Giveaway Winner!

Hey everyone! Thanks for participating in my giveaway! I randomly selected a comment number, and it was Comment #22, which is...

Tori from The Smith Scoop! Tori, email me at buzzingsofaqueenbee@hotmail.com to figure out how to collect your prize! :)

I hope you all had a great Presidents' Day weekend. I'll be back later this week with more!

President's Day Giveaway!

** Comments are now closed! I will be back tomorrow with the winner!

Hi girls! Do you have any big plans for Presidents' Day weekend? Feel like winning some serious cuteness for a little diva in your life?



Marili Jean is a fantastic mama-owned company based in Colorado. I first met up with the owner while at a harvest festival with my family. She started the company in 2009 when she couldn't find anything stylish and practical for her own three kiddos. There I was, wandering the festival booths, when I spotted Marili Jean. I think it was this hat that got me:


Seriously? I bought Nina a hat on the spot. She was just barely three years old at the time, and now that she's four and a half, the hat still fits her. I love it!
So many cute options! She's got hats, headbands and barrettes. The one I bought for Nina is called the "Mini Diva," and it comes with a detaching flower barrette in the color of your choice. But if I ever have another baby girl, I think this one below is precious!

For this weekend's giveaway, Marili Jean is offering a $20 merchandise credit for one of my readers! Yippee! All you have to do to enter is head over to her website. Take a look around and then come back and let me know which hot little number you'd pick. And, if you'd like a second chance at winning, go become a fan of Marili Jean on Facebook. Then come back and tell me that you've done so in my comments, and you'll get another contest entry!

If you fall in love with Marili Jean and just can't wait to start shopping, head on over to her website, add some sassy stuff to your cart and simply enter "buzz" when you're checking out. That'll get you 20% off on the spot. Score!


The contest will be open through Tuesday night at 8 p.m. (Pacific Time). Have fun!

Stella & Dot Giveaway Winner!

I know...I love Stella & Dot too!

OK, on to the winner! It's (randomly chosen) commenter #61, Ashleigh from Bee in our Bonnet. Congratulations Ashleigh! I don't know how you're going to decide on your prize, girl, but have fun deciding!

Drop me an email at buzzingsofaqueenbee@hotmail.com, or I will stop by your blog to tell you you've won.

Back soon with more fun stuff I've been working on!

Stella & Dot Jewelry Giveaway!

*Comments are now closed. I will be back tomorrow to announce the winner. Thank you everyone!

Hello girls! I have a fantastic giveaway today. I am so excited about it, I might have to make up a faux blogger identity just to enter myself. (Don't worry, I'm just kidding.)

My friend Kelli sells the most adorable jewelry from Stella & Dot. Hello gorgeous!

I'm telling you, I love this stuff! It's very cute and unique, and I honestly feel like any one of these pieces would get a ton of use in my everyday wardrobe.

Mother's Day is coming up. (Big hint to the...um...two men I know who read this blog...my husband and my dad!) Perfect gift idea!

So here's how to win a generous $30 shopping credit to Stella & Dot. Go and check out Kelli's website, then come back and tell me what you would like to receive for yourself for Mother's Day. Now, I realize that we are all not yet mothers. Some of us are. Some of us aren't. Some of us are on our way to motherhood. And some of us haven't even dreamed that far yet. But one thing I know: we all love jewelry.

So. Go take a gander. Tell me what you'd like for yourself. :) How fun is that? I will close the comments on Sunday night, and announce the winner on Monday morning.

Bonne courage!

P.S. If the links to Kelly's site don't work, here's the direct link for you to use: www.StellaDot.com/Kelli

Gussy's Winner!

Isn't Gussy's stuff the greatest? I love it too! OK, on to the winner, chosen at random...

It's (comment #91) Kjirsten from Sew Graciously Blessed!

I will try to get in touch with you, Kjirsten, if I don't hear from you soon via email. But you can reach me at buzzingsofaqueenbee@hotmail.com to claim your prize!

Thanks to everyone for the comments and the advice on what you like around here. It has been super helpful, and I appreciate it!

I'll be back tomorrow with a mini-tutorial, just for you!

Gussy Does a Giveaway!

Comments are now closed! I will be back later today to announce the winner!

I'm in the mood for a giveaway.

How 'bout you?

Let me introduce you to the adorable shopgussy.com. Have you met? This girl makes some of the cutest things I've ever seen!

As you can see, she makes checkbook covers, zippered pouches of all sizes, and just about the sassiest laptop bags I've ever laid eyes on. How cute would I be, going to the coffee shop to do some blogging, carrying my laptop in this? (Oh, to have the freedom to go to the coffee shop, period. Without sippy cups and cheese sticks? Heaven!)

And when I saw these baby blankets (handmade, and in such fun colors!) I was totally sold. Don't you love that spring green?

To enter to win a $25 shop credit to shopgussy.com, just leave me a comment answering this question:

What are your favorite types of posts to read on Buzzings of a Queen Bee? Tutorials? Before and after? Crafty stuff? Room decorating? Thrift store re-do's? Recipes? The giveaways? Or even a little dose of cuteness from my kiddos or a peek into my Colorado life?

I'd love to know what keeps you coming back here. That way I can keep delivering! So, thank you. I'll leave comments open until Sunday night. Good luck!

Giveaway Winner!

Thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway! I think we can all agree that these hats are adorable and oh-so-sassy (or manly, as the case may be...Marili Jean has some great stuff for little boys too!). And the winner is...

...comment #55, given by Kara of Moddy's Thoughts, Prayers & Adventures. Congratulations, Kara! Email me at buzzingsofaqueenbee@hotmail.com so I can tell you how to claim your prize!

Thanks to everyone for entering. I will be back tomorrow with some more house-related fun!

Sassy Hat Giveaway!

**Comments are now closed! I will be back Thursday morning to announce the winner!

I haven't done a giveaway for awhile. What do you say to winning some free stuff?

You may remember this photo below, which I used for my Christmas card this year. So many people loved Nina's adorable hat! (And don't even get me started on Henry's little "newsboy" look. His hat is from Janie and Jack, in case you're looking for one.)

Anyway, back to Nina's hat. It is one that I purchased locally and posted about a few months ago, from a little shop called Marili Jean. Every single time I put her in this hat, people stop me to tell me how cute she is. (Of course I agree!)

Well, Laurie, the talented owner of Marili Jean, has offered to give another one of these cuties away! Just in time for Valentines' Day. Don't you just love her?

photo thanks to Kelly Anderson Photo Design

So, here's how to enter to win: hop over to Marili Jean's website and take a look at all the sassy little numbers she has to offer. Then come back here and tell me which one is your favorite.

photo thanks to Kelly Anderson Photo Design

I will close the comments on Wednesday night. The winner will receive a $20 merchandise credit for anything at Marili Jean.

Now go and enjoy the cuteness!

Lucky Winner!

I'm sorry, but even as I write this post I can't help but stop and think about how cute this little pageboy hat is. Seriously? I want one. For my head. Do you think she makes them in Size 33? As in, my age in years, not months?

Anyway, let's get right to the winner of this giveaway! It's Sarah, of Nesting in Pleasant View! Sarah, and sweet baby Anna Claire, you can thank my husband, who chose comment #3, which was you! Please email me at buzzingsofaqueenbee@hotmail.com and I will give you the details of how to collect your $20 credit to the fantastic Marili Jean!

And for the rest of us, there is more good news! Marili Jean has graciously allowed a 20% discount on all our purchases. How fantastic is that? Just enter "Holiday" when you check out on her website (click on the name Marili Jean to get to it!) and wait for the bargains to start rolling in!

I will be back next week with a few last minute Thanksgiving ideas. In the meantime, I will be crossing my fingers that Marili Jean starts an adult line of hats, just in time for Christmas. Mama needs some cuteness too!

Pageboy Hat Giveaway!

**Updated to add: Comments are now closed! Thank you to everyone for entering this fabulous giveaway. I will be back in the morning to announce the winner!

A few weeks ago my family and I went to a cute pumpkin festival here in Denver. We had a ball! Part of the festival was made up of some artists selling their truly adorable handmade things. I ended up falling in love with, and purchasing, one of these newsboy hats for Nina:

I fell so in love, in fact, that I did something I've never done before. I asked the owner of Marili Jean, the shop that sells these little numbers for girls and boys, if she would give one away on my blog!

I felt like a bit of a salesperson, and was afraid she would think I was some crazy lady just asking for free stuff, but luckily she gave me a chance!

all photos thanks to Kelly Anderson Photo Design

And so, today I am giving away a $20 merchandise credit to the adorable Marili Jean! Just leave a comment telling me what little person in your life would receive this gift. I will close the comments on Friday night at 10 p.m. and announce the winner on Saturday!

Here's hoping that my little Nina will be cute pageboy hat twins with someone in your life! Happy Ho Ho Ho!

Hubby Picked Fifteen

Congratulations to Commenter #15, Janet of JBoo Adventures! She has won my giveaway for the Minted cards. Janet has an adorable daughter Maddy, and I've been reading her blog since my early days of blogging. Yippee for Janet!

Thank you all for participating! I will be back next week with some more fun stuff to share. See you soon!

Time's Up!

Ooops! I went out to dinner last night with my husband and forgot to close the comments at 10 p.m. Oh well...a few of you may have gotten lucky and snuck a comment under the wire. Good for you!

I will announce the winner later today and be sure to let the lucky girl know! :)

Stationery Giveaway!

Are you all ready for a giveaway?

Now that Halloween is over, I am all about Christmas ideas. I've been working with an amazing stationery company called Minted. Have you heard of it? They were recently featured in Real Simple, and with good reason. Their stuff is adorable! Check out a few of these kids' personal stationery lines that they carry.

Hello, adorable little girl flowers:

Or this dinosaur? Love it!

If Nina didn't already have some stationery, I would be all over this preppy little giraffe:

Do you want to see which one I chose? I picked something for Henry, because, you know, he sends lots of mail. How cute is their packaging?

I could not resist this pale blue and chocolate brown combination. And the little train at the bottom? Precious!

OK, now that I've convinced you of the cuteness of Minted, how about a giveaway?

Just head on over to their website (click here) and check out all the different options for kids' personal stationery. Then tell me in the comments section which design you like the best, and the winner will receive 25 free kids' stationery cards. What better Christmas gift for someone small in your life? (Or, let's be honest, for the mama of someone small...we are all suckers for cute stuff like this for our kids!)

So, go check out the cuteness of Minted and let me know which stationery line tickles your fancy! Wa-hoo! I love free stuff!

I will close the comments on Friday night at 10 p.m. and draw the winner at random. Good luck!