Showing posts with label 20 questions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 20 questions. Show all posts

Mar 8, 2012

20 questions and a GIVEAWAY with The Little Illustrator

I've had a running around like a chicken with it's head cut-off kind of week
Hence the being awol the last couple days
But, I'm here to make it up to you
with an awesome giveaway from Jen at The Little Illustrator
I "met" Jen via twitter and fell in love with her adorable illustrations,
I gave Jeremy this print for Christmas & it hangs in our bedroom above our Livy Love Designs print.
fun fact: you can personalize the hair color so that it matches you and your lovely love person that you love

Jennifer is so kind to give one reader a $40 credit to her shop!
But, before we get to that, let's get to know her better with 20 questions!


1.   what one word would you use to describe your business?  Cute
{i totally agree!! see image above for proof ;)}


2. what one word would you use to describe yourself? Dedicated


3. Do you have children?  I have four children.  1 girl and 3 boys.  My 15 year old daughter, Carly, is a typical teen.  If you have one, you know exactly what I mean. =)  She is a sweet girl though and a wonderful big sister and daughter.  Chance is my 2 1/2 year old.  He is full of energy and is very intense and passionate about life.  Camden, also known as "little bird" is 1 1/2.  He was born with a genetic abnormality, which makes him short stature.  We also recently just learned that he has some brain damage.  It has been a rough year and a half but he is more than worth it.  He is truly a remarkable.  Cellan is my baby.  He is 6, almost 7 months, and is such a little love.  He is so cuddly and has the sweetest disposition.
{I don't know how Jen does it 3 under 3 plus a teen, she deserves an award!}




4.  what's your favorite color?  I love black.  I think I began to love black when I was a hair stylist, which was in another life before three babies in a row ;),  and that's all I ever wore.  Oh and also, it makes me look slimmer as I try desperately to lose this last little bit of baby weight!!!


5.  Which do you prefer hot chocolate or coffee?  Coffee


6.  if you could have a super power what would it be?  I would love to be able to never need sleep.  The days would last forever and while my kids slept I could be up doing what I love, drawing.




7.  which do you prefer the beach or the mountains? Beach

8.  favorite season?  Fall


9.  favorite pizza toppings?  Cheese


10.  night owl or early bird?  Night Owl


11.  favorite TV show or movie?  Grey's Anatomy


12.  what is your guilty pleasure?  Candy :\


13.  what is your favorite phone app?  Fitness Pal




14.   what is your most embarassing moment?  Looking for my keys for 10 min and realizing that they were in the ignition the whole time, which was causing the annoying dinging I somehow didn't hear.



15.  what's your favorite ice cream flavor?  Red Velvet




16.  how did you meet your spouse?  He taught my daughter




17.  what's one food you can't live without?  I thought it was sweets, until I gave it up for Lent and realized I can indeed live without it!!!!  Although not a food, I would probably die without Coke Zero




18.  what was the happiest day of your life?  Meeting my husband

19.   favorite sport?  Ummm.....I'm not a big sports girl

20.   name one item on your bucket list  To go to Fiji


It's been fun getting to know Jen better, now be sure to enter the $40 Little Illustrator giveaway!


{giveaway:}
Mandatory: you must be a public follower of this blog (1 entry)
{additional entries!}
additional entries - leave separate comments to count as individual entries!
- like The Little Illustrator  on Facebook (1 entry)
- like Sugar Blossom Boutique  on Facebook (1 entry)
-follow Jennifer and myself on twitter (1 entry)
- blog, tweet, or facebook about this giveaway and include its link (1 entry each, up to 3 entries)
feel free to use this tweet if ya want:
crossing my fingers hoping i win $40 worth of awesome illustrations  from @lilillustrator via @sugarbtweets http://bit.ly/xyW4TR
 -share this photo on facebook (1 entry)


Here's a sneak peek at some very adorable cards that Jennifer will be selling soon!
These might be yours!
Good luck on the giveaway :)
Winner announced Thursday March 15th

Feb 21, 2012

Great Minds Think Alike...

Funny thing happened the other day...
and by the other day I mean Christmas morning.

Jeremy sat a big, heavy present on my lap and told me
"this is a two-part present"

I opened it and it was a warehouse-club-size supply of Diet Dr. Pepper {my fave}
and, the 2nd part of the present...
cherry syrup! 
which was super thoughtful because I always order Diet Dr. Pepper with cherry syrup anytime we go out (happy hour at Sonic, anyone?? :)

So, the funny thing is I had a two part present for Jeremy, too.

First Part:
a fridge pack of Diet Dr. Pepper (did I fail to mention, this is his favorite drink, too)

and the Second Part:
this adorable print from Livy Love Designs
it reads: I love you more than Diet Dr. Pepper
isn't that sweet?!
I've hung it up in our bedroom like so:
 (I also gave him another print that hangs with it...I'll share that with you another time...that is, if the suspense doesn't kill you first)

Diana of Livy Love Designs can customize her adorable I love you more than Diet Coke print.  I got to tweak what it said, and also pick the colors, how fun is that?!
Here's the original version:
Her entire etsy shop is so adorable! I asked Diana to participate in my 20 questions series so we could get to know her better!


1. do you have children?   2 kids! Olivia is 18 months and harrison is almost 3 months.  Needless to say, my hands are full, but its super fun have 2 under 2!
2. what one word would you use to describe yourself? go getter.  I am always trying new things, learning new things and wanting to get stuff done!
3.  what's your favorite color? I love Pink.  I am a true girly girl!
4. which do you prefer hot chocolate or coffee? Hot Chocolate...I don't drink coffee.  Yes I survived newborns with NO coffee! I should get an award.
5. if you could have a super power what would it be?  I would love to be invisible.  Would be so cool to do so much without being seen.
6. what one word would you use to describe your business? Colorful.  I love colors and patterns and I try to incorporate that into my designs.
7. which do you prefer the beach or the mountains? Definitely the mountains.  I have lived by both and I like the beach, but I love the mountains.
8. favorite season? Fall.  The leaves changing, the cold weather, plus Halloween is my favorite and thats when that happens.
9. favorite pizza toppings? I'm plain, love pepperoni.
10. night owl or early bird? night owl.  I could stay up REAL late!
11. favorite TV show or movie? I love the bachelor right now!
12. what is your guilty pleasure? Teen Mom, the girls are sometimes really lame, but I just can't stop watching it.
13. what is your favorite phone app? Instagram! Follow me (dianasmith)
14. what is your most embarassing moment? Nothing too bad has happened to me!! I am grateful for that...knock on wood.
15. what's your favorite ice cream flavor? chocolate ... again I am super plain!
16. how did you meet your spouse? We met through friends when I was 18 and he was 21.

17. what's one food you can't live without? Chocolate...so good!
18. what was the happiest day of your life? my babies being born.  Nothing feels better than holding them AND not being pregnant anymore haha
19. favorite sport? I don't really like sports, but probably baseball.
20. name one item on your bucket list I would love to be my own boss and have a really successful company.

It's been so much fun to get to know Diana better!  She is so kind to offer my readers 25% off her etsy shop when you use code etsylove THANKS Diana!

Here are a few of my other favorite items from her shop


Be sure to go check it out for yourself!
and, if you're a blogger or shop owner and would like to participate in my 20 questions series, let me know!  I'd love to have you :)

Feb 8, 2012

Just Breaking in the Mattress (plus a Giveaway!)

It's mandatory, for me atleast, that while doing this on a bed, you have to have your mouth wide open in every. single. shot. ;)
dress: Downeast
tights: We Love Colors
When I found Pretty Little Me's Etsy Shop I fell completely in love!  I'm so excited she's doing a giveaway here today!  Everything in her shop is just so pretty! I bought this pretty cuff and ring for a Christmas present and kept the necklace for myself! 

Katherine of Pretty Little Me has such beautiful headbands, earrings and adorable bobbi pins, too :)  It's all so uberly awesomely pretty! and another thing I appreciate about her shop is her great photography.  Visit her Etsy Shop, you'll be glad you did!  

Everything in there is pin-worthy!

Katherine is offering one lucky reader this pretty little necklace. Wouldn't it be an awesome surprise if you found out you won this necklace on Valentines Day??
 I wanted all you guys to have the chance to get to know Katherine a little bit so, she's the first to take part in my new 20 questions series!! yay!!
So, the 20 questions series goes like this... I ask someone cool 20 questions so that you can get to know them better. simple, right?
Here we go!
Here's Katherine, isn't she beautiful??
Hey, I am KatherineMW.  I like my church. i really like my husband.  I like to travel. I like laughing, and I think I am funny (because one of my sisters tells me I am). I like putting puzzles together with my children.  I like photographing glimpses of my life as the days go by. And I feel more like a cute mom with a pair of pretty earrings on. 

*Do you have children?
I have 2 children.  Grace is 5 and Willis is 3.  Yes, my kids are Will and Grace!  They are both family names, but also very significant to their entry into the world.  There were complications with both my labors.  During the wee hours of the morning, after a long, restless night of “labor” with my daughter, my nurse was comforting me, telling me all would be well and that because we were in a hospital, my baby would be saved by the Grace of God.  After my nurse left the room, I turned to my Lance and said (of course while bawling), “We are naming her Grace.”  And it fits perfectly.  My son’s labor came with additional complications, resulting in moderate cerebral palsy.  My sweet son had no signs of life at birth, and needed to be fully resuscitated.  From the very beginning, my son has had a very strong will, so it stuck like glue.  I love my children, being a mother is complicated and tough and amazing, especially of a child with special needs, but I would not trade my life for anything.  I am blessed.

*what one word would you use to describe yourself?  Faithful.

*what's your favorite color?  Green.  Or maybe peach.  I have always loved the color green, and I like to wear the color peach.

*Which do you prefer hot chocolate or coffee?  Nestle hot chocolate.

*if you could have a super power what would it be?   Hmmm. I would love to magically change bodies – I would love to heal my son from him physical ailments!  I would also change my body and give me the right size curves where I want them.  And I would love to give and have wings, so we could all fly.

* what one word would you use to describe your business?  Feminine.

*which do you prefer the beach or the mountains?  I prefer the beach, but my fair skinned family should really be in the mountains.  One of our favorite vacation spots is Glacier National Park.

*favorite season?  Spring.  So refreshing and new.

*favorite pizza toppings?  My favorite pizza is italian style margarita pizza.  Settebello in SLC is my fave.

*night owl or early bird?  Both.  I stay up late working on Pretty Little Me or editing photos for my photography business, but then I get up at 5:45 every morning to walk/jog – that is my therapy. 

*favorite TV show or movie?  I love Parenthood.  Oh man, so real. 

*what is your guilty pleasure?  Sex in the City reruns on TBS or E, so the naughty parts are censored.

*what is your favorite phone app?  Instagram.

*what is your most embarrassing moment?  Eeek, too embarrassing to put on the www!!

*what's your favorite ice cream flavor?  Limited edition Amaretto Almond Crunch, by  Haagen-Dazs.  Seriously, heavenly flavor, and so silky.  Dang, I need to go buy some more.

*how did you meet your spouse?  Church.  Nothing fancy, but so happy we ended up together.  He’s so awesome, he is my rock.  I really like my husband.

*what's one food you can't live without?  I really love food (dangit!), I could do without mushrooms however, they are the yuckiest!

*what was the happiest day of your life?  when my house is clean and my kids are happy and my work is done . . .  no,  i don’t think I have had just one happiest day.  I have many happy moments I lock in and continue to create with my family.

*favorite sport?  I am not an athlete, at all, but I do like watching college football with my husband.  Oh and I do kick lance’s butt in Wii bowling.  I do enjoy yoga and jogging, if I get off my behind to do it!

*name one item on your bucket list . . . I have never written a bucket list for myself.  But a few things I am hopeful for are . . . to go on a mission with my husband someday, have my own craft room – that is all white and pretty, become a runner, have more children, take my family to Disneyland and create something that will magically wash and dry and fold all my laundry!

Isn't she fun??!! It's been so much fun getting to know Katherine, be sure to enter this giveaway!! To enter:
{giveaway:}
Mandatory: you must be a public GFC follower of this blog (1 entry)
{additional entries!}
additional entries - keep in separate comments to count as individual entries!
- visit Pretty Little Me and tell us your favorite item (1 entry)
heart Pretty Little Me on Etsy (1 entry)
- be a public GFC follower of Katherine's blog (1 entry)
- like Sugar Blossom Boutique and Pretty Little Me via Facebook (1 entry)
- follow Katherine and myself on Pinterest (1 entry)
- blog, tweet, or facebook about this giveaway and include its link (1 entry)
feel free to use this tweet if ya want:
Oh man, I hope I win this pretty valentine giveaway with @mysugarblossom and Pretty Little Me http://bit.ly/xqeyIn

{wanna order something right now?!}
use coupon code LOVE2012 for 20% off of your Pretty Little Me order! 

Giveaway is open to ALL Sugar Blossom Boutique readers thru February 13th.
Winner will be announced on February 14th, just in time for Valentine's Day!
good luck!
xo-Danielle
THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED
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