Giveaway with Nudge Home

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED!

To celebrate my two years of blogging, I bring you a fabulous GIVEAWAY!

The ladies of Nudge Home 

{a west coast Canadian online shop}

 are offering you my lovely followers...

 4 pillow covers from their collection of your choice.

Total value up to $285

Nudge Home is also offering my readers a 10% discount, just type in

HODGEPODGE in the coupon code.

 The icing on the cake peeps is that this is a Canadian shop, so shipping is free in Canada. Did you fellow Canadians hear that correctly????

FREE Shipping. 

Yes. Hard. To. Believe.

Want to win a set of 4 pillow covers?

Here is how to enter:

1.   Visit Nudge Home and tell me which 4 pillow covers you would want. Leave a comment down below.

For extra entries, leave a separate comment for each entry:

2. Follow my blog. Just click "follow" and join in the fun!

3. "Like" Nudge Home on Facebook

4. Follow @nudgehome on Twitter

5. Tweet about this giveaway, cc: @hodgepodgeblog and @nudgehome

This is open to everyone!

{Except if you live Internationally you will be responsible for shipping costs - I know crummy, but try living in Canada and getting things shipped here, not so easy my friends}

You have until midnight PST Sunday October 16, 2011

to enter!

I will draw via Random.org and announce the winner Monday, Oct 17, 2011

Good luck:)

XO Barbara

Monday, Monday and another Rast Hack

Can you believe it? I am actually posting today! Shocking as my posts have been pathetically sporadic. But this lady has been holidaying and enjoy summer! 

Yes, I am on vacation again this week. 

Life is rough...

This time our family is hanging out at a lake with my husband's family. We rented a lake house and I am going to be a lady of leisure this week. The plan is to work on my tan, hit a few wineries, read decor magazines and a good book. 

Any suggestions for a good book? { I have read "The Help"}

Do you find vacationing gets in the way of projects? I have NOT accomplished much in the decor department. Hoping to tackle the list when I get back. 

But others are keeping busy this summer. A reader, Laura from Rambling Along, emailed me her latest project, a fantastic Ikea Rast hack! Love how she omitted the top drawer and turn it into a shelf. Her mix of colour, pattern and fabric makes the Rast dresser look fantastic!

Check it out!

Thanks for sharing Laura!

I love how my Ikea Rast hack has inspired others to get creative!

So while I am lounging lakeside, I hope you take the time to enter my giveaway to win one of my daughter's paintings!

XO Barbara

Giveaway! Original Painting from Blue and Beyond

My entrepreneurial 15 year old daughter has opened up an Etsy shop, Blue and Beyond, to sell her paintings! 

To celebrate she is offering one of her paintings to you my lucky readers!

One lucky winner will win this 6 X 6 X 1 1/4" painting. 

This painting would be perfect as part of a gallery wall or just hung on it's own!

She uses high quality Stevenston Acrylic paints, made in Canada. The painting is signed and dated on the back.

How to enter:

1. Hop on over to Blue and Beyond to see her other paintings and leave a comment telling which one is a favourite.

2. Tweet and/or link to your Facebook about this giveaway {make sure to cc: @hodgepodgeblog}

2. Add her shop to your Etsy favourites or circle.

3. Write a post or add a link to your sidebar.

Make sure you leave a comment for each entry!

Open to US and Canadian residents.

I will choose a winner via Random.org on Monday, August 15!

Good luck!

XO Barbara

Happy Canada Day and a Giveaway!

Today we celebrate Canada Day!

source

What better way to celebrate Canada Day than with a giveaway!

My lovely blogging friend {she is a DIY diva} Beatrice from The Crafty Bee who also has a fabulous Etsy shop called "Chocolat and Cherries" has generously offered up TWO subway prints from her shop!

No chocolat isn't misspelled, it's en francais for chocolate!

So I will draw two winners.

Who wouldn't love a fabulous trendy subway print for their home?

 I know I would!

They each measure 11.75"X 36" {Michaels has a frame that fits}

How to enter:

 Hop on over to The Crafty Bee and become a follower and visit Chocolat and Cherries and leave me a comment telling me which print is your favourite!

For extra entries you can....

{please leave a separate comment for additional entries}

1. You can follow my blog too, if you like what you see!

2. Tweet about this giveaway,  make sure to cc: @hodgepodgeblog

3. Link up to this giveaway via Facebook or on your blog

A few nitty gritty details:

For Canadian and US residents only.

This giveaway is open until midnight {PST} July 10.

I will announce the two winners via Random.org on July 11!

Good luck and have a wonderful long weekend!

And to my American neighbours, Happy Independence Day!

XO Barbara

{giveaway: Novica}

I am hosting a great giveaway with Novica!

NOVICA is one of the leading fair trade artisan websites. They work with National Geographic to give talented artisans around the world a place to express their artistic talents and provide access to the world market. They have thousands of top fair trade corporate gifts and home decor items on their website. They carry many unique gifts, many of which are "green" gifts.

They are offering a $50 gift certificate to purchase a gift from their site. 

You could buy...

These amazing bookends {$69.95}, if you are going for the whole equestrian look.

Or how about these smoky quartz earrings {$32.99} on your ears?

Wouldn't this hand carved soapstone owl {$34.95) look cute on a bookshelf or desk top?

Or this gorgeous mirror in your entry way or bedroom?

 $119.59

To enter {you know the drill}

1. Follow my blog and leave a comment for one entry

2. Tweet or link on Facebook {let me know which} and leave another comment for another entry {if you do both, then 2 comments -make sense?}

I'll announce the winner Wednesday, March 9!

*Make note of purchase price as well as shipping and handling {as those costs can be extra BUT you can use your gift card towards S&H}

Here is a quick peek at what I bought last week before I came down with the flu {there are two}

Lovely, eh?

XO Barbara

{happy valentine's day: a giveaway}

Wishing all of you a wonderful Valentine's Day!

 

{graphics fairy}

Our family enjoys a traditional heart shaped pizza for dinner and yummy home made heart shaped ice cream sandwiches {thanks to Martha's fantastic recipe} for dessert. I love buying the kids a small heart shaped box of chocolates for Valentine's. This year they have an inscription on the box written in a text message style, so fitting as my girls are always busy texting friends in their cryptic text. 

Since I am feeling the love this Valentine's Day, 


Why not have a giveaway from Lusso Bags to celebrate!

I discovered this wonderful shop via Twitter. 

Lusso bags, a socially-conscious company featuring quality travel, shoe, storage, and gift bags, is offering a giveaway of the Mrs. Bird Shoe Bag. Mrs. Bird is created by women in Kolkata, India, whose employment at Freeset has enabled them to leave the sex trade.

Isn't this a cute bag? Love the bird print. 

You could use this bag to store shoes or clothing while travelling, kids toys, beach bag, etc. What I love about this bag and company is that is gives back to women whose lives aren't as easy as ours; it empowers them!

This giveaway is open to all Canadian and US residents. 

Please note that shipping and handling may be extra.

This giveaway will be open until Sunday, February 20. I will post the winner's name on Monday, February 21.

So in order to enter, you need to spread the love to Lusso Bags!

You need to do one or all of the following for an entry, leaving me a separate comment for each one. {Also leave your email if it isn't in your profile}

1. Head over to Lusso Bags website and check out all the other bags they sell and name which one you like!

2. Tweet or post on Facebook about this giveaway {leaving me a link in the comments}

3. Follow Lusso Bags on Twitter @lussobags

4. "Like" Lusso Bags on Facebook

5. Follow Lusso's Blog

XO Barbara

{giveaway: csn stores}

Having recently had a great shopping experience with CSN stores {a place to buy everything and anything, such as modern duvet covers, dog dishes, yes, even the kitchen sink}, I gladly accepted their offer of a $45 gift certificate to give away to one of my followers {I have almost 380!}

In August I won a $60 gift certificate to CSN stores and finally in early November I decided to purchase this gorgeous accent pillow from Dwell Studio.

 I had the item shipped to my mailbox in the US, as I wanted to avoid the hefty international/duty charges that CSN charges on orders to Canada. Excitedly I drove across the border to collect my much anticipated pillow, along with various items I had purchased online from other retailers. Having been charged a goods and service tax at the border I was even more dismayed when I came home to open my parcel from CSN to find this Dwell Studio pillow instead.

A nice pillow but not the one I ordered.

 Let's just say I was in a very bad mood that I was charged tax {in my 20 years crossing back and forth across the border I have NEVER been charged duty} and that I did not get the item I had ordered.

 Callng the customer service line {where they answered almost right away}, a nice young man, named Kyle {I think?} help sort out my shipping dilemma. After explaining my situation; that I had my item shipped to the US and that I was not about to cross the border again to pick up the right item, he realized it would be too expensive for CSN to have the wrong pillow shipped back. So not only did they send me the right pillow straight to my home within a week, I got to keep the wrongly shipped one as well! 

My daughter has claimed the silver pillow for her bed while my Dwell Studio chinoiserie long pillow

looks amazing with my West Elm square pin tuck duvet in white {one of the other items I had picked up on that fateful day}.

I am a happy customer!

So when CSN stores offered me a $45 gift certificate, I happily decided to share the love and give it away to one of my followers!

This giveaway is open to residents of US and Canada until midnight {PST} Sunday, February 6.

 I will announce the winner on Monday, February 7.

***Edited Monday, February 7, GIVEAWAY is CLOSED****

How to enter:

1. Be a follower of my blog {I have to reward my loyal readers and followers!} for one entry.

2. Tweet and/or post on Facebook, for another one/two entries. {Send me the link in the comments}

3. Link to this giveaway on your sidebar for an additional entry.

Please leave a comment for each entry, letting me know what you did.

If you don't have an email linked up with your blogger profile, please include that in your comment.

Thanks to all who follow my blog, you make my day!

Here is a sneak peek at what I worked on this weekend:

and this:

xo Barbara

{Lucky Me: I Won A Giveaway!}

Lucky me!

 I won another giveaway! 
{I have yet to share my other giveaway wins from the summer - I know - bad blogger}

This time .....

 I won a free personalized blog design with Katie Lane from DreamUp Studios

from Jax Does Design (another great Canadian blog)

Thanks Kelly!

I have been wanting to re-vamp my blog so the timing couldn't be more perfect. When I entered the giveaway, I didn't think I would win. 

The day of the draw, I thought, I'll take a peek and see who won. 

Well, there was my blog name for all to see  - I think I let out a scream!

Now I need to decide on a template and how I want it designed - I can be so indecisive. 

Can't wait for a new look!

My husband even thinks I should change my blog name {he is in marketing so he thinks I should name my blog related more to what I do - which is what? DIY? Nesting? OCDing? I kind of like hodge:podge - It's the way I work - kind of scattered} 

What do you think?

Also,

 feeling the love in blog land. 

My blog was featured at Cherished Treasures yesterday!

Thanks for the love Terry!

~One Year Blogversary Giveaway with CSN~

When CSN contacted me again regarding a giveaway I thought the timing couldn't be better.

What a great way to celebrate one year of blogging! 

One lucky winner will win a $45 gift certificate to spend at one of CSN's 200 + online stores where you can even buy gorgeous dining sets!

Love this table. 

It would look good paired with four of these:

Then add a few of these on top:

and a setting of these:

 And you are ready for holiday entertaining!

This giveaway is open to all Canadian and US residents. Please note that shipping and handling may be extra.

How to enter: 

Remember to leave a separate comment for each entry.

1. Visit CSN and then leave a comment how you would spend $45.

 Bonus entries:

2. Be a follower through Google connect, if you are, let me know.

3.  Subscribe via email.

4. Add a link to this giveaway on your sidebar.

5. Tweet or facebook about this giveaway. 

I will draw via random.org on October 20, 2010


***edited: Thanks Charlene for letting me know that I put in the wrong date, the contest ends OCTOBER not August! Sheesh!

~Giveaway Time: CSN Stores~

CSN stores is offering up a $40 gift certificate to one of my lucky followers or subscribers! 

How could you spend your prize money? 

How about a dutch oven, like my {dream} dutch oven by Le Creuset?

or a trendy globe?

or splurge on Dwell Studio bedding for kids {I love the wall colour!}

or why not a locker for the mudroom?

Here's how to enter:

{I just won a CSN gift certificate myself from decor happy, so good luck!}

Entry #1: Be a follower via Google Connect 

Entry #2: Subscribe to my blog, just enter your email in the "subscribe via email" widget {on the sidebar}

Entry #3:  Post about this giveaway on your sidebar

Be sure to leave a separate comment for each entry.

Also, if your email isn't connected to your profile, add it into your comment.

The winner will be chosen via random.org on Wednesday, August 25th!

This giveaway is open to all US and Canadian residents. Remember that you are responsible for any shipping costs that make incur.

~Flowers around the House and a Winner!~

I love fresh cut flowers around the house especially if they are from my garden. 

With all the crummy rainy weather we have been having, what better way to liven up damp spirits than to cut fresh flowers (in between rain showers) and place them in a vase for all to see and smell.

(ok - these aren't from my garden, my husband bought them for me)

We did have a few "visitors" come running out of the peonies, but a few whacks with a flip flop solved that problem!

Nothing like waking up to sweet smelling roses.



Also for those waiting and anticipating, sorry for the delay.....


The winner of the $40 gift certificate to CSN stores is.......

(once again, couldn't embed random number generator- anyone know how?)

 Donna @ dh designs said...

I would use the GC towards some baby goodies for my first grandchild who will arrive in September :)!

Thanks for hosting!

And please drop by my blog to enter my giveaway - my very first one!!!

www.dh-designs.blogspot.com

Congratulations Donna!

Ahem....maybe I'll win your first giveaway, I am wanting those earrings!

Enjoy spending your $40 and spoiling your new grandchild!