Another Giveaway Win, Another Giveaway Round Up!

When I came home from work on Monday I had a surprise waiting for me Inbox... an email telling me I was randomly selected as a winner of another giveaway I entered! This win was a part of Shelby's Sweet 16 Celebration over at the blog Heck of a Bunch. Click on the button below to check out the blog:

My Prize:

Meri Meri's Groovy Cupcakes Kit

Thanks Terra & Meri Meri for making baking more fun!

I love baking cupcakes! Can't wait to use this cupcake decorating kit. I am going to use it in July and bake a batch of Funfetti cupcakes for my mom's birthday. Speaking of cupcakes and my mom, she recently ordered a Cupcake Decorator Tool Set from Avon. Super excited for that order to come in. Between my 70's themed cupcake kit win and the decorator tool set I'm looking forward to making some pretty awesome cupcakes!

Now enough of this cupcake talk and onto my round up of giveaways...

Heavenly Savings is giving away an 8x10 print from LauraBPhotograph.

By Hand Giveaways has your chance to win an adorable reusable embroidered grocery tote from the Etsy shop GraceyMay.

R3 Daily is giving away a complete set of the Rescue Beauty Lounge Surf Collection nail polish.

Etsy It Up is giving one lucky duck the chance to win $30 Gussy shop credit!


On The Search For Hidden Treasure is giving away a custom stepping stone from Set In Stone Shop. If I win I'd chose the Home Sweet Home one for my mom to put in her rock garden. :)

Melinda Joy is giving away a bouquet of flowers from Teleflora!

Photograph: Parakeet

I've always loved taking photographs. I'm thinking of posting photos I've taken every once in awhile. The one above is actually a photo of a photo I took. Haha, sorry for the ridiculousness of that! I put the photo in a frame and I'm too lazy to take it out to scan. Anyways, I think the frame makes the photo more charming somehow. I took this photo with a manual camera for my black and white photography class during high school and it's one of my favorites. I just took the picture in the spur of the moment and it turned out perfectly! Kind of hard to do when dealing with an animal who will likely be scurrying out of a picture right before the flash goes off...

Have a soft spot in your heart for birds?
If so you'll just adore the birdy shakers housenine is giving away. I know I sure do! In a few days these adorable salt and pepper shakers will find out the new home they will fly away too.

Rainy Sunday...

Today was a rather dreary day. But I guess you need the April showers to bring May flowers, right? I made the best of the weather and went out shopping! I didn't end up finding anything though. Oh well, I suppose it's for the best. My closets and drawers are packed as it is. I have such a hard time parting with old clothes, shoes and accessories! If I don't start getting rid of some stuff and keep buying things I will end up like Rebecca Bloomwood in Confessions of a Shopaholic...

Speaking of, the drawer I keep all of my jewelry is in MAJOR need of some re-organization. I keep putting it off but I really need to work on that! Any good organizers out there have any ideas/tips for me?

Hope you all had a fun weekend (even if you had a rainy Sunday too)! xoxo

Raining On Sunday - Keith Urba...

P.S.- Be sure to check out these fabulous giveaways!!!

• Kellie of on the brink... of something beautiful is giving away a little package of goodies to one lucky reader in celebration of having 100+ blog readers! The deadline to enter is tomorrow so head over to her blog to enter for your chance to win this cute giveaway!

• My Arts Desire is generously giving away gift certificates to a really great Etsy shop, Haiti By Hand that features the work of Hatian artisans. I LOVE that this prize helps out such a great cause! Click here to enter.

Sail Away with Me...

I'm loving that nautical is one of the "it" looks for spring/summer 2010. Here are my picks of some great nautical inspired pieces. Happy sailing! (Or rather, Happy shopping)? After all these picks are just too darn cute to sit on clothing racks!

Antro's Field Game Cardigan definitely makes me think nautical with it's white and navy stripes and gold buttons. The lace trim adds a nice girly touch, don't you think? At $118 dollars it's out of my price range but adorable and nautical inspired nonetheless.

Delia's Brooke Polka Dot Dress is a modern twist on the nautical look. I love the mix of the solid blue and red material with the polka dot print used for the lower half of the dress! The dress also ties in the back which I totally love!

For a more casual nautical inspired look this Roxanne by the Sea Tank from Delia's would be perfect paired with your favorite pair of denim shorts or capris! I mean c'mon how could you not love the sailboat print?!?! I think this tank would be fun to wear during the summer months ahead.

Ann Taylor Loft's Sheer Stripe V-Neck Cardigan would be a great alternative to the Antro cardigan I posted above. Especially if a $118 dollar price tag and lace trimming aren't your thing. The navy color and stripes give it a subtle nautical look. I love the simple look to this cardigan and think it could easily be paired other pieces.


What would this post be without a skirt? My pick is American Eagle's AE Nautical Skirt. I love the seer-sucker print and button detailing.


I started this post with an Antro item so why not end it with one too! If you feel like being a little daring why not try the Salty Seas Dress? The lobster print most definitely reminds me of the beach and summer!


Of course you can't forget a nautical-inspired accessory to add the perfect finishing touch to your summer outfit! I'm loving the sailor knot necklace available from the etsy store thevamoose.

Feeling lucky? Head over to the blog westervin for your chance to win this one-of-a-kind necklace!

If you enter please mention I referred you!

Thanks. The giveaway ends tomorrow April 25th at 11:59 PM CST.

Happy Earth Day!

Looking for some fun ways to be earth friendly? Check out my blog posts from this month:

• 6 Awesome Eco-Friendly Products!
• Being Eco-Friendly Just Got a Little More Fashionable...

Try your luck with some Eco-Friendly Giveaways for a chance to win...

• Reusable Shopping bag from Regina's Hodge Podge
• Broken plate necklace from the rikrak studio
• $100 credit to the Etsy shop Pineapple Mint Vintage

Outfit of the Day: A Whiter Shade of Pale

I posted my first Outfit of the Day last month and figured me and my Hot Pink Canon Powershot are long overdue to come back with another Outfit of the Day post! My white blouse made me think of the song 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale' by Procol Harum. With National Record Store Day being Saturday I thought that would be a perfect title for today's look...

What I Wore Today:

Blouse: East 5th Layered-Look Blouse, JcPenney
Necklace: Ten Thousand Villages , Circa 2009
Jeans: SO Wave Flare Jeans, Kohls
Shoes: Loeffler Randall for Target Cinch Flats, Circa 2008


Since you can't see the fabulous necklace I am wearing in my picture here is a close-up of it. I purchased it last year shortly after my birthday from fair trade retailer Ten Thousand Villages and I absolutely ADORE it! It was handmade by artisans in Peru (If my memory serves me correct I believe Allpa was the one). When I saw it I just knew I had to have it! Unfortunately I think they have discontinued this design because it is no longer on the website and I haven't seen one in a Ten Thousand Villages store since I bought mine.


And finally a close up of my pretty flats! I just came across these tucked away in a box while looking through my closet for another pair of shoes earlier this week and I totally forgot I even had them!!! [Note to self: Take a better mental inventory of shoe collection]. I still remember spotting these in Target a few years ago and drooling over them. They were $29.99 and I wasn't sure if they would hold up well so I didn't want to spend that much on them. Then one day lo and behold I was browsing the shoe section of Target and found these little beauties in the color and size I wanted. The best part? I got them for $7 dollars and some change!

Bonus Music Trivia (in honor of Record Store Day):

• More than 900 artists have recorded cover versions of the Procol Harum song 'A Whiter Shade of Pale.'

• In 2009 Procul Harum's 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale' was named the most played song on British radio over the last 75 years. Which means it was played more than any songs by THE BEATLES! Pretty impressive...huh?

Never heard 'A Whiter Shade of Pale Before'? Listen below:

A Whitr Shade Of Pale - Proco...

Random.org likes ME!!!!

When I got home from work today I spent some time catching up on reading blog posts and to my surprise found out that I was chosen as the winner of My Cakies recent giveaway for a $50 dollar gift certificate to the Etsy store Cinnamon Sticks! I started entering blog contests not too long ago because I think they are a fun way to find new blogs. I'm usually not very lucky when it comes to winning so I wasn't really expecting that random.org would ever choose me. Amber (one of my fav bloggers) recently wrote a post about winning a few blog giveaways. I guess some of her good luck rubbed off on me!

Thanks so much My Cakies and Cinnamon Sticks!

Because blog giveaways are awesome my post today is going to be a round up of some of the fabulous giveaways going on right now:


Real Heart Prints is giving away a cute cupcake tart from Candle Lynn Candle Co. It's just like a real cupcake. Minus the tasty factor that is (it's a candle after all)!

Kind Over Matter is giving away a favorite tee shirt from Clink Designs.

Amber of the fabulous Amber's Notebook has a chance for one lucky reader to win a personalized monogrammed vase. I rarely ever use vases so I won't be entering myself. Only because this pretty little vase deserves to go to someone who will fill it up with flowers and let it see the light of day! Click here to enter her giveaway before it ends tomorrow and who knows the lucky winner just might be you!

LePapier Studio is currently hosting a giveaway to win stationary products. Who couldn't use adorable some notecards, calling cards and notepads in their life? To enter the LePapier Studio Giveaway click here.