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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There are so many things to love about the month of May!
A truly warm, breezy day with bright blue skies and white puffy clouds;, a thunderous storm that turns the grass a vivid dark green;
the new flower bloom’s that spring open after a warm rain; blossoming lilac bushes with their sweet fragrances wafting through the wind; mother’s day….and the gift of being called ‘Mom!’
I love all the may flowers! Thanks for the great giveaway.
I love May because of beautiful lime green leaves and all the flowers that are peeking their way through. It is the start to spring and summer my two favorite seasons!!
I love May because it’s not quite spring and not quite summer, it’s the perfect mix!
I LOVE the May weather, but the schedule is crazy! All the kids end of the year projects and performances…yikes!
My birthday & the sunshine!
Several reasons why May is my favorite month – it’s my birth month and it’s when school ends and summer vacation begins for my school district. Plus, it’s usually when the weather really starts to become beautiful.
Thanks for sharing this! I had never heard of Red Letter Words and can hardly wait to head over there and start shopping!
I love the month of May because it is the last few weeks of school. It is filled with end of year parties, graduations and the great expectations for summer. I am the mother of three and a teacher so I cherish this short lived time with my daughters.
May reminds me to embrace all the wonderfulness of being a mother, take time to thank God for allowing me to have a mother like no other and remember my mother for her daily sacrifices and timeless lessons.
I just found your site and I am so glad I did! What I like about the Month of May is summer is slowing approaching and I get all kiddy like a child thinking of how to spend my summer with my family!
It was nice to find you,
Hugs,
Sandra
Love that this is the time where everything is blooming – as if God gives second chances every year for us .. what a great month!
The flowers of springtime delight me on a daily basis!
May has always been for Motherhood. My sweet Mom loved Mother’s Day, and loved all the attention we lavished upon her. But May became very special to me 21 years ago when my own miracle entered the world. Holding him in my arms, the greatest gift the Lord could ever bestow, I knew I was forever wonderfully changed. We have been blessed twice over – three miracles grace our lives. But May 6th is the day that I first held a miracle in my arms.
I love when my Foxglove bloom, they’re usually in bloom during all the month of May! #myfavoriteflower
My husbands and nephew’s birthdays, Art Fairs, Mothers Day, the weather…
two things: the first of May is my son’s birthday and this month our background check for foster care will take place!
2 of my kids have birthdays in May, so our family always looks forward to this special month!
I like the life around me that becomes obvious: flowers blooming, trees budding, and neighbors that come out of hibernation. Plus, I love that May is when I celebrate my 2nd birthday, when I gave life life to My Lord.
I have a few reasons to love the month of May: my 1st daughter was born(after 3 boys!) and she was born the day before my husband’s birthday. (I’ve never been able to top that gift!) And of course Mother’s Day is in May, and where would we be without our Moms!
I love the anticipation of summer, though I do miss not having to work or go to school.
May is celebration month for me and my friends and family. Both my parents, my sister and I, all have our birthdays in May plus 4 other close friends and 2 other family members. So needless to say, combined with Mother’s Day, Memorial Day and graduations, May is a busy and fun-filled month!
May means that we have more sunny days and cool breezes. I can take my students outside to do ecological studies in the wetland adjacent to our school. I never appreciated May very much until I moved to the Pacific Northwest… now I look forward to May every year.
I find that the best thing is that I can kick the boys outside to play more often and I can be out there tending to the yard and doing projects outside while I hear them laughing and playing with their neighborhood friends. It’s a month of bon fires, cold drinks and fresh cut grass in this house.
Life is a big celebration…born to life this very month! Looking forward to my birthday later this month! Happy Birthday to all May babies!
I love the weather in May here in Savannah, Georgia. It is so beautiful outside and it’s still not too hot to enjoy it.
May is “officially” the first month of being able to wear white shoes & skirts. The first month without an “r” in it. I wait all winter long for May to roll around again for the summer colors & my white skirts. White is so clean & fresh! I love coordinating colors with white.
May means the end of the worst of pollen season! And no mosquitoes yet to drive us out of the backyard!
It’s finally warm enough to plant my garden in Michigan!
My favorite thing about May is now celebrating my granddaughter’s birthday.
I love the rebirth of nature and the energy it brings to the world.
LOVE their stuff! May is the month where my love and I celebrate another year of togetherness!
I love the weather and the blooms that May brings! Makes me happy to go outside and enjoy my garden and sunshine.
It is the sweet smell in the air – whether it’s magnolia, azaleas or something else, I have no idea, but it is lovely!
Putting the patio furniture back outside and grilling and eating as a family and watching the sun set. Hearing the bell from the ice cream man. Watching our garden and plants start to grow.
We love May Day! We just delivered baskets of sweet smelling soap to our neighbors–no flowers in our area yet.
The end of the school year!
My husband’s birthday is today! May first! 🙂
May . .. I love that it always reminds me of my great-grandma (who has been gone since 1986) since her birthday was May 1. My Opa just passed away a month ago and his birthday was in May as well so it will now always make me think of him too. And I love that her in Canada we have a long weekend the third week in May — the first camping weekend of the season for many. For me, a nice break in the long last stretch before school lets out at the end of June (I’m a teacher).
I love to watch everything turn green and the flowers bloom. Of course, our May had an interesting start with three inches of snow today!
May is the month of my sweet mother’s birthday. Happy Birthday Mildred!! -:)
My favorite part of May is digging into my flower beds and reaping the rewards of April showers. 🙂
I love the month of May because it is our month to celebrate family with no less than 6 family birthday gatherings and a huge family/friend Memorial Day! It is a great month to catch up and spend time with those I love the most.
I love May … from the 1st May day to 5th my daughter’s birthday,
22nd – anniversary and 30 – my birthday. Oh yes, on the 12th it’s Mother’s Day. What a blessed month….lots of rejoicing and love.
Blessings and blooms, SQ
I enjoy the warm days in May. It is fun to watch the flowers grow.
My favorite thing about may is that our 3rd child is due this month! 🙂
Where we live May is all about the tulip time festival. I love watching all the kids in the Kinderplats parade.
May means enjoying warm days planting and gardening for me. As well as enjoying my grandchildren with outdoor activities.
May is when summer plays peek-a-boo & oh how I love the brief in between time of spring & summer.
When I was a kid, my mom wouldn’t let us go outside barefoot until May. I remember being excited when May 1st finally arrived so my sister and I could run around outside without shoes!
My son’s birthday is in the month of May! I also love the arrival of warm weather and flowers!!!