Just a brief reminder… The Violetville Vintage gift certificate giveaway closes today! If you’d like the chance to win a $50USD to their fabulous new store, click here to find out more. Entries close at midnight tonight.

Also..

For those of you who experienced problems with the Friends of Couture website over the weekend and weren’t able to take advantage of their 20% off everything Valentines Day promotion, they have kindly extended the sale just for you!  All the bugs have been worked out and international shipping is now enabled too. Horray!

So until 21st February, you can get 20% off ANYTHING in the online store by entering the code “bemyvalentine” on check out.

And while in housekeeping mode, I am currently sorting out all kinds of little bugs and things that annoy me in this site,(IE has terrible functionality issues) so if you have any requests now is the time to pipe up. Lots and lots of good stuff to come so don’t miss a moment!

This Valentines Day, Nuffnang is giving its bloggers a chance to win a $250 gift voucher. So we thought what better way to spend Valentines Day but together, attempting to win enough chocolate to keep us happily blogging away for a whole year.  And so…

Once upon a time there were two lonely bloggers.

They both loved pink and they both loved sparkles, they both loved anything fancy.. but they lived 1000 miles away from each other.

The distance seemed insurmountable.  They would never meet on a train, they would never meet at a supermarket, would their sparkly paths ever cross?

Then along came a little blue man.. a Nuffnang man.  He left them a little trail of digital breadcrumbs to lead them to each other.

The bloggers were ecstatic, they finally had someone to share their pink sparkliness with!

They shared similar academic pursuits…

And a love of excersise…

It was so nice to have kindness and support in such a mediocre, grey scale world.

Or not…

They explored the posibilities of alternative nutrition…

Though each was sweeter than the other… at times!

They dazzled the locals with style and grace…

Spreading love and happiness wherever they went.

But they kept large sticks in their handbags in case of disaster!

They went to bed early every night and made sure to get their beauty sleep…

But that didn’t always go to plan.

So they practiced their ellocution until they fell asleep.

All of this joy thanks to one little blue man. Thank you Nuffnang, we love you!

And while their world is now more beautiful, there is always room for another seat or two at the tea party.

We have more special Valentine love to spread to the insanley cute Cheesie of Cheeserland – because if we can have this much fun together when we aren’t even in the room together, imagine what we could do when she actually comes to visit!

Next on our lovely list is local Melbourne princess Aurora Hime and her Tumblr that never fails to inspire.

Last but definetly not least is the devilishly dark and deliciously bedecked Miss Amelia Arsenic of Destroyx for more reasons than we could possibly list.

So if you want to improve your reality, don’t take the red pill… take the little blue man!

We Heart You Nuffnang!

After much deliberation over all the outstanding entries to The Contest of the Year, the winners have finally been chosen.

Congratulations to ICY who has won the First Prize of…

A gift voucher from Hideo Wakamatsu to the value of $700!

&

The Kodak zi8 in red just like mine!

This was her entry..

……….

If I could choose, my
Own perfect adventure, I’d
Leave now for Japan.

To stroll the byways
Of the old town of Kyoto.
Heart-stone of Nihon.

I would walk beneath
Falling Sakura blossoms
And watch the sky swirl.

Filled now with treasures,
My Sakura trolley case.
And memories special,

Saved forever, safe,
Within cherry z-i-8.
Some day soon. I’ll wait.

………

And coming in as our Runner up receiving a prize of..

A gift voucher from Hideo Wakamatsu to the value of $300

is Susan L for this entry..

……

Amble along the Otway Fly tree top walk (done)
houseBoat along the Murray River
Capture new memories using my Kodak i80
Discover Tasmania’s Cradle Mountain
Explore the Great Barrier Reef
Finish the day with a Barossa Valley wine
Gorge on King Island cheese and beef
Hug a koala
Immerse ourselves in the colours of the Outback
Jostle with the crowds at the Tiwi Islands football final
Kayak the Bells Rapids at Perth
Luxuriate on Hayman Island
be aMazed by Aboriginal rock art
have fuN at the Gold Coast theme parks
Ogle the costumes in the Sydney Mardi Gras
Promenade along Brighton Pier
inQuire … into absolutely everything!
Ramble around Port Arthur
Swim with the dolphins at Monkey Mia
Tour the country with gorgeous Hideo Wakamatsu suitcase
admire Uluru
marVel at the Sydney Harbour Bridge (done)
Wander the Bondi Beach coastal walk
eXperience the Blue Mountains Skyway
Yell with the crowds at the Melbourne Cup, and
snooZe the night away in a Coober Pedy underground hotel

……..

Congratulations to both the winners and a big thank you to everyone who entered. There is some amazing talent out there amongst Super Kawaii Mama readers!

Of course a HUGE thank you must go to Hideo Wakamatsu for supplying such an incredibly generous prize of their amazing and superior luggage, as well as to Kodak for allowing me to share the joy of perfection that is their new digital mini HD video camera, the Zi8.

I come across some truly fabulous products in writing this blog and it is even more fantastic when I get to share them with you.

To celebrate the launch of the amazing new Violetville Vintage webstore, the delightful Tina is giving Super Kawaii Mama readers the chance to win a $50USD gift voucher to spend on some of her pretties!

I first came across Violetville and their Ebay store back in 2008, and was immediately impressed by the calibre and quality of the pieces they have on offer. All the things that are rarities, even in the best vintage stores here in Australia. Frothy prom dresses, immaculately tailored 1940’s suits, beautifully embroidered 1930’s evening gowns and highly covetable YSL. I have a small heart attack every time I visit their store from the sheer fabulousness of it all!

I’ve featured my Violetteville crushes here before. Pieces I just fell in love with and had to share.  But today’s outfit is something extra special…a 1930’s Honeymoon gown courtesy of Miss Tina herself at Violeville.

So what is all this about winning a gift voucher to the Violetville store? All you need to do is to add youself to the all new Violetville mailing list and you’ll be entered to win a $50 USD gift voucher to spend in the store! Click here to enter and then just leave me a comment on this post.

Entires close on the 18th Feburary and the winner will be choosen by a random number generator.

You don’t have to do any fancy tricks for this one – just become a part of the stunning world of Violetville!

** This contest is now closed. You are welcome to add yourself to the mailing list, but this no longer consitutes an entry**

Of course I had such a lovely time in this gown I couldn’t resist putting together a little montage for you….

I’m heading off today on a bit of a road trip to Sydney for Christmas, so I won’t be online for a day or two. I’m looking forward to a bit of down time, shopping, eating and generally just being. So, should you not see me before Christmas I want to take this opportunity to say a big Thank You for reading and Merry Christmas!

It has been an amazing year and I appreciate the time you all take to share this journey with me. There is loads in the works for next year, including responses to so many of your requests. So if you’re looking for something to entertain you during this minor Christmas break, make sure to break out your inner Shakespeare and enter the big SKM contest. You could win $700 worth of Hideo Wakamatsu luggage and your very own Kodak mini digital video camera!