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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. mere... says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:38 pm

    BAMBOO ME!… I always seem to remember things much better when I actually write them out, rather than type them into my phone’s calendar. I recycle all of my un-used prints at the office by using the unprinted side for notes/phone messages. I also carry around a small notebook in my purse for note taking on the go.

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  2. Lisa says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:39 pm

    BAMBOO ME! ;) <3

    I love having notepads around. I keep one in a drawer by my laptop to jot down ideas while online. I also keep one in my bathroom for a list of supplies we need as we run out. I keep them other places too. These you have featured are GORGEOUS!

    Reply
  3. Jenny says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:39 pm

    BAMBOO ME! I have a note pad on my desk for notes and a lime green canvas storage box for all of my note cards :)

    Reply
  4. Corrie M. says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:39 pm

    BAMBOO ME

    I’m anything but high-tech. I use scrap paper and notepads to keep life in order.

    Reply
  5. Jessica says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:39 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    I keep a moleskine notepad in my purse, one at work, and another laying around the house – usually right next to my laptop. I am a list maker so they are filled with fun lists.

    Reply
  6. Mary says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:39 pm

    BAMBOO ME! I have 10 million slips of paper from my upstairs office, trailing down into the kitchen and sometimes landing in my purse. I have notebooks to write in. I have a Word document for notes. We are faithful recyclers, but you get the picture. I have definintely NOT gone paperless, which is why I need you to … BAMBOO ME!!!

    Reply
  7. Sara E says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:39 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    Reply
  8. Lauren says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:40 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    I have different notebooks and sticky note pads for notes. Need to be a bit better organized about it though!

    Reply
  9. Shannon P says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:40 pm

    BAMBOO ME!!

    I have a ton of note pads but somehow just write on scrap pieces of paper.

    Reply
  10. katie kelley says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:40 pm

    BAMBOO ME….I keep lists everywhere…on my iphone, desk for work, fridge… this would make my lists super fancy!

    Reply
  11. Celestia says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:40 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    I use real post-it notes on my desk, and electronic versions on my laptop and phone.

    Reply
  12. Katie says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:40 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    i’m obsessed with the post-it note list pads (large post-its with lines). they come in fun colors, and i usually have one stashed in in every corner. when a post-it can’t be found, i never hesitate to write on my hands. :)

    Reply
  13. andrea p says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:40 pm

    BAMBOO ME!
    I have a tiny little notepad in my purse for daily tasks, shopping lists, etc. It always feels so good to cross off items!

    Reply
  14. Carolyn says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:40 pm

    BAMBOO ME!!
    I use whatever I can get a hold of to write myself little notes. Although I really to use like the $1 notepads from AC Moore. Unfortunately, so do my children. =/

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  15. Lauren says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:41 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    I am a fan of post-its. I keep them everywhere because I have to write down anything important if I want any chance of remembering it!

    Reply
  16. Elisabeth says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:41 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    I am absolutely a pen and paper kind of gal. I’ve tried electronic calendars and planners, but I need to see something in writing. I keep a paper calendar and also a notebook to jot down things that won’t fit in the calendar squares.

    Reply
  17. Allyson says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:41 pm

    BAMBOO ME! I use google documents or my iphone generally, but also any sticky laying around, and, yes, occasionally my hand. :S

    Reply
  18. Jackie says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:41 pm

    Bamboo me! I have paper everywhere, we have more fridge notepads than space on our fridge. Target is always good for $1 magnetic notepad! I love making to do lists just so I can check things off, makes me feel like I accomplished even a little something every day.

    Reply
  19. Elise says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:41 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    I love taking notes – I have a pad of paper on my desk, a small moleskin notebook in my purse, and random notes dispersed throughout the house, as well as some notes from college, high school and if I’m being honest, probably middle school or earlier as well. :)

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  20. Allison says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:41 pm

    BAMBOO Me!

    I keep notes in a cute pink & green spiral notebook I found at Target. I prefer to have all my notes in one place so the notebook helps.

    Reply
  21. Shailey says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:41 pm

    BAMBOO ME
    I use a steno pad at work, and leave post-its in the car.

    Reply
  22. Amber says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:41 pm

    BAMBOO ME! I keep a mini note book in my purse to write down all my due dates for monthly bills and grocery lists etc. I covered it with a ad from burger King promoting their now open late hours slogan that reads ” Pimps, hookers, drug dealers. They all need to eat.”
    I laugh every time I see it.

    Thanks for hosting a fun giveaway!
    Amber

    Reply
  23. Allison W says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:41 pm

    BAMBOO ME! I keep most notes on my Droid phone, but for some reason I do my grocery lists the old fashioned way – pen and paper. Maybe I think better that way?

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  24. Angela says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:41 pm

    BAMBOO ME! I am old school and make notes in notebooks.

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  25. Lindsey says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:41 pm

    Bamboo me! I buy magnetic notepads from target and place it on my fridge… they’re perfect for to do lists…pens are in the cupboard right next to it for easy access.

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  26. Heather says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:41 pm

    Bamboo Me!

    I’m trying to train myself to take notes on a tiny notepad in my purse. Otherwise I write things down and never find them again. If I’m really on the ball, the notes get transferred to my electronic to-do list at rememberthemilk.com

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  27. Debbie says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:41 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    I usually have post-it notes, or I text myself something if its short.

    Reply
  28. Fiona says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:41 pm

    BAMBOO ME!! I try to keep everything in one notebook but never manage it and have scraps of paper stuck to the fridge and bulging out of pockets everywhere.

    Reply
  29. Michelle says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:41 pm

    Bamboo me!

    I keep a notepad on my desk at work right next to the phone. At home, a magnetic list stuck to the refrigerator.

    Reply
  30. Bethany G says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:42 pm

    “BAMBOO ME”

    I keep my shopping and to-do lists on the “Notes” part of my iPhone. It’s nice because I can email the list to my hubby if he swings by the store on his way home.

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  31. ashley says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:42 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    I’m a big time note taker! I like sticky notes at my desk, but I usually have a notebook lying around at home for lists on the go!

    Reply
  32. jacqueline says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:42 pm

    “bamboo me”

    I keep a list of all of my passwords to different websites in google docs. My husband and I also use google docs for other useful things — keeping track of our budget, our to dos, and we even used it to project plan our wedding.

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  33. Emily says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:42 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    I always have some sort of “to-do” list with me. Whether it be on scratch paper or very officially typed and printed (and sometimes color-coded) on printer paper. I’ve also been know to add a task to my “to-do” list after I’ve done it , just so I can check it off!

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  34. Rachael Snow says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:42 pm

    BAMBOO ME

    Nothing I like more that pretty paper.

    Reply
  35. Maggie says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:42 pm

    I’d be so happy if you’d BAMBOO ME!!!
    I keep track of appointments on the calendar on y iPhone, but I write a lot of stuff down (phone numbers, to-dos, etc.) and I LOVE writing actual letters on beautiful paper to my friends and family.

    Reply
  36. shannon says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:42 pm

    BAMBOO ME!!!

    I keep a notebook close by to make notes in.

    Reply
  37. Christine says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:42 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    …though I admit that I jot everything down on my iPhone!

    Reply
  38. Lindsey Kaye says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:43 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    I take notes on notes on notes. It’s been that way as long as I can remember. For me the whole process of remembering something comes from first writing it down; lists are my best friend. I use sticky notes at work, with lists on legal pads and a big desk calendar. I keep a planner in my purse, and a small spiral notebook for shopping lists, notes and the like. At home it’s a mix of everything.
    Somehow, with all the different pieces, it comes together.

    Reply
  39. chrissta says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:43 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    I’ve just started keeping notes on the notepad function on my phone. So far very convenient!

    Reply
  40. Sandra Ann says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:43 pm

    BAMBOO ME!! I have a magnetic, heart sticky pad on the fridge by the kitchen door that i jot notes on (like to-do lists, remember to return library books, items to pick up at the store,etc.) It helps that it’s right there at eye-level so I am reminded to do whatever i was I needed to do, and it’s not lost in a pile of papers on my desk (not that that happens to me ;)

    Reply
  41. Kristen DelMastro says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:43 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    I have various notepads on my desk at work, in the mail corner at my house, and I also use my iphone notes function! I can never seem to have enough lists and reminders :)

    Reply
  42. Savannah Kirsche says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:43 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    Reply
  43. natasha says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:43 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    I have scraps of paper in my purse, diaper bag, drawers, etc…everywhere! Also I am the sticky note queen.

    Reply
  44. Marisa! says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:43 pm

    Bamboo me! :) I use a combination of sticky notes, scrap paper and my Outlook Calendar.

    Reply
  45. Leanne says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:43 pm

    BAMBOO ME!!! i’m a list maker and a journaler. i love me some paper! But my budget and other things have started making their way into excel.

    Reply
  46. Katie M. says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:44 pm

    BAMBOO ME!
    Grocery & Shopping lists!

    Reply
  47. Katie says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:44 pm

    Bamboo Me! I love pretty stationery and usually have keep a notebook close by to keep track of ideas/reminders/to-dos. It’s been especially helpful now that I’m working and wedding planning!

    Reply
  48. Erin D. says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:44 pm

    BAMBOO ME!

    I’m sorry to say that I tend to use random notepads laid all over the house. Sometimes I’ll get “fancy” and use my iPhone, but let’s face it, I usually forget about that option!

    Reply
  49. Kelly says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:44 pm

    Bamboo me! I love post it notes. I am constantly making a todo list, grocery store list, or other things I need/ want. I feel more organized if i wright stuff down.

    Reply
  50. Tiffany S. says

    August 30, 2010 at 1:44 pm

    BAMBOO ME

    I’m the Queen of sticky notes. Then I can just throw it away when the task is done. That’s not to say I don’t have a bajillion little notebooks and pads of paper around here!

    Reply
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