And another winner...

This time up the winner of the bloggers meet goody bag!

And the winner is Rachel of Life of a Sweetaholic

So congrats Rachel, the bag and all the goodies will be winging it's way out to you shortly. I hope you enjoy it!

Daisymay X

And the winner is.....

So first I want to thank everyone who entered my Fall Fashionista Giveaway last week, all 100 odd of you!

But I thought it was about time I announced a winner (sorry I hadn't done it earlier I've been sick all weekend!)

And that winner is the very lucky and very stylish Florrie of Intrinsically Florrie

She is the winner of a £50 Voucher for Very.co.uk

Daisymay x

Blogger Event - Giveaway

Hello Ladies, I know one giveaway has only just ended but today I'm bringing you another one. As all the Welsh ladies who attended the South Wales Blogger Meet got awesome goody bags me and Gemma thought it was only fair that some of you other ladies got the chance to have one too.

So me and Gemma are both giving away a goody bag to two of you lucky readers. One on my blog and one on Gemma's so you have double the chance of winning one!

This is what you can win:

A stunning oilskin tote from Fever London

A drawstring bag, nail file and perfume samples from Escentual.com

A tank from Mango

Samples from Crabtree and Evelyn

And some awesome lookbooks (Schuh one is limited edition for press and PR only!)

So what do you have to do:

Mandatory Entry: Follow my blog (via GFC), and leave a comment telling me what your favourite A/W trend is this year. (don't forget to include an email on which I can contact you)

Extra Entries: Follow my twitter . @daisydayz25

Follow my Facebook

Then go visit Gemma at Fat Frocks and enter her giveaway too!

See easy!!!

Silly me, forgot to say this giveaway is open internationally and will end at midnight on the 26th October

Good luck

Daisymay x

Fall Fashionist Giveaway Event - £50 Very.co.uk Voucher

Hello all, the Fall Fashionist Giveaway Event is finally here!! Yay!!

If you have no idea what I am on about see my post here.

Shelley from Still Blonde after all these Years has organised this amazing event, so she deserves a huge congrats first. There are over 130 blogs signed up to this giant giveaway event, all over the world, which starts today! And for every blog you enter there is a grand prize up for grabs, but I shall explain more about that below.

First my giveaway!

I have a fabulous £50 voucher to spend on

The lovely ladies there have been kind enough to sponsor my giveaway and offer this fab prize.

So what do you have to do to enter this giveaway. It's easy...

Mandatory Entry: Follow my blog (via GFC), visit Very.co.uk and leave a comment telling me what you would spend your voucher on.

Extra Entries: Follow my twitter . @daisydayz25

Follow my Facebook

See easy!!!

You only need to leave one comment for all your entries (no need for 3!) Just remember to include your email address, twitter name and Facebook name (if you do the extra entries)

This is open worldwide (but as Very.co.uk does not post outside UK, if the winner is outside UK I will order the item/items they want and post them out at my own expense! If the winner is in the UK I will post you the £50 voucher itself)

My giveaway will end at midnight UK time on the 19th October.

Ok so that's all for my giveaway on to the rest of the event. As I said there are over 130 blogs participating which you can find below (at the bottom!). Each is hosting a fashion giveaway with a minimum value of $50, many are much higher, so go enter as many as possible. (some are USA or Canada only so please read each blog's instructions first)

The Grand Prize is a Fendi Bag from Bella Bags. For every giveaway you enter you will get an entry in to the Grand Prize giveaway, so the more you enter the more chance you have, so go enter girls!

And just a little boring bit!

Disclaimer: Still Blonde after all these YEARS , Fall Fashionista Giveaway Events or the Fall Fashionista Giveaway Event bloggers are not responsible for sponsors that do not fulfill their prizes.

Think that is everything. Good Luck

Daisymay X

The International Fashionista Giveaway Event Preview

Some of you may know about, or be involved with the amazing Fashionist Giveaway Event being organised by Still Blonde After All These Years.

But if you don't I thought I would fill you all in on the event as I will be participating.

The event will take place between the 14th-19th October and will be one giant, internet and world wide fashion giveaway!!

With 136 blogs signed up to the event it is set to be huge! Each blog will launch a giveaway on the 14th October running until the 19th October. Giveaways are for fashion only prizes and have a minimum value of $50 each (some are a lot more!!)

To get you all a little excited about this even just take a look at the sample LOOKBOOK below of some of the prizes up for grabs.

So ladies don't forget to check back in on the 14th to enter mine and all the other amazing giveaway in the Fall Fashionist Giveaway Event.

Up for grabs on my blog a £50 voucher to spend on Very.co.uk!!

Daisymay X

Last day for my giveaway!

Morning Ladies, sorry I have been MIA for a few days, (bloody irish rugby matchs!) I have been working, working, working in the pub. So I still don't have a nice post for you sadly but I just thought I would check in and say today is the last day to enter my Alex Keller sponsored giveaway.

Just click here and get your entries in and you could be winning a $25 voucher for her store.

The giveaway ends tonight at midnight and I will be announcing the winner on Wednesday, My Birthday! I will be turning 24 this year! And I get to go shopping with my mum and sister to buy my birthday presents. Which means I actually get to shop, but it does not count against my shopping ban as I shall not be spending any of my own money and it is my birthday present.

Anyway enough rambling, I need sleep! (It's 3.40am as I have been working tonight and every day since last wednesday...1 more day and I get 2 days off for my birthday! phew!)

Daisymay X

First sponsor and a Giveaway

Hello Ladies today I have one whammy of a post for you.

First of all, if you have visited my blog over the last 2 days you will have noticed a new button in my side bar, under 'Sponsors'. This is my first blog sponsor (yay!), and I am very happy and proud to be working with the wonderfully talented Alex Keller!

Plus she has been nice enough to offer one of you lucky readers a $25 voucher to spend at her store.

First though she answered a few of my questions so you ladies could get to know her a bit better.

What's your name and where do you come from?

Alexandra Keller, but I go by Alex originally from Cleveland, Ohio, now living in Tucson, Arizona

Vintage Glamour $39

Tell us a bit about the real you?

I'm an artist who can be a little obsessive compulsive - I tend to collect lots of things and then I have to clean everything out. This year is a cleaning year!
Little Bits $18

How long have you been making your designs?

I've made jewelry on and off for years, but opened my Etsy shop March 2009
Crystal Clear $35

What are your favourite materials to work with? And where do you source your materials?

I love all sorts of beads and charms, but I'm always looking for more chain! I go to thrift stores, church shops, and resale shops. Sometimes I get donations, which is great! I don't usually go to garage sales or estate sales, because I have a 5 year old son & that's torture for him. On occasion, I'll go to a salvage yard.
Chained One $20

Of all your items which is your favourite?

My 'crystal clear' bracelets - recycled watch bands with vintage chandelier crystals. I wear mine almost every day

Bohemian Wrap Bracelet $12

Where do you get your inspiration from?

Fashion magazines, places I shop, jewellry I see other people wearing
Trio-Noir $30

Did this start as a hobby or do you have any formal training?

Previously a hobby, when I opened my etsy shop in 2009, I started a business. I don't have formal jewelry training, but I did attend an art school for several years. While I had enough courses for a degree in fine art, I didn't have the right ones, so I ended up with a degree in business and marketing. (I was double majoring)

Silver Ivy $25

Do you have any favourite Etsy shops you buy from?

Shops I've gone back to more than once are

Mudpuppy - I have a baby head planter, a miner's skull (the gold tooth is great!) and I have a couple of little dogs he used to have. Next up are those hanging airplant pods!

Solsticehome - I have a lovely picnic basket, and recently won a gift certificate, so I'm expecting some vintage lab glassware!

Then there's Boylerpf for fabulous vintage jewellry

And Prance and Swagger for vintage clothes

I love new clothes from Lamixx, and I heart Norwegian wood. And I'm going back here very soon Urban Revisions. Plus you have to see the gorgeous dresses from Kate Towers (I have 2 little party dresses - wish I had known about her sooner)

What can I say? I'm addicted to etsy!

Frankie $20

What is your favourite style for this summer?

I'm loving the boho peasant look - gauzy, embroidered blouses and floral skirts. It gets super hot in arizona, so it's perfect!
Knocker $44

Whats your dream/plans for the rest of 2011?

To make it a fun, happy & safe year for my family (and survive summer break with the son!)

Laurel $40

What's your favourite flower?

Not really sure - not a real flower type of girl..... I had white roses at my wedding.

Onto the giveaway bit!

The winner will be chosen at random and will receive a $25 gift voucher to spend on anything in Alex Keller's store.

Mandatory entry:

You must be a follower of my blog via google friend connect

Then visit Alex Keller's shop and leave comment telling me what your favourite item is

Extra entries may be gained by:

Hearting your favourite item (1 entry)

Adding Alex Keller to your favourite etsy sellers (1 entry)

Follow Daisy Dayz on Facebook (1 entry)

Blogging/Twittering/Facebooking this giveaway (1 entry each)

Following Daisy Dayz on Twitter (1 entry)

Become a follower of Alex Keller blog (1 entries)

Buying something from Alex Keller (5 entries)

Please leave a separate comment for each!

This competition will end at midnight GBT on the 24th May, winner will be announced on the 25th May (My birthday!!!!)

Good luck

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of my blog please feel free to drop me an email at daisydayz25@googlemail.com

Daisymay X

Now that I'm back giveaway winner

Before I left you I opened a giveaway to all you lovely readers. The prize was a 'mystery prize' as it was all going to come from China. So ladies here is the prize:

A beautiful teal pashmina scarf

A traditional lucky fish tassel

A handmade leather mouse keyring

A shiny compact mirror

A handmade jade lotus bracelet

A magnet bottle opener from Guilin

and

A cute mini silk purse

I had quite a few entries but the winner picked by the random number generator was....

...

...

Miki!!

Congrats honey!

I know you will love the prize!

Daisymay X

The 'While I'm Gone' mystery Giveaway

Ok Ladies today I am on my way to China for a whole month!! Most of you will know this is my honeymoon even though I got married in May this year. I shant be back in the UK until the 9th of December but fear not I have not abandoned you. I have managed to schedule lots of posts for while I am gone, some from some great guest bloggers too!

I thought I would start this month long trip by doing something nice for you all.

So I am doing a giveaway, to thank all you wonderful readers. I bet your wondering what the prize to this giveaway will be? Well as it says it's a mystery, even to me! This is because I am going to buy the prize while I am in China, this means it could be a beautiful scarf, a piece of jewellery or even a silk purse, I have no idea and I will just have to see what I find when I am out there. All I can promise is that it will be really special and pretty!!

All you have to do to enter is be a follower of my blog and leave a comment about your dream holiday destination and a way to contact you.

Extra entries

Follow me on Facebook

Follow me on Twitter

Tweet this giveaway

Blog this giveaway

Facebook this giveaway

Please leave a comment for each!

Open internationally!

This giveaway will end on the 10th December.

Good luck ladies and see you in a month!

Daisymay X

Wonderland Boutique Giveaway

This weeks giveaway comes from the beautiful Wonderland Boutique. This shop offers so many cute purses, clutches, make-up bags and tote bags. The winner this week will win a matching make-up bag and coin purse. (Don't know why the picture won't go bigger)

The lovely Amy also agreed to answer my usual questions so we can get to know her a little better!

1. What’s your name and where do you come from? My name is Amy, and I come from South Wales in the UK.

2. How long have you been making your designs? I’ve been sewing for years, and before Wonderland Boutique, I used to make bags for myself and my friends - and I also set up a custom-made service on MySpace. In my current incarnation though, I’ve been making designs for my Etsy store for around 18 months.

3. Why did you name your shop 'Wonderland Boutique''? I’ve had a life-long love of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. It was my favourite book as a child and I continue to be inspired by its eccentric ideas and abstract imagery, so Wonderland Boutique was born!

4. What are your favourite materials to work with? I generally work with cottons and/or linen mix materials as they tend to take shaping better than less substantial fabrics. I particularly love working with trims though, so a lot of my designs feature jersey bows, pleated ribbons and layered banding.

5. Of your items, which is your favourite? Of my current designs, my favourite is a Clutch Bag called “Heart of Glass”. It’s made from a classic monochrome stripe fabric, and I really love using black and white materials as I find it a challenge for me to make the most of a bag from such a basic starting point. So with this bag, I went to town with an oversized jersey bow in an adorable heart print, and I just adore how kitsch and retro the Clutch became!

6. Where do you get your inspiration for your designs and also their names? My inspiration comes from everywhere and everything really, and it changes all the time. I do tend to work within my own tastes so my designs regularly feature bows, polka dots, kitsch touches and retro styling. The names for my items also come from the ether – a lot of them are song titles or references to films and books that I love, though I also take inspiration from the style of the piece and its particular fabric print and attitude.

7. Do you have any formal training or did this start as a hobby? I don’t have any formal training, other than the scant home technology lessons I had in school an absolute age ago! My Mother always knitted and sewed when I was growing up, so perhaps I picked up a few tricks from her.

8. Do you have any favourite Etsy shops which you buy from? Oh there are masses! I adore Etsy, and I head there first whenever I have any gifts to buy or fancy treating myself to something wonderful. There are so many unique and inspiring designers established there, but some of my absolute favourites are:

All Those Threes

Sisicata

Pretty Racoon Clothing

Made With Love By Hannah

9. What’s your dream for 2010? In relation to Wonderland Boutique, I’d like to expand my designs to include a few different styles of bags. I’d also like to introduce some specific collections so that my customers can choose items from a range of say vintage-inspired pieces, rockabilly-themed ones, floral designs etc. It would also be great to try and get my items wholesale into a few more bricks and mortar boutiques, as well as showing at some craft fairs.

10. What’s you favourite flower? I do love stargazer lilies, and you can’t beat a simple peony or tea rose for that touch of vintage elegance.

Onto the giveaway bit!

The same rules apply as before.

• You must be a follower (please tell me how you are following so I can check)
• You must visit Wonderland Boutique and comment on here as to what is your favourite item

Extra entries may be gained by

• Hearting your favourite item (1 entry)
• Adding Wonderland Boutique to your favourite etsy sellers (1 entry)
• Follow on Twitter (1 entry)
• Blogging/Twittering/Facebooking this giveaway (1 entry each)
• Follow the Wonderland Blog (1 entry)
• Buying something from Wonderland Boutique (5 entries)

Please provide links to your blog/twitter/facebook. And supply your etsy username.

You must post a separate comment for each one you qualify for so I can assign numbers to each comment, or they will not be counted as separate entries.

This competition will end at midnight GBT on 21st March!

Winner of the High Cloud Giveaway will be announced tomorrow

Good luck

Daisymay X

High Cloud Giveaway!

This weeks giveaway comes from the wonderful Susan Mack of High Cloud Gifts. She has kindly offered one of her beautiful dream catchers as this weeks prize. She also answered my usual questions so read below to find out a little more about her.

1. Whats your name and where do you come from?

My name is Susan Mack and my Indian Name is High Cloud.I come from a small country town in South Carolina.

2. How long have you been making your designs?

Since I was a child, I have always made crafts but the Indian crafts and Jewelry I began making in the late 80's.

3. Why did you name your shop It's 'High Cloud Gifts''?

I named my shop using my Indian Name.

4. Whats your favourite materials to work with?

I love working with leather. I enjoy the smell of leather. Unique and earthy, the scent keeps me focused.

5. Of your items which is your favourite?

Dream catchers are my favorite items to make. They are always different, no matter how many webs I make. Each is unique in pattern and design.

6. Where do you get your inspiration for your designs and also their names?

I love Native American Art. Sometime, It can be complex and other time simple. While I am sitting quietly, the ideas and directions will come to me. I feel guided when I am making the Native American crafts. Same is true with the names. Each name is given to me. It will "pop" into my head.

7. Do you have any formal training or did this start as a hobby?

I have never been taught, trained, or shown how to make these Native American crafts and jewelry. I became intrested in Native American art when a dear friend of mine had given me a dream catcher many years ago as a gift. She was going to teach me how to make a dream catcher but passed away before she had the oppertunity. Some how in spirit, she kept her promise. I guess this began as a hobby but quickly grew into a business.

8. Do you have any favourite etsy shops which you buy from?

I have many favorite shops. There is so much talent on Etsy.

9. What's your dream for 2010?

My dream for 2010 is that I hope my tribe will finally gain Federal recognition. The leaders of the tribe have struggled for so many years. It would be nice to see peace in their eyes.

10. What's you favourite flower?

Buttercup Daffodils are my favorite flowers. The little flowers are so delicate and cheerful

Onto the giveaway bit!

The same rules apply as before.

• You must be a follower (please tell me how you are following so I can check)
• You must visit High Cloud Gifts and comment on here as to what is your favourite item

Extra entries may be gained by

• Hearting your favourite item (1 entry)
• Adding High Cloud Gifts to your favourite etsy sellers (1 entry)
• Blogging/Twittering/Facebooking this giveaway (1 entry each)
• Buying something from High Cloud Gifts (5 entries)

Please provide links to your blog/twitter/facebook. And supply your etsy username.

You must post a separate comment for each one you qualify for so I can assign numbers to each comment, or they will not be counted as separate entries.

This competition will end at midnight GBT on 14th March!

Good luck