raffa is turning one // freshly picked giveaway // WINNER announced!

Yay! Congratulations Chelsey! We will be in touch with you via email shortly regarding your prizes!

Thank you to everyone who entered!

raffa is turning one // freshly picked giveaway

We are pretty excited over here.

Raffa's first birthday is fast approaching; and his birthday party is coming up this weekend! In honor of the momentous occasion I buddied up with Freshly Picked and a few other amazing small businesses to create a giveaway of some of Raffa's favorite things.

First of all, in case you haven't noticed, Raffa is always wearing his moccasins, his Freshly Picked moccasins to be exact. In fact, Freshly picked moccasins are literally the only footwear Raffa wears or even owns.

These moccasins are not just cute, though; they are also highly functional. Raffa is standing and furniture surfing now ... soon enough he will try to take steps. And, Freshly Picked moccasins are the best footwear for him to do all of that in. Did you know that soft soled footwear, like a pair Freshly Picked moccasins, is the very best for little ones to learn to walk in? Soft soled shoes allow little ones to feel the ground as they take steps; they allow the feet to freely move and the toes to flex and grip the ground. All of this aides with balance and helps develop strong ankles and feet. I originally just thought they were the cutest footwear around; turns out they are super practical, too! I can see Raffa benefitting from the soft soles when he stands, goes up on his tip toes, takes steps around furniture etc.

So, you may have noticed the moccs before in photos of Raffa, and I featured them in my holiday gift guide this past December, and in my style post for my top picks for dressing Raffa. Now I am so excited to be giving a pair away to one lucky winner!!!

As I mentioned, the giveaway includes a bunch of our favorites - here's all the goodies...

FRESHLY PICKED MOCCASINS
one pair of Freshly Picked moccs, in winner's choice of color
instagram: @freshlypicked

WILDHEARTS
one tee or tank from WILD HEARTS, winner's choice of tee/tank design
instagram: @wildheartsforever

AIMBABY
one pair of AIMbaby leggings in winner's choice of design
instagram: @aimbabyshop

FINKELSTEIN TOYS
a handmade Finkelstein elephant
instagram: @finktoys

REMEMBER THE DAY
a REMEMBER the day custom quote print in the winner's choice of style + custom quote/saying/phrase/verse (frame not included)
instagram: ME! @chloechristinemarty

CHICKEN & CHARLIE
Chicken & Charlie reversible bandana bib in Arrows + Denim
instagram: @chickenandcharlie

HEART OF HAZEL
Heart of Hazel tie turban in black and white stripe
instagram: @heartofhazel

All of these items can be for your little man or your little lady!

NOW HERE'S HOW TO ENTER: 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

also access the Rafflecopter widget on the WILD HEARTS Facebook page by clicking HERE!

The fine print: There are up to 6 entries available, as outlined in the Rafflecopter widget above. Two required entires are two follow me on Instagram and to follow all shops on Instagram. An additional 4 entries are available as well (share the giveaway on Instagram, like andCHLOE on Facebook, like Freshly Picked on Facebook, and subscribe to andCHLOE blog posts via email).

 The giveaway starts NOW and ends May 11, 2014 at 8:00PM MST. Winner will be announced here on my blog and via Instagram on May 12, 2014 at 7:30AM MST.

This giveaway is for US RESIDENTS ONLY.

Here is the giveaway image for sharing on social media, specifically Instagram:

featured on :: tori spelling + cupcake mag :: all things we love giveaway

This is SO exciting. My REMEMBER the days are a part of Tori Spelling and cupcakemag's "all things we love" Valentine's Day Giveaway!!! With a value of over $10,000, a lucky winner will receive over 100+ products that Tori + cupcakemag love and that includes one of my REMEMBER the day canvases.

Check out all the items in the giveaway on torispelling.com and enter there as well! Good luck!

lillies & leon GIVEAWAY

{image courtesy of Lillies & Leon}

WILD HEARTS and REMEMBER the day are part of a SUPER awesome giveaway this week, along with PRETTY by JL and Our Little Lullaby. Lillies & Leon are sharing a few of their favorite things which include our WILD HEARTS Chase the Call of Your Wild Heart tee, one of my REMEMBER the day fine art prints, a pair of Our Little Lullaby teepee legging (we love Our Little Lullaby's leggings, too - see John wearing his bears here and tigers here), and last but not least, a PRETTY by JL silk charm wrap bracelet (for mama!).

Enter now through Thursday ... head over to Lillies & Leon or her Instagram for how to enter!

giveaway winner :: pretty by JL

and the winner is...

Lera Elise Main

Lera, I have passed your email address on to Jenny and she will be in touch regarding your key fob!

Everyone else, THANK YOU for your entries!

And don't forget ... with the code andchloe10 you can receive 10% off any listing in the PRETTY by JL Etsy shop.

giveaway :: PRETTY by JL

See that "silk friendship bracelet" ad on the right hand side of my blog? Did you see the giveaway I did last September for one of these gorgeous bracelets? Well, I am falling in love with these silk bracelets all over again for a couple of reasons ... (1) Jenny of PRETTY by JL made little John's bracelet (as seen on Instagram) last week and he has been wearing it non-stop since, (2) I got one of the arrow-style key fobs (like the design above, mine is just a different color) as a baby shower favor last week and I love the idea of the fobs, (3) my mom has placed an order for several (four of them!!!) and they are all just gorgeous, and (4) I had accidentally left my PRETTY by JL bracelet in Durango last time I was here and I finally get to pick it up now that I am here again! You can read more about Jenny's "why" and inspiration behind her bracelets, in my blog post from September.

Jenny is so generous, she has offered to give all &chloe readers 10% off any fob or bracelet listing in her Etsy shop through July 31 with the coupon code andchloe10. In addition, she is offering up another giveaway!

the giveway

one lucky winner will receive an arrow pattern key fob (like the style shown just above) in the colors of their choosing (see color options here)

We are running this giveaway through Rafflecopter (see below), but here are the details...

to enter (up to 4 entries):

• like Pretty-Bras for Nursing Moms on Facebook
• like &chloe on Facebook
• share the giveaway (share it on Facebook, tweet it, or Instagram it)
• leave a comment letting us know which colors you'd choose

giveaway opens NOW!

giveaway ends July 4, 3013 at 12:00AM - winner will be announced on Friday or Saturday

a Rafflecopter giveaway

thank you for entering and don't forget about the coupon code I mentioned above!

PURE mamas giveaway!

Over the past month, I collaborated with Juli of PURE mamas and Kookie Karma to create this special print.

Juli and I had wanted to collaborate on a project, and she brought this idea to me: she wanted a simple, beautiful print that captures the ideal dynamic of the relationship with her two young boys. Read about Juli's sentiment about this message here on her blog.

Well, as part of the creation of this print, and as part of PURE mamas holiday giveaways, Juli and I are giving one of her readers this beautiful print. In addition to that, another reader will also win a custom *REMEMBER the day* print! TO ENTER head over to Juli's giveaway post here.

This "love is..." print is also available for purchase in my Etsy shop, where you can customize the color  of "love". Be sure to check out Juli's blog post for a coupon code before you purchase the print, though!

 

winner: pretty by JL giveaway + coupon code

Thank you so much to everyone who entered and thank you Jenny of Pretty by JL for sponsoring this giveaway! The winner of the braided silk bracelet with three custom charms is Amy H.!!!


a Rafflecopter giveaway

Amy, Jenny will be in touch with you via email soon regarding the bracelet you have won!

For everyone else, good news! Jenny is offering all my blog readers 15% off any bracelet in her Etsy shop through the month of October with the coupon code OCTOBERCHLOE15.

giveaway: pretty by JL

My dear friend Jenny has a passion. Her passion is pretty, well fitting, comfortable, and functional nursing bras {nursing bras are fancy bras that allow you to breastfeed your baby without taking your bra off or mangling it to pull it to the side}. The problem? There are not any on the market that fit her standards (or the standards of many moms). So, Jenny turned her passion into a business (Pretty-Bras for Nursing Moms); she is bringing a new kind of nursing bra to the market. She has been on this journey for several years now, and in fact I am a part of her business, too. I am the design person.

Well, making bras is expensive business. No more expensive than other business, but it takes money nonetheless. Besides passionate, here is some other things Jenny happens to be: determined and creative.

In order to raise the capital necessary to move forward with her business, Jenny created another business altogether - she is making customizable silk thread and sterling silver friendship bracelets. It all makes sense for many reasons, several of these reasons being (1) she loves friendship bracelets, (2) other people do too {they are totally "in" right now}, (3) it gives her joy to make them, and (4) she can sell them for money {said capital mentioned earlier}.

the giveaway 

Jenny sells her bracelets under PRETTY by JL and her shop launched just recently. In celebration of her shop launch, Jenny is giving away a braided bracelet with three heart charms like the one shown above. You get to choose three silk colors for the bracelet and three letters to be stamped on the sterling silver charms.

:: how to enter (up to 3 entries per person) ::

• Like Pretty-Bras for Nursing Moms on Facebook (comment below to let me know you have done so)
• Leave a comment below with which silk colors you would choose (see below).
• Share this giveaway with a friend or several friend (comment below to let me know you have done so)

Giveaway starts NOW and I ends Monday, September 24th at 12 NOON PM EST (10 AM MST). Winner will be announced next Tuesday (the 25th), along with a little treat for everyone!

You can enter in the comments section or through Rafflecopter below.

And for your reference, here are the silk colors to choose from!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

*remember the day* contest & giveaway - THE WINNERS!

Well, it was a tie between #1 {Sloane & Haloti} and #8 {Jordan & Brooke}! Both beautiful displays of their *remember the days*! Sloane and Brooke each win a gift certificate for an 8x10" fine art print *remember the day*. Furthermore, I am giving one voter an an 8x10" fine art print *remember the day*. I used a random number generator to generate a random number between 1 and 24 {there were 24 comments total} ... the generator spit out 8 and the 8th comment was Chelsea Valach's! 

I will be emailing the winners their gift certificates this morning, so Sloane, Brooke, and Chelsea - watch your email inboxes!

Thank you to all the entrants and thank you to everyone who voted! For all of you I have a 10% coupon code: use PDCONTEST during checkout and receive 10% off your order! *coupon code expires May 31, 2012.

*remember the day* contest & giveaway

You know what is SO fun? Seeing how my customers feature their *remember the days* in their homes. Do they frame them? How do they frame them? What room is the piece in? How does it look with the other decor? Well, in order to encourage people to show me how they display their *remember the days*, I decided to put together a little contest and giveaway here on my blog!

To enter, customers sent me photos of their *remember the day* print or canvas in their home! Now, YOU will vote on which you like best. The winner will receive a gift certificate for a 8x10" fine art print *remember the day*. So take a look below and leave a comment as to which *remember the day* you like the best as it is featured in its home (identify the one you like the best by number and/or name)!

TWO WINNERS will be chosen - the entrant who gets the most votes wins a gift certificate for a 8x10" fine art print AND one voter will be chosen at random to receive a fine art print of their own, too!  Winners will be announced next Wednesday, April 25th!

Vote now by commenting below!

*remember the day* contest & giveaway

If you have ever ordered your very own *remember the day*, I want to see it as you have showcased it in your home!

Email a photo of your *remember the day* framed and/or hung in your home to me at hello@remember-the-day.com by Friday, April 20th.

I will feature all of the photos I receive in a blog post here on my blog on Monday, April 23rd; and allow people to comment to cast votes as to their favorite.

A winner will be chosen {whomever receives the most votes} on Wednesday, April 25th and the lucky winner will receive a gift certificate for an 8x10" *remember the day* fine art print!

So if you would like to win another *remember the day* for yourself or to give as a gift, snap a photo of your *remember the day* and send it my way! If you purchased a *remember the day* as a gift for someone, you can either forward this contest to them and let them enter, OR get a photo from them for your entry.

giveaway: happy haulidays from chronicle books

It is time for Chronicle Books 2nd Annual Happy Haul-idays Giveaway. The giveaway goes like this... a blogger blogs about the contest and makes a list of books valuing up to $500 that she would want. After the contest ends (after Dec. 2nd), one blogger and ONE LUCKY READER who commented on the blogger's post will each WIN that list of $500 worth of books. Pretty nifty; and as I love many a book that Chronicle publishes it was easy for me to make a list!

So, if you want a chance to win simply comment on this post! Tell me which books you want, what is your favorite book, just say hello - whatever. That's it! Easy peasy. You can also comment on other bloggers' posts for additional chances to win.

As a part of this year's giveaway, a charity of the blogger's choice will also receive $500 worth of books. So, if I won, I would ask that Chronicle Books donate $500 worth of children's books to The Reading Tree.

Now, for my list: