Friday, January 28, 2011

A Few of My Favorite Things - A Giveaway!


Blogger has informed me that this is my 400th post. Holy.cow. What in the world have I been posting about? Oh yeah, cookies. And lots and lot of paper and glue. Oh, and there were those posts about the monsters. Brad probably made it in there somewhere as well. I am sure he would be thrilled.
In honor of my 400th post, I have a giveaway just for you! I dug through my stash of stuff and pulled out some of my favorites. All of my favorite brands are in here; Basic Grey, Cosmo Cricket, Pink Paislee and Jenni Bowlin to name a few. I also included some Wilton Valentine's Day sprinkles because, let's face it, you can never have too many sprinkles, some Valentine's Day M&Ms, because everything is cuter when packaged for a holiday and of course, a few Bath & Body Works lip glosses. Oh, and since Venti Chai Lattes are not exactly mailable (spell check says that is a word, but it doesn't look like one) I included a $5.00 Starbucks gift card so you can pick out your very own poison.

So... you want a shot at winning a box of my favorite things? All you have to do is tell me what your favorite things are right now. Are you reading something amazing? A new band that you are obsessed with? Let's hear it! What are your favorite things right now? You have until Monday, January 31st, 2011 at 9:00am CST to enter. If you want an extra chance at winning, just send your friends this direction and have them include your name when they post. I will post the winner Monday afternoon!

48 comments:

Angie Blom said...

oh this is wonderful COngrats on 400.. thanks for a chance.. I will be calling in some friends. xx

bluucaca said...

Congrats on your 400 posts. What i'm obbessed with right now is Charms (making charms) and watching You Tube video's. Thanks for giving me a chance to win some of your goodies.

Brianna Marshall said...

oh this is truely drool worthy and a GREAT idea!love it!i was pointed her by the super sweet Angie Blom!Thanks for the chance to win!

Carisa said...

oh wow, congrats on 400 posts! that makes me wonder, how many posts I've had. LOL Your favorite things are MY favorite things! Right now I'm obsessed with these new stamps from the UK called simply sassy! They are just so darn cute. A staple favorite will always be TGF. I just adore their stamps! thanks for teh chacne to win and ANGIE sent me!!!

just me and z said...

My favorite things right now are: OneRepublic. Ruffles. Bright Colors. Butterfinger Crisps. Dear Lizzy's floral ribbon. Butterflies on my layouts. Vintage birdcages. Personalized Jewelry. Rainboots. Sweaters and cardis. Target's clearance section. Echo Park. Clipping coupons. Blog stalking. Playing with my daughter. <3
Thank you for the chance to win! Congrats on 400. Looking forward to 400 more!! :)
Happy Friday!

Patrizzia said...

This post actually made me teary eyed. I miss scarpbooking so much (everything has been packed away since July 08 - I thought I was moving - long story).

My favorites right now - Michael Buble (I actually love him.. seriously!), Leonardo's stinky formula breath (I can't get enough of this and if I could bottle it I would), the way Miabella reads her books and the smell in the air when it snows.

Kristi said...

Congrats on 400 ^_^ Carisa sent me over! My obsession? Finding cute handmade dresses for my girls for photography props. It's good to be a girl!

Renee77 said...

Congrats to you on your 400th post. That is amazing!!!

My Favorites:
Miranda Lambert - can't get enough of her.
Echo Park Papers - are my fav right now and I always love me some BG...
Addicted to lip gloss and Hello Kitty.
Drinking a Chai Latte over ice right now. My co-work just made a "Buckies" run...lol

Thanks for sharing!!!

Ashly Margritz said...

WOW!!! Im sure some of that will be my favorites as well if I win ;) I am obsessed with coke!! cant go a day without one. Otherwise I am totally LOVING all the sneaks the last few weeks. So Im obsessed with facebook and blogger right now. Thanks for the chance to win

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NormaJean said...

Congrats on 400 posts thats alot.. I have so many favorite things.. like basic grey paper, anything tim holtz,Hanglar rubber stamps are my favorite...(but very hard to get)Paper I have addiction..I love making mini albums. charms,buttons..Ok Heck I love everything crafty....LOL
Found about this from my friend Carisa!! thank you for the chance to win Hugs Norma Jean

This N That said...

Congratulations on 400! Its amazing how we grow over those posts!

My favorite things right now are shabby, and eclectic. I am tired of the same old thing and I am stepping out!

Thanks for the chance to win!

beverlyd said...

congratulations on 400!!! Thank you for the chance to win the awesome candy :-) My favorite thing right now is sitting at my computer with my pet(bird) looking at awesome paper crafts.

Unknown said...

What a great give away! Angie Blom sent me to take a peek!

Dee said...

Congrats on 400! :) My fave things right now are mocha fraps, 30 rock, my zumba class, my new notebook for resuming my fiction writing, and anthropologie shopping! :)

deeg131 at gmail dot com

chris said...

My friend dee sent me over here! My favorite things right now are starbucks coffee, my warm bed, and my dvd collection!

cgul689 at gmail dot com

Unknown said...

Congratulations on your 400th post! That's stamina!

In paper crafting, I'm loving:
The Color Room
Bella's Creations
Crate Paper's line, Toy Box

In reading, I've renewed my love for the Dresden Files, by Jim Butcher.

In food, I'm trying to find a good reason to make a batch of hot cocoa from scratch in my slow cooker. The recipe I found uses chocolate chips!

Unknown said...

Congrats on 400 posts :) my fav thing right now is two albums i just bought: Resistance by Muse and Hello Hurricane by Switchfoot :)

EileenMV said...

Congrats on 400!!! My favorite tool right now is the I-Rock - love it!!! Thanks for the chance to win!

Sara Zenger said...

WOW! Thats a wonderful pile of Scappy Goodness! =) Congrats on the 400 posts - I enjoy them so keep up coming!

Right now I am enjoying my new book "House Rules" by Jodi Picoult, Pandora on my iPhone, a new recipe for Oatmeal cookies I make tonight and a day filled with scrapbook friends this weekend!

Glad you back Estee! Thanks for the give away and I posted it on my blog www.sarazenger.blogspot.com

Theresa said...

Congratulations on that 400th post! How exciting, and thanks for having this giveaway. Angie Blom sent me over!

I am obsessing over a new technique I discovered for coloring with my Copics. I'm not very good at using them, but this new way I tried works so much better for me! So now I've been over here this evening coloring away on all sorts of digis I had printed up! Of course, I'm still grooving on the McDonald's $1 sweet iced tea - that's been my weakness for a couple of years now!

Betty Kimmel said...

Hello Girl!
Congrats on your 400th post! I am so obsess with glimmer mist right now, I can not stop from using at least a tiny bit on my projects lol!
I am also into Bruno Mars..love his songs.
looking forward for another 400 posts, you know I love your creations so keep on sharing them girl.
I will send some friends over, and just to let you know I am having a giveaway too so come check me out.
Hugs
-BK

Vicki said...

Congrats on 400. My current favorites are music from the 70s, reading murder mysteries with Native American detectives, and scrapbooking with the colors pink and brown and lots of bling. Thanks for the chance to win.

~*Joni said...

Great mix of goodies! I love these companies, and I love your profile info. :)
I currently {heart} bloomers (Websters or the Dear Lizzie ones) and the AC love collection. They look lovely with Vday m&ms. Thanks to Carisa for leading me over here! Hugs and congrats on the 400th post!

myheartsinlynchburg said...

Estee- I guess I'm the only guy following your blog. I'm really into my kids right now.. having a blast with them at 10 & 8 years old. Just finished reading Velvet Elvis and trying to get back in the songwriting groove; all the while waiting impatiently for the weather to allow me to go golfing!

LianeZ said...

400, wow congrats! Favorite things: Sizzix, paper to play with all my Sizzix stuff, All Tim Holtz - especially his Sizzix stuff, and finishing my craft area so I have more room to play with all my Sizzix stuff especially my eClips!

Gina K said...

Estee, you are so generous! My absolute favorite thing right now is electricity. I kid you not. I have a new appreciation for it after two days of scooping out my sump pump by hand and carrying more than 30 buckets of water up the stairs and outside to be dumped. Oh, and doing all of this while my house was about 45 degrees and I had two cats wondering why I would not sit with them and warm them up. Yeah, electricity is GOOD. And now I am going to add a bit more to the fund my electric company has. I already give to it each month, but I'm giving a little more...wow, you never realize how awesome something is until it isn't there.

Congrats on 400 posts!

Lal said...

Glad to see you back and blogging :) My fave things right now? Miguel, Mikey, Elijah and our dog Max :)

Jenny said...

yay,estee is back! right now i love pretzel m&m's, new scrappy goodies, a quiet house, and my new double walled Starbucks Frappuccino cup with the candy cane striped straw. miss you?

Michelle said...

Sure have missed you!!! I am off to buy some Reese's Peanut butter cups later this morning!!! A big congrat's on 400 posts!!!! My favorite things... watching movies with Britty. Brit, Greg and I playing Skip o. Playing legos and reading with Ben. Peace and quiet (don't get much of that one! ha!) Mocha hot chocolates. Scrapping. Tax office cooking has started up again...making some of your yummy recipes for them again this year!! ;) I will post something on my blog too. I hope you have a fantabulous weekend!!

patti west said...

hi Estee! I found you through Sara Zenger's blog and am so glad I did! I am a new follower. :) What an awesome give-away this is!! My fave stuff is sunshine!!!! That and the band Sugarland, gingerbread flavored coffee, and Cadbury crunchy shell Easter eggs (I know it's early, but a co-worker already gave me a little bag, which I, in turn, inhaled). Also, I am stoked about the new stuff coming out by jillibean soup. thanks again!! :)

Deb Killian said...

Congrats on your accomplishment. I was directed to your page by Sara Zenger... My favorite thing right now is the awesome ebay seller that accepted a low bid on a camera to replace the one that broke last week. It's so nice when people pay it forward... I simply explained that I realized the screen on my camera was cracked when I was headed out to purchase a semi formal dress for my daughter. As a single mom, and fellow scrapper, I was devasted that 1) I had to spend money on a new camera and 2) I may miss taking pics of this event. She accepted a bid at $60 less than posted price to help me out as she has been there herself. Not only did I win this awesome camera, but it will arrive before the semi-formal, so I can have memories of this event. I guess my favorite thing right now is knowing that there are good people left out there!

Susan said...

Hey there, I haven't seen your blog roll up lately and I was so happy to see it. What's my fav thing lately CROPS!!! Having 7 kids and some with really hard disabilities I haven't really been out and about to any crops since the kids were little. I am also obsessed with my new ATG gun and my Slice that I got for Christmas.

Well Estee, I have missed reading your blog and hope that you and your family are all doing well.

Anonymous said...

Congratulations on your 400! Sara from One Day at a Time sent me. I agree that this is a truely drool worthy (hee hee) giveaway! Wow! My favorite things right now ... Urgh. I don't even know. I've been SO busy struggling through a few university courses that I've had no time for fun stuff. My doggy! Hee hee. I love combos of pink and black or brown and pink ... I love detailed layered altered items (or cards or los), I am loving my ATG I got for Christmas (even though it's not the pink one), and my new Flip HD video camera. And as always - anything Coca-Cola is definitely my favorite!!

I'm a New Follower of your Blog!

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afilatreau said...

I am glad to see you back, Estee! Reading your blog is one of my favorite things! You always give me the giggles and make me smile!

Another favorite thing lately has been my Copic markers. I have just started playing around and accumulating a collection. I have been stalking YouTube channels like crazy looking for some good tutorials!

Congrats on your 400 posts!

Nancy L. said...

i haven't been crafty a lot, so i have been into couponing!!! saving a lot of money at walgreens lately! maybe now i'll have some money to buy some new crafty things ;)
congrats on your 400th post!

Faye Marie said...

WOW 400!!!!!! That is awesome!!!!!!! I am obsessed with all things Conan right now! I love me some COnan O'Brien. I am also addicted to listening to Ke$ha!! That is my guilty pleasure!!

Becky Dunham said...

Michelle from "Happenings on this side of the River" sent me over here and I am thrilled! My favorites things include my 3 kids (teens but still gotta love them), my sweet hubby who spoils, paper - I am addicted to paper. Every time I enter a craft store, I buy paper and sometimes I have time to play with it. Funny you should ask about favorite things as another of my favorite things is to help with my local middle schools musicals and right now we are deep in rehearsals for The Sound of Music. And I plan to make your recipe below this post one of my new favorite things - that picture is making my mouth water literally! I am a new follower of your blog because based on what I have seen so far, I need to see what you have to offer! Thanks so much for the great giveaway! I promise I am not usually this long-winded!

Sheila said...

Congrats on 400 posts! Right now, I am obsessed with you tube videos on making flowers, the show Intervention,which I watch alone with my tea before the rest of the house is awake, and Glee, which I netflix and share with my daughter. We walk around the house all day singing "Don't Stop Believin'".

anet said...

My favorite things right now:
reading blogs everyday (I am new to this)
Stacy's Pita Chips
Milk Duds
scarves for everyday wear
layering (in both scrapbooking and clothing
Thanks for the chance to win some great stuff!

{Sarah} said...

You are too cute! What an fun giveaway! My fav things right now are: My bling bling cell phone case, Too Faced Naked Eye Palette and yummy chili!

CricutLvr!! said...

Congratz on your 400+!! Super exciting!!
My favorite thing right now would be SVG cuts!! I have a cricut imagine and expression, but just started playing with svg files and paper peicings and I am completely hooked!! So fun!!
Thanks for the chance to win. I'm your newest follower!!
cricutlvr@att.net

scrapgrl72 said...

Congrats on your 4ooth post .. I'm a new visitor and love your blog!
Current faves include my morning coffee ritual, finding a bargain just about ANYWHERE, handmade jewelry, the way my five-year old chortles when something really tickles him, and mixing it up when I scrap! (I would be hard-pressed to make a list of all the different brands I use on a given page!) Thanks for the chance to win!

julie.schellin said...

WOW - what a giveaway! I have missed seeing you regularly. Love your baking posts, layouts you've shared, and your wonderful sense of humor. Thanks so much for blogging - now do it more! :)

KariAnnS said...

Right now my favorite thing is seeing you post a little more often. :) I'm also loving my flannel sheets (Wisconsin girl) and my morning coffee!

Razzled Scrapper said...

A few of my favorite things... I love this new book well not new but new to me call, "Shop Smart Save More by Teri Gault and also I am crazy about my new blog. I check it all the time to see if I got any new followers. Thanks for the chance to win.

connie said...

Congrats on the 400 posts! My favorite things right now is spending time with my grandchildren and family nite watching American Idol.

Beverly said...

Right now my favorite thing is the Sew Easy stitching tools. I got all the heads from Scrapbook.com and am having the best time!

Congrats on the 400th posting!