First of all I would like to wish all my readers a very Happy New Year!! Yesterday I was reflecting on what I was thankful for in 2010 and there were so many things. One of the top things on my list was that we welcomed our daughter into our family in September, making us a family of 5! She is the perfect addition to our family. I am also thankful for many answered prayers, family & friends and an increase in business which means I'm thankful for all of you!! As a way of showing my appreciation to all the wonderful clients I've had the pleasure of working with & to all the potential clients, I wanted to give something back. I not only wanted to give something from my business, but I wanted to go bigger and have a really nice prize package to give to one lucky winner. I also wanted to help out other small businesses by promoting their business to increase the awareness of the products/services they are providing to people in the Southern Manitoba area. After talking to many businesses I found that there were a lot of people that were excited about this idea as well and wanted to come on board.
With that being said, I'd like to welcome you to the 2011 CT Designs & Friends Giveaway. In June of last year we had a giveaway that featured 8 businesses in the Southern MB area and we gave away a total of $417.75 in prizes split between two people. This time around we have MORE businesses participating and the total value of the prize is worth more as well!! Here is how the giveaway will work:
1. The businesses, prizes and their values will remain a surprise until they are revealed each day.
2. I will be highlighting specific businesses throughout the month of January along with the prize they are donating, but it will not necessarily be every day since we do not have 31 businesses participating.
3. There will be only ONE Grand Prize winner who will receive all of the prizes.
4. All vendors highlighted throughout the month are allowed to enter the contest, except for on the day that their particular business is highlighted.
5. I, Crystal Thiessen, will keep track of the entries in order as they are received and will choose the winner on February 1, 2011 by a random draw through random.org.
LASTLY....
6. Post a comment below (on this post) letting me know what you were thankful for in 2010 or what your New Year's Resolution is for 2011 and that will be considered your OFFICIAL ENTRY into the giveaway.
Good luck to everyone!!
**NOTE: You will be able to gain EXTRA entries into the giveaway throughout the month by "liking" the specific Facebook Pages of the businesses that are donating prizes.
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Wow, this is great! Hoping this will go over well.
I'm thankful for so many things! I'm thankful that God allowed me the sales in starting on Etsy in 2010. I learned crochet in 2010 and now starting to sell crocheted items as well.
I'm thankful for a healthy happy family.
THe list could go on and on!
All the best in the new year and with the giveaway!
I am so very thankful for my daughter who was born last year and has become such a blessing.
My new years resolution is simply focusing on a heathly life style for the whole family!
I'm thankful for prayers being answered and for all my friends and family that surround me. Looking forward to an awesome 2011.
I'm thankful for my beautiful daughter born this year and my resolution is to become healthier and to spend more time with my heavenly Father.
I am thankful for the new addition into our family as well!! Our 3rd baby - a little boy :)
i am so thankful for the addition of my son to our family. he is such a joy and i'm blessed to be a mom!
I am thankful for my wonderful fiance, who proposed in 2010.
My New Year's Resolution is to start the wedding diet!
I'm greatful for the growth I've seen in my kids in the last year. They are my pride and joy!
I'm thankful for my husband and kids, they're the best! I'm also thankful for being able to be a consultant with Norwex, got to meet alot of wonderful people!
I am thankful for all the great people in life that make life so fun!
I am so thankful for the save arrival of our daughter Carly in October and for the wonderful family God has granted me and the path he has me on.
I have two New Years resolution. The first one is to potty train my son Alex (hopefully finished by this month). My second one is to start exercising and eating healthy so that I can be healthier and all around feel better.
Thank you for this giveaway and have a happy new year!
I am thank-ful for my two wonderful boys who are my world, they are the ones that keep me going each day, as well i am thank-ful for a great job and awesome people i work with.
I am thankful for my family. We had a fantastic 2010. Praying for lots and lots of healing in 2011.
I am thankful for my family, where ever we are we are together and they make me so happy!
Kim Driedger
Hard to summarize what I'm all thankful for as it's been a pretty good year...but we anticipate the arrival of our 2nd child in May, so I'm thankful that God is expanding our family. And also thankful for the healthy, beautiful, incredibly smart and funny girl we have already.
I don't typically think of resolutions or stick to them when I do, but for some reason this year I was thinking that I want to be more positive in all aspects of life or find the positive in a negative situation. And in regards to Facebook specifically - post positive, happy thoughts as my status rather than writing about frustrations.
Praying that each of you experience the love and beauty of God this year.
Dorothy Klassen
I'm so thankful for my family. To be in the passenger seat beside my husband who is taking me on the grandest of adventures, and my 2 boys who teach me daily to laugh more, live more, and worry less.
To lose myself so that the glory of God can become clear through me.
I'm so thankful for my husband and son who have kept me strong and I'm also thankful for God who has been there for me through thick and thin....My New Year's resolution is to have more fun!
I'm thankful for my wonderful and supportive husband who means the world to me. I am also thankful for advances in healthcare which make many treatments possible today.
I am so thankful for my daughter who was born in May 2010, for my wonderful husband as well.. God has blessed us richly. My resolution is to get in shape and be healthier in 2010!!!
Thankful for new addition to our family! -HP
I thought about MANY things I have to be thankful for, but at the top of my list I would have to say my family, my healthy, happy kids and my wonderful husband. As for a resolution, I have been participating in a wonderful Bible study that inspires me daily to have a closer relationship with Jesus, so I would have to say that is my lifelong resolution. Happy New Year to you Crystal and be blessed! Andrea Elias
can barely see the words with your background!!!!!! have to highlight the words. i would think a designer would know better.
If you are leaving comments as anonymous & would like to be entered into the giveaway, please leave at least your full name so that I can announce your name if you win. I can not give a prize to an anonymous person.
Also, thank you for bringing the color scheme to my attention. I have changed the background on my blog a few times, but in the meantime I guess I forgot to change the color scheme. Thanks for letting me know. I always appreciate feedback! Hopefully it's easier for you to read now.
I am very thankful for my family and friends, and that God has been gracious with the daily mistakes I make in my life. I am trying to be more active and healthy for myself and my family this year and have a more positive outlook on life :) I also want to earn a free vehicle and get lots of sales with MK, and be a witness to everyone I meet :)
I am so very thankful for the health of my family and friends! My new years resolution is to de-clutter my house and get organized!
~Jenna Dyck
I am thankful for my family. I have decided my one word for 2011 is Shine. I can't wait.
I am thankful for my amazing husband and my 4 wonderful children and the health God has given us in the last year!
my pledge in 2011 is to be more healthy and fit, both for me and for my family. As simple and as hard as that is going to be!!
Sherry
Sherry above is Sherry Peirson, Roland
I am thankful for God making me a strong person who never gives up no matter how hard it gets in 2010. My resolution for 2011 is to keep living a life that inspires others.
shimmeringfaith@hotmail.com
I am so thankful that I became pregnant despite doctors predictions, God is an awesome God!
I am excited for 2011 and delivering my son and starting our new family!
How entirely amazing that you put this together; thank you.
I am thankful for the safe and easy carrying of my twins as well as the birth of them and the wonderful big sister that our 2 1/2 year old has become.
In 2011 my resolution is to simply be happy. I think it sounds so easy but may be harder than I think. I am lucky in that each and every day I can recommit to my resolution.
I am so very thankful for 2 busy little boys, a husband who loves me (even when I'm at my worst), and friends who REALLY care.
I am thankful for my 2 wonderful children!! :)
- Sharla Davey
I am thankful for our daughter we welcomed this past summer :)
One thing I am very thankful for in 2010 was the health of my family. One of my new years resolutions is to learn how to use power tools (and be agressive with them!
Thanks for the chance to win some great prizes!!
I am thankful for a great husband and our 4 beautiful daughters, happiness & good health and God.
What a great opportunity to win some amazing prizes! Thanks CT!
I am thankful for a very supportive husband and new job
pamfreecycle@gmail.com
I'm not even sure I can list everything I am thankful for. Family, friends, our church family, our home, my husband's job. The list goes on and on.
Thanks for this opportunity.. looks like it will be a great giveaway.
I'm so thankful for my family & friends, good health and so many blessings. I'm very thankful for phones - my parents, siblings and in-laws live far away so keeping in touch is very special.
I didn't really make a resolution for this year but I hope to be more positive and not sweat the small stuff.
I am so thankful for 3 healthy children and a wonderful husband. Planning to spend more time in God's word this year.
Kristy Hildebrand
Thankful that I got to enjoy a healthy pregnancy and had a beautiful healthy son!! New years resolution..to be the best mommy to madden.
I am so thankful for a wonderful family that grew by one last year!
I want this year to be as great as last year and look forward to seeing my boy grow!
I am so thankful for the family that I have! Nothing could replace them!
tannis_z at excite dot com
I am thankful for many things! I am blessed with a wonderful family and a group of wonderful friends! I am blesses with a job that allows me to do what I love...most of the time. I have a grand daughter who is the sparkle in our eyes and 2 amazing children and a husband. I am also blessed with FB fans that continue to support my "Hobbie" and make me laugh and smile! And I wouldnt be blessed if I didnt have a wonderful God!
I am thankful for my family!
rachel
rneufeldpc@gmail.com
I'm thankful for my wonderful husband who has taken such good care of me during pregnancy and now through the birth of our second daughter. I'm also thankful for my two beautiful girls, eight years apart. Praise the Lord!
Wow what an awesome contest! consider this my official entry! just found your blog so i'm a little late.
what I am most thankful for from 2010 was the birth of my amazing son Connor in July! we are so blessed to have him in our life.
I'm thankful for many things from 2010 but mostly for the arrival of my 3rd baby girl.
I am SO thankful that I got to marry the wonderful man who is now my husband.
This giveaway is great, Crystal. What a great way to start off 2011!
stacey nickel
nickelps@hotmail.com
Thankful for so much, Family and friends and our continued health and safety.
2010 - i am thankful new opportunities
2011 - to keep up with my journal of resolutions...or my "I will rock 2011" journal. Ha!
Hello, this is a wonderful giveaway. Thanks. I'm thankful for being blessed with a daughter 14 months ago. She is my joy.
Jenessa
Jen_gymnast@hotmail.com
im so thankful for the addition of our second boy. my news years resolution is to spend everyday as if it were my last. most importantly spending more time with my family and God.
daph
I am so thankful for my home, two healthy, happy kids, and a loving and supportive husband.
I am thankful for my wonderful Husband and daughter,and we are very excited and looking forward to our new arrival due Feb.!!
I am so thankful for my wonderful family - husband, two kids and the addition of our new beautiful baby boy in November 2010! My New Years resolution is to spend as much time with my kids as possible and try to live a healthier and active lifestyle.
Great giveaway!
I am thankful for a healthy and happy family and for the safe arrival of baby boy #3! My resolution for 2011 is to try and eat more vegetables and eat healthier food all around!
I am thankful for good health for everyone in our family. Unfortunately our extended family isn't that fortunate to have healthy children, and it really makes me see how much God has really blessed our little family!
I am so thankful for my wonderful family and friends. I don't know what I would do without them. This year I want to live my life to the fullest and hopefully be a blessing to someone along the way. Happy new year to you and God Bless.
In 2010 we welcomed little buddy Samuel to our family, then almost lost him 9 day's later. I'm very thankful that I called 911 in time and they were able to help him breath again. I'm also greatful for my wonderful husband who is a great leader in our home, and our other two kids.
I am blessed with many wonderful things. 3 healthy kids and a wonderful husband. My new years resolution for 2011 is to get closer to God, and to eat healthy.
I am blessed with many wonderful things. 3 healthy kids and a wonderful husband. My new years resolution for 2011 is to get closer to God, and to eat healthy.
(I had to enter twice, saw you needed my last name on there also.
Nettie Friesen said
Im so thankful for our wounderful kiddos. WE have 6 year old twins and watching them grow and learn has been so amazing. Im thankful that God gave us the chance to love these two wounderful little people. Im excited for 2011, I hope to make some positive changes.
I am SO thankful for my husband, my family, and especially for the baby that's been growing inside for quite of lot of 2010 (very thankful for a healthy pregnancy!). Looking forward to meeting our little one in the next few weeks!
This is a great give away Crystal.
I am thankful for my husband. Several years ago, due to health issues, I had to think about what life would be like without him. Ever since then I am reminded everyday of Gods grace towards us.
I am also thankful for my three beautiful daughters. Watching them as they grow has been a huge blessing in my life.
I'm thankful for so many things, especially my little family! We had another new addition in September and I'm so happy to have 2 beautiful little boys!
My resolution is to start living a more healthy lifestyle - physically, emotionally & spiritually.
Amanda Giesbrecht
I'm so thankful for my family.
cjjgeake (at) mts (dot) net
I am thankful for many things, but in 2010 my husband and I were blessed with a beautiful baby girl. She is our blessing and we are so very thankful for her.
So many things to be thankful for, too many to list. Looking forward with Great anticipation to all God has for me and my family. Blessed to be a Blessing!!
Shirlie
Well, I am thankful I finally found my way over here! Seriously, I am thankful that we all still have jobs and our health.
Carolsue
digicat {AT} sbcglobal {DOT} net
I am so thankful for a wonderful husband darling son & amazing family & friends & an awesome God who's blessed me with all this!!
My "new years resolution" is to get closer to my Maker, spend more time with family & become more "thrifty" ;)
Vanessa
vanessa-k7@hotmail.com
I am so thankful for my two men in my life. Life would be so boring with out them.
I was thankful in 2010 for great health and a very supportive family.
My New Years Resolution is to find more balance between my job and home life.
Such a fun giveaway!
I'm thankful for my two beautiful, healthy girls!
megsmolinski@hotmail.com
I am so thankful for my amazing family and friends. And for health. Therenreally is so much to be thankful for.
What I'm thankful for: My husband, who supports me in everyway. A healthy, beautiful, amazing son who is two and manages to teach me something everyday. A pregnancy that we were waiting for a while for. And last, but not least, amazing family and friends... All of whom I could not survive without. I am so blessed!
Im so very thankfull for so many things. My family my frinds. Most of all GOd. My Husband, my 4 beautiful kids. so much more. My new years resolution is to learn more about God.
Thankful for a great family and awesome friends. :)
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