Overachiever Awards

So I didn't win the custom bag prize from Solsisters Studio, but I did win the second best thing. A $10 gift certificate and free shipping for being an overachiever in her contest. I used it towards buying the gorgeous bag above, which will be perfect for Spring. I liked her idea so much that I stole it, with her permission of course.

Anyone who has at least 5 out of 9 entries in my contest will go into a second drawing. I will draw 2 names to win a $10 gift certificate to my shop and free shipping! There are many items in my shop that are under $10 or close to it, or you can use it towards a scarf for next year. I will also be adding a number of spring items this week that you can wait to check out.

If you have already entered the contest but have under 5 entries you can still complete one more of the steps to get into this second drawing. As a reminder these are the ways to qualify:


1. For one easy entry just visit my Etsy shop, Lenox Knits, and tell me what your favorite item is.
2. For another easy entry follow me on Twitter and Tweet to all your followers about the Beating the Blues Contest.
3. Because it involves more effort on your part I will give you 2 entries for blogging about this Contest.
4. If you add my lovely new blog widget to your blog or myspace page, there is code for each, you will get an additional 2 entries.
5. And finally I would be thrilled if you signed up for my new newsletter and will give 3 entries for following through with the steps to submit your e-mail address. I promise not to spam you and you can unsubscribe any time. I will be e-mailing specials and deals seasonally.



Just let me know when you comment how many entries you had before. I'm going to extend the contest until 12:00 Sunday afternoon, Central time, March 8th. I counted up my totals so far and as of this afternoon I had 181 entries and there were 14 people qualified for the overachievers prizes. They are:

1. Sherry
2. Joy
3. Kristin at My Art and the Mom in Me
4. CB
5. Mariposa Farm Alpacas
6. LadyErlynne
7. Jo Hoffacker
8. Debbie
9. Charlene S Noto
10. TiLT
11. cdziuba
    
12. Cheryl F. (The Lucky Ladybug)
13. valerie2350
14. Christa
    

If you think you qualify and I missed you please let me know.

I also wanted to share my other winning from this week. I won this gorgeous button pendant from Alterity! It is absolutely stunning in person and I love how she sets the mood in her photos. She does amazing things with vintage buttons and I'm thrilled to have one of her creations for myself.

Sneak Peek

For anyone who happens to check in this weekend I just wanted to give you a sneak peek to what I'm working on this weekend. I don't know if anyone besides my husband has noticed that I've been particularly crabby lately. Notice the flower above, it was part of a valiant effort to cheer me up this week. It's the middle of winter blues that always hit me right about now. I got so excited last week when I came across SolSisters Studio's blog giveaway. I decided I needed another little pick me up so I have something planned of my own that will be fully revealed on Monday. I hope you will check it out.

I have also signed up with Bravenet.com to set up a newsletter. They also have a lot of other free services for bloggers that I have yet to fully explore. If you are interested in getting some specials and updates delivered to your in box from me please feel free to sign up. I tried it out with a different e-mail account and the sign up process is very painless. I promise not to spam you and it will most likely be a seasonal newsletter. I hope everyone has a good weekend!

Custom Blog Designs and giveaways

I got a nice surprise last week when Diana from Custom Blog Designs told me I was her Visitor of the Week. That meant I got a free graphic from her of my choice. I asked her to make me a blinking ad box. I had just recently had some work done by NewShop that I was happy with but I hadn't thought I would need a blinking ad. I decided after seeing them on my site that they really were more eye-catching than the standard ones, so I was wanting one. She took the ad I had already and added other images to it to make it blink. I am thrilled with how it came out. For some reason it won't let me post the blinking ad on here but you can see it on the margin of her site, under visitor of the week, and I'll be using it in some Project Wonderful ads this week.


I am in awe of graphic designers. I am truly clueless to how it all works. She has some great prices on her blog designs including a basic blog makeover for $45. You really can't beat that. This week is her 1 year shop birthday so it is the perfect time to pay her a visit since she is having a giveaway and other promotions going on all week long.

Solsisters Studio is also having a great giveaway this week. She is giving away a $40 custom handbag like the one shown here or any other design of your choice. To enter you just have to sign up for her new newsletter. I have totally coveted her gorgeous designs and bright fabrics she uses for awhile so I would be thrilled to win!