Thirty-One Bags $25 Giveaway (And story about my vacation!)

As you may remember, I recently went on a trip to Louisiana.  For the most part, it was very enjoyable!  I ate a ton of great food and had fun with relatives!   There were a few things that put a damper on our trip and one of them happened to be my purse!   Yes, I am in need of a new purse because the one I have had for ages broke.  The strap died and I almost lost it.   

A few hours before our plane was to leave back to Utah, I couldn't find my purse with my photo ID!    It's a longer story than I care to tell, but we found it, rushed to the airport and made it home as planned.   BUT after that panicking experience and our little campout (our family of 5 spent a sleepless night on the hard floor of the Houston airport due to a lovely storm), I came to realize that quality BAGS are an important part of life!

In honor of my nerve-wracking experiences, I introduce Thirty-One Gifts.  Thirty-One Gifts is a direct sales company that provides people with bags, purses, baskets, organizational supplies and more!

A kind Thirty-One consultant named Shannah Coe let me go shopping in her virtual catalog to see how she could help make my life easier and less stressful.   I found A LOT of items I wanted and many that I needed.  Here are just a few!

How cute and feminine is this ruffle mini zipper pouch?   I want....3! 

This sleek and elite skirt purse looks so sophisticated.

You know what is cool about this fitted dark denim purse?  It is the same purse as the previous purse only swapped out with a different "skirt" for a more casual look.  Change the look of your purse with a few snaps!  I love creativity like that.   You don't have to keep emptying the contents of your purse.  You just change the outer shell!  

You are probably wondering what kind of "bag lady" I am.  Well, I am a crossover lady.  I need both hands free to chase the kiddos wherever we go.   This crossover bag rocks because it zips open at the bottom to free up more space for all our "necessities."   This would be MY bag/purse of choice!

Need some thermal totes for camping, picnics, school lunch or work?   Thirty-One carries a ton of different styles and fabrics.

Not only does Thirty-One Gifts carry bags, they offer great collapsible storage cube for home organization.  (Does that mean it will automatically organize my home or guarantee that my kids will put their toys in it?  If so, I need 50 of these!!!)

This basket would be great for a cute way to store magazines, mail, hand towels or toilet paper rolls.  It would definitely make my bathroom look more beautiful and function better.

 

I could go on and on!!!!!

Shannah is also very kind in letting YOU get in on shopping.   She is giving away a  $25 gift certificate

towards any item(s) from her catalog!  She is going to solve your bag problems too!  

 If you are like me, you never win anything.  So to all of us UNLUCKY people, she is offering

10% off to anyone who emails her with a purchase.  

Additionally, the current customer bonus is a $25 organizing utility tote for only $7 when a you spends $31 or more.

So, let's get shopping with Shannah and make our lives easier! 

Giveaway

To Enter: (leave a comment for each one)

1.  Visit Thirty-One Gifts and leave a comment here about how you would spend the $25.

2.  Blog, Tweet, or Facebook about this giveaway.

Winner to be announced next Tuesday.

Cherry Walls Giveaway

Cherry Walls

at http://www.etsy.com/shop/CherryWalls is a company that

creates unique vinyl designs perfect for any nursery, playroom, or study

room that you will not find anywhere else. Their wall decals

make any room beautiful and add a charm to it. The decals are

available in different colors and styles and also work great on a

budget! They choose the safest and best quality material for all their

wall decorations.

Cherry Walls keep their mind open for creative ideas and spend a lot

of time creating new designs for their shop. They love making nice

things, not only for their customers, but for close family members and

friends too. They do it for pleasure and are happy to see that someone

takes joy in seeing creations of their imagination too.

Some of my favorites are this owl on a branch. You get to choose the colors! Only $21!!!!

There are so many beautiful tree decals. This one of the leave blowing blows my mind! What a masterpiece to go on a wall!

Cherry Walls is generously giving away this beautiful bird decal to one lucky reader .

To Enter (leave a comment for each one):

1. Like Cherry Walls on Facebook. (Mandatory)

2. Visit Cherry Walls on Etsy and say what is your favorite item.

3. Blog, Tweet or Facebook about this giveaway.



Winner will be announced next Tuesday.

Bacon Time Giveaway

Mindie Hilton at

Bacon Time with the Hungry Hungry Hypo

is Celebrating Her Birthday with a BIG GIVEAWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When Mindie May Hilton isn't chasing after her two rambunctious little boys, she is blogging at
Bacon Time with the Hungry Hungry Hypo, sharing recipes, crafting, and designing for her shop, TLC Creations. She graduated from CSUB with a major in Liberal Studies and minored in Fine Arts.

She recently took second place in a recipe video cooking contest held by Johnsonville sausage, competing with almost 1500 other chefs. You can find one of her latest recipes published in a new cook book in association with Kraft foods and Paula Deen for the Real Women of Philadelphia. For lots of free fun, you will want to follow Bacon Time (it's not all bacon) with google friends connect (gfc). When you do, come back here and leave a comment to enter to win this fabulous package Mindie has put together pictured below.

That is right, one lucky winner will win all of these handmade pretties from Mindie Hilton @ Bacon Time and TLC Creations. These items are all original and have not even made it to her shop yet.

The give away package includes a reversible ruffled tote, rosette pin, adult size headband, button bobby pin set, button earrings, rosette earrings, and a beautiful rosette bib style necklace!!!! That's a lot of free loot, with an approximate retail value from her shop of $75! .

PS, not feeling the red and black? That's fine! The winner will have their choice of this package OR a $50 shop credit @ TLC Creations. Open to all!

How To Enter:

Mandatory: Follow Mindie's blog Bacon Time with the Hungry Hungry Hypo using Google Friends Connect. Then leave a comment below letting us know that you do. We will verify that the winner follows with gfc.

Want some extra entries:

1. Join Bacon Time on facebook and leave a comment below letting us know that you did. Please leave comment with your facebook user name so we can verify winner.

2. Heart Mindie's shop at TLC Creations and leave a comment below letting us know you do.

3. Share this Give Away on facebook with a link to this post and leave a comment below with your link.

4. Follow Mindie on Twitter @MindieHilton and leave a comment with your twitter user name.

A random winner will be annouced next Tuesday, August 2.

Pristine Photo Shoot Giveaway Winnner!

The winner of the Pristine Photo Giveaway is: (according to Random.org)

#1 - STARR (Who wondered if the first entry ever wins!)

Please contact me to claim your prize!

It's not too late to schedule a portrait session with Pristine Photo for a 10% discount! I'm so excited that Tina is going to take the newborn portraits of my baby! I'll definitely post them for all the world to see when he gets here!

Pristine Photo Giveaway

Hello Crafters!

I am thrilled to be visiting here today. Michelle and I met bout 8 years ago in college. It has been fun to watch each other start families and see our kids grow up and play together. I really appreciate her letting me post on Someday Crafts; I've seen a lot of really cute ideas here, from a lot of incredibly creative people!

A little about me...
My name is Tina Ernstsrom. I am SAHM to 3 adorable kids (that keep me on my toes), and one hunky husband! I am owner and photographer at Pristine Photo, in Cache Valley, Utah.

I started a photography business in 2005, taking photos on location and with pinned up backdrops in an unfinished room in my basement. Since then I've worked primarily word of mouth. About 2 years ago, we sold our home, moved to a small apartment, had our third child, and began construction on our new home. Its been a wild couple of years, during which my website was severely neglected. I continued to schedule occasional weddings or portrait sessions, but not at the same frequency as before.

About 2 months ago, I got an e-mail from a potential bride informing me that my website had been hacked and was linking to unmentionable content. I was horrified! I knew the site had been neglected, but didn't realize that things had gotten that out of hand. I pulled the site down and immediately began work redesigning it. My brilliant husband used his mad programming skills to turn my sketches into a beautiful and functional website! I've spent the last few weeks uploading images, copying over old blog entries from the hacked site, and creating a facebook presence. And now I'm ready to jump back in full speed ahead!

To celebrate the launch of the new website, I'm hosting a giveaway here on Someday Crafts!!!

One (or maybe more) lucky winner will receive a FREE portrait session of their choice (including CD of High Resolution images)!

HOW TO ENTER (Mandatory to be entered):

1. Visit http://pristinephoto.com/ and leave a comment here (on Someday Crafts) describing one of your favorite images from the portfolio, and tell us which type of portrait sitting you would choose if you win (Family, newborn, child, etc..)

2. "Like" Pristine Photo on facebook!

For additional entries...

1. "Share" about this giveaway on facebook or twitter

2. Post something on your blog about this giveaway, linking back to Someday Crafts and Pristine Photo.

Leave a separate comment here for each additional entry.

AND, Here's the best part...
An additional winner will be chosen for every 100 facebook fans we have at the end of the giveaway! So share, share, share!!
( 100 total likes = 2 winners, 200 likes = 3 winners, etc.. )

Winner(s) will be chosen at random on Monday, June 20th! Best of luck! (The winner must live in Cache Valley, be willing to travel to Cache Valley for the photo shoot OR be charged for mileage if outside Cache Valley.)

TRADE ME or DISCOUNT

Now, to make things even sweeter!!
I've been working with a couple of crafters individually to get some props and accessories made in trade for photography work. And I figured that I may as well open things up to you guys as well!! I am hoping to have the studio space in our new home finished by next winter and I'm beginning my search for furniture, props, and accessories to stock the studio with. I have some things that I love, and I've commissioned some others, but there are still plenty of things I have my eye on... I'm specifically looking for vintage kitchen scales; vintage suitcases, chairs, etc; a wooden ladder back chair; newborn nest; various hair accessories; child/doll sized furniture; and various baskets, pots, or apple boxes for posing. I am certainly open to other things and ideas, so if you think you have something that would work, or know how to build or make stuff... contact me... show me what you have in mind... and let's trade!!

Someday Craft readers that don't want to trade, can take 10% off any portrait or wedding session by mentioning this blog post! (Valid through July 31, 2011)

Thanks again, Michelle, for letting me stop in! And thanks to all of you readers too! Good luck to you all on the giveaway!!

Silhouette Giveaway (and Groop Dealz PB winner)

I know you ALL have been waiting for the day that I get to giveaway a

Silhouette Electronic Cutting Tool

and today starts that lucky day (for you!)

Can I hear a big BOO-YA!!!!!

If you follow crafting blogs, the Silhouette needs no introduction. It is ONLY the best electronic cutting tool out there and does EVERYTHING!!!!! It cuts paper, fabric, vinyl, magnets, shapes, and cuts from almost anything you can display on your personal computer!

The Silhouette is the perfect tool for scrapbooking, card making, crafting, fabric, appliques, etched glass, rhinestones, baking accessories, and more. I'm trying to think of something you can't use the Silhouette for. Maybe football or golfing?

It's crazy awesome!

For more amazing ideas and to see in detail what the Silhouette can do, check out the Silhouette website.


But let's get to the exciting giveaway!!!!!!!!!!!

See this- (It's a Silhouette SD).

AND this (It's the Rhinestone Starter Kit to make amazing rhinestone clothing and accessories)


they can be yours by entering the giveaway!

Here are the details of what Silhouette is giving away.



A Silhouette SD
The Rhinestone starter kit
3 additional packs of rhinestones
And 1 Pick Me Up tool

This Rhinestone Bundle includes:

The Silhouette SD
2 sheets of rhinestone template material
2 sheets of rhinestone transfer tape
2 rhinestone backing boards
1 rhinestone placement brush
1 CD of rhinestone images
1 pack of clear 10ss rhinestones
1 pack of clear 16ss rhinestones
1 pack of clear 20ss rhinestones
1 pack of pink 10ss rhinestones
and
1 Pick-Me-Up tool

SWEET!

Furthermore, you can buy this bundle for only $229. This is an incredible deal worth $125 in savings!

If you already own a Silhouette, you can get all rhinestone products and sets for 25% off the normal price. Steal of a Deal!

Just enter the promo code "SOMEDAY" when you go to make your purchase!


GIVEAWAY
(Enter one comment for each thing you do.)

1. "Follow" the smokin' hot Silhouette blog!

2. "Like" Silhouette on Facebook.

3. Sign up for the Silhouette newsletter.

The giveaway will run through Monday night and will be announced on Tuesday.

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The GroopDealz giveaway for the $25 gift certificate to Pottery Barn is:

#1 - Angie @ The Cellar Door Stories
(And you never thought Random.org chose #1!!!)

Congrads and please send me your mailing address for your prize.

Make sure to check out GroopDealz daily!

GroopDealz Pottery Barn Gift Certificate Giveaway (and CanOrganizer winner)

I love finding a great deal and I know I will ALWAYS find one at GroopDealz. They are a daily deal website featuring products 30-90% off the regular price.

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Many of the deals they offer are crafty and trendy. Jewelry, vinyl, accessories, home decor, holiday items and so much more. I want to buy a "deal" 2 or 3 times a week!

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The deal today is for these adorable lace leggings that come in sizes from 12 month to 10 yrs old. What a fun spring/Easter item to have in a girl's closet!!! They are 47% off the regular price.

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All you need to do is send GroopDealz your email address (which you can unsubscribe to at anytime) and they will notify you of the deal of the day! EASY shopping! The volume they sell is incredible because the deals are HOT!

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(If you have a business, you may want to check out booking a deal with them!)

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POTTERY BARN Gift Certificate?

GroopDealz is giving away a

$25 gift certificate

to ONE of my lucky viewers.

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GIVEAWAY

(Enter one comment for each thing you do.)

1. Sign Up to receive the GroopDealz daily deal email. (Unsubscribe if you ever don't want them). .

2. "Like" GroopDealz on Facebook where they have more fun giveaways. .

3. Follow GroopDealz on Twitter to learn about the iPad they generously giveaway monthly.

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The winner to the CanOrganizer.com is: (via Random.org)

#73 - Mrs. Ohtobe Contact me to claim your organizers!

Can Organizer Giveaway (and Handmade Soap Winner)

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CanOrganizer.com

If you have a kitchen, pantry, or any sort of food storage, then you will love CanOrganizer.com. It is an affordable new way to organize your canned food! You can easily store, organize and rotate your canned food by using this simple and effective design that will maximize your cupboard space. Many different Organizers have been created to easily fit in your standard cupboard, pantry and food storage shelving.

The 11" deep Cupboard Organizer is perfect for smaller spaces like your cupboard where you need to maximize space. This is ideal where a pantry or extra storage may not be available. You can simply use one Organizer or many depending on your needs. Fill up your cupboard so you can easily find what you're looking for!

The 16" deep Shelf Organizer is deeper so you can store even more cans! Designed to fit nicely on your standard shelf so it is perfect for storage areas like your garage or storage room.

And finally, the 22.5" deep Pantry Organizer is the deepest of the bunch. This system is optimal for those deep pantries or storage racks where you have plenty of space. You will be amazed how many you can fit in the Organizer and well organized your food storage will be. Now you can hit those canned good sales and stock up for your family, saving money and having food on hand for whenever you need it.

Of course, if your cupboards are crammed with different odds and ends and you don't have space to fit several organizers in a row, customize what you need for the space that you have. Aren't you ready to be organized and clean up those cupboards? Be better prepared and save now by visiting CanOrganizer.com and selecting the perfect size for your home.

Watch how easy they are to assemble (click here).

CanOrganizer has offered a fantastic giveaway to one of you for

a 4 pack of can organizers, of any size.

So whatever suits you best, the winner will be able to choose.

HOW TO ENTER:

1. Visit CanOrganizer.com, pick the size you would like to win and leave a comment here with your name and size. It's as easy as that!

DISCOUNT

Are you ready to organize? And if you aren't feeling lucky, or end up not winning the giveaway, CanOrganizer is offering a 10% discount off any purchase. Just put in the code 'SomeDayCrafts' at checkout (expires at the end of April 2011).

Visit CanOrganizer.com for your discount today!

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The winner to Rachael's Handmade Soap Shop giveaway is:

#7 - CYNDI - All of her soaps sound delish! I'd like to try the cranberry-orange, sweetheart, and peppermint wake-up. And the lemon squeeze! I hearted her shop.

Please contact me to claim your soap.

Rachael's Handmade Soap Giveaway (and Cash For Maternity Winner)

I am excited to introduce a new sponsor (and a new love affair) of mine!

Welcome Rachael's Handmade Soap Shop!

This soap is pretty enough and smells good enough to eat, but is not made to be ingested!!! I'm telling you, I'm in love.

Rachael sent me a few bars of soap to try out and for the time in my life, I am excited about soap!!! I am floored by the quality, the scents and how well the soap works!

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Welcome to the BEST SELLER- (which I ordered)

Peppermint Wake-up Bar w/ Green Sea Clay!

This is the description in the listing!

Peppermint & Spearmint together are invigorating and smell Fresh.

This soap has the addition of green sea clay that leaves your skin feeling smooth. It has remarkable abilities to draw impurities from the skin as well as a beneficial detoxifier of the skin.

Traditional cold process soap making that has been perfected over the last 8 years.

No dyes, or perfumes, just all natural essential oils.

Perfect for sensitive skin.

This listing is for one bar of soap. Homemade and cut in the last three weeks. Each bar is approx. 3.5-4oz .

Ingredients: Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, Palm Oil, Distilled Water, Sodium Hydroxide, Peppermint Essential Oil, Spearmint Essential Oil, Tea Tree Essential Oil, dried mint leaves & green sea clay. .

It is as awesome as its description!!! And so are the others!

There are a few other things besides soap with which Rachael can supply you.

I hate to tell Rachael this, but she is ripping herself off. She sells these cute bath scrubbies for so little that it wouldn't be worth the time of making them. A group of 5 costs only $3.50. (I'll do the math for you - that's only $.70 each. What a steal!!!!) I got one of these bath scrubbies and my kids have taken it over for their bathtime. They LOVE it!

You can also do the dishes or cleaning in style with some fashionable oil cloth gloves!

Or you can decorate your countertop with a shabby chic mason jar dispenser!

When I received the box in the mail, I could smell this wonderful peppermint smell flowing out of the box. As I opened it, the bars of soap were lovely packaged in "brown paper packages tied up with string." Totally worthy of sending as a gift to someone across the country!

(I'm going to send some to my MIL in Texas for Mother's Day. No need to buy it at the store, package it myself and then pay for shipping.)

I received 4 soaps that I requested. The all natural face soap, spiced pear, black raspberry vanilla, and peppermint wake-up bar! Wow!

I recommend all of them, but especially the all natural face bar. It takes my make-up off better than the more expensive soap I have been using, and my face feels great. No drying out!!!

The scented soaps are heavenly. They smell wonderfully, look so beautiful, have great texture and work well doing the job of soap!

Individual bars only cost $3.00. Or you can get this good deal of 4 bars of soaps for only $10. I tell you, it is WORTH it!!!

But, the best deal is to buy 16 bars of soap for only $35.00! That's only $2.18 each! Eat your heart out Bed, Bath and Beyond. I'm not buying any of your soap anymore!!! I've found my new supplier of womanly gifts!!! Christmas will be so much easier this year!!!

Rachael's Handmade Soap Shop is offering to giveaway some of her wonderful soap.

Here's how to enter to win

THREE bars of Soap!

1. Visit Rachael's Handmade Soap Shop and leave a comment here saying which three soaps you want AND favorite her etsy shop.

Also during the giveaway, Rachael will offer two free bath scrubbies (for all orders placed). Mention "Someday" at checkout.

Giveaway winner will be announced next Tuesday.

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The winner of the $50 gift card to Target from Cash For Maternity is:

#7 - Pat!!!

Please contact me to claim your gift card!!!

Cash For Maternity and $50 Target Certificate Giveaway!!!

The giveaway this week is sponsored by

Cash For Maternity!
What can you win!?!?
A $50.00 Target Gift Card! BOO YEAH!!!

I wish Cash For Maternity would have contacted me about 8 or 9 months ago because I only have three months left in my pregnancy! I would have LOVED to get paid to deliver this baby!!!

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I have had a few former co-workers who swear by programs like this. They made money on having their babies!!!! If I would have been smart, I would be collecting a couple THOUSAND DOLLARS in a few months.

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Be smarter than me and check this out!

Cash For Maternity has helped over 6,000 clients all over the United States get EXTRA cash for their hospitalizations due to delivery of a baby. These plans have nothing to do with your health insurance, they are just supplemental plans (ie: Aflac and other companies like it) that pay a set amount of $ based on how many nights you stay in the hospital to deliver the baby.

5 easy steps:
1. Visit the CashForMaternity website and leave your info
2. They call you and tell you which plans are available in your area and then email you ALL the info
3. Sign up
4. Start trying
5. Have a baby and collect your $$$ in the mail from each company you signed up with.

Their slogan is- no one ever wants to be hospitalized, but there are a few times in life where you are actually HOPING to be hospitalized in the next 12 mos- when you are planning to try to have a baby! Call Cash For Maternity before you get pregnant, and cash in on maternity coverage!
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Here's how you enter to win the

$50.00 Target gift card:

1. Visit CashForMaternity and watch the 1:41 second video about the company (And checkout the payout prices at the bottom).

2. Blog about this giveaway.

3. Tell a friend/person who you know may want to become pregnant soon about CashForMaternity.

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The winner to the Dollar Daisies giveaway is:
#44 - Cara!

Please contact me to claim your prize.

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Dollar Daisies And Giveaway!

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Today, I am introducing a new sponsor to you.

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Welcome, Dollar Daisies!!!

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And before I tell you about this awesome business, I want to show you what they want to giveaway to one of my readers (so you can drool)!

One of you will win this set of kafu beanies, headbands and flowers and this adorable leopard print pettiskirt!!!

I hope you won't be too disappointed to learn the beanie set is toddler size and the pettiskirt is a medium - so you won't be able to parade around it town. You will have to give it to a very young lady to cherish:) All this retails for over $30!

Dollar Daisies in a great on-line store to buy many different kinds of supplies, jewelry, embellishments and accessories for hair, clothing, bags, and more. The prices are incredibly low for people who buy accessories for friends and family OR they offer wholesale accounts for those of you who sell these type of goodies at markets and shows!


Here are just a sampling of items with which Dollar Daisies can provide you.

These mini bows come attached with clips for only $.75!!! Wow! Check out the selection of bows in general!

I've seen these type of headbands with flowers selling for anywhere from $5 to $10 at farmer's markets and crafty boutiques. The price at Dollar Daisies: $1.50!!!!!!! Looks like I will be buying some for my daughter!!! All headbands are super inexpensive!

They carry five different styles of high quality rockstar baby shoes!

There are quite a few type of leg warmers for girls (and even some boys could wear).

The pettiskirts are to die for!!! Enough said!

The selections of hats and beanies are incredible, but the prices will surprise you! They are so inexpensive you will want one in every color!!!!

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I could show you more of what Dollar Daisies has to offer. Hop on over to the Dollar Daisies store to browse for yourself.

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They are offering Someday Crafts readers 10% off of their order until the giveaway ends. Just need to enter discount code 0006 when you check out.

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They always have new items coming in and restock their supplies regularly!
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GIVEAWAY (Ways to Enter)

1. Visit Dollar Daisies and write your favorite item in their store.

2. "Friend" Dollar Daisies on Facebook.

Giveaway ends next Monday and winner will be announced on Tuesday.


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The winner of the Caroline G Bow Boutique giveaway is:

#2 - Ranae Broadhead

Congrads. Please email me to claim your prize!