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Giveaway Winner!

 

 

So sorry .. I completely forgot to post this. Random org was used to chose the winner, #6 .. who is Kaitlyn McNally! Please contact me to let me know your team .. although I am pretty sure it will be the GATORS!

It's time for a giveaway ... game day!

In honor of the football season, how about a giveaway??

 A set of football themed cupcake toppers ..

The following are samples I have done for clients (and my family .. Go Gators, Go 'Noles, Go Rebels!!), but I am happy to design toppers for other teams. These are great for game day parties/tailgating and are not limited to just cupcakes. You can place them in other dishes, flower arrangements, or even in a pocket for team wear!

Just comment here .. and visit my etsy shop please

 

ETA: I will draw the winner on Wed, September 28

 

 and just throwing in a picture of my sweet college boy ..

 

 
 

Giveaway!

Please visit Nautical by Nature to enter a giveaway from mcc designs ..

Giveaway!

 

Please visit Life of a Suburban Princess to enter a giveaway for a set of mcc designs personalized note pads!

It's a Giveaway!

 

Please visit Jennifer's lovely blog, Beaufort Lookout for a chance to win a set of mcc design calling cards .. a discount code is being offered for a limited time for all her readers too!

Another Giveaway

 

Be sure to check out this fabulous giveaway at Kate Landers Events!

Shopaholic in Alabama Giveaway Days!

 

Be sure to check out Lori's wonderful blog, Shopaholic in Alabama. 

All week she is hosting giveaways and today, mcc designs is featured. 

Enter to win a set of note pads and calling cards.

 Also take advantage of the week-long discount. 

15% off all orders!

* More later .. just home from yet another trip!

xo

Featured in the Etsy Treasury!

 

I was so pleased to find that I was featured in an Etsy Treasury - my first time ever! The treasury theme was 'going on a date' and my personalized wine tags were featured.

So, in appreciation of all my wonderful blog followers and mcc design fans, I am having a giveaway for a set of 10 personalized wine tags. These can be personalized to your liking (all the same or each one different) and your choice of colors. You can see more samples in my shop.

Just leave a comment here and I will draw a winner a week from today ... 

Wednesday, July 14

Thank you!!

xo

Giveaway!

Please visit Biscuits are Never Boring for a chance to win this lovely Lilly Pulitzer Murfee scarf!

Giveaway!

Be sure to check out this darling Lilly apron giveaway at it is what it is. I happen to own own of Lynn's creations .. a darling Lilly scarf and love it!!

Giveaway Days!

Last giveaway at Shopaholic in Alabama  ... and it is a fabulous one!

Caroline Grace

 

Giveaway!

 

Today is day ten of Shopaholic Giveaway Days to celebrate Mother's Day. Lori at Shopaholic in Alabama was so kind to ask me to participate in the giveaway ... be sure to check it out!

Giveaway Days!

Be sure to check out the fabulous giveaway going on right now at "Shopaholic in Alabama's" blog. She is hosting "Shopaholic Giveaway Days" to celebrate moms in honor of Mother's Day on Sunday, May 9. She will be having 10 days of giveaways. There will be a new one every day and each giveaway will run for 5 days. Up first for grabs is this adorable Lilly market tote and matching luggage tag. 

Me - A Winner!

I believe this is my very first time ever winning a blog giveaway (yay me!) ... and I have entered many over the past years. So happy to receive such wonderful Valentine's goodies from A at The Life of a Suburban Princess. Heart cookie cutters, hand towels, stamps, Love banner and more ...

 

Thank you Suburban Princess!

Yet Another Giveaway!

A fellow blogger, Felicia is hosting a giveaway for my shop, mcc designs. This giveaway is for two sets of gift/calling cards. I have many new designs to choose from, including custom scripture cards (you may choose your own scripture and other images are available).

Also, for those of you 'non-pink' loving gals, any of my designs are available in other color combinations. Pink & green just happened to be my most popular color choices :).

 

 

  

{ these little ballerina girls are available in both blonds and brunettes - so cute - and I will also be offering the ballet designs on stationery and note pads } 
 

Visit Felicia and her lovely blog at The Fleu-de-lis Cottage to enter. The contest runs through Friday. Good luck to you all!

Giveaway!

Please visit the lovely Bethany at Maryland Pink and Green to enter her mcc designs giveaway!

Thank you, Bethany for hosting this and be sure to check out her fabulous, preppy blog.

 

mcc designs giveaway!

 

{ lots of new tags at mcc designs } 

 

I have another giveaway going on this week!

Please visit The Life of a Suburban Princess for details and a chance to win a set of personalized stickers and 2 personalized note pads. 'A' is so kind to host this giveaway (thank you A!) .. be sure to check out the rest of her lovely, preppy blog!

Book Winner

The winner was #11, which is Janel!

Email me with your address (mccaligiuri@aol.com) and also initials and your two favorite colors. I have a little something else to send to you with the book.

Thanks, Janel!

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 10 Powered by RANDOM.ORG

 

 

Thank You ... and a Book Giveaway

Thank you all for the wonderful suggestions and tips regarding book clubs. We have 7-8 gals so far and are hoping to 'grow'. Our group is very diverse. A few of the ladies I haven't seen in years, but I am excited to be coming together again through a love of reading. I will be hosting the first book club in March at my home and the book I chose is "The Elegance of the Hedgehogs".

And ... to thank you all. I am offering this book, 'My Enemy's Cradle' to one lucky winner. The book is 'used' - lovingly read by me and a friend.

To enter the drawing, just post a comment here and tell me one of your favorite books. I will draw the winner on Friday, January 23, 9pm Florida time!

I have read a lot of books about the Holocaust (both fiction & non-fiction) and this was one of my favorites. I was hooked from the beginning and was completely unaware of this Nazi atrocity that occurred. The book was full of intrigue, suspense, heartbreak and joy.

Read on the book more here and here

 

Winner!

 

 

The winner of the mcc designs giveaway on Paige's blog is Felicia!

Congratulations, Felicia!!

 

Thanks to all who entered and be sure to look for another giveaway in the near future.

 

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 34 Powered by RANDOM.ORG

 

Last Few Hours ..

 

Only a few more hours until the mcc designs giveaway over at Paige's blog is over. If you haven't entered, please be sure to do so! The winner will be announced tomorrow afternoonon both on my blog and Paige's blog.

 

I also wanted to thank those that have made purchases from my etsy shop - all the proceeds will be donated to the Haiti relief fund. Every little bit can help.

I also received word today that a father of a student at my son Griff's school is missing in Haiti. He was traveling on business and was last seen at the Hotel Montana in Haiti, which suffered much damage from the earthquake. Please pray for this family as well as all the millions who have been devastated by this catastrophe.

Reminder!

 

 

Just a reminder ... a few days left to enter the giveaway on my friend, Paige's blog. The winner will be selected at random on Friday, January 15, 11:59 EST and announced on both Paige's blog and here Saturday. Thanks all!!

Giveaway!!

Please visit my sweet friend Paige's blog, Simple Thoughts for a chance to win a set of personalized note pads from mcc designs. You will love her blog! Paige and her daughters are just gorgeous and Paige is such a kind, loving, spirit-filled woman of wisdom!

Thank you. Paige, for hosting this giveaway.

Also, a few more days to take advantage of the 20% discount in my etsy shop for all my blog friends.

Kate Landers Events, LLC, Exclusive $75.00 Gift Certificate Giveaway Update

Unfortunately 48 hours have passed and the first winner did not come forward, so the gift certificate has been forfeited and will be given to the next name drawn...Kim! Kim, if you could please contact Kate within 48 hours at info@katelandersevents.com giving your acceptance of this gift and contact information, that would be greatly appreciated! If Kate is not contacted within 48 hours, another name will be drawn.

 Thank you so much and congratulations!

Kate Landers Events Giveaway Winner! And .. A Discount For You All!

 Thank you to all who participated in the exclusive Kate Landers Events, LLC  $75.00 gift certificate giveaway! While Kate wishes she could give you all a $75.00 gift certificate, there is only one winner, and that person is Gale. Gale, if you could please contact Kate within the next 48 hours via e-mail to info@katelandersevents.com (link)with your contact information and acceptance of this gift, it would be much appreciated. If Gale has not come forward within 48 hours, another name will be drawn at random.

 Kate appreciates all of you who have shown such  a strong interest in her products, and would like to offer you an exclusive discount. For all purchases you make at www.katelandersevents.com December 10th, 2009-December 13th, 2009, enter code KLMC1209 and receive a 15% discount off your product purchase (exclusive of sales tax and shipping) from her shoppe . Thank you!"

Tag Giveaway Winner(s)!

I had my assistant, also know as the 'enthusiastic cupping volunteer' (see post below), draw the winner, who is ....

Paige!! Her post just cracks me up :)

And, since I was feeling so giving, we drew a second winner ...

Bickies!

Congrats to you both. Just email me and let me know if you'd like the Christmas tags or the Thanksgiving tags, your personalization, and your address.

Thank you all for playing. I am sure I'll host another giveaway sometime soon!
 
 

Christmas Tags ... and a Giveaway!

 
  

{ more info at mcc designs }

*I will most likely be adding a few more styles to my shop soon*
 

Just thought I would do a little giveaway for all my sweet blogging friends :). Your choice of a set of 6 tie on or 12 non-tie on personalized Christmas (or happy holidays). The no-tie tags are great for wrapped boxes and presents (just add a piece of double sided tape or sticky dot) and the tie on tags great for goody bags, homemade treats or gift bags.

Just leave a comment here and feel free to post the giveaway on your own blog ... my blog giveaway 'assistant' will draw the winner a week for today, Wednesday, October 27.

 

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Also: Thanks for the kind comments on my previous post. Those of you that said I look like one of the college/high school girl - I love you! LOL. Seriously, I always hesitate to write about my big changes. Hope it doesn't come across as bragging. Please feel free to ask any questions - I am more than happy to help you! I have helped a few of my readers get started on a program and I can not tell you how wonderful that makes me feel!

A comment that I'd like to share, in case you didn't read it. So happy for Tammy and her husband!!

 I read your post about your nutrition changes and the program you used and you inspired me. My husband & I had gained a good deal of weight over the years and before we knew it we were the heavy couple at every social function. After reading what you were accomplishing I mulled it over for a while (months & months actually) but finally this summer my husband & I committed to the program. He started a few weeks before me and has lost 50 pounds and is keeping it off. I was mostly concerned about my body fat. I have dropped from 39.9% to between 26.5-27.5% and I have lost 30 pounds going from a size 14 or 16 to mostly a size 8 sometimes a size 10. I am so happy with our results and I really have you to thank for putting the seed in my head. So thank you and congratulations of your success!! It really is life changing.
 

Give Away Winner

So sorry I completely forgot about the tag give away. A day late here, but I had Griff draw the winner tonight and that person is Kristyn! Congrats to you, Kristyn. Email me with your choice of tags, personalization and address (mccaligiuri@aol.com)

How About a Give Away?

I have been busy today with tag orders, both Halloween and Thanksgiving, so ... I though I would share some more with another one of my blog readers (Belle won last time!)

For this drawing, I decided to do a little something different that I have seem on other blog give aways.

All you have to do to enter the drawing (for 6 personalized tags of your choice, Halloween or Thanksgiving) is post a comment here for one entry in the drawing and post a link to my giveaway on your blog (if you have one) for 2 entries. I will draw a winner a week from today, October 14. 

**BTW, I have had many readers inform me about my blog not updating on the feeders (bloglines, etc.). No updates have shown up since August :(. I finally got it straightened out and I think it is working now.

 
  
 {the colors are a bit off in the photos - I think my camera is dying - the colors all match nicely and the ribbon is a gold-ish tone that matches the turkey's beak}

 
 

Winner!

Sorry, I am a little late here - completely forgot this yesterday. I had my assistant, Griff do the drawing for the Halloween tags

 

and the winner is ...

Belle at The Queen Bee and her Boys. Congrats Belle! Who just happens to be a mom of boys also and a lovely lady! Love her blog name ... and here I though I was the 'Queen Bee' ... 3 boys (human), 2 boys (canine) and of course the husband - and my name means 'honey bee' :)

Email me, Belle and let me know which style tags you'd like (or some of each), as well as what you would like to say. Thanks!

Happy Labor Day ... and a Give Away

Hope you all are having a nice holiday weekend. Nothing much happening here, besides college football (Gators on Saturday, 'Noles tonight .. I don't really watch either) and of course, golf (that would be my husband). Yesterday evening, we attended a nice bbq hosted by Griff's lacrosse coach and wife. More sports - sort of! ;)

So .. in honor of Labor Day and the end of summer, I am offering a little give away. A set of 6 personalized handmade Halloween tags. Add a special touch to your Halloween gift giving, treat bags, and homemade goodies!
Feel free to post this on your blog if you'd like to share.

Just leave a comment here and I will draw a winner a week from today on Monday, September 14.

  

I am also offering 10% off your total order in my etsy shop through Tuesday

Book Give Away - I Forgot!

 

So sorry, I completely forget to draw the winner on Friday. Did so last night though and the lucky gal is ... Katherine!

Summer Reading .... And a Give Away!

 

A few of the books to read this summer. I actually read year a round, all the time so summer reading is not much different for me. I do usually chose a few fun, easy reading or chick books to reading during the summer though. I am currently reading Pretty in Plaid - very cute story :).

And, I have a brand new copy of this book to give away (maybe a little something else too) ...

 

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

I read this book last year when it first came out (the hardback) and loved it. It is currently the #1 best seller on the trade paperback chart.

Just leave a comment here and I will draw a winner on Friday, June 26

** A few more books that I recently read and highly recommend**

My Enemy's Cradle

Sarah's Key

The Help

 

Notepad Give Away Winner!

So sorry I am late with this today, lots going on and the day got away from me.

I had Griff draw the winner of the set of notepads and the winner is ...

Caren !!

 

Please email me with your notepad choices and/or any questions you may have.

You can see what I have available at my etsy shop.

Thanks All - I'll do another giveaway again in the near future!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Give Away!

 

It seems forever since I have hosted a little give away. so here it is! A thank you and appreciation gift to all of you, my wonderful blogging friends.

The give away is for a set of 3 of my custom note pads (excluding the border note pads). Size 3x5.5, 5.5x5.5 and 5x7 (one of each). You may chose what ever image, name and font you'd like. All 3 pads can be the same, or all different - your choice. Each note pad comes packaged in a cellophane sleeve and tied with a coordinating ribbon. Perfect for gift giving - these make wonderful teacher and graduation gifts - or how about a gift for yourself ;).

Visit my etsy shop to see the available styles. Just leave a comment here between now and 12 noon (est) on Thursday, May 7. I will draw the winner that afternoon.

 

 

I am getting very creative with my dinners - A little contest ...

 

All by shear accident, but Griff noticed it the other night when I placed this on a plate.

First person to guess correctly what this is and what shape it is in, will win a little prize -not the above! ;)

 

ETA: Okay, Lee Anne was the first to guess Florida and some type of fish (true) and Glenna was second and guessed Florida and Tuna - Exactly!

So ... I am going to consider you both winners since Lee Anne was first and technically fish is correct. Glenna was the second to guess it correct and gets the added bonus by naming the fish - tuna!

Both you gals email me with your addresses. please!

OOPS ... I forgot (again!)

Sorry, I forgot to do the drawing for the Christmas stationery last night.

Griff did the drawing  ... and the winner is Maureen! Your choice of any of the designs shown here.

Christmas Stationery ... and a GIveaway!

I have a few new Christmas designs up on my etsy shop. Thank you, Tonia for reminding me ;). These are 5x7 flat note cards with envelops, set of 12. These can be designed in a variety of different ways and more Christmas images are available (ornaments, gift, etc.) ...

     

I also have some personalized Christmas stickers, 2'x2' to use on envelops, gifts, baked goods, etc. More images available ...

  

Christmas return address label - again, more images available ...

    

And Christmas enclosure cards ...

 

So, how about a GIVEAWAY? Just post a comment here and I will draw a winner on Monday (Oct.27). Your choice of  Christmas stationery , or 2 sheets of Christmas stickers. return address labels or enclosure cards.

Winner!

                      

A little late posting this. Griff did the drawing last night but I didn't have time to post (off to a party).

So, the winner is .... ALI!! Congrats to you. Email me with your choice (you can also look at my etsy shop for more designs).

**Also, a fellow blogger is going to feature me on her blog this week - so, so sweet of her (not sure what day, but I will let you know) and there will be a 15% off offer on any of my products.

Book Winner

Sorry I am a little late. Griff drew the winner last night but I am just now getting around to posting.

And the winner this time is ... BELLE!

Email me (mccaligiuri@aol.com) with your address and I will send the book out to you, along with a little something else!

My blogging friend, Belle is hosting a great give away in honor of her birthday. How sweet is that! Be sure to check it out.

Reminder!

Tomorrow evening I will have the drawing for the book  winner. And ... FYI, I usually include a little something extra with the book :)

Also, my donation for the Nei Nei Benefit sale will be up on etsy tomorrow. They have had such an overwhelming amount of donations that they have extended the sale. Check it out - lots of wonderful items.

Book Give Away

Charles Martin is one of  current favorite authors. I have read all of his books to date and have enjoyed them all immensely. So ... I would like to share one with one of you, Chasing Fireflies.

From Publishers Weekly
In his fifth novel, Martin (Maggie; When Crickets Cry) offers the same brand of sentimental Southern storytelling that has endeared him to readers. Just before T-boning her Impala into a train, a woman on a suicide run kicks her horrifically abused little boy, known only as Snoot—or to the state, John Doe 117—out of the car. Chase Walker, a reporter for the Brunswick Daily in Glen County, Ga., is assigned to follow up on the boy, whose abandonment mirrors Chase's own haunted past. The little boy, apparently mute, is an artistic prodigy who excels at chess and quickly works his way into Chase's heart. Martin's strength is in his memorable characters, especially Uncle Willie, whose fresh quips ("as out of place in South Georgia as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs"), penchant for Krispy Kreme doughnuts and mysterious past keep readers engrossed. Here, as in some of his other novels, Martin can't resist piling on unnecessary tragedies; his characters and their issues are enough to keep the pages turning. Although the plot needs fine-tuning, Martin's prose is lovely, and the flashback parallel stories of a grown man abandoned as a child and the neglected boy will ensure readers keep the Kleenex handy.

Just post a comment here and I will do a drawing next week - let's say Monday (Sept. 29) evening.

Note Pad Winner!

(sorry for the horrible photo - Griff took it!)

STEPH!! Email me (mccaligiuri@aol.com) and let me know what style pad you would like . You can look at my etsy shop for more styles, www.mccaligiuri.etsy.com

Thank you all for playing. I am sure I'll do another give away in the future :)

Last Chance for the Note Pad Give Away

My 'assistant' (Griff) will be drawing the winner later tonight. Let's say the contest closes at 8pm (eastern time) Good luck to you all :)

*New* Note Pads ... and Free Shipping and a GIve Away!!

I have been creating lots of new note pads and they are selling very well :). Great for gifts (teachers, coaches, college students, friends). All note pads sell for $10 each.

I am offering FREE SHIPPING until September 5th to all of  my lovely blogging friends. The free     shipping applies to all of my stationery. You can view some samples at my  Etsy Shop.

**ETA: Please let me know if you place an order though Etsy (just make a note with your order that you are a blog reader) and I will refund your shipping fee. Those of you that may have alreasy placed an order, email to let me know so I can refund your shipping too. Confussing I know, but I want to be fair - thanks!!

I have many more styles, colors and fonts to choose from and please feel free to request custom designs - I will work with you to the best of my ability!

** Also, I am doing a GIVE AWAY! 1 note pad of your choice. Just post a comment here and also please post about the give away on your blog (if you have one). Since my blog is private, just mention to your readers that they can email me (mccaligiuri@aol.com) and I will gladly give them my password! I will draw the winning name on Friday, August 29.

Thank you!!

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Personalized Note Pads  -$10.00 each

*5.5 x 5.5 or 5x7 ($12) personalized pad (100 sheets)

*Each set is wrapped in a cellophane package and tied with a coordinating ribbon - ready for gift giving!

*Your choice of font/font color and name, monogram or saying

* Available with decorative borders or just plain.

*Smaller, 3 x5.5 pads are also available

Some 5.5 x 5.5 samples ...

 

 *The black border is for display purpose only ...

  

A few 5x7 samples - $12.00 each (these can be made in the 5.5 x5,5 size also) and all the 5x7 designs can be made as stationery sets (12 flat cards and envelops per set) ...

  

 

 

 

  

*Customize with school or team colors ... 

   

Book Winner

Again, sorry I am so late with this.

JACKI ... you are the winner! I had Griff do the drawing (as always) and I usually take a picture, but my camera battery is dead and is currently charging.

Email me with your address, Jacki and I will send the book out to you.

Ooops, I Forgot

... do the drawing for the book give away. I'll have my 'assistant' draw the winning name later this evening when he is home.

Also, I just have to say ... it is SO dang HOT!! I swear, I have had it with this heat and humidity. The worst by far that I have ever experienced!

Book Give Away

I read this books a month or so ago (passed it on to a friend to read) and now I would like one of my blogging friends to read it also :). I am sure most of you have heard about The Shack. I know Maureen has read it ;). It is a fiction, faith-based book, which really touched me in many ways.

From the back of the book:

'Mackenzie Allen Phillips' youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later in the midst of his Great Sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from God,inviting him back to that shack for a weekend.

Against his better judgment he arrives at the shack on a wintry afternoon and walks back into his darkest nightmare. What he finds there will change Mack's world forever.

In a world where religion seems to grow increasingly irrelevant 'The Shack' wrestles with the timeless question, "Where is God in a world so filled with unspeakable pain?" The answers Mack gets will astound you and perhaps transform you as much as they did him. You'll want everyone you know to read this book!

To read more on the book, here.

So, if you would like a chance to win this book, just post a comment and I will draw the winner next week on Wednesday.

Book Winner ...

Griff was happy to do the drawing, but he would NOT let me take his picture. And, the winner is ...

** ETA: Christina has been a friend for many years now (1999?). We first 'met' at Two Peas in a Bucket, back when it just started. I believe we were both in the first 100 members. I always loved her scrapping style and good for her, she is still at it!! (Unlike me, who needs an intervention or something to get me back to scrap booking!) I hope to some day meet Christina in person. Next time you visit Disney Christina, I will be there for sure!

CHRISTINA!! Yea for you :) When I told Griff the winner was getting a book (a used one), he said 'that's all?' ... so, I will be sending you a little some extra with the book!

Also, I will certainly be having more book give aways soon, so there will more chances for those losers, who did not win! ;)