Winner winner chicken dinner!

It is Melbourne Cup day today! What better way to celebrate to announce the winner of this beautiful print from Driftwood Interiors.

*** Winner ***

Ellise From Charles Whyte

Congratulations. Please send me an email ASAP so I can pop this beautiful print in the post for you.

Also everybody who entered thank you so much for all of the beautiful comments.

One of Ellise's favorite moments over the past year was my post on our wedding photos (way back on the 3rd November 2010). I love them too Ellise! I have this one on my desk.

Monday {Flowers + Giveaway ends today}

Sweetpeas are a glorious looking beautifully perfumed flower, sweetpeas grow like regular peas on trellis or in this case on a fence at mums house.

 I love thedischevled bright pop of colour, sitting in a milk glass vase (a thrifted find of course). The "S" on the wall is from Typo sitting in a photo box frame, I backed the frame with a wallpaper Sample Ziddi from "Porters Paints".

An Idea for a gorgeous wedding bouquet with a difference perhaps:

Via: kavelle

On another note, one of my favourite chairs Mr Rams head has changed into white for summer and made his way into the sunlight of the dining room.

I will be drawing the winner of the Giveaway today, so don't forget to enter! Here

Giveaway

Do you people like gifts? I love giving so please enter the Black Velvet Chair Giveaway Here to win this print from Driftwood Interiors. Entries close Monday 31st October 2011.

Happy Blog Birthday {Giveaway}

A year ago today I decided to start this little blog Black Velvet Chair, designed as a self development tool, a little something to scrapbook my design and DIY life whilst entertaining my mind and possibly others. Black Velvet chair has become part of my daily life, reading blogs inspires me continuously and the beautiful friends that have been made far and wide continues to astound me. My very first blog post.

I wanted to buy myself a self present to mark the occasion so I headed over to Kerri’s shop Driftwood Interiors and purchased a print from the “Collected series” for myself, after such positive reaction last Christmas gifting prints to my Mother and Mother In law. True to style with self presents I usually end up purchasing a present equally as brilliant for a friend (I am strange like that). I am super excited to offer one of my bloggy friends this beautiful present:

Giveaway

To be gifted this lovely Pink Floral Watercolor - Bouquet in Flow Blue from Driftwood Interiors you need to be a Black Velvet Chair follower, simply leave a comment letting me know your favourite or most memorable Black Velvet Chair moment or post over the last year. For three additional entries post about Black Velvet chair on your blog then leave three separate comments letting me know.

The lucky winner will be drawn On Monday 31^st October 2011.

Goodluck and Thankyou all for your support over the past year!

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PS: This is the Feather print "Collected" I purchased as a Self Present.

Feel free to Self Present over at Driftwood Interiors also.

February giveaway.....The winner!

Super excited that it is time to announce the February giveaway. Clicking "Calculate" on Random.org gives me such a rush - I really want to give you all a little gift (I hope to run these every month so stay tuned!).

Without any further suspense this little bowl is sitting on my desk wrapped and ready to be sent to the fabulous winner!

da, da, na, dun.....

Natalie from Natalie merrillyn (Please email me). 

Last week to enter the February giveaway

This is the last week of the February giveaway!!!!

Hurry- If you have not done so already please head over Here to enter for your chance to have this beautiful bowl sitting somewhere in your home.

The brass & marble side table @ Home

Here are some photos of the side table in the lounge - sorry for the blurry late night photos (I will take some proper lounge photos when I get a spare minute at home in natural light). The table is so convenient & I love that the table ties the chairs in as a permanent fixture in the room. If I am blogging at home you will usually find me sitting in a Black Velvet chair with a remote & wine in hand - hence the practical styling of the remotes on the side table.

PS: I am in dire need to update the wall of frames behind - I am thinking 8 large frames in a 4 by 2 arrangement- What do you think? .

Fabulous followers-

Please don't forget to enter the giveaway Here

The February Giveaway

It is the first day of February & time for the monthly giveaway. 

I am super excited about this one!!!!!!

I mentioned back in November 2010 that I was lusting over a Gold bowl that was featured in Lonny magazine, you are very lucky as I have one bowl to give away to a Black Velvet Chair follower.

The beautiful bowl is white and copper and is made of paper mache, it comes from Etsy seller etco and measures 3 1/2 inches wide & 1 3/4 inches tall, this would make a perfect catch for your rings or jewelry.

(Note: not designed to hold food or liquid)

How to enter the giveaway

1. Be a follower of Black velvet chair.

2. Leave a Comment on this post - Tell me where you would put this bowl or what you would put in it?

As usual the winner will be calculated by random.org.

Entry is open to all Black Velvet Chair followers- I will post worldwide.

Entries close and the winner will be announced midday Friday the 18th February 2011.

Giveaway winner

Today is Friday the 14th! it is time to announce the winner of the dictionary paper print. Without further suspense the January giveaway winner is Romana of Nouveau Traditionalis please contact me with your postage address (my email is located under contact details), I too hope we see pics of where it gets placed.  

I never win anything either! please don't be despaired if you are not the winner of this month's giveaway as there are many more to come. Keep a look out for the February giveaway.

New year resolutions @ The way we are

Today I am guest posting over at The way we are , with a few of my New Years resolutions.

If you have just popped over from The way we are and are new to Black velvet chair please feel free to have a look around, you have come by at just the right time - I am currently running a Giveaway- Make sure you enter here.

And a few of my favorite pics from The way we are. 

 All pics via: The way we are

Black velvet chair - GIVEAWAY!

The decision to join the blogging world has been a truly humbling experience.

I enjoy reading all of your comments and visiting your blogs, I feel blessed to have found so many friendly and creative people. You have all been so welcoming and a sweet!

So as a little thankyou, I have decided to give away this print from Winterberrycottage 

This print- Bird in a cage printed on dictionary paper

Entering this giveaway is easy

1. Be a follower of Black velvet chair.

2. Leave a Comment on this post (winner will be calculated by random.org).

You have just over a week to enter this giveaway, I will post this print worldwide (frame not included).

Winner will be announced on Friday the 14th January 2011.

I LOVE giving gifts, over the next year keep a look out - there will be many more giveaways!. 

Edit- Entries have now closed

Please keep a look out for the next giveaway.