giveaway :: i heart tchotchke (and yes, i'm back!) :)

i'm baaaaaaccccccccccck! :))) kicking off the start of my week with a sweet little giveaway!
things will be a little sporadic in terms of posts due to the amazing trip i just took to portland! 
i have so much to share with you all. 
thank you for your kind words and recommendations while i was away!
and i'm terribly sorry if i haven't been responsive to your comments and such.
i tried to stay away from the computer as much as possible, 
but don't worry i will be in touch with all of you soon!
enjoy this giveaway's goodness!
  (after i press "publish post"--i'm off to disneyland for one last hoo-rah! yahooOoo!)


molly from i heart tchotchke is generously giving away one of her lovely creations!
win a custom made felt floral hair adornment! (color of your choice!)


molly is the sweetest and i've really enjoyed working with her!
her shop is fairly new so please show it (and her!) some love!
thank you molly for your amazing-ness and for being patient with me ;)

check out more of her creations here: i heart tchotchke

tchotchke (tchotch-ke)
1. an inexpensive souvenir, trinket, or ornament.
2. an attractive, unconventional woman.
3. things considered to be worth collecting.

molly! tell us a little bit about yourself! :)

i was born in colorado to two hippy horse-shoers. 

my earliest memories include a pony named nutmeg and being chased by a rooster.
at age 3 my family and i loaded up our brown vw bus and moved to michigan. we settled down in an old farm house (which came with 2 appaloosas) in a town so small it had only 1 stop light. a wholesome childhood. 

and it's there i owe credit for my unrefined but endearing midwestern accent.

the next seven years after graduating high school i spent in alaska. i fell in love. both with alaska and with a boy name colin.

as of late i dwell in seattle, with my colin and our two dogs, goose and cowboy. our plan is to complete graduate school and move back to alaska. to live in the mountains. ski in the winter, garden in the summer, and raise a family.

your creations are lovely! what inspires you?

my big inspiration is the whimsy of nature. and also architecture. i literally spend hours and hours each week gawking at magnolia trees, teeny tiny musk hyacinths, roof pitches, and lead pane windows while i'm walking with my dogs through quaint seattle.


how to enter the giveaway!

1. Visit  i heart tchotchke and comment on this post with which piece(s) you would love to wear from the shop!

For extra entries:

 2. "Heart" Molly's Etsy shop! 

3. Follow iartu! 

4. Blog or Tweet about this giveaway and comment with a link from your post/tweet!

5. Tell me what your favorite thing about spring is!
leave a separate comment for each entry and

*don't forget to leave your contact info!

The giveaway will end on Tuesday, March 23 at 11:59 PM pacific standard time.

Winner will be announced on Wednesday, March 24th!