And the Winner is...

The winner of this beautiful agate pendant necklace is:

Congrats Sundeep!! Just email me your mailing info and I will have it sent out.

Giveaway: Purple agate pendant

Aren't you lovelies so lucky two giveaways in one month! And let me tell you how AMAZING this giveaway is. Before I tell you what you may have a chance to win, I wanted to take the time and let you get to know our wonderful giveaway sponsor Elizabeth Lydon Studio.

In her own words:

"My passion for gems began in the third grade when a teacher asked the class "Who wants to be in a Rock Group?" I raised my hand immediately; of course I wanted to be a rock star! Little did I know that instead of becoming the next Janis Joplin, I was actually about to be introduced to the world of geology and gemology. After handling the intriguing rocks, crystals and fossils before me, I developed a life long passion for chunky, unusual, and sparkly things that come from the earth. 

After years of working in fine jewelry, studying gemology, and working in interior design, I have come to the realization that creating beauty in jewelry is my true passion and calling. I love to make women feel elegant and unique when they put on that special piece I have created for them.

I hope you find my jewelry intriguing, elegant, luxurious, and fun. When you purchase a piece from me you will find it does not sit in the drawer but will be one of your favorites to wear."

So now that you know a bit about the talented artist and creator behind Elizabeth Lydon Studio, let's get started with the giveaway!

Here is what you could win...

handmade Purple banded agate slice pendant with gold edge and approx. 17" chain

To enter you MUST follow my blog and leave a comment. Don't forget to include an email address so I can inform you if you are the winner.

 for extra entries you can:

1. tweet about the giveaway

2. Like WALLPAPER on facebook

3. post about this giveaway on your blog

The contest will be open to Canadian and US residents until Wednesday February 2nd 2011 10 pm EST, the winner will be announced the following day via random.org.

Good luck to everyone!! 

And the Winner is...

The winner of the paper bowl giveaway is...

Congratulations to Maggie!! Just email me with your contact info and I will get your prize shipped out right away!

Stay tuned my awesome readers I have another great giveaway coming up soon!

Giveaway: paper bowl

First I wanted to share with all you lovely readers my newest Etsy purchase from a darling little shop called etco. This shop features handcrafted jewelry and paper bowls that are just too gorgeous for words!

Here's the one I ordered to use as a small catch-all for my rings...

here's my package from the mail

I love the gold and white combo!!

And now the giveaway part...

the wonderful shop owner Yamarilet of etco gifted me one super lovely bowl to giveaway to one of my lucky readers!!

I know AMAZING right!!

 here's what's up for grabs...

one super stylish paper bowl in silver and black.

To enter just follow my blog and leave a comment. Don't forget to include an email address so I can inform you if you are the winner.

 for extra entries you can:

1. tweet about the giveaway

2. Like WALLPAPER on facebook

3. post about this giveaway on your blog

The contest will be open to Canadian and US residents until Monday January 17th 2011 until 10 pm EST, the winner will be announced the following day through random.org.

Good luck to everyone!! Hope everyone is having a fabulous New Year so far!

Each Bowl is made individually and is unique. The piece you'll receive may not look exactly like the one photographed, but in general they all look very close. The winner will receive the black and silver paper bowl.

Lather & Soak & First Time Fancy Giveaway

Lather & Soak and First Time Fancy blog have partnered together to offer you a great Holiday giveaway!! Head over to Kerry's blog for a chance to enter here.

Here is a just a peek of what you could win...

Soaps Giveaway Winner!!

And the winner of the smashing pumpkin soaps giveaway is...

Congrats to Kara, just email me your info and I will get the soaps shipped out to you!!

In other news, as most of my fellow bloggers know, a bunch of local bloggers got to go to the Steven and Chris show today, and it was so much fun!! I got to meet some of my favourite bloggers!! so stay tuned as I will have lots of pics coming tomorrow.



Soft Grey

I love the look of anything in a soft grey. Take a look...

images via here, here, here, here, here, here,here

Don't forget to enter the smashing pumpkin soaps giveaway {here} you have until 10 pm tonight!

Can't wait to see everyone tomorrow at the Steven and Chris Show!!

Smashing Pumpkins Soap + Giveaway

New at Lather & Soak, Halloween themed pumpkin soaps! Super fun and spooky! They come in a warm pumpkin scent...yummy. You can head over {here} and have a look.

And since a giveaway is long overdue... one lucky reader will receive 3 pumpkin soaps!! great to add to your own Halloween decor.

All you have to do to enter is be a FOLLOWER of my blog, and tell me what you will be going as for Halloween this year? If you don't dress up, what will you be sending your kids out as? Or what was your best Halloween costume past or present? Please include your email as well so I can get a hold of you if you win.

To get a second entry: you can feature my shop on your own blog via links or a blog post and leave a second comment with a link to the post.

The contest will be open to Canadian and US residents until Monday October the 18th 2010 until 10 pm EST, the winner will be announced the following day through random.org. Good luck to all and of course don't forget to check out Lather & Soak!

The Lather & Soak soaps giveaway winner!

The lucky winner of the Lather & Soak soaps giveaway is...drumroll please:

"katia said...

those sound fantastic! for mothers day we are going to be going to niagara falls :)"

Thanks to all those who entered!! I hope everyone has a great mother's day this weekend.

I have more giveaways so always stay tuned...

April Giveaway: luxury soaps

As a way to promote my new business and reward all my awesome followers and readers I am having a giveaway for this month. Up for grabs is three 4 oz. soap bars from my shop. These are the most popular bars: 1 goats milk green tea, 1 goats milk lavender and oats and 1 chilli chocolat bar.

All you have to do to enter is be a FOLLOWER of my blog, and tell me what you will be doing for mother's day or what you plan to get your momma's for their special day of recognition!

To get a second entry: you can feature my new shop on your own blog via links or a blog post and leave a second comment with a link to the post.

The contest will be open until May 4th 2010 until 10 pm EST, the winner will be announced the following day through random.org. Good luck to all and of course don't forget to check out Lather & Soak!

GIVEAWAY winner

Drum roll please... the winner of the iittala Taika plate giveaway from csn stores is:

Congratulations Anne!! Just email me your mailing info and I will get them shipped out right away.

Thank you to everyone who entered and be sure to stay tuned because I have many more fabulous giveaways coming very soon. Have a great weekend everyone!

A New Giveaway...iittala Taika plates

The nice people over at CSN stores want to collaborate with WALLPAPER to bring you a new giveaway. I urge all of you to check out their sites (they have over 200+ sites) with everything from barstools, to dining chairs like the Louis Ghost chairs, flatware, dinnerware, home office, home decor, outdoor living and even shoes and bags!

They ship to both Canada and the US, an online shopping mecca full of so many products you'll need at least a few days to go through all their sites.

So here it is this month's giveaway...

iittala Taika plates:

Klaus Haapaniemi’s new Taika collection for iittala merges folklore and architecture to create a modern world of ceramic dinnerware. Produced in two color schemes, Haapaniemi unveils a world of mythical creatures, animal hybrids with some human features, living within a floral and fauna based forest. This Taika plate was hand crafted by applying silk screen print design to basic white porcelain before being glazed and fired. Modern style comes to life in this dinnerware collection, maintaining iittala’s ability to mix and match pieces while adding a touch of magic to your home and everyday life.



For this giveaway you have a few size and colour options if you are the winner:

One of the following:

A) Two 8.5" plates, black

B) Two 8.5" plates, blue

C) Two 8.5" plates, white

D) Two 8.5" plates 1 blue and 1 white

OR

One of the following:

E) One 11.75" plate, black

F) One 11.75" plate, blue

G) One 11.75" plate, white

In order to enter you have to be a follower of WALLPAPER and leave a comment telling me what some of your favourite online shopping sites are, tell me which letter you prefer A, B, C etc, as well as your email address so that I may contact you for your mailing address. The contest is open until  March 3rd 2010 until 10 pm EST. The winner will be announced on Friday March 5th 2010. Open to Canada and the US.

Good luck to everyone!

And the winner is...

First I want to thank everyone who entered...I got a lot of great recommendations about some great books! I am currently reading Conversations with God, (my sister told me I had to read it!) so far I am enjoying it a lot, but enough about moi, Without further adieu...the winner is:

Just email me your mailing address and let me know which set of 3 you prefer and they will be on their way to you Marianna!

Stay tuned everyone I have a great NEW giveaway just around the corner for you all!

A GIVEAWAY for the New Year!

This New Year's I have made many many resolutions...lose weight, do more hot yoga, get healthy, spend more time reading. While I am working on some, others come more easy, so in honour of my resolutions and the start of a  New Year I thought that a giveaway would be appropriate.

Here it is... a set of 3 bookmarks, so we can all catch up on more reading, you can choose from 3 designs :

"a little birdie told me" blue

"keep calm & carry on" lime green

"a little birdie told me" green

All you have to do to enter is be a follower of  WALLPAPER and leave a comment telling me what you are reading lately, or what your favourite book is, you can even recommend a great book.

The contest closes on Saturday January 9th 2010 at 10 pm EST. A lot of blog friends have used random.org to select their giveaway winners and this method seems to work well, so I will do the same here. The winner will be announced next Sunday. Good Luck to you all and once again Happy New Year!

And the winner is...

The winner of my first annual blog giveaway is comment number 3 as selected by random.org

Please email me your contact information/mailing address and I will send it out as soon as possible.

Thanks again to everyone who entered!

Giveaway

To show my appreciation for all of the lovely comments and all of my fellow bloggers who take the time to visit WALLPAPER, I wanted to do my first annual giveaway.

Here it is a lovely "pepper pot" large photo album. It holds 200 photos, has acid-free pages and space for captions.

It's simple... first in order to enter you must be a "follower" of this blog, you can do so by finding the follow button on the left side of your screen, second as a way to get to know my readers better, tell me a little bit of what you did this summer in the comments section below. The contest closes on Tuesday September 15th, at 10 pm EST. A lot of blog friends have used random.org to select their giveaway winners and this method seems to work well, so I will do the same here. The winner will be announced next Wednesday. Good Luck to you all !

the inside pages

The back cover

A detail shot

Front cover