Friday, March 23, 2007

Giveaway: $50 Gift Certificate to My Charmed Life



Just in time to wish you a wonderful weekend, how about a Giveaway? Leave your comment between now and Monday night (3/26) at midnight, and you could win A $50 GIFT CERTIFICATE FROM MY CHARMED LIFE — plus a free charm diary as a bonus prize!!



My Charmed Life came under my radar when I learned about the lovely idea of cake pulls — which I posted about here. You can use your gift certificate to get your own set of cake pulls or put it to use picking out several charms from their extensive collection. And I'm not exaggerating one bit when I say extensive.

Frankly, it was lovely time spent browsing through their collection and deciding which charms I would feature on this post.




And don't forget, you get a tiny charm diary as well — a place to record the nuances of your chosen charms and notes on how and why they came into your possession.


I find the idea of starting a charm bracelet for my daughters — that I can add to on birthdays, or piano recitals, or just to celebrate a new hobby — very appealing. I love gifts you can add to. Really, I just love the look of charm bracelets. Shiny, texture, baubles, details. What's not to love?

Thank you My Charmed Life!

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-You have until midnight EST on Monday, March 26th to enter this giveaway.
-Just make a comment ON THIS POST to enter — any comment.
-Anonymous comments will be ignored/removed.
-One entry per person, please.
-Winner will be randomly picked and announced Tuesday morning.
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190 Comments:

Blogger Laura said...

VERY cool! My daugter has a charm bracelet and I think I love it more than she does. I'm so sentimental about each of the charms!

10:08 PM  
Blogger Shayne said...

Did you say $50 AND a Charm Diary? Could my life get any better if I won?

10:14 PM  
Blogger lchan said...

charming!

10:28 PM  
Blogger eryka said...

I've been wanting to get Stella a charm bracelet. This would be the perfect opportunity!

10:30 PM  
Blogger jen said...

Oh, this would be perfect. I have a charm bracelet that has a charm for each of my favorite people in my life. We'll be adopting two new kiddos soon, and wouldn't I love to be able to pick out My Charmed Life Charms for them, I mean me!

10:30 PM  
Blogger The Mommy Chef said...

I love these! I have had a charm bracelet since 5th grade.I would love a few new ones!

10:46 PM  
Anonymous Much More Than A Mom/The Opinionated Parent said...

Ooooh, I love those! Yay for giveaways!

10:53 PM  
Blogger Megan said...

what great charms. I'd love to have some.

11:14 PM  
Anonymous Jen M. said...

I LOVE charm bracelets. I'm so excited to learn about this company! Thanks!!

11:56 PM  
Blogger Ben and Laura said...

Ooooh! I think this might be my favorite giveaway yet!!!

12:03 AM  
Blogger Missy said...

Love, love, love 'em.

12:05 AM  
Blogger Candace said...

so cute!

12:36 AM  
Blogger Kate said...

Oh, pick me! I just love these charms!

12:44 AM  
Blogger Courtney said...

My grandma had a charm bracelet that I loved as a little girl.

1:02 AM  
Blogger jordan said...

I want some!

1:06 AM  
Anonymous AbbeyFluke said...

I am loving the pine cone charm! These charms are so unique. I hope I win!

1:14 AM  
Blogger Miriam said...

Sweet giveaway, thank you!

1:17 AM  
Anonymous Angel said...

My inner little girl is giddy just seeing these!!

1:31 AM  
Blogger Factotum said...

Yup, it's a great day for a give away!

1:36 AM  
Blogger Abby said...

Charming.

1:46 AM  
Blogger older singer said...

I would like a charm bracelet that depicts historical events from the Civil Rights era. (Rosa Parks charm, MLK charm, Medgar Evers charm, Malcolm X charm, etc.) Is that available?

2:02 AM  
Blogger Kathy said...

I have always loved those pull charms! They would be so fun to have for so many occations!

2:03 AM  
Blogger KatieJ said...

What a great idea- I love the charm diary! My mom's obsessed with silver charms- I'm crossing my fingers! Thanks~

2:12 AM  
Blogger Alice said...

Very sweet... might I say charming?

2:24 AM  
Blogger HeatherAnne said...

I would love some charm in my life!

2:50 AM  
Blogger Mamma said...

Would love to win! Big charm fan. Thanks!!

2:53 AM  
Blogger Tania said...

Even from down-under I'm tracking your giveaways! These would be great.

3:49 AM  
Blogger Elise said...

Would be a perfect Mother's Day gift also!!

3:51 AM  
Blogger Jenni said...

very good idea

7:26 AM  
Blogger Corey said...

Those are very cute!

8:12 AM  
Blogger a spectator said...

please please please

8:49 AM  
Anonymous designingmama said...

I have been wanting to start charm bracelets for each of my three faraway nieces. Win or not, now I know where to shop!

9:16 AM  
Blogger Prisca said...

I've always wanted to start a charm bracelet-- they were passe when I was a kid. :( Now I'd like to start them for myself and my two daughters.

9:21 AM  
Blogger Mandy said...

I would love to start a charm collection for my baby! This would be so cool!

9:22 AM  
Blogger Liz said...

Those are so beautiful! I hope I win!

9:42 AM  
Blogger Meghan said...

so cute! love them.

10:25 AM  
Anonymous Tawni said...

These are great!

10:47 AM  
Blogger lace said...

How Sweet. I would love to begin a charm bracelet for my niece.

10:49 AM  
Blogger Nancy said...

How charming, I love jewlery of all kinds, and your blog. You are so talented and inspirational to all aspiring design moms!

11:34 AM  
Blogger Jennifer said...

When I was a girl my mom took me on a tour of the missions along the California coast. At each mission she bought me a charm and when we returned had it put into a charm bracelet. I still have that braclet (I am in my 40's).

11:35 AM  
Blogger Nan said...

Oh, I came on the right day!! I LOVE this. I want! I want! In fact I'll probably go and buy them out anyways (I wish). What a cool giveaway. You are so cool!

11:39 AM  
Blogger sydney said...

My 10 year old tomboy needs a little girliness. I think this is just the thing..

I just found you yesterday and i love the blog, by the way. Happy day, too. You guys are great.

11:48 AM  
Blogger Miss Five said...

Oh My WORD! Those are amazing!

11:50 AM  
Blogger JennaG said...

These are lovely--they are calling my name!

12:24 PM  
Blogger Bex said...

Fun giveaway! I'm off to browse their site!

12:33 PM  
Blogger Mariah said...

I would love to do this for my daughter as well!

12:49 PM  
Blogger Leslie said...

oh heavens, i hope i win, but i hope equally as much that my friend natalie, lover of charms and bracelets and who will now covet that charm diary, wins, if I don't. :)

1:40 PM  
Anonymous kitty ballou said...

Much better than the plastic one I had when I was little...

1:42 PM  
Blogger Heather said...

I say thank you for finding all of these cute items. My pocketbook says.. OUCH!! :)

Have a great weekend!

1:55 PM  
Blogger Tricia said...

Ohhhhhhhhh, pick me, pick me!!! As an adoptive mom to a precious baby girl in Guatemala, this would be PERFECT!

Happy weekend & best of luck, everyone!

2:50 PM  
Blogger wendysue said...

adorable!! Love the camera!

2:52 PM  
Blogger Number7 said...

Those are adorable

3:05 PM  
Blogger deidra zoe said...

My close girlfriends started a tradition when the first of us got married. The bride gives everyone a charm, sort of representing her and her husband, and their new life together. It's fun to see them add up, and there are even more coming this summer! It's a great way to keep each other in our thoughts!

The charm journal would be great to explain why each of us chose the charm we did!

3:14 PM  
Blogger laura said...

My mom started a charm bracelet recently. I love the idea! The diary is so cute--a scrapbook to go along with a personalized charm bracelet.

3:47 PM  
Blogger Beth said...

These are adorable.

4:40 PM  
Anonymous kathryn said...

What a wonderful tradition to start!

5:20 PM  
Blogger the Lingenfelter's said...

What a great deal, discovering your blog & a possible giveaway...life is good!

5:52 PM  
Blogger Alyssa Coberly said...

oh sakes! my mother had a charm bracelet growing up and collected charms for the important things in her life and then passed along the tradition to me ... i cant wait to pass it along to my soon to be dauther!

6:47 PM  
Blogger Karen said...

Oooh, please pick me, I love my charm bracelet, and am starting one for my daugher!

7:09 PM  
Blogger Natalie said...

These are so cute! I could definitely put the gift certificate to good use.

7:33 PM  
Blogger Beth said...

Oh my...this is the BEST CONTEST EVER! I Love those charms!!

7:58 PM  
Blogger ashley said...

ohhhhhh! i have always wanted a charm bracelet, hope it's not too late to start!

8:03 PM  
Blogger Christy said...

I have a charm bracelet that has been added to over the last 15 years or so. I think mama needs some new charms!

8:17 PM  
Blogger Jean said...

I love the charms so girly girly yet fun and unique. :)

8:42 PM  
Anonymous Juliane said...

I love charm bracelets, just never had one myself. This would be great!

9:06 PM  
Anonymous marian chase said...

Babetta told my sis Dianna about your blog and I have had a grand time dreaming this week

9:23 PM  
Anonymous kathryn c. said...

I am getting a charm bracelet for my daughter for Easter, this could be great!

9:34 PM  
Blogger Elizabeth said...

I am so glad I checked your blog today. Beautiful charms.

9:42 PM  
Blogger Erica said...

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9:47 PM  
Blogger Erica said...

I loooove charms! They are right up there with the sense of smell for me and how I make memories! Keeping my fingers crossed....perhaps my toes....

9:49 PM  
Blogger Barb said...

Oh, even if I don't win the contest, I'm so glad to be pointed towards the Charmed Life Site. Great find.

11:20 PM  
Anonymous Kara F said...

So pretty. I would love this!

11:35 PM  
Blogger Leisha said...

My charm bracelet is crying out for a new charm! I can't wait until my daughter is just a little bit older, so I can start one for her too!

12:09 AM  
Blogger Brooke said...

Count me in!

12:14 AM  
Blogger CJ said...

How exciting! What a terrific giveaway idea!! I have a charm bracelet from 'My Charmed Life' that I just love. I have a charm of my first initial, a dragonfly to represent my personality, a lil' girl in pigtails for my daughter, and baby booties for my baby who is due in April. I came home last fall to show off to my husband my new charm bracelet and regretted not having the golf bag that I was thinking about getting in representation of my husband. I told him they were more expensive than they actually were because I felt so guility! :) I'd love to win and order one to show off that he is the number one man in my life!

12:16 AM  
Blogger Bubbles said...

I want that!

12:18 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

so cute!
Pam

12:19 AM  
Blogger Jessica said...

The pinecone charm reminds me of road trips with my Grandmother when I was a little girl. We'd collect them at all the rest stops and use them in our Christmas decor every year.

12:27 AM  
Blogger vfg said...

oh, oh, oh.

I love itty bitty.

me please!

12:28 AM  
Blogger chou-chou said...

OMG! Love love love this.

12:51 AM  
Blogger loulou said...

I love these charms. I have ahad a bracelet since I was a young girl and I love to add unique charms to represent different times of my life! Would love one!

1:20 AM  
Blogger Jami said...

What a "charming" give-away.

1:40 AM  
Blogger Jenny said...

the charm diary is a great idea! It got me thinking about other little mini diaries that would be fun to start.

2:24 AM  
Blogger TheMoncurs said...

I'm planning most of my sister's May wedding for her (she's far away and stinkin busy) and I would LOVE to be able to do cake pulls at her reception!

2:42 AM  
Blogger Mama said...

Wow, thanks for reminding me I want to start a charm bracelet! I've already picked MANY charms, so I would love to win! Good luck to everyone!

3:30 AM  
Anonymous karisma said...

They are simply adorable especially the little camera and teapot. So Sweet!!!

7:33 AM  
Blogger Almamater said...

Love the cake pull idea! Perfect for a cool girl party.

9:43 AM  
Anonymous blestwithsons said...

Oh how marvelous! I'm a beader - I can definitely see using these charms in my work!

Here's hopin'....

9:46 AM  
Blogger Allison said...

Oooh, so pretty. I'd love to start a charm bracelet for my Grace.xgk

10:19 AM  
Blogger Rach said...

These are so darn cute! I have a different kind of charm bracelet, but these would be so much fun!

10:36 AM  
Anonymous Charming Driver said...

Charms for the CharmingDriver! It's kismet!

10:58 AM  
Blogger Kerry said...

My mother just started a charm bracelet for my daughter. I have two full ones from when I was a child. Thanks!

11:42 AM  
Blogger Kelly said...

I've been sending charms to my SIL for years now. Thanks for the new site to wander through!

12:12 PM  
Blogger Jenny said...

cool!

12:43 PM  
Blogger Natalie* said...

oh pretty, pretty please - my charm bracelet is seriously one of my favorite earthly posessions - this would be a dream come true!

12:57 PM  
Blogger Leah Belle said...

What better way to start my 5 year old daughter's charm bracelet! I have fond memories of my mother letting me wear hers and then getting my own. I hope to start one for my daughter someday.

1:10 PM  
Blogger kelli said...

I'm a mother to a crazy one year old boy. I need a little bit of..charm; a little bit of pretty.

1:49 PM  
Blogger La Nan said...

pick me!

2:01 PM  
Blogger Robin said...

Ooo! Pretty and shiny!

2:05 PM  
Anonymous sherry said...

Awesome! I always wanted a charm bracelet and never had one. Nice stuff!

2:19 PM  
Anonymous bombaygirl said...

How timely...I was just looking at charm bracelets at Tiffany's for my daughter...these look MUCH more affordable, and there are just OODLES of charms to choos from. Thanks for the tip!

2:56 PM  
Blogger modmom said...

100 comment entries!
how do you do it designmom?
send some people over to enter my contests too.

3:15 PM  
Anonymous ozmommy said...

Adorable!

3:19 PM  
Blogger mothergoose said...

what a nice giveaway!

3:27 PM  
Anonymous dianam said...

Really lovely.

4:33 PM  
Anonymous Nina L said...

Oh, a charm diary, how adoroble! Can a girl from Sweden try to win you nice giveaways? :)

4:37 PM  
Blogger Jen said...

These are lovely charms. Even if I don't win I apprecaite being pointed to this site!

4:43 PM  
Blogger Carrie said...

So pretty. I'll have to think about starting a charm bracelet for my 7 year old.

5:19 PM  
Blogger Bekah said...

Please me!! Oh, my daughter will adore it.

5:39 PM  
Blogger canape said...

What a cool contest, and I can't wait to browse the site. My grandmother started my charm bracelet and then left me hers when she died.

Her two are travel charm bracelets, tracing her extensive journeys across the US, Canada, and Europe. Mine is still under construction.

Next year when my step daughter turns 12, I am planning on starting hers.

5:48 PM  
Anonymous Country Mouse said...

My goodness, what a beautiful selection of charms! Thanks for linking to this site — I foresee some happy window-shopping in my future.

7:12 PM  
Blogger Paige said...

What a cute site! The charm diary is a great idea.

7:19 PM  
Blogger chloe said...

It's been a rough week and winning this would cheer me up - pick me!

7:19 PM  
Anonymous Patricia said...

great giveaway. my mom collects charms and this gift certificate would be such a treat!

8:10 PM  
Blogger anna jo said...

oh my goodness, so many people have commented. put me in the mix!

9:02 PM  
Blogger Bek said...

This is very cool. We got my MIL a charm bracelet for Christmas one year and each year we give her a new charm (it is the actual gift for the woman who has everything!!). It is hard to find these things....

I love the idea of the journal as well...

10:21 PM  
Blogger Marilyn said...

I love this company. Cool giveaway!

10:30 PM  
Blogger Lesha said...

Thank you for the wonderful giveaway! :)

10:38 PM  
Blogger ash said...

Thanks for the link, I think a charm bracelet is a fabulous idea. Glad I found your site today!

10:48 PM  
Blogger Emily said...

How fun!!

10:57 PM  
Blogger Lei said...

I love the idea of starting a charm bracelet for your daughter. I am stealing it! Lol! ;) Crossing fingers, eyes tightly closed...

11:02 PM  
Blogger Spencer Family said...

Yay! I love charms. I am a James Avery charm collector but this site has really cute charms too. Thanks for pointing it out!

11:06 PM  
Blogger Kristy said...

What a fun giveaway! These charms are just too fun!

11:12 PM  
Anonymous allison said...

very cute! I'd love a fun charm!

11:14 PM  
Anonymous jared said...

for liz

12:33 AM  
Blogger pepper said...

My mom had a charm bracelet that I used to love to wear when I was a little girl.

1:02 AM  
Blogger iman said...

Adorable!!

1:04 AM  
Blogger Hailey said...

Charms are also lovely on Christmas Stockings. Great way to remember a year or a place, especially for boys who don't care to wear charm bracelets and young girls who might loose one.
Thanks Design Mom for helping me remember the charm of charms.

1:38 AM  
Blogger scrapcat said...

cute charms!!!!

1:39 AM  
Blogger Nicole said...

Love the charms! I always wanted one as a kid...maybe i could live vicariously through my kids!

2:03 AM  
Blogger sarah cool said...

I just love my charm bracelet - I wear it every day! I can't wait to pass it on to my daughter. (My mom had one from high school / college that she passed along to me)

7:54 AM  
Blogger Lizzy said...

my mom started my sisters and i charm bracelets when we were young. it is one of my treasures. these charms are beautiful.

8:51 AM  
Blogger jenafeldman said...

I love these!

9:13 AM  
Anonymous rebecca said...

How fun!

9:23 AM  
Blogger Girl con Queso said...

Beautiful!

9:40 AM  
Anonymous Emily S. said...

Always wanted a charm bracelet.

9:47 AM  
Blogger becky said...

Gorgeous - I love charms! :)

9:47 AM  
Blogger ~cari~ said...

I remember admiring my grandma's charm bracelet when I was a little girl. They are so much fun!

9:48 AM  
Blogger allysha said...

entering giveaway now

9:59 AM  
Blogger JMG said...

love them

10:01 AM  
Blogger Jessica Cornman said...

How awesome! I just found my charm bracelet from my childhood and would love to add more charms! :)

10:18 AM  
Blogger jessi said...

fantastic!

10:28 AM  
Blogger Namona said...

Great giveaway - as always! :)

10:45 AM  
Blogger mamalang said...

Yowsers, what a turnout. Those are sooo very cute. We loosly started charm bracelets for our girls. Wish we kept them up better as a matter of fact!

10:45 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

cute!

10:46 AM  
Anonymous Shelby said...

cute!

10:47 AM  
Blogger Kelly said...

I love the pine cone one. It is really pretty and kind of unique. Fun giveaway.

10:54 AM  
Blogger CPA Mom said...

Love this idea! i would love to start a charm bracelet for my daughter.

10:59 AM  
Blogger Garden Girl said...

Very neat!

11:14 AM  
Anonymous sarah said...

I'd like to live the charmed life.

11:15 AM  
Blogger michelle said...

Yay! Charms! I inherited a charm bracelet from my mother and this would be a perfect excuse to add to it.

11:22 AM  
Blogger Erin said...

My mom and dad gave me the sweetest charm bracelet when I was young and I've loved charms ever since. These are very sweet.

11:40 AM  
Blogger marian said...

Puhlease let this one be me!

11:47 AM  
Anonymous christen said...

i love charms!

11:49 AM  
Blogger Melanie Hess said...

Those are beautiful. I would love to own a charm bracelet!

12:06 PM  
Blogger Christen said...

Charm me in!!

12:12 PM  
Blogger Cassie said...

I got a charm bracelet for my last trip to Europe and got a charm for every place we stopped. I love charm bracelets.

12:22 PM  
Blogger Nicole said...

I would be "charmed" to win....

12:23 PM  
Blogger Holly said...

Super cute! I'd love it!

12:26 PM  
Blogger Catherine Elizabeth said...

My charm bracelet's been needing a new charm...

12:34 PM  
Blogger Sharai said...

So many wonderful charms! Oh, would I love to win this!

12:58 PM  
Blogger melvynadam said...

Gotta be in it to win it!

1:14 PM  
Blogger Moesha said...

So cute. I hope I win, but that's a long shot. Beautiful!!

1:58 PM  
Blogger Lynda D'Souza said...

Cool blog! greetings from Bahrain...a small island in the Middle East. Big fan of pretty little things. YOu could also wear the charms on a large safety pin - as a brooch.

2:15 PM  
Blogger Sunshine said...

This would almost make up for my dishwasher dying and the garage door opener on it's last legs now while I wait for the repair dude.
Unexpected home repairs...GOOD TIMES! But a charm could change ALL THAT.

2:28 PM  
Blogger Ronnie & KaLee said...

Ooooo! These are so pretty!

2:44 PM  
Blogger Jinjer said...

darling!

3:26 PM  
Blogger Isabel said...

I've been collecting charms for years. Too cute.

3:28 PM  
Blogger Kd and Clay said...

Eryka sent us to your site and we are enjoying it. I love the charms!

3:47 PM  
Blogger HodgePodge said...

Just discovered your site, and I'm loving it. I've been thinking of starting a charm bracelet for my daughter on her first birthday, so this post is perfect. Thanks.

4:11 PM  
Blogger Michelle said...

what a great giveaway! Please enter me in your contest! Thank you!

4:30 PM  
Blogger kot said...

I'm a big fan of that camera...

4:50 PM  
Blogger Kara said...

I've always said I lead a charmed life!

4:51 PM  
Blogger Carrie said...

Winning this would be lovely!

5:01 PM  
Anonymous Leslie Ellis said...

I LOVE how charms tell a story and are so sentimental. I am a HUGE charm fan.

5:56 PM  
Blogger ashlynn said...

I once was a collector of charms - I could start up again!

6:17 PM  
Blogger Chrislynn said...

My mom had a charm bracelet and I used to admire it so much as a child. My bracelet was started when she gave me two of the charms from her bracelet and I love it. What a great tradition.

6:36 PM  
Blogger Jen said...

Really, really cute giveaway! Thanks!

6:44 PM  
Blogger homemom3 said...

These are so cute! Hope I win, I have several birthdays coming up...the girls would just love them, if I didn't decide to keep them myself.

7:11 PM  
Blogger Miranda said...

I have two charm bracelets; one belonged to my grandmother, I often wonder what all the charms meant to her; the other my mom started for me, and every once in a while I find a new charm I like. What a fun idea!

8:27 PM  
Blogger Andy said...

Love LOVE those charms!

8:39 PM  
Blogger Jenmomof4 said...

oh how pretty!! I love all those charms.

9:03 PM  
Blogger Jenmomof4 said...

oh how pretty!! I love all those charms.

9:04 PM  
Blogger Jenmomof4 said...

oh how pretty!! I love all those charms.

9:04 PM  
Blogger Michelle B said...

Now I just need a baby daughter to bestow my charm bracelet on.

10:45 PM  
Blogger Nikkala said...

oooh, lovely!

11:21 PM  
Blogger Marcia said...

Must be my second childhood, or the gypsy in me, but charm bracelets have appealed lately.

11:36 PM  
Blogger Nicole said...

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12:05 AM  
Blogger Annie said...

I write for the "Charm" page of my local paper!

12:13 AM  
Blogger Kariman Pierce said...

Count me in!!!!

12:54 AM  

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