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Oh goodness. This entire day just completely got away from me!

This morning I loaded Ruby in the car and we took a drive up to Btown to spend the day with my family. I thought for sure that I’d have a few free minutes this morning to hammer this out, but it was just so busy.

But it was the best kind of busy. :)

We had our pre-Christmas get together, and it was a day of laughter, presents, food and togetherness. Have I mentioned lately how much I adore my family?

Anyhoo. That’s not why you’re here, is it.

This morning my handy dandy randomizer spit out the winner of the holiday card giveaway. It’s always so exciting to watch it spin and wait to see the name that pops out!

Are you ready?? The winner is…

Congratulations!!

Please send me an email at [email protected] and I can forward you the promo code to get your cards.

Now then: on to more important things.

Sleep.

Oh, today is such a lovely day to win something, don’t you think?

It’s already an awesome day because it’s Saturday AND it’s December! (And it’s my adorable Grammy P’s 97th birthday. She’s a rockstar.)

My Shutterfly giveaway ended last night, and my handy dandy random generator spit out the lucky winner this morning. Are you ready?

(Like, really ready?)

Okay. The winner is…

Congratulations!!!! Please contact me at [email protected] and I’ll get the promo code over to you as quick as I can.

Thanks to all that entered–even if you didn’t win Shutterfly is offering some incredible deals right now (like 50 free prints if you make a free account!).

And don’t forget–Bass Buds is offering you $30 off a pair of headphones until the end of December with this code: BB75251.

Happy Shopping!!

My lovelies, I finally caved.

I started listening to Christmas music.

I woke up on Saturday to see snowflakes swirling through the air and a light dusting covering my deck. It was nothing compared to the white-out conditions on the other side of the city, but I took it as a sign that it was time to introduce Miss Ruby to my favourite music in the world. Once I opened the door, I haven’t been able to shut it off and I’ve had carols playing at every possible minute.

For a while now I’ve tried to get all my Christmas projects done–photos, letters, gifts and the like–but I just couldn’t seem to motivate myself. I had everything planned out in my mind, but I hadn’t really done much to make anything a reality.

…and then I started listening to my music. My inner elf woke up and I’ve been busy as a Christmas bee these past few days!

As you know, I have a large family. Buying gifts for all of them is not only challenging, it can be expensive. With me only working part-time so I can stay home with Ruby, my Christmas budget is smaller than usual.

So, I decided to get crafty. It was time to jump on the Pinterest wagon.

I’ve been skeptical about Pinterest for a long time. I don’t know why really, but I just couldn’t get on the site. I saw everyone under the sun using it, and I dragged my feet.

(Silly, silly me.)

Within 5 minutes of logging on I had ideas for every single member of my family. And I’ve been working on Christmas projects every day since.

And you know what? It feels really good. Don’t get me wrong–I adore Christmas shopping. I love the busy malls, the decorations, and finding that item that just screams the name of the person you’re looking for.

…but there is something to be said for getting your hands dirty and creating something for someone you care about. I am more excited about my gifts this year than I ever have been, and I really hope the recipients will be too. My kitchen table is covered with hot glue guns and all things Christmas, and I find myself drawn back to my make-shift craft table at every free moment.

And of course I blare my Christmas music to keep me in my elfish mood.

What about you–are you a Christmas gift maker or buyer?

Christmas is the season for giving. That’s why I’m happy to announce that I have another wonderful prize to give to you!

Have you started putting your Christmas cards in the mail yet? Before you even think about it, I have one word for you: Shutterfly.

Shutterfly is a fabulous company that, in their own words, makes it easy to be thoughtful and creative with your  photos and memories. They have a wonderful collection of Christmas Cards this year that are available in both traditional colors and embellishments as well as bold, bright colors with a modern feel. As well as cards, they offer everything from regular prints to photo books, to greeting cards to canvas prints, from photo blankets to Christmas ornaments and so much more.

When I was first contacted I took a minute to browse through their website and quickly fell in love. One minute soon turned into many as I started looking and then planned out Christmas gifts for most of my family. The products they offer are fun and affordable, and there is easily something for every person on your list—including that impossible-to-shop-for family member (aka: Big Dad).

When they proposed the idea of a giveaway, I quickly jumped on it, and I hope you are as excited as I am. It is perfect for this time of year! Are you ready??

Shutterfly is offering you the chance to win $50 off an order of $50 or more. This offer excludes tax & shipping and cannot be combined with any other promos, and the prize must be claimed by December 14th, 2012. When you go and take a look at their site, you’ll see just what you can do with this prize and I hope you’ll be as excited as I am!

So. How does one enter this exciting giveaway, you ask? There are a few ways you can enter, or gain extra entries for a maximum of 4 entries per person.

1) Visit Shutterfly, then come back here and leave me a comment on this post telling me what your favourite product or photo idea is. (I personally am dying for the iphone case!!)

2) Like Shop Girl* on Facebook, and come back here and tell me you’ve done so. (If you’re already a fan, just let me know.)

3) Share this giveaway post on your Facebook page, and come back here and tell me you’ve done so. (Link to post: http://blog.iheartmyshoes.com/2012/11/giveaway-shutterfly.html)

4) Follow me on Twitter @iheartmyshoes, then come back here and tell me you’ve done so.

If you are completing more than one entry, you can just tell me which ones you’ve done all in one comment. The giveaway will run until midnight on Friday, November 30th. I’ll announce the winner here on December 1st.

Piece of cake! While you are browsing through, make sure you take a minute and check out their Special Offers page–there are always good deals happening!

Lastly, because today is Cyber Monday, Shutterfly is offering you a additional 25% discount on top of offers currently running on their site, up to %50 off. Magic! Visit their Facebook Page at http://www.facebook.com/shutterfly to get the 25% off unique code and you have until midnight tonight (November 26th) to use it!

Good luck!

(To leave a comment, click on “# People Love Me“ underneath the title of this post. Then just fill in the required fields and you’re good to go!)

*This is a sponsored post. Open to Canadian and U.S. Residents.

Oh my goodness.

I know I promised to announce the winner of the Colin’s Closet giveaway this morning, but this whole day (and week) has just completely slipped away from me! I’ve been sick with a sneaky cold whose symptoms only get disastrous in the evening… so once I get going about my day I feel almost normal until it sneaks up on me and BAM! I feel awful all night. And then today I had the Hubster home so we started doing errands and then the wee-bean needed me and and and…

…you know how it goes.

ANYWAY. Like you care about any of that. ha

The giveaway ended last night at 10pm. This morning I entered in everyone’s entries into a randomizer and out popped the winner! Are you ready???

(Are you sure?)

The winner is…

Congratulations!

Please head over to Colin’s Closet, choose your two favourites, then email me ([email protected]) with your choices and mailing address and I can pass it along to Andrea. She’ll pop them in the mail for you… and voila! Bow tie cuteness!

Thanks to everyone that entered–remember that Andrea is offering you a 15% discount on her website until midnight tonight. Just use the code SHOPGIRL15 and you’re good to go.

Lastly, I know this giveaway was geared to those with small handsome men in their lives…

…but on Monday I am starting ANOTHER giveaway for a company that I have completely fallen in love with and I think it will appeal to everyone!! So make sure you check back for another chance to win something awesome.