Mich from Pixe's Treasure Chest is giving away these Aragonite and Freshwater Pearl Earrings to one lucky Simple Makes reader at the end of March! Find out how to enter all throughout the month.
There are two ways to enter... and you can do so over and over all month long!
1. link to any March Simple Makes post on your blog or in a tweet. In order to count, comment on THIS POST with the link. You can do this as many times as you would like, as long as all the links are different.
2. comment with something relevant on any SimpleMakes post not counting this one the rest of this month (March 2009). So that I can contact the winner, you have to type in your e-mail address when you leave your comment. Don't worry, other readers can't see it.
Show Some Love!
Check out Mich's shop, Pixe's Treasure Chest, to thank her for sponsoring this giveaway! I personally love the calm, natural colors she uses in so much of her jewelry.
Only one person can win the free earrings, but if you fall in love with it or any of her other jewelry, you can order from her shop!
How to Win
At the end of March, I'll use a computer randomizer to pick one comment out of all the qualified ones. The person who left that comment, assuming I can get to a contact e-mail address easily enough, will be messaged for a mailing address. That person'll have 1 week to respond, then we'll mail the prize or choose a new winner.
The Fine Print
Let's not be picky here. We're nice people hosting a fun giveaway. If I say Suzy wins, then Suzy wins. No challenging me, claiming it's not fair, or any other nonsense. It's up to me what is considered a "qualifying" and "relevant" comment.
One thing, though: the earrings will only be shipped to a U.S. address, so if you don't live there, you'd better be entering to send it as a gift to a friend who does.
...and you?
Comment here with the link to a blog entry where you've linked to a March Simple Makes post! It's an extra entry to the giveaway :-)
If your etsy or other shop would like to offer an item for a giveaway to SimpleMakes readers, contact me. I'm looking for a shop to give away an item to a reader each month in 2009, which promotes your shop as I mention the contest in each post that month.
Thanks to Akiyo from the lovely Etsy shop, "My Dear Darling," I got to be a part of giving away the adorable panda pillow in the picture above! I support buying handmade, and shops like hers on Etsy are great ways to do that. If you missed the giveaway, you can read about it here.
Who Won!?
Random.org says entry #42, which is Carolyn, for her comment on 2-Week Meal Planning. Congrats, Carolyn, and I'll get you in touch with Akiyo so she can send your prize your way!
How Can I Win?
Every month during 2009, one SimpleMakes reader will win a prize from one of the generous sponsoring shops. All you have to do is comment! (More details in each month's contest announcement post.)
Look out for my next post, announcing an exciting giveaway for March!!
How Can I Sponsor?
If your etsy or other shop would like to offer an item for a giveaway to SimpleMakes readers, contact me with your shop name, proposed giveaway item, and preferred month for giveaway (if any). I'm looking for a shop to give away an item each month in 2009, and will mention your shop's name and link in each post that month.
Akiyo from My Dear Darling is giving away this adorable panda pillow to one lucky Simple Makes reader at the end of February! Find out how to enter all throughout the month.
How to Enter
There are two ways to enter... and you can do so over and over all month long!
The first way to enter is to link to any February Simple Makes post on your blog or in a tweet. In order to count, comment on THIS POST with the link. You can do this as many times as you would like, as long as all the links are different.
The second way to enter is to comment with something relevant on any SimpleMakes post not counting this one the rest of this month (February 2009). If you comment twice on one post, you only get one entry. But, if you comment on five posts, that's five entries!! So that I can contact the winner, you have to type in your e-mail address when you leave your comment. Don't worry, only I can see it.
Show Some Love!
Check out Akiyo's shop, My Dear Darling, to thank her for sponsoring this giveaway! Her handmade gifts are all as adorable as the one in the giveaway.
Only one person can win the free LOVE Panda Pillow, but if you can't help but fall in love with it (how could you!?) and want to give it to someone special for Valentine's Day, you can order your own from Akiyo's shop. She has several other designs, and takes custom orders, too!
How to Win
At the end of February, I'll use a computer randomizer to pick one comment out of all the qualified ones. The person who left that comment, assuming I can get to a contact e-mail address easily enough, will be messaged for a mailing address. That person'll have 1 week to respond, then we'll mail the prize or choose a new winner.
The Fine Print
Let's not be picky here. We're nice people trying to host a give-away, which is fun for me and fun for you. If I say Suzy wins, then Suzy wins. No challenging me, calling me a liar, screaming that it's not fair, or any other nonsense. It's up to me what is considered a "qualifying" and "relevant" comment.
One thing, though: the giveaway's pillow can only be shipped to a U.S. or Canada address, so if you don't live there, you'd better be entering to send it as a gift to a friend who does.
...and you?
Comment here with the link to a blog entry where you've linked to a January Simple Makes post! It's an extra entry to the giveaway :-)
If your etsy or other shop would like to offer an item for a giveaway to SimpleMakes readers, contact me. I'm looking for a shop to give away an item to a reader each month in 2009, which will get your shop's name and link out as I mention the contest in each post that month.
Hungry as I walked home tonight, I resisted the temptation to pick up convenience (i.e., junk) food and decided to mix up something healthy that would give me the calcium, fruit, and whole grains that I hadn’t had all day... and satisfy my sweet tooth, too!
Pomegranate by Swami Stream on Flickr• 80 ml (1/3 c.) rolled oats, toasted
• 40 ml (3 Tbsp) pomegranate seeds
• 75 ml (5 Tbsp) yogurt, plain
• 5 ml (1 tsp) honey
• opt. dried or fresh chopped fruit
Put it all in a small bowl. Stir. Eat! Makes enough for one not-too-hungry person (so you might want to double it, or more).
Download It
If you'd like to print a recipe page, I've uploaded a free printable PDF at Scribd. Enjoy!
...and you?
Try it out! What other grains or fruits (fresh or dry) would sub well in this one?
If you make this delicious snack, you’re welcome to add a photo to our flickr group!
Multicolr Search Lab - Idée Labs
(+) Lets you put in up to 10 colors, even choosing which colors to receive more weight. You can even tweak it so as to choose any colors you want.(-) Only 120 colors show up to choose from (but see tweak above). Search results included “all rights reserved” photos.
My finds: Using this site, I entered Simple Makes' theme colors and found Graduation(angle), top, and Graduation(fan), left, both by tanakawho
Color Fields Colr Pickr
(+) Neat groups you can click on (scroll down on page) to search photos of just that set: the “Macro” and “Doors and Windows” Colr Pickrs are especially fun. Lots of colors to choose from.
(-) Only based on one color, brought up “all rights reserved” as well as private photos you can’t actually click on.
I found: In my 5 minutes of play, none of the photos I liked were Creative Commons Licensed.
Flickr Color Selector
(+) Color code options (so you can literally pick any color).
(-) Only allows you to select one color, brought up “all rights reserved” and “photo not available” photos.
I found: Nothing Creative Commons Licensed.
Retrievr
(+) Definitely the most fun app I found. You get to sketch a drawing, and it matches it with flickr photos!
(-) Sometimes (not always) I couldn’t tell what the results had in common with my sketch. Brings up a set number of images, with no apparent option to see more. Doesn’t allow for very precise color selection. Results included “all rights reserved” and “private” images.
I found: soloist, left, by emdot
What I’d still like to see:
Idée Labs’ Multicolr Search Lab is my definite favorite. Building on its functionality that allows me to enter in my color scheme
* a checkbox to limit my search to only Creative Commons Licensed work
* a searchbox to search only within my terms (for this post, I might want a picture of a computer with flickr on the screen... so I’d like to type in “flickr computer” and just find relevant photos
* a searchbox where I can enter my username and only search MY photos
Lastly, an unimportant note for flickr tool designers:
* it’s really unnecessary to leave out vowels in the name of your webapp just because Flickr does so... just my opinion... :-)
...and you?
Are these tools practical, or just for fun? How can or do you use them to simplify home, or blog, design?
As much as I'd love for you to visit Simple Makes daily, I can't really imagine you running with a handful of vegetable peels from the kitchen to the computer to make sure you're putting it in the right layer!
No worries. Enter my Composting Guide, a free printable how-to! I've compiled the important highlights from all the Start Apartment Composting articles into a one-page chart. Here you'll find reminders on what to do each week as well as lists of what's okay and what's a composting no-no. Print it out (in grayscale, for the color ink cartridge conscious) and tape it up near your pile. Simple!
And, since I've used the same Creative Commons license for the PDF that all www.SimpleMakes.com text is under, you can share it as much as you like, so long as you attribute it to "Lori Ann Gregory of www.SimpleMakes.com"!
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