giving thanks to you!

I've teamed up with the lovely Angela of the extraordinarily gorgeous vintage shop Greatest Friend to bring you this extraordinarily gorgeous undies set! All you've got to do in order enter is leave a comment here (open to all you international pals too)! I'll be selecting a winner at random a week from today and announcing said winner on December 1st. If you'd like to have your name entered a second time into the drawing pop over to her shop and let me know your favourite piece and if you'd like a third entry share a favourite comedic, heart warming or tear inducing holiday (any holiday) story with me here! EXCLAMATION POINTS!

Angela's Links

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Set Measurements

Pants

15" waist
20" hip
15" length
11" rise

Top

Cup: 7" x 7" (C)
Around: 33-34"
Straps: 14.5"

Good luck and a very happy beginning to the holiday season to all! xx

Closet Case Vintage

Closet Case Vintage is offering yet another extremely generous giveaway in celebration of their newly released lookbook! In order to enter pop over to their blog and follow the instructions there. I know how I would spend my $200 bones were I to win (well hello sheer organza dream dress)!

All photos courtesy of Closet Case Vintage.

(My comments are turned off so you wont miss out by accidentally posting here!)

And another giveaway!

Okay friends, I have one final treat of a giveaway before the holidays end this time from Closet Case Vintage. Closet Case recently released their winter lookbook complete with a saucy little video and they're inviting you to nab something of your very own with a $200 gift certificate giveaway! All you have to do to enter is head over to the blog, watch the video and post your favourite outfit from the shop detailing how and where you'd wear it! The winner will be announced on Christmas day (what a sweet present that will be)! I wish you luck you truly spoiled lot (if one of you should win please, pretty please grab this piece)!

I'm closing the comments on this entry so you wont be tempted to leave your stories here and miss out on the giveaway!

Enter here!

All pictures by Closet Case Vintage

Blooming Leopold

I'm taking a quick break from kitten bliss (oh man, you guys we truly lucked out! They are the BEST!) to make a post about another one of the marvelous shops that advertise here! Lovely Lauren of Blooming Leopold (her sewing projects are super inspiring and equally frustrating for those of us less patient and gifted in the art) and her shop of the same name is offering you lucky lot 50% off any purchase for the next five days using the code "hannahandlandon" at check-out! I'm hoping that one of you will snatch up this little number because I want it but cannot squeeze another piece of negligee in my dresser (and will creepily live vicariously through your purchase).

Take a gander at her charming holiday lookbook here.



(all photos courtesy of Lauren Winter)

Holiday Giveaway!

Those of you who guessed feline friends as the surprise guessed right! Though they did not arrive yesterday as anticipated so again I must wait, and wait, and wait for my fuzzy buddies (Monday morning come soon)!

Before this blog turns into a crazy cat album I've a little holiday treat for you! Bohemian Bisoux is very generously offering one of you lucky folks (I confess I'm a little jealous) $150 credit to her most delicious shop (open to international readers & free shipping)!

So, in the spirit of my giveaways past, you're not getting off easy with a simple comment expressing your lust for said prize instead you'll have to entertain (just a little)! In order to enter you'll need to either:

a) Visit Bohemian Bisoux, pick your favourite item and (after wiping the drool off your chin) describe how and where you'd wear said piece!

OR

b) Share with me either an embarrassing, disaster-filled or heart-warming holiday tale!

OR

c) BOTH! This is the most likely way to success, as I will be picking the winner based on their creativity/the amount of tears shed/the amount of liquid sprayed out of my nose from laughter. I always love reading your stories and am excited to hear what this round will bring!

Best of luck! You have until next Saturday (12/11) to enter! (Some holiday music to help you along!)

not a kitten but a squirrel for you!

Surprise! Another fun giveaway for you! This time brought to you by lovely Australian ladies Pip and Emma who are inspired by "lazy afternoons and spy novels from the 1940s", most excellent. They produce charming handmade goods while "drinking home brew ginger beer and listening to tunes" (sounds dreamy and delicious). You can find more of their lovely creations in their Etsy Shop here

So in the same manner as my previous giveaway I'm asking for your stories! This time, for all my spring twitter-pated buddies, let's hear your comedic tales of romance! I want to hear stories about exploding bikini tops in front of your highschool crush (hehe Wray), interlocking braces, unfortunate poetry, etc. I'll take any funny story though! The story that successfully causes uncontrollable urination (or close to it, rather) will win the darling squirrel pendant! I'll announce the winner next friday (04/09/10)!

Good luck!

and the winner is...

i picked up this little playsuit at Amarcord Vintage today. the lovely italian shop owner finds most of his merchandise in europe which makes for an even more exciting selection of vintage attire. i highly recommend giving his wonderfully curated collection a peak either online or if you're ever in town (very fair prices for NY too).

anyways, enough of that business i know you're all dying to find out who the lucky winner of the giveaway is! i must say, you ladies didn't make it easy for me, so many wonderful stories to keep me entertained. thank you all for your submissions! the lucky winner is...Daile!! congratulations my little ginger companion, your story tugged on my heartstrings. please comment with your email address in this entry and i'll forward your info along. i hope for more contests in the future to reward all of you wonderful ladies for your excellent story telling skills! thanks for playing!

ps. landon and i are featured in the premier issue of lovely australian magazine elodi. give it a gander as it's packed full of excellent artists and articles!

GIVEAWAY CONTEST FUN

I have for one very lucky (resident of the US) a lovely summer dress by Mink Pink (courtesy of chickdowntown.com) to give away! all i need from you sweet readers is a tale! since my dentist office encounters with various youth magazine "tales of terror" i've been especially eager to hear all cheek rouging stories. as this is a clothing related giveaway i propose that you submit to me a horrifying tale of wardrobe malfunction! i will also settle for embarrassing boy stories, menstrual stories, ghost stories or a simple explanation as to why you should have this lovely floral frock in your possession. I will announce the winner on 08/02/09!

links for more goodies:
Mink Pink
Sir Alistair Rai
Twitter
Facebook

i have plenty of wardrobe tales to tell (even one from today when i realized my crop top was resting on my breast, exposing my brassiere to any unfortunate soul who managed to catch the unintended exposure before i did). One of my favourite tales took place on a cold wintersday in my charming hometown Ottawa. I was trekking through the snow bundled up in all my winter attire when i was approached by a very concerned looking women who politely stopped me to say "excuse me, but, you have a brassiere attached to your scarf. i'm not sure if this is the look you're going for but i thought i'd let you know." it seems that in some fit of passion i had tossed my undergarment in the direction of my outerwear and the hook had caught onto my heavy knit scarf. i think i muttered an embarrassed "thank you, no this was not intentional" and ran off to the safety of my destination while stuffing my bra into my coat. there are countless more stories involving publicly exposed bum, stepping on the clothing of a companion and exposing their nakededness (while accidently exposing own bum), balled up underpants falling out of pants and of course blood, lots of blood. now it is your turn!
good luck!