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Give-it-away, give-it-away, give-it-away-now | Fairbanks Photog

I don’t know if you want the back-story or not (if not, just skip to the giveaway part of this post ;) ), but I thought I’d share a bit of the behind-the-scenes just so you could see how great & from-the-heart this giveaway truly is. A few weeks ago (at the end of October, to be exact) I got a blog comment from Ms. Jen B. over there, impressed by my butter-making attempts ;) with a quick mention of the vintage hair clips she’s been making. Well I had no idea about any of this! Clearly Jen is talented & gifted, but I didn’t know she was crafty too! So she sent me some pics to show me & a visual link to get me started. Barely a day goes by and Jen writes to tell me she’s making some & will send one my way. Needless to say, her thoughtfulness & generosity were very unexpected. I just kept thinking, wow, she wants to make some extra to send to me?! Really?! A short time after that, I received an unexpected package in the mail with not one, but three vintage flower clips, along with a beautiful note that made me laugh (I didn’t tell you that part, Jen! ;) ). She is truly someone who gives from the heart, no questions asked. And me, well, I was just so delighted & thrilled that I wanted to share some of this loveliness with you!

So, without further ado, a giveaway from both of us to you just in time for Thanksgiving! Thanks for being a part of our lives, thanks for being a part of our blogs, thanks for leaving comments and thanks for being there! A quick shot of Jen wearing the hand-crafted, beautiful vintage flower clips

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(I know, she’s completely gorgeous!)

All you have to do? Leave a comment. Yep. THAT easy. THAT simple. :)

And leave ANOTHER comment HERE and get your name thrown into the hat again! Two chances to win! And hey, if you mention the giveaway in your update status on Facebook (don’t forget the link!) … just come back & tell us and there ya go, another entry. :) So two chances, on EACH blog – how fun is that?! We’re giving away (3) sets of two vintage clips and a fourth $5 coffee gift card courtesy of Caribou Coffee. Winners will be announced Thanksgiving morning! All just to say … thanks! (And thanks to Jen for being such a great friend!)

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Turns out Jen & I both have hair that gets a little crazy out of control – who knew it, but a vintage hair clip is just the ticket! And the coffee card? Well, it’s -27 below here … a warm cup of coffee or cocoa is definitely in order.

And to get you even further into the mood of the holiday season … some announcements and a HUGE holiday giveaway are just around the corner!

Alright, comments are open … let the fun begin!

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  • Keri Doolittle: I LOVE those clips, they are beautiful!! Crossing my fingers and hope I win!! (11.22.2009 09:18am)
  • Candid Momements I Shannon: WoW. I would read and comment on your blog even without the great giveaway. However, LOVE LOVE the clips so I have to enter and get my four chances to win!!! (11.22.2009 10:10am)
  • Candid Momements I Shannon: Just Facebooked your great post!!!! (11.22.2009 10:11am)
  • Jaidean: I love these....so cute!!! Hope I win! :) Thanks!!! (11.22.2009 11:24am)
  • Amii: Oh my! I'm eyeing that last blue clip! I may have to go buy it before you even give anything away! Off to look at Jen's clips! (11.22.2009 12:09pm)
  • amanda andrews: okay - Those are the CUTEST things ever!!! LOVE THEM!! (11.22.2009 01:46pm)
  • amanda andrews: you've been FB'd by me! :) (11.22.2009 01:49pm)
  • Ang: Holy goodness those are gorgeous! Love, love, love them! (11.22.2009 01:56pm)
  • Kim Good: I LOVE the flower clips. Really beautiful! It would be a perfect way to dress up my plain wardrobe for the holidays :) (11.22.2009 02:21pm)
  • Tweets that mention Give-it-away, give-it-away, give-it-away-now | Fairbanks Photog | Fairbanks Alaska Custom Photographer | the blog with machc -- Topsy.com: [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by AngieWarren and machC, Shannon Steffens. Shannon Steffens said: RT @machC machC time for a giveaway on the blog! http://bit.ly/4Gp3vR especially worth the click if you like clips or coffee ;) [...] (11.22.2009 02:38pm)
  • Kim: these are fantastic. count me in :) (11.22.2009 04:05pm)
  • Megan Bunch: Beautiful clips from such a beautiful girl! Great idea Chelsey, I am so excited to have my name in the hat:) (11.22.2009 04:43pm)
  • Holly Brimhall: I just saw your post on Facebook! Seriously, those are THE CUTEST THINGS EVER! And seeing that I have a MAJOR addiction to wearing flower clips and flower headbands these days....I think that I NEED these in my collection! Seriously, I cannot even stand it. Uh-MAZING! (11.22.2009 05:09pm)
  • Mindy: I just stumbled upon your blog today and have really enjoyed perusing your images and all that you share! These clips look beautiful and although I don't think I'm cool and trendy enough to pull them off - I'd LOVE to try! (11.22.2009 05:45pm)
  • Robyn Atkins: Only -20 on the hillside, quite balmy. Love the photo and the hair clips! (11.22.2009 08:35pm)
  • Julie Ranee: Beautiful image and gorgeous hair clips! (11.22.2009 11:50pm)
  • Cheri Howard: Gorgeous clips! I'm really glad I don't live in town - we were actually ABOVE ZERO today, can you believe that? Thanks! (11.23.2009 05:18am)
  • Kristin: OMG Girl! That images is STUNNING! Love it! The clips are fantastic as well. You are so talented :) ***KAPOW*** ;) (11.23.2009 02:11pm)
  • Christy Cross: Simply beautiful! Just the thing for my unruly, yet still quite sassy, do. Fingers crossed! (11.23.2009 03:58pm)
  • Chelsea: Aweome blog, and those clips are so cute!! (11.23.2009 04:12pm)
  • Christy Cross: http://m.facebook.com/profile.php?r0a3d02e3&id=1096855111&refid=0 (11.23.2009 04:16pm)
  • Dani Oldroyd: Love the clips. Enter me in the drawing. (11.23.2009 04:49pm)
  • Debbie B.: What great clips! LOVE these. Thanks for all the inspiration (& the give-away). (11.23.2009 05:17pm)
  • uberVU - social comments: Social comments and analytics for this post... This post was mentioned on Twitter by machC: time for a giveaway on the blog! http://bit.ly/4Gp3vR especially worth the click if you like clips or coffee ;)... (11.23.2009 05:51pm)
  • Haleigh Rohner: These are gorgeous! Pick me :) I didn't know that Jen made these, but they're great! (11.23.2009 06:50pm)
  • Katie: Stunning! Love em! What great artists you two are! (11.23.2009 07:48pm)
  • Amanda: I don't know who wants it more, me or my little girl. (11.23.2009 10:43pm)
  • laurie: what beautiful clips! super talent :) (11.24.2009 12:46am)
  • Fran Mackenzie: Hello beautiful friend :) Got your lovely email and will reply - promise :) Have a lovely thanksgiving! Fran x (11.24.2009 11:28pm)
  • Wordless Wednesday | cute: always in season | Fairbanks Alaska Custom Photographer | the blog with machc: [...] forget about the giveaway! Last [...] (11.25.2009 11:53am)
  • amie greer: Thank you so much Chelsey! I just picked up our family photos and they are better then I expected. Chelsey, you out did yourself. All the extras are wonderful! What a treat! (11.25.2009 04:53pm)

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