{ thursday thoughts }

letterpress poster found here.

{ tis the season for giving: amala gift set giveaway! }

UPDATE:

We have a lucky winner... #33, Amanda. Congratulations!!! Please email your address to shoptalkbuzz at gmail dot com and we will ship your lovely Amala gift set to you. Thank you to everyone who participated.

I am so excited to announce today's giveaway from Amala, an organic skincare line out of Germany that's committed to providing "a brighter future for your skin, and the earth." through their pure & natural product collections. Making Amala even more irresistible is their stunning packaging...I feel refreshed and radiant just looking at it.

Now for the details. One lucky reader will receive this lovely Amala Hydrating Spa Valise Gift Set, featuring sustainable skincare tucked into a luxe organic hemp and woven straw travel bag { valued at $102 }. The Hydrate Collection replenishes and sustains skin's moisture level with Egyptian Jasmine, renowned for its nourishing, smoothing and antioxidant benefits for skin.

For your chance to win, simply leave a comment on this post before Monday, December 21st. Be sure to include a way for me to contact you if you're the lucky winner.

That's not all! All S.HOPtalk readers will receive 20% off their entire Amala order through Dec 20th by entering SHOPTALK at checkout. Perhaps it's time to treat yourself to a little something.

Special thanks to Nichole and Amala for sharing this generous offer!

{ window shopping: spool no. 72 }

I absolutely love the gorgeous photo styling and fabulous pretties found at Spool No. 72--such great texture and colors (and dare I say, a tad more affordable than that other lovely shop we all adore).

Stay tuned...I'll be posting another exciting giveaway tomorrow--you're going to la la love it!

{ giveaway winner! }

I asked my daughter to pick a number between 1 and 81 (the number of comments left on the giveaway post) and she picked....

Lucky winner, #33 {Tiff}, who said: "I am loving warm jackets right now!"

Please email your contact/address info. to me at shoptalkbuzz at gmail dot com to receive your very own mini diary from Marta's shop.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the mini diary giveaway. I absolutely LOVED reading all of your comments...they totally put me in the holiday spirit. xoxo

{ reader giveaway: the mini diary }

Scrumptious new diary covers

The lovely and creative Marta recently contacted to let me know that she's currently creating another batch of her divine mini diaries to arrive in time for the holidays and is taking pre-orders through her shop. I was thrilled...after procrastinating and missing out on her last production run, I've been visiting her shop daily hoping to find more in stock.

Its tiny, fill-in-the blank style makes it easy to pop it into a handbag and jot brief, {happy} thoughts from the day while on the go. I plan to buy one that my daughter and I can share and record both of our thoughts at the end of the day--a new bedtime ritual and the chance to celebrate and share the little things that make both of us happy.

The really good news is that S.HOPtalk readers have the chance to WIN their very own mini diary. Simply leave a comment on this post before Monday, December 14th and tell me something you're currently loving {a favorite smell, sound, book...anything}. A winner will be chosen randomly from the comments left and announced on Monday afternoon. Good Luck!!!

Quick Links:

Marta's shop of goodies

Marta's always inspiring blog