April & May Giveaway Winners

When you win a Giveaway here at Design Mom, you're invited to send in a bio and photo so we can get to know you a bit better. This is a fairly new tradition — we've only done this for a few months — but I already love it! And today's the day we get to meet some of the lovely (and lucky) winners. There were 4 winners in April and there were 18(!) winners in May. Here, 13 of the April & May winners are featured:


Hello, my name is Rachel. I grew up in the Pacific Northwest near Seattle. I love to travel. I have a degree in graphic design and an insatiable love for photography. I am a new mother to my little baby Vienna. I love peonies in the spring, playing music at all times, cooking lovely treats, and working them off through biking, yoga + running.


My name is Laura Barlow and I live in Larchmont, NY with my two daughters and my husband Ben. Here are 5 things about me...
1) I love vacations...I LIVE for vacations. Not sure if it's the actual destination or the escape from every day life that makes me so excited. Vacations are a priority in my life and I'm always planning our next trip. The perfect vacation to me is sitting on a beach somewhere. It doesn't matter where as long as it's warm, there's a good book and good company.
2) I love holidays and believe that each should be celebrated with a zeal and enthusiasm found in few. During the Christmas season I am often referred to as the Christmas Nazi which I take as a compliment because it means I'm doing my job!
3) I studied Home Ec with an Interior Design emphasis at college. At the time everyone laughed at my choice...who's laughing now! It has served me well and taught me many things that help me be a better mother.
4) I love being creative. Scrapbooking, sewing and these days blogging are my outlets of choice!
5) In my dream world, i would be a party planner. I love organizing events, planning parties and giving people an excuse to have a great time. Or I would open a fine linen store that sold beautiful bedding. I would call it Cloud Nine.


Joanne G:
I am a 30 year old stay at home mom to a beautiful, boy, James; born June of 2006. I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Illustration and a Masters in Art Education. My home is in WNY. The majority of my time is devoted to my son and adjusting to life as a first time mom. Yes, he is finally sleeping through the night! I try to use any free time I have for creativity. My latest projects revolve around sewing. I also enjoy drawing, painting, photography, reading, writing, and of course blogging here and here. I am married to Jake, the greatest man in the world & my soulmate, and we have one annoying but loveable pooch, Teddy.


Here's a bit about Angela Flynn:
Mother of 2 fantastic kids. Wife of talented artist, with whom I run Simply Silhouettes out of our dining room studio. Here are a few of my favorite things: magazines & catalogs, swedish fish, dishes, Everything but the Girl, fabric and the beach. Now happily residing in the Pacific Northwest after being a midwesterner for the past decade.


My name is Robyn Davie. My family and I live in a small mountain valley in the west, while building our home in a nearby city. I have been married for 12 years to a wonderful, brilliant man whom I love very much. A few months after I completed a BS in management we started our family, and I've loved being a mom ever since. We've raised our children (ages 1-8) while living in Salt Lake, Guadalajara, and Puerto Rico. I enjoy refinishing furniture, photography, and cooking. I frequent thrift stores to find treasures and use coupons obsessively. I've recently become vegan…most of the time. I love the shirt from Pronk that I won, and will continue being a faithful reader of Design Mom!


Kristy Williams
I am out of the country for a while, so I don't have access to any pictures of me at the moment. But here's a quick bio: I am a hopefully-someday-soon mother currently taking a summer to travel with my husband before relocating to Boston. Until last week I lived in Phoenix, Arizona and enjoy traveling, spending time with my family, and dreaming up what my house will look like someday.


After working in the marketing communications field for 7 years, Holly O. left that behind almost 2 years ago when she and her husband welcomed their first child. She spends her days scrapbooking, making cards, doing some graphic design work from a home office, and mostly playing with her little boy. In April, she added blogging to her list of daily must-do’s. A native of Chicago, she currently lives in the desert of the Southwest and, after 2 years, is still adjusting to the heat. Holly will welcome baby boy #2 in July.


Mona is an island girl from Saipan living in Seattle and staying out of the rain, mostly. She loves clean lines, the color "sea foam," and anything that makes her one-year-old laugh hysterically. You can find her at her blog, "Hello Insomnia."


I'm Kaila Lifferth. I have an awesome husband, Noah, and two adorable children (Gabrielle, 5 and Alex, 2). I graduated from university in vocal performance and now teach voice lessons out of my home. When I'm not teaching a voice lesson or running after my children (or cooking or cleaning or doing laundry. . .), I blog as factotum. In addition to blogging, I enjoy reading, traveling, or decorating my house. Oh, and I'm loving the giveaways!


my name is mere. i'm a new mom. i studied philosophy and hope one day to write children's books with philosophical themes with my illustrator husband. i'm going back to work soon and so my time consists now of preparing my husband in all things baby since he will be a stay at home dad. very exciting. my blog is here.


My name is Emily Spencer. I am 32 years old and I live in Utah with my husband and four kids. I am a registered nurse but right now I am home full time with the kids. I love being a mom and homemaker although it doesn't always come easily for me. But I am learning! When I have free time I enjoy cooking, entertaining, interior decorating, hiking, and spending time with family and friends...oh and reading great blogs like Design Mom. Someday, when I have even more free time I hope to return to some of my old hobbies - reading, singing, playing the piano, skiing, and playing tennis.


I am a 30 year old spunky and yet thoughtful, witty and yet wise (on occasion!) pastor's wife. I blog regularly about anything and everything as my hobby. I'm an energetic homeschooling mom of four little boys ranging in age from 1 1/2 to 7. I love to be outside when the weather is nice and would play team soccer if I still could! I am an American living in Canada. That's me in a nutshell.


I'm Elizabeth aka GardenGirl. From April until October I can be found in my English Cottage style garden. When I'm not outside tending my flowers, I can be found inside homeschooling and reading to my three kids. (Love your book recommendations, Gabrielle!) My husband and I will celebrate our 20 year anniversary this year!!! I'm also a huge advocate of adoption and lead an adoption support group/ministry at our church. I'm addicted to reading blogs and visit a wide variety. Design Mom became an instant daily read! I loved everything about it and THEN I found out they had give-aways! Icing on the cake:)