Book Giveaway WINNER

Happy MLK day to all of you! Today, we're announcing the winner of our book giveaway! From 26 entrants, the winning number is #22!

Congrats to Cecilia Hanna Good Juju Goddess (#22), the winner of our Radical Homemaking book giveaway! Cecilia, you'll be receiving three titles by homesteader and author, Shannon Hayes. Thank you to Shannon for generously donating her beautiful books for this giveaway!

Huge Vintage Lamp

This week, I bought an enormous vintage lamp from someone in my neighborhood. Really, this thing is over three feet tall! But I needed a big burst of light in my dark dining room and this lamp certainly fits the bill.

And as for my bathroom remodel, we are definitely in the final throes of this massive project. I'm so pleased with how it's turning out. A few more finishing touches and it will be ready for photos! Here's a little sneak peek. Thanks to the amazing people at Moen who donated this faucet fixture for the project. I think it  looks really sharp.

And finally...

Three random things you should know:

1)  THIS cashmere sweater from J.Jill, usually $249 is on sale today for $101.99. I got it for Christmas from my in-laws and it's my favorite thing ever. It also comes in petite and plus sizes. Go get yours.

2)  And for those of you who just thought to yourself, "Yes - I need plus size clothing that is stylish and doesn't look like a potato sack", I just found a beautiful collection of linen clothing in exactly my style for the more statuesque. (They also have misses styles). Check out Vivid Linen.

3)  There is still time to enter our Radical Homemaking giveaway. Click HERE for details and to enter!

Radical Homemakers Book Trio Giveaway!!

Hello dear readers! Have you been following my radical homemaking efforts here on the blog over the past year, wondering what it's all about? Have you thought about how you might make small changes in your own home towards greater sustainability, green living and financial freedom? Today, I'm announcing a little giveaway to get you started: three books by author and homesteader, Shannon Hayes!

Shannon Hayes, author of the popular manifesto Radical Homemakers, has a wonderful new book called Homespun Mom Comes Unraveled, which is comprised of 29 essays taken from her weekly blog posts. These two books, along with Shannon's inspiring cook book, Long Way on a Little, will go to one lucky La Maison Boheme reader. This is your chance to start your very own radical homemaking library!

photo via Shannon Hayes

The Radical Homemaker gift set includes one copy each of Long Way on a Little, Radical Homemakers, and Homespun Mom Comes Unraveled. Read more about these titles HERE.

1. Leave a comment below and make sure I have a way of contacting you 

either via email, Facebook or through your own blog.

2. BONUS ENTRY - Share this giveaway via your own blog, 

Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

It's as simple as that!

Leave one message in the comment section below, and if you like, a second comment letting me know that you've shared this giveaway link elsewhere.

The contest giveaway is open to US and International readers alike - I'll ship to wherever you are! Make sure that you leave your email or Facebook information so that I can contact you when you win.

This contest ends on Sunday January 18th and the winner will be announced on Monday the 19th. While you're waiting to hear back about the results, please visit Shannon's website: The Radical Homemaker.

Good luck and happy Radical Homemaking!

Octavia Bloom Giveaway

December is here! We're celebrating the Christmas season kick-off with Jenny Christiansen, artisan and owner of Octavia Bloom Jewelry. This week, Jenny is giving a $60 gift certificate to one lucky La Maison Boheme reader to spend in her online shop!

Jenny, who hails from beautiful Bozeman, Montana says, "I love wildflowers and their shameless displays of themselves. The jewelry I create is my tribute to these wild beauties. My hope is that wearing or viewing my jewelry gives you a sense of the wondrous, natural world we live in full of beautiful, blossoming wildflowers."

The Octavia Bloom jewelry line is flat-out gorgeous. 

Just take a look... 

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED

1. Be or become a follower of La Maison Boheme (see sidebar) or follow on Facebook. 

2. Leave a comment below. Make sure I have a way of contacting you when you win!

And if you're so inclined... 

3. BONUS ENTRY if you share this giveaway on Facebook, Twitter or on your own blog! 

It's that easy. You can leave a total of two entries. The contest ends on Monday, December 9th at midnight. The winner will be announced on Tuesday, December 10th! 

 Best of luck and happy shopping!

Giveaway Winner... and other news

Congratulations 1955nurse...

You have won the custom Maria necklace from Loretta Fontaine Jewelry!

As you're shopping around for holiday gifts, please keep Loretta Fontaine Jewelry in mind. Her craftsmanship is impeccable and her designs are gorgeous. I love my necklace (pictured above) so much! Also, feel free to keep up with Loretta at her blog EcoHappy Style and keep an eye out for her upcoming book and Kickstarter project!

And in other news...

My home was featured today at Once Upon A Tea Time! I'm so excited that Priya included me as part of her "Home Tours From Around the Globe" series. Go HERE to check it out!

And finally...

Today is my ninth wedding anniversary!  

To my darling Jack... I love you.

Loretta Fontaine | Custom Necklace Giveaway

Today, I want to introduce you to my friend Loretta Fontaine. She is the brains and beauty behind EcoHappy Style. Loretta is a Renaissance woman of the highest order and makes her life as an architect, artist, photographer, silversmith, author, blogger and green design advocate. Seriously, she's my go-green-guru.

This has been a big year for Loretta. She launched EcoHappy Style, wrote a book, founded the Native Tree Project, and recently opened an online shop to sell her gorgeous hand-crafted jewelry. And to celebrate, she is giving away a custom necklace to one lucky La Maison Boheme reader! But before we get to that, take a look at Loretta's stunning creations.

And here is Loretta working in her studio...

The Necklace Giveaway

Loretta is will be making a custom sterling silver photo necklace for one La Maison Boheme reader. Your cropped and adjusted photograph will be printed at a Pro Lab and set in the bezel of the necklace. The photograph will be sealed and protected with a durable layer of clear resin. The jewelry is cast in sterling silver and given a matte finish with an eco-friendly process. Liver of sulfur is used to antique and oxidize the sterling silver, and the high areas of the design were burnished to a brilliant shine. The necklace is finished with a white freshwater pearl. The necklace is on a 16″- 18″ sterling silver cable chain, (there is a 2″ extender finished with a tiny freshwater pearl to extend the chain to 18″). The diameter of the square silver shape is 1/2″ x 1/2″.

Here is a photo of the necklace below.

Loretta made this one for me using a photo of my children.

Isn't it dreamy?

Learn more about this custom necklace HERE. 

Giveaway Now Closed

1. Be or become a follower of La Maison Boheme (see sidebar)
AND browse the EcoHappy Style Shop and leave a note in the comment section
 sharing with us your favorite piece of jewelry from the shop! 

AND IF YOU WANT... 

2. BONUS ENTRY when you share this giveaway on Facebook, Twitter or on your own blog! 

3. BONUS ENTRY when you "like" the EcoHappy Style page on Facebook

Three entries = three chances to win. It's that easy. 

Make sure I have a way to contact you when you win!


The giveaway will end at midnight on Thursday, October 17th.
The winner will be announced and contacted on Friday the 18th.
This contest is open to everyone.

Best of luck!

Moen Faucet Giveaway

I've had a project in the works for some time: my husband and I are going to remodel our master bathroom. It hasn't happened yet, because I'm still putting the funds together, but we're hoping that this year we'll be able to get started. The impetus to remodel is not for the usual reasons. Don't get me wrong... we'll certainly enjoy an update. But the main reason for the remodel is that we need our bathroom to be wheel chair accessible for our son, Charlie.

This is why I was over the moon when Moen contacted me and asked if I would like to have a faucet from their new 90 Degree collection. Does the Pope wear a funny hat? - of course I want one! I love the beautiful Moen faucet we installed this fall in my kitchen. And it gets even better. Moen wants to give one to YOU! They're giving the faucet below to one lucky La Maison Boheme reader and you can choose your finish: chrome (as I did) or brushed nickel!

90 Degree Low Arch  Single Handle Faucet

The faucet arrived to my house in record time and is patiently awaiting installation. It is gorgeous! Shiny new bath fixtures are like jewels to me. It might take me a while to pull together the rest of the vanity, but I promise to do a beautiful before and after post so you can see what we did!

Click HERE to read more about this faucet.

1. Leave a comment below.

And if you like...

2. BONUS ENTRY when you share this giveaway on 
Facebook, Twitter or on your own blog!

3. BONUS ENTRY when you "like" La Maison Boheme on Facebook 

or become a follower via google (see right sidebar to follow)

Three entries = three chances to win. It's that easy.
Contest open to US and Canadian residents only.
Leave a separate comment for each entry. 

Don't forget to leave your email address so I can notify you when you win. 

(Example: lamaisonboheme at gmail dot com)

The contest ends on Sunday, June 30th at midnight.

The winner will be announced on Monday, July 1st!

While you're waiting to hear back, check out the Moen website
and start planning how you'll use your new faucet! 

Novica Winner

Congrats to #3 - Brandi Stansbury

winner of the 75 dollar gift certificate from Novica!

Brandi, I'll be in touch shortly with your gift certificate code and you can start shopping!

Octavia Bloom Winner

Hello dear readers - sorry I'm posting so late today.  My office is in a tail spin and my computer is buried beneath a pile of books and paper. I had to wait until my man returned home from work with his laptop. 

Yesterday, my husband and I rearranged our entire home.  Everything except for the living room had some kind of major change.  The house is put back together, but my office is still in the ground zero stages.  So, onto the business of the day... 

Congratulations to Robinanne, 

winner of a 50 dollar gift certificate to Octavia Bloom!

Thank you to everyone who entered.

Have a great Monday!

Giveaway from Octavia Bloom

Hello and happy Monday!  Spring has sprung in my neck of the woods and we are celebrating with a giveaway! This week, La Maison Boheme readers have a chance to win a 50 dollar gift certificate from Octavia Bloom, an online shop filled with gorgeous handmade jewelry. Octavia Bloom is the brainchild of Jenny Christiansen, a jewelry artist living in Bozeman, Montana. This is what she has to say about her work:  

I love the wildflowers of Spring and their shameless displays of themselves. Bright and bold, on the side of dusty old roads, or romantic and free, in hidden alpine meadows. The jewelry I create is my tribute to these wild beauties. While out on morning walks my eyes are drawn to them and my mind absorbs the colors, shapes and textures of these wild blooms. Then later, tucked away in my old school house studio, I try to recreate these beauties. My hope is that wearing or viewing my jewelry gives you a sense of the wondrous, natural world we live in full of beautiful, blossoming wildflowers.   ~ Jenny

Here are some of my favorite pieces from her shop: 

How to Enter This Giveaway

1. Be or become a follower of La Maison Boheme (see sidebar).

AND

2. Browse the shop and leave a note in the comment section 
sharing with us your favorite Octavia Bloom piece!  

AND IF YOU WANT...

3. BONUS ENTRY if you share this giveaway on 
Facebook, Twitter or on your own blog!

It's that easy.  

And don't forget to leave your email address so I can notify you when you win. 

(Example: lamaisonboheme at gmail dot com)

The contest ends on Sunday, March 24th at midnight.

The winner will be announced on Monday, March 25th!  

Best of luck and happy shopping!

KOKOON Giveaway Winner!

And the winner is...

Christie - your number is up! Congrats on winning a $100 gift card to KOKOON!

I'll be in touch shortly via email with details.

And just in case you're thinking, am I the "Christie" that won? Here's what you said:

"I heart the Jennifer top -

Christie"

Thank you to KOKOON for the awesome giveaway and to all of you who entered!

I have two more very cool giveaways coming up in March, so stay tuned.

xo

Giveaway - $100 Gift Card from Kokoon!!

Spring is right around the corner and I don't know about you, but I'm ready to replace my winter coat with something light and flirty. Today is your lucky day because Kokoon has a new spring line and they are giving one La Maison Boheme reader a 100 dollar gift card to spend at their online store! My absolute-most-favorite dress in the world is a sweet little number from Kokoon. Their clothing is beautiful to look at and wonderful to wear.  Take a look:

 

Gorgeous, right?

How to Enter This Giveaway

1. Be or become a follower of La Maison Boheme (see sidebar).

2. "Like" Kokoon on Facebook.

3. Browse the shop and leave a note in the comment section 
sharing with us your favorite Kokoon pieces!  

It's that easy.  

And don't forget to leave your email address so I can notify you when you win. 

(Example: lamaisonboheme at gmail dot com)

The contest ends on Thursday, February 28th at midnight
and is only open to residents of the USA and Canada.

The winner will be announced on March 1st!  

Best of luck and happy shopping!

Kokoon on the Web:

Online Shop / Blog / Facebook / Pinterest

I Won "Paris in Color"

Thank you to Milsters, author of the lovely blog Little Pieces of Light for hosting a great Christmas giveaway!  I won Paris in Color - a book of photos by the very talented Nichole Robertson of Little Brown Pen.  I couldn't be happier!  This book is a stunning collection of Nichole's Paris photos organized according to color.  It's breathtaking. Thank you Milsters - what a wonderful surprise!

Paris in Color reminds me of this quote about vitality, generosity and joy by Simone de Beauvoir:

"There is vitality only by means of free generosity... and sensitivity is nothing else but the presence which is attentive to the world and to itself. The reward for these spontaneous qualities issues from the fact that they make significances and goals appear in the world. They discover reasons for existing. They confirm us in the pride and joy of our destiny as man."

All photos by Nichole Robertson.