$35 CSN Stores Giveaway Winner

Most of you are aware that I was hosting a giveaway for a $35 gift certificate to CSN Stores.  This was probably my largest giveaway turnout to date.  There are 30 new guys floating around out there now.  That's just amazing!  I hope you'll like what I have to say.  I'm trying to plug along and get my wedding recaps done, and then it's time to get into some real life stuff!  Haven't decided yet what that will be, but I've got a couple ideas up my sleeve.

But enough rambling...I'm sure you'd all like to know who the winner is.  There were 63 entries this time around, and thanks to the help of random.org

The lucky winner is number 35....kenziesmum!

Congratulations! It looks like she's planning on buying some stuff for her kitchen =]  I've already sent your email to my contact, so she should be getting in touch with you shortly about how to use your gift certificate.

Thanks to everyone who entered.  Make sure to stick around, I think I have another giveaway up my sleeves in the near future.

$35 CSN Stores Giveaway!!

I know some of you might be familiar with CSN stores, as I've offered a pretty great giveaway from them in the past.  For those of you that aren't, you're about to me!  They offer just about anything and everything you could possibly want at amazing prices.  And with Labor Day weekend right around the corner, are any of you planning some fun outdoor picnics and family get-togethers?  If so you might need to stock up on supplies.  How about some Corelle dinnerware?  It would be perfect for the outdoor setting since they never break!  I actually bought my parents a set for their camper so they never have to worry about breaking dishes again and they don't have to use the cheapo ugly plastic dishes.

Head on over there and take a look at what they have to offer.  You could literally spend hours there getting lost.

How would you like to have $35 to try out their line of stores? Well, that is exactly what I am offering one of you guys!. So here is what you can do to enter.

Make sure you leave a way for me to contact you! Preferably your email address.
 
1. Follow my blog...nice and simple! (1 Entry)

2. Tell me if you have purchased from the CSN Store before? What was it?  If you haven't, what would you like to buy from there? (1 Entry)

3. Post about this giveaway on blog and leave me the link to it. (2 Entries)
 
4. Tweet this giveaway. (1 Entry)

Check out this #giveaway from @happilyafterall and CSN Stores! http://tinyurl.com/2foaf7t

I'll give you guys a week for this one, so the giveaway will end on September 1st at midnight. There will be a post announcing the winner on the 2nd. The winner will be chosen at random using random.org.  I will send the winners email to my CSN contact and she will contact you directly with the coupon code.  This giveaway is open to US and Canada.


Good luck guys!

CSN Stores Giveaway

Remember that post about the CSN stores from yesterday?? Well I wasn't just posting it for the heck of it.  Hopefully you guys all went over there and took a look at all the fabulous things they have to offer, because now I'm giving you guys the chance to win a $50 gift certificate!

That's right, the wonderful people at the CSN stores are offering up a $50 gift certificate to be used toward a one-time purchase online at any of their 200+ stores.  You can use it to buy anything of your choosing!  You have three chances to win, but you must be a follower of Happily After All to be eligible.  So if you're not already, do it now! (It doesn't count as an entry, FYI)
So here's how:

1.  (MANDATORY) Head over to one of their online stores and comment on this post with what your favorite item is or what you could really use.
2.  Tweet about this giveaway.  Make sure to link back to this post.  Comment on this post telling me you did so.
3.  Post about this giveaway on your blog and link back to this post.  Comment on this post telling me you did so and leave the link to the blog post.

And that's all there is to it this time!!  One winner will be chosen at random using a random number generator.  The giveaway closes at midnight on Monday, July 5th.

Now hop on over and see what you'd like to spend your gift certificate on!

Giveaway You'll Love!

I don't know how many of you are aware of this, but I own an Etsy shop.  Yes, I've been holding back from making an announcement on here, because I didn't want it to get too big, too soon, while I was still planning my own wedding.  I opened it in mid February, and to date, I've made 118 sales. (holy crap! I didn't realize it was that many already!)

But now that my wedding is over, and I'm doing this more or less full time, it's time to spread the word!!  So in honor of this coming out, an online friend of mine (some of you may know her as The Housewife/Laura/MeSooLaLa) is hosting a giveaway on her blog "Happy Hour With a Housewife" for one of my products.

Want to know what it is?!  I guess it won't do any harm showing you what it is, but you have to go over to her blog in order to enter. 

 One of my custom parasols!  Use it for your upcoming shower, wedding, birthday, you name it!
So hop on over there and follow her rules.  And check out my shop too while you're at it!  I'm slowly adding more and more things as time goes on.

Giveaway Winner!

I'm happy to announce that my first ever winner is Miss Kelly...aka KJPUGS!!

Here's proof that I did it nice and fairly.  I just entered all of your names into Excel in the order which the comments were received and had random.org draw a number.

Kelly, I'm letting Kristin of Everyday's a Memory know that you won.  You can contact her at her Etsy shop to start the process of your two charms.  They have been paid for, along with the shipping so you're good to go!!

On a side note, I probably won't be around for awhile.  I'm back home in IL for 1.5 weeks and I'm heading down to Springfield this weekend to work Cheerleading State with my bosses.  We've got about 5 hotel rooms so it should be a great time!
But when I do get back to regular posting I've got lots of things to share with you.  I made a very successful trip to Dollar Tree the other day, and the first batch of my invitations are completely finished. 
I'll see you guys soon, have a great weekend!

My First Giveaway!!

Allright guys, I was thinking about holding out until I hit 100 followers, but I just couldn't pass this up.
The other day I was on Etsy, making Alchemy requests and such, and one of the ones I was doing was for part of my Bridesmaids' gifts.  I was looking to have two charms made for each girl; one with a picture of the two of us, and one with their initial.

Everyday's A Memory came up with the best idea and the greatest price, so I decided to go with her.  She is going to create 10 glass tile pendants for me, 5 in square, and 5 in rectangle.

 

7/8"x7/8" square

 1"x2" rectangle.

Both will have the bail on them, not the keychain.  Then I decided on the pictures I wanted to use, and made up some quick artwork for the initials I wanted to use and sent them all her way.

Each girl will be getting a rectangle with her initial, and a square with a picture of the two of us.  I'm going to have these tied around their bouquets, and then they can use them afterward for a necklace or whatever they would like.
She came up with the amazing price of $15 plus $5 shipping since I was doing a large custom order.  Now I'm just waiting for them to come in the mail.  Kristin was amazing to work with and I can't wait to see how they turn out!

So now here's where the giveaway comes in!!
I purchased an additional set and paid for the shipping, so if you're the lucky winner you will get 1 rectangle and 1 square pendant customized to your specifications shipped to you!  I also set up with her, that if you buy 4 or more sets you can have the same discounted price of $1.50 per charm.
After winning the giveaway you will work directly with Kristin to create your charms and then she will ship them to you.  Shipping has already been paid for the two charms you're winning, but if you decide to purchase more, you will be responsible for the difference.

The giveaway will end Thursday February 11th at 8PM central time.  I'm leaving early Friday morning for the weekend so I'll be drawing a name on Thursday night and probably announcing the winner that night as well.  The winning name will be chosen at random.  For shipping reasons, this giveaway is only open to US residents.

So here's how you can enter. (You may do one or all of the following).
Please leave a separate comment for each entry.

1st - Become a follower of my blog, and tell me that you are. (1 entry)
2nd - Follow me on Twitter, and comment with your username.(1 entry)
3rd - Go check out Everyday's A Memory, and heart her shop or your favorite item.  Let me know that you've done so. (1 entry)
 4th - Blog about this giveaway and leave me the link. (4 entries)
5th - Tweet the following Check out the #giveaway @happilyafterall is having  for a set of custom glass tile pendants! Go check it out http://tinyurl.com/yfxowxy (2 entries)

So that's a total of 9 entries!!  Good luck and remember the giveaway ends this Thursday at 8PM.