We have a winner!

But first I have to admit that I sort of feel bad because we had some very enthusiastic entrants to this contest, namely, Alyssa from Near Normalcy and well… she didn’t win. Alyssa really really really really REALLY wanted the Elf.

I mean she REALLY wanted it.

She entered, facebooked and tweeted but unfortunately, Randomizer.org didn’t pick her and I hope she won’t be too sad. Maybe you could all stop by her blog and leave her a little comment love to cheer her up. Thanks Alyssa for your passion but seriously you might have just saved yourself from those 3AM panic wake ups when you realize you haven’t moved the little guy yet. Maybe consider yourself lucky? (Just trying to spin this for you…)

So without further ado, chosen by Randomizer.org, comment #13 is the winner of my Elf On The Shelf Giveaway.

Jennifer is now the proud owner of a new Elf On The Shelf!

Congratulations and welcome to Beauty and the Agony of your new holiday tradition!

Please be sure to link your Elf’s hiding spot on our Periwinkle Papillon facebook fan page. Remember there will be 3 winners of something at some point. I still don’t have that part figured out but it will be good.

And in case you missed it… click here to watch my little Elf Movie promo. 

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I’ve had a lot of fun introducing some of my readers to the ‘Beauty and the Agony’ of having an Elf On The Shelf with my current giveaway. So I thought I’d add to it by doing my first movie for the blog.

If you don’t have an Elf yet, you can easily enter the giveaway (just leave a comment) or buy your own here.  It’s fun – really it is, despite the agony that I mentioned in the giveaway post and the video.

You can get really creative. See?  Here’s a good one from last year by MamaCheaps.com

Source: Mama Cheaps

In fact, I want to see just how creative you guys can get. So please link up or post your photos on the Periwinkle Papillon Facebook Fan page Elf 2011 Album or if you have your own blog you can link up your post using the linkup below. There will be 3 prizes:  Most Creative, Most Creepy and Most Merry but I have no idea what they are yet.

Have fun, and oh, here’s the movie short that I made. Spoiler Alert! Not intended to be seen by kids that can read! Just warning you. 

It’s official we’re skipping Thanksgiving entirely!  Link up and share your pics today!

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Woo hoo! We have 2 lucky winners in the Denim Day Lee Jeans giveaway!  I love it when there is more than 1 winner!!

I loved hearing everyone’s stories about what would happen if they lost their favorite pair of jeans or if they were stolen.  It sounds like we are all pretty attached to them.

Just a little bit.

For Ilana over at MommyShorts her schlubby pair and her sexy pair are pretty much one and the same. She just switches up the shoes. Brilliant! Why don’t I do that??

These fun pink shoes can go from Day  to Night. Day shoes from dv dolce for $79 and Night shoes are Fergie’s Women’s Awareness shoes at $79.99. Both are available at Shoes.com with FREE SHIPPING.

One thing that was clear from this contest…. People are VERY attached to their blue jeans! For example, Nicolle turned her favorite pair into a mini when they became unwearable and Shelli even drove 900 miles to her mom to get hers repaired!

Those gals are committed.

Shawn, Diane, and Natalie all agreed that it would be “devastating” and “horrible” if their pairs went missing and Diane even hinted at a little violence if she was to be around when the perp tried to nab her favorite pair of blues.

Be warned people! Do not come between someone and their favorite pair of jeans.

source: Inmagine

Lisa who posts over at Frugal Family Fun and Julie who recently lost 20 pounds  (Awesome job Julie!) both entered the contest in hopes of winning a new pair of skinny jeans. I’m not sure ladies, but they might be calling them “jeggings” now?

Teri made me giggle when she told me that if you had to wear clothes at all then you might as well wear your sexy jeans. Good advice Teri.  I’m fairly modest so I think I will wear my sexy jeans over going naked around town

Although when I think about it, I am almost always in search of the perfect pair, like my good pal Rachael from Happy Rachael who like me is forever looking for that magic pair. I do have to say that I’ve enjoyed the pairs I got from Lee to try out for myself. They arrived in the knick of time and I’ve been happily wearing them around town. That’s really true because they didn’t ask me to say any of that!

So first of all THANK YOU to all of you that entered and helped get the word out about Lee Denim Day.  I don’t know how much they raised to benefit  Women’s Cancer Programs of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) but I’m hoping it was A LOT!

I do know that a lot of my readers went and made a donation for a couple extra entries into this contest and I’m totally gratefull and again humbled that we raised $475.00 towards this awesome cause.

Thank you guys SO MUCH!

So without further ado… and as decided by Random.Org out of the 132 entries our 2 lucky winners are….

Natalie and Lisa!

Please email me at periwinklepapillon at gmail dot com to claim your prize!

Also, another quick shout out to Mike Rowe and his mom, Peggy. The official celebrity Ambassadors for Lee Denim Day. I can’t think of a better, cuter, funnier team than this mother-son duo for such a great cause.

Here’s a couple of pics from the official Mike Rowe Works blog entry from Lee Denim Day on October 7th:

Could they be ANY cuter?

Finally, I love love love that no one challenged my new word: Schlubby which I totally made up for my original post of this contest! HA!

Thanks again everyone for helping to raise awareness and the funds to help get rid of breast cancer once and for all!

-Sara

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I am doing a *bump* of sorts to my own post: These Shoes Were Made For Walking because I don’t want anyone to miss out on these awesome New Balance kicks!

I’m going to be wearing my pair in the San Francisco Susan G. Komen 3-Day event in less than 4 weeks. GULP! I know you would like a pair too.

Aren’t they cute?

To enter it’s simple: click to my original post and leave a comment with your favorite song to walk to. That’s is!

For additional entries you can Tweet and like Periwinkle Papillon on Facebook. Just leave extra comments to tell me that you did (honor system here).

The giveaway ends on August 31st and the winner will be chosen using random.org

Another fun fact: All the songs that have been suggested have been compiled into a super fun mix on iTunes. You can see the playlist and find the link to it on iTunes by clicking here.

Good luck!

I’m going to close the comments on this post so you HAVE to go to my other post and leave a comment.

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Not that she’s going to need these anymore, ya know being as the Rapture is today and all, but Mommy Lisa over at a Mommy’s Nest won the fabulous Fabkins giveaway this month!

Yay Lisa!!!

Lisa you won a starter set of the 100% organic kids napkins.

Mommy Lisa has a super cute blog and is also a fellow Red Dress Club and Mama Kats Losin It prompt participant. She writes great stuff and you should definitely swing on over and read her posts. She’s darn funny too.

This post she did for the most recent ‘gluttony’ Red Writing Hood prompt had me salivating: Mary Had A Little Lamb.

Go meet Lisa over here:

Thanks to everyone who entered!

And a special thanks to Fabkins for sponsoring this giveaway!

Next month’s giveaway is going to be AWESOME and it’s tied to my favorite cause, the 3 Day! Get ready!!!!

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Are you ready?!? My first giveaway ever and I’m so ridiculously excited,  I can’t stand it…

I’m so pleased to feature and giveaway not 1 but , wait for it… 2 ADORABLE handmade paper mobiles from Sugar and Spice Studios!

I happen to personally know this amazing crafter and mom of two super cute kiddos. See… Andrea and I are sort of related, sort of… her husband and my husband are cousins, which makes us cousins-in-law once removed I think?! Anyway,  she rocks.

Andrea has made some amazing items for me in the past including those super cute superhero inspired cupcake picks and cards for Jack’s birthday.

She also makes these gorgeous mobiles for kiddos’ rooms and I want to give one away, one for a boy’s room and another for a girl’s room.

Aren’t they SO GREAT!? The colors are 100% customizable to match your child’s decor and once you win and you can tell us what colors you like.  The mobile will be delivered within 3-4 weeks.

To enter please do the following 3 things:

• Leave a comment below, tell me which mobile you would like to win, elephants or flowers (you can only pick one)
• Follow me on Twitter @PeriwinklePapi
• Go visit Andrea’s Etsy store here (I guarantee you will fall in love with all her items!)

I will randomly pick 2 winners on Friday, April 8th at 9PM P.S.T.

Don’t forget to check out the other contests at the Ultimate Blog Party.  If you win I will contact you via the email and Twitter so be sure to leave a comment here!

Thanks for stopping by and good luck!

Sara

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