Today I am excited to introduce you to Michele of Mimiware. Michele and I have a mutual friend – her aunt is a friend of mine from church. Karen suggested I check out Michele’s etsy shop. I loved what I found!
Remember my pretty rule?
“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” William Morris
Michele’s creations are both useful and beautiful! She creates beautiful hand painted items for your kitchen.
Michele has graciously donated one of her pretty hand painted 12″ high pepper grinders to be given away here at Your Homebased Mom.
I don’t know about you but I could sure use a pretty pepper grinder. My plain wooden one has gotten too close to the gas burner a few too many times!!
Michele has so many pretty things in her shop – here is one of my personal favorites!
To enter the giveaway leave a comment below. You can receive a second entry by sharing the giveaway on Facebook, Twitter or your blog. Just leave a separate comment each time!
I’d love to introduce Michele of Mimiware to you:
“I have always loved crafting. My mom was very talented and encouraged us all to be creative. She and I started painting about 17 years ago after my 2nd baby. We would paint any piece of furniture we could get our hands on and opened a business called Whimsy together.
6 years and 2 more babies later I needed to cut back so I started my own business, Mimiware.(My dad calls me Mimi). I painted glassware. I loved it, but soon found out that glass and boys do not mix well together. I decided to paint for fun only…no business.
My mom passed away 8 years ago after the birth of my 5th child. I had a very hard time painting for a while. She was my inspiration and
muse. It took me almost 4 years before I could really paint again. But she had instilled a love of art in me.When my baby went to
kindergarten I had alot of time on my hands and that meant that I could paint again! Yeah!!!
I love to come up with new designs and things to paint.I am inspired by everything and anything around me. From outdoors to music to my
kids I am always finding inspiration and beauty around me.”
Please pay a visit to Michele’s etsy shop and leave a comment below for a chance to win her pretty pepper grinder! The giveaway will remain open until Friday, March 12 at 12:00 a.m. PST
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I love giveaways!! (but probably don’t qualify since you pay me! lol)
i have always wanted a pretty pepper mill…mine is so utilitarian! i hope i win!
I just love the Lazy Susan’s, especially the Paisley II. Very cute and fun kitchen items!
Love it! What a clever idea!
What fun! Love the pepper grinder!
Your creations are very uplifting and give me a happy feeling inside !! Very bright and beautiful ! I would love to win the colorful peppermill. Thank you for the opportunity !
Love the unique and beautiful items. Pepper is a seasoning I can’t do without and I would love to have the pepper mill on my table.
I need to get pretty and away from the big, industrial size and looking Costco peppermill! Thanks Leigh Anne.
I just bought some pepper corns at Costco this we4ekend and am looking for a mill. This would be perfect. THANKS!
What a delightful shop and giveaway! I’m sure this pepper mill will add a great touch to anybody’s kitchen!
Sooo Cute! I want one! I love fresh cracked pepper but sadly my Costco one broke, full of pepper!
LOVE LOVE LOVE it! I can’t wait to “browse”
What whimsical and functiuonal items. Very cool! Please add my name for the drawing. Thanks
Jane
This is super cute, I mean pretty.
The peppermill makes me feel happy! I love it!! : )
Thank you for sharing the new shop. The Pepper grinder is wonderful.
I haven’t had a pepper mill since my niece dropped ours in the mashed potatoes. lol It was plastic and did not clean up well.
Michele’s pepper mill is so cheerful.
Wow, these are beautiful!
I hate to admit it, but I don’t have a real pepper grinder. I’ve wanted one for years. I hope I win!!
Oh how fun and pretty! Michele is definitely talented and I bet her mom smiles down on her daily. ; D
i need this. i want this! i have to have this!! NOW!
I do cooking demonstrations when camping to encourage people to enjoy cooking in the outdoors. One of these pretty coloured pepper mills would look so pretty on my cooking table.
What a great talent you have–love your work! The pepper grinder would be a prefect birthday gift for my good friend. Thanks for the offer of a giveaway!
I love pepper grinders. I have one for the dining room table that I have to get when I am cooking in the kitchen. Would love this cute one for the kitchen.
Love this grinder! Darling idea.
So pretty! That would make a beautiful addition to the kitchen. I love the quote! Thanks for the giveaway!
I tweeted! @tifscatku
I would love to win this totally cute pepper grinder, mine has a few burn marks too!
Lovely things!
So Cute! I love the colors, it would look great in my kitchen.
I love handpainted things. Her work is beautiful!
WOW I love this it would got great in my house. The colors are what I have.
Thanks for the chance to win it.
Very cute, would love in my kitchen, so bright and pretty.
I love that quote by William Morris. I wrote it down as my inspiration for today. I would love to win something useful and beautiful!
How creative and beautiful. It looks almost too pretty to actually use!
I love anything that has to do with the kitchen and cooking.
How cute and I don’t have a pepper grinder
What a cute idea! I love it!!
Beautiful designs and fantastic gift ideas!
Absolutely adorable!! I love it!!!!
Love this! And I need a new pepper mill!!
Cute, cute, cute!
We use only cracked pepper, and ground sea salt, in the Bush Family kitchen. My mills are ugly…I would love a cute one that can be left on the counter next to my stove. Love the styling!!
I love your saying about having beautiful things around! The pepper mill is fantastic–I can see it brightening up anyone’s kitchen but especially mine!
I’ve gotta tell you…. One of the kids managed to break my pepper mill a couple months ago (don’t ask me how…I really don’t know), and I have yet to replace it. I’m dying without freshly ground pepper.
beautiful etsy shop…very creative and that pepper mill is absolutely gorgeous! I would love it in my kitchen
The pepper grinder is just too cute. Would love (like all the others who have commneted) to have one like it in my kitchen.
wow thanks for passing on her website we have been in search of a decent but nice looking pepper grinder for a while now
I checked out her etsy…love her stuff!!
It is darling! My pepper mill is clear – boring.
Oooooo . . . what a pretty pepper mill. It would be a stunning addition to my kitchen. I promise to take care of it and use it with every meal. (Yes, I do use a lot of pepper).
Just love the handpainted peppermill! Pick me, please?!
Laurel/NJ
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How cute! I´d love to have one of those for my pepper. Husband really dislikes the stuff, so I could keep my own special peppercorns in my own special painted pepper grinder. Thanks for the giveaway!
I love this pepper mill and all of Michele’s work! Why shouldn’t grinding pepper be fun? : )
Cute pepper grinder! I need one!
I only use ground peppercorns. This pepper mill is too cute. I would love to have one.
Wow! It’s so pretty!! Great giveaway!
What a cute etsy shop! Love, love love this:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=35000386
Very cool and would look great in my new kitchen!!!!
Oh, I love the pretty pepper grinder! Please count me in. (I visited the Mimiware shop, too, and there are a lot of pretty items there. ^_^)
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What a great shop. Beautiful stuff!!!
I would love one of these! I really like the red, black and white one!
I love this shop! What a pretty pepper grinder! I would love to own one!
I’d love to be your lucky winner. Her work is soooo cute!
I love hand painted extras. They look like would fit I’m great for an extra. I would love to win one!
Oh, I love pepper mills and I just have a cheap-o one from the grocery store!
AAH! This is great. I would love love to win this item.
I would love to brighten up my table with this pepper grinder! My kitchen NEEDS pretty.
I love everything. Very “mary englebreitish!”
Beautiful etsy shop! I love the children’s table and all the painted bowls!! Very FUN!!
This is beautiful. I also love the items in her shop!
Thanks for the chance to win!
Oh this peppermill is GORGEOUS!!!
I love the Large Dot Pepper grinder. Cute stuff. My pepper grinder is on its last days.
Oh they are so pretty! I would love to have one of those!
So cute!
What an adorable pepper mill and a wonderful story about her mom.
Hooray…the comments work! I love anything painted…so cute!
too cute!
You have amazing talent! I visited your shop, the pepper mill would look great in my house! Thank you for offering it!
How fun! I love pretty, unique things like this!
Such unique items – you are so talented!
This is gorgeous!!!! Would love to have this on my kitchen counter!
Her work is beautiful! What a great idea!
What an inspirational and talented artist!
There’s nothing like freshly ground pepper to add a punch to your favorite meal, and what a fun way to get away from the daily “grind”!
I hope I am the lucky winner of this adorable pepper mill!
Very cheerful- I LOVE pepper~!
I visited Mimi’s etsy shop and was very impressed with her selection…all so very pretty!
I just saw that you one tickets to the CBC. I am hoping to go and am now jealous that you won tickets! If I go maybe we can meet in person.
opps that was won tickets
I love the pepper grinder. It would brighten up my kitchen. Thanks!
Those are so cute! I would love a new pepper mill.
Very cute stuff!! I had to look at everything.
Beautiful! I love the apple green on the top of the pepper shaker….but all of the colors are fab! I’d love to win!
Those are SO CUTE! I love the bright colors!
That is the cutest pepper shaker/grinder I have ever seen! Love it!
Love the pepper shaker. Very talented gal!
What an adorable pepper grinder! I have been wanting to buy one but have only looked at the boring wooden or stainless ones!!
Oh, these are so pretty.
I need this! If I don’t win, I guess I’ll have to just go and buy something else!
Or possibly SEVERAL somethings! Oh, darn! ;0)
So cute!! Thanks for the fun giveaway! I really hope my kitchen wins this cute grinder!
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