(early xmas?) shopping deals.

some of these are going to expire soon, so i thought i'd post fast.

• from now through december 24, l.l. bean is offering $10 gift cards (towards the next order) with any purchase of $25 or more in stores, online, over the phone and catalog orders (didn't know people still did catalog orders!). limit one card per customer per day. 
  

• bath & body works has tons of great promotions going on... keep up with their website for up-to-date deals.
  

• shutterfly is offering a free 8" x 11" custom cover book when you buy one. place two 8" x 11" books in your cart and use the coupon code FALLBOOKS09 by november 6. 
  

• if you're crafty, you're in for a treat with u-fab's 2nd annual trunk show this weekend (friday & saturday november 5 & 6) in richmond. 

• check out richmond bargains blog for more (and not just in richmond)! 

always in for a deal!

for those of you who i know love "sample sale" websites like ruelala, gilt group (gilt, giltmen, fuse), ideeli, hautelook, etc, i just found out about another one: swirl, from the people who bring you daily candy!

they are currently taking pre-registrations, and offering the first 100 early members $100 gift cards to swirl! according to the fine print, looks like this contest ends at 11:59 PM on 10/31/09 and winners will be drawn on 11/9/09.

only one catch - you need to be a daily candy subscriber to sign up. so sign up for daily candy everywhere, or wherever you live (dc, nyc, chicago, & more), and start finding out about their deals & finds! if this website is anything like the others, it will be invitation only, so best to get in early, there are usually perks for referring your friends! 

who can pass this up?

thanks to lisloves for this:

send us an email to VIP@traylorpapers.com with your name & address and we'll send you a free customized card with your name. tell us your favorite colors and/or style (i.e., whimsical, classic, girly..., etc.) and we'll try to make you a match ;) BONUS: post this offer on your blog or wall, send us a link and we'll send you a few extra! Good thru 10/28/09!

i looked around the traylor papers site... they have some super cute stuff including lily pulitzer designs, customizable invitations, monagrammable notes, etc!

i love these simple notecards:

and these address label stickers: