Sponsor Giveaway

In lieu of photos from my weekend, I've instead decided to rally the troops and offer 7 lucky winners prizes from myself and my amazing sponsors!  Take a look at the wonderful ladies participating, and what they have to offer:

Hello everyone! I am Melissa and I write for a little ol' blog called Grin and Barrett. I live in a little college town and adjusting to life in good ol' Alabama. I am a southern blogger who writes about family, faith, and the everyday life of a newlywed. My hubs and I have an interesting love story and everyday things get more and more interesting! If you want to know more about life as a wife, University employee, and obsessive aunt to a 5 month old baby girl, then head on over!

Today, I'm giving away one month ad space on G&B to one winner, which includes:

Group introduction post 

Ad space near top of sidebar

One individual giveaway/guest post

Bi-weekly shout outs via Facebook & Twitter

Cynthia, Californian, long (long, long, long) time girlfriend, book lover, baseball fan, dog parent, eater (occasional cook), professional shopper (no, really, it's my job! my title? purchasing agent.), aspiring world traveler/ex-pat, and blog addict!  :-) 

Today, I'm giving away a gorgeous necklace purchased from Etsy to a winner!

Hello, my name is Chelsea. I am 28 years old and live in beautiful British Columbia, Canada. On paper, my life is very simple -- I live with my amazing boyfriend and I work two part-time jobs. In my blog, you will find everything from recipes, fashion and style, my random ramblings, and photos I have taken with my Canon T1i or iPhone 5. 

Today, I'm giving away Featured Ad Space. Reserve a spot for November 12. 200x300 is at the top of the sidebar plus shout-outs throughout the month. 

Hey, y'all! I'm J and I blog over at An Unstyled Life. I'm a part-time bail bondsman, a full-time event planner, a full-time social media manager and a full-time wife and momma. *deep breath* I mostly blog about our life, but I've been known to blog about trashy reality shows (I'm addicted!), maybe a little fashion, and pretty much anything that strikes my fancy. I love finding new blogs, so come say hi so I can visit yours! You can also find me on the twit, facebook, and pinterest!

Today, I am giving away a $20 gift card to iTunes!

My name is Sarah and I blog over at A Cat-Like Curiosity. I aim to live a curious life, creating, dreaming and basically reaching for the stars every day! My blog is a source of inspiration, cuteness and lots of lovelies. I'd love to see you guys over there!

Today, I'm giving away one months worth of Curiouser Ad Space on my lovely blog. The top spot no less! The ad space comes with a guest post, social media shout outs and the option of a giveaway!

I am a southern newlywed who loves sweet tea, God and my family. I am a mama to a lab/pit and a min pin as well as a quarter horse. My life is chaotic but I am trying to keep it Classy!

Today, I'm giving away 3 months of 200 x 200 ad space at the Grace of Southern Charm. This includes social media mentions, an option to do a guest post and an option to participate in a giveaway! 

Inspired by the wonderful ladies that support Be Freckled, I've decided to throw in a $25 gift card to Lush!  Pretty exciting stuff, ya?

There you have it.  Seven awesome prizes means seven lucky winners.  All you have to do is use the Rafflecopter below to enter and win!  Only requirement is that you follow each of these wonderful ladies to show them some love, and additional optional entries are available.  There's even a chance to tweet about the give away each day to earn tons of extra points!  Runs from Monday the 5th of November until Friday the 9th of November.

p.s.  One way to enter is to leave a blog comment about which prize you would most like to win.  Please please help me make you happy and let me know what your favorite give away item is!  

a Rafflecopter giveaway

A Post About Nothing

I've mentioned it before, but I'm just having such a difficult time finding anything I consider worthwhile to talk about on this blog.  I mean, books and photos are great and all, but should they be everything that a website consists of?  Probably not.  And the ever decreasing number of views, followers, and comments on this tiny page are reinforcing that thought...but how to make a change?

This blog is not my life.  If anything comes up, it automatically gets thrown to the side until I have more free time.  Between traveling, homecomings, photo sessions, and the daily routine, that means that I have not been the most consistent or most enthusiastic writer in the world.  But things are starting to settle down; the husband returned to work this week, which means no more major traveling for quite a while.  No more guests coming to visit.  No more chaos.  And yet – my mind is still blank when it comes to topics to share.  So.  I need your help.

Blog posts that are sure to stay:  Bookish Sundays, Friday's Letters, and Weekend in Pictures.

Gots to go: Let's Talk and The Truth

Possibilities: Participating in a link up mid week, guest posts from sponsors, more in depth "get to know the blogger" posts.

Where do you come in?  Well, I'd like to know what you are interested in.  What do you expect to read from a military wife stationed in Germany?  What would you like to know about me?  About the dogs? About my hobbies?  About anything?

This may seem a tad ridiculous, but I'm grasping at straws.  I love this blog, and love how much it's changed and grown over the past few months, and want to keep it up.  So by asking you, and by making a few promises, I think I can stay motivated instead of discouraged by current lack of response. You can laugh...it's okay.  I know how silly this all sounds.  But in return for your help, I do have a few goals/promises I would like to make:

1. Be a better page to sponsor.  If you swap buttons with moi, you'll get shout outs, links to my favorite posts you've made, the opportunity to guest post, etc.  This starts NOW.
2.  Have the most gigantic humongous over the top give away when I reach 200 followers.
3.  After reaching 200 followers, hosting a scavenger hunt link-up with all of you!  This thought has been in the works for quite a while, but the more who participate, the more fun it will be.  And there will be prizes!
4.  Be a better follower to other blogs.  I'm horrible at leaving comments, even if I thoroughly enjoyed a post.  <–Changing that.
5.  Be more receptive to you all!

So, if you're willing to guest post or willing to have me guest post [or exchange guest posts?], have any ideas about topics unique to my life style, have questions, critiques, etc. start emailing/leaving comments!

Today...

I am taking part in a give away over on Written by a Ginger!  If you'd like to have the chance to win some pretty awesome prizes, go check it out and sign up!  You have until Sunday to participate :)

Myself and my best friend starting our European road trip!  Can't wait to share the millions of photos with all of you :)

Give Away Winners

Congratulations to Kendall and Megan!!  Both of you will be hearing from me soon so we can get you your awesome Tiffany Kaye Photography prizes!!!!

Giveaway!

This giveaway is oh so close to my heart.  It is featuring the amazing Tiffany Franke of Tiffany Kaye Photography, who came to my rescue a year ago and answered my desperate plea for a photographer to capture our wedding reception.  Since that day, Tiffany has created her own small business in Northern California; as a dedicated, heartwarming, kind, and personable woman, she has gathered quite a fan base in the Travis Air Force Base area.

From fine art...

...to maternity...

....to newborns, family, toddlers, parties, etc...

Tiffany does it all.  And she does it well. 

The amazing Franke Family!

NOW for the giveaway!!

This giveaway is open from today [May 1st] until Friday, May 4th Tuesday, May 7th.  It will only be open for four days, so make sure you enter to win as soon as possible!  Winner will be randomly picked and announced on Saturday.

There will be two winners: Both winners will receive their choice of two 8x10 photos from Tiffany's fine art collection!*  Yup, two gorgeous high quality prints to show off in their house!

[To see her fine art work, look in the Macro & Misc. album on her Facebook page.]

How to Enter:

1.  Visit Tiffany Kaye Photography Facebook page, and like her page.  [If you are already a fan, then you have already completed this part!]  After you become a fan, share this giveaway on your personal Facebook page with friends and family!  Leave one comment below telling me you have done both. 

2.  Optional second entry:  Choose your favorite Tiffany Kaye Photography photograph, and share with your friends and family on your personal Facebook page.  Leave a second comment below letting me know you have shared a picture.  

So, one entry just for liking and sharing, a second possible entry for sharing your favorite picture.  If you choose to do both entries, you must leave two separate comments, or it will not be counted.  Please include a name and email address in the comment so I know how to contact you.  Best of luck to all participants!!!

Giveaway Winner!

Winner by random drawing of the cookbook and cookbook holder is:

Talia, from www.taliachristine.blogspot.com


Your prizes will be sent to you between tomorrow and next Tuesday, so be on the lookout for your package.  Please email me with your address to ensure expediting.

Hope you all have a fantastic weekend!

Enter to Win; Cookbook Giveaway

If you remember this post recently about my culinary genius uncle, then you'll know that I've wanted to sweet talk him into letting my use his newly released cookbook as a giveaway prize.  Well...success!

Frankie: At Home in the Kitchen cover

I finally had the chance to visit his restaurant last night, and I left feeling sooooo tired...food coma.  Absolutely everything was delicious, from the appetizers to the main course to the desert.  If you live in the Seattle or Redmond area, I would recommend this cozy, family style dining to anyone and everyone. And no, that is not because I'm a relative.

Breaded ravioli...um, yum

Timmy had Italian Stallion pizza

My dish, the Wild Mushroom Pasta.  Photo c/o Frankie's Pizza and Pasta

The prize for winning will be Frank Curtiss' new cookbook release, Frankie at Home in the Kitchen.  This recipe book is full of traditional and original Italian appetizers, main courses, and deserts.  His recipes are extremely family friendly and designed to be cooked in the average family kitchen.  Frank also pairs a wine that best compliments the course prepared.  The best part of this cookbook, however, is that he gives tons and tons of tips for growing your own vegetables and herbs, and ideas for ingredients you should keep on hand if you serve Italian dishes regularly.

c/o Frankie's Pizza and Pasta

c/o Frankie's Pizza and Pasta

Along with the cookbook, the winner will also receive a vintage cookbook holder from Disequilibrium on Etsy, owned by Stephanie B.

c/o Disequilibrium

To win these items:

     1) Share this blog post via Facebook and/or Twitter [one entry]

     2) Blog about this giveaway [one entry]

     3) Like Frankie's Pizza and Pasta on Facebook [one entry]

Three total chances to enter your name in the pot.  Please leave a comment letting me know how you entered, along with a way to contact you.

Giveaway will conclude on Thursday, November 10th, and winner will be announced/posted Friday, November 11th.

Lovely Clusters Giveaway!

Lovely Clusters - The Pretty Blog is having a wonderful giveaway that allows you to promote your blog, website, or shop at an amazing discount.  Be sure to check out their blog, or see a whole collection on pinterest via the picture link above.  Or click here for the catalogue.