The Rainy Day Giveaway Winner

Thankfully the worst (I hope) is over, and the weather back home should hopefully be sunny and lovely for as long as it can be. I hope everyone is alright! It made my heart feel fuzzy and proud when people from all over were reaching out and lending a hand and basically utilizing technology to spread the word for aid, food and other donations. Pinoys can be the darndest, nicest, most selfless people during a calamity. I wish I could have been back there to volunteer. ;_;

In any case, I hope this tidbit of news brings a bright ray of sunshine to one lucky girl despite the grueling week of monsoon rain and flood.

First off, I would like to thank Madz of Izzo Shop for considering me and my humble blog as a medium for her shop. It's such an honor to host a giveaway for such a wonderful shop! 

Second, while I could only choose one winner for this giveaway, I do hope you keep on supporting Izzo Shop and browsing through its products! If you need a passport keeper, camera bag, a school bag, a laptop tote, a media case or whatnot, do consider this online shop as one of your options! :)

And without further ado, the results:

Congratulations, Maricar! Please do send me your address via email or DM in Twitter. :D

A rainy day giveaway! [CLOSED]

Good evening, world! Blogging all the way from Singapore, lah! I hope the weather isn't so bad back in Manila, and I hope it hasn't cast upon you quite the dreary mood that monsoon season brings! Cheer up, because I'm giving away a pretty work tote from Izzo Shop this July! Yay!

Let's summarize things: I love Izzo Shop. My camera bag for Duccio is from Izzo Shop. I gave my friend a camera bag from Izzo Shop for her birthday last year. My boyfriend got me a laptop tote from Izzo Shop for my birthday last year. My coin purse is from Izzo Shop. If I were still in school, I would probably have bought a new school bag from Izzo Shop. Thanks to Izzo Shop, I've got my first yellow tote (seriously, I've been eyeing yellow bags since foreverrrrrr!). And again, I love Izzo Shop. And thanks to Madz, one of you lucky readers is going to win a lovely bag from Izzo Shop!

YES! You can win this pretty pink Anne work tote that you can use everyday! It comes with a matching purse for your accessories or for your laptop's charger (yes, it can fit your 14" laptop!), and it's got this really, really cute patterned lining in the interior that I just love.

Mechanics

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Contest ends July 31, 2012.
The winner will be announced on August 4, 2012. 


EXTENDED UNTIL AUGUST 5! :D
Keep the entries coming!


CLOSED. Winners to be announced by the end of the week!

Quaint Desk Goodies

Just when the day couldn't get better last Sunday after graduation, I found out from Chai's blog that I won her Quaint Desk Giveaway! Quaint Desk's owner Grace soon emailed me confirming my details, and today Mr. Courier Man came by after lunch with the package! *happy dance*

I've probably joined over twenty or thirty giveaways online, never having won any of them. I'm so happy that this was my first! I love the fact that I won cute arts and crafts-y goodies from such a lovely store. :)

Such lovely packaging! It's a bit smooshed from the trip, but I love how decorated tape can make anything pretty!

Thank you so much! I can't wait to use 'em, heehee! :)

The goodies!

My favorite city is featured in that notebook. J'etaime!
And two new cute tapes to add to my tape collection!

I have to say I adore the stickers the most. They're perfect for cards, letters, notebooks and planners!
And the paper flowers? So, so lovely. :)

Thank you so, so much!

Drop by and shop at Quaint Desk here for cute stickers, paper flowers, cards and more! 

The Giveaway Winners

Finally drew the winners today (a day early so that the winners know they won already and we can all enjoy New Year's Eve!). First off, thanks very much to all of you for joining! You've made me and my sponsors very happy!

I listed the entries in Excel and randomized them again via Random.org's List Randomizer, and then ran the True Random Generator to pick out three numbers.

And without further ado, the winners!

Carla's Closet: First Anniversary Giveaway CLOSED

YAY! This December, my online store (*kilig* to call it that) is celebrating its first year of operations! It's almost unbelievable that it's already been a year since I spontaneously decided to start this whole thing to begin with. Oh, how time flies. It was a pretty good first year for me, a newbie in the selling aspect of online shopping (but a pseudo-veteran of sorts in the shopping part, HAHA!), and because it's almost Christmas and it's the season of giving, I would like to share the splendidness of such a joyous occasion. :)

YES, A GIVEAWAY! HURRAH! :) 

I have collaborated with other awesome stores to make this giveaway more exciting. YAAAAAAY. 

Thank you very much, sponsors!

The original plan was to make this a one-time big-time sort of giveaway, which means there was only supposed to be one winner for this lovely assortment of prizes. But the sponsors who sent me stuff gave me overwhelmingly several prettier items, and so the original 10+ prizes became so much more! YAY! *spreads cheer and love for the sponsors* 

This means that for this awesome celebration, there will be three winners drawn via Random.org (see details at the end of this post) who will win these awesome prize packages:

The Third Prize includes: 

(L-R from top)

A cream silk top from Plethora Shop

A knit black top from Clothes Basket

A vintage lace blouse from The Fab Grab

A golden belt from Carla's Closet 

A dusk green jacquard weaved tote from Clothes Basket

A pink Joana two-way bag from Izzo Shop (see specs here)

The Second Prize includes:

(L-R from top)

A mint green cardigan from Plethora Shop

A floral summer dress with wooden buttons from Clothes Basket

An Indian summer patterned orange top from The Fab Grab

A turquoise cropped tee with stitched floral details from Carla's Closet

A Bedazzled BFF crocheted bracelet from Nikita Accessories

A lavender Joana two-way bag from Izzo Shop (see specs here)

And last but definitely not the least, the First Prize includes: 

(L-R from top)

A midnight floral blue dress/tunic from Plethora Shop

A sheer cream long-sleeved top with sequin buttons from Clothes Basket

A floral black casual dress with lace from the Fab Grab

A striped day dress from Carla's Closet

A sweet pink crocheted bow necklace from Nikita Accessories

A Molly Camera Satchel from Izzo Shop (see specs here)

A thick wool plum short-sleeved turtleneck top from Fashion Details

A printed scarf from Christine Angela Shop

AND

...Two hundred pesos worth of gift certificates from FBTL Manila!
(Actual GCs with official card code to be sent to the winner's e-mail!).

This set below on the other hand - 1 purple double-tip pen and a teeny blank cahier-type notebook from Muji that you can bring around + a lovely leather Betty bag from Fashion Code 101 - is a special prize to be given to the person with the best and most creative answer to the question below. :) So here's to hoping someone who loves to doodle and write random thoughts down in class or at work will win this happy notebook and pen that should fit in this awesome bag! :D Yay. So get creative! Be honest! :) Feel free to answer in a poem, a rhyme, or what have you. 

THE MECHANICS:
*This giveaway is open to Philippine residents only.


Required (+3):
1. Follow this blog publicly via Google Friend Connect.
2. Add/like/follow the following shops (please make sure to add/like/follow all the accounts stated below if you have them):

1. Carla's Closet 
2. Christine Angela Shop | FB
3. Clothes Basket | FB
4. The Fab Grab 
5. Fashion Code 101 | tumblr | FB
6. Fashion Details | FB
7. FBTL Manila | twitter | FB 
8. Izzo Shop | FB
9. Nikita Accessories
10. Plethora Shop   

Answer the question: What does Christmas mean to you?

Optional:
1. IF you've got Twitter, follow me - @carlalovestea - and tweet about this giveaway! Don't forget to tag me! (+1)
2. And extra points for blogging about this giveaway! :) (+1)



If you get to do everything, you get five entries in. :) It's quite a lot of work, but it's worth it!

Leave a comment on this post with your GFC and FB name, email address, Multiply ID, the link/s to your tweet and/or your repost and the answer to the question.

Sample Entry:

1. GFC & FB Name: Hermione Granger
2. Email: ilovehogwartsahistory@owlpost.com
3. Multiply ID: mrsronweasley 
4. Blog Post: http://
5. Tweet: http://
6. Answer: Peaceful times with Harry and Ron ;)

This giveaway will end at 11:59PM on December 28, 2011, Wednesday (the supposed anniversary date of Carla's Closet, yay!), and winners will be announced, hopefully, by December 31, 2011, Saturday with help from Random.org and the winner of the pen/notebook/bag set will be chosen personally by moi and a friend. Winners will be announced here in this blog and notified via e-mail. Hee. :) 

Good luck and cheers to the upcoming happy holidays!

Final Sneak Peek before the Giveaway!

Tomorrow's the giveaway! YAY. :) Stay tuned tonight/tomorrow, 12:00AM EST, as I shall try posting the giveaway blog entry then! I've taken pictures of all the items to be given away, and I'm absolutely excited to complete writing the post! (Yes, this is what I do when I take a break from thesis on Fridays. Heh. And it's so obvious how excited I am for this.)

Today three lovely packages came in from Izzo Shop, Christine Angela and Fashion Details. The sun wasn't all that great and the sky was basically gray, so pardon me for the rather dull pictures!

Izzo Shop is one of my favorite bag stores online.
One of their camera bags is now the new home of Duccio. ;)
Another is my favorite school bag!

And I couldn't help but love the awesome business card design they have! 

She dropped off three awesome items to give away. *_* I only wish I could keep one of them!
Thank you, dear! I apologize for being so kulit, haha! :)

Christine sent me this lovely packaged item! What could be in it, I wonder...

Check out her stuff! It's all lovely and colorful. :D

Thanks very much, dear! ;)

And this lovely purple piece came from Chin. ;) 

So lovely and so perfect for the cold weather we'll be having this December!
Thanks very much, dear!

So this is the last giveaway sneak peek, obviously.  I really, really love the sponsors! They're all so awesome, and I know I say that at the end of every sneak peek post, but it's true-la-looooooo. :) See the other sneak peeks here, here and here. See you all later/tomorrow! :)

Sneak Peek Part 3

Christine from Plethora Shop sent me these pretty items today for the giveaway:

You're welcome, Christine! And super duper thanks for agreeing to be my sponsor this time around! :)

A bit of plugging where Plethora Shop will be on December 9, 2011: The Brown Bag Market! 

It'll be held at the Filipinas Heritage Library, Ayala Triangle, Makati Avenue, Makati. Entrance is free!

This is so pretty in person. :"> I especially love the print!

A soft green something. Hihi. Wait 'til Saturday to find out.

A pretty vintage something with this dainty detail. :">

And this really has nothing to do with the giveaway, but yeah, my brother bought me Monopoly Deal! YAY. Haha! Best game ever.

Thank you so much, Christine! I heart my sponsors so much for being awesome. :D More stuff are to come in the following days as far as I know, so be sure to come back and check once in a while just in case I do more sneak peeks. Hihi. :"> For the other previous sneak peeks, click here and here.

Happy Things in the Mail Part II

More stuff for the giveaway arrived this week in snail mail from three awesome stores: Nikita Accessories, The Fab Grab and The Clothes Basket! I am so in love with the items they sent me that I wish I could just keep them all for myself, hihi. But of course I won't do that. :D 

Nike's as sweet as her accessories! She included this short note in her enveloped package, which contained the cutest crochet accessories I've seen.

Her calling card and flyer! 

The sneak peek, hihi. If I were evil, I'd stash this away for myself. But alas, the cute colors must be shared!

This was a teeny surprise she included in the package for me! It's so adorable!

I think I'm going to wear it everywhere now, especially since it'll match everything. YAY! Thank you, Nike! ;)

The second package I opened came from Rorie of Clothes Basket. Guess what? This awesome soft tote is part of the giveaway!

YAY! Thank you, Rorie! 

Look at all those textures, prints and details. :) I guarantee their softness and prettiness in person.

And this came all the way from Cebu, thanks to Malou of The Fab Grab! Her packaging was so neat and pretty, I didn't want to open them for fear of destroying the organized prettiness. :)

Teehee, for the dainty lady. ;) Thank you, Malou!

And yesterday, Daphne of FBTL Manila e-mailed me something awesome! Hihi! :">

Obviously not the real thing, but you get the idea. GCs! Woohooooooo.

Ah, I love giveaways. You meet all sorts of people, and they turn out to be the awesome-est! It's like I've gained new friends or something, and it makes me cheery. YAY! :) Thank you, Nike, Rorie, Malou and Daphne! I'm so excited for next Saturday!