GIVEAWAY - Inkling Prints GORGEOUS Cushion Cover CLOSED

CLOSED- AND THE WINNER IS HOLLY AKA GOLLY! Chosen by Random.org True Random Number Generator

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Inkling Prints is a new shop from the United Kingdom with beautiful hand printed pillows and bags. Each design is hand printed onto fabric.

Kiran creates and carves her designs on lino and individually prints each item in her Leicester studio. She also just discovered she is expecting a new baby and she is busy moving and moving her studio, so she is one busy lady!


We are so luck to have one of her gorgeous pillow covers for our giveaway this week!

WHAT YOU GET:

One lucky winner will receive this gorgeous hand printed Inkling Prints oblong pillow color in red!




HOW TO WIN:

Check out Inkling Print's amazing shop and let Kiran know which item is your favorite!

For additional entries:

(5) Twitter this post
(5) Blog about this contest; linking to this post
(5) Follow my blog

Let me know if you have done these things so I can give you additional entries. This contest is open to everyone.

DRAWING:

MIDNIGHT on Sunday, March 14th! Good luck!! CLOSED

I Don't Like Mondays or I will be back in 168 hours

If life were a dog race that would be me way in the back there trying to catch up.

(I do look kind of cute, though, don't I?)

So, as I try to get my website finished and my linesheets finished and get Olive's butt into our first tradeshow, I am going to avoid posting here for 168 hours

(or 7 days or 1176 hours in dog years)

to get some things done.

I have extended last week's giveaway for one more week and everyone who entered last week will get double entries! It's a good one, so if you haven't entered and like to eat actual food that was prepared by a real person and not a machine- check it out.

This no posting thing is going to be hard though because I really want to whine about discuss the marketing 'guru' who ripped me a new one, what my Crest white-strippiest smile has done for me lately and Olive's stunning genetic history ... and I will .... in 168 hours

(or 7 days or 1176 hours in dog years)

well, I'm off now to watch the Wife Swap marathon get alot of work done and I need to play with Olive for a bit because she is really pissed about that random pug picture ...

Friday Finds or this week's roundup of some goodies to inspire the creative genius inside of you!

Lovin' what Foulard Threads is doing with these oxfords!



This ad campaign by Marithé and François Girbaud S/S 2010 line with the tagline "This is a Crazy World" can't help but make you smile!



The amazing artist collaboration of metalsmith 3Squares and fabric designer Daisy Janie has resulted in some totally stunning work you don't want to miss!



The fascinating magic lanterns created by Victor Vague of GhostHaus.


Namolio's gorgeous crochet pin cushions!



Brittany Harriman's fun petpeeve hangtag series.


Designed by Merav Eitan and Gaston Zahr as part of the Green Garden Exhibition, this giant birdnest is all about breeding new ideas!


Have something to say? Check out Life Tokens.


This little cookie cutter from William Sonoma can pop a little message into your cookies- just the ticket for those of us with too much to say!



Great packaging idea for these little notebooks- don't you think?


Adorable hand-painted drawer pulls from Sweet Mix Creations.


A collection of 30 retro cereals- I don't remember most of these- where's Quisp?




The gorgeous illustrations of French artist Christelle Huet-Gomez and yes, she has a locket!

Thoughtful Thursday - time to JUMP into the unknown

Old American/World Dream:

eep your head down
Follow instructions
Show up on time
Work hard
Suck it up ... and you will be rewarded fired


New American/World Dream:

e remarkable
Be generous
Create art
Make judgement calls (not judgements)
Connect people and ideas ... and you will be rewarded
(I promise)

Words from "Linchpin" by Seth Godin, amazing print by the equally amazing Jess Gonacha Swift, promise from life to everyone

Whining Wednesday or a junk tv confessional, I get my black belt and Olive prepares for the Dog Show

hine 1 - So, I finally got a new cable cord for the tv in my studio and since I have been almost television-less for quite a while now

(listening to the radio or books on tape while I work)

I was like a dieter on a chocolate binge last week ....

First, I watched two episodes of What Not to Wear.

The premise of this show is that the hosts take unsuspecting women and, over the course of a week, teach them how to dress like gay men.

The women get a new wardrobe

(not anything they are ever going to wear again, of course)

out of it and I guess this is why they allow their flaws to be catalogued and closets plundered on national television. I know I'm not that strong. The second Stacy tried to wrench the Joan Jett t-shirt from my fingers, I would probably set myself on fire.

(confidential to producers- if this is something you would be interested in, please contact me through my agent, ie Olive)

Then I watched 3 episodes of Wife Swap, 2 episodes of Montel Williams, 2 days of Court TV, 2 episodes of Deadly Women, 2 episodes of Ghost Hunters, 2 episodes of I Shouldn't Be Alive, 1 episode of Dirty Jobs- the list goes on.

As you can imagine my head is about to explode. I think it is time to go junk tv cold turkey.

I will now be watching the Olympics and the Dog Show

(which has Olive practicing walking very fast with her tail in the air- I haven't the heart to tell her that her own breed- the four letter word that starts with M isn't on the AKC's radar)

so I can refocus and get myself off the tv smack.

Actually, I just remembered that on tomorrow's Montel they will be talking to women who were impregnated by devilish spirits

(which I think is code for Kevin Federline)

and some lady named Zelva (Zelva?) who is afraid of eggplant.

Hmm. I may hold off on my junk tv cold turkey for one more day.

Whine 2 - Now I promised hubby I would cut back on my posts with his name in them, so to protect his privacy and my blog's future involvement in a marital lawsuit I will just call him Mr. Mystery.

So anyhoo, I went to the movies on Sunday

(yes, we rocked Valentine's Day with the Wolfman, which is a film I totally do not recommend by the way - Whine 3)

with Mr. Mystery and - after the movie I went into the restroom in the mall.

(this is where it gets a little gross)

GIVEAWAY-licious $25.00 Gift Certificate to FOODZIE CLOSED

And the winner is chosen by True Random Number Generator

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Max: 211
Result:
55 = HOLLY! Holly chose foods from DolceNonna as her winning picks!

Foodzie is the most amazing site for foodies; the place where you'll find the most fantabulous food and beverages made by small food companies!

Foodzie is an online marketplace where you can discover and buy food directly from small passionate food producers and growers. They are helping change the way people eat by helping the small food producers across the country find customers and grow their businesses!



Foodzie believes that instead of a small number of large food companies there should be a large number of small food companies (yay for that!).

They are obsessed with good food and passionate about connecting those that like to eat it with the people who make it!


WHAT YOU GET:

One lucky winner will receive a $25.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE to use in any shops on Foodzie!

(I received one, too, and still can't decide where to spend it!)




HOW TO WIN:

Visit Foodzie and take a look around - then pop back here and leave a comment with your contact info!

For additional entries:

(5) Twitter this post
(5) Blog about this contest; linking to this post
(5) Follow my blog

Let me know if you have done these things so I can give you additional entries. This contest is open to everyone.

DRAWING:

MIDNIGHT on Sunday, February 28! Good luck!! CLOSED