Happy Blogiversary!

What's It Wednesday #76

It's hard to believe that two years have passed since we first tentatively launched Ivy & Elephants. We were just two friends who happily chatted about our favorite blogs and marveled over the fabulous and creative designs we found there. This was a community of strong caring women living life to the fullest, and we wanted to be a part of it. Gratefully we were accepted and welcomed into the fold. Two years later I am happy to say that our little blog has flourished and we are blessed with wonderful and supportive friends all over the world.

To say thank you we're giving away two great books that we know you'll love. The first is “Paris Flea Market Style” by Claudia Strasser. If you know her first book, “The Paris Apartment” or her blog of the same name you know you won't be disappointed. To see some eye candy from the book and get a great review click on the link to Kim Hite's La Belle Époque Home.

The other is “Junk Style” by Melanie Molesworth. This book is filled with fabulous treasures artfully displayed and lovingly collected. For a sneak peek at the book check out The City Sage.

Again, thank you for all your friendship and support. Your words of encouragement are treasured and inspiring.

Good Luck!

Patti & Paula

There Are 7 Ways to Enter!

1. Leave us a comment on this post. 
2. If you are already a follower, leave us a comment indicating that you are a current follower. 
3. Become a follower and leave us a comment indicating that you are a new follower.
4. Post our giveaway on your blog linking it back to us and leave us a comment indicating that you did.
5. Follow us on Twitter and leave us a comment indicating that you did.
6. "Like" us on Facebook and leave us a comment indicating that you did.
7. Follow us on Pinterest and leave us a comment indicating that you did.

Remember to leave a separate comment for each cool task in order to increase your odds of winning.  We will be using a Random  Generator to choose the winner.  We will be announcing our winner next Tuesday, June 4^th. Grab our giveaway button to share with friends.
 Good luck and thank you for a wonderful two years!

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Thanks to all of you who partied with us last week. Please link-up and join us again. Remember, it's not a party without you!

Here are this Week's Features:

Selep Imaging Blog

Salmagundi

Forever Decorating!

Rooted In Thyme

At The Farm House

Sunday View

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We are partying with these fine folks:

Katherines Corner The Charm of Home Antiques and Teacups The Farmhouse Porch Elizabeth & Co. Coastal Charm French Country Cottage The Rose Garden in Malevik Fox Hollow Cottage The Shabby Nest Imparting Grace Chic on a Shoestring Decorating Timewashed The Tablescaper Little Red House Adorned From Above Pursuit of Functional Home Funky Junk Interiors A Diamond in the Stuff

Savvy Southern Style Fine Craft Guild The Vintage Farmhouse No Minimalist Here Southern Lovely A Delightsome Life The Shabby Creek Cottage Sincerely, Paula The Thrifty Groove {Primp} Craftberry Bush Boogieboard Cottage The Dedicated House Common Ground Not Just a Housewife A Stroll Thru Life

Rose Chintz Cottage My Romantic Home The Brambleberry Cottage Coloradolady From My Front Porch to Yours Redoux art.of.66 Petals to Picots 504 Main A Little Knick Knack Five Days Five Ways Finding Fabulous Natasha in Oz It's So Very Cheri Jennifer Rizzo Green Willow Pond Hope in Every Season Faith, Grace, and Crafts Our Delightful Home My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Come show off your whatchamacallits, what is its, what it once was, and "hey, look what I just did" posts. In other words, what you created, organized, designed or re-designed, found, purchased, transformed, inherited, re-purposed, renovated, are selling, or giving-away.

Ivy & Elephants Giveaway II

On our Ebony & Ivory post we hinted about giving away one of those gorgeous white porcelain pitchers, with the raised roses on them. Well here we go.

There are 6 ways to enter!

1) Leave us a comment describing what you would do with this porcelain pitcher if you were to win the giveaway. 

2) If you are a follower, get a friend (or two or three or more) to become a follower and leave us a comment indicating that your friend is now a follower. You must leave their name/blog so we can go by and show them some blog love. You can enter as many times as you have friends who are now new followers (i.e. you get 3 friends to follow, you get to enter 3 times).

3) Become a follower and leave us a comment indicating that you are a new follower.

4) Post our giveaway on your blog linking it back to us and leave us a comment indicating that you did.

5) Follow us on Twitter and leave us a comment indicating that you did.

6) "Like" us on Facebook and leave us a comment indicating that you did.

Remember to leave a separate comment for each cool task in order to increase your odds of winning.  We will be using a Random  Generator to choose the winner.  We will be announcing our winner on Sunday, September 4th. Grab our giveaway button, on the right side of this post, to share with friends. Good Luck and Thank you for a wonderful two months!

We are partying with the following fabulous folks this week:

Saturday Night Fun @ Sisters of the Wild West

DebbieDoo's Newbie Party @ DebbieDoo's

Amaze me Monday @ Dittle Dattle

Masterpiece Monday @ Boogie Board Cottage

Inspire me Monday @ Singing Three Little Birds

Making the World Cuter Monday @ Making the World Cuter

White Wednesday @ Faded Charm

Wow us Wednesday @ Savvy Southern Style

House in the Roses @ The House in the Roses

Show and Tell Friday @ My Romantic Home

The Giveaway Winner is...

Congratulations Rosemary of

You are lucky number 73 generated by the True Random Generator. 

Fabulous people, please pass by Roses Petite Maison and congratulate her on winning Ivy & Elephants' first ever giveaway.

Rosemary will be receiving a beautiful upcycled vintage bottle designed by the loving and creative hands of Patti.

Rosemary, we will be emailing you today for your information on where to ship your fabulous vintage bottle.

We want to thank all of you for helping us celebrate two months of Ivy & Elephants in blogland by submitting 83 wonderful comments by midnight last night to our giveaway and making this so much fun! 

So why are we Ivy & Elephants you ask? Some of you were actually correct. We are indeed sorority girls. Patti is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated (AKA). The ivy leaf is a symbol of the sororities strength and endurance. 

Paula is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated (Delta). One of the founders of the sorority was a collector of elephants so Deltas are also known for the vast collections of beautiful elephants. 

Stay tuned for tomorrow's post:

"Ebony and Ivory live together in perfect harmony", as the song goes. Stop by tomorrow to see how we do it.

Ivy & Elephants Giveaway

Sunday, July 31st, will mark two months since the launch of Ivy & Elephants. These two months have been so much fun. We have met so many wonderful new friends, from around the world, along the way. So now it's high time we gave back. So throw your name in the hat and get a chance to win one of Patti's upcycled bottle creations.

There are 6 ways to enter!

1) Leave us a comment on why you think that we chose the name Ivy & Elephants for the title of our blog. 

2) If you are already a follower, leave us a comment indicating that you are a current follower. 

3) Become a follower and leave us a comment indicating that you are a new follower.

4) Post our giveaway on your blog linking it back to us and leave us a comment indicating that you did.

5) Follow us on Twitter and leave us a comment indicating that you did.

6) "Like" us on Facebook and leave us a comment indicating that you did.

Remember to leave a separate comment for each cool task in order to increase your odds of winning.  We will be using a Random  Generator to choose the winner.  We will be announcing our winner on Sunday, July 31st. Grab our giveaway button, on the right side of this post, to share with friends. Good Luck and Thank you for a wonderful two months!

This week we are partying with the following fabulous folks:

Made By You Monday	@ Skip to My Lou
Twice Owned Tuesday	@ Creating a House of Grace
Glitter Link Party	@ Running With Glitter
Sisters of The Wild West	@ Sister Sunday Link Party
Dittle Dattle	@ Amaze Me Monday
Boogie Board Cottage	@ Masterpiece Monday
Making the World Cuter	@ Making the World Cuter Monday
It's So Very Cheri	@ It's Party Time
Pink Hippo Party	@ Pinkapotamus
Making Monday Marvelous	@ C.R.A.F.T.
I Made It Monday	@ Ninth Street Notions
More The Merrier Monday	@ The DIY Home Sweet Home Project
Inspire Me Monday	@ Singing Three Little Birds
Market Yourself Monday	@ Sumo’s Sweet Stuff
Anything Related	@ All Thingz Related
Pajama Party	@ Life in My PJ’s
Weekly Linking Party	@ Passionately Artistic
Craft Link Party	@ Polly Want a Crafter