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RU RSSing? And Giveaway Prizes!
First, congratulations to the winners in last week’s giveaway! The following ladies each win a Handbag Organiser from Cherry Brand:
US/Canada:
Julie at Green Stilettos on the Go
Michele at Creative Writings 101
Gemca, who is still resisting the idea that she needs to start her own blog!
South Africa:
Kitten
Vanessa
Saaleha, who has not one, not two, not three but FOUR […]
Friday FREE Giveaway! Six Cherry Handbag Organizers!
Cell phone, make-up bag, wallet, iPod, hairspray, comb, hair elastics, lip balm, notebook, pen, nail polish … massive bunch of keys.
Credit cards, chequebook, library cards, medical and auto insurance cards, the seven-year-old dog-eared business card with my husband’s social-insurance and driver’s license numbers on it. Some grimy looking chewing gum. The list goes on.
Needless […]
eLuckybits ‘n Pieces
Just pretend it’s Christmas here at eLuckypacket! These bits and pieces have been sitting on my to-post list. Just little snippets I thought you might like:
For Flickr fans, there is a new tool that allows you to search Flickr photos by colour (by COLOUR I say!). For example, I chose three colours to get the […]
Posted by elp admin on June 27th, 2008 under Arts & culture, Living in South Africa, Products & services, Technology & gadgets | 3 Comments »eLuckyfocus: Etsy
Miss our FREE giveaway?
It closes this Friday,
so check it out!
Want to waste an hour, a day, a week? Want to be absolutely delighted, inspired, enthused?
Hop over to Etsy, the perfect place to buy and sell all things handmade. Everything from hand-illustrated comics to custom portraits of your dog to vintage aprons.
Though the company is […]
Free Friday Giveaway! Gorgeous Homeware Products from Side Attraction3!
Wood Pillow from Side Attraction3
Aaaah! It’s Friday, it’s the weekend and it’s time for a free giveaway! Did I say free? Yes, free!
Side Attraction3 is a South-African company that specializes in luxury homeware and other lifestyle products. They sell stunning linens, cushions, clothing and more online!
What makes Side Attraction3 different, apart from the […]
The Sweets of the Internet
Don’t get me wrong. I’m not the kind of person who loafs around all day on the Internet, scrounging for free stuff and dollar-off coupons. I have a job, I have a family, I have a life. (Grin.)
But every now and then, when I am visiting a site or a blog I like, I enter […]
eLuckyfocus: Picnik!
It’s rare that free software totally blows me away!
I’m not a graphic artist by any stretch of the imagination but I do end up doing a lot of image and photo editing, both as part of my work and for fun at home.
I’m always juggling computers and software (read: kicking my husband off the computer […]
Coming at You in 3D - Quick and Easy!
Sometimes I need to send a quick ecard but can’t find quite the right thing online. Other times I need to send a photo to someone but want to make it a bit more personal than just slapping a .jpg on an email.
The 3D Postcard Generator does just that. It allows you to upload a […]
Ohdeedoh Baby!
When I was pregnant with Tau, I looked around for nursery ideas that were practical yet stylish. And I came across what was then the Nursery section of a wonderful small-space-design blog called Apartment Therapy.
Well AT Nursery has now been spun off into a site called Ohdeedoh. With all the class and flair of the […]
Apron Strings and Other Lovely Things
Some time back I came across Skinny laMinx, the personal blog of Heather Moore.
Heather lives with her husband and cats in Cape Town where she works as an illustrator, writer and designer. She sells her stunning aprons, pillows and tea towels at various markets and shops and through a range of online stores.
I love the […]
Can It Get Any Better?
Did you know that Woolworths is the third largest consumer of organic cotton. In the world?
Yup. Woolies recently announced that it was not only stepping up its commitment to using more organic cotton, but that the company plans to foster the growth of a local organic cotton industry in SA.
Visiting South Africa two years ago, […]
Easy Peasy Filesharing
Need to transfer large computer files to family and friends? Don’t want to email them?
drop.io provides private storage space for sharing photos, video clips, audio files, notes, documents and so on.
The beauty of drop.io? It’s free and you don’t need an account login or password — they don’t even ask for your email address!
Each […]
Back to School at Kalahari
Kalahari.net is offering specials on a wide range of back-to-school and varsity books. Need a guide to school readiness? An updated atlas? A Zulu primer?
And have those of you living abroad shopped online at Kalahari? I recently bought a DVD for my mom’s birthday and had it shipped directly to her in Durban.
The sign-up […]
A Little Retro Printer Fun
Turn any image on your computer into a giant retro printer poster!
Upload a JPG file at ASCII Poster and the site will generate a PDF file that you can print poster size, email or use to create other graphics.
Each poster is made up of thousands of printed letters and numbers. Viewed from a distance the […]
Hello World!
luckypacket n. \’la-ke ‘pa-ket\ Sealed packet containing
a surprise, usually novelties and confections.
It’s customary in the webosphere to begin a new blog with a greeting to anyone out there who may be listening.
So, hello future readers of eLuckypacket!
The idea for this site has been forming in my mind for […]
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