Da Winner Is....

So do you you wanna know if you are the 

lucky recipient of one of the love-ah-lees? 

Thanks Sam from Bobaloo for this great giveaway...

Out of 61 entries (not 62 since one of the comments was mine), the lucky winner

thanks to Random.org was...

drumroll...

#42 The Super Seven, "I'm a follower of your blog.....love all the things you do!!!"

First...BLUSH, thanks for the blog love

and second, CONGRATS.

Leave me your email address and which prize you want, and I will get your info to Sam.

For everyone else, there maybe another giveaway coming Monday...woohoo.

GIVEAWAY: Bobaloo

A couple of weeks ago I came across Sam's etsy shop, Bobaloo. I just loved all of her beautifully handmade children's items. She makes SO many wonderful things that would make glorious gifts for those little people in your life.

I mean, really did you see that ah-dorable bunny?? 

And what about this to.die.for. matching doll and little miss apron, which can even be personalized. So cute.

Imagine how thrilled I was when she offered to do a giveaway for Just Another Day in Paradise readers. Are you imagining me jumping up and down? 'Cause that was what I was doing.

Sam is so great because she is offering either a boy gift OR a girl gift. The winner will get to choose.

The boy gift is this super sweet bib and burp cloth.

 I might heart that sweet applique tie. The colors are so mod and cool.

The girl gift is this oh so pretty crayon apron.

So perfect for your frilly budding artist.

Are you excited? I thought so.

Okay so here is how you can get a chance to win one of these sweet gifts-

three different chances to enter

1.  mandatory entry- Go to Bobaloo and browse around, tell me your favorite thing in her shop.

additional entries

2. Become a follower of Just Another Day in Paradise, let me know if you already follow.

3. Just because I am tired of the cold, tell me why you can't wait for Spring.

 remember- leave a separate comment for EACH entry

Giveaway goes until Friday, March 4th at 11:59 pm est.

Good Luck! Thank you Sam. Seriously go visit her  etsy shop. She also has a blog all about starting a homemade business.

PS. Thanks for all the birthday wishes AND the love of my retro bowling shirt. I heart all of you guys!

Did You Win?

source

I know all of you have been wishing and hoping and waiting and crossing your fingers...

The lucky finger crosser was-

#47, I am assuming Kathryn of Stephen and Kathryn, who said

After visiting All Modern Dining Room Furniture, I fell in love with the not

Neutral "city on a plate"! I would either choose Tokyo or Washington D.C.!!!! 

Congrats Kathryn. Email me your contact info and I will get the gift certificate to you.

Lucky Winners

We have two lucky girlies who won themselves something lovely.

Winner for The Shop at No. 144...

#15 Emilee who said she would wear these lovelies to a work party. 

Emilee get ready to have every one LOVE your shoes.

Winner of the 2 custom made Little Men Ties...

#42 Chris and Natalie who said

"I LOVE your little man ties!! My favorites are the little professor houndstooth and the brown and seafoam quatrefoil."

Natalie, email me and let me know the sizes and your contact info.

Thank you everyone who entered both giveaways.

Remember for all of you who didn't win a tie, I am still placing custom made orders. So you didn't miss your chance to own a tie for your little guy. Orders can be placed right now by emailing me at rissa80@gmail.com.

Would You Like A Tie?

So yesterday I showed you this tie I made for a friend. Months and months ago I did a giveaway of two of my ties, promising a soon to be opening etsy shop. If you are wondering if you missed the announcement of the opening of my shop, don't worry you didn't.  Alas I have procrastinated the much promised arrival of my shop Brothers Gotta Hug, where I will be selling tons of Little Man Ties looking a little like this-

Guess what?
No, my shop is not opening yet. Sigh.
BUT I am working on it.
However in the mean time I have come up with a couple of ideas.

Giveaway CLOSED.

FIRST Lets do a giveaway of two Little Man Ties.

SECOND I have decided that I am going to take custom orders until my shop opens. I mean really where does it say that I have to wait until I get a mass amount of ties in a mass amount of varieties all sewn before I can start making them available to you. The answer is NOWHERE!

So for the giveaway:

I am offering one of my readers two ties.

first entry- leave a comment telling me which two patterns you would choose, and where your little man would wear them.

second entry- follow Just Another Day in Paradise or let me know you do

third and fourth entry- put in an order for a custom tie.

The giveaway will go until Friday, December 3rd at 11:59pm est.

Custom Orders:

These ties come in three sizes-

6-18 months

2T-4T

4-7

Each tie is made from an upholstery weight fabric, with a coordinating lining. Each tie is 90% hand sewn. The ties are tied onto a neckband and the neckband closure is velcro.

The price for each tie is $15.00.

Shipping is $2.00 flat for any amount of ties.

$15.00 of your shoe money

$2.00 extra for shipping

Your Little Man being the most handsome boy ever: Priceless.

You can choose any pattern, any size. If you are interested in placing a custom order email me at rissa80@gmail.com. In that email we will discuss payment options. If an order is place before December 10th I should be able to get them to you before Christmas.

So for both the giveaway and custom orders, these are the patterns I am offering. The availability is first come first serve and subject to change, disappearance, or availability again later.

I will also be making ties to stock up on for the opening of my shop. PLUS I am working on getting a version of this ready for the shop too.

Good luck for the giveaway and I am excited to start some custom orders.

I'm Back With a Sparkly Giveaway

FIRST- THANK YOU, thank you, thank you for all of your wonderfully supportive and kind words. I had a wonderful Thanksgiving with my sweet family and I am feeling tons healthier.

To really say thank you, I am back with a sparkly giveaway just in time for the holidays.

Colleen from The Shop at No. 144 is showing her holiday spirit and is offering one of my readers this sparkly pair of shoe clips. How perfect would it be to have these little bows to clip on to your tired old heels or flats?? Poof you have a gorgeous pair of shoes just in time for your holiday party.

The Shop at No. 144 is full of the cutest fashion accessories.


Tons of great shoe clips-

The cutest hair accessories-

Absolutely beautiful belts-

 

Isn't her stuff breathtaking? Simple and beautiful accessories that can spruce up anything you already have.

One of you are going to have the prettiest shoes ever...plus there is a treat for all of you because in Colleen's shop several things are on sale 25% off AND whatever you buy there is FREE shipping from now until December 17th. So after you enter this giveaway, stop by her shop and buy yourself a little something extra...you deserve it!

Here is how you can win her shoe clips-

first entry

leave a comment and tell me where you would wear these lovelies to

another entry

go visit her shop then leave a comment telling my your very favorite item

another entry

become a follower of Just Another Day in Paradise

Remember you need to leave a separate comment for each entry. The giveaway ends Friday, December 3rd at 11:59 pm est.

Ella Designs Christmas Card Giveaway

Even though Thanksgiving is still several weeks away and you are all up to your eyeballs in Thanksgiving meal planning, table setting, and Thanksgiving grocery shopping...

Guess what?

Your Christmas card deadline will be here sooner than you think. Since I am looking out for you and I love ya all so much I have a Christmas card giveaway for you today.

Alli from Ella Mae Designs is offering 1 Just Another Day in Paradise reader 25 custom Christmas cards, with envelopes, a $45 value.

She has tons of new designs to choose from. Here are a couple of my favorites-

Seriously LOVE them.

Here are all the cards to choose from...

Could you just die from all the cuteness???

So you really want to win this giveaway don't you? So here is how you can enter to win this sweet giveaway-

first entry: leave a comment telling me which design is you favorite

second entry: blog or tweet about this giveaway

third entry: like Ella Mae Designs facebook page  http://www.facebook.com/pages/EllaMae-Designs/118470534834044

fourth entry: grab the Ella Mae Designs button

final entry: in preparation for Christmas do a random act of kindness

Whew, that is a lot of chances. Remember, you need to leave a separate comment for each entry.

The giveaway will end on Friday, November 12 at 11:59 pm est.

Good Luck everyone! 

I Heart Mail

FIRST- I realized I never announced a winner for the Abbisolutely pattern giveaway...blame it on my Halloween costume coma.

So our winner is-

#12 Alyssa, congrats! Email me with you info and I will get that to Abbie.

NEXT- I HEART mail.

Who doesn't right? 

When something comes especially for you...that isn't attached to an amount due by or a lucky you, you qualify for our new credit card..but that is beautiful and just glorious and sent for the sole purpose of making your day.

Well a couple of weeks ago I got just such a delightful piece of mail.

Remember Jessica from Just Enough Style and her lovely earrings?

Guess what? 

She sent me a pair of my very own beautiful earrings. 

Oh how excited was I! I mean seriously, get past my no make up face and that fact that I took this shot of myself, and how wonderful are those earrings in all their corally loveliness???

I LOVE them. I have already worn them a TON.

Go and check out her site. These earrings come in so many colors and they are so affordable. I already have them on my gift list for my favorite girlies.

Abbiesolutely Pattern Giveaway

Right now it is looking like this outside...

Spoiler alert...

Soon it will turn into this...

Which for our family means the arrival of--

hot cocoa

poofy jackets

soups

snuggly quilts

movies 

popcorn

and this...

and to go with all these cozy activities you always need a good pair of socks/slippers. 

I can always find something fun and warm for my feet BUT it is really hard to find something for my Little Men. They don't do big clunky slippers and little boy socks are no fun.

Imagine my delight when my friend Abbie from here...

Sent me a picture of her newest pattern creation-  

The Cozy Toesies and Comfort Wrap. 

The glorious part...these are not just simply socks and a scarf. Cozy Toesies are fleece slippers with an enclosure on the sole for an insert. The Comfort Wrap also has an insert and can be worn around the neck, over the shoulder, on the stomach or anywhere you need relief. 

Use them hot to warm up, stimulate circulation, relax muscles or relieve stress, tension or pain.
Use them cold to cool down or reduce minor swelling.

Simply genius. I can't wait to sew up 3 sets of the for my guys.

A cozy little place for there feet PLUS a warm wrap, which they will LOVE. I love that with this pattern I can pick the fabric for these cozy slip-ons...no more boring boy socks here!

I also LOVE that she is offering a free pattern to one of my readers! Woohoo we love a good GIVEAWAY.

How to enter her giveaway:

First entry: leave a comment here about what your favorite wintry activity is (yes you can say counting down the days until spring)

Second entry: become a follower here, or let me know you already are

Third entry: Stop by Abbiesolutely  let me know what else you like from her shop

Remember to leave a separate comment for each entry.

You have until Friday, October 29th 11:59pm est

Good luck!

We Have a Winner

Let me tell you...I am having a rough time getting back into the swing of things. I am pretty sure I left all my motivation in Hawaii.

So, I am so SORRY that I have been a little sluggish on the posting front since getting back. I have basically spent all my time loving my little boys (11 days was a long time not to see them), lounging, and getting all organized from the trip. 

I have big hopes for this week though. Tons of projects and things to do. BUT first...

I need to announce the winner of my last giveaway. I am super jealous that someone's ears will be wearing these lovelies. 

And the winner is...

#22

 Michelle S said...

I'm also a proud follower.

Congrats Michelle!!! 

I know ALL of you are dying to see some pictures of Hawaii and to get all my useful hints and tips now that I am a seasoned Hawaii pro...I am hoping to be able to get that post out later today.

However, I am warning you...we have entered Halloween costume season and I am WAY behind...

I know you will forgive me!

Love you all!

CSN Winner...You Lucky Dog

This morning I am taking a little break from the sun and the sand...okay so I kind of had to since I am on my third sunburn. AND yes I am putting sunscreen...it just isn't working!

BUT I am sitting in my room eating some DE-lightful pineapple and I decided I had time to let some lucky girl know they won the CSN gift card...

So Drum Roll....

The lucky winner, picked randomly from 82 entries by my close friend random.org, is number

#4

Taylor said...I NEED to buy my daughter some new toys to 

keep her busy! She's outgrown all her old ones!

Congrats Taylor and enjoy the gift card.

$45 CSN GIVEAWAY

CHA-CHING!

So have you heard of CSN Stores. Duh, of course you have. Well they have over 200 websites with TONS of wonderful merchandise. At just one of their MANY stores, you can find a huge selection of Corelle dishes and serving ware. This is really the PERFECT dining option for picnics or students.

Seriously these lovelies would look so perfect in my revamped picnic basket...

I do believe it would.

Would you like some new dishes, or some new ANYTHING?? Well guess what?

Yep today, while I am laying on the beach, the dazzling blue water lapping on my tootsies you can enter to win a $45 gift certificate to CSN Stores. Woohoo.

So how can you get a chance to win yourself a gift card???

1. Leave a comment telling me why you absolutely NEED this gift card
2. Become a JADIP follower (yes I just made my self an acronym) or let me know you already are
3. Visit CSN Stores and tell me what you would spend your money on.

Okay, GOOD LUCK.

This giveaway will close on FRIDAY, September 17th at 11:59 pm est.

Remember to leave a separate comment for each entry.

Since I will be far, far away I may not get the winner posted right away, so KEEP CHECKING BACK.

Winner, Winner

Yep we have a winner! 

PS I am glad you are all smarter than I am and realized that the closing date

 I put was wrong....seriously my brain.

So the lucky winner of the Lily Lane gift certificate is 

#28

 penny nelson said...

i like the children and family pictures.

Congrats Penny. Email me or leave a comment with your contact info.

Lily Lane Pendant Giveaway

I am excited to have this giveaway offer for you today. Our giveaway is from this sweet company--

Their stuff is SO beautiful and personal. GREAT for a meaningful gift.

Here is a little about this great site...

Lily Lane Custom Pendants was started two years ago as a way for two stay at home moms, Sarah and Anna, to both earn a little extra money (both of theirhusbands were on the long road of graduate school) as well as enable them to use up some creative juices. We love making unique, one of a kind custom pieces for our clients. Our huge objective when starting this business was to enable folks to be able to AFFORD a custom, unique item.

We offer our pendants at such an incredible price and our quality is amazing. As poor student's wives we could appreciate the feeling of wanting something fun and trendy but not being ablet o justify forking over the dough. The possibilities are endless when it comes to deciding what image to put in a Lily Lane pendant.
Art work (great way to display your child's art!), photos, quotes, and song lyrics are a few examples of images we can solder and all pendants are double sided.

Bridal pendants are becoming trendy as well. Brides hang one or more pendants on their bouquets with pictures of their grandparents, parents or even of herself and her groom. I've even done pendants for all the bridesmaids which double as the brides maid's gifts!

All in all, these pendants make great gifts for any occasion and will be cherished keepsakes for years to come. Each pendant is hand crafted from 100% lead free silver solder. Pendants are NOT water proof.

Seriously these are breathtaking! I love that they are custom made.

So what is the giveaway????

Lily Lane is giving away a $25 gift certificate towards the creation of a custom pendant.

Their pendants are so reasonably priced that $25 is HUGE.

To enter:

Visit their blog, come back here, leave a comment 

telling me what kind of pendant you would have them make for you.

Additional entries (leave a separate comment for each):

you can get an additional entry for each of the following-

become a follower, or let me know you already are

blog/tweet/fb about the giveaway

This giveaway will be closed at 11:59 pm est on Friday July 26th.

Good Luck!

Join Me for Christmas in July and a GIVEAWAY

I am SO excited to be starting this month long Christmas in July event.

In May I had a reader email me and ask me to do a post with a whole bunch of ideas of gifts she could give to family members and friends at Christmas. 

I know you and I share her same dilemma...it is hard to come up with creative and homemade gifts for so many people AND do it year after year. 

Well my brain started working...rare event in this house...and I came up with the idea to gather tons of cute bloggers and have them share homemade gift idea, food gift ideas, and even offer giveaways for homemade gifts made by someone else.

Seriously, there are some amazing girlies who are going to help you out. You are curious aren't you????

the fantastic line-up--

Linda from Craftaholics Anonymous

Mique from 30 days

Taylor from Mary Janes and Golashes

Maggie from Smashed Peas and Carrots

Christie from Lemon Squeezy Home

Stephanie from Somewhat Simple

Cheryl from A Pretty Cool Life

Keirste from Brown Paper Packages

Erin from Blues and Branches

Cheri from I Am Momma

Brittany from Love Stitched

Dianna from Whatever Dee Dee Wants

Sarah and Anna from Lily Lane Pendants

Erin from Lemon Tree Creations

Jessica from Running with Scissors

Leigh Anne from Your Homebased Mom

There will be something new everyday.

Mondays-- GIVEAWAYS

Tuesdays--Guest Blogger

Wednesdays--Guest Blogger

Thursdays--Food Guest Blogger

Fridays--Linky Party--time for YOU to participate

Saturday--Gift idea from me

Sunday--Potpourri...a little bit of anything and everything

Come back everyday and check...spread the Christmas in July spirit....

Speaking of Christmas in July spirit...

I think we need an event kick off

GIVEAWAY

My friend is the Abbie of

you may have heard of it...she is pretty much famous for creating a pattern for 

her PB kids knock off--

yeah it is pretty much AH-mazing!

She sells this pattern in her etsy store...

BUT today she is offering it to one of my readers for

FREE...yeah who doesn't like FREE.

To enter:

leave a comment telling me who this sweet chair would be made for

Additional entries, leave a separate comment for each one:

become a follower, or tell me you already are

go to her etsy shop and look around, leave me a comment leaving her some love

blog/tweet/fb about this giveaway

This giveaway is open until 11:59 pm est on Sunday, July 4th

Good LUCK!

And now officially, it is Christmas in July

Make sure to grab a button on the side of my blog!

You Lucky Girl...

Yep folks, we have a winner!

FIRST (okay I know you are actually going to not read this first and just scroll down to see if you are the lucky one...but indulge me...)

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to

Vanessa

 and to

ALL OF YOU.

All of you came because Vanessa's stuff is amazing, some of you even decided you liked something at my little old blog...so THANK YOU. You all just about made my week.

SO thanks to random.org, after 207 entries (3 were duplicates), the winner is:

#43 is Trent and Carlie and Co

CONGRATULATIONS.

Please email me and we will get everything settled.

As a side note, I will be doing some formatting around here soon, including the addition of a button. I would also be pleased as punch to start a sponsor and giveaway section of this little blog. If you would like to join in on the fun around here, please email me.

Have You Thanked A Teacher?

FIRST...if you are looking for that pretty 

awesome giveaway from V&Co

go HERE...or okay just scroll down, Haha.

AND can I just say...WOW! I knew people LOVED 

Vanessa, but I mean WOW!

Remember the giveaway closes on Friday the 7th at 11:59pm est

So how about that Teacher in your life...have you said Thank You?

This week is teacher appreciation week. This is our first year at actually having a teacher. What to give, what to give. How about an apple? But not just any apple, the good kind, the kind your doc or dentist probably wouldn't prescribe for once a day. That's right, a cookie apple.

I am new to the flooding thing, if you will remember my first flooding attempt. Well this time went a little better. I used a different icing recipe and I actually watched a little video how-to at Cookie University, there is such a glorious place, a new little site from the creator of Bake at 350.

I made circular cookies with A, B, C, & D on them to go with the apple cookies. PLUS I had to add a cute picture of my oldest little man with a cute bubble saying.

They weren't perfect, but I think I am getting the hang of it. Now if I only had more than one #2 tip!

There was a cookie casualty...my poor chalkboard cookie. It fell off an hour before we were delivering it. See my sad finger marks where I wildly tried to save it?

Go thank a teacher this week. I am pretty sure they deserve it.

Thanks to our little man's teacher, Mrs. Long.