Giveaway: Hooray Olive!
Mappy Monday! I’m happy today because I have the honor of collaborating with Alli Michelle and her Hooray Design Shop. We’re giving away TWO little pattern-covered canisters full of a little of my stuff and a little of her stuff. I’m giving one away here and she’s giving the other one away on her blog. So, you could potentially win both!
Here’s the can I’m giving away (with Hooray and Olive Manna gifts):
…and inside…
- two hand painted clothepins – rich red, antique white
- 24-pack of tiny clothespins
- 6 itty bitty kraft file folders with hearts
- 5 kraft cards with glassine envelopes
- 5 yards of rose pink twill ribbon
- mini spool of brown/white baker’s twine in a cloth sack
- 35 yards jute string in blush, on a wooden spool
- half ‘n’ half pack of gift tags 5 each of kraft and graph paper tags
Total prize value is about $40.00
Alli’s Can has the coordinating pink striped pattern on the can and more non-packaging gift items inside, though the actual contents are a surprise!
To win her can, comment on her blog and to win mine, do the same here. Tell me a romantic story!
I forgot to tell you the deadline (oops!) – you can post comments all week long and we’ll close midnight Friday night to let you stew over the weekend. :) Winners will post Monday, and any comment counts, doesn’t have to be the best story, just “hi” will do (but I’m really enjoying the stories)!
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Romantic story – oh I have so many and I am hoping for another one after Valentines this year xx
I don’t know how romantic this story is to anyone else, but the first Valentine’s Day I had with my girlfriend came shortly after I had lost my very first pet rat. He was my baby boy, and because of his calm temperament and beautiful looks (he was a soft, fawn-hooded rat), he had charmed more than one person who said they’d never like a rat. He was pretty old, but his death was still devastating.
Anyway, when Valentine’s Day came around, I thought we were just going to go out for dinner. I had just come home from work, jumped in the shower, and sat down at my desk to quick write something up. Ash came up behind me to give me a hug, and when she pulled back, I realized something was on my shoulder. Reaching up, I felt a tiny ball of fur. I could hardly believe it, suddenly, in my hand I was holding a tiny female gray-hooded rat. She was the smallest thing I’d ever seen, and she instantly started giving my hand kisses. Needless to say, I started bawling (happily I’ll add), and I still count that as the best Valentine’s Day ever.
So yeah, I doubt a rat would be romantic to anyone else, but it made me fall in love even more with my girlfriend. She knows me well. :)
What a great give away! I hope I win :)
I will share the story of how my fiancee proposed to me… because I think it’s pretty romantic :)
It was last October and we were in France to close on a house we were buying there. It was a really long process because we are Americans, and we weren’t sure everything was going to go through, right up until the end.
There were a few hitches in the process… but we bought our little place!
That night, our first night there, he proposed to me. In our new kitchen (sans appliances), in our new home, in a foreign country, after “smuggling” a ring across the ocean.
Anyways, I thought it was romantic and I can’t wait until we can move over permanently :)
Maybe I have a cheesy definition of romantic, but one of my fave moments with my husband was when I came home during lunch one day and he said he had a surprise for me; he bought me a little hostess cupcake which I found so sweet only because he is not the type of person to do something like that and he knows how much I love cupcakes. :o) Maybe this is more of a sweet story than romantic, but I love it!
Joanna, that is the definition of romantic: moving out of your comfort zone to do something only for someone else. And heck, husbands have it hard trying to keep up romance! Picking up dirty socks makes me swoon. :)
LOVE your blog. would LOVE to win your can of fun little things. romantic story? hmmm…?? honestly, my life is lacking in romantic stories. a bit embarrassing to admit – especially for the romanticist that i am… i’m hoping this year will be the beginning of “different” – which would ultimately result in at least a FEW romantic stories to share with you next year…wink
My romantic story: I met my husband at University. He was my professor! :) There are 17 years between us, but we love each other so much!
I’m proud to tell this story…
Ciao from Italy!
Hmm, romantic story? You know I’m fresh out… but I have a tragedy or two… sorry! Please still throw in my name! :)
Lovely giveaway!! No romantic story to share this year; hopefully there will be one for next year :)
Last week I had my sixth visit to the dentist in the last month. I was feeling pretty crappy but when I came home my husband had laid out my comfy clothes, had gotten me a Jamba Juice, had the computer set up to my blog, had a pile of magazines laid out and 30 Rock on the TV. It was the best!
I love this tin.
In many ways, my romantic story is yet to happen. But I know it will.
I’ll meet him, and I’ll instantly be drawn to him. We’ll be friends for a while, then he’ll start hinting at more. The timing of it all will be perfect, because God’s timing always is.
I know my boyfriend since we were 4. He was my neighbor. 4 years leter my family and i moved out. In my 18 birthday i found him in a bar, and he recognized me. We fell in love, and now we are married.
Thank you!
so so so cute! my boyfriend is very sweet but not very “romantic”. i was in a crummy mood last week and i asked him to tell me how much he loved me. he gave me a blank stare. i said, “you know, say something like ‘my love for you is as high as a mountaintop’.” so he said, “my love for you is like a….. pumpkin.” well, it made me laugh anyway. :)
oh, how I wish I had a romantic story… I’m hoping one day I will have a really great one to share with everyone! somebody needs to drop some major hints for my man, he’s just not a hugely romantic guy. I hope I can still get in the draw for the giveaway!
I just finished watching “The Notebook” for the millionth time and it tears at my heart strings every time. I think that is one of the most romantic stories I have heard (fictional as it may be).
My husband has turned out to be the best father I could have ever hoped for my little girl. She’s barely a year old and is so happy, which I know comes a lot from the love and adoration she gets from her dada. That’s my romance this year. :)
How wonderful and what a treat it would be to win! :)
On the night we first met, my future husband and I spent the entire night on my sister’s front porch talking and talking and talking (we greeted the newspaper boy!). I was in town for my sister’s wedding and he was kind enough to give me a ride back from the reception to my sister’s house where I was staying.
A year and half later, I had moved to California and we had been dating. One Saturday, he pulled me away from homework for a surprise. The surprise? He drove me to my sister’s (where she no longer lived, so really a stranger’s house) and walked me to the porch and proposed.
I thought it was the sweetest, most thoughtful, unconventional (which I love) thing to do.
I said yes and we’ve been married almost 23 years.
I am not very good at telling stories…but I can tell you I am completly in LOVE with my hubby. He makes me feel special every single day!
my romantic story: my Grandparents have been married for 65 years (since she was 16 & he was 21). They have never spent a night apart. Even right now he is in the hospital with an infection & she refuses to leave him. thats love. 65 years, every night.
yay ! pretty canisters ! :X
A romantic story..well..how about my boyfriend being on a stay in Sweden because of school for half a year.. But he surprised me and came home earlier to be here for Xmas :)
A long time ago when my husband and I were still dating I had a really rough day. Needless to say, I was pretty bummed out and having a hard time dealing with things.
He came over with a the next day and didn’t say anything, kissed me on the cheek, and told me to put a CD in my player. I turned it on and put in the CD and on came a range of sweet and sappy love longs from Buddy Holly’s “True Love Ways” to Elvis Presley’s “Teddy Bear.” This was a total surprise because my husband (who I was only dating at the time) never showed me any emotions of any sort! He is so old fashioned and sweet – I broke down in tears! ha ha That night he took me to my favorite restaurant; we came home and made jello jigglers out of all things! It was a night I won’t forget.
I don’t think anything romantic has ever happened to me. What a lame story! I do love this little tin of loveliness.
fun to find you from alli! super sweet giveaway!
I love this little can!
All I have for a romantic story… is that my hubby is getting on a train tonight at midnight to ride for 14 hours just to ride in the car with our son and I tommorrow for another 9 hours! I can’t wait!
these are soooo cute!! and romance is a beautiful thing…
Such fun stuff. I love your shop and Alli Michelle’s shop too.
My husband is not too much into the romantic scene, but this is how he proposed to me. We lived in the same apartment building and he came over to my place one day after work. I told him I had a headache and didn’t feel too good. He said, why don’t you lay down on the couch and I will fix you some dinner and give you something to make that headache go away. He brought me a plate of dinner and gave me a little bag that said zales on it. I opened up the bag and then a box with a ring in it and he said, “you think that will make your headache go away?”, and then got down on his knee and asked me to marry him.
Oh my goodness, I just love your things! My most romantic story comes from our wedding. My mom had planned on giving my now-husband HER mom’s ring (my grandmother’s) to propose but changed her mind when she got it out of the safe deposit box and got sentimental. We ended up just picking a date and planning the wedding – we didn’t have money for an engagement ring but that was ok with us. By the time our wedding rolled around, my mom had decided she was ready to part with my grandmother’s ring and gave it to my husband. He decided to wait until the ceremony and surprise me with it. What a surprise! It came out of nowhere during the ring exchange! I looked at my mom, who had tears rolling down her cheeks, and I burst into tears. My husband was so happy to surprise me with such a wonderful thing because he so rarely surprises me with anything. And it created such a great memory for us all.
Thanks everyone for your stories. I’m enjoying reading them even if you think they’re not that romantic. I think it’s often more romantic looking at someone else’s life. Then again, sometimes you have to be there. :) Anyway, keep commenting all week long (only one per person) and tell a friend!
I would love to win this!
One year ago today, my boyfriend and I walked up to a beautiful waterfall that was completely frozen over. It was eerily quiet, but you could hear it trickling underneath the ice. He grabbed my hand, got down on his knee and asked me to marry him. Of course I said yes, and the rest is now history! –True story!
It was just a typical hang out with my boyfriend and group of friends and some of our parents. My bf asked me if I wanted to go for a walk because he had a song he wanted me to listen to at a specific spot (he always does things like that… so it was normal) in the area. When he found the spot he gave me his iPod and a book and told me to listen and follow the instructions. In the audio track he had asked his friend to play a jazz version of ‘Someday my Prince Will Come’ on the piano as he instructed me and narrated me through the book which he had wrote and animated.
The story was about a prince finding his princess and them doing all the favorite things that we had done during our relationship. It ended with the prince realizing he wanted to spend the rest of his days with this princess and to give to her the key to his heart which he had hidden and treasured. As the book finished he was kneeling in front of me with a ring.
Well, (big breath), mine is a little story of love and kindness.
I often tease my partner that he is not romantic. I am the traditionally romantic one, you know? Obsessed with little love notes, old books, beautiful poems and gentle sea breezes… he is an israeli, tough, strong, stubborn and blunt. the words “that outfit does nothing for you” or “what IS that?!” are often known to come out of his mouth, he’ll tell you the truth, which is not, let’s be honest, always welcome, hehe.
Anyway, he was reading a book (in hebrew) called ‘Love in the time of Cholera’ at the time. I am learning hebrew, but couldn’t read a book just yet, and as he sat and read… he kept chuckling and chuckling to himself, clearly finding something hilarious… I’d watch him fondly and asked what was funny, but the book wasn’t in my language so he couldn’t read the parts to me, and it got frustrating, so we gave up and I just let him chuckle over the few nights he read the book without asking any questions…
I’d forgotten all about it when a few months later I came home, tired and distracted, and opened the fridge, only to find a little wrapped present placed on the middle shelf, a little felt heart, cut out and pinned onto its paper wrapping.
Opening the present (still a little in shock at the ingenuity of its placement), I saw he had bought me a book (I’m a bit book obsessed), the book ‘Love in the time of Cholera’, in ENGLISH, so that I too, could laugh and see what he had seen… It was an amazing gesture.
Sigh. I still get mushy thinking about it. sorry to those who aren’t mushy like me :)
but really… what a man.
;)
thea. xx
oh how i wish i had a romantic story! this is an absolutely adorable giveaway! :)
these are so cute! wish I had a romantic story to share :)
hi! Just discovered your blog & store! Love it! I’m so inspired!
My romantic story comes from a glimpse of everyday life I caught while I was at the park. While biking home at sunset, I saw an old couple getting up from a bench. The elderly man got up first, then he turned around and looked at his wife with the softest of gaze, reached out his hand to lift her. I thought it was the sweetest moment that I was lucky to catch a glimpse of. After many years of marriage (I assume), it’s incredible and heartwarming there is still so much love and faith in the relationship and it manifests in the little things. That’s when you also know it’s real :)
am totally loving what’s inside more than the outside XD
I don’t really know how to tell a romantic story D: when I can think of one, I’ll e-mail you instead ^^
I am grateful to be married to the love of my life. We met when I was 15 and have been together ever since. We don’t take elaborate trips or share candlelit dinners we simply enjoy the romance of everyday life-sharing a hot cup of coffee, reveling in the excitement of our middle child getting married-even simple trips to the grocery store together. After 26 years of marriage (following 3 years of dating) I still get that fluttery feeling in my stomach and he can still make me laugh-that’s enough for me :D
what a beautiful giveaway! i’d have to say my most romantic story was the day i got married…we were to be married on a beach, stephen and the guests were there waiting and we had forgotten some things so we were running behind…stephen walked down almost to the ocean and wrote “stephen + stephanie” in a big heart in the sand. it was really beautiful, and i was so touched :)
I don’t have a story but thanks for the chance!
Great giveaway! As for a story to share – my husband and I were traveling in Italy and swimming in Lago di Garda to cool off from the summer heat. He’d dive down and find little things on the bottom – a broken section of terracotta, an old piece of tile with some enamel still on it – and then come show it to me. The third time he came over his hand came out of the water with a diamond ring, and he asked me to marry him! (No he didn’t find the ring, he had bought it back in the states and was waiting for the right moment). And I said YES! :-)
My Mr. Man is all about his responses. They usually come out of NO where and they just take my breath away. We’ve been together 3 years and he still amazes me with them.
Like this: Last week we was driving me INSANE. He couldn’t take anything serious and was being just too silly. I told him he would be the death of me! And all he said in response was “And all the life in between.” Needless to say he won and we both got goofy with such a sweet response.
Thanks so much for the opportunity! I love making cards for the holidays. :)
Hm.. I don’t really have a romantic story as I’m still in high school, haha, but I do have a story about my mother. Valentine’s Day is about love in general, right? :) So, every year I hand-make cards for my mother every Valentine’s Day, Christmas, and her birthday. My father lives in S. Korea and my brother on the East Coast, so my mother and I have grown very close throughout the years as it’s just us two all the time. Although there’s many years between us, she’s like my best friend, making funny jokes, eating out and watching movies with me all the time, but at the same time she’s the best mother I could have ever asked for with the best advice, best sewing skills, and of course, the best food.
This year is my junior year of high school and boy, with all the college prep and school work, I forget how much my mother has done for me. She always schedules her itinerary according to my school day and whether or not I need a ride (since I don’t drive yet). She sacrifices her time to find the best educational opportunities for me; and yet I take for granted all the things she’s done for me. Unfortunately, sometimes I even complain that she doesn’t do enough.
When I realize all the time and energy my mother sacrifices for me despite her weak health (as she recovered from breast cancer a few years ago), I am utterly thankful for all that she’s done and sometimes only tears can express my gratitude for her.
Education is a top priority for me (I wanna make it big one day y’know!). And despite all my busy-ness, hopefully I’ll get to continue my card-making tradition and design a little gift for my mom this year, too.
Until I came across your giveaway, I forgot about celebrating Valentine’s Day and making a card for her. So I wanted to thank you for reminding me and bringing me to that silent thankfulness for the love that a mother provides. Thanks again and Happy Valentine’s Day! :)
Thank you for an AWESOME giveaway!!
My romantic story…I am a very blessed wife and mother. My husband works hard to love me even when love isn’t romantic. He never left my side during a very serious illness and most importantly he kept his sense of humor.
awwww adorable giveaway! romantic story? not sure i have a story but my husband walked to my work and brought me coffee today when i was falling asleep! sweetness! thanks for the giveaway :) j.
Awh… please count me in! I just blogged about you on my blog!
http://blog.shopdirtylaundry.com/2010/02/5-too-cute-tuesday/
Love your packing supplies AND fabric!!!
Oh shoot! I didn’t follow directions.
Tell you a romantic story. Ok.
My husband proposed to me on Valentine’s Day two years ago!!!
Hey..
I’ve been following your blog for quiet sometimes:)
I was wondering if you send the giveaways to other countries as well (A)?
This isn’t a romantic story, but it was pretty sweet: The last time my husband visited me before we got married (hes from England, I’m from Texas) he was saying goodbye, and when he gave me a hug he looked at me with a funny little grin and said “I can’t wait to take care of you when you’re sick.” Which was way random but it occured to him for some reason at that moment. I don’t get sick very often, but the 1 time I have been since we got married it was nice to let him take care of me, because I usually like to do everything myself!! And he bought me an ungodly amount of chocolate–LEGEND!
Anyway, pick me!!
I blogged it too!
http://blog.shopdirtylaundry.com/2010/02/brown-craft-paper-stuff-giveaway/
What a wonderful giveaway! One of the most “romantic” things my sweetie has done was move to the U.S. from Ireland to be with me. I got lucky. :)
Thanks!
such cute stuff! My husband and I lived in different cities for most of our engagement. He would send me postcards, letters, and illustrations every week.
I don’t really have a romantic story but I think it is romantic that I am my boyfriends first girlfriend and he is my first boyfriend :)
It was also kind of funny because his grandparents were like FINALLY! Get married now!! Love can come later lol
Good times…
Very sweet giveaway! ^^
A romantic story… Well, I think my story is pretty romantic. When I was 16 years old I was reading a book in school called God’s Tribesman. It’s about a tribal man from Manipur, India, who translates the Bible into his tribe’s language. I was so inspired by this guy and found his story very moving.
A couple of weeks after reading this book I met a guy online and we became pretty close. Where was he from? Manipur! We had a common interest of helping street kids and orphans in India. I fell in love pretty quickly but it was 5 years before we could meet in person.
Daniel came to stay with me and my family in 2005 for about six months and we became engaged. A year later and I had followed him to New Delhi, then on to Manipur, and we got married in his village.
It’s three years since our wedding and we are now living in Scotland with a beautiful daughter, Millie. We’re starting a charity to help orphaned kids from his tribe. :)
I love how we met and came together – God works in mysterious ways. :D
All of my romantic stories are so little, they hardly seem like stories. The things that make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside are the little moments when it’s clear my partner is thinking of me… when he says something thoughtful, or offers to share the last bowl of ice cream with me, or reaches out to hold my hand. I’m smiling just thinking of all these little bits of romance, even though none of them would make a great novel. Thanks for asking a question that got me thinking about such nice things!
I love these little cans of tiny valentines! what a generous give away.
I love these canisters. Thanks for the giveaway!
I think the fact that I was married 20 days after I turned 18 and this year is my 10 year anniversary is romantic. Now a days there’s so many divorces I am so happy my fairy tale came true!
Here’s my tweet http://twitter.com/stringsofme/status/8703075083
i could use the contents of that tin can. very cute!
not a romantic story but i married my best friend and i will be eternally grateful.