I feel like I should have cheerleaders come out and dance to that "Are you ready for this?" song. WOO! LET'S GO! The first Birthday Celebration giveaway is a $50 gift card for b&lu. I quite like the Femme dress in red myself but buy whatever you want, I'm not the boss of you. Many thanks to our friends at b&lu for being awesome and providing the prize!
Update: This contest is closed. Thanks to all who entered! Please see the giveaways page for more chances to win great prizes!
I started this blog six years ago this week, on July 17, 2003. Since then, I’ve connected with many amazing people and have had some really cool opportunities and experiences. Maintaining this blog has been so satisfying for me and I hope I’ve helped some people along the way.
To celebrate 6 big years of plus size fabulousness, I’ve called on some of my favorite retailers and they’ve been kind enough to provide prizes that I’ll be giving away all this week and probably into next. Stay tuned, your first chance to win is coming soon!
Before that, though, I want to lay out some ground rules. It’s pretty simple – each giveaway will be for one prize. You can enter each giveaway only once. If you win a giveaway, you’ll be ineligible to win any other prize as part of this series of giveaways (unless specifically noted by me). Most of the giveaways will involve filling out a simple form and providing an email address.
I may do a giveaway or two on Twitter for my followers there so you might want to go ahead and follow me now because I won’t announce those giveaways here at all. I will announce blog giveaways on Twitter, though, so you can stay in the loop that way.
You can subscribe to my feed here or sign up to get new posts via email here. Each giveaway will run for several days so you’ll have plenty of time to enter.
Also, and I’m really reaching here, if you’re a retailer and you’d like to provide a prize for an upcoming giveaway, my contact form is right here. I’d love to hear from you!
I haven't done a giveaway in a long time and since it's the holidays, I guess there's no time like the present! Get it? Present? Eh.
This year, I've decided to do a two part giveaway and I'm calling it:
The You're Naughty, I'm Nice! Giveaway
The lucky winner will receive:
A naughty $100 gift card for Hips and Curves, one of my favorite places to buy plus size lingerie.
I will make a nice $50 donation to the charity of the winner's choosing.
See how clever I am?
To win, enter your name and email address in the form below. Please make sure to use a valid email address so I can contact you if you win. You must fill out the form, comments and emails to me won't count!
I'll pick a winner the morning of December 17th and notify them via email. You can enter as many times as you want.
Fine print: this contest is open to anyone over the age of 18, anywhere in the world but keep in mind that international shipping can be expensive. I also can't guarantee that you'll receive your order before Christmas, so keep that in mind. This contest isn't directly affiliated with Hips & Curves, the money comes from yours truly.
The winner chooses the charity that receives the $50 donation but if it's one that I'm morally, politically or fashionably opposed to, you'll need to choose a back up. I'd prefer to make my donation online but I am willing to send a check.
Your email address is used for winner notification only.
Good luck!
Old Navy is holding a special $1,000 Women's Plus shopping spree sweepstakes. Go to this page and register, making sure to use a valid email address. After registering, you can return to that page once a day until October 30th and use your email address to add another entry in your name. You must be 18 years old and a US resident to enter. Good luck!
You have such a pretty face! How many times have you heard THAT? I've lost count, personally.
Heidi, who you might remember from this post over on Shapely Prose, is selling the great t-shirt you see on the left with fabulous artwork by Natalie Baird. You can buy one here or you can enter to win one below.
Enter between now and the evening of Thursday, April 10. I'll contact the winner to get the right size, mailing address, etc. I'll order the shirt, Heidi will make sure you get it, everyone will be jealous of your rad t-shirt and the circle of love will be complete. Please be sure to use a valid email address so that I can contact you if you win.
Update: The giveaway is over. Thanks for entering!
Your comments on yesterday's post were so great and now I'm feeling quite cheered up. Go you! In the spirit of the holidays and bringing a little joy and cheer to someone else's life. I've decided to have a "Winter Kind of Sucks So Here's a Gift Card, Now Go Buy Something Fabulous! Giveaway"
It's a long name but I think it gets the point across.
The prize: a $200 gift card for the store of your choosing, to spend on whatever you want. The only restriction is that they have to offer online ordering for gift cards.
How to enter: Leave a comment on this post and tell me about your favorite holiday tradition, the best gift you ever gave or received, or another heart warming tale along those lines. Make sure to include a valid email address with your comment.
How to win: I'll use a random number generator and the corresponding comment wins. So if it picks #15, the fifteenth comment on this post wins.
When: From right now until midnight Central time on Monday, December 17. I'll notify the winner later that day, in the afternoon.
Who can enter: Anyone! Tell your friends!
Other stuff: You can enter as many times as you want but please don't go crazy. Try to make each comment different and put some effort into it. I've turned on comment moderation to keep out spam and douche bags. I'll be rejecting comments at my discretion so again, don't go crazy. Submitting a bunch of comments in a row will probably trigger the spam filter, so again DON'T GO CRAZY. Don't worry if you don't see your comment published right away, I'll likely have to publish them in batches.
Ok, let's party!
