Wednesday Sponsor Giveaways: Studio Calico, Shabby Straps, Simplify 101, & Songbird Ave
Studio Calico • one person will take home the fabulous April kit
For more from Studio Calico be sure to check out their blog + galleries.
Shabby Straps• one person will receive a camera strap & one person a wrist strap
ShabbyStraps offers you a fun and unique way to accessorize your SLR/DSLR camera and your point & shoot camera. ShabbyStraps are all made of the highest quality to ensure the safety of your camera. Each strap is extra thick and comfortable to wear for the shutterbug hobbyist or professional. Whether you are in the mood for polka dots, paisleys or stripes, ShabbyStraps has you covered!

Simplify 101 • one person will receive a spot in the online workshop Organize Your Paper Clutter with Aby Garvey
Paper, paper everywhere! That paper mountain growing on your countertop
represents a loss of freedom, a loss of control, and a nagging feeling
in your gut that something important isn’t getting attended to. Your
paper, and the feelings it creates, makes it hard to relax, focus or
even have fun.
Here’s
the good news: there is a better way! With the right paper organizing
systems in place—those created with you, your paper, and your home in
mind—you can free yourself from paper clutter and the stress that comes
along with it. In Organize Your Paper Clutter, you’ll learn a
step-by-step process on how to decide if you need a piece of paper (and
for how long!) and how to organize it so you’ll find it again right
when you need it! Your piles (and your stress!) will be replaced by
organizing systems you love, and feelings of confidence, relief and
peace of mind!
Start date: Tuesday, April 21, 2009
End date: Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Registration status: open!
Read more specific details for the workshop here.
Songbird Ave • 5 Bloom & Grow digital kits
This month I am excited to announce that I have teamed up with Songbird Ave and their talented team of designers to create a kit with 100% of the proceeds benefiting Autism Speaks in honor of Autism Awareness Month. The huge kit, including 5 exclusive layered templates, is $8 and can be purchased/downloaded here.

To be entered into today's drawing leave a comment below sharing your favorite book (or a good one you recommend). Comments will be closed at 8pm Pacific with the winner's posted shortly after.




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Working outside the home full time, a 7 year old and a 2 year old are enough things to keep me from sitting down to read a book. The moment I sid down, I fall asleep!!! LOL My recent purchase was "confessions of a shopaholic" but I haven't started it yet.
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Snowflower and the Secret Fan is the 1st of many faves to come to mind. It's such a heartfelt story about life for a female in China during that era as well as the complexities of friendship and love in all eras. Children's book fave is Owl Moon. I love the memories of my DH & DD mimicking the story with their own owling adventures.
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Right now I am re-reading the Harry Potter series. I am up to book 5 - Order of the Phoenix.
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There is no way I can pick a favorite book (other than the Bible). I love the Little House books, so I'll just say that. :)
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Anything Karen Kingsbury!!!!!! I was introduced to them a few years ago and I have read every single one now.....most of them are read within a day or two they are so good....my most favorite one is A Thousand Tomorrows, and my favorite series is anything to do with the Baxter family, Starting wi th the Redemption series, then firstborn series, then sunrise series and now the above the line series.....LOVE HER!!!!
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One of my favorites is "My Sister's Keeper" by Jodi Piccoult. This book was so good. I read it about 4 years ago and I still think about it.
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Having 1 year old twin daughters, our favorite book right now is "Moo, Baa, La La La"!! LOL
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One of my favorite books that I recently read was My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. As most other people, I also LOVED Twilight! Thanks for all the great giveaways!!!
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My all-time favorite book is "Little Women." I fell in love with it in the 4th grade, and I still love it. As far as current books go, I would recommend "Water for Elephants." It's a great read that kept me guessing till the end.
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i'm a little embarrassed to admit this, but one of my favorite books of all time is Are You There God, It's Me Margaret? I have my original copy from 4th or 5th grade. I still pick it up every now and then and breeze through it in an afternoon for old time's sake. I can still remember when I first read it how old and sophisticated I felt...and now it always makes me feel young and innocent. I heart Judy Blume.
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My sister's keeper/ Por la vida de mi hermana drom Judi Picoult
It was the first book I read from Judi Picoult, and now I have all of her books in my "list to read"
I was so submerged in the story that I did not want to finish it, and when I did I was crying. Great read!!!
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My favorite book of all time is "Rebecca" by Daphne DuMaurier.
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My all-time favorite book is To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee.
More recently, I really enjoyed Eat, Pray, Love.
Yay books!
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Loving the Harry Potter series right now, and reading them again. For kids- currently into "There is a bird on your head" - Brody is loving it, reading it over and over again.
Love the kit for autism speaks - and so wonderful that proceeds are being donated - will be getting one of those.
Have a great day.
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I wouldn't say these are my favorite, but it completely surprised me at how much I liked them. On a whim, I started reading the Lonesome Dove series by Larry McMurtry and really enjoyed them. They plop you down into a different world (and although they are fairly violent) I thoroughly enjoyed the ride.
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Let me know when the commercials are over.
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My all time favourite book is Anne of Green Gables, a Canadian classic :-)
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My favorite right now is one of my children's book... "My Friend Bear" I LOVE the stories by Jez Alborough and so do my children. My son who is 7 loves to read them to my daughter who is 5.
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Fantastic giveaway!!!! My all time favorite book is ..Black Beauty... i will always love that book :)
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That is one of the best books I have ever read. I've bought several copies and have been giving them away to people to read. It is an amazing book that I would recommend to anyone.
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