Thursday, August 15, 2013

One Year Ago Today... (+ a giveaway!!)


One year ago today, Jen and I launched eat.sleep.make.  Within our first post we instilled a long list of dreams and hopes, expectations, and a lot of fear and insecurity.  We had no idea how this would turn out.  We weren't sure if we'd be able to keep coming up with things to create, to motivate and inspire.  We didn't know if anyone would read it or share it.

All we knew is it was something we wanted.  So we did it.

And we are SO glad we did!

This past year has been challenging to say the least. We've both had our individual struggles.  Fortunately, blogging together is what has made this all possible.  If one of us has a rough week, the other steps in, no questions asked.  Her success is my success.  We inspire each other.  We encourage each other.  And because of all that, this little world of ours called eat.sleep.make. has become a success! 

Of course, it's all because of our readers.  YOU guys are the reason we do this.  We love the excitement we feel when we see a project that inspires us on another blog, and we wanted to be able to instill that same excitement in others.  There's no doubt in our minds that we are succeeding because in the last year we've made some incredible friends via eat.sleep.make.  Your unconditional love of ESM pushes us to keep creating.  THANK YOU for making us what we are today.  We love you all so much!

We wanted to share with you our personal faves from ESM over the past year.  These projects aren't  picked based on hits and popularity, but on what we loved doing the most.




So to celebrate one year since the birth of eat.sleep.make. we want to give you the chance to win some of the goodies we've made over the past year!  Enter our little giveaway and one winner will get a surprise package from us!  It will contain 2 projects from each of us that we've done in the last year. 

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36 comments:

  1. Congratulations... mmm... it would have to be a toss up between the wood matting and the grilled peaches and creme. (Who am I kidding... bring on the peaches!)

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  2. Happy birthday! I loved the flutter tee and chevron stamped tee. :) So many great items to choose from.

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  3. I LOVE the checkered planters! Congrats on the blogiversary!

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  4. Happy blogiversary! I love the arrow tee and the dollhouse spice rack. All your projects are great!

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  5. I thought this one was cute: http://www.eatsleepmake.com/2012/10/party-little-deer-baby-shower_3.html

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  6. Congratulations! Is it totally cheating to say everything you do is totally cute?! Yes? Well then I pick the racerback tunic :)

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  7. Happy blogiversary! I've loved the dino projects. so cute, fun & funny!

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  8. Happy 1 year anniversary! I really liked your recent hanging/vertical garden.

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  9. happy 1 year! love the arrow flutter tee pattern

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  10. Happy 1st Birthday!!! Love your projects :)

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  11. I love the flutter tee! Congratulations!

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  12. My favorite has been the vegetarian food - especially the peaches!

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  13. Happy Anniversary :) WHOOHOO!! I think my favorite are the dino projects - so fun! and of course, the s'more recipes!

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  14. Its been a fun year.....Thank You!

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  15. Congrats! My favorite is the revived vintage screen wall garden. Although I had a hard time choosing!

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  16. Happy Birthday! I just loved the micro Dino taxidermy. I love things that are unexpected and whimsical!!

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  17. Yeah, congrats! I absolutely adore the snow globe necklace.

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  18. My favorite post from the past year was the dino tripod

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  19. Love the dino craft! But I fear that when it comes to the cutting-them-in-half bit (yes, I know they're only plastic, but still...) I might just collapse under the pressure of seeing their poor sweet faces gazing up at me and pleading for clemency, so I'd set them free to roam the streets of Birmingham (or maybe just my back garden for starters) in peace forever more, safe in the knowledge I'm too much of a sap to ever cause them harm!

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  20. I'm new to your site, but I think I'm in love with the snowglobe necklace! I'm off to search the site for more. Thanks!

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  21. Congrats on one year! I only found your blog a month or two ago but love it and have it in my "Daily Reads" section of my reader. You always have such great projects and are a big inspiration to me as a start-up blogger!

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  22. Congrats on your first year! I follow your blog via Feedly and you are in my "Daily Read" section. :) You ladies always have such great projects and are a big inspiration to me as a start-up DIY blogger!

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  23. Congrats on your first year! I loved looking back over so many great projects! I love your Little Things purse and the snow globe necklace! I think we may be taking a look at making some of those this year!

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  24. The dinosaur phone holder. Soo clever!

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  25. happy birthday! and i love the dino-bum iphone tripod :D xx

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  26. the dino-bum iphone tripod! super cute and awesome! happy birthday :D

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  27. My favorite project was your Needle Felted Acorns! bjn1957{at}gmail{dot}com

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  28. The spice rack doll house is so cute!

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  29. Your doll house spice rack is so cute!

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  30. Congratulations on your first anniversary! My favorite project was the Dino Rear phone holder! It makes me laugh every single time I see it!!!!!

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