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A few months ago, the generous people of Modes4U gave away a lovely pack of 10 fat quarters of designer fabrics on this blog. This time, Maggie from Modes4U and I did our best to come up with an even cooler prize. Or what else would you call 5 meters of organic fabrics from top brands?

One lucky winner can win 1 metre of each of the following fabrics we selected:

Clockwise:
- Smile and Wave in Koi, part of Rachida Coleman Hale's gorgeous Koi collection (Cloud 9)
- Red Eye Vireo, part of the already iconic Charley Harper collection (Birch)
- Critters on White, part of Alyssa Thomas' super adorable Critter Patch line (Clothworks)
- Daisies on Red, part of Nancy Sims' lovely Pop Posies line (Robert Kaufman)
- Pomegranate, my favorite fabric from the Ragaa collection (Monaluna)

Those are just a few of Modes4U's collection of organic fabrics. Here are some of my other favorites:

So, how can you win the 5 metres of organic fabrics? Use the Rafflecopter widget below. Only the first step is mandatory, but the more steps you take, the higher the chance you win. Contest closes on March 31.

http://www.straight-grain.com/2014/03/win-5-meters-of-organic-fabrics-give.html

member's box for the first time in months

will be giving away lots of my favorite products as of the moment:

The Thanksgiving Giveaway winner will receive the ff:

♥ All the twenty four (24) shades of the Etude House Dear My Blooming Lips Talk Lipstick

♥ Etude House Sun Prise Fresh Sun Powder SPF 50/ PA +++

♥ Etude House Precious Mineral BB Cream

♥ Etude House OMG Dry Shampoo

♥ Pink Ipod Shuffle 4th Generation

To join please fill up this Rafflecopter form

The winners will be announced on the second day of October. This giveaway is open internationally, so what are you waiting for? Join Now!! If there are any questions regarding the giveaway, don't hesitate to ask.

Good luck everyone!!!

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Whether you’re road-tripping down Route 66, flying off to faraway places, playing in the park, or working the day away, GoPicnic offers a wide variety of nutritious ready-to-eat meals to help keep you going. Small enough to fit in a briefcase, backpack, or purse, a quick and tasty GoPicnic meal on the go will refuel you, anytime, anywhere!

Nutritionally Balanced Meals, Ready to Eat

What really counts is what’s packed inside each handy, compact GoPicnic box. Every nutritionally balanced, shelf stable meal combines a satisfying mix of protein, fiber, and fruit, and each bite, from crackers to hummus to applesauce to delectable dark chocolate, is full of wholesome ingredients. To us, that means no trans fats, no high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), no added monosodium glutamate (MSG), and no artificial flavors and colors…. whatsoever.

Meals-To-Go Just Got More Delicious

Taste is king at GoPicnic – our very discriminating panel of foodies and taste-testers care first about what tastes good; then of course that each food item has to meet our rigorous standards for ingredients, packaging, and other criteria. And we serve up the best of the best to you in GoPicnic ready to eat meals: spice up your lunch with chili lime salmon or lemon pepper tuna on multi-seed crackers, keep it simple with peanut butter crackers and applesauce, enjoy mini-sandwiches of all-beef salami, cheese spread and organic crackers. We blend our own Sweet Perry Orchards Specialty Fruit and Nut Mixes, and we always include a sweet treat for dessert to round out each shelf stable entrée. These aren’t your Grandfather’s MREs.

Possibly the Perfect Shelf Stable Meal on the Go!

Now here's the really cool part: GoPicnic meals need no refrigeration - they're shelf-stable entrees. As long as an individual food item is unopened, it's good until its individual expiration date kept at room temperature. We rely on excellent ingredients and high performance packaging methods, not chemicals and artificial preservatives, to keep products fresh and at the height of their quality and taste for an extended period of time without refrigeration. These processes and packaging are more expensive and complicated than just adding chemicals, but they enable us to give you lots of tasty, portable, high quality food on-the-go with clean ingredient labels… the closest thing you can get to fresh food, in a box!

Also, GoPicnic meals are easy to eat -- everything in GoPicnic meals are ready to eat with no extra preparation required. Just open and enjoy, no need to heat anything up or add water. Which means you really can enjoy GoPicnic anytime you're hungry, anywhere you go!

Each item in a GoPicnic ready to eat meal is individually packaged, so you can eat at your own pace – some now, some later, or everything together – whatever you’re in the mood for or your schedule can handle (and let’s face it, sometimes you only have a minute for a bite!). The rest will wait for you. As long as an individual food item is unopened, no refrigeration or preparation is required, just open and enjoy when you’re ready to go.

Your Special Diet is Now Ready to Go Anywhere

There’s a GoPicnic shelf stable entree for every palate, and options for specialty diets as well – we have vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, kosher and family-friendly menus, something for everybody! Each food item is clearly labeled with its ingredients so you can screen for specific allergens as needed.

Environmentally Friendly Meals on the Go

We love the planet just like you do, and we’re very conscious about packaging waste and use recycled and recyclable materials wherever possible. Did you know that over 1/3 of food produced each year gets wasted? Individually packaged products like GoPicnic’s shelf stable meals can help here. There’s just enough for one serving, and nothing gets thrown away uneaten.

Win 5 meters of organic fabrics! (GIVE-AWAY)

Hungry and in a Hurry? Grab a GoPicnic Meal To Go!

Nutritionally Balanced Meals, Ready to Eat

Meals-To-Go Just Got More Delicious

Possibly the Perfect Shelf Stable Meal on the Go!

Your Special Diet is Now Ready to Go Anywhere

Environmentally Friendly Meals on the Go

The Perfect Food To Go Everywhere with You