Tuesday, June 09, 2009

Third Annual Birthday Sweepstakes

So all you fabulous DB fans out there know that we just turned three years old. It appears that you guys love to read us...at least 75-80 percent of the time.

If you've been with us from the beginning, you might recall that we like to give back on our birthday. Since we can't afford to fly to your house just to give you a hug, we're going to go ahead with our traditional birthday sweepstakes. [Cue game show music]


On our first birthday, we gave away items from our homes. For our second birthday, we classed it up with a waspy weekend getaway and some reader-focused shopping. We started to edge toward artsy by also gifting the winners with souvenir design boner rocks paperweights but, this year, we're getting even more personal.

Porcelain and I have recently gotten all wrapped up in art: lookin' at it, making it, even forming a club about it (details to follow). In fact, we just nabbed ourselves a gallery show to display our 6/7's (details definitely to follow). So this year, in a hastily drawn swirl of creative spirit and nostalgia, we are each giving away a piece of...

...OLD ART!

That's right! We've spent the past week going back through old sketchbooks (high school, college, commune - oh my!) and have selected two incredible (but small) pieces from our artistic pasts. We're not going to post photos of them them yet (surprise, duh) but how can you resist a Porcelain Original or a Cardboard One-of-a-Kind?

The rules are basic: leave us a comment below (and a way to contact you, should your name get pulled from the beret). We'll choose two winners to have a happy design boner birthday on us.

SORRY - the sweepstakes is over!
Deadline: Friday, June 12th @ noon CST

Lead photo credit: i can read

16 comments:

Bree said...

If I don't win, I'll know it was rigged.

Unknown said...

I wonder if you still have that charcoal or pencil sketch of the exterior of a brick building, with steps leading inside. Downing Street I think it was.

Paul Anater said...

Woo-hoo! Happy birthday!

Mama C said...

I better not enter, 'cause I probably just cleared that "old art" out of my basement...

Happy Birthday! :-)

Waxy said...

Happy Birthday! I know Fat Art - does that help???

flurogoddess said...

Oh fabulous!

Happy Birthday!

Kelly said...

happy birthday! here's to 3 more

xo
kelly

cerebral e said...

Cool. Love getting my little "Design Boner" posts on facebook.

Joanne Gipson said...

Happy Birthday!

this humble abode said...

3 whole years?! You must be potty-trained by now.

I'd like to be the winner, please.
hello@ciucciobaby.com

John said...

Happy Birthday Boner!

Artemis said...

Happy birthday! =D

nessie said...

Throw me a bone....r!

Happy B-day to my most frequented blog! You've provided much delightful amusement, and food for thought -- I am very grateful. xoxo

KTLag said...

I"m new to the facebook fan page, and I love to see what is posted every time I log in. Thanks for being cool!

Unknown said...

Happy Birthday! Love the blog, and love that I can follow you on facebook!

Cardboard said...

Thanks, everyone, for trying out for this. We've picked the winners and we'll announce them AND scan the fab ol' art soon!

ps to Jonas. I do NOT have that drawings anymore (pencil) but I did find a sketch of your head, sleeping. Maybe I'll just send that along to you for fun.