Shabby Apple Giveaway: The Lighthouse Dress!!

Ahoy!

Readers, you'll be excited to enter this contest...

I've partnered up with Shabby Apple to offer you the chance to win this gorgeous dress!

This white cotton dress comes from Shabby Apple's "Vintage Inspired Collection" called,

Set Sail!

The dress is known as "The Lighthouse Dress" and I can't think of a better outfit for a daytrip to the seaport, for a quick sail on the lake, for a walk around the lighthouse...anything nautical in fact!

If not near water, this still would be a perfect addition to your summer wardrobe for picnics in the park, a lunch date with the boy, whatever you might find yourself up to this summer.

So pirates and dolls of the high sea, make sure to enter my giveaway or else you have no chance of winning this stellar piece of seafare.

Simply follow these few easy steps:

1. Visit the Shabby Apple site, www.shabbyapple.com, and browse around

2. Come back and leave me a comment telling me your favorite Shabby Apple item or collection

3. Make sure you're a follower of "Wild as a Mink, but Sweet as Sodapop"-either via Google Connect, Bloglovin', my Facebook Fanpage, etc. 

4. Leave your name and email address in the comment so I can contact you if you win

-I will choose the winner at random on Thursday June 9th, 2011.

Make sure to have your comment/entry in before 11pm Eastern Time

Contest open to US Residents only!!

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In the meantime, don't be a stranger to Shabby Apple's store; they're offering my readers a 10% discount on purchases for the next 30days!

Just use code: wildasamink10off at checkout.

Also, join Shabby Apple's Facebook page (click HERE) for news and updates, special promotions, discussions, and lots of pretty fashion talk.

Thanks for stopping by my blog, checking out Shabby Apple's merchandise, and overall just being awesome!

Happy Shopping w/the 10% discount, and Goodluck in this Giveaway!!!

GIVEAWAY TIME!!! SUNNIES!!!!!!!!

Hey friends!  As promised after my visit to the Corinne McCormack showroom, I've got a little giveaway for you!
Corinne McCormack and Foster Grant were uber-generous and hooked me up royally with lots of goodies...so I'm here to share the fun and "wealth" with my readers.

I chose a few samples based on my tastes, which seem to correspond tremendously well with the Corinne McCormack/Foster Grant aesthetic, and figured I'd throw one out there at you all which is completely representative of me.  Therefore, in a way, you get to snag my style...if that's something you're interested in.

So here they are...
The Foster Grant, Animal Print Sunnies up for grabs:

The only time these sunglasses were ever worn was for the few seconds it took me to snap these pics just so you know how they look...so a short moment in time; not too bad, practically like new--and they could be YOURS!

So ladies, or gents, here's what you have to do to enter:

1. Make sure you follow my blog via google connect, the followers thing on the right side panel, thru my facebook fanpage, or Bloglovin'.  (I will check this believe me!)


2. Leave me a comment on this post letting me know you want these sunnies; make sure to leave your email address so I can contact you if you win

3. Be nice and tweet this, blog it, do whatever...although not required cause that's extra work which I do not really expect of anyone, I'm just sayin' that would be sweet of you if you did.

So there you go...easy as that.  And if things are looking as bright for you as my future is looking...well you're gonna need some shades!

-I'll draw the winner at random next Monday (5/30/11) @ 11pm eastern time (that's NYC time!)

Orient Automatic Watch Giveaway

What time is it?  Time to get a watch! 

Or moreso, 

time for me to GIVE AWAY a Watch!  

I've teamed up with Orient Watch and picked out one item that I liked; and now I'm giving it to you...Check it out:

It's a mix between masculine and feminine, much like my style. 

It's silver with a hefty man-like silhouette about it; but the face and numbers and hands are fun girly sorbet pastel springy colors.  It borders almost on preppy, but preppy is sometimes just the way to go when it comes to the spring months...KEDS, KHAKI SHORTS, and an ORIENT WATCH...why not?  How is that not perfect for Spring???  (um, if you're thinking "WTF, how is 'preppy' her style at all...well then clearly you did not see my Poconos Vacation and my Soccer Mom outfit)

Soooo Ok, here's the deal:

--just take a peek at Orient's site so you can get idea of the type of watches we're talking; Lots of good watches for the men in your lives actually!  (like the water resistant CEM65003D or the sleek city-fied style CET06001D)

--And make sure you follow my blog, either via blogger, bloglovin', or my Facebook fanpage. 

--then leave a comment on my blog post....make sure to include your email address!

Tell me if you actually still wear a watch or rely on your trusty cell phone for the time these days.  

Or, if you do wear watches, what's your watch style-sleek, chunky, sweet, manly???  

I'm curious if there's still really watches being worn out there in this world of ours; because I always mean to wear watches (I have two currently) but tend to forget the moment I'm out the door.  I have a beautiful dainty one from my mom and dad and I really wish I'd get in the habit of wearing it moreso.

I will be drawing a name at random on 

Sunday, March 6, 2011-at 10:00pm eastern time!

Lastly, the contest is open to US residents only!!!  

Daily Wear: Shout at the Devil

Well well, look at that!
Look what finally decided to arrive yesterday...
My new Motley Crue tshirt!!!

If you follow my tweets, then you know that I've been dying for my Rock on the World purchases for WEEKS!  I knew they ship by boat and they're based in Thailand, but when a girl wants her clothes 3 weeks is a long time to make her wait!

but good things come to those who wait, right?
right!
I could not be more delighted with my purchase!  It really fits great, is everything I hoped it would be, and lets me look like my rock n roll wannabe self while pretty much shout'n out my love for the Crue.
(and again, if you follow my tweets you'd realize my twitter name is NickieSixx, "nickie" because that's my name, and "Sixx" because that's my fave motley crue dude's name: Nikki Sixx-LOVE!)

Oh and if you think this tshirt is awesome...you just wait!
I couldn't just buy one item when I came across Rock on the World's etsy site...oh no!
there's another precious gem waiting to make it's debut on here...soon my friends, soon!

Wearing:

*Brown leopard print cardigan-H&M

*Black Motley Crue concert tee-Rock on the World (etsy)

*DIY denim cut-offs-Gap

*Black leggings-F21

*Black boots-Jessica Simpson

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On a different note...tonite is the night I announce the winner to my Shopbop Giveaway.

I used a random number selector on the internet and the lucky # was...

11

that's LISA from RESPECT THE SHOES

-congrats girl!  I'll be contacting you soon with info on your winnings.

Shopbop Giveaway--Designer Sale ooh la la!!!

above picture from The Fashion Rag

Hot on the tails of my last giveaway....I have yet another contest for you lovelies to test your luck at.

This time around, 

Shopbop wants to give one of you a $100 gift card to be redeemed on their site!

What What??? $100??? Spending loot????

YES THAT's RIGHT!  

(I'm just bummed I can't keep it for myself, ah, but I'll play fair and give it to one of you and just ogle your purchases from my computer screen when you show off your new merch.)

Just imagine what you could buy, and just in time for that hot date on V-day, that night out with the friends, that vacation you're going to take to escape this chilly chilly winter...whatever you see fit!

-There's sweater dresses galore if you're looking to stay stylish while being warm,

-Print dresses if you're looking to get noticed and show some personality

-Oodles of designer threads like Tibi, Marc by Marc Jacobs (a personal fave), Jeffrey Campbell shoes, etc.

-And probably the best of all, the "DESIGNER SALE", who doesn't love the sale section? seriously!

(take a peek at the Dolce Vita offerings, feel free to buy me the Sadie Faux Fur Jacket or the Ryan Cardigan, or actually any of the mini dresses if you win the gift card, ok? Thanks!)

So girls and boys, I'm making this super simple on you...

just leave a comment below telling me what you plan to put the $100 towards if you wind up being the lucky winner!

Feel free to follow my blog while you're at it if you don't already, but I won't force you to do so...you should be able to follow at your own free will because I'm just that awesomely kindhearted that I'll enter you in this contest even if you refuse to come back for future reading.  Woah, way too easy on you!  But I'm feeling nice so we'll just go with it...

I'll draw the winner at random on Thursday February 3rd, 2011 @ 10:00pm (NYC time!)

I'll announce the lucky guy or gal that same night or first thing Friday morning

(and please be sure to leave your email address in the comment so I can reach you on Feb. 3 or 4)

PS-only one entry per reader, I don't have the time or patience to keep up with multiple entries pertaining to tweets, retweeting my tweets, or twitter anything!  So enter once, and that's that-goodluck.

We've got a WINNER!!!!

So, just as promised, at 8 o'clock I got around to finding out who the lucky lady was to win my surprise giveaway.

And no, it was not me...I did not win my own giveaway.  I'm just showing you that I like gifts as much as the next girl.

I went about the whole thing in an uber "skillful" way.

Some names,

some wads, 

and voila...

A WINNER!

Let's congratulate Hannah over at An Old Story on her lucky win.

Hope she likes this surprise once I send it out!

Maybe she'll even be kind enough to tell us what it is once she receives it.  

Thank you to all that entered, I really do appreciate your comments and the fact that you take time to read my blog once in a while.

Until next time!

xx

SURPRISE!!!!!!! I actually LOVE you.

Happy Friday!

Who doesn't love a surprise?

I'm guessing my readers are a wee bit like me...and WE LOVE SURPRISES!

And since I kinda love you too, I'm giving you a surprise!

A surprise Giveaway.

Here's a hint,

It's a little somethin'-somethin' I whipped up at my fave charm store:

BROOKLYN CHARM!

Believe me, this store lets your creative juices run wild, lets you get your "cute" on with their selection of merch, and all around is just awesome! 

I take all of my friends here when we hang out in my 'hood.

So my little friends...new and old;

all you gotta do is

1. follow my blog-either here or on my FB fanpage

2. Leave your email address in the "comment"

(how else can I contact you if you win?)

And voila, you're entered!  Pretty simple and easy as pie, right?

I'll name the RANDOM winner next weekend--Sunday 1/16/10,

so make sure to enter before 8pm (NYC time!)

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PS-none of these pics are my own, just sayin'

Now this is just crazy...

Let's face it, when I tell you the next bit of news, you're going to think (like I did)-

THIS IS UNHEARD OF...YOU LUCKY DUCK!

Yes it's true, I'm lucky. Never been this lucky at anything EVER!

(knock on wood...let's hope it lasts)

Needless to say, I won another giveaway! (that makes 3 in less than one month)

And not just any giveaway, but by some oddball chance, out of the 60+ entries, my name was drawn out of a top hat

(this is true, really, it was drawn out of a top hat)

and I won Hipstercrite's giveaway!

(see, after she won my giveaway, she decided it was only right to have her own. And I promptly entered because she's A.) one of my favorite bloggers, B.) it's not usually fashion-related so its nice to have a bit of a rest from that crazy world, and C.) the girl is just hilarious--seriously, like rolling on the floor about to pee in my pants hilarious.

And anyway, I don't know how it happened, and neither does she, but I was the lucky winner.

I'm sure everyone else that entered completely thought it was rigged, I assure you it was not)

So here we go folks!

I received a package on Friday-rather large actually.

And inside she had put together quite the treasure trove of random goodies.

All soooooo perfect for me

(I forgot to mention, the giveaway was a bit of a surprise. At the time, Hipstercrite didn't even know what she'd be giving away. Hey, who doesn't love a surprise??

-unless of course its a mouse in your house, oh sorry-completely different story)

American Apparel Rit Dye

col: Scarlet

-currently taking suggestions on what I should use this for?

A New Book

Birds of America, by: Lorrie Moore

-ok, so I'm not really reading it just yet.

I've got a motherload of magazine subscriptions to make my way through before I start a book. But I promise, this one's got "sunny day in Prospect Park" written all over it. I'll save it for a Saturday afternoon.

AND THE MEGA-EXCITING, WAY TOO COOL-OF-HER, ITEM IN THE PACKAGE:

the DIANA Camera

-oh man....off to the camera shop I go. I gotta get some film for this thingamajig!

I simply cannot wait to use it...

(Blogger brunch ladies: Look-out, I'm bringing this with me this weekend)

And then, the icing on the cake,

(such a perfect thing to give a girl like me--cause I love this stuff!)

O.P.I nailpolish

-4 bottles at that!!!!

And there you have it.

Living proof that Hipstercrite is way too hip to be square.

It's up to you, whether or not you hop on over to her blog, but seriously, the girl rocks!!

(Now excuse me while I'm off to seek out some more giveaways...anyone know of any??)

Another big Win!!!

The same week I won Little Ocean Annie's giveaway...

well I went and won another giveaway too!

Sophie from Diary of a Young Designer was giving away this knit cap.

Heck yeah you better believe I'm going to enter that.

I'm all over it.

And low and behold on February 19th, my name was drawn!

Sophie had paired up with Natalya from Natalya's Studio for this great giveaway.

Natalya makes really nice custom knitted, crocheted, and felted designs--

all up for grabs in her Etsy Store

If you haven't come across Natalya's handiwork,

really what are you waiting for?

I just saw tonight, she has the cutest little egg cozy's just in time for Easter!

-they look like little knit sockhats for your hardboiled eggs

-Or there's even some rabbit ears for the eggs too

-Seriously CUTE!

Back to the cap though...I just want to say a great big thank you to both Sophie and Natalya.

You girls are both awesome, I love reading your blogs, and thanks so much!

A Winner?? What-What!!

Not too long ago Annie from Little Ocean Annie left me a comment on this very here blog.

Being the good lil' blogger that I strive to be, I clicked on her name and went to check up on her blog and leave a comment right back at her.

(now I know I'm way behind on doing this with most of my readers who take the time to comment-I do apologize, but life is a bit crazy busy for me right now. I do wish I had more time to go and click on everyone's blogs and comment away like mad. Unfortunately there are only 24 hours in a day and I've got about 2 hours of that day as "blogging/free time". But ladies and gents, I do really appreciate your comments and I will try moreso to get back to

you with comments of my own. Just stick with me and practice a little Patience-cue the Guns N Roses now ).

Oh but yes, so I went to Little Ocean Annie, found this adorable girl with great fun style, and as if that wasn't nice enough, she was having a giveaway that particular day!

Now I'd like to chalk up the next little tidbit of info to pure karma--

After reading/finding she was giving away some lovely vintage goodies, I immediately entered.

and......

I actually freakin' WON the GIVEAWAY!!!!

Having just received all the loot yesterday, I took it upon myself to put it all on at one time, the moment I got home.

(Would've worn it all the moment I opened the package, but let's face it...my outfit was not all that great, especially for trinkets and treasures at this level of cuteness!)

So here's what I got:

-The googly eyed owl barely larger than my squinty eye

(pretty certain I have a thing for vintage owls so I couldn't be happier)

-Floral print scarf, so perfect as a kerchief around the neck

-A vintage Beige reptilian textured purse

(supreme perfection for Spring and the neutral trend I swear I'll give a try one of these days)

It's got a cute little pink leather strap, however I think I'll use it as a clutch.

And as if I needed anything else to make my day even better...

well Annie took it upon herself to throw in a "BONUS".

I think I might've told her how much I love owls--um, maybe one too many times.

And when I opened her package, I found this lil' guy!

Seriously, could she get any nicer???

I LOVE IT! Thanks Annie!!!

So when I'm not wearing my new owl(s), the necklace will lie safely amongst his own kind in my drawer solely dedicated to nothing but this avian species of jewelry.

-Let's not forget I just had a whole POST on my obsession with owls not too long ago.

So thank you-thank you for feeding my NEED for more more and more.

Yep, it's official--I heart Annie.

She's a sweetheart for sure.

Weekend Rewind: February 20-21, 2010

Phew...

What a busy busy weekend I had.

So much so that I only managed to snap a pic of Saturday's outfit only.

It all went down something like this:

Get up on Saturday...

Fight the subways, sigh in defeat, hail a cab.

Speed away to Sunnyside, Queens for my old roomate's wife's baby shower.

Decide going back to Brooklyn to nap would result in another battle with subways later on.

Therefore, go into Manhattan for manicure and shopping.

Meet up with college friend to guide her out to Williamsburg (she rarely hangs out in BK).

Eat at Vera Cruz, then onward to our other college pal's 30th birthday party.

Amaze myself at the responsible behavior I portrayed Saturday evening when I called it a night at 11:30pm. A girl can't be bright eyed and bushy-tailed at 7:30am if she stayed out too late ingesting a liquid diet now can she?

And up at 7:30am on Sunday I was...

Another battle with NYC transit, decide once and for all I really despise the subways.

Grab a bus at Port Authority and head out to NJ for some "modeling" by yours truly for a friend's clothing line and her new lookbook.

Come home Sunday evening and pass out within minutes of taking my shoes off.

(Thus why I am only now blogging tonight)

Saturday I whipped out two new vintage purchases and paired them together.

The first (the cropped top) was a covetable item I've been eyeing ever since Mel wore it to this one clothing swap we attended.

Lucky me...she put it in "Shop Idee's Closet" not too long ago and I pounced like a jungle cat.

A fine purchase indeed!

Underneath the top I put my "Marcia Brady" dress I picked up at Buffalo Exchange a while ago. I let the collar of the dress peak out, paired it with my hematite necklace from Africa, some wool tights to keep warm, and out the door I went.

Wearing:

*Blue vintage top-from Shop Idee's Closet

*Gingham print vintage dress-Buffalo Exchange

*Wool argyle tights-unknown

*Brown wedge boots-Old Navy

*Silver hematite charm necklace-gift from friend

Some side notes for you:

*currently watching Ice Dancing for the 2nd night in a row--I'm amazed! This is better than figure skaing! How come I never knew this existed until this Olympics?

Have I been living under a rock even though I'm an avid Olympic enthusiast??

*Just as I was feeling overwhelmed life's menial tasks and not up to blogging for a few days, I find out I WON TWO GIVEAWAYS!

(I'll blog about each ASAP when I receive/wear my new prizes!)

*I mentioned trimming my bangs in my last post-just to clarify those pics from the last post were to show WHY I needed a trim, couldn't you tell my bangs were a wee bit long?

So these pictures you'll see a difference-oops, I snipped a bit too much off. But yeah no worries, it'll all grow back-give it a week.

And that's all I got. Back to this thing called Ice Dancing--I'm waiting to see if the American's yet again defeat the Canadians in something on their home soil.

(You know, like we did in hockey! ooooh BURN!!!)

xoxo FAVE RAVE GIVEAWAY xoxo

Just in time to show all my lil' followers how much they're appreciated...

a very long awaited, perhaps anticipated (??)

GIVEAWAY!!!

I thought a little surprise goodie bag filled with some of my favorite things will make Valentine's Day just that much better!

So forget about...

THE CRUSH

A ROSE

AND CANDY GOODNESS...

'CAUSE MY FAVE RAVE GIVEAWAY IS

THAT MUCH SWEETER!

Rules for Entry:

*Make sure you are following this blog

(click "follow"-located on right side bar)

*Leave a comment on this post

Simple as that--You'll be entered for a chance to win.

And don't forget to check out my FAVE RAVES !!

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(Winner will be chosen on Sunday, Feb. 14th, 2010 @11:00pm eastern time)