Happy first day of Autumn everyone!  A new season brings some exciting new things for Sandy a la mode!

{a} Have you noticed my new look?  The oh-so-talented Janie of We Heart Paper and Janie Liu Jewelry has been working hard these past few weeks on my blog banner! I basically told her that I love pink, yellow, grey, and bunting banners… and she ran with it!  And I am totally in LOVE with how it turned out! 🙂 And shout-outs to my brother-in-law, Kevin for helping me make it all happen! 🙂 Feel free to grab my new button to add to your blogroll/button gallery!

{b} I am now proudly accepting sponsors on my blog in 30 day and 90 day increments, for a very affordable rate! I have added an {advertise} link that has some information. If you are interested, please feel free to email me (sandyalamode@gmail.com) and I will send you more details on statistics, rates, etc.  And while you’re at it, why not check out the shops I have listed over there already? 🙂

{c} My etsy shop has been up and running for a few weeks now and I just wanted to thank all of you for your support and encouragement!  I’ve made a handful of sales and have been busy sewing those drawstring baggies (which I’m giving out for free with every order for a limited time)!  By the way, I just listed some new items in there, so make sure to have a look!  I’ve also created a {shop} link underneath my banner for a quick view of all of my listed items! Here’s a sneak peek:

And finally, to CELEBRATE the first day of autumn and new changes I am having TWO GIVEAWAYS!

{ad spot} I will be offering a FREE 30 day ad spot to be displayed under the “Lovely Sponsors” section of my blog!  If you are the winner, I will just ask that you send me a button (190×90 pixels) with the link to your shop/business.  I will feature you in a sponsor post and you have the option of doing a giveaway on my blog as well. 🙂 Who doesn’t love free ad space?

{etsy} I’ve been crafting up some new items for my etsy shop but they aren’t quite ready to share just yet!  You will receive a set of hairpins, earrings and some of my new items.  *hint – they may contain fabric!

TO ENTER:

{1} (Mandatory entry) Leave a comment on this blog post telling me one thing you have planned for this autumn. Also, please note WHICH GIVEAWAY (ad spot or etsy) you would like to be entered for! You can only enter one, so choose wisely.  🙂  This giveaway will end on Monday, September 27, 2010 at 5PM CST and winners will be picked by a random number generator and announced shortly after.

{2} (For an additional entry) Twitter, facebook or blog about this giveaway and leave a separate comment with the link. If you Twitter, please use @sandyalamode in your tweet so I can track them. And to make things extra easy, feel free to use this tweet:

Have you seen @sandyalamode’s new look? Check it out & enter the GIVEAWAYS for free ad space or etsy shop items! http://bit.ly/aIey0v

{3} (For an additional entry) Heart my shop (add to favorites) on etsy and come back here and let me know you did so! If you have already hearted it (thanks!), please let me know as well!

And if you don’t want to enter either giveaway, but just want to leave a comment about how darn pretty Janie made my blog, that’s totally cool too! 😉

Entries for this giveaway have closed. Thanks for entering!