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Announcing: Valentine’s Day Giveaway Winner

Posted by Harmony on February 4, 2012 Dazzle, Nest No Responses »

Feb 042012

It’s time to announce the winner of our very first SimplyHarmony Valentine’s Day Giveaway! I received a lot of comment entries, but as you already know, there can be only one winner. I selected the lucky winner by using Random.org True Random Number Generator. Random.org picked comment #15.

So without further ado … The winner of the SimplyHarmony Valentine’s Day Giveaway is …Denise Reynolds. she will be receiving the special Valentine’s Day giveaway package (pictured below) from Sarahdipiti Jewelry and Yum Yum Candle. CONGRATULATIONS!!! (Denise, keep an eye open for an email from me to claim your prize!)

Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway – all 107 of you!

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SimplyHarmony Valentine’s Day Giveaway

Posted by Harmony on February 1, 2012 Dazzle, Nest 90 Responses »

Feb 012012

GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED!

Love is in the air! Can you feel it? Valentine’s Day is less than 2 weeks away, and what better way for this blog to celebrate love than to hold a giveaway, right? Right!!

Yum Yum Candle and Sarahdipiti Jewelry – two of my all-time favorite and absolutely lovely sponsors – have teamed up to create an awesome giveaway prize package for one of my loyal and lucky readers! So get your pretty little manicured fingers ready to start typing away to enter to win this fantastic prize. It’s such a sweet deal that I wish I could win this myself, but alas this prize is just for one of you.

1.Yum Yum Candle: Love Gift Candle
Value: $14.99
Description: As seen in the August 2011 issue of Essence Magazine! This “love”-ly soy candle is back and just in time for Valentine’s Day. It makes a wonderful gift whether it’s for a housewarming, birthday, anniversary, or a “thinking of you” occasion! Available in Lavender Vanilla, Ambrosia, Hombre, Jasmine and Unscented.

2. Sarahdipiti: Asian Cinnabar Love Charm Earrings
Value: $25
Description: In China, cinnabar represents power and the color red represents marriage. These unique hand-made Asian Cinnabar red and black sterling silver earrings are accented with a black Czechoslovakian glass bead and freshwater pearl, attached to a sterling silver earwire.

Want to win this lovely Valentine’s Day giveaway package? (You MUST be a subscriber (via rss, or email or Google Friend Connect) OF THIS BLOG to enter this giveaway. Leave a comment on this post to let me know that you are.)

There are 4 ways to enter! Here’s how:

“Like” Simply Harmony’s Facebook page. Comment below to let me know.
“Like” Yum Yum Candle’s Facebook page. Comment below to let me know.
“Like” the Sarahdipiti Facebook page. Comment below to let me know.
Tweet or mention this giveaway on Facebook. Comment below to let me know. Copy this tweet (you must include the tinyurl link):
I hope I win this lovely Valentine’s Day package from @YumYumCandle and Sarahdipiti on @simplyharmony’s blog! http://tinyurl.com/75o69px

So there you have it — 4 possible ways to enter to win this fabulous Valentine’s Day giveaway packager, per person. Don’t forget to leave a comment for each entry so that each of your entries counts. And don’t forget to leave your EMAIL ADDRESS so that I can contact you if you win!

NEW RULE!
The winner has 48 hours from the time of my announcement to contact me to claim their prize.
If I don’t hear from you within that time frame, a new winner will be chosen immediately.

This giveaway closes on Saturday, February 4th at NOON EST.

I’ll announce the name of the lucky winner then.

GOOD LUCK!

One of My Favorite Movies About Writers

Posted by Harmony on January 25, 2012 Thrive No Responses »

Jan 252012

As a writer and artist, I simply had to share this movie. I stumbled upon this film a few years ago and it is really one of my all-time favorites. It’s one of my go-to films when I am having a bad day and feeling creatively stuck or when I feel like I’m in a rut in my life. There is something about this film – Purple Violets – that I truly love. I honestly can’t explain it.

Maybe it’s the setting: New York City. Or maybe it’s the amazing cast: Edward Burns, Debra Messing, Selma Blair, and Patrick Wilson. Or maybe it’s the soundtrack which is hauntingly soulful and moving. Or maybe it’s the simplicity, beauty, and authenticity of the story of a woman struggling with her writing ambitions, past, career, and romantic relationships that makes me relate to it so.

Whatever it is, it struck a chord with me and I cannot think about watching a movie from my DVD collection without gravitating to this one first.

So, here’s the trailer. If you rent (or buy) Purple Violets, I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I did, and do.