OK, so I’m not always such a huge fan of Jake Gyllenhaal. I guess I just felt like I would be one of the many, right? Who doesn’t like this guy? But I have to say I was pretty impressed with the pretty when I first saw the trailer for Prince of Persia – maybe my attraction would be more active if Jake just walked around topless all the time. Just sayin’, Jakey Poo. 
First off, I’d like to announce the winner of the Where the Wild Things Are giveaway:
Congratulations ROSIE!
Please email me your mailing address ASAP so the package can be on your way!
So it’s pretty evident that the hubs and I have pretty clear plans of what we have in mind with each room in our new home and our office is no different. This will mainly be the hubs’ haven so he got artistic control, but I absolutely loved his ideas and what he wanted to do with the space. Being a designer, he was looking for a neutral work space to not clutter his environment so that it wouldn’t hamper his creativity. I just ordered this amazing white wash floor from Lumber Liquidators to keep with the clean, sleek look of the room:
It was also a steal at 0.59/sq.ft. – couldn’t beat that deal!
These are also some great inspiration pictures that have tickled our pickles:
I’m going to have to forego posting about my weekend this Monday so that I can pay homage to the Oscars Red Carpet – afterall, I know celebrity gawking and gossip is way more entertaining than my own life, right? Right.
I have to say that I was a bit disappointed with the level of glamor this year at the Oscars. It seemed like everyone was “playing it safe” when it came to their gown choice. Everyone’s outfits kind of resembled dresses I would see being worn at any black tie wedding. I mean, I’m sure they are thousands of dollars more, but you get me?
Although there weren’t many, here are my favorites from the night:
And my not so favorites:
So what did you guys think? Do you agree? Disagree?
Have a fabulous week, everyone!
As you all know, I check a series of blogs on a regular basis to gather inspiration and keep up to date with what’s hot and what’s not. Unfortunately, This week it has been a little tough for me to keep up with my long list of favorite blogs, but I was lucky enough to stumble on one new favorite: Eat Drink Chic! The creator of this blog, Amy, is a graphic designer from Australia that states that the blog is “an exploration of style,” allowing her to experiment with wearing different hats. Not only are her posts beautiful, enjoyable and fun, but I definitely find her feelings towards her blog mirror my own towards Melificent. I can only hope my blog can be as wonderful as hers in the near future!
Congratulations to FOLIAS!!!
You have won a copy of Melissa Auf Der Maur’s new album as well as a t-shirt!
Please email me at meli@melificent.com with your mailing address so it can be sent your way!
Thanks to everyone who participated – please stick around for more awesome giveaways as well as just regular magnificent Melificent.
I genuinely can’t help myself when it comes to British men. It’s pretty pathetic actually (& yes, the hubs is aware). So it was no surprise that I instantly fell in love with Callum Blue’s character, Mason, on Dead Like Me several years back while having one of those non-stop DVD marathons in grad school. Ever since then, I get really excited when I see him randomly appearing in different films & tv shows such as The Tudors, Smallville and The Princess Diaries alongside Anne Hathaway. Here’s to hoping that those appearances won’t remain so random. Enjoy!
I’m excited to announce that I have yet another kick-ass giveaway to host this week thanks to Filter Magazine! One of the year’s best movies, Where the Wild Things Are, is being released today on DVD and Blu-Ray and I’m giving you a chance to win the movie’s amazing soundtrack along with a few other little goodies!
In case you didn’t hear all the rave reviews about the movie’s soundtrack, it is chock full of original music by Yeah Yeah Yeah’s lead singer, Karen O, and “the kids.” It’s one of the sweetest, most uplifting albums you will probably ever own – I know every time I listen to it, I can’t help but smile. Even on my worst days.
Check out the following awesome video where Karen O explains the tracks on the album & their inspiration:
Karen O & Spike Jonze Interview – The Songs
Where the Wild Things Are soundtrack is available now courtesy of Interscope http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=332280698&s=143441
My giveaway bundle includes the following:
1 Where The Wild Things Are Soundtrack
1 paper crown (as seen all around Comic-Con last year!)
1 Carol Mask
If you’d like to enter to win, first, go to Twitter and if you don’t already have an account there, set one up. It’s free. Then follow me – SoMelificent. Go to http://www.twitter.com/somelificent and click on the follow button that appears under my profile.
Then, and this is the last step, simply write out the following tweet…
Win a Where The Wild Things Are soundtrack & goodies from @FILTERmagazine & @SoMelificent. Pls RT. Info: http://bit.ly/dAIEDl
Winner will be chosen at random one week from today, March 9th, and announced on the blog.
Good luck everyone and make sure to go pick up a copy of the movie!
This weekend consisted of a lot of boring, mundane stuff that wouldn’t really cut it as exciting blog material, so I decided to just share some links that I’ve been digging.
– This blog is adorable.
– My favorite version of Letting the Cables Sleep.
– Just placed a custom order for an illustration of us. So sweet!
– The hubs ordered a Zumi Digi cam over the weekend. Can’t wait to play!
– Sweetest dress ever from Lulu’s.
– Mute Math is touring in support of 30 Seconds to Mars & I got tickets for their Miami Beach show: overjoyed!
– Design a Muse tour poster & win a VIP package to their show in Portland plus a new Apple iPad! We are entering fer sure.
Hope you all have a great week and remember to enter to win Melissa Auf Der Maur’s new album before the contest ends on Thursday! Also, stick around for another great giveaway you are really going to dig tomorrow!
ps; Happy March!
I know that I had mentioned that I was mad at Billy Corgan for his “relationship” with Jessica Simpson (he now states he was only spending time with her because he was doing the theme song for her new VH1 show…hmph), but I can never be mad at his music. So far, the two new releases off the Smashing Pumpkins’ new album, Teargarden by Kaleidyscope, have been amazing as usual. They are being released for free (you can download them here), but knowing that there will be those rabid fans that need a physical release to cherish for years, Corgan decided to have special edition box sets. The first one will be available on April 20th and is now available for pre-order. Each box contains a 4-song CD, a 7″ vinyl single (containing a new song and a B-Side), and a hand-carved “leopard stone” obelisk, about 2″ tall, similar to marble (??). You know I’ll be placing my order!
I’m really proud to announce my first giveaway since starting Melificent a year ago!
I was contacted by the great people at Filter Magazine, one of the best indie rock publications in America, to share some great new music from one of my personal fav’s: Melissa Auf Der Maur.
I had the pleasure of both seeing Melissa perform live as well as having a lengthy chat with her several years ago. She’s such a sweetheart and really cares about her fans. She also happens to be a complete rock goddess the second she takes that stage. That’s why I’m so excited for her new album, Out of Our Minds, which will be released on March 30th. The album promises to be amazing on its own, but is accompanied by a 28-minute HD film conceived by Melissa herself (which she stars in as well). There will even be limited edition comic books and matching picture disk vinyls to complete the extensive multimedia project!
Sounds cool?
Check out the music video for her first single off the album, Out of Our Minds (OOOM):
Now onto the good stuff!
This giveaway is for:
1 copy of Out of Our Minds on CD
I MadM t-shirt
Please leave your name in the comments & why you love Melissa & her music!
The contest will remain open until March 4th when I will pick the winner at random.
Thanks for playing & I hope to feature more fun giveaways in the future!
