I thought it was about time to do my first giveaway on this blog!
I've got 2 gift cards for this giveaway, that I won in my company's New Year's raffle. And since I've already finished all of my post-holiday shopping, and am taking a break from coffee, I decided to pass them along to my lovely readers, to brighten your day! :)
I've got 2 gift cards for this giveaway, that I won in my company's New Year's raffle. And since I've already finished all of my post-holiday shopping, and am taking a break from coffee, I decided to pass them along to my lovely readers, to brighten your day! :)
(My kitty sticking her tongue out and wearing a princess tiara brightens my day, in case you were wondering. I also just wanted to share this silly picture of her....she is seriously always sticking out her tongue for some reason!)
So, here's your chance to win one of these two gift cards:
- $40 Target gift card (Come on, who doesn't love Target?! They've got everything there! Except maybe cats in tiaras.*)
- $40 Starbucks gift card (Something to warm you up this winter! And now you can treat that friend you've been promising to meet for coffee. Or spend it all on yourself, I'm not gonna judge!)
You'll have up to 4 chances to enter, by:
- Commenting on this blog post, and telling me something that brightens your day.
- Following this blog, and then posting a separate comment telling me how you're following it (through Blogger, subscribing through Google Reader, etc).
- Tweeting this: "I entered to win a Starbucks or Target gift card from The Handcrafted Life (http://bit.ly/HCLife)," and then coming back here and posting a separate comment with a link to your tweet (to find the link to your tweet, you can click the timestamp on the tweet, which will take you to just that particular tweet).
- Writing a blog post about this giveaway, and posting a link to your blog as a separate comment here.
Please make sure all of your entries are separate comments, so I can count each one as a different entry!
This contest will end at 11:59PM PST, Thursday, January 20th. I'll announce the two winners on Friday, January 21st.
Now, who wants a free gift card?
This contest will end at 11:59PM PST, Thursday, January 20th. I'll announce the two winners on Friday, January 21st.
Now, who wants a free gift card?
*OK, I just searched Target.com for "cat tiara" and it turns out they DO have a T-shirt with a cat wearing a tiara (but my kitty is much cuter). I guess Target really does have everything!
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«Oldest ‹Older 1 – 200 of 259 Newer› Newest»I follow this blog via my Google Reader because I loved you so much on Weddingbee!
Oddly enough, someone telling me to "Have a nice day" as they get off the elevator at work really brightens my day so I try to say it to other people too.
What a fun giveaway and cute picture of your kitty! Shopping (for anything - new clothes, groceries or even face wash) brightens my day!
And I'm a follower through Blogger!
Spending time with my nieces Layla and Makenna brightens my day! tracietrump@yahoo.com
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Coffee always brightens my day :) Also, hanging out with my husband and pups.
I tweeted :)
http://twitter.com/#!/_elouise/status/25573082362023937
My 8 month old puppy, Miss Doodle, brightens my day. She is always so excited to see me when I get home from work, that no matter how bad my day was, I can't help but smile :)
I subscribe to your blog through Google Reader.
I just tweeted your contest: http://twitter.com/#!/beav1279
Give aways like yours brighten my day!
You know I follow! (through blogger follow!)
http://twitter.com/#!/haniemarie/status/25579430491463680 - I tweeted!
http://twitter.com/ohdearitsLayla/status/25579970633928705
I tweeted!
I follow you via GFC
There's a pic of a guy holding a cat in a photo booth and the cat is in mid meow and for some reason, that pic cracks me up and cheers me up every single time I look at it.
Red velvet hot chocolate is currently brightening my day!
I follow you via Google Reader.
https://twitter.com/#!/fortheloveblog/status/25583650636566528
tweet tweet!
Thanks for the giveaway, Morgan!! Something that always brightens my day is the giant hug I get from Dave when I get home from work - he always stops what he's doing to give me a hug because he knows how happy it makes me!
And I follow you via Google Reader!
Kisses on the nose from my big kitty always brightens my day!
And I just very recently came across your blog and subscribed through blogger.
Free stuff always brightens my day ;-)
I subscribe through blogger :)
My blog is posted with a link to your give-away.
http://myhumblejourney.blogspot.com/2011/01/blog-giveaway-from-handcrafted-life.html
I get SERIOUS when it comes to free Starbucks or Target.
My daughter's smile brightens my day.
mami2jcn at gmail dot com
tweet:
http://twitter.com/#!/mami2jcn/status/25604524383145984
Thanks for the chance!
Puppy snuggles and texts from my husband brighten my day!
And I'm following you now (why not before??)!
Follower on Blogger!
Um, Target and Starbucks brighten my day! haha. Starbucks a little bit more. ;]
I just tweeted, too, although I'm a computer dummy and can't figure out how to get the link (@beeingmissstar).
I tweeted ya! http://twitter.com/lisaricephoto/status/25608157275357184
I'm following you!
Something that brightens my day? My own cats, who constantly chase each other around the house. :)
http://twitter.com/DeeGee13/status/25609237296062464
tweeted
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gfc follower Dee
deeg131 at gmail dot com
something that brightens my day is people smiling and saying hello and experiencing no traffic on the road in the morning! :)
deeg131 at gmail dot com
Something that brightens my day is reading your posts on the 'bee!
I follow you through Google Reader - love it!
Great Giveaway!! Google reader follower.
My snuggly puppies brighten my day!
I'm following you through Blogger!
Wow, you're generous, what an awesome giveaway!!
Something that brightens my day is when I come home from work and my little puppy dog nearly has seizure shaking with excitement :)
Long-time follower!! :)
starbucks brightens my day :) My hubby and my car got in an accident today but the hubby is bringing me starbucks so I am going to be fine :) And thank goodness he is fine too!!
thanks for your generosity!
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tweeted http://twitter.com/BriansWifey05/status/25616471451242496 lilcherrygirl at hotmail dot com
blogged http://frugalfamilyfunspot.blogspot.com/2011/01/who-wants-free-target-or-starbucks-card.html lilcherrygirl at hotmail dot com
follow you on GFC and my family brightens my day.
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http://twitter.com/#!/HappyTina0115/status/25618741089796096
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i follow through google reader
oh, and my husband picking me up from work brightens my day!
My daughter brightens up my day. When she looks at me and grins really big, it makes everything better!!
and today...I'm feeling horrible I'm so sick but the picture of your cat in her tiara definitely made me smile!! She reminds me of my cat that would always stick her tongue out at me lol
Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
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following your blog via GFC
abbyland2010 {at} gmail {dot} com
tweeted :)
http://twitter.com/AbbyLand0310/status/25622705579491329
abbyland2010 {at} gmail {dot} com
blogged about your giveaway :)
http://adventuresnabbyland.blogspot.com/2011/01/want-chance-to-win-either-target-or.html
abbyland2010 {at} gmail {dot} com
My 2 year old brightens my day when she crawls up on me for snuggles!
blynnobrien at yahoo dot com
I follow via GFC as blynnobrien
blynnobrien at yahoo dot com
Sweet texts from my husband while I'm at work brighten up my day!
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I tweeted!
http://twitter.com/mrsob1/statuses/25623862108491776
blynnobrien at yahoo dot com
Blogger follower
Aubrey Laine
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I follow you and reading your blog brightens my day!!!
I follow you using Google Friend Connect.
I blogged about this giveaway and linked it here!
http://emmysworld-lulusmama.blogspot.com/2011/01/target-and-starbucks-gift-card-giveaway.html
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My almost one year old daughter always brightens my day with her big smile and those beautiful baby blues. She's the sweetest little girl!
Thanks for the giveaway!
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I'm following your blog via GFC!
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My dog brightens my day.
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Tweeted!
http://twitter.com/hottmomma_03/status/25626860155043840
hottmomma_03(at)yahoo(dot)com
Ohhhh fun! Your first giveaway! First of all, your kitty is SO cute and PRETTY! I love that she sticks her tongue out. Well, of course I'll enter: something that brightens my day is a glass of wine. Seriously!
Aaaaand I follow your blog through Google Friend Connect and it's on my Google Reader.
Here is a link to my tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/halffullglasses/status/25628020786077696
I'm also plugging away at your website in a blog post I wrote just for you: http://xoxokristin.blogspot.com/2011/01/i-entered-giveaway.html
You know I've got mad love for you!
Bightening my days: feeling little baby kicks while reading The Handcrafted Life :)
And I subscribe to you through Google Reader! p.s. baby Nachos told me to mention that he/she prefers Target over Starbucks, hehehe
A hug from my husband always brightens my day or a call from a friend that I haven't heard from in awhile.
I subscribe through wordpress. :)
Love it! It's going to sound totally corny, but seeing my husband when he gets home always brightens my day. :)
I follow on Blogger!
I tweeted!
http://twitter.com/#!/ThankfulThrifty/status/25646862933430272
ThankfullyThrifty at gmail dot com
Starbucks - or Target for that matter - brightens my day!
Thinking about our new little one brightens my day!
I follow in Google Reader and via Blogger!
Hailey Cat in a tiara brightens my day!
PS- A break from coffee??
my girls giving me good morning kisses brightens my day :)
i follow your blog through google
i tweeted
http://twitter.com/#!/avpmelissa/status/25657850130857984
Talking to my elderly Neighbor cheers me up because she has such a great sense of humor! I hope I am like Mrs. Cavallo when I get older.
jacksoncrisman@yahoo.com
GFC follower too! Wow, this is a really terrific giveaway! The prizes are awesome! Thanks
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https://twitter.com/#!/meeyeehere/status/25678857004646400
here is my tweet
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My beast Daphne brightens my day, even when she's a pain... she gets me out of bed and always manages to do something good, even if it's just be warm.
Watching my cats play always brightens my day!
winning a giveaway brightens my day :-) Also talking walks with my 2 dogs every morning brightens my day.
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Thanks...sweet Lady!
What a great contest! My dog likes to throw herself on my chest to give me kisses and get a belly rub, it always make me smile!
Hi, it brightens my day when my husband cooks dinner for us every night. Thanks so much for the giveaway!
maddiemb (at) comcast (dot) net
I follow your blog publicly via Google Friend Connect.
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Here's my tweet - http://twitter.com/#!/shala_darkstone/status/25709550053097472
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HA! That cat is too funny.
The site www.damnyouautocorrect.com makes me laugh so hard I cry. That is my TOTAL go-to when I need a day-brightener!
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I follow through GFC
CrowndVic (at) gmail.com
Tweeted! (@CrowndVic)
http://twitter.com/#!/CrowndVic/status/25720369901998080
seeing my son every morning always brightens my day! katers2714 at yahoo dot com
I am following you with GFC.
http://twitter.com/#!/obxwife/status/25727325618315265
Just tweeted!!
The adorable picture of your kitty brightened my day!
seashell210 at gmail dot com
What brightens my day? Seeing my hubby and walking to our car together to drive home. :)
And, by the way, I follow you in google reader!
And here's the link to my tweet! (Great giveaway, by the way!) http://twitter.com/#!/WifeFromScratch/status/25731609063849985
My daughter's smile :)
bridgestranslation at yahoo dot com
I am following via GFC as bridgestranslation
bridgestranslation at yahoo dot com
Coming home to see my pugs, happy with tails wagging, ALWAYS brightens my day!
I follow through google reader!
Having my kids/students run up to me when I get to work in the morning and hug my legs (they're 2 - so that's not quite so weird) always brightens my day!
You know I'm a follower! Through Blogger.
And I tweeted! http://twitter.com/#!/les852/status/25735711311265793
Coming home from work and my two dogs being so excited to se me brightens my day!!
My tweet: http://twitter.com/kjpugs/status/25735303280984065
And I subscribe to your blog on google reader!
tweet
http://twitter.com/#!/charmedlifeblog/status/25743693004677120
seashell210 at gmail dot com
gfc follower
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Coffee brightens my day! I always have a big cup on my long days.
I follow you via Blogger!
I follow you through Google Reader.
I tweeted too, http://twitter.com/#!/soonerpsych/status/25761887002034176
something that brightens my day is talking to my mom. Either I call her or she calls me, and that 15 minutes or so that we talk every night makes me so happy!
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Following you via GFC
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tweet
http://twitter.com/#!/bradywadie14/status/25767442970054656
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Your kitty is so pretty! And cute with that little tongue sticking out :) And engaging with you and the other internet peeps thru blogs and twitter brightens my day 'cause you all are so fun to share things with!
My mom treating me to lunch today brightened my day. It was delicious!
karin56381 (at) gmail.com
Waking up!
My morning coffee
Walking my dog
Watching the dogs play
A good book
Winning a giveaway
Lots of things brighten my day
lkish77123 at gmail dot com
My kitten brightens my day. BTW, I love your kitty sticking out her tongue lol. Mine has this thing where he walks around with this mouth open like a growl, but no sound comes out. I laugh everytime.
meganleigh123 at gmail dot com
I tweeted
http://twitter.com/#!/curliemegs/status/25911977712820224
I follow your blog.
My grand-daughters brighten my day. I always say that their smiles are like sunshine on a rainy day. They are my sunshine!!!
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Follow *The Handcrafted Life* via GFC [Geraldine Sandoval]
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Subscribe via Google reader
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Tweet
http://twitter.com/#!/Gerisandoval/status/25972694897926144
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"I Love You" texts from my husband, he sends me one at least once a day.
shel704 at aol dot com
I'm following with GFC
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Tweeted:
http://twitter.com/auntiethesis/status/25973931965943808
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Seeing my daughter's smiling face brightens my day. Thanks for the giveaway.. we LOVE target. and coffee. geekandreview at gmail dot com
I posted on twitter: http://twitter.com/geekandreview/status/25981004246155264
Something that brightens my day everyday is seeing my son wake up and smile when he sees me standing there. His little dimples are just the absolute cutest thing ever!!!!
I follow this blog GFC..sweetthing_1962
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Spending time with my grandkids everyday brightens my day!!!!
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I'm a first-time grandma and seeing my grandson always brightens my day.
Thanks for the giveaway.
aleq13@gmail.com
Natalie V follows GFC
Tweet! http://twitter.com/#!/lexiquin/status/26039673067405312
My husband brightens my day! He is SO SERIOUS out in the real world, and when he was my coworker it would make me CRAZY cause I had a huge crush on him but I knew he couldn't be like that all the time. Turns out that at home (with me), he's a total and complete goober!
Aaaaaaaand I follow you on Google Reader!
Tweet tweet! http://twitter.com/#!/andnowlights/status/26097073845706754
My children and grandchildren brighten my day! This blog seemed very possitive as soon as I first started looking and reading :) Abby Land sent me here. Thia is the first time.
sueparks2003@gmail.com
Follow you on Twitter but I don't know how to Time stamp.
@sueparks2003
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GFC follower
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When I drop off my kids at school in the morning especially the youngest one who goes to pre-school. He always hugs and kisses me goodbye. It sure starts my day right. The older 3 are kinda shy about doing that in public now.
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I'm a GFC follower
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I tweeted this giveaway
http://twitter.com/#!/jenla1/status/26144024515575808
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My husband NEVER fails to brighten my day (yes, I'm a dork)!
I follow you in my google reader!
Tweeted! http://twitter.com/#!/SheLikesRuffles/status/26297912484962304 (@SheLikesRuffles)
Having time for coffee in the morning brightens my day!
Hearing my BF laughing at the top of his lungs because he did something mischevious :)
jenn29love@hotmail.com
I follow your GFC blog.
jenn29love@hotmail.com
Knitting brightens my day - I always have something fun on the go in a yarn that's nice to work with.
(I'm in Canada. We don't have Target here, but I'd love a chance to win the Starbucks card if you're willing to send it this far).
ikkinlala AT yahoo DOT ca
included your giveaway in my blog post:
http://boutiqueofluck.blogspot.com/2011/01/papercakes-finds-has-your-chance-to-win.html
seashell210 at gmail dot com
Seeing my niece always brightens my day! She's all full of smiles; its hard not to smile along with her.
le.paradis.found at gmail dot com
i follow via google reader.
i follow via google reader.
http://ateacupofwhimsy.blogspot.com/2011/01/pic-unrelated-but-this-cats-owner-is.html blog post!
this is my tweet! http://twitter.com/#!/icitea/status/26999330325925888
Great giveaways! Taking a nap definitely brightens my day :)
I need to check back to follow because the gadgets aren't loading :(
crunchybeachmama at gmail dot com
tweeted http://twitter.com/CrunchyBchMama/statuses/27049207244259330
tweet http://twitter.com/BriansWifey05/status/27053784446279681 lilcherrygirl at hotmail dot com
Something that brightens my day is to see people being affectionate towards one another. A hand shake, a smile, a Hug, a random act of kindness. It warms my heart and my eyes well up with tears.
Thank you so much for the opportunity to enter.
I am following your RSS Feed via Google Reader.
I tweeted:
http://twitter.com/#!/HeartnSoulmom/status/27209628529991680
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What brightens my day? Lattes. If my wallet and waistline would allow me, I'd drink two or three a day, every day.
I'm also following your RSS Feed via Google Reader. And I LOVE it! :) I followed you over from Weddingbee but I had actually found your blog waaay before that even!
Blogged your giveaway :)
http://lovelivelaughwed.blogspot.com/2011/01/handcrafted-giveaway.html
My 2 kitties brighten my day when they walk up and want a nice pet.
I just subbed through Google Reader.
I tweeted!
http://twitter.com/#!/airplaneninja/status/27519918832361472
It makes my day every week day to hear my husband bound up the stairs in our apartment building. He takes them two at a time, and it makes me laugh every time because he just sounds like a big kid!
I'm also following on my Google Reader!
Pumpkin spice lattes brighten my day as do trips to target! :) So do all the posts from wedding bee.
I totally just followed your blog in my Google reader. :)
Seeing how excited my dog gets when I walk in the door brightens my day.
I'm following your blog on Google reader too :-)
I love seeing my husband in the morning - cheesy I know. But when he steps out of the shower and is all fresh and clean, it totally brightens my day!
What a cute pic of your kitty!!
Seeing our puppy when I get home daily makes me smile, she's always so happy to see me!
I am a follower through blogger and have subscribed through Google Reader (so that it will show up on my phone LOL!)
Thanks for offering a great giveaway!
I am a follower of you blog through Blogger! I followed you on weddingbee and was married in October, so it will be nice to follow your life as a newlywed and get some tips and advice from a fellow new bride!!
What brightens my day??... Reading the sweet notes my husband leaves me in the mornings! Nothing could make me happier!
I found your blog via Weddingbee and I'm now following via Google Reader!
What brightens my day? Coming home to my husband and our "work in progress" house.
Rose here from www.roseandjenny.wordpress.com - I came over from WeddingBee :-) It brightens my day when I've had a crappy day at work and SO stops and surprises me with dinner from my favorite Thai restaurant, even though he doesn't like it :-)
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