a winner, and another giveaway at Casey's!!

Happy Thursday!

The winner of this sweet SHINE necklace is....

(chosen by random.org)

DANIELLE!!

yippee!! :)

and speaking of GIVEAWAYS,

go check out this amazing HUGE giveaway

I am a part of

over at Casey Weigand's!

You don't want to miss out, lots of great goodies to win!!

Have a blessed day friends! :)

1 Year Blogiversary - Giveaway!!

1 year ago today,

I started this little blog as a way to keep up with family and friends...

to share our life and what God was up to.

(read my very first post here)

I had read maybe 2-3 blogs, maybe 2-3 times ever.

When this started, I had NO idea how much a part of my life it would become,

and how much I would be blessed by it.

I am truly truly blessed to be

part of the blogging community

that God has introduced me to.

Seriously, I have "met" other ladies through this blog that have become true friends,

and I have been impacted so greatly by the hearts that are shared here.

My little family has grown a lot in the last year...

so i feel like I've shared a lot with you through this blog.

{read some of my most-read posts from the last year here}

I want to say THANK YOU today.

Thanks to you who have kept up with our life through this little blog,

Thanks to you who I have never met or talked to but

read my little story here.

Thanks to those who just pop in every once in a while to catch up.

Thanks to my bloggy friends who I treasure so dearly...

you mean a lot to me.

I thank you because this blesses me...this little blog.

I am daily encouraged by other bloggers, readers, and friends,

and I literally had NO idea how much I would value the LIFE that this blog has brought me...

through my own sharing, and through the sharing of others.

SO to thank you...

I have a lovely necklace to give you,

from one of my favorite girls!

{who I get to meet in real life next month - yippee!}

Ashley from The Shine Project makes these cute necklaces,

and I thought what better way to say thank you for encouraging me

through this first year of blogging, than to pass on a "Shine" necklace to you!!

{and it benefits her precious project too!}

I have one myself and love it!

and i love that it says SHINE on it...

such a good reminder to let yourself be who God made you to be,

to shine in this world, no matter how you do it.

{oh and PS Ill be wearing mine to this event - you should come if you're in Dallas!}

to enter this giveaway:

mandatory:

1. be a follower of my blog (and leave a comment that you are!)

2. leave a comment to this post (about anything!)

additional:

1. follow Ashley at The Shine Project

2. tweet, FB or blog about this special giveaway

(=1 comment for each)

*leave a comment for each entry!*

closes Wednesday night, winner announced on Thursday!

so

THANK YOU, thank you.

from the bottom of my heart,

for making this blogging experience an amazing one, and

for adding so much to my life.

love yall. :)

{linking up here for Life Made Lovely Monday...

because this blog has added SO much lovely to my life!!}

my birthday {double} GIVEAWAY!!

Today starts the last year of my twenties,

and I have an AWESOME double GIVEAWAY for you!!

yippeeee!!

check these amazing girls out,

go see their shops and blogs,

fall in love with their stuff,

and ENTER this giveaway!!!

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Hey ya’ll! I’m Heather and I blog over at we.are.the.holdens. I’m just a girl who is extremely blessed. I’ve been married to my high school sweetheart for 15 years_I’m a mom to 3 beautimus kiddos_ and most importantly a Jesus follower. My blog is a place where I share my heart_ creativity_my relationship with Jesus_ my newest hobby, photography_ recipes_ thrift finds_and the latest “happy” I’m working on. I like to say it’s a lot of randomness.

My shop, heathershappys.com, is something I had wanted to do and step out in for a long time but kept making excuses and letting insecurity stand in my way. It was born out of the need to express & create. I found joy in the things thatI would create and just like many of you I’m trying to bring some extra income into our family so that I can stay home with them.

A "happy" can be anything that brings a smile to your face...maybe it's a bubblegum necklace_ a fun fabric_ a flowery ring_ a vintage inspired headband...but hopefully, what I create will do just that, bring a smile to your face.

I would luv to get to know you. So stop by my blog and introduce yourself! Thank you Sarah so much for having me on your blog…it’s an honor. I always love the opportunity to give something away and wish I could do a giveaway to each of you.

Have a Happy day!

the giveaway:

20$ credit to her adorable shop!

blog - shop - twitter

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My name is Lisa, and I am so blessed to be the mom to an absolutely awesome little boy named Will. And as a bonus, I get to make goodies for other sweet babies through my business, Night Owl Yarn Designs. My motivation for starting Night Owl was Will's arrival in February 2010. My sister-in-law gave him a set of handmade baby hats,

and they were such a special and unique gift!

Once I got in the swing of being a stay-at-home-mom, I decided to learn to crochet so that I could share handmade gifts with my family and friends who were expecting babies.

Once I began giving hats away, others prompted me to set up an etsy shop to sell them,

and at the end of February 2011, Night Owl Yarn Designs was born.

I truly enjoy sharing my hats, headbands, and cocoons with others, and it brightens my day every time I get to see itty bitties photographed in my handmade items!

the giveaway:

pick one of three hats (owl, flower, or teddy bear),

OR any 3 flower headbands

blog - shop - facebook

(check out her FB page for more pics of her stuff)

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TO ENTER . . .

you MUST:

follow my blog

follow Heather's blog

"like" Night Own Yarn Designs on FB

EXTRA entries:

follow Heather on Twitter

follow me on Twitter

follow Lisa's blog (click follow on top bar)

and

Blog, Tweet, or FB about this giveaway (1 entry each!)

**LEAVE A COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY YOU MAKE**

SO you could have a total of 9 entries!! wahoo!

Winner announced on Monday Dec 5th!

It would make my birthday awesome

for one of you bloggy friends to win this giveaway...

so ENTER!! :)

Knitted Simplicity GIVEAWAY!!

Doesn't this Coffee Sleeve make you just want a cup of Jo?seriously though, its so cute. :)you want one??

My sweet bloggy friend Sarah (great name, right?)is offering you an awesome giveaway today...totally in time for the season of knitted goodness!! :)here she is:

Hi! My name is Sarah, and I blog over at The Fontenot Four.

I am so excited that Sarah asked me to do a giveaway on her blog for her!

I just love Sarah and her blog!

I have a little Etsy shop called Knitted Simplicity.

In this shop, you'll find a selection of hand-knit goodies - from amazing cotton wash cloths, to headbands, to reusable coffee sleeves, to scarves! I began this little business as a small way to try to help out at home - I have been unable to work for the past few years because we have a 5 year old daughter with multiple special needs who is also chronically ill, and I stay home with her. She's such a blessing to our family!Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

**The Winner of this Giveaway will receive:**a Coffee Sleeve AND a Headband!(I personally love these headbands...a cute way to keep your ears warm!)

To Enter::

you must be a follower of my blog {here}

you must be a follower of Sarah's blog {here}

extra entries:

add Knitted Simpicity's shop to your Favorites on Etsy {here}

follow Sarah on Twitter {here}

follow me on Twitter {here}

Tweet, FB, or Blog about this giveaway! (1 entry each)

LEAVE A COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY you make

{so, you could have up to 8 entries total!}

Giveaway ends on Friday night...

Winner will be announced on Saturday November 26th !

Happy Giveaway-ing!

Oh, and...She is offering a 10% discount using the coupon code:RACINGTOWARDSJOYso go visit her shop!!

THANKS SARAH!!!

a lovely Monday GIVEAWAY!

It's a LOVELY GIVEAWAY today!

{my little lovely modeling her bows from Blossom and Vine!}

I want to introduce you today to ALY...

If you don't already know her, read her blog, or shop her shop,

you should. :)

and she has a WONDERFUL giveaway for you today!

hi! i'm aly. i'm a work-from-home mom of a 2.5 year old daughter,

expecting another girl in february.

my handsome hubby and i are high school sweethearts and we've been married 6.5 years.

we live in southern california where he's a football coach and i do my best to try to keep the house clean.

i love Jesus, writing, singing, target, and i might be addicted to starbucks coffee.

i write at The Mommie Diaries and when i have extra time,

i make pretty things at my shop, Blossom and Vine.

my handmade business adventure actually started in 2009,

a few months after my daughter was born.

i started making headbands for her, and after too many people recommended

that I open an etsy shop and start selling stuff, i did!

i'm embarrassed to look back at some of the first things that i sold, but it evolved quickly and the business and my creativity grew.

that first year was such a blessing for our family.

while living with my inlaws for nine months, in the process of buying our house,

i was able to pay off our car, pay for some of the upgrades in our home

and a few other fun things.

the night before we moved into our new house, i closed up the etsy shop,

knowing that i wouldn't be able to manage a home and the 8pm-2am "workdays".

the break was nice, but i couldn't stay away.

so i started selling DIY tutorials of some of the designs i had sold in my shop.

eventually i began to make things again,

so i opened a new shop, Blossom & Vine.

it's stocked with ready-to-ship items:

headbands, clips/brooches,

and scripture prints are some of my favorite verses.

there's even a wreath and some hoop art.

when i have some time to make things, i do.

but i don't have to neglect my family and home to keep a business afloat.

it's perfect for this season of our lives. i absolutely love sending beautiful things off

to their new homes and love that i get to stay sane while doing so!

i still have the tutorial shop, and i call it

"Blossom & Vine DIY"

[in case you're the crafty type].

THANKS SO MUCH ALY!!!

The winner of this GIVEAWAY receives

a generous $30 SHOP CREDIT!!

To Enter::

you must be a follower of my blog {here}

you must be a follower of Aly's blog {here}

extra entries:

add Blossom and Vine's shop to your Favorites on Etsy {here}

follow Blossom and Vine on Twitter {here}

follow me on Twitter {here}

Tweet, FB, or Blog about this giveaway! (1 entry each)

LEAVE A COMMENT FOR EACH ENTRY you make

{so, you could have up to 8 entries total!}

Giveaway ends on Wednesday...

Winner will be announced on Thursday November 17th !

Happy Giveaway-ing!

Have a lovely, lovely Monday,

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