Friday, October 7, 2011

Lets Celebrate : fourth giveaway of the week

Hello Everyone. How did you celebrate Dussehra? Like I told you yesterday ours was going to be a quiet dinner at home with family. And we did exactly that. I made a lot of Manglorean food and we finished our dinner with hot jalebis (We eat jalebis every year on Dussehra, Want to know why? Its a sweet story)

I love these middle of the week festivals/holidays.It feels good to take a break and bake, read, have dear ones over and do up your home. Fresh flowers normally do the trick for me. How about you? Usually I like to be surrounded by several bunches but sometimes I like to  have only green leaves around me. And sometimes I like the idea of taking out all the vases, bottles, jars I possess and put one flower in each. Then I group them all on a sideboard and let me tell it looks pretty as a picture. 

Bud vases anyone? 


Yes, the giveaway for today comes from my home to yours. Or lets just say from my heart to yours. This is my little way of saying thank you to each one of you for making purplehomes a part of your life, for dropping by,for leaving me lovely comments, for emailing me and giving me all the love that you always do.

You guys always make my day and I am always looking forward to "meeting" you here.

Big thank you and a big bear hug.


I made this ceramic bud vase sometime back and I would like one of you to have it. What do you have to do to get it? Nothing. Really! 
Because today it is not a contest, its thank you time :)


Just leave me comment with your email id so that I can use random.org to pick one name. Well, so technically speaking you still have to do something to get this :) I really wish I could gift each one of you but looks like I only have one  of this with me at present and picking one using email id is only way to do this...right? And like all the other giveaways this week, its open till the 17th of October'11 and I will announce the winner on the 18th of October'11 so that you get your gift just in time for Diwali:)

Oh! also I will be able to ship this only to my Indian readers. But I have something special planned for my International readers as well..so please don't be disappointed..I will be thanking you in a really special way very very soon:)

Before, I end this post..Do remember to participate in all the giveaways this week. Lets Celebrate. A big thank you to all the lovely ladies who helped me make this week possible. Thanks KrithikaShruti and Rashmi.Do remember to participate in all their giveaways and win some truly awesome goodies :)

To win the Goddess notebooks, go here


To win the gorgeous cushion cover, go here

To win the exquisite handmade copper tea light holder, go here

Image: Personal Album

19 comments:

Sharon said...

Wow! You rock, girl! And what kind of Mangalorean food did you make?

:)
S

Nitya said...

nitya52@gmail.com

Meenakshi sundar said...

Oh!this is handmade with love...truely from ur heart to us....wld love to lay my hands on this lovely!
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Reshma at masalamangomantra.blogspot.com said...

OOoo Love the idea of bud vases! I don't have one at home!
Looks great! Thank you!

masalamangomantra@gmail.com

Emreen said...

So its the fourth giveaway of the week.. Are there more in store ;-) ;-) ..???

My Dream Canvas said...

What fabulous giveaways Prachi! Love it.

Nayana said...

Prachi - what a lovely tradition. we gujarati eat fafra(fried snack made using besan) and jalebi on every dashera. there is always a huge lines in the morning to buy fresh at numkinwala's store:) in gujarat. I will be participating for my family in india.

Nidhi said...

its beautiful...
a great anni gift for me :)
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Unknown said...

Ohh I love it.. :)
Lovely!
-Shruti
mymindfulmeanderings@gmail.com

Parul said...

Move aside, everyone, this one is MINE! parulsharma1503ATgmailDOTcom

Tt said...

wow...i would luv to have...
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A said...

Hi,

Lovely blog and lovely giveaways. Please count me in.
A

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Anonymous said...

Really!! You made this?? really..

wow!! wow!!

and tell me more about the mangy food.. please... Deep inside my heart.. I love.. love mangy food.. *smiles*

Disha Mishra Dubey said...

Love the vase...its beautiful!!!
dishamishra.d@gmail.com

Unknown said...

sharon & Patty : I made some kori gashi, a mangalore style annas ( pineapple) curry with some other stuff thrown in...

Surama said...

Well we celebrate Dusshera in our maternal house,so I was there celebrating after 2 yrs with my cousins,mama,mami and all elderly people.On astami near and dear ones visit and we have a grand part.I have the astami aart ,if possible ,I will upload it on the site.Was an awesum week for me.I love the delicacies served each day starting from sasthi to dasami.
sarangi.surama@gmail.com

Surama said...

Durga Puja is celebrated in my maternal home.I got the oppotunity to visit after two yrs & relished all the dishes served from sasthi to dasami.Was a great week away at home.Loved ur handmade vase.
sarangi.surama@gmail.com

GB said...

I wish you would start up your own food blog prachi (I'd be the first to follow!) :)

That's a gorgeous vase, I'd love to win! :)

Shanthi said...

Prachi!!! this was so much fun and what a genial idea! Enjoyed it thoroughly whether I qualify or not , whether I win or not. Always enjoyed your posts and looking forward for many many more years with purplehomes. Finally managed to enter all the contest in the last minute :-)