A spoon full of bling...

Just wanted to share with all of you a great Giveaway!
Sweet Rita from Tesoro Fino has a set of sterling silver teaspoons looking for a new home...
these pretties have been decorated with some bling and you could be the winner...

Just visit Rita at Tesoro Fino and follow the instructions...
you might just find another gift under the Christmas Tree!

And the winner is...

Our hand knitted scarf has a new owner...

She is cute, shy and loves vintage chippy furniture....

Sometimes she writes from the city....

Sometimes she shares her farm life with us...

She adores books, vintage slips, Paris and white organic chocolate...

She inspired us to move Montreal up in our list of "Must Visit" places...

And that is exactly where our scarf will be traveling...all the way to Canada...

because its new owner is:

Zita from Mlle Magpie!!
Congratulations, Zita!!

Thank you so much to all that participated in this month's giveaway and to all of you that visit us often and leave such wonderful, warm comments...you are very appreciated!!

"Kindness, like a boomerang, always returns"
~Author Unknown~

Now, let's get busy and make something pretty!

Are you in?

Good Morning Girls!

Just a quickie to remind everyone that there is still time to enter our Giveaway.
If you haven't done so, just click Here

We will announce the lucky winner next Wednesday, the 21st.
Now, go make something pretty!
Hugs,

Clara & Marcela

White Wednesday

What is soft...

...handmade...

...warm....

and white???

Our Giveaway Prize!!!
A One-of-a-kind scarf made by us.
White, of course, in honor of White Wednesdays!

Why a Giveaway?
Because....
We reached the 200 followers.
Because...
We appreciate so much your visits and your sweet comments.
And because...
This is our time to treat you, girls!

Let us know you were here, by leaving a comment and you will be in!
Tell your readers about our giveaway and you will be in...twice!!

Cheers to Blogging Love, Blogging Friendship and Blogging Giveaways!

Thank you Chas!!!

I wish you could had heard the excitement in Clara's voice last night, when she called me and told me that the box from Chas had arrived!!!

"It's all so pretty!" she said...and "She wrapped it so well!"..."She used a vintage cigar box"..."And she sent so many goodies!"...

Well, once again, she was right!!!

So many goodies!
Vintage photographs of Sisters...don't miss the key detail...Love it!!!

A "Merci" card attached to a vintage bobbin....Cute!!!

Our own coffee cozies...Can't wait to go to Starbucks now!!!
I kept the red, Clara kept the taupe and black...

I also kept the shredded vintage paper...I'm planning to use it in a vignette...
Great texture! I think I need a shredder now!!

Chas is so sweet and talented. Her blog, "The Wild Raspberry" is where she shares her passion for Family, vintage goodness and a simple, comforting life.
We try to visit her every day, and you should too!...you will not be disappointed!
Thank you, Chas!!! We will treasure our goodies for ever! Now, let's try our coffee cozies!

"Hem your blessings with thankfulness so they don't unravel"
~Author Unknown~

Giveaway Winner

And the Bag of Goodies goes to....

Julie from Fabulous Finds Studio!!!
Congratulations, Julie!

Thank you to all the bloggers that participated...keep visiting us because a bag of tags, ribbons and glittery pretties might be coming your way pretty soon!
You don't want to miss it....
Clara & Marcela

And the winner is....

Today is the day that we finally get to announce the winner of the February Giveaway. As you probably know, every purchase during February, on line or at our San Clemente store gave customers the opportunity to win a Royal Canvas Tote...here are all the entries...

and here is the lucky winner! clap, clap, clap, clap!!!!!

Now, when asked "Paper or Plastic??", Martha can simply say:

"Neither. Canvas, please....and with a crown!!

Congratulations, Martha! and thank you to all our customers for their continuous support!

"Gratitude is the best attitude"
~Author Unknown~

We were going to save the world....

We were going to save the world today, (meaning do laundry, clean the house and run errands) but something Oh! so regal caught our eye!! After many phone calls to exchange ideas, emails and stop-by-my-house-to-see, Clara and I came up with these adorable pillows and totes to sell...

100% Cotton Large Pillows measure about 11" X 17" and are for sale HERE

The Small Pillows measure 9" X 6" and you can purchase them HERE

Paper or plastic? Neither. Canvas, please....with a crown.

Canvas Totes are 13.5" X 20" and you can purchase them HERE

Three regal designs to pick from:

"Crown"

"Glam Queen"

"If the crown fits"

And because we like them so much, they are our giveaway prize for this month....

From today to February 28Th every purchase at our store or at our website: www.niceandeasyantiques.com gives you the chance to win the tote of your choice.

(purchase necessary. winner will be selected and announced on March 1st 2009. shipping will be paid by Nice & Easy)

Good luck!

Congrats, Tiffany!

We are happy to announce that our July Giveaway Winner is Tiffany from "RicRacSally". Tiffany is a freelance writer, a mixed media artist and an active member of Etsy Cottage Style, one of our favorite groups.

She will receive a beautiful Journal made by Clara and we wonder if she will use it to write stories inspired on her old photographs, a collection that keeps growing since she can't leave an antique store without purchasing some!

Congratulations Tiffany!!

What do we need a computer for???

My husband still laughs at me because about 8 or 9 years ago I said: What do we need a computer for????...Now, we can't even imagine not having one! It took me some time to get to know each other, I had to get used to usernames and passwords, emails and www's...... I remember that our first computer was set up in the garage, sorry honey, your computer is not cottage or shabby enough for our decor. It's not white, distressed or cute!! Slowly but surely the ugly screen worked her way into our loft and I've got to admit it, became part of the family. It's with the computer that I share my first cup of morning coffee while organizing carpools, sharing pictures, reading silly jokes and making new friends. My computer showed me a huge world out there. A world full of shabby chic lovers, of talented artists, a world of blogs that delight and inspire me. A world full of groups ready to share knowledge and experiences, groups where I've met many women that just like me, drive kids back and forth, tend a garden, hate laundry and love to create while dreaming of far away places.
My computer allowed me to enter Lynn's giveaway and for the first time in my life I won something! The package came in today, and inside, wrapped in pretty pink tissue was my gift...a beautiful collage made by Lynn herself, the sweetest altered spoon and a pretty doily. Lynn lives in Ontario, Canada. She's an artist, a crafter, a mom, she loves linens and you can visit her and her creations at http://therosecottage.blogspot.com/.



Her "Come to Tea" collage will be treasured forever, I will keep it close to the computer just to remind myself that sometimes it's a good thing to embrace change and move along with technology...at least with some of it, don't talk to me about Bluetooth or Texting...I can't even go there!

And the winner is....

The names were in, the bowl was almost full and using the old but always reliable "Hand in the Bowl" method, we picked our first winner!!

We are happy to announce that

JillzWhimzy from Lima, OH.

will be receiving our Personalized Garden Collage!!!!

clap, clap, clap, clap!!!!

One more surprise: we had so much fun doing it (it doesn't take much to get us going around here...) that we decided to have a Freebie every month!!!

Clara is already working on the July Giveaway, super cute!!!..you don't want to miss it!!!!

Make sure that you subscribe to our blog or to our montly newsletter at www.niceandeasyantiques.com

to be included in our montly freebie. Thank you to all of you for your continuos support, and good luck on the next one!

Marcela & Clara