{CLOSED} Kate Spade NY for Lenox Vase with 1800flowers Bouquet of your choice Giveaway! Ends 09/29

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This giveaway is now CLOSED. Thanks so much to our wonderful sponsors Lenox and 1800flowers.com! We look forward to working with you again! The winner has been notified and upon confirmation, follower name will be posted both here and on our homepage. Remember: There are great giveaways active on the upper right hand side of the page!

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Ascending Butterfly's 'Don't Let Go of Summer Sweepstakes', hosted by:

Is it just me or are we moving into Fall super fast? Kids are back in school (a few weeks away from first report cards), we are days away from Rosh Hashanah, fast approaching Halloween, and Thanksgiving will be right around the corner!

When I think of September, I think of Indian Summer and trying to hold on to the sunshine for as long as possible. One of my favorite ways to keep the summer in my heart and in my home is via flowers. They always lift my spirits, and I like to have live bouquets in my home and the office weekly. I take time to arrange each flower and really get the right balance and symmetry. What ultimately sets off your arrangement is the Vase. You can't put the perfect arrangement in just any Vase! (Well sometimes you have no choice in the office, but you usually do at home).

My grandmother and mom have beautiful Crystal Vases, which I always admired. As for me, I had a collection of Vases that came with the bouquets. An odd assortment of sizes and shapes, but mostly smaller, which meant when I bring home or receive a large bouquet I'd have to split them between multiple small vases. I'm not going to complain, because that gave me the ability to put flowers in almost every room, but sometimes you really want the bouquet you've received to remain intact. Especially if it's a hostess gift. Flowers are my favorite hostess gift, both to give and receive. I know many of you will be attending and hosting special family dinners this season.

Kate Spade NY for Lenox

kate spade Pleasant Hill Bouquet Vase

I'm sure most of you are familiar with Lenox. Their dinnerware and housewares are on most bridal registries. What you may not know is that they have many designers who design specialty collections for them, including Marchesa for Lenox, Disney, Dansk, Donna Karan, and Kate Spade NY for Lenox.

Kate Spade NY for Lenox is an amazing collection of dinnerware, serving pieces, flatware, glassware, Barware, gifts and Home Decor.

I received the Kate Spade NY for Lenox Pleasant Hill Bouquet Vase, this Vase is available in 2 heights, a taller version and the one I received with a 'rounder' profile. I love the rounder profile and absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the butterflies!

About the Vase:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Crafted of glass
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Height: 6"
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - The wide mouth of this vase is designed to accommodate a full bouquet.
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Etched butterflies encircle the vase for a look that's chic with a touch of whimsy.
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Made by Lenox
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Under license by kate spade new york, which has reviewed this product for quality and authenticity
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - $75.00

1800Flowers

What's a beautiful Vase without flowers right? I thought it would be perfect if our friends at 1800flowers.com joined in on the fun and added some flowers to fill up the new Vase! I was trying to get artistic, but I forgot to take a picture of them both side by side, I received a florist choice bouquet that reflected my personal favorites, and extras thrown in by the designer. I received TWO huge over-flowing bouquets! And ended up using 2 vases in 2 different rooms by the time I was done arranging!

My 'Florist Choice' Bouquet:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Pink and Red Roses
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Assortment of Stargazer Lilies
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - salal tips
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - alstroemeria
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - limonium

The Photo Above is my own Vase with the second bouquet, the candles, and candleholders are my own, and I used the Raffia that the bouquets came wrapped with for added decoration.

My Take:

The Vase and flowers are beautiful, the scent filled my home for literally two weeks (using the powder preservative packets that come with the bouquets and changing the water every few days.) Flowers just always make me smile, and having the flowers welcome me home every day and waking up to that scent every morning automatically lifted my spirits. The Vase is elegant and beautiful, and the butterflies are very meaningful for me, butterflies have always represented those I love who have passed away saying hello, and symbols of change and luck for me personally, so this Vase carries all those meanings with it for me and I hope to never put it back in its box, I hope to have it out every day!

You didn't think I'd forget about you right? Who loves you butterfly?

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - WIN IT! - Ascending Butterfly and our friends at Kate Spade NY for Lenox and 1800flowers.com have a very special surprise for 1 lucky winner! 1 winner will win a Kate Spade NY for Lenox Pleasant Hill Bouquet Vase + a $100 savings pass from 1800flowers.com!!! (Total ARV of the prize is $175) (By the way, the $100 savings pass can be used not only at 1800flowers.com but also at their sister brands: 1800baskets.com (who we LOVE at Ascending Butterfly), Cheryls Cookies, The Popcorn Factory, and Fannie May Fine Chocolate, so if you are allergic to flowers, you can still enjoy this prize.)

Don't you just ♥ Kate Spade NY, Lenox and 1800flowers.com? I know I do!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - How to Win: (1) You must be a PUBLIC follower of Ascending Butterfly to be eligible for this and all giveaways. Indicate in your entry that you follow (if your 'comment name/user id' differs from your profile id, please let me know what name you follow under) and (2)MANDATORY ENTRY: LINK US TO THE BOUQUET YOU'D FILL YOUR VASE YOUR VASE WITH IF YOU WIN FROM 1800FLOWERS.COM AND LINK US TO ANOTHER KATE SPADE NY FOR LENOX ITEM YOU LIKE  (3) You must also leave your email address somewhere in your comment. (You can format it this way for security, example: ascendingbutterfly AT mail host DOT com). (If your email is clearly visible in your profile, you can just say so, that's OK!) Please follow the easy 1, 2, 3 steps to winning (or in this case, the A,B,C’s of winning!) This giveaway is open to USA residents who are 18 years of age or older. No PO Boxes. One entry per Household, see Ascending Butterfly Giveaway Rules and Disclosure Policy HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Please follow directions or you will be disqualified! All comments are moderated, they may not appear on the site right away (comments like "I want this" or "I want to win" will not be entered). You have from Thursday, September 15, 2011 until Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 03:00 PM (EST) to comment and be entered for a chance to win. You will have 48 hours to confirm if we do not hear from you we will be forced to move on to an alternate. (We only notify winners DIRECTLY via email, so if your profile or your comment does not have an email your entry will not be processed)

EXTRA CREDIT:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Blog about this giveaway, linking to this giveaway post. Leave the URL in a comment. (If your blog post contains more than just a pic and link you'll get 5 extra credit entries!)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Grab our NEW Button and put it on your Blog. Leave the URL where we can see it in a comment (if you have our old one, please swap it out, our URL address has changed!)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Follow @Tracy_Iglesias on Twitter (this is ascendingbutterfly’s editor) and give me your twitter ID in a comment

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Follow @katespadeny on Twitter

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Follow @Lenox_Corp on Twitter

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Follow @1800flowers on Twitter

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Follow @Ascending1 on Twitter (this is Ascending Butterfly's new account, we will soon be hosting twitter parties which necessitates having a second account so you can make updates throughout the entire party!)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Tweet this:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ @Ascending1 + @katespadeny  for @Lenox_Corp  Butterfly Vase + $100 worth @1800flowers #Giveaway! Ends 9/29! http://tinyurl.com/3qyfd7q

(Leave a comment with the tweet’s url so you can get a valid entry (click on the time your tweet was sent to get the direct URL and then copy and paste it here). You can Tweet TWICE per DAY. If you Tweet more than that, that entry will be disqualified.)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Digg about this giveaway and leave your digg username in your comment

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Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Follow Kate Spade NY on Facebook, Lenox on Facebook and 1800flowers on Facebook and tell them Ascending Butterfly Sent You or tell them which product you picked for your entry! (Please post the link to your facebook comment, you can get that link the same way you get your link to your tweets! If you don't post the link where you wrote on their wall I can't give you extra credit for it.) - Leave three separate comments so you can receive 3 extra credits for following each brand!

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Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Have you entered another active giveaway on Ascending Butterfly? Let me know which one and you’ll get more extra credit!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Have you commented on a non-giveaway entry? Let me know which one here and you’ll get more extra credit!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Press the button below and join, you get an extra entry for this giveaway and a shot at more great prizes, lets win together! (one time extra credit, will be verified before entry can be accepted)

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FTC Disclosure Info for this Giveaway: This is not a paid insertion. This is a non-compensated post and all opinions regarding the products and the sponsors are my own experiences. I was provided product to facilitate the review and giveaway. The sponsors are fulfilling directly to prize winner(s), this in no way influenced my opinion of the products. Once a winner is selected and their information has been forwarded to the sponsor, the responsibility of prize fulfillment rests with the sponsor.