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 loved the Twilight books, and I'm a 40 year old woman who doesn't believe in vampires!!!
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My all time favorite book...
The Little Prince
by Antoine De Saint-Exupery
“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”
♥
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I loved the Twilight series, and I don't believe in vampires!!
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I really enjoyed Love Walked In by Marisa de los Santos. Thanks for the giveaways!
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My favorite recent read is Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks. I wanted to read the book before seeing the movie. Haven't seen the movie yet, but the book was great!
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Not sure if my first try actually posted. My favorite book is Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. I've read it at least 6 times and I love it!
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darryl hoole: the ultimate career
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I haven't read this yet, but hope to real soon..."Infidel". Heard it's really good!
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Never thought I would say this, as I was adamant about staying away, but I am really loving Twilight - and I plan to read the whole series. I just can't stay away :) My all time favorite book would be a Judy Blume classic, Are you there God it's me, Margaret. I read it as a 6th grader and still read it from time to time as a 30-something.
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A Prayer for Owen Meaney by John Irving. It's a long book but it draw you in, and you don't want it to end.
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I found the book "Eat, Pray, Love" to be completely life-transforming. It really made me evaluate everything in my life and make some hughe changes.
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I've been an avid reader all my life, but my favorite book is a recent one: "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffenigger...simply the most amazing story I've ever read. I have re-read it and listened to it on tape four or five times. Beautiful.
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There are three books that I have read several times; something I don't often do! There are too many books out there to repeat any!
Grapes of Wrath
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Eat, Pray, Love
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I just LOVE LOVE LOVE all books by Marion Zimmer-Bradley!
"The mists of Avalon" was the first one I ever read and all the others following didn't disappoint me ever!
the mixture of history and fantasy is GREAT!
Lovely greetings from over the ocean
Katharina
from the BlackForestRegion/Germany (;
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I love this - I jotted down some new books to read off this list! I really enjoyed the Yada Yada Prayer group series. CHeck them out!
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I just joined GoodReads and been thinking about just that: In a mother's arsenal she needs: Any nursery rhyme board book. (preferable with pleasant illustrations
Hop on Pop and other Dr. Suess books. Junie B. Jones. Winnie the Pooh. Most importantly, a book to keep her sane, make up for the lack of adult conversation. I've been enjoying C.S. Lewis, Well-behaved Women Seldom Make History, rereading cannon books (Bronte, Austen, Twain, I just finished Cold Mountain.
I've learned its important to read to your children, but it is just as important for them to see you reading books for yourself.
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Hmmmm, my favorite?? To hard!! One of my favorites is Catch 22... I've read it a hundred times. Lately though, some of my new favorite finds are the Hindi Bindi Club (Pradhan) and Three Cups of Tea (Mortensen).
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Right now I'm reading "Eat, Love, Pray", by Elizabeth Gilbert. But one of my favorite books of all times is "The Picture of Dorian Gray", by Oscar Wilde.
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My favorite book is J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit". I first read it when I was a kid and have probably read it 100 times since then! I just love the way the story draws you in and makes you feel like you are part of the journey.
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My favorite book is Welcome to the Monkey House by Kurt Vonnegut, I love that the stories make you think about life as we have it and where it could go. He had a way of looking at the world that was wonderful and serious yet funny.
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