misosouper, a shopping blog

Nothing titillates me more than tossing back a demurely made bed, only to find something naughty underneath.  Like these sheets:  made of tumbled 200 thread count cotton, their happy skulls and tattooed bird prints tucked under a patchwork quilt subvert traditional notions of guest space.  Isn’t that right, Mom?

Because no one should have to suffer in boring sheets, Sin in Linen and I would like to dress you up in our love:  make a comment below, telling us in 10 words or less why you deserve new sheets (entries over ten words will be disqualified, so choose your words carefully).  This giveaway is about sin, not sadness, so err on the side of witty to win.  We’ll award the reader who makes our favorite comment a set of Rock Your Kasbah linens, including quilt, pillowcases, and curtains.

the fine print:

Comments will be closed and entries will not be accepted after 11:59 pm EST on Saturday, January 3, 2009.  The winner will be selected on Sunday, January 4, 2009, and notified by e-mail.  Results of the giveaway will be announced on Monday, January 5, 2009.  Multiple entries will not be accepted.  Misosouper, a shopping blog reserves the right to disqualify entries that are incomplete, or considered spam.

Today is your last chance to enter our giveaway for six sweet and snarky wine gift tags, courtesy of our friends at popptags.  All we need from you is to sign up for misosouper’s RSS feed, then leave a comment here noting that you’ve subscribed.  (If you’re already a subscriber, just leave a note to that effect.)  The contest closes at 11:59 pm EST.

And that’s what we’re all about at misosouper:  encouraging you to encourage others to drink more wine this holiday season.  Cheers!

First things first:  congrats to the winner of last week’s Vivabox giveaway, Helen L., who charmed us with a ten word entry about her tree-climbing toenails.

And now for this week’s giveaway:  six gorgeous letterpressed popptags, perfect for gifting with a bottle of holiday wine.  While the tags’ designs are classic, the messages are decidedly not; why stick a floppy bow on the bottle when you can adorn it with an elegant “From one wino to another” tag?  (That one’s going to an 85-year-old friend.  Everyone has a wino in their life, and she just happens to be mine.)

To enter, you need to subscribe to misosouper’s feed, which you can find here, and also on the home page (look for the pretty blue button in the right hand column).  When you have successfully subscribed, please leave a comment that you have done so.  Current subscribers can also enter the contest; just leave a note in the comments below.

As the popptags say, ’tis the season to get tipsy, so get to getting.

the fine print:

Comments will be closed and entries will not be accepted after 11:59 pm on Saturday, December 6, 2008.  The winner will be selected on Sunday, December 7, 2008, and notified by e-mail.  Results of the giveaway will be announced on Monday, December 8, 2008.  Multiple entries are not accepted.  Misosouper, a shopping blog reserves the right to disqualify entries that are considered spam.

Every year since I was a wee teen, my grandmother has given me the best Christmas present:  a gift certificate for a mani/pedi at our local salon.  And right before the calendar flips over to the new year, I have hunkered down in my heated chair, cranked up the automassage, and let the ladies do their bidding.  Lincoln Park After Dark?  Yes, please.  The present has now expanded to include her babysitting for my daughter, but the the sentiment and the luxury remain the same.

So now I want to play grandma for you:  leave a comment below, describing in 10 words or less why you deserve a manicure and pedicure this holiday season.  Along with my sage guest judges, Carrie of Threadbeaur and Rob of Grapeinabottle, I will judge the entries based on creativity, brevity, and wit.  The winner will receive a fabulous spa manicure and pedicure Vivabox, filled with organic bath and body products by EO.  Also included in the box–wait for it; this is the best part–is a Vivabox gift card, redeemable for a mani and pedi at one of over 4000 day spas worldwide.  Vivaboxes (so genius!  why didn’t I think of them?) also come in yummy coffee, tea, and gourmet dinner versions, each with its own gift card redeemable for more treats.  A wine box (with Wine Spectator) and perfume box (with Sephora) just launched, and I’m planning on gifting the lovely velvety boxes to both my mother-in-law and my boss (oh wait…that’s me).

10 words or less; you deserve it.  Ready, set, go!

the fine print:

Comments will be closed and entries will not be accepted after 11:59 pm on Saturday, November 29, 2008.  The winner will be selected on Sunday, November 30, 2008, and notified by e-mail.  Results of the giveaway will be announced on Monday, December 1, 2008.  Multiple entries are accepted.  Misosouper, a shopping blog reserves the right to disqualify entries that are considered spam.