19.8.11

hello friends,
it's the end of a busy week - thanks to everyone who purchase bookhou goods - it's wonderful to have your support.
next week I will have new items to show you. I am behind on a lot of my wholesale orders and need to try to work on them this weekend. I couldn't resist getting the kids to model the giveaway goods (a cute tote and matching pencil case). please leave me a comment by sunday august 21st at 10pm EST - and a winner will be announced on monday. how will you be spending your weekend and the closing days of summer? I hope you have a restful weekend. thanks for visiting and I hope you like this giveaway.
good luck! and have a great weekend. xxa

84 comments:

  1. What a darling tote and pouch! My bird-loving kids would adore that!

    We are packing up and heading to the island for an end of summer vacation on the beach :) Hope you have a wonderful and restful weekend as well!

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  2. Gorgeous items. Wonderful giveaway.

    It's all work and no play this weekend for me.

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  3. Cute bag... would love to walk on Taipei's streets with it. Bon weekend.

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  4. Look at theose gorgeous models!

    Hmm.....well it's my birthday this weekend so my partner has organised some surprises for the weekend. So I don't know exactly what I am doing. How exciting!

    Happy weekend Arounna.

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  5. Gorgeous pieces...just so pure and sweet! This weekend I'll be doing some botanical illustrations and hope to spend the rest of the summer doing more out in the garden. The weather has been wonderful so I'm really looking forward to it! Thank you for the giveaway and have a great weekend!

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  6. What a fun giveaway! It's so nice that your kids pose. Right now my weekend will be filled with resting, I have an injury on my foot. Next week is my birthday, so I still have some busy days ahead.

    Enjoy your weekend!

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  7. Wow, those goods a so lovely!
    I really like the small birds.
    And the yellow detail is so lovely too!
    This weekend I hope to visit some flea markets - if the weather allows me to.
    P.S. You make so wonderful products!

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  8. Lovely lovely lovely, as always. And your children are just adorable.

    I'm afraid no rest for me this weekend. I'm going to be frantically trying to finish my graduate dissertation. So close to finishing, I can taste the sweet freedom! :)

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  9. lovely giveaway... I'll be at a fair also this weekend, and it is going to be sunny, hoorah!

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  10. So cute that face of little P! Beautiful as ever. Have a very nice weekend over there!

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  11. What a lovely set! I think it's the perfect thing to take with me on the first day of school. :-) My fifth grade girls will be envious.

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  12. It makes me sad, when I feel the summer at its peak, knowing it's going to end so soon. But we must enjoy it while it's here, no? I hope you enjoy it too!

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  13. omg aren't they adorable ? I love P's face !!
    and the bag & case are too cute for words !
    please count me in !
    Spending these days at my inlaws', we're in the middle of a heatwave, so we take things easy.
    oxox

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  14. I really love little p's modelling, especially in this shoot, how adorable! Have a good weekend and say good bye to summer.

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  15. aww, cute kiddies. i'll be sewing and starting to knit a sweater this weekend.

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  16. We're going to the beach this weekend :)

    Love the tote and pouch, great design!

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  17. So sweet!

    (no need to enter me, Arounna, I've won several lovely giveaways this year, it's time for someone else to be blessed)

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  18. Perfect tote for the preschooler!! Easy to put papers and out by themselves. So cute.

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  19. What a cute set! I'll be working in our garden this weekend then making pesto and some baked goods.

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  20. I am definitely relaxing this weekend and enjoying our beautiful summer weather here in Wisconsin. :)

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  21. Gorgeous photos! I hope you enjoy your catch up work this weekend; I'm working too but I hope to enjoy a little bit more sun before the end of the summer!

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  22. Fall is just around the corner - the days are already getting shorter...trying to take advantage of getting out on my bike as much as possible.

    Val :)

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  23. What a beautiful bag and pencil case. They'd be perfect for my daughter. She could take them to school when it starts again in 3 weeks. In the meantime, maybe I could use them for a little while :)

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  24. Hi friend!

    This weekend we'll be staying at home. drink some tee, take a walk to the park. With my round pregnant belly i will have conversations and sing all the songs that I like. I think my little daughter will enjoy singing too for her tiny brother. Sometimes it's hard to enjoy being a mother , sometimes it's heaven! I think this weekend will be all about being a family and enjoying it.

    and hugging with my beautifull man.

    (sorry if my english isn't so well)

    take care! and enjoy the simple things

    x

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  25. I love the blue and yellow details on these, and your kids are adorable models. thanks for the chance to win!

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  26. adorable models for an adorable set!
    these last weeks of summer are spent being lazy at the park and building lego lands...
    hope you get to enjoy some of yours!

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  27. Lovely as always!... specially the cute models!
    Heading out to the cottage for the weekend, but taking my yarn and sketchbook with me!
    Have a great weekend full of SUN!

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  28. That little bird always makes me smile and what a nice way to greeet the new school year!

    Thank you for your generous giveaway. x-

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  29. so cute !!! My week end will be made of shopping and perhaps we'll go to the beach with the kids .. thanks for the nice game ...

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  30. I think they are adorable...and the pencil case and tote are as well! I would love to have them in my possession. This weekend will be a mix of work and fun in the sun.

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  31. Lovely giveaway - my granddaughter would love this.

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  32. The cutest models ever!!! - Melanie

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  33. holy cuteness!


    i will be spending my weekend enjoying the sun and friends.
    thanks for sharing!

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  34. Arounna, you're so generous! And your kids are lovely! Little P's photo is... fantastic! Is winter here and pretty cold.I guess we'll stay at home and rest. Enjoy your weekend!

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  35. Those are so cute! I also love the models - so adorable!

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  36. What a sweet little set! Perfect for back to school. We are trying to relish the last days of Summer too...some beach and BBQ time this weekend, the Ex and one final camping trip next weekend.

    Have a great weekend!

    Alison aka Grace Design

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  37. I hope your weekend isn't too busy to enjoy the last bits of summer. Sweet tote and pencil case - yes!

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  38. oh my goodness.. that is the cutest tote and pencil case ever! and what great models your kids make :)

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  39. we're going on a picnic away from the city. i have bread rising for the sandwiches and am hoping to get some brownies baked as well.

    looking forward to traveling down dusty backroads and exploring some tiny towns.

    love the sweet pics of your little ones~

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  40. Such beautiful things and your children are so sweet! A lovely give away.

    I am happy to be welcoming my husband home this weekend. He has been in Toronto for 6 weeks and boy have we all been missing him! We'll be doing lots of beach visits and eating comfort foods, and just hanging out together I imagine. Maybe the kids will even let us sleep in a little! Then we are off on an island adventure for the last week before school begins.

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  41. I just LOVE lil p's expression.

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  42. This is so beautifull! Thank you so much for the chance to win this goodness.
    I will try to rest this weekend. It was really difficult week /my older son got back to school (5 year), and the younger (10month) starts kindergarden (3 days a week) ...I feel sad and happy in the same time ;-)

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  43. what a lovely give away! I love the pencil case :)

    I'll be playing at the beach with my two boys, enjoying the lights at the lumiere festival and waiting for my husband to arrive home from catching moths at a field station in Arizona.

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  44. How wonderful. My daughter would enjoy those very much. As would I.

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  45. Adorable models you got in here Arounna :) :) and your new print and set are just excellent!!!

    Wish we could have some more sun in Ireland but the rain wont stop us from enjoying the last few days of the summer!

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  46. What a great give-away! Thanks for a chance to win some of your beautiful work!

    Yard Sale Saturday followed by a lobster bake! Should be fun!!!

    Have a good weekend!

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  47. Wow, what a cute sparrow! I'll hopefully have some time in the garden this weekend, it's spring down here!

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  48. These are simply wonderful!
    How I will spend my weekend? Trying to do paperwork and housework... :(

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  49. Oh that Little P has the best expressions ever!!!

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  50. How lovely! Thank you for the chance to win the pair. You make such beautiful things. Have a nice weekend.

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  51. I love this tote and pouch! I seemm to have a small collection of your bird creations. I have a tiny stuffed bird pin from many years ago at the Cabbagetown festival, a plexi bird pin from a sale at the workroom ( a gift ) and a little bird embroidered on a pin... I think from your shop! I'm a big fan :)

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  52. ooh these are precious! ( also the sweet little crinkled up face holding it) !! a fabulous give away!
    the last days before school..( sigh) we have a museum trip and swimming playdate lined up! It's still hot here in Texas!

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  53. Oooohhhh I love them, fingers crossed!
    I'll be spending the weekend acid dyeing some wool to make into baby blankets.

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  54. I love the yellow details on this set. Thank you for the chance and have a lovely weekend - I'll be spending as much time as I can with my baby daughter.

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  55. Hello Arounna, The little birdie is lovely. My fingers are crossed.

    Jenny

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  56. Sweet kids and great models. Would love to keep writing materials in the bag and pouch.

    I'll be writing to penpals, assembling a shoe bench thingy, and attempting to dissolve a few more piles this weekend - with much time spent on the porch swing before it gets too cold. Already in 50's here at night in the mountains.

    Happy weekend!

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  57. Summer has been full of museum trips for our family, this weekend we are at the Getty museum and then on to Royal/T Cafe/Art Space in L.A.

    Thanks for the giveaway! I love that bird print. Happy weekend to your family too!

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  58. Ohhh they are beautiful! I love the simplicity of your prints.

    Have a lovely weekend!

    Sara

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  59. that is the sweetest little pencil case, and the bag too! wishing you a wonderful weekend - and i'm having a giveaway over on my blog too, if you'd like to enter.

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  60. Love the tote with the pencil case matching! Birds are my favorites always, and your kids did a great job modeling them for you :) Here in the south half of the earth we are closing winter, but in practice i can see that spring has already arrived with a month in advance, so we are enjoying mild days, some rain after a long dry season, and it's been great.Thanks for the great giveaway :)

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  61. what beautiful gifts! summer is going by quickly and we hope to spend the last days outside as much as possible!

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  62. So nice!
    I'll stay watching all plants growing in my little garden. I've been away during a month and here it becomes a jungle, I love it!
    And maybe I 'll see a photo-exhibition in Paris.

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  63. Gorgeous pictures, especially when one of your little models does the cutest of nose crinkles! Really lovely bags. This weekend we are mainly giving our beach hut a face lift with a big bucket of paint!

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  64. It looks lovely as always! Next week the kids go back to school so normal life is starting up... Thanks for your giveaway!

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  65. So very sweet!

    I am going to Art at the Farm with friends to check out the local artist scene. And working on my new sweater.

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  66. love love love the matching bags!! this weekend...gearing up for kids school next week... yipee!

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  67. I wanted to take this opportunity to tell you how much I love your work, everything you do is gorgeous... You are so inspiring! Also, every time I see a picture of your daughter, she reminds me of mine! I'm not quite sure what it is... Lovely giveaway, thank you!!!

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  68. I LOVE them ... they are beautiful! Thanks so much for this giveaway!

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  69. Love Love Love... tweet, tweet, + tweet some more!
    Tail wags,
    ~moose

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  70. school here we come...is summer really coming to an end? great goods and models!

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  71. Your kids are adorable! Thank you very much for the giveaway.

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  72. i love these! and the bag seems the perfect size for my bird-loving boy.

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  73. Kids always make the most adorable models :) Lovely items, and I hope you're caught up with the wholesale orders before you know it!

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  74. Yesterday it was a big bike ride in the morning all alone, then chocolate cookies to cook and a walk to the riverside in the afternoon with my husband, and movie night :-)
    Today: a lunch with friends and husband with ethnic tibetan food (so so good!) by another riverside on the mountains :-)
    It has been a lovely weekend!

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  75. Love the photos and the bags--Thank you for offering a giveaway!

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  76. these are so cute - the kids and the bags! love!

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  77. I love this giveaway!

    This weekend my husband and I made plans to do nothing-my favorite!

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  78. yes please! pick me! i love your designs. you inspire me to sew more. how do you manage to do it all? any tips appreciated....

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  79. Those are lovely! I always enjoy coming to your space and seeing what you've made. We're spending these last days of summer with a fan in hand, waiting for an overdue baby to arrive. As always, thanks for sharing yourself here. -Megan

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  80. I'm spending the last remaining days packing up for my move to the coast! Oh how much I would rather be out enjoying the last moments of summer heat and sunshine...

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  81. we are moving house next weekend so i am ending the summer up to my neck in boxes!!!!

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