Mug Rug Review & Giveaway!

[Giveaway is now closed.  Winner announcement here. ]

I love fall weather.  Here in Ohio we get wonderful cooler temperatures and the tree leaves turn all kinds of beautiful colors.  Yesterday it was 90 degrees.  Today it is "sweater weather" (my favorite!).  And tomorrow it will be different, but that is ok.  I was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, where the weather rarely stays the same for more than 3 days in a row.

During the cooler temperatures, my favorite treat to myself is a pot of tea in the morning.  So when Brooke, from Silly Mama Quilts sent me a mug rug to review it was perfect timing!  I brewed up my first pot of the season, got myself a cookie and had a very pleasurable 13.5 minutes, which is about how long my two littlest kiddos actually slept.

Look at this mug rug - isn't it amazing?!!

Sunshine was eyeing the cookie.  And why not?  It is a Cheryl's cookie, sent to me by my sister for my birthday last week.

I love this mug rug.  It is just big enough to fit my tea cup and a treat.  AND - it's washable!  (If you don't know what a mug rug is, check out this post: http://www.twomoreseconds.com/2011/09/so-what-is-mug-rug-anyways.html )

Here's my Sunshine inspecting the mug rug.  She liked it.  She even determined that it makes a good hat (for a toddler, that is)!

Look at this amazing patchwork/quilting!  And Brooke has a sweet shop on Etsy (her button is on my sidebar to the right ==>) with mug rugs, table runners, quilts... all kinds of fun stuff!

So, on to the giveaway (which happens to be my very first!):  How would you like to have a mug rug of your very own?  Well, my friends, Brooke has generously offered a $20 credit to her shop, which would get you way more than that (think: Christmas gifts!)

To enter this giveaway, just hop over to Silly Mama Quilts (Etsy shop) then come back and leave a comment telling me your very favorite item from her shop.  Thats it!  You don't have to follow my blog (though I'd love it if you did - I could use more friends!),  just make sure to leave your email address in your comment so I can get back to you.  I'll pick a winner next Friday morning (Sept. 23).

Thanks all!
:) Caren

ps I did let Sunshine finally have some of the cookie - after she sneaked some for herself!