Win a Marc Jacobs handbag with AlexandAlexa!
My lovely friend and fellow Disney blogger, the wonderful and fragrant Alice from DulwichDivorcee.com, has a rather beautiful designer handbag. It is one of her most treasured possessions (I suspect that she sleeps with it) and I have often considered knocking her over the head with something, swiping it and running off how lovely it would be to own such a beautiful, expensive item of my own….
Imagine my delight, then, when the gorgeous folk at luxury children’s wear boutique AlexandAlexa.com gave me the nod that they were teaming up with the shopping portal Farfetch.com to give away this utterly gorgeous Marc Jacobs ‘Leola Hobo’ bag worth a stonking £440.00. It’s made of the softest, tan leather (just right for keeping under your pillow – or in fact using as a pillow). The lucky winner will also win a £300 spending spree at AlexandAlexa.com where they can indulge their little darlings in gorgeous designer children’s wear by the likes of Ralph Lauren, Chloé and of course Little Marc Jacobs (so they can co-ordinate perfectly with your bag!
And what do you have to do to be in with a chance to win this life-changing arm candy? Why, nothing more taxing than clicking here, or on one of the ads, filling in your name and email address and crossing your fingers.
The competition is open until June 6th. I’m just really really hoping that I’m still allowed to enter…
And now for a Barry’s tea break
So with all this excitement (it’s the big Figleaves photoshoot tomorrow!), I thought we should wind things down and have a nice cuppa.
But of course, seeing as it’s me and seeing as I’m so good to you, I thought I’d spread the love. The lovely chaps at Barry’s Tea (if you’re Irish or ever lived in Ireland it’s just THE tea to drink over there) have offered to give one lucky winner a fabulous Barry’s Tea gift box containing a selection of their speciality range including two new additions to its tea family, the fantastically exotic Pu-erh and South African Rooibos. With Pu-erh rich in antioxidants and South African Rooibos naturally caffeine-free Barry’s have gone all health-tastic, although of course, they still do all the traditional blends.
So leave a comment, then, and tell me what’s your favourite accompaniment to your daily cuppa. Too much information, I know, but mine’s a bourbon, thank you (and I’m a dunker). Over to you, then:
…and the winner is:
The lovely folk at MyFotowall have done their deliberating and cogitating, and decided the the winner of the photo wallscape wallpaper is this entry:
Congratulations, CarolineSweetie! If you’d like to send me an email to: contactenglishmum@gmail.com I’ll put you in touch with them so you can claim your prize.
Competition: win a mahoosive Fotowall!
Okay, so this is quite possibly the most fabulously, amazingly brilliant competition I’ve ever run.
Think about a photo you really love: a treasured picture of the kids, maybe? A beautiful beach scene? Or maybe it’s trees that float your boat? A fabulous sunset? Or maybe you’re a photographer and have created an amazing image? Maybe there’s just one photo that always makes you smile?
Now, picture that favourite photo adorning a whole wall in your house. Imagine the possibilities! And if you don’t have the exact photo in mind, the lovely people at Myfotowall have tons of stock images. So if you fancy a fluttery feather on your bedroom wall (I love this one), just say the word.
Down to business, then. Being as creative as you like, leave a comment telling me which photo you would choose to adorn your wall and why, and you could win a 4m x 2m wall, worth up to £400 of your very own. Be as creative as you like (but if you rent your house, remember to ask your landlord first. Heh.)
Off you go, then.
The small print:
Myfotowall.com – the company that can transform your most treasured photos into larger than life wall coverings is offering one English Mum reader a unique wallscape worth £400, for free.
The ultra simple process involves simply uploading the dimensions of the wall you want to cover, be it your bedroom, bathroom or nursery wall, and your selected hi-res picture. If you need to crop and scale your image then the Myfotowall website provides you with the tools to do so.Your desired image can be scaled up to 16x its original size and still have amazing quality. Myfotowall will deliver the pre-cut lengths of top quality, washable, vinyl wallpaper printed with your picture, together with a hanging guide customised to your environment.
For further information visit Myfotowall.com.
* * * * * * ENTRIES TO THIS COMPETITION ARE NOW CLOSED * * * * * *
The Great Valentine’s Day Cupcake Challenge: the results
UPDATE: Okay, so the results are in. And yes, I know, I know, this is just a bit of fun, not a competition, but Toria has chosen her faves:
1st Heather’s from Eggs, Cream and Honey. They look mouthwateringly gorgeous and I want to stuff my face with them! Yum
2nd Mummy Limited’s heart cupcakes. Loving the sparkliness with the glitter and hearts that look fab on the cream frosting. Too pretty to eat so that’s why 2nd
3rd Rosie Scribble’s cupcakes for their drizzley randomness and nowt to do with the subliminal cakes. Promise
Happy Valentine’s Day! Romance is alive and well at English Towers this morning and after swearing blind that we weren’t going to do anything for V-day, I was woken from my slumber with a kiss and an armful of beautiful rosebuds.
On to the challenge then. Luckily, my beautiful mate V from Scrummy Cupcake has volunteered to judge. I’ll keep adding them on as fast as I can so you can see every single entry. Apologies for the differing sizes, but if you try and enlarge the smaller ones, they just get all distorted. Let’s roll ‘em out then…
First up, we have Amy Lane’s beautiful Valentine’s cupcakes:
Jelly Monster’s gorgeous red velvet cupcakes with marshmallow cream cheese frosting:
Drina’s cute pink little cupcakes:
2nd (too good to eat)!!!:
Mummy Limited’s fabulous heart cupcakes:
Working Mum on the Verge’s frankly stunning cupcakes made for Bloggers for Haiti (she raised £100!):
Special prize for being the youngest competitor!:
Little Miss Working Mum on the Verge’s beauties too:
Knackered Mother is next with her beautifully decorated little babies (I’ve got my eye on the marshmallow ones at the back):
Snaffles Mummy added Lovehearts – perfect!:
Tara at Sticky Fingers made these stunning cupcakes with her daughter:
And so did Rosie Scribble:
and here’s Madame Scribble’s less than subtle attempt at subliminal messaging for the judge:
Winner!:
And here are Heather’s from Eggs Cream and Honey – I love the texture on these :
There are from Hannah at HomeBaked online (whose red velvet cupcakes were much redder than mine!):
and here are Not such a yummy mummy’s beautiful bunch of cupcakes:
And here are Jo’s stunning pink cupcakes (no boob jokes, Jo, I promise):
and these gorgeously coloured cupcakes are from Lucy over at Teen Baker:
and these heart-shaped beauties are from Erica at Little Mummy:
These are from Me, The Man and The Baby (I love that your hubby thought you’d cut yourself!):
And these are from fellow Disney blogger and all-round good egg, Exmoor Jane (I want some of that food colouring stash you’re hiding!):
These are from Helen (@ChepstowCupcake) via Twitter:
These lovelies are from Audrey, c/o SWSurreyHomeEd.co.uk
And these gorgeous sparkly heart-adorned babies are from Little Dude’s Mummy:
And this enormous great beauty is from the incredibly talented daughter of Toyjeanius:
