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With over 637 eligable entires…the winner of the comfy skirt is:

SONJA!

Sonja’s comment:” I really LOVE the comfy skirt. It looks great for wearing around town, but also for working in my garden! As a second choice, I like the easy elegance of the simple cowl cap sleeve tee. A comfy tee with a twist of pretty!”

Congratulations!! You’re going to ADORE your new skirt!

For those of you who didn’t win…jump on over to the Texture store and take advantage of the 20% discount! Use the code “happy20″ through Monday, July 12 to receive this awesome discount on anything in the store. Yay!

Have a great rest of the week!

Who is Teresa?
Teresa Remple is the naturally caffeinated instigator and inspiration for texture clothing. She was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and has lived in Bellingham, WA for nearly eight years. She is the proprietress of texture clothing and in that capacity she does everything from drafting patterns to sweeping the floors. She started sewing at twelve and founded the company in October, 2002. As a seventeen year veteran of the summer festival scene, Teresa embodies a compassionate, earth first vision for the under appreciated, and misunderstood HEMP fabric. A Fashion Arts graduate with a passion for textiles that makes her special, she’s all about working hard and living lean.

What is texture clothing?
Think gypsy vibe and travel savvy with the ease of real world living built in. texture is a boutique without the pretense ~ hard wearing, high fashion ~ figure flattering cuts ~ street legal HEMP product ~ not the coffee sack fashion typical of HEMP clothing ~ lovingly made, deftly stitched, beautifully patterned in the Pacific NW ~ clothing with a conscience.

Why do YOU need a Comfy Skirt?
If I had to pick ONE skirt to wear for the rest of my life, this would be it. Ok, I’m being a bit dramatic…but that is how much I love it!! I’ve had the green skirt for 2 years and I just got another one in “robin”. It has the perfect stretch and just the right flare at the bottom. It’s super flattering and everywhere I go, people ask me where I got it! I wore it through my entire pregnancy…it was the most wonderful maternity skirt. I even used it for Lucy’s newborn photos! It also has a cute little hidden zippered pocket in the front…I like to put my iPhone in it or my debit card/cash. No need for a purse.

And now, I’m so excited to announce that Teresa and I are teaming up to give a comfy skirt to a one of my blog readers! Yay!

There are THREE ways to enter yourself in the drawing:

1. Comment below and tell me one of your favorite pieces in the texture line. Or if you are already enjoying one of their pieces, tell me that too!
2. Post the giveaway to Facebook and “Like” their FB page.
3. Post the giveaway to Twitter.

Each one will earn you a separate entry, so make sure to leave individual comments for each.

The winner will be chosen at random on Wed. July 7 (entries accepted through 12:00pm MST). She is also offering a generous 20% discount to my blog readers. Just enter the discount code “happy20″. The discount code will be valid through July 12…so don’t delay! I’ve got my eye on those posh pants and the jar dress!

On a side note, I’m hoping to meet Teresa in person someday soon and give her a hug for making such fabulous clothing! Possibly this fall as we head to the Seattle area. Reading Denise’s post about Bellingham makes me want to go there and explore!

Congratulations to…

JORDAN! She commented…

“I am excited to enjoy a little sunshine, eat yummy food and start my summer!”

Enjoy your new camera strap! For those of you who didn’t win…jump on over to Em’s Etsy shop to buy a strap for yourself or for anyone who loves making photos! And be sure to mark her shop as a favorite for later…she is always adding new goodies!

It’s time for another giveaway from the fabulous Emily Falconbridge! Em makes the coolest camera straps (along with other fun stuff)…I love love love this orange one…and now it can be YOURS!

We stayed with Emily and her family in San Diego several years ago on tour, and have stayed in touch since then. We are SO excited that they are hopefully coming back to the states after being back in Australia for a time.

She has a lot of fun new stuff in her Etsy shop…I could just eat those little Thai fisherman pants right up!! And the headbands…oh my. So cute. Go check it all out!

There are several ways to enter the giveaway (please do a separate comment for each entry):

1. Comment below and answer this question:
“What are you most excited about this weekend?”
2. Post the giveaway to Facebook.
3. Post the giveaway to Twitter.
4. Post the giveaway to your blog.

This giveaway is short and sweet…I will choose a winner at random on Monday, June 7 – 12pm CST.
Thanks for playing…have a great weekend!

LIVE SIMPLY PRINT: Kellie!

Kellie’s comment was:

Catina Jane’s art is so amazing. I found it through a friend, @trishybee; it’s so vivid and inspiring! I think my favorite is “I Am Still One” though “You Are Enough” is a very close second. I’ve also tweeted the contest.

Enjoy your new art Kellie!

NECKLACE: Nova!

Nova commented:

Congratulations Nova!!

For those of you who didn’t win, head on over to Catina’s store. She is offering FREE SHIPPING to my blog readers through May 20, 2010. She has stocked the store with prints of her original art as well…so there is something for everybody! Just enter the words “Walk Slowly” in the comments for your order and she will refund the shipping charge.

*Squeeeeeeeel* Isn’t it adorable? I’ve loved Catina’s art from the moment I set eyes on it YEARS ago. It’s so quirky and delicious…and the colors are crazy vibrant. Catina and I have been online friends for as long as I can remember…her beautiful dreads played a big part in my decision to dread my own hair…and one of her pieces of art has graced the walls of nearly all of our homes.

She also makes wonderfully unique jewelry…

And joy of all joys…both of these pieces are up for grabs! I will choose 2 different winners…the first drawing will be for the art, and the second for the necklace. I will take entries for the giveaway through 12:00 CST on Monday, May 17.

To enter:

• Check out Catina Jane’s website and Etsy store and let me know what your favorite piece is.
• Facebook or Twitter for an additional entry: I just entered the Catina Jane Arts Giveaway on Walk Slowly, Live Wildly…check it out! http://bit.ly/cCrB7m
• Blog on your own blog for yet another entry.

Be sure to put each entry on a new comment below…I choose the winner by comment number, so if you put them all in one comment, it only counts once.

Catina is offering FREE SHIPPING to my blog readers as well…and she has just stocked her store with tons of beautiful new art and jewelry! Just enter the words “Walk Slowly” in the comments for your order. Be sure to take advantage of this offer, it will expire on May 20, 2010.

“Wildish Woman” from High on Butterfly Wings! Congratulations…you will LOVE your online hoop classes. I’ve been having such fun downloading the different lessons and connecting with other hoopers out there. I can’t wait to finish these classes so I can move on to the next one! Yes, I’m addicted

The thing that I like best is that I can work through the classes completely at my own pace and that I can download the videos to my computer and/or iPhone and have them with me wherever I’m hooping! These takes away the annoyance of streaming if your connection is slow.

I’ve checked out another online hoop class, but SaFire’s classes are hands down the most thorough, high quality (video quality and quality of content) that I’ve come across. She is highly active on the boards and gives great feedback. If you are considering an online hooping class, don’t hesitate at all. It’s awesome!

The best part is that she covers all of the “hooping secrets” that the free YouTube tutorials miss out on…things like flow and combination building, hand placement, etc. I feel like my knowledge of hooping in general is exponentially higher after being in her classes.

Go check it out…and have fun hooping!

Photo Credit: SaFire

The winner of the Superhooper hoop is….

The fabulous Shauna from Mama’s Herbal Soaps! Congratulations Shauna…you will LOVE your new hoop.

For those of you who didn’t win, be sure to take advantage of Lara’s generous offer to “upgrade” your order. When you order a SuperGrip Classic, you can upgrade for FREE to a SuperGrip Alpha or a SuperGrip Omega. Just enter the words “Walk Slowly” in the comment section upon checkout and specify your upgrade. This offer is good until May 17, 2010. Awesome!! Stay tuned for tomorrow’s Hoop City giveaway…

Superhooper is giving away a day hoop from their amazing collection to one lucky winner! If you read yesterday’s post and thought,”I can do that!”…then you need to enter this giveaway. If you read yesterday’s post and thought, “There is no way can I ever do that!”…then you need to enter this giveaway. Even if you’ve never thought about hooping, you need to start now. It will change your life!

Why Superhooper?
With so many places that you could choose to buy a hoop…why choose Superhooper? Superhooper was founded by Lara Eastburn and her business partner, Barry Clement in 2002. She taught classes and performed in the Atlanta area up until Oct. 2009, and then her family hit the road (I like where this story is going ).

She and her family (husband, Drew and daughter, Navi) are traveling the country in a veggie-oil bus teaching free hoop classes! You can imagine my excitement when I found a fellow veggie oil mama who likes to hoop And of course, I want to support their efforts in any way I can.  They are doing a great thing!

Click here for their schedule…you can also put in a request for your city! Here is brief overview of why they are offering these awesome classes…

In towns all across America, hoopers are learning this new movement art from YouTube videos and instructional DVDs. It is our mission over the next 18 months (maybe more!) to travel to towns where there is little to no live hooping and/or fire safety instruction, bringing hooping to your back yards, parks, and studios. We will help you get started, or master that one difficult move, introduce you safely to fire, or help you start a hoop group in your area. You’ll be amazed at what you can do in a hoop!

Lara and her crew have been making hoops for 6 years, and one of their specialties is the LED (light up) hoop. Soon I will be the proud owner of a blue-green binary LED hoop! Oh my…I am excited. I’ll be hoopin’ all through the night. I’m also going to be trying out some of their mini poi hoops as well. Check out Lara’s write up about minis and the video here…it’s great!

Lara is offering a sweet deal for my blog readers too! When you purchase the SuperGrip Classic Hoop, you can upgrade to the SuperGrip Alpha -OR- the SuperGrip Omega for FREE. Just include the words “Walk Slowly” in the comments section and specify your choice when you check out. This offer is good through May 17, 2010.

See the inside of their sweet bus here. And be sure to check out Lara’s fabulous blog, Hooposophy. I’ve really enjoyed her perspective and thoughtful writing.

The giveaway will take place on Monday, May 10 at 12:00 p.m. CST. Spread the word…hooping is delightful!

Here is how you can enter:

• Click on over to Superhooper and look at the pretty hoops.
• Leave a comment below with your favorite hoop and colors you would pick (I love the SuperGrip Alpha with blue/green!)
• For an extra entries, put a link back to this giveaway on Facebook and/or Twitter (and then do a second/third comment here that says “FB/Twitter”) Here is some sample wording for posting: “I just entered the Superhooper giveaway on Walk Slowly, Live Wildly! Come check it out! http://tinyurl.com/29bahdz.” For Twitter, add the hashtag #hooping.
• Add another entry for becoming a “fan” of the Superhooper Facebook page or “Follow” them on Twitter.
• You will get yet ANOTHER entry for posting about this giveaway on your own blog (add another comment here that says “blogged here” with a link).

**Photos courtesy of Superhooper.org.