One Thousand Post Celebration - The Ethicurean Cookbook Giveaway...

Hello!

Hope you had a wonderfully delicious weekend?  

Speaking of delicious, I am absolutely delighted to have a copy of the brand new Ethicurean Cookbook to giveaway as part of my 1000 posts celebration.  Let me tell you a little about them.  

Just a few miles from Bristol set amongst rolling fields with views of the Mendips lies The Ethicurean. Part of an old overgrown Georgian estate, built in 1901, the restaurant and kitchen have been lovingly restored in two of the original glasshouses within Barley Wood Walled Garden.  Nearby the old mansion house crumbles with it's labyrinth of gardens, roses, pergolas and statues.  Red bricked paths frame a patchwork of vegetable and flower beds, whilst fruit bushes are fanned out against the high perimeter wall.  Surrounding the garden are the orchards where the source of The Ethicureans apple juice is home grown.

The team behind The Ethicurean believe that eating seasonally fresh local produce is the key to great tasting food.  And it seems they are doing something right, it is no surprise that The Ethicurean is winning awards, the Best Ethical Restaurant at the Observer Food Monthly Awards.

Dan and I love it there.  It has a special place for us as either side of this hill we lived as children.  Dan in Congresbury and I in Backwell... local just 2 miles either way with the Ethicurean forming a mid point.  This book tells a story of a year living in Somerset, the frost in the valley, the drifting fog, The Wassail, the touch of Spring, drifts of Bluebells in the woodlands and on through the seasons.

Sumptuous recipes, that make your tummy rumble upon reading.  Beetroot, Apple & Cobnut Crumble with Roasted White Chocolate Spoon - oh my!  In the back there is a section on useful recipes, a little 'how to' guide in making stocks to pickling beetroot.

All beautifully written and photographed, this cookbook is simply gorgeous.  If you are in the area, The Ethicurean are having a Mid Summer Solstice feast on the 21st June.  I hope to be there.  For more information please visit their webpage.

If you would like a copy of The Ethicurean Cookbook, I have one copy to giveaway to a Littlegreenshed follower.  Offer is open to UK entrants only - due to heaviness of the book.  Please leave a comment with your contact details so I can let you know when you have won.  Good luck!

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Don't forget there is still time to enter the Butterscotch & Beestings Giveaway, a chance to win a Circus Triangle Cushion.

One Thousand Celebration - Butterscotch & Beestings Giveaway...

To kick off my thousandth post celebrations, I am delighted to have Camilla's work for my first giveaway!  Yes, my good friend Camilla Westergaard is the talented designer behind the amazing Butterscotch & Beesting.

Here is a little about the magical world of Butterscotch & Beesting:

Butterscotch + Beesting is a product of imagination. It’s the story of the most magnificent, most magical circus ever imagined, as told through prints, pattern and illustrations.

The person telling the tale is Camilla (that’s me!). Since I was a very small girl, I’ve been utterly in love with drawing, colour, patterns and most of all, storytelling. One day I whisked these together and . . . ta da! . . . the circus of Miss Betty Butterscotch and Mr Bumblewick Beesting appeared (as if by magic).

The adventures of the Butterscotch & Beesting Circus and those who perform under its triangular tents are told across a series of homewares, including cushions, lampshades, ceramics and a little bit of stationery too.

Each product comes with its own mini-story so you can disappear into the mysterious world of Mr Beesting (circus ringmaster and conjurer of worldwide renown), join the delightful Miss Butterscotch (a trapeze artist turned confectioner upon acquiring a quite unexpected fear of heights) as she gazes longingly into the heights of the big top, or marvel at the curious creatures created following encounters with a wand-wielding monkey.

How marvellous?!

Who wants to run away with the circus?  ME!

I am in LOVE with every item in Camilla's shop.  I also love that each product range has not only a title but a little story behind it too.

My favourite is the new 'Enter the Magician' range (the lampshade above)... here is it's story:

The big top is dark, the audience is seated, boys and girls hold tight to candyfloss sticks and fly-high balloons. All of a sudden, a cloud appears, its bright strobes reaching the very edges of the tent to reveal a top-hatted magician standing by the ring. Enter Mr Bumblewick Beesting, the most magical conjurer who ever lived (and rather dashing he is too).

Are you in love yet?

Camilla has kindly donated one of her hugely popular Coral Triangle Circus Cushion & pad to Littlegreenshed readers.  I know!

To enter please just follow the prompts below, good luck!

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weekend & winner...

Image via here

Hello!

How are you all doing?  Did you have a wonderful weekend?

Advent has started... and my boys have enjoyed opening the first 2 little packages on their calendar.  Although Rufus was a little miffed that the first one was a reading book and not chocolate!  But he soon got over it.

This weekend I took part in Magpies and I market in the Spiegel tent here in Bristol.  Wow, it was enormous fun.  Selling all my goodies to happy Christmasy people.  Great food, mulled cider and music.  We (Melanie and I) are back there again next Saturday, we cannot wait!  I will show you photos tomorrow.

But the main reason I am here is to announce the winner of my bumper Christmas Giveaway. Gosh such a popular giveaway - 1924 entries!  Can you believe it?!  But the prize is such goodun no wonder there was so many of you who wanted it!

So.... who won?

Lisa from Matildeheartmanech

Well done Lisa!

Thank you to everyone who has entered and THANK YOU to my friends for donating their lovely work to make this giveaway such a fantastic one!

To mark the end of the giveaway I would love to offer everyone who entered 20% off in my shop!  With the code BUMPER20 ;)

I am thinking of doing a seasonal giveaway every couple of months.  Look out for the next bumper giveaway marking Spring!  If you would like to donate something - please contact me!

x

Christmas Giveaway...

Hi there!  Yes lovely people, it is almost that time... Christmas is nearly upon us.

Another year is nearly over too.. and what a year it has been.

Littlegreenshed has grown so much and I am hugely grateful to the love and support that this wonderful world of blogging has given me... thank you, you are most loved!

During these past few years I have 'met' so many inspiring and creative people.  These wonderful people have supported and encouraged me during my first tentative footsteps in launching my shop.  They know who they are!

So... as a thanks to you and them, I am so happy to bring you this little festive giveaway.

I have asked some of my incredibly creative friends to contribute - and what a giveaway it has become!  I am soooo excited!

One winner will win the following:

1. Flora of Through the Round Window has generously donated the following:  The Angel stained glass decoration.  Flora is also throwing in a Chevron Leaf tote, a Chevron Leaf mug and a few of her cards too.

2.  Amy of Robin and Mould has kindly donated one of her Fox Cushions.

3.  Francesca of Mrs Eliot Books has offered the winner a choice of any of her A4 or A3 prints from her shop.

4.  Cable and Cotton are kindly giving away a set of their Glow lights - perfect for the Christmas season.

5  Laetitia of Mamzelle Titoo has donated a Lord Cloud & Lady Sweet plate.

6.  Me!  I would like to give away the winner any A4 or A3 print of their choice, from my shop.

7.  Charmaine of Little Nest Box has kindly donated a Happy Day Garland - happiness in every flag!

8. Nell of On the First Day of Marriage is generously giving the winner a Pink Hair Bow from her shop Happy Circus.

9. Kerry of The SeventyTree is also kindly giving the winner a choice of A4 or A3 print from her shop.

10.  Melanie of Melanie Wickham Lino Prints is kindly donating a Tea Towel of your choice from her shop.

Soo ALL of these wonderful gorgeous items are for ONE winner.  Yep of YOU could win the whole lot.  

To enter please fill in the following form... giveaway ends on Saturday 1st December at 8.00am GMT.  Offer is open to Worldwide!

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Thank you to my lovely friends for kindly donating these items, I am muchly grateful!  You all rock! xxx

Good Luck guys!

x

cable and cotton giveaway winner...

Hello!
Hope you are having a wonderful weekend.
I am just popping in to announce the winner of the Cable and Cotton giveaway.

The Winner is Carolyn Carter!

Well done Carolyn!

Cable and Cotton are kindly offering all Littlegreenshed readers free Postage and Packaging by using the following code at the checkout:

littlegreenoffer

So... what are you waiting for?  Go get some pretty lights for Christmas!

I have another giveaway coming up in a couple of weeks time... it is going to knock your socks off!  Think, all your Christmas' coming at once!

EEEPS!
x

Shimmering season & a giveaway...

As we creep closer to the mid winter solstice - days are getting shorter and darker.
At this time of year I like to fill my home with candles and have fairy lights on to brighten every room.  To bring some shimmer in the gloom.

Recently, I was kindly sent a set of Cable and Cotton lights.  If you haven't heard of them - you should go and look at their site.
Beautiful strings of cotton balls which attach to white lights - when lit they give off a happy warm glow.
For me, the fun part is choosing which colour ball to have.
Gosh that was such a hard decision, I can tell you.  Backwards and forwards - pink or not pink!
I am so pleased with the finished look... they really brighten up my shelves in the lounge.  I just need to attach some little cup hooks to the under side of the shelves to hang them properly, as it looks a little cluttered up there.

Thank you Cable and Cotton - I absolutely LOVE my new lights!

Cable and Cotton have kindly given a me a set to giveaway to a lucky Littlegreenshed reader!
Perfect for the up coming season!
There many ways to enter!


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Good luck!
x

Giveaway! Littlegreenshed is 2....

That's right!
Littlegreenshed is 2 years old this week.
Wow! how time has flown.
A little blog which started as record of my allotment has turned into a daily write about my life, loves and dreams.
Thank you all for following me on this blogging journey, and all your support and lovely comments. It really does make me a very happy Lou indeed!
Before this turns into an Oscar's acceptance speech I am going to do a little giveaway as a thank you.

To win an A4 print of ANY illustrated design (this includes the postcards) - All you need to do is:

1. If you are not already following my blog - please go ahead and click follow over there to be in with a chance of winning >>>>
2. Pop over to my shop and choose which illustration you would like.
3. Comment here what one you have chosen.
4. For extra points and chances to win - click over here and like my facebook page.
5. Tweet about it using this phrase -
'I have just entered to win an A4 print over @littlegreenshed! www.littlegreenshed.blogspot.co.uk #littlegreenshed #giveaway'
6. Tell all your friends by blogging about it too.

Open to all - worldwide.

WINNER WILL BE DRAWN ON FRIDAY 6TH APRIL!

So there you go... 4 chances of winning yourself a new piece of loveliness for your wall. Make sure you comment 4 times (one for each thing you have done).
Good luck!
Thanks lovely people.
x

and the winner is....

Comment number 18... Zoe over at Conversation Pieces.

well done!  Zoe please can you email me with you address, and hopefully you will have these goodies before Christmas.

For all of you who really wanted to win, Canton Tea Co are still offering 15% off your order, until midnight on Sunday 11th December - just quote LITTLEGREEN15 at the checkout.

Also if you like their facebook page you could still be in with a chance to win every Thursday up til Christmas with their little competition.

x

GIVEAWAY!...

Yes lovely people - Christmas is coming early!

A couple of months ago I was lucky enough to do some photography work for Canton Tea Co.  Which was such a lovely treat.  Beautiful products, teaware and of course the most delicious tea!

Who doesn't love a cup of good tea?

As a little thank you to me and to Littlegreenshed's followers, they are giving us a wonderful giveaway.

Firstly, let me tell you a bit about Canton:

Canton Tea Co is a British tea company trading in high grade, whole leaf Chinese tea. We have exclusive access to some of the best jasmine, white, green, oolong, black and authentic puerh teas available. In our first year, we scooped Six Golds at the 2009 Guild of Fine Food Great Taste Awards. Our Jasmine Pearls won the top three star gold award, endorsing it as the best available in the UK.


Please read more about them over here - about their story and the farms where the tea is sourced from.


So... here is the best bit, the give away.


Canton Tea Co would like to give away the following items to one littlegreenshed follower...


A round glass teapot (pictured above)
2 x Pheonix & Chrysanthemum cups (pictured above)
Mixed flowering gift box (pictured above)
Pouchong & Mint Tea 50g gift box
And a selection of tea samples


All you have to do is for 3 chances to win:


1. Comment here below.
2. Like Canton Tea Co's facebook page - they are having more give aways there too!
3. Mention this giveaway on your own blog, facebook page or on twitter.


(if you do mention this give away and like their page please comment total 3 times here).


Whilst you are there you could like my facebook page too!


Give away will be drawn on Friday 9th December  - offer is open to International followers too!


Also.... Canton Tea are giving me and YOU 15% off all orders at the moment with this code: LITTLEGREEN15, just put the code in at the checkout for 15% off your order.


Good luck - I can personally say I LOVE their pouchong green tea total yum.. spesh in my Marimekko teapot! ;-)
x

and the winner is....

number 19!
Jodi can you please email me your address!



Chosen randomly by Random.org.  I couldn't get the flipping thing to show up on my blog, agh!  I'm trying to do this all very quick as I am off out in a minute to Jamie's Italian restaurant for dinner... yay!


Anyhoo.... thank you to all of you who entered.. and suggesting some lovely salads.  I will give them all a go and let you know how I get on.


I had the most lovely day in Bath with Dan and some super gifts which I will let you all see some other time, needless to say I have spoilt rotten. All I can say right now... marimekko!


Big hugs to you all.
Thank you again for your lovely, lovely birthday wishes.
Photos will follow shortly.
x

giveaway... first birthday, new followers, opening of shop

Yes it is giveaway time!
Littlegreenshed celebrated her first birthday the end of March, naughty me, I forgot to make a cake!
But to make amends I am doing a little give away!  Yay!
A little thank you to all you lovely people who read my daily posts, and show endless encouragement and support, you are all wonderful!
Also to celebrate the opening of my shop on Etsy too!


Okay to enter: you get triple chances of winning.


1. Please leave a comment below letting me know which card in the shop is your favourite and also it would cool if you told me you favourite salad you like to eat.... I am in need of some summer recipe inspiration.
2. Follow my facebook page
3. Comment about my giveaway on your blog/facebook.


Easy!


The winner will receive a little selection of cards.  Winner will be announced on Tuesday 5th July, which happens to be my birthday too!


Good luck!
x

Pie! - {pay it forward}



This evening, for supper, I made a pie!
{Boys were so excited}
Using left over lamb from yesterdays roast.
It gave me a chance to use the blackbird pie funnel sent to me by the lovely and talented Zoe over at Scented Sweetpeas.
A few months ago she posted about Pay it Forward, asking for comments to be left, if we wish to take part. 
I was lucky enough to receive a beautifully wrapped parcel just before Christmas.  It contained this wonderful blackbird pie funnel and this Christmas Pudding decoration, made by Zoe herself {check out her new page}:

Thank you Zoe, for your generosity, such wonderful gifts and the boys loved their choccy too!

So, now it's my turn to host Pay it Forward.

All you have to do is leave a comment, telling me why you would like to recieve a little surprise from me and your email address.  I will contact the winner for your home address and then at some point in the future you will have a surprise through the post!

{simple!}

So - over to you...good luck!

x

SORRY!  PAY IT FORWARD IS NOW CLOSED.  THE NEXT HOST HAS BEEN CHOSEN... HOW VERY EXCITING!  THANK YOU FOR YOU LOVELY COMMENTS.  LOU X

The Smart Fox

It really felt like Christmas when this lovely print arrived through my door.

I entered a giveway by the lovely Kerry over on her amazingly stylish blog Seventytree, and to my great surprise and glee I won this rather dapper fox print.

I have long admired Kerry's work and featured this very print in my Etsy Christmas wish list treasury a few weeks ago.

So you can see, one of my Christmas wishes has come true.

You really must check out Kerry's shop, she has just listed some amazing Bare Bear prints.

I just need to get a frame and I will hang it above my sideboard, I think it will look great there.

Thank you Kerry, I am thrilled!

x

And the winner is..............

Drum roll please!........

Holding of breath......

Biting of nails......

Crossing of fingers.......

The winner is......

TABIBOO!

Well done Nina, I will be in contact shortly for your home address.

Thank you for everyone who took part in my 100th Post Giveaway and for taking my button and placing it on their blog.

I am just sorry I don't have millions of pots of Jam to give to everyone.

Also, Hello!! to all my new followers, thank you for stopping by and for all your lovely comments, they make my day!

I have been thinking of another little giveaway closer to Christmas as this has been such great fun.

x

4 days to go!

Yes, 4 days to go to Halloween, 4 days then we dress up, 4 days to carve the pumpkins and 4 days until our darling children have far too much sweet stuff, they run around like demented monsters until the sugar rush wears off!

Yes, are you ready?

We are kind of.

Pumpkins yes, carved no.

Costumes yes, same as last year!

Sugar rush - hell no, not ready!!!

Who cares about that, more importantly, there are 4 days to go until I reveal who has won my 100 posts giveaway competition.

Yes, there is still time to add your comment.  Come on!  You know my homemade Strawberry Jam is award winning!!  (brag, brag!). 

Won't it taste so good spread on your toast on a cold, icy morning in January?

Now your interested, right?

x

My 100th Birthday!

I can hardly believe it!   This is my 100th post.  100 entries of my ramblings, thoughts, makes, recipes, family life... it has gone past so quickly.

I started this blog back in March when we became proper allotmenteers, as I wanted to document everything we did in our lives with the lottie.  But to be honest I hardly blog about the allotment now.  Littlegreenshed has become a place where I come to record our family life, to meet like minded creative souls and to share.

Yes, to share.  I have shared my world with you as you wonderful people have shared it all with me.  I have 'met' some fantastically creative souls who inspire and encourage, whose daily blog reads fill me with such delight, awe and happiness.

Thank you! 

So to say thank you to you lovely people I am celebrating my 100th post with a little giveaway.

The prize?

A jar of my award winning Strawberry Jam, plus some other lovely little things which I will keep as a surprise to the winner.

All you need to do is leave me a lovely comment and grab yourself a button from over there at the top (I hope it works!). 

I will announce the winner on Sunday 31st October.

Good luck everyone!  Spread the love and share this yummy giveaway with your friends.

x

Hello everyone! It seems we are having problems with selecting the code using the mouse (I guessed it wouldn't go smoothly!).

Best way to do it is as Bristol Parenting Cafe suggests. Click on the code, hold down the shift key and then arrow down to select all the text. Then ctrl c to copy it to your html page on your blog.

I hope this works!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED!