Fabulous Celebration Giveaway!

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Hey friends!  I hope you had an amazing weekend!  I'm so excited about my new giveaway!  In honor of my fantastic followers, and reaching 1,000, I wanted to giveaway something fun for you!

The first thing I'm giving away is a signed copy of my first novel, Murder On The Boulevard! It just became available on Amazon in the paperback version and I want to give away a SIGNED COPY to one of my followers!   

(One of the actual designs of cards you will get by Inslee Haynes)

Next, my I am going to give away three, YES THREE sets of Inslee Haynes notecards from her collection.  If you didn't already know, she is the illustrator of the fabulous cover of my novel.  Her illustrations are so gorgeous and I can't wait for someone to get a wonderful assortment of her cards.  Each box of cards has 10 cards and envelopes, so that's 30 cards!!!!  

(The second actual design of cards you will get by Inslee)

(The third design of the actual cards you will get by Inslee)

And, next is being donated by my sweetheart friend Heather of This and That.  Heather not only makes wonderful cards for her shop Blondie's Shop on Etsy, but she also makes scarves!  Wow she's talented.  She has generously offered to give away this gorgeous pink and white scarf for you to wear this summer with your favorite jeans and t-shirt.  How sweet of her!  She's even modeling it below to show you how amazing it is in person!

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Lastly, I am giving away a $10 giftcard to Starbucks.  This is for you to get started on your own research and begin writing your own book, while you sip a nice iced tea in the process.  Let's all be writers right?  

So what do you think???  Fabulous giveaway or what?  One lucky winner will receive all the goodies described above.  The rules are simple, so here they go:

1 entry for being a follower of my blog BLONDE EPISODES (sorry open to my fab followers only)

1 entry for following BLONDE EPISODES on Twitter

1 entry for following my author page--Kori Donahue on Facebook

1 entry for tweeting about the giveaway on your Twitter (make sure to send me the link)

2 entries for blogging about the giveaway (send me the link)

That's six possible ways to enter!  Make sure to leave a comment for each type of entry so they all get counted correctly.  The giveaway will end in 2 weeks:  Wednesday, June 15. Good luck!  I can't wait to see who wins!!!  P.S. If you already bought a copy of my book, I will sign this one, and you can pass the other onto someone else, so don't let that deter you from entering!  So much great stuff!!!

Memorial Day Fun

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Happy Memorial Day everyone!  Hope you all have the day off and can enjoy a nice BBQ, some sun, and good company.  I love that Memorial Day is kind of like the official start to the summer season, not to mention the end of the school year (8 days but who's counting)!  I hope you all have a fabulous day, love the images I chose, and can check back tomorrow when I reveal my big giveaway!

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Cutest Cupcakes Ever!

You know I love me some cupcakes.  I'm always on the lookout for the best buttercream, moistest cake, and the adorable decor to go with it all.  I think I've finally found it.  Casey's Cupcakes of Laguna Beach and Riverside California might just be the perfect cupcake bakery.

Casey might look familiar to you if you ever watched MTV's teen drama, Laguna Beach.  She was on the show for a bit.  Not only is she too cute for words, but she's obviously a savvy business woman as well.  Her cupcakes are sold in two locations, inside the fabulous Mission Inn of Riverside, CA and also in Laguna Beach.  The decor is absolutely adorable.  You know how much I love pink!  It's a girls dream!

If you're in the area, you have to stop by and have the flavor of the month, this month it's Ravishing Raspberry Lemonade.  You can check out their website above, or the Facebook page.  I am not being paid in any way to endorse this location or product. Hope you can take a visit to Casey's Cupcakes!

**All photos courtesy of Yahoo Images 

It's Prom Time! All That Jazz

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Tonight I'll be chaperoning the Junior/Senior Prom!  This year's theme is "All That Jazz" which is just perfect.  I always love seeing the kids and what they're wearing.  They go all out and look so glamourous!  I found some images of dresses I like or would actually have worn to my prom (years ago)!  I can't wait to share pictures with you all tomorrow of the actual event!  Have a great Saturday and make sure to take some time to relax.

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Fashion Friday Floral Fancy

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It's finally Friday, my favorite day of the week!  I'm off today and am lucky enough to have a 4-day weekend!  What to do?  I think I'm going to get some sun so my pasty legs look ok in my dress tomorrow night when I chaperone the prom.  But, I digress.  Today is Fashion Friday.  Any post related to fashion will do.  I hope you can link up with me.  My post today showcases some fabulous photos of floral patterns.

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I love wearing floral patterns of any kind.  They're feminine, flirty, and a little romantic, don't you think?  Many designers love the floral pattern.  It never goes out of style and can be changed with just a color.  I'd love to know which photo is your favorite.

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I hope you have a great Friday friends and thank you once again for all your support on my novel.  

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Pink and Green Thursday Vintage Value

Welcome to Thursday my friends!  So much going on lately, my head is spinning!  I'm linking up with the fantasic Trish of Pink Preppy Lilly Lover for Pink and Green Thursday.  Go check her out if you haven't already, her blog is so much fun!

So, as you know, I've been using vintage-themed images this week to support my novel release of Murder On The Boulevard.  Today, I found some really fun pink and green vintage images.  I hope you like them!

If you hadn't heard, my novel is now available in ebook and paperback version on Amazon!  So exciting!  I hope you can get yourself a copy!  My friend Christina over at A Preppy Princess is giving away one of my books!  If you want to enter, head over to her blog and check out the post.  Her blog is one of my favorites!  AND---my friend Star of Star's Pink World is also doing a book giveaway!  Can you believe it?  Two chances for you to win a copy!  Her blog rocks.  Make sure to go enter both!

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Glamourous Poppy of Project Gadabout is featuring me this week, and I would love it if you could visit and tell me what you think of the posts.  Lastly, tomorrow is Fashion Friday, and I hope you can link up with me!  Have a great Thursday friends!  *Muah*

**All images courtesy of Pinterest