Last Day to Enter

Today is the last day to enter the - Name My Trellis Wallpaper Competition.  If you want to make a last minute suggestion just enter it in the comments section HERE.  There certainly has been some great suggestions.

I will announce the winner here on the blog on Monday.

Have a great weekend.

x

Anna

image by sfgirlbybay.blogspot.com

Help Me Name My Trellis Wallpaper

Here's a box full of my wallpaper designs for Porters Paints.  It's getting very close with all the designs now signed off and colourways chosen.  If you have dropped into our store of late you will know that our back 2 rooms are currently closed as we are redecorating them around my new wallpaper collection.   We will also be photographing these rooms in the coming weeks as they will be used in the advertising for the new collection.  There is exciting times ahead I promise!! 

Here's a little sneak peek below of some of the designs and colourways....

It's hard to see in this picture however, I wanted the collection to have a beautiful hand-drawn look.  I didn't want it to look like it had been generated by a computer.  My favourite design is going to be called - Round and Round the Garden and it isn't in the picture above.  You will have to wait until we launch in a couple of months time to see it.  The trellis is yet to be named and the stripe is going to be called Higgledy Piggledy Stripe. 

I was thinking it might be fun for you, my readers to name the trellis!!  What do you think?  I am opening this up to you and I hope that you will leave your ideas for the trellis name here in the comments section of this post.  The person who thinks of the name I select will be sent 3 free rolls of my wallpaper in any colour/design they choose and this is open to readers anywhere in the world. 

Please make sure you leave your email address when you leave your idea in the comments section below so that I can contact you!!

If you are unable to leave a comment here, then just email me - anna@blackandspiro.com.au and I will add your idea into the comment section below fo you.

The 3 free rolls will be sent out just after we launch the collection in a couple of months time.  However, I need to decide on a name in the next week so this is open until next Friday 16th March, 2012.

Hope you will join in the fun!!

Anna

xx

CSN Winner

Congrats to  Heidi !

I went to random.org to select a winner and her number came up!

Have fun shopping at CSN stores!

I will email you the winning code soon.

$35 CSN Giveaway

Hi Friends!

I am happy to start this week off with another giveaway.

Just in time for a sweet little Valentine's treat, don't ya think!?

I love giving stuff away

and of course, winning is so much fun too!

All you have to do to be entered to win a $35 gift card is leave a comment telling me what

you would buy if you won!

And if you don't need anything, well than this is the perfect opportunity to wrap it up

and send it to someone you love!

After all, CSN has so much to offer.

Like these soft children's rain boots for only $12!

Or if you feel like adding a little decor to a room in your house or a piece of furniture, Wallie stickers are the best. They are easy to apply and remove. I have some Heart Wallies in my Laundry Room, but these adorable wall stickers here are called, Lollipop Wallies. 

And of course they have lots of other things, like pillows, bibs, tea cups, kitchen appliances and some really nice furniture too, like this Eames Lounge Chair.

 

So come visit CSN Stores, All Modern, or Joss & Main and then leave me a comment telling me what you would like if you won. I will use random.org to announce the winner on February 12!

Good luck! 

The Winner is . . .

I went to Random.org to find out who won a copy of Roaring Lions, Cracking Rocks and Other Gems From Proverbs, by Warren Baldwin and the winner was number 4.

Congrats to Russanna !

I know you will love it.

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Order a Copy Here

 

Happy Tuesday Friends!

Book Review & Giveaway

Roaring Lions, Cracking Rocks and Other Gems from Proverbs, by Warren Baldwin is a Gem of its own!

I started reading Roaring Lions last month and found it to be an insightful book based on biblical proverbs. It was so engaging that I wanted to read much of it all in one sitting, but instead I chose to use it as a devotional and read some each day so that I could reflect on each section.

On several occasions, I found myself texting my husband to share sentences that I found to be inspirational. Other times, when we were laying next to each other in bed reading, I kept interrupting his focus, because I would read him a few paragraphs aloud that I thought were helpful! 

Certain sections really spoke to my heart and made me take a deeper look. For instance on the subject of honesty in relationships, "When people with pure hearts meet, there is a mutuality of openness and authenticity between them...They do not fret about what the other person will think because their goal is to be faithful and true to what they are expressing. They know that lesser characters may take offense at the honesty and scurry away, but larger and grander souls will gravitate towards such faithful communication." (30)

The book of Proverbs is one of my favorite sections in the Bible. I appreciate the proverbs' poetic form of instruction. In Roaring Lions, I enjoyed the way Mr. Baldwin was able to draw from his own personal experiences and relate to many of the proverbs. His examples are not only interesting, but I believe they help to give readers a clearer meaning of each verse, as he gives concrete example of ways that we can apply the biblical principles to our own lives.

Mr Baldwin is offering one of my readers a chance to win a signed copy of his book! Leave me a comment today to be entered in a drawing. I will select a winner on February 1st using Random.org.

Good Luck to you all!

Baldwin has been married for 29 years, has 3 children and has ministered with his wife for 29 years now. 

For more information please visit his website at Family Fountain.

The CSN Winner is . . .

I went to http://www.random.org/ to find out who the

lucky winner

was and it selected 

comment #4! 

Congratulations to

Melanie!!

((I hope you find some boots you like :))  

Win a Gift Card to CSN Stores

Today,
I am just tickled pink,
because I get to offer my bloggy friends a giveaway! 

Yep, friends, you have a chance to win some spending money! CSN, a network of over 200 online stores, is offering a giveaway on my blog! 

I browsed through a few of their websites and saw several things that I love. I already know what I would buy if I was the winner!

I am a shopper. Oh yes, when I come a
cross a great find I am happy. Seriously happy! ...and according to a new study many other women feel the same way. In fact, it claims that women get just as aroused looking at shopping ads as they do thinking about sex. Although, I am sure our husbands don't want to
hear that so, shhhh.

Oh, and speaking of great finds, check out this cute little princess potty that I stumbled on. I love it! CSN sells this and a variety of other things. They sell tools, patio furniture, office supplies, designer shoes, dining room chairs and
so much more.

So how do you get in on this sweet deal? All you have to do
to win a $35.00 gift certificate to use on any of CSN shopping sites is leave me a comment telling me what kind of items you would be interested in buying if you won! 

Be sure to include your email address so that I can contact you and let you know if you're the lucky winner. (Although, in my book friends, you are all winners.) But I'm sure it would be fun to be the winner of a gift card too!

The contest ends on Tuesday, November 2. So be sure to leave a comment. I will use random.org to generate the winner and post the results on Wednesday. In the mean time, check out their website at CSNstores.com

This contest is open to residents of the USA and Canada.  (Please note: Extra International shipping fees may apply on Canadian orders.)

A very Happy Tuesday to you friends!