Giveaway | Say It With A Card {CLOSED}
UPDATE: Congratulations Abbie & Petunia!
This past September, Handmadeology announced a 52 week challenge to those immersed in the email/text culture to instead send a card. This Holiday season why not join the cause and show your loved ones that you really care.
To help you achieve this, we are giving away two sets of intricately made greeting cards.
The first Baby, it’s Cold Outside by Near Modern Disaster, is a set printed on Canon fine art watercolor paper, cut and scored by hand.
The second Woohoo, by Itty Bitty Press, is a set screen printed in 3 colors (yellow, transparent blue, and dark gray) on French 110lb Smart White card stock.
Here are the details to enter:
Giveaway is free and open to all US Residents.
Deadline:Thursday, November 24th, 2011 at 11:59pm EST – 2 winners (1 per item) to be randomly selected via randomizer.org and announced on Friday, November 25th.
How to enter: Leave a comment below listing your favorite Near Modern Disaster AND Itty Bitty Press product.
Extra Entries:
- Follow Near Modern Disaster on Facebook (Leave a comment here stating you did so)
- Follow Itty Bitty Press on Facebook (Leave a comment here stating you did so)
- Follow Near Modern Disaster on Twitter (Leave a comment here stating you did so)
- Follow Itty Bitty Press on Twitter (Leave a comment here stating you did so)
- Tweet this giveaway using: ” Win beautiful cards for the Holiday’s via indieNC.com featuring @moderndisaster & @ittybittypress #RockandShopMarketGiveaway ”
Thank you for entering. We hope to see you at Rock & Shop this year.
Rock & Shop Market
@ Motorco, Full Steam Brewery & The Trotter Building
Durham, NC
December 17th 2011
12-6pm
Twitter: @rockandshopmkt
Facebook: RockAndShopMarket
13 Comments »Giveaway | Arm Party {CLOSED}
UPDATE: Congratulations Jennie & Hanna!
“Arm Parties” are all the rage theses day. In preparation for your Holiday par-tay, we are giving away two bracelets to spruce up your look.
The first is from SSD Jewelry. This Double Verdigris Patina Copper Cuff has been handcut, sanded and exposed to two, eco friendly, homemade patina recipes to give the bracelet it’s brilliant color.
The second is a Gold and Leather Triple Wrap Bracelet from Haden Designs. The soft leather makes it easy to wear and the 14kt gold filled chain and beads make it an everyday piece. This bracelet is designed to wrap three times around a 6.5-7″ wrist.
Here are the details to enter:
Giveaway is free and open to all US Residents.
Deadline:Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011 at 11:59pm EST – 2 winners (1 per item) to be randomly selected via randomizer.org and announced on Wednesday, November 23rd.
How to enter: Leave a comment below listing your favorite SSD Jewelry AND Haden Designs piece.
Extra Entries:
- Follow Haden Designs on Facebook (Leave a comment here stating you did so)
- Follow SSD Jewelry on Facebook (Leave a comment here stating you did so)
- Share/Tweet this giveaway using: ” Win beautiful jewelry for the Holiday’s via indieNC.com #RockandShopMarketGiveaway ”
Thank you for entering. We hope to see you at Rock & Shop this year.
Rock & Shop Market
@ Motorco, Full Steam Brewery & The Trotter Building
Durham, NC
December 17th 2011
12-6pm
Twitter: @rockandshopmkt
Facebook: RockAndShopMarket
Giveaway | Burt’s Bees {CLOSED}
UPDATE: Congratulations Kristin G!
Today marks the beginning of a two month extravaganza of North Carolina goodness and giveaways. With Rock & Shop around the corner, what better way to introduce you to North Carolina’s amazing artisans than by giving you a taste of what you’ll find at the market. Keep watching this blog for giveaways throughout the next month leading up to The Rock & Shop on December 17th in Durham. Today’s giveaway features a gift basket from Burt’s Bees.
Here are the details to enter:
Giveaway is free and open to all US Residents.
Deadline: Sunday, November 20th, 2011 at 11:59pm EST – Winner to be randomly selected via randomizer.org and announced on Monday, November 21st.
How to enter: Leave a comment below listing your favorite Burt’s Bees product.
Extra Entries:
- Follow Burt’s Bees on Facebook (Leave a comment here stating you did so)
- Follow Burt’s Bees on Twitter (Leave a comment here stating you did so)
- Share/Tweet this giveaway using: ” Win a @BurtsBees Gift Basket for the Holiday’s via indieNC.com #RockandShopMarketGiveaway ”
Thank you for entering. We hope to see you at Rock & Shop this year.
Rock & Shop Market
@ Motorco, Full Steam Brewery & The Trotter Building
Durham, NC
December 17th 2011
12-6pm
Twitter: @rockandshopmkt
Facebook: RockAndShopMarket
Indie Kids: Wake Up! It’s Spring!
Itching to get your kids outside, now that spring has sprung?
Raleigh’s JC Raulston Arboretum is hosting a wonderful event for children – “Wake Up! It’s Spring!” – on Saturday, March 26, from 10 a.m. to noon. Kids will get to explore plants, bugs and soil waking up from a long winter’s nap.
The family program is best for children ages 5 to 9, and parents/caregivers must remain with their children. The rain-or-shine program is free and open to the public, but participants must register.
Click here for more information and directions.
Indie Kids: Farm Animal Days
What better way to welcome spring than with a visit to the farm?
If you live near the Triangle, be sure to round up the kids and check out Farm Animal Days, hosted by the NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
The event takes place March 16-18 at the NC State Beef Education Unit off Lake Wheeler Road in Raleigh.
The biggest draw for kids is the pen filled with fluffy yellow chicks to pet and hold. They also will be able to pet rabbits, goats, sheep and pigs. Also on hand will be cows, horses, turkeys and a bull.
Children also could learn to lasso a (dummy) steer and climb on tractors and other farm vehicles. Before leaving Farm Animal Days, everyone is invited to enjoy a free cup of NC State’s signature “Howling Cow” ice cream.
For more details about Farm Animal Days, click here.
PieBird (Raleigh, NC) – Preview
I stopped by the soon-to-open PieBird in downtown Raleigh tonight for their “soft” opening (disclaimer: my wife designed the website, so we had the inside track). The space is gorgeous, with plenty of table seating and a nice bar. The details of the interior are really nice, like the cute little birdie salt and pepper shakers on each table and the sliding barn bathroom doors. In the back of the space, there’s a very cozy nook complete with a fireplace. Of course, we tried a few samples as well – an apple tart with caramel and crushed peanut brittle, a strawberry whoopie pie, and a chocolate bourbon pecan pie. All were yummy. We didn’t get a chance to try any, but there will be plenty of savory offerings as well. In addition to the full bar, PieBird will also be offering its own custom coffee blend from Counter Culture Coffee. It’s a great addition to Raleigh and we look forward to their official opening within the next few weeks.
Far From Home: {Whitney Deal}
Lecture: Gardening Like a Forest
Did you know gardening doesn’t have to be a battle against the weeds for growing space? Or that mowing can be a long-forgotten, but not missed, chore of bygone days?
Dave Jacke will visit Warren Wilson College for a Gardening Like a Forest workshop on February 13, 2011.
If you’re not familiar with Jacke, he champions the edible forest garden: observing and learning the natural growth patterns of the forest then teaches you how to apply those patterns to your own garden. The patterns embrace growth, rather than fight it.
Learn to meet your own needs through gardening and regenerate healthy ecosystems at the same time. Intrigued? Register now and get an earlybird discount (good until January 22, 2011).
Let me know if you’re going, too, ’cause I’ll be there! (Images via Living Systems Design.)
Registration for the Organic Growers School Spring Conference is now open. Visit www.organicgrowersschool.org to sign up.
This event, in it’s 18th year, is currently the largest sustainability convergence in the southeastern US. It features over 120 workshops for everyone from beginning gardeners to advanced commercial growers, professional chefs, homesteaders and conscious consumers. There are kids program (ages 7-12), trade show, seed & plant exchange, silent auction, and for the first time in 2011, a benefit concert on March 5th at the Orange Peel, featuring the Firecracker Jazz Band.
Adult admission is $40/day before Jan 17th 2011. Kids ages 7-12 $30.
Inspired by: New Year’s Eve acorn drop
“Inspired By” draws sartorial inspiration (via N.C. boutiques and designers) from notable North Carolina buildings, landmarks and hole-in-the-walls.
If Christmas style is known for red, green and tacky sweater vests, New Years Eve is the holiday season’s glittery, sophisticated grand finale. The ball drop in New York City, perhaps the night’s most famous celebration, has its own fair share of sparkle and shine. But in Raleigh, N.C., the night’s pinnacle moment is capped off by a giant, bronze acorn:
Photo credit: Jeffrey L. Cohen.
