Greetings and happy weekend!  How are you?  I do hope you’re enjoying this holiday season!  I’ve been running around doing all sorts of holiday related things, but the one thing I’ve been neglecting is my dreaded paperwork!  I’m pretty good at staying organized most of the time, but paperwork is my weakness.  I cannot be alone in the ‘paperwork piling up everywhere’ scenario, but I can tell you, I’m looking forward to that down time after Christmas to sort that daunting pile.     

Being organized helps me get more done, and devote more time to my family and I’m made serious efforts this year to make it so!  It helps me think clearly, remain focused, and always saves time.  Don’t you find that to be true?  I have adopted some strategies from my sponsor Simplify 101 which truly help.  Have you visited their site?   The founder Aby Garvey is an organizing and productivity expert!  I love her motto, “More Fun, More Done”.  Having an organized home is one way to make more time to be creative too.

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Just in time for the upcoming New Year, I have an exciting giveaway for you!  January is organizing month, so Simplify 101 is offering three winners their choice of any of their four upcoming workshops. 

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Have you seen page 22 of the most recent issue of House Beautiful?  If so, then you saw this felt applique pillow by the one and only Alexandra Ferguson listed in HB’s ‘The Best’ section!  

Alexandra creates handmade pillows with 100% recycled felt stitched into sassy statements and decorative motifs.  She was also featured in ‘Real Simple’ magazine earlier this year. 

With shop categories ranging from ‘House Rules’ to ‘Good Advice’ to ‘Botanicals and Creatures’, this New York designer is sure to have one pillow in her shop that you will love! 

Here’s just a few I fancy (and I actually have the ampersand one, love it!):

Alexandra is giving away one pillow from her shop (under $100) to one lucky winner! 

Eligibility to win a one-of-a-kind Alexandra Ferguson decorative pillow:

1)  Visit the Alexandra Ferguson shop and pick your favorite, then name it in a comment.

2)  For extra chances to win, tweet this giveaway with a link on Twitter, or link to this giveaway on Facebook, then leave a comment telling where you mentioned (FB or Twitter).

Giveaway ends Monday December 6, 2010 at 8 p.m. PST.  One winner chosen by Random.org. 

For those who don’t win, if you simply must have a custom Alexandra Ferguson creation, use the code CENTSATIONAL10 to save 10% on your order!

Good luck and happy Ho Ho Ho weekend!!

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Hello and happy happy Friday!  The holidays are upon us, so it’s time to start thinking about the ladies, men, and babies in your life!   This year, for Mother’s Day, I bought my Mom the Circle of Love bracelet from The Vintage Pearl, and she absolutely treasures her piece.  It’s the only keepsake she has with her four children’s name on it, what Mom doesn’t want one of those?

This weekend, I bring you a giveaway from one of my fantastic sponsors ~ your chance to win some hand stamped silver jewelry from The Vintage Pearl.  There will be two lucky winners of this weekend’s giveaway – each will receive a $75 dollar gift certificate to purchase something very special.  Take a peek at this small sampling of these hand stamped sterling silver pieces available.

Eligibility to win one of two $75 dollar gift certificates to The Vintage Pearl

1)  Hop on over to The Vintage Pearl and pick a favorite among this collection.  Come on back and leave a comment telling us which piece you’d choose if you won.

2) For a second chance to win, either tweet about this giveaway on Twitter, or link to this giveaway on Facebook, then come back and mention in a second comment where you linked (FB or Twitter).

Giveaway ends Monday November 8th at 8 p.m. PST.  Two winners will be chosen by Random.org.

Good luck and happy fall weekend!!

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The Paper Cafe is back with this weekend’s wonderful giveaway!  There’s a new Custom Stamp Gift Set available from Three Designing Women, and they graciously sent me one of these delightful sets to try it out.

These are absolutely lovely.  They come with 20 stylish note cards and envelopes, two coordinating ink pads, one personalized self inking stamper of choice, all beautifully packaged in a chocolate brown box with robins egg blue band.  The ink cartridges fit right into your stamper, making them self inking and therefore mess and worry free.

Here’s a few more examples of the gift sets available:

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