A year ago today, {cv} and I landed in France to begin what was an absolutely magical honeymoon.
I knew a French-inspired giveaway was the perfect way to remember that wonderful journey! I also am lucky enough to have the world's best followers--and I wish I could give each and every one of you these fun treats!
One winner will receive these three fabulous goodies:
one LilyGene print {either of France or a country/state of your choice--provided by LilyGene Prints}
one copy of Lunch in Paris: A Love Story by Elizabeth Bard {filled with beautiful images + great recipes}
one Le Creuset utensil holder in cobalt blue {for the perfect pop of color in your kitchen!}
Want this big dose of French loveliness in your life? There are EIGHT chances for you to win!
MANDATORY ENTRY:
{1} follow {long distance loving} on Google Friend Connect or Bloglovin and leave a comment below describing your dream vacation destination {I'm currently dreaming of Thailand and Argentina!}
EXTRA ENTRIES:
{2} favorite LilyGene Prints on etsy
{3} follow LilyGene Prints on blogger
{4} like LilyGene Prints on facebook
{5} follow @luvfromfar on Twitter
{6} tweet about this giveaway: enter to win a lovely french-inspired giveaway
at {long distance loving} http://tinyurl.com/ldlaotfg via @luvfromafar
{7 + 8} participate in Friday's Fancies on April 15th or April 22nd
Please leave a comment for each entry!
The giveaway will run until 8:00pm on Sunday, April 24th. It is open to all followers of {long distance loving}, regardless of location. A winner will be announced at 7:00am on Monday, April 25th. The lucky reader who wins will then receive an email from me about details on how to choose your print from LilyGene Prints. If you have any other questions, please email me!
A tremendous debt of gratitude to LilyGene Prints for being such a fabulous sponsor! Be sure to check out her etsy shop...your walls are clamoring for one of her perfectly wonderful prints :)
Much love to each and every one of you--you have made my world much brighter and I only hope I can do the same for you! Can't wait to see who wins--bonne chance! xoxo {av}
Much love to each and every one of you--you have made my world much brighter and I only hope I can do the same for you! Can't wait to see who wins--bonne chance! xoxo {av}
Oh what a great giveaway! My dream vacation at the moment is the wine region of Italy, along with a little Milano for good measure:)
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ReplyDeleteLove it! My current dream vacation is a beach in Mexico, and lucky me, I'm going there this summer :)
ReplyDeleteI am swooning over all of your French-inspired gifts!!
ReplyDeletethat cobalt blue utensil holder is divine!
ReplyDeletehopefully this last comment is the one that gets the win :)
ReplyDeleteobviously a follow...
ReplyDeleteFavorite print - love the SC print, but the Abbey Road and Three Little Birds prints are close runner-ups. Love The Beatles and Bob Marley.
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ReplyDeleteYou are a doll! I am dreaming of South America. Splendid mountains, beaches and wonderful culture!
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ReplyDeleteThanks chica - I love her work!
av what a great giveaway! i loved lunch in paris - but wouldn't mind reading it again!
ReplyDeletedream vacation - right now i would love to visit Iceland!
just made her a favorite on etsy - now if i don't win i might actually have to purchase something. such a great shop!
ReplyDeleteI would love to go to Amsterdam or Greece. :) I follow you!
ReplyDeleteI follow LilyGene prints.
ReplyDeleteSo wonderful!! My dream vacation is definitely Rio de Janeiro. Thanks!!
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome giveaway! I'm definitely a follower of this blog!
ReplyDeleteI also follow @luvfromfar on Twitter. (@megan_flynn)
ReplyDeleteAnd I just added LilyGene Prints as a favorite! Her stuff is so cute.
ReplyDeleteFollowing LilyGene on Blogger.
ReplyDeleteI follow you already :)
ReplyDeleteoh hello, this is awesome!! i am currently dying to get to italy! it's gotta happen!
ReplyDeleteI loveeee this giveaway! I absolutely love to visit Paris. In fact, I'm thinking about studying abroad there next year. I really hope I can! I've been French-obsessed for quite some time!
ReplyDeleteI follow you on Google Friend Connect and Bloglovin'!
I liked Lilygene prints on fb
ReplyDeleteI liked LilyGene on Facebook!
ReplyDeleteI follow you on twitter!
ReplyDeleteI follow you on Twitter!
ReplyDeletejust tweeted the giveaway. i really want to win!
ReplyDeleteI follow you :)
ReplyDeleteI follow LilyGene Prints on blogger
ReplyDeleteI follow you! :) As for my dream vacay ... a month traveling around Europe ... Spain, Italy, France, Portugal, Greece ... Maybe I need longer than a month! :)
ReplyDeletexo! Lauren @ tickled.
I follow you on Twitter too! :)
ReplyDeletexo! Lauren @ tickled.
I tweeted!
ReplyDeletexo! Lauren @ tickled.
I follow you on BlogLovin!
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower
ReplyDeleteLove the home is where the heart is, where you can specialize it to your state -- so cute!
ReplyDeleteHi! I'm a follower! I dream of going to Spain for a vacay. I studied abroad there for a couple semesters and would love to go back to visit the sights and the friends I made.
ReplyDeleteawesome giveaway and what a way to remember your honeymoon :)
ReplyDeletexo.ashley
What a super amazing giveaway. I am a follower & I dream of vacationing in Paris. :)
ReplyDeleteI happily follow {long distance loving} on Google Friend Connect! & my dream vacay would actually be France! I've never left North America & have always dreamed of visiting Paris. Paris seems so romantic & the sights are to die for! Plus I want a "real" crepe! :)
ReplyDeleteI follow LilyGene Prints on blogger. :)
ReplyDeleteI follow via bloglovin ;) kary10024@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteI added LilyGene as a favorite etsy. After viewing all of the prints, I am so tempted to make a purchase!
ReplyDeleteI liked LilyGene Prints on facebook.
ReplyDeleteI follow @luvfromfar on Twitter.
ReplyDeleteI tweeted! :)
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I tweeted about this giveaway!
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I'm a follower (duh!) - Currently dreaming of the middle east, Jordan and Syria perhaps :)
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Jenna
I favorites Lilygene prints on etsy ;) forgot to answer my dream vacation, it would be in Hawaii ;)
ReplyDeleteI follow luvfromafar via Twitter - @ilovemy2dorks
ReplyDeletewhootwhoot! what a cute giveaway! i follow via GFC and i am dreaming of a vacation to turkey! goobble gobble.. hopefully making that happen next summer! o and i also would LOVE to visit RH ;) xoxo jcd
ReplyDeletejust tweeted! xoxo jcd
ReplyDeleteand i liked Lily Gene on etsy! xoxo jcd
ReplyDeleteI "like" Lily Gene of FB :)
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Jenna
Following you on twitter!
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Just Tweeted!
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My dream vacation would definitely be The Bay of Naples in Italy! :) It's been my dream since school time. x
ReplyDeletefollowing you!
ReplyDeletefavorited the shop on etsy!
ReplyDeleteI'm following LilyGene on blogger! x
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ReplyDeleteLiked LilyGene on Facebook! xx
ReplyDeletejust tweeted!
ReplyDeletefollowing LilyGene on blogger :)
ReplyDeleteFollowing you on twitter now. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd I just tweeted about this giveaway. x
ReplyDeleteLove Paris but I don't think I can say it because I've already been there. My dream destination right now is Australia. I'm a follower!
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And I follow you on Twitter.
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I am follower on Google Friend Contact! Hooray!
ReplyDeleteMy dream destination would be Morocco. I love the exotic and unique blend of cultures you experience there!
LilyGene Prints was made a favorite on etsy. All of her prints are fabulous!
ReplyDeleteI now follow LilyGene on blogger, too!
ReplyDeleteI liked LilyGene Prints on Facebook.
ReplyDeleteI am also a Twitter follower! (I don't know how I wasn't before...)
ReplyDeleteI tweet-tweet-tweeted about it here: http://twitter.com/#!/maysieo
ReplyDeleteI followed with Bloglovin.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm dreaming of a vacation in New Zealand. I had a couple of friends go there this semester for a study abroad program. They described it like it was some paradise. It looks absolutely lovely.
I followed Lily Gene Prints on blogger, too. :)
ReplyDeleteI liked Lily Gene on facebook. :)
ReplyDeleteAlso- followed, tweeted, and liked! Thanks again!
ReplyDeletefollowed you on twitter. :)
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also, i tweeted.
ReplyDeletei hope i win :)
ReplyDeletei'm currently dreaming about somewhere with a beach. preferably hawaii, but i will settle for somewhere like key west if i have to. great giveaway, little lady! happy anniversary.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing giveaway!!! Wow! I am a follower and my dream vacation right now is greece!
ReplyDeleteAnd I liked LilyGene on Facebook!
ReplyDeleteand I followed her on blogger!
ReplyDelete...and favorited her etsy shop!! If i don't win I am going to have to buy myself a print!
ReplyDeleteI follow you!
ReplyDeleteAnd, I'm dreaming of going to Australia. I want to swim in the reef sooo soo bad!
I also liked LilyGene on Facebook!
ReplyDeleteAnd I favorited her Etsy shop!
ReplyDeleteI already follow your lovely blog! My dream vacation would be to travel Europe and see all the history, culture and food! We are planning a trip to Kauai Hawaii right now, so Im dreaming often of beaches and sun! :)
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I'm totally dreaming of Australia or Hawaii right now! <3
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Jenn @ Peas & Crayons
totally following! come enter my giveaway too! =) mwah!
Following you on twitter too!
ReplyDeleteI'm a google follower- what an awesome giveaway! I'm dreaming of Roma lately... just seems magical!
ReplyDeletei follow :) and i'd want to go to england - for the royal wedding of course!
ReplyDeleteand...i like the home is where the heart is prints - in my home state of georgia!
ReplyDeleteand i'm following LilyGene :)
ReplyDeleteI would love to travel to Australia!
ReplyDeleteThe south of France! Lavender fields, wine, and lots and lots of cheese. So much cheese. This whole giving-up-cheese-for-Lent thing is making me see cheese mirages.
ReplyDeleteP.S. I follow on Google Connect and Twitter! :)
I'm travelling round France this summer with my best friend, so this is like my ideal giveaway! I'm mildly obsessed with France & fully intend to live there one day! I'm now following your blog! x
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I liked LilyGene Prints on Facebook. x
ReplyDeleteI'm now following you on Twitter! x
ReplyDeleteI tweeted about this giveaway! x
ReplyDeletePretty, pretty things! Love that print. I follow you using GFC. :)
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I also follow you on Twitter. And forgot to give you my dream vacation - which currently looks something like a repeat of my trip to Israel or a summer Harry Potter World extravaganza. I guess I could try something new? I'd love to see Britain or Italy or Spain, where my brother lives.
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I follow you on Twitter!
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ReplyDeleteyes please!
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ReplyDeleteand obvi here as well!
ReplyDeleteI follow on bloglovin! And my current dream location would be to Athens!
ReplyDeleteCute giveaway! My dream vacation right now is somewhere tropical...I could really use some beach time. But I'd LOVE to go to Brazil, Bali, Amsterdam (again) or Greece, etc....
ReplyDeleteWhat an adorable giveaway! I'm dreaming of the trip John and I have planned to Isla Mujeres this June-sun, sand and lots of tequila make me one happy girl!
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower, and my dream locations right now are Morocco, Greece, and Lima, Peru!
ReplyDeleteI follow you on twitter! @lttlegrlbigwrld
ReplyDeleteI tweeted!
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower, my dream vacation right now is Scotland and Wales this summer!
ReplyDeleteI follow you on twitter!
ReplyDeleteI tweeted your giveaway! (such a fun one :))
ReplyDeletelastly I favorited on etsy
ReplyDeleteRight now I seem to be dreaming of Brazil!
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Girl! You know I am your follower...AND just wanted to say "Happy Anniversary!" Such a sweet giveaway! :)
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I already follow your blog... thanks for hosting this great giveaway! (:
ReplyDeleteSecond, I followed the LilyGene blog too! I love so many of the prints.
ReplyDeleteThird, I also already follow Luvfromfar on Twitter. my twitter is @ashleyjdub (:
ReplyDeleteLast, I tweeted about your giveaway! (:
ReplyDeleteThailand would be amazing, but (and not to suck up to this giveaway) I'm dying to go back to France. It needs to happen sooner rather than later.
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I'm following LilyGene now!
ReplyDeleteI also favorited her shop on Etsy!
ReplyDeleteOh, and I'm following you on Twitter...
ReplyDeleteDream vacation would have to be Hawaii right now! Soaking up some warm sun, relaxation, and a gorgeous beach! :-)
ReplyDeleteNow, dream long term vacation, def. Ireland! My hubs and I have always wanted to move there for several years and explore the country and learn the culture!
I also follow you on twitter...
ReplyDelete... and I just tweeted about this lovely giveaway!!
ReplyDelete(I'll be back for Friday's Fancies... can't wait!)
I am following LilyGene on blogger too. :)
ReplyDeleteI forgot to mention about my dream vacation on my first entry. So here it is. My dream vacation is definitely Paris. I want to travel around Europe, especially to French, Italy, and Spain. But Paris is still the first on my list. :)
I like Lily Gene on facebook too!
ReplyDeleteooo I'm not such a bad blog reader bc this is the only post I missed!
ReplyDeleteI want to go to Bora Bora.. ya know when I win the lottery.
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GFC follower! And really, I'm dreaming of {any} vacation about now! But top of the list would be Tahiti, Aix en Provence, or Greece!
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower and dreaming of visiting the United Kingdom - Ireland, Scotland, and England. Really though, these places do appear in my nightly dreams! :)
ReplyDeleteI follow @luvfromafar on twitter. My handle is (at)gilsonsarahbeth
ReplyDeleteI tweeted about the give away.
ReplyDeleteI like LilyGene on Facebook.
ReplyDeleteI follow the LilyGene prints blog.
ReplyDeleteI am a follower! I want to go to the Turks & Caicos!! I need a tan.
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower! I would love to travel to indonesia and rent a house on stilts in the water for a relaxing gorgeous getaway!
ReplyDeleteI favorited LilyGene on Etsy! -@alongthepath
ReplyDeleteI "liked" LilyGene on facebook!
ReplyDeleteYay! Awesome giveaway! I've always wanted to go to Belize!
ReplyDeleteFollow you on Twitter :)
ReplyDeleteAdded their shop to my favorites on Etsy! But I would have anyway :)
ReplyDeleteFollow you on google connect!
ReplyDeleteMy dream vacation would be... BORA BORA , in one of those grass huts over the water! PURE HEAVEN!
My dream vacation right now is a trip to Santorini - maybe it will happen this summer - we'll see.
ReplyDeleteFollow you!
ReplyDeleteAnd favorited on etsy! :)
ReplyDeleteGlad to be a twitter follower.
ReplyDeleteAnd tweeted about this to spread the news! :) (@MissGlitterista)
ReplyDeleteHi Lady! First of all... before I even realized this was a giveaway, I emailed my mom to let her know that I am DYING for one of these prints and specifically asked for the SF by bay print! LOVE. Ah... I am so excited for this givaway, that I am going to do everything listed above! ...Not sure where I am supposed to post about my dream vacation, but it is DEFINITELY paris! So perfect.
ReplyDeletexxoo... have a great week!
I love following you!
ReplyDeleteI 'like' LilyGenePrints on facebook too
ReplyDeleteAnd of course I follow you on twitter xo
ReplyDeleteFollow you on blogloving! My ideal vacation is definitely Chile and Argentina!!
ReplyDeleteI am a follower of course! and I am dreaming of Tahiti....
ReplyDeleteand I follow you on twitter :-)
ReplyDeleteI follow {long distance loving} on Google Friend Connect! Besides going home to Ireland, where my boyfriend is (I'm in Boston), I really want to visit somewhere HOT and TROPICAL. Canary Islands? Punta Cana? Give me a beach and I'll take it!
ReplyDeleteI also follow you on twitter! I'm @c_tamer
ReplyDeleteJust tweeted your giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI like Lily Gene on Facebook!
ReplyDeleteAnd I follow LG on blogger!
ReplyDeleteI follow LG on Blogger too!
ReplyDeleteWhat an AWESOME giveaway! Of course I follow you :) Hooray for 1 year anniversaries!
ReplyDeletefollowing on blogspot and Blog Lovin'!
ReplyDeletefavorited LilyGene on Etsy! username: McKenzieAllen
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ReplyDeleteaaand following LilyGene on Twitter :) username: mckallen
ReplyDeleteincredible giveaway!! LOVE the France print. Went for study abroad in summer 2009 and cannot wait to one day go back. :)
Such a cute giveaway! I follow your blog - duh! I'm also reminiscing about my honeymoon right now - mexico. I could use some sun in my life!
ReplyDeleteI also follow you on Twitter!
ReplyDeleteI favorited LilyGene Prints on Etsy too...def have to keep these in mind for cute gifts!
ReplyDeleteI follow you on bloglovin'. My husband and I want to go to Florence, I spent a semester there and he really wants to see where I lived for 3 months.!
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lilygene is one of my favorites on Etsy!
ReplyDeletei follow lilygene on blogger
ReplyDeleteMy dream vacation spot would have to be Hawaii. I visited Oahu and Kauai with my hubby for our 5th anniversary and I'd love to make a return trip to get out of ultra-urban Tokyo and into paradise!
ReplyDeleteI liked lilygene on Facebook!
ReplyDeleteI added lilygene to my etsy favorites! I love the Japan print and the letterpress prints!!!
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Liked them on FB
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ReplyDeleteTweeted about it
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Following LilyGene's blog
ReplyDeleteParticipated in today's Fancies
ReplyDeleteI will also be participating in next weeks Fancies, but will be on my way to Cozumel and unable to add this extra comment here. But, I'm sending you the links and such to see if you can post it for me next week. So, I'm adding it a week early :)
ReplyDeleteAlso, my dream destination is Bora Bora <3 Forgot to include that above.
I liked LilyGene on facebook! Seriously some great prints, there's a couple I am eyeing.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I live in Australia right now and I'd love to head to Indonesia and Thailand!
this is such a great giveaway! my destination of choice would definitely be somewhere in south america!
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