I was so ecstatic when Grace (who is an absolute sweetheart) contacted me about doing a giveaway of one of her lovely items! Grace is relatively new to the etsy world but she totally deserves to be recognized. Her signature items are her cute, whimsical, vintage and fun bookmarks, which are definite pagestoppers in every sense of the word. Aren’t you sick of marking up your books with dog ears, I sure am!! As stated on her blog… Au Revoir to dog ears and bonjour pagestoppers! Besides bookmarks, she also expresses her crafty and creative side by making various other handmade items such as hairpins, rings and much more to come in the future! I am just so excited for Grace and can’t wait to see where her shop takes her!
{Meet the Artist}
Tell us a little bit about yourself.
My name is Grace Leong. I am 23 years old. I love Christ, pretty crafts, reading and playing the piano. I am presently teaching kindergarden children. I live in a small, tropical island- Singapore. We have all-year round summer here! 😉
What made you decide to start up your lovely Etsy shop?
The Pagestoppers was birthed two months back. It was actually a fruition of my dream of setting up an online craft shop- to express my creative side! I have a fond love of handmade products as they express the creativity of a person’s mind. Also, my boyfriend, Timothy, has been supporting me silently in this arty project! What inspired me to start the shop was actually this verse from the Bible about the Proverbs 31 woman: “She perceives that her merchandise is good and her lamp does not go out by night.” Thus, the Pagestoppers is one of my Proverbs 31 projects at the moment.
Where do you draw inspiration from?
Anything and everything- nature, photographs, clothing, colors etc.
What is the one must-see place for a visitor of Singapore?
Well, I do not exactly have a one must-see place in mind at the moment. But one thing for sure, you must try the food here. As Singapore is known for her multiracialism, you can be sure that we have a wide variety of delicious food from the different cultures. Thus, if you are here for a short trip, do leave some time to scour the eating places in Singapore!
{Giveaway Details}
1. Win your favorite item from her shop. It could be a bookmark, ring or hairpin, anything that you like! Just visit The Pagestoppers and leave a comment on this post with your favorite item. Don’t worry, Grace has multiple stock for most of the items but if your item becomes out of stock or you change your mind, you can pick something else if you win!
2. (For additional entries) Blog, Twitter, or Facebook about this giveaway and leave a separate comment with each link. If you Twitter, please use @sandyalamode in your tweet and feel free to use this short link http://bit.ly/aqptOV.
Giveaway ends on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at 5:00PM CST. The winner will be chosen by a random number generator and will be announced on this blog on Wednesday, May 5, 2010.
P.S. You might just want to check out her blog, there might just be another giveaway of some sort on hers going until May 1, 2010! 😉 How’s that for your hump day?? A double dose of page stopping giveaways!
The pagestoppers are sooo lovely but my fav is the cream tea rose hairpin! I read a lot and tend to lose my bookmarks and would hate to lose a pagestopper!
Thanks for the giveaway, Sandy!!!
i love the tea rose ring in peach! it is so lovely
The lovely hairpin duo is so pretty.
i was just hunting on etsy for a super cute bookmark! i love all of hers….
i hope i win!
thanks for hosting sandy 🙂
I don’t know if giveaway is open for wordwides? If yes, I’m willing 🙂
I love Pretty Pastels- Lovely Hairpin Duo. they are so beautiful!
I love this giveaway! The star has always been one of my favorite motifs, therefore my favorite has got to be The Morning Star!
I want the Tea Rose Ring with Silver Filigree for sure. Great blog!
How sweet are her items. I think I love the little locket with the lavendar flower on it that is a bookmark. Very cute stuff.
XOXOX
Emily
She makes such beautiful bookmarks! But I am a chronic dog ear maker and I know I wouldn’t be able to stop. My favorite item is the cream rose hairpin, so pretty!
Cute! I adore that tea rose hairpin too! Very pretty!
Thanks for sharing/highlighting her!
Ashley
http://HoneysuckleChic.com
i would love the tea rose ring!
i tweeted the giveaway!
i love the tea rose ring peach
The Cream Tea Rose Hairpin is soooo pretty! I lovelove it!
Stephanie
Oh my, all of the creations are so lovely! My favorite is the
Tea Rose Ring with Silver Filigree <3
Thanks for the giveaway!
how original, love it! especially the Heart of Charisma one
Thanks!!! fabulous!!
These are gorgeous accessories. I would love to win. Have a fabulous evening!
Nisrine
what a sweet momento!!!
So many lovely items in her shop! The items I like the best are…Pretty Pastels- Lovely Hairpin Duo. So lovely indeed. ♥
Sandy, I saw on Singer’s facebook page you have won Martha Stewart’s new book (like the one I have). Congrats girl!!
Great giveaway and such a wonderful little shop!
I simply adore the hairpins, this is my fav:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/45309356/cream-tea-rose-hairpin
The bookmarks are lovely. I’d love the morning star!
such a WONDERFUL giveaway!!!
i love all her shop! so dainty and girl!
i love the peach rose ring!
definitely my fave!!
is it possible to win 2 giveaways in a row???
i hope!
crossing my fingers!!
oh, this is such a lovely giveaway! my favourite item from Grace’s etsy is the Morning Star bookmark. loooove it! <3
Oh, what a sweet little shop! I love the Tea Rose Ring in peach!
Hi Sandy!! 🙂 Super cute giveaway!
xx Love & Aloha
darling Sandy, thank you so much for dropping by and leaving the loveliest comment. I am happy you found my blog and I hope we stay in touch. I am adding your blog to my blogluvin so i don’t miss any updates.
And what a fab giveaway you are hosting.
it was hard to pick a favorite as everything from Grace’s etsy is so lovely but I think I adore the : “Pretty Pastels- Lovely Hairpin Duo” most. Would look gorgeous with any summer outfit.
Have a wonderful day.
x
her items are so sweet. i have to admit that i wouldn’t be able to stop dog-earing!! but i love the tea rose rings! thanks for the giveaway chance 🙂
What a pretty shop! I love the Golden Heart bookmark.
Stars are awesome, so my fave is the morning star!
Love the peach tea rose ring.
her bookmarks are all so fabulous. i like the butterflection one the most.
Thank you so much for visiting my blog & your lovely comment 🙂
And thank you for letting me know about this fabulous giveaway! Those bookmarks are so unique (my favorite is the lovely lavender)…how wonderful!!
So glad to have found your blog as well 🙂 It’s such a lovely space!!
I love the Lovely Lavender bookmark! I think this is such a fabulous idea, I adore books and I can’t stand to harm them by dog-earing their pages. Plus, I get a lot of books from the library and of course it isn’t right to damage other people’s property! Lovely giveaway, Sandy, and thank you for stopping by Little Blue Deer!
I’m going to be hosting a giveaway for her too!! Just waiting on her piece to arrive. How fun! That would be funny if you won mine and I won yours. Haha.
Hope you’re having a great week. I’m pooped. Looking forward to the weekend. 🙂
Thanks for the sweet comment. =] Your hair sounds amazing too. caramel brown and red highlights? Lovely. I wish I had the time and money to get highlights but I was lazy and just dyed my whole head at home. hehe.
To the giveaway..
I can’t decide what I love most. It has to be between these three: Tea Rose Ring with Silver Filigree, Cream Tea Rose Hairpin, and Pretty Pastels- Lovely Hairpin Duo in Peach.
I’ve been wanting floral jewelry for a long time.
<3 Serena.
I also posted a link to your giveaway on my sidebar.
It’s on the right side. =]
http://serenadeveryday.blogspot.com/
<3 Serena.
This islovely 🙂 all of her things are so cute, especially the hair pin and rings! And thank you for the sweet comment xxx
What a beautiful shop! I love the pretty pastels hairpin duo. Thanks for letting me know about the giveaway.
Cute blog! I really like the rings, but if I had to chose I think I’ll pick a bookmark with a locket so I can put my girls in it! — The Golden Heart
These are all adorable!!!! I love these the most:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/45308964/pretty-pastels-lovely-hairpin-duo
i love these! my favorites are the rings! so darling.
yay i hope i win!
hi sandy
they looks amazing i never saw page stoppers it looks cute
such a sweet shop (and interview, too!).
it was hard for me to choose something,
but i really like her heart bookmark:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/43034633/the-golden-heart
i’m definitely going to check out her blog too!
<3
Cute! My favorite: simple and sweet: Cream Tea Rose Hairpin
Crossing fingers,
Ciao!
Suze
I like the pastel hairpin duo!
the pastel hairpin duo is so pretty 🙂
Ooh I would pick the Pretty Pastels- Lovely Hairpin Duo. So cute!
tweet!
http://twitter.com/shee518/status/13147549941
Beautiful items!
I would choose the Cream Tea Rose Hairpin to pin back the bangs I’m growing out…ugh….
Thanks for the chance to win!
–Liza
ejm6x (at) yahoo (dot) com
the morning star bookmark!
Oh I just love the Tea Rose Ring with Silver Filigree. So pretty!
I like the tea rose ring in purple .
http://www.etsy.com/listing/45308278/tea-rose-ring-purple
tumblemumbo at gmail dot com
thanks
is your giveaway open to everyone too
My fav item is definitely the peach tea ring rose! 🙂 gorgeous!
I Love this ring!! It is so cute!!
Tea Rose Ring with Silver Filigree
I liked the peach ring too.
I tweeted this awesome giveaway here.
http://twitter.com/carolynishis/status/13172261136
I would love the lovely lavender bookmark. It would make any book I read better cuz it’s so pretty 🙂
I like the The Golden Heart
Carla
cpullum(at)yahoo(dot)com
OMG, I totally loved the cream tea rose hairpin! To die for! OMG!
The tea rose ring in purple.Love it!
Hi! I love the Tea Rose Ring with the Silver Filagree. 🙂
Thanks for a wonderful giveaway!
I like the Heart of Charisma necklace, but I would LOVE the hairpins, too!
Lydiajoybells@yahoo.com
I Tweeted about this giveaway.
Lydiajoybells@yahoo.com
I love the bookmarks, very elegant!
I love the tea rose ring in purple!
AZinAugust[at]gmail[dot]com
I also tweeted! http://twitter.com/AZinAugust/status/13206478272
I’d love a pair of the Pretty Pastels- Lovely Hairpin Duo. Pretty!
My favorite item is the heart of charisma bookmark, too cute!
http://twitter.com/Disney_Kayla/status/13218675037
Tweet.
My bad, erase the earlier comment, forgot the link.
Love the white rose hair pin!!!!
My favorite item is the Tea Rose Ring in peach. Very Pretty.
I blogged this giveaway
http://letswinblogsweeps.blogspot.com/2010/05/pagestoppers-giveaway.html
tweeted
http://twitter.com/miryfaye/status/13226133468
i really love your morning style!
anastasia [dot] angelica [at] gmail [dot] com
I love Pretty Pastels- Lovely Hairpin Duo.
I am always ruining my pages because I never have bookmarks nearby! My favorite is the locket bookmark with the lavender clay rose.
lovely giveaway! Tea Rose Ring with Silver Filigree is sooo cute! thanks for sharing! =)
I love “the Morning Star”. 🙂
I tweeted!
http://twitter.com/airplaneninja/status/13266999182
I like the peach tea rose ring.
I adore the cream tea rose hairpin! Beautiful.
The Tea Rose Ring
So beautiful! I adore the lovely lavendar bookmark:)
Oh Dear! I fell in love…
with this:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/45308964/pretty-pastels-lovely-hairpin-duo
I love the colors and its so light and elegant!!
Ashley
I love to read so any of her pagestoppers would be marvelous!
I like the Butterfection page stopper.
I like the Cream Tea Rose Hairpin .