T w e n t y S i x - GIVEAWAY

It's that time of year again when I feel terribly old. Mainly because my best friend and man-friend make jokes about it being my 89th birthday, rather than celebrating my twenty-sixth year on the planet. Still, before I become senile and entirely decrepit, I wanted to run a little giveaway to say a massive thank you to all of you for being such lovely readers. Up for grabs are a Zooey collar and a Violet Baudelaire necklace, the choice is yours! Additionally three people will be chosen to win a button mirror of their choice. (See below)

I actually wrote the majority of this post yesterday and have since been given a present - a surprise trip to PARIS!! We're leaving at 4pm today and are back tomorrow evening - I can't tell you how excited I am. I have such a wonderful, if somewhat sneaky boyfriend! As a little Birthday extra, you can also get 15% off all orders today, using the discount code TWENTYSIX - it ends at midnight, tonight.

TO ENTER:

- Follow Wallpaper Rose via GFC.
- Leave a comment with your name, a contact email address and whether you would like to be entered to win the Zooey Collar or the Violet Baudelaire telescope necklace.
- A further three people will be picked at random to win a button mirror of their choice! (See above)
- The Giveaway closes at Midnight on Tuesday 31st January 2012.
- It is open worldwide, so get entering!

In other news, did anyone else see the gorgeous Gem on Super Scrimpers on Channel 4 last night? I literally squealed with excitement to see her wearing one of my original Jen Tees. So much so I was crouching in front of the television trying to take bad photos on my phone. And then I called my Mum. I know, it required a 'Mum be proud of me' phone call! T-shirts aside, Gem was brilliant at presenting, I'm not really one for nail art, but I might try her leopard print tips later today. For anyone interested, I am working on  new Jen Tees - I have new collars! (Ooooh) They'll be available in Burgundy Marl, Grey Marl, Navy and Black. The next few weeks are going to be pretty full on with work, but I will be sewing at every available free moment and will of course let you know when they're back in stock.

I'm sure they won't ever read this, but Happy Birthday Tom and Ed - It's lucky we talk, rather than communicate via blogs xx

Night Owl

"Night Owl is an ecclectic homewares company run by Jessica Rose Lennox. Upcycling reclaimed wood and vintage crockery with her hand drawn illustrations of British wildlife." 

Night Owl is the brainchild of Jessica Rose Lennox, who creates wonderful wildlife home ware with delicate hand drawn transfers. Jessica has very kindly donated one of her Barn Owl Mugs (above left) to our current giveaway. I was so flummoxed over which colour to choose ( I like them all, the black is classic, the brown owlish and the green is such a lovely shade) that instead she kindly said that the winner can choose whichever colour they like! (You can enter the giveaway here.)

I've been pining over her mugs and tea cups for some time, I can't help but feel a squirrel, (look at that face!) badger or owl mug would perfectly befit a cup of Earl Grey tea. Sadly I think I'm going to have to wait until I move. And have money. 

I would have loved to photograph a piece for the giveaway, but it made more sense for Jessica to post it directly. You can see a lovely little feature on Night Owl by Temporary Secretary here. Also, I'm not sure it's still running, but Jessica did have a rather exciting blog competition in which you could choose the vintage piece she would put her gorgeous hare design on to. Do go and check out her new website, Night Owl, when you have a chance.

Two

As per usual the last few weeks have been hectic busy, so busy in fact, I missed Wallpaper Rose's Birthday! I know, awful. Wallpaper Rose is now a troublesome toddler at the grand old age of two. Quite frankly I can't believe how fast the last two years have flown by, I still remember my first order and I don't get any less excited by it now! 

Befitting to our age, we intend to continue making a wild rupus, with new and exciting products and a website revamp which will hopefully start occurring in the next few week. (Now that we're two, we definitely don't want to be seen wearing the same clothes that a one year old Wallpaper Rose wore)

Anyway, seeing as we missed having a tea party in the garden, with jelly and games, to celebrate out Two-ness I'm having another giveaway for you. There are three prizes up for grabs:

GREEN Prize provided by:

Max C London SHOP FACEBOOK BLOG

Crown and Glory SHOP FACEBOOK BLOG

and Wallpaper Rose

CORAL Prize provided by:

Little Fille SHOP FACEBOOK BLOG

and Wallpaper Rose

WHITE Prize provided by:

Night Owl SHOP FACEBOOK BLOG

and Wallpaper Rose

To be in with a chance of winning one of these lovely prizes, you need to:

- 'Like' MaxCLondon's facebook page and then leave a comment on their wall with your favourite bag on their website and why (excluding the Pippa bag in the giveaway. Also mention that you're from the Wallpaper Rose giveaway!)

 - Follow these blogs: Little Fille, Night Owl, Crown and Glory and Wallpaper Rose. 

 - Then comment below with contact details and your preferred prize - Green, Coral or White. 

The competition closes on the 7th August at 12pm. 

Winner will be drawn on the following Monday.

Winners will be picked at random, if your first choice of prize has already gone, you will get one of the other two. 

A huge thank you to Mari, Jessica, Sophie and Lis for their donations.

And as an extra special thank you to all you Wallpaper Rose fans, you can get 15% off all Wallpaper Rose orders placed this week while the giveaway is active. Just use 'PearCrumble' at the checkout.

Good luck!

PS Crown and Glory are also celebrating their birthday with a rather wonderful giveaway too, check it out here.

Running on Empty

Sorry to have been MIA again, things continue to be hectic.

However if you were waiting with baited breath, two lovely ladies have been chosen as winners for the Blog Birthday Giveaway. Lisa of Mathilde ♥ Manech won first prize and Amy of Amy Valentine won the runner's up gift - they've both already written posts about the giveaway, so do go and have a look. If you didn't win, never fear, Wallpaper Rose is turning two in a few weeks and they'll be another giveaway to celebrate. Again, I would like to say a massive thank you to the ladies who contributed to such a special prize - Sophie, Lavinia, Isobel, Katie, Jess, Lyzi, Emily and Sophie.

In other news, I started a new internship a few weeks ago doing jewellery production for Tatty Devine. It's pretty inspiring, if not incredibly tiring! Sadly I can't actually tell you about anything I've made, as it's all part of the new Autumn/Winter collection, but I'll probably do a post on my favourite classic Tatty pieces in the not too distant future. Though it does now mean Thursday is my only day off and alas I spent most of today tidying the flat - joy. It also means I start most sentences with "I'm really tired" - I've become such an old person/ bore, I'm pretty lucky anyone talks to me at all.

This week also marks the second birthday of Smug. We had a press event yesterday evening as a means of launching the host of exclusives that have been created with Smug to celebrate being two. It went really well and was all terribly exciting, mainly because there were canapes, a lady from Vogue and I got to meet Donna Wilson! (Little things and little minds spring to well, mind) Lizzie who owns Smug worked so damn hard and really made the whole evening happen. (I never know what to wear to things like this, at heart I'm awfully inelegant, but I opted for a black shift dress, with my Nancy lace bib necklace. I had heels, but they quietly remained behind the counter for the entire evening) As everyone loves a party, we're continuing the celebrations on Saturday, when we'll properly unveil the new exclusives (keep your eyes peeled on our window display!) with Thornback and Peel tea towel deals and cake in the yard. So if you're in the Angel/Islington area you should definitely come and see us!

And finally, I have a photograph in the Islington Arts Factory Summer Salon! Unfortunately I don't think I'm going to be able to make the private view tomorrow evening, but if you fancy taking a look, here are the details:

An if you want to see the photo, look for umbrellas, lots of umbrellas....

x

WR Blog's First Birthday GIVEAWAY

 

The Wallpaper Rose Blog is ONE today! And as a little Happy Birthday from me, I'm launching the largest Giveaway I've ever done. To help celebrate I asked my favourite makers and creators with blogs if they would donate a little something to the prize, so get ready for a handmade extravaganza. (They've also all provided discount codes for their online shops!)

First Prize:

Crown and Glory - has given this super stylish dusky mint ribbed jersey headband. (Sophie has also very kindly donated to the Runner's Up prize too!)

SHOP BLOG FACEBOOK TWITTER ETSY

Discount to use in Sophie's Shop: wallpaperrose15 (to get 15% off your order in both her shops)

Lavina's Tea Party - has given one of her adorable broken china circular brooches and a set of postcards.

SHOP BLOG FACEBOOK TWITTER

Discount to use in Lavina's Shop: June2011 (to get 10% off your order)

Isobel Kho Illustrations - has given us a lovely screen printed bear tote and pug greeting card - I'm a little bit in love with his face!

SHOP BLOG FACEBOOK TWITTER

Discount to use in Isobel's Shop: PugPug (to get 15% off your order)

What Katie Found - has given us one of her wonderfully vintage map puzzle badges.

SHOP BLOG FACEBOOK TWITTER

Discount to use in Katie's Shop: WALLPAPERROSE (to get 10% off your order)

Cuppa Tea And Cake - have given this darling wooden wool brooch.

SHOP BLOG TWITTER

Discount to use in Jess's Shop: ROSEWALLPAPER (to get 10% off your order)

Being Little - has given this very cute floral kitten.

BLOG TWITTER

Hand Made By Emily - has donated these lovely green and white striped buttons and her new forth-coming larger buttons in tan polka dot.

SHOP BLOG FACEBOOK TWITTER

Discount to use in Emily's Shop: WALLPAPERROSE0611 (to get 10% off your order - valid until 30th June - Midnight)

Oh My Clumsy Heart - has given this wonderful Dachshund Brooch.

SHOP BLOG TWITTER

Discount to use in Sophie's Shop: WALLPAPERROSE (To get 10% off your order)

And it wouldn't be a Wallpaper Rose Giveaway without a little Wallpaper Rose... I have a Golden Snitch necklace and a Frances tea necklace to give away.

SHOP BLOG FACEBOOK TWITTER ETSY

Discount to use for Wallpaper Rose: GOLDENSNITCH (to get 10% off your order)

Never fear, there's a Runner's Up Prize too:

 A Wallpaper Rose Nancy Lacy Bib necklace.

And

And an Inky Marl Ribbed Jersey Headband, donated by the lovely 

Sophie of Crown and Glory.

Both winners will also receive a Wallpaper Rose Olivia button mirror and pin badge.

A really MASSIVE thank you to all the lovely creative people who have taken the time to donate such great items to make this a really exciting giveaway. (Sophie, Lavinia, Isobel, Katie, Jess, Lyzi, Emily and Sophie x)

I'm sure by now you're wondering what you need to do to be in with a chance of winning this bountiful prize - it's perfectly simple, you just need to follow each blog that has donated to the giveaway! (including Wallpaper Rose)  - not exactly a hardship, when the blogs are as exciting as the shops they keep. Here's a little reminder of the blogs you need to follow (click for links):

Wallpaper Rose

Crown and Glory

Lavinia's Tea Party

Isobel Kho Illustrations

What Katie Found

Cuppa Tea and Cake

Being Little

Handmade by Emily

Oh My Clumsy Heart

Once you're following all of these blogs (and I will be checking!) comment below with your name and a contact email address.The competition closes on the 24th June, the winner and runner-up will be chosen at random.

Good luck! x

Birthday Giveaway WINNER!

And the winner of the Wallpaper Rose Jewellery Giveaway (featuring Crown and Glory) is......

KATIE STYLES

Congratulation!!

Thank you so so much to everyone who entered - you all left such lovely messaged, thank you! I've also since realised in the photo of me in my last post, my collar bone looks scarily like a crows foot - word to the wise, think about what your collar bone is doing when you're trying to take a photo in photo booth! I hope everyone is well. I have so much to blog about, but things are just hectic at the moment! Hopefully I'll get back to some kind of blogging pattern soon. xx

Birthday GIVEAWAY

Today is, alas, my birthday. 

And as a means of trying to make myself feel a little better about how heinously old I am, I thought I would get you all in on the celebrations by launching a new giveaway today! 

To make it just that little bit more special, the wonderful Sophie of Crown & Glory is gifting one of her new beautiful velvet turbans to the prize! Sophie has gone a little creating-mad recently, so do check out her site as it is full to the brim of pretty new pieces!

The Giveaway Prize Includes:

-  WRJ Beatrice Necklace

- WRJ Cassie Hair Slides in coral

- WRJ Olivia floral Button Mirror

- 2x WRJ pin buttons (one in each of the current designs - not pictured)

- Crown and Glory Dr Black Velvet Turban Headband

To Enter:

 - You must be a follower of this blog (please state whether you're following via Google Connect or Bloglovin')

 - Please follow the lovely Crown and Glory who have so generously donated to the giveaway! (again please state how you are following them - Google Connect or Bloglovin')

 - Please leave your email address so that I can contact you if you are the winner. 

The Giveway closes on Tuesday 1st February at 5pm.

The winner will be drawn at random - either through random.org or from a teapot!

I'm afraid I'm looking a little rough city central this evening, I slept awfully last night - but this is me rocking the slouchy Birthday look and a few of the lovely things I was given this morning before I left for work - I'm a very lucky lady.

Good luck everyone and have a rather splendid evening x

CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY!

"It's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace
I wish I had a river
I could skate away on"
Joni Mitchell - River

This is the Wallpaper Rose Jewellery CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY!
Enter for the chance to win Lorna, a large floral purse locket, with tea and love letter charms and a lovely pair of dark indigo Esme earrings - new to Wallpaper Rose!

To enter:

- You must be a follower of this blog.
- Please leave your email address so that I can contact you.
- Any tweeting will be massively appreciated, but won't provide extra entries.
- And I'd love to know which piece of WRJ you would like to see in your stocking!
- A winner will be chosen at random - possibly by random.org, but more than likely a name will be picked from a tea pot - it's just more enjoyable!
- The draw will close on the 20th December - good luck!