Hi, and happy May Day!
To kick off this magnificent month, our friend Dee from Red Letter Words is going to give one lucky Lettered Cottage commenter a pre-made, gallery-wrapped canvas of their choice! I’ve always loved the one Nester used in her living room…
#sigh #dreamy #NesterI’llBeRightOverToTakeANapOnYourCouch
The winner of this week’s giveaway can choose any 12×12, 11×14 or 8×20 gallery wrap canvas. Here are some photos of those sizes so you can get any idea of what they look like…
11×14:
12×12:
8×20:
There are lots and lots of colors and designs to choose from, and you can find them all listed by category here: Red Letter Words.
For a chance to win a canvas, just leave me a comment below about one of your favorite things about the month of May. (Email subscribers will need to click over to TheLetteredCottage.net to leave a comment.) The giveaway will run from today (Wednesday, May 1st) ’til Friday (May 3rd) at 10:00pm CST. I’ll randomly select and announce a winner on Monday, May 6th.
Good luck and thanks for visiting today!
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I love May Day! When I was a little girl we used to dance around the May Pole, and I’d make little baskets of flowers for the neighbors. I’d hang them on the front door, then ring the doorbell and run like crazy! They all knew I was doing it, of course, but they always acted very surprised and pleased to see those little bouquets. Happy memories. 🙂
May – getting outside and again, watching the birds come back, the plants come back, and smiles all around!
My favorite thing about may is the fact hat it’s the last full month of school!
In years past I have loved May for the warming weather and blooming flowers. As I write this it is in the 40’s in Oklahoma when it should be 70’s! I have faith that spring will surely come this year though! 😀
I love the flowers blooming in May!
I love May because my sweet husband was born in May. My life wouldn’t be the same without him! We celebrate the 20th anniversary…but that’s in June 🙂
I love May because I work for my local School District and our year ends in May so I get to “play” for the summer 🙂
May is the month of my wedding anniversary — one of the best days of my life. 🙂 Love Red Letter Words!
May represents a new year of marriage for me and my husband. Each year we get stronger together with the Lord!
My wedding!
I love May because that means Ohio won’t see any more snow, and spring has sprung!
In the NW, we don’t always have sunny weather in the month of May, but when we do, it is something to remember. It is supposed to be in the 80’s for the next few days, and I am loving that.
The best part of May is Mother’s Day and flowers
blooming! Plus the weather is amazing! May just screams, “go outside and enjoy the sun!”
Mother’s Day!
The warm weather and start of summer!!
May is the birth month of several dear ones in my family!
May means spring has sprung!
Summer is on it’s way!
I love May because we get to celebrate my hubby’s birthday!
My birthday is in May!
It is my birthday month and my anniversary month.Wow what was I thinking getting married on my birthday??SANDI.
The best thing about May is taking the kids to the beach the weekend before school lets out for the summer. It’s indulgent to let them skip a school day and drive down after going out to breakfast. It always jump starts the fun of being together for summer and we can hang out on the wonderful Texas coast without all the crowds!
I love May because the garden has been planted and is in the beautiful growing stage. By the end of the month we will be eating fresh vegetables!
My favorite thing about May are the bushels of flowers and vegetables that show up everywhere….front yards, backyards, nurseries, big box stores….oodles of tempting pots and gardens to drool over!
May is the beginning of Spring for us up North. Love the daffodils & tulips!
Strawberries are ripe for picking!!! Mmmmm……
May is such a happy month: Mother’s Day, spring flowers, start of summer (when I was in school), lots and lots of sunshine… So much to love
may is when new life begins and the weather is beautiful! summer is close and that means fun times to the movies with our daughter and fun get aways!
May is the month to get your garden planted and my favorite zinnia seeds in the ground. More beautiful sunny days to be outside with family.
Every May, my mother and I go to the Brimfield Flea Market in Brimfield, MA. This is our Mother’s Day tradition. For those unfamiliar with Brimfield, it is a huge outdoor flea market, stretching miles and miles. It’s a huge attraction and we have to book our hotel room back in October. It’s something we wait for all year and once the calendar reads May, we know we don’t have long to wait!
May flowers & gardening
Love the warmer weather, flowers and trees blooming and the excitement of the lazy days of summer approaching.
Love to the 3rd power!!!!!! Pick me!!!! Xo
Oops! Didn’t follow directions …lets try again…. May, I love may because (my husband and I are teachers) state testingnwillnsoon be over and I can enjoy quality time with my students before the school year is over. Tomorrow we have bring your blanke and stuffie to school day. I teach 4 th grade and they chose to do that as a great! So cute!!!youbthinkn4 th graders are too old for that… Not at all! I love my job! Bi have the best job ever!!
Here in upstate NY, spring finally arrives for good in May! Everything is green and fresh and I feel so energized after our long. long winter.
I love to hear the birds singing, see the flowers bloom and spend the evenings outside with my kids playing ….love that it stays light until 8 o’clock !
May is the delicious month between warm and hot with a lot of rain sprinkled in! I love seeing all the new life emerging
from what looked totally dead!
Planting the Garden!!!!
Summer is a time of relaxed schedules, late breakfasts on the patio, and late night swims! I can’t wait!!
May is the precipice of Summer!
I love May because it leads us right into summer!!
May brings my littles running in the backyard with bare feet ! Absolutely love it 🙂
My birthday!!! =)
My favorite thing about May is the Ellen Mother’s Day episode!!!
Lilacs!
I love the vibrant colors of the new leaves and all the flowers!
I am a piano teacher – I open the windows wide and let beautiful sounds from inside mix with the cool air and warm sun outside….makes me happy!
My Daughter born on May 4th.
Right now I am loving May because my 2 sweet daughters are coming home from college! One lives in Memphis and the other one is in Auburn, Alabama. Sometimes my heart just aches to be with them every day. So, I’m getting lots of things done around the house so that I can have lots of time to talk and just be with them.
One of my very favorite things about Spring, in Ohio, is of course the weather and the spring flowers but most importantly it feels like a renewal. Neighbors start seeing each other again after a long cold winter and I’m reminded of a sense of community. Love thy Neighbor! Thanks.
I love May for all of the new beginnings it brings!
I love May because while it is getting warmer, it is not as hot as it will be so you can really enjoy being outside. I live in Texas so summer takes on a whole new meaning for us! But I love spring!
I love May at the beach! Not too hot; bit of a breeze. Bliss..