Showing posts with label Give Away. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Give Away. Show all posts
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Mother of the Bride Dresses
Don' t you love mutually happy events?
I'm winding down my wedding recaps and I've been wanting to thank you all for following along on the wedding planning process, and then DesignerApparel.com e-mails me wanting to give one of you all a $75 gift card to Nordstrom's!
DesignerApparel.com is buddies with online retailer's like Nordstrom's and Bloomingdale's, and they have this Mother of the Bride Dresses page that helps brides-to-be and their moms (and their partner's moms!) find the perfect mother of the bride/groom dress. They have designers like Adrianna Papell, Tadashi and Eileen Fisher, all of them that don't look bridesmaidy (some moms don't want to blend in to much) but don't look matronly, so it's a really good mix.
The traditional long-dress-with-a-matching-jacket dress didn't fit the style of our wedding, so both my mom and my mother-in-law got their dresses at Nordstrom's -- which is why I thought this giveaway was so perfect since I can personally vouch for what a great idea this is!
I even have proof! Here's Ryan and his mom in her pretty Nordstrom's dress (I am 99.9% positive her's was from Nordstrom's, but she ordered several and returned the ones she didn't like so I'm a bit fuzzy on what came from where)....
And here's my mom in her Nordstrom's dress! My mom walked in, we looked for 20 minutes and she bought this. It was too easy.
DesignerApparel.com also makes your life easier with nice touches like price comparison, free shipping notices and sale notifications.
Here's how to enter: Just comment and tell me something warm and fuzzy. Was your coffee order perfect at Starbuck's today? Are you rocking your favorite outfit? Have you caught up with an old friend lately? Are you pumped it's almost fall? You have until...let's say Thursday September 2 at 7 p.m., Central time.
Just a note: I'm not getting anything out of this contest. They e-mailed me, I thought you all would love it, and I personally used Nordstrom's for my wedding shopping. There's the full disclosure my friends!
Photos courtesy of Gail Fleming.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Threads Remembered Update!
Remember when I did that kick *ss giveaway a while back for my aunt and cousin's new company, Threads Remembered? Threads Remembered takes clothing and turns them in to pillows that make wonderful keep sakes. My fam is doing some pretty amazing things and they make killer ring bearer pillows, so go check them out!
Stephanie was the lucky winner, and she is kind enough to keep us posted as a favorite article of clothing is redone into a keepsake pillow!
Stephanie of The Life of a Husband and a Wife and I Do at the Zoo was the lucky winner, and she was kind enough to drop me a line telling me where she's at in the pillow-making process. Stephanie says:
I'm a HUGE slacker, what can I say?! I'm sorry...despite my less than stellar skills at actually picking an item, photographing said item (seriously, it's been hanging in my closet all picked out for about a month now) and packaging it up to mail off to Stacy's aunt and cousin...whew, I'm less than stellar at a lot, huh!?...I am UBER pumped about this prize!!!!!
After much deliberation with the hubby, we decided against the ideas of: my wedding gown, my mom's wedding gown, a Dallas Cowboy jersey, my baby blanket, an item of my mom's clothing...and we picked something that was sentimental just to us.
A classic Old Navy button up teal shirt of my hubby's from their late winter/early spring 2006 collection.
You see, we picked this item because it means so much to both of us. We hope to use it to decorate our future baby's nursery one day, but in the meantime the fabulous pocket pillow will live in our bedroom as a reminder of where we started.
I bought said shirt for hubby way back in January 2006. I was OBSESSED with that fabulous shade of aqua at the time and bought him a shirt and me a sweater to match. Yup. Be glad you weren't my boyfriend! What's even worse, we'd only been dating since September 2005. I'm an all in or all out kinda gal! My purchases were intentional so we could be matchy-matchy on our First Valentine's Day. Go ahead, gag some more, its ok...Our First Valetine's Day as an Official Couple getting ready to move from VA to IN on our own together was a trip to Philly to see my FAVE, the Piano Man himself, Billy Joel.
We drove up to Philly and had an amazingly romantic weekend together - despite our car breaking down and being towed to the closet Nissan dealership in NJ and despite the BLIZZARD that hit Philly that weekend. In all seriousness, we fell more in love that weekend and knew we'd get through anything together. We explored downtown, ate delicious food, walked around the zoo and aquarium and capped the weekend with Billy's concert. Its a memory that will never fade. So, we picked this shirt to be made into something we can both catch a glimpse of daily and remember our beginning.
Hubby's shirt is all packed up and has been dropped off at UPS en route to Stacy's fam who will be working their imaginations and sewing magic to create a one of a kind future family heirloom for moi.
THANK YOU STACY and AUNT T and COUSIN S!!!!!!!
And THANK YOU Stephanie for taking a moment out of your crazy busy life to keep us posted...I know I am excited to see how it turns out! And be sure to go over and say hi to Stephanie at The Life of a Husband and a Wife. And she even took the time to put a nice note...love people like that, don't you? Stephanie I think the world needs more of you!
Stephanie was the lucky winner, and she is kind enough to keep us posted as a favorite article of clothing is redone into a keepsake pillow!
Stephanie of The Life of a Husband and a Wife and I Do at the Zoo was the lucky winner, and she was kind enough to drop me a line telling me where she's at in the pillow-making process. Stephanie says:
I'm a HUGE slacker, what can I say?! I'm sorry...despite my less than stellar skills at actually picking an item, photographing said item (seriously, it's been hanging in my closet all picked out for about a month now) and packaging it up to mail off to Stacy's aunt and cousin...whew, I'm less than stellar at a lot, huh!?...I am UBER pumped about this prize!!!!!
After much deliberation with the hubby, we decided against the ideas of: my wedding gown, my mom's wedding gown, a Dallas Cowboy jersey, my baby blanket, an item of my mom's clothing...and we picked something that was sentimental just to us.
A classic Old Navy button up teal shirt of my hubby's from their late winter/early spring 2006 collection.
You see, we picked this item because it means so much to both of us. We hope to use it to decorate our future baby's nursery one day, but in the meantime the fabulous pocket pillow will live in our bedroom as a reminder of where we started.
I bought said shirt for hubby way back in January 2006. I was OBSESSED with that fabulous shade of aqua at the time and bought him a shirt and me a sweater to match. Yup. Be glad you weren't my boyfriend! What's even worse, we'd only been dating since September 2005. I'm an all in or all out kinda gal! My purchases were intentional so we could be matchy-matchy on our First Valentine's Day. Go ahead, gag some more, its ok...Our First Valetine's Day as an Official Couple getting ready to move from VA to IN on our own together was a trip to Philly to see my FAVE, the Piano Man himself, Billy Joel.
We drove up to Philly and had an amazingly romantic weekend together - despite our car breaking down and being towed to the closet Nissan dealership in NJ and despite the BLIZZARD that hit Philly that weekend. In all seriousness, we fell more in love that weekend and knew we'd get through anything together. We explored downtown, ate delicious food, walked around the zoo and aquarium and capped the weekend with Billy's concert. Its a memory that will never fade. So, we picked this shirt to be made into something we can both catch a glimpse of daily and remember our beginning.
Hubby's shirt is all packed up and has been dropped off at UPS en route to Stacy's fam who will be working their imaginations and sewing magic to create a one of a kind future family heirloom for moi.
THANK YOU STACY and AUNT T and COUSIN S!!!!!!!
And THANK YOU Stephanie for taking a moment out of your crazy busy life to keep us posted...I know I am excited to see how it turns out! And be sure to go over and say hi to Stephanie at The Life of a Husband and a Wife. And she even took the time to put a nice note...love people like that, don't you? Stephanie I think the world needs more of you!
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Monday, March 1, 2010
And the winner is....
Stephanie, of I Do at the Zoo and the Life of a Husband and a Wife!
So what did Stephanie win, you may ask? She wins a pillow valued from $45-$55 from my aunt and cousin's company, Threads Remembered.
Threads Remembered takes clothing, coats, jerseys, handkerchiefs, scarves...whatever you can dream up and turns them in to pillows. They make wonderful keepsakes, and the work is really beautiful. Stephanie, please tell us how your pillow turns out, and congratulations!
If any of you lovely readers would like a pillow of your very own, contact my aunt and cousin at teresa@threadsremembered.com or sarah@threadsrembered.com, they'll take good care of you. To see more of what Threads Remembered has to offer, check out their look book here.
Thank you to everyone who entered and said such nice things!
So what did Stephanie win, you may ask? She wins a pillow valued from $45-$55 from my aunt and cousin's company, Threads Remembered.
Threads Remembered takes clothing, coats, jerseys, handkerchiefs, scarves...whatever you can dream up and turns them in to pillows. They make wonderful keepsakes, and the work is really beautiful. Stephanie, please tell us how your pillow turns out, and congratulations!
If any of you lovely readers would like a pillow of your very own, contact my aunt and cousin at teresa@threadsremembered.com or sarah@threadsrembered.com, they'll take good care of you. To see more of what Threads Remembered has to offer, check out their look book here.
Thank you to everyone who entered and said such nice things!
Friday, February 26, 2010
Last Chance!
Happy Friday ladies and gentleman! I know that 1 guy is reading this (hey Zach!) and we're all about being inclusive here.
Today is your last chance to enter the Threads Remembered Giveaway I posted about on Monday. You can win a pillow made out of your grandmother's handkerchief, mom's wedding dress, dad's button down shirt, or whatever else you can dream up. My Aunt Teresa and my cousin Sarah started the company, and I immediately thought of you all when they told me about it. I think these would make great keepsakes and really amazing ring bearer's pillows. Check out Monday's post for details on how to enter, you have until tonight at midnight to get your entries in. I'll randomly select a winner and announce the lucky person on Monday!
Best of luck and have a lovely weekend, I hope it's pretty where you are!
Today is your last chance to enter the Threads Remembered Giveaway I posted about on Monday. You can win a pillow made out of your grandmother's handkerchief, mom's wedding dress, dad's button down shirt, or whatever else you can dream up. My Aunt Teresa and my cousin Sarah started the company, and I immediately thought of you all when they told me about it. I think these would make great keepsakes and really amazing ring bearer's pillows. Check out Monday's post for details on how to enter, you have until tonight at midnight to get your entries in. I'll randomly select a winner and announce the lucky person on Monday!
Best of luck and have a lovely weekend, I hope it's pretty where you are!
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Misc.
Have you guys entered the giveaway I'm hosting right now? I am so, so excited about it, and kind of peeved that Ryan and I aren't having a ring bearer...or I would enter it myself! Also, my aunt sent me the link to their look book, check it out here.
So I've been up to quite a bit lately, I just haven't bothered to tell you all about it! I'm chalking it up to spring fever...I'm so restless...I want the wedding to come tomorrow but then I don't at the same time (that would be quite the all nighter!).
The bouquets are all sewn and put together, they just need finishing touches to cover up the not-particularly-attractive bouquet holders and the stems.
I started working on the table overlays, realized how crooked they looked, set them aside, realized I might be being slightly OCD about that and then never started on them again. I keep meaning to show them to Ryan and see what he thinks but the whole we-live-in-separate-cities thing keeps getting in the way.
I've started on the bridesmaid's tote bags, and I can't wait to post about them! I am really excited about the fabric I ended up with.
Basically, these are all projects I've started and lost steam on and need to finish. Finishing something would make my month, so I need to just do it.
Do you have a tendency to start things and then not finish them? Any half-finished projects on your list?
So I've been up to quite a bit lately, I just haven't bothered to tell you all about it! I'm chalking it up to spring fever...I'm so restless...I want the wedding to come tomorrow but then I don't at the same time (that would be quite the all nighter!).
The bouquets are all sewn and put together, they just need finishing touches to cover up the not-particularly-attractive bouquet holders and the stems.
I started working on the table overlays, realized how crooked they looked, set them aside, realized I might be being slightly OCD about that and then never started on them again. I keep meaning to show them to Ryan and see what he thinks but the whole we-live-in-separate-cities thing keeps getting in the way.
I've started on the bridesmaid's tote bags, and I can't wait to post about them! I am really excited about the fabric I ended up with.
Basically, these are all projects I've started and lost steam on and need to finish. Finishing something would make my month, so I need to just do it.
Do you have a tendency to start things and then not finish them? Any half-finished projects on your list?
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Kick-*ss Giveaway
Good morning friends! Yesterday I told you I have an amazing giveaway, so here goes!
Threads Remembered is a company that my Aunt Teresa (my aunt who threw me that beautiful shower 2 weeks ago) and my cousin Sarah are starting. Threads Remembered is a service that turns old clothing into keepsakes in the form of pillows.
Now Ryan and I aren't having a ring bearer, but I think that these would make the most perfect ring bearer pillows. I know that all over blog land, women are trying to infuse elements of loved ones into their wedding, and this is just a brilliant way to do it. You could have a pillow made out of your mom or grandma's wedding dress, or out of your dad's button down shirt, or your great grandmother's handkerchief...the possibilities are endless. So whenever Aunt Teresa and Sarah mentioned this company they were starting, I instantly thought of you lovely readers! Enough talk, here are some examples of pillows they've made:
This is a scarf that was turned into a pillow.
My aunt said that the pillow in the upper right hand corner was a very old handkerchief.
This was a bridesmaid's dress turned into a pillow....this one is my favorite, what they did with the buttons is so clever!
My aunt made pillows out of my grandpa's shirts that looked just like this.
Even if you're already married, a keepsake like this would be great around the house...I'm thinking reading nook.
Keep in mind that these pictures are only suggestions, let your imagination run wild. I'd love to see one made out of ties.
So, my aunt and my cousin are offering to give away a pillow valued from $45-$55 to you lovely ladies (and gents?). Just to give you an example of price, the button up shirt pillow costs $50, the dress pillow runs $60 and the scarf or handkerchief pillow is $45.
You can view the full look book here (it takes just a second to load).
Here's how to enter:
--Leave me a comment and tell me what kind a pillow you would have made if you win!
--For an additional entry, blog about this giveaway and post a comment with the link telling me what kind of a pillow you would like to have made
--Tweet about Threads Remembered and the giveaway for another entry (let me know you tweeted...Twitter scares the crap out of me, but Pugs and I tweet for our other blog and she's easing me into it!)
You have until Friday at midnight (central time) to enter, and I'll assign numbers to entries and pick a winner with that random number thing.
Good luck, and if you have any questions let me know! You can contact Threads Remembered at teresa@threadsremembered.com or sarah@threadsremembered.com
Threads Remembered is a company that my Aunt Teresa (my aunt who threw me that beautiful shower 2 weeks ago) and my cousin Sarah are starting. Threads Remembered is a service that turns old clothing into keepsakes in the form of pillows.Now Ryan and I aren't having a ring bearer, but I think that these would make the most perfect ring bearer pillows. I know that all over blog land, women are trying to infuse elements of loved ones into their wedding, and this is just a brilliant way to do it. You could have a pillow made out of your mom or grandma's wedding dress, or out of your dad's button down shirt, or your great grandmother's handkerchief...the possibilities are endless. So whenever Aunt Teresa and Sarah mentioned this company they were starting, I instantly thought of you lovely readers! Enough talk, here are some examples of pillows they've made:
This is a scarf that was turned into a pillow.
My aunt said that the pillow in the upper right hand corner was a very old handkerchief.
This was a bridesmaid's dress turned into a pillow....this one is my favorite, what they did with the buttons is so clever!
My aunt made pillows out of my grandpa's shirts that looked just like this.Even if you're already married, a keepsake like this would be great around the house...I'm thinking reading nook.
Keep in mind that these pictures are only suggestions, let your imagination run wild. I'd love to see one made out of ties.
So, my aunt and my cousin are offering to give away a pillow valued from $45-$55 to you lovely ladies (and gents?). Just to give you an example of price, the button up shirt pillow costs $50, the dress pillow runs $60 and the scarf or handkerchief pillow is $45.
You can view the full look book here (it takes just a second to load).
Here's how to enter:
--Leave me a comment and tell me what kind a pillow you would have made if you win!
--For an additional entry, blog about this giveaway and post a comment with the link telling me what kind of a pillow you would like to have made
--Tweet about Threads Remembered and the giveaway for another entry (let me know you tweeted...Twitter scares the crap out of me, but Pugs and I tweet for our other blog and she's easing me into it!)
You have until Friday at midnight (central time) to enter, and I'll assign numbers to entries and pick a winner with that random number thing.
Good luck, and if you have any questions let me know! You can contact Threads Remembered at teresa@threadsremembered.com or sarah@threadsremembered.com
Monday, February 22, 2010
Just another Manic Monday....
Hey guys, I hope you all had a kick-*ss weekend!
2 things: I spoke to a DJ today. He was unfortunately booked for our wedding date, but he was nice enough to recommend several other St. Louis DJ's and send me a link to everything you need to know when hiring a DJ. I thought some of you lovely ladies (and gents?) might be interested, you can find the article here.
2nd thing: I have an amazing giveaway coming up this week. It's something I've never seen before in the wedding blogosphere, and I think you all are going to love it. So put your giveaway pants on and get ready!
It's much, much better than a mystery lunch!
2 things: I spoke to a DJ today. He was unfortunately booked for our wedding date, but he was nice enough to recommend several other St. Louis DJ's and send me a link to everything you need to know when hiring a DJ. I thought some of you lovely ladies (and gents?) might be interested, you can find the article here.
2nd thing: I have an amazing giveaway coming up this week. It's something I've never seen before in the wedding blogosphere, and I think you all are going to love it. So put your giveaway pants on and get ready!
It's much, much better than a mystery lunch!
Monday, November 9, 2009
Monday Monday
Miss Mojito over at With This Ring I Thee Blog was kind enough to blog about me a few days ago, and today she's giving some kick-ass giveaways, so mosy on over here and check them out!
Monday, October 19, 2009
GiveAways Galore!
Miss Mojito posted about this give away, and I just had to enter. It's so cool, you just zip off an e-mail to VIP@traylorpapers.com and tell them your favorite colors and/or style and they send you a free customized card! Check out Traylor Papers here.
Winners
So the winners of the give away are....
Katerina! She will receive the satin flowers for use in her own fabric flower bouquet (can't wait to see how it turns out my friend!)
and Chocolate Lover! She will receive the hairpins for use on a special date night.
Thanks for being such wonderful readers, writers of blogs and friends you two! If you all could e-mail me your shipping addy's, I can get your flowers in the mail for you this week.
Have a great Monday everyone, I hope it's pretty where you are!
Katerina! She will receive the satin flowers for use in her own fabric flower bouquet (can't wait to see how it turns out my friend!)
and Chocolate Lover! She will receive the hairpins for use on a special date night.
Thanks for being such wonderful readers, writers of blogs and friends you two! If you all could e-mail me your shipping addy's, I can get your flowers in the mail for you this week.
Have a great Monday everyone, I hope it's pretty where you are!
Friday, October 16, 2009
Give Away
Happy Friday everyone!
Just a quick reminder that the giveaway I posted about on Monday ends today at noon, so be sure you comment and post for your chance to win!
Have a fantastic weekend everyone, I'll be back with the winner on Monday!
Just a quick reminder that the giveaway I posted about on Monday ends today at noon, so be sure you comment and post for your chance to win!
Have a fantastic weekend everyone, I'll be back with the winner on Monday!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Give-Away Update
I don't know why I had it stuck in my head to make the deadline today at noon, but now I think that's kind of silly. So, just to give everyone enough time, get your comments in by noon on Friday and I'll pick a winner then!
Monday, October 12, 2009
Thank You
You all are the best.
You are so kind and encouraging, supportive....and you have really made this wedding planning process so much better than I ever thought it could be.
So, because you all are the nicest group of folks around these parts.....I thought a give-away might brighten some Mondays!
There are actually 2 give-aways, since you all are so fantastic. The first is a group of 3 satin flowers with pearl bead centers. The satin is a pewter color with polka dots woven into the material. There is 1 big flower and 2 medium-sized flowers.
This picture is very true to color.
Give-away number 2 is a set of 2 bobby pins with an organza flower on them. Jadite beads from a vintage necklace have been sewn in the middle. I glued and sewed the flowers onto the pins, so they should be sturdy.
Here's how it works. Blog about the give-away, and then comment on this post and tell me how you would use them...would you sew the satin flowers onto a bag or belt, or stick a pin on them and wear one on a cardigan? Would you rock the bobby pins to work or save them for a special date night? Leave the link to your blog post in your comment. If you don't have a blog, forget the blog post part, just comment.
I will randomly pick a winner using one of those random number generator deals, and I'll run to the post office on my lunch break on Wednesday and send them off! You all have until tomorrow at noon to enter.
So thank you all. I had no idea when I started this blog what incredible women I was going to "meet!"
You are so kind and encouraging, supportive....and you have really made this wedding planning process so much better than I ever thought it could be.
So, because you all are the nicest group of folks around these parts.....I thought a give-away might brighten some Mondays!
There are actually 2 give-aways, since you all are so fantastic. The first is a group of 3 satin flowers with pearl bead centers. The satin is a pewter color with polka dots woven into the material. There is 1 big flower and 2 medium-sized flowers.
This picture is very true to color.
Give-away number 2 is a set of 2 bobby pins with an organza flower on them. Jadite beads from a vintage necklace have been sewn in the middle. I glued and sewed the flowers onto the pins, so they should be sturdy.
Here's how it works. Blog about the give-away, and then comment on this post and tell me how you would use them...would you sew the satin flowers onto a bag or belt, or stick a pin on them and wear one on a cardigan? Would you rock the bobby pins to work or save them for a special date night? Leave the link to your blog post in your comment. If you don't have a blog, forget the blog post part, just comment.
I will randomly pick a winner using one of those random number generator deals, and I'll run to the post office on my lunch break on Wednesday and send them off! You all have until tomorrow at noon to enter.
So thank you all. I had no idea when I started this blog what incredible women I was going to "meet!"
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