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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YAY- I love your giveaways!!! SO exciting with great things!!
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My favorite book is The Giving Tree. It is a children's book that teaches children about giving of oneself selflessly. My stepdad gave it to me when I graduated from high school and I still read it occasionally.
Need that paper organization class! I'm drowning in paper clutter - my daughter's schoolwork is overtaking my office!
Thanks!
Lisa from New Orleans
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I have too many favorite books to list, but the book I just read that changed me was called The Peacegiver by James L. Ferrell.
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One of my very favorite books is Pride and Prejudice. It may be slow to start, but it gets so good if you stick with it!
- A
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I just read The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle...wonderful book about living in the moment! I am trying to follow his wisdom in my own life and with my kids. Nothing is more important than this moment.
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I love any and all books by Meg Cabot,I just finished the Queen of Babble series!
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Water for Elephants is in my top 5. Love, love, love that book!
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A book I just finished and LOVED was Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson. It's the kind of book that makes you just want to go out and do some GOOD in the world! Very interesting and very inspirational.
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My favorite book is war and Peace by Tolstoy. He is a great writer and captures real depth of the human soul.
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"Eat, Pray, Love" --absolutely the best book I've read.
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The Book Thief is great. A bit dark, but very unique, which is unique these days!
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I love Paulo Coehlo's The Alchemist - it's about following dreams, I really love it.
Claire
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favorite books? I have so many! but a great book that I love to recommend is Judy Blume's "Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself"
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I would recommend Dan Brown's 2 books, "The Davinci Code" and "Angels and Demons". I also discovered "To Kill a Mockingbird"; never read in high school. One of my favorites.
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I can't choose just one! So I'll choose my recent favorite read the Twilight series. :)
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I don't think I can pick just one.....I've always loved to read.
Thanks for a chance at great giveaways!
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I thoroughly enjoyed the Twilight series. I am also a Nicholas Sparks fan and really liked his latest--The Lucky One.
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Hmm this is a hard one to answer. I have too many favorite books =) Wicked by Gregory McGuire (sp?) is fantastic, The Black Dagger Brotherhood books by JR Ward are really entertaining. Night by Elie Wiesel is so touching. Also Bet Me by Jennifer Cruisie is so fun.
Jenn
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EAt, PRay, LOve by ELizabeth GIlbert....awesome journey of life experience...loved it.
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I'm reading the Secret Life of Bees right now. It's really good. I know there was a movie made of it, but I wanted to read the book first.
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