Haven Conference 2013 Ticket Giveaway!

 

 

I am so very, very grateful for the men and women who have given their lives in sacrifice for our freedom.

We remember them today.

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I pray that you have a wonderful Memorial Day and that you get the chance to relax, remember, and spend time with loved ones.

 

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Today, I am hosting a giveaway for a ticket to the Haven 2013 Conference!!!

 

Ticket Giveaway!

 

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Y’all, if you love Home DIY blogs, you do not want to miss this conference.

I am on the Haven Planning Team, and let me tell you, this conference is going to be the bombdiggity!

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We have AMAZING speakers lined up!

 

Check some of them out…

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Ashley Mills writes at thehandmadehome.net where alongside her husband they share their love for creating a home and the never-ending adventures of parenthood. Suffering a serious aversion to piles of laundry and Comic Sans, she considers herself well versed in the fine art of chasing her three littles, sarcasm, and wearing paint in her hair. The handmade home : creating a haven for the very day.

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Beckie Farrant is a Midwest gal and mom of 2 living in Indianapolis, IN. She is a tri-blogger (yep three blogs!) at Infarrantly Creative, Knock Off Décor and Roadkill Rescue. Beckie loves turning items most people would throw away into usable and beautiful décor for her home. She has hundreds of tutorials on handmade gifts, home décor and knock-off projects and loves to inspire other women to do-it-themselves.

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Brooke is the owner of All Things Thrifty, a fun website of never-ending projects cluttering up her garage. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time at the lake with her family, sipping Diet Coke (with coconut) and snacking on peanut butter M&Ms. Brooke has a master’s degree in corporate and interpersonal communications and is a former college professor. She currently lives in sunny St. George, Utah with her husband Dan and her four kids Oaklyn, Connelly, Londyn and Creed.

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Carmel is a Southern California girl who fell in love with a blue-eyed boy with a southern accent and followed him around the country until they finally decided to put down roots in the bluegrass. She chronicles her adventures in transforming their fifth house into a home on her blog aptly named, Our Fifth House.

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Cassity is the blogger behind Remodelaholic.  With a degree in interior design and two whole home remodels under her belt, she started a blog to document their third home transformation.  Now working on their fourth home remodel, she and her husband both work on the blog full time, while juggling life with two young daughters!

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Courtney, a mom of two,  is the author of A Thoughtful Place where she dishes on affordable DIY projects for decorating, entertaining, and organizing the home. She recently started her own interior decorating firm with her sister in Orange County, CA. While not working on home projects, she enjoys traveling, date nights, bike rides with the family, and kick boxing.

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Court Tuttle is a Utah based SEO mega-geek, a husband and proud father, and owner of both The Blog Builders (where he helps people to learn to grow their blogs) and The Keyword Academy (an SEO training school). He also authored SEO For Creative Bloggers™. Court’s work has been featured on some of the biggest blogging and SEO sites on the web including SEOmoz, Problogger.net, and JohnChow.com

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Atlanta-based interior designer, writer, and philanthropist, Erika Hollinshead Ward lives for creativity. She worked in the design-build industry as an accountant before turning her passion for interior design into a successful business (Erika Ward Interiors). As the author of internationally recognized blog, BluLabel Bungalow, she chronicles her interior design projects and encourages homeowners move from inspiration to action. In her community uses her decorating prowess as the co-founder of Room Service Atlanta, a non-profit that decorates transitional housing for those experiencing hardship.  In her spare time, this busy wife and mother of four enjoys exploring new cuisine and places off the beaten path.

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Gina created The Shabby Creek Cottage in 2009 to chronicle her and her husband’s journey of remodeling her childhood home. She blogs to help people embrace their space, no matter what kind of house it is on any budget. She is also the author of the upcoming book How to Start A Home-based Etsy Business.

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Heather is first and foremost a wife to the love of her life and a homeschool mom of two. Heather co-authors the blog At The Picket Fence with her sister Vanessa. A self-taught DIYer who isn’t afraid of power tools, Heather’s home has been featured in magazines such as Romantic Homes and Better Homes and Gardens.  She serves as a HomeTalk Ambassador as well as a regular contributor to Houzz.com, FOLK Magazine Blog, Celebrating Everyday Life Magazine and Southern Belle Magazine. Heather loves to share her passion for navigating the waters of blogging with both new and seasoned bloggers.

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Jennifer Rizzo is a Midwest artist/designer/blogger and owns Jennifer Rizzo Design Company.Nestled in the Chicago ‘burbs with her 3 girls, hubby and lots of projects waiting to be worked on, She loves designing home decor and creating jewelry and  mixed media art.She has been retailing/wholesaling for over 6 years,and sells her handmade home decor and one of a kind creations in boutiques and retailers across the country as well as on-line. She has been featured in publications such as Somerset Life,Somerset Home, Romantic Homes, and Country Living magazine.She teaches art/creative living and creative business classes, and writes about DIY and artful living at the lifestyle blog JenniferRizzo.com.

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KariAnne writes the blog Thistlewood Farms from the back porch of her farmhouse tucked away in the rolling hills of Kentucky.  She lives with her husband, four children, two dogs, two cats, a tortoise, a herd of deer, a family of rabbits and a salamander.  KariAnne loves sweet tea with lime, mis-matched chairs, thunderstorms, crickets singing in the rain and walking at sunset with her knight-in-shining-armor.  Thistlewood Farms was recently named Country Living Decorating Blog of the Year and has been featured in publications such as Flea Market Decor, Hobby Farm Home, Country Living and online outlets such as Apartment Therapy, Apple Magazine, Resource Restyle and Country Living On-line.

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Katie Bower is the jedi-knight of the quirky ’everything’ blog called Bower Power where she catalogs her home renovations and crafts, photography tips and her boy’s random acts of awesomeness.  She is slowly making her house a home, figuring out how to do motherhood, and laughing her way through this ride called life.

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Kristen Duke brings photography and DIY projects together in her creative and colorful blog, Capturing Joy. Written from her bright yellow desk in her home in Austin, Texas, Kristen shows readers the happy side of raising a family, photography, fanciful parties, yummy desserts and home projects. A mother of 4, Kristen loves to see moms on both sides of the camera lens: snapping pictures and getting in the photos with their kids. She helps readers take their family snapshots to the next level with her photography books (SayNO to Auto and Get Focused!) and showcases how to decorate with pictures in an ongoing series. Kristen carries her camera everywhere, loves her hot pink jeans and never turns down white chocolate chip cookies.

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Lindsay is a color-obsessed, stay at home mom of two, who’s transforming a blah blah builder’s beige home into an inspiring and eclectic space with her husband Tom. They live outside of Austin, Texas where the temperate climate allows them to DIY year round. Lindsay has been blogging since 2008, when she started Living with Lindsay.

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In the 23 years she has worked for home & garden magazines, Lisa Mowry has produced more than 1,000 features for national and local magazines. She is the Atlanta editor for such well-known publications as Better Homes & Gardens, Traditional Home and Decor, as well as a dozen other of BH&G’s special interest magazines…titles such as Do-it-Yourself, Country Gardens and Kitchen & Bath Ideas. Lisa has also been a regular contributing editor to Atlanta Magazine for 16 years and has written articles for Southern Living, as well. Before her freelance career, she was the senior editor at Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles magazine.

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Marian, aka Miss Mustard Seed, is a youth pastor’s wife, mother of two little boys and a lover of all things home. In addition to authoring her self-title home décor blog, she is an antiques dealer, freelance writer for HGTV.com and designer of the Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint line of DIY products.  Marian’s first book, Inspired You, was published in November of 2012.  Her work has been featured in Better Homes & Gardens, Women’s Day, Cottages & Bungalows, Flea Market Style and Romantic Homes.

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Michael is a lifestyle blogger, designer, and entrepreneur. On his blog, Inspired by Charm, he is armed with a fearless approach, a splash of color, and a whole lot of passion. From decorating to baking, Inspired By Charm is all about making everyday life more beautiful.

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Myra is a passionate creator of beauty both in her home and in the homes of interior design clients. She thrives on creating a beautiful life as a devoted wife to her childhood sweetheart and mommy to two little men. After beginning several blogs in the last seven years, she finally found her “sweet spot” writing at My Blessed Life where she inspires readers to creatively thrive at home through diy projects, crafts, recipes and healthy living.

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Sandra Powell has been transforming homes for the last decade and is currently remodeling her fifth home.  Sandra shares her progress as well as DIY tutorials and project plans on her site, Sawdust Girl.  Sandra uses her remodeling and carpentry experience to design custom built-ins and help others build amazing projects in their own homes — saving thousands of dollars creating high end, professional results.

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Sarah Macklem is a Home Stylist from Detroit specializing in interior design for real people.  Sarah writes the design blog, The Yellow Cape Cod where she offers daily design advice, project tutorials and inspiration.  TheYellowCapeCod.com also provides affordable custom online design services for real people nationwide.

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Two sisters transforming their homes on a budget, and sharing their love for DIY along the way at their blog Shanty2Chic.  They hope to inspire you to grab a paint brush, pick up that scary tool, and get to work!

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Sherry Petersik writes the home blog Young House Love with her husband, where they share the good, the bad, and the ugly as they make their house a home while wrangling a chatty toddler and a moody chihuahua. Their book, Young House Love, came out last fall and was a New York Times Bestseller (much to their complete and utter shock). Sherry enjoys long walks on the beach and has never met a ceramic animal that she didn’t like.

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Stacy Risenmay has a successful home décor blog called Not Just A Housewife. She is a DIY lovin’ stay at home mom of four little boys. She writes about fixing up her small 1938 cottage style home. Stacy does everything from building furniture, painting, gardening, organizing, and an occasional recipe. She has been featured in several magazines including Better Homes and Gardens. Her goal is to inspired her readers to take risks. Great design doesn’t have to be expensive. Having a small space and small budget forces you to be creative.

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As a public relations and social media practitioner, Tauni has spent more than 12 years handling communications and events for an array of clients, from the NBA and Olympics to corporate groups and politicians. Today she handles online marketing and social media for American Crafts. Tauni blogs at SNAP! Creativity and organizes an annual conference for professional bloggers.

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Wendy Hyde is a professional interior designer who started writing her blog, The Shabby Nest, as a way to share her many decorating ideas with like-minded people.  She loves creating high-end looks on a shoe-string budget.  Wendy believes there are no design dilemmas only creative challenges that help her think outside the box!

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That is an AWESOME line up!

And that’s not all

of the speakers…

There are even more. Smile

 

 

Can you even stand all that DIY goodness?!!

 

I am so excited about this conference!!!!  I really hope I get to see you there.

 

Tickets to Haven are SOLD OUT! 

But here is your chance to win a ticket of your very own.

To enter, just use Rafflecopter below {it may take a minute to load.}

 

Goodluck!

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I will announce the winner in one week!

 

42 Comments

  1. I would love to go to Haven and learn from such amazing people. I’m excited to grow my blog and learn those things that will help me do it.

  2. All the posts from last year’s Haven conference made me want to go! The line up of speakers this year is amazing!!! I’m glad to have the chance to win tickets! Thank you :)

  3. Sounds like it would be awesome to be able to attend. Thank you for giving someone(maybe me) that chance!1

    1. oh, and I would love to be inspired at the conference. other priorities have gotten in the way of blogging lately and I miss it so much!

  4. I would so love to be there to meet some of the great ladies I follow and lean some skill to get my own blog jump started

  5. Haven was my favorite (and first) conference last year and I’ve been kicking myself for not buying a ticket for this year, but I just can’t afford all the expense! Winning this would help make the decision for me! Thanks for the giveaway!

  6. First, I would love to meet all of the wonderful bloggers that have become like a second family to me over the two years that I’ve been blogging. Second, I’d want to soak up as much as I can to help grow my blog and brand. Third, it’d be a dream just to travel to the deep south. This Texas girl can handle the Georgia heat. :)

    Whether or not I win a ticket, thank you for meeting a need in the Home DIY niche. And, I’ll get to Haven one of these days.

  7. I’d be overjoyed to attend. I’m not a blogger, but I want to be (soon). I love Jesus, DIY, photography, animals, and all things crafty. God has given me the talent, now I want to use it for His good. I already follower a few of the bloggers listed above and I have gleaned much from them. Being able to listen to them speak would be such a gift. Thank you for the opportunity to win a ticket.

  8. I am sure all of you need a momma along to take care of you and I fit the requirements,
    agewise, that is;but I am young at heart and mind(childish) and love creativity.I am a
    Dreamer to the millionth power and love Jesus,my husband of 39yr, my son,my dog, and
    ice cream.I will be at HAVEN(that is when I win this ticket)…thx for the love!!!

  9. All of my favorites in one place—awesome. What a great oppurtunity to meet & learna ll about the blogging world & if I’m ready to jump in!!! Thanks for the chance to win!!!

  10. I am dying to attend Haven this year. I was not able to go to Haven last year and this year I was layed off from my job of almost 23 years, so finances will otherwise not allow it.

    I would love to network with all of the other awesome bloggers out there and meet some of the author’s of blogs that I read on a regular basis! What great inspiration it would be for me! I have been in a serious slump this year with my blog and I cannot think of anything that would be a bigger motivator.

    Jenny

  11. Wow! Thank you for this raffle… Woo Hoo, so exciting!

    I don’t blog, but read so many and am constantly behind, but learning takes time. A little over one year ago, I bought my house. As a single woman, I’m working to put my own stamp on it making it my home. Like so many, my funds are minuscule and spending has to be smart.

    Going to Haven would be a dream. I could forgo reading, listening to bloggers instead. I’d ne ahead for a change. Wonderful women (and a few men) not intimidated by power tools, showing off their creative sides and sharing their trials & tribulations with all of us. Meeting with tried & true companies, learning constantly and coming home with hundreds of ideas that I can do myself! Dreamy.

    Thank you.

  12. Fantastic giveaway!! I would love to win to meet and get tips from all of you fabulous bloggers! I can only imagine how much inspiration I could get from Haven! Fingers crossed!

  13. I want to get into blogging but am new to the scene. I would LOVE to go to the conference to help jump start me. The Raflecopter would not load for me to enter :(

  14. I’m crossing my fingers and toes that I’ll win this ticket!!! I so wanted to go, but tickets weren’t in our budget this year :-/ I would love to hear what all of these awesome speakers have to say!

  15. I have wanted to go to Haven and then when I heard it was sold out I was so BUMMED! Now’s my chance to go! Thank you!

  16. It’s a pity you don’t have a donate button! I’d definitely donate to this fantastic blog! I guess for now i’ll
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