june giveaway - win a laser cut cameo brooch!

Summer is just around the corner... so a perfect excuse to have a giveaway! Well, that and I haven't had one in a little while... so, yes.. about time! This month's winner will win this cute bamboo laser cut brooch (a new design, btw).

Enter to win by posting a comment telling me your favourite thing about summer... perhaps it is having an ice cream cone whilst walking on the beach and feeling the sand in between your toes?... or maybe it's the smell of campfire (oh, you pyro, you)... or maybe it will be sporting this cute brooch on your new summer dress! 

A random draw will be made next Friday (June 15th), so check back to see if you win. Please remember to include some sort of contact info (etsy shop, blog, website, or e.mail address) and please only one entry per person. Good luck!

hot dog... a winner!

Apologies for the late post! Having little Jasper help me pick a random giveaway winner took longer than I thought. After some multiple attempts of grabbing fistfuls of names, he managed to finally just hand me one. Thanks again to everyone who entered!

The winner of the wiener dog bookmark/bookplate giveaway is: Maegan Morin.... Congrats! Here is her answer to what her have dog breed is: “My favorite kind of dog is Blue Heeler or Australian Cattle Dog. I have had two in my life and they are a special kind of dog because they are so protective but both were the best friend I could ask for and I felt safe when they were around.”

Didn’t win this time around? No worries, there will be another giveaway around the corner, so keep checking back. :)

and we have a winner!

Ok, a little late posting today... sorry! But it let a few of you get your entries in the last minute...yay! There were so many great entries and so many reasons everyone is celebrating... fantastic! My little helper Jasper helped me with the random draw today. Apologies for the blurry photo, but he is getting to be a quick little guy. Ok, so cutting to the chase now.... the winner of the July giveaway - the set of Tiny Cub greeting cards is.... (drumroll please)... Suzanne aka Kiddo! And what is she celebrating?

"I'm celebrating because I just lost 15 pounds through Weight Watchers! I've still got a long way to go, but it's a start!"

Congrats on the win... and congrats on the 15 lbs too! Yipee!

Didn’t win this time? No worries... there will always be another giveaway around the corner soon... Happy Weekend!

july giveaway- win a tiny cub card set!

As promised, today is giveaway day... hooray! The loot this time will be a set of four cards from Tiny Cub... yes, you read correctly, you will get all four (as seen in the pic above). How sweet it would be to send your thoughts and affections with these babies.

Enter to win by posting a comment telling me one reason you are celebrating... perhaps you just landed that corner office job and get to wear a power suit (shoulder pads are back right? heehee), or maybe you took the stairs today instead of the elevator and know you are working those skinny jeans, or maybe that special someone from across the room looked your way and smiled (like, full on smiled, and it was totally directed to Y-O-U!). Anyways, I am sure you all have lots of reasons to celebrate, so post your comment and you could be the winner!

A random draw will be made next Friday (August 5th), so check back to see if you win. Please remember to include some sort of contact info (etsy shop, blog, website, or e.mail address) and please only one entry per person. Good luck!

pin win!

OK, so my little helper is down for his nap... so I am proceeding to draw the June giveaway winner myself and end the suspense! Drawing it out of the cereal bowl this morning, since the ugly trophy cup I usually use is in the napping one’s room (forgetful me). Anyhoo... who, you might ask, is the lucky winner of the wooden flower brooch?

Heartfelt Yarn Wreaths! Congratulations! Hooray! And this is her response to where she would wear the new little pin: “I would wear this on my dove grey summer coat!.”

Didn’t win this time? No worries... there will always be another giveaway around the corner soon... Happy Wednesday!

june giveaway - win a wooden flower brooch!

It's the first day of June today, which means time for a much needed giveaway! This was actually meant to be the May giveaway, but somehow time just flew on by (where does the time go?)... so better late than never. This month's winner will win this cute wooden brooch featuring a hand done pink and brown floral design!

Enter to win by posting a comment telling me where you would wear this little number... perhaps pinned on your summer dress as you picnic in the park with your beau?... pinned to your messenger bag as you road warrior it on your bicycle through the city streets whilst shaking fists at all the cars?... or maybe pinned to your summer hat as you walk along the sunset beach sipping a tall glass of tropical drink? (hmmm.. can you tell I am longing for summer to start) Anyways, post your comment and you could be the winner!

A random draw will be made next Wednesday (June 8th), so check back to see if you win. Please remember to include some sort of contact info (etsy shop, blog, website, or e.mail address) and please only one entry per person. Good luck!

hooray for the giveaway winner!

Nothing like brightening up the midweek blahs by picking out the giveaway winner! Today is the draw for my March giveaway... thanks to everyone who entered! With the help from the hubby, a random draw was done this morning... and the winner of a small woodburning is:

Laura of Betula'Loo! Hooray! And what was Laura's panel choice?:

"I'm thinking the olive green little bird. Or maybe the brown one. So hard to choose! If I did win I would put my little bird near my workspace to remind me spring is here (despite the huge snow today)."

Didn't win this time? Well, March is almost over, which means the April giveaway will be fast approaching... so stay tuned! Happy Wednesday!

march giveaway - win a small woodburned panel of your choice!

To kick off the spring season, I thought I would have a prize choice for this month's giveaway. The winner of this giveaway will get to choose a small woodburned panel from my etsy shop! Check out the selection to choose from here.

Enter to win by posting a comment telling me which one you would choose and where its new little home will be... will you hang it in your baby's nursery?... or maybe it will sit on top of your computer to brighten up your office cubicle?... hood ornament for your car? maybe it will add a little whimsy to your own boudoir? Post your comment and you could be the winner!

A random draw will be made next Wednesday (March 30th), so check back to see if you win. Please remember to include some sort of contact info (etsy shop, blog, website, or e.mail address) and please only one entry per person. Good luck!

three time's a charm

What is better than having one giveaway winner?... um, try three! With my little helper Jasper doing the random draw this morning, the three winners of this month's giveaway (and their answers to what their favourite craft tool/material) are:

1. Kristi McMurray (www.kristimcmurry.blogspot.com): I love my scale miniature deer. I photograph other miniatures for my shop, but my deer are my favourites.

2. Stacey Winters (www.staceywinters.blogspot.com): My favorite craft tool is my exacto knife, couldn't do a lot of things without it!

3. Tsuki aka LittleGrayFox (www.littlegrayfox.blogspot.com): My favorite tool is probably my embroidery thread. I have practically every color, it's really quite ridiculous!!!

Congrats to all the winners! Each of you is getting the Sublime Stitching Embroidery Pattern and two lovely pin brooches in the mail soon... happy stitching! Thanks again to everyone who entered... and stay tuned for the giveaway next month!

february giveaway - win an embroidery pattern and two pin brooches!

It is that time of month again... as in giveaway time! A bit of a twist to this month's giveaway too... there are three opportunities to win, since all good things do happen in threes right? I am such a fan of Sublime Stitching, that I decided to offer three of their awesome iron-on craftopia patterns as a thanks to all my readers and followers. And to add a Cabin + Cub touch to the prizes, each pattern will also come with two cute 1" patterned button brooches made by yours truly.

Enter to win by posting a comment telling me what your favourite craft tool or material is... maybe it is your trusty glue gun (or perhaps you are really hardcore and also have a glue gun with matching holster), or do you cherish your knitting needles, or perhaps you are a little too addicted to your bedazzler... let me know! Post your comment and you could be one of three winners!

A random draw will be made next Wednesday (February 23rd), so check back to see if you win! Please remember to include some sort of contact info (etsy shop, blog, website, or e.mail address) and please only one entry per person. Good luck!

and we have a winner!

Today is the draw for my January giveaway! Thanks to everyone who entered... there were over 90 entries! With my little helper Jasper doing the random draw today (I quickly picked the winning one out of his mouth after he chose a bunch) the winner of the desk calendar is:

Lisa of lisaroyhandbags (blog: http://lisaroyblog.blogspot.com/)! Congratulations! And what was her New Year's resolution?:

"Last year I made a resolution to quit my day job and focus on what I love most and since I did quit last January, I've never looked back. I'm less stressed, more present in the moment and happier (which makes my guy happier too)"

Since that giveaway was so much fun, I will definitely be having one again next month... so don't worry if you didn't win this time. Hooray for giveaways!

january giveaway - win a 2011 desk calendar!

It has been a long time since the last giveaway... so to kick off this new year, one of my desk calendars is up for grabs (I am waving my Vanna White hands around the calendar now, just to make it that much more enticing).

Enter to win by posting a comment telling me one of your New Year's resolutions, or even better yet, one of your past resolutions that was a success, or perhaps one that was totally broken. Are you promising to build a larger craft empire (mwahahaha), did you promise to watch less TV and never looked back (in which case, you didn't get that Vanna White reference I made earlier), or did you vow to lose 10 lbs and find yourself downing some fried chicken (uh, i've done that one... but it was a small piece). Post your comment and you could be the winner!

A random draw will be made next Wednesday (January 12th), so check back to see if you win! Please remember to include some sort of contact info (etsy shop, blog, website, or e.mail address) and please only one entry per person. Good luck!

happy new year!

Happy 2011! A part of me is still clinging to the idea of the holidays... all the yummy treats, socializing and time off work, but a part of me is also soooooo ready to jump into the new year too. So here it is, my first post of the year... oh, the pressure!.... I was contemplating on listing my New Year's resolutions here, but I am a bit superstitious that doing so will jinx them (yes, I am weird like that)... so instead, you get to enjoy a lovely pic of pretty purple berries instead. Oh, but sharing one resolution, won't hurt.... so here it is: I am bring back my monthly giveaways!!! They sort of went to the wayside after little baby made his appearance, but I am bring them back!!! (Check out the new giveaway coming up this Wednesday!)

did you win!? did you win?!

Hooray... today is giveaway draw day... woohoo! Thanks to everyone who entered the May spring clean giveaway... over 80 entries!! And everyone has seriously been in a major cleaning/organizing mode too... wow! Ok, ok... I will get to the winner announcement now... a random draw was made this morning from the shiny trophy cup by Roger... and the winner of the cute bird notebook is:

Frannie from Notes From Thoughtfulhearts.com! Congrats! How did Frannie get her spring clean on?

"I've finally finished spring cleaning! The house is in order. There is something so uplifting and new, fresh. Please don't laugh.... I even organized my pots and pans. Maybe I am nesting too....I will be a grandmother again in about 3 weeks. I was going to start on my daughter's home next...but she beat me to it."

Ok, I feel a bit guilty since my nesting instinct hasn't resulted into 100% organization yet... heehee. Anyhoo, if you didn't win, no worries, there will be another giveaway come June, so stay tuned!

may giveaway! - win a cute mini bird notebook!

I'm in full late spring clean mode over here... hmmmmm..... or maybe it is my nesting instinct starting to kick in. Regardless, it is time to clear out some of my old classic craft inventory. So perfect time for a giveaway! This month I am giving away a cute little mini lined notebook (3.25 x 5") featuring one of my little bird illustrations. This is the last one in this style, so I never got around to listing it on etsy... but, alas, time to make way for the new... so it must go!

Enter to win by posting a comment telling me one thing you have done this year in your spring clean mode. Did you organize your bookshelves in alphabetical order? Did you finally donate your high school prom dress to goodwill? Or maybe you just pushed many items further under the bed to get them "out of sight"... that counts right?

A random draw will be made next Monday, May 31st, so check back to see if you win! Please remember to include some sort of contact info (etsy shop, blog, website, or e.mail address) and please only one entry per person. Good luck!

clipping coupons

I think I have been having a real lucky streak with blog giveaways lately... this week I received a lovely giveaway prize in the mail from Julie at elliven studio... woohoo! (Thanks Julie!) Check out my new receipt/coupon holder... isn't it cute? And yes, FYI, I do use coupons, but weirdly enough only at certain places and situations since I have a love/hate thing with them – love to use them at the grocery store and retail stores/hate using them at restaurants... weird? Yah, I guess I am just a selective coupon clipper.

did you win? did you win?

Today is giveaway winner day... woop woop! Oh so many great responses to the giveaway (over 100!)... and so many great tips from all of you on how to go green everyday, in addition to earth day. Hopefully everyone has picked up some helpful hints from one another... every little bit helps.

Ok, so who won the lovely Chippy Chipmunk notebook (made of course, out of 100% recycled paper)?... Congrats to Amber! And here is how Amber goes green: I always try to conserve energy by shutting off computers etc. when they are not in use and I have been biking a lot in the last two years since I sold my car. My big eco-friendly push this year is I've started composting! It's actually a lot of fun and very rewarding. Yay Amber!

Feeling the Monday blues that the notebook is not coming your way? Don't fret... there will be another great giveaway come May... so stay tuned! In the meantime, keep on recycling, composting, biking and being green!

magic mailbag

I love getting fun things in the mail... especially when it doesn't fall in the category of bills, junk mail or wrong address letters. So, I thought I would share some etsy goodies I got in the mail this week... two of which I won through giveaways! Woop Woop!... I am one lucky gal!

The first pic is of two cute notebooks I ordered from Earmark Invitations (one for me, one for Roger)... hmmm... can you guess the owl-y one is for me? I can't wait to start using it! The other notebook has a Hunter S. Thompson quote on the cover... one of Roger's favourite writers.

The second pic is a lovely decoupage glass plate from Julie's Adorabowls that I won through BonBon Rose Girls blog... thanks ladies!! I love it! This will have a happy home displayed on our coffee table.

The third pic is a cute russian matryoshka doll lavender sachet I won from geschichtenvonkat (the story of kat)... isn't it cute? I wish there was a scratch-n-sniff portion to this post, so you can smell its springy lavender scent.

Oh, I wish every mail day was like this. Hope everyone has a happy weekend!

ps. don't forget to enter my spring/earth day giveaway... last day is Sunday! Check back Monday to see if you've won!

april giveaway! - win a cute chipmunk notebook

This month is just flying by.... it's already time for the April giveaway! To coincide with Earth Day this month, the lovely prize is this cute little soft cover notebook... oh, how handy this would be to jot down your little notes, lists, and doodles! The notebook is made from 100% recycled paper and features a cute little green chipmunk design. Go green!

Enter to win by posting a comment telling me one way you have gone green... do you recycle, grow your own organic food, maybe you make all of your own clothes?... share some of your green and eco tips, so we all can learn from one another!

A random draw will be made next Monday, April 26th, so check back to see if you win! Please remember to include some sort of contact info (etsy shop, blog, website, or e.mail address) and please only one entry per person. Good luck to everyone!

and the winner is...

It is a grey wet Monday morning here in Vancouver... blah... but to brighten up today... we have picked the giveaway winner!!! Wow... so many great children's books suggestions... thank you! I will definitely have to check out a a bunch of them to get a good kick start on Bun's library. So many of the titles I remember, but had totally forgot about until now.

Ok, so down to the nitty-gritty. The random draw was done this morning by my husband Roger, from the golden trophy cup. And the winner of the bookplate set is.... Jacqui from Mee a Bee! Hooray! And what are Jacqui's fave children's books?:

"As a girl I adored the Trixie Belden books. For my boys I am slowly gathering the whole set of Roald Dahl books and we are also big fans of The Famous Five. For really little ones you simply must have a beautiful Mother Goose hardcover, I recommend the one illustrated by Rosemary Wells. My First Mother Goose."

Thanks again to everyone who entered the giveaway... there were over 95 entries! Didn't win this time?... no worries... just stay tuned until next month's giveaway in April!