Well, apparently the end of June is the busiest time of the year next to Christmas. The good news is that nobody was hurt during the Earthquake we had yesterday. Despite J’s school being evacuated, Hubby having to work double overtime and Apple and I having to pick up a few things that fell down we really didn’t suffer much more than some shaken nerves and a reminder that we are not immune to the ground shaking.
Before I announce the winner of the Swanky Paper Giveaway I have to say that Heather, from Swanky Paper, emailed me today after reading about my Blogiversary and offered to donate the cards for my giveaway. How sweet is Heather? Be sure to think of her if you are looking for some notecards or invitation, I do love her designs as much as I love paper. Thank you Heather.
Now to announce the winner. I used the Random.org generator and it picked comment number 1.
Shannon!
Go figure that A Crafty Mom who may be the only person I know who loves paper more than I do would win this giveaway. Congratulations Shannon and be sure to enter today’s Giveaway.
Now onto today’s giveaway. I am sticking with the wood/paper theme here and giving away one of Sharilyn’s Pocket Books from Lovely Design. I ordered one a few months ago and just love it. The pocket book is handmade, using scraps of paper such as old maps, accounting papers, lined papers and many more. The books are bound and covered in a gorgeous linen, I chose the Robin’s Egg Blue and use it for notes and reminders. In between the pages there are little pockets with surprises and it just adds so nicely to the books. Sharilyn also has other great products. I am eyeing the Address file, so that may just be my next purchase.
I will also add that Sharilyn is extremely busy and can’t even keep the pocket book and journal books in stock. The next order should be ready in the next few weeks, so I am on the waitlist ready to order one for the winner the moment they are released. So your prize will not be delivered immediately but in a few weeks time.
For today’s giveaway all you have to do is leave a comment and tell me how do you keep all of your addresses organized? I have two ways, my old daytimer and it’s address pages and my address book on my computer, but neither is truly complete so I need to make a decision and update on and get rid of the other. Contest closes at 6pm on Friday, June 25th where a winner will be randomly chosen from all entries.
My official Blogaversary is Friday, June 25th which makes it five years that I have been writing this blog. Five years that I have been sharing with you at my little place in the blogisphere. I know that some weeks I have a lot to share and some, not so much. But, I also know that it has been great to get to ‘meet’ you all and share in your stories and lives as well.
I love that I have met so many wonderful people in real life through my blog. If I had never dared myself to do this I would never have met A Crafty Mom, Andrea, Borderline Bonkers, Kami’s Khlopchyk, Secret Agent Josephine or Bethany Actually. All of whom are just as wonderful in real life as they are on their blogs.
When I first started sharing, I did it as a lark. I felt like I couldn’t just lurk and read others blogs without contributing a little something back. Then, I kind of got hooked. It became like an addiction. I will be doing something and writing posts in my head. Not all of them make it to the blog due to time constraints but, I see the posts or hear them while I am out and about. And that was when I knew I was in it for good. I can honestly say in five years that I have never thought of stopping and this blog has seen me through some pretty tough times and I am grateful for those of you who commented and helped me through them. There are also times when things in life don’t go so well and sometimes that it when things go a little quiet here, because believe it or not there are things in my life that I don’t share with the whole world.
As a little thank you I will be giving away a few of my favorite things this week. The Fifth Anniversary is the Wood anniversary (modern) or the silverware (traditional) since I am sponsoring my giveaways, I will stick with the more modern approach and go with wood.
So the first giveaway will be from Swanky Paper. I love Heather’s personalized notecards. They are so fun and funky, I wish I had a set of each. The winner of this giveaway will get to choose either a flat notecard set or a folded notecard set from the personlized notecards. All you have to do is leave a comment and tell me what is your favorite way to celebrate an Anniversary (and it could be any Anniversary, not necessarily a wedding one). Contest closes at 6pm Wednesday, June 23rd a winner will be randomly chosen from all the entries.
Happy Mother’s Day!! And if you would like a chance to win a spot in my Spring Mini-Sessions on May 15th, head on over to Kids in the Capital and enter the draw. They are hosting their first Giveaway for Mother’s Day. Don’t miss out!
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