It's finally, finally here, everyone! For about a year and a half, I've been promising to get myself organized and host a giveaway, and it's finally actually happening. I'm not sure about you all, but I'm pretty excited.
I've been blogging for about three years now. And by blogging, I mean this blog has been in existence for about three years now. We all know that altogether, I've probably been blogging about a year. Bad, neglectful Gwen.
Yet, despite the fact that I'm the Worst Blogger of The Year, I've still got over 100 followers. A lot of you, I'm thrilled to say, I've gotten to know over the past few years, and can call you my friends. I've met so many lovely people who inspire me, amaze me, and help me. While I can't promise that I'm going to ever get back to blogging regularly (although I feel like I've...sort of improved the past few weeks. Approximately a post a week. That's pretty good, for me.) I can say that I have no intention of quitting any time soon, and look forward to meeting even more people.
This giveaway is for you. Especially for those of you who have been along with me from the beginning. I'm not overly interested in gaining a lot more followers (that would mean more people expecting me to post!). I'd like to get a few more, because I was at some point hoping to try making a little money from advertising, but on the whole, this giveaway is my humble way of saying Thank you. You're all amazing. We're not going to talk about my first...6 months or so of blogging (*cringes*) but for some reason, the few followers who had to put up with that...exciting time in my life ended up sticking around. I'm very grateful for that.
I'm also so grateful to my extremely generous sponsors, without whom, I'd probably not be having this giveaway. They've all been so sweet, and I'm extremely blessed to have found them.
Originally, I had wanted to make this a contest. The idea stemmed from my failed Week of Pinterest Hairstyles idea. I'm kind of obsessed with hair and hairstyles. But I decided that since some people are far more skilled in that area than others (I'm with the others), it wouldn't be fair to everyone. However, one of the ways to enter will be by submitting a hairstyle. (see details below.)
In case you hadn't guessed, the theme for this giveaway is hair accessories. Since I think I have (maybe) one male following me (sorry to that male), I thought this would be something that almost everyone would enjoy. If not, I am sorry, and I'll probably try to do another giveaway sometime in the fall, with a bit more variety.
How do you win? Lots of ways!
- Follow Alberta Girl. Leave a comment below saying (twice, one for each entry) you did so. +2 entries.
- Follow the Etsy shops. Leave a comment below saying which of their items is your favorite. +1 entry per shop.
- Favorite the items listed on Etsy. Leave a comment below saying you did so. +1 entry per item and comment.
- Which item would you like to win? Leave a comment below. +1 entry.
- Follow me on Pinterest. Leave a comment saying you did so below, and what your username is. +1 entry.
- Put my blog button on your sidebar (if you have a blog). Leave a comment below saying you did so. +1 entry.
- Write a blog post about this giveaway. Leave a comment with the link below, twice to the post. +2 entries.
- Tweet about the giveaway. Leave a comment below with a link to the tweet. +1 entry.
And lastly...
Find a picture of a hairstyle. It can be simple, intricate, easy, hard, whatever suits you. Copy it as best you can, take a picture, put it in the post you do about the giveaway (if you do one) with the reference picture you used. Leave a comment below, five times with the link +5 entries.
At the end of the giveaway, these will all be featured in the winner's announcements, with a link to your blog, whether you win or not!
The giveaway will end Friday, May 10th. The winners will be announced sometime on May 11th.
The winners will be selected using Random.org.
Giveaway is Closed! Thanks you all for entering!
Good luck everyone! Thanks again.
xo
