shop toast calendar giveaway

just when the new year was beginning to feel routine, our friends at shop toast have come a-knocking with an offer to add some happy cheer to your day with their petite 2011 ocean in my pocket calendar!

jeremy and michelle have kindly set two calendars aside - one for an oahu reader (who must pop by the kaimuki storefront to pick up their prize) and one for an off-island reader with a neighbor island or mainland mailbox.

please follow the fine print below and include the following details:

• click here to send your name *and* current hometown by thu, jan 27th
• please put shop toast calendar giveaway in the subject
• one entry per person/household
• u.s. readers only, please

the lucky pair will be announced on friday. good luck!

{update: winner list posted}

aloha friday scoop

a power outage yesterday spoiled all my plans requiring electricity. yesterday's post may have been postponed but happy to be back online for today's edition of the scoop!

hele over to becca beach and save 50% off fighting eel styles for you and mini eel looks for your little one.

• when: now to sun, jan 23rd
• where: the kahala resort, 5000 kahala avenue, suite 2
• shop hours: daily, 10a to 7p
• fyi: parking validation available at the shop

split obsession just announced the shuttering of its ala moana shop with most clothing & toys up to 50% off.

• when: now to mon, jan 31st
• where: ala moana (second level by neiman marcus)

click over to slow art friday's facebook for the roundup of tonight's events, eats, and shopping.

• when: fri, jan 21st - 6p to 9p
• where: chinatown arts district

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one shabby chick kokua auction

australia quilt

with 2011 already filled with a lengthy list of diy projects, making the rounds of my favorite design and craft blogs has jumped high on my daily to do's. the curated eye candy is always inspiring, but it was an unexpected post that immediately brightened my day late last week.

the sweet discovery was made while catching up with the north shore's one shabby chick. amber carrillo, the crafty goddess behind the blog, recently joined the craft community's efforts to help australia recover from the devastating floods and is auctioning off one of her gorgeous handmade quilts to benefit relief efforts. the quilt is charmingly contemporary mixing patterns from amy butler, anna marie horner and heather bailey in a warm rainbow of color.

such a pretty antidote to rainy days and chilly weather!

more auction details & peeks from one shabby chick's sewing studio after the jump.

fetching aprons

pretty potholders

summer days camera strap

bidding is already up to $300 and ends next monday (jan 24th) with 100% of the winning bid going to the premier's flood relief appeal.

while handmade lovelies are occasionally listed in one shabby chick's etsy shop, a custom order may be your best bet if you covet a quilt, apron or camera strap. current turnaround time is four to six weeks for a quilt and two weeks for smaller items.

happy bidding!

go fish

spied this lovely fish tote on fighting eel's facebook. love the bright pops of cheery yellow and happy design!

$42 in-store.

aloha friday scoop

hello hello! just a handful of sales and island delights for your weekend . . .

enjoy the sunshine during bank of hawaii family sunday at the academy of arts. this month's theme is self-constructed with the chance to become part of a moving human sculpture and discover dance moves from around the world.

• when: sun, jan 16th - 11a to 5p
• where: 900 south beretania street
• tix: free! (donations welcome)

meet chef alan wong during a book signing for his new cookbook, the blue tomato. remember to print a voucher (download here) or whisper campbell high school at checkout since a portion of your entire purchase will benefit the leeward campus' agriculture learning center.

p.s. off island foodies can support the cause by ordering online at b&n and entering book fair code 103953309 at checkout (ends sat, jan 20th).

• when: sat, jan 15th - 1p
• where: barnes & noble, kahala mall
• fyi: read the fine print for eligible products

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