And The Winners Are...+ My Opening Day!

Today I am especially happy to announce the winners of my Tresors Du Jardin March Giveaway! :-) Today is a very special day for me all together. It has been a fantastic journey from the day I first landed in JFK in 1999 with only 20 dollars in my pocket to Today. :-) But first...

Without farther delay, the winners of my giveaway are: beautiful Paris Pastry who will receive Tresors Du Jardin Jar filled with gardenia soap. I am also happy to announce the second winner - wonderful A.J. At Nighbluey Herold who will receive beautiful jar filled with rose soap petals from Gianna Rose Atelier. Congratulations to my winners! Please, send me your shipping info to info@anyacaliendo.com . :-)))

Today is an extraordinary day for me - the opening day of my new Atelier. I have been up since 4 a.m. unable to sleep. :-) For the past several weeks I have been working long hours to make sure that the Atelier of my dreams will be exactly how I envisioned it. Now, that it is all said and done, I feel a bit scared of my new beginning. I feel happy, excited and nervous.I still can not believe it is happening. Wish me luck ! :-)

All brilliant illustrations used in this post are by Nuno DaCosta.

One Lucky Winner, One Beautiful Gift And Awards, Awards ,Awards!!!

Drawing by Nuno DaCosta
I have to apologise for the fact that I could not post the name of the winner of my last Giveaway past Friday. I have lost my computer to a violent virus attack and simply did not have any access to the Internet. Well, all my computer troubles are resolved now and I am so very happy to announce that the winner of my "From Russia via Paris With Love" Giveaway is beautiful Stephanie of Bonjour Madame . Congratulations Stephanie! :-))) Please, contact me via e-mail at info@anyacliendo.com to arrange shipping . I felt a bit blue since I have lost not only my computer, but all my Awards from wonderful bloggers too. I was collecting them in separate folder and was looking forward to writing a beautiful post . Oh, well..., instead I decided to create several Awards for those whom I admire and love so very much. And so :-)))))

My "Hats So Much Award!" goes to the ever so wonderful Bloggers :

Jan of Race Of Style

Haute World

Mel of Reverie

Betty Of Gossamer Tearoom

Bonjour Romance

Duchess of Rose Tea Cottage

Paris Pastry

Stephanie of Bonjour Madame

Abigail of With Art

La Petite Plume

The NighBluey Herald

Sofie Of Modediktat

My "The Doll Face Award" goes to the ever so sweet :-)))) :

Martina Of The Little Fashion Treasury
Kat Of Pencilfashion

Shot Couture Street Fashion

Audrey Allure

Janet of Janettaria

Karen of El Blog De Nanette

Christina of Fabulous Finds Gal

Maggi of Just Add Glitter And Stir

My "Magnifique Award" goes to ever so inspiring :-)

Rachel of Inspiration in Italy
Couture Carrie

Sabine Of Psynopsis

Noel Of Fanciful Designs

Insomnia

Marz of Insights
Florilège D'esthète

My "Tres Chic Award" goes to ever so elegant:
Natalie of Fashion Titbits

Silverbeige

Violetta of VMcreation-Fashion-Studio-Atelier
Paris Atelier

Champagne & Macarones

Dustjacket Attic
My Passport To Style

Eva Internazionale

Drawing by Kat

Several day ago I have received a sweet little ackage all the way from Germany from darling Kat of spectacular Pencilfashion Blog :-)))

Inside was a beautiful pair of shoes with drawings done by Kat herself. They are adorable and I am in love with them!!! Kat, thank you for being so talented and creative! :-)

Amethyst Dreams + The Winner Of My Lanvin Giveaway! :-)

I am so delighted to start Friday with announcing the winner of my Lanvin Giveaway! Thank you so very much for all your wonderful comments - I will respond shortly to every one of them. The winner of my Giveaway is beautiful and so very talented Inspiration In Italy !!! :-) Congratulations, darling! This gorgeous Lanvin notebook will be perfect for drawing your designs! Please, e-mail at info@anyacaliendo.com with your shipping address. :-) As I said earlier, I will be posting spectacular Giveaways every month, so, please, keep an eye for more beautiful prizes.

Ungaro Spring-Summer 2006

February this year has an Amethyst feel to me and even being sick with terrible cold doesn't change it. I often think of every month as a beautiful color.:-) For example, August is almost always has the color of emerald. I am incredibly inspired by the beauty of Amethyst color - it is full of fire and grace. Don't you agree? Wishing you all wonderful weekend and beautiful Amethyst dreams. What a wonderful time to create gorgeous hats!

Exhibition in MET

Silk Flowers By Atelier Legeron

"Iris" Hat by "Anya Caliendo. Couture Millinery Atelier".

Beautiful Natasha Poly

Ungaro

Ungaro Haute Couture

1 Yard Of Amethyst Silk

In Celebration Of Lanvin's 120th Birthday. Giveaway! :-)

In my opinion, there is no better way to start any Friday than with a little surprise. :-) And what is the better occasion for a beautiful surprise than 120Th Birthday of Lanvin?

I have to admit I enjoy Giveaways tremendously.:-) So much so that I decided to make it an every month happening here, in my Blog. All you need to do is to leave a comment under this post. The winner will be announced a week later, next Friday ! :-) I should, probably, mention that one of my small guilty pleasures in life is collecting beautiful notebooks. I have so many of them and they are just too much fun: sometimes I use them for drawing silly doodles, sometimes I use them for writing . Until now, one of my favorite notebooks was "Miss Olivia" notebook with a beautiful Piggy Miss Olivia in gorgeous red gown singing next to the piano on the cover. That is until I saw this beautiful Lanvin notbooks, limited addition of which was released to celebrate 120Th Birthday of Lanvin. How could I not share one of this beautiful notebooks with you ! :-)

The winner of today's Giveaway will receive this beautiful Lanvin notebook with "Happy" drawing on the cover. Happy 120Th Birthday to my beloved Lanvin and happy Friday to all of you!

Wishing you all spectacular weekend :-)