Sponsor Giveaway: Pick Your Plum~

Happy Monday!  Today I have a fabulous giveaway from one of my sponsors...Pick Your Plum!  Have you heard of Pick Your Plum? 

They're a shopping site with a twist.  Pick Your Plum offers all kinds of great stuff including crafting and home decor supplies at amazing prizes.  But there's a catch...you have to get the deal before it's gone!

For example, check out these fabulous rings...$4.  No seriously.  As of this writing, there are only 302 remaining.  That's how it works.  It's fast, furious and fun!

 

Today Pick Your Plum has a great giveaway for you!  They are offering one reader of The Shabby Nest a $75 crafting supply kit!

To enter, just leave a comment on this post.

For additional entries, sign up to receive email notifications from Pick Your Plum (that's the best way to get in on all the great deals!)   or "Like" Pick Your Plum on Facebook.   Each entry must have its own comment to be valid.

Giveaway is open until Wednesday, June 22 at 11:59 MST.

Good luck!

Sponsor Giveaway: Simplee Vinyl~

Hello out there in blogland!  Rainy day here. That could put me in a bad mood...but not today.  It's a great day for a giveaway from one of my fabulous sponsors...Simplee Vinyl!

Simplee Vinyl is an etsy store with a fun selection of vinyl decals!

 Love these Dr. Seuss Trees!  Wouldn't they be cute in a child's bedroom or a playroom!

This dress form caught my eye as well!

 Love these whimsical little owls!!

 And this princess saying just cracked me up!

I adored this personalized rocket as well.  Perfect if you have an outer space lover!

Today, Simplee Vinyl is offering one reader of the Shabby Nest a $25 gift certificate to use on anything in her shop.  You know the drill.  To be entered, just leave a comment on this post. 

 If you Tweet, Facebook or blog this giveaway you can get an extra entry for each, but you must leave a comment for each in order for the entry to be counted.

This giveway will be open until Wednesday, May 11, 11:59 MST.

And if you're too impatient to wait, or if you're not the lucky winner, Simplee Vinyl is offering readers of the Shabby Nest 25% off anything in her shop.  Just use the code SHABBYSAVERS at checkout.

Good luck!!! And have a lovely Monday!

Lisa Leonard Designs: A Giveaway~

Happy Tuesday everybody! Do I have a treat for you today! And what is that, you might ask? (Okay, you wouldn't really ask that if you read the title of this post...) Today, I've got a giveaway from one of my favorite shops...Lisa Leonard Designs!! Can I hear a "woot woot"?

I'm sure you all know about Lisa's beautiful custom jewelry. Love. Love. Love. I've been wanting one of her teeny tiny initial necklaces for.ev.ah.

But, did you know that she also has a line of lovely home decor accessories? They are seriously just about the sweetest things I've ever seen. And, just like her jewelry...they can be personalized!

So you can imagine how excited I was when Lisa asked if she could send me something from her new line. I chose the pennant banner...personalized with our last name. I simply adore it!

Don't you just love this idea for portraits?...I'm going to have to take the pennant with us the next time we get a family portrait taken.

Here it is hanging on our mantle. Which is a perfectly wonderful place for it, except that I actually have a very fun plan for it...hopefully I'll post it later this week...

In the mean time, Lisa has generously offered to give one reader of the Shabby Nest a $75 gift certificate good toward anything in her shop!!

To enter simply leave a comment on this post telling me your favorite item from her new home decor line.

You can tweet, facebook or blog about this giveaway for extra entries, but you must leave an additional comment for each in order for the entry to be valid.

Giveaway is open until Thursday, April 28, 11:59 MST.

Good luck and have a great day!

I was given a pennant banner by Lisa Leonard to review, but the opinions expressed are solely my own.

Sponsor Giveaway - AboutOne~

Good Monday morning everyone! Today I'm going to share another one of my fabulous sponsors with you. If you want to get organized, this giveaway is for you.

AboutOne is a NEW and SECURE online family management system that simplifies daily life by providing ONE location to store and manage household information, including:

Health Records - Education Records - Home Records - Vehicle Records -

Address Book - Family Memories

The great thing is that you can access AboutOne from anywhere as long as you have a web-enable device. But even though your access is easy, others can't get to your information because it is stored at bank-level security. Also, there is no need to enter history into your account. Just start where you are, and help to get yourself more prepared for the future.

But don't think of AboutOne as just an online filing cabinet. It can do much more than that. With AboutOne you can create family newsletters, digital scrapbooks and hard copy memory books.

You can create paper greeting cards and invitations that mail themselves!

Other great time-savers include education reports for college applications, health summaries, babysitter instructions, and home improvement reports for tax reporting.

So are you ready to get organized??

Because experiencing AboutOne is the only way to really appreciate it, this giveaway is going to run a little bit differently that usual.

First of all, AboutOne is offering 5 lucky readers fo the Shabby Nest free yearly subscriptions ($30 values).

For your chance to win 1 of the 5 free subscriptions:

1. Visit AboutOne’s site and sign up for their FREE TRIAL PASSPORT and you will get access to all of the features AboutOne offers. This is an absolutely FREE trial, no credit card is required for this, just your name and an email address.

2. Then come back to this post and leave a comment that you signed up.

3. For extra entries you can like AboutOne on Facebook or follow AboutOne on Twitter.

4. Finally if you Tweet or Facebook about this giveaway with a link back to this post you get an additional entry for each.

Please note that for additional entries to be counted they must each have their own comment.

And since AboutOne is so sure you'll love their service once you've had a chance to try the free trial, they are offering a special 25% discount code to all entrants of this giveaway if they decide to sign up after their free trial is over.

This giveaway will be open until Wednesday April 20 at 11:59 MST.

Good Luck!

Matthew Mead Holiday Magazine: Win a copy of Summer With Matthew Mead~

Happy Saturday everyone!!

Do you remember a few weeks ago when I was lucky enough to go work with the incomparable Matthew Mead on a the Nie Nie photoshoot for his upcoming Holiday with Matthew Mead Summer magazine - Summer with Matthew Mead ?

Wellllllll, the magazine is just about ready (it will be delivered mid-May) ...and I have a sneaky peek for you today!

Cute icecream spoons...did someone say "icecream"?

This is the article I got to work on!!

Pretty, pretty summer-y images...oh how I can't wait for warm weather and days on the porch!

I don't know about you, but these images make me so excited to see the finished product!! The magazine can only be purchased online...go here to order yours!!

But do I have good news for you! Today, one reader of the Shabby Nest has a chance to win a FREE copy of Summer with Matthew Mead!!

Simple as pie to enter. Just leave me comment on this post. If you tweet, Facebook, or blog about this giveaway, you can get additional entries for each, but you must leave me a comment for each entry in order for them to be valid.

Good luck!!!

Comfort Works: Great Day for a Giveaway~

Hello out there in blogland!! I am very excited to share a great company with you today!

Comfort Works is an Australian based company that makes custom slipcovers for IKEA sofas. I realize not everyone has an IKEA sofa, but never fear, Comfort Works also creates custom curtains, quilt covers and pillow covers! Yes, I said custom. But the great thing is that they are affordable as well.

Photo by Pretty Petals via Comfort Works

Comfort Works contacted me a while back to see if I would be willing to review a slipcover for the Ektorp chair that is currently in my home office. Once I visited their website and saw all of the great fabric options, I was so excited, I jumped at the chance. Trouble is, there were so many great choices, I just wasn't sure what to do. No problem! They sent me a bunch of free swatches from my favorite fabrics so that I could make sure I was completely happy with my choice.

Photo by Comfort Works Photo by Comfort Works

I ultimately settled on Elizabeth Green which was the perfect shade of aqua to go in my office. And once the slipcover arrived, I was amazed at the quality. The fabric was thick and soft, and completely washable. The slipcover went on like a dream. Overall, much nicer than the IKEA slipcover I had on the chair. Truly high quality for a great price. If your worried that the shipping from Australia might negate the affordable slipcover, you don't need to be. Just $25 flat rate shipping. Amazing, truly.

I really wish that the photos of my slipcover could do it justice. (That's what I get for having a home office in the basement - with no windows might I add.) But, trust me, it's lovely. And it's so nice to have an option besides the plain white cover I already had.

My Ektorp Chair: BEFORE

My Ektorp Chair: AFTER

And today, you're in luck, because the good people at Comfort Works are offering $50 to one reader of the Shabby Nest to spend on anything Comfort Works has to offer. That means if you don't happen to have an IKEA sofa, you could spend it on a quilt cover, or curtains or a pillow cover.

So what are you waiting for? To enter simply leave a comment on this post. You can tweet, Facebook or blog about this giveaway for additional entries, but each entry must have it's own comment to be valid. Giveaway open until Friday, April 15 at 11:59 pm MST.

The legal stuff: I was provided with a slipcover in exchange for this product review. However, all opinions expressed in this review are entirely mine.

Good luck~

A New Season, A New Room, A Giveaway~

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED
Maybe it's the whole concept of Spring as a new beginning that does it, but I always feel the urge to redecorate during this season. How about you? Do you find yourself wanting to pull the old switcheroo? Rearrange the furniture? Maybe freshen up the artwork on your walls? Or perhaps you want to change it all...new paint, new fabrics, even new furniture? Come on. I can see that glint in your eye.

Sometimes, however, it's hard to know where to begin. What would be the best way to freshen up that room? Do you really have to change everything, or would a few simple changes give you the new room feeling you're longing for? It's not always easy to know. And sometimes a fresh set of eyes is just what you need.

That's where I can help. I have been decorating for as long as I can remember. Even as a little girl, I was interested in decorating. I batted my eyelashes at my daddy until I got him to build me a window seat for my room. I talked my parents into painting my walls lavender for my 8th birthday. I saved up my allowance until I could buy that bedding set I had my eye on. I even made my own curtains.

Now that I'm "all grown up", my home is my decorating laboratory. But, let's face it...I can only tweak my own rooms so often before I face a revolt from my family. That's where you come in, my lovely readers! Because I have such a passion for decorating, I want to share it with you! I want to help you tweak your rooms. (My family will thank you. ha ha!) So I offer virtual design consultations here at The Shabby Nest. You send me photos of your room, and I send you my ideas on how you can spruce it up, along with a virtual "shopping list" including links to where you can find my suggested purchases. And I can help you create a beautiful room on any budget. No budget? No problem! I can even offer suggestions on how you can improve your space for little or no money.

Interested? Well, you're in luck, because today I'm participating in the Nester's giveaway day! One lucky reader of the Shabby Nest will win a FREE one-room e-design consultation!! That's a $125 value!

To be entered, all you have to do is leave a comment on this post. You can tweet, facebook or blog about this giveaway for additional entries, but you must leave an additional comment for each in order for the additional entry to count.

Want to see all the other great giveaways going on during today's giveaway day at the Nesting Place? Click here.

Good luck!

Polka Dot Bungalow- A Great Day for a Giveaway~

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSEDGood Morning Out There in Blogland! Today is the first day of spring break for us...of course, it doesn't look so much like spring with the 4 inches of snow that fell on us yesterday. Boo. But, I'm happy anyway because I have something fun to share with you all today! My newest sponsor: Polka Dot Bungalow!!

Polka Dot Bungalow is a fabulous etsy store that features darling ruffled camera straps. Love them!! Such bright, fun colors...you'll want to wear one even without a camera attached to it. Ha! Pop over and visit Polka Dot Bungalow to check out all the great camera straps available. I guarantee you'll be adding one of them to your wish list.

And you're in luck because today, Polka Dot Bungalow is offering one reader of the Shabby Nest their own pretty camera strap!

You know the drill.

Just leave a comment on this post for one entry. If you tweet, facebook or blog about this giveaway you get an extra entry for each, but you must leave an additional comment for each thing you do in order for the entry to count. Easy Peasy. Drawing open until Wednesday April 6th at 11:59 PM EST.

Good luck!

DownEast Basics: A Great Day for a Giveaway~

Hello my dear readers!! I am soooo excited for today's giveaway I can hardly stand it!! One of my very favorite clothing companies is DownEast Basics. I freely admit that most of what I wear is purchased there. Because not only are there clothes ADORABLE...they are AFFORDABLE as well. So when DownEast contacted me and asked if I would review one of their pieces and do a giveaway, I was thrilled. Here I am wearing the Pageant Top. I love this top because of it's assymetrical design and the fun ruffle detail! Not to mention the fact that the icy blue color made my eyes "pop"! (note to self: wear blue more often!) Here's just a small sample of the other great pieces that DownEast Basics is offering right now...

One of my very favorites...the Frosted Flowers cardi.

I love the blossom detail on the Rosy Cheeks skirt. Whimsical but elegant at the same time!

Love this vintage lace skirt...so romantic and fun!

Another favorite... the Round and Round tank. It would be fabulous with a pair of jeans and some flirty heels this summer!

Perfect for spring, this Flowerful top just makes me smile.

Here's the fun part...DownEast Basics has offered to give one reader of the Shabby Nest their choice of items from DownEast's New Arrivals! To enter just visit the New Arrivals section of their site, then come back and tell me which piece is your favorite!

For extra entries, follow DownEast Basics on Twitter, or Like them on Facebook. For extra entries to qualify, you must leave one additional comment for each. Drawing is open until Friday, April 1 at 11:59 MST. Drawing open to US residents only.

Good luck!!

Great Day for a Giveaway ~

Happy Wednesday everybody!!!

Today I'd like to introduce you to one of my newest sponsors... Say It On The Wall vinyl wall words (and more!)

Say It on the Wall is an online shop specializing is just about any sort of vinyl decor you could possibly want! I really enjoyed exploring the site and looking at all the fun products...and ways to use them!

Laura, the lovely owner of Say It on the Wall sent me my very own vinyl saying to try out. so I chose this definition!

No sooner had I placed my order than I turned around and it was already on my doorstep. Okay, not really. But it did come super fast. And it's sooooo cute.

It's destined for a project for my home office/ mom cave...but it isn't quite ready to post yet..so you're going to have to wait. (ha! What a meanie, huh?)

The shop has so many fun sayings etc. that I had a very difficult time narrowing it down to just a few to show you.

We need this "shut the door" sign at my house!

It's too bad the Hubby is not a fisherman, because I think this one is funny!




I love the idea of putting phrases on tile...so cute.







Check out this vinyl clock face. What a great idea for a DIY clock.

Today, Laura has generously offered to give one reader of The Shabby Nest a $30 gift certificate to use at the Say It on the Wall shop!!!

Not only that, but for any orders placed throughout the duration of this giveaway Laura has generously offered a 40% discount on YOUR ENTIRE ORDER. That's right...40% off. But hurry, the discount is only open until the giveaway ends. And that will be Friday, March 18th at 11:59 MST. Just use the code SHABBY40 at checkout.

For your chance to win become a fan of Say It on the Wall on Facebook. For additional entries follow the Say It on the Wall blog. Remember, you must leave me one comment for each entry for it to be counted.

Good luck!!

A Great Day for a Giveaway~

Hello My Lovelies!! Today I am excited to introduce you to a line of cleaning products from Shaklee called Basic H.

I was contacted several weeks ago by a cute lady named Toni Hammersley who asked if I'd be willing to review the Shaklee Basic H cleaning products on my blog. I was convinced to try them out as soon as I found out that they are all natural! Because of the fact that my boys all suffer from Alpha 1, I am always on the look out for products that are healthier for my home and the planet. Shaklee products are just that.

Shaklee products are free of heavy metals, pesticides and other contaminants. The Basic H products are also highly concentrated...meaning that just a little bit of the cleaning product mixed with water in varying ratios provides you with gallons of cleaner...from one little bottle. That is GREEN baby!!

I especially loved the glass cleaner. I used it on the sliding glass doors in my kitchen that are constantly fingerprinted (and smeared with food). With some Basic H glass cleaner and a squeegee, they were spotless. I tried to get a photo of the difference...trust me it was impressive. But let me just tell you that glass is very hard to photograph. Sigh. So you'll have to trust me on the difference. Just remarkable.

Today, Toni is generously offering to give FIVE yes FIVE readers of the Shabby Nest their own Shaklee Basic H samples. Trust me, people, you are going to like this product!!

Take a minute to visit Toni's fabulous blog! You'll be impressed with the cleaning and organizational tips. To have a chance at winning one of the FIVE sample kits, just leave me a comment. Easy Peasy!! Giveaway open until Friday March 4, 11:59 pm MST.

Have a great day!

Happy Monday: A Great Day for a Giveaway~

Happy President's Day everyone! I've got a fun giveaway for you today from one of my fabulous sponsors, Timeless Settings!

Timeless Settings is a fun online shop that is the perfect place to find unique home decor items at reasonable prices. They have a great selection of fun accents for your home and garden that are sure to appeal to you, my lovely readers!
I love this wooden box...it would make a great silverware caddy for a casual outdoor dinner. (Still wishing for warmer weather around here.)
This pretty green trellis-pattern tray is a fun way to brighten up your kitchen!

Ooh la la! I adore this french script table runner. What a pretty addition to any dining table!

If you love vintage as much as I do, you'll appreciate this chicken wire milk bottle caddy...complete with the bottles.

I also have a bit of an infatuation with mercury glass...so I love the selection of votive holders.

Or these pretty skeleton keys...what a lovely accent these would make!

Donna from Timeless Settings has generously offered to give one reader of The Shabby Nest a $50 gift certificate to use in her shop. And with such reasonable prices, $50 will get you a long way toward beautifying your home!

Here's the deal....

Hop over and check out Donna's shop, then leave me a comment telling me one or two of your favorite items. That's it.

If you tweet, facebook or blog about the giveaway, I'll give you an extra entry for each, but only if you leave me a comment for each. (I use Random.org to pick giveaway winners, so I need individual comments for each entry.)

The giveaway will be open until Friday at 11:59 pm MST.

Good luck!