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SURPRISE GIVEAWAY: Lisa Leonard Designs {Handmade Jewelry}

jenn s. — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:28:31 +0000

Winner update: This giveaway is now closed. Thanks so much to everyone that entered! And the 3 lucky winners are… Commenters #50 – Jessica, #462 – Michele, and #260 – Eveline. Congrats, ladies!

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I’m so excited to share this week’s Surprise Giveaway with you! For those of you that love a thoughtful/sentimental gift idea – whether for yourself or someone else – the handmade jewelry and other sweet things by Lisa Leonard Designs should be right up your alley! Even better - Lisa is offering up $50 Gift Certificates this week to THREE lucky hwtm readers!

You’ll find custom necklaces, inspired necklaces, bracelets, and more at Lisa Leonard, for everyone from mom to sis to BFF. Each piece is hand-cut, hammered, antiqued and polished sterling silver.

Pictured above: a few necklace designs, including the adorable – and brand new – Laundry Line Necklace! How cute is that?!

Pictured above: various custom & inspirational bracelet designs… I’m especially loving the chic Thin Sterling Cuff.

Pictured below: adorable Key to My Heart necklace… notice the sweet, hand-stamped “xo” detail!

And last but not least, a few favorites from the “other goodies” section: Baby’s First Spoon, Single Tag Keychain, Sterling Ring, and Bronze Freshwater Pearl Earrings.

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HOW TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY:

• Post a comment here telling us which design(s) from Lisa Leonard Designs you especially love!

• Giveaway ends Tuesday, August 25th at midnight PST. Winner is chosen randomly and will be notified via email Wednesday, August 26th and announced here as soon as they accept the prize. Good luck!!

Personalized Gift Idea: Snaptotes

jenn s. — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:23:00 +0000

If you’re looking for a thoughtful, personalized gift for Mom’s Day, there’s a great company called Snaptotes that customizes all different kinds of handbags – from purses to cosmetics cases to beach bags – with favorite photos. This is obviously a great idea for moms – but I also love this idea for pet-lovers – or maybe you have a pet-loving mom! Personalized cosmetics cases are a cute idea for bridesmaids too. Click here to check everything out.

SURPRISE GIVEAWAY: Wifeville

jenn s. — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:01:00 +0000

We’ve got another fun giveaway for you today! This one comes from Wifeville , a super cute website that has tons of great gift ideas for new and soon-to-be wives (think bridal showers, bachelorette parties, and wedding-day gifts ), not to mention treats for yourself if you’re married, because you’re a Wonder Wife too, right?! (maybe forward this site to your hubby!) I’m especially loving the Wife of the Party short sleeve hoodie… of course

For this week’s giveaway, Wifeville is offering up a $100 Shopping Spree to the lucky first prize winner to spend on whatever you want (check out the sassy kitchen kitsch section too!), plus a Wifeville tee of your choice to the 2nd and 3rd names drawn!

HOW TO ENTER:
• Visit the Wifeville site, then post a comment here telling us which item is your fav – or which one you especially deserve
• Enter by Sunday, March 23 at midnight PST. Winner will be announced here on Tuesday, March 25th. Be sure to check back and see if you won!
• Remember to use your login name if you have one (blogger, typepad, live journal, word press, AIM) or first name & last initial so we can identify you if you win. Good luck!!

SURPRISE GIVEAWAY: Cristina Ashley Designs

jenn s. — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:08:00 +0000

I’m really excited to kick off this week’s giveaways with fabulous jewelry and stationery from Cristina Ashley Designs . Cristina’s jewelry designs include contemporary, yet feminine creations like this cool Flower Cluster Necklace (6th image down in the linked post) , as well as hand-stamped sterling silver jewelry that can be customized with any name, word or phrase you want (I especially love this one! ) – which makes it a great gift idea for bridesmaids, moms, daughters, and really any close friend or loved one…including yourself

Cristina also creates adorable & unique Monogrammed Stationery Sets (see image above) , which come in sets of 6, packaged in a super cute gift box!

This week, Cristina is offering up prizes for TWO lucky readers!
• The first place winner will receive a necklace of their choice (up to $42 value) AND a custom monogrammed stationery set!
• The second place winner will receive a necklace of their choice (up to $42 value) .

HOW TO ENTER:
• Visit the Cristina Ashley Designs Blog to check out more of her jewelry designs (new ones recently added!) and post a comment here telling us which jewelry design is your favorite.
• Enter by Friday, March 21st at midnight PST . Winner will be announced Monday, March 24th – don’t forget to check back and see if you won!
• Remember to use your login name if you have one (blogger, typepad, live journal, word press, AIM) or first name & last initial so we can identify you if you win. Good luck!