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Hulu Plus Giveaway and a new way to enjoy the classic “Soaps”

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Amy

So, does anyone out there have a secret (or not so secret?) love of Soap Operas? I admit that after years spending my days in an office or home office, daytime television slipped away as an indulgence in my life. However, I remember the days before reality TV was dominated by feuding housewives and before HGTV was available ALL DAY LONG, when my college roommates and I convened by the TV after our classes to decompress with a few hours of diet cokes and the soaps in the afternoons. Ahh…those were such carefree days!

Nowadays, changing TV tastes and the abundance of TV channels available have to led some Soap Operas ending their shows. Iconic soap characters lived for decades with twists of greed, catfights, love triangles and more then one come-back-to-life-after-being-killed-off story lines.

While I haven’t tuned in to soaps for awhile, I am sure I am not the only one who remembers the characters like Viki Lord played by Ericka Slezak, the central heroine of One Life to Live (who began the role in March 1971^[4] and played the character continuously for the rest of the show’s run) and Erica Kane played by Susan Lucci, one of the most iconic female soap opera stars EVER? Who are your favorite characters? I know I am not the only one who knows exactly who “Luke & Laura” are? Right? Or am I showing my age!

Personally, I think its great to see classic shows return to air. When you can instantly pick-up what is going on with a story line because you remember the characters from years ago its easy to get hooked right back in. And, I think that watching via HULU is a great way to to decompress after my kids are in bed at night so as not to detract from the millions of things that unfailingly must get done each day.

So, we’re spreading the news that two of TV’s most beloved soap operas in history are back with brand new episodes weekdays on Hulu starting on April 29^th with an exciting giveaway (scroll down). Many original cast members are back as well as a “hot new group” of cast members. These new shows being reintroduced via HULU are 3o minutes long and are proclaimed to be ‘edgier, sexier and hotter’ then ever. And now thanks to streaming TV via HULU, you can follow a NEW One Life to Live and NEW All my Children on your schedule and at your convenience. {with no VCR timers to set! }

Here is a bit about each “story”…

One Life to Live: Follows the complicated lives of three main families: the wealthy Lords, the powerful Buchanans and the strong-willed Cramers. The quiet simplicity of small town living is often interrupted by the drama between them yet despite the struggles, strong family bonds keep them united. Click HERE for more information about the new One Life to Live. All My Children: Revolves around the lives of the residents of fictional Pine Valley. For nearly forty years, this town has seen the trials and tribulations of its dynamic families. Now your favorite stories are back, and more dramatic than ever! Click HERE for more information about the new All My Children. SO…now you can watch your favorite episodes on-the-go AND have full access to the Hulu library which includes complete series episodes of top TV hits.

To begin a free week trial, just click HERE.

If you aren’t familiar with Hulu and Hulu Plus here is a bit about how they work.

Hulu.com is a free option for users who want to watch TV shows on their computers. Hulu is limited to the PC environment.

The Hulu Plus subscription service is the first and only internet video subscription service to stream full current seasons and a deep library of back seasons of hit TV shows from ABC, BET, Comedy Central FOX, NBC, MTV, VH-1 and more, in HD, to computers, internet-connected TVs and Blu-ray players, set-top boxes, mobile phones, and tablets, all for $7.99 per month with limited advertising.

AND, now for the GIVEAWAY!!!

One winner will win a free year of HULU Plus! Simply leave a comment on this post (below) telling us your favorite soap opera character (any soap). One winner will be chosen at random from the comments left before 5/26 and one grand prize winner will win a Roku streaming player!

Good Luck!

XO,

Amy

Sweepstakes Rules:

No duplicate comments.

You may receive (2) total entries by selecting from the following entry methods:

a. Leave a comment in response to the sweepstakes prompt on this post
b:Tweet (public message) about this promotion; including exactly the following unique term in your tweet message: “#SweepstakesEntry”; and leave the URL to that tweet in a comment on this post

c: Blog about this promotion, including a disclosure that you are receiving a sweepstakes entry in exchange for writing the blog post, and leave the URL to that post in a comment on this post

d: For those with no Twitter or blog, read the official rules to learn about an alternate form of entry.

This giveaway is open to US Residents age 18 or older. Winners will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail. You have 72 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.

The Official Rules are available here.

This sweepstakes runs from 4/29/2013-5/26/2013

Be sure to visit the sponsor’s brand page on BlogHer.com where you can read other bloggers reviews and find more chances to win!

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Vinyl House Number Giveaway (because you asked for it!)

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Christy

Good morning! A few weeks ago, I took an unscientific poll on Facebook: would you like me to do a giveaway of vinyl house numbers, similar to what I have on my front door? The answer was pretty overwhelming, and of course it was YES!

Mine have been on my door for almost two years and look great still. If you change your mind, warming the vinyl with a hair dryer before slowly peeling it off works really well. I’ll probably have to take mine off to paint the front door (when it warms up!), but then I’ll put another set on–I get so many compliments on them!

They look good at Thanksgiving:

And at Christmas:

In the autumn:

Really any time of the year!

The porch decor may change with the seasons, but the numbers stay the same!

Here are the details of the giveaway: it will run until Monday, March 11th, at noon central time. If you win, I’ll make you a set of custom house numbers in white or black, similar to the style on my door (don’t stress me out by asking for fancy scrolly cursive or stuff like that–mkay? I’m strictly an amateur here!). I’ll have you measure to make sure they’re just the right size for your door. I might ask you to email us a picture when you put them up, so we can see how cute they are!

You can enter up to four times, by leaving up to four comments below. Leave a comment if you:

are an email subscriber (or sign up to be one–see the box at the right)
follow us on Facebook (box on right or below)
follow us on Pinterest or Twitter (box on right or below)
share the giveaway by pinning it, tweeting it, or sharing it on Facebook or your blog

That’s it–easy! Good luck to all of you, and thanks for stopping by!

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New Years’ Organizing Giveaway

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Christy

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED!

We ran a giveaway a few months ago with almost exactly the same items (shelf paper and chalkboard labels), and it was so popular with everyone that we knew it would be great to have a re-run in January, the month when everyone is organizing and tweaking their decor. So, here’s what we have for you this week:

Two packages of turquoise-blue chevron shelf paper (four rolls, total), and twenty chalkboard vinyl labels. Tell me you can’t think of a thousand ways to use these! These are the same exact chalkboard labels that I used to organize the shoe boxes in my closet:

Of course, you don’t have to organize your shoes with them. Maybe you need to label toy bins in the playroom, or organize batteries and lightbulbs in the closet. You might want to use them on flour, sugar, and other dry goods in the pantry, or to label your laundry supplies. I could go on and on! You’ll soon realize that you could use hundreds.

The chevron shelf paper is like this gray pattern that I used in my dining room on the panels of my buffet (but obviously, it’s turquoise):

Amy used the same pattern, along with a turquoise quatrefoil, in her pantry:

And then she used a gorgeous black quatrefoil in her butler’s pantry:

Amy S., who just happens to be a good friend of mine, used the rolls that she won in the last giveaway to line the back of a gorgeous antique cabinet, and it looks awesome. One of our readers, Nicole B., told me on Facebook that she used some to cover her KitchenAid mixer. That is probably the most creative idea I’ve heard yet, but I’ve also used a different roll (brown zebra, if you must know) to cover a drum lampshade, a round wooden tin, and the door panels on my daughter’s armoire, because I’m reworking her room once again. The fabric under the giveaway goodies is her new duvet comforter, by the way.

So, of course you want to know how to enter. You can enter up to five times, depending on how “connected” you are/want to be. Here’s what you do:

1. Sign up for email updates, like us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter or Pinterest. All of that is on the right sidebar and gets you one entry. Leave me a comment below telling me you follow/like us.

2. Share the giveaway link on Facebook, 1 entry (leave one comment)

3. Mention the giveaway in your blog, 1 entry (leave one comment).

4. Pin the giveaway on Pinterest, 1 entry (leave one comment).

5. Tweet about the giveaway, 1 entry (leave one comment).

So, you can leave up to five comments below. Make sense? Let me know if not!

The giveaway runs now through Tuesday, January 15th at 12pm CST. We’ll announce the winner via email and on the blog on Wednesday, January 16th. Good luck! Can’t wait to hear what y’all do with these goodies!

Thanks for stopping by.

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Home Goods/ TJ Maxx Gift Card Giveaway AND My Magazine Debut!

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Christy

***THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.***

Well, I’ve got two fun things to announce and it’s hard to choose what to talk about first. I think I will have to show you…drumroll, please…my laundry room in a magazine!

I stopped into Lowe’s yesterday just to see if the January issue of Cottages & Bungalows was on newsstands–and honestly wasn’t expecting to see it yet–but there it was! I bought two copies and turned to page 13. There was my laundry room! Yeah!

You can read ALL about my laundry room redo {here}.

I entered Whisperwood Cottage’s Organizing Solutions Talent Scouting Party in September, and was so surprised (and pleased!) in October to be chosen as one of the six winners. The process was easy, because they used my photos instead of coming out to do a shoot (you can read about my kitchen photoshoot, which will be on newsstands soon, {here}), and everyone was so very kind and easy to work with.

I think the part that makes me happiest is that one of the editor’s favorite things was my grandmother’s aqua Ball canning jars, that I use to hold borax, Oxyclean, and baking soda. Grandma’s going to turn 94 in a few days, and I’m going to send a copy of the article to her in her card so that she can see her jars in print!

Okay, now, moving on to the next fun thing…

We hit 1,000 Facebook fans just a couple of days ago. Thanks so much to all of you! I do most of the Facebook posting, while Terry handles Twitter and Amy handles emails and blog administrator duties (she has the hardest job, by far!). I have so much fun chatting with y’all on Facebook! If you only follow us one way, you’re missing out on some of the fun–like how Facebook folks knew the back story behind my dog pee porch decor!

{Sorry this giveaway is now closed}

So, because we love you all, we’re giving away a $50 gift card to Home Goods/ TJ Maxx (yes, it works at both stores). We know you can use a little extra cash around Christmas, and you’re welcome to spend it on presents, or yourself–we’ll never tell!

Here’s how to enter for the $50 Home Goods/ TJ Maxx gift card:

1. Follow 11 Magnolia Lane via email, Facebook, or twitter. If you already follow, that’s great! Leave us one comment below telling us you’re following. (1 entry)

2. Share this giveaway with your peeps via your blog, Facebook, or Twitter and leave a comment below telling us so. (1 entry)

So, you have up to two chances to enter and can have up to two comments below–each comment is an entry. Make sense? Let me know if not!

**The giveaway will end Monday, December 10th at 12noon (central time), and we’ll announce the winner by Tuesday or Wednesday. Good luck!**

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Fabric Steering Wheel Cover Giveaway

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Christy

Happy-Almost-Thanksgiving! I’m sure everyone’s busy getting ready–cooking, cleaning, and gathering the family close. Whether you head out for Black Friday shopping activities or not (I’m skeered of all that craziness so I stay home and put up my Christmas tree!), we have a giveaway that you can enter from the comfort of your home, with cup of coffee in hand and bunny slippers on your feet.

Not too long ago, one of our readers posted a comment on our Facebook wall and mentioned her Etsy shop. I love to check out what everyone else is up to, so I headed over for a look. Who knew you could customize your car with a fabric steering wheel cover?! Not me–but what a fun idea! As someone who spends A LOT of time in her car, I’ve often joked that I need to decorate it. This is a great way to do it!

Patty V sent me this pretty damask steering wheel cover in my favorite colors–black and white. It goes perfectly with my black car and gray interior. It’s very well made, and I can wash it in cold and hang it to dry if I get it dirty. It fits my Volvo steering wheel like a charm (she’ll have you measure just to be sure and she can make them to fit any wheel size).

Black Leaves Steering Wheel Cover

We chose this one to give away, because the red and white will be SO fun for Christmas (decorate your car–yeah!), but will also pop at other times of the year. It’s also a damask pattern:

Red and White Damask Steering Wheel Cover

Here’s another one of my favorites–I love that the zebra print is gray and not black!

Zebra Gray and White Steering Wheel Cover

Why not aqua? This would look great with a gray interior:

Aqua Steering Wheel Cover

Or how about this gorgeous gray and yellow paisley?

Paisley Gray Steering Wheel Cover

Sorry, I got a little carried away! She has chevrons and polka dots, too (my faves). There are tons to choose from, and she is willing to do custom orders if you have a certain fabric in mind that you want to send her way. Even if you have people on your Christmas list who literally have everything, I’ll bet they don’t have one of these yet! Most of them are $12.00 (and only $2.50 for shipping), so it’s a fun, inexpensive, and unique gift idea. I love to find gifts like that!

Here’s how to enter for the red and white damask steering wheel cover:

1. Follow 11 Magnolia Lane via email, Facebook, or twitter. If you already follow, that’s great! Leave us a comment below telling us you’re following. (1 entry)

2. Like Embellish Me Patty V on Facebook or make her store one of your favorites on Etsy and leave a comment below telling us so. (1 entry)

3. Share this giveaway with your peeps via your blog, Facebook, or Twitter and leave a comment below telling us so. (1 entry)

So, you have up to three chances to enter and can have up to three comments below–each comment is an entry. Make sense? Let me know if not!

**The giveaway will end Tuesday, November 27th at 12noon (central time), and we’ll announce the winner Tuesday or Wednesday. Good luck!**

Happy Thanksgiving, and thanks for stopping by!

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Giveaway: Hand-Stamped Silver Necklace by Pure Gratitude

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Christy

We’ve got an amazing giveaway for you guys this week, just in time for the holidays! Our friend Michelle at Pure Gratitude is graciously donating this gorgeous hand-stamped silver necklace to one of our followers:

This necklace is extra-special because it’s part of Michelle’s 2012 collection for My Heart Your Hands. I wrote about my cousin Stephanie and her not-for-profit {here} and would ask you to please take the time to read that post, if you haven’t already, because the work my cousin does is very important (you can follow Steph on Twitter @myHEARTyrHANDS). All five items in Michelle’s My Heart Your Hands collection are dedicated to the cancer survivor community, and 25% of the profits from those pieces go to MHYH. I love that the message of this necklace is one of “hope.”

Michelle has some other amazing pieces, too. The family monogram necklace is one of my favorites. Amy and Terry, would you mind emailing my husband with that little tidbit in time for Christmas, please?!

I’m also partial to this silver circle bracelet–so dainty!

I also love the meaning behind the name “Pure Gratitude.” Michelle writes that, “At Pure Gratitude we celebrate life. Life is a valuable gift, our joys and journeys are what make us unique. We believe in giving thanks, capturing every moment and generous giving.” Isn’t that the perfect sentiment for this month of Thanksgiving?

***This giveaway starts today and goes through Wednesday, November 14th at noon (central time). We’ll announce the winner on Thursday, November 15th. Here’s how to enter:

Follow 11 Magnolia Lane via email, Facebook, or Twitter (1 entry EACH). Use the buttons on the right sidebar to follow, and then leave us a comment below to let us know (if you already follow, leave us a comment telling us that!).
Retweet, repost, or share the giveaway, and leave a comment below. (1 entry)
Follow Pure Gratitude on Facebook {here} or Twitter, and leave a comment below. (1 entry)
Visit Pure Gratitude’s website and leave a comment below letting us know which item is at the top of your wish list! (1 entry)

So, you can each earn up to SIX entries (be sure you’ve commented below for EACH entry!). Good luck to all of you, and thanks for stopping by!***

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PSA Essentials Address Stamp Giveaway

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Amy

***THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED***

Not to rush the season, since it’s just Halloween, but because sooner rather then later it will be holiday card season, we have decided to give away a PSA Essentials Custom Stamp (a $40 value)! These add such a nice touch to letters, cards or even (ugh) bills. And, they are completely customizable with your name, address or monogram.

Thanks to the PSA “Peel & Stick” technology, you can just peel off the inside decoration and swap it out for a new monogram or a holiday motif, or you can always just peel off the outside ring if you move and add in a new address.

The winner will be able to choose one stamp and customize it with ANY of these designs!

Rules to Enter:

Giveaway will end at midnight on Sunday, November 4th. The winner will be announced here on Monday.

To enter:

For a bonus entry, retweet, repost, or share this giveaway and come back and tell us you did so!

Good luck!!!

Posted in Christmas, giveaways, Holidays | Tagged giveaway, holiday cards, psa essentials | 88 Comments

Organizing Giveaway!

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Amy

***This giveaway is now closed. Thanks to all who entered!***

We have put together a fun giveaway in honor of our “Organizing Life” {One small Step at a Time} Series.

If you missed any of the posts, you can view them here:

An Organizing Epiphany

Lunch Kits

Gift Wrapping Station

Master Closet Organization

Pantry Makeover

So, we are giving one lucky reader a collection of goodies to help, as we like to say, organize your life one ‘small step at a time’.

The collection includes:

{giveaway includes the blue paper shown on the left}

2 rolls of pale blue quatrafoil shelf paper {as seen on the door of my Pantry}

A pot lid rack from The Container Store. These are a huge space saver in your pot cabinet. Mine is on the wall as seen below, but its designed for a door.

A set of 10 medium chalkboard labels from JenMarie on Etsy.

AND

A CHALKBOARD PEN {a must, must-have!} also donated by JenMarie.

To Enter:

Leave us a comment on our post below telling us what organizing project you are working on that will help simplify your life. {1 entry}
Follow us {“Like” 11 Magnolia Lane} by Facebook or if you already do, just leave a comment saying so. {1 entry}
Visit JenMarie on ETSY and come back and tell us what you need to help with your project! {1 entry}
Follow us on Twitter {1 entry} keep in mind we post sneak peaks and good finds–like the shelf paper!–on Twitter so its a great way to stay in touch. {1 entry}

Giveaway will run through October 21st and the winner {by random number selection} will be announced on October 22nd.

Good luck!

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JuJu Monkey Giveaway Winner & $5000 Room Makeover Contest

Posted on September 25, 2012 by admin

Just popping in tonight to announce the winner of the JuJu Monkey back-to-school notecard giveaway.

Congratuations to Kelly V, comment #16! Thank you for entering and of course, thank you to JuJu Monkey for sharing her gorgeous homemade cards.

AND…moving right on to the next BIG thing! We were thrilled to be invited by Dutch Boy Paints to offer our readers a chance to win a personalized design consultation or a $5000 makeover with interior design star Lisa LaPorta.

Click over to our Current Giveaways Page for more information. {HURRY! Contest end October 31st!}

Have a great night!

Tomorrow is going to be a very special day here…so make sure you stop by!

{Click above to follow us by Facebook so you never miss anything going on here at 11 Magnolia Lane}

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Fall Giveaway–Handmade Back-to-School Teacher Note Cards from JuJu Monkee!

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Christy

We haven’t done a giveaway in awhile, and it’s not because we don’t love you, it was just a busy summer! But look what we have for you this week:

This is a set of 12 darling back-to-school note cards from our friend Julie, the creative mind behind JuJu Monkee. If you’re a teacher (or if you have a kid and want to get in good with his or her new teacher ) then you definitely want to enter this giveaway!

Here’s what you do: at the end of this post, leave me a comment if you follow us by email (or if you’re already a follower). The email follower signup is on the right sidebar. Leave me a SECOND comment when you “like” JuJu Monkee on Facebook. Leave me a third comment when you like 11 Magnolia Lane on Facebook, and leave me a FOURTH comment when you follow 11 Magnolia Lane on Twitter (check the right sidebar again). So, if you’re with the program–and I know you are, you can have up to four separate comments and four chances to win. Yes, if you already follow us by email or on Facebook or Twitter, or follow JuJu Monkee on Facebook, just leave me comments saying you’re already down with us and your entry counts, too.

Julie is a military spouse, just like me, plus we went to the same college, even though we didn’t meet until we both lived in Fayetteville, NC. That might be because she’s younger than me!

Check out some of her gorgeous cards–this blue, white, and black combo might be my favorite:

But I ordered the quatrefoil because it’s so trendy right now:

Julie did these cute house cards for a Realtor, but they’d be perfect for a change of address note, too:

The kids aren’t left out, either. This camo pattern lined with orange is great for a boy:

And Julie can work with you to make a customized card with your child’s school mascot on the front (the PTA presidents should bulk order these!):

This pink and green floral combination is one of Julie’s most popular ones:

I’m an Amy Butler fan, and this floral pattern reminds me of her fabrics:

I love how she packages the notecards so they’re ready to give as a gift–presentation is everything, after all. There are lots more to choose from on her Facebook page, and she’s always coming up with new ideas.

The giveaway will run through next Tuesday, September 25th, 2012, at 12noon CDT, and I’ll choose the winning comment number through the random number generator and announce it Wednesday the 26th.

Remember, everyone can enter up to four times!

Thanks for entering (good luck!) and thanks for stopping by!