the november *i love my sponsors* giveaway!

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yay!
aren't you the loveliest readers around!
thank YOU, sweet nicies.

thanks for your encouraging words & dear dear comments. it's a pleasure to read thru your hellos, responses & ideas each day.  i always love seeing what you have to say! and thanks for playing all the little games and activities on the blog, for your warm and wonderful emails too!

AND... thanks so much to all of you lovelies out there who have really made my day by supporting my little adventures, as dear sponsors & advertisers of the rikrak studio blog. you nicies mean the world to me, and i really appreciate it! (this is my *free-to-my-lovely-sponsors* giveaway! interested in being a sponsor? contact me at rikrakmail at yahoo dot com for more info!) 

so with a thankful heart, and a happy focus on this wonderful  season of thankfulness and the things that november brings  ...  a little giveaway for all of you!

november's wonderful sponsors are: 

crafted blog

boonbyron
theme fragrance  

persimon dreams 

 tooaquarius 
lucinda's nice things
la alicia    
jacaranda designs
tickled pink paper + ink
buster and boo
baymut

the little red door  
ecoetsy

ecokaren

crazy uncle art

everything etsy 

saige wisdom

hen and chick

{ the prize }  

a fabulous $25.00 gift certificate 

from me to YOU to spend in
ANY ONE OF MY SPONSORS' shops or on their blogs!

that's right...
one lucky winner will get to spend the prize in any of my sponsors' e-shops or blogs!

exciting news, cuties! after the tremendous success the past few months of using rafflecopter, it'll be our fun new giveaway medium! just click away and follow the instructions! 
i'll still be using random.org to draw the winner!

if you'd prefer to enter the way you always have (leaving comments in the notes below instead ) that's superdooper, too! either way is great with me! i'll put all of them together at the end!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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one way to enter is to grab one of my rikrak studio buttons,
like this one for YOUR BLOG! here they are!

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and add it to your blog!

{ ... just copy & paste the text in the box above onto your blog sidebar! thanks! } 

thanks for playing!

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RULES:


a) it is possible to have numerous entries total per person.
b) please make sure to leave each entry as its own comment. thanks!
c) as always, this giveaway is open to all contestants, worldwide.
d) for this particular giveaway, YOU MUST BE A RIKRAK studio follower or subscriber,
old or new! thanks!
e) the winner of this giveaway will be chosen from random.org on
december 1st 2012 @ 12:01 am EST.
f) please be sure to leave me an email where i can reach you if your account
doesn't link to one. thanks.
g) thanks so much everyone! and thanks for visiting the blog!

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look what YOU won! {part 2}

yay! i love being part of giving great handmade goodness away! this is the 2nd part in a fun new blog series of what YOU nicies have WON here on the rikrak studio. (so many amazing sweeties have offered the funnest ever prizes here over the years. )

IF YOU'VE WON SOMETHING FUN ON MY BLOG, PLEASE DO SEND ME A PICTURE OF YOUR PRIZE (AND YOU WITH THEM, IF YOU FEEL KEEN!) to rikrakmail at yahoo dot com and i'll feature you, too!) 

let's spread the handmade love! 
(& speaking of giveaways ... just enough time to enter to october *i love my sponsors giveaway* too! yay! )

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efrat jewelry

chose this beautfiul handmade fox brooch for her daughter

from fine dolly lolly

when she WON the 

giveaway: 2012 handmade world cup!

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tofu fairy's brain pile

chose these beautiful  candles

by theme fragrance

giveaway: the april 2012 *i love my sponsors* giveaway

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amy's crafty shenanigans

chose these fabulous printed fabrics

from sarah waterhouse

giveaway: the june *i love my sponsors* giveaway


and... speaking of great prizes, sadly one of the winners from our fabulous MEGA birthday giveaway was not contact-able. (please be sure to leave a current email, nicies!)  alas ... so i'm redrawing it! congrats to random.org's #997 - malinda of animegirlie - you've WON the MEGA birthday giveaway prize pack C! it's a great one!

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call for submissions!

letterpress Holiday card by prickle press

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wanted: a few wonderful folks who'd like to give something fun away from their beautiful handmade or vintage or supplies shop!

i'm gonna be hosting a BIG BIG GROUP HOLIDAYS giveaway on my blog next month - something like last year's fabulous MEGA happy Holidays annual giveaway and very much like that superfun my birthday MEGA giveaway. 

 

if that sounds like something you'd like to be part of, please email me at 

rikrakmail  at  yahoo dot com  

with a link to your lovely shop! :)

---> please put the title " 2012 holiday GROUP giveaway"  in the title of your message.

i'm looking for HANDMADE, vintage or supply items:
* valued at over $20
* that fit into one of the following colour categories: gray/grey, silver and/or white OR a gift certificate for your shop that is in those colours :)

* YOUR agreement that you will send the item directly to the winner at the completion of the giveaway, so don't worry about shipping times right now.

PLEASE NOTE: i'm not looking for holiday-specific items necessarily. i'll send you more info on exactly what i'd like when folks respond. 

thanks for considering it!

hope it'll bring the participants LOTS of fun holiday-shopping traffic!

yay giveaways!

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inspiring!

get up print by vaporqualuer

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what inspires you?

we asked you to share your inspirations on the languid lion giveaway & i just loved reading your charming answers, sweeties. thanks for that!

so onto the inspiring winner!

congrats to random.org's #41 ... maribel of eight tree street! you've won a $50 shopping spree to the lovely languid lion shop! 

thanks to everyone who played!

and don't worry - there are lots and lots of other great handmade goodies to WIN this week here on the blog!

ENTER TO WIN :  the handmade world cup ( a $30 gift certificate giveaway to the Etsy shop of your choice!) - voting for this final four ROUND closes saturday!

ENTER TO WIN: the june *i love my sponsors* $25 gift certificate giveaway! 

ENTER TO WIN: the lovely TIMO HANDMADE $40 shopping spree!

hope it's a most inspiring day, sweeties!

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congrats + 3 amazing giveaways!

congrats

congrats to our latest rikrak studio blog winner ... it's random.org's #279 marija majerle {check out her beautiful flickr photostream here for hours of loveliness!} you've won the havok designs $35 gift certificate giveaway! can't wait to see what you choose!

3 giveaways!

plus we've got 3 other FAB giveaways happening right now, too, nicies!

ENTER TO WIN :  the handmade world cup ( a $30 gift certificate giveaway to the Etsy shop of your choice!) - voting for this ROUND closes wednesday!

ENTER TO WIN: the june *i love my sponsors* $25 gift certificate giveaway! 

ENTER TO WIN: the lovely *the languid lion* $50 shopping spree giveaway!

have a happy day, cuties!

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congrats!

vintage mug via winner marty!

 

lots-o-happy congrats to dole out today, sweeties!

first up, congrats to random.org's winner of the fabulous shabby apple dress giveaway, ...

 #166 marty of dreamwylde vintage ! such a cute vintage finds shop (love this great mug as a dad's day idea... i think we had a whole schmorgesborg of them in our kitchen cupboards once upon a time!) 

next up, congrats to ashley  #457 , winner of the may *i love my sponsors* giveaway. you've won a $25 shopping spree to the shop of your choice, nicey! 

and don't forget to enter the 3 other FAB giveaways happening RIGHT NOW on the blog!

---> WIN a beautiful pair of twig earrings {ends today!} 

---> WIN a gorgeous textile necklace {valued at $42} 

---> WIN a $25 shopping spree from the sponsor shop of your choice!

have a great day!

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this & this & this & that!

 

it's a pot pourri o great things for a lovely long weekend friday, loves!

congrats

thanks to everyone who played! congrats to the random.org winner of the CHILDish custom bowl & plate set ...  #156 melissa at *all sewn up* 

(such a great & fun shop! woohoo! love that handmade playdough!) 

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come read

hope you'll come read my latest Etsy article ... a gorgeous collection of vintage pincushions with the brilliant and lovely lana of simple joys paperie!

3 giveaways!

that's right... right here

be sure to vote to enter the 2011 handmade WORLD CUP here. you can WIN a $30 gift certificate to an Etsy shop OF YOUR CHOICE from the winning nation

(round B closes tonight! hurry!) 

& enter to WIN a gorgeous personalized custom NAME necklace valued at $25!

& enter to WIN a $25 shopping spree to my lovely sponsor's shop of your choice

have a glorious weekend, sweeties!

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pictured below: gorgeous vegan rainbow olive oil dough by today's winner all sewn up!

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congratulations!

happy monday, cuties! a bunch of congrats to dole out today! first up, many cheers to the winner of the papermode paper earrings giveaway! random.org gave us....  #149 - erin of wallwork {that's her beautiful cross stitch seen above!} love love love your modern style and gorgeous shop, sweetie! yay!

next up, a big congrats to the winner of the *i love my sponsors* march gift certificate giveaway! #245 was random.org's number! congrats to darcy of smart bottom enterprises/ AndThen art prints! what great shops you have, nicey! love your fabulous photograph prints and kid's art kits!

and finally today, kudos to the millions of folks who took part in earth hour saturday night! here at the rikrak home we played boardgames by candlelight, and told word-a-time-stories in the dark. so much fun!

friday i asked: * what will you be doing to celebrate! *  - thanks so much to all of those that responded! here are a few of my faves { images seen below, clockwise from top left } 

* camila of nao me mande flores celebrated with a romantic candlelit dinner with her cutiepie! { love it!}

* ana of i made it so worked on her knitting by candlelit! { yay crafty earth hours!} 

* elisa was brainstorming something wonderful to do! {i hope it was working on one of your brilliant paintings, lovely!}

* and allisa was planning a fabulous evening of magical forts, flashlit castles and lots of three-year-old fun! wonderful!

love seeing the creative ideas inspired by earth hour!
hope we can keep that energy saving momentum alive!
here's to a great energetic week, nicies!

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lucky #59

happy monday, loves!

hope you had a gorgeous weekend. mine was one of my faves ever {more on that later!} ... 

but first... thanks to sara thomas designs for her wonderful nest necklace giveaway! congrats goes to random.org's choice of # 59... kyliept {aka my flying ducks!} yay! visit kylie's lovely and engaging blog + her supercute tote bag shop, too!

i'll be back in a bit with more fun!

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collections with the vintageholic frog

i just love seeing what folks are collecting. i guess i kind of feel it tells us just a little bit about what inspires them, what they love, and what they choose to surround themselves with in their home. today, i'm delighted to present the next in the rikrak studio's collections series: 11 & a 1/2 quick questions with a wonderful artist on what they're collecting, (apart from their art supplies! ) you can also check out my new *the collectors* series on Etsy, based on these posts! hope you'll just love: frog brooches with the vintageholic frog.

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who (are you) : My name is Maria and I run The Vintageholic Frog, a vintage shop on Etsy.

what (are you collecting) : I collect frog brooches/ pins

when (did you start) : I bought my first frog brooch when I was 16- so about 11 years ago.

how (many do you have?): I have 25 frog brooches (not all of them are pictured)

where (do you find them) : Flea markets, thrift stores, etsy, ebay and the good old mall. Some of them have been gifted to me.

where (do you keep them) : My froggies take up a drawer in a jewelry armoire that I got on clearance at Target.

what (‘s a crazy/interesting story behind one) : A few years ago, when I was still living at home, my mom came in from the backyard with a small box in her hands. Inside was a gorgeous frog brooch. It had gold tone arms and legs, an enamel green body and rhinestones running down the back. The box had been left in the sofa in our back porch, obviously it was for me, but we had no idea who left it there. To this day, I don’t know who to thank for one of my favorite brooches.

what (piece would you like to add): I would LOVE to get my hands on a vintage Trifari Jelly Belly Frog Brooch. But they are super hard to come by and are very expensive. Every time I go to an estate sale or thrift store, I cross my fingers and hope to find one!

why (do you love them) : I love frog brooches because they are beautiful, to me- they are almost like miniature pieces of art. Plus, as far as collections go- brooches are very easy to store and don’t take up a lot of space.

which (one is your favourite) & why : I love them all, but I will say that the little green one with the moveable legs and arms has a special place in my heart. I found him in a jewelry case packed with giant costume jewelry pieces at an antique mall. I saw one of his little legs and knew that it was a frog brooch- when I was ale to pick him up and I saw his arms and legs moved I was completely smitten!

what (else do you collect) : I also collect vintage greeting cards- I have an album where I store my favorites and am currently working on scanning my massive collection.

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thanks so much, maria!
what a perfect summertime collection!

maria of the vintageholic frog, an adorable vintage collections shop, has a great eye for finding delightful trinkets, curio pieces and more. her shop is like a wonderful antiques boutique you find on a pretty summertime roadtrip: i could stroll thru it all day, always finding a little gem or delight at every turn. she surely has something for all lovers of vintage!

she also puts her fabulous love of sharing to great use with her popular *blog giveaways* site, that i frequent daily, { and i know it's one of the GO-TO sites for many of you when it comes to where to find great giveaways! } thanks for that, maria! such great work you do!

so visit her lovely shop, her personal blog, her wonderful giveaways blog, and more.
and enjoy all those *hoppy* little delights of summer, nicies!

what do you collect?
i'm always on the look-out for fabulous collections to share!

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