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What illuminates your life...your day...a moment in time?
What illuminates your life...your day...a moment in time?
I admit I do not stop to think about it often enough...
to give thanks for the wonderful things in my life
and the promise each day holds.
My children - their laughter, the curiosity, their words.
My husband (on most days!).
My parents.
My friends, new and old.
Sunlight...and moonlight.
The sound, sight, and smell of the ocean.
A good Mocha on a cold crisp morning.
A good glass on wine while watching the sunset.
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Back before I began my own blogs,
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A great piece of jewelry also illuminates my day -
I am a girl after all!Back before I began my own blogs,
I was cruising around the Internet and found a
Her words are inspiring...
Her photography amazing...
(she even made Bubblegum Alley in San Luis Obispo look beautiful)
But mostly the love for her family is heartwarming.
Well, Lisa also designs amazing jewelry!
I have been in LOVE with her unique designs since I first saw her site.
There are all so fabulous, that at first,
I couldn't even wrap my head around which one to choose...
and then I saw the Family Crest necklace...
and better yet, my hubby gave it to me on our wedding anniversary.
And you should see my current wish list!
So being a big fan already,
So being a big fan already,
I just about fell over when I received the email...
I was beyond excited...I had made it...
I was going to host a Lisa Leonard giveaway
(yes, that is my over-the-top fan moment).
Lisa has just revealed her newest creation...
the Illuminate Necklace,
and I have one for a lucky reader!
Lisa sent me one, and I have been wearing it proudly.
My necklace says "sparkle,"
but the winner can have the necklace personalized
I hope you are as excited as I am!
Here's the scoop:
Giveaway runs through Monday, 2/1/10 at midnight PST.
ONE winner will be notified by email and
will have 48 hours to claim their prize.
LEAVE ONE COMMENT PER ENTRY
Contest open to US and Canada
entry #1: MANDATORY...you must be a follower of 504 Main. If you already follow, just say so! AND You MUST leave me a comment telling me one thing that illuminates your day/life. If your email is not linked to your profile...you must leave it in the comment section. (1 entry)
OPTIONAL ENTRIES
entry #2: Follow Lisa on Twitter (leave your Twitter name in the comment) (1 entry)
entry #3: Follow 504 Main on Twitter (leave your Twitter name in the comment) (1 entry)
entry #4: Tweet about the giveaway...must include link to 504 main (1 entry...may be done once a day for a separate entry each day). Leave url in comment.
entry #5: Facebook about the giveaway. (1 entry)
entry #6: Blog about the giveaway...leave your link in the comment (3 entries).
entry #7: Add my 504 Main to your blog roll (2 entries)...Leave the link in the comment.
entry #8: Add 504 Main button to your site (2 entries)...Leave the link in the comment.
entry #9: Follow my wedding blog (1 entry). If you already follow...just say so!
entry #9: Follow my wedding blog (1 entry). If you already follow...just say so!
Good Luck!
Holly
Holly
Photo Credits
top photo: istockphoto.com; middle photo: Lisa Leonard; bottom photo: Lisa Leonard
DISCLAIMER: I was given one necklace from Lisa Leonard. No other compensation was received to host this giveaway or for this post.
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Love the necklace! I am a follower. My boys iluminate my life! :) Have a great Monday Holly.
ReplyDeleteFollow, follow, follow! That is an awesome giveaway! And I love how you began this post with your take on illuminating. Very, very nice! It is my hope that Christ's love "illuminates" within me so that, in some small way, I can show the "light of Christ" to those I encounter.
ReplyDeleteLove this! What a fantastic giveaway!
ReplyDeleteOf course, I follow 504 Main and your wedding blog. You're also in my blogroll.
What illuminates my life? My list would look very much like yours. My kids, my husband, sunrises, sunsets, reading new comments on my blog....I could go on and on!
Wow..you are now doing some great giveaways! So, I follow and my anti depressant illuminates my life.
ReplyDeleteAdore that necklace. Love illuminates my life! I just became a follower. I've been a reader for some time but had yet to hit Follow. You've been on my Blogroll for a while now.
ReplyDeleteI lurke, I'll admit it. I need to be better with the comment love.
So, please be so kind as to send me my new necklace!
Leigh
This is SO pretty! I, of course follow you! :)
ReplyDeleteOk, so I know it's an obvious answer, but my son absolutely illuminates my day. I seriously am more in awe and more in love with that little boy every single second!
ReplyDeleteFollowing Lisa on Twitter now...
ReplyDelete@themommyologist
Following you on Twitter too
ReplyDelete@themommyologist
And you are on my blog roll, but I can't figure out how to link it!!
ReplyDeleteHey Holly...cute giveaway...my girls illuminate my life! I am of course following both your blogs and they are both on my blog roll. Unfortunately I am not much of a twitter-er. Not much time for that one these days!
ReplyDeleteI am a follower! The one thing that illuminates my day is my husband. I can't help but smile and feel my heart skip a beat each evening when he walks through the door. Love him!
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower!
ReplyDeleteMorning snuggles with my little man illuminate my life.
katrinasevin(at)aol.com
Following Lisa on twitter {katrinasevin}
ReplyDeleteFollowing you on twitter {katrinasevin}
ReplyDeleteYou're on my blogroll #1
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Holly once again you have a FANTABULOUS give-away.
ReplyDeleteYour post for it was inspiring and so well written.
I will not be entering this give-away however in order to be fair since I won your Peel-n-Stick Stamper (which I absolutely adore!)
XO
MJ
You're on my blogroll #2
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How wonderful!! Her jewelry is simple yet beautiful. The power of words!! Have a wonderful Monday and the best of luck to all your readers on this fantastic give-away.
ReplyDeleteMy youngest son illuminates my life with every smile he gives me!!
I am a follower. I am illuninated every day by the smile of every smiling peron I encounter each day
ReplyDeleteHolly I would be honored to win this beautiful necklace! Thank you for offering such a generous giveaway to us all.
ReplyDeleteI am already a loyal friend and follower. Your precious button is displayed on my sidebar. I don't *tweet* or do *facebook* though.
What illuminates me the most is my husband. Not only does he look pretty cool in his USMC uniform he is an amazing man. *Smiles*
Blessings, ~Melissa :)
I'm a follower!
ReplyDeleteThis may sound silly, but coffee illuminates my life! The day is always brighter after I've had my cup of joe!
nadia[dot]torrieri[at]gmail[dot]com
I'm following Lisa on twitter!
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I'm following you on twitter!
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I tweeted!
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nadia[dot]torrieri[at]gmail[dot]com
I follow your wedding blog!
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What a great giveaway! I am sure it will make the lucky winner's day.
ReplyDeleteI hope your weekend went well.
My daughter illuminates my life with her wisdom beyond her years and her ability to entertain endlessly.
ReplyDeleteMy other daughter for her sweet demeanor and cute freckly face that oozes that cute--which she hates btw--but dangit she's cute.
My son for his energy, his smile and his 4 year old wit!
I am a follower.
I'm a follower! after 10 years together, and 5 years married, my husband still illuminates my life.
ReplyDeletefollowing lisa on twitter (@suziconfesses)
ReplyDeletefollowing you on twitter! (@suziconfesses)
ReplyDeleteI love it! I want it! And how could I not be a follower? I ADORE your blog!
ReplyDeleteI follow this blog AND your wedding blog! : ) Love em'! Of course, as most people will say, my children and hubs illuminates my life. That's a given.
ReplyDeleteBut my official answer to that question is: Starbucks! : ) Ha! Without Starbucks, life would be a lot more dim! : )
Oh and my email is: TTsDreamyTutus@gmail.com : )
ReplyDeleteI'm a follwer! I love the necklace! My son calling me asking me a question like "how do you write a check?", it lets me know that even though he's "grown" he still needs me!
ReplyDeleteI follow. Music illuminates my life.
ReplyDeleteBlogroll #2.
ReplyDeleteMy silly labrador retriever illuminates my life most days. I'm a already a follower, thanks to someone who took the time to explain to me what "follower" means ;)
ReplyDeleteWithout a doubt my kids are the illumination in my life (even though they chose to share their cold with me).
ReplyDeleteI follow Lisa on Twitter (@MBels)
ReplyDeleteI follow 504 Main on Twitter (@MBels)
ReplyDeleteI follow your wedding blog.
ReplyDeleteOf course you know, I'm already a follower!
ReplyDeleteOne thing? I have so many, but my boys (all three of them!) are the lights of my life!!
Super fun giveaway!
Following you on Twitter!
ReplyDelete504 Main is on my blogroll!
ReplyDeleteHave 504 Main button proudly displayed on my blog!
ReplyDeleteTweeted!
ReplyDeleteLatest: Cute necklace giveaway @ http://504main.blogspot.com/2010/01/its-illuminatingits-lisa-leonard.html less than 5 seconds ago
I love yours...I'd want mine just like that one. I am a follower...and this is a great giveaway.
ReplyDeleteAs for what illuminates my life...when my grandson smiles at me.
I am a follower...
ReplyDeleteMy husband and my girls illuminate my life!
I already follow you on Twitter (@erinlynn76)
ReplyDeleteAnd I also follow your wedding blog!
ReplyDeleteI follow!
ReplyDeleteHope illuminates my day, especially during times like these.
What a great giveaway! I am a follower. The hope of a fresh start every day illuminates my day.
ReplyDeleteI follow 504 Main on Twitter: @middayescapades
ReplyDeletetweet: http://twitter.com/middayescapades/status/8218133839
ReplyDeleteI follow your wedding blog.
ReplyDeleteYour button is at my blogroll #1: http://www.middayescapades.com/2009/10/blogroll-mom-blogs.html
ReplyDeleteYour button is at my blogroll #2: http://www.middayescapades.com/2009/10/blogroll-mom-blogs.html
ReplyDelete#1 I am a follower (and a friend... that should count for something)
ReplyDeleteGod illuminates my life!
#2 Your button is on my blog
ReplyDelete#3 You are in my blog roll... it's true
ReplyDeleteI am a follower.
ReplyDeleteLife illuminates me. I love everyday I am blessed enough to be here on this earth.
Hope you have a great one!
I follow your lovely blog! My kids and their sense of humor illuminates me!
ReplyDeleteI just LOVE how it is so easy to comment on your blog btw, everyone should be set up this way.
ReplyDeleteOkay, I'm following you on twitter
(aventinehill)
I'm following Lisa on twitter (aventinehill)
ReplyDeleteI'm also following your wedding blog.
ReplyDeleteBoy, this Lisa sure has some very beautiful designs! Nice!
Her work is lovely. I just wanted to let you know I've stopped by today. I'll let all others try to win. Although I appreciate all kinds of jewelry, I don't usually wear it. Simply my engagement ring and wedding band and my diamond earrings my husband gave me on the first anniversary.
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome giveaway! Im a new follower :)
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower☺ and kisses from my daughter definitely illuminate my day!
ReplyDeleteI follow Lisa on Twitter @KTnestingspot
ReplyDeleteI follow you on twitter @KTnestingspot
ReplyDeleteHere's my tweet, I tiny url'ed the link to your post but it's in there: http://twitter.com/KTnestingspot/status/8244909935
ReplyDeleteI added your button on my sidebar scroller, under My Friends
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amazing giveaway! I follow you on twitter as
ReplyDelete@trammisms!
and follow your blog!
ReplyDeleteAND tweeted this!
ReplyDeleteHi Holly! So awsome!! :) So, im following both your Blogs, you've been in my Blog roll and Ive had your button on my page. Im following you both on twitter. I like the necklace with the hearts and the kids names. I would totally wear that. :) Oh, and what illuminates my day? My kids, naturally. :) Oh! And a big, fat cup of coffee!!! ;)
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www.tilldeathdousart.blogspot.com
Hi Girlfriend!!!! totally love your Blog ....so awesome!!!!!ofcourse love the necklace and coming from you even better:) what really illuminates my day ....are my kids they're my energy and a nice venti mocha!!!!
ReplyDeletelove,
~monica snelgrove
I am a loyal follower!!
ReplyDeleteWhat illuminates my life~My Grandson!!
I am following Lisa on Twitter
ReplyDeletegramme2006
I love the necklace!!
I follow 504 Main on Twitter
ReplyDeleteGramme2006
I am now following your Wedding Blog!!
ReplyDeleteI'm a necklace fanatic. I buy several every year. They just make me happy. Love this one too! Count me in. You know I follow you and love you. Have a great day Holly. Holly:)
ReplyDeleteOh I am a follower:)..and it is truly my girls that illuminate my life. When they smile, I light up!
ReplyDeletemodernmom at rocket mail dot com
Following Lisa on twitter now
ReplyDelete@SassyModernMom
Following you on twitter now
ReplyDelete@SassyModernMom
How was I not already? lol
Retweet!
ReplyDeletehttp://twitter.com/naddie_t/status/8257323343
nadia[dot]torrieri[at]gmail[dot]com
my HAPPY life illuminates me!
ReplyDeleteWriting and sharing love and joy to those who follow me illuminates me!
YOU illuminate me :)
I am already a follower..
twitter @tamig30
I already follow your awesome wedding blog :)
I am a follower! My daughter illuminates my life. Her smile, life, or her girly walk. Each brighten my day! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI am a follower!! My part-time job is driving a school bus. Watching the little kids come running to the bus every morning, with a smile on their face, happy to go to school - illuminates my day! Of course that all ends at about grade 6 or so :)
ReplyDeleteaudreyscountrycrafts at gmail dot com
yea yea...can you tell i'm excited?
ReplyDeletei am following you and lisa on Twitter..name lauraandbranden
I tweeted about the giveaway...
i added you to my blog roll
and i'm following you here and ur wedding blog! woohoo!!
http://littleloveys.blogspot.com/
I follow on google friend connect. sharonjo
ReplyDeleteWhat illuminates me is my faith in Jesus Christ--the light of the world!
Thanks for a great giveaway!
I follow Lisa Leonard on twitter @sharonjo2
ReplyDeleteI follow 504 Main on twitter @sharonjo2
ReplyDeleteI tweeted!
ReplyDeletehttp://twitter.com/sharonjo2/status/8295339433
My faith illuminates my life!
ReplyDeleteI follow here and on Twitter and I tweeted about the give-away.(http://twitter.com/teresabugblog). I follow Lisa and you are in my blog roll (http://teresa-bug.blogspot.com/) Thanks for a great give-away!
Daily tweet!
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nadia[dot]torrieri[at]gmail[dot]com
today's tweet
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Daily tweet!
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nadia[dot]torrieri[at]gmail[dot]com
I am a follower:-) (love your blog) and my hubby and kids illuminate my life. I am so thankful God gave them to me.
ReplyDeleteUgh I didn't follows the rules (time out for me) and posted all mine together...but add to it...
ReplyDeleteThis morning I did a FB status update about the contest w/a link to ur blog
Holly, I love the way you led into this giveaway with such inspiring and heartwarming words. I already follow, of course.
ReplyDeleteAnd follow your wedding blog.
ReplyDeleteShared your contest on FB!http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rook-No-17/96662949797
ReplyDeleteYour badge is on my blog, and I forgot to say that one thing that truly illuminates my day (or rather, night) is snuggling with my little pup Pancho!
ReplyDeleteTweeted it:
ReplyDelete"Always a wealth of inspiration, creativity, style and good reading, Holly at 504 Main is featuring a wonderful... http://bit.ly/9ykkuY"
I tweeted today!
ReplyDeletehttp://twitter.com/sharonjo2/status/8373184872
A new follower, thanks to finding you through the Friday Followers!
ReplyDeleteMy daughter's smile illuminates my life.
Kathleen
Hi,
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely giveaway - Lisa Leonards creations are just beautiful.
My children laughing together is what illuminates my life (not very often as they are a boy and girl 4 years apart so often quarrel!).
Am now a follower!
Just added your badge to my blog too!
ReplyDelete..And put you on my blog roll!
ReplyDeleteAnd posted a link to your giveaway on my blog!
ReplyDeleteI'm trying so hard!
I just became a follower.
ReplyDeleteMy husband, children, and dogs are what illuminate my life. I'm so lucky to have each of them!
Thanks for hosting this great giveaway.
Kat :)
I am a follower! I LOVE this necklace!!! One thing that illuminates my life is babies. My baby, your baby, whatever. I LOVE them so much! If I were rich I would probably be like the Duggars. Seriously. They are like drugs for me.
ReplyDeleteI blogged about the giveaway here!
ReplyDeletehttp://aintshecrazy.blogspot.com/2010/01/friday-freebie.html
Thank you!
I just added your button to my blog.
ReplyDeleteCheck it out:
http://aintshecrazy.blogspot.com
Tweet!
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nadia[dot]torrieri[at]gmail[dot]com
today's tweet
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My newest mantra is "keep calm and carry on"...that phrase brightens my day! I follow, so count me in for the giveaway! stampinpatti@aol.com
ReplyDeleteI tweeted today!
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Blogged #1
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blogged #2
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blogged #3
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i've got your button #1
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i've got your button #2
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following your wedding blog!
ReplyDeleteI am now following your wedding blog!
ReplyDeletefollowing Lisa on twitter -jessicasprite
ReplyDeletefollowing you on twitter -jessicasprite
ReplyDeletetweeted: check this out: http://504main.blogspot.com/2010/01/its-illuminatingits-lisa-leonard.html
ReplyDelete-jessicasprite
I facebooked about the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI am a new follower of 504 Main. My hubby & kiddos illuminate my life b/c they remind me that I do not have to be perfect for them to love me. They remind me that life is simple! :)
ReplyDeleteI follow! My son illuminates my life b/c he's just at the age where he's really discovering the world around him and it's amazing to watch.
ReplyDeleteI follow you on Twitter (MarfMom)
ReplyDeleteI'm following! I love your blog!
ReplyDeleteAnd I love Lisa Leonard's stuff too!
Sooooo pretty!
What illuminates my life?
My assurance of heaven!
My hubby & awesome kids!
My blessed life!
I feel overwhelmed when I think about it all! God has been so good to me....even when things are rotten! It's better than most!
I am a brand new follower...found you thanks to SITS! One thing that brightens my day is hearing my husband tell me how much he loves me. He says it at least 3 times before I go to work. I am one lucky lady!
ReplyDeletecrissa17@hotmail.com
New follower- gorgeous necklaces!
ReplyDeleteAlso a new follower for the wedding blog!
ReplyDeleteI am a follower of 504 Main (Carolsue)
ReplyDeleteMy kids, husband and pets illuminate my life!
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I follow you on Twitter @cezovski
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I follow Lisa on Twitter @cezovski
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I follow the Wedding Ring on Google Friends Connect - Carolsue
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I'm now following you, yippee!
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anna@craftygirlsworkshop.com
I'm following you and Lisa on Twitter (2 entries) and I tweeted about the giveaway (1 entry)
ReplyDeleteAnna
anna@craftygirlsworkshop.com
I totally LOVE that chandelier necklace by the way!
I now follow your blog.
ReplyDeleteMy customers make my day.everyday somebody makes me smile!
rally_thade17@hotmail.com
today's tweet
ReplyDeletehttp://twitter.com/sharonjo2/status/8502126845
I am a follower, and my day is illuminated when I wake up in the morning and see the pictures of my niece.
ReplyDeleteI'm following the wedding blog
ReplyDeleteBetter late than never right!?!
ReplyDeleteI'm of course...a follower!
And what illuminates my life is my husband and daughter. They are truly the lights of my life and teach me through simple things how to be a better wife, mom, woman and Christ follower on a daily basis.
Kelli @ SustainingCreativity
(kelli.mayhorn@gmail.com)
Following Lisa on Twitter!
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Kelli @ SustainingCreativity
Following you on twitter too!!
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Kel @ SustainingCreativity
Twittered this giveaway!!
ReplyDeleteKelli @ SustainingCreativity
When I tweet, it automatically shows up on Facebook! so I facebooked it too!
ReplyDeleteKelli @ SustainingCreativity
I've got your 504 blog button on my blog!
ReplyDeleteKelli @ SustainingCreativity
And finally!!! I'm following your wedding blog!!
ReplyDeleteLove the banner, by the way!!
Kelli @ SustainingCreativity
Your blog looks lovely...I'm a new follower. ;) I'm hoping last minute might be lucky--Lisa's new necklace is just fabulous! I think I'd want mine to say "sparkle", too.
ReplyDeleteGetting a phone call from my sweetheart brightens my life a lot. ;)
I follow Lisa on Twitter! @thesweetpetunia
ReplyDeleteTweeted!
ReplyDeletehttp://mobile.twitter.com/thesweetpetunia/status/8523809322
Following you on Twitter! @thesweetpetunia
ReplyDeleteNow following your wedding blog, too! I'm always looking for wedding inspiration, although my dear sweetheart hasn't "popped the question" yet. ;)
ReplyDeleteHi Holly! =-D
ReplyDeleteI am already followin' you and your lovely blog here~! And I guess what illuminates my life would be the tail end of the day....when everything that needs to be done is done (hahahahaaa!!!) and our family can just relax together and have fun before bedtime. So - spending time with my family is my day's illumination!
I <3 the necklace! It is so chic and pretty!
ClassiclyAmber[at]gmail.com