:: Spring Giveaway! ::

It's been far too long since I've had a give away for you guys.  My blog's first birthday came and went without any sort of celebration, so I'm having a Spring Giveaway instead!

This giveaway includes a selection of some of my favourite things! Nail polish, decorative tape, glittery pens, a pencil, lip gloss, mini cards and earrings from Gracie's etsy, a cute eraser, and an adorable pencil case to hold it all in! There will also be a few little surprise extras :)

(Note the nail polish colours - lavender and green. Oh, I am so hilarious!)

How to Enter:
1. You must be a follower of my blog (this is open internationally)
2. Leave a comment telling me your favourite piece of stationery (I might include it as a surprise!)

Extra Entries:
1. Post about my giveaway on your blog and leave a separate comment with the link.

Entries close midnight on Wednesday the 12th of October, and the winner will be chosen randomly.

And that's it! Simple, right?

PS. There may also be a surprise second place gift too!

:: Pamper Swap ::

A little while ago the lovely April from april, maybe hosted a swap with an awesome theme - pamper. And really, who doesn't like to be pampered? Obviously, I signed up immediately! One of the things I loved about this swap was that April made sure the person sending you your package was a surprise.

I was given the crafty Hannah to send my pamper package to. Unfortunately, her blog is down right now, otherwise I'd show you the post where she wrote about what I sent her. Instead, I'll show you pictures! Be warned, there are a few - I was testing out my new lens!

A cute little Olga Berg coin purse.

Hand-made soap and hot oil for her hair.

Mineral eye shadow and red lip gloss.

Earrings from Gracie's etsy shop and a bejewelled bracelet.

A Mimco hair tie (I adore these. I have three - pink, grey and white!).

"You can't help but love a lady who is not afraid to do nanna craft". Hannah loves to crochet, which I think is so cool!

This past week I've been a bit under the weather and while I was wallowing in my own self-pity guess what arrived at my door! My pamper package from the wonderful Lauryn of laureality! Perfect timing!

Lovely, lovely! A chocolate face masque, sweet mint lip balm, bamboo nail files, a pineapple orchid candle, and a wonderful package full of body products!

The lip gloss is 100% natural and 95% organic - gotta love that!

I love the floral card she included too, and even though the candle melted a teeny bit the smell is AMAZING! I love coming home and smelling the sweet smell wafting down the hall.

Earth-friendly body wash, body lotion, hand cream and body mist! Yes please!

Thank you so much Lauryn! I love my gift! And thank you to April for organising it all!

What's your favourite way to pamper yourself? I love taking time out to have a bit of 'me' time. I love trying out new eye shadow, getting a facial, or slathering myself in delicious smelling body lotion. Mmm!

:: And the winner is ... ::

A big thank you to everyone who entered my Christmas giveaway! Ladies (and gentlemen?) we have our winners!

The winner of this adorable spotty make up bag/pencil case and goodies is Gracie from GracieBellaButterfly!

The winner of the cute tartan make up bag/pencil case is Chloe from Chloe in Reality!

Congratulations ladies! I'll be sending you an email shortly to get your postal addresses.

Thank you all for your generous comments on my wedding invitations. I'm glad you all like them as much as we do! We are currently working on our Orders of Service and a survey for our guests to fill out about us!

:: And so this is Christmas ... ::

So, I don't know if anyone else has noticed, but Christmas has crept up on us quite quickly once again! Mr LG and I put up our Christmas tree a few weekends ago and I think it's quite cute. We chose red as our accent colour this year, but we plan to change the accent colour every few years. This weekend we will start wrapping our presents! I can't believe that in two weeks time Christmas will be here!

To celebrate Christmas I have decided to have another giveaway. This time there are two prizes up for grabs!

Giveaway number one is a cute spotty make up bag/pencil case, some gel pens, an assortment of sticker seals, a pearl and glass bead bracelet and a shimmery lip shine!

Giveaway number two is a cute tartan make up bag/pencil case, a little notebook, an oversized paper clip, an eraser, some lip shine and some hand repair creme.

Here are the rules as to how you could win one of these prizes:

♥ The give away will end Friday 17th of December

♥ The give away is open internationally

♥ I will be selecting the winner using a random number generator

Mandatory Entry:

♥ Follow my blog and leave me a comment containing your email address and tell me what your favourite part about Christmas is.

Optional Entry:
♥ Blog about this give away and leave me a separate comment with the link.

To top it off, each prize will also contain a little surprise from Gracie's adorable etsy shop!

Good luck!

PS. Isn't my Mum's Christmas tree to die for?

:: Spring Give Away Winner! ::

Ladies, we have a winner! Krystal, the lovely lady behind the blog Village, won my Spring Napoleon Perdis give away. Her favourite Spring look is using bronzer for blush. If you haven't already, you should definitely check out her blog - it's one of my favourite reads. Krystal, check your inbox, I've sent you an email!

Thanks to all who entered!

:: Spring Giveaway! ::

Today was the very first day of Spring and I couldn't be more excited! I am a huge fan of warm weather, longer days, the fun clothes and accessories that are filling the stores, and not to mention the fact that my baby nephew will be born any day now! To celebrate, I thought I would have a little giveaway.

Here are the rules as to how you could win this great Napoleon Perdis lip gloss and 'Boudoir Palette' (which contains three eye shadows and two lip glosses):

♥ The give away will end Wednesday 15th of September
♥ The give away is open internationally

♥ I will be selecting the winner using a random number generator

Mandatory Entry:

♥ Follow my blog on Google Friend Connect and leave me a comment containing your email address and tell me what your favourite Spring make up look is

Optional Entry:
♥ Blog about this give away and leave me a separate comment with the link

This give away not only coincides with the first day of Spring, but also with Spread the Love week over at Oh, My Darling. And so, dear readers, I encourage you to pay it forward and spread the love a little this week. Who knows, you might make someone's day?

Good luck!