*This Giveaway Is Now Closed*
Unfortunately, I didn't win that giveaway {but I'm sure it went to a very deserving and appreciative adoptive mom}. But I did start a conversation with Crystal....which led me to where we are today!
Crystal contacted me last week with a gracious offer that has blessed my socks off! She offered to make me a custom 8x10 piece of artwork for my daughter's nursery! How could I turn her down?!? I sent her a picture of the crib bedding we have for Lil Miss along with some sneak peeks of the nursery and she got to work right away.
When I got home today from a meeting at church, my custom canvas was sitting at my stoop to welcome me. What a SMILE that brought to my face! I quickly got my boys inside and settled before I ripped open that package! Oooh...it is sooo beautiful! The background is a beautiful pink damask {which will work beautifully with the crib bedding and nursery decor} with the shape of Africa. Inside of that continent I have grown to love is our adoption theme verse {Ephesians 1:5} in Amharic. It is so beautiful, words to not do it justice...so I guess you will have to just see for yourself!
Our "Lil Miss" dolly with are new artwork
Monkey wanted to jump in and say "cheese"! =)
Look mom, Ethiopia!
I know though, it's gorgeous...right?!? =)
Pictures DON'T do it justice either.
Well this gets better. Because Crystal is also offering a custom canvas creation for one of my READERS!!! The winner of this awesome giveaway will get $35 to splurge at The Canvas Heart! Crystal loves custom work and will happily include your child's name, a special phrase or verse, or anything else in Amharic and in the colors of your choice! You could even customize your own Amharic VALENTINE! This would make a perfect accent in your child's nursery or bedroom, an amazing adoptive baby shower gift, or even a great way to extend Ethiopian culture into your home. You could go with a custom 8x10 like I did, or a series of smaller canvases, or pool in some of your fun cash for a larger creation - IT'S YOU CHOICE!!!!
This giveaway will close on January 20th at 11:59pm so don't delay!!! Here's how you enter!!!!
1} MANDATORY before completing any other entries...(only for the sake of I don't want to be used to get free stuff....I actually want to be your friend, okie dokie?!?) If you haven't done so already, become a follower of my blog and leave me a comment telling me how much you love me! {Alright, you only have to tell me you're a follower...but the compliments don't hurt! =P Don't increase your chances...but their nice for me =)}
2} Go visit The Canvas Heart and come back and tell me your favorite piece she's made {or what YOU would do with the $35!}
3} "HEART" The Canvas Heart on etsy and come back and tell me that you have!
4} Blog, tweet, or share this giveaway on Facebook and come tell me that you did!
That's a total of 6 entries....so get busy folks! Please leave a separate comment for each entry {let's try to make this easy on me, okay?} and make sure I can get ahold of you in case your the winner {leave your email please}. Best wishes to you!!!!!
54 comments:
Would love to win this for Laurie! LOVE the gift you received.
:) Heather
I'm a follower! :)
I hearted The Canvas Heart on Etsy! :)
I am a faithful follower, and I do LOVE ya, girl!! :)
I am a follower of the Canvas Heart, and I love everything on her blog! But I think my favorite is the one that she made for you!! :)
Im just gonna comment and tell you how "much I love you" cause i actually do, youre freaking awesome. And If I bring you home pictures of unassigned baby girl do I get entries for that? Ha ha Just kidding, unless....
I'm a follower! And I love you of course Mimi!
I loved looking through the art gallery with the custom pieces. She had a yellow/orange one with Africa that was gorgeous.
I'm a follower !
I love the custom name canvases!
I hearted it on Etsy.
I am a follower :)
I like the 8x10 piece similar to the one you got and I'd give it to a friend in ET right now for an undetermined period of time trying to bring her daughter home!
I hearted it on etsy!
That is so beautiful! So exciting to hang it in the nursery.:)
You know I'm a follower!!
I love the 5x7 pieces with custom names! I love everything actually.
I hearted it on etsy.
I blogged about your giveaway!
http://hunts4adoption.blogspot.com/2011/01/2-great-giveaways.html
I am a follower!!
Much love,
Future Mama
http://expectingablessing.blogspot.com/
I visited the Canvas Heart...and I can't decide what my favorite piece is!! I might want to custom order something to represent our Taiwan adoption, or maybe a bible verse, or maybe the cross piece, who knows ;-)
Much love,
Future Mama
http://expectingablessing.blogspot.com/
I hearted it!
Much love,
Future Mama
http://expectingablessing.blogspot.com/
Already a follower, and love your posts/style/playlist. Did ya know the other day I needed to clean the floors and wanted music, so I brought your blog up for some encouraging tunes! Kinda funny, but it was great to mop and daydream about our little girl while listening to your blog playlist. : )
Okay, I LOVE her work! If it were me, I'd probably do an 8x10 custom piece for our child(ren)'s room. Not sure what that will look like yet since I don't know if we'll have 1 or 2... a girl... a girl AND a boy?? The unknowns over here far outweigh the knowns!
Blogged it! : )
www.ethiopiaminus1.blogspot.com
I am now an official follower. I read your blog all the time and love it.
I love the custom name canvases!
I LOVE giveaways! I'm a follower!
I like the cross one she made---but since we adopted from China, I would probably have her make something custom just for us. :)
I hearted her on etsy!
I am happily following!! Woot!!
I "heart" her Etsy shop!!
Canvas Art Etsy shop is great!! My fav is the Africa Canvas...beautiful!!
Shared with my many wonderful friends on FB and asked them to also share!!
I'm a follower! It could be any day now, you are so close. Can't wait to see the referral post!
I just blogged about it and I am going to link my blog to facebook.
I am a follower!!! And since we live so close I think we need to do a dinner date with some other adopting mamas:)
I really like the custom name pieces!!!
ok...follower now (don't normally participate in these things..but I love her stuff)
Favorite piece is the "remember Ethiopia"..it has forever changed me, my family and who we are striving to be. I want that as a constant reminder.
we're heart to heart friends now on Etsy
ok...shared with the world..you know my # when I win..okthanks! :)
Just became a follower...love what I see so far!
I'm a faithful follower of the "oh, so beautiful" Megan!! :) (Are you sure extra compliments won't increase my chances?!) I don't know how in the world I missed this post but I'm glad I caught it before it was done!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE this stuff! (you're looking especially slim, trim and gorgeous today, has anyone told you that yet? :) )
I "hearted" her on Etsy!
If I win the giveaway I think I would do the same as you - get a custom 8x10 creation to put in our daughter's nursery. I love that idea and yours turned out SO cute! Otherwise I would use it toward a custom creation for another place in my house.
I also blogged about it!
I also spread the word on Facebook! Pick me, pick me!!! :)
I'm now an official follower (although I've been reading for a while).
Such a fun giveaway!
I hearted on estsy : )
What piece would I choose? I'm torn. I liked the 11 x 14 canvas piece but love the idea of doing a custom . . .like 3 8 x 10's similar to what you received. She does such neat stuff.
whoops - I didn't leave my email. : )
raprevo@yahoo.com
I'm a follower....I thought I was already but apparently not...so sorry!!:)
Just became a follower of Crystal's blog. Love all her work but I think a custom made piece would be so special!
Went to Etsy too! Love her photography too!!
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