• Home
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
    • Collaborate
  • Blog
  • Parties
    • Children’s Parties Ideas
    • Holiday Parties
    • Adult Party Ideas
  • Holiday Ideas
    • Christmas
    • Easter
    • Fourth of July
    • Spring
    • Thanksgiving
    • Valentine’s Day
  • Seasons
    • Winter
    • Spring
    • Summer
    • Autumn
  • Recipes
    • Appetizers
    • Beverages
    • Desserts
    • Main Dishes
    • Side Dishes
    • Soups
  • Project Gallery
    • Crafts
    • Decorating
    • DIY
    • Good Ideas
    • Tutorials
  • Nav Social Menu

    • Bloglovin
    • Email
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter

At The Picket Fence with Vanessa Hunt

Where Ideas for your Home Meet Inspiration for your Heart

  • Book
  • Speaking
  • Meet Vanessa
    • Featured

January 31, 2015

Custom Wood Sign Giveaway

Happy Saturday friends! 🙂

We can’t think of a better way to start off the weekend than with a giveaway, can you?

Our incredible sponsor LaRae Boutique has a shop filled with so many amazing, personal treasures.

Not only are there adorable children’s pillow covers…

la rae pillow

la rae pillow2

And beautiful everyday home decor pillow covers…..

la rae pillow4

la rae pillow3

There are also loads of custom wood sign options to choose from!

la rae sign

 

la rae sign2

And today we’re giving one of YOU the chance to win this beautiful wood sign!

la rae wood sign2

Of course it won’t have THAT name and date on it!

la rae wood sign

It will have YOUR name and date on it!

la rae wood sign3

Are you ready to enter to win? Well, go on then!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

76 Comments Filed Under: Giveaways

Subscribe

Get the latest goodness straight to your inbox!

Previous Post: « On Being Still
Next Post: Go Small or Go Home! »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Cathy Farmer says

    January 31, 2015 at 4:10 AM

    Beautiful

    Reply
  2. Tammy says

    January 31, 2015 at 4:24 AM

    Would love a sign for my foyer! Thank you

    Reply
  3. Tracy Snyder says

    January 31, 2015 at 4:41 AM

    Thanks for the great giveaway, love the pillows!

    Reply
  4. Mary @ 120 Spring Street says

    January 31, 2015 at 4:55 AM

    Love that sign! Thanks for the giveaway offer.
    Mary

    Reply
  5. Penny Hughes says

    January 31, 2015 at 5:14 AM

    My daughter and her husband just bought their first home and I would love to give them a beautiful wooden sign 🙂

    Reply
  6. Connie O'Toole says

    January 31, 2015 at 5:22 AM

    I think this is an amazing, generous giveaway; thank you kindly! I have never owned anything that’s personalized…this is all I would need! Thank you, thank you!

    Reply
  7. Jan P says

    January 31, 2015 at 5:30 AM

    Love the sign – I would hang it by our back door – the door everyoe uses 🙂 Thanks for hosting the giveaway

    Reply
  8. jo wyrosdick says

    January 31, 2015 at 5:31 AM

    Thanks for the giveaway. Love the sign and the pillows!

    Reply
  9. Deb V says

    January 31, 2015 at 5:35 AM

    What a great giveaway. Both the pillows and the signs are really cute.

    Reply
  10. Alison says

    January 31, 2015 at 5:46 AM

    I would hang it in our sitting room.

    Reply
  11. Robin C. says

    January 31, 2015 at 5:50 AM

    Sweet giveaway. who wouldn’t love this?!?

    Reply
  12. Angela says

    January 31, 2015 at 5:52 AM

    Thanks. Love the boy who stole my heart sign.

    Reply
  13. Melanie C. says

    January 31, 2015 at 6:16 AM

    Loving these signs!

    Reply
  14. Sandy says

    January 31, 2015 at 6:19 AM

    That would be beautiful next to my front door

    Reply
  15. Raquel says

    January 31, 2015 at 6:23 AM

    I’m planning already!

    Reply
  16. Teresa says

    January 31, 2015 at 6:25 AM

    This sign would be so beautiful over my door in my living room so all my guests could enjoy its beauty…..Thank you for this giveaway…You are so very awesome.

    Reply
  17. Ellen says

    January 31, 2015 at 6:32 AM

    love these signs! You are giving me some wonderful ideas

    Reply
    • Ellen says

      January 31, 2015 at 6:33 AM

      I would hang the sign in my kitchen – the heart of our home

      Reply
  18. Teresa R says

    January 31, 2015 at 6:50 AM

    I would hang it in the entryway of our house we just moved into in August of last year

    Reply
  19. Mary says

    January 31, 2015 at 6:52 AM

    love them and would hang by my front door !!

    Reply
  20. Jennifer says

    January 31, 2015 at 7:00 AM

    Love love love your blog! Thank you for the give away! I have a “thing” for signs and this one would look fabulous in my newly purchased home! I would hang it in my entryway!

    Reply
  21. Lynda says

    January 31, 2015 at 7:02 AM

    This is beautiful! It would be perfect hanging in my dining room. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  22. Laura m says

    January 31, 2015 at 7:02 AM

    I would hang this in my living room!

    Reply
  23. Laura says

    January 31, 2015 at 7:12 AM

    If I won, I would hang the sign in my entryway!

    Reply
  24. Kim R says

    January 31, 2015 at 7:15 AM

    I would hang the sign in my mountain home entry IF I didn’t gift it to my daughter who is getting married in August. I love all the pillows – so creative!

    Reply
  25. Janice Fuller says

    January 31, 2015 at 7:19 AM

    What a great give away! Thanks for the opportunity.

    Reply
  26. Wanda Patterson says

    January 31, 2015 at 7:24 AM

    I would hang it above my front door.

    Reply
  27. Michele Chabot says

    January 31, 2015 at 7:30 AM

    What a wonderful sign! It would look great next to my front door! Thanks for the giveaway!

    Reply
  28. libby says

    January 31, 2015 at 8:04 AM

    Would love to win this sign!!!

    Reply
  29. Georgette says

    January 31, 2015 at 8:08 AM

    Beautiful! I would hang it in our kitchen breakfast nook area.

    Reply
  30. Chelle says

    January 31, 2015 at 8:30 AM

    That is just lovely!

    Reply
  31. Melanie says

    January 31, 2015 at 8:31 AM

    Beautiful sign! I want one!

    Reply
  32. carol clark says

    January 31, 2015 at 9:01 AM

    by my front door or in the laundry room

    Reply
  33. Linnea says

    January 31, 2015 at 9:01 AM

    My sign would be on my porch!

    Reply
  34. kathy says

    January 31, 2015 at 9:04 AM

    In the entryway, or outside by the front door!

    Reply
  35. Jen U says

    January 31, 2015 at 9:11 AM

    Love the sign!! I would hang it above my window in my kitchen!’

    Reply
  36. Mia White says

    January 31, 2015 at 9:16 AM

    I would hang one right in the entryway of our new house. Love them!

    Reply
  37. Rose L. says

    January 31, 2015 at 9:24 AM

    Love the peacock and bird pillows!

    Reply
  38. Michelle Steward says

    January 31, 2015 at 9:25 AM

    Beautiful sign! The Steward Family est 1992

    Reply
  39. Jody says

    January 31, 2015 at 9:29 AM

    Would absolutely love to have that sign to hang in the new home my husband and I are just starting to build!!! I am an avid bird lover so would be PERFECT!!!! It would be hung either in the entry way where all guests could see or perhaps in the back entry where we would see it everyday.

    Reply
  40. Mo says

    January 31, 2015 at 9:37 AM

    Love these!!!

    Reply
  41. Maria Morais Sarmento says

    January 31, 2015 at 9:40 AM

    I would place it on my nwy home, wich is going to be a new beginning for me and my family, in another country 😉

    Reply
  42. sarah says

    January 31, 2015 at 9:44 AM

    Love the birds on this sign- would hang over my front door in the foyer

    Reply
  43. April V says

    January 31, 2015 at 9:47 AM

    I’ve got a perfect spot above our pantry!!

    Reply
  44. Michelle says

    January 31, 2015 at 10:07 AM

    Above the couch

    Reply
  45. Angie says

    January 31, 2015 at 11:56 AM

    I would hang it in my den/living room or on the front porch.

    Reply
  46. Sarah Adams says

    January 31, 2015 at 1:42 PM

    I love this! I wish I was this creative!

    Reply
  47. Cherry Utley says

    January 31, 2015 at 2:58 PM

    What a great way to honor your marriage and home. You girls rock!

    Reply
  48. Kathy Snipes says

    January 31, 2015 at 3:33 PM

    We would hang it in our entry. Beautiful. Thanks for the giveaway.

    Reply
  49. Amy rush says

    January 31, 2015 at 3:33 PM

    In our new canin!

    Reply
  50. Patricia C. says

    January 31, 2015 at 3:57 PM

    I would love to hang a sign like this in my kitchen!

    Reply
  51. Trixie says

    January 31, 2015 at 4:22 PM

    Love this! We have a perfect place in our foyer just waiting to showcase this sign. Awesome giveaway.

    Reply
  52. Karen says

    January 31, 2015 at 5:46 PM

    I would hang over our door in the kitchen.
    Thanks,
    Karen

    Reply
  53. Debby Messner says

    January 31, 2015 at 6:03 PM

    I love the pillows and the signs. Thanks for a chance to win.

    Reply
  54. denise low says

    January 31, 2015 at 7:04 PM

    I would hang it on our front door so everyone can see it. Thanks for the chance.

    Reply
  55. Dorothy Bruner says

    January 31, 2015 at 9:51 PM

    I would hang it over my kitchen window where I have white plantation shuttersl

    Reply
  56. Yvonne says

    January 31, 2015 at 10:16 PM

    Since this would be a gift for my nieces,I’m not sure where it will hang. Thanks for a great giveaway.

    Reply
  57. Dezi A says

    February 1, 2015 at 5:50 AM

    Probably in my living room somewhere- we recently painted and did some renovating so I’m still trying to figure out what to put on my walls in there.

    Reply
  58. Donna Marie says

    February 1, 2015 at 9:39 AM

    Been working on this copper sign for our entryway for forever. Yours would look wonderful with it. So pllllleeeeaaassseee let me win!!!

    Reply
  59. TAMARA says

    February 1, 2015 at 11:08 AM

    I WOULD HANG THIS ON MY FRONT DOOR. MY FRIEND HAS ONE ON HER FRONT DOOR AND I HAVE ALWAYS LIKED IT.

    Reply
  60. CWirth says

    February 1, 2015 at 11:45 AM

    I would hang this in my little French flower garden….or my mud room…no wait, at my front door! Oh the possibilities are endless! Fingers crossed.

    Reply
  61. Pam Ballard says

    February 1, 2015 at 11:59 AM

    Such a wonderful giveaway. Thanks for the chance. We just moved into a new home two weeks ago. I have so many empty spaces and could think of so many places to put one. Love them.

    Reply
  62. Debbie Welchert says

    February 1, 2015 at 12:25 PM

    I would put it on my husband’s man shed. He would love it.

    Reply
  63. John Hutchens says

    February 1, 2015 at 7:47 PM

    I would hang it on my front door

    Reply
  64. Karen says

    February 2, 2015 at 6:37 AM

    I would put the sign over my bed to daily remind me of when we became a family

    Reply
  65. Sean C says

    February 2, 2015 at 6:58 AM

    Love this sign. I would hang it in my kitchen where the entire family always gathers.

    Reply
  66. Alina says

    February 2, 2015 at 7:00 AM

    I have the perfect spot in my entry way for this lovely sign.

    Reply
  67. Debi says

    February 2, 2015 at 9:42 AM

    Would love a sign – thank you for the give-away.

    Reply
  68. Cheryl Blatchley says

    February 2, 2015 at 9:42 AM

    This sign would have in my dining room with all our family pictures!

    Reply
  69. Wehaf says

    February 2, 2015 at 10:37 AM

    We’d hang this in the mudroom!

    Reply
  70. Shannon F says

    February 2, 2015 at 6:59 PM

    Gorgeous! I would hang it in my hallway. 🙂

    Reply
  71. Melissa says

    February 3, 2015 at 5:18 AM

    If I will I would hang it over the closet door in the entry way!!!

    Reply
  72. tammigirl says

    February 3, 2015 at 6:28 AM

    I’ll have to admit I don’t know yet the spot where it will hang, because I haven’t seen the spot yet. My daughter is getting married in September, and I would give it to them to have. They are house searching now, and hope to have a house to go to after their honeymoon. Otherwise they might be staying with us!

    Reply
  73. Ashley C says

    February 3, 2015 at 6:19 PM

    I’d hang it above my mantle!

    demureprincess7(at)gmail(dot)com

    Reply
  74. Brittany Koelmel says

    February 5, 2015 at 5:03 PM

    These signs are beautiful! I would hang it above my front door! 🙂

    Reply
  75. Martha Ward says

    February 6, 2015 at 5:13 PM

    This would make a great 10th anniversary gift for my daughter and her husband. They could hang it in their new home!

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar

Search This Blog

Get the book!

Invite Vanessa to speak at your event!

Stay updated!

Must Reads

It's A Spring Thing Feature Round Up from At The Picket Fence

Recent Posts

  • Why We’ve Chosen Vacations Over Projects April 26, 2022
  • A New Look for the Family Room March 1, 2022
  • Christmas Kitchen and Family Room December 19, 2021
  • Christmas Home Tour Part One December 10, 2021
  • Easy Hot Cocoa Station November 21, 2021

Footer

Stay Connected!

Instagram

“Those who know your name trust in you, for you, “Those who know your name trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.” Psalm 9:10
This is one of my most favorite projects from my b This is one of my most favorite projects from my book Life in Season! 

Because, if heaven has a fragrance, I’m fairly certain it smells like lilacs.

I think that somewhere along the way the verse in the Bible that said, ‘heaven will smell like lilacs’ just got lost in translation. But it HAD to have been in there at some point, right?

When I bury my head in the blossoms (which I absolutely MUST do every single time I walk past them), I immediately feel a stirring in my soul.

It seems like I wait forever for my lilac tree to bloom. Every year I anxiously watch as the buds begin to form on the branches and then when the blossoms finally burst forth I begin that agonizing process of deciding the absolute perfect moment to snip them and bring them inside.

And then, after all of that waiting and watching it’s just over…done. Because, unlike heaven, lilacs don’t last for an eternity. So, making my own lilac room spray seemed like the perfect way to enjoy their fragrance long after the blossoms have faded.

Here’s how to make it! Ingredients: Water, Vodka, Lilac fragrance oil. Directions: Fill spray bottle with 50/50 ratio of water to vodka. Add 12 drops of lilac oil. Give it a shake, spray and if the scent isn’t strong enough, simply add a few more drops of lilac oil.

Once you’ve made this lilac scented room spray you will be very tempted to spray it in every room in your house. And someone may want to use it in the bathroom to cover up other less…ummmm….pleasing aromas.

But, do not, I repeat do NOT, let them.

You’ve captured the fragrance of heaven in a bottle and you wouldn’t want to go and tarnish it now would you? 😉
We had two back to back days of sunshine (the most We had two back to back days of sunshine (the most we’ve had in a LONG time) and now we are back to pouring rain. This has officially confirmed what I’ve know to be true for awhile now.

I’m a MUCH better version of myself when the sun is shining! 🤪 So I’ll just be over here today plotting and planning how my husband and I can be snowbirds someday when the kids are out of the house.

If you could spend your winters (and apparently most of spring too!) in any part of the country, where would it be?
Happy weekend sweet friends!! We’ve had a LOT of Happy weekend sweet friends!! We’ve had a LOT of rain lately (which is saying something when you live in Oregon) and I’ll admit that it’s affecting my moods a bit. I feel like I’m dragging and struggling to find the energy to get stuff done. So don’t mind me if I’m over here looking at photos of my garden in the summertime and finding that it keeps me hopeful about those days to come. They will come, right?! 🤪. 

What are your favorite plants that you look forward to seeing in the summer?
We’re going to be giving our laundry room a make We’re going to be giving our laundry room a makeover soon. It’s LONG overdue! In fact, the folks from the counter company were just here taking measurements. While we have made some simple, inexpensive updates over the years, it still has many of the original elements from when the house was built in 1992.

Two of our bathrooms are also in need of major makeovers. And we’ve saved up enough money over the years to tackle those projects. But, for the most part, we made the decision to use the bulk of that money in another way. While we knew that it was financially wise to invest in our house, we also knew that the greatest investment we could make was in our children. 

I’ll admit, there are times where I see other people doing massive overhauls of their entire home in a matter of months and I feel a prick of envy. But, we decided that if our choice was between waiting a bit longer to enjoy a renovated bathroom or going on adventures as a family, we would choose adventures every time. And we don’t regret that decision for a single second. It’s not that we haven’t tackled home projects (we’ve done a lot!). It’s just that it’s been a slow and steady process. 

Most recently, we let our son pick where we would travel for spring break since this is his senior year of high school and we are trying to make up for lost time. With so much of life ‘paused’ for two years, we have appreciated these moments more than ever. And, since he’ll be heading to college in the fall, we are very aware of how important it is to spend this time together while we still have a modicum of control over everyone’s schedules.

We have many years left to remodel our home but only so much time left to make memories with our children.

And, while I’m always happy to look around my home and see rooms that are updated and more reflecting of our style, it doesn’t compare to the joy I feel when I look around my home and see the people I love the most who have been shaped by the many adventures we’ve experienced together.
Happy Saturday!! After endless days of rain (and h Happy Saturday!! After endless days of rain (and hail and snow) we are finally getting some sunshine and warmer temperatures. I’ll be honest, it’s really affected my spirits having one gloomy day after the next. So this is a much needed reprieve. Our cherry trees are showing off outside my kitchen window and we plan to get outside and make the most of these days while we have them.

What’s the weather like where you are?
“The devil, darkness, and death may swagger and “The devil, darkness, and death may swagger and boast, the pangs of life will sting for a while longer, but don’t worry; the forces of evil are breathing their last. Not to worry…HE’S RISEN!” (Charles R. Swindoll).

Happy Easter! He is risen indeed!
Who has believed our message? And to whom has the Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?

For he grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of parched ground; he has no stately form or majesty that we should look upon him, nor appearance that we should be attracted to him.

He was despised and forsaken of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and like one from whom men hide their face, he was despised, and we did not esteem him. Surely our griefs he himself bore, and our sorrows he carried; yet we ourselves esteemed him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 

But he was pierced through for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the chastening for our well-being fell upon him, and by his scourging we are healed.

All of us like sheep have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; but the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all to fall on him. (Isaiah 53)
I try to always remember to put a water bottle in I try to always remember to put a water bottle in my car before I go to pick up my daughter from school. She didn't ask me to do this, but a few months ago I began to notice that she was often thirsty when she would get in the car. Her water bottle filled up at the beginning of the day was empty by the time school got out and she would ask if she could have some water from my hydroflask. So I make sure to have one waiting for her. It's just a simple thing, really. But, I want her to know that I'm paying attention, that I see her.

Isn't it amazing how small gestures can make us feel less invisible? Knowing that someone is thinking of us and takes the time to meet a need that we might not have even realized we had? These little acts can have big impacts. What is something that someone has done for you recently that made you feel valued and seen?

What have you done for someone else to remind them that you are paying attention to their needs?

“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.”
― Charles Dickens
“The next day the large crowd that had come to t “The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, ‘Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!’ – John 12:9-19
#palmsunday
Load More... Follow
Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2022 · Divine theme by Restored 316

Copyright © 2022 At The Picket Fence