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.
The Year of Living Biblically by AJ Jacobs. It's a great easy read and very entertaining. It's non-fiction, but reads like a daily journal so it's easy to read in bursts.
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For Scrapbook stuff, I love your Life Artist book. In my other reading, my latest favorite is Eat, Pray, Love.
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ooops, I was accidently signed in as Jodi (I was posting some things for Fancy Pants) the comment above was really from me - Amy Peterman. Okay, I'm a dork.
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Right now my favorite books are "My Weird School" books. My 8 year old son is just loving to read them and laughs out loud as he reads them. So during this week of his Spring Break--they are my favorite since they make him so happy. I love to see him reading to himself on the couch.
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"The Secret History of the Pink Carnation" by Lauren Willig. It's book 1 of a series (although you don't have to read the previous books to enjoy each individually). This is only of my favorite books of all time. I read half of it sitting on the B&N floor (in the middle of an aisle, no less) because I couldn't put it down long enough to buy it. :) Great book, and her website is awesome as well.
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Well, I wish I had something insightful to share but my fave books right now are the Twilight series. Just love 'em. What can I say, I'm a sucker for a good love story!! Before that I had read "Churched" which was good for some laughs :)
Thanks for the great giveaways!!
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"The Shack" encouraged me, especially by personifying the Trinity.
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I just finished reading World Without End by Ken Folette. I love historical fiction.
As far as a favorite, I could never pick!
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My favorite book of all time is Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. It began the complete reshaping of my world view and made me realize that reading can truly be fun!
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I'm usually reading a good mystery or crime story, James Patterson, John Grisham, David Baldacci are a few of my favorites however right now I'm reading A Purpose Driven Life.
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I loved Life is Good - first chapter is jarring, but it's an amazing story. Co-written by a grandson of slaves who learned to read in his 90's. http://www.amazon.com/Life-So-Good-George-Dawson/dp/0141001682/ref=pd_bbs_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238591804&sr=8-5
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right now I'm reading Handle with Care by Jodi Picoult... love anything by her!
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I think I would have to name a favorite genre and that would be the "classics." I just finished Emma by Jane Austen last night; but my very favorite book that I can read over and over again from one week to the next is Jane Eyre--romance, mystery and suspence--LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!
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I recommend any Philippa Gregory book. I have read almost all of her books and have found the ones focusing on royalty to be the best. A few titles are The Other Boleyn Girl, The Other Queen, The Constant Princess, and The Queen's Fool.
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One of my favorites is Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man....by Fannie Flagg. This book is laugh-out-loud funny!
I've already read the Twilight series, but I highly recommend them too!
Happy Wednesday from South Carolina!!!
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Of course, the Twilight series is at the top of my list - just finishing up Book 4 as I write this! One of my all time favorite books, though, that I read a long time ago and often go back to is The Shellseekers by Rosamunde Pilcher. It is an oldie, but tops my list! It's just a really good, mindless read that gives off good visuals in your head to follow!
Julie McD
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the secret life of bees...and I have one that I can't remember the name of. It has simon in the name and is a story about a young man and his relationship with his mother. It sits on my bookshelf (at home, and I'm at work)and every so often I read it to remind myself of what is important in life.
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My favorite book will always be Charlott'e Web. I have read it too many times to count. It is definitely a classic that I can't wait to share with my own Children.
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I just got done with "THe Book THief". LOVED IT!
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Oh my gosh...this is a hard pick. A book I have read a million times is A Midsummer's Night Dream by William Shakespeare, even though it technically is a play. I love the rhythm of the words, the comedy and of course, the romance.
But to choose one favorite book is like saying which of your kids do you like better...impossible, right? From grade school I love reading Judy Blume and Beverly Cleary. As I got little older my books got a little deeper such as "The Life of Pi" and "Special Topics in Calamity Physics". Also as I've gotten older, I realize my free time should be about enjoying myself so I indulge in "fun" books like Marion Keyes "Sushi for Beginners" or Jennifer Crusie "Welcome to Temptation".
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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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