I am so excited about this post, I have been waiting for it all weekend. Partly because it is such a fantastic gift idea and partly because I am so thrilled for a good friend of mine and the success she has found in her company. So successful in fact that I first learned about it in an issue of People magazine when it mentioned that Oprah bought on of these for TomKat on their wedding. As a person who has an admittedly sad fascination with pop culture, it doesn’t get much better than that kind of exposure.
Jera Hull Deal was a college friend and sorority sister at my small alma mater in Illinois, Augustana College. I lost touch with nearly everyone I held dear after school when I relocated to the East coast for graduate school, but thank God for Facebook where I have reconnected with so many people. And one of my favorite things about Facebook, is how many of my friends who knew me during a time I wasn’t walking much in my faith have become Christians as they get married and have children. Jera is one of those friends. So I am thrilled to be able to highlight her amazing company as a great gift idea for the holidays.
The story of how Sticks and Stones came to be is a great one. Basically a game of I Spy combined with learning the alphabet with her children led to a photography collection of letters that they had discovered in nature and architecture. An idea was born and took off from there. Now the company’s products have been featured by Oprah, Martha Stewart and Rachel Ray. Oh and one hangs in a certain large white house in DC. And now, one hangs in mine.
These are of the highest quality and absolutely gorgeous. I have seen many, many knock offs and imitations in the past few years and I can say honestly they don’t hold a candle to these. I chose to have our last name done in the walnut wood frame. They are highly personalized. You have your choice of many letters, six different frames and any word you want. And the finished product is just stunning.
Am I gushing a bit? Absolutely. There is truly nothing like it. And truly, the picture does not do it justice.
Would you like to join the Cruises, the Obamas and well, me in owning a unique, beautiful piece of art. Sticks and Stones has so generously offered one of my readers a $200 gift certificate so you can create your own masterpiece. Squee!! I am giddy with excitement for you. To enter, simply leave a comment letting me know what you would spell out on your creation. For extra entries (leave a separate comment for each one):
- Become a fan of Sticks and Stones on Facebook
- Become a fan of The Diaper Diaries on Facebook (if you already are, leave a comment for that)
- Subscribe to the Diaper Diaries by email or reader (if you already are, leave a comment for that)
- Follow The Diaper Diaries on Twitter and tweet about the contest. Leave a link to your tweet so I can find you
- Blog about the contest and leave a link to your actual blog post
The winner will be chosen using Random.org next Monday night, November 2nd. Even if you aren’t chosen as the winner, Sticks and Stones has a killer deal going right now. When you buy one, you get the second keepsake at half off. So head on over and check out their beautiful products.
I’m a fan of Diaper Diaries on FB
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I’m a fan of Sticks and Stones on FB
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I would put “SAGER”, our family name.
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I am already a fan of “Sticks and Stones” on Facebook.
.-= Laura Sager´s last blog ..Summer 2009 Adventures! – Part 1 =-.
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I became of friend of “The Diaper Diaries” on Facebook.
.-= Laura Sager´s last blog ..Summer 2009 Adventures! – Part 1 =-.
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I would spell Love.
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I’d spell our last name
.-= angel´s last blog ..Voddie Bauchman on child training =-.
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Mine would say FAMILY
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I am already a fan of yours on FB
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I am also a fan of Sticks and Stones! Love their stuff!
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Very interesting! I would use this as a wedding gift for the last name of a very special person to me.
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I would love to spell out my husband’s intials.
Thanks!
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Email subscriber.
Thanks!
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ENERGY would be my word!
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I would have it say: FOREVER.
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I would put our last name or FAMILY… I don’t know! I would love to have one!
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I’d put my last name
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I would spell out our last name with the word family after it. Thanks!
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I would use our last name.
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I subscribe by reader
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I love these and have seen them before. We are moving into a new to us house the end of November. I’m not actually sure what I would do
I need more time to think!
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And I subscribe to your feed
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I think I would put our last name also. It’s a fantastic giveaway thanks for the opportunity!
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I follow you on twitter and i re tweeted!
http://twitter.com/cpttyingknots
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I am your fan of facebook!
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I became a fan of Sticks and Stones on facebook! Thanks again for the awesome giveaway opportunity and a wonderful blog!
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Mine would spell out Faith.
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I’m became a friend of Sticks and Stones on facebook.
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I’m also a fan of The Diaper Diaries on facebook.
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“EASTMAN” for Sticks & Stones!
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Facebook fan – Diaper Diaries!
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