Handbag Giveaway - Cents of Style

How about another giveaway?!

....maybe a new handbag to accompany you on your next date? And when hubby asks how much you paid for it, you can smile and say "not a dime!"

Shari John, a stylist from Cents of Style, is giving away this gorgeous handbag to one lucky winner!

It's called The Rosette and retails at $26.60. Its a black handbag with a pink zipper rosette!

Cents of Style sells a variety of stylish fashion accessories (handbags, bracelets, rings, earrings, necklaces, shoes and hats) with prices starting at only $6.60.
They live and sell by two mottos that:
One: You do not have to spend a lot to look great!
Two: When you look good, you feel good!

Here is a little promo to save you some money!

Use Promo Code: 0514 at checkout for 10% off and FREE SHIPPING!

*The first 3 people to order with that promo code get a free centsible collection item with their order! Sweet Deal!

Okay, on with the handbag giveaway!

To qualify:

1. Be a Follower of Love Actually ---->
and leave comment with your email.

Extra Entry:

2. Post about this giveaway on Facebook and comment.

Giveaway runs through Thursday, February 16th at midnight EST.

ScribbleIt Giveaway Winner!!

Congrats, Janaca!
Please email Cammie at scribbleit@msn.com and let her know what you'd like to order (vinyl only) using your $25 gift certificate!

Didn't Win? Don't Worry---ScribbleIt has terrific prices and special deals on her blog for anyone wanting to decorate on a budget!

I've got more giveaways coming up soon...stay tuned!

Oh, and check out Love Actually's feature and interview on THIS blog today!

ScribbleIt Giveaway

Remember the post where I had pictures of a few different wall photo displays? A few of them used vinyl lettering... Don't remember? Here's a reminder!

I LOVE vinyl lettering and think it adds a great decorative touch to any home...

Today, ScribbleIt is offering a lucky follower a $25 gift card to shop their website (vinyl only)! Fun, right?

Here are a few of the lovey-dovey vinyl options they offer:

I love these...and her kits to make these are SOO inexpensive! even better!

There are plenty of other vinyl lettering options, craft kits, and one of my favorite features of their website is the Photo Idea Gallery. You can also check out the ScribbleIt blog for deals and promotions they are running!

Okay, let's get to it!

To qualify for the giveaway:

1. Be a public follower of Love Actually
2. Tell me what you'd get if you won by browsing the site
3. Leave ONE COMMENT telling me you qualify by completing #1 & #2

Bonus:
(Leave ONE additional comment)
Post my button on your blog (if you already have it, make sure it's the new one!)

GOOD LUCK! Giveaway ends Wednesday, April 28th at midnight EST.

Baby Giveaway 5 - EZ Wrap

Carli from EZNursingCover.com wanted to sponsor two giveaways this weekend and I was happy to have her on board---twice!

Just in case you missed Tuesday's giveaway, Carli (a mother of two CUTE little girls) specializes in creating trendy nursing covers at a great low price...which is wonderful for mothers on a budget! She also offers fabric organizers, baby wraps, and aprons. Check out all her options on her website HERE.

Today, she is giving away this gorgeous paisley baby wrap:

To qualify for the givewaway:

1. Follow Love Actually
2. Check out Carli's website

3. Vote for me on TopMommyBlogs HERE
(Submit a comment on FRIDAY to qualify!)

All winners for this week's giveaways will be announced on Saturday, April 10.

Baby Giveaway 4 - PeaceLoveBaby

PeaceLoveMom is made up of a team of Moms with one common goal – to create “a celebration of motherhood” for all types of mothers. PeaceLoveMom, a lifestyle brand company was designed to share life’s many moments of motherhood. At PeaceLoveMom, they cut/sew/dye all of their own products and they are exclusively made for PeaceLoveMom in America.

They have all sorts of fun, chic designs for mom and baby, and today, they are offering this really cute baby girl onesie to one lucky winner.

You can see a full size image of the onesie here.

To qualify for the giveaway:

1. Follow Love Actually
2. Vote for me on TopMommyBlogs HERE
3. Check out PeaceLoveMom's website
(Submit a comment on THURSDAY to qualify!)

Bonus:
*Link up your applicable post on today's "Mother's Tell All" post for an extra entry!

All winners for this week's giveaways will be announced on Saturday, April 10.
Come back tomorrow for another giveaway!

Baby Giveaway 2 - EZ Nursing Cover

Carli from EZ Nursing Cover is today's "Then Comes Baby" giveaway sponsor! She specializes in creating trendy nursing covers at a great low price...which is wonderful for mothers on a budget! She also sells fabric organizers, baby wraps, and aprons. Check out all her options on her website HERE.

The winner of this giveaway will receive this super cute nursing cover! (I LOVE this fabric!)

To qualify for the givewaway:

1. Follow Love Actually
2. Check out Carli's website

3. Vote for me on TopMommyBlogs HERE
(Submit a comment on TUESDAY to qualify!)

All winners for this week's giveaways will be announced on Saturday, April 10.
Come back tomorrow for another giveaway!

Baby Giveaway 1 - Bailey's Blossoms

Bailey's Blossoms has tutus and boutique hair accessories for all ages. Whether infant, toddler, teen or adult, you're sure to find something to suit your style at www.baileysblossoms.com ! My favorite thing is their "Blue Brownie" Tutu. sooo cute!

Bailey's Blossoms has graciously offered to sponsor this giveaway today! Hooray!

To qualify for the giveaway:

1. Follow Love Actually
2. Vote for me on TopMommyBlogs HERE
3. Submit a comment on MONDAY to qualify!

If you just can't wait to see if you've won, enter discount code "GIVEAWAY10" for 10% off your order! You can also find Bailey's Blossoms on Facebook for the latest in new products, special promotions, and to enter monthly giveaway drawings!

All winners for this week's giveaways will be announced on Saturday, April 10.
Come back tomorrow for another giveaway!

Improvements & Winner!

Hey all! I've got three items of business for you...

#1

Check out the new and improved IDEAS tab!

Once you're on the Ideas Tab, just click on a category button (like the ones you see above) and then SCROLL DOWN..... and you'll get a listing of every idea I've ever posted on the topic (as seen below). Niiiiice.

Then, scroll back up, click on another category button and repeat (preferably over and over again).

I hope this will be a much more user friendly way to browse all the fun ideas on Love Actually...and then know where to find them again later!

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#2

Have you noticed some new sponsors on the top of my sidebar? Hooray! Love Actually is getting into the advertising business!

If you or someone you know is interested in advertising to an ever-growing population of women (and a few good men...), check out my Advertising Tab for rates and details.

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#3

Okay...now the winner of the $25 Gift Certificate to MyWeddingFavors.com:

Kimberly @ Let Go Laughing

Congrats!! Please email me at loveactuallyblog @ hotmail.com to claim your prize!!

LUCKY Giveaway from MyWeddingFavors

When I browse through MyWeddingFavors.com, I seriously want everything! And, for what it's worth, I'm not being paid or offered anything for saying so. This is all for you!

They have such a fun selection of cool stuff! And, being that today is St. Patrick's Day, I thought you'd like to see just how lucky you can be... You might be the winner of a $25.00 e-certificate to My Wedding Favors.

To enter:

1. Follow Love Actually Blog
2. Browse MyWeddingFavors.Com

3. Vote for me on TopMommyBlogs HERE

**Comment saying you did all 3 EASY things!

May the Luck o' the Irish be with you!
Happy St. Patrick's Day!

To the Moon and Back...

Congrats to the winner of the $50 Gift Certificate to The Vintage Pearl,

Jess...

...whose husband loves her "to the moon and back"!

Congrats, Jess! Please email your mailing address to me at
loveactuallyblog @ hotmail.com

Many thanks again to Erin from the Vintage Pearl for offering this giveaway!

The Vintage Pearl Jewelry Giveaway!

I'm in love. And I'm not talking about by husband.

I'm talking about The Vintage Pearl! If there ever was such a thing as romantic jewelry, this would surely be it!

Just look at these!

See what I mean? l-o-v-e.
(hint: maybe you can ask for one for Mother's Day...not a mom? you will be someday, so ask anyway!)

A friend of mine told me just the other that she had just bought one with her and her hubby's name on it and I thought, "How sweet..." So, I immediately contacted The Vintage Pearl and they were so generous to sponsor a giveaway on Love Actually. (thanks!!)

To get entered for your chance to win a $50 Gift Certificate, here's what to do:

Must-Do:
1. Be a Follower of Love Actually Blog
2. Go check out The Vintage Pearl and tell me your favorite piece!

Bonus Entries:
1. Vote for Love Actually on Top Mommy Blogs by clicking HERE
2. Follow Love Actually on Twitter and/or Facebook ---->
3. Post Love Actually button on your blog

**This giveaway ends on March 10 at 11:59 PM EST.

Who's gonna have a hot date soon!?

....Andrew and Rachel Ashmore are!!

Rachel is the winner of this "90 Words Per Minute" Dress from Shabby Apple!

Congratulations...I hope you're planning a super special date night where you both can go have some fun dressed up! Rachel, please email your mailing address and dress size to me at loveactuallyblog @ hotmail.com

Don't forget that you can get 10% any Shabby Apple purchase until March 3rd by using this coupon code at checkout: Loveactually10off (make sure the L is capital).

Thanks again to ShabbyApple for sponsoring this amazing giveaway! I think you know how much ALL of us are in LOVE with your dresses.

Dressing Up: Shabby Apple Dress Giveaway

So, you know how it's fun to dress up for a date out with your spouse? (You better be nodding your head in agreement.) You know how it'd be even funner...(yes, funner IS a word in my dictionary)...to have a brande new, flirty dress to surprise him with?

I'm a believer in buying yourself something new now and then to make yourself look and feel "hot"! For some, it's an unnecessary expense, and when budgets are really tight...that's understandable. I get that.

But, when there's a little wiggle room, or maybe you can save your pennies for a while, try to find a good sale and buy yourself a new dress!

There are lots of great places online to find cute women's dresses that won't break the bank. One of my new favorites is Shabby Apple. They have the best line of cute and classy dresses!

These are a few of my favorites..

Cute, right?!

And if I told you that Shabby Apple has generously offered to give a dress away to one of my followers, how excited would you be?!

One of Shabby Apple's most popular dresses is the "90 Words per Minute" dress (pictured below)...It's a dress that can flatter lots of different body types and can be worn casually, on a date, or even to the office. And..it's a beautiful, bright color! If you need accessories to dress it up or down, they've got those, too.

I know you don't need any further convincing, so here you go...

How to enter the giveaway:
1. Be a follower of Love Actually
2. Go to Shabby Apple's website, pick your favorite dress or accessory, and come back here to tell me in a comment!

Bonus entries:
(Leave an additional comment for each entry)
1. Vote for Love Actually on Top Mommy Blogs by clicking HERE. (you can submit a rank and comment, too)
2. Follow Love Actually on Facebook and/or Twitter.

Giveaway Ends: February 24th!

*If you just can't wait to find out if you're the winner and you want a dress NOW, you can also get 10% off any order from Shabby Apple using this coupon code at checkout: Loveactually10off (make sure the L is capital). Valid until March 3rd!

Thanks to ShabbyApple for sponsoring this amazing giveaway!

Atttention Utah Readers!!

In part of my web browsing, I stumbled upon this fun tidbit you married folks in the Utah-Idaho region.

Submit a photo of you and your spouse by February 13th, 2010 and get a chance to win a romantic getaway at the Anniversary Inn.

Details HERE!

The Red Barn Giveaway

A friend of mine from college is one of the owners of the "Big Red Barn" in Santaquin, Utah. And, in keeping with the Valentine spirit of this blog this month, she wanted to offer one of Love, Actually's followers one of these cute little packages of chocolate or yogurt covered cherries! Fun, right? Thanks, Chelsea!

To qualify, you must first:
1. Be a follower of Love, Actually --->
2. Become a fan of The Red Barn on Facebook by clicking HERE
(comment letting me you've got both of these steps covered)

{Bonus entries:}
Leave a seperate comment for each bonus entry

1. Vote for Love Actually on Top Mommy Blogs by clicking here
2. Visit southridgefarms.com - they've got lots of fun stuff on their site!

Giveaway ends Friday, February 5!

Heart Shaped Giveaway!!

This is this week's giveaway!!!

But first....The winner from last week's giveaway of a Pampered Chef Cookbook is.....
Jennifer Howard!!

Congrats, Jennifer!! Please email your mailing address to loveactuallyblog @ hotmail.com
If you'd like to see what other products Shari has to offer, please email her at shari.trujillo @ live.com

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Now, on to this week's giveaway!!

I saw these ridiculously cute kitchen towels and heart-shaped silicone baking cups at the store and there was no way I could resist. The only way I justified buying them was to give a set to one of my followers. So, I hope you won't mind this selfish pursuit of mine... :)

• Set of 2 Kitchen Towels
• Set of 8 Silicone Baking Cups (Heart-Shaped, 4 pink, 4 red)

How to Qualify:
1. Be a Follower --->
2. Leave a comment telling me your favorite Valentine's Day memory (perhaps an event/date, a gift you gave or received, etc.)

Bonus Entries:
(Leave a seperate comment for each bonus entry!!)

• Vote for Love Actually Blog on TopMommyBlogs by clicking HERE
• Post my Button on your blog
• Follow LAB on Facebook
• Follow LAB on Twitter

Giveaway ends Sunday, January 31st!

Cooking for Two (Pampered Chef Giveaway!)

Great News! Today, you can get entered to win this!! Shari Trujillo of Pampered Chef has generously offered this "Cooking for two & more" to one lucky follower of Love, Actually!!

This cookbook contains more than 60 fresh, simple and innovative recipes tailored to lifestyles of smaller households. Chapters like “Weekend Chef” offer contemporary-American, restaurant-style cuisine. “Trip for Two” includes a variety of popular ethnic cuisines. “Cooking With Friends” helps you create appetizers and desserts for 4-8 guests.

I'm thinking you may find a great new recipe for your homecooked Valentine's Day dinner in this book!

The Pampered Chef has lots of great products. If you'd like to see what products Shari has to offer, please email her at shari.trujillo @ live.com

How to Qualify for Giveaway:
1. Be a Follower -------->
2. Vote for Love, Actually on TopMommyBlogs by clicking HERE

5 Bonus Entries:
(leave a seperate comment for each bonus entry!!)

• Sign up for Shari's email newsletter: Email your first and last name to shari.trujillo @ live.com (comment saying you did)
• Post my button on your blog
• Post about Love Actually
• Follow LoveActually on Facebook --->
• Follow LoveActually on Twitter --->

Be sure to leave your email address if your profile does not contain your contact information. Giveaway ends Sunday, January 24th!

Thanks again to Shari for sponsoring this fun giveaway!

Monopoly: Chocolate Edition *GIVEAWAY!*

Would you believe I found the coolest item at my local "Christmas Tree Shops" store? Well, I did.

Chocolate Monopoly

Me and hubby sat down and played. It's really simple and takes no more than 15 minutes with the two of you. So, if you only have time for a 15 minute date, get yourself one of these!

There are also chocolate editions of these games:

I gotta say, though...I searched high and low for this online for those of you who don't have a Christmas Tree Shops close by (It's really only on the east coast). I'm sure there are other random stores that carry this, but it's a hard game to get a hold of online. So, if you find a good link to buy it from, please share with us all!

And, just because I felt like it, I bought one extra game to share with one of my followers!

To qualify to win, I ask that you:

1. Be a follower ------->
2. Post my button on your blog (html code ----> )
3. Leave a comment saying you qualify.

I will do a random drawing on Wednesday, December 2.


Would you or your business like to sponsor a giveaway on Love, Actually?
Email me: loveactuallyblog @ hotmail.com

Giveaway!! {Hot Lunch Dates}

Get a load of this...



THE coolest website found ME and offered a giveway of something fabulous. I'm not exaggerating. This one's really cool. Read on, my friends.

Hot Lunch Dates has created themed dates all packed inside lunch boxes for ridiculously fun dates! These are great for you and your spouse, or as a gift...(I'm thinking wedding or bridal shower gift!)

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks perpetual "dinner and a movie" dates are BORING!



They have 4 different Hot Lunch Date Boxes to choose from and they will be giving away one of them to one of my followers (You'll get to pick your favorite).So, first, go check their website out so you know which Hot Lunch Date you'd want if you won!

And then, read the qualification standards (can you tell I'm in real estate..?) for winning:

1. Be a follower of my blog. {yes, I discriminate} :)

2. Answer this question in the comments section of this post: What is the best pickup line used on you or the best way you've been asked out on a date?



Lots of Additional Entries:

(leave an additional comment for each)

*Post my button on your blog.

* Become a Facebook Fan of "Hot Lunch" and "Love, Actually Blog"

* Follow "hotlunchdates" and "ccloveactually" on Twitter

* Subscribe to Hot Lunch Date's blog

* Look at their Lunch Box Dates and write which date box is your favorite and why.

What a delicious giveaway...I'm so exited about it!

Get yourself entered...Giveaway ENDS Friday, November 20th.

{Love Birds}

The winning pumpkin has been tallied!!! I bet you really want to know!

{ The love birds will be taking home the prize.... }

Congrats to Kara Finley!!
She wins a customized rubik's cube!

What a fun contest this was! Thanks again to all those who submitted pumpkins and to those of who you voted! I'll be thinking of another fun contest, perhaps with a Christmas theme...let me know if you have any good suggestions!