and the emmy purse goes to...

the kids are in bed. and finally asleep. so i figured it's time to get this giveaway over with and finally PICK A WINNER! ok, i know i said i'd do it last night, but i wasn't feeling well--i knew y'all would understand!

so without further ado, the winner (picked by heather) of a fabulous handmade purse from heather marie designs is:

congratulations nicole! please email me at benanderin [at] hotmail [dot] com with your info and with which purse you'd like!!

http://www.heathermariedesigns.etsy.com/

time's about up

if you missed my giveaway or forgot to enter, speak comment now or forever hold your peace! tomorrow night i will pick a winner!

click here and scroll all the way down to the bottom. click on 'post a comment' and enter to win!!

a giveaway to suit your purseonality

welcome to my 200th post!! as promised, today i'm having a giveaway. i've been thinking about this for a while, and after many comments on a new accessory, it was not not hard to decide on a prize... read on!

it started with this...

...beautiful, reversible, bright colored, made-with-love-by-my-sister purse.

seriously, don't you love it? i can't remember exactly why she made it, but it was quite a while ago. she didn't stop there though. she even made me a crabby purse. which cracks me up every time i see it. it's such a great cure for the crabbies!

and this year for my birthday my sister made me two fabulous purses that i absolutely LOVE.

mmmmmmmmmmm......... aren't they yummy?!

and i can't let this one go unnoticed: she made this one for samantha. isn't it adorable?!

i can't tell you how many people have commented on my purse: at the store, at church, at garage sales, and so on. with a bit of a demand for these amazingly cute purses, my sister has just lauched a store on etsy. so, if you haven't guessed it yet.... up for grabs today is a handmade purse from her store! yes, that's right, in no time you could be sporting one of these delightful handbags (based on availability, of course!). so go check it out and let me know which purse YOU would like to win. and if you see a purse you can't resist, well, you better get it before it's gone!

(if you're the winner and have a certain color preference that you don't see or would rather make, let me know. you just won't get the purse as quickly!)

and here's how you enter to win:
go to heather's etsy shop and leave me a comment with your favorite purse--1 entry
tweet or facebook about this giveaway--2 entries
follow my blog--3 entries

make sure to leave me a comment for each entry you've fulfilled!

don't know how to leave a comment? scroll down to the bottom of this post where it says posted by ben and erin at 10:00 AM 2 Comments. click on comments. then leave me your comment! and you don't have to have blog to comment. where it says choose and identity, click the circle by Name/Url. just type in your name and then click publish your comment. easy as pie, huh?! just make sure that you leave me an email address or a way to contact you in case you win!

i will be back next week to let you know who the winner is! good luck!

http://www.heathermariedesigns.etsy.com/

procrastination is my middle name

we're leaving in the morning. as early as possible. we're going camping for a week and i haven't packed a single thing.

this evening we'll be gone to my sis-in-law's for dinner, so i won't have time to pack then. right now i'm watching cartoons with ryan (and blogging) while we eat lunch. and here's the best part: it's after 1pm and i'm still in my jammies!!

it's a good thing i work best under pressure, because erin is my name; procrastination is my game!

how do YOU get ready for a trip? are you a procrastinator or a planner?

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on the business side of things, my blog will not be left unattended while i'm away. i have some guest posts lined up, so be sure to read those! and with this post being #198, we're very close to my 200th post giveaway. watch for it!