look what i won + look what YOU won!

 

my fun new dancing shoes! (thanks BAITfootwear & sandyalamode!)

this morning the funnest package arrived!

though i love cheering on handmakers with great giveaways here whenever i can, i have to be honest: i really should enter other folks' contests MORE often!

but a couple of weeks ago i was enticed by the beautiful sandyalamode when i saw the vivid array of fun shoes i could choose from in her BAIT footwear giveaway.

and lo and behold - i WON!

much to my delight, BAIT has the funnest ever selection of primary coloured shoe-y superstars. the choice was a toughie - but my faves from the start are these cuties in cobalt blue. 

they are superfun and comfy, and so very well made! (and since you know my love of dandelions, i thought i'd show them off today in the photo above from our happily yellow & green park!) 

AND... much overdue, this starts 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 WIN the little red door giveaway (ends tonight) & the may *i love my sponsors* giveaway, too! yay! )

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dana of made

won these superfun goodies from

block party press

strand redesign

&

amy may 

giveaway: one of eight gold medal prize packs in the 2011 handmade olympics!

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 marta of a bilingual baby

chose this gorgeous clutch

from

homemadebags

giveaway: the 2011 handmade world cup

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sandy a la mode

won this beautiful handmade moo moo

by

jules mae

giveaway: the jules mae giveaway

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playlists & a giveaway: with LaLa! Shoes

i just love a great playlist. i think it stems back to those glorious mixed tapes days where i'd either make, sometimes receive and always always covet a fabulous collection of tunes by various great artists! for me, a personal playlist is a magical grouping of songs. *bliss!* ... so i've asked some wonderful artists if they'd make up a little playlist on a theme for this new rikrak studio series. i thought we might get a glimpse into what musically inspires these fabulous folks... i'm thrilled to present the next: playlists with lalashoes! and check out the other great playlists here.

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i'm smitten.
i'm just enamoured with the beautiful, colourful, whimsical, etheral world that talented footwear artist Daria of LaLa! Shoes creates with her amazing linen & felt home shoes.

a visit to her boutique and i'm whisked away to a home that is vivid and filled with all the right kinds of energy for the kiddies in our lives: wool felt baby shoes in the most luscious colour-combos! and beside them in the shop, women's home shoes in delightful linens that evoke that well-balanced, blissfully content, healthy & happy woman inside each of us.

*swoon!*

wouldn't these be fabulous mother's day gifts? or birthday gifts for a dear friend? or a pair for yourself? how about a baby pair for the wee ones! so sweet!

as a medallist in the handmade olympics, i was thrilled to see world sharing my complete adoration for the style and panache of LaLaShoes! her unique shoes and slippers are, for me, simply perfect. read on for your amazing chance to WIN a pair! woohoo!

and i thought you all might like a little glimpse into the music behind the artistic footworks that are *designed with passion & sewn with care!*

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dj: la la shoes
playlist theme: a mix of the songs I love.

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1. Esbjörn Svensson Trio - From Gagarin's Point of View
One of my favourite pieces by EST - I really feel like floating in space. It's wistful & very calming.

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2. The Pixies - Where is my mind? & Hey
Ha! The whole Band! It was so difficult to choose! Sorry, must be at least 2 songs!
Energizing! They scream when I'm not allowed to!

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3. Radiohead - 2+2=5 & Knives out & Paranoid Android
Again - I could just write - Radiohead "All & Everything". I could listen to them any time!

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4. Miles Davis - Generique / from L'Ascenseur pour l'échafaud
So good, so sad.

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5. Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World
This makes me remember Sundays of my childhood - my father used to wake us up with Armstrong on Sundays. Makes me feel sunny and optimistic. Found a funny performance!


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6. Cannonball Adderley feat. Miles Davis - Autumn Leaves
I could listen to jazz all the time - good for everything. Working, reading, cooking, just listening. The genre I enjoy the most.

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7. The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five

Excellent to start the day!

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8. Massive Attack - Karmacoma
Haha, the sexy song :) I found this interesting performance.
Makes me feel powerful. And very focused.

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9. The Shins - Sleeping Lessons

Incredibly cheerful - it's like a huge vitamins shot! Fantastic to match colours for the shoes!

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10. Cinematic Orchestra - The Man With The Movie Camera
Keeps me focused.

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11. Etta James - At Last
I always stop when I hear this song. I can't think or work. Absolutely mesmerizing.

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12. Gershwin plays Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
Makes me smile. I used to listen it from an old gramophone we had,
head down in the armchair.

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13. Bonobo - Days to Come

Excellent for long working hours! Keeps me focused.
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14. Paris Combo - Fibre de verre
Just hyper! Like me, sometimes.
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15. Dionysos - La Mécanique du Coeur
Our first band together- the funniest thing is that we discover a new French word each time we listen to them, and then feel so proud :) (still learning French!)
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In Daria's words: So hard to make such a short playlist :)

My husband and I both work from home - so we listen to music all the time. He's our DJ! We rarely mix different artists when listening, we almost always play full albums. It gives me rhythm when working, knowing which song is next and staying in one mood for at least 45 minutes.

Sometimes we listen to calm music the whole day, but sometimes we put an "energizing" album on to wake us up! Most of the time music just keeps in tune with the ongoing mood - up, down, calm, screaming, cheerful. It has a great impact on me - one of the most important things in my life, I remember periods of my life by some albums or songs. Well, who doesn't? I enjoy silence, but can't imagine a day without music (especially if it's a working day).

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wonderful stuff! thanks so much for such a fabulous playlist, nicey!
love it!
and now... the moment you've been waiting for...
an amazing giveaway from LaLaShoes!

that's right! one lucky rikrak studio reader
will win a pair of
Pop! Stars shoes
in green, size 18-24 months / EU size 22.
a $52.00 value!

{ the details: They're made of thicker pure wool felt (Oeko-Tex Standard 100% certified) and have 3mm thick soles and eco-leather (leather substitute) no-skid undersoles.}

eep! they're so fantastically sweet! yay!
perfect for spring indoors! yay!

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here's how to enter the giveaway!

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1. go visit the wonderful LaLa! Shoes shop!
... take a look around ... come back here and leave a comment in this post about your favourite goodie from her shop & why you love it!= 1 entry

2. leave us a comment about a song you love to listen to all the time!
... = 1 entry

3. visit Daria's vibrant flickr photosteam & add her as a contact.
come back here & tell us.
... = 1 entry.

4. follow LaLa! Shoes on twitter @lalamonde . Come back here and tell us about it!
... 1 entry

5. tweet on twitter
about this giveaway and leave us a link to it in a separate comment here. please be sure to include @therikrakshop so i can find you! :) = 1 more possible entry.

6. blog about this giveaway and leave us a link to it in a separate comment here.
= 1 more possible entry

7. follow or subscribe to the rikrak studio blog
and leave me a comment here telling us that you do! = 1 more possible entry.

8. :: PLEASE NOTE:
each entry must be it's own comment.
thanks! ::

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:: RULES ::
a) it is possible to have a maximum of 7 entries total per person.
b) please make sure to leave each entry as it's own comment. thanks!
c) using random.org, 1 winner of the LaLa!Shoes giveaway will be chosen on wednesday april 7th @ 9pm EST.
d) please be sure to leave me an email where i can reach you if your account doesn't link to one. thanks.
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have a fabulously vivid day, nicies!

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