Saturday, March 12, 2011

a WINNER & a Shabby Apple giveaway!

This fabulous package of goodies:



will be going to lucky # 79!
  That would be commenter Hell's Belle! Here's her comment:


Hell's Belle, thank you so much for commenting! Now you'll have some beautiful vintage dresses to master.  Vintage techniques are amazingly simple and clear and I think you'll find them much more precise than modern patterns.  Please send your mailing address to jemimabean at gmail dot com so I can pack up your box!

Oh, but WAIT!  We're not done blogiversarizing yet...  The wonderfully vintage and fun shabbyapple.com has generously offered my readers a real treat!  They have prepared a dress giveaway for one lucky winner!



If you've never been to Shabby Apple, you're missing out!  They have a wide assortment of women's dresses, but they also have accessories, fashionable maternity dresses, and the sweetest little girl's clothes too.

Two of my very favorite (current) lines include...



and...


Such wonderful eye candy, am I right?  It was SO hard to pick just ONE dress to give away here on the blog, but I have chosen one that I think is beautiful, timeless, and flattering to a variety of shapes and sizes.  Not to mention very vintage feeling!   Are you ready for the reveal??

You, fabulous readers, have the chance to win this beauty:




Front & back views:


 
Just lovely...

To enter to win, here's the "rules":
1.  Visit the Shabby Apple website and then come back and leave a comment telling me what YOUR favorite line is!

2.  For two additional chances to win...you can "Like" Shabby Apple on their Facebook page, AND "Follow" Shabby Apple on their Twitter.  Then come back and leave a comment for each to let me know you've done so.

3.  Limited to 3 comments per entry as noted above please!

4.  This giveaway is only available to US shipping addresses. 
    I'll be accepting comments through TUESDAY at midnight!  Wednesday we'll have the big winner party!  (Party hats required).

    But WAIT...there's more!  Shabby Apple has also provided a 10% coupon code for any reader of my blog.  If you don't happen to be the lucky girl who wins this dress, you can still shop and use this coupon on your order:

    qualitytime10off

    Good Luck Good Luck Good Luck!!!  

    And a big old Thank You Shabby Apple!



    51 comments:

    1. I have two favorites the G. Cooper and the Bon Voyage. One thing I really like about the Shabby Apple is you can shop by body type to find the styles that flatter your type best.

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    2. I have Liked the Shabby Apple on my Facebook page.

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    3. I love the Oh La La, especially L'Artiste!

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    4. I love this! http://www.shabbyapple.com/p-613-champs-elysees.aspx

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    5. And I like their facebook page!

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    6. I love the Carousel collection!

      demureprincess7(at)gmail(dot)com

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    7. I follow Shabby Apple on twitter (demureprincess)

      demureprincess7(at)gmail(dot)com

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    8. What a lovely little place - I had never been there before. I really liked Central Park and - believe it or not - the Boysenberry Apron line. How stinkin' cute. And how lucky are you? Where do you find all these blogs, shops, boards, etc.? g

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    9. I love the South Pacific Line

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    10. I like shabby apple on facebook

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    11. I follow Shabby Apple on twitter.

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    12. I love the Black Oak dress on their website!
      rebatink(at)gmail(dot)com

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    13. I "like" shabby apple on facebook...I wish I could "love" them!
      rebatink(at)gmail(dot)com

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    14. I follow shabby appple via twitter tigg1990.
      rebatink(at)gmail(dot)com

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    15. Love the dress - looks so flattering!

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    16. If you weren't haveing such an awesome giveaway I'd have to say you were cruel ... only choose ONE of my favorite lines?! ;-)

      All kidding aside - South Pacific and 1943 hands down my faves. I love Shabby Apple and their clothes ... I see some spring shopping in my future!

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    17. Laura McD8:56 PM

      I liked Shabby Apple on FB!

      I love the 1943 collection!

      Great blog, makes me wish I could sew!

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    18. I just adore the yosemite collection and wish I could wear every piece of it whenever I visit Yosemite!
      Thank you so much for the chance to win a great dress!
      imadiversgirl@gmail.com

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    19. I like the Berkshire collection, tho my body type is more suited to the plus size patterns.

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    20. I have added Shabby apple to my facebook.

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    21. I love Manhattan & All That Jazz! And love, love, love West Coast Swing from the 1943 collection...

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    22. And I followed them on Twitter...

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    23. And I liked them on FB!

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    24. My favorite line is Yosemite!

      desilynntate@gmail.com

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    25. I liked Shabby Apple on FB!
      desilynntate@gmail.com

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    26. I love the Ooh La La and the Manhattan collections. The swimwear is also brilliant! Thanks for turning us on to this shop!

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    27. Anonymous10:15 AM

      i love south pacific!

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    28. I really love the Central Park line- but only because I am obsessed with the Sheep Meadow Dress. I love green and navy together. Yum!

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    29. I'm torn between my love for the Manhattan line and the Berkshires line. They are all so beautiful!

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    30. I liked Shabby Apple on Facebook!

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    31. After a bit of a fight with Twitter, I'm now following them too.

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    32. I am also following via my nom de tweet: @grrillaesthete. Almost wish I had FB to like them there as well. Almost.

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    33. What a gorgeous website! My favourite line is Carosel but they are all beautiful.

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    34. Also added on fb and twitter :)

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    35. Anonymous5:49 PM

      I love the 1943 collection! Such beautiful stuff.

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    36. Anonymous5:50 PM

      (I have also Liked them on Facebook!)

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    37. Beautiful Clothing so classy!! Oh la la is one of my favorite, I would love to go to Paris it seems like such a romantic city!!

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    38. I also liked them on Facebook

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    39. I love so many of their dresses. If I had to choose one line it would be the Berkshires.
      adrianecoros(at)gmail(dot)com

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    40. I follow Shabby Apple on Twitter
      adrianecoros(at)gmail(dot)com

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    41. I like Shabby Apple on Facebook
      (as AdrianeCoros)
      adrianecoros(at)gmail(dot)com

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    42. Norma7:25 PM

      I really love the South Pacific line. Very pretty and fresh.
      bingomamanorma(at)gmail(dot)com

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    43. Love the South Pacific line....so feminine! Thanks for tipping me off to some beautiful designs, now I'm off to like them on FB

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    44. I love 'em all, but probably Ooh La La is my new fave. I've been drooling over Shabby Apple Dresses ever since we started looking for bridesmaid dresses in December!

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    45. P.S. I LIKE them on Facebook.

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    46. And.... I now follow them on Twitter

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    47. I like the manhattan line
      arianiah@hotmail.com

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    48. I follow sa on Twitter

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    49. Tough choice! I'm torn between Central Park and South Pacific. I can see myself in all of those dresses!

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    50. Berkshires is my favorite line
      megangaughan at yahoo dot com

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    51. I like SA on Facebook
      megangaughan at yahoo dot com

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