Giveaway winner and beautiful Emma Watson

Happiest Monday everyone! How was the weekend? Mine was grrrreat AND productive! Friday after work the boy and I went downtown to view a loft! I turned our applications in today so now we're just keeping our fingers crossed!

Saturday Mom and I went to the Houston Ballet's Nutcracker Market. I got a teeny bit more Christmas shopping done but I didn't do as promised...I took like.. 4 photos. IT'S SO HARD TO SNAP PHOTOS WHEN YOU'RE HANDS ARE FULL OF GOODIES, YOU'RE TASTING THINGS LEFT AT RIGHT AND YOU'RE HOLDING A GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE!

First news! Congrats to Whitney from Sparkles and Frosting for winning the Thanksgiveaway that was hosted on Stacy's blog! Your ring and note card are coming straight from the heart of Montrose, hitting your mailbox soon!

In super-pretty news, I flipped through the new Marie Claire on lunch today and was stunned by how beautiful Emma Watson looks. I LOVE this hair on her.. the color, the cut.. everything. The styling and color palette they used in this spread is amazing... TOPS.

Ok so one day closer to Friday, y'all. We should find out tomorrow if we're approved for the loft and if so we can start getting things in there.

STOKED.

Happy Monday Giveaway!

Happiest Monday to you! Can you believe Turkey day is just around the corner? Hop on over to my friend Stacy's blog, Stacy Says, where she's hosting a little Thanksgiving-time Notes from the Republic giveaway!

Here's what's up for grabs:

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One embroidered "Give Thanks" note card and a sweet birdie fabric button ring.

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You should be her friend, too!

Lawn art bulletin board giveaway winner!

We have a winner! 11 people from facebook and the blog were in the drawing for this little lawn art bulletin board.

All names were listed and a number was chosen on random.org. Here are the results!
Woohoo Adam!

GIVEAWAY! 60s inspired lawn ornament hoop bulletin board!

To celebrate my sister Michelle's 26th birthday I'm having a giveaway! Leave a comment here to enter to win this 60s inspired lawn ornament embroidery hoop bulletin board! This contest is open to all facebook friends and blog readers. Winner will be chosen on Thursday the 26th. Yipee!

[please note: there are two small thumbtack holes on the board...]

The Bird and the Bear

Min won the bear! I mean, everyone who entered had a 1 in 4 chance so the odds were pretty good... but Ryan witnessed and Michelle's name was pulled. :) Luckily she'll be in town from St. Paul this week (tomorrow actually.. but see you Thursday, Min!) so I can give it to her.

Hurray!

So how's the week? Busy? Boring? Need a nap? It's only Tuesday, I need a BIG nap. Last night Megan, Nora, Ryan, Charlie and I went to Porch Swing trivia and had LOTZ o' fun. Team Dysenteriyaki came in 3rd place out of.. I think.. 12 teams. We so smart! Will def do that trivia again.

1st giveaway! OOOOooohhh So exciting!!

OH HAAAYYYY! Giveaway? What's exciting? Why?! Because today marks Notes from the Republic's first blogiversary and.. you can't have blogiversary without GIVE!

Do you like baby bears, birds, bluebonnets or all 3 at the same time? Do you like free things? If so.. ooohh it may your lucky day.

Up for grabs is this little bear embroidery on light pink and white polka dot fabric. This little guy is on a 6" wooden hoop and was made with love! I found the great pattern on this flickr set by the crafty lady at Badbird and added a few of my own little touches.

Think this guy would look cute on your wall? Here's how you can win:

Leave a comment with your name, your city and tell me what you look forward to or love most about summertime!

Do you go on a road trip? Visit the beach? Stay indoors with the AC cranked and watch movies? Do you go to a music (or some other kind of) festival?

I can't even count all the things I love best...beach trips, grilling, lake trips, beers on patios, extra hours of daylight, suntans, chlorine.. so much to look forward to!

One winner will be chosen randomly and I'll ship him off to his new home. Giveaway ends this Friday May 7th at 11:00 am central and I'll announce the winner shortly thereafter.

It's only been a year, but I've really enjoyed having this little corner of the interwebs. I've been introduced to some extremely crafty and talented ladies and I'm constantly being inspired. It's been fun chronicling my little adventures and sharing fun ideas and I can't wait to see what next year will bring!

Thanks for coming over!