Wednesday, February 17, 2010

CEL-E-BRATE

I have reached a milestone, I feel, in the blogging world.

I have reached 100 followers!!

This is so awesome!! I never thought, in a million years, that I would have a following like this. That there would be so many people who would have an interest in the things I have to say.

Blogging has been such an amazing experience for me and has opened so many doors for me as well. I've met wonderful and amazing people, I've grown as a person, and I've watched my little business grow in ways I didn't think possible.

And it's all thanks to you.

An enormously HUGE thank you to all of you who made this day, all of you who read my blog, those of you that comment on regular basis, those who inspire me, all the lovelies that encourage me and support me, to the followers of Next to Heaven...

Thank you for following me. From the bottom of my heart...Thank You.

Do you want some more good news??

I know you do...

Well I know I promised that when I reached 100 followers I would do a giveaway. I just did a giveaway though...but who cares!!

Y'all are some beautiful lucky duckies, I tell you what!

OK...so the scoop. I want to really thank you for being followers of Next to Heaven and because I love giving things away, I'm going to do just that.

I will be putting together a box, a 6x6x6 box of my favorite things. A lot of them I have mentioned on here and if you know me then you know what the box will consist of - FUN STUFF! I will mail one lucky winner a small box of goodies, all my favorites, but it's a surprise. You have to enter to win to find out what's inside!! I'll give you a few hints though...there will be some lovelies for your lips, some pretties for your nails and hair and of course there will be some spunky accessories by uh, you know who.

I hope you're all chomping at the bit to enter, so here's what you gotta do...

You MUST be a follower of Next to Heaven.

{1 entry} Leave me a comment and let me know you are a follower.
{1 entry} Leave me a comment, just any 'ol comment will do.
{2 entries} Put my Next to Heaven button on your sidebar and leave me a comment with the link to your blog. If you already have my button, leave me a comment letting me know with the link as well. The button must be on your sidebar at the conclusion of the giveaway to win.
{2 entries} Tweet about the giveaway including my twitter handle @vcesari and the link to the giveaway.
{4 entries} Blog about the giveaway including a link to the giveaway.

That's a total of {10 entries} to be entered to win! I hope you're as excited as I am!! Now hurry, enter to win!

**OH, one more thing. If you win, you have to promise to blog about your secret surprise gift from me OK?**


104 comments:

Mrs. Lovely February 17, 2010  

Oh my, I'll have to stop being a lazy procrastinator and do some of this stuff! :P

Jacky {The Sweetest Petunia} February 17, 2010  

Yay, Valerie! I know that each an every follower makes my life that much brighter...so congrats on 100! :)

Jacky {The Sweetest Petunia} February 17, 2010  

And I'm a follower. Of course. I would looove to know what that little box holds! :)

Sheila February 17, 2010  

Congratulations Valerie!

amy February 17, 2010  

Yay for giveaways and congratulations on your 100 followers!!!

http://hahahahawaitwhat.blogspot.com/

amy February 17, 2010  

I'm a LOYAL follower!! ;)

http://hahahahawaitwhat.blogspot.com/

amy February 17, 2010  

I have your button on my sidebar!!

http://hahahahawaitwhat.blogspot.com/

amy February 17, 2010  

I'm about to tweet about your giveaway!

http://hahahahawaitwhat.blogspot.com/

amy February 17, 2010  

I'm about to blog about your giveaway! :)

http://hahahahawaitwhat.blogspot.com/

Ashley February 17, 2010  

I'm still swooning over your stamped jewelry from your last giveaway. I'm thinking something custom for my sister (who's due with her first baby in May!) is in order. I'm still mulling over my ideas, but you can expect to hear from me about this soon!

I'm the type who buys things I want for myself and give them to other people and then try to live vicariously through them. :)

Ashley February 17, 2010  

I put your button on my blog! http://fromthestartofthealphabet.blogspot.com/

Ashley February 17, 2010  

Tweet Tweet! I'm @2bABC

Ashley February 17, 2010  

And, last but not least, I blogged! http://fromthestartofthealphabet.blogspot.com/2010/02/lent-giveaway.html

Thanks for everything!!!

Meredith February 17, 2010  

Congrats!!! And what a fun idea!! I hope I win!!

Living Life Out Loud February 17, 2010  

I was all giddy inside for you when I saw 99, now the big 100!! So exciting. Im glad you have fun writing and trust me we have fun reading....and learning from you.

Alissa February 17, 2010  

Congrats on 100 Valerie! You so deserve it. I love reading your little blog everyday. I'm so happy for you and for meeting you through blogworld.

msprimadonna67 February 17, 2010  

Congratulations--that's quite an accomplishment! I am, of course, a follower, and would love to be included in the drawing. Have a fantastic day!

Amanda February 17, 2010  

Woo! Congrats! That's a big milestone!

Amanda February 17, 2010  

And I'm a follower! :)

Casey February 17, 2010  

What a lovely giveaway!! Please count me in!

Casey February 17, 2010  

ps...I am now a follower! I tweeted (@hopenow1201), and your button is on my sidebar under the "Giveaways" section!!

Thanks again for including me!

meredith February 17, 2010  

1. i'm a brand new follower!!

2. a surprise giveaway!! :) ooooh, i love surprises! AND i checked out your etsy site and i LOVE it! i may be contacting you soon!

Caro February 17, 2010  

Yay I love surprise boxes!
I am a daily follower :)

Julie (brown eyed belle) February 17, 2010  

Um, how stinkin' cute are you?? I found your blog through my real-life bff Ashley who writes 'ABC: Life from the start of the alphabet.' I wish I would've been following you before! Even though I'm new, I can still enter the giveaway, right? :)

Julie (brown eyed belle) February 17, 2010  

I will post your giveaway on my blog right now! http://browneyedbellejulie.blogspot.com

Heather Martin February 17, 2010  

Congrats on reaching 100 followers!!!!!!!!!!! It was also nice seeing you at lunch today!

~*Katie*~ February 17, 2010  

I'm a new follower as of today!!

~*Katie*~ February 17, 2010  

I checked out your etsy store and love it!! I must go back and purchase something!

~*Katie*~ February 17, 2010  

Button is on my side bar... :)

~*Katie*~ February 17, 2010  

I tweeted, but don't know how to get the link!! Twitter name: ktdietrich

~*Katie*~ February 17, 2010  

I blogged about it over here:
http://thelifeandtimesofkatiescott.blogspot.com/2010/02/another-giveaway.html

Living Life Out Loud February 17, 2010  

Guess who got 100 followers!? @vcesari did! Because she is so sweet one lucky winner is getting a "goody" box. Go See http://bit.ly/diOlzX

I tweeted entry one!

Living Life Out Loud February 17, 2010  

Guess who got 100 followers!? @vcesari did! Because she is so sweet one lucky winner is getting a "goody" box. Go See http://bit.ly/diOlzX

I tweeted entry two!

Iva February 17, 2010  

YAY!! Congratulations on 100!!! so happy to be one of your readers ;)

.debbie. February 17, 2010  

I'm a follower! And I'd love to win :)

.debbie. February 17, 2010  

Does my comment about following count as a comment? If not, I suppose this does...

Beaver February 17, 2010  

You know I'm a follower. :) Congrats on 106!

Beaver February 17, 2010  

And I wanted to say that I'm not usually one for surprises, but I think this seems to be the way my life is going these days. Haha. Your surprises are welcome!

Cindy February 17, 2010  

I'm following you! :)

clogzilla(at)yahoo(dot)com

Cindy February 17, 2010  

Thank you for giving us the chance to win such a fun and generous giveaway. I hope I'm the lucky winner! :)

clogzilla(at)yahoo(dot)com

Living Life Out Loud February 17, 2010  

I blogged about how awesome you are:) Entry ONE

http://jennlivinglifeoutloud.blogspot.com/2010/02/followers-are-friends.html

Living Life Out Loud February 17, 2010  

Yep I blogged about ya! :)
ENTRY TWO

http://jennlivinglifeoutloud.blogspot.com/2010/02/followers-are-friends.html

Living Life Out Loud February 17, 2010  

I blogged about yoour blog, cause its better :)

ENTRY THREE

http://jennlivinglifeoutloud.blogspot.com/2010/02/followers-are-friends.html

Living Life Out Loud February 17, 2010  

I blogged all about this great giveaway.

ENTRY FOUR

http://jennlivinglifeoutloud.blogspot.com/2010/02/followers-are-friends.html

Christy February 17, 2010  

I'm a follower!! Woo hoo!

Christy February 17, 2010  

So excited for your giveaway! Love reading about your everyday adventures & congrats on all the followers!

Christy February 17, 2010  

Your button is on my page! Fingers crossed that I win!!!

http://monfort3.blogspot.com

bailey February 17, 2010  

i'm a follower...duh!! :)

bailey February 17, 2010  

i really wanna win!!!

bailey February 17, 2010  

and i have your button on my sidebar!!!

Eyegirl February 17, 2010  

Look at you! 100 followers and 56 comments on this post. You're miss popular! You're turning into a blogging celebrity right before my eyes. :) Congrats! I'm totally jealous.

Simply Valorie February 18, 2010  

I am a follower and have been for a while! :)

Simply Valorie February 18, 2010  

Oh, and congrats on reaching 100! That's so super exciting! :)

laura emily February 18, 2010  

I'm a follower!

Fabulous blog.

Vanessa February 18, 2010  

Of course I am a follower!!

Vanessa February 18, 2010  

Ahh I soooooooo want to win!

2nd entry!

Vanessa February 18, 2010  

Button in sidebar on the right!!

http://caramelcoveredphotographs.blogspot.com/

2 more entries! Woohoo!

Vanessa February 18, 2010  

Tweet Tweet!

http://twitter.com/CaramelPhotos/status/9285697031

Megan aka Mommy, Mom, Honey, The Boss... February 18, 2010  

I am a new follower, love the giveaway at 100 idea!

Christine February 18, 2010  

I think your blog is super cute! and I am a follower!

Mommy Lisa February 18, 2010  

I LOVE to follow people with Etsy Shops... I love etsy sooooo!

Mommy Lisa February 18, 2010  

And I hope you got my TWEET! ;)

Mitzi G.!! February 18, 2010  

I added your button to my blog!!

Mitzi G.!! February 18, 2010  

I blogged about the giveaway..........woo hoo!!

The Donley's February 18, 2010  

I'm a follower!!! GO ME!!!

Carrie

The Donley's February 18, 2010  

I also added your button!!! 2 points for Carrie....

I feel my luck raising!!!

The Donley's February 18, 2010  

I blogged about your giveaway....
Come on Pull my name!!!!

Carrie

The Donley's February 18, 2010  

So I didn't leave my link for you to see your button...that would be http://devinandcarriedonley.blogspot.com

So there you go- this would be my 'just any ole message' message!

julie February 18, 2010  

I am a follower!

the weldons February 18, 2010  

i'm a follower - congrats on reaching the over 100 mark on your followers!

the weldons February 18, 2010  

oh, and i love your etsy shop! esp this little number: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=38670980
it's lovely!
i'm all about etsy :)
i love finding new blogs, and yours is adorable!
fun giveaway idea!

Amber Page Writes February 18, 2010  

Congratulations! It's a great feeling, isn't it? Stopping by from Mama Kat's...and following now!

Sar(Mrs.Teddy) February 18, 2010  

yay! I am sure you have way over 100 now! Your blog looks great-I'm following as of now!

Sar(Mrs.Teddy) February 18, 2010  

I LOVE the give away idea, I think I should do this soon as well!

Sar(Mrs.Teddy) February 18, 2010  

I added your button
(ONE)

Sar(Mrs.Teddy) February 18, 2010  

Its such a pretty button!
(TWO)

Sar(Mrs.Teddy) February 18, 2010  

I blogged about it with linky of course!
(ONE)

Sar(Mrs.Teddy) February 18, 2010  

I blogged about the giveaway!
(THREE)

Sar(Mrs.Teddy) February 18, 2010  

Last one! I blogged!
(FOUR!)

Jaime February 18, 2010  

I'm a follower!

Jaime February 18, 2010  

Such an cool giveaway- surprise!!

Jaime February 19, 2010  

I put your button on my blog!

Jaimeshavingababy.blogspot.com

Jaime February 19, 2010  

#2 button on my blog!

Vanessa February 19, 2010  

I blogged about it!

http://caramelcoveredphotographs.blogspot.com/2010/02/fill-in-blank-friday-1.html

Rasha February 19, 2010  

Im a new follower, so im not entering, but I just wanted to say I adore you blog and look forward to reading more!

Rachel February 20, 2010  

Girly, I am *SO* far behind in the blog-reading world! I'm just now seeing this? What is wrong with me?

And, of course, a loyal follower (but absent lately, apologies...)

Rachel February 20, 2010  

am i supposed to be leaving a random comment too?

mrs.messi February 20, 2010  

I love your cute blog :)

Melissa G. February 21, 2010  

WhooHoo! Congratulations on reacing 100 followers!
And this super secret giveaway is an awesome idea! I just read your how to post on the flower headbands and i'd be super excited to win just for that! =)

Melissa G. February 21, 2010  

I meant to say in my last comment that i follow your lovely blog.

Hey, are you doing to put them in your etsy shop? I don't have any old lace tops or pearls to make my own.

Melissa G. February 21, 2010  

Oh look, i left your 100th comment in your 100th follower giveaway! That's gotta count for something, right? =)
I'm putting your button on my sidebar right now!

Melissa G. February 21, 2010  

#2- Ok, the button is on. I wish i tweeted so that i could get those extra entries! =)

Melissa G. February 21, 2010  
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Eyegirl February 22, 2010  

OK, I'm a follower, I left you a comment, I added your blog button, and I tweeted about your giveaway. :)

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