The Farmer's Market Tote Giveaway

I got permission (from Kim herself!) to post that I won another giveaway! This one is from Kim at Simple Needs - it's the "Gardener's Gathering" basket. I cannot get over how perfect that is for me - Kim has a knack for that, I think! She has a knack for all sorts of things, really - if you are a fan of primitive/rustic/country decorating, you really ought to check out Kim's blog. You won't believe some of her secondhand make-overs. She's amazing, and I can't wait to see my basket!!

You know, I used to say, "I never win anything!" but I can't really say that anymore, can I? In fact, I'm on something of a winning streak, huh? :) If this keeps up, I'll have to buy a lottery ticket!

So, I'm having a giveaway of my own! And, as promised, it's something handmade. It's a handmade tote that has a casual, three season look. I envisioned myself carrying it at the farmer's market (and filling it with lots of fresh produce!) when I made it, so I'm calling it The Farmer's Market Tote.

It's fully lined, as you can see in this photo. The lining fabric is carried through to the front and back of the back of the tote and it is identical on both sides.

Here's a close-up of the fabric - the lining and panel inserts are a hyacinth (or maybe lilac - or maybe both!) print while the handles and sides are a mottled blue. It looks like denim in the photo, but it's all cotton.

Disclaimer - the tote is handmade. If you look closely, you may notice imperfections and even the occasional wonky stitch. Still, I think it will make a cute reusable grocery bag for the farmer's market, or the supermarket. Or, whatever you might want to use a reusable tote for. And, naturally, I'll fill it with some seasonal (read: chocolate and jelly beans!!!) goodies in honor of Easter.

I'll run the contest through April 1st and draw the winner at 7 p.m. that day. You can enter until 5 p.m. Eastern Time on April 1st.

To enter, comment on this post. Because I laughed my head off at the multiple comments on The Decoursey Project Giveaway, you can comment up to five times and each will count as an entry. You can earn five more entries by posting this on your blog, but you have to let me know that you've done that in one of your comments.

Finally, you can earn five bonus entries (for a total of 15 possible entries) for stopping by Thistledew Farm and telling Melissa (on any post after March 12th) that SHE has a were-skunk. You can word this any way you like, as long as the gist of your message is that she has a were-skunk and should keep him at home. She will get a kick out of this, I promise, especially if we can get ten or fifteen people to stop over and say that!

So, enter early and enter often - and tell Melissa to keep her skunk at home! :) Good luck!