this weekend + giveaway winner announced!

happy friday, friends! i'm so excited for these next two days. they mean late night movie runs, coffee with friends, and (my favorite), sleeping in on cool, clean cotton sheets. we're supposed to have a block party on saturday night, but with the tropical storm looming, this does not appear to be a likely endeavor. but we shall see! either way, i'm excited to rest up, and spend some time with these beautiful people:

p.s. the shabby apple giveaway winner is miss jessie! congrats, dear!

{A SHABBY APPLE GIVEAWAY}

hi friends! today i’m teaming up with the gorgeous clothing site shabby apple to present a chance for you to win $50 credit toward any purchase in their shop. i’ve fallen for their modest cuts, clean lines and throwback glamour. the giveaway will be open until next tuesday, june 26. to participate, you must be a blog follower and enter a comment following the simple rules below. open to u.s. residents only.

mandatory entries:

“like” the shabby apple page on facebook

optional, additional entries:

leave a comment telling me which shabby apple dress or item is your favorite

tweet about this giveaway (post link in comment)

blog about this giveaway (post link in comment)

(a winner will be announced wednesday morning.)

*Also, through july 20, enter coupon code “vintch10off” and receive 10% off any order at shabby apple!

a shop giveaway

hi guys! hope everyone had a beautiful, blessed thanksgiving. a holiday with lots of food, time with family, and an awesome parade? it's one of my favorites. but alas, it is over, which means christmas is right around the corner! robert and i stayed up and decorated our little cottage last night, drinking eggnog and making christmas tree sugar cookies. i declare, a warm house twinkling with strung lights is quite possibly one of the homiest, comfiest and sweetest places to be.

to get us in the holiday spirit, i'm participating in a giveaway spree over at chambanachik. hop on over to enter to win a $25 gift card to my etsy shop! and while you're there, do stay a while and learn about the beautiful, spirited soul of my sweet friend erika. she's funny, darling and an excellent mama. one of my favorites in all of blogland.

*also: In the spirit of Cyber Monday, enter coupon code CYBER for 40% off everything in my shop, today only*

xoxoxo

a giveaway: just add sunshine

every tuesday night, i eat supper and delve into the Bible with my sweet friend megan. with one of the most sincerely sweet hearts i've ever met, megan is the kind of girl who is just calming and comforting to be around. she's deliberate in her faith walk, a dynamic high school teacher, and one of the most fabulous crafters i know. megan just opened up a new etsy shop, justaddsunshine and i am so,so happy to team with her to offer you guys a giveaway today.

from sweet wreaths (check out this christmas one!) to the most adorable little button bouquets i've ever seen, megan's shop so lovely. today, she's offering one reader the chance to win a $18 gift certificate to her shop!

  

how to enter

visit megan's shop and tell me  your favorite item

extra entry

"favorite" megan's shop on etsy (leave additional comment)

the giveaway will be open until next thursday, november 24. 

**also, because i told you she was sweet, megan's offering all vintch readers 15% off her shop this week. just enter coupon code "vintch" at checkout.

thanks for playing, friends. have a beautiful, blessed day. and thank you, megan!

a little giveaway

remember this post? after i shared the pages i love to get lost in, many of you expressed an interest in one book in particular, love is a mix tape. and i don't blame you. this book is gorgeous. the love story between rob and renee is a real one. it's beautiful and serious and playful and funny and feel-it-in-your-gut sad.

so i started thinking. over a cup of warm hazelnut coffee. because that's where i do my best thinking.

what if this book could be passed around between us? around the states, around the world? what if the same spine and dustcover could travel thousands of miles, all in the name of a good story? would you guys be up for that? 

i present to you:

here's how it will work:

1. leave a comment on here and tell me your favorite love story, along with an e-mail address or link to your blog.
2. at midnight on march 6 (sunday), i will randomly choose one person and mail you the book. {note: this is a new book, not my own copy.}
3. read the book. go ahead and read it slowly and savor it.
4. pass it along. to anyone you choose. you can do a giveaway on your own blog, or just pass it to someone you think will enjoy it. but the catch is that everyone has to pass the book along. no bookshelf dust collecting!

{the really fun part: i'm going to put a little sticker in the front of the book with my name, e-mail, blog URL, and a request for new "owners" to e-mail me a brief note whenever they get the book. this way, we can keep track of where this baby ends up, and possibly do a sort of Flat Stanley series with pictures of the book in various places around the world}

i just love the idea of sharing the gift of reading. because you're all my friends, and if you can't share something like this with your friends, what are you going to do with it?

p.s. that picture of me looks a bit like a mug shot and for that, i am sorry.