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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I love the books written by Robin Hobb. My favourite is the Farseer Trilogy (Assassin's Apprentice, Royal Assassin, Assassin's Quest) but I also love the trilogies that follow.
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I am currently reading a Homade Life! So far it has been a great book!
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I normally am into more lighter fiction- but I have to say "A Time to Kill" by John Grisham is one of my absolute favorites. Its one I have reread so many times. Just a great read.
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I am currently reading The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet. It is as good as I was told it would be.....
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My little nephew Sam (almost 2) can repeat so much of "I Stink" by Kate Mcmullan. It's so sweet to hear him talk so that's one of my current favorite books.
I have always loved Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. The vision of Miss Havisham in her tattered wedding gown with a rotted feast and wedding cake has stayed with me since first reading the book in middle school!
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I can't pick just ONE favorite book! I love most everything I've read by Jodi Picoult. I also love the children's book "Love you Forever."
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One of my favorite books is "My Sister's Keeper" by Jodi Picoult - I love most of her books, though!
-Carrie
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Boy I wish I had more time to read! :) With two little ones it's really hard to find the time. I love the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich. Laugh out loud entertaining. Perfect for me right now...
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I am currently enjoying Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat? by Peter Walsh - an interesting correlation between physical clutter and internal clutter...
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I've always loved childrensbooks. Before I had kids, I had a lot of them. My kids are 8 and 10 now and I still read to them (almost) every night!
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One of my favorite books I recently read is Same Kind of Different As Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore. It is a wonderful story of life changing love. It really inspired me to reach out to those from all different walks of life.
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One of my favorite books I recently read is Same Kind of Different As Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore. It is a wonderful story of life changing love. It really inspired me to reach out to those from all different walks of life.
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The Sophia Kinsella Shopacholic series...funny and witty!
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Hi Ali! What a fab giveaway!
My most favorite books right now....
"The Tipping Point" by Malcom Gladwell for grown-ups and "Chrysanthemum" by Kevin Henkes for kids (actually ANY book by Kevin Henkes is fantastic)
Happy Spring!
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I don't have a favorite book, but I love anything by James Patterson :)
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The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood -- that book changed my life!
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My favorite book is an old travel guide to Scotland. I used it the entire time I vacationed there and made lots of notes in the margins. I would love to go back, so reading about the amazing places I've seen and my impressions of them, makes it almost as good as a vacation.
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It sounds cliche (I know) but my all time most favorite is Dr Seuss, Oh the places you'll go. Thanks for the fun today! Im making a list to go to the library with.
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I just read the shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella :) they are girly and fun, just the kind I like :)
Thanks for the chance, love these giveaways! :)
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I just got done reading the shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella, they are girly and fun, just the kind I like! :)
Thanks for the chance, love these giveaways! :)
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