Scoutie Girl

cla, the crafter behind ape zoppa, creates fun, easy-to-wear hair accessories. have a teen on your valentine’s day shopping list? maybe a girlfriend who loves to accessorize? i think these would make ideal gifts!

created from simple cotton tape, felt, and buttons, these simple hair clips, headbands, and brooches pack major punch and are sure to banish a bad hair day or brighten up a dull outfit.

lucky for you, cla is giving away a little gift pack of 3 hair accessories – 1 hair clip and two ponytail-style bands.

to enter follow these simple instructions:

• leave a comment on this post letting me & cla know who’s tops on your list for getting something from ape zoppa – even if it’s you!
• 1 entry per person – duplicates will be deleted.
• giveaway ends thursday, january 21 at 11:59pm eastern time. the winner will be announced on friday afternoon.

good luck! and be sure to visit ape zoppa for some valentine’s day shopping!

can’t believe there were 125 entries in last week’s blogiversary giveaway… all saying something wonderful about scoutie girl! at first, i tried really, really hard to keep up with the comments – giving a personal thanks and an individual email. but i totally failed. so – thank you all!!

without further adieau, here are the winners:

jenuine ruby – I love scoutie girl for all the handmade love. I just can’t get enough. And for the 52 weeks of blogging your passion. Just what I needed this year!

camille – I love the look and function of your front page … you can see a bunch of posts at once without scrolling and pick which ones to look more closely at. It also looks really nice

melissa – I like scoutie girl because you find and share such great inspiration and new artists. I can always come by and find something new!

if this is you, email me (scout AT scoutiegirl DOT com) by sunday, january 17, evening at 11:59pm or i’ll need to pick a new winner!

scoutie girl is 3 years old today! i am so thankful that jan created this wonderful space for us to meet daily & share great handmade stuff. and it’s about my 1 year blogiversary of working towards this blog-thing as a full-time venture.

the new year is a great time to start things, apparently!

not only am i thankful for jan, i am so very thankful for you, dear readers. what is a blog without readers? well, actually, it’s still a pretty great thing! but a community of readers, makers, doers, artists gives a blog a whole higher level relevance. so thank you for visiting, for sharing, for participating, and for returning day after day.

to celebrate, jan – daisy janie – is offering 3 (one for each year of SG!) of her signature calendars to 3 lucky readers. and i’m going to sweeten the deal a bit by adding a month of advertisingfor each winner. if you don’t have a shop or other indie biz, don’t worry, recommend your favorite shop and i’ll pass the gift on to them!

here’s how to enter:

• leave a comment here and let me know why you love scoutie girl. sure, it’s self-serving but, ya know, i love hearing it and i’ll learn something too!
• for a second entry share this message on twitter: “i love #scoutiegirl because [fill in your answer here] http://www.scoutiegirl.com”
• giveaway lasts until tuesday, january 12, at 11:59pm eastern.
• 3 (three) winners will be announced here and will have 24 hours to claim their prize.

good luck!

our last handmade holiday giveaway is quite a doozy! up for grabs is a pleated clutch from crystalynkae. these bags are timeless & chic – and valued at $75!

if you simply can’t wait to get your hands on one of these great bags, crystalyn is offering scoutie girl readers 15% off when you enter the code “scoutie” at checkout, now thru december 20, 2009. crystalynkae also creates a wide range of larger bags, including the monarch hobo bag, which just might be my favorite!

so, how to enter? for your chance to win:

• visit crystalynkae and pick out your favorite bag style. come back here & leave a comment noting your selection. that’s one entry!
• for a second entry, subscribe to scoutie girl: via daily email update or in a blog reader. once you do, leave another comment here. if you already subscribe: thanks! leave a comment about that too!
• the giveaway ends friday, december 17, at 11:59pm EST. winner will be notified via email and announced here at sg, as well.

good luck!

there are 3 giveaway winners to announce this morning!

congratulations to stephanie for winning the maizie designs giveaway!

congratulations to camila, who runs a very beautiful blog btw, and @lunaj1456 for winning the zodia necklaces from l’atelier des bijoux!

we’re right in the middle of the holiday giveaway frenzy, enter the glitzer giveaway and the megan auman giveaway going on now!