Pink Friday, a New Recipe, and a GiveAway!

Pink Friday

Please join Cozy Cottage Gifts and Decor along with the other participating boutiques at Make Mine Pink as we celebrate...........

Marie Antoinette

What a trendy theme it seems to be!

Marie Antoinette was young, tall, blonde and beautiful and she set fashion trends through France and Europe. Her flip remark, "Let them eat cake" (attributed to her, but never confirmed) was the spark that ignited the French Revolution.

Today, we simply cannot get enough of "Marie".
She became Queen of France while still a teen. Her excessive fashions for high headdresses, plumes and voluminous dresses were subject to public
comment, admiration and ridicule.

To escape the formalities, boredom, and royal obligations of court, Marie-Antoinette created a private realm of pleasure for herself and her friends at the Petit Trianon, a small retreat palace on the grounds of Versailles, and Hameau, where she planted the first Anglo-Chinese garden; collected all species of antique roses; and revolutionized architecture and gardening trends.

So why do we love Marie Antoinette today? All her extravagance, her life of excess, her hairstyles that were larger than life, her reported love of pastries and champagne (some truth and some fiction as Marie was a teetotaler) all create for us a time and place

where a young girl can be Queen.
(--Director of Community Relations @MakeMinePink.com~Designer @ CestChouetteHome.com)

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Now for a recipe decadent enough for the pickiest of queens!

This recipe was a favorite at my coffee house, "Great Expectations". Although we closed the shop a few years ago I still have former customers who comment on this delicious treat!

Mocha Chocolata

Ingredients: Chocolate ice cream, espresso coffee (prepared), Torani chocolate syrup, Torani French Vanilla syrup, 1/2 cup Half&Half, whipped topping, Hershey's chocolate syrup, chocolate sprinkles.

In a tall soda glass place two large scoops of chocolate ice cream. Pour one or two shots of freshly made hot espresso coffee over the ice cream (depending on how much of the coffee flavor you like). Pour the Half&Half over this. Then pour two shots of Torani Chocolate syrup and one shot of Torani French Vanilla syrup over the top. Top with whipped topping and garnish with chocolate sprinkles.

Serve with a long sundae spoon and enjoy!

We also called this the PMS Special for obvious reasons! :)

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And now for the giveaway...............drumroll please!

The first person who leaves a comment on this post telling which song
the title of my recipe comes from will win a special little something
from Cozy Cottage Gifts and Decor!
(Check back in a few days to see who the lucky winner is.)

Pay It Forward has ended......

I have three participants now....Janet of Janet's Creative Pillows, Elena of EP Designs, and Vana of Le Papier Studio. I'll be busy getting your "goodies" together this week so please email your mailing address to me at: englishteacher@centurytel.net.

Thanks for participating and don't forget to "Pay It Forward"!

Just need ONE more player for "Pay It Forward"

Isn't there ONE MORE BLOGGER out there who wants to get in on this fun???

What interested me about this fun giveaway is that no one is chosen by draw. Anyone who wishes to be a part of it and responds quickly, can be! It's kind of a nice way to pass along the fun of getting a surprise yourself and then having the joy of sending one along to someone else.

To the first 3 interested bloggers who respond that they would like to be a part of this, I will be sending something to each of them. You MUST leave me a comment on this post to let me know you are interested in joining. (Two people have already responded so now I only need YOU to leave a comment!)

I responded to Kathy's post. Now I hope you will respond to my post! Don't YOU want to play? The first three of you who leave a comment on this post at cozycottageblogspot.blogspot.com will get something from me in the mail.

Then those three bloggers who responded to me, promise to pass it along or "Pay It Forward" to the first three who respond to their post...and on and on it goes.

Your something can be anything you've made, bought, found or were given. Keeping in mind that it might be something you would like to receive.

If you want to join the fun...PLEASE leave a comment on this post and then copy/paste this information about the giveaway on your blog. Then send something to the first 3 bloggers who sign up on your post.

Who Wants to join in the FUN and "Pay It Forward"?

PAY IT FORWARD

While reading one of the blogs listed in my Inspirations, I came across an interesting and fun project! What interested me about this fun giveaway is that no one is chosen by draw. Anyone who wishes to be a part of it and responds quickly, can be! It's kind of a nice way to pass along the fun of getting a surprise yourself and then having the joy of sending one along to someone else. I thought it sounded like fun. I hope after reading about it you will be interested as well! I would love to send you something special!

So here's the scoop on "Pay It Forward":

I found out about this giveaway from Kathy at Welcome to Mimi's Garden. I decided to join the fun and participate in this special "Pay it Forward" for those who love this type of giving.

This is how it works:
To the first 3 interested bloggers who respond that they would like to be a part of this, I will be sending something to each of them. You MUST leave me a comment on this post to let me know you are interested in joining.

I responded to Kathy's post. Now I hope you will respond to my post! The first three of you who leave a comment on this post at cozycottageblogspot.blogspot.com will get something from me in the mail.

Then those first three bloggers who responded to me, promise to pass it along or "Pay It Forward" to the first three who respond to their post...and on and on it goes.

Your something can be anything you've made, bought, found or were given. Keeping in mind that it might be something you would like to receive.

If you want to join the fun...PLEASE leave a comment on this post and then copy/paste this information about the giveaway on your blog. Then send something to the first 3 bloggers who sign up on your post.

Who Wants to join in the FUN and "Pay It Forward"?