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Five Days of Fabulous: DAY FIVE GIVEAWAY!


Are you ready?  
Are you sitting down?
I mean…this is HUGE!!!!
Want to know what I’m holding here…

…that would be THREE $1000 Nordstrom gift cards!!!!!  
One for you and TWO TO GIVE TO FRIENDS!

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
One winner will receive a $1000 Nordstrom gift card for herself and then two more $1000 gift cards to gift this Christmas season.
I mean…who doesn’t love Nordstrom right now?!?!?!
THANK YOU NORDSTROM!
Sheaffer and I are beyond thrilled to do this with you and for you!  You have no idea how excited we are right now.  This is us…
…we are just so stinkin’ happy!
So, the final day of our Five Days of Fabulous is gift cards brought to you by…
Burberry//Marc Jacobs//Le Specs//Quay Australia
…sunglasses :).
I mean…how many pictures have you seen of me wearing Ray-Bans over the last 8 years that I’ve been blogging?  I’m going to guess 1,548,512…and that’s a conservative estimate.  Take a look…
Here are some absolutes about me…
1. My best hair days are when my hair is dirty.
2. There will always be a book in my bag.
3. Coffee will always be my beverage of choice.
4. I will never eat tuna.  Like never. Ever. Ever.
5. I can sing pretty much every lyric from every Barry Manilow song. #iblamemyparents
And…
6. I will always be a Ray-Ban girl.
Always.
Ray-Bans are my true love.  Them and Michael Buble.
#sigh
So, when Nordstrom asked Sheaffer and me to look through their selection of sunglasses for this giveaway, we were like heck ya!
We both heart sunglasses :).
Now, typically, I wear basic, classic Ray-Bans.  I have a silver pair that is like 8 years old and a gold pair that is like 2 years old (they’re both pictured in the collage above).  Well, while we were at Nordstrom trying on a variety of sunglasses, I found a new pair to love and it corresponded perfectly to the pair Sheaffer found in June that she loves…
…I bought these fun gold and blue glasses and don’t they look so cute with Sheaffer’s Ray-Bans too?!
#hellochristmas
Now, if aviators aren’t your thing, here are a few more that are super cute right now at Nordstrom…
So, ’tis the season for Christmas gifts and sunglasses (especially ones that are on sale!) make great presents this holiday season!

And okay…one random thing before we recap…

Have you seen these?  They’re ugly sweater kits!  You actually get to make your own ugly Christmas sweater.  I couldn’t love anything more. #tackymakesmehappy

So, let’s recap our Five Days of Fabulous:
Day 1: Uggs for you and 4 friends plus my 25 Days of Christmas Treats
Classic Uggs//Knit Uggs//Ugg House Shoes
And…
…my 25 Days of Christmas Treats!
Day 2: Barrington Bags for you and 7 friends plus my Gingersnap Toffee Christmas Crunch

See my post on the fabulous Barrington totes here.

Plus…

…my Gingersnap Toffee Christmas Crunch!

And…

…I’m still loving this scarf :).

Day 3: A Blardigan for you and 9 friends plus Sheaffer’s Pineapple Casserole

I heart the baby blardigan.
I also heart Sheaffer’s Pineapple Casserole!

Day 4: A $500 Nordstrom gift card for you and one for a friend plus my Baked Crab & Artichoke Dip

My new favorite sweater…

…and I pretty much want it in every pattern.

My Baked Crab & Artichoke Dip will rock your world this holiday season!

And then, I’m extra excited about today’s recipe!!


It’s my 1 Dough=10 Different Cookies Recipe!

Forget trying to locate multiple cookie recipes this holiday season…I have one easy dough recipe that can be made into 10 different cookies. Yes!

With my one recipe, you can easily make all of these cookies…


One dough.

Ten different cookies.

One happy baker this Christmas season!

See the recipe here.

Whew!  Are you ready to enter to win our giveaway?!?!  One winner, three $1000 Nordstrom gift cards!

Eeeeeeeeeks!

In order to win, you must enter the Rafflecopter below!  
There are several ways to enter each day, and if you don’t have any forms of social media, you can still get points for following both blogs by e-mail! The winner for today’s prize will be announced tomorrow morning when we give away our next prize. And we promise you the giveaways are going to just get even bigger and better as the week goes on!
  This contest is open to US residents only.
Winners have 48 hours to claim their prizes.  If a prize is not claimed, another winner will be chosen.

And the winner of yesterday’s prize is…

MANDY LAFORGE

Congratulations Mandy !!  I emailed you this morning!  You have 48 hours to email me back and claim your prize of 2 ($500) Nordstrom gift cards!!!

xoxo

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Comments

  1. Narci says

    Oh my word!!! Y'all!! What a cool giveaway!! And, you've totally talked me into a pair of Ray-bans!! So cute!

  2. Erika Slaughter says

    Whoa!!!! Girl-this is big! i was certain you guys were giving away a car today-but $1,000 gift cards to Nordstrom are the next best thing. 🙂

  3. Sheaffer {Pinterest Told Me To} says

    The Oprah audience faces totally made me LOL!!!! YAY for awesome giveaways and awesome friends!!!!! 🙂

  7. The Speck family says

    Your cookies look amazing- gotta try that recipe! I my mom, mother in law, and me could majorly use a shopping spree with those gift cards!!!

  8. Sarah Yoder says

    Oh my word!! You girls are amazing…and Nordstrom too? Thank you so much for starting off December getting all your readers in the Christmas spirit! Love your blog!

  9. Phi Mai says

    This is so awesome! The ugly sweater kit looks like so much fun! Tempted to get one.
    Also, happy 11 months home to miss Ashby. Can't believe the year anniversary is coming up and how much she has changed over the year. You guys have shown her so much love and she has so much love to give!! I hope you post more Ashby and kids video. 🙂

  10. Leah Williams says

    Oh my gosh this is awesome! I would share one with my mom and one with my best friend!!! You guys are so sweet to host a whole giveaway week so thank you even if I don't win!

  11. RebeccaLynn17 says

    Just dropped my phone reading this?? I could totally use this right now, my hubs and I just spent our last penny of savings on our 1st home and that means no christmas shopping this year! Love you gals, cant imagine my days without reading your blogs!! My 2 besties (1 a mom of 5!!!) could also really use this big time right now!! You guys rock!!!

  12. Ramya Natarajan says

    This is SO awesome! Thank you both for doing these amazing giveaways 🙂 I would give the cards to my very close friends!

  13. terimichele says

    Thank you for such an awesome contest. So exciting!! Oh and I also just bought the new wayfarers from RB and they are my favorite glasses I've ever had. 🙂 good choice! Thank you again.

  16. Rachel Embery says

    Shay, winning the cards would be fabulous. One of my friends I tagged just finished a hone marrow transplant. She has a non-curable form of cancer with a 10-15 year life expectancy. Another friend I tagged is my SIL. I just returned from Florida for her and my brothers finalization of my nephews adoption. A new mommy sure could use a little money for her and mynew nephew! Two special people that as a teacher I can't afford huge special gifts and wouldn't this just make their day?

  18. Jenna Stiegelmeier says

    WOWZERS! I tagged one friend on Instagram and then the other person would be mom my who isn't on social media. Hope that wasn't cheating! Fantastic way to end the fun week!

  25. Cheri says

    I about cried when I saw this email. All I could think about if I won was how wonderful this would be if I could give one to our oldest daughter who became a single mama to three little girls about 6 months ago. This is such an amazing give away. Now to keep my fingers crossed. Merry Christmas!

  26. Paula says

    Oh, the things I could buy! I'd give one to each of SIL! They could finish Christmas shopping for their people! Excellent!

  30. Christene Demers- Rowland says

    A wonderful blessing, for three families. 1000.00 can go along way. 🙂 $1000 Gift card is unexpected and sweet . God bless your hearts.

  35. Blonde, Classy & Sassy says

    I can't believe this! I would love to share the gift cards with two families, one of which recently lost their daddy to a heart attack suddenly (little girl is 10 and the little boy is 8) and another little girl who suddenly lost her daddy (she is 7). Both of which happened right before Thanksgiving. Please keep this children in your prayers.

  36. Señora Strickfaden says

    How do you own a pair of sunglasses that are 8 years old??? I go through 3-4 pairs every Summer! My kids break them, I lose them, they get scratched. That's got to be some sort of miracle. Also that's why I never buy a pair of sun glasses over $10, ha ha!

  39. ~Kristen says

    Love this giveaway!!! Awesome!! I have a totally random question. I was looking through your decorating posts and wondered where you found the cute chef pig chalk board? Okay, I know it's random but I love it! Thanks so much.

  41. Katie Compton says

    I'd give one to my step-mom for sure!!! She is the ultimate shopper and my favorite shopping buddy. 🙂

  42. maureen says

    How awesome!!! I have to admit, I just love to read your blog and Dream about all the stuff you blog about…but with 7 children, I can only dream. Our budget just doesn't cover a lot of luxuries! But hey, a girl can dream, right?! Can't wait for you to announce the winner, hope it's me!!

  45. Lindsey says

    SO incredibly generous of you girls! Thanks for hosting!
    Maybe next year you could consider giving the items away to separate winners? You're already giving them away but instead of one person getting, 2, 3, 4, 7 gifts, why not give to 2, 3, 4, 7 winners??

  47. KT says

    Thank you for a great week of Holiday cheer! I have had just as much fun reading the posts as entering! That is a win either way. Oh and it is Friday, May all the Angels sing! Lol

  48. Bridget Heiple Reich says

    I would give the gift cards to my two sisters. Neither one has Instagram and only one is on FB, so I didn't take that entry. This is so awesome!! Thank you for all the great giveaways this week! You are going to make someone so happy tomorrow morning!!! 🙂

  49. Donna Houser says

    I absolutely love reading your blogs every morning! Thank you so much for sharing with us!

  51. Keisha Dawson says

    You guys are so awesome! Thanks so much for putting these awesome giveaways together. I know you are blessing a lot of mommas lives this week!

  52. Kim says

    What a fun week of giveaways! I absolutely loved the picture of you and Ashby when you posted it, but after looking at it again today, I am wondering if you could post a link of where you purchased the red hat you are wearing. I need a new one this year and love the one you have on!

  53. Leigh (Balancing By Faith) says

    LOL!! The Oprah audience pictures are THE best!! What a fun week of giveaways!!

  54. Leah Polish says

    Oh my goodness ! Now that's a huge giveaway! Thank you for doing this for us ! . I absolutely love Nordstrom

  56. The Morgans says

    This is AMAZING, girls!!! Would love to gift this to my favorite shopping partners in crime! 🙂

  57. Britton @ Southern Wife French Twist says

    Amazing! I know this would help us out so much right now with my hubs in school and us trying to keep our ever growing little guy clothed (he's 9 months in 18 month clothes!!!!). Thank you for all that you two do for your readers!

  58. Unknown says

    I love the Oprah audiences faces! I use to watch that show and cry and cry with the audience. I was so excited for them, that I got caught up each and every time. I would give 1 card to my Mother and 1 to the church. They could give alot of people presents this time of year with that for some people who might not get a present this year!

  59. Coug Gal says

    Love this! As a Seatle girl, Nordies is the best and Ray Bans are my go to! Happy Holidays!

  60. LISACPARSONS says

    What a great giveaway. I have tagged my two shopping buddies. Would love to win. Thanks!!!

  61. LISACPARSONS says

    What a great giveaway. I have tagged my two shopping buddies. Would love to win. Thanks!!!

  62. Alison says

    Awesome giveaway! Pretty sure I could finally convince my husband to sport some serious shades with that prize! 🙂 Happy Friday!!!

  63. mrs. mewie says

    Amazing giveaway!! An oprah moment would be absolutely epic! A dear family at our church just lost their mom to sarcoma cancer at the age of 40, and they have three young girls. I'd want to bless them with the giftcard and my dear mama!

  67. Kim says

    WOW, what an AWESOME week of giveaways!! Thanks to both of you and Nordstrom as well!!!! I look forward to reading both of your blogs daily, thanks for sharing your families with us. Happy Holidays Ladies!!

  68. Sara says

    Oh, no! I clicked 'Follow Pinterest Told Me to on Instagram' accidentally and can't undo it. I don't even have Insta. Sorry, guys! 🙂

  69. Ana Espindola says

    The cookie dough recipe was a AMAZING idea! I can't wait to try it. I LOVED the Oprah pictures. I remember watching that show and jumping up and down with he audience. No one did it like Oprah did. BOW DOWN!!

  71. Aubrey says

    You and Shaffer make me smile dispensing gifts at Christmastime! You must totally feel like Oprah…or the Grinch after his heart grew…or like Scrooge after the Christmas ghosts visited. Since you weren't wicked and evil to begin with, definitely go with Oprah. 🙂

  74. The Zarecor's says

    Funny you mentioned the make your own Ugly Christmas Sweater! My husbands work is having an Ugly Christmas Sweater party later this month and we bought one of those kits from Amazon! Can't wait to get busy making his sweater!!!!

  78. Nancy says

    You guys are really amazing! I just want to come to Texas and have lunch with you two and let our kids play! Haha. Merry Christmas!

  79. Lauren says

    I have to tell you that the Oprah pics from her favorite things show CRACK me up!! It brings back such memories…I would record the favorite things show just so I could watch it when I got home from teaching school. I have seriously gotten up this week and checked my email first thing just PRAYING to see one from Shay Shull!! You and Sheaffer are too cute and so fun for doing this, thanks!

  81. Unknown says

    You're giveaways have all been great but this one oh my! My hearts beating so fast! I could seriously use some shopping therapy! Way to much drama going on at home right now! Katie A

  84. Katherine Samstag says

    Yayyyyyy!!! Thank you!!!! I would share one with my best friend and another I would gift to a local organization in Seattle to give to a family in need!

  85. Yulenna Duran says

    Love this sooo much! 😀 God bless you two beautiful souls and your precious, precious families! Hoping and praying I'm lucky enough to win. 😉

  86. Rachael Rambling says

    Holy moly!!! For my sister whose a teacher and my sister in law this would be wonderful!!! We love some Nordstroms and sun shades!!! Does it get any better than this?! I don't think so!!!

  87. Anne Bohle says

    My jaw is still dropped- what an amazing giveaway!! With not having a job at the moment this would still allow us to give our family great Christmas gift! What a wonderful thing you girls do- not just these giveaways, but you are kind every day, we see it in your posts.
    Bless you!

  89. Lexi Hight says

    LOVE THIS GIVEAWAY! Hope to win & share with my mom and my boyfriends mom, both crazy shoppers!! 🙂

  90. Lexi Hight says

    Love this giveaway!!! Hope to win so I can share with my mom and my boyfriends mom! Big shoppers in my family 🙂

  91. Gina drust says

    What a great way to spread gratitude and cheer!! Way to go girls – super power!!! Gina 🙂

  97. Ralinn bsirious says

    Someone is going to be blessed very soon. This is an amazing giveaway. I can't wait to try some of the recipes listed. Thank you Nordstrom, Shay and Shaeffer. I am speechless!!

  98. The Robbins' Nest says

    Oh my word, this giveaway is incredible!! All week I have been wondering what the final day could possibly be, and you were right. It's awesome! Thank you so much for all the work ❤️

  102. Katie Miller says

    I never did understand where it was you enter the rafflecopter? Oh well. Cool giveaway though.

  103. Barbara Ann says

    Crazy great prize! Loved the pic of Ashby on your back – you both look so happy! And I heart that scarf!
    If I won I think in the spirit of the holiday I'd want to give one card to a local family in need.

  104. Ronda Nelson says

    You 2 are wonderful. Ya'll definately help get in the Christmas spirit. Thank you for your tips, recipes, and kind hearts throughout the year. Merry Christmas

  109. Lynn Tomko says

    Wowza!!!! Love this giveaway! Thanks for having our backs ladies! You two are awesome! I am always inspired by you both…..love the fashion and food inspiration. Merry Christmas to all! xo

  110. Julia Bogle says

    You guys are awesome!! I have waited to enter this week, because I want to share this with both of my sisters. This would be fabulous!!

  112. Unknown says

    This is amazing! I love your blog! I found you through my sister. Fingers crossed, this would be so helpful at the holidays. Thanks for hosting it!

  113. Carrie says

    You two are SO cute in the sunny pic! I would just… absolutely die if I won this… Ok, I take that back, because I'd be too excited to spend it!

    Carrie
    curlycraftymom.com

  114. Megan Metz says

    This is amazing! I have been following and reading your blog for awhile now. I love seeing a glimpse of your family. Your faith and love for all things is a breath of fresh air in this world. Our little girl, Lizzy, was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrsosis when she was 2 weeks old. She is now 3 and doing great- with the normal ups and downs. Your posts always brighten my day between treatments. Your little ones remind me so much of my Wyatt and Lizzy. I would love the chance at the gift cards, but I love that I have found this blog even more! Lizzy's Lifesavers is on Facebook if you want to check it out- we are always finding ways to spread awareness and raise money via The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in search of a cure. We are from Missouri so when I see your posts about visiting they always make me smile! Thanks for sharing your sweet family!

  116. Courtney Heiligman says

    What a blessing it would be to win. Thanks for doing this, it's amazing!

    -Courtney Heiligman

  117. Laura McNab says

    Thank y'all so much! I love reading all of your posts and would love the chance to be able to shop like you also 🙂

    <3333

  118. tiffany mason says

    This would be a blessing. But you're so right on the pineapple casserole. My mom makes it and she wouldn't tell me what was in it because it sounds gross, but it's AMAZING!!

  119. Loni "The Healthie Foodie" says

    Oprah always had big giveaways – but this is way bigger! Not only is this to my favorite, favorite store but I get to share it w/ not 1 but 2 people that would also enjoy and benefit from it!!! Happy Holidays – Shay you really know how to spread the holiday cheer! (fingers crossed #prayingIwin)

  122. Michelle says

    Shay – Could you make this dough up a head of time with whatever you wanted in them and make your dough balls and freeze them until you were ready to bake them? Just wondering!!! I have to make about 63 dozen cookies and was going to use your recipe this weekend and bake them next weekend. Your advice would be awesome.

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