{give-aways | champagne, a slice of cake, and the winner is . . .}

. . . sunny april days always feel like a celebration in and of themselves, and even more delightful with cake & champagne, [as most things are], and especially today, for today, we are celebrating not only the blossoming trees of springtime, but also the winner of the most recent give-away . . . and so, delightfully excited to announce that the winner is . . .

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{give-away | olivia von halle silk pyjamas for midsummer nights}

. . . and while on the topic of beautiful spring nights . . . perfectly delighted to announce that this week's give-away is from london-based olivia von halle, maker of impossibly chic silk pyjama sets inspired by the ones worn by coco chanel in the 1920's; perfect for lounging on the terrace with coffee and croissants on a languid sunday morning, or for extravagantly late nights . . .



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{give-away | spring things & the winner is . . .}

. . . as you know, recently, there was a spectacularly lovely give-away here at {this is glamorous}, for a gold amphora necklace [above]—white gold or yellow gold, scalloped or heart-shape . . . and there were heartrending tales of love and loss, of those fondly remembered, and never to be forgotten, and there were notes from all over the world, as far away as australia and singapore . . .





. . . and so, today, so very excited to announce that a winner has been selected . . .

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{give-away | always glamorous gold : the amphora necklace by emily c}

. . . there has been a diamond ring, a louis ghost armchair, and even an herman miller eames chair, but since — in over a year — there has not been another glamorous give-away in all this time . . .



. . . and there has been, perhaps, a wait and a search, of sorts, for something extraordinary to come along, something truly spectacular . . .





. . . and happily, it has . . .

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