Angela Moore Give Away!

Scoot your boots over to Preppy in New England for an adorable give away she is hosting. Check out the super cute Halloween themed Angela Moore bracelet. It's spooktacular - sorry couldn't resist ;) xo, Brie

NoTORIously forgetful.....

Time to up the Ginkgo Biloba :) I forgot about 2 things with regards to my giveaway of STORI Telling by Tori Spelling!

1. I forgot that I promised Keeks she could read it when I was done and she was none too pleased to see I was raffling it away and not making good on my promise. She has it in her possession now BUT the good news is she is a speed reader and will be done b/f the weekend.

2. I also forgot to pull a winner... let's do it right now - LIVE- off I go to the random number generator. I am entering numbers 1-9 and let's see....

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:7
Timestamp: 2009-01-15 15:10:38 UTC

7, 7, who is 7? Backtracking now to original post.... and the winner is....

PREPPY LIZARD - hooray and congrats!

Send over your address to me at bridget at keeksandbrie dot com and Keely will mail you the book as soon as she is done! Happy Reading!!! xo, Brie

Stori Telling.... a giveaway

A few months ago One Fabulous Mom had a giveaway for the book Stori Telling by Tori Spelling and then Life on the Other Coast chipped in another copy on the offering block. Lucky me won!! I am only slightly embarrassed to tell you that I while I had the book in my possession for 3+ months I never had an opportunity to sit down and read it.

I am pleased to report that I finally finished the book!! It is a quick, easy, light read and I actually enjoyed it very much. I think it's the "inquiring mind" in me :)
In the spirit of paying it forward, I am happy to ship this to you if you would like to read it. Maybe you can give it away to another lucky reader on your blog when you are done. Leave me a comment if you are interested and I will randomly select someone next week. I am hitting the Twilight series next - another 2009 resolution involves more reading!! xo, Brie

The winner is...............

Forgot to do the drawing last night.... I'm getting forgetful in my older age, just kidding - I've always been forgetful ;) Congrats to lucky number 7


Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:7
Timestamp: 2008-12-16 14:24:33 UTC


That's Kathie at My Preppy Purse! Congrats and send me an email with your address to bridget at keeksandbrie dot com!

Here's how I'm spending my bday presently... cleaning my house and listening to Fall Out Boy at high volume! Who's jealous? ;) xo, Brie

Blogversay, Contest, and a PSA

First off - It's my one year blog anniversary. I can't believe it's been a year... I've had a lot of fun doing this and of course meeting lots of creative, sweet, and funny people through this so I have really been enjoying myself!

Next up, the ornament contest. I am pulling the winner tonight before bed and will announce in the am. If you haven't entered and you like them, please do! Your odds of winning are quite excellent ;)

Lastly, will you just look at this? I got talked into buying this 30 dollar wreath from the boy scouts at church. We have a new storm glass door over our real front door which apparently doubles as a wreath oven. Learn from my mistake and hang the wreath IN FRONT of the glass, not behind it or you'll end up with this toasted delight. The only upside was Christmasy pine smell all through the house that day as it roasted and I had no idea where it was coming from! That was 30 dollars well spent ;) xo, Brie

Ornament Exchange and a little Holiday Giveaway

Tonight I am going to a Christmas ornament exchange party hosted by my friend. She does a beyond fab job of decorating and hosting and it is always a lot of fun! Everyone pulls a number and then it's Yankee swap style on the ornament you get (you can either pick a new unwrapped one or steal from someone). One year I wrapped mine up in one of those cellophane bags and it was the last one chosen... I learned from that night on, wrap it pretty or you're the lonesome loser on the table :D

I usually make the ornaments and package them up in a group of three. About an hour before the party, I start having some serious regrets about going this route b/c it really puts you "out there" as in "what if everyone thinks this is a stinker ornament". In the past it has worked well, people seem to like them but part of me wants to make a mad dash to Pier One this second and buy an anonymous ornament that nobody knows it's from me :)

It's always a lot of fun and I'll share the ornament I win tomorrow!

So here is where the giveaway comes into play. Leave me a comment and you are eligible for a set of four preppy purse ornaments made by me :) Winner will be randomly selected on Monday 12/15 - my one year blog anniversary! xo, Brie

Here is one of mine at work on the tree

C is for Cookies and Cosmos!

Even though I would desperately love to win these adorable cookies and eat them all myself and share them with the kids, I would feel like a crumb (ha ha, get it? crumb!! I'm on fire tonight) if I didn't share this awesome giveaway over at A Dozen Eggs Blog!

Also check out other fabulous and incredibly cute, detailed cookie designs at her website A Dozen Eggs. Perfect for care packages and party favors! xo, Brie

Back To School Give Away!

Keeks and Brie have teamed up with The Write Gal for a back to school braided headband giveaway. Christy runs a great blog over there with lots of super neat finds! Do stop by and comment for your chance to win :) Contest ends 8/27 - good luck! xo, Brie

http://thewritegal.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/the-perfect-back-to-school-headband/

Pay it Forward

Lisa of Milkshake Crafts and Sweet Inspiration recently held a fun little contest called Pay It Forward. Here's how it works...

I list a fun little prize on my blog. See below. Anyone who comments on this post is eligible to win! Only catch is you have to Pay It Forward. By entering you agree to host your own little give away. I am not a super stickler for the rules, but come on, this is nice and easy :) If you have a blog and are crafty - great, do it there! If you don't, just do something nice for someone else and come back and tell us about it here :) See? Easy peasy! Warm and fuzzy!

2 Winners can choose any braided headband they like! Good luck :D xo, Brie



you can peruse a full selection here! I'll even do a custom request b/c that's how much I like you :) http://keeksandbrie.com/list_bags.asp?CATEGORY=63
ETA: Winner will be announced sometime April 2!

and the winner is.......

Using this cool little Random Number Generator we have a winner! Lucky number 2 it is!!! That's you Libby! Congrats!! Email me at bridget at keeksandbrie dot com with your mailing address and it's yours all yours!

Project Runway (spoiler alert!) went somewhat as expected last night except I didn't realize we were jumping straight to fashion week with not 1 but 2 eliminations!! All I can say is Chris, you owe Roberto Cavalli - big time! He saved you because he wasn't around for avant -garde week.

And my little Christian.... you make the weirdest little clothes but I was beaming with pride for you last night when you won, like you were my son. Your celebratory snap with the "work it" quip and super joyful skip off the stage made me love you even more!!!! (as if that could be possible)

Happy Valentine's Day!!! xo, Brie

Wanna be Valentines?

I found just enough of this seasonally appropriate ribbon to make a key fob. I love the brown and pink!! It's 5 inches in length with nickel hardware. Fits right over your wrist which I like b/c I am always misplacing my keys! Comment me here on this very post and I'll pull a winner on Thurs! ♥ Good Luck♥ xo, Brie