Win It: The Left Handed Calligrapher.
This contest/collaboration has been in the planning stages for way too long and I’m thrilled beyond words to finally be able to announce Win It: The Left Handed Calligrapher!
Nicole, The Left Handed Calligrapher herself, has offered an absolutely amazing prize for the winner of this contest: an 8.5 X 11″ piece featuring either the quote or short poem of your choice in her lovely penmanship. You’ll get to work with her to determine the style, colors and font used in the final piece. Coolest thing ever, right?!
To enter tell us what your favorite part of spring it. It can be an event, a feeling, a thing, you name it. Please be sure to include your email address as well. Commenting will close at noon one week from today (Monday, April 13th) at noon CST and we’ll choose the lucky winner! US residents only.
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April 6, 2009 at 7:07 pmBaby: flowers, veggies, birds, etc – everything is new & pretty & full of potential. 🙂
Cait W.
April 6, 2009 at 7:08 pmI love the first sunny, warm day of spring – it really makes you feel alive again after a long winter. As soon as it starts getting warm I feel inspired to start all kinds of new projects and be productive.
crissy
April 6, 2009 at 7:09 pmcolor and life! springtime means bright blossoms and flowers reaching up to the warm sun, and sweet baby animals at the local farm. i really love baby duckies.
Jeanette Mc.
April 6, 2009 at 7:41 pmEasy. I live in the desert and in the spring it is just bursting with color. Out my window are yellows, pinks, oranges, reds and purples. In a month or so everything will be struggling to survive the punishing heat Phoenix is known for but right now – beautiful.
marnie
April 6, 2009 at 7:45 pmI love going to the local farmers market to pick out flowers, veggies, and other plants for my garden!
SarahIsabella
April 6, 2009 at 7:45 pmI love the Dogwoods and planning the summer garden. It also feel great to give the house a good spring cleaning.
Sommer
April 6, 2009 at 7:51 pmI love when the days start getting longer and it starts getting warmer; you can get so much more done in a day! Also you get to pull out all the warm clothes that you haven’t worn in months it’s like having a new wardrobe again!
Martina
April 6, 2009 at 7:52 pmI’m still a student, so I’ve always loved hat Spring means seeing the light at the end of the semester-long tunnel. And since I’m getting my BA this Spring, I’m hoping that even when I’m no longer a student (as I will be so so so soon) that I will still be able to feel the excitement that Spring has always brought me.
jeanette marie
April 6, 2009 at 8:18 pmi love that tingly feeling of freshness in the air…it’s as if the atmosphere was giving a sigh of relief that the winter is over. 😉
Micaela
April 6, 2009 at 8:30 pmDefinitely the smell of freshly cut grass, especially at my parent’s farm.
Susan
April 6, 2009 at 8:42 pmThe Spring Flowers always brighten any day!
Savvy Addy
April 6, 2009 at 8:43 pmEaster eggs and all the pastel colors.
I hope I win!
Eme
April 6, 2009 at 8:44 pmGoing outside and the sun staying up late – always brings my energy level up through the roof!
Her work is divine!
Robyn
April 6, 2009 at 9:17 pmThe smell is probably my favorite thing… something changes in the air and it’s beautiful!
Rachael
April 6, 2009 at 9:19 pmi love the new life…blooms, buds, leaves, grass. the rains to keep everything fresh + the sun to warm up the cold winter air.
Sara Christine
April 6, 2009 at 9:20 pmWhat an amazing giveaway!! My favorite part of spring has to be the joy I feel when I shove my boots to the back of my closet and slip into a lovely little pair of flip flops! 🙂
Thanks for this fabulous giveaway!
caroline duke
April 6, 2009 at 9:33 pmthunderstorms!
Jenn
April 6, 2009 at 9:38 pmMy favorite part of spring is when the time changes. I love the feeling of getting off work and knowing that I can go play outside for a few more hours of daylight and sunlight. I can’t think of a better way to break out of the winter blues.
Katie
April 6, 2009 at 10:21 pmMy favorite part of spring is the flip-flops & hoodies weather … It's that transition from warm sunny days to cool, crisp nights, just before the heat of summer brings sweaty days and humid nights. It's just a beautiful time of year.
Lia Dominique Andress
April 6, 2009 at 11:44 pmThe smell of rain. The storms come off the coast of Cuba and from the Everglades.
Lizzie.Civ.
April 6, 2009 at 11:49 pmmy favorite thing about spring is being able to sit out on the porch at sunset and relax in the new warmth… maybe with a new beer or and ice cream cone 🙂
JJB
April 7, 2009 at 12:05 amspring is… warm air, sunshine, and no excuse not to go outside.
Katie
April 7, 2009 at 12:19 amMy favorite part is when the grass pops up and the ground dries out and I can finally exercise my horse outside! And after work to boot, now that there’s still light enough to get out in! I’ve had quite enough of the dark cold nights indoors!
Jennifer
April 7, 2009 at 1:59 ami love looking at the easter displays in shop windows, the chocolate eggs and bunnies at jacques torres, counting how many trees on my street have started sprouting leaves, and monitoring the growth of bulb flowers in central park 🙂
Katie
April 7, 2009 at 2:23 amWarm rainy days. Flowers. Sitting on my terrace in the mornings with a cup of tea and not being cold. Ahhh, spring.
Allison
April 7, 2009 at 2:47 amThe return of light makes spring absolutely the most hopeful season.
Also, tulips.
Brandi Schaefer
April 7, 2009 at 3:24 amBeing out in the yard…hands in the dirt & warm sunshine on my back.
Rebecca
April 7, 2009 at 11:45 amI love how everything becomes green again, and the way the air smells, and how everyone on my college campus pitches their hammocks on the quad.
Megan
April 7, 2009 at 1:57 pmMy favorite part of spring is putting on a tank top and my chacos and feeling the warm breeze on my skin that has been hidden all winter. So refreshing!
two brunettes
April 7, 2009 at 2:31 pmFeeling alive again, getting outside, I feel like not only do the birds come out, the flowers bloom, the trees bud, but you do as well! Out from hibernation. Not to mention you feel so inspired by everything just from being able to throw on flip flops and get outside! Love it all. :o)
Amy@OldSweetSong
April 7, 2009 at 2:33 pmHow to choose just one favorite part of Spring?! The smell in the air and the sudden increase in fun times spent outdoors. And FLIP FLOPS!
Eile
April 7, 2009 at 3:19 pmMy favorite part of spring…First, its opening the windows. Watching the sun stream through the curtains even though its 5 or 6pm and the breeze just infiltrates the whole house, its just amazing.
The second favorite part of spring is bike riding. breaking the bike out of its garage prison, donning my helmet and letting the wind rip past my face. Yeah that is the BEST.
maggie
April 7, 2009 at 5:26 pmMy favorite part of Spring is the way the world seems to yawn and stretch itself awake from its Winter slumber. You can almost see the trees blinking their sleepy eyes in the springtime sunshine. The birds, trees, flowers, and of course, people all start to feel the warmth and excitement of a new season.
hmmm… that sounds really sappy! ha! But I can feel those awake, excited feelings in the air in the Spring. And I like it very much.
carina
April 7, 2009 at 9:22 pmi love the fragrance of all the blossoming flowers.
being able to ditch my coat.
riding bikes with my husband and dog in tow.
dining outdoors.
Meaghan Kelly
April 8, 2009 at 12:33 amMy favourite thing about Spring is the annual burst of nostalgia it brings about. It’s like the memories you had from the Spring before got buried under the snow and as it melts, the breeze brings them in the window with the smell of budding flowers and grass. It comes at the perfect time, because everyone needs to be reminded of the reasons they love life after a long, cold winter.
Megan
April 8, 2009 at 2:45 pmMy favorite part of spring is driving home and one day you look up surrounded by color and it seems like all the flowers have blossomed overnight.
Peg M.
April 9, 2009 at 6:14 pm…green grass! i love to mow! 🙂
wide open spaces
April 11, 2009 at 12:32 amwaking up. it’s as if the earth and all her inhabitants have been hibernating. i love to see nature waking up and us too. after a long winter i find myself eating differently, walking differently, living differently. i have more energy and joy. why? simply because I’ve awoken to Spring.
Jill Kaufusi
April 11, 2009 at 3:13 ami love rain and flowers!
jill.kaufusi@gmail.com
Emily
April 12, 2009 at 1:08 amMy favorite thing about spring is my birthday – April 13th! Just kidding – that is my birthday but my real favorite thing about spring is all of the flowers blooming!
Genevieve
April 12, 2009 at 4:15 pmSpring represents freshness and a new start, and farmers’ market tulips!