31 days to a heart of hospitality ebook {giveaway!}

I have a treat for you today!  I was recently given the opportunity to read Edie's new e-book, 31 Days to a Heart of Hospitality, and y'all...it is SO, SO good!

Edie's book is full of practical ways to show hospitality to our friends, neighbors, and our own families.  Here is one of my favorite quotes that Edie uses to describe the core of her book:

Hospitality isn’t about inviting people into our perfect homes, it’s about inviting them into our imperfect hearts.

I know that the blogging world often talks about our homes not having to be perfect (insert the Nester's famous quote "It doesn't have to be perfect to be beautiful." here) to be HOME.  And Edie definitely stresses that in her book, too.  I guarantee that your friends won't care about the crumbs on your floor or the dog fur in the corner, but will be touched by your hospitality...at least I'm hoping that's true with MY friends! Ha!

Edie has graciously agreed to give 2 copies of her awesome e-book away! If you'd like to win a copy of 31 Days to a Heart of Hospitality, please use the rafflecopter widget below to enter!


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Tiny Prints Holiday Cards {Giveaway}

If your friends are anything like mine, my Facebook feed has been filled with sneak peeks of family photo sessions...getting just the perfect photo for this year's Christmas card! We are going to wait until Mollie makes her arrival, so our cards may be sent out a little closer to Christmas this year! I ordered our Christmas Cards from Tiny Prints last year and could not get over the quality of their cards. I have peeked around on the Tiny Prints website and found a few of my favorites for this year. Once again, they are up with the trends of the year... We all love good chalkboard art!

How about combining the ever-popular chalkboard and washi tape trends?

 

Ikat print fabric has been all over the decorating blogs this season...

 

Have you seen the gingham-painted wall in the Southern Living Design House?  This sweet card (that also serves as an ornament) reminded me of that!

 And another chalkboard art look using a fantastic font...

Tiny Prints has offered one lucky 517 Creations reader $50 towards your Christmas card order! This does not include shipping and cannot be combined with other promo codes and expires 12.14.2012.  Simply enter via the easy Rafflecopter form below.  Winner will be selected on November 17th (assuming I'm not having a baby that day!  If I'm having a baby, stay tuned for the giveaway winner!).  

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If you'd rather not wait to see if you won the giveaway, check out Tiny Print's Special Offers page for coupons and deals!

Disclosure: In exchange for this post, I will be receiving a gift code from Tiny Prints to use toward my photo card order.  I received no further compensation.  Opinions, as always, are 100% mine.

paper llamas review & giveaway!

I am so excited about today’s giveaway!  I found Erin’s Etsy shop, Paper Llamas, a few months ago when I was searching for inspiration for Grayson’s bathroom makeover.  I posted about her work here.  Little did I know that Erin would e-mail me and offer to send prints for the bathroom makeover, as well as 3 prints to decorate the playroom!

Erin’s work is amazing!  The colors are bright and vivid; they would be a beautiful addition to any room.  Erin’s art is printed on a linen-finish card stock, which almost makes them appear to be printed on canvas. 

Check out some of the other awesome prints available in Erin’s shop:

You are My Sunshine print

Dog Art Prints

Not only did Erin send me a few prints, she offered to giveaway a set of 4 prints in either 5x7 or 8x10 size to one of my readers!  The prints will be set directly to the winner and can even be customized to match your decor!  This giveaway is open to US residents only.

Erin is also offering 20% off to all of my readers that order from her store for the month of April! When you place an order, simply enter "517GIVEAWAY" in your message to seller. The code will be active through April 31.

to enter:

• Go visit Paper Llamas then come back here and tell us which print or set of prints is your favorite. This must be done before extra entries will count.

extra entries:

• Leave an extra comment to tell us where you would hang Erin’s beautiful art.
• Follow 517 Creations.
• Share the giveaway on Facebook then come back and leave a comment.Be sure to tag 517 Creations when you post.
• Blog about this giveaway and leave a comment with your blog link.

Be sure to leave a separate comment here for each entry and make sure we have a way to contact you if you should win. Last day to enter is April 24, 2012.

I was not compensated for writing this post. I did receive a product so that I could facilitate my review. All my opinions are my own honest opinions.