Happy Friday friends, how about a chance to win some super cute freebies this weekend?  Yay !

Please welcome my newest sponsor Cute As Pie Office Supplies ~ your online shop for some fabulous office products.  If you’re bored of the mundane choices at your local office supply store, there is hope for your desktop ! 

Cute As Pie is the place for oh-so-chic office supplies so that the surface of your workspace is the most stylish on the block.   Are you a list maker?  Organizational diva?  Super mom on the go?  Multitasker?

There’s plenty of pretty products for you to love!

Organizers !

Oh so pretty file totes!  Do you recognize the blue one?  I have one for all my receipts, and I love it.

Magazine storage: 

Pencil holders:

And plenty of other goodies too.

And that’s just a teensy weensy sampling, friends. 

There’s so much more to see!!

Eligibility to win one of two $50 gift certificates to Cute As Pie Office Supplies:

1)  Hop on over to Cute As Pie Office Supplies and have a look around ~ you’ll love it!  Pick your most favorite product and tell which one you’d be sure to choose if you won.  Hey, list a few favorites, because with $50 dollars to spend, you can grab a few goodies.

2)  For a second chance to win, either link to this giveaway on Facebook, or tweet this giveaway on Twitter with a link, then leave a second comment telling where you posted (either FB or Twitter).

Free shipping too.  US and Canadian entrants only this time. 

Be sure to follow Cute as Pie on Twitter too for all the latest !

Two winners chosen by Random.org.  Giveaway ends Monday July 26th at 8 p.m PST. 

Good luck and have a fabulous weekend ! 

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Greetings all, happy Friday, I have a great giveaway for you this weekend.  My dear friend Cathe from the very popular blog Just Something I Made just happens to be a most talented graphic artist and collector of vintage monograms.   She combines her professional graphic artistry skills with her collection of vintage images to create these very stylish one-of-a-kind custom monograms for a multitude of uses. 

Take a peek at this sample of her work, aren’t they completely wonderful ? 

There’s so many ways they can be used  ~  you can create something unique and truly you with your own custom monograms:

Imagine the creative possibilities ~  I love the idea of framing different styles in a wall gallery, or creating personalized stationery.  What a wonderful wedding gift these would make !

Cathe will create for you a set of custom monograms with your chosen two initials, a $125 value.  You will receive a high resolution PDF file with at least six different styles with your chosen letters.  There will be two winners of this giveaway !

If you have any questions about how these monograms are created, how they can be used, or what colors are available, please visit this FAQ page.   You can view even more examples in this Etsy shop.

Eligibility to win one of two sets of custom vintage monograms: 

1)  Simply leave a comment describing what you would do with your own set of custom monograms.   

2) For a second chance to win, either link to this giveaway on Facebook, or tweet this giveaway on Twitter (and leave a second comment telling where you linked, FB or Twitter)

3) For a third chance to win, visit Cathe at Just Something I Made and become a follower, or sign up to follow Cathe on Twitter.  Leave an additional comment telling where you are following.

Giveaway ends Monday July 19th at 8 p.m. PST.  Two winners chosen by Random.org.

GOOD LUCK ! 

Wishing you a fabulous weekend.  We’re going to try to hop over to Napa for some wine tasting, can’t wait !

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We all love to add personality to our home and expressing yourself with your favorite wall designs, quotes or lettering is a unique way to do it ! 

Today’s giveaway is brought to you by a new sponsor, Xpresiv Designs.

Personalize the rooms of your home with any of these customized family favorites:

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Greetings friends, I’m baaaaaaack from a whirlwind trip to Southern California.  Sadly, we drove south to pay our respects to my beloved uncle who passed earlier in the week.  Despite the circumstances, I reconnected with aunts, uncles, cousins, and extended family – that was completely wonderful.  

I had a chance to meet up with fellow Californian and blog buddy JJ from The Blah Blah Blahger who I met at the Blissdom conference back in February.  

JJ is so much fun, it was great to get some gal time with her and chat all about blogging and life and our shared passion for great wine.  That’s what I love about this blogging adventure, the opportunity to mix and mingle with great people from across these fruited plains.  Big hugs JJ, can’t wait to meet up again in Sonoma !

I also spent two days in Carmel-by-the-Sea, oh me oh my, talk about gorgeousness all around in one charming town.  Will post pics later ! 

It’s party time peeps !

I’m not one to throw blog parties very often, but since I love the Fourth of July, and since we’re throwing a patriotic bash this year, and since YOU all are a fantastic source of inspiration, let’s have a party gang ! 

No doubt many of you are getting your craft on in anticipation of the upcoming Fourth, plus I know many of you love to bring out the red, white, and blue in July, plus I also know many of you can whip up some amazing summer recipes, so let’s celebrate, shall we ?  

Mark your calendars ! 

Anything decorative or DIY or delicious will do, as long as it has something to do with the red, white, and blue.   Just about anything related to the Fourth of July works for me, so link up with your decor related posts, or party planning tips, or scrumptious recipes!  I’ll be sure to work up something snazzy as well. 

And I’ll try to get some sort of button thingy in the sidebar. . . . HTML – it boggles my mind sometimes. 

Before I forget, the lucky winner of the Geezees giveaway is none other than lucky #102, Heather S. who won because of a Tweet, congratulations Heather !

Heather will choose these words for her personalized canvas, “I don’t care too much for money, money can’t buy me love.”  

Oooooh, a fellow Beatles fan, I love it.  Heather, send me your contact info in an email so you can collect your lovely prize.

Finally, today I’m excited to bring you a giveaway from The Pleated Poppy !  

The Pleated Poppy offers all sorts of fun and feminine accessories, from zippered pouches to notebook covers to stylish aprons to pleated poppy pins !

I’m in love with these petal pusher ruffle pins – perfect for adding just that dash of panache to your lapel, your hairband, a purse or hat.  

Call me eccentric, but I do believe these would looks fantastic on a banded lampshade, wouldn’t that be so flirty ?  

There will be two lucky winners of this giveaway !  Each one will receive a $30 dollar shop credit to The Pleated Poppy. 

Eligibility to win one of two $30 dollar shop credits to The Pleated Poppy: 

1) Hop on over to The Pleated Poppy and pick your favorite item.  Come back and tell us all what you’d choose if you won in a comment, that’s it ! 

2) For a second chance to win, either post a link to this giveaway on Facebook, OR tweet about this giveaway on Twitter (with a link), then leave a second comment telling where you linked (either FB or Twitter). 

Giveaway ends Saturday June 5, 2010 at 8 p.m. PST.  Two winners chosen by Random.org.  

Good luck friends !

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