Geneva Diane Designs Giveaway!

Hello everyone! I'm SO excited to bring you a giveaway today

along with the wonderful Geneva of

Geneva Diane Designs!!!

I had the opportunity to interview Geneva

last October before our big hunting trip

and I'm SO thankful to know this sweet, talented

designer in person!

Click on the link above to get to know her better. :-)

Today, I've partnered with Geneva to bring you a

Facebook Fans Giveaway!

I promised a giveaway at 500 fans, and so

many of you shared and gave sweet comments

and encouragement! This is my small way of saying

THANK YOU!!!

That's her beautiful self ~ say hello! :-)

Geneva is a talented designer who focuses on

Custom Floral Design

Event Coordination

&

Event Design

Ok - let's get on with it!

Today's giveaway is a quality silk floral arrangement

determined by the winner and Geneva herself!

(valued at $35)

Wow! Not only is Geneva's work gorgeous, but

one that will last? Yes, please!

Geneva does not have pictures of her silk arrangements,

but has suggested the following pictures as examples

of possible options. And hello? Look at her work

on her website. Like I said, just beautiful!

Maybe you would love some personal decor,

a new item for staging (you know who you are!),

a birthday gift, Mother's day present, and so on!

And you even get to work WITH Geneva on what

you may like (think colors, style, etc.)

Can I enter please??? Lol :-)

Here are the rules:

1. This is a Giveaway for Facebook fans of RustiChic AND Geneva Diane Designs.

Click "Like" on each to follow along!

2. Post a comment on RustiChic's Facebook page telling us

what you would love to use your arrangement for or

what your favorite type of flowers/arrangements are, etc.

This doesn't have to get too technical! Lol :-)

EXTRA ENTRIES: Sharing via Facebook, Twitter, Blog, Pinterest, etc.

Let me know with a link for each.

That's it!!!

*If you are not linked by e.mail, you need to include an e.mail

address so I can contact you if you win! If I cannot contact the

winner within two days, a new winner will be chosen.

This giveaway ends Thursday, February 23rd at 9pm PST. Shipping cost may or may not be included. US Residents only. The winner will be drawn at random via random.org and announced on Friday, February 24th at

http://www.facebook.com/pages/RustiChic/131587453579738?ref=tn_tnmn

 

Good Luck!!!

~Anneke~

Some Birthday Ramblings and Giveaway Winner!

I'm not sure I mentioned once last week that our family has been sick. Maybe I thought, "Oh, it'll just be a couple days and we'll all be back to normal".  I wish!  Feel free to scroll down if you don't wish to hear my brief ranting. :-(

As I've recently learned, even some people closest to me didn't know I am practically blind (at least in my opinion). I wear Night and Day contacts (AMAZING!!!), but last week's projects left some dust in my eyes which has left me with a possible scratch on my eye. I'm resorting to my glasses and no eye make-up, and honestly, just don't feel like myself. Not to mention the hacking chest cough and congestion that just won't.go.away, leaving me tired and unable breath let alone workout. Enough about me - my kiddos actaully endured a couple days of fevers, and my super hubby somehow managed to be the only one of us who didn't get this cold. Even after getting his flu shot last week - at least someone was left to take care of us. ;-)

By the way, my hubby is pretty amazing and really knows me best. If you follow via twitter, you know that my wonderful husband got me this for my birthday last week.

I was SHOCKED to say the least.

Personally, I was just happy that we had a great offer

on our house, he got me a yummy coffee,

and a date night at my fave restaurant Conto's.

It's a new compressor btw. I took a picture of the old one,

but deleted it. It's so ugly and old! lol

This one has one 16-gauge nail gun,

one 18-gauge nail gun,

and a STAPLER! Yeah...no more hammer tacker!

So, now I am recovering from sickness last night's birthday party,

and totally planning to enjoy the little bit of extra

DQ Ice Cream Cake my mom brought for the party.

Oh how I love that stuff...I really need to kick this cold

so I can workout!!!

--- ANYWAY ---

This is what you've been waiting for ~

The winner of the H&M Bracelet is.....................

JENNI STEARNS!!!!!!

Congrats Jenni! I'll be contacting you for info.

to get this pretty bracelet in your mailbox!

Thank you to everyone who entered! Tomorrow is my "official" work

day and I'm hoping to get some pieces finished up to share

with you - please pray that this cold with go away already!

Have a great day,

~Anneke~

You can now follow me via Pinterest and Twitter!

Giveaway Reminder

Just popping on here quick to remind you of the current giveaway for a sparkly pink H&M snap bracelet! Enter now to make it yours! The winner will be announced Monday. :-)

Have a fantastic weekend!!!


~Anneke

Inspirations....Furniture, Fashion, and Decor

Well that would be my lovely sister behind that sign

which I totally would like to make a diy version

and put it up in my house.

LOVE IT!

On our recent Sister Day, Kayla and I headed out

for some window shopping extravaganza!

Between H&M, Anthropologie, and even Joann Fabrics

we found plenty to oogle over and be inspired by.

In really no particular order...prepare to be inundated.

Loved this table!

Beautiful turquoise jewelry.

This hutch had quite the character!

I walked into Anthropologie.

Screamed in excitement (in my head, of course).

And snap, snap, snapped away.

I can't wait to make something like this with the hubby!

AWESOME chair! Ahhhh!!!

Beautiful chest.



This picture really does not do this hutch justice.



Another awesome chair. The green strings
were part of a little project the employees were working on.
They were sweet and helped me pick out some knobs. :-)



The sliding doors on this were amazing.



 Ok...moving on.

Some great home decor.

(Sorry for the blur on this one.)
I'd love to make some diy art with metal letters like this -
they were amazing quality. Unfortunately not so wallet friendly. :-(
Don't worry...I'm brainstorming a way to make.it.happen. :-)

Some blingy tree decor - could also be a tree topper.

These are at Joann Fabrics!!! I about died when I saw them.
LOVE!!!!!! I want to decorate our entire tree with a set!

The new Dick's Burgers in Edmonds - classic!

Ok....we thought these frilly things at GAP were cute.

These at H&M?????? NOOOO!!!!!!!!

Few people know that before my oldest daughter (6)

was ever born, I would see super cute things from H&M

in fashion magazines that were actually within my budget.

Not having an H&M close by, I checked online -

WHAT??? No online shopping!

I was SO bummed that I literally, oh yes I did,

write to the company.

Basically I said....

Please, please, please, if you put a store in Seattle

I will shop there!

Ahem....this was my first trip.

And now you know why I was SO excited!

It had been toooo long since a store had opened.

Ok - so since you can't buy online,

hop on over to the giveaway

for a sparkly snap bracelet by H&M

if you haven't had a chance to enter yet!

Have a great weekend!

Take a moment to kiss your kids,

tell someone how much you care, and/or give somehow to

your local food bank or shelter for

the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday!

~Anneke~

You can now follow me via Pinterest and Twitter!

It's My Birthday and A Giveaway!!!

Wow! Well you all know how to make a girl smile!!! All the comments on my Union Jack Buffet were SO sweet and encouraging - who wouldn't appreciate that?! So thank YOU!  If I haven't gotten back to you yet, I will very soon! :-)

On another great note...

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

YEAH!

Any lovely guesses on my age???

Ok, I'll just tell you -

29!!!

It's been quite the year. And honestly, when I take it

ONE day at a time, it's hard to reflect on an ENTIRE year!

A few highlights:

November 2010

I get the bright idea (from Ana White)

to build beds for our girls.

Changed.our.lives.

January 2011

Whibey Island Retreat - 4 days alone

(i.e. quiet...reflective...and serious goal setting)

April 2011

I published my first blog post.

Ok...so:

1. I knew nothing about blogging and had not followed any blogs.

2. It's kind of sad that old console is not done - sheesh.

Going to fix that this week!

3. Check out Kristy's blog here- I was SO excited

that she was my first follower! Her work is amazing!

May 16th, 2011

I'm officially off of my kidney medication

of prednisone after an entire year.

I haven't talked about this with you yet.

I'm not quite ready, but one day soon...

June 2011

9-year Anniversary w/ the Hubby!

&

Finished The Rock & Roll Half Marathon!

August 2011

My big sis gets married!!!

September 2011

My 1st baby girl starts Kindergarten! What?!!!

November 2011

The Big 2-9! :-)

It's been a year of change, but good change.

And now for some birthday fun for YOU

with an appreciation giveaway!

Yes, while I was out and about on my sister day

I was thinking of you and decided to pick

up this cute little snap bracelet @ H&M

to giveaway on my birthday - to you. :-)

Over time you will notice...

I love pink and I love sparkle!

Whether for yourself, daughter, sister,

mom, friend, niece, etc.

this is perfect amount of sparkle to add

to a casual outfit or a bit fancier look.

No...it's not a huge giveaway,

but it's cute, fun, and free!

So make it YOURS!!! :-)

Here are the guidelines - let's keep it simple.

Comment on this post letting me know

what you are most thankful for this Thanksgiving!

Extra entries:

Share this giveaway link via Facebook, Twitter, or Blog

and comment letting me know for each one.

That's it!

*If you are not linked by e.mail, you need to include an e.mail

address so I can contact you if you win! If I cannot contact the

winner within two days, a new winner will be chosen.

 

This giveaway ends Saturday, November 19th at 9pm PST. Shipping cost included. US Residents only. The winner will be drawn at random via random.org and announced on Monday, November 21st at http://www.rustichic.com/.

Good Luck!!!

(one of my fave picts. of me and bub-summer 2010)

~Anneke~

You can now follow me via Pinterest and Twitter!



$75 Giveaway Winner!

Whenever I am inputting the names of the entrants and go to click on that button to see who wins, I always get these little butterflies in my stomach - especially when I'm the one who will get to work with them directly. It's so exciting!!!

As always with my own personal giveaways, I like to thank everyone who entered with a 20% discount on one item or service good for 30 days.  If you'd like to take me up on that, contact me and let me know what I can do for you! :-)

So....I know, I know - you just want to know already!

The winner of the $75 Giveaway ISSSSSS......

JENN

KIRKPATRICK!!!

CONGRATULATIONS GIRL!!!

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT YOU USE IT FOR!

For logistics, I used random.org to input all entrants, randomize the list,

and then randomly select a winning number.

Jenn won with #8!

Thank you again to everyone who entered!

Contact me for your 20% off item!

~Have a great evening~

Anneke :-)

I Need Your Opinion and Giveaway Reminder

Well Good Morning and Happy Monday!!! I hope everyone had a great weekend, and is excited for the coming week - I know I am! For one, I'll be going to my first MOPS group ever (even though my oldest is now 6), and everything I know about this one is that it is crazy fun with tons of fantastic women and I.can't.wait! Then I get to spend a good mix throughout the week between furniture building, refinishing, and interior design for clients, and that keeps my days splendidly interesting. :-)

So over the weekend I was trying to find some great Subway Art (check out my Pinterest page for some of my favs!) for a DIY project, and it kind of struck me that none of them had hooks incorporated. Ok...so I am seriously not a great stencil person (at least when it comes to a million or ten words on something), but I have the tools and whatnot to cut, stain, and put together something for stenciling. So of course I whipped something together with whatever was lying around and came up with this-

What do you think??? Honestly now. Love it? Hate it?

I really don't know what I would stencil on it. What about you???

Would you ever be interested in buying something like this that's

"Stencil-Ready"???

Because at my hourly rate this would end up costing

like $500 instead of, ohhh, let's say $50. :-)

I think it would look SO cute in an entryway or girl's room

with brown lettering or something.

This particular one I put together is about 17" x 32" I believe?

I would love your honest opinion, because I really don't see myself getting into

stenciling, but for those of you that love that kind of thing

 and may not able to build the "canvas" for it, does this appeal to you?

Then you could customize it yourself???

I don't know. If you like this one, I'd be happy to sell it to you! :-)

It has two heavy duty weight D-rings on the back for hanging.

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Also, a lovely reminder to enter the GIVEAWAY

for a $75 Giftcard to RustiChic!

Hello....that would get you this cute wall decor and then some,

or whatever else that's on your wish list!!!

I love my followers and fans

and think you deserve the best, so go enter!

Right now - do it! :-)

If you are having any problems, just e.mail me!

Be on the look out for a few workshop openings. If you have a group

of 4-8 friends, you can always contact me to arrange a special day of fun!

I am also opening up some limited space for design services.

Contact me with any inquiries.

Enjoy your day and check back tomorrow

for the announcement of the GIVEAWAY Winner!

It could be you!

~Anneke~

 

linking @:

http://www.handymancraftywoman.com/2011/10/wicked-awesome-wednesday-32.html

Milestone GIVEAWAY! Yay!!!

I'm all about celebrating the little victories, and who better to celebrate it with than YOU! :-)

Because you've helped me reach some personal goals,

I am giving away a

$75 Credit toward any RustiChic service.

It can be used toward building a custom piece of furniture or wall decor,

refinishing a current or found piece of furniture,

having a design consultation, or even personal shopping!

I'm SO excited!!! Are YOU??!!!

{The last winner of the RustiChic giveaway

chose to have this made for her photography business!}

Ok...TO ENTER:

MANDATORY ENTRIES

1. You must be a follower of RustiChic here or on Facebook.

You can follow or "like" on the upper right sidebar.

2. Comment below telling me what you might use

your $75 credit for!

FOR EXTRA ENTRIES:

1. Share this giveaway via facebook, twitter, or blog

and leave a separate comment.

2. Follow RustiChic on Twitter and leave a separate comment.

3. Follow RustiChic on Pinterest and leave a separate comment.

Please make sure you leave a seperate comment for each on this blog post

of the facebook feed post, not just on the facebook wall.

If you DO NOT have contact info. linked to your entry, please leave an e.mail address!

This giveaway ends Monday, October 3rd @ 11:59pm PST,

and the winner will be selected via random.org

and announced Tuesday, October 4th.

United States residents only.

GOOD LUCK!!!

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And have a FANASTIC weekend!!!!!

~Anneke~

And The Winner Is......

 

 

Brooke Lundquist!!!

 

Yeah!!! I'm SO excited for you!

You won the $50 Gift Certificate

to Kayla J Photography!

 

Here is what Brooke had to say (so sweet):

 

"You and your sis definitely have the creative genes! LOVE all of your work and Kayla is so talented too! I love how she is so natural with kids and can make even the youngest ones smile! You girls rock! :)"

 

Thank you Brooke and CONGRATULATIONS!

Kayla will be contacting you shortly to claim your certificate.

 

 

Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway -

we were SO close to adding those extra certificates

(maybe on the next one???)

Thank you for sharing and for all of your nice comments!

 

 

Have a GREAT day!

 

~Anneke~

 

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Just for technical purposes, I am posting the following information.

I compiled a list of all the eligible entries received (57 total!)
and entered them into random.org's list randomizer.

I then clicked the randomize button once.

I entered 1 to 57 into random.org's True Random Number Generator
and clicked the generate button once.

Number 37 was the result and Brooke is the Winner - Congrats!



The following results were copied and pasted from random.org's website.

List Randomizer

There were 57 items in your list. Here they are in random order:

1. Malia Yoder
2. Annette Gaeth-Wooley
3. Liz Davidson
4. Jenn (L. Creations)
5. Kathy Lagerstedt Liebman
6. Lesa Lynn Cowley
7. Carrie Meredith
8. Jenni Stearns
9. Heidi
10. Kathy Lagerstedt Liebman
11. Bethany Canada
12. Heidi Gaeth Vanduine
13. Lesa Lynn Cowley
14. Kathy Lagerstedt Liebman
15. Heather Glanville Fontenette
16. Jamie
17. Jenni Stearns
18. Lesa Lynn Cowley
19. Annette Gaeth-Wooley
20. Neil Cowley
21. Neil Cowley
22. Jennifer Root Liebman
23. Heidi Gaeth Vanduine
24. Bethany Canada
25. Jenn (L. Creations)
26. Jessie (MixandChic)
27. Brooke Lundquist
28. Jenni Stearns
29. Jenn (L. Creations)
30. Neil Cowley
31. Heather Glanville Fontenette
32. Kristy (Hyphen Interiors)
33. Kathy Lagerstedt Liebman
34. Lesa Lynn Cowley
35. Heidi Gaeth Vanduine
36. Kristy (Hyphen Interiors)
37. Brooke Lundquist
38. Malia Yoder
39. Jessie (MixandChic)
40. Heidi Gaeth Vanduine
41. Heather Glanville Fontenette
42. Liz Davidson
43. Bethany Canada
44. Jessica (paintinmyhair)
45. Malia Yoder
46. Heidi Gaeth Vanduine
47. Stephanie Diaz
48. Jamie
49. Neil Cowley
50. Jenn (L. Creations)
51. Jenni Stearns
52. Carrie Meredith
53. Brooke Lundquist
54. Lesa Lynn Cowley
55. Annette Gaeth-Wooley
56. Jennifer Root Liebman
57. Bethany Canada
Timestamp: 2011-09-15 06:12:36 UTC True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 37 Powered by RANDOM.ORG

Timestamp: 2011-09-15 06:12:36 UTC

Awesome GIVEAWAY with Kayla J Photography!

*UPDATE- Kayla has worked with many happy clients long distance and has a lot to offer even to non-local entrants! Some examples include framed landscape or cityscape art work, restoration of old photos, etc. For local AND non-local residents, Kayla is able to use your personal pictures for cards, announcements, framing, etc. Any long distance traveling would be agreed upon with the winner, but wouldn't necessarily entail paying for her entire trip!

This giveaway is available to United States and Canadian residents and is also TRANSFERABLE. This means if you win, you may use it as a gift to someone else - expectant mommy, bride, groom, etc.!

I hope this helps non-local entrants have a better idea of how they could use their winning certificate!

Thanks for your questions!

~Anneke {RustiChic}








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I can't even tell you HOW EXCITED I am to have Kayla with Kayla J Photography sponsoring a fabulous giveaway with me! And you will be too in just a minute!!!

First things first, Kayla's studio is located in Monroe, WA and her vision as a photographer is expressed in these words:

"Telling Stories by Capturing the moments

that make up what we call life"

She does this beautifully! Here's some fun info. about Kayla:

Favorites…

People: who laugh out loud and smile all the time..it’s contagious

Pizza: Pepperoni and olives

Music: anything country (yep, that’s right, love county)

Color: Teal

To photograph: LOVE!

The Known: I love what I do.

The Unknown: My dad loved Jeopardy and I was named after a contestant on the game show

Most days: I crave something sweet!

In my opinion: life is too short not to at least try.

The best advice I ever heard was: just do it.

I love: what I do because memories are forever in a photo.

Like this....

And this.....

And yes, she's my amazing sister!!!




Here is some more of her work:



Family Portraits







Newborn







Children
(she's GREAT with kids!)









Engagement







Maternity






Senoir Portraits






Those are just a few on the photography side.
Check out her blog for even more!

Other services include framing, printing canvases, name and photo plaques.
And with Christmas just around the corner,
she can create a special card for you to send to friends and family -
even baby, engagment, or graduation announcements.



Here are a few examples:

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She loves what she does and it shows in her work!

Ok! Now for some giveaway FUN! Here's the skinny!

Kayla is giving away a $50 Gift Certificate

toward any services or products.

For non-local entrants: she is willing to travel long distances for a fee if you would like. She would love to work with you and your photography needs and ideas if travel is not an option.

TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY:

1. Become a follower on this blog and/or a fan of RustiChic on facebook and leave a comment letting me know what you love about Kayla J Photography!

2. An extra entry for doing both of the above. Leave a comment letting me know.

3. Extra entry if you also tweet about it, blog about it or share it on Facebook. Simply add a separate comment telling where you shared it so it counts.

4. Extra entry for becoming a follower of Kayla J Photography. Comment here letting me know so it counts.

Here's where is gets FUN!

5. When Kayla J Photography's facebook fan page reaches 2000+ fans, Kayla will giveaway ANOTHER $50 gift certificate.

6. When RustiChic's facebook fan page or blog reaches 200+ fans or followers, Kayla will giveaway even ANOTHER $50 gift certificate.

That's a chance to win $150 in services or product

from Kayla J Photography!

ARE YOU EXCITED NOW?!!!

I AM!!!

SO...leave a comment letting me know me know where you shared it and what you "liked".

The more you share, the more chances you get at winning $150 from Kayla!

Yeah!

Check out the webpage here.

Check out Kayla J Photography facebook page here.

Checkc out Kayla J Photography blog page here.

*If you are not linked by e.mail, you need to include an e.mail address so I can contact you if you win!

This giveaway ends Wednesday, September 14th at 9pm PST. The winner will be drawn at random via random.org and announced on Thursday, September 15th.




BTW...this is her! ;-)

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AND.....Happy Birthday to my Beautiful 6 year old Annabelle.
She's an amazing big sister and joy in my life!




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Sorry such a LONG post, but hey -
SO MANY GREAT PICTURES TO SHARE!!! :-)

Good luck to everyone and have a great day!
I'll be posting some pictures of a vanity and table tomorrow!!!




~Anneke~