••••••••••••WINNER IS HEIDI DEAN, #129!•••••••••••••••••••
heidi, email me and get me your address. you have a rad new camera strap headed your way from emily and i! wish i could give 831 straps away, i always hate the let down after all the build up of excitement…
yesterday, em came over after school as a surprise for the little girls (we have been hearing moan-y sad complaints like “when will we EVER SEE HER AGAaaaaaaaaaaIN?” with much flopping and hand to forehead sighing) (an hour spent on video chat sunday evening did nothing to satisy them) (where did they ever learn that? certainly not from their overly dramatic and emotional mummas!), to watch our tivo’d project runway, and get indian for dinner. and so that i could eat my weekly allotment of yindi’s neck.
our routine has become ritual at this point. sacred. and awesome.
she also sewed a new (vintage!) ribbon onto my camera strap. i’ve been eyeballing it for weeks in her shop, and lucky me, i get it for free. and guess what? SO DO YOU! (well, one of you!) we decided it would be totally fun to do a camera strap giveaway on my blog. for anyone that doesn’t know, em started making her “funky camera straps” in april 2007. no one else was doing it at the time, she is the original gangsta! when we met, she had the coolest strap on her camera, and i begged her for ages to start making them and selling them. i knew firsthand how hard it was to find a cool strap. i had looked high and low for years for a camera strap that wasnt just utilitarian. and im the google queen, and i could never find anything that wasnt intended for an older male photog and his khaki pocketed vest. she set up shop on etsy, and has sold over 800 of them since.
and now its your turn to get one. if you already have one, awesome, enter to win anyway and have two to switch out!
just comment on this post by 1:30pm PST Sep 18. i will draw a winner soon after that. winner gets the same strap as me. this wonderful, adorable, kitschy vintage goodness.
two someones wanted to model camera straps too…
i need me some funkiness. here’s hoping my number is up :D
I remember when em started making those! I’d love to own an original!
Megan from sc,ca
That strap is super cool. Count me in!
those are SO COOL.
Oh can I have it pretty please!
well hell yah I want a cool camera strap too! :)
Fun!
That camera strap is divine! What a fun way to jazz up your gear!
Pick me, pick me, my camera is running around all naked!!
Super cuteness! :0) I have one that is just a cover.. doesn’t sit still.. lol
those are great. I’d love to wear one. kerry
It’s my birthday on friday, the 19th, and I would love love love to have a new camera strap :) Gorgeous-ness!
A new cool strap is on my wish list!
I want one! And at least one of those three cute models to go with it!
i bought 2 from her already (1 as a gift) back in dec but im still entering for another-she rocks!
I love those straps!!
Oh super cool! Love it!
Love it, love your fun blog :)
I’m just wondering if this would keep my husband from using my camera. ;)
I would love to win! Are you willing to send it to MO?
I would love to win one for my sister, as each year we give each other “My Favourite Things” for Christmas and my Emily camera strap is definitely one of my treasures of 2008. Happy day to you!
Hey Tara-
Still loving reading your site and looking at all the amazing shots you take. You rock!
Lesley
ooohhh…I would love that! Hopefully for the new 5D when it gets here in November :)
how fun. i love the flowers!!
toss my name in the hat!
xx
jill
I’d love to win the camera strap. :)
total blog stalker here! your work is so fun & real. love it. ☺
love it. love your pics. would love life if i won :)
I would love this! I have been searching everywhere for a camera strap. Pick me, pick me!
ooh…count me in!
Well, I’ll throw my name in there, too!
I would love one of those!!! pick me :)
oh, yes! I would love this camera strap. It is fun fun fun.
What gorgeous family pics and lovely sunshiney straps!
Hi Tara… love the strap! Makes me happy… Have a great day! Hugs!!!
okay, fine. i’ll take it if i have to. ;)
A beaut! Your lovely family and the camera strap too!!
What a cute camera strap! I’m tired of my ugly black one and would love to have this. Thanks for the chance to win!
Oooh, pick me! I need this so badly. My regular camera strap kills my neck.
I just love em’s straps..what a great discription ..”kitschy vintage”…even fun to say
thanks tara and emily for the chance to win, love you both
I love it! Love your stuff too!
Oh my! I haven’t wanted one of her straps for so very long. Please pick me! I could give you several good reasons, but I won’t beg. No, I’ll quietly sit in my corner praying my way to a brand new camera strap!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the camera straps. A-DOR-ABLE! Even more precious with the two lovely young ladies who are helping you model.
I want to be like Tara! Such a sunshine-y strap! :) Great work, Em!
ummm, totally lovin’ that strap!! send one my way!
I would love it….thanks for the giveaway!
j
Ooh!! I love it. I want one too!!!
:)
Yummmm… i don’t have one!! LOL… *crossing fingers, toes and everything else crossable :D
ME! ME! ME!! I never win anything! :(
what fun pictures!
and also a generous giveaway… that camera strap is so cool & funky and i’d feel privileged to win!
thanks~
ooo ooo oo! pick me! pick me!
even if mr. random doesn’t pick me, thanks for making my day brighter with your blog! love it!