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Free Giveaway - Bulgarian Folklore Dolls

Remember those gifts I got from Varna, Bulgaria for friends back in NYC? Well, I've decided to give away one of them to one of you, my dear readers. A pair of wooden dolls dressed in adorable traditional Bulgarian folklore costumes will go to one lucky reader, picked at random next Friday, July 21, 2010. The dolls measure: 4" toll for the boy and just above 3" toll for the girl. They are about 1 1/2" wide each. Their faces are hand-painted and their clothes and flowers are made from colorful fabrics, depicting traditional costumes typical for Bulgaria.
Just leave a comment with contact info below this post to be entered in the giveaway.

And here are a couple of photos from our wedding last summer in Varna, Bulgaria where we had a folklore themed wedding. In addition to our NYC wedding we decided to have one in the town where I was born and grew up and thought it would be fun for our friends to spend a week on the Black Sea during the best of summer season - July. We had plenty of traditional rituals and lots of dancing. The costumes vary a bit from one region to another so you see the doll's are slightly different from the ones on the dancers below.

They even got me and my hubby involved in the dancing. Here you can see they are wrapping me with a folklore sash right before they whisked me into a dancing frenzy! Should've taken my heels off before that, but who knew!?!

John Painter is the Winner!

Martha Stewart Live Show Tickets Giveaway!

You heard it right! I'd like to give away FIVE tickets for a live taping of a Martha Stewart show to YOU, BobbinTalk readers! The tickets are for the 10:00 am show on Tuesday, May 11. That particular show will have a fashion segment. You need to be in New York city and available from 8:30am to 11:15am the day of the show. I already went to one on April 6 and had a chance to see Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough work on a tie-dye project with Martha! You can see some photos at this post and the tie-dye project with Proenza Schouler on Martha Stweart's website. You can see me front row in the audience in a bright orange cardigan and a blue-green skirt. Martha likes bright colors!

If you'd like to win the tickets, please subscribe to BobbinTalk by email or the RSS feed {both options are located at the top of the right column} and leave a comment below with your contact info. I will pick five random winners to win ONE ticket each on May 1st! Good luck to all!

A photo from my visit to the show on April 6.

Martha Stewart Show and a Proenza Schouler Giveaway!!

Thanks to Donnella from Donnella's Closet I sat in the audience of Martha Stewart's show today. I loved that Jack and Lazaro from Proenza Schouler were guests of the show for a tie die project!
I got to meet Laura who works for the show. Thanks for giving us amazing seats!

and see her in action

There were way... wayy too many lights in the studio. Imagine all of them pointed at you! 

I got to sit front row! :)

And watch Martha and her team go through various projects live!

And I am more than happy to give away one of the gifts they gave us for being in the audience, A Proenza Schouler key chain!!

Leave a comment below and I'll pick a winner on Sunday April 11

 

Lisa Jordan is the winner of the giveaway!

Shabby Apple Dress Giveaway

It's freezing out there and while you are waiting for the snowstorm to hit the East coast why not enter to win an adorable dress, courtesy of ShabbyApple! Valentines is just around the corner and it's about time you reward yourself. Check out the dress description page {HERE} and leave a comment with your name and email below to enter. I'll announce a random winner on Valentines day!

Winner is dominique from NGS

All photos from Shabby Apple

Cold Plasma Perricone Cream Free Giveaway - $150 value and Perricone Coupons

Biggest, greatest giveaway on BobbinTalk yet! Just in time for the Holidays Perricone MD is giving away a jar of Cold Plasma cream to one lucky BobbinTalk reader. Just check out their blog and leave a comment below. Make sure you include your email address. This giveaway is open till Dec 16, 2009 and is open to US residents only!


I'd never ask a lady her age and I'm surely not saying you guys need it, but we are still in a recession and at $150 price tag I'd rather try a free sample first. Since I personally haven't used it, here is the info from their website: "Five years of intensive research guided by a lifetime of scientific insight has yielded Cold Plasma, a breakthrough in skincare technology from renowned healthy aging expert Dr. Nicholas Perricone. The cream addresses the 10 most visible signs of aging: wrinkles, enlarged pores, dryness, discoloration, redness, uneven skin tone, impurities, loss of firmness, loss of smoothness and loss of radiance."

If it sounds miraculous to you, leave a comment below and see if you've been a good girl this past year. If you are a guy, this will save you some $$$ on a gift for a loved one this Holiday season {and I'm not saying anybody around you is sagging}

Visit their blog for promos and Perricone coupons.

The winner of this giveaway is: Mariana L -  MsFabulous

Beaded Necklace Giveaway

Today's giveaway is a multi-strand necklace in three color beads: light purple, soft yellow and amber brown. Secure hook and eye closure, total length - 30". This is a perfect summer necklace and I am starting to regret giving it away, but I have it in pink too, so I'll let you enjoy this one.
Subscribe to the blog and leave a comment below to enter the giveaway!

The winner of the amber earrings giveaway will be announced tomorrow!

The winner for this necklace is: Vandna! :) Congratulations!

Amber Earrings Giveaway!

To win these earrings subscribe by email to BobbinTalk {subscribe box is to the right} AND leave a comment below.
If you are already a subscriber {yay!}, just leave a comment below.

This week's giveaway is a pair of amber earrings in an antique setting. They are 5/8" wide including the border and have a friction-back closure. The amber stone is just over 3/8" wide square.
I love amber and these are a favorite of mine!

Giveaway ends June 8. Winner will be notified by email and posted right here!

The Amber Earrings giveaway winner is: Nicole!

Goyard Bracelet Free Giveaway!

I've been organizing my closet and pulling out the summer dresses and decided to give away some of the treasures I don't wear. The first giveaway is a Goyard black leather, classic pattern bracelet.

To win the bracelet subscribe by email to BobbinTalk {subscribe box is to the right} AND leave a comment below, after you verify your subscription from your email address.

If you are already a subscriber {yeahy!}, just leave a comment below.

The random winner will be notified by email on June 1, and the name will be posted right here!

The winner of the Goyard bracelet is: LISA! :)

Congratulations!