{a beautiful new week & the winner is . . .}

. . . hello again! . . . after a luxuriously relaxing weekend, it's a beautiful new week, and you may have remembered, a million years ago, shortly before the holidays, there was a lovely give-away for a glittering and impossibly elegant crystal necklace, and in the flurry of fairy lights and falling snow, hadn't a chance to find out who the winner is until now . . . and so, utterly delighted to announce that the winner is . . . rachel in rome, italy . . .

*** congratulations, rachel! ***

a warm thank you to everyone who entered & hope your week is off to a perfect start, xo

{images: flower magazine via mary ruffle; photography by patrick cline for lonny; domino magazine}

{feathers & tiaras and the winner is . . . }

. . . and at long last, ecstatically delighted to finally have a moment to announce the winner of the last glamorous give-away: warmest congratulations to donna, from south carolina, who was randomly selected as the winner of the elegantly iconic & insanely stylish philippe starck louis ghost armchair . . .

*** congratulations, donna! ***

thanks to everyone who entered, and hope you're having a perfectly wonderful late-autumn weekend,
xo

{p.s.} more tiffany's blue inspiration

{images: style at home via mochatini; chanel via i know what you wore last season, photography by idha lindhag}

{the lighter side of freja + the winner is . . .}

. . . adore seeing the softer side of freja in this beautiful ad campaign for harry winston . . . and while we're on the topic of bright and happy things, utterly delighted to announce, at long last, the winner of the last glamorous give-away: warmest congratulations to peggy, who has been randomly selected as the winner of a stunningly beautiful crystal & 24 karat gold or sterling silver tray . . .

*** congratulations, peggy! ***

thanks to everyone who entered and hope you're having a perfectly wonderful week so far,
xo

{image: fgr}

{afternoon in the park + the winner . . .}

. . . wednesday already and how this week {and the summer!} are slipping by . . . and finally, amazingly excited to announce the winner of last week's glamorous give-away: after two unfortunate draws of entries with missing contact information, third time's a charm, as they say, and warmest congratulations to amy, winner of the beautifully designed and stylishly iconic eames chair!

*** congratulations, amy! ***

thanks to everyone who entered and hope you're having a perfectly wonderful week so far,
xo

{images: a glamorous little side project}

{monday, monday + the winner . . .}

. . . there was much reminiscing about grandmothers, sad stories about never having had an engagement ring, attempts to sway with flattery and even a little bribery, a few brave men, one of whom wanted to give the prize to the woman of his dreams, but in the end, there could only be one . . . and so, the very warmest congratulations to . . . kristina from texas, the lucky randomly selected winner of the stunning, stunning diamond stacking band give-away:

*** congratulations, kristina! ***

thanks to everyone who entered & hope you're having a perfectly lovely {holiday} monday,
xo

{p.s.} most hilarious comment goes to anne @ the city sage, with offers of foot massages & chocolate chip cookies . . . and more fun photographs by hans van brakel here

{images: photography by hans van brakel}

{a little champagne + the winner is . . .}

. . . a quick hello on the way out the door and also sending along warmest congratulations to helena from london, winner of the lovely, lovely cable & heart bracelet give-away:

***congratulations, helena!***

thanks to everyone who entered and hope you're well,
xo

{images: via a glamorous little side project}

{white silk-chiffon + the winner is . . .}

. . . has been quite a while and with party dresses, dinner parties and a brand new year, hadn't a chance to announce the winner of the fun & exciting c+k design session give-away: a warm congratulations to ariel from santa monica, who needs help planning her upcoming wedding -- congratulations, ariel!

{image: a glamorous little side project}

{vintage valentino + the winner . . .}

. . . busy and happy on this sunny wednesday afternoon and "it is astonishing how short a time it takes for very wonderful things to happen"

~frances hodgson burnett

{p.s.} a warm congratulations to carolina of argentina, winner of the smokey quartz faceted earrings give-away!

{congratulations, carolina!}

{image: valentino via merci new york, discovered via twitter from the book valentino: themes and variations; image courtesy les arts decoratifs -- thanks, felicity!}

{gauzy party dresses + the winner is . . .}

. . . one last thing -- a little {fashionably} late to announce the winner of the lovely, lovely champagne satin clutch by emma gordon london -- and the winner is: kirsten from idaho!

{congratulations, kirsten!}

{stunning dresses by roberta furlanetto via lace & tea}

{a beautiful day + the winner . . .}

. . . yesterday was a leisurely lunch date in a secret courtyard and today is late, late and rushing about . . . back soon, but in the meantime . . .

Hope you're having a lovely week so far,
xo

{a few newsy bits:}
* a warm thank you to franki for the lovely mentions
* congratulations to clarice, winner of the gunmetal cuff give-away!

{images: 1 - Elsa Sylvan photographed by Lina Scheynius for Elle September 2009 via lace & tea; 2 - photography by Andreas Einsiedel via Blueprint Bliss}

{summer cabin + the winner is . . .}

Must confess: more likely to find me in a lovely hotel in a city drowning in history than in a cabin in the woods, and yet, the idea seems undeniably romantic . . .

{p.s.} congratulations! to mélanie from the south of france, who has just added a new jet black silk jumpsuit to her summer wardrobe

{image: vanidad july/august 2009 photography by anna wolf, with jenny may and tony a. via miss at la playa}

{ysl + the winner is . . .}

Running a little late and on the way out for a lunch date, but wanted to stop in to extend a warm congratulations to Vicki A. from Saint Remy de Provence, France, winner of the purple agate bangle give-away!

* Congratultions, Vicki!

{p.s.}
* still working through e-mails . . .
* still crazy about the YSL sweater

{image: editorial - neoclassiques photographed by mert alas & marcus piggott, styled by carine roitfeld; model - lara stone via teamsugar & tfs}

{karl lagerfeld photography + the winner is:}

Immediately fell for Karl Lagerfeld's photography after discovering the lovely {Harper's Bazaar editorial} at Versailles and of course, the stunning {ad campaigns} for Chanel.

These beautiful photographs of billowy, gauzy white dresses against wonderfully ornate backdrops are perfect for today's sunny mood . . .

{p.s.}
* warm congratulations to Camila P, the winner of the lovely cluster necklace give-away!
* nantaka joy stationery give-away continues below

{editorial: 24 hour couture; magazine: Harper's Bazaar June 2007; model: Gisele Bundchen; photographer: Karl Lagerfeld}

{softly seafoam + the winners are . . .}

Busy, busy few weeks, and running a little behind, but here, at long last . . . the randomly selected winners of the most recent give-aways . . .

* congratulations to {joy}, the winner of the lauren moffat dress!
* congratulations to {diana}, the winner of the silkscreened journal!

Thanks to everyone who joined in the fun.

{p.s.}
* still adore the idea of framing one panel of wallpaper {top}
* see also: one perfect panel
* more beautiful juliet balconies here & here & here

{images: 1 - the domino book of decorating; 2 - captivate me}

{fashionably late + the winner is}

Fashionably late and while some may have thought this moment might never arrive as the sudden influx of e-mail would indicate, completely delighted to announce the winner of the Catbird alphabet earrings is . . . Julia! ** Congratulations, Julia! **

{p.s.}
* NYC interior design services give-away continues
* lauren moffat spring dress give-away drawing to a close . . .
* upcoming: fun new give-away!

{image: editorial: sonata; models: Alana Zimmer, Alyona Osmanova and Vika Kuropnyatkova; photographer: Phil Poynter; magazine: Numéro 101, March 2009}

{happy weekend + and the winner is . . .}

{a letter from Sarah Watson:}
Thank you so much to everyone who participated in the This is Glamorous Top Five Tuesday draw. It was so lovely to see such nice comments about our shower curtain, even if prompted by the prospect of a free one.

The Catherine shower curtain was designed by us here in London but it is actually made by wonderful linen factory in Lithuania. We designed it on paper before we’d even thought about fabric. We loved the idea of ruffles, but finding a linen that worked with them proved a real challenge, and in the end, our partner had to weave a fabric especially. We’ve only produced 150 – so they’re pretty special.

. . .

and the winner is . . .
Christine in Boston {Congratulations!}

The winner was randomly selected, but special mention must go to Marissa who used the term Victorian Pantalones: not used often enough and has made us begin to think about other fabulous designs. Suzy with the Irving Berlin poem, and Chellie D for being the first person to electronically bat eyelashes at us. Oh, and All Things Bright and Beautiful for persistence and making us chuckle! And finally, Heather, we absolutely think more young boys should be surrounded by ruffles.

--Sarah

{Have a great Friday the 13th and a fantastic weekend, everyone!}

Christine, please e-mail your contact information, and the parcel will be shipped from London, England
{images: "Republican Party" by Bruce Weber for W July 2002}