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The sponsored giveaway from fabulous online boutique Shabby Apple ends today (in a few hours to be exact). You can still enter the giveway while it's open.

Happy spring!

Hello sweeties! Today I present to you a sponsored giveaway from Shabby Apple, a specialty online boutique that offers a diverse collection of vintage inspired and contemporary style women's dresses, casual dresses, skirts, accessories, gifts and women's apparel. Shabby Apple's fashion offerings fill in the need of today's women  to look feminine and beautiful not for what they bare but for what they wear. The people behind Shabby Apple know how challenging it is for women to find the perfect dress, hence they strive to design highly fashionable dresses for women of all body types. Shabby Apple is a company for women, of women and for women. 

The vintage inspired collections are all exquisitely dreamy. I personally love the flirty styles of  Mad Hatter,  Roamin Holiday, South Pacific, Oh la la, and Inca Trail. Meanwhile, the boutique collections are seriously sophisticated and classy. The Amalfi Coast Swim Collection is swoon worthy beach wear that evokes romance novel glam. The Boysenberry Pie Collection is a retro-tastic collection of adorable aprons. For fitness fanatics, Blossom is a sleek collection of fit and feminine exercise wear. Whatever you body type or personality, there's a Shabby Apple dress to match your style.

Shabby Apple is not just about apparel. There's also pretty jewelry and accessories, shoes and hair details to complete one's look. For the vintage loving girl, the boutique also has a lovely arts and crafts collection of bath and beauty, home decor and gift items.  

Sweet Tidings readers can avail of a 10% off coupon for anything Shabby Apple for one month.  The coupon code, which can be entered during checkout, is "sweettidings10off." 
This spring and summer, inject some sweet Shabby Apple style to your fashion life!  For fashion and style tips visit the Shabby Apple blog.

To win a $50 gift card to Shabby Apple simple do the following:

1. Visit and  "like"  Shabby Apple on Facebook and come back here to leave your comment.

2. Readers who follow Shabby Apple on Twitter or retweet  this giveaway will also receive extra points. Please leave your links in a separate comment.

3. Please include your email in your comments or in your blog profile so there will be a way of contacting you in case you win. A new winner will be picked in case you win and there is no way of contacting you.

4. This giveaway offer is open to U.S. readers as of the moment (so sorry international readers!). This  giveaway ends on March 20, 2012. Good luck!
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Comments are now closed. The winner will be announced soon. Thank you. 

The PearlMountain Photo Watermark Software Giveaway ends tonight. Enter your name if  you still haven't done so as there are 20 licensed software copies to be given away to the first 20 commenters. This amazing and ultra useful blogging/web/photo tool is valued at $19.90.

You can enter the giveaway here.

Do you have difficulty keeping tap of the images that you upload to your blog, online shop, facebook, online forums and other types of social networking sites?  The Pearlmountain Photo Watermark Software giveaway from Pearlmountain Technologies is the perfect answer to your needs. The software is very easy to use. No need for photoshop which takes  a big chunk of your time. I made the sample pictures above using some of my flickr and ETSY shop images. If you have an online shop, PearlMountain Photo Watermark is a very useful, must-have software for you!

PearlMountain Photo Watermark protects your photo's copyright by adding image watermark, text watermark, logo to digital photos in batch mode. It is a fast and easy-to-use program, with a few clicks hundreds of pictures will be protected from unauthorized use. Some of the highlighted features include:

1. You are allowed to add image watermark, text watermark, tile watermark for image copyright protection.

2. Provide plenty of preset watermark templates, save your time.

3. Adjust image brightness, contrast and saturation in batch to make your images look more special.

4. Convert between many different image file formats and resize image for any different use, such as for Web, e-mail, photo printing, Facebook, etc.

5. Save operations that you usually use as profiles and bring convenience with you in the future.

PearlMountain Technologies is giving away twenty (20) licensed copies of PearlMountain Photo Watermark software valued at $19.90. To enter the giveaway, all you need to do is leave a comment or visit the PearlMountain Photo Watermark website and share the page via the  social networking buttons found on the extreme upper right side of the page. Please include a link of your FB share or tweet in your comment.

This giveaway is open worldwide and will end on Sunday, March 11, 2012.
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This giveaway has ended. Thank you for participating.   

Wanna win these japanese fabric covered mirrors? It's your last chance to enter as this sponsor giveaway from Flirtbuttons ends tonight. Hurry, hurry, hurry. Enter the giveaway while there's still time. Good luck!

Hello there! It's time to celebrate  the sweet spring time season with a kawaii themed giveaway from Flirtbuttons ETSY. Sharon of Flirtbuttons and Flirtdeux is so generous to give away a dozen assorted Japanese kawaii fabric covered pocket mirror pack to one lucky Sweet Tidings reader! These mirrors measure 2 1/4" in diameter and each comes individually wrapped in pretty organza bags. They're truly the sweetest party favors for an Easter tea party or to give away to adoring fans, family and friends.

The shop specializes in custom and bulk-order pocket mirrors, magnets, bottle openers, jewelry and hair wear. In particular, wedding favors are among the shop's best sellers as well as bulk party pocket mirrors for all occasions and celebrations. Flirtbuttons has also recently added an Easter collection that's great for spring time and Easter parties.

Easter basket stuffers from Flirtbuttons

1. Visit Flirtbuttons and tell me what your favorite item is from the shop's  Easter collection. Come back here to post your comment.

2. Readers who blog, retweet or share this giveaway on Facebook will also receive extra points. Please leave your links in a separate comment.

3. Please include your email in your comments or in your blog profile so there will be a way of contacting you in case you win. A new winner will be picked in case you win and there is no way of contacting you.

4. This giveaway offer is open to all readers worldwide. Comments will be closed midnight of April 26, 2011 and the winner will be announced as soon as the giveaway sponsor has drawn the name of the winner. Good luck!

Special thanks to Sharon for this wonderful giveaway.
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Comments are now closed Thank you for participating. The winner will be announced soon. 

Where else can you find unique and hard-to-find fair trade and artisan made gift items but on NOVICA?

The NOVICA $75 gift certificate giveaway will end on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 and this is your last chance to enter this extraordinary giveaway. Enter the giveaway now for a chance to shop $75 worth [item +shipping] of gorgeous handcrafted items not found elsewhere.  These are just some of the wonderful gifts on NOVICA that await you...

I'm pleased and excited to introduce NOVICA, a fair trade artisan website that works with National Geographic to give talented artisans around the world a global platform  to express their artistic talents and provide access to the world market.

At the heart of NOVICA's mission is the desire to provide you with access to unique, hard-to-find items at great values that only the Internet can allow. NOVICA offers thousands of top fair trade corporate gifts and home decor items on its website such as trade fair coporate gifts and green gifts (sustainable, natural, recycled and reclaimed).

Novica artisans worldwide have contributed hundreds of stunning eco-friendly and nature-inspired gifts, decor and jewelry. You can watch inspiring videos of the artisans here.


NOVICA also recently launched NOVICA Live. It provides a unique cultural shopping experience where you can travel the world through entertaining home shows and see multimedia presentations of artisans creating the very items you will hold in your hands.

To help artisans grow and flourish, NOVICA also launched the NOVICA microfinance website  where customers can purchase products and lend money directly to artisans.



How to join: 

 1. Visit the the fair trade corporate gifts and eco friendly gifts section of the site.  Come back here and leave a comment about your favorite item(s).

2. Readers who follow NOVICA on Twitter and Facebook will receive additional entries. Likewise, readers who blog or share this giveaway on Facebook and Twitter will also receive additional points. Please leave your links in a separate comment.

3. Please include your email in your comments or in your blog profile so there will be a way of contacting you in case you win. A new winner will be picked in case you win and there is no way of contacting you.

4. This giveaway offer is open to all readers worldwide. Please check your country in the list that NOVICA ships to.Please keep in mind that some countries may charge the winner an import tax and the tax may vary on every country. The import tax (if it applies) is the responsibility of the winner.

5. The giveaway is open until midnight of March 12, 2011 March 16, 2011 (US Pacific time). Good luck!

Thank you NOVICA!
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Update: Comments are now closed. The winner will be announced shortly.

The winner of the kawaii giveaway  from online shop ModeS4U  is Megan Purdy.  Congratulations Megan!  I will be getting  in touch with you shortly.

This holiday season, don't forget to visit ModeS4U for your holiday sewing/crafting supplies and stocking stuffers. Everything in the shop is so kawaii  irresistible.

Hello there! The wonderful sponsor giveaway from the sweet kawaii shop ModeS4U ends in a few hours. Hurry and drop your name in the hat for a chance to win the cute goodies above.Good luck!

The weekend is here! Stop by Kitchen Samurai for some jelly on toast or mochaccino cupcake.

I'll be back on Monday evening to close off the comments for the sponsor kawaii giveaway from ModeS4U. Be sure to enter the giveaway and bookmark the shop for convenient holiday shopping.

Take care and be swell!

We kick off the autumn and upcoming holiday season with a fabulous kawaii giveaway from Modes4U, a super kawaii online store with the largest assortment of kawaii products for kids of all ages. Modes4U is run by Sandra, a lovely Austrian who is based in HK. Together with her Hong Kong Chinese husband and two full time assistants, Sandra keeps the kawaii fever alive by bringing the cutest and most colourful items  from Asia to Europe, USA and the rest of the world. Browse the shop to see a wide range of crafts and hobby supplies, accessories,bags, bento boxes, stationery supplies and even fashionable kawaii clothes.

The sale section and Halloween/Christmas shop are also brimming with fabulous items! Bento boxes and Japanese fabrics are just some of Modes4u's bestsellers.

Happy new week everyone! I just dropped by to announce the winner of the recently concluded sponsor giveaway from ETSY shop Flirtdeux.  

The winner is Amanda from Hello.Lollipop! Congratulations Amanda! You win a goody bag of Alice in Wonderland themed handmade items from Flirtdeux. I will be sending a confirmation email to you soon. Enjoy!

Hi there! I'm back with  a  delightful sponsor giveaway from Flirtdeux! 

Flirtdeux is run by Sharon of Flirtbuttons on ETSY.  As deux means two in French, Flirtdeux is an annex shop of sorts that offers a sweet assortment of hand stamped shabby chic and vintage style gift tags, muslin bags and anything that can be embellished with a  rubber stamp  or shaped with Sharon's new Cricut machine.

As of the moment, Sharon is swamped with ideas for her shop. She invites you to check back on the shop  often as she has special items especially made for every holiday or occasion. For the upcoming month of June, Flirtdeux is filled with lovely paper and packaging goodies  for Father's Day, weddings and baby showers. The items can also be personalized and customized with dates and names. Sharon also welcomes bulk and wholesale orders. 

As Alice in Wonderland is such an eternally appealing theme, Sharon will be giving away a goody bag of Alice in Wonderland tags and bags to one (1) lucky Sweet Tidings reader.

Shop Promo:

Readers who leave the sale code "SWEET20" on the message to seller section upon checkout will receive a 20% discount. The discount will be immediately refunded after payment. 

How to enter the giveaway:

1. To enter the giveaway, just visit Flirtdeux on ETSY and post a comment about your favorite item(s) from the shop here.

2. Readers who blog, twit, retweet (click the "share on twitter button" located on the Apture pane on top of the blog) about this giveaway will receive additional points. Please leave your links in a separate comment and please don't forget to include your email address in your comment on your blog profile. In case your name is drawn and you have no email address, a new name will be drawn.

3. Readers who follow this blog will also receive an additional point. Please leave a separate link as well.

This giveaway is open to international readers and will expire midnight of May 28, 2010. 

Good luck! Thanks Flirtdeux ETSY!

The winner of the sponsor giveaway from Japanistic is Kristen from Pins + Paper! Congratulations  Kristen! You just won a Paris Tote Bag and Parlez-vous Japonais Papier Creature Land Bento Lunch Box. I will be sending you a confirmation email soon. 

Meanwhile John is kind enough to pick another name as consolation prize winner. Congratulations to sparklymegz.  You just won a $10 gift certificate from Japanistic.

Thank you to Japanistic for the awesome sponsor giveaway. For more updates about Japanistic visit their blog, Facebook page or view their Flickrstream.

Happy Sunday everyone!

Have your turned Japanistic yet?

The super cool sponsor giveaway from Japanistic is ending tonight! If you're from the U.S. don't pass up this chance to win a  zakka Paris tote bag and a  Parlez-vous Japonais Papier Creature Land Bento Lunch Box featuring Hobee the Bee. The tote bag is awesome for carrying books and shopping goodies while the 2-level bento box is great way to pack healthy meals for school and office. Enter the giveaway here.

Meanwhile, I invite you all to join the Sweet Tidings Mailing List! You can find the subscription box at the upper right side of the blog. I've been wanting to create a fun and crafty Sweet Tidings newsletter filled with exclusive tutorials, recipes and inspiration for a few of my interested readers. I hope you join me on this fun venture.

Happy Wednesday!   

As promised, I'm back with another sponsor giveaway to celebrate the merry month of May. I'm very pleased to introduce giveaway sponsor  Japanistic,  a zakka and kawaii online store that celebrates and offers the cutest goods from Japan. 

Sydne and John opened Japanistic to showcase the cool, fun, well-designed Japanese products they've loved for so long. In one convenient place, lovers of Japanese aesthetic  can also explore a range of creative, innovative products designed by Japanese-American designers working in the U.S.

As Japanese contemporary design is more than Hello Kitty and Manga, Japanistic offers a wide range of product categories such as accessories, bags, books, cards and postcards, craft items, desk accessories and journals, novelty items, jewelry, kids stuff, kitchen items, posters, textiles, travel, wallets, Elph + Epha,  Shinzi Katoh and Bento Boxes. 

Have fun exploring the shop for great Mother's Day gift ideas such as this reusable fabric gift wrap, Scrapaholic Scrapbook , vegetable cutters, Paris Metro Mugs , Forest Tote and BPA Free Bento Lunch Boxes from Japanistic's distribution line Artemis. 

For this giveaway,  Japanistic is giving away this cute Paris tote bag and Parlez-vous Japonais Papier Creature Land Bento Lunch Box (BPA free and microwave safe) to one lucky Sweet Tidings reader. Sorry international readers but this giveaway is open to U.S. residents only as of the moment. 

How to enter the giveaway:

1. To enter the giveaway, just visit Japanistic and post a comment about your favorite item(s) from the shop.

2. Readers who blog, twit, retweet (click the "share on twitter button"located on the Apture pane on top of the blog) about this giveaway will receive additional points. Please leave your links in a separate comment and please don't forget to include your email address in your comment on your blog profile. In case your name is drawn and you have no email address, a new name will be drawn.

3. Readers who follow Japanistic on Facebook will likewise receive an additional point. Please leave a separate link as well.

This giveaway is open to U.S Residents as of the moment and will expire on midnight of May 12, 2010. Good luck!

Thank you to Japanistic for this generous giveaway offer!

Update: The competition is now closed. Thanks for joining. The winner will be announced shortly.