A Fab Giveaway and What the Heck is Olioboard?

Sorry I didn't get My "Fabulous Friend on Friday" Post Done For Today!  I'm making it up to you though, because next Friday, I am having the Fabulous Guy who is responsible for designing this fab room with his wife & partner for the Hamptons Designer Showhouse...Is this crazy gorgeous or what?

This week has been wildly fun, but I haven't gotten  much of my normal work done, because I have been so busy asking for votes for my High Point Style Spotter Contest Entry sponsored by Olioboard!!!  Plz don't forget to vote for me!!!!! Currently, I am leading, but I am sure someone will come out of nowhere and wax my lead.  That's why it's really important I get your support NOW!  You can vote daily until Aug. 22!!! 


Not sure how to vote?


Here are the easy steps:
1) go to Olioboard by clicking here!!!
2) If you don't have an Olioboard acct. you will 
be asked to make one by creating a user 
name and password! then login in with those!
3)Click on the logo that looks like this:

Click Here To Link In

4) Find my board that looks like this:
Lisa Mende Design ~ Aqua Delight

Lisa Mende Design -Aqua Delight

5) Under the pic & on the right is a heart with a +
in it! Click on it and the + will become a checkmark
 to show your vote went through!
6) This automatically enters you in my giveaways!!!!


7) However, if you are not a "Join" on my blog
you need to also do that!  I realize that many of
you follow by Google Reader, and other ways
but I want to see who you are, so plz "join"
it doesn't change how you read, just shows me your pretty mug!  It's funny when I see that I only have 156+ "joins" when I actually have several
thousand readers daily.  So help me feel a little better about that "join" button, ok?


8) Leave a comment & then go vote!


9) Big thank you from my <3


10) GIVEAWAY!!!!
TO THANK MY VOTERS!!!!


In return, I am having a fabulous giveaway!!! Thanks to my fab friend Patricia Van Esche of PVE Design we will be giving away this awesome artfully illustrated personal monogram in your colors/flowers/type etc.  

PVE Design

Also this fab handblown votive holder by glassybaby! valued at $44.  This isn't your average candleholder. Not only is it beautiful but the part of the proceeds of the sales go to people fighting cancer and need financial help! I will be doing a complete post about founder Lee Rhodes and her company once we choose a winner!  If you are curious and can't wait for that post, click here to find out why this company is so special!  I'm sure you will be honored to own one after reading about Lee's story!

Watch The Video Here About glassybaby

 I want to thank my friend Meredith, for asking me to guest post about Olioboard today on her fab blog, Meredith in Miami!  Please pop over and show Meredith some love!  If you don't understand Olioboard, hopefully this will help!  Make sure you read Meredith's blog on other days too.  She is a really interesting writer and visits some awesome places in and around Miami.  Lots of insider info! Thanks Meredith!

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A Fabulous Giveaway!!! & I Need Your Vote for High Point Style Spotter!!!

Today feels like a "Groundhog"  kind of day! Do You remember that movie? He did the same thing day after day?  

Well, that's what I have to do for the next 20 days and I am asking you to do the same thing!!!  I was nominated last Monday to participate in a contest sponsored by  Olioboard for the October High Point Furniture Market   "Style Spotter."   Here is my design board in the competition and here is the link:

VOTE HERE!!!! 

The only way I can win is with your help!  I really don't want to be a pest, but I KNOW THE ONLY WAY I'LL WIN IS WITH YOUR SUPPORT!  Voting is open from August 1-Aug. 22.  during that time you can vote once daily EVERYDAY!!! 

I would love it if you would post the link to my design board on your blog, Facebook, tweeter or any other way you want to help me get votes!  And because I now this is a real bother, I have arranged for a fabulous......

GIVE AWAY

 yesterday, I announced you could enter to win a

 glassybaby valued at $44!

WELL.........

 ... the pot just got sweeter!  Also being given away is this fabulous artfully illustrated personalized monogram by my dear friend and amazing artist,

 Patricia van Esche of PVE Design  

valued at $150!!!  

You can read all about it here! 

 ISN'T IT GORGEOUS?

Thank you Patricia! If you don't know this talented artist/blogger please go check out her wonderful website!  She is not only a talented artist but

a beautiful person as well! 

All you have to do to be entered is to vote for my design board here!  The more times you vote, the more times you will be entered for win one of the fabulous prizes above! 

 So make sure you vote once a day til Aug. 22nd!!!!

Voting is Easy!!!!!

If you don't have an Olioboard acct., they will ask you for a username and password to prove you are legit! Then go to the contest & choose Style Spotter contest, then find my board, it's called Aqua Delight, under the picture and to the right is a heart with a plus mark (+) in it, click on the heart, then it turns into a checkmark, to show you voted and voila, I am one step closer to winning!  While you are there, play around a little! You will love Olioboard. Tomorrow, I am going to explain more

 about how to use it!  

The winners will be announced on Aug. 23, the same day the winner of the Style Spotter Contest will be named!

Now Go Vote So You Can Win

 (which will help me win!) 

Thanks!!!!

VOTE

****HIGH POINT MARKET /OLIOBOARD "STYLE STYLE SPOTTERS" CONTEST & WEEK 6 OF THE ONE ROOM CHALLENGE PLUS A GIVEAWAY!!

I am so excited to have my design board up for the High Point Furniture Market's Style Spotter Contest sponsored by the market and Olioboard!!!!  I need your vote everyday if I stand a chance of winning at all.  If you would post on your Facebook and ask your friends to vote for me too, that would be great!  I would so appreciate any support you can give me!  I don't care if it's a tweet, email or what....each one counts!!!! The contest started today and runs through August 21st!!!! The clock is ticking, so please go vote for me!!! Pretty please with sprinkles on top!!!!  I think it would be so much fun to be a Style Spotter at market!
 You can go vote for me by click on the text below, once you are on Olioboard, you will be instructed to either set up a user name and password(so they know you are legit or if you are already a member you just vote by clicking the check on the right below my room.

http://olioboard.com/challenges/150

My board is called 

Lisa Mende Design/Aqua Delight


GIVEAWAY!!!
In honor of the contest, I have decided I am going to have a giveaway at the end of the contest to thank my voters!  Since you can vote daily, I will enter your name into the drawing each time you vote!  The drawing will be on  August 22, the day after the voting is over!  Each tweet & vote (worth 1 entry)  & if you post on Facebook with a link for your for your readers to be able to click and vote for me(worth 10 votes daily).  Leave a comment with all the ways you got the word out there!  The winner will receive a handblown Glassybaby  candleholder!  You get to choose the one you want!!!   $44 value! If you don't have a glassy baby  you don't know what you are missing. I light my almost daily!  It is beautiful!  Who knows, I may decide to have more than one prize and more than one winner, so get busy!  Help me get the word out!!!!  Thanks in advance for your support!  I can't win without your votes and the votes from all your friends, too!!!!

"Gratitude"

And if you haven't ever been on Olioboard before, by all means check it out, while you are there! It is awesome!  Just look at the fifteen boards that were created for the contest!  Every board is different! Olioboard is an unique as you are! If you can't find what you want from their library, you can download your own items from your own pictures or the internet.  It really is great fun!


I don't want to wear you out with asking for votes, but if you get tired of hearing it just remember it's only for 20 more days!!!!! Thanks in advance, I'll try not to be too obnoxious with it!!!  I'm just really excited about it!


Next up "The One Room Challenge" Revel

Wow!  I cannot believe that the One Room Challenge Reveal is Here!!! Where did the six weeks go?  I really want to thank Linda from My Crafty Home and Jennifer fro The Pink Pagoda for asking me to participate!  It has been so much fun!  I feel like I made some really great friends from doing the challenge. What a neat group of women! In case you are just now tuning in, here is a list of all the participates:

It has been so much fun, I really hate to see it end but hopefully I will get asked back for the next challenge!  Now onto my reveal!  I wish my pictures were better, but I didn't have my good camera with me and I haven't had the opportunity to drive back, so you'll have to forgive me! If you are just now coming to the party, click on week four, it has links to all the other weeks, to catch you up on all the fun we have been having doing the challenge!

First,lets look back at where we started....

In progress....

The final results!!! Sorry the lamps are on!  See how nicely those cabinets look painted?  I told the client that I wanted her to paint her ceilings light blue when she paints again!  Benjamin Moore Paladium blue would be there perfect color for her.

The client had the metal table to the right of the sofa in 
her third floor so we swiped it for the family room!
Yes, we chose the blue velvet sofa!!! Isn't it yummy?

I think the big mirror is perfect over it, don't you?
These pics are a little distorted.  That is an 87" sofa but it doesn't 
look like it in these pictures!

The rug is perfect with the fabrics and I 

love the wooden blinds instead of drapery.

They add an aire of informality and warmth

to the room.  

 Bird's eye view of the room.  

(No, I am not a photographer)

Photo of the breakfast room with the handmade african baskets. 
Those chairs were moved from her dining room. Also, wooden blinds were added here to replace the white blinds from above.

As I said, I am sorry these pics aren't better but I think you get a pretty good understanding of the transformation that took place in a few weeks here. 

I hope you enjoyed following me on the One Room Challenge as much as I enjoyed participating!  Don't forget to check in with the others to see their

finial reveals as well.  Have a happy Wednesday!

Beth - Chinoiserie Chic

Lauren - The Cottage Mix

Sherry - Design Indulgence

Lindsay - Everything LEB

Barbara - Hodge:Podge

Kim - Kim Macumber Interiors

Lisa- Lisa Mende Design

Tiffany - Living Savvy

Jessie - Mix & Chic

Linda - My Crafty Home Life 

Danylle - Nana Moon

Nicole - Nicole Scott Designs

Julia - Pawleys Island Posh

Jennifer - The Pink Pagoda

Bethany- Powell Brower Home

Lindsay - The Pursuit of Style

Emily - Rue de Emily

Lindsay - Sadie + Stella

Lisa - Trapped in North Jersey

How to Create Cool Decorations ....

Remember Last week when I showed you this stuff

and asked you to guess what I was going to do with it?

 Well, I had to buy more stuff to accomplish my goals....

And more stuff....

And even more stuff....

 My table became such a mess, I decided to take a break and try to

figure out what I was going to do with the fishing net I bought!

 The net was white, but I didn't like it that way....

So I put it in the sink with watered down paint...

I was beginning to worry about finishing in time, so I  hired an assistant to help me out...My niece Lily was ready, willing and able!  She took over painting one of the canvases!  Whew!  Big help Lily!  

I couldn't have done it without you!

We were feeling so good about  our progress....

I added a another project to the mix ....

Ooops, I almost forgot I was going to do this....

Ok, I'm really getting tired.  I think I will take a break and 

show you what Lily painted....

Oops!  I am out of the time I allotted for this post today, sorry!  You'll have to wait to see how all this turns out!  I have to go work on my High Point Style Spotter Olioboard Contest!!!  My design board is due today and I want to tweak somethings before I post it!  The contest officially starts tomorrow, so make sure you vote!  I'll have all the details for you tomorrow or you can go to the High Point Market on Facebook and check it out.  I am sure it will be posted

 there as well.  Come back tomorrow to see what I chose for my olio board.

And make sure you check back on Thursday, to see what I did with

all the things from above!  It turned out just as I had hoped!

  I'll share my how to's just for you! 

 Have a terrific Tuesday!

High Point Market Olioboard Contest

It's a busy week!  As you know I was nominated by the High Point Furniture Market for their "Style Spotter" Contest sponsored by Olioboard and the design board is due tomorrow!!!!  The contest begins on Wednesday, so please check back for that!!!!  Also, My One Room Challenge Reveal is the same day!!!!   

High Point Market Olioboard Contest!!!!

For the past week, I have been involved with a family wedding which has totally diverted my attention, so today I have to get cracking on my design board!  The contest rules are to do a design board representative of our design aesthetic using items from the April 2012 Market and post on Olioboard.   I have secretly designed several boards but can't get "happy" with any of them for the contest.  I'm sure today will be spent designing more.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed to hit that "happy spot"  later today with at least one of them and submit!  I know that several boards have been submitted but haven't looked at them on purpose.  I don't want to be swayed by anyone else's designs!

Check back tomorrow to see pictures of things I created for the breakfast I helped host for the morning after the wedding.  I 'll show you all kinds of things like this darling centerpiece that my friend Jenny made with directions on how you can make it yourself! 

Here's hoping your Monday is full of motivation!!!!!