Great Giveaway #1: Effervescence Photography, Tara Sroka Designs & Painted Laydies!
Welcome to Day 1 of the Great(est) Giveaway my blog has ever seen, in honor of my 2nd Blogiversary (tomorrow)! Thank you, thank you, please, please, be seated, no really, thanks so much, OK, aw, you guys are the best!, OK, really, sit down, sit down.
What a wonderful welcome! And I’m excited too. Every day for this entire week I’m gonna have a package of products (yes, that means more than 1!) featured, all of which will go to that day’s winner. Each giveaway will be open for entries until 6/8, & I’ll use random.org to announce all the winners on my blog on 6/9. Fun, right?! I know! I also love knowing that I can say, “And the envelope please!” 5 separate times on the 9th. I always wanted to do that.
So without further adieu, here are the nominees the sponsors of Great Giveaway #1!
You can find Kylie tweeting, food blogging, website-ing & Etsy-ing it up. She’ll also be with me at Blog Out Loud 6 sponsoring a giveaway! Is she about spreading the love or what?
You can find Painted Laydies & it’s owner Jenn Brockman (she tests all the make-up on herself first, she since has a chemical sensitivity – which is why she founded Painted Laydies in the first place!) on their website & Facebook. And yes, Mom, you’re eligible for this giveaway (my Mom loves mineral make-up almost as much as she loves her own children. Almost).
The process is simple – simply select the art work you want in your book and send it to Tara via photos by email or snail mail. Tara’ll take care of all the design elements and create a 20 page bound 7×9 soft cover book for you to keep for many years to come (a $75 value that can go, instead, towards a scrapbook of your choice). What a great way to preserve and prevent your children’s artwork from getting lost, damaged, thrown away or creating clutter! You can find Tara on her website, Facebook & in the twitterverse.
Is it just me, or does anyone else find it super amazeballs that all these women combined their passion(s) and/or their challenges to create these incredible businesses? So, in order to enter the Great Giveaway #1, submit your comment that answers the following question:
If you had to create a business based on your passions/challenges, what would you do?
You have until 6/8 at 11:59p Eastern to enter with your comment for this & every Great Giveaway this week (1 entry per Giveaway per person)! Winners will be announced on 6/9, but don’t forget to come back tomorrow to enter Great Giveaway #2 with prizes from The Whole Self, Everything Little Miss & Amethyst Cottage!
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Tags: Great Giveaway
May 30th, 2010 at 2:35 am
open a makeup store!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
xoxo elle
May 30th, 2010 at 4:24 am
What a gorgeous shot!
Happy blogoversary
May 30th, 2010 at 6:58 am
What an awesoem giveway. Congrats on your Blogoversary! You have a great site.
May 30th, 2010 at 1:30 pm
I would be a community education consultant and a guidance counselor.
Happy blogoversary!
May 30th, 2010 at 2:59 pm
Happy 2nd Blogoversary Michelle!!
May 31st, 2010 at 1:17 am
I already have started out!
I was a software engineer, but I migrated to a beautiful country lately causing me to quit my day job. And now I can experiment with my passion–writing. I absolutely love to pour writing and convert it to tangible words. I currently freelance from home and it is perfect. Each passing day is a leap through creativity and play of words! I must say, I am doing pretty well too!
May 31st, 2010 at 2:03 pm
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May 31st, 2010 at 4:04 pm
I would love to be a professional organizer – specializing in closets and help women maximize their wardrobes. Happy Blogoversary!!!
June 1st, 2010 at 2:29 am
A cozy little bakery, with cakes that look like your grandma made them. Nothing fancy just super homey treats!
June 1st, 2010 at 7:18 am
A business around running… maybe coaching runners, beginning runners and helping them meet their goals, gain confidence and avoid injuries.
June 1st, 2010 at 8:16 pm
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June 3rd, 2010 at 12:52 am
I would start a small specialized nursery business – an heirloom flower or vegetable perhaps. Maybe an herb. Something to do with gardening on a small scale. Thanks so much for the opportunity to win! Love Tara's designs and mineral makeup! And though I've just now heard of Kylie Springman, her photography is Fantastic!
June 3rd, 2010 at 3:03 am
just recently found your blog and am quickly falling in love with it!! i am so inspired by you creative ladies
i dream of one day finding a way to bring together the creative mamas in my community and providing them with a venue to showcase their passions/businesses so that they can provide for their families while also following their personal dreams. thanks for the inspiration along the way!
June 3rd, 2010 at 3:22 am
I would design wedding and other photography albums, plus do a little photography on the side. That would be great!
June 3rd, 2010 at 5:55 am
Eeee! Such beautiful things! Almost as beautiful as the people who made them. I'm edging ever closer to doing my own thing as well…
June 3rd, 2010 at 8:15 am
I would want to start my own design company that specializes in classrooms, nurseries, children's rooms and play areas. I am a teacher and a nanny and I love finding unique and sweet pieces for kids places.
June 3rd, 2010 at 11:07 am
i'd be an actress that implements teenagers with physical disabilities into the play
June 3rd, 2010 at 5:28 pm
Another group of talented artists!
June 6th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
I would create the business I did – Cultivating Harmony – for working with people to complete projects/dreams that are going to change their community and/or world!
June 6th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
I want my current business to expand so that I can help more people more efficiently and effectively. So my service-based one-client-at-a-time business will expand so that I can help people find their center by working in groups and by communicating through the written word.
June 8th, 2010 at 1:22 am
Happy 2nd year! I'm actually trying to build a creative business right now around drawing an painting. I think I need to work a bit to find my niche – I'm a little scattered right now!
June 8th, 2010 at 2:08 am
If you had to create a business based on your passions/challenges, what would you do?
I would do graphic design– design everything for people…. but especially books! I'd love to make mini book kits as well.
June 8th, 2010 at 3:16 am
I'm working on growing my dream job right now at Tarot Mama. Lovin' it!
Happy Blogiversary!
Trenda