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Lisa Leonard Giveaway

2011-03-04T22:31:00.001+01:00

Hello sweet friends. Have I got good news for you!

I know you love pretty jewelry just as much as I do. And jewelry with a special meaning is even better.

Well hang on to your hats because look what I am giving away:

You have the chance to win a beautiful piece of handmade jewelry by Lisa Leonard herself.

So technically I am not giving away anything. Lisa is! And she is offering all of my Songbird readers a chance to shop in her store with a $50,- gift card.

I know most of you already know the darling Lisa. But for those of you who have been living under a rock (just kidding…), this is Lisa.

She is beautiful isn’t she. I love her curls! And the way she carries a scarf, awesome.

Lisa is the genius behind Lisa Leonard designs, and I personally think she set the standard for hand stamped jewelry herself.

Lisa is also a blogger. She shares her life as a mother, an artist, a woman and a photographer.

Lisa took this picture. And I think it sums up her amazing talent nicely: a keen eye for beauty, an out-of-the-box perspective, a talent for turning the ordinary into art, and a gift to see beauty in everything around us.

Look how that talent is translated in her jewelry!

Wouldn’t we all like to hang a little camera around our neck? Right next to the big one, we bloggers schlep around with us all the time.

Lisa’s jewelry has meaning, especially when you can customize it exactly the way you want it.

I think every woman would love a necklace with the name(s) of the ones she loves on it.

I sure do.

Well if you would like a handmade Lisa Leonard original too, for yourself or for someone you love, you are in luck.

Enter the giveaway and you’ll receive a $50 gift certificate that you can use to buy your personal favorite from Lisa’s shop.

Anyone from anywhere around the globe can enter, you don’t even have to have a blog.

And this is huge people. Lisa most often only allows North American contestants, but since I am a Euro blogger and I love all of you equally much, I begged Lisa to make this one worldwide. And she agreed!

Here is how you can enter:

Go to Lisa Leonard's shop and check out all of the options there. Then come back here and leave a comment telling us which piece of beauty you would like to have and why it would have a special meaning to you.

For a second chance….

Become a follower of Songbird and come back here to let us know. If you already are a follower you can tell that in your second comment too.

Follow Lisa's blog and comment again.

Tweet or Facebook or write a post about this giveaway and you can enter a fourth time.

That’s it. Lots of opportunities to win, and you know you want to win….

Be certain that Lisa or I can contact you so make sure your email can be found in your profile or in the comment.

This giveaway will be open until Sunday 13 March, when I will let a Random thingamagee select a winner.

Good Luck,

This giveaway is now closed! The winner is:

Congratulations Wanda!!!!

Ramsign Custom made Enamel Signs Giveaway

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Ha you are a lover of Enamel signs too then?! Good your are in excellent company

I love these Enamel Signs that are made by a Danish company called Ramsign. They look like they have been around for years, with their classical design and all, when in fact they are brand-new and custom made.

Who wouldn’t want such a lovely number plate on their front door to give it that extra European charm and cottage touch.

This particular style, fashioned after those French signs that are skill scattered all over the French country side is called Metropolitan, which is kind of strange, because to me it has countryside written all over it.

If you are not into white on blue you can have the signs in different color combinations too, like red and white:

I think you can guess how they named this style: lighthouse.

There are green signs too and of course the ever classical white on black and black on white.

Doesn’t this black and white beauty look stunning on the red wood. Just imagine it on a red front door. Oh la la, très magnifique.

They beauty of a custom made sign is that you don’t have to limit yourself to a number or name plate. How about this beauty on your front door:

Of course if I could participate in this giveaway I’d go for something totally different. I’d love a sign for my own personal domain. How do you like this idea?

I can just imagine it on my attic door, Songbird’s Studio does sound so much better than craft room, doesn’t it.

If you would like a custom made, 30 year warranty, hand stenciled number or name sign for free you are in the right place.

Would you like to have a Ramsign sign? For yourself or for someone you love? Enter the giveaway and one custom made enamel Ramsign sign could be coming your way.

Anyone from anywhere around the globe can enter, you don’t even have to have a blog.

Here is how you can enter:

Go to Ramsign and check out all of the options there. Then come back here and leave a comment telling us what kind of a sign you would like to have and whether you have come up with you own text to put on it.

For a second chance….

Become a follower of Songbird and come back here to let us know. If you already are a follower you can tell that in your second comment too.

Tweet or Facebook or write a post about this giveaway and you can come here and enter a third time.

That’s it. Lots of opportunities to win, and you know you want to win….

Be certain that the Ramsign company or I can contact you so make sure your email can be found in your profile or in the comment (if you do not have an email address attached I’ll have to redraw for a new winner).

This giveaway will be open until Monday evening 12 pm (my time), when I will let a Random thingamagee select a winner.

This giveaway is now closed!

The winner is:

10. Rose @ Confessions of a Curbshopaholic said...
I'm a follower already! Love your blog!

Congratulations Rose!

Gadanke ~ Katie’s awesome art journals

2010-12-06T19:51:00.001+01:00

Sometime last year I stumbled onto Katie’s blog Making this Home and I started following her immediately. In a world of home décor bloggers who love to go all out on the decorations (and I do consider myself one of them), and who can never resist the urge to bring just one more thing into the house, because it is such a great deal (and I definitely am one of those women too), Katie is refreshing. Her Berlin home was only teeny tiny and that is how she wanted it.

And yes, she can even fly a plane!

Katie and her husband Martin purposely strive for a simple life and they take their readers along for the ride. Watching Katie NOT buy any clothes for over a year now, is so inspiring and has made me think twice about adding something new to my overflowing wardrobe more than once.

In 2009 Katie started her business GADANKE, and it has been thrilling to watch her make it thrive. Gadanke, is a new word made up out of the German Danke (thank you) and Gedanke (thought), and I think it is perfect. Because Katie’s journals are just utterly perfect for using as a Gratitude journal, but they also challenge you to journal your thoughts in new and imaginative ways.

Made out of 100% recycled materials these journals really stand out in a crowd. Katie adds special themes and pages to the journals that act as writing prompts and at the same time she gives you all the space you need to fully express yourself.

The journals come in different colors, like this adorable baby journal.

And there are journals for special occasions too. If you are quick you could still get this special Christmas journal in time to put under the Christmas tree.

It’s even on sale now. And look what you’d be getting. Such loveliness inside.

Katie herself is turning the Love Letter journal into a year-long love letter to her Martin. And when I read about that project, I immediately decided to make one for My Love too. I have been taking pictures of him every month especially for that purpose (shhht, don’t tell him, he is still clueless about that).

I think this idea is so wonderful. When prompted by Katie’s lines it is so much easier to write heartfelt messages to your love, than when staring at an empty blank page.

One of my good intentions for 2011 (yes I have already starting compiling the lists ), is to start a gratitude journal. And the Gadanke~The Little Things is the perfect journal to start with.

Look at this awesome list to help the thankful thinking along:

My only problem is that I can’t decide which cover I like best, the red or the blue.

Would you like to have a journal? For yourself or for someone you love? Enter the giveaway and one journal of your choice could be coming your way.

Anyone from anywhere around the globe can enter, you don’t even have to have a blog.

Here is how you can enter:

Go to GADANKE and check out all of the options there. Then come back here and leave a comment telling us which journal you would like to have and what you can use it for.

For a second chance….

Become a follower of Songbird and come back here to let us know. If you already are a follower you can tell that in your second comment too.

Follow Katie in her journey of a simple life on two continents (talk about living simply) and comment again.

Tweet or Facebook or write a post about this giveaway and you can enter a fourth time.

That’s it. Lots of opportunities to win, and you know you want to win….

Be certain that Katie or I can contact you so make sure your email can be found in your profile or in the comment.

This giveaway will be open until Monday 13. December, when I will let a Random thingamagee select a winner.

Good Luck,

Updated:

The winner is number 19: Miss Marple!!

Congratulations Miss Marple and have fun with your journal.

About my Sponsor Blog

2010-11-12T16:51:00.000+01:00

Hello Friends! You have found my sponsor blog!!

Great, love to have you here!

“So what is this sponsor blog?” , you ask.

Well as you know I am allowing carefully selected sponsors for my Songbird blog. And I love to introduce them to you properly and give them the chance to let you get acquainted with their products.

But I am part of the Blogher ad network too. And part of that deal is that I do not show other businesses at the same page as my Blogher ad. So I have made a different page.

See, quite simple. I’ll be linking often from Songbird to this blog whenever something new is happening. But if you want to make sure you are not missing anything you can follow or subscribe to this blog too.

“So what’s gonna happen here"?”, you ask.

Well let me tell you.

This blog will be the venue for:

Giveaways
Etsy store features
Reviews
Guest posts
Sponsor introductions
?? Anything that pops into my head (or yours I am open for suggestions)

So are you as excited as I am! Good, we are going to have so much fun here.

If you would like to be featured on this blog, just shoot me an email, I’d love to hear from you!

Thank-you,