D&OC's Matou en Peluche Giveaway!

If you've been reading my blog for a while, you know how much I love my prints from Matou en Peluche (see this post). Well, you can enter Down & Out Chic's giveaway to win 6 of them. Six! Good luck everyone (but not really, because I want to win them myself, tee-hee).

And the Winner is...

The winner of the Down and Out Chic Giveaway (chosen by random.org) is Danielle from Beautiful Schlopp Glass. Congratulations Danielle! Thanks to everyone for entering, and thanks so much to Christina for generously offering her adorable goodies in this fantastic giveaway! It has been really fun getting to meet so many delightful bloggers through this giveaway, and I have Christina to thank for this too!

Down and Out Chic Giveaway!

I'm so excited about this giveaway, because it is from one of my favorite bloggers and Etsy sellers: Down and Out Chic! The lovely Christina is giving one lucky gal her hot color combo for this season - purple and grey. The winner will receive: Light Conversation...A (Purple) Hairpin Duo
...AND... a pair of Grey Mini Mum earrings!
Nice, eh? You have up to 3 opportunities to win. How to enter:

1. Visit the shop and tell me your favorite item(s) in the comments below.
2. If you follow my blog, enter a second (separate) comment that says "Love the Cheese", because I am in constant need of reaffirmation. Heh. New followers are also welcome to do this!
3. Tweet or Blog about this giveaway and enter the link in a third (separate) comment.

The winner will be randomly chosen on Monday evening, October 5 and will be announced the following day. And how generous is this: Christina is also offering 15% off to any of my readers who make a purchase for the duration of the giveaway. During checkout, please enter 'cottagecheese' in your note to seller, and you will receive the discount via a Paypal refund.

Thanks so much Christina! Good luck everyone, in addition to visiting the Down and Out Chic shop, don't forget to visit the Down and Out Chic blog too!

And the winner is...

The winner of my first blog giveaway is...Mandi at Red Planet! Congratulations on winning the Jenn Ski Pod Pouch! So sorry for the delay in announcing the winner. I've been pretty wrapped up in family stuff for the past few days. Trophy Photo found here

Dining Room from Apartment 528

A special thanks to my fellow fabulous vintage-loving friend Design Girl at Apartment 528 for prominently featuring my shop on the sidebar of her blog! And I'm so excited to have won a giveaway on pretty.little.world - a free ad for two months. Woo-hoo! Thanks so much Kristen. Your gorgeous blog always inspires me! (And check out the Pretty Little World shop for super-cool vintage clothes. She's having a 30% off sale right now!)

Image from pretty.little.world.

Thank you all for your lovely comments about our wedding plans! Hopefully everything will go as planned, but due to unforseen circumstances we may need to change some things. My Dad was admitted to the hospital today, so I'm flying to Texas this Saturday for a week. Everything just seems sort of surreal right now...

My first Blog Giveaway + 3 Awards + Tagged + Conchords

Hooray, I'm so excited about my first blog giveaway! One lucky winner (randomly chosen) will win this groovy "Pod Pouch" from Jenn Ski's fabulous Etsy shop. The zippered pouch measures 10"x7"x3", and has a thousand uses. Not just cool because of the great mid-century inspired design, but the pouch is also eco-friendly! It is made from recycled yarn and recycled soda bottles. I'm sure that some of you already follow Jenn Ski's blog, but if you've never visited before, you're in for a treat! Jenn even lets us take a peek into her incredible mid-century modern home. I'm happy to ship this little pouch internationally, so wherever you are, please join in the fun! The winner will be randomly chosen this weekend. The giveaway rules:

1. You must visit Jenn Ski's shop and tell me your favorite item in a comment below.
2. You must follow my blog, just to be fair to all of my loyal readers who are so sweet to think that my modest little blog is worthy of their valuable time. (Don't worry, new followers are eligible too!)
Over the past week or so, I've had several awards passed along to me, or have been tagged by these four fantastic bloggers, go check them out!:

The Lost and Found
Red Planet
Welcome To My World
Sara Says Awesome

I will pass these awards along and play tag later this week, but I didn't want to wait any longer to thank you lovely ladies. You guys rock!

And for a special treat: Check out Bret and Jemaine on Sexy People (we all watch Flight of the Conchords, right?)

P.S. Ernie left the nest! I was leaving the house Monday morning, and as I was locking the front door I noticed that Ernie was perched on the side of the flower pot where the nest was. I must have startled him because he jumped down off the pot, then hopped/ran the long way around the side of the house. He wasn't quite ready to fly yet, but he managed to hide well enough that I couldn't capture a picture of him. He was the cutest baby bird I've ever seen! He was half the size of Bert when Bert left the nest, and just this beautiful little round ball of feathers. Go Ernie!

Photos via Jenn Ski and dadadreams