UPDATE: WE HAVE A WINNER! CONGRATS, MELISSA ESPLIN!

My friends at LovingEco have put together a killer gift package for one lucky Design for Mankind reader, including the below goodies:

-A $300 shopping spree at Stewart+Brown
-A custom recycled leather tote bag from Erin Templeton (valued at $289)
-A $230 assortment of beauty balms and lip glosses from Revolution Organics

Did you add all that together? That’s over $800 of goodies, which just might be our biggest giveaway to date!

Here’s how to win:
1. Sign up for LovingEco.com, which is an exclusive flash sale site giving you access to today’s best eco-friendly brands.
2. Comment below sharing your favorite product currently available on the site.
3. Tweet the following phrase for an extra FIVE entries! (Then, come back here and share a link to your Tweet in the comments):
Did you catch @erinloechner and @loving_eco ‘s mega summer giveaway? I just entered!: http://ow.ly/5NaAA

That’s it! Giveaway ends THIS SUNDAY, July 31st at midnight. A huge thanks to LovingEco, and a big good luck to all entrants!

UPDATE: WOWZA! We have a winner after just 17 minutes. That’s gotta be a record or something, right? Congratulations, Jill. I stayed in Room 309 on my very first ACE Hotel visit. Please email me to coordinate your winnings!!!

It’s time for my creativity course to begin tonight (SO excited!), and I have a special surprise for you friends. One of the reasons I chose the lovely city of Portland to host our first class is because the art/design community is so giving, creative and supportive of one another. It’s exactly the reason I love my little pocket of the Internet (you!) and I wanted to share a small part of my sweet readers.

I generally don’t run giveaways, but a few of my favorite Portland creatives have banded together to create the most glorious goodie bags for my students, and I want to share a bit of that talent with you. Ready to see a sneak peek of the bags (and learn how to win one for yourself?!)? Behold, the contents of this amazing bag:

1. Wreath Notecards, Tokketok Press
2. Gem Notecard Gift Pack, Egg Press
3. Flower Tea Towel, AnnaJoyce
4. Printed Tea Towel, Zanna Textiles
5. Morse Code Necklace, COATT
6. Notecard Pack, Satsuma Press
7. Custom Ceramic Ornaments, Jason Russell Ceramics
8. Single Card Leather Case, Sara Barner
9. Wish Tiles, Puji Studio
10. Letterpress Stationery, Studio Olivine
11. Letterpress Cards, Fortress Letterpress
12. Isosceles Necklace, Stone+Honey
13. Spiked Hoops, Alisha Louise
14. The Sealines Notebook, Jill Bliss
15. Land Bear Cotton Tote, Buy Olympia
16. Amethyst Drop Necklace, BLTN

Amazing, right? That’s a serious retail value right there — and a killer gift bag. HUGE thanks to my local PDX talent.

And now, for the fun! Win the above gift bag by guessing my very first room number at ACE Hotel in the comment section below. Ready, set… GO!

Good luck.

UPDATE: THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. Congratulations to winner Jen Gotch and a huge thanks to Merida Home.

Are you ready? So, a few weeks ago a sweet friend asked if I ever run giveaways here. And if you’ve been reading this site forever, you’ll know the answer used to be yes and is now sort of like, “No… I don’t really love them and I’m always jealous of the readers that win and blah blah blah.”

But when Merida Home asks you if your readers want an iPad 2? You jump, shout and say yes. Here’s how you enter to win:
1. Comment below for 1 entry.
2. Tweet the contest using this link for an EXTRA entry.
3. Post the sample text below onto your blog for TEN EXTRA entries (and my love).

I’m serious. This is going to be awesome.

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I typically don’t run giveaways anymore, but I’m feeling the post-Christmas consumerist rush and couldn’t help myself. Can you blame a gal for wanting to continue spoiling herself a wee bit longer? Certainly not.

Luckily, the kind folk at Beso.com were happy to lend a hand to Design For Mankind readers that didn’t get everything on their wish list (I know, I know). To the tune of $150. Yep, that’s right! A mini shopping spree!

Here’s how to win:
-Sign up for a free account at Beso.com (it will come in handy later; trust me — this is a killer shopping destination!).
-Leave a comment below with your new or existing Beso username (and maybe say hi to me, or tell a joke. Or a cute story. I love stories.)

I’ll choose the winner at random and will email you if you’re the lucky duck! You have 48 hours… ready, set, GO!

Update: This giveaway is now closed. Congrats, Laura!

“anything wrapped in twine is a sure hit.”

$32 via POD

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“schedule a date for 2010 and keep in touch in style.”

$42 via INK AND WIT

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“an [old] friend in need is a teardrop in a sea of oceans. or something like that.”

$20 via ALI COATE

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“a biscuit a day…”

$30 via FARMDOG

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“here kitty, kitty, kitty!”

$30 via KGRANDEY

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“you can lead a pet to water… and food.”

$40 via ANDREW’S RECLAIMED

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