8.12.2011

giveaway: it's my birthday!

Happy birthday to meeeeee!! I turn 28 on Saturday.

The man and I are having dinner at home + then going to see The Help. 
Anybody seen it yet? I hear it's good. I read the book + liked it a whole lot.
Also, I am making myself this cake.

Meantime -- who's in for a giveaway??
I love blogging + I love you, dear readers!

So -- one winner gets a pretty little package with 4 of my favorite things...



Handmade bias tape, 3 rolls of Japanese washi tape in my new favorite colors, Burt's Bees tinted lip balm in Hibiscus (I wear it every. single. day. -- it is so perfect), AND your choice of one skirt from my shop! And who knows, maybe some other little goodies will find their way in there, as well.

Most skirts can be readjusted to fit most sizes -- or of course we can always make you a new one!

One comment, one entry. Entertain me. Winner picked via random.org on Monday.

loves and squishes! have the best weekend ever... I think I'm going to!


96 comments:

megan kristine said...

I wanted to enter my own giveaway for washi tape; lucky me now I get to enter yours! :)

Unknown said...

I would love to enter this giveaway! My 28th bday is coming up in about a month as well :) have a grand day!!!!

Anonymous said...

happy birthday! what a fun giveaway!

taloola said...

I hope you had a very happy birthday!! What a lovely giveaway...

Anna said...

Happy Birthday Amanda!! Your weekend sounds like so much fun. Enjoy it!

ps. Your giveaway is more like a steal!

Lots of love-

Anna Ramsey

The Hungry Crafter said...

Happy birthday!!!!! I love birthdays, and how could you NOT have an awesome one with THAT cake? Definitely added that to my "to cook" list! Enjoy (and report back how it was!)

April said...

I've read "The Help" and saw the movie yesterday. I have to say that the movie is as good as the book, which is a rare event. I was laughing SO hard. Best movie in a long time. You'll love it! A word of caution - Bring tissues, a lot of people were crying. I have to admit I teared up a few times.

That cake looks amazing. Now I want one to go with the salted caramel chocolate ice cream I discovered not long ago.

Happy 28th! Have a great day!

Barbara said...

Happy birthday! What a gorgeous collection of items. I hope you get a things as wonderful as these for your special day (:

Isisjem said...

Berts bee's do tinted lip balms? How did I not know this? Have a very Happy Birthday. Full of dreams, wishes, fabric and fun.

Toni said...

Happy Birthday! 28 is a a fun age to be. That cake looks amazing, as does the giveaway! Thanks!

ellen said...

Happy Birthday! Enjoy "The Help" and that yummy cake! :)

karen serna said...

happy, happy birthday! i turn 36 later this month & i'm a firm believer that life gets better with each new year! enjoy it! :)

{Leila}Where the Orchids Grow said...

Happy birthday!! May your year be filled with lots of laughs and love!

kathleen said...

happy birthday to you, and thank you for having a giveaway! I hope you and your fella' have a sweet time!

Caroline said...

Happy birthday! Just reminiscing a bit, but at the dinner table I couldnt stop laughing - happened a few times at school, but my laugh is infectious! after about 10minutes we all stopped laughing..but by then even the teacher had started sniggering! Ahh..good times ! ;)

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday! I hope your weekend is wonderful.

Robert Frost
A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.

Laura Kelley www.pitterpatterart.com said...

Enter me please. So excited about the goodies. Happy Day.

Suzie said...

Happy Birthday! Have a magical day x

sandandstarfish said...

Happy Birthday! What a fantastic little birthday gift for us :) your skirts are absolutely adorable, well, so are you! Happy happy birthday! I wish I could eat some of that cake! My husband had his birthday yesterday and I baked him a Boston creme pie... it.was.horrible! happy birthday again!!

Blessings Four said...

so glad you were birthed on your day. i love everything about you. you inspire me in many ways . . . yeah, you`re cool like that. happy birthday.

P's Qs said...

Happy Birthday! That cake looks delicious.

Suzee said...

Happy birthday ! have a great day! and thanks for celebrating with us = )

chris said...

28 was a fun year! Wishing you lots of adventures, happy thoughts, and lovely days. Thank you so much for a fun giveaway. I think giving something away for my birthday is way more fun than receiving. Giving gifts is my favorite. :)
Happy Birthday!

Terryn said...

Have fun with the dinner/cake/movie! Sounds fun, let us know what you think about The Help. I will likely go see it myself. LOVE Burt's Bees. Also love that you keep us posted about your goings-on.
Cheers!

The Olive Tree Blog said...

Sign me up! HAppy HAppy HAppy BirTHdAY!

Olivia said...

HaPpY BiRtHdAy! I hope you have the best 28th birthday you could possibly imagine! :)

Lani said...

I hope you have a wonderful, magnificent, super-event-filled birthday!!! Thanks for this opportunity.
A!

Tau said...

I feel so pressured to be entertaining now...Eeek! Happy Birthday from your favorite Communications Team gal. Miss your face. Your skirts are nearly as awesome as you!

Kara said...

Happy Birthday! I love your blog, and the City Summertime skirt is calling my name!

Elizabeth said...

That giveaway looks delightful! I am moving into a new apartment for graduate school this weekend, and would love these goodies :)
I hope you enjoy The Help! I read the book and can't wait to see the movie.
Elizabeth

Rachel // Maybe Matilda said...

Happy birthday!!! I'm excited to see the Help . . . I loved the book, too. And that cake?! It looks delicious! Send me a piece if there are any leftovers, okay? I hope you have an awesome day, and dude, this is a sweet giveaway. When you blow out the candles on your (amazing) birthday cake, wish for me to win ;-)

Anna K. said...

Happy Happy Happy Birthday to you! I loved reading The Help too and I have high hopes for the movie. Let us know how it is! :)

Melanie said...

Happy Birthday! And aren't you too sweet to share the love. I'd love to have this giveaway because it's just so stinking cute :)

Candace said...

Oh my goodness!! Happy Birthday!!!!!

Who wouldn't want to win all this amazing, pretty stuff. Count me in & I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Michelle D. said...

Happy Birthday!!! What a great giveaway! Such wonderful goodies, I would love to win! :)

Jennifer J said...

Happy, Happy Birthday, Amanda, dear
Happy days will come to you all year
If I had a wish then it would be
A Happy Happy Birthday
to you from me!
Jennifer

Jeni Baker said...

Happy Birthday my dear! I hope that you have a wonderful day! :)

Your favorite thing are fabulous!

Pat V. said...

Happy Birthday! You are making quite an ambitious cake, but it looks worth the effort. Enjoy the movie, I haven't seen it yet but it's on my list of things to do...

Tara said...

Happy Birthday Amanda! I know you'll have a lovely one with your sweet family! We just got back from York, Maine too! Love that place! I'm crossing my fingers that I win the amazing giveaway!

Jessica @ jessicaNdesigns said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I love your fav things and would LOVE to win!!!! Thanks for the giveaway!

Jenn said...

Happy Birthday! How lovely to share your favorite things with us for your birthday! You are such a sweetie!
Thanks for the chance to win!

Aimee said...

Happy Happy Birthday! And what a fabulous giveaway... enjoy yourself!

megan&steve said...

Great giveaway! Burts bees is the best. Happy BIRTHDAY!
Did you hear?
Steves red truck went up in flames early this morning, parked outside our Hawaii home. NO one was hurt.

Unknown said...

What a lovely giveaway! Please count me in:)
Happy bday!!

Mar said...

Happy birthday!

Erin Bigler said...

What? Holy smokes! That's quite a birthday present. Happy 28 Miss Amanda!

Unknown said...

You're so sweet! Happy Birthday!

Amie said...

Happy, happy birthday Amanda dear! :) I am a relatively new friend of your blog (started reading just in time for the fabulous friendship bracelet swap!) and I think I've found a keeper. :)

seeks said...

I hope you have the happiest of birthdays! Thanks for sharing the love with a giveaway. :)

Jillian said...

Happy birthday Beautiful!! You know, besides commenting to wish you an amazingly happy day (and many more to come), I'm hoping for a nice stretchy topped skirt that I can wear for at least part of this pregnancy and then after (because I don't want it to only fit for a little while...) Wait...isn't it your anniversary, too? I seem to remember you being married on your birthday...(do I get double entry if I'm right?).

Vanessa {Bloom Right Here!} said...

Happy Birthday! I adore your fun style. What a fabulous give away!

Andrea said...

This is an awesome Birthday giveaway! Hope your day it all-you're-hoping-for...to the MAX!!

Edamommy2 said...

Many, many happy returns!! ^_^ Really hoping you have a fantastic day of it!!!

rawenzel said...

Wishing you a fabulous birthday! Your plans sound wonderful and that cake...I might have to make one, too!

Skooks said...

28 is a good age. I've been 28 for the last 4 years I love it so much. ;)

Heather A said...

Happy Happy Birthday! And thanks for sharing. I'm almost done reading The Help and have been thoroughly enjoying it.

Jenelle said...

Happy Birthday! I didn't realize we were so close in age. :) I have heard a lot of good thing about The Help and now I'm pretty excited to see it too. Thanks for the lovely little giveaway and have a great celebration!

KellyS said...

Happy birthday to you! New subscriber here, all I can think of right now is the new tablet PC commercial with the Glee girl singing "Let Me Entertain You." Blame it on late night blogging and pregnancy hormones. ;)

Melanie said...

I saw you post that cake on Pinterest....yum?! I can't wait to hear how it turned out! And happy-happy 28th to you!

mrsc1345 said...

I saw the help, it was great! I took my baby sister for her birthday, except she is not a baby, now she is 20 :( Hope you have a great weekend!

SAMZE said...

Happy 28th Birthday! That was a wonderful year for me!!! I had my first child!

Ahhhh and my husband, both Leo babies! :)

Hope you had a nice date! :)

Thank you for the giveaway opportunity! :)

 Sarah said...

Happy Birthday :)

What a colorful giveaway. I'm in!

hueisei said...

Happy birthday to yoooooouuu!!
Thanks for the lovely giveaway!!
:)

Lynn said...

happy happy birthday to you! i loved 28=it was a risk taking, creative, and full of love year for me=i wish you the same...
thanks for the incredible giveaway!
cheers

missymoos said...

Happy birthday! That cake looks a-may-zing! I hope it tasted even better than it looks. : ) Thanks for the giveaway opportunity.

Simon's Mom said...

Happy Birthday!! I'm gonna have to make that cake myself, birthday or not :)

Diane Bohn said...

Happy birthday! :) I how you enjoy your day! I asl nted to finish that book, can't wait to heat how you like it. Thanks for the giveaway. :)

Jayme said...

Happy Birthday! I hope you enjoy your special day.

Amy said...

Happy Happy Birthday! amy @ gasudimack@sbcglobal.net

Stephanie C. said...

Happy Birthday! What lovely prizes!

Karen P. said...

happy 28th! It's been a great one for me! Your favorite things are just awesome! It would be even better than a birthday to win those lovelies.;)

dawn said...

Happy bday! I would love to be the winner of those lovelies! Vintage sheets are my favorite!

Amy said...

I have The Help loaded and waiting for me to read on my Nook. The movie does look very good. It sounds like you guys have a good plan for a happy birthday celebration.

Jentry said...

Happy Birthday! You are a favorite of mine, if you didn't already know that. I want to try that tinted lip balm.

Jessica said...

Happy Birthday! I love that lip balm, I have it stashed all over the place. The bias tape is great, too!

Lisa said...

I turn thirty in november, happy birthday to you. thanks for the giveaway!!!

shellybellylarson said...

I adore your blog ! Happy birthday!! I am just now starting The Help and can't wait to see the movie :).

De said...

Happy fantabulous birthday! I found a note from you when I moved my books last week. I had lent you Harry Potter 4 (so you would be prepared for the 5 release), you returned the book in record time with a simple note "WHOA!" I still keep that note in my book because it makes me giggle every time!

kitty said...

Oh, I'd love a new skirt! Happy Birthday!

Alli said...

Happy birthday! It's funny that you're making your own birthday cake, though... shouldn't the man do that for you? ;D

molly june. said...

me!me!me!meeee!pickmeeeeee!!!! in my head i'm totally annoying & jumping up & down. i never win anything. not a darn thing, but MAN would this be a fun one :)

hap, hap, happy birthdaaaaay!!!! xoxo

Rebekah said...

oooh happy birthday - that cake looks so good and the presents YOUR giving away, wow! I hope you have a truly grand time celebrating number 28!

pforgerson said...

love your skirts, so fresh looking

carrie said...

Happy birthday! I love reading your blog -- it's so colorful and inspiring. :) Thanks for the chance to win these pretty things!

Emily said...

Hope you have/had a great birthday!! What a fun giveaway! (ps I love the background fabric for the picture)

Lynne said...

Happy birthday Amanda! I hope you had a geat weekend!
Thanks for the fabulous giveaway!! Amazing!
Take care!

Cindy J said...

Happy birthday! :) I hope you have a fantastic day! <3

A & E said...

haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaapppppy birthday lady! (the girls and i are singing to you).

i hope you had a wonderful and adventurous day.

xo amber

Em said...

Happy Day to you :)

Entertainment for your special day:
On a red eye (still on the ground, waiting to take off) we have a 5 hour flight ahead of us. I tell my little ones to go to sleep, it's time for bed-when you wake up, we'll be there. My oldest puts her head down and closes her eyes. Not 30 seconds later there is some loud noises and shaking under us as they load luggage on the plane-my eldest pops her eyes open and says "Are we there?!"

We landed in Los Angeles for a layover. As we are waiting to get off the plane my four year old says "Do you know why they call it Los Angeles, Mommy? Because it's where people get lost."

Nicky said...

lovin' EVERYTHING... I would be honored to win your loot! ;-)

Jill said...

Happy Birthday! Thanks for the giveaway! jillsstorey (at) yahoo (dot) com

Gill said...

Happy Birthday! I hope you had a great day!
I hope this isn't too late (she says skidding under the wire!)

Meredith said...

Happy {couple days late} Birthday to YOU!! Hope you had a great weekend!

arajane said...

i, too, live in burt's bees tinted lip balm (dahlia is my color of choice, but the hibiscus looks equally lovely). not sure if this will entertain you, but i had a dream a while back (one of those new-mom-not-sleeping-much-crazy-dreams) where i came to visit you and you provided all sorts of mothering wisdom and we had the most delightful time together. so thank you to the you who appeared in my dream (and to the real you who always delights me during my morning blog reading time)!

Rachel said...

Happy belated birthday Amanda! Hope the weekend was great and that this upcoming year is the best yet!

coco said...

Happy Birthday! The best is always yet to be! With that yummy cake, eat dessert first... and last... and maybe for dinner too! :)