Fact: Winner #5

Fact: I left work before the sun completely set for the first time yesterday in about 3 weeks.

Fact: I'm sorry I didn't feel like posting a winner last night, as promised.

Fact: Many state drinks are milk.

Fact: The term ice cream sundae is from Illinois.

Fact: The SC state snack is a boiled p-nut. (yum)

Fact: I loved learning all about your state facts.

Fact: The winner's state was voted the happiest financial state in the nation & they invented kool-aid. (happier because of kool-aid? perhaps yes.)

Fact: The winner of the QA Designs state print is Piper Jacquelyn from Nebraska!

Congrats! Email me your info barefootbird {at} gmail.com.

Note: Winner has 1 week to contact me before another winner is drawn!

P.S. Back to normal posting tomorrow. Things to look forward to? "my dog ate my donation" & the best brownies ever. you're intrigued aren't you? Now I must go take off my leggings (boo, double boo) and go to work.

dun, dun, dun....{winners #3 & #4}

...better a late announcement than no announcement at all right? The winner of The Preppy Princess lunch sack or tote is:

Hooray Suburban Prep! Your tuna sandwich on rye from the local deli will be carried in an adorable new sailorbag lunch tote or sack!

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And who will have a swanked up desk this February thanks to Nico & Lala's fabulous new calendar?




Miss. Sweet Tea!



Congrats to the winners! Please email me with your info and I will pass it along so that your prizes will be on the way! barefootbird {at} gmail.com


{Winners must contact me within one week of announcement or a new winner will be drawn!}

And We Have Winners {giveaways #1 & #2}

You know those friends who brighten up a dreary week day? Who can come over with their dog in chili pepper pj's comfy clothes with a perfectly chilled adult beverage of choice, break & bake cookies, and their furry child just to hang for a little bit and have some laughs? Those are the best kind of friends in my mind. Those are the friends that you can just be around. Those friends to us are Phillip & Laura. You know what else those kind of friends will do? Help you pick a winner of some pretty killer blog giveaways (that both wives desperately wanted for themselves.) Don't worry, as promised, we randomly drew a winner!

So without further ramblings...

The winner of the Elizabeth McKay giveaway is:Princess Freckles from Her Highness of Cute!

Laura & I decided that we'd get creative with the next drawing for the EmersonMade clutch and see if the dogs could pick just one out of the red hat.

In went Pete's nose

... out came a HUGE PILE of entries.

Back into the hat they went...

...and out came:

Bella Broccoli from Make it Meaningful!

{Drawing results & certified by Harvey & Pete.}

Congratulations winners! Please email me with your contact information & I will send it to the wonderful companies! barefootbird {at} blogspot.com


Note: Winners must contact me within 5 days of announcement. If you don't, another winner will be selected!

i *heart* QA Designs {giveaway #5}

Happy Friday! This morning, in the great state of North Carolina, it is 34 degrees & pouring rain. Bleck. How is the weather where you are?

On the last day of my birthday week of giveaways of things I love, I'd like to introduce you to Q.A. Designs. Jenna creates fabulous blog designs, logos, prints, & custom invitations, all available through her Etsy Shop. She is a talented graphic designer who is a true pleasure to work with. (I've been working with her on a side project for a little bit now, which I cannot wait to debut when the timing is right!)

So on this rainy Friday, one lucky winner will get to choose an 8 x 10 state or country print of their very own!
{Here's my NC print, hanging in my bathroom!}

How to Enter:

1. leave me a comment with the weather where you are {1 entry}
2. bonus entry, leave me a fun fact about your state. {1 entry}


Winner will be drawn at random Tuesday!

Good Luck!


Fact: NC's state drink is Milk.
Fact: Our motto is "Esse Quam Viedri" {To be, rather than to seem.}
Fact: My husband and I are nerds swapped facts about NC on one of our first dates.
Fact: I won.

I *heart* Nico & Lala. {giveaway #4}

2 giveaways in one day? what has gotten into me? oh yes, it's my day off, that's what! I've got a super swanky desk calendar from my favorite swanky, southern, & sophisticated gals, Nico & Lala to give to you this afternoon! The girls helped me create adorable luggage tags last fall for each of my bridesmaids that I used as gift tags! You should check out their fun new products just debuted at market on the Nico & Lala website and Blog!

The Details:

Leave me a comment and you'll be entered to win. Easy peasy, after all, it is my day off!

Winner will be drawn randomly on Monday!

i *heart* the preppy princess. {giveaway #3}

Today I wish I was on a boat. (Seeing as I'm not a sailor nor have ever been a sailor it would most likely be a motor-boat, but that's neither here nor there.) You see, I know quite a few of you are buried under a layer of sleet, snow, or ice. (new word: snice. go me.) Myself? Yesterday it was around 70 here (no coat on my morning Pete walk, sweet!) but friends, today, it's freezing again. Being on a boat takes me back to summer time when the weather is warm, my hair is blonder (thank you UV rays!), the seafood is fresh, & the beers are cold (am I the only person who thinks a beer tastes better on a boat? anyone?).

I think The Preppy Princess's new addition of Sailor Bags to their ever expanding preppy offerings in the prepotorium would take you back to those happy times at the coast any day of the week. Rough day at work? Pull out your sailor bag lunch sack and imagine the ocean breeze blowing through your hair while you eat your ham sandwich and drink a orange lavaburst Hi-C. Really difficult to deal with client/customer/patient/(insert your own gripe here) nagging you? Grab your insulated lunch bag from your bottom desk drawer and pull out a corona last night's leftovers. It will be paradise all up in your cube.

My excellent descriptions have made you want a sailor bag of your very own, yes? We'll great news! The Preppy Princess, The Consort, & Tilly (Pete's favorite bulldog) have offered up to you, loverly readers of Barefoot in the Park, a choice of either a sailor bag lunch sack or bag!

Will you choose a lunch sack?

or lunch bag?

The details:

1. leave me a comment about what your favorite lunch (that could be carried in the lunch bag) would be {1 entry}

2. followers of TPP's blog or twitter get an extra {1 entry for each}

3. as always, followers of my blog get a bonus entry! {1 entry}

4. and since i'm feeling super generous (it's my day off) if you blog about me & my week of giveaways, i'll give you an extra entry in each giveaway you entered! {1 extra entry on each}

Winner will be drawn at random, Monday February 7th!

i *heart* Emerson Made. {giveaway #2}

I first fell in love with their flower pins.

Then I fell for their clutches.

Now I really think I'd love to sport a tee.

{perfect attire for a valentines date in, yes?}

What's not to love about a company that "celebrates the uniqueness of the individual, the joy of being alive, and the small that makes up the Big Beautiful" ?

On this, the second day of February, in honor of mr. groundhog (and in hopes that he doesn't see his shadow and that spring is just around the corner), I've teamed up with the lovely folks over at Emersonmade to offer up a goldie clutch to one of my readers! It's a little ray of sunshine that beacons spring to go ahead and spring!

How to enter:

1. leave a comment here with your favorite thing about spring {1 entry}

2. become a Fan of EmersonMade on Facebook (and let me know you did) {1 entry}

3. tweet about this giveaway & follow @EmersonMade {1 entry}

4. BitP followers get a bonus entry!

+winner will be selected at random on Friday February 4th+

Good Luck!

I *heart* Elizabeth McKay {giveaway #1}

We all have that go-to dress in our closet for every season. The one that you can dress up or dress down. The one that is appropriate for almost every occasion. My go to dress for spring, summer, & fall?

The Elizabeth McKay B-to-B dress.

{pardon the grainy cell phone image. this was taken circa may, pre-birthday, which meant new camera!}

After finding my perfect "go-to" dress, naturally I wanted to see what else the line had to offer. Upon first click I knew this line was for me. The updated style on classic pieces: perfection. I was super excited to find that I was listed & linked as one of Elizabeth McKay's "Blogs We Love."

In honor of Barefoot in the Park's 3rd birthday the kind team over at Elizabeth McKay has graciously offered to my wonderful readers a giveaway of a signature piece in the line, The Elizabeth Shirt in Elephant Print, Elizabeth's favorite animal!

How to enter:

1. Go to Elizabeth McKay's website, and leave a comment here with your favorite piece OR favorite thing about the line.

2. If you're a follower of BitP, you get an extra entry just for being you (just let me know!)

3. Winner will be selected at random (most likely drawn out of the big red hat pictured above by my lovely husband) on FRIDAY FEBRUARY 4th!

5. Good Luck!

After you fall in love with the line (I know you will) be sure to check back when they launch their new site on

2/15/11!:

today i am 3.

{image credit}

Today marks a big day in the world of BitP:

My little corner of the interwebs turns three! I when I first clicked publish post, I never knew my blog would turn into what it is today. With over 500 posts, 300 followers & even more daily readers, BitP has grown far beyond what I ever thought it would. I want to thank each and every reader & commenter for their input, kind words, support! I wanted to show my appreciation for all my readers new & old this week with a e-birthday party!

I'm super excited to announce that I've lined up a week of fabulous giveaways of some of my favorite things to celebrate! {Go ahead and click on over if you're reading in reader, take a look around my newly freshened up blog design, & click the follow button if you already haven't, I promise you'll want to *hint hint*!}

I am golden. (almost)

Apparently this lady

{art by Caitlin Shearer}

is celebrating her
just as I will on Sunday

here.

{art by Jeff Pittman}