Giveaway

Thanks for all the participation in the CSN Stores Beatrix backpack giveaway. These backpacks are so cute and I know that the two winners (which I will announce in moments!!!) will absolutely love them :) Here is a photo of Isaac wearing his Dieter backpack in the little kid size. He’s not old enough for school yet but it’s a great little bag to store some his favorite art supplies and toys :)

So the moment we’ve all been waiting for….(drum roll please) Congrats to Crystal Driedger and BellaG!!!!

You have each won a Beatrix Backpack! And I’d like to mention to BellaG, that you won because of your blog post! It gave you just enough extra entries to be the chosen number! I will email both of you with the details on how to claim your prize. Thanks again for all the great participation!

Have you seen these adorable backpacks for kids? Isaac and I were in a local kids boutique the other day and I couldn’t resist getting him the monkey one! He keeps all his art supplies in it and says ‘ooh ooh eee eee aahh ahhh’ every time I bring it out. I love being inspired by other art and these bags definitely caught my eye.

Dante Beatrix is the company responsible for these amazingly cute backpacks for big and little kids. They are a New York based company who design fun and modern products that kids and parents will love! The designs are very unique and the quality is amazing.

So do you want one? CSN stores is generously giving away TWO of these bags to two lucky readers of my blog. CSN stores is a great online store that basically carries anything and everything you need at great prices (and often offer free shipping)! They carry everything from Corelle dinnerware to Timberland shoes and Ju Ju Be diaper bags! It’s definitely worth checking out :)

HOW TO WIN:
Please note: You MUST be a resident of Canada or the US to enter this giveaway. Sorry to my international readers :(
1. Comment on this post and tell me which backpack you like best. I’ve only posted a few here of the MANY designs available.  You can pick from any little kid backpack (age 2-5) or big kid backpack (age 5-10) at CSN Stores. This will get you 1 entry into the draw!
2. Tweet about this giveaway and receive an extra entry.
3. Join my Facebook group and receive an extra entry (please mention you joined my group in the comments).
3. Blog about this giveaway and receive an additional 5 entries (please link to your blog post in the comments).

I will make the draw August 12 so get your entry in before August 11 at 11:59pm EST. Good luck!!

Thanks to everyone who subscribed to my email updates in the last week! Again, I have to apologize to those who registered over the last few months and weren’t receiving emails. I hope that my system is now fool proof! The growth chart winner has been picked and they will be emailed right away with notification! I only have their email address so I think it’d be best not to post it on my blog (to avoid them getting spammed)! So check your inbox and see if it’s you!! Thanks again for all the participation :)

Technology can be very frustrating at times! Thank goodness for my tech savvy hubby who helps me through. I just found out yesterday that my sidebar feature, ‘Subscribe to Email Updates’ has not been working. This means that if you entered your email to sign up for updates within the last few months, you are probably NOT on my list. I’m not 100% sure how long this has been going on for so if you’re unsure you’re on my list, then sign up again and if you’re on the list, the pop-up window will inform you that you are already subscribed. ALSO, you may actually be on my list and still not receiving email updates because of the technical issues! Thankfully all the bugs have been resolved and new subscribers will successfully be added to the list and all subscribers will receive email updates (crossing my fingers!) :)

About My Email Subscription
If you sign up to receive updates, you will receive an email every time I post something on my blog. It’s that simple!

HOW YOU CAN WIN!
In order to celebrate the newly fixed feature, I am giving away my frog growth chart to one lucky subscriber!  If you’re not already subscribed (current subscribers are automatically entered), enter your email in the blank on the right sidebar under ‘Subscribe to Email Updates’. To get an extra entry, you can comment on this post! I will make the draw on July 14th, 2010. Good luck!

First I’d like to thank everyone for participating in this giveaway! Participation definitely surpassed my expectations… I’ll have to do this more often :) After using the online random number generator, I’d like to congratulate Anitra Zwicker for winning her favorite print in my Etsy store! She chose Pirate’s Treasure which is shown here. Again, thanks everyone for participating and stay tuned for the next giveaway.

So you didn’t win? Want another chance?
Christy over at Skinned Knees is hosting a competition to win a $20 gift certificate to my Etsy shop. To enter, you must submit a photo inspired by her theme ‘Silly’. To view the full details of her competition, hop on over to her fun blog right now!