Aug
10
2011
AUGUST GIVEAWAY!
I’ve had this entire giveaway all planned out since last month….but switched gears at the last second. Which caused me to be a bit late to the party. But let’s celebrate August anyways…who cares if it is half over 
One week from today my little girls will start out on the new adventure of another school year. I adore school supplies. Just like Oprah…I firmly believe there isn’t much better than a new 64 pack of fresh Crayolas. I wanted to offer up something fun and fresh that would evoke the start of new journey…without getting too cheesy with the “paper and crayons” routine.
But I have a serious weakness for paper products. {sorry lovely trees…I just can’t seem to help myself!}
1. chalkboard frame with paper clips.
2. journal for your thoughts.
3. Katie Daisy box of cards.
4. a fresh address book.
5. woodsy colored pencils.
This might be my favorite giveaway yet {although I say that every month}. Here’s a bit more info on each of the gifts!
I turned this frame into a chalkboard so you can leave yourself (or someone you love) little notes. Tiny embellished clothespins hold notes, business cards, or reminders. The frame has an easel back as well as a back hanger and can be hung/propped up in either direction. This would be PERFECT to use as a monthly calendar with a printable such as THIS, THIS, or THIS.
Katie Daisy is crazy gifted. I love her artwork and love this boxed set of “give away anytime” cards. There are four varieties included (I used one for display in the frame).
The colored pencils rocked my world. I could color all afternoon with these for sure.
The journal was purchased and embellished by me with a bit of lace and flowers. The address book had plenty of personality all on its own!
You know the drill! Leave a comment about what YOU would put in that frame…and you’ll be entered to win!
CONTEST WILL STAY OPEN UNTIL 9PM WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17TH.
Ok, prob not the reply you are looking for, but I would leave that frame as is! I love it!
Hope all is well in your corner of the world
I would put a picture of my kids in the frame for sure! They are the best! Do I get bonus entries since my birthday is this month AND daisies are my favorite? Hee hee! ~Link
I would put a picture of me and my sister in it!
LOVE it all! I would rotate out the little pumpkin’s & Hudson’s art masterpieces
I would put a photo of my three girls — a beautiful black and white that my sister took! — in that frame. (pick me, pick me, pick me!)
I would leave the frame just like it is. So colorful and fun!
I would put a picture of my two daughters in the frame – one from years ago when they were little!
WOW! I came over b/c I read 70piggies! Such a CUTE and awesome gift you sent to M!
I would love to be entered into your giveaway! I’m getting ready to take my one and only daughter’s Senior pictures soon, so I would for sure put her senior picture in the frame. Thanks for the chance and have a happy day!
Hi Jen – I LOVE this collection too. I am such a paperophile… While I have drawers and cubbards full of notecards and journals, I just could not pass this drawing up! So cute! I LOVE those notecards, especially the butterfly one. It would look so cute in my Curious K’s room! I think I would put the frame in my yellow kitchen with a sunflower painting in it. Then we could use it for family love notes. THANKS! Sarah
Love these things!! I would definetely put a pic of my three boys on their first day of school this year! All three will be in “big boy school” in two weeks!
I too, would leave the wonderful quote in the frame. It’s the second time I’ve seen that quote today. Those pencils are stinkin’ adorable.
I would put a picture of my niece in the frame! Nice giveaway!!
I love the way you have the frame now, so I’d probably leave it that way for a while, and then I would rotate out current pics of my puppy dog, since hes my fav subject to take photos of
I would put a picture of my 7-month-old boy…because he is the 4th child, and I don’t have a single picture of him on display!
Love love LOVE!! I would put a picture of my new 4 week old baby girl, or maybe my 2 year old kissing his baby sister, or hubby kissing his baby girl, or or or… some representation of my family for sure!
Love it all! I would put a pic of my 2 boys in the frame and one day I would love to put in a pic of my boys and their new baby sister from Ethiopia.
I would leave the print in the frame as is too! It’s so cute! LOVE this month’s giveaway!
Hi, Jenn! I love it all! I would put a picture of my 4 kiddos in the frame! Hope you are doing well.
I would use the frame in my classroom to frame “student of the month” pictures. All of this would be used in my classroom
What a fun collection! I heart Katie Daisy too. I would put a photo of my 3 kiddos in it and rotate with the seasons.
Fabulous! I think I would probably rotate about 5 of my black and white photos of the kids through this frame. Amazed by your talent.
I would put a sweet fall picture of my kiddos in the frame!
I’d put a picture of our newest addition to our family in it and then we could write messages to her on it until she gets home. : )
I would leave the frame as is! Too cute!!! Love your giveaway this month!
Sweet stuff !! The frame needs 6 sweet grandkid faces, don’t you think?
I would use the You are My Sunshine one…my daughter and I have a sweet inside joke about the song.
I would use this frame to put our sponsored child’s picture and we could write our thoughts and prayers on the chalkboard. I think I will do this even if I don’t win, it is a cute idea. And also LOVED your butterfly prints. I have a peacock wall with sheet music printed pictures that I love. Thanks for sharing all your great ideas.
Love it all!! Definitely I would put the “you are my sunshine” print in the frame! Adorable!!
I would put a picture of my three boys at the beach, my happy place! I love the Katie Daisy cards, I have several of her pictures in our house! I’m also a sucker for school supplied and still buy lots of crayons and markers this time of year even though I’m not teaching anymore.
I cannot even say how much I love this Jenn! So adorable!
I would switch out postcards from many different places in the world I have been and the postcards I have received from family and friends. The frame would also hold some of my favorite quotes. “Be the change you want to see in the world.” -Ghandi
I want to play! I love your calendar idea- think I’d do that and hang it in my kitchen instead of the ugly calendar and post it noted we have all over the fridge.
I love paper products and “anytime” cards are my favorite–I buy them everywhere. I wish I had more notes to write…wanna be my pen pal? 
LOVE your giveaways – one of these days, I just know I will win!!! I have the perfect picture to put in this frame – one of the few where my three kids are all looking at the camera and smiling! Thanks so much!!!!
You have the BEST taste! I think I would put to frame by my desk with a photo of my daughter in it.
I would pit a picture of my 4 boys in the frame, we were just in DC honoring my late uncle at a service at Arlington and I have some wonderful shots from that day that I would put on the frame.
Love this! I would put a pic of my favorite forever friends from one of ourr get-togethers….maybe from next month!!!!!!
What fun things! Love Katie Daisy! I think the frame would be a fun place to leave bible verses or something imspiration!
I love everything about this giveaway! I actually have some Katie Daisy prints (love them), including the one in the frame, but I think I’d put a print with a favorite quote or scripture in the frame. Beautiful items!
Hi! I love it the way it is..but I would probably change it out seasonly! So cute and your blog is great!
Without a doubt it would be a picture of my little girls (ages 9 and 6) hugging each other as they are the best of friends, and that makes my heart so very happy! Thank you for such an adorable giveaway! ~Jena
The newest photo of our Ethiopian daughter taken by another parent while we wait for our court date!
Oh so cute-I have a fascination with school supplies and spend way more time than I’d like to admit organizing them before my kiddos take them to school! LOL In the frame I would probably stick to this theme and put a picture of my kids on their first day of school!
Love all your giveaways but not so sure if I can join (I’m in South Africa?) Reading your blog for a year or 2 now and just LOVE it! Would put a photo of my 2 kids in the frame.
Jenn,
I am going to put a pic of myself in there, with the caption “what are you going to wear today Hot Stuff?” and position it on my dresser, so that I learn to use more of my wardrobe than just those darn yoga pants!!!!!
I know it’s lame perhaps, but I would put a family picture it if FOR SURE! Fun giveaway!
I’d bring it to school for the Student of the Week and have them write words to describe themselves around their picture!!! Love all the goodies!! Thanks!!!
I would also leave the frame just the way it is—it’s perfect!!!!!!!!
What a fun giveaway! My address book is a mess, so a new one would be lovely. I would put a picture of my 5 girls in the frame.
I would put a picture of my four little men at the beach in the frame! It is our favorite place to be!
I would put a picture of my 9 grandchildren I took Sunday at our mini-family reunion!
I would put either a picture of my husband & I in the frame….using the chalkboard portion to right love notes/funny notes to each other
OR
I would change it monthly with new pictures of my two Littles{Kamryn & Kaiden} – using the chalkboard portion to leave them a fun note or two!
I like it the way it is. So pretty:).
Jenn,
I love, love, LOVE this giveaway – thank you for offering it! I would put something simple, but special…a photo of my DD on her first day back to school. Fingers crossed!
Oh HEART HEART HEART!!! I have some of those Katie Daisy prints in my favorites on Etsy so I’d probably keep one of the cards in there just like you have. Either that or a b/w image of my kids
its a toss up between a pic of me and my hubby or my kids…. i guess we will see if i win…ps…the 17th is my bday:) thanks!
Oh, I love all of it! I would change out the frame each month to one of the 4 notecards. So cute! Hope I win!!!!
AMAZING giveaway! I do think this is one of the best ones you’ve assembled so far and I certainly do love me some Katie Daisy! So much talent that girl has. And the chalkboard frame, oh my! Thank you for hosting such an awesome giveaway, I hope you have a great day.
I would put a picture of my two year old son, Colsen!!!!
i would put a picture of my soon to be baby boys picture in there! due in september <3
A photo of my babies! But that you are my sunshine card would be darn cute in it too
Super CUTE! I love the colors and artwork! I think I would leave the frame just as it is!
Super CUTE the way it is but I think I would be tempted to put in B & W of my kiddos!
I would put a picture ofmy baby girl in the frame! Great giveaway! I would love to win!
This give away is so gorgeous, I would leave the current print in the frame as it’s winter here in Oz & this is so bright & cheery! Loved your butterfly collage – it goes perfectly with your bedroom! So impressed that the project was finished within a week of you buying the book…gave me a kick up the backside to finish some of my own!
Oh wow! such loveliness!!
I would put a picture of three little precious children who are living in Ethiopia with their parents as missionaries working at a school there. Their mum is a wonderful friend of mine who I miss so much as she has lived overseas for much of the past 5 years. The family visited australia for a few months this year to welcome their baby sister into the world but have returned to Addis a month ago and are so far away again. I have a gorgeous photo of the three blondies their mum sent me and I would love it to adorn this frame!
thanks for the opportunity!
How beautiful! I would definitely leave the frame as is…so cute!
Love these! I would put a photo of my daughter in the frame! Soooo cute!
I would put a picture of our Sept. Junk bonanza trip!
Well, I would probably leave it as is…I love it! Or put a pic of my sweet boys.
i would put a picture of my kids at the beach…
Love love love! I’d definitely put a picture of my gorgeous neice and nephew
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Love it just the way it is!!
This is tough… I just moved away from my family, so pictures of them are more precious than ever!
I would leave the frame pretty much as it, but put a picture of my girls and their Daddy in it. He works 2 jobs – sometimes doubles and on those days they don’t get to see him. I think this would be so cute to put a picture of them in it, leave it in our kitchen, and he could even write a little note on it when he comes home late at night, and is already at work when they wake up in the morning. As for the clothespins maybe he could clip the little bags of candy he brings home for them
Either way- the frame is super cute and so adorable! Great job!
I would put a picture of our little one we are adopting from Ethiopia. We have really enjoyed your blog and following
your adoption.
I’d like to create the back to school photo collage from my children’s first day of school. It’s such a big year~! My 8 year old will enter my favorite grade: 3rd. My 5 year old starts Kindergarten and our 3 year old will take his first steps into a preschool. SIgh… Thank you for the opportunity!~
I would put a picture of my son who is going off to kindergarten next week!
I would put a picture of my inspiration so when I looked at it everyday it can remind me of my desires and goals in LIFE!
I would of course put a picture of my son and daughter in the frame and hang it in the kitchen!
This is possibly the best giveaway I’ve ever seen. I adore Katie Daisy and wouldn’t change the frame at all!
I would leave the frame just as it is. What a great quote! A friend reminder every day to slow down because the biggest pleasures are often, the most simple. in the butterfly clips, I would try to rotate photos taken in my travels. Love!
Jenn – I don’t think I have ever entered your contest before but could not resist, first because Mr. D got me a big framed piece of art we saw during our trip to California for my birthday and guess what it is …the words to “you are my sunshine,” one of my favorite songs and one I have sung to little E many many times (you will love it). I also had to enter because my sweet boss lost his wife to cancer two years ago and he told me today that she most exhibits her spirit to him now through butterflies as they were her very favorite creature. We had a long discussion on butterflies because I shared with him that we took little E to the butterfly exhibit at Powell Gardens yesterday, it was so magical watching him become enchanted by these creatures. My picture for the frame would be E carefully and proudly holding a Monarch Butterfly (the correct way so as not to damage her wings) with a big smile on his face taken at the gardens yesterday on one of the prettiest summer days we have had yet!
Hoping this month will be my lucky month! XXX
a picture of my two precious kids-with africa on the bottom (for our boy in waiting)
I would definately put a picture of my daughter enjoying the summer! Love all of your giveaways! They are great!
I found your blog through a friends, and have loved reading about your adoption journey!
What a sweet blessing adoption is!
I LOVE the frame for this months giveway! I would frame a picture of my husband and I, I have the perfect spot for it in my house:)
I think I would put a goal I would like to set for our family – a new one for each season and leave inspiring notes on the frame to help us reach the goal!! Thanks for the chance to give this bundle a new home
What adorable stuff! I would put this verse in the frame:
“God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end” Ecc. 3:11
a picture of my beautiful children, taken by my favorite photographer!
{wink, wink, nudge, nudge}