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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. Naomi says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:39 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    i’m an old-fashioned, pen & paper kind of girl.

    Reply
  2. Lucy says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:39 pm

    BAMBOO ME!! I write notes on the first thing I can find!

    Reply
  3. Tasha says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:40 pm

    BAMBOO ME!
    I have a note book with insertable/removable sheets and dividers that I carry everywhere. Sections for home/family stuff, work stuff, crafty stuff and a cover I made from fabric. I can’t live without it!

    Reply
  4. Andrea says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:40 pm

    BAMBOO ME! My daily planner seems to be the place I write most things to do / things to remember, but gotta love that little pad in my purse for all the ideas and sudden thoughts that pop into my head I’m out and about!

    Reply
  5. Michelle says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:40 pm

    BAMBOO ME!
    I just started keeping a notebook that I put notes in, ideas for future events or crafts, addresses, phone numbers… plus any ideas I find online or in magazines that I want to use someday. It’s nicely tabbed and keeps me organized!

    Reply
  6. Ann Marie says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:40 pm

    Bamboo ME! I keep one notepad in my kitchen for all notes & reminders.

    Reply
  7. Krystle says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:40 pm

    Bamboo Me!!!

    I jot notes on just about anything that has a blank surface and is within reach! It ranges from the standard notebook, to a post-it, to mini-post its, napkins, receipts, invoices, magazines, etc. I could go on!!

    Reply
  8. Meredith says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:40 pm

    BAMBOO ME! I take notes on my magnetic notepad that is stuck to the fridge… If I don’t write it down, I just won’t remember!

    Reply
  9. Anna says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:41 pm

    BAMBOO ME!!!!

    I set reminders on my phone calendar. When the alarm goes off, I’m reminded to take care of something. If it’s already done, I dismiss, if not, I hit the snooze button (yep, I’m a glutton for punishment)!

    Used it just this morning to re-order something on-line!

    Reply
  10. Jillian C. says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:41 pm

    Bamboo Me!

    Reply
  11. Julie says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:41 pm

    Bamboo me!!

    I rely heavily on Post It’s at work. It’s gotten so bad, my boss teases me about it and threatens that the supply closet has run out just to get a rise out of me. I’d love to dress up my desk with some pretty varieties!

    In my personal life, I do incorporate some Post It’s, but I’m trying to use my iPod Touch notes app more often to keep clutter and paper scraps out of my purse.

    Reply
  12. Dana says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:41 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    All of the above! I always have a pen and paper handy but often use my iphone to keep a grocery list or reminder notes.

    Reply
  13. Elyse says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:42 pm

    Bamboo Me!
    I take lots of notes for work in a basic college ruled notebook and use anything to write down phone numbers and other random notes… i actually have an envelope right here on my desk with store ideas for shopping for my sister’s bridesmaid dress. Wedding ideas and notes are in a special little notebook my youngest sister gave me for Christmas

    Reply
  14. Kylee says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:42 pm

    BAMBOO ME…….I jot things down and whatever is lying around!

    Reply
  15. Ann says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:42 pm

    bamboo me!
    I am constantly writing lists and checking them off- grocery lists, to do lists, wish lists, etc. I always just use old scraps of paper, backs of receipts, old envelopes, newspaper, etc.

    Reply
  16. Jayme says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:42 pm

    Bamboo me!

    I scratch down notes (mostly to-do lists!) on whatever is handy. I tend to make notepads out of the backs of unused copies in the office that would have otherwise been recycled… but they’re not very pretty.

    Reply
  17. Katie says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:42 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    I keep a notebook that I keep all of my notes and lists in! It helps me so much to always have somewhere to write things down and I actually really like keeping work, house, and everything else together in one place!

    Reply
  18. Tiffany says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:42 pm

    Bamboo me! I keep a consistent list for groceries and Target runs on my Motorola Droid. Otherwise if I’m at my desk, I write Post-Its of things to remember but I only do that when necessary.

    Reply
  19. Annie says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:42 pm

    “BAMBOO ME!!!”

    I keep a daily planner and post-it notes in my purse. If I think of something I need to do on a particular day, I write it down and stick the post-it on the day. Yeah, I have a slight ocd issue!

    Reply
  20. Callie says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:42 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    I use all kinds of methods – sticky notes, my phone for lists that I don’t want to lose, a weekly planner, bu tmy favorite is my mousepad note pad.

    Reply
  21. Katie Hartman says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:42 pm

    Bamboo Me! –

    Good ol’ pen and paper for me, written in blue ink on pretty little notebooks that I find here and there on sale.

    Reply
  22. Cory says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:43 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    I am a scrap paper girl.

    Reply
  23. Chantel I. says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:43 pm

    Bamboo me, please!

    I have a notepad on my desk at work, so I can jot down phone messages or things I need to remember. I also have a notebook in my purse to write down more long term things, like authors I like, people who might fix my truck, etc.

    Reply
  24. Amelia says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:43 pm

    BAMBOO ME!!…
    my current note taking habits are, well, sorta non-existent. I do keep a pad of paper by the phone incase i need to write anything urgent down like a phone# or address or appt. time. Otherwise, i really rely on good ol’ post-its! I’ll write down a little note and usually stick it in my wallet – that way i know i’ll never lose it!

    Reply
  25. BAMBOO ME! says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:44 pm

    I am an illustrator and churn through quite a bit of paper while working on sketches for clients. I try to lessen my impact by using the back side of old versions for all of my notes. Sometimes I even staple a stack together to make a little notepad.

    Reply
  26. Tracy says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:44 pm

    Bamboo Me! I have a planner for lists and a grocery list pad for most other things…plus I love stationary!

    Reply
  27. jen says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:44 pm

    bamboo me!

    i LOVE notebooks and notepads and all things note-y and have to keep myself to a limit of ONE; otherwise, my life gets strewn about between 72 cute notebooks!

    Reply
  28. Jenet says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:44 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    I use post-it notes everywhere. I love that once the reminder is done with (chore, appointment, grocery list, etc.) I can just toss it and feel a sense of accomplishment.

    Reply
  29. Toni Janas says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:44 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    I always have sticky notes and a steno pad on my desk at work to always take notes on!

    Reply
  30. Julia says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:44 pm

    BAMBOO ME! It’s silly really. When I have to remember something, I text the note to my husband and visa versa. That way, I can look through my sent messages and see what I wrote OR he can remind me. We have quite the system.

    Reply
  31. Leila says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:44 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    I definitely lean techie but love giving a handwritten note every now and then!

    Reply
  32. Jennifer T. says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:45 pm

    “BAMBOO ME”

    Reply
  33. Meredith says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:45 pm

    BAMBOO ME. I use an app on my iphone for my notes — everything is categorized and it goes everywhere with me.

    Reply
  34. Alana says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:45 pm

    BAMBOO ME! I have notes and lists all over the place..at my desk, in the car, on the memopad of my phone, on the ‘fridge.. I combine them every once in awhile but then the cycle starts all over again!

    Reply
  35. Amanda says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:45 pm

    BAMBOO ME!! I am addicted to stationary. Usually I have sticky notes all over and I use a notebook at work to keep me on task.

    Reply
  36. rachael says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:45 pm

    BAMBOO ME

    I use old envelopes a lot..any scrap of paper really

    Reply
  37. Abby says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:45 pm

    BAMBOO ME! Legal pad at my desk, phone message book by the phone and sticky notes just about everywhere else:)

    Reply
  38. Mindy says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:45 pm

    BAMBOO ME! Currently any piece of random paper works for notes, then they get shoved in my overflowing planner.

    Reply
  39. Ashley says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:46 pm

    BAMBOO ME” and I have a big pad of paper that I keep notes on all the time…even when I am on the phone..I will write down what I am talking about and to whom…it has saved me when I forget!

    Reply
  40. Christina Peterson says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:46 pm

    BAMBOO ME! I am a pen and paper note-taker!

    Reply
  41. Jamie says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:46 pm

    Bamboo Me!!! I keep post it notes on my desk at work for a quick way to jot down something important to remember then stick it to one of my monitors.

    Reply
  42. AmandaT says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:46 pm

    BAMBOO ME!! I have a stack of index cards at my desk for note taking. The To Dos go up on the board and I can add notes to them up on the board til I get them done.

    Reply
  43. Dawn says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:46 pm

    Bamboo ME! I like to keep pen and paper next to the bed to jot down those things I think about as I try to go to sleep.

    Reply
  44. Amanda says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:46 pm

    Bamboo me!

    I’m a haphazard user of the post-it note… I have them everywhere, each one more incomplete than the last!

    Reply
  45. Amy Wolff says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:47 pm

    Bamboo me!

    I keep note pads everywhere: around the house, in my car, at my desk at work.. It helps me to keep organized.
    Sometimes I think about attaching a sticky note to my head to remember things.

    Reply
  46. Laura K says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:47 pm

    BAMBOO ME!!! I keep a pad that has a manget on my fridge and keep a pen on top…that is how i keep track of all things…if the pad is missing, i might lose my mind. Maybe it’s time to find a new method!

    Reply
  47. Meagan says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:47 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    At work I go back and forth between a stack of post-it notes or a notebook. At home I’m a bit more of a techie and jot notes down on my phone.

    Reply
  48. Annie says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:48 pm

    Bamboo me!

    The goldfish print is so cute! I’m kind of obsessive about always having a list when I go shopping, or else I’d spend hours in Target. So I go through tons of notepads. I always have a magnetic list pad (from the Target dollar bin) stuck to the fridge.

    Reply
  49. Noelle says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:48 pm

    “Bamboo Me!”

    I love, love, love post-its or any kind of paper that I can stick on to my computer or paper work on the go-

    In the office or at meetings I do like to use my iphone to jot down notes or buzz when I need to get moving.

    Reply
  50. Eunice CHou says

    August 30, 2010 at 2:48 pm

    BAMBOO ME!!
    I use a pink planner and take it with me everywhere I go!! I has everything from play dates to the grocery list written in it!

    Reply
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