Archive for March, 2010
Holiday with Matthew Mead… Giveaway!
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Flea Market Style Giveaway!
Posted by: | CommentsIt’s all about “flea market style” today. Are you fond of things from the past being re-used or re-purposed for today? Some people love everything in their home to be vintage or re-purposed, others just like a touch here and there to add personality and history to their everyday routines. I am in the middle. I enjoy many vintage pieces, but mostly as accents or accessories, not used as my primary furniture. Some of my favorite things in my home have been found at flea markets, vintage shops, or pieces that came from my grandmother.
For those of us who enjoy the hunt, there are those stories of favorite finds, and purchases that we didn’t make, but still haunt us. One of my favorite finds is my large vintage wood framed Coffee Sign in my kitchen. One of the pieces that I didn’t get and regret was a large cupboard that wouldn’t fit in my house at the time I found it. Today’s comment question: What is your favorite find or the story about the one piece that you didn’t get and regret? So, with the question set… what’s the fun part… the giveaway?
Today’s giveaway is the premiere issue of Flea Market Style !! (Which hit news stands mid-February.) After much searching, I have located a few issues, so I have one to giveaway to today’s lucky winner! Flea Market Style is loaded with practical and fun ideas and tips on creating a vintage or re-purposed look for your own home. From inspiring projects and entertaining ideas, to decorating and how-to tips, you will find endless inspiration from the pages of this premiere issue.
As Star Tribune reporter Kim Yeager writes, “Readers still bereaved over the loss of Domino, Country Home, Cottage Living and other home publications don’t have much longer to wait for the new mag in town. Flea Market Style, edited by Long Lake junking maven Ki Nassauer and New Hampshire-based lifestyle expert Matthew Mead, is trickling on to newsstands now.” Others on the editorial team include: graphic designer Stacey Willey, writers Linda MacDonald and Sarah Egge, photographer Jenny Mead, stylist/photographer Heather Bullard and antiques expert Tim Luke. Yes, an all star team from the flea market, vintage, and country decor scene assembled this new magazine.
Oh, another teaser for you… one of those wonderfully creative team members will be interviewed by me in my upcoming Interview Series…. keep reading in the weeks ahead for that post!
So, start commenting and the winner for the magazine will be chosen from those entries posted before 11:59 pm CST today, March 30th. The winner will have just enough time to read the magazine and prepare for the spring flea markets just around the corner….
Blog Launch Party: Pottery Barn Giveaway!
Posted by: | CommentsThanks for coming to my Blog Party! Grab some “virtual cake and punch” and join my in celebration!
Welcome… feel free to check out the site, my pages, categories and blog posts. I hope you find something useful and helpful. I hope you comment, yes… at the end of each post there will be a place for you to drop by and let us know what you think as well.
The party will last all week, so please check back often to join in on the fun… better yet, go over to the right hand column and sign up via email or other subscription and have these posts sent directly to you, so you won’t miss out on the fun and prizes. Spring has sprung and so has my new blog!
Today, I am asking you for your comment on the question: What would you like to see here on Celebrate Life Everyday? I want this blog to be as much about what you are interested in, as in what I would like to share with you. So, please take the
time to comment below and fill in your answer to what you would like to see on this blog.
For those comments posted by 11:59 pm on Monday, March 29th, I will randomly pick a winner to receive a $25 Pottery Barn gift certificate!
Yes, just in time for some special table toppers or decor for the Easter holiday! (All Photos Pottery Barn)
Again, thanks for stopping by and I look forward to seeing you back here soon!
New features coming!
Posted by: | CommentsJust like flowers blooming in the spring… I am excited to share some “blooming” new features will be added to Celebrate Life Everyday over the next few months!
First, I will be starting an Interview Series. I am so excited about this! The interviews will be with highly creative, talented people who have so much to share with us. Some of these fantastic people will be kindred spirits that I know and have worked with, others we will both be getting to “know”. The first interview will start in just a week or two!! This can’t be missed…
Next… Giveaways! Yes, free things to win! I will be hosting contests and special events to give things away to readers like you! All you hav
e to do is read often to find out what free treasure could be yours next… it’s like an online party!
There are of course lots of additional things planned for the Celebrate Life Everyday blog, but the last thing I am going to share with you now is… online shopping! Yes, this will be coming in several formats, but I will be able to share all of my favorite things with you, and you will be able to click on the link and learn more, or to purchase that item as well. I am working on this as we speak and I will reveal more as soon as things are up and ready!
Thanks for reading and I look forward to sharing so much more with you….
Daily Creative: Keeping a Journal
Posted by: | CommentsI know you have probably heard it before, but keeping a journal can have so many benefits. A journal can be a variety of things- a diary of sorts, a form of therapy, a dream-list, a to-do list, or a project planner. It can boost our creativity, keep an account of projects brewing, capture thoughts and ideas, safely explore thoughts and feelings, or help us detail out a problem.
I have several journals and tend to them in different time lines. One is my creative project planner, all of my creative ideas are jotted down to create from or refer back to, as time allows. One is my prayer journal, people I pray for, things going on in my life, and scripture quotations. Another is my idea journal, anything that pops into my mind that I will want to explore, refer back to, or look up more information about. Yet one more is full of quotes or scripture that I want to keep handy… I am in love with words and am a bit of a “quote-aphile”…
I encourage you to start a journal of your own, the experience could change your life. As you explore more about yourself, your life, your projects or thoughts, you become more aware of everything, more intuitive, and begin a deeper relationship with who you are and want to be. Use whatever you have handy or whichever medium you prefer… a blank journal, a notebook, your computer, to start recording your thoughts and ideas. Let me know how it’s going!
