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Young House Love » Giveaways » Fab Freebie: Bamboo-tiful

| By John Petersik | August 30, 2010 | 2,461 Comments

Fab Freebie: Bamboo-tiful

***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries***

Who knew bamboo could be so beautiful? Well actually, the people behind Smock Paper did. They also know that bamboo is one of the most earth-friendly sources of paper out there. By relying on it, along with other recycled materials, and by incorporating other green practices into their shop, Smock Paper is truly a wonderfully sustainable operational located right here in the good ol’ US of A. Oh, and of course they make very pretty things.

Smock Cards

You may have already heard of Smock Paper from our monthly sponsor shout outs, and if so you probably remember them for their stunning letterpress greeting cards, party and wedding invites, and the like. Well they’re here this week to give one of you a sweet $100 shopping spree while introducing some new products to amp up your note-taking, gift-giving, and memo-jotting adventures.

Smock Jotters

Just like all of their other products, these colorful items come with an eco-tastic spin. Like the memo pad above whose letterpressed bamboo cover protects 90 sheets of 100% post-consumer recycled paper. Or the cube of 700 sticky notes below that also comes from recycled paper.

Smock Memos

While those items could dress up your office nicely, they’ve also got graphic beauties like double-sided wrapping paper, gift bags and even gift boxes that all boast punchy designs on recycled materials that would certainly dress up your next gift or look great in your home office.

Smock Boxes

Now let’s get on to how you can enter to win:

  • PRIZE: $100 towards anything on Smock Paper’s website
  • TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “BAMBOO ME” and…
  • BONUS QUESTION: …since Smock makes items to help you keep notes, why not share your current note-keeping habit with us. Do you keep a pad on your desk to jot down phone numbers or random thoughts? Do you keep some scrap paper in your purse just in case? Or are you high tech and rely on a voice recorder or phone app to help you remember stuff?
  • GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, September 1st at 8pm EST
  • NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
  • PRIZE SHIPS: The United States AND Canada!
  • USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday. Good luck…

See our Giveaway FAQs page for more info. Pics from Smock Paper.

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Comments

  1. Kathryn J says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:07 pm

    BAMBOO ME@!

    Reply
  2. Laura says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:09 pm

    BAMBOO ME…I keep notes in several different ways- I use the note pad on my phone, and jot notes at my desk on my notepad. Sometimes I use a notebook too!

    Reply
  3. Mandy says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:09 pm

    BAMBOO ME

    I use either the drafts or notepad section of my phone, or a piece of paper that its in my purse if that isn’t handy. Anything around the house with free space is free game as well!! I definitely need to have a better process…

    Reply
  4. Lilly says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:09 pm

    BAMBOO ME!
    I keep notes everywhere! I have a notepad on my desk, in my purse, by the front door and in my car. I also use my iphone for grocery lists but I just love marking things off lists on paper, so I would say thats my favorite!

    Reply
  5. kristin says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:09 pm

    Bamboo Me! I use a combo of putting notes in my phone and keeping a tiny moleskin in my purse.

    Reply
  6. Carrie says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:09 pm

    BAMBOO ME

    I use post its like they are going out of style. :)

    Reply
  7. Adrianne says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:10 pm

    BAMBOO ME!!
    My yellow legal pad beside my computer scribbled with weekly grocery lists and reminders is so not stylish. ; )

    Reply
  8. Audra says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:10 pm

    Bamboo me! I use teuxdeux.com for my lists! They have a nifty iphone app as well.

    Reply
  9. Hilary says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:11 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    I am constantly scribbling something on a random piece of paper at work, home, or any time I am out and I want to remember a paint color, a decorating idea, or a new store I wanna check out online. Sometimes I write it in on my phone’s “notepad” but the old-school scrap works just fine for me!

    Reply
  10. Natalie says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:11 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    I keep a note pad with me at all times, that way I can write down things as they come to me!

    Reply
  11. Brianna says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:11 pm

    BAMBOO ME! I use post-it notes, a phone app, or scrap paper. All depends on where I am and what’s accessible!

    Reply
  12. Christine says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:12 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    I keep a notepad in my nightstand for ideas and lists. For reminders, it’s blackberry all the way.

    Reply
  13. Megan says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:12 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    I write notes everywhere – at home, at work, on scraps and on notebooks, before bed and when I get up. But I rarely ever look at them after writing them!

    Reply
  14. Allison says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:12 pm

    Bamboo Me!

    I tend to have random scrap pieces of paper floating around with my “to do” and “to buy” lists on them. Those Smock Paper products are beautiful!

    Reply
  15. Lauren says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:12 pm

    BAMBOO ME
    I use a decorative notepads that I get in the $1 bins at Michaels. They have a magnet that sticks the notepad to my fridge. I am constantly making and checking off my “to do lists”.

    Reply
  16. lauren says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:12 pm

    BAMBOO ME

    I use Post-It notes. But really, what teachr doesn’t? I have the little sticky notes all over my classroom, my desk at home, my walls, door, car….

    Reply
  17. Erin says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    BAMBOO ME – I am old school: everything is written down, even when I type into my Outlook tasks. I love the satisfaction of physically scratching something off a list, consolidating many lists and, finally, throwing a completed to-do sheet in the recycling bin.

    Reply
  18. LoquaciousLaura says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    Bamboo me! I keep a medium-sized notebook in my purse that I call my “Daily Obsessive,” filled up with financial notes, grocery lists, gift lists, and anything else I’m regularly obsessing about … and a steno pad on my desk at work to track time spent per task and to-do’s!

    Reply
  19. Missy says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    BAMBOO ME! Junk mail envelopes are my doodling and list making resource of choice. When I’m done with the notes, I recycle it!

    Reply
  20. Michelle Preiss says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    BAMBOO ME! I use a legal pad next to my computer for all of my reminders and lists!

    Reply
  21. Becky says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:13 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    Despite having a fancy smartphone and sitting at a computer all day, I mostly like to make notes and lists on scraps of paper.

    Reply
  22. Emily says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:14 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    I keep a notepad on my nightstand because you never know when inspiration will strike…it usually hits me around 3am.

    I also keep a notepad in my purse and another next to my laptop.

    Reply
  23. Kathy says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:14 pm

    BAMBOO ME! I am a graphic designer, so I always have a spiral bound sketchpad handy for spontaneous doodling.

    Reply
  24. Jess says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:14 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    scraps of paper everywhere with crazy scribblings… to-do list, story ideas, grocery lists.

    Reply
  25. Gina says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:14 pm

    Bamboo Me!

    Reply
  26. Lisa L says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:14 pm

    BAMBOO ME! I keep a single notepad with me in my briefcase with my entire life of notes – it has notes from work, notes from home, Christmas lists, everything!

    Reply
  27. Kristen says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:14 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    I have a notepad on my desk to write down EVERYTHING!

    Reply
  28. Kelly says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:15 pm

    Bamboo Me!

    I keep notes in a trusty notebook that follows me everywhere. It includes to do lists, sketches, ideas, phone numbers, and anything else that strikes my fancy.

    Reply
  29. Annika says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:15 pm

    BAMBOO ME

    I use sticky notes along with a desk organizer to keep track of everything.

    Reply
  30. Mandy says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:15 pm

    BAMBOO ME

    Since I got sick with an illness that affected my short term memory at the age of 19 (don’t worry, I got all better quickly!) I’ve kept a notepad in my purse. I’d feel naked without it now!

    Reply
  31. Alyssa says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:15 pm

    BAMBOO ME! I love pretty notes! I am constantly writing notes to myself at work! I would love more pretties!

    Reply
  32. Jackie says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:15 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    I use google docs to create my to do lists!

    Reply
  33. Christine says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:16 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    I have a pad of paper with me at work that I’m ALWAYS jotting notes and lists down on. At home I use the chalkboard on our fridge to keep track. If I really need to remember something, I’ll put a post-it on the back of our front door so I’ll be reminded as I head out.

    Reply
  34. Alyssa says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:16 pm

    BAMBOO ME! I am always jotting things down! I would love some pretties!

    Reply
  35. Frank says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:16 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    I send myself e-mails to remind myself of things that need to get done.

    Reply
  36. Sarah R. says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:16 pm

    BAMBOO ME!!

    I keep a good, old-fashioned spiral bound notebook on my desk at work to write down phone messages, my “to do” list and conference call/ meeting notes.

    Reply
  37. EM says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:17 pm

    BAMBOO ME!
    I usually put a reminder in my phone or else I’ll forget!

    Reply
  38. Carolyn says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:17 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    I love writing notes! I keep post-its and pads of paper at my desk all the time! My favorite is having a pretty pad of paper that not only is functional, but pretty too! :)

    Reply
  39. Emily says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:17 pm

    BAMBOO ME – I stick to the random pads of paper around the house/car. I always make sure to remove the page I’ve written on and put it somewhere visible.

    Reply
  40. erin says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:17 pm

    Bamboo me!

    I always have random scraps of paper flying around with all sorts of lists on them.

    Reply
  41. Dana Z says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:17 pm

    BAMBOO ME!
    My note keeping system is not very organized. Lots of notes on lots of paper, all over the place!

    Reply
  42. Susan says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:17 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    I generally take notes on my computer (I have a running word doc where I keep track of my to do’s), but that’s not to say I don’t appreciate beautiful stationary. I definitely have a weakness of pretty graphic journals and other paper goods!

    Reply
  43. Emma says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:17 pm

    Google tasks and the notes feature on my iphone all the way!

    Reply
  44. Lisa A says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:17 pm

    Bamboo Me!
    I make note paper from the stuff in the office recycle bin.

    Reply
  45. Jenn says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:17 pm

    BAMBOO ME!
    I need a cute place to write to-do lists — I use old envelopes/junk mail now…

    Reply
  46. Laura says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:18 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    Reply
  47. Clare says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:18 pm

    Bamboo me!

    I have a small (4 x 5.5 inch) mini journals that I keep in my purse at all times. I jot down grocery lists, furniture dimensions, phone numbers, travel planning, and/or anything else I have to remember.

    Reply
  48. Kristin S says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:18 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    Reply
  49. Barb says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:18 pm

    I use lots of scrap paper or post its and if I’m in a bind I use old receipts from my purse and then all of my little notes usually end up in my purse. It works though!

    Reply
  50. Emily says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:18 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    I carry a thin notebook around with me at all times to jot down notes, to do lists and other reminders. I also use an app for my Blackberry to organize my lists.

    Reply
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