Monday, May 3, 2010

May Giveaway

My Spring tote bags are here and to celebrate I'm
offering one to a lucky winner.

All you have to do is post a comment on the 5 essential items
you pop in your bag before you leave the house.
The winner will be announce on Monday May 10th.




Spring tote bag

Spring tote pink design

Spring tote

Spring tote yellow design

122 comments:

  1. oh man, i love this tote.
    my 5 essentials: kiehl's #1 lip balm, water, wallet, ipod, sunglasses

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  2. Great design!!

    My 5 essentials are diapers, wipes, bottle of milk, purse, cel phone.

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  3. Cute tote!!!

    My 5 essential things are: cell phone, keys, feminine essentials purse, wallet, mini nyc subway map--for easy getaways ;P

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  4. perfect. love it in pink :)

    my morning mantra: keys, phone, wallet, metrocard, chapstick

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  5. Cute!

    My 5 are: lip balm with sunscreen, phone, sunglasses, pen, something to read

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  6. top 5 are: moleskin notebook, camera, phone, wallet + keys of course!

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  7. Money card, water, wallet, keys, JoAnnes coupon (you never know when you might need that!)

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  8. i love it! when i was little my mom always said, " never leave the house without your keys and your underwear," so i always have them my iphone, wallet, and a good book.

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  9. My five essentials are phone, camera, keys, bus pass, cash/wallet. These are adorable totes!

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  10. I don't carry a whole lot, but I think they're a bit stranger than usual. Of course I need my phone, grass green wallet, keys (with a plush Hello Kitty keychain), book I'm reading (currently The History of the World in 6 Glasses), and aluminum water bottle.

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  11. My essentials:
    wallet
    keys
    sunglasses
    moleskin planner
    chapstick

    What a lovely bag!

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  12. My essentials: keys, metallic wallet, iphone, burt's bees lip balm, small bag of walnuts & dried apricots

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  13. what a cute totebag!

    I bring; keys, wallet, sketchbook, mechanical pencil, camera!

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  14. Lol! Diapers, wipes, keys, sunglasses and my wallet! Such a mom.

    Love love love these bags! Adorable!!

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  15. Thanks for the great giveaway - I'd love to win! Always in my bag: wallet, keys, iphone, sunglasses, altoids.

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  16. Hmmm...5 Essential items: iphone, keys, subway card, wallet, and lip gloss.
    Hope I win!

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  17. What a great tote!

    My 5 essential items:

    My phone
    My pomegrante lip balm
    Hand Lotion
    Keys
    Gum

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  18. oooo... the yellow is perfect for spring!
    phone
    burt's bees chapstick
    sunglasses
    keys/wallet
    klean canteen

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  19. nivea chapstick
    hand sanitizer
    iphone
    keys
    wallet
    :)

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  20. Hi! I just received your calendar tea towel and I love it. I built my kitchen to my own design and your art suits it perfectly.

    What would I bring in your lovely totebag? Let us be honest. The top five reasons to bring the tote bag are to be able to put stuff I buy in it. Books. Ramps. Cute stuff for my kid. Fruit. Sugar snap peas. And a whole lot of etc.

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  21. My Essentials:
    -wallet
    -cell phone
    -metro card
    -makeup bag
    -camera

    Love this bag so much! The illustrations are so beautiful!

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  22. My 5: wallet, keys, phone, food, knitting. (Boring, but true.)

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  23. iPod since I am in my daughter's car that the cd player was ripped out, wallet, burt's bees lip balm, phone w/no battery power since I forget to charge it, lots of Baggu bags for shopping. Oh! and by the way, my birthday is May 10th. Is that something you might want to think about (heh heh). And after my birthday, an iPad may have to replace one of those 5 essentials (I'm hoping).

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  24. My phone
    lip balm
    keys
    sunglasses
    wallet/ID

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  25. wow! so gorgeous! my fave is the yellow!

    five things:
    1. wallet
    2. phone
    3. chapstick
    4. green tea mints
    5. moleskin

    thanks for this amazing giveaway!

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  26. Cute tote!

    What I pop in my bag are iphone, wallet, lip balm, kleen kanteen, and ginger mints!

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  27. Super Cute!

    My essentials are:
    1. camera
    2. Burt's Bee chapstick
    3. quarters for parking
    4. umbrella (i live in Seattle)
    5. notepad to jot ideas down

    ~Britt
    www.raccoonrain.com

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  28. lovely bags! my top five things are:
    wallet
    keys
    phone
    camera
    notebook/pen

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  29. I always have my keys, book or magazine, wallet, tissues, and my phone.

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  30. My 5 essentials:
    phone
    wallet
    keys
    pen
    paper

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  31. wallet, chapstick, water, blackberry, keys.

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  32. LOVE LOVE LOVE!! My 5 essentials: snack, camera, wallet, book, and ipod.

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  33. i love this bag!! red & pink alawys look fab together. my esstentials:
    1. chapstick (regular flavor)
    2. nivea body creme
    3. my blackberry bold
    4. perscriptions
    5. my wallet (iberty of london/target)

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  34. so pretty! i love veggies! always need wallet, keys, phone, chapstick, and sunglasses.

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  35. I love the bag!

    I grab: my wallet, keys, phone, extra diapers and an extra onesie. These are the main things we must have when we are out and about!

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  36. Great bag!
    My essentials are: Blackberry, sunglasses, keys, altoids minis, and nivea lip balm.

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  37. My purse essentials are pretty standard: my owl wallet and its contents, cell phone, keys, Burt's Bees chapstick, and a bottle of water.

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  38. Oh, such a great print!

    My must-haves: 1~knitting; 2~lip balm; 3~phone; 4~wallet; 5~pen+paper.

    Fingers crossed!

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  39. Diapers, wipes, hand cream, iPhone, wallet :-)

    thanks for the great giveaway!

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  40. 1 - energy to do all i have to do; 2 - will to do something else; 3 - a dream thought to keep walking all day long; 4 - a secret wish to discover in the street; 5 - keys to come back home!
    asgeraldes@gmail.com (Lisbon, Portugal)

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  41. LOVE the tote. my 5: chapstick (original), wallet, squishable shopping bag, smallest phone in the world (needs dialing wand), and social calling cards from moo.com.

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  42. What a great bag. It would go great with my spring fever!

    These are the five things I've gotta have in my bag:
    cell phone
    keys
    wallet (with money and id in it)
    water bottle
    notebook & pen

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  43. wallet, camera, book, sunglasses, and chapstick! Can't live without any of them!

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  44. 1.) wallet
    2.) chapstick
    3.) camera
    4.) phone
    5.) keys

    Those bags are beautiful! So glad I stumbled upon this blog.

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  45. 1. Burt's Bees lip balm
    2. iPhone
    3. my Moleskine sketchbook
    4. wallet
    5. my favorite mechanical pencil

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  46. Lovely totes!

    Five essentials...chapstick, wallet, keys, cell phone, sunglasses.

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  47. 1. camera
    2. sunnies
    3. journal and pen
    4. wallet (the cutest little braided brownish purple one that only holds cash, credit card, and id in my attempt to lessen the clutter)
    5. and a scarf

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  48. 1. my silver and green water bottle
    2. oversized sunglasses
    3. my latest library book (to be read obsessively)
    4. my pupperdog's leash
    5. cell phone (begrudgingly)

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  49. *LOVE* this tote!
    5 essentials:

    1. chapstick
    2. wallet
    3. knitting - hey, you never know when you are going to have a couple of minutes!
    4. journal and pencil
    5. camera

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  50. wallet, water bottle, chapstick, crochet project, camera

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  51. ooo! i love these bags! i always have...my wallet, a striped Kate Spade notepad, a black rollerball, my sunglasses, and my cell phone.

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  52. love the orange! my five must-haves are: cell phone (sad but true), wallet, a book (currently reading _Instant Love_ by Jami Attenburg), sephora lip balm, and my keys. gotta remember the keys!

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  53. I love this bag & the illustration. My top five things: wallet, lip balm (current fave: smith's minted rose), business cards, pen, and keys.

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  54. Spring my favorite season!! Five essentials: a snack (fruit, pretzels, granola, whatever!), NARS lipstick, Organic Mint tea bag, iPhone, keys!
    xoxo

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  55. Beautiful bag! Top five: Blackberry, keys, wallet, Aquaphor lip therapy, sunnies.

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  56. Fantastic totes! My top five: lip balm, wallet, cell phone, pen, paper.

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  57. ooh, lovely totes!

    my five essentials: wallet, water, rosebud salve or b.kamins bio maple lip balm, a notebook, and usually a scarf or hat(depending on the season).

    xo

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  58. cell phone
    wallet
    inhaler
    benedryl

    ...I only take four things! I had to actually go check and see what was in my bag to verify. :(

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  59. 1. wallet
    2. lip balm
    3. re-useable bag
    4. hat (rains here most of the year!)
    5. sunglasses (for the moments the sun comes out!)

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  60. 1) chapstick/lip gloss
    2) wallet
    3) keys
    4) cell phone
    5) camera (you never know!) :o)

    -Michelle

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  61. CUTE! that would be perfect to bring to the farmers' market! my five essential items are: cell phone, chapstick, keys, wallet, coupons!

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  62. i love the pink! my five (only five?!) essentials are: cell phone, chapstick, keys, wallet, and sunglasses.

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  63. Cell
    Wallet
    Keys
    Crossword Puzzle book
    Pen

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  64. I love the pink and red!

    My 5 essentials are:

    Tissues
    Sunglasses
    Pen
    Paper
    Water

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  65. My top five must-haves to stuff the spring tote with:
    1. Franklin Covey planner, aka my lifeline
    2. My brand spankin' new Canon Rebel
    3. Mini See's candies (buttersotch flavor) to satisfy my many sweet teeth :D
    4. Yoga Mat..always going to and from yoga classes--gotta burn of those See's candy calories somewhere!
    5. Rocks with smiley faces, to leave in random places for strangers to see. (a la Color Me Katie)

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  67. The orange tote rocks my citrus world Claudia!

    And call me weird but if I had to take any 5 things:

    My bloke, my 3 cats and a map. The rest, well, not essential.

    Or maybe I'm the only one stuck in a "orange alert" mode, but I might need to order a bigger tote...

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  68. Fantastic! Thanks for such a great giveaway.
    My 5: diapers, wipes, gum, coupons, and a notebook for my endless list-making and spontaneous inspiration.

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  69. I love your style!
    My five in no particular order: sunglasses, cell-phone, wallet, diapers, keys!

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  70. i love this.

    i would always have....

    water bottle, my water colors, a pad or paper, lil balm, and a snack.

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  71. Thanks for hosting this giveaway (I found you via PoppyTalk Handmade). I echo others' sentiment that your bags are fun.

    I can't leave the house without: (1) keys on a Creemore Springs keychain (that's my favourite Ontario micro-brewery); (2) Nine West leather wallet; (3) eyeglass case with eyeglass wipe; (4) Suki Organic lip balm with calendula; and (5) a bag of plain, organic almonds.

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  72. awesome giveaway. my five things:
    my cell phone
    lip gloss (naked lips no good)
    pen and pad of paper
    re-useable water bottle-H20 does my body good
    hair ties--must be able to tie up my hair at all times.

    all of these things would fit in your amazing bags, ~leela

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  73. Cell Phone
    Keys
    Foldable Shopping Bag
    Lip Balm
    Wallet
    Add in this Tote and i'm ready for anything!

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  74. Oh, the yellow bag is especially lovely :)

    My five essentials are: cell phone, chapstick, wallet, keys, and a pen that I can click throughout the day.

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  75. adorable! 5 essentials: chapstick, cell, wallet, keys and kleenex.

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  76. L-O-V-E IT! Only {5} Essentials? Okay let me give it ago. Warning it may need to be revised a few times;}
    1. lip balm
    2. cell phone
    3. water
    4. money
    5. wipes

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  77. Lovely bag. Five must haves: moleskin notebook, wallet, my fav. fine tip black pen, Bee's Balm lip goop, blackberry.

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  78. I adore the gold and orange version!
    My bare necessities: iPhone, keys, sigg bottle, wallet(which I've forgotten twice this week!?), and a fold-up shopping bag.

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  79. The yellow bag is really amazing!

    I cannot go out of my house without: pen, notebook, lip balm, keys and scarf

    I must add often most of these don´t get used through the day but I dont know, I need them with me, its like a baby´s blanket!

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  80. iphone, Smith's Rosebud Salve, wallet , keys & something to knit

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  81. Shades! Lip balm! Keys! Purse! Dairy! :-)

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  82. What an excellent giveaway. My five: Chicago train pass, phone, keys, smokes, wallet

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  83. Diapers. Wipes. Wallet. Phone. Keys.

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  84. super cute!
    my essentials aare
    wallet, keys, cell phone, camera, post its or journal ( aand a sixth, something to write with)

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  85. Oooh, love! Thanks for the giveaway!

    My five essentials: Blackberry, keys, Tarte lip stain, sunglasses, wallet.

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  86. Your colorways are RAD! (just like you)
    My five essentials:
    Kiss my Face grapefruit & bergamot hand cream
    Burt's Bees lipbalm in rhubarb
    NARS Sweet Revenge lip gloss
    (a girls gotta have choices)
    water bottle
    snacks for my kids
    (duh- phone, wallet, keys of course)

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  87. Loving the Spring Tote in Mellow Yellow!

    Five essential things I would pack in my tote:

    1. My iPod (so that I always have good tunes at my fingertips)
    2. Some Chapstick (one must always be ready to be kissed properly!)
    3. A Hankerchief (preferably vintage with embroidered initials that may or may not be my own...)
    4. A Rubberband
    5. My Diary/Notebook (one must always have something sensational to read on the train!)

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  88. *Love* the golden yellow! My five -
    > wallet
    > knitting (for idle moments)
    > notebook and pen
    > reuseable market bag (just in case I buy a *lot* of veggies!)
    > camera ~ always.

    Thanks for a great giveaway.

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  89. Awesome giveaway!! My 5 things: 1-Bonne Bell Chapstick in Dr. Pepper 2-White Ray Bans 3-Lanyard w/ college ID card on it 4-My cute Kodak point-n-shoot camera 5-my Victorinox multi-tool (you never know what kind of situation you'll find yourself in!)

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  90. SUPER CUTE TOTE!

    1. Sketchbook
    2. Watercolors set
    3. A good book
    4. Carrots
    5. Stamps for letters/postcards

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  91. love the orange & yellow!
    lip balm (local brand emelmahae)
    water bottle
    pens/markers
    barrettes/hair ties
    handkerchief (aka snot rag)

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  92. I love the orange one! <3

    1. Cell Phone
    2. Wallet
    3. Camera
    4. Keys
    5. Sunglasses or a snack bag; which ever one I get to first, LOL!

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  93. What a great tote!

    My 5 essentials are:

    keys - front door and car
    purse
    phone
    magazine
    lip salve

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  94. Fantastic designs and ideas!

    My 5 essentials are:

    Lipbalm
    Keys
    Phone
    Sketch book
    My diary

    xx

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  95. My 5 essentials are: lip balm, cell phone, keys, wallet and sun glasses.

    This is a great giveaway! I love thee colors and the illustrations.

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  96. so gorgeous!

    lip chap, a book, money, keys and cell phone :)

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  97. great work, i love your design...! nice way to be green.
    in my bag: camera, moleskin and good pens, bottle of water, a book and knitting project for my little girl that is one month old! :)

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  98. oh my goodness, this tote is a delight!!
    my five items: keys, blackberry, wallet, camera, chapstick!
    i do hope i win! so so cute.

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  99. Love it! Love it!
    My 5:
    *Keys
    *Mobile phone
    *Pen
    *Camera
    *Notebook/Moleskine
    Can I please be the lucky winner?
    By the way, I'm your shiny newest follower :)

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  100. Five essentials?
    Notebook, felt tip pen, vaseline, camera and a bottle of water!
    Great giveaway
    x

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  101. My five essentials:

    phone, diana mini, chapstick, water bottle and italian playing cards.

    eli. x

    cookiesandcream_89(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  102. Those totes are gorgeous, I especcially love the pink/red one.
    - a comb
    - lip gloss
    - the jamba juice gift card I have that never seems to run out
    - a small journal for my thoughts
    - my cell

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  103. CamelBak bottle, Kindle, iPhone, apple, wallet

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  104. your totes are lovely! sunglasses, many lip glosses, cell, keys, wallet

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  105. my 5 items are:
    sunglasses
    wallet
    lip balm
    keys
    hair elastic

    i'm kinda boring i know haha

    kshuttle@uoguelph.ca

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  106. Wowza. I am IN LOVE with these totes!

    Five things:
    wallet
    point and shoot camera
    eye drops
    small moleskine
    my ipod touch

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  107. love this!

    five essential items:
    1. phone
    2. journal/pen
    3. wallet
    4. lip gloss
    5. water bottle

    xo tiffany
    imnotyour_star@yahoo.com

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  108. Beautiful bag!
    5 essentials are
    1. my wallet (with money,tokens and keys)
    2. lip balm
    3. notebook
    4. mechanical pencil
    5. a novel

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  109. gorgeous bag! I would put:

    1. flowers wrapped up in some metal wrap to keep them moist so I can give it to someone.

    2. the book I'm reading at the moment

    3. Bible (portable)

    4. notebook/pad

    5. pencils and pens (either one... I tend to change)

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  110. Such a lovely giveaway, thank you!

    5 essentials:-
    (1) purse
    (2) house keys
    (3) handphone
    (4) tissues
    (5) hair brush

    yumihamano@gmail.com

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  111. my essentials!:
    1) extra fine .5 black pen...i hear it's mightier than the sword!
    2) portable thought catcher...my notebook
    3) those things i can never find...keys
    4) iphone/ipod...it puts a soundtrack to my day
    5) an apple! (self-explanatory)

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  112. Here's my items, they always go into my bag:

    1- a book, to be safe ad happy in some boring moment;
    2- a notebook, to a moment of creations, it horrible when ideas pop from my mind and I don't have any place to write them;
    3- wallet, so I can be sure I can back home;
    4- scarf, because yes;
    5- sun glasses even if I don't use them all the time.

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  113. Adorable tote! I never leave the house without -
    - Pens
    - A book
    - Car keys
    - Something to write notes down in (be it a notebook or just a scrap of paper)
    - My cell phone.

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  114. Oh I love this tote! My five essentials are: cellphone, keys, wallet, water, and a pen.

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  115. Keys
    money
    lipstick
    camera
    cellphone

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  116. Oh the bags are lovely :)

    Five Things : My Wallet,Cellphone,A pen,Water,Moleskine Journal.

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  117. love, love your blog and would love to rock the yellow bag! five things in my purse: gum, keys, red lipstick, calendar and sunglasses.

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  118. I love your designs, they are amazing, I found you via an old design sponge post. :)

    my essentials would be:
    wallet
    keys
    phone
    diapers
    snacks for the kiddos!

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  119. Adorable!! Love the tote :)

    5 essentials: phone, wallet, lip gloss, notebook, tide-to-go stick (I'm a mess haha)

    xo

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  120. Great bag!
    1. Lip stick
    2. book of the day
    3. iPhone
    4. notepad to write thoughts, to-do lists, or ideas
    5. floaty pen (from my collection-makes me smile)

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  121. My favorite summer food: home made vanilla ice cream with strawberry rhubarb "sauce" (jam I made too thin).

    LOVE your designs.
    Suzanne

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