500 Followers giveaway!!!!!

Hello everyone!!
    this is such a long pending post.Yes!!I was planing this give away since i reached 500 followers but some how i couldn't do,something or the other comes n keeps me busy.The year  is going to end, and i don't want to postpone it further.As a token of thanks for all the love i receive all through the year from you all here is a small give away.

This year has been fantastic, and with my mixed media venture it has been a crazy ride with so much of appreciation,exposure,challenge wins and making it to design teams.Thank you all for constantly encouraging me with your lovely feedback. Keep them coming,it helps me to grow more and i love seeing all the lovely works in the blog-land everyday.oh did i say this?my blog has also crossed 5,00,000 hits,couldn't be more happier :)


To be eligible to win the candy please follow these rules:

• Become a follower of my blog if you are not already
• Follow my FACEBOOK PAGE
• Share this on your facebook timeline with setting open to PUBLIC.
• Share the picture of the candy on your blog side bar with the link back to this post
• Once you have done  with all come a leave a comment on this post to be entered in the draw

Here is the pic of the candy,one lucky winner will receive all that you see in the picture.Now this is not it,i will keep adding more stuffs if the response is good,so share more with your friends.Open till january 15th,2016.Good luck. 

Happy crafting,
 

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BITS AN PIECES CELEBRATION CANDY WINNER

Hello friends,
 its time to announce the winner of my Bits an' pieces-celebration candy.Sorry for the delay,we were expecting a good response as candy is huge.So now without further delay here the winner of the 2500 rs/- gift voucher from my ONLINE STORE selected by random.org is...........
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Shylaashree
Congrats lucky lady..pls email me to kavi_kalalayaa@yahoo.co.in to claim your prize.
You have time 72 hours to claim it,otherwise a new winner will be selected.


And the winners of the 10% discount coupons are:
Riti poddar
Sridevi muralikrishna
Shivani singh


Happy crafting,



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CELEBRATION CANDY WINNER

Hi all,
 i am so sorry for the delay in announcing the winner.I am totally busy with my new store,on that note i have to thank all of you for your lovely wishes and support for my new store.We are going to bring lot of really exciting products from the month of june,so keep watching and subscribe in the WEBSITE and LIKE OUR NEW FACE BOOK PAGE to keep yourself updated about new products and offer.We also have a giveaway in FACEBOOK PAGE.

Ok now on the winner of 400 followers celebration candy,the winner is selected by Random.org  is..
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No.5-Dr.jaya

Congrats Jaya,please send me your shipping address to kavi_kalalayaa@yahoo.co.in

Thanks for all who partcipated.

CELEBRATION CANDY

Hello everyone!!
A very Happy new year to everyone who celebrates it today.So finally i am here with a candy which i am planning for long time.My blog has crossed 400 followers and 4,00,000 hits some time back.To celebrate that i am offering a candy..not only that i have few more reasons too.

I have started my"Kalalayaa-the school of arts" few years back on a Tamil new years day,so tamil new year is a very special day for me always.My "Kalalayaa" has taken so many new dimensions so far and with gods grace and love most of them are successful.I have come a long way since i have started and i have learnt so many things.

 Today again on a Tamil new year's day i am starting over with a new journey and this time much bigger and better,so wish me luck:)

 I have also started my own website last month "Kalalayaa's handmade cards".

So i have so many reasons to celebrate and i was planning for this candy for quiet a long time,and thought today would be a prefect day.So here is the candy...
I will be adding more stuffs if the response is good..so spread the word and keep watching  this post:).

It contains:

• 15 sheets of 12 by 12 pattern papers
• 60 sheets of paper studio tattered n worn vintage paper pack-6 by 6 size
• 1 Fiskars stamp-aged to perfection
• 1 Magnolia stamp-prince n princess collection
• 2 washi tapes
• Lots of prima flowers
• 2 Sticker sheets

To win this candy please follo the rules mentioned below:

• Become a follower of this blog and my CRAFT STORE blog
• Like my FACEBOOK  page
• Post this picture on your blogs side bar and link it to this post
• Share this candy on your FACEBOOK page
• Finally leave a comment on this post mentioning one thing you like about this blog:).
• Only one comment per person please. 
• Giveaway ends on may 15th and winner will be announced on 17th.

Happy crafting,



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CANDY TIME:))))

Hi friends,
its candy time in my blog.Reason...?first of all my blog has become very dry this year as i am not posting regularly as i do.I hardly completed 10-12 post this year...can you believe?.My blog has reached some milestones some time back,and this candy is to celebrate that.Its been in due for some time now,thank god finally i got to post it now:).
So want to know the milestones...?he he,my blog has reached 300 followers and 3,00,000 hits last month and i have completed more than 400 post:))Believe me i was good blogger till last year;)and this is my 433 th post:)I am keeping it quiet simple as my blog anniversary is coming in june,and there is a call for huge celebration like last year:)


Candy includes:

• 25 sheets of mixed brand pattern papers(6 by 6)
• Tim holtz stamp
• Ribbons
• Bag of mixed die cuts
• Doily
• Mulberry flower bunches-2
• Glitter roses-1 pack
  

So how could you win this?:

• Become a follower of my this blog and my CRAFT STORE blog
• Post this candy on your side bar
• Like my FACE BOOK PAGE-1 extra chance
  
• Share it on your face book page/blog -1 extra chance
• My craft store customers get an extra chance,so if you are already a customer mention that in the comment,if not still you have one month time.If you buy anything from my store this month you will get the extra chance.Believe me there is going to be some awesome discounts in the store soon,so you have a valid reason to shop in my store:)
  
• Comment in this post why do you like to visit my blog,what kind of works you want to see in future or why you decided to follow my blog?(just curious to know,lolz)

Thats it:),leave a separate comments for each extra chance.I will be adding more goodies if i reach 350 followers and even more 400 followers:)I will select a random winner on may 3rd:)

Happy crafting,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BLOG AND WINNERS!!!!!:))))

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BLOG,ITS TURNING 2 TODAY:))))I love my blog,because its given me so much,right from freinds,to craft goodies,thought me new techniques and much more.Hope i will be able to continue blogging for long years!!!

Hello people,
finally the most awaited BIG DAY is here:)).I know you are all desperately waiting for this day,and even i am!!I just cant believe that one month is already over,feels like started now,times flies ,.seriously!!.So i want to thank all the people who supported me through out,i really had a good time and got a chance to interact with many people and got lots of new friends.This one month i dint do much crafting(hardly3 to 4 post of my work this month in my blog)but enjoyed seeing all your challenges entries:))).

If anybody missed any of the actions,do have a look at HERE for the over all celebration posts.

My special note of thanks to,
Pie lane for sponsoring 2nd week.
Shalini mittal for sponsoring 3 and 5th week.
Anita for hosting a challenge with a tutorial and amazing RAK for 4th week.
Without these people these celebrations wouldn't be this big,Thank you all:))).

So here the list of winners in the order:

For inspirational challenge the winner of the prize pack is,.

• Shubra-for her beautiful lilies,Congrats girl.

Now the Top three of the challenge in no particular order:

• Hussena
• Khushboo
• Indira

For the guest challenge for handmade flowers ,all the winners are selected by anita.The winner of the prize pack is,.

• Indira-For awesome handmade roses with amazing tutorial,Congrats.

Now the Top three of the challenge in no particular order:

• Leanne
• Nidhi
• Suganthi.

For the 5th week word scramble game the random winner is selected from the entries who gave all the answers right.

And it goes to,...

• Romina

Two special prizes are added apart from the 5 weeks of events,one is Final event and other is for over all participation.The prize package from me for final event goes to,..

• Mallika
  

For over all participation i am giving a 250 rs/- gift certificate from my craft store.For that i have listed all the person who participated in all events right from the beginning and choose a random winner from them,and that goes to,....

• Khushboo
  

So here comes the most awaited part,result of the final candy.I know its a long wait for 11/2 months but i am sure you wouldn't mind it as lots of fun where there in between,do you?
Drum roll please,....
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it goes to,....
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• Deepthi

Congrats deepthi,hope you enjoy the candy:)).



And finally the winner of the quilling book is,...

• Anita

A BIG congrats to all the winners,hope you enjoy your goodies and cant wait to see what you create with all these:)).
All the winners should contact me before 12 noon tomorrow to claim your prizes,if any body fails to do so a new winner will be drawn again.E-mail me with your snail mail address so that i can arrange them to reach you soon.

So with this all the celebrations are coming to an end,hope you all had a great time.All the winners must be happy today,others please don't feel bad as always there will another chance,actually speaking i wish to give it to every one of them but its literally not possible:))).

See you tomorrow with an interesting post.
Happy crafting,

CELEBRATION TIME,..:)

Well,as i promised i am back with the surprise(s) now.There are lot of reasons for me to celebrate in my blog,let me explain it first.

• I have started my "Kalalayaa's school of art" on Tamil new years days,that is on April 14th,so its anniversary of my art school this month.
• I am very close to reach 200 followers n 2,00,000 hits in my blog.wow,...thanks for all your support and a special thanks all my lovely followers/friends:).I know there are blogs with thousands of followers n lakhs of hits,but its quiet a small achievement for me:)).(approximate hit per day in my blog is 400 n per month is 10,ooo.Thanks to all the visitors,hope my blog is quiet helpful n informative for you all,i really to my best to update all information's here.
• June 9th is my blogs 2nd year anniversary,so its going to be celebration time till june:)).
• i have started a new venture "Kalalayaa's handmade gifts",were some really cool and different handmade gifts will be available,to know more about my New store,continue reading HERE,..
• My craft store will be soon updated with more new things like scrap booking kits,card making kits,do it yourself kits for quilling and punch craft,more new die cuts,handmade embellishment and more,so keep watching,..:)

Well enough reasons right?so its going to be a huge celebration here in my blog till June,with lots of challenges,awards,prizes,freebies and more,..coming on your way,so stay tuned.To start with all the celebrations, i offer a huge candy here with goodies worth around 5000rs to a lucky winner:))
The candy includes a EK success deep edger border punch,jef border punches,punch bunch punches,markers,2 set of acrylic stamps,aset of moulds,and lots of stickers,..

This is going to be the second prize,in order to win this please refer in the comment that you do quilling already,or like to start quilling from now on,because giving it to somebody who is not into quilling or not interested in quilling doesn't make any sense to me.



So these are the things to be strictly followed to win the candy,hope you don't mind spending some time to do all these to win these awesome goodies.It took me a while to plan all these,so please be fair to all the rules:)))

• Become a follower of this blog and my CRAFT STORE blog,if you are not already.
• LIKE my face book page HERE,..
• Post the candy in the side bar of your blog with the link back to this post.
• Post the celebration badge too in the side bar of your blog with a link back to this post.
  

• Leave the link to your blog in Mr.linky, and be sure to leave a comment also as mr.linky sometime crashes.
• Candy is open till june 8th,a winner will be announced on June 9th,that is on my blog's anniversary day.I know its quiet long,but there are lots more of other prizes to win till june,so keep watching my blog.
  
• People who don't have a blog can still enter,leave your e-mail id in the comment section.
  

**I will be missing in action for next two weeks as i am committed with some painting works,so all the other celebrations will start after that.I am looking for some sponsors,so that it can be even more big and fun.So till that i am leaving you all with this candy,hope you all like it,E.N.J.O.Y.**

Happy crafting,

GIVE AWAY WINNER,..

Hi all,
i am so sorry for the delay in announcing the winner,got held up with some works.First of all i thank every one who have participated,and left lovely comments.I enjoyed reading it,thanks for all the encouragement:))
I have given 2 chances who all did a blog post about the candy,so the total no is 58

so without further delay,here is the lucky winner:

#8:Suganthi of day dreams

Congrats,please e-mail me your address.

300TH POST GIVEAWAY

Well,this is much delayed post.Some problem with my mobile,so couldn't take any pics and obviously no post for long:))So finally today the problem got fixed and here is my 300th post give away(one post later,this is my 301 post:)).So i have to thank you all who continuously supported me from the beginning and all the new friends too,without you all i could have not come here.Thanks for all the love,support and importantly for your sweet comments,without that blogging will not be interesting here:))hope you will give continuous support in the future too:))
Here is the little candy,includes stamps,punches,a crimper,pattern papers,ribbons,lots of die cuts,stickers,flowers n more.I will add more die cuts if i reach 150 followers:))





So these are the few things you need to do to win this one:

• Become a follower if you are not already.
• Post the candy in the side bar of your blog with the link back to this post.
• Doing a blog post will give you a additional chance.
• Tell me one reason why you like to visit my blog,..lolz,.just curious to know:)
• Leave the link to your blog in Mr.linky,if you do a blog post leave the link to that particular post.
• People who don't have a blog can still enter,leave your e-mail id in the comment section.
  
• I will select a random winner on 20th feb.

Happy crafting,

MY SURPRISE CANDY

Hi,
as i promised i am with the surprise today.Yes,a candy for 5 reasons.I have started two new blogs:craft store and art gallery a month back.I want to announce it properly.
A little bit about my new blogs:

Kalalayaa art gallery:Its my dream to start my own art gallery,to do it will take some more years definitely.So i have started with a blog,where i put my art works for sale.I just a try before i start some thing really big.

Kalalayaa craft store:From the time i have started my blog,many of them asked me for online classes.I am not sure about the procedure to start with online classes,so i offer kits for paintings and crafts from which you can learn yourself to do those.I provide detailed instruction.Also i am going to add craft supplies.

So head over to my new blogs,and any suggestions and ideas are most welcome.

Need some more reasons right?I am going to reach my 25oth posts and 1oo followers(yippee!!!)
And finally my birthday is up next month.Enough reasons to celebrate na???so i am offering a surprise candy to you all.


Rules to be followed to win the candy:

• Become a follower of all the 3 blogs,this blog and my craft store and art gallery blog if you are not already.
• Writing a post about my new blogs in your blog will add a additional chance to win the candy(help me to spread the word)
  
• Leave a link of the candy in the side bar of your blog.
• Come back and leave a comment on this post(any suggestions on my new blogs?pls write).
• Candy closes on sep.11th and winner will be announced on sep.12th on my birthday)

P.S:I have changed my blog name and template,hope it is good???let me know what you people think.

I have not decided about the candy,but i am sure it will a nice one and you all will love it:)))

Happy crafting and blogging,

SOME REASONS TO CELEBRATE,..:)

Hi all,
i'm really happy today.There are so many reasons to celebrate in my blog,..so thougth of having a give away.Let me explain you the reasons first:),..

• I have started my blog on june 9th 2009,so with dec 9th 2009 six months of blogging is over.Its been really a fantastic 6 months i should say,i have learnt so much,got some lovely friends and loads of encouragement from all you people which helped me a lot to improve.
• This is my 175th post on this blog,and totally i have crossed 200 post on all my blog.Yes the total post on my blog is 236:)).
• My blog crossed over 50,000 hits:))).

These are all possible only because of you all people,..so i want to celebrate it with a small give away.I have planned to give some exclusive designs from my collection of books(not from the net:)),.There are some simple rules to follow,..

• You must become a follower of my blog(if you are following already,its fine)
• Leave a comment on this post on what you like about my blog the most(suggestions to improve is also welcome).
• Link back to this post with the image on the side bar of your blog.
• People who dont have a blog can jus become a follower n leave a comment.
  

Simple isn't it!!This candy will get over by jan 31st.The winner will br selected with random.org on feb 1st.There will be two winners,the first one will get 5 designs and the second will get 2 designs,and there will a special prize for the one who leaves the best comment.


So here is the list of designs that the winner will get:

• Madhubani design-1
• Warli design-1
• Stained glass design-1
• Mural design-1
• Abstract desing-1

The first one will get all 5 of these,second will get any three of their choice.The special prize will be a exclusive kerala mural design.

Note:Its important to become a follower,to win this candy,and if you have a blog please link back to this event with the image on your blog and do leave a comment.Thank you.