Birthday Week Giveaway Winners!

Wasn't last week fun? I sure had a blast reading through some of your comments, from touching to downright hilarious! And now to the best part, the WINNERS!



Between the 6 giveaways, we had a total of 468 comments! WOW!

All winners were chosen randomly courtesy of random.org. If you would like to see a screenshot of all the randomness, click here (gotta keep me honest!)

Now let's get down to business!


The winner of the Craftee McGee giveaway is...


Annie from Eat. Dream. Repeat.!




The winner of the Paint Me A Picture Giveaway is...


Danielle from Take Heart!




The winner of the Mod Podge Giveaway is...


Wendy from Project Create!




The winner of the Oh Sweet Joy Giveaway is...


Heather from Small Town Living!




The winner of the Hiya Luv Giveaway is...


Sara B. of Yes, Teacher!




And finally, the winner of the CSN $50 giftcard is...


Marissa of Cam&Rissa!




All winners please shoot me an email at foodwineandmodpodge dot gmail dot com to claim your prizes! And thanks everyone for coming by last week to celebrate my birthday with me!

Birthday Week Giveaway Party!

*whew*

We made it!



The birthday celebrations this week have been rockin', and we're finally at the weekend! And to kick off the weekend, I have one more giveaway to share!

But before we get to that, I first want to thank you all who have been wishing me a happy birthday this week! It means so much that all of you -- both old readers and new ones that have found me this week -- were here to celebrate with me. And I'm excited to share another year with you all!

Ok, enough stalling...

Today, my final giveaway to celebrate my birthday and the weekend, is:

A $50 CSN gift certificate!!

We all know how you can buy just about anything you can imagine at CSN Stores, and with a $50 gift certificate you could really have some fun!


How to enter:

{You must be a follower of Food, Wine, & Mod Podge to be eligible}

Comment on this post and tell me the best birthday gift you ever received!

For additional entries (leave a separate comment for each):

2. Tweet it, blog it, or share it on Facebook (include link -- separate comment for each)
3. Follow @foodwinemodpodg on Twitter


This giveaway closes at midnight on Wednesday, March 9th. Winners of this and all the giveaways this week will be announced on Thursday, March 10th.


Thanks everyone for helping me celebrate this week! It was a blast!

It's Friday of Birthday Week + Hiya Luv Giveaway!

We've made it to Friday! Hooray! Four whole days of giveaways down, and two left! And away we go!

The next birthday week giveaway host is a super cute, super nice handmade crafter, Gina from Hiya Luv. I seriously think she is one of the sincerely nicest bloggers I've ever met!

{Meet Gina!}



Tell us about yourself!

My name is Gina! I am a full-time student affairs professional, blogger, crafter, doggy momma, busy bee. I am engaged to the love of my life and we are always traveling or doing something. I rarely sit still and enjoy tweeting, blogging, and etsying more than I would have ever imagined.

While in college I spent 6 months studying abroad at the University of Reading outside of London. I had a great time and traveled to many places and experienced many things in Europe and the United Kingdom. It was during my time in the UK that I fell in love with the moniker that many gentlemen {or blokes} use towards ladies, "Hiya Luv" and have since used it as my AIM, Yahoo Messenger name, emails; or for anything and everything!



What made you decide to open up shop?

I decided to open up shop because I have always loved to sew and create. As long as I can remember I have been sewing, cross stitching, crafting, and doing anything that involved making something from scratch. I get such joy and pleasure out of taking something and molding it into something unique and one of a kind. No two items in my shop are the same. Every stitch is unique and different and that is so special.



Where do you get your inspiration?

I find inspiration in everyday beauty. I am a girlie girl at heart so I love to make my handmade wares have a feminine flare or delicate glamour to them. Bows, flowers, pretty colors, and whimsical patterns make my heart skip a beat-and that is what you will most likely find in my shop!


Where is your dream vacation spot, and why?

My dream vacation spot is anywhere in London. I adore London so much; particularly in a British museum, pub, or at the Ritz for a spot of tea and scones.



Time for the fun!

Gina is generously giving away a $25 gift certificate to her shop, Hiya Luv!


How to enter:

{You must be a follower of Food, Wine, & Mod Podge to be eligible}

Visit Hiya Luv and let me know what you would buy with your gift certificate!

For additional entries (leave a separate comment for each):

2. Become a follower of Gina's blog
3. Tweet it, blog it, or share it on Facebook (include link -- separate comment for each)
4. Follow @hiyaluv and @foodwinemodpodg on Twitter
5. Heart (follow) Hiya Luv on Etsy

This giveaway closes at midnight on Wednesday, March 9th. Winners of this and all the giveaways this week will be announced on Thursday, March 10th.

And please make sure to leave your email address so I can contact you if you win!

Thanks Gina!


Don't forget to stop by again tomorrow for the 6th and final birthday week giveaway! And if you're just joining us, feel free to look back and enter one of the other giveaways from this week!

Oh, Sweet Joy -- It's Party Time!

Time to keep the good times rollin'! If you're just joining us, this is a week-long celebration for my birthday -- and the giveaways are going strong!


My next lovely lady sharin' her wares is Kim of Oh, Sweet Joy.

{Meet Kim!}



What made you decide to open up shop?

After graduating from Texas A&M University in May of 2009 with a degree in Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences, Chase (my husband) and I moved to Colorado. I was perfectly content working retail in our cute little mountain town. However, I got tired of that rather quickly and needed to fill this "creative" void that I felt. I started nannying for a family and made the boys cute little felt owls. It all snowballed after that! I started making headbands for myself and quickly had people begging for them. Later, I revisited my love for sewing apparel and designed a line of dresses for Spring/Summer 2010. After Chase & I spent some time doing overseas missions, I re-opened up shop and am doing this "handmade thing" full-time...and I.LOVE.IT. :)



Where do you get your inspiration?

I live in a beautiful place (Boulder, CO) and I am constantly inspired by the beauty of God's creation. Mountains, vast & gorgeous blue skies, sunshine, and open land...I love to just take it all in and get inspired. Second to that, I get inspired by designer fabrics. When I shop online or go into fabric stores, I look at a fabric & know if a fabric says "skirt! dress! or coffee cuff!" I love finding unexpected color combinations and working them into a beautiful handbag or skirt.



What is your most popular item?

Right now it's a three-way-tie between my carry-all totes (more specifically, the Arianna), the doubled-up rosette headband, and my coffee cuffs. I finally started thinking outside the box and am making my coffee cuffs more "boutique" style. Every month I come up with new designs and discontinue the previous month's designs. It's so fun to keep my mind working and coming up with new ideas.


Where is your dream vacation spot, and why?

Chase & I are blessed to have seen some really awesome places in the world. I've been to Paris, Africa, Malaysia, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, and we honeymooned in New Zealand. I think that New Zealand is the most beautiful place in the world and I'd go back in a heartbeat, but I'd love to see what Iceland has to offer. Greece would be second to that. I love travel and I think it's all about going to places that are unexpected.



Let's get to the good stuff!

Kim is generously giving away a $20 gift certificate to her shop, Oh, Sweet Joy!


How to enter:

{You must be a follower of Food, Wine, & Mod Podge to be eligible}

Visit Oh, Sweet Joy and let me know what you would buy with your gift certificate!

For additional entries (leave a separate comment for each):

2. Become a follower of Kim's blog
3. Tweet it, blog it, or share it on Facebook (include link -- separate comment for each)
4. Follow @ohsweetjoy and @foodwinemodpodg on Twitter

This giveaway closes at midnight on Tuesday, March 8th. Winners of this and all the giveaways this week will be announced on Thursday, March 10th.


And wait, there's more!

Kim is also giving away a 10% discount to all FWMP readers at her shop! Just enter foodwine10 at checkout!

Thanks Kim, you rock!


Don't forget to stop by again tomorrow as we keep the giveaways coming to celebrate my birthday!

Mod Podge Birthday Day!!

Today's the big day...




...and how am I going to celebrate??



Start the day with a pink frosted donut from Dunkin' Donuts, a birthday tradition that my mom started when I was little




Squeal with glee at the super-fabulous ring my super-fabulous husband got me




...and of course, give away some Mod Podge!!

It wouldn't be a proper FW&MP celebration if I didn't give away my favorite crafty medium! So I called up my great friend and continual inspiration, Mod Podge Amy, and she really outdid herself this time! We're not just giving away some Mod Podge goodies, we're giving away a whole slew of them!



That's right, the winner of the Birthday Day Mod Podge Giveaway will get:

Mod Podge starter pack
Mod Podge Dimensional Magic
Mod Podge Tool Set
Mod Podge Original and Hard Coat formulas
Plaid's new sticky stencils (floral, alphabet and butterfly)
Extreme Glitter in MP Amy's favorite color (Hologram) and then the new Neons (Pink, Orange, Green)


To enter:

{you must be a FW&MP follower}

Comment on this post and let me know what some of your favorite birthday traditions are!

For additional entries (leave a separate comment for each)

2. Be a follower of Mod Podge Rocks -- but really, who isn't?
3. Tweet it, blog it, or share it on Facebook (include link -- one entry for each)
4. Follow @modpodgerocks and @foodwinemodpodg on Twitter

This giveaway closes at midnight on Tuesday, March 8th. Winners of this and all the giveaways this week will be announced on Thursday, March 10th.

Sorry everyone, no international entries for this one! Shipping liquids across borders just is too difficult :(

And please make sure to leave your email address so I can contact you if you win!


Thank you all for your sweet comments, constant readership, and blog friendship! And thanks for coming by to celebrate my birthday with me!! Don't forget to stop by the other giveaways this week going on for the birthday celebration!

Birthday Party + Paint Me A Pic Giveaway!

It's Day 2 of the birthday week hooplah {yes, I said hooplah} -- thanks for stopping by!

I'm super excited to introduce my next giveaway host, Lindsay of Paint Me A Picture. Lindsay was a reader of mine when this was a wee lil' blog, and she has become a great friend. And not to mention, she makes fantastic paintings!


{Meet Lindsay!}




Tell us about yourself and your shop!

I create fun and affordable art for your walls. In college I took an art history class that really inspired me to paint. I played around with painting for friends, and in 2008 I decided to start selling my work locally. In 2009 after my first son was born I opened my shop on Etsy and have enjoyed selling my paintings online. When I am not chasing around my two year old, making my seven month old giggle, or spending time with Mr.Wonderful you will find me in my studio a.k.a. my kitchen creating my art.




Where do you get your inspiration?

Inspiration comes from everywhere, from fabric to popular trends to simple day to day things. I am always collecting ideas for a new painting or a new color pallet.


Other than painting, what hobbies do you have, crafty or otherwise?

Thanks to all the wonderful blogs I have discovered I have just recently become "crafty". I keep a tumblr of of things I want to make... the list is getting pretty long! http://lindsaypaintspretty.tumblr.com/




What are your favorite color combinations?

My current color obsession is anything with robin's egg blue. The obsession has been going for two years now. I also really like working with oranges and blues, and greens, and reds, and pinks, and grays... ha.




Time to par-tay!

Lindsay is generously giving away a $20 gift certificate to her Etsy shop, Paint Me A Picture!


How to enter:

{You must be a follower of Food, Wine, & Mod Podge to be eligible}

Visit Paint Me A Picture and let me know what you would buy with your gift certificate!

For additional entries (leave a separate comment for each):

2. Become a follower of Lindsay's blog
3. Tweet it, blog it, or share it on Facebook (include link -- separate comment for each)
4. Follow @paintmeapic and @foodwinemodpodg on Twitter
5. Heart (add to favorites) Paint Me A Picture on Etsy

This giveaway closes at midnight on Monday, March 7th. Winners of this and all the giveaways this week will be announced on Thursday, March 10th.

Thanks Lindsay!


Hope you're enjoying the celebration, I know I am! Don't forget to come back each day this week for a new fun giveaway!

Birthday Week Celebration + Craftee McGee Giveaway!

Welcome to day one of my week-long birthday celebration!! A few great crafty friends of mine have all pitched in with some great giveaways to help me celebrate with you, my readers! So away we go!


Meet Jacqui of Craftee McGee!



Tell us about yourself!

I am a 26 year old wife to my best friend, daughter of the King, mama to a furry pup, church lady by day and craftee mcgee by night! Hubby and I just moved to the northwoods of Wisconsin where we are loving our new, quiet life {and missing caribou coffee & target!} I love all things crafty and can't settle on just one activity at a time!



What made you choose the name "Craftee McGee" for your shop?

I wanted to choose a name that wouldn't limit me to one product. I like to make so many things that a name like Jewelry by Jacqui just wouldn't do :) Friends had started calling me Crafty McGee and it just sounded right. When 'crafty' with a y was already taken i=I added the ee's and here we are!


Where do you get your inspiration?

Everywhere! Nature, colors, and the people in my life! Always the color green. I'd have a shop full of green if I could! I have a new necklace coming to the shop that was inspired by some moms I'm friends with. Another necklace coming soon was inspired by jewelry I saw on our trip to Maui in January. Many of the colors I'm loving right now {gray, cream and silvery blue} are inspired by the snowy winter of the northwoods. Also I can always count on leaving inspired when I take a trip to the antique/thrift shops in the area. Usually furniture calls my name & asks to be given a new home & a pretty coat of paint!



Other than making jewelry, what are your other hobbies, crafty or otherwise?

I have self-diagnosed creative ADD. I cannot focus on one creative endeavor at a time! While my shop is filled with jewelry and accessories I also crochet, embroider, bake, scrapbook, restore furniture, sew, and make things for our home. I also love to read, go camping, drink coffee with friends, spend time snuggled up with hubby & pup and right now cross country ski, ice skate and play broomball. Hooray winter!


If you could eat only one food for the rest of your life (homemade or purchased), what would it be?

Chocolate. The darker the better. Anything 60% cocoa or more in all its forms!




Let's celebrate!

Jacqui is generously giving away a $20 gift certificate to her Etsy shop, Craftee McGee!

How to enter:

{You must be a follower of Food, Wine, & Mod Podge to be eligible}

Visit Craftee McGee and let me know what you would buy with your gift certificate!

For additional entries (leave a separate comment for each):

2. Become a follower of Jacqui's blog
3. Tweet it, blog it, or share it on Facebook (include link)
4. Follow @crafteemcgee and @foodwinemodpodg on Twitter
5. Heart (add to favorites) Craftee McGee on Etsy

This giveaway closes at midnight on Monday, March 7th. Winners of this and all the giveaways this week will be announced on Thursday, March 10th.


And don't forget to come back tomorrow -- we're going to keep the birthday celebration going all week!