Posts Tagged ‘giveaway’
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
I recently got a family necklace like this one shown, for someone in my life whose family is dealing with some heavy, challenging things. I love the design and I can’t wait to give it to her as a symbol of what and who is most important in her life.
Lisa Lehmann of Studio Jewel is the designer of this piece and many other very cool jewelry pieces. She has generously offered to give away a $100 gift certificate to one of my readers. This is open to anyone, anywhere (even if you are outside the U.S.). Be sure to explore her shop and see many of my fashionable pieces, as well as the customizable designs.
To enter for a chance to win, simply leave your first name, city, state or country and a randomly selected winner will be announced tomorrow in the Feedback Friday post.
Tags: giveaway, jewelry, Studio Jewel
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Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
{ no. 1 | creative team update }
We are super happy to welcome Miss Kelly Purkey to the Project Life Creative Team and we think you’ll love what she has to share with us in 2012 as she embarks on doing Project Life to document her own adventures. Get to know her HERE.
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{ no. 2 | digital project life tutorial }
If anyone would be the master at helping others to understand how to use the digital Project Life templates that are available on JessicaSprague.com, who would that be? Uh, yeah. Jessica Sprague. Well guess what? Jessica whipped up a little video tutorial out of the goodness of her heart and I think you’ll fine it really helpful. Check it out HERE.
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{ no. 3 | photo inspiration }
I put together a little collection of personal photos to share on Shutterfly, hoping to inspire others to document the everyday. You can check that out HERE.
There are a couple other related photo collections that I think are specifically inspiring to Project Lifers:
Slice of Life: Kids Were Here… by Jessica Deane
My Life in Five Photos: Everyday Moments by Ali Edwards
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{ no. 4 | clementine additions }
Lili Niclass, the fabulous and super sweet designer behind the Clementine Edition has just released a few extra Journaling Cards that coordinate and you can check them out HERE. She also has a set of 4×6 photo collages (HERE) that I think many of you will be pretty over-the-moon excited about.
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{ no. 5 | 6×12 templates + tutorial }
Most of you know that Ali Edwards creates some of the best digital templates and many of them go so perfectly as an add-on to Project Life. She recently added templates specific for the 6×12 Page Protector (currently sold out but available again in a few weeks) and also shared a video tutorial for working with the layered templates. You’ll find all of that HERE.
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{ no. 6 | inspiration for stuff to keep }
Jessica Turner (The Mom Creative) has come up with a wonderful resource and free printable that Project Lifers will love. It’s a document called 100 bits of Life and you can get it HERE.
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{ no. 7 | project life for free }
Right now there are 2 Project Life giveaways happening so be sure to go enter for a chance to win. Go to The TomKat Studio and Margie Romney-Aslett‘s blog. Both giveaways close tomorrow – Thursday night.
Wishing you a wonderful Wednesday!
Tags: 4x6 photo collage templates, 6x12 templates, ali edwards, design team, giveaway, jessica sprague, jessica turner, kelly purkey, lili niclass, list of 100 bits, photo inspiration, Project Life, shutterfly, the mom creative, video tutorial
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Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
Sounds simple, right? As we all know, setting goals is the easy part. Achieving them? Not always so easy. That’s why I’m happy to share with you this online workshop – How to Achieve Your Goals and Create a Life You Love!
If you are here on my blog, then it’s likely that you share my passion for cultivating a good life, and so do my friends at simplify 101! That’s why I am so excited about today’s giveaway. One of my blog readers will win a spot in this online workshop, taught by professional organizer Aby Garvey, co-author of The Organized & Inspired Scrapbooker. She gives you the foundation, ideas and inspiration you need to dream about a life you love and take steps to make it happen!
In this four-lesson, five-week workshop, you will:
- Learn how to dream. As crazy as this may sound, many of us have forgotten how to dream! Faced with the realities of the “real world” dreaming about what we truly want is becoming a lost art. In this workshop you’ll learn how to free yourself from anything that’s holding you back from allowing yourself to dream, which is the first step in creating a life you love.
- Learn how to turn your dreams into goals. Find out how to create an effective goal statement for all the key areas of your life. Plus, learn how to make your goal statements super compelling so you can’t help but take action on them!
- Learn how to make it happen! Find out how to turn your goals into simple action steps and begin taking action on your goals during the workshop. With the support and encouragement of your instructor and the workshop’s online community, you’ll be well on your way to creating a life you love before the workshop ends.
- Learn how to track your progress and celebrate your achievements. Monitoring your progress and celebrating your victories are keys to making goal-setting and accomplishment of those goals a habitual part of your life.
- Learn on your time schedule in a format that works for you. Class materials are presented online, via a printable PDF document, and via audio files you can listen to on your computer or MP3 player. Select the method (or methods) that work best for you!
- Get the support you need to succeed! Up through the workshop end date, you’ll have direct access to me via the private workshop forum. Plus, you’ll get inspiration and support from your classmates via the private online community and photo gallery for up to one year!
- Stay connected! NEW in this session of How to Achieve Your Goals and Create a Life You Love, you will have ongoing, exclusive access to the simplify 101 online community.
- Have fun! This workshop includes bonus, creative organizing project downloads, with colorful, step-by-step instructions. These optional projects give you hands-on projects that make it even more fun to take action on the workshop concepts and make them part of your daily life.
Aby only runs this workshop once a year and the 2012 session begins tomorrow – Thursday January 5, and one of my lucky readers gets a free spot! Plus, simplify 101 is offering my readers 15% off enrollment in any of their open workshops! To take advantage of this offer, enter BH15 during checkout. This coupon is good through January 6, 2012 and may not be combined with any other offers.
Simply leave a comment on this post telling me your first name, city, state or country, and one of your goals for 2012. I’ll announce the winner (adding the winner’s name to this actual blog post) by Thursday morning.
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***Added Thursday morning: We have a randomly chosen winner! Congratulations to Tanath in Karoonda, South Australia who said that one of her goals in 2012 is to “be present with my 4 children”. I love that. All the best to you as you prioritize what’s most important. Karoonda, email jay@simplify101.com and they’ll get you all set up in the online class. Enjoy!
Tags: aby garvey, giveaway, goals, online class, organization
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Thursday, December 15th, 2011
First of all – real quick. Notice the new navigation bar at the top? If not, refresh. Ahh, there we go. Much better now. : )
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Paint? Yes – we’re having a paint giveaway. I don’t know about you, but I have a few pieces of furniture that are ready for a little update. I’m actually planning to embark on a little painting project sometime during the Christmas break … I hope. That darn “spare time” keeps running away from me but the ideas are so in my head. : )
The product I’m planning to use is the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. It looks amazing. And that’s what we’re giving away! A randomly selected winner will receive a huge Holiday Gift Basket of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint! This includes 2 quarts of paint (your choice of colors), Clear Wax, Dark Wax, Creating the French Look (book by Annie Sloan), 2” Chip Brush, 3” Chip Brush, 20 count roll of cheesecloth, and a Sample Deck of all the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint colors.
Retail value = $198
Um, yeah. Pretty sweet. You know what’s even sweeter? Annie Sloan’s North America tour has just been announced. Annie will be coming to America in March, and the lucky winner will be entered into a grand prize drawing for a $350 gift certificate! This gift certificate can be used to purchase more Chalk Paint or for registration for Annie’s workshop. So, the total retail value of this giveaway is now up to $548! That grand prize winner will be announced on Annie’s Blog on January 10, 2012.
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Giveaway: Leave a comment with your first name, city, state (U.S. only for this giveaway) … and tell us if you have a specific project in mind, just for fun. Also, be sure to visit ShadesofAmber.net to scope out the colors. Be sure to mention which 2 colors you think you’ll want if you win. If you are entering for a chance to win, please be sure to check back here tomorrow so you don’t miss the announcement.
About Annie Sloan Chalk Paint: Painters, DIYers, crafters, and bloggers are buzzing about this new furniture paint because it goes over just about anything and there is absolutely no prep work involved. No sanding, no stripping, no priming, no kidding! With Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, you can transform your worn or outdated furniture into high end pieces with a gorgeous patina and luscious soft finish.
About Shades of Amber: They are an independent retailer of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. Check out their website + blog. Please visit anniesloanunfolded.com for a full list of retailers.
Tags: annie sloan chalk paint, giveaway, shades of amber
Posted in DIY, home, products | 741 Comments »
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
Somerset Memories is a publication devoted to the artistic display of memories. I’m kind of blown away by the artistic talent that is featured in the pages of this magazine. I never thought I’d see Project Life in such a publication, only because Project Life is so simple. Sure enough, the editors at Somerset Memories saw what Ali Edwards was doing with her own personal Project Life and they invited her to write a feature story on the project.
I know I’ve said it before but I want to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to Ali. I am so thankful that she has – without solicitation – adopted Project Life as one of the key ways she collects, organizes, displays, and celebrates the everyday in her own family’s life. She willingly shares her weekly layouts on her blog. She is a huge supporter and I love her for that. If you are new to Project Life or are seeking inspiration on how you want to preserve your pictures + memories, I would definitely suggest this: Curl up with your laptop and your favorite blanket and check out Ali’s series of Project Life blog posts.
Far more importantly, I love Ali for the woman that she is. Like most of us, she works hard to maintain a healthy balance in life. She struggles through difficult times like everyone else. And yet – she carves out time to offer inspiration. She shares so much of herself which in turn has been a huge blessing to so many people in so many ways – including myself and many of you.
So thank you Ali. For being you. For being amazing. We all love you.
Dang it. I’m not supposed to get choked up while writing a giveaway blog post. That’s ridiculousness. Onward! Okay, so the wonderful people at Somerset Memories would like to giveaway a copy of this Autumn issue to FIVE of my readers. All you need to do is leave your first name + city + state/country. Should you feel inclined to include a little shout-out to Ali, expressing thanks for perhaps how she has inspired you, go right ahead. I would love for her to read through the comments and feel a big giant hug from us today.
We will select 5 random comments and announce those winners later this week.
Tags: ali edwards, giveaway, Project Life, somerset memories
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Thursday, October 27th, 2011
The TomKat Studio is always serving up fabulous party inspiration and they would like to giveaway one of each of their new party crafting supplies (you can see them here) and a $50 shop credit. More specifically …
2″ Scallop Circle Punch
2.25″ Circle Punch
Flourish Punch
Circle Cutter & Glass Mat
$50 Shop Credit towards Printable Party Designs
This is a $147 retail value.
Holy smokes! Want a chance to win? You know the drill. Leave your first + last name + city + state/country.
Tags: giveaway, party supplies, the tomkat studio
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Monday, October 24th, 2011
Introducing …
A new product that I haven’t even talked about. But what a fun surprise! And hello! – a super fantastic gift idea for the Project Lifer friend of yours … or for yourself, right?? It’s the Good Life necklace! Inspired by what our company is all about (“cultivate a good life and record it”) … and handmade by Bel Kai Designs.
Recognize the pattern on the back? It’s from the Clementine Edition of Project Life.
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A closer look at the front.
I love what this necklace means to me. I love what it means to so many of you. I love that there are so many of us who are like-minded in our quest to cultivate a good life for ourselves, our families, and those we care about … and that we do our best to record + document life.
I am pleased to tell you that this uniquely beautiful necklace is available right NOW - right HERE (and only there on Bel Kai Design’s website). And … I am super-duper pleased to tell you that Bel Kai is giving away two of these necklaces to my readers. Of course! How can we resist doing a giveaway with something so fun!? Leave your first name, city + state (U.S. only) and we’ll randomly select 2 winners to announce this week.
PS – The necklace is now listed with all our other products so it’s always easy to find.
Tags: bel kai, giveaway, good life, jewelry, necklace
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Monday, October 17th, 2011
You saw my big announcement, right? If not – it’s HERE. These are the featured online class instructors in 2012′s 4Experts series on Big Picture Classes. Stacy, Heidi, Nic, me.
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{ the team at Big Picture Classes has this message for you }
We are celebrating 5 years of 4Experts at Big Picture Classes! We are thrilled to announce Becky Higgins, Heidi Swapp, Nic Howard and Stacy Julian as our expert line-up in 2012 and we join you in anticipation of these four 12-week workshops hosted in unique and custom classrooms, designed to provide the very best that BPC has to offer. When you take a 4Experts class you not only get top-notch education, you become part of an active and exciting community of friends from across the county and the globe. Watch the videos at BPC and make plans to spend quality time with Becky, Heidi, Nic and Stacy in 2012.
- January to March: Twelve taught by Stacy Julian
- April to June: The Art of Observation taught by Heidi Swapp
- July to September: Dimensional Details taught by Nic Howard
- October to December: Project Real Life taught by Becky Higgins
Note: Registration for each 4Expert workshop begins approximately eight weeks before the first day of class. If you’re not yet a BPC member, click here to register so you can receive email notification when registration opens.
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{ favorite four giveaway }
- Colorful Sharpies make Stacy happy!
- Heidi loves Mint Milanos as a treat anytime of the year
- Lip gloss makes Nic feel pretty and that is why she loves it!
- Seeing the Everyday magazine is one of my favorite things because it inspires us to appreciate the little things in life.
I would love for one of you to win a fave four box featuring 1 favorite item from each of the four teachers + $50 BPC gift certificate to use towards one of these classes. To enter, leave your first name + city + state/country. If you want, share one of your favorite things. Someone will be randomly selected and announced this week.
Tags: big picture classes, giveaway, Project Real Life
Posted in style & design | 793 Comments »
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
Did you see my little video this week? Remember the part where I was browsing the Handmade Market, and I was totally loving the Bel Kai jewelry? Well, I did buy a few things there. Love. And you know what else? The Bel Kai girls and I all agreed … my readers would love a giveaway. Are we right?
Bel Kai wants TWO of you to win $50 worth of product for FREE! Check out their oh-so-pretty stuff at belkaidesigns.com and leave your name + city + state here in the comments of this blog post. We’ll randomly select and announce the winners Friday this week.
Tags: bel kai, giveaway, jewelry
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Monday, July 4th, 2011
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{ #1 . t-shirt from Amy Tangerine }
One winner will receive $38 credit for a made-to-order photography assistant tee.
Web: blog + etsy shop
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{ #2 . camera strap + key fob from The Key Fob }
One winner will receive a Key Fob and a Camera Strap. The Key Fob is a wristlet for your keys (because your hands are full).
Web: TheKeyFob.com (+ facebook)
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{ #3 . handmade goodness from Creative Mommas }
One winner will receive $25 store credit to their etsy shop (burp cloths are shown but you have to see all their darling stuff. The little girl skirts are to-die-for).
Web: blog + etsy shop
* Anyone can get a 15% discount. Just use the code BHIGGINS at checkout.
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{ #4 . kits from The Secret Tooth Fairy Club }
These include everything you need to make a child’s experience in losing teeth extra special. They’re giving away a kit (choose boy or girl) to 10 winners! As a side note, I’ve been using these with our kids and they LOVE it.
Web: www.secrettoothfairyclub.com (+ blog)
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{ #5 . weekend getaway from All Seasons Scrapbook Resort }
Yes. As in … an entire hosted weekend of pure scrapbooking, valued at $218. This Thursday – Sunday retreat takes place in a house on the lake in Florida. The winner will get to choose any weekend that isn’t already booked.
Web: scrapbookseason.com
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{ #6 . eBook from Yelena Kublitski }
Three winners will receive this Paint Color Cheat Sheets eBook.
Web: HousePaintingTutorials.com (+ about the book)
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{ #7 . personalized sign from Signs by Andrea }
One winner will receive a personalized sign of the their choice (from her standard design choices), valued at up to $50.
Web: andreasteed.com (+ facebook)
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{ #8 . scrapbooking goodies from Elle’s Studio }
One winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to their shop.
Web: shop + blog + facebook
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{ #9 . mini zipper pouch from Thirty-One }
Three winners will receive the mini zipper pouch. Amy points out that this is perfect for your 3×4 Project Life Journaling Cards and a pen to take on-the-go. You know I love that.
Web: www.mythirtyone.com/amysnyder (+ facebook)
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{ #10 . leather cuff bracelet from Trendy Trinket }
One winner will receive a cuff bracelet, similar to the one shown but a different style.
Web: atrendytrinket.com (+ blog)
Tags: giveaway
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Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
Tis the season for family reunions. Today I’m sharing a little reunion t-shirt inspiration in case some of you are thinking along those lines. Having your own t-shirts made can be really easy! I’ll come back to that in a minute. First, here’s a look at our reunion shirts from 2007.
My youngest brother Andrew (my super creative brother who makes it possible for you to be reading this right now because he is the technical force behind my website) … came up with this design. There are 6 siblings, and therefore 6 families. Each line represents the size of each of our respective families. Going left to right, my oldest brother has 4 kids, the next brother has 2, then 5, then 5, then 2 (that’s us), then 4. Those were the number of children/cousins at the time. The “graph” would look a little different now.
Andrew made brown shirts for the men, tan for the boys, and pink for all the women and girls. A very photogenic color combo. This was a 12×12 page I did for our family scrapbook in 2007 (using only Photoshop).
Here’s another idea. Backing up a decade to 2001 … this may go down in history as my all-time favorite reunion t-shirt. The concept is by my oldest (and also incredibly creative) brother Jonathan. He had his son (the oldest of all the cousins) draw stick figures of everyone in our big family, oldest to youngest, left to right. Tyler was 7 years old at the time.
On the far left is my sweet Grandma Allgaier, who was the family’s only living grandparent at the time, and she joined us for this reunion. She is using a walker in Tyler’s little illustration. How cute is that!? Then you see each of the little families, including itty bitty toddlers and babies who are in carriers. The next-to-last little family is me and David. We didn’t have children at the time but Tyler drew a tree next to David. He used to call him Uncle Tree because David would throw him really high in the air — as high as the trees. : )
The back of the shirt would be the coding for the illustration. It’s everyone’s first initial of their names. Clever.
The ? in KLET? represents the baby Kevin & Lauren were expecting at the time. By the way, pardon the wrinkles (I wasn’t in an ironing mood the day I photographed the shirts) and the faded fabric (true sign of a well-loved t-shirt). Another page for another reunion in another scrapbook –
Looking for more inspiration? I saw some cool t-shirt designs on Design Mom’s blog. I’m sure with some google time, you could find oodles of other ideas. These t-shirts from our own family reunions just might get your wheels spinning with some ideas on creating personalized designs.
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Now. What about actually getting the t-shirts made?? Great question. Check out OneColorInk.com. Our friends print custom t-shirts for individuals, families, and businesses and they offer this as a more affordable option for those who want to have t-shirts made for less. Hence the one color ink. Be sure to check out the video (“In Action”) so you can see how the shirts are made. It’s a fun process! Plus, Ricky’s just too cool for school. He has been in this business since he was a kid. He knows custom t-shirts. If you’re interested in more options than one color, their main business is TamboInk.com.
Guess what? We are so doing a giveaway! Yes we are. Anyone in the U.S. is welcome to enter for a chance to win $50 credit toward your custom t-shirt order from One Color Ink. Just leave your name, city, state, and tell us what t-shirt project (reunion or not) you have in the works! A randomly selected winner will be announced Monday.
Tags: custom t-shirts, family reunions, giveaway, One Color Ink, Tambo Ink
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Thursday, May 19th, 2011
 It’s true. It’s really happening! Thanks to our distributor in Canada (love you Tammy Morales!) … our products are on their way to amazon.co.uk right now and due to arrive very, very soon.
So. If you are in Europe … or you have a cousin, aunt, child, co-worker, in-laws, friends in Europe … this news is for YOU and for them! Go HERE to get all the information directly from Tammy. She is the very best resource to answer your questions about Becky Higgins products in Europe.
Plus — she’s giving away a Project Life kit to someone in Europe right now. As in TODAY. Go enter!
{ just to clarify }
The inventory that is soon to arrive at amazon.co.uk includes the Turquoise Project Life kit and the Amber Project Life kit. As most of you know, these full kits are sold out in the U.S. and New Zealand/Australia. So the only kits remaining are in Canada and soon, in Europe. If you missed the news about how we’re moving forward with products, there is an update on the PRODUCTS page that you’ll want to check out.
Yay, Europe!
Tags: europe, giveaway, Project Life, tammy morales
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Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
It’s another giveaway-kind-of-day. Congratulations to Marianne in Casper, Wyoming! Marianne, you have won $50 worth of Amy Cornwell jewelry! Just shoot her an email (amy@amycornwell.com) and she’ll hook you up.
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Laura Vanderbeek is getting ready to launch her very popular Photo First Aid class again. This is the 3rd time she’s running this class and now it’s updated for Elements 9.0.
Laura has 1 seat to giveaway to one of my readers. Want it? You know the drill. Leave your first name & your whereabouts. Winner announced Friday, along with the winner from yesterday’s giveaway.
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PS – You can save $10 discount during the first week of registration going on this week (May 9-15). If you want to learn more, Laura is also doing 2 live chats (today May 11 + May 30 @ 10pm Eastern time) to preview the class.
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Oh, AND … Laura is giving away my Bundle of Basics during her chat tonight! Go HERE. Just by watching the Live Chat, you can qualify to win! She’ll be giving it away during the chat so you must be present to win.
Tags: giveaway, laura vanderbeek
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Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
Speaking of my home office (did you see my real-life photos in yesterday’s post?) … Creating Keepsakes has a brand-new special issue hitting newsstands now. It’s called Creative Spaces 2011. You can even virtually flip through a few pages in the sneak peek here.
They have featured my home office in this issue and there are a LOT of other really inspiring spaces to see in this issue. Want a chance to win a copy of this for free? Leave your name and mention where you live. This giveaway is open to everyone — even international readers. Oh, and here’s a coupon code that you can use to get free shipping within the U.S., if you’re planning to make the purchase: SPACESBB. This expires May 27. The winner will be announced on Friday.
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Oh, and guess what? Laura Vanderbeek is doing a giveaway for my Bundle of Basics on her blog right now. Check that out HERE! And because we just love doing giveaways for our readers, I will be doing another one tomorrow. Right here. Stay tuned for a chance to win a seat in Laura’s newest online class!
Tags: creating keepsakes, giveaway, home office
Posted in home, style & design | 784 Comments »
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