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Welcome to the Blue Plate Special for Issue 2 of Where Women Cook!

We’ve partnered with Celeste Shaw of “Chaps” to bring you an amazing giveaway today!

First up, we are giving away some adorable “Chaps” gear:

We have a t-shirt and two mugs that say “Cake” and “Sweet”. Only 700 of these were made and the mold has been broken, even with huge demand for them. These are the last 2 available.

We are also giving away a 1-year subscription to Where Women Cook AND Where Women Create magazines.

And finally…A full pass to The Creative Connection Event in St. Paul Minnesota in September! If you don’t know about our conference, click here to read about it. Three days PACKED with artists, panels, keynotes, cooking, foodies, crafts, internet panels, entrepreneurs, and gorgeous things to buy, eat, and learn! It’s a one-of-a-kind conference that you do NOT want to miss!

Go to facebook and like Where Women Cook AND Chaps & Co:

http://www.facebook.com/wherewomencook

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chaps-Coffee-Co/131383610232713

Come back here and comment that you did and you’ll be entered to win. (We match up the selected winner with the likes on our pages for verification.)

If you already like us on Facebook, never fear! (Also? WE LOVE YOU.) You can still enter or receive additional entries.

You will recieve an additional entry for each of the following:

Tweeting this phrase: Win a full conference pass to The Creative Connection Event and Subscriptions to @wherewomencook and @wherewomencreate!” http://ow.ly/47YKK

Facebook about the giveaway with a link back to this post.

So, as a re-cap:

1. Like WWCook and Chaps on Facebook. (Comment below letting us know.)

2. Tweet and/or Facebook for additional entries. (Comment for each one you publish.)

3. One lucky person wins Chaps gear, a 1-year subscription to both Where Women Cook AND Where Women Create magazine, and a full conference pass to The Creative Connection Event.

3. This contest closes on FRIDAY, MARCH 11th at 11:50pm MST.

Good luck!

THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED

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Congratulations to Robin on winning the gorgeous cake plate by Patience Brewster!

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We have two lovely items for our Blue Plate Special giveaway this week. Try and guess what the theme is!

One is this gorgeous original painting by Cori Dantini. (ARV: $200)

“Tree Hugger” (6X8)

Cori is an incredible artist that is very loved by the Where Women Create/Where Women Cook family. (Seriously, how could you not love her with this photo?? Impossible!)

Here’s a little bit about Cori…

cori dantini received her BFA from washington state university, in pullman washington. this is also where she grew up (gazing upon the rolling wheat fields of the palouse).

and THIS is exactly where she finds herself (happily) again after many years away. only this time, she is accompanied by her own family; a husband liam, a son henry, and her borderchowbrador lucy.

she spends her days working in her studio doing all kinds of cutting, pasting, and painting while listening to book after book on tape. she also loves to listen to great music, watch a fantastic movie, read a good book, and to have a good laugh (not all at once, of course). oh- and a nice walk now and again also is enjoyed, especially if there is a bird sighting or two.

the creative process? at the moment i find myself drawn to the notion of capturing simple (whimsical) moments in imaginary places. when i was a child i spent hours drawing a cast of buggish characters who lived in mushrooms and flowers, so it seems only natural to visit these ideas again. now the ideas are a little more thoughtful (perhaps?). the notions of sharing moments, wondering about things, listening… chatting. waiting. friends. family. home. i suppose i am terrifically interested in all the things that fill us up.

by layering elements of vintage paper, pencil, paint, and pen i am looking to create a naive representation of these “filled up” moments. my hope is to capture something tangible about HOW we are, not WHO we are, and to do it with a touch of whimsical irony.

As our kitchen item, we have a very special one today. It’s a gorgeous, solid-wood, large, Lazy Susan from Vintage at Heart that has been hand crafted out of a retired wine cask. This will be a family heirloom, it is so pretty and solidly made. (Please note, that these are one of a kind works of art. The Lazy Susan pictured may not be the one you receive.) These are stunning in person and make a GREAT tool for home life and entertaining alike.

Solid Wood Reclaimed Wine Cask Lazy Susan (ARV: $175)

To enter, leave us a comment below telling us what you’ve enjoyed on Amuse Bouche this week! To gain additional entries, you can Tweet or Facebook about the giveaway as well. (Make sure you come back to leave comment(s) linking to your entries!

The giveaway will close next Friday, January 14th, at 11:59pm (MST). The winner will be announced on Saturday, January 15th.

Good luck!

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For this week’s Blue Plate Special, we are giving away a gorgeous cake plate by Patience Brewter. (Is it not cute? I LOVE it.)

And a little about the artist-

Patience Brewster was born and grew up in Plymouth Massachusetts.
She attended Philadelphia College of Art as a printmaker and bookmaker.
After college, she took her portfolio to children’s book publishers.
From 1978 to 2001 she published 35 books for children and adults.

In 1995 she began designing for several paper and greeting card publishers.
This triggered a desire to return to painting for pleasure and from inspiration.
Shortly thereafter she began compiling shows of her work.

Her first show at the Field Gallery was in 1999. It felt like a wonderful homecoming.

Around that time a company called Department 56 licensed a dozen or so of her
images for three dimensional ornaments which they called “Krinkles”.
She created designs in the hundreds which were sold globally over the next ten years.

She launched her own card and paper company with her husband Holland Gregg, in 2002 encouraged directly by the warm reaction from the audience and collectors here at the Field Gallery.

In 2008 she initiated another business creating Krinkles, linens and now sterling silver jewelry. Working closely with crafts people in the Philippines and in Mexico she has been able to gain control over detail, quality and quantity of her items.

Today she lives in the finger lakes region of New York.

It will make someone’s day to win, I know!

Y’all know the drill…comment below to enter and tell us what you’ve enjoyed this week on Amuse Bouche. If you Tweet (or Facebook it) come back and link and tell me so you get an extra entry!

This giveaway closes on Friday, January 7th, at 11:59pm MST (Winner announced Saturday, the 8th)!

I hope everyone has a Happy New Year!

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We’ve been so fortunate to feature such a lovely and talented woman as Serena Thompson from “The Farm Chicks” this week! To round off her week of drool-worth photos and posts, we are going to feature her in our Blue Plate Special giveaway!

From the magical farmhouse in the north west, one lucky reader will get:

The Farm Chicks Christmas:

Two Farm Chicks Christmas Tags Sets and Recipe Cards Set:
40 Farm Chicks Stickers. (Perfect for pantry jars, gift giving, and labeling):

Pink Ceramic Cupcake Stand:

Ceramic Tea for Two set (Complete with strainer, tea pot, and two stacking cups):

Pretty, no?

ALSO, we are giving away a 4.5-quart Kitchen Aid mixer!

SWEET!

The rules are simple: Leave a comment with something you’ve enjoyed on Amuse Bouche this week.

To gain an additional entry tweet the following: “Enter a $400 giveaway from Kitchen Aid Mixer and “Farm Chicks” on @wherewomencook http://wherewomencook.com/?p=776″

(REMEMBER TO LINK BACK TO YOUR TWEET BELOW IN A SECOND COMMENT)

Winner is selected TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21st at 11:59 pm, announced the next day. (We usually run giveaways from Friday to Friday but this is a short one, due to Christmas, folks!)

COMMENTS TO THIS GIVEAWAY ARE NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR ENTERING! (We broke 1,000? Wow, y’all are awesome. And you are pretty. And smell like fresh vanilla beans! Check back tomorrow for the winner!)

xo,

Loralee

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We are thrilled to have our first giveaway on Amuse Bouche. As many of you know, Where Women Cook, is the sister magazine of Where Women Create.

Every Friday on their blog they have “Fabulous Friday”, where they feature an amazing artist and give away one of her creations. We would love to introduce some of our Where Women Create family to you all.

SO, we are going to be doing “Blue Plate Special” giveaways every Friday as well, but with a twist. Along with a beautiful piece of art, we will also be giving away a beautiful kitchen/cooking item as well!

And we are THRILLED with our first giveway.

Our kitchen item is a 6.5 quart Le Crueset “French Oven” porcelain coated, cast iron pan.

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