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.
Hi Ali
One of my favorite books ever is The Stand by Stephen King. I really like this book and will read it again I'm sure! I like most Stephen King books!
thanks for another great giveaway! :)
Cindy
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my favs gotta be Pride and Prejudice - have read it many many times :)
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Hi Ali,
My son and I are reading Kite Runner. He has it as a high school assignment and I love love bonding with him over literature.
Kelly from St. Lou
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Wow! I am floored by not only the amazing sponsors for your giveaway but also the amount of comments!!!! Well I a historical fiction fan and I have two very amazing books to recommend.
My all time favorite book ever is Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_of_Wonders
And another amazing one is When We Were Gods: A Novel of Cleopatra by Colin Falconer Link: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?r=1&ISBN=9780609808894&ourl=When%2DWe%2DWere%2DGods%2FColin%2DFalconer
Both are incredibly beautiful and rich with detail. You literally feel like you are witnessing everything with your own eyes. Even if I don't win any giveaway, I still HIGHLY highly recommend these books when anyone asks for a good suggestion. :D
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One of my favorite authors is David Eddings. I started re-reading Belgarath the Sorcerer again. Just love that whole series.
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My son and I are reading Kite Runner. He has it as a high school assignment and I love love bonding over literature with him!
Kelly from St. Lou
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My son (age four) and I have been talking about Earth Day. He is very excited about the new Earth movie being released by Disney. In honor of the theme, I bought him- We Are Extremely Very Good Recyclers (Charlie and Lola Series)---He loves it!
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My favorite book...well, it got to be the entire Little House on the Prairie series. I loved the books and I loved the TV series too. Good, wholesome and full of family values.
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My favorite book to read to my two boys is "The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown.
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Hi, I received a great book for Photoshop as a gift:
The Adobe Photoshop CS4 Dictionary: The A to Z desktop reference of Photoshop
I am one to dive right into a program and play with it. Sometimes a how to book will just teach you the basics and not touch everything that the program has at your fingertips. This book is an AWESOME reference guide. I keep it right next to my computer for those what is this or how do I use that moments. Love it!
http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Photoshop-CS4-Dictionary-reference/dp/0240521323/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238632457&sr=8-1
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My favorite book (recently) is The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak. The story is beautiful and breathtaking and when I was finished I actually cried, something I don't do much. I felt when I was done that I had never read anything quite like it before. I knew it was a gift.
And the narrator? Death. How can that not pull you in?
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Just finished The People of the Book and loved that. My all time favorite is Truman Capote's Grass Harp though :-)
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I have to recommend The Elegant Gathering of White Snows by Kris Radish. This an excellent read about the strength of women, female friendship and the challenges we all face as women making our way through life. Definitely an uplifting read!!
Thanks for gathering so many great recommendations...my reading list is very long now!
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i just finnished "change of heart" by jodi picoult lovee it!
that was the second time reading it, and i am seriouslly in love with her writing, and would reccomend it to anyone,
Thanks so much!
Megan P
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My all time favorite book is Memories Of A Giesha. Love, Love, Love it!
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I am currently on bedrest, and I am enjoying all of Laurie Notaro's books...she is kind of like a female David Sedaris!
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I love The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls...I laughed so hard I cried! It's a true story of her life and her crazy parents that has so many emotions in one quick read.
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I have to say the only books I've been reading lately are the ones to my daughter... and my favorites are Dr. Seuss books. We love the ones that really test your tongue, like "Fox in Sox".
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My most recent favorite book that I've read is "The Shack". After having several friends recommend it to me I finally picked up a copy. It was such a great book!
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I love to read so that's a tough question. I did love all of the Harry Potter books. I read the first one before it became popular - happened to see this new kids book at the library & decided to try it on a whim. When I got done reading it that afternoon, I said that was one of the best books I've read, even though it's supposedly a kid's book. A fun author is Janet Evanovich - all of hers make me laugh. I guess my favorite book or author would be whatever I happen to be reading at the time.
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Kite Runner is my favorite all time book
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My son and I have been talking about Earth Day-- In honor of that we have been reading We Are Extremely Very Good Recyclers (Charlie and Lola Series)
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just finnished Change of heart by jodi picoult, loved it, this was the second time arround i love her writing style, and stories and i would suggest her books to anyone!!
thanks
Megan P
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A great book I would recommend is
'World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War' by Max Brooks. It was a great read that grabbed you and didn't let go until the end. Not for everyone, but definitely fun for those who like to read about zombies.
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My favorite book is Gone With the Wind!
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