Closed My Favorite Things Giveaway Series Week 2 – Odyssa Travel Bag Giveaway!

March 8, 2011

The first time I saw this shop, it immediately became a new favorite thing:) This is what I will be giving as bridal shower gifts this year! Shoe bags, laundry bags, lingerie bags, etc….and the Odyssa shop even offers personalization of products! So, I knew I had to include these in the My Favorite Things Giveaway series:) Ready to win one for yourself for summer traveling??

Odyssa is offering YOUR CHOICE of shoe or lingerie bag!

TO ENTER (please make sure you are a follower or subscriber of IHOD):

1) Visit Odyssa and let us know your favorite Travel Luxury bag design.

Additional Entries (Leave separate comment for each):

2) Fan Odyssa Bags on Facebook

3) Follow Odyssa on Twitter

4) Blog, Tweet, or Facebook about the giveaway and let us know which you did!

example tweet: Just entered the #giveaway @inhonorofdesign for a luxury bag from @shopodyssa! http://bit.ly/eJLqgB

*Giveaway is open to international readers and will end next Monday, the 14th!

And I love the part when I get to announce a winner:) The lucky girl who wins the Veggie Patch Clutch from Spool No. 72 is…..#137 – Monik! Will be contacting you to get your address!

Weekend Recap: Waking up the Soul

March 7, 2011

(Lovely Clusters via Leigh Ellexon)

I kind of felt like this image all weekend:) Getting away for some time with God has really left me feeling like a new person. My sister and I went together to a beautiful retreat house where we had all weekend to hear inspirational talks, reflect, write, read, walk, etc…. (and eat really good food!). All these things combined left me with so much inspiration to LOVE more, fear LESS, and live next to HIM. This quote really struck a chord with me ….

“Don’t waste your life waiting for great opportunities to love Christ. Love him now in all of the small, humble things so that you will be able to love him when those big opportunities arrive.”

In a nutshell, I felt like my soul was sleeping and now is woken up and ready to run!
Hope you all had a great weekend. Will be sharing a really fun party post soon!

Meet Jenny May: IHOD Modelista

March 4, 2011

(All accessories from the IHOD Spring ’11 Line)

Meet Jenny May. She is a California girl, who married her Swedish sweetheart. She writes screenplays, has an incredible voice, and oh yeah…. she is my good friend from Freshmen Year in college:) We used to drag ourselves to 8am Political Science class with Dr. Krason. I don’t know how we made it out with passing grades to be honest! Love this girl!… and so happy she agreed to model some IHOD accessories for me. A little more about Jenny….

Your current favorite color to work into your wardrobe: Red! red lips…red shoes…red dresses…I can’t get enough 🙂
5 words to describe you: spontaneous, passionate, outgoing, adventurous, caring
Where you go for daily inspiration?: I really enjoy reading The Daily Love on twitter. He writes inspirational quotes and sayings everyday that really motivate me in my life.

Find more of this lovely lady here:

The Swede Records | Twitter

I am heading out today to a 3 day spiritual retreat, where I get to do nothing but focus on prayer and peace. 30 women are gathering for inspirational talks, time to write and reflect, time for prayer, (and of course eating;) etc…..and ALL in complete silence! The last time I did one of these, it was life changing. How can it not be?! Silence is where God speaks. My hunk of a husband is going to hold down the fort and watch little G for me. I am looking forward to UNPLUGGING from the world and using the time to re-focus.

Hope you each enjoy this March weekend:)

DIY Feature: Braided Bolt Bracelet

March 3, 2011

(found via pinterest)

Talk about being resourceful! I absolutely love the look of this bracelet, and hey! It cost pennies! And what a fun gift to give in a set of different colors!

I think I will be digging in my husband’s tool box….

Oh and hey! Look over to the right in the sidebar:) Since I am less than 6 weeks away from baby’s arrival I thought it would be fun to add a poll. Can you guess what I will be having? If you need to see a belly pic, just refer to this post:D Keeping this secret is tough!

Take 3: Stripes + Color

March 2, 2011

(source: 1, 2, 3)

Continuing my love for stripes week;) And I can never get enough of bold colors!

Wanted to give a shout out to Tamara for featuring her recent IHOD accessory purchase in this post. She is such a fun girl so definately stop by her bloggity blog.

And guess what?? Thanks to your help, IHOD won 2nd place (and even almost caught 1st!) in “Best Design Blog” category on the Lovelies Awards! I am so humbled by all of your love and support. I really am. So THANK YOU for making that such a fun contest to be a part of!

Wishing you all a happy Wendesday! <3

Closed My Favorite Things Giveaway Series: Week 1 – Spool No. 72

March 1, 2011

ARE YOU GUYS READY FOR THIS?? I have a pretty sweet lineup of giveaways coming up here on IHOD!! I want to share with you some of my favorite things and offer you a chance to win them!!

Let’s. Get. Started.

One of my favorite clothing/accessory shops – Spool No. 72 (you can see me wearing the Macintosh Dress in this post) is offering this brand spanking new “Veggie Patch Clutch” to one lucky chica. Isn’t it amazing?!! I totally swooned when I saw it. Its the perfect follow up to my love for stripes post…and in a fun and trendy color for summer – red. Ready to win or what?!

To Enter (must be a follower or subscriber of IHOD):

1) Visit Spool No. 72 and let us know what your favorite new arrival is!

Additional Entries (leave a separate comment for each):

1) Blog, Tweet, or Facebook about the giveaway and let us know you did!
example tweet: Just entered the #giveaway over @inhonorofdesign for a fabulous clutch from @spoolNo72! http://bit.ly/feuAsB

2) Like Spool No. 72 on Facebook

3) Follow Spool No. 72 on Twitter

Open to International Readers. Giveaway will close next Monday!

*Important! PLEASE if your profile is does not have an email address or is blocked PLEASE leave your email address so there is a way of contacting you if you win!!

Good luck loves!

New Year Intention: Visit Two New States – Colorado

February 28, 2011

Last weekend, we drove to Colorado Springs to visit my sister, bro-in-law (he wrestles for the army – watch for him at the next Olympics!), and their new little peanut. I am telling you, I know I may be partial, but he is THE CUTEST little man. I am blessed to have many brothers and sisters, and we are all very close. So, it was an awesome experience for me to see my sister as a new mother. We all knew she would make an incredible one. We had so much fun catching up over some authentic Italian food, walking through the Rockies, and just hanging out. Wish they were neighbors:) Little G was enthralled with the new baby and wanted to give him all his trains (which is a big sign of friendship in his world). Although, he did get jealous when I was holding little JP so it was good practice for the new baby.

This also hits one of my New Year Resolutions (which I like to refer to as goals or intentions) which is visiting two new states! Colorado is breathtaking-if you have been there, you know what I am talking about! Who knows what the next new state will be!

P.S. Its the last day to vote on the Lovelies Award for IHOD! Would greatly appreciate your vote!!