Final Winners of the Birthday Giveaway

Thank you all for celebrating with me this past month - it's been so much fun.  It truly is better to give than receive, and I have so enjoyed giving cool gifts like matches to Lisa Barranco, tape to Shawn Albritton, paper to Barbara Weikert, and cups to Jada Young.

So I'm sure you wondering what the final two gifts and who the two random winners are, right?

Karen Partin, I'll be sending some yummy chocolate your way.  What's a birthday without chocolate?? Chocolate from a designer shouldn't be ordinary....it should be beautiful painted tile chocolate, and.from New York of course!  Karen, enjoy!

Erin Albritton, a custom handwritten address stamp will be sent to you.  A beautiful return address is a wonderful gift to have - for sending out bday party invites, mailing bday cards to friends, and sending thank-you notes for all those gifts.  This stamp is special - it's from an artisan shop in my hometown. Enjoy, Erin!

{Karen and Erin, please contact us at info@shellywindham.com with your contact information.  Thank you.}

Thanks again to everyone for participating in all the birthday giveaways.  I'm especially looking forward to future blog posts on your recent suggestions.

Birthday Giveaway - the Grand Finale!

It's June 30th!  MY birthday!  And my uncle Mike's birthday too!
Guess what that means?  TWO GIVEAWAY GIFTS TODAY!

What birthday is complete without a good surprise?
So I'm not telling you what the two gifts are until I announce the two winners.  But I will tell you that I love each one, and I'd love to have them given to me for my birthday.

Here's what you need to do....
Post a comment to the Facebook page telling me what your most favorite or least favorite birthday gift has been.  I'd love to hear about it!  I'll select two random winners from all the comments at midnight tonight, June 30.  Good luck!  Pass the word!

This final birthday giveaway is only for our fans/followers in USA and Canada.

Birthday Giveaway #4

Happy birthday to my sweet grandma!  She's 74 years young today.  All of my creative genes have been passed down through her family.  She and my mom have creative juices flowing through their bodies that continue to inspire me each and every day.  To celebrate her birthday, let's have another giveaway!

For my husband's birthday, I made him a yummy Key Lime Cake.  Now, I'm not sure who will be making my birthday cake this week, but I bet they'd love to have these cool measuring cups to get the job done!  I've been eying these cool cups for a while now.  And since they're super artsy, I'm sure my grandma would approve!

So here's the deal today, please visit the Facebook page and leave a suggestion on the page wall for a future blog post.  Each suggested post will enter you in the giveaway, and tonight at midnight I'll pick a random winner!  Good luck!
giveaway is open to our fans/readers in U.S.A. and Canada only.

Birthday Giveaway #3

Happy birthday to my brother, Hesston! Let's have another giveaway!

What's better than having a birthday gift artfully wrapped with beautiful paper?  Perfect for a summer birthday, today's giveaway prize is a roll of Lilly Pulitzer wrapping paper.  You could also use this great paper to line drawers or cover books.

Now, pay attention to how to win today's gift:
You must "tag" Shelly Windham Interior Design in your Facebook status today.

For example, your status could read, "I really want to win the giveaway from Shelly Windham Interior Design."  or "I love reading posts from Shelly Windham Interior Design." or "Everyone should be a fan of Shelly Windham Interior Design."  Well, you get the point.

Obviously, you need to be a Facebook fan, which I hope you are already!  And you must actually "tag", which is done by typing the @ symbol, and well, hopefully you know the rest.  Good luck everyone!  A random winner will be selected after midnight tonight 6/15 and the winner's name will be announced tomorrow morning.  {Giveaway is available for our readers/fans in the U.S. and Canada only.}

Birthday Giveaway #2

Happy Monday everyone, and Happy Birthday to my sister-in-law, Lynn.  To celebrate, let's have another giveaway!  If you want to know more about my generosity this month, you can catch up by reading this post.

First, I'm sure you'd like to know what I'm giving away for birthday giveaway #2.....

How about some beautiful packing tape?  There are so many interesting tapes available these days.  For Christmas, my friend made a pin for me out of leopard print duct tape - it's so cool!  My parents recently picked up some Auburn packing tape for me - I'll be using it for Christmas packages next year.  I just recently grabbed a few rolls of damask packing tape at Michael's.  It's the same green as my logo, and we use it when we send packages out to clients.  It'd be nice to receive a birthday gift all taped up in beautiful green damask tape, don't you think?  So one of you will be getting a roll from me.

Second, now you want to know how to win it?

Just make a comment below this blog post.  That's all.  Good luck!

I'll announce a random winner tomorrow morning at 8am, you have until then to post a comment.  Remember this giveaway is for our readers in the U.S. and Canada only.

Birthday Giveaway #1

Let's Celebrate! with birthday giveaway item #1.

{shandells.com}

Shandell's offers a variety of vintage designs hand decoupaged on wooden matchbox covers - I'll be giving one of you a box with a vintage print of a beautiful orange amaryllis.  I'd love to pull a match out of this beautiful box to light my birthday cake candles, wouldn't you? 

So here's how you can win today's giveaway:

Visit our Facebook page, and "like" the post I've made about today's giveaway.  That's it!  You have until midnight, then I'll select one winner at random. 

*Happy Birthday today to my Aunt Elaine!

Let's Celebrate!

June is a big birthday month in our family - today is my husband's, later in the month we'll celebrate my brother's, sister-in-law's, aunt's, uncle's, grandmother's, and then end the month with mine.
Whew, it gets busy, but oh so fun!  See....

{me & my husband - my 30th birthday celebration last year}

Want to celebrate with me??
During the month of June, I'll be giving away several items that I wouldn't mind getting as a birthday gifts myself!  The giveaway rules will be simple, and will be posted each giveaway day.  Two things I suggest you do today:  "Follow" our blog, and "Like" our Facebook page. 
*This giveaway is limited to our followers & fans in the United States and Canada.

Announcing the winners of our {LOVE giveaway}!

Good morning everyone and Happy Valentine's Day!
Love is in the air and we're excited to announce the 2 winners of our {LOVE giveaway}.

First of all, thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway! I kept track of a all the entries, taking into account all the extra entries for posting on Facebook and/or blogging about the giveaway. Then I randomized the list and used random.org to pick the winners.   So congratulations #14 (spoon), and #8 (chocolate)! Oh wait, you still don't know who you are...hehe, the suspense is killing you, right?

Ok, drum roll please........Congratulations to Teale (spoon) and Heather (chocolate)!  Email us at info@shellywindham.com to claim your prizes!   Remember, the winners were selected at random, but I'm sure you'd still like to see what each of them said about their most loved piece.....

Teale loves her piano:  "My favorite piece of furniture/accessory in our home is our piano. My grandmother purchased it used in the 1950s. It is a Lester "Betsy Ross Spinnet" model from the 40s. It still has the original price sticker inside... $979. I love that it shows a little bit of wear marked by years of use, from my grandmother, my uncles, my mother, and myself... all that practicing through many years of lessons. I hope to pass it along to my daughter one day, and hope she grows to love to play as much as I do."

Heather loves her dining table:  "My house isn’t filled with antiques; in fact, it is still a work in progress. Our families haven’t passed down heirloom pieces to us that are displayed throughout our home. When my husband and I bought our first home together we knew that we wanted to be able to have pieces of furniture that would be used lovingly today and then passed down to generations yet to come. After scouring furniture stores for weekends on end, we finally found our first piece of furniture that does just that - our dining table with the Irish-ring style chairs. Our furniture isn’t just used for special occasions, we love sitting here and having family dinners. I hope that one day when the pieces go to our children and on to theirs, they too will remember the good memories, the laughs and the special times that we have had around this table."

If you'd like to see the other entries, visit our Facebook page and view the {Love Giveaway} photo album.

I'd love to share my favorite with you today - my dining table.  It was custom made by one of my favorite furniture manufacturers, Mackenzie Dow.  Made in West Virginia of Black Appalachian Cherry, I love that it's made in the USA and by people that I know.  I love that it's hand-planed showing a natural distressing which will become more distressed by the little ones that dine over the years.  I love that it extends out to seat our entire extended family for parties and celebrations.  I love that it's a piece of furniture that my husband and I both wanted, saved for, and purchased together.  We love having people in our home for meals and know the importance of having our family dine together as often as possible.  This is our heirloom piece we plan to pass down to future generations. We love it! 

 

{Please excuse the lack of rug in the dining room...I'm still looking for one that I love!  A designer's home is no different than anyone else's home....a continous work in progress!}

More Love Inspiration

Just thought I'd say Happy Friday and leave you with a few more images that stir up thoughts of love with their red and pink color palettes.

Thibaut's Julie Damask in Raspberry wallpaper

Thibaut's Cypress Collection in Red fabric/wallpaper

Speaking of love, this may be the last reminder you'll get from me about the great Love Giveaway.  Deadline to enter is Sunday, February 13th at midnight.  The cute little silver "I Love You" spoon and the tempting-to-open box of Chocolates arrived to the office yesterday.  We can't wait to ship them off to one of you!!  Check out the Facebook page - pictures are being posted of the entries. 

Loving the entries....

Have you submitted your entry for our {Love giveaway} yet?  There's still time, as the giveaway doesn't end until February 13th.  We've posted some of the entries thus far on our Facebook page, so head on over and take a look and what our fans love!

{LOVE giveaway}

Since February is a time to reflect on love, we're taking this opportunity to announce our {LOVE giveaway}.  From now until Valentine's you have a chance to tell us what {a} room, {b} piece of furniture, or {c} home accessory you truly love.

Here's how to enter:
{1} Email a clear photo of your most loved room/furniture/accessory to info@shellywindham.com {subject: love} and tell why you love it.
{2} Leave a comment here (on this post) that you did the above.
{3} You will be entered again if you...Mention this giveaway event on your own blog {and don't forget to link back to this blog!}, then comment here to let us know you did.
{4} You will be entered yet again if you...Share this giveaway event on Facebook {and of course become a fan of our Facebook page}, then comment here to let us know you did.
{5} Then wait to see if you're the lucky winner {selected at random}.  This giveaway event starts today, February 1, and ends on midnight of February 13.  The winner will be announced on Valentine's Day, February 14.  Giveaway is open to residents of USA and Canada only.

Now, what will you win??

One lucky person will receive a cool vintage spoon inscribed with "I Love You".  I purchased this on Etsy and it is marketed as a garden marker, but it could be used as a really cute gift tag, or if I had one I'd use it for a sugar spoon.

The other lucky winner will receive a box of Romanicos Chocolate, specifically from their Piccolo Art Collection which features assorted hand painted chocolates filled with all kinds of yummy things!

We plan to showcase some of the entries via our Facebook page, so get to work taking those photos!  Ok, good luck everyone!!

Spread the Word

Ok folks, start spreading the word!  Next Tuesday, February 1st we'll be announcing a great giveaway!  Stay tuned....

BONUS Contest - today only!

In addition to this week's Wreath Contest, I'm adding a BONUS contest - today only!

Here's the scoop:  One lucky person will receive a year's subscription to one of my favorite magazines, Traditional Home.  It's just another way for us to say, "Merry Christmas" to you!  Simply become our fan on Facebook and leave a comment (on the Facebook post regarding this contest) telling us about the best gift you either received or gave for Christmas.  That's it!  The winner will be selected by random draw.  Good luck!

Contest ends at midnight tonight, 12/7/10.  Winner will be announced tomorrow.

It's Contest Time!

Tis the season everyone!  Not sure about you, but I am in full swing of preparing my home for Christmas.  And where must you start with decor to welcome Christmas spirit?  The front door, of course!

photo from SouthernAccents.com

This week, SWID will have a Front Door Christmas Wreath Contest.  Simply post a picture of your own wreath/front entry to our Facebook page, and this Friday (12/10) evening we will select a winner.  Not sure what we're looking for - most beautiful, creative, crazy, festive,...but we'll know it when we see it!   So post those pictures!

"What will I win?", you ask?  We will ship the winner of our contest, this great book:

**Please submit your picture by 5pm on 12/10 on our Facebook page.  Remember to "like" our page in order to be a valid entry.  The winner will be contacted via Facebook.  Good luck!!