Monday, February 11, 2013

Night 11 of the 14 Nights of Valentine's Day Movie Marathon Giveaway

Welcome to night 11 of the 3rd annual 14 Nights of Valentine's Day Movie Marathon Giveaway. Make sure to stop by our Giveaway Post and enter to win a goodie bag full of decadent treats from 11 different shops! Tonight we have the next featured shop from the giveaway and the next movie review in our movie marathon. Follow along for an extra 10 entries in the giveaway. Plus we also have a new game to play this time around to get you even more entries (see details below). But first lets get to our featured item of the night from Laughing Vixen Lounge.

Funny Vintage Ladies Compact - Wonderful Evening  $15


Purchase any item(s) from Laughing Vixen Lounge through February 28th and get 10% off your order. Use code FEBRUARY10 at checkout.


More Valentine Giveaways
Make sure to stop by and enter our other Valentine Giveaways going on this month. You'll have a chance to win some fun Laughing Vixen Lounge items.


Crazy Cupid Giveaway Hop Giveaway - Win you choice of Compact Mirror and Necklace - Ends 2/15


Forget Me Nots Giveaway Hop Giveaway - Win you choice of Compact Mirror and Necklace - Ends 2/14


Valentine Giveaway hosted by Strange Daze Indeed - Win you choice of Valentine Necklace from Laughing Vixen Lounge and a yummy cake from My Grandma's of New England - Ends 2/14




Featured Shop - Deep Midnight Perfume Oils

Deep Midnight Perfume Oils is run by Cat from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her shop is filled with wonderful smelling perfumes.


SEVEN WONDERS: Perfume Sampler Set  $21

How did you choose your shop name ?
"Deep Midnight refers to the darkest hour of the night...not true midnight. It's more around 1:30-2:30. It seems I am always up at this time like a good vampire ;)"


RED SEXY Perfume Oil  $15

Why did you choose to make/sell what you do?
"I love artisan perfumes and love creating them! I cannot wear alcohol/aerosol based products and I am also very allergic to a lot of chemicals. I started making perfume oils for myself back in 1996. In 2003 I began selling locally and started on Etsy in 2010. I love creating scents and enjoy the challenge and fulfillment of a truly great scent that myself and others can enjoy."


ALOYSIUS: Perfume Oil  $15

What inspires the designs/creations you make?
"History and fantasy are the really big inspirations and the real people and characters found therein. I love Ancient Britain and Ireland, Victorian England, Ancient Egypt and Rome, and other eras. I also love classic and fantasy books, and theater as inspirations. I have college degrees in history and anthropology and minors in chemistry and English literature so all that helps!"


THE HOBBIT Inspired Perfume Sample Set  $15

What new designs/creations would you like to add to your shop in the future?
"I will always be creating new scents! Plus some fun things are in the works, but right now that is being kept a secret. :D"


ALEXANDRIA: PERFUME OIL  $15

You'll have a chance to win a 5 Vial Sample Set of Perfume - you choice of scents - from Deep Midnight Perfume Oils. Enter now on the main giveaway page.


Deep Midnight Perfume 5 Vial Sample Set  $15


The lady behind the madness. Miss Cat herself at the TeslaCON.




Visit Deep Midnight Perfume Oils and use coupon code MIDNIGHTHOUR at checkout for 10% off your order (except on custom created perfumes).




Since it's Valentine's Day I had to ask the shops to share their favorite love story movies.
"The Princess Bride would be my favorite romantic movie. I love the characters, the music, and the cinematography. I still have the video and soundtrack to the movie an it has seen me through two boyfriends and a current husband! I also think it has enough comedy in it to appeal to men and makes a good romantic movie to watch with your man. I would say my second would be Breakfast at Tiffany's, because Audrey Hepburn is so lovely!"



14 Nights of Valentine's Day Movie Marathon
Follow along with us for 2 weeks full of classic and modern love story movies. Each night there will be a review of the next movie in our movie marathon. Leave a comment on each post with your opinion of that movie. On the last day you will find the magic phrase you will use to unlock the entry on the Rafflecopter worth 10 entries in the giveaway. You must comment on each movie post to qualify.

Guess The Movie Game
This time around we decided not to post the movie list in full so we can play a fun game instead. Each daily post will have a clue to the next night's movie. Each day you can leave your guess on the Rafflecopter widget, on the main giveaway page, for 2 entries in the giveaway. **Guesses must be posted the same day as their clue to receive the 2 entries**

Tonight's Clue ~
Love found, love lost, love rekindled. Who knew all you had to do was go back to summer camp.


 Night 11 - Waitress



 Tagline - If only life were as easy as pie.



Directed by Adrienne Shelly and released on May 25, 2007 by Fox Searchlight (Rated PG-13). Jenna (Keri Russell) is a waitress who makes amazing pies and is stuck in a loveless marriage with a cruel husband. She dreams of leaving him but now finds she's pregnant. Feeling like she is out of possibilities Jenna finds her world is about to change.

I love this movie. Why, I'm not really sure but then I watch it and it's just so obvious that this is a great little movie. It's sweet, sad, funny, a little heartbreaking in places but ends up leaving you in a feel good mood by the end. The characters are quirky, fun and likable. Except for her husband Early who is just terrible but is played so well by Jeremy Sisto. Another favorite here is Nathan Fillion as her doctor.

The only side effect of this movie, I feel the need to bake pies! I love how she creates the pies in her mind around what's happening in her life. The colors in this movie are beautiful especially the pies. So vivid and lively. If you haven't seen this yet go watch it now! You won't be sorry.

Click here for some of the recipes for the pies made in the movie.


Take a look at the original trailer...



Some trivia about the movie...
1. Adrienne Shelly's final film. She wrote, directed and played Dawn in the movie Waitress. While still working on the movie, Adrienne was found murdered in her Manhattan office/apartment. She was 40 years old.
2. Writer-director-actress Adrienne Shelly wrote the screenplay while she was pregnant with her daughter, Sophie.   
3. The toddler who plays Lulu in the movie's final scenes is Adrienne Shelly's daughter, Sophie Ostroy.   
4. Release prints were delivered to theaters with the fake title 'Broken Dishes'.
5. The idea for the five minute date Dawn (Adrienne Shelly) goes on was inspired by Adrienne's experience with them years earlier.   
6. Had a 20-day shoot.

13 comments:

  1. Love, love, love Deep Midnight Perfumes. I am thoroughly, completely, 100% addicted to Miss Kat's "Mourning Glory" scent! - Chandra @ JUNKMILL, junkmill.etsy.com

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  2. i so love keri russell. i was a total nerd for her in felicity too. cute movie.

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  3. awwwh i should have known it was this movie! i haven't seen this in so long. it was really great!

    ihearttoxie@gmail.com

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  4. Thank you for the lovely write-up! Good luck to everyone!

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  5. I've never seen this movie....I think I'll check it out though...ciao4now64 at yahoo dot com.

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  6. There was no where to leave a comment for the Princess Bride. I've seen this movie multiple times. I classic that everyone should see...ciao4now64 at yahoo dot com.

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  7. I forgot all about this one-cute movie. (Raine on RCs)

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  8. This looks good, I don';t think I have seen it, altho, it sounds familiar.

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  9. I haven't heard of this movie before. It sounds like a great movie, though!

    vamp629@yahoo.ca

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  10. I can't stand this movie. Because after watching it I am compelled to bake. :)

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  11. I really liked this movie, the ending was bittersweet to me though so I wasn't sure how to feel about it =/

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  12. I love this film, delicious in every way!!

    Joanna-Gloria, yana_ven@yahoo.gr

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  13. This is a lovely film, I watch it regularly

    deb_oro@yahoo.gr

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