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Yay! It’s my birthday! So I’m giving you stuff.

March 13, 2011 by Miranda 60 Comments

Dear sweet Jesus, WHY did “Fid-dy” have to write the only song in the English (sort of English) language that features the word “birthday” aside from that one that might get me fined by some dead ladies who hold the copyright to that other one that restaurants can’t sing? **I’ve been told twice now that The Beatles also have a birthday song. Theirs is way more to my liking than either of these.

Or better yet, WHY did his song have to be THE hit song the year I turned 21, forever etching itself into my memory?

And even better than that, has it really been EIGHT YEARS since I turned 21 and went out on the town with A and A and then to Destin for Spring Break?

Why, yes. Yes it has.

::gulp::

29 years ago my Mama pushed me into this world with a shot of Demerol and a prayer.

Thank you, Mama.

And now, 29 years later, I’m getting shorted an hour on my birthday thanks to DST. (If I lived in Arizona I’d get to celebrate the full 24 hours, but their refusal to comply with the rest of the country is really neither here nor there.)

Or, I could look at this as YAY DAYLIGHT AND THE APPROACH OF SANDAL SEASON!

Or? I could say “YAY. Happy birthday to me! I love y’all so much there’s a giveaway happening here!”

Which is what I’m going to say.

Because I do love y’all and there IS a giveaway happening here.

(See how giving and awesome I am? It’s my birthday and I’m giving Ellie’s giving y’all stuff!)

Short on time? Save this post for later.

No more lost tabs, random screenshots, or digging through your browser history. Save this post and do future-you a favor.

(It's like a bookmark, but...not.)

Yes, people, it’s true. Ellie of Shining Stones, an NSJM sponsor and wonderful woman extraordinaire, is giving away a $35 credit to her Etsy shop in honor of my birthday.

Look at the pretties! You know you want one! I already own three! And I’ve got my eye on about a dozen more! Like the handstamped line! (LOVE!) Or the Sea, Sun, and Sky necklace. (I love stars. Did you know that?) Or The Big Pearl ring, which is one I already own, because DUH. I’m a good Southern girl.

I love her stuff! So much. And her, too. She’s a pretty rocking woman with a rocking blog and a rocking mission.

So, want to win your very own piece (or two!) of Shining Stones jewelry? Here’s what you need to do:

Mandatory:

1. Visit Ellie’s Etsy shop, Shining Stones, and come back and tell me
which item you’d gift me with if this were all about me. ::ahem::
Please leave a comment to let us know which piece is your favorite.

Optional/Additional:

2. “Like” this post on Facebook by clicking the “Like” button right below here.
Leave a comment to let me know you “liked” the giveaway.

3. “Like” NSJM on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/notsuperjustmom
Leave a comment to let me know you’re now following/liking NSJM.
If you’re already following, leave a comment to let me know!

4. Sign up for Shining Stones’ newsletter. She sends coupons and talks about upcoming new items!
Go here: http://www.onecraftymother.com/ and sign up.
Leave a comment letting us know you signed up!

5. Tweet this giveaway.
I’m celebrating @notsuperjustmom’s birthday by entering to win $35 shop credit to Shining StonesΒ  http://bit.ly/fluu0j (@onecraftyellie).

Feel free to Tweet once a day and leave a comment each time you tweet letting me know!

Giveaway will close at 8:00 p.m March 17th (St. Patrick’s Day! YAY!).

Winner will be chosen via random.org and will be announced on Friday morning.
Winner will have 48 hours to claim the shop credit or a new winner will be selected.

Yay! Happy Birthday to me!

The Legal Stuff: I have received no items in compensation for this giveaway. Contrary to popular belief, sometimes nice people do nice things. Like Ellie. Who is a nice person doing a nice thing here. I do, however, own several of Ellie’s pieces and my opinion of these pieces is that they are fantastic. And no one paid me to say that. As has been previously stated, the only amount of money that would buy my opinion is a sum equal to or greater than that of my outstanding student loan debt. Does anyone even read this?

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Comments

  1. Kimberly says

    March 13, 2011 at 5:09 pm

    I tweeted πŸ˜‰

    Reply
  2. mummy@bodfortea says

    March 13, 2011 at 7:03 pm

    Happy Birthday you!!! I would give you many happy returns and the Tangled up in blue bracelet, hope you’d like it πŸ˜€ Also done all of the other things above except sign up for the newsletter as I couldn’t find it!

    Reply
  3. Leighann says

    March 13, 2011 at 7:08 pm

    I would gift you the Hope and Strength necklace.
    I may also go buy myself some jewelry. This store looks great!
    Hope your birthday was fab!

    Reply
  4. Leighann says

    March 13, 2011 at 7:08 pm

    I tweeted!! πŸ˜€

    Reply
  5. Amanda G. says

    March 13, 2011 at 7:38 pm

    I would totally give you the bird’s nest ring because you were wearing a super cute oversized ring yesterday and you rocked it! πŸ™‚

    Reply
  6. Amanda G. says

    March 13, 2011 at 7:39 pm

    Just tweeted!

    Reply
  7. Melissa says

    March 13, 2011 at 8:24 pm

    I LOVE the hope strength necklace!

    (it would be a great gift for you. πŸ˜‰ )

    Reply
  8. Melissa says

    March 13, 2011 at 8:24 pm

    I liked this on fb!

    Reply
  9. Melissa says

    March 13, 2011 at 8:25 pm

    I like you on FB too!

    Reply
  10. Melissa says

    March 13, 2011 at 8:28 pm

    and i signed up for the newsletter….

    Reply
  11. Melissa says

    March 13, 2011 at 8:29 pm

    tweeted (@melaxid)

    Reply
  12. Jackie Mask says

    March 13, 2011 at 10:04 pm

    My favorite item is the tiny birds nest earrings! so cute!

    Reply
  13. Jackie Mask says

    March 13, 2011 at 10:05 pm

    I already like facebook!

    Reply
  14. Jackie Mask says

    March 13, 2011 at 10:06 pm

    i tweeted!!

    Reply
  15. Sierra says

    March 13, 2011 at 10:48 pm

    I love the wishing on a star necklace.

    Happy Birthday!!!

    Reply
  16. Kimberly says

    March 14, 2011 at 10:16 am

    Love that Periodot Twist ring….I’m sure it would look fabulous on your (or my) finger πŸ™‚

    Happy bday!

    Reply
  17. MamaRobinJ says

    March 14, 2011 at 10:43 am

    Get ready to see my face a bunch because, damn, that stuff is beautiful.

    I would totally give you the sea, sun and sky necklace. Because I have a necklace (in a different style) that has a sea theme like that and I love it. Everyone should have a necklace with a starfish on it.

    But if it were for me I’d get the Fly Away Home necklace. Because my name is Robin and it looks like my blog header πŸ™‚

    Reply
  18. MamaRobinJ says

    March 14, 2011 at 10:43 am

    Added your FB page to my favourites!

    Reply
  19. MamaRobinJ says

    March 14, 2011 at 10:44 am

    Tweet tweet!

    Reply
  20. MamaRobinJ says

    March 14, 2011 at 10:45 am

    Signed up for newsletter too.

    Reply
  21. Jess@Straight Talk says

    March 14, 2011 at 1:42 pm

    I love the black raspberry necklace!

    Reply
  22. Jess@Straight Talk says

    March 14, 2011 at 1:43 pm

    I’m a Facebook liker πŸ™‚

    Reply
  23. Alena says

    March 14, 2011 at 2:01 pm

    I love the fly away home necklace!!!!

    Reply
  24. Alena says

    March 14, 2011 at 2:03 pm

    I liked NSJM on FB. Or I was already. πŸ˜›

    Reply
  25. Grace @ Arms Wide Open says

    March 14, 2011 at 6:03 pm

    fun! happy birthday miranda!
    I love the personalized stamped necklaces!

    Reply
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