Valentine's Day Bunting Giveaway Winner

Congratulations to Linh C!  I'll be contacting your through FB to get your address.  Thanks to everyone who entered!

buy one here

Architectural Salvage Bookends GIVEAWAY Winner

So sorry I didn't announce this ALL week and made you all wait!  I did contact the winner yesterday to let her know, but I should have posted this sooner.  Sorry! 

Like most bloggers, I use RANDOM.org to draw my winners and I normally don't post a screenshot, but since it drew #1 this time, I kinda felt  that was just totally "unrandom" and  I didn't want anyone else thinking something was up.  So here ya go.

No.1 was Tanya from Make the Best of What's Around.  CONGRATS, Tanya!!

Thanks to everyone who entered!  I do have one last set of these for sale in my Etsy shop.  If anyone who is a follower wants them, shoot me an e-mail or Etsy convo and I'll give you a code for 10% off.  This offer will be good until  March 5th (my bday!!) or until someone else scoops 'em up!

Make sure y'all come back tomorrow for my Favorite Things Friday link party!

GIVEAWAY Time!!

***CLOSED***

I haven't done a giveaway in awhile and I just recently reached 600 followers, soooo I think it's about that time.

I'll be giving away a set of these.

 

If you've been in my shop, you've probably seen them.  I even blogged about them a month or so ago.  I bought 6 of them so I've got plenty to spare.  I'm valuing these at $55 since they're in my shop for $40, plus $15 for shipping.  Anywho, I'm sure you can tell that they are some sort of finial.  They look like they may have been used for fenceposts.  There is some cracking and some wear on them, which I love.  They're quite large,  as you can tell by the measurements.

Height - approx 8.5 inches

Diameter at widest point = 22 inches

Weight - Approx 5.5 pounds each

 

Charles and I came up with a few uses for them; bookends, doorstop, decorative piece, paper weight (kidding).  If you win them, you are free to do what you want.  Leave them as is or paint them.  It'd be way awesome if you did a post on them showing what you decided to do with them in the end. 


There are several ways to enter.  Please leave a separate comment for each way.  If you don't do this, all of your entries wont count.  :-(

1 - This one's a must.  Please be or become a follower of The Speckled Dog blog.  This is worth one entry.

2 - Optional.  Follow The Speckled Dog on Facebook.  This is worth two entries.  Leave two comments if you do this one.

3 - FB or Tweet about this giveaway.  Worth two entries.  Leave two comments if you do this one.

4 - Blog about this giveaway for five entries.  Leave five comments if you do this one.


I'll draw a winner for this two weeks from today.  Good luck!!

Linking to:

Giveaway Directory @ Someday Crafts  -  Head on over for more free stuff!

Speckled Dog GIVEAWAY @ A Little Knick Knack

Just in time for Christmas shopping, I've teamed up with Meg over at A Little Knick Knack for a little giveaway.  The prize?  A $25 gift certificate to my Etsy shop.  Here are just a few of the items I've got stocked.

To enter, head on over to this post at A Little Knick Knack.  Giveaway ends @ midnight on Sunday, Nov 28th.  Winner to be announced over at A Little Knick Knack on Monday, Nov 29th.  

GOOD LUCK!!

Hand Knit Cowl Giveaway Winner!

The winner of the hand knit cowl giveaway was No. 3, who is Chrissy from Chrissy in America.

She is one of my most faithful followers and I have to admit that I smiled a little when I saw who won.  :-)

She chose this cowl.

I'll be doing another knitting related giveaway here in the next couple of weeks so be on the look-out for that.

Hand Knit Cowl Giveaway - REPOST

Giveaway ends tomorrow!!  Click here to enter!

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I've been working my little fingers to the bone over here, trying to get some more winter accessories in the shop.  I'm loving all of these new items!  To celebrate, I'm doing another Follower Appreciation giveaway.

The winner of this giveaway can choose from any of the following cowl/neckwarmers.  Y'all know these things are H-O-T this season, right???  

Your prize will be custom knit so it will take me a few days to get it out to you, BUT this means you may choose another color than what I've got pictured here.

 chunky cowl in cranberry

 chunky cowl in chartreuse

 ribbed cowl in Nantucket blue

ribbed cowl in oatmeal

To enter:

Since this is a Follower Appreciation giveaway,  you must be a follower.  I had quite a few non-followers on the last giveaway and I had to delete their entries. :-(

• Leave a comment telling me that you're a follower and which cowl you'd like. 
• FB or Tweet about this giveaway for 2 extra entries.  Make sure you leave 2 separate comments telling me you did this.  
• Blog about this giveaway and receive 5 extra entries.  Make sure you leave 5 separate comments for this.

I'll draw the winner a week from today and announce it next Tuesday.

*  All of these cowls are for sale in my shop so if you wish to purchase one for a gift, you can do so by going here.


* Updated to add some outtakes from the photo shoot with Han.  

Hand Knit Cowl Giveaway!!!

I've been working my little fingers to the bone over here, trying to get some more winter accessories in the shop.  I'm loving all of these new items!  To celebrate, I'm doing another Follower Appreciation giveaway.

The winner of this giveaway can choose from any of the following cowl/neckwarmers.  Y'all know these things are H-O-T this season, right???  

Your prize will be custom knit so it will take me a few days to get it out to you, BUT this means you may choose another color than what I've got pictured here.

 chunky cowl in cranberry

 chunky cowl in chartreuse

 ribbed cowl in Nantucket blue

ribbed cowl in oatmeal

To enter:

Since this is a Follower Appreciation giveaway,  you must be a follower.  I had quite a few non-followers on the last giveaway and I had to delete their entries. :-(

• Leave a comment telling me that you're a follower and which cowl you'd like. 
• FB or Tweet about this giveaway for 2 extra entries.  Make sure you leave 2 separate comments telling me you did this.  
• Blog about this giveaway and receive 5 extra entries.  Make sure you leave 5 separate comments for this.

I'll draw the winner a week from today and announce it next Tuesday.

*  All of these cowls are for sale in my shop so if you wish to purchase one for a gift, you can do so by going here.


* Updated to add some outtakes from the photo shoot with Han.  

Linking to:

Get Your Craft on @ Today's Creative Blog 
Whatever Goes Weds @ Someday Crafts
Hookin' Up With HOH  
Giveaway Directory @ Someday Crafts
Market Yourself Monday @ Sumo's Sweet Stuff

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED

GIVEAWAY Winner!!

Thanks to everyone who entered the Follower Appreciation Winter Giveaway.

The winner of the hand-knit hat is Danielle from Life in the Patrick Household.

Here's the hat she chose.

 
If you missed this one, don't worry!  I'll be doing a few more of these from now until Christmas.  All will be for hand-knit items.  I've got a stash to bust and my family already has plenty hats and scarves.

Winter GIVEAWAY @ The Speckled Dog

Follower Appreciation Winter Giveaway!

Win a hand-knit hat from The Speckled Dog!

I know some parts of the country are already getting snow and to celebrate this and the fact that colder weather is just around the corner for the rest of us, I'm giving away one of the hats in my Etsy shop.  All you have to do is be a follower and leave a comment telling me which hat you'd like. 

Here's the link to my shop.  You can click over to the Hand Knits section to see the hats.

Hand-knits make a great gift for someone or for yourself.  Please note that I do take custom orders.  I can knit the hats already in the shop in any color you'd like or if you have a photo of a hat you like, you can convo me through etsy and I'll see if it's something I can do.  I can also knit armwarmers, legwarmers, cowls, scarves, socks, you name it.  If you have something in mind for someone special, send me a photo or a description of what you'd like and I can do it.


If you just want to win a hat, I can do that too.  :-)

GIVEAWAY ENDS Sunday night. I'll announce the winner on Monday!

Sponsor Giveaway - Inspired Mama Designs

Jessica from Inspired Mama Designs, one of my new sponsors, is hosting a giveaway over on her blog.  

Here are all of the details.  Make sure to visit her blog to enter!!

How About Another Giveaway?

As we get closer to the Holiday Season, I realize that many of us will be shopping for gifts for our friends and family.  Whenever we have the opportunity to find something "so perfect", it becomes so exciting that we can't wait to give it to the other person.  What better way than to find something you can personalize?

I've decided that I'm going to do an October Giveaway for the Holidays to help us both out.  Not only will it give you an chance to win a Customizeable NameART or WordART for your loved one, but it will, hopefully, boost my following as well.  However, there are going to be 3 Winners!

That's right, I am going to offer 3 prizes, actually!  I will be choosing the names at random, on October 29th.

• The Grand Prize is an 8x10 Customizable NameART or WordART - worth $20. 

• Second Prize is a $10 Gift Certificate to Inspired Mama Designs Etsy Shop.

• The Third Prize is a pair of earrings from my Inspired Mama Designs Etsy Shop (choose one pair out of stock). 

Here's how you can enter - The more you do, the more entries you get!  Choose 1 or all to do!
Each of these items will give you one (1) entry:

1. Add yourself as a Follower of this blog if you aren't already
2. Post a Comment below this post telling me what you'd choose for a NameART or WordART (i.e. Baby's name, Inspiring words, etc.)
3. "Like" my Facebook Inspired Mama Designs Fan Page
4. Post to my Inspired Mama Designs Fan Page wall that you are entering the October Giveaway
5. Post a comment with your Facebook Profile Name (so I can find you when you post on my Fan Page wall) below this post
6. Suggest to a Friend on Facebook and have them post on my FB Fan Page wall that YOU sent them
7. Current Followers of my blog will automatically be entered into the drawing.

Go here to enter!! 

GIVEAWAY WINNER

Sorry for the delay!  I took a small blog break for a couple of days.  I'll be back later today with a new post.

The winner of the Hand Knit Birdie giveaway is Michelle from Don't Look Back and Say If.  Congrats, Michelle.  I'm sending your e-mail off to Kristen so she can get with you on your prize. 

Thanks to everyone who participated!

Last Day to Enter - GIVEAWAY Repost

Today's the last day to enter to win one of these.

 The giveaway is for one of these little fellas:

To enter (make sure you leave ONE comment for each entry)

1. Be or become a Speckled Dog follower and a follower of the Sugar Foots Shop blog.  This is worth one entry and is required to be eligible for the giveaway.
2. Visit the Sugar Foots Etsy shop and come back here to let us know what your favorite item is.  This is worth three additional entries.
3. Blog, tweet or Facebook about this giveaway for five additional entries.

That's nine chances to win one of these cuties!

Giveaway ends 10/8.  Winner will be announced 10/9.

**  If you are interested in becoming a Speckled Sponsor, click here.




Go HERE to leave your comment and enter!!

Giveaway Repost - Win A Hand-Knit Birdie

I'd like to introduce you to the newest Speckled Sponsor, Sugar Foots Shop.






Sugar Foots Shop was founded by Kristen Cast in 2009.  The shop specializes in sewn and hand knit items for children.  Kristen describes her shop as, "A collection of unique and modern designs and gifts by artist and mom, Kristin Cast. Hand made from my home to yours.  Giving you smiles one stitch at a time..."


More about Kristen and Sugar Foots Shop.
Being a Mom of 6 year old twin boys and a 3 year old little girl gives me the ability and joy to experience the simple faith of a child through their eyes.  I get the privilege of all of those amazing feelings you get from the great mysteries and magic we all remember from our childhood: the Tooth Fairy, your favorite stuffed animal that protected you as you slept from the monsters under our bed and in our closets, the wonder of Santa Claus, or just the joy from getting a new toy.  My kids are what inspired me to create The Sugar Foots Shop.  I have a growing collection of hand knits and many other gifts designed and created by myself.  I hope they will bring smiles to you and your kiddos for years to come!

Now on to the giveaway deets.  The giveaway will be for one of these little fellas:

To enter (make sure you leave ONE comment for each entry)

1. Be or become a Speckled Dog follower and a follower of the Sugar Foots Shop blog.  This is worth one entry and is required to be eligible for the giveaway.
2. Visit the Sugar Foots Etsy shop and come back here to let us know what your favorite item is.  This is worth three additional entries.
3. Blog, tweet or Facebook about this giveaway for five additional entries.

That's nine chances to win one of these cuties!

Giveaway ends 10/8.  Winner will be announced 10/9.

Go HERE to leave your entry comments.

**  If you are interested in becoming a Speckled Sponsor, click here.

CSN Gift Certificate WINNER

The WINNER of the $40 CSN Stores gift certificate is #20.  That would be Resa from Boo Turtle.

Yay for Resa!!!

I'll be contacting you shortly with the 411.

Thanks to everyone who entered!! 


Click below to enter my new giveaway.

New Sponsor and a Super Cute Giveaway

I'd like to introduce you to the newest Speckled Sponsor, Sugar Foots Shop.








Sugar Foots Shop was founded by Kristen Cast in 2009.  The shop specializes in sewn and hand knit items for children.  Kristen describes her shop as, "A collection of unique and modern designs and gifts by artist and mom, Kristin Cast. Hand made from my home to yours.  Giving you smiles one stitch at a time..."


More about Kristen and Sugar Foots Shop.
Being a Mom of 6 year old twin boys and a 3 year old little girl gives me the ability and joy to experience the simple faith of a child through their eyes.  I get the privilege of all of those amazing feelings you get from the great mysteries and magic we all remember from our childhood: the Tooth Fairy, your favorite stuffed animal that protected you as you slept from the monsters under our bed and in our closets, the wonder of Santa Claus, or just the joy from getting a new toy.  My kids are what inspired me to create The Sugar Foots Shop.  I have a growing collection of hand knits and many other gifts designed and created by myself.  I hope they will bring smiles to you and your kiddos for years to come!

Now on to the giveaway deets.  The giveaway will be for one of these little fellas:

To enter (make sure you leave ONE comment for each entry)

1. Be or become a Speckled Dog follower and a follower of the Sugar Foots Shop blog.  This is worth one entry and is required to be eligible for the giveaway.
2. Visit the Sugar Foots Etsy shop and come back here to let us know what your favorite item is.  This is worth three additional entries.
3. Blog, tweet or Facebook about this giveaway for five additional entries.

That's nine chances to win one of these cuties!

Giveaway ends 10/8.  Winner will be announced 10/9.

**  If you are interested in becoming a Speckled Sponsor, click here.



Linking to:
Sunday Sweeps Link-up @ My Backyard Eden
Making Monday Marvelous @ C.R.A.F.T. 
Market Yourself Monday @ Sumo's Sweet Stuff 
Monday's Edition of Giveaways @ Simply Stacie 

GIVEAWAY HAS CLOSED

Another CSN Stores Giveaway!!

I know, I know, I'm like two days late on this post.  We certainly had quite the weekend around here.  We hosted a game party for Han and I think we ended up with seven 11 year old kids and four of those spent the night and went to church with me yesterday morning.  I'd been thinking that with them being at that age, I could just provide the snacks and then lock myself away to get all of my blog work done.  Yeah... not so much.  Do you know how loud seven kids are when they're all trying to talk yell over each other?  Oh my!!  Anyway, we can just say that I didn't get too much accomplished this weekend.  

Anywho, it's time to announce my giveaway!

I know that most of you have already heard of CSN Stores because there have been giveaways all over blogland this summer (I even hosted one myself), but CSN Stores encompasses so many different stores that it's just impossible for everyone to know what every store has to offer.  So I'll attempt to feature a store I hadn't seen before.  

The store I want to feature involves one of the next rooms I'm planning to tackle, the dining room.  This store, Dining Rooms Direct, is so awesome because you can buy a complete set or you can customize a set yourself.  See, the tables and the chairs can all be purchased separately.  I know when I've looked at dining sets before, I could never find the perfect one.  There was always something I didn't like about either the table to the chairs.  With Dining Rooms Direct, you can pick exactly what you want.  You can search by every kind of material, finish, height, style and shape.   You can choose a table from one set and add it to chairs from another!   The possibilities are endless!  This store would even be perfect for those of you who've scored and made over the perfect table, but have no chairs to go with it.

Ok, now on to what you're really here for, the deets of the giveaway.  

I'm giving away one $40 gift certificate to CSN Stores.  You can spend this in any of the 200+ stores that they have to offer.  To enter, all you need to do is be a follower. S

Well, almost.  Instead of running this giveaway off of comments, I've decided to try a linky.  If you are already a follower, just link up.  If you're not a follower yet, become one and then link up.  You can link up with your main blog page. For the contest entry field you can just put your first name and then your blog name.


***  When linking up, if you receive an error that says - Server Error in '/' Application, don't worry, your link still went through.  If you don't see your link, please let me know.

The contest ends on Sept 24th and I'll announce a winner on the 25th. 

GOOD LUCK!!

Linking to:

Great Giveaways @ Coupon Clippin' Mommy
We Want it Weds @ Mom's Most Wanted
Sunday Sweepstakes @ My Backyard Eden

Handmade Marketplace Giveaway - WINNER

Congratulations to Jessica from Inspired Momma Designs, who was lucky number 47, on winning my giveaway for a copy of the book, The Handmade Marketplace! 

Thanks to everyone who entered!.  I'll probably do another giveaway on the book again in November, because it really is an excellent book and it has some excellent information for anyone who has or wants to start their own crafty business.

Make sure you stop by after tomorrow for another CSN Stores gift card giveaway!

GIVEAWAY - REPOST

This is it!  Today's the day!  It's time for a GIVEAWAY!

I'm giving away a copy of "The Handmade Marketplace: How to Sell Your Crafts Locally, Globally, and On-Line" by Kari Chapin.  

This book is perfect for anyone interested in getting their craft business off the ground.  

Publisher Comments:

It's an exciting new world for crafters. Handmade is hip, creativity is what the market wants, and there are many profitable sales opportunities that didn't exist a few short years ago. For crafters who have more confidence running a sewing machine than setting up a Web site, The Handmade Marketplace breaks down and makes sense of the global possibilities for marketing and selling crafts. 

First, determine the right price for every item — not too expensive and definitely not too cheap. Whether the product is beaded jewelry or felted slippers, illustrations or tote bags, author Kari Chapin helps crafters determine cost of goods, market competition, and the pros and cons of wholesale and retail sales. If the price is right, customers will buy.
Then it's on to selling. The boom in indie craft fairs and sites such as Etsy (Your place to buy and sell all things handmade) is providing artisans with an ever-expanding marketplace for handcrafted items. Chapin demystifies every venue. She explains the guidelines that craft fairs impose on exhibitors, the typical yearly calendar of shows, and how to start a new craft fair. 

For the crafter interested in online sales, there are tips on styling and propping crafts for photographs and technical explanations of how the most popular Web marketplaces run. Traditional brick and mortar consignment stores are still very good options for many crafters. Chapin explains how to approach shopkeepers and build strong relationships. 

Wrapping everything up with media advice and tips on how to get the word out, The Handmade Marketplace is the sales and marketing bible that today's crafters need.

Reader Reviews:

By isabellawhitney
The Handmade Marketplace is an excellent source of information for the independent entrepreneur. Chapin touches on all the necessary information for anyone interested in starting their own handmade/craft brand from home. I am currently working on a high-school senior independent-study program where I am crafting my own brand. The Handmade Marketplace could not be a more perfect book for my project. I have read through many similar books, but this is by far my favorite. Chapin somehow makes what could seem like an overwhelming task manageable. The book also provides advice and interviews from so many successful, talented people who have made strides in the online indie world. As an added bonus, the book is pleasing to look at. The illustrations are beautiful and inspiring in themselves.  

By ML Risley

Beyond being a super cute and attractive book, Kari's Handmade Marketplace will no doubt be the craft/indie business bible for at least the next 10 years. Questions about business cards? Social marketing? Selling wholesale or consignment? Using Etsy, Artfire or other online venues? It's all there, plus cute illustrations, stories told in the first person by today's most promising artists and crafters, and bits of information crammed into every nook and cranny. I get bored easily and rarely read a reference book cover to cover, but this one I did and have gone back and read parts twice. Highly recommended for those starting out in the business and to those with experience (I've been selling for over 5 years and found loads of good tips in Kari's book). This book should be on every crafters bookshelf. 

By Holly Becker

A must buy small business book! Kari helps readers who are looking to launch their crafting business in several areas from how to determine cost of goods, handling market competition, the pros and cons of wholesale versus retail sales, tips on styling and propping crafts for photographs, technical explanations of how the most popular online marketplaces work, how to approach bloggers to get your work featured (the section where I stepped in with my own ideas), how to approach shopkeepers and build strong relationships, record keeping, showing your work at craft fairs and more - 218 pages of current concrete advice from Kari and her 30 contributors. I must reveal that I am one of these contributors, I wrote 3 pages of the book (pages 125-127) about how a business can attract attention from their favorite blogs.  Kari did a beautiful job organizing a myriad of topics from so many voices and created an easy to follow small business book that is not at all boring (most business books can be a real snooze-a-thon) or overly technical (yawn) - instead it's smart, fresh and easy to digest and most of all, gives small business owners the tips and tools that they need to either get started or to keep going strong and forward with their business.  The best $10 you'll ever spend!

To enter:
Please leave one comment for each entry.  Entry coments should be left under the orig giveaway post.

1. Be or become a follower.  This is worth 2 entries.
2. Tweet about the giveaway.  This is worth 1 entry.
3. Post on your blog about my giveaway.  This is worth 5 entries.

Last day to enter is Thursday, Sept 2nd.  I'll have Hannah pick a random number on the morning of Friday,  Sept 3rd, and I'll announce the winner later that day.

GOOD LUCK!! 

Linking to:
Frugal Friday @ The Shabby Nest 
New Friend Friday @ The Girl Creative
Frugalicious Friday @ Finding fabulous

GIVEAWAY

This is it!  Today's the day!  It's time for a GIVEAWAY!

I'm giving away a copy of "The Handmade Marketplace: How to Sell Your Crafts Locally, Globally, and On-Line" by Kari Chapin.  

This book is perfect for anyone interested in getting their craft business off the ground.  

Publisher Comments:

It's an exciting new world for crafters. Handmade is hip, creativity is what the market wants, and there are many profitable sales opportunities that didn't exist a few short years ago. For crafters who have more confidence running a sewing machine than setting up a Web site, The Handmade Marketplace breaks down and makes sense of the global possibilities for marketing and selling crafts. 

First, determine the right price for every item — not too expensive and definitely not too cheap. Whether the product is beaded jewelry or felted slippers, illustrations or tote bags, author Kari Chapin helps crafters determine cost of goods, market competition, and the pros and cons of wholesale and retail sales. If the price is right, customers will buy.
Then it's on to selling. The boom in indie craft fairs and sites such as Etsy (Your place to buy and sell all things handmade) is providing artisans with an ever-expanding marketplace for handcrafted items. Chapin demystifies every venue. She explains the guidelines that craft fairs impose on exhibitors, the typical yearly calendar of shows, and how to start a new craft fair. 

For the crafter interested in online sales, there are tips on styling and propping crafts for photographs and technical explanations of how the most popular Web marketplaces run. Traditional brick and mortar consignment stores are still very good options for many crafters. Chapin explains how to approach shopkeepers and build strong relationships. 

Wrapping everything up with media advice and tips on how to get the word out, The Handmade Marketplace is the sales and marketing bible that today's crafters need.

Reader Reviews:

By isabellawhitney
The Handmade Marketplace is an excellent source of information for the independent entrepreneur. Chapin touches on all the necessary information for anyone interested in starting their own handmade/craft brand from home. I am currently working on a high-school senior independent-study program where I am crafting my own brand. The Handmade Marketplace could not be a more perfect book for my project. I have read through many similar books, but this is by far my favorite. Chapin somehow makes what could seem like an overwhelming task manageable. The book also provides advice and interviews from so many successful, talented people who have made strides in the online indie world. As an added bonus, the book is pleasing to look at. The illustrations are beautiful and inspiring in themselves.  

By ML Risley

Beyond being a super cute and attractive book, Kari's Handmade Marketplace will no doubt be the craft/indie business bible for at least the next 10 years. Questions about business cards? Social marketing? Selling wholesale or consignment? Using Etsy, Artfire or other online venues? It's all there, plus cute illustrations, stories told in the first person by today's most promising artists and crafters, and bits of information crammed into every nook and cranny. I get bored easily and rarely read a reference book cover to cover, but this one I did and have gone back and read parts twice. Highly recommended for those starting out in the business and to those with experience (I've been selling for over 5 years and found loads of good tips in Kari's book). This book should be on every crafters bookshelf. 

By Holly Becker

A must buy small business book! Kari helps readers who are looking to launch their crafting business in several areas from how to determine cost of goods, handling market competition, the pros and cons of wholesale versus retail sales, tips on styling and propping crafts for photographs, technical explanations of how the most popular online marketplaces work, how to approach bloggers to get your work featured (the section where I stepped in with my own ideas), how to approach shopkeepers and build strong relationships, record keeping, showing your work at craft fairs and more - 218 pages of current concrete advice from Kari and her 30 contributors. I must reveal that I am one of these contributors, I wrote 3 pages of the book (pages 125-127) about how a business can attract attention from their favorite blogs.  Kari did a beautiful job organizing a myriad of topics from so many voices and created an easy to follow small business book that is not at all boring (most business books can be a real snooze-a-thon) or overly technical (yawn) - instead it's smart, fresh and easy to digest and most of all, gives small business owners the tips and tools that they need to either get started or to keep going strong and forward with their business.  The best $10 you'll ever spend!

To enter:
Please leave one comment for each entry.

1. Be or become a follower.  This is worth 2 entries.
2. Tweet about the giveaway.  This is worth 1 entry.
3. Post on your blog about my giveaway.  This is worth 5 entries.

I'll have Hannah pick a random number on the morning of Friday,  Sept 3rd, and I'll announce the winner later that day.

GOOD LUCK!! 

Linking to:
Frugal Friday @ The Shabby Nest 
New Friend Friday @ The Girl Creative
Frugalicious Friday @ Finding fabulous
Met Monday @ Between Naps on the Porch 
Making the World Cuter 
Giveaway Directory @ Someday Crafts

Giveaway Friday @ AtticMag
Sunday Sweeps @ My Backyard Eden 
Giveaway Directory @ Someday Crafts 

*** This Giveaway is now Closed ***

CSN Giftcard Winner

Thanks to everyone who entered and a big shout-out to all of my new followers.  I promise to get back to posting more often. 

Charles picked a number at random and that number was 43, which is Nikki from Nikki's Nacs.  Congrats to Nikki!  I'll be e-mailing you tomorrow morning with the deets. 

I got another e-mail from CSN telling me I could either do another giveaway or a product review and I've decided to do another giveaway because they're more fun.  I'll put that post up early next week.