Winner of the UPrinting Giveaway!

And the winner of the UPrinting giveaway is......

drum roll.....

The glowing new Mommy....Greta at Modern Garden!

Congratulations Greta!!!!

Last Chance - UPrinting Giveaway

Today is the last day to enter the UPrinting giveaway for :

500 pcs. Letterheads for One (1) winner

5.5” x 8.5"

70lb Offset

Front Only Printing

4 Business Days Print Turnaround Time

*Free Shipping

Restriction: Limited to *US residents 18 years old and above only

I'm extending the time (since I'll be in school and not able to check anyway, LOL) to 5:00 pm EST today!!

So, you have a few extra hours to get your name in the hat.  Yay! :)


All you have to do is be a follower (or reader) of Where Beauty Meets Function and leave a comment here and you are entered.

Good luck everyone!!

Disclaimer: Required as per FTC Ruling (Please see example below):

This giveaway is sponsored by UPrinting, no monetary compensation was given and I will receive letterhead printing service by hosting. Letterhead designinspiration and wedding envelopes is also available. Please visit UPrinting.com for more details.

UPrinting Giveaway

I am so excited to be able to offer you an awesome giveaway courtesy of UPrinting!!

This is the first time I've been contacted by a company to offer my readers a giveaway!!!  And well, as most of you know...that's HUGE!!

I'm sure you've seen UPrinting all over blogland lately offering similar fantastic giveaways, so here's another chance to win!

Here is what UPrinting is offering one lucky reader of Where Beauty Meets Function:

500 pcs. Letterheads for One (1) winner

5.5” x 8.5"

70lb Offset

Front Only Printing

4 Business Days Print Turnaround Time

*Free Shipping

Restriction: Limited to *US residents 18 years old and above only

Sweet!!  Right?

You can upload your own images to your letterhead or create a piece all your own from the large selection of images they have to choose from.  

Wouldn't it be awesome to have your own, personalized, custom letterhead!

Anywho, the only requirement to enter is that you be a follower of Where Beauty Meets Function.  That's it. :)

The giveaway will end Wednesday, September 7th at noon EST.

So, with that, I'll leave you with the required Disclaimer.  Good luck everyone!

Disclaimer: Required as per FTC Ruling (Please see example below):

This giveaway is sponsored by UPrinting, no monetary compensation was given and I will receive letterhead printing service by hosting. Letterhead design inspiration and wedding envelopes is also available. Please visit UPrinting.com for more details.

I won!!

A long, long, lonnnnnggggg time ago.....back in December...I won my first ever (and only once since) give-away! 

I won a $25 Pier 1 gift card from the absolutely adorable (and pregnant!) Greta at Modern Garden!!

I didn't mean for it to get this far away from me!!  I'm sorry Greta!!!

I had told Greta, back in December, I wanted to wait to use my gift card because I didn't want to use it for something Christmasy...I wanted something I could look at everday!

So, I waited and about 3 weeks ago, once I figured they were pretty clear of Christmas and their regular stuff was back out, I went and used my Pier 1 Gift Card from Greta!

Can I just tell you how much fun I had!!!!  They have SO many wonderful things right now!! 

But, here is what I ended up getting with my gift card!

Picture Borrowed from Pickles and Cheese because my camera is BROKEN!

This gorgeous tray is called the Petite Metal Tray with Bird from Pier 1!  Although, I'm not sure why they call it petite...there's nothing petite about it!  It's a regular size tray. :\  

Anywho...for three weeks I have moved this beautiful tray around my living room and then into my kitchen trying to find the perfect spot (which is why I hadn't posted about it until now - and the whole broken camera thing too!  (Although keep your fingers crossed my replacement comes today!).  I don't want to use it as a tray, I want to display it sitting up, like art!

While it sat on my kitchen counter, I decided I love this tray so much, I wanted to use this tray as the inspiration for my kitchen!!! :)

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Way back before I had many followers, I posted about my kitchen and showed you the sad before and the updates that have been made...mostly with paint.

Well, not much has changed since that September post.  Wait!  No...let me rephrase.  NOTHING has changed since that post! ;)

My kitchen still needs some serious accessorizing!!! 

The colors will stay the same, because, well I LOVE and still, almost 2 years later, ADORE my kitchen cabinet colors!!!  Plus, my tray will go nicely with them too!

Here are pictures of my kitchen (from September...but it looks JUST like this still):

 

   

So, here soon, I will begin....Operation Decorate Kitchen! :)

Just as soon as I finish the other side of Doodle's bedroom. ;)

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So, once again, let me thank Greta at Modern Garden for the generous giveaway she hosted, which I won...that is now inspiring a whole kitchen!! :) 

Anniversary Celebration and Giveaway!

Nope, it's not my anniversary.  I haven't been at this blogging thing that long yet. :)

But it IS Melissa's 2 year anniversary at Melissa's Heart & Home.

And she is doing a wonderful giveaway!  Just like Melissa, her giveaway includes elegant and beautiful goodies galore!!! 

Stop by and become a follower if you aren't already.  You will LOVE her...I promise!  She is a gracious blogger!  Sweet!!  Always responsive!!  And gives lots of praise!  Not to mention...her home is STUNNING!  :)

WINNER of the giveaway!!

I cannot believe it!!!  I SWEAR I did Random Generator!!! SEE... :) 

I'm SOOO excited to announce that the winner is....

My good friend, Martha @ A Real (Upstate) NY Housewife!!! :)

Congratulations Martha!!!

Maybe this is God's way of letting me pay you back for my fabulous blog button!!! :)

I'll send you an email to find out shipping info!

Have a great day everyone!! :)

Until next time....

 

My First Time!! HELP!! And a GIVE-AWAY!

I'm so excited about my first ever.......CRAFT FAIR!!! :)

I have always wanted to do a craft fair!  I've always enjoyed attending them...even when I was teenager.  Yesterday I found an ad for a local Holiday Bazaar looking for crafters and so I took the leap! 

It's in Carmel...which is a much nicer part of Indianapolis!  It's at an apartment complex with 400 residence, plus they are advertising to the public, in print and online.

I am NOWHERE near ready!!!  I have until November 20th to get ready!

So, I finished my 'craft' last night, that I would like to sell at the craft show.  And I'd like your help!!  Basically, I'd like you to name my price!

Here she is, in all her glory:

I was planning to price it between $12 - $15.  My best friend said she'd pay up to $20.  What would you pay at a Holiday Craft Bazaar? 

I have a couple other things I'm working on as well that I'll show you in the upcoming days.

ALSO, remember I mentioned on Monday's post HERE that I was planning to do a giveaway when I hit 70 followers...well, this is what I will giving away as well!!  :)

We are only 7 shy of hitting that number...so what the heck...let's go ahead and do it now!  It's close enough! :)

So, here's the criteria:

*  You must be a follower of my blog

You will have two additional chances to win, tell me in separate comments:

* What would you pay for this piece at a Holiday Bazaar?

* What other words or sayings would you be interested in seeing on a plaque like this?

THANK YOU for taking time to help me get ready for my FIRST TIME craft show!! 

And good luck to everyone on the giveaway!  I will end the giveaway next Tuesday, October 26th at midnight EST.  Pass the word along! :)

Until next time...

My, oh my....Stinker Pie! (For real this time)

I accidently published my post the other day and did NOT mean to at all. I deleted it, but it still went to your reader or email anyway.  So, here it is, actually ready to be posted. ;)

LOL...there is absolutely no connection to my stupid title and today's blog in case you were wondering! ;) I'm one of those people who make up dumb rhymes and even worse songs all the time.

Each pet, and my Doodle, all have songs of their own.

Fritzy, for instance, (also known as Boo Stank, Lizard Head 2, Moose Boy, and Manny Cat - and many more) I sing "He's a Manny Cat, Manny Cat on the run"...completely out of tune to the 1980's song by Hall and Oats "She's a Maniac".

You are welcome....I know you'll be signing it all day now. :P

 

Anywho...

You know how it is when you start out blogging...you get so excited over your first follower and then your second...and you start dreaming about the day you'll have 10 followers, etc. It's like "WOW! Someone is interested in what I have to say!"

Well, I had a 'goal' in my head a couple months ago that I'd like to get to 30 followers by January...I think I was hovering around 10 followers when I made that goal. Keep in mind, I haven't been blogging all that long, since July is all.

So, as my number started growing a few weeks ago...and FAST...I figured I'd do a big giveaway for hitting 50 followers.

Well as of this past weekend...that number has come and gone my friends!!!

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THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! :)

Unfortunately, I did not get a giveaway planned in time. :( So, now I have to come up with a new number!! And figure out WHAT in the world to do as a giveaway?? ;)

When we (we, as in, me and you, because I just feel like the facilitator in a joint effort here) hit 70 followers I will host another giveaway! :)

And between now and then.......I'll figure out what that will be. LOL

Can I tell you a secret, hopefully without sounding all 'whenchy'...my first give away didn't go so well. My feelings were hurt so tremendously, I've been totally gun shy about doing another give away.

I was so excited about it, I made it in conjunction with voting for my logo, (which hasn't been debuted yet because I haven't figured out how to make it NOT so GINORMOUS everytime I post it! I'm about 'this' close to giving up and hiring someone).

I didn't want to make people 'follow' me to win or vote. I want people to read because they connect to me and my blog, not because I forced them to. I gave away these frames, and while they weren't expensive to make, shipping wasn't cheap and I took care to wrap them in bubble wrap, and then nicely in tissue sealed with a little sticker with my new logo on it, and I handmade a little card to go inside the box. You know...I wanted it to be special. I was SO flippin' excited about it.

And nothing.

No, "Thanks, I got the frames, they were much uglier in person." No, "They made it in one piece." No, "Wow, the package arrived today and brought a smile to my face." No, "I appreciate the effort you went through to send these."

Nothing. :(

I didn't expect neon lights and awards and honors. I just thought I'd at least get a quick email saying they arrived. So, my feelings have been hurt and I've been licking that wound for awhile now.

Photo Courtesy of http://vegtalk.blogspot.com/

What can I say...I'm BIG on common courtesy and thank you's!  And I won't apologize for that.

BUT...I've decided I can't let one bad experience sour me from sharing and enjoying with my 'friends'!!! :)  BUT, you will have to be a follower to qualify this time. :(  I'm sorry! 

So....70 followers...and I do a giveaway!! :) 

How 'bout them apples!?

Until next time....

New Logo and Give-away Winner!!

Ok, it is officially noon on Labor Day...so voting is over! 

Drum roll please...............

The winning logo is #3!!! 

It was a close call between 3 and 1.  Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote!!!  I REALLY do apprecaite it!

Now, for the Give-away!!  The winner of the 2 frames is, lucky number 8!!

SANDY!! 

Sandy, thank you for voting and I will be sending you an email to get your shipping information. :)

I hope everyone has a great Labor Day!!

Vote on my Logo AND a Give-Away

Ok, as promised…today is the official start to vote on my new logo!! I’m so excited about this!!

So, here’s the deal-ee-o:

 

I want something that can be used on any background I so choose. If I want to change my blog background for the seasons, then my logo won’t be affected. If I want to sell my stuff on Etsy, I can use this logo. Basically, I want it to be flexible for growth and other opportunities. I want the name itself to scream “ME”…not the other stuff like colors or layouts. So, yes, I’m only concentrating on the font of the logo…not on a specific color/background choice. Those will change over time.

To vote, simply leave me a comment with your choice of option 1, 2, 3, or 4. It’s that easy!

Or if you have some other, completely different idea, shoot me an email and I will gladly consider all other alternatives!

And since I’m so excited to be making myself more official and not generic, I thought this warranted a GIVE-AWAY!!! Yay!! :)

Remember this post, where I made over my Dollar Tree Frames? Well, I’m going to send both of them to one lucky winner!!

Monday, Labor Day, I will end all voting at noon and randomly choose a winner from everyone who left a comment!

So, here are the four options:

 

Pass the word along! I’d love to have as many votes as possible!

Right now the vote from family and friends is split 50/50 exactly. So, it’s up to all of you to break the tie!

 

Until next time…