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Fab Freebie: City Love

***This giveaway is now closed – see who won below!***

This week’s TWO lucky winners are… Maria G (who loves Kansas City despite being under 12-15″ of snow at the moment) and Fiona (who loves her hometown of Washington DC so much she even loves the traffic). Congrats you two!

Today marks the seven year anniversary of our move to Richmond, VA. Woo hoo! It’s crazy to think that it has been that long, and to celebrate this week’s giveaway is from a city-minded artist: Kimberly of Albie Designs. We’ve had her charming illustration of New York City hanging in our hallway o’ frames for as long as there has been a frame collection there (my sister bought it for Sherry for her birthday a few years back). And now Kimberly has released a Richmond city print. So whether you want her new RVA work of art, or others from around the country (and even the globe) you’ll get your pick thanks to the $100 gift card that she’s offering up to two lucky winners.

Albie Designs Giveaway

  • PRIZE: An $100 gift card to Albie Designs on Etsy
  • TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “I LOVE [INSERT CITY NAME HERE]” and tell us…
  • BONUS QUESTION: … why you love it so much. Is it a city you’re just thrilled to live in? Is a place that always makes you happy to visit? Or maybe it’s a city that you’ve never been to, but fantasize about visiting?
  • NUMBER OF WINNERS: Two
  • PRIZE SHIPS: Huzzah! This giveaway is available worldwide.
  • USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winners will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winners. Good luck…
  • ***COMMENT ISSUES? If you’re trying to enter but keep getting a “duplicate comment” warning, click here to see how to solve it!

Note: We aren’t paid or perked for hosting these giveaways, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of Albie Designs.

Comments

  2. Leigh says

    Hehe, hit enter too quickly. I love living in Richmond because of the friendly people, the weather, and the social scene.

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  3. Elizabeth E says

    I love Dayton, Ohio! It is where I was born and raised, and where my husband and I have chosen to settle down…it just feels like home!

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  5. Cristy says

    I love OKC!!!

    Great people, plenty of ‘city’ feel, but spread out enough to have easy access to the country & smaller towns.

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  6. Kimberly says

    I LOVE PORTLAND!
    My now husband and I moved across the country to Portland when we first started dating with no jobs or a place to live…and we had never even been there before! It was the journey of a lifetime and such a wonderful experience and memory.

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  11. Catherine M. says

    I love PORTLAND! After just securing jobs out there in Portlandia, my family is moving there this summer. Woo! We’ll be putting a bird on it!

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  13. Rachel says

    I love Newport, RI!

    I love living in Newport because I can walk to the beach and to all sorts of cute shops and great restaurants along the wharf. There’s so much to see including the cliff walk and newport mansions. It’s a beautiful city!

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  14. Jill NN says

    I love Halifax, Nova Scotia.
    My husband takes me there every year for my birthday and we visit all of our favorite spots.

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  15. Lucy says

    I LOVE DC!! It is a vibrant, family-friendly city where we can walk to wonderful restaurants and museums in a matter of minutes.

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  16. Jessica says

    I LOVE LONDON!

    We honeymooned in Europe a few years ago. I dreamed of visiting Paris since I was 14, but I found that I fell in love with London when I actually visited these cities. I’m an anglophile at heart and believe I should’ve been born English. ;)

    I even decorated my son’s nursery with a semi-London theme.

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  17. Ellen says

    I LOVE CINCINNATI AND SEOUL!
    How could I choose?! Cincinnati is my home, a wonderful and diverse city and THE FIRST STOP ON YOUR BOOK TOUR! But I loved the urban beauty that is Seoul (and it’s wonderful people too)!

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  18. Zoe says

    I LOVE PORTLAND! I love it because I grew up there, and it is the perfect city, with nearly everyone that I love most living in it (excluding my husband, because we live in Seattle).

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  20. Dee says

    I LOVE LOS ANGELES!

    Don’t live there but I have family who do. It’s one of the most fascinating cities I’ve ever been to, full of surprises.

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  21. Elizabeth Lott says

    I LOVE RICHMOND!

    August 2013 will mark 10 years since my husband and I moved here. We’ve welcomed two children here, established careers here, and made it our home. We’d love art to add to our gallery walls with other items from our previous homes across the Deep South.

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  25. Meg says

    I LOVE NYC…and BOSTON…and LONDON!

    My hubby and I are theater folks, so we’ve traveled to NYC to take in some productions — we also got engaged there. :-) I’ve also had a growing love of Boston over the years thanks to its history and charm, and I can’t wait to get my family to London for a trip (I went in high school and didn’t want to come back, LOL).

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  27. rachel says

    I LOVE CHICAGO! Our first home was there, many friends still live there, yummy pizza, beautiful Lake Michigan, Lincoln Park Zoo… so much to love!

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  28. Mary K says

    I LOVE ST. LOUIS! We have all four seasons, affordable cost of living, free zoo, free art museum, free science center, free history museum, free brewery tour (Anheuser Busch) etc! We also have lots of sports- Cardinals, Blues, Rams, SLU Men’s basketball and more. There are lots of great restaurants and shopping! You should come visit with Bean and Burger!

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  29. Erin says

    I LOVE QUEENSTOWN, NZ!
    My husband and I had an amazing time there as well as many other cities in NZ on our honeymoon…we can’t wait to go back to this breathtaking town!

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  31. erin b says

    I LOVE WASHINGTON DC!

    I moved here from Grand Rapids, Michigan 4 years ago because I love the city so much.

    Now, Richmond is also great, and close enough for me to visit now. But cue the sad trombones – the last time I was in your neck of the woods, I reserved the Monday I was there just to do some thrifting at some of the places you guys recommend. Imagine my sad face sitting in the parking lot of Diversity Thrift when I found out that they, and most other Richmond thrift stores, are CLOSED on Mondays!

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  34. Jennie says

    I LOVE BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA!
    I have called ‘the ham’ home for quite some time. We have the second largest statue of liberty AND we have Vulcan, ‘god of the forge’. He moons our lovely city every day.
    I love Birmingham and the rich roots here. We are close to the mountains and sea there are so many lakes. LOVE!

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  35. Christine says

    I LOVE CHICAGO!

    Chicago holds a special place in my heart as the first place my now-husband and I traveled to, where we we moved after college, spent 3 fun years living and were engaged and married in. We now live outside the city in the ‘burbs but often venture in for dinners out with friends.

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  38. Lisa says

    ‘I LOVE MONTREAL’ Born and raised there before I permanently moved to the UK. Holds a lot of ‘home’ memories for me.

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  40. Lindsay says

    I LOVE HOUSTON! I was born and raised here but it took moving away for a few years to realize how incredible it is! There’s so much culture and diversity here and you can’t ever be bored!

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  43. Jill Z. says

    I love New Orleans and Paris. I moved to New Orleans years ago for college and have only been able to bring myself to leave twice: once thanks to Katrina, and once to study abroad in Paris for 6 months.

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  47. Kristin Fairchild says

    I LOVE MINNEAPOLIS! It is where my husband and I lived right out of college. We both came from different states as our hometown and mpls was the first place we called home together. Plus the farmer’s market and thrift stores are rockin!

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