christmas In July we are looking for some of your favorite family traditions or memories for the holiday season that we could share in our new book! Contact Us and tell us your favorite memory or traditions that you hold dear to your heart! You will automatically be entered in our drawing for a chance to win $50 gift certificate & if we use your memory or tradition in our book you will receive a complimentary copy of it!
Contest ends July 25th, 2010
(contest #2)
The Christmas In July Shop Hop
July 16th ~ July 20th
Click on the image below to register & find out more information!

MMP Shop Hops are a type of contest where you try to find as many “You Found It” (see example image below) images as you can. Each of our participating boutiques has hidden an image on its website that says, “You Found It!” on the tag. Click that image to return to Make Mine Pink and get credit for finding it. The more images you find, the better your chances of winning great prizes.
There is no cost and no obligation to purchase anything. However, if you do happen to find some products you might be interested in, don't forget to bookmark those pages so that you can come back later! Good luck!


The image above of, the purse with the "You Found It" is only an example and is not clickable!
The real one is hidden somewhere else on my website!
Did you really think it would be that easy!


(contest #3)
Sweetheart's Nest tm & Shabby Cottage Shops are also having an event called the "12 Days of Christmas in July" starting July 13th and will end on July 25th!

12 Days Of Giveaways!!
Enter for a chance to win a daily giveaway!
July 13th ~ July 25th!
Please click on the banner below for more information!



(Contest #4)
We're also going to have a fabulous giveaway on our blog at Shabby Cottage Shops which will end on July 25th at midnight, EST. The winner will be announced on July 26th! Visit our "Shabby Cottage Shops blog to enter! Click on the picture below for more information on how to enter! Also, watch for details very soon!

Summer In The Country

Hello Everyone! I hope everyone had a great Mother's Day! I know I did! Mr. Ford made his fabulous barbecue hamburgers to start off the season! Summer is just around the corner so I predict there will be a lot more barbecues! I included a picture of some flowers I received! The scent of the star gazer lilies fragranced the whole house! Thank you Paul!We have started a new contest called Christmas In July! You can have the opportunity to win a fabulous Gift Certificate valued at $50! Our $50 Gift Certificate will get you started on some early fall & holiday shopping!

Sign up Today!

1. Make sure you are signed up for our Newsletter

2. As some of you know we have been working on our first cookbook for some time now & in honor of Christmas in July we are looking for some of your favorite family traditions or memories for the holiday season that we could share in our book! Contact Us & tell us about a favorite memory or a special tradition that you hold dear to your heart! You will then automatically be entered in our drawing for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate & if we use your memory or tradition in our new book you will receive a complimentary copy of it! Good luck!

Your memories or traditions can either be from your childhood or from the present time. I would love to hear from some of our overseas visitors & learn about your customs & traditions for holidays! I look forward to reading your responses!

We have been busy listing new & exciting products and here are just some of them! To see more of them check out our New Arrivals category!

Here is a sneak peak at our upcoming fall items that we already have in stock! June & July will be extremely busy months for us as the inventory for both fall & Christmas will be arriving! These items below are a couple of my personal favorites that I felt I must add to my collection of Halloween vintage decor.

I wanted to take the time to introduce to you a couple of our sweet family members that were both rescue cats. Our gray cat is Harriet that we adopted when she was 4 years old from a no kill shelter. As you can tell her previous owners slammed her tail in a door and broke it. I can't imagine the pain she endured. When they first found her they didn't even know what color she was as she had no fur. Poor thing, but now she is extremely happy & enjoy antagonizing her best friend Lacie. (It is a love-hate relationship) This is lacie, we rescued her when she was just a kitten when we moved in our house. The former owner had left these poor kittens to starve to death when he moved out. Who knows how long they were without food & water. As you can tell she is a vision of health!

I also wanted to include some before pictures of my flower garden! These are pictures of some of the areas and by looking at them you would think there is no hope! It definitely looks pretty bad. Living in Oregon we seem to get never ending rain and have not had a lot of opportunity to get outside. I can say I've had a couple days here & there. My gardening skills I must credit to my grandfather who planted vegetable gardens every year. Next to his garden I was able to plant a flower garden with seeds, complete with pathways & decorative fencing. We are very much hoping this weekend to be able to start on our vegetable garden. I have started all the seeds & Mr. Ford will be preparing the ground. Will keep you updated with my Cottage/English style & vegetable gardens with more pictures.

If you haven't had a chance to view our newest newsletter, Summer In The Country, 2010 click Here!

Starting April 25th thru May 1st join Sweetheart's Nest & Make Mine Pink for the annual MMP Mother's Day Shop Hop! There are lots of great prizes to win for yourself or that special mom on your shopping list. It's easy & fun to play. No purchase necessary! Just click on the link above to register!

MMP Shop Hops are a type of contest where you try to find as many "You Found It" images (as shown below) as you can. Each of the participating boutiques has hidden an image on its website that says, "You Found It!" on the tag. Click that image to return to Make Mine Pink & get credit for finding it. The more images you find, the better your chances of winning great prizes.

There is no cost & no obligation to purchase anything. However, if you do happen to find some products you might be interested in, don't forget to bookmark those pages so that you can come back later! Good Luck!!!

Spring Is In The Air!

I can't begin to tell you how excited I am for spring! I have all these plans for my vegetable garden & the fact I can do up my cottage style garden this year! Our house has had major undertakings done on it for the past 3 years so my plants would have been destroyed. This year should be an amazing journey of color! I can't wait to bring you those pictures! Above is a picture of one of my English roses from last year!

I just sent out a new newsletter Sunday but if you haven't had a chance to read it or any of our newsletters here is a link to all of them! Our Newest one is Spring In The Country 2010 and there are some great announcements in there, including our new contest!

Here is a picture of what you can win:

Here's how to enter!

Just~

1. Make sure you are signed up for our newsletter, you can do that easily by signing up on the left side of the page!

2. Send me your product suggestions. Contact us & let us know what products you would like to see on our website. We would love to hear your ideas & have the opportunity to help fulfill your search!

That is it! You will automatically be entered in our drawing for a chance to win one of our beautiful sets of our 3 Tier Ruffle Cake Stands! Winner will be announced April 30th in our newsletter! Good luck!

A Rare Find

Recently, Mr. Ford came across a hidden treasure while traveling through the tiny town of Elk, in north eastern Washington. He came across an amazing restaurant almost in the middle of nowhere. He was on his way to a meeting & noticed a beautiful log cabin style building & the parking lot was overflowing. He made note of it & went on. Mr. Ford travels a lot & so he also eats out fairly often. He is always on the lookout for a great place to eat along his way. Later in the day after his meeting, he decided to stop in & see what all the commotion was about. What he found, kind of caught him off guard. He noticed the authentic log cabin decor as he entered & walked on in & seated himself. As he looked over the menu, he was not overly enthused by the offerings, as it looked pretty much like every other deep fried menu he sees day after day in his travels. He asked about the days specials & decided to give it a try. A barbecue chicken sandwich with a choice of sides. He asks them to hold the bun & ordered a cup of soup as well. It wasn't long before the soup came out & to his amazement it was homemade! It was good & the serving was huge! Pretty soon the barbecue chicken comes out & sure as heck it was amazing as well. He is still not sure what they coated the chicken with before they sauced it, but apparently he considers it the best barbecue chicken sandwich he has ever had. As it turns out, what at first look seemed to be a run of the mill menu, actually turned out to be truly fantastic home style cooking. It seems like a long story for an above average lunch, but it really was amazing. As was the service & the building itself. The restaurant is called Grub & More. (They also carry some unique gift items) It is owned by Skipp & Ruth Snyder. They opened their doors in June of 2009. They are located at 39115 N Newport Hwy. In Elk, WA. Just 40 miles north of Spokane on Hwy 2 near Diamond Lake. You won't find crystal stemware or silver utensils, but you will find great food at a fair price in a gorgeous building.

By, A Hungry Traveler

Cupcakes & Ice Cream

We have been so busy lately getting in new products! I love my Christmas in the mail year round! I can't believe how fast the year is going by~ it is already March 1st & 299 days until Christmas! I actually start getting in products for Christmas in June & one of my all time favorite holidays~ Halloween! Below are some of the items we have received from our new cupcake & ice cream line:

Click On The Pictures Below For More Info!

There is more available on our site so be sure to have a look under New Arrivals!

I have finally take the plunge & joined Facebook! Become our fan by clicking on the picture below! I will be announcing promotions & unadvertised specials & would love for you to join us!

How Sweet This Is...

Today I received A Birthday surprise in the mail! Mr. Ford brought in this package & I was thinking I wasn't expecting any new inventory until tomorrow or the next day! I will let you in on this story~ several years ago I went to this gift show and saw this sweet bunny all tucked in this cute little bed I tried to convince the rep to sell it to me (sometimes in this business they will let you cash & carry) but he wouldn't give him up :( I kept telling Mr. Ford I needed the special one! So several weeks ago I came across the catalog and put it on his desk and told him I wanted one for my Birthday! Ask & you shall receive! Here in this box was that bunny, but he went one step further and had the words, "My Special One" embroidered on it! How sweet was that? Just had to share this and the pictures!