Thanks for your BIG TIME support

Yeppers, day 3 of our 1st Birthday Bash is underway.  This is getting really exciting.  I keep saying it but this past year has been unbelievable in so many ways.  One of them being having a chance to connect with friends, mentors and even gaining friendships with some peeps across the globe.
I have invited some of these friends, supporters and mentors to help me out with a virtual birthday card of sorts and here is what they had to say.

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The fantastic Jan from Poppytalk, who has been a wonderful supporter of my shop since the beginning and has helped many other makers get their art seen had this to say.

Congratulations!

"We're big fans of Wind & Willow Home and wishing you many happy returns!"

Jan

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Danielle, of the must follow blog The Jealous Curator, artist in her own right and mentor (Girl Crush) sent this.

 

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The unbelievably talented Jennifer Davis posted this hilarious short video on Vine for me and had this to say:

 "Happy Birthday to Wind & Willow Home! Congrats on your amazingness during year one.  xo" 

http://vine.co/v/bn9ujgXq2l1

*did you see my tiny neon swirl bowl on the top of the big white thing's head?  CAN'T STOP LAUGHING

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 Super Mom, Gabrielle of the wonderful Design Mom blog (who toured my house on her Living With Kids feature) had these supportive words to say:

 "Congrats on the 1st anniversary, Araya!"

kisses,

Gabrielle Blair

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 Piper Toth, the super talented creative mind behind One Sydney Road sent this little note: 

"CONGRATS!!!  That's so exciting that you're celebrating your 1st year - doesn't it go fast??  You should be so proud of yourself - look at how far you've come."

 xoxo 

Piper

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 One of my FAVORITE shops ever and a Must Visit in Minneapolis, not to mention a group of awesome people is Forage Modern Workshop and to prove even further how cool they are, here is what they had to say:

"Forage Modern Workshop + Wind and Willow = Hearts All Around

Happy Birthday, Wind + Willow! We absolutely love your products - they totally brighten up our showroom. To celebrate, we'll be offering 10% discount on all Wind+Willow products from February 11 - 17 both in store and online. We might even add balloons..."

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 Graphic designer, curator and trend extraordinaire Aaron De Simone of I heart luxe featured some of my products on his guest feature Luxe Pins over on one of my fav. blogs SF Girl By the Bay.  He sent over a little note:

"Congratulations Araya! 

I've loved your products ever since I first saw them and I'm really excited to see what is next for Wind + Willow!"

 

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 Audrey of the super lovely blog This Little Street  (my happy place away from home) made this fun, fun, fun graphic for me and had this to say.

  "Araya - Simply put: there's not one thing you make that I don't want to get for myself. I am SO glad that you decided to put your talents into Wind & Willow a year ago - what a successful year for you! Wishing many many MANY more of them. Hugs. Audrey - This Little Street"

  

Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone for all of your amazingness this 1st year, I really couldn't have done it without you!

Don't forget to join the pin to win contest, the second winner will be announced tomorrow and keep pinning because you still have a chance to win the Grand Prize which will be announced Monday Feb. 18th.  Contest Details here.