the october *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  NEW season here and the things that october brings  ...  a little giveaway for all of you!

october's wonderful sponsors are: 


tooaquarius 
lucinda's nice things
la alicia    
jacaranda designs 
theme fragrance 
persimon dreams 
tickled pink paper + ink
buster and boo 

tiny happy
baymut

hopeful threads 

the little red door  
ecoetsy

ecokaren

crazy uncle art

everything etsy 

cover my world 

saige wisdom

{ 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!

<center> <a href="http://rikrakstudio.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="the rikrak studio" src="http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz267/rikrakstudio/therikrakstudiorectangle.jpg" /></a></center>

<center> <a href="http://rikrakstudio.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="the rikrak studio" src="http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz267/rikrakstudio/therikrakstudiosquare.jpg" /></a></center>

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
november 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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the i love my sponsors MAY 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!) so with a thankful heart, and a happy focus on the wonderful sense of new life & growth in may ...  a little giveaway for all of you!

this month's WONDERFUL sponsors 

(& handmade olympic ad spot winners) are: 

havok designs 

hen and chick 

 bold color glass

valerie tyler designs

studio jewel

cover my world
tickled pink paper + ink  

yoga thoughts

hardware in bloom

ecoetsy

ecokaren

crazy uncle art

everything etsy 

lucinda's nice things

peaces of indigo

saige wisdom

 the little red door

luv in the mommyhood

peru paper

trashn2tees 

tiny happy 
small & friendly
grow mama

pinkkiss 
hooknsaw

hopeful threads

 

{ 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! we're trying something new here on the blog! after the tremendous success last month 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

...........................

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

<center><a href="http://rikrakstudio.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="the rikrak studio" src="http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz267/rikrakstudio/therikrakstudiorectangle.jpg" /></a></center>

<center><a href="http://rikrakstudio.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="the rikrak studio" src="http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz267/rikrakstudio/therikrakstudiosquare.jpg" /></a></center>

and add it to your blog!

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

thanks for playing!

................

RULES:


a) it is possible to have numerous entries total per person.
b) please make sure to leave each entry as it's 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
may 31st, 2012 @ 11:59pm 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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fun update & the FAN PRIZE winner!

so... to get us up to date nicies: 

--> nominations for the 2012 handmade olympics are now closed.

--> next tuesday, april 17th i will reveal the judges' shortlists in each category, at which time VOTING will begin on your faves! yay! can't wait to see those shortlists! and then we'll dole out over $1700 in prizes! woohoo!

but before we get to that, and all of THOSE amazing prizes, first we need to celebrate all the nominees! so as promised, a fan prize goes out today to one of the entries.

thanks to random.org, entry #164 is our fan prize winner ... moira t. , with her nomination of ToHOLD's charming LIVE plant earrings.  moira, you've won yourself a $50 shopping spree in my own little shop: rikrak! yay! i'm excited to see what you'll choose! so thanks to everyone for playing! 

i just LOVE all of the beautiful handmaking goodness that's been nominated, nicies! and i've found so many new-to-me faves! love that!

fabulous work, nicies! yay handmade!
what are YOU making today?

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the *i love my sponsors* april giveaway!

....................

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!) so with a thankful heart, and a happy focus on the wonderful renewal that comes with april ...  a little giveaway for all of you!

this month's WONDERFUL sponsors are: 

hardware in bloom
ecoetsy
ecokaren
freshie and zero
crazy uncle art
everything etsy 
lucinda's nice things
peaces of indigo
saige wisdom
 bold color glass

vadjutka

valerie tyler designs

the vintageholic frog

studio jewel

cover my world

 theme fragrance
tickled pink paper + ink  

yoga thoughts

 the little red door


 

{ 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! we're trying something new here on the blog! after the tremendous success last month 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!

...........................

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

<center><a href="http://rikrakstudio.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="the rikrak studio" src="http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz267/rikrakstudio/therikrakstudiorectangle.jpg" /></a></center>

<center><a href="http://rikrakstudio.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="the rikrak studio" src="http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz267/rikrakstudio/therikrakstudiosquare.jpg" /></a></center>

and add it to your blog!

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

thanks for playing! {please see contest RULES in the body of the rafflecopter form} 

a Rafflecopter giveaway  & congrats to the winner of last month's fun giveaway: #769 black asphodel! you've won yourself a superfun $25 shopping spree!  

 

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the march *i love my sponsors* giveaway!

....................

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 comments 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. you nicies mean the world to me, and i really appreciate it! so with a thankful heart, and a happy focus on the wonderful newness that comes with march...  a little giveaway for all of you!

this months WONDERFUL sponsors are: 
saige wisdom
 bold color glass

vadjutka

valerie tyler designs

the vintageholic frog

studio jewel

modern buttercup 
cover my world

 theme fragrance
tickled pink paper + ink

yoga thoughts

 simple joys paperie

 the little red door
peaces of indigo
ecoetsy
ecokaren
freshie and zero
everything etsy

 

{ 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! we're trying something new here on the blog! we'll be using rafflecopter for this giveaway. 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


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

<center><a href="http://rikrakstudio.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="the rikrak studio" src="http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz267/rikrakstudio/therikrakstudiorectangle.jpg" /></a></center>

<center><a href="http://rikrakstudio.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="the rikrak studio" src="http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz267/rikrakstudio/therikrakstudiosquare.jpg" /></a></center>

and add it to your blog!

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

thanks for playing! {please see contest RULES in the body of the rafflecopter form}

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the december *i love my sponsors* giveaway!

....................

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 comments 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. you nicies mean the world to me, and i really appreciate it! so with a thankful heart, and a happy focus  the wonderful *togetherness* that comes from the Holidaying season...  a little giveaway for all of you!

{ 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!

1. visit my lovely sponsors' shops & blogs.
(as seen on the left hand column).

come back here and leave ONE COMMENT per SHOP on what your favourite item is from their works or your favourite post is from their blog! = 1 entry per comment. = 20 possible entries!

you can visit as many sponsor shops/blogs as you like and comment once for each shop/blog.

---> in the case of a sponsor that is a BLOG: please visit the blog & tell us something you ADORE about it!

this months' sponsors are:

angel face botanicals

 avril loreti 

 simple joys paperie

 the little red door

valerie tyler designs

piping hot papers

 theme fragrance

claire & me
bialaKura

studio jewel

 ella belle boutique

prairie blossoms

buster and boo 

phul effect

lucinda's nice things

the vintageholic frog
tickled pink paper + ink

flutterbye notes

freshie & zero

yoga thoughts

2. heart / fave each of the above shops on etsy OR follow/subscribe to each blog/site

= 1 entry PER shop or blog.

3. in the spirit of the Holidays, call or email or text or write or visit a loved one or friend and cheer their day!

= tell us a wee bit about it here! 
= 1 entry
  

4. come follow or subscribe to my little blog 

and join the fun everyday! 

you can become a google friend connect *follower* by clicking "follow" on the top left of the blog home page OR subscribe via email or *reader* on the left hand colomn. (please note:--->  to WIN this particular giveaway you must be a rikrak studio follower or subscriber! thanks nicies!)

please leave me a comment about it.

 = 1 entry

5. grab one of my rikrak studio buttons,
like this one for YOUR BLOG!

<center><a href="http://rikrakstudio.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="the rikrak studio" src="http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz267/rikrakstudio/therikrakstudiorectangle.jpg" /></a></center>

<center><a href="http://rikrakstudio.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="the rikrak studio" src="http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz267/rikrakstudio/therikrakstudiosquare.jpg" /></a></center>

and add it to your blog!

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


6. tweet about this giveaway
= you can tweet about this giveaway ONCE PER DAY for the duration of the giveaway! (one  entry for each tweet!)
 and come back here and tell me about it. please include my twitter account in the update: i'm @therikrakshop on twitter!)

7. follow me on twitter
i'm @therikrakshop
= 1 entry

8. blog about the giveaway and tell me about it here.
= 1 entry

9. do a facebook update
about the giveaway with a link, and tell us here 

= 1 entry

10. please just make sure that each entry is its own comment!

.................................

RULES:

a) it is possible to have numerous entries total per person.
b) please make sure to leave each entry as it's 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

friday, january 6th  2012 @ 11pm 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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the november * i love my sponsors * giveaway!

row one

prairie blossoms

buster and boo

angel face botanicals

 simple joys paperie

row two

 the little red door

valerie tyler designs

 avril loreti

piping hot papers

row three
 theme fragrance

claire & me
bialaKura
phul effect

 
row four

lax to yvr

lucinda's nice things

the vintageholic frog
tickled pink paper + ink

 

row five
flutterbye notes
freshie & zero
studio jewel

 ella belle boutique

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woohoo!
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 comments 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. you nicies mean the world to me, and i really appreciate it! so with a thankful heart, and a happy focus  the wonderful *togetherness* that comes from the upcoming Holidaying season...  a little giveaway for all of you!

{ 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!

1. visit my lovely sponsors' shops & blogs.
(as seen on the left hand column).

come back here and leave ONE COMMENT per SHOP on what your favourite item is from their works or your favourite post is from their blog! = 1 entry per comment. = 21 possible entries!

you can visit as many sponsor shops/blogs as you like and comment once for each shop/blog.

---> in the case of a sponsor that is a BLOG: please visit the blog & tell us something you ADORE about it!

this months' sponsors are:

studio jewel

 ella belle boutique

prairie blossoms

buster and boo

angel face botanicals

 simple joys paperie

 the little red door

valerie tyler designs

 avril loreti

piping hot papers

 theme fragrance

claire & me
bialaKura
phul effect

lax to yvr

lucinda's nice things

the vintageholic frog
tickled pink paper + ink

flutterbye notes

freshie & zero

yoga thoughts

2. heart / fave each of the above shops on etsy OR follow/subscribe to each blog/site

= 1 entry PER shop or blog.

3. in the spirit of the Holidays, call or email or text or write a loved one or friend and cheer their day!

= tell us a wee bit about it here! 
= 1 entry
  

4. come follow or subscribe to my little blog 

and join the fun everyday! 

you can become a google friend connect *follower* by clicking "follow" on the top left of the blog home page OR subscribe via email or *reader* on the left hand colomn. (please note:--->  to WIN this particular giveaway you must be a rikrak studio follower or subscriber! thanks nicies!)

please leave me a comment about it.

 = 1 entry

5. grab one of my rikrak studio buttons,
like this one for YOUR BLOG!

<center><a href="http://rikrakstudio.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="the rikrak studio" src="http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz267/rikrakstudio/therikrakstudiorectangle.jpg" /></a></center>

<center><a href="http://rikrakstudio.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img alt="the rikrak studio" src="http://i834.photobucket.com/albums/zz267/rikrakstudio/therikrakstudiosquare.jpg" /></a></center>

and add it to your blog!

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


6. tweet about this giveaway
= you can tweet about this giveaway ONCE PER DAY for the duration of the giveaway! (one  entry for each tweet!)
 and come back here and tell me about it. please include my twitter account in the update: i'm @therikrakshop on twitter!)

7. follow me on twitter
i'm @therikrakshop
= 1 entry

8. blog about the giveaway and tell me about it here.
= 1 entry

9. do a facebook update
about the giveaway with a link, and tell us here 

= 1 entry

10. please just make sure that each entry is its own comment!

.................................

RULES:

a) it is possible to have numerous entries total per person.
b) please make sure to leave each entry as it's 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

wednesday november 30th,  2011 @ 11pm 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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