Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Yeahhhh, the giveaway has begun!!!

Hi all!

Yes, the ZNE basket giveaway has finally arrived!
And I will be soooo jealous of whoever wins it, because there
are some treasures in it that I would love to keep!!!
The ZNE art retreat was soooo wonderful for many reasons but the best part was meeting some of the most amazing women
artists.
At the vendors fair on Saturday and Sunday I went around to a few of these talented ladies and asked if they would like to contribute to a blog giveaway and they all were so generous and happy to be a part of it.
The five artists who contributed are so talented and on top of the talent they are also wonderful sweet women. I was so blessed in meeting them and now being able to say that we are friends.

During the make and take sessions I had a table next to Ann Denise of the etsy shop whimfancydesigns and she was giving a workshop on these darling girly crepepaper wands!!!
Everyone just were drawn to their whimsy and color and of course the lovely glitter. Ann Denise and I chatted away the whole day and we had so much fun. I was thrilled when she presented me with one of her wands to put in the giveaway basket! Make sure you check out her etsy shop and see all of her wonderful creations :)

Heidi of the etsy shop birdsofafeather makes these super cute crepe ruffled trims and packages them up all so pretty. I knew who Heidi was through Sadie lou and was so happy when I got to meet her in person. She is a sweetie pie! The giveaway basket will include two packages of her trim, pink and lavendar. Make sure you check out Heidis etsy shop for more pretties :)

The next goodie is from Iva of ivascreations. Her creations are works of art. The fairy land lamp shadow box that she taught at the ZNE workshop was amazing!!!! I am not kidding you! it was
beautiful! And whoever wins this giveaway will be so lucky to own one of her creations. It's a petite victorian tussie mussie, that I was so tempted to hide away for my very own!!!

The next contributor was claire of glitterandgrunge. Claire and her husband have a website that artists sell their handmade artwork on.
The basket will include a pkg. of glitterandgrunges little birdie cupcake picks. They are sooo cute and of course have lots of glitter on them :)
Claire and Aaron contributed more then art at the ZNE convention, their sweet spirits and enthusiasm made us all feel welcomed and brought pure joy to the weekend! Make sure you check out their website for more fun and talent.

And last but not least is the etsy shop Stafforshiregardendesigns.
Shari is an amazing artist and I felt an instant kinship with her the moment we met. Her creations are so wonderful and whoever wins this basket of giveaways will be the proud owner of one of her sweet charms.

So, there you have it!
I want to say a huge joyful thank you to all the artists who contributed to the giveaway and whoever wins is going to be doing the happy dance for days!!! lol.

I also included a few other goodies that I got from the ZNE convention and it will all come packaged up in this cute kittie tin.

So, if you'd like a chance to win this wonderful giveaway basket, just leave me a comment on my blog and in about a week I will pick the winner.

talk to you all soon,
deborah

24 comments:

Anonymous said...

A Basket of Beautiful Things! how exciting for all of us. I want to go to one of these fun weekends sometime with you Deborah :)

Mrs.Kwitty said...

You should have heard me over here...ooohing and aaaahing! lol What a fabulous prize basket--please put my name in the hat and I'll be over here with my fingers crossed!!!!!
Smiles, Karen

Tiedupmemories said...

Everything is fabulous! You were so lucky to have gone! Please count me in!Thanks!
Tracy

The Pink Door said...

mmmmmm what a wonderful basket of goodies!!! I would love at chance to win this. Sounds like you had good time, I'm jealous ;)

-Breezy
The Pink Door

Cottage In The Sun said...

Oh, I really, really, really hope I win - I love everything! You are such a sweetie to have this giveaway!

Jeanette Carlstrom said...

This is the queen of giveaways :) Count me in. Love your blog by the way.

Kaizen Fashion Project said...

It's all so beautiful! Wow!

Stephanie said...

All lovely items... glad to meet on the CSST forum. I enjoyed your etsy shop and your blog.

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Birds of a Feather said...

Hi Deborah ~
You are so sweet to have done this, and it looks like the lucky winner will really be getting a treat ` so many fabulous things! It was so nice to meet you too!
xo Heidi
PS ~ Of course don't include me in the drawing, just wanted to say hello ~ lol!

Shari Replogle said...

Hi Deborah!
I gave a shout out back to you for your giveaway, over on my blog. What a wonderful sweet thing to do.
~Shari

ABCD Diaries said...

What an awesome giveaway! Thanks for the chance:)
christinbanda(AT)yahoo(DOT)com

Nice and Easy Antiques said...

Too bad you can't see my Please-let-me-win-this-one face!!!!! I'll be happy for anybody that wins it...LIE!!!! I want to win it!!! LOL Seriously, Deb, Thank you so much for putting this together you are a swettheart. Now I'm off to visit each one of these talented and generous Ladies!

Renee G said...

This is a wonderful basket of goodies. I wish I could have been with you collecting these items.

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Jean Knee said...

What a bunch of treats in that basket. It all looks so pretty and fun.

Debi Vincent said...

Ooooh. Looks like you had a fabulous time! What a wonderful experience. And the basket is amazing. Please sign me up!
Thank,
Debi

Southern Lady's Vintage said...

What a delightful basket of goodies!! I will be keeping my fingers crossed for sure!! I loved seeing your pictures from the ZNE and reading all about meeting everyone! It sounds like so much fun and I am so happy that you were able to attend!!

Iva Wilcox said...

Okay...am I allowed to enter?? Just kidding! It was wonderful meeting you Deborah!! You are a doll and I was proud to take part in your giveaway. I hope to see you again next year, if not before.;) Take care my friend...Iva

Pam said...

So many lovely things! I would love to be the winner!! Thank you for the opportunity and for being so generous. It's sounds like you has a wonderful time.
Pam

Debi Vincent said...

I also wanted to say thank you for the sweet comment on my blog - you totally made my night!
(and please don't enter me twice because of this - I just couldn't find a button to email you!)
:)
You are awesome!
Thanks again and still keeping my fingers crossed on the giveaway.
Debi Vincent aka foofooelm

JillzWhimzy said...

It was a fabulous even & so many great & talented vendors I love what you've put together!

pops said...

oh starry! i am so happy you enjoyed yourself soooooo much! i am sure it was absolutely WONDERFUL!!!!! all of the goodies are so gorgeous! i love it all!!! what talented ladies indeed! let's just say there is going to be one happy camper in the group : ) LOL!!

thanks for sharing your experience with us all and i hope you have tons more experiences just like this one!
hugs...pops

sassydesigns said...

Hi Deborah!
This looks like such a blast! I live in rural WV with zero access to any artsy stuff, but lucky you! Awesome collection of goodies, if it's not to late please count me in! btw, I have something for you over at my blog, stop in if you get the chance.
hugs,
Dee

Tina said...

oh - what a beautiful giveaway.
I would love to be entered
Tina @ tinybear

Aimée Wheaton said...

OOOH!!! Pick me!! Gorgeous stuff!