It's a big day at ChestnutMocha! The first big anniversary - we have 101 blogger friends! We started ChestnutMocha a year ago when after endless 12 months of long distance relationship we finally were together. Ben got a job in Moscow and moved there to be with me! We decided we didn't want to loose any more days and moments and we should document our happy times together. This is how our blog was born. We both love traveling, cooking, exploring everything around and taking pictures: both digital and film! For the last year we've been posting our little adventures and snapshots here. We didn't know a year ago that ChestnutMocha could give us something more.. It gave us you! We found so many wonderful people, blogs and stories through our blog! It's especially important now when we moved to the US and I left my family and friends in Russia. It's so wonderful to be a part of a community with the similar interests, to have friends everywhere - it helps me everyday not to feel lonely and isolated. THANK YOU, our dear blog friends and readers! We're so happy to have you over here!
To celebrate our followers and to say "thank you!" we prepared a GIVEAWAY! You can win a surprise painting by Mr. Ben! My talented husband has his art in coffee shops, cafes and other business around our town as well as online. You probably saw some posts on the blog with Ben's paintings and drawings, too. Today we're giving away a watercolor 5.5"x8" to decorate your own space! Ben is going to paint something special and random when a winner is announced.
It's very simple - you must be a follower of our blog to participate. Open to international entries. Just fill out the form below. A winner will be randomly drawn and announced on September 1st!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Also, you can buy a surprise painting by Ben any time HERE.
Email us at mulberrymelody@gmail.com with the code "flatbread" to receive a 15% discount on a surprise painting during the giveaway days!
A few things:
ReplyDeleteI am actually your official 100th follower, so clearly I should win!
I love Ben's art, wow! So much talent!
I would like to see a painting of a vintage car... because I loooove me some vintage cars, holy cow.
Love these! I would love to see a french bulldog :)
ReplyDeleteoh congrats! :) thats sooo exciting!!!
ReplyDeleteRecently found your blog through Katia's blog! glad I did, you guys seem awesome and I love Ben's style of art.
ReplyDeleteI'd love something colourful, colour always goes down well with me :)
Love this :) thanks for letting me know about it!
ReplyDeleteyour husband's art is awesome! i hope to win :)
ReplyDeletei had no idea you guys had lived apart for a year! that takes a lot -i'm 10 months into my long distance relationship with my husband (soon to end at about a year) and it's hard - i miss him a lot. i love your blog & am glad you were having this because apparently i followed you through reader but not GFC (i must have done the rss feed)
ReplyDelete<3 katherine
of corgis and cocktails // current giveaway
I have no idea what I would like to see, but Ben is seriously talented and I am a huge art fan. :)
ReplyDeleteBen is awesomely talented! i'd be happy just with any kind of painting. (but i'm a sucker for vintage cameras and things related to traveling and maps... :>).
ReplyDeletexx Stu
Thanks for your sweet comment on my blog. I guess are both lucky gals to have such talented artistic husbands by our sides. Congratulations on the blog, it is pretty sweet. I now follow on fb, blogger, twitter and ig.
ReplyDeleteThese paintings are great. I really love them. If you follow me in instagram you can see some of my husbands current drawings.
Great giveaway!
Thanks for your sweet comment on my blog. I guess are both lucky gals to have such talented artistic husbands by our sides. Congratulations on the blog, it is pretty sweet. I now follow on fb, blogger, twitter and ig.
ReplyDeleteThese paintings are great. I really love them. If you follow me in instagram you can see some of my husbands current drawings.
Great giveaway!
Wow these are fantastic! Such talent! Very "Starry Night" I would say. The question asked me what I would like to see more of. hmmmm..... I think maybe some deep orangey hues would be incredible on one of his paintings.
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed! And congrats!
Trish
www.jellybonesblog.blogspot.com
fun giveaway! :) Ben is so talented! We don't have enough art on our walls, I'd love to win! As far as what I'd want to see in a painting, i guess I'll leave that up to him! inspiration is a powerful thing.
ReplyDeleteA woman, I see only men faces on painting.
ReplyDeleteYAY!! Can't wait!!!
ReplyDeleteI would love to see a painting of.... hmm. A GARDEN GNOME.
ReplyDeletexo
http://kittysnooks.blogspot.ca/
Love the paintings, I would like to see some nightscapes and some foxes.
ReplyDeleteThanks for inviting me to enter. I would be happy to have any kind of painting. I especially like trees though....
ReplyDeleteSarah
http://acatlikecuriosity.blogspot.co.uk/
i would love to see an owl on my painting :D
ReplyDeletehow about some angels???
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing!! I'd like to see a pregnant woman in Ben's unique style. There's not enough art out there that embraces the pregnant form in all its beautiful (and ugly) glory. @MyMillsBaby
ReplyDeleteThis is a fantastic giveaway, thank you so much for letting me know! To be honest I really like surprises but something with flowers is always beautiful! Angie xx
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cars or monsters
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I would like to see what you could come up with regarding transracial adoption. ;)
ReplyDeleteI would like to see and understand exacly what the painter was thinking of when he/she painted that work of art. love looking at a painting and "feeling" (at least I believe I "feel") what the artist wanted to transmit... does that make sense... it does to me! ha! xx
ReplyDeleteYou guys are so talented, amazing.
Alice Barton ♥ The Mow Way
I'd like to see a black lab. Email: yona(at)pricelesswriters.com
ReplyDeleteI would want it to be a total surprise! Love his work wow very cool!
ReplyDeleteI would love to see chickens in a painting.
ReplyDeleteI would like to see a replica of the famous Scream painting, but the person is at the mall.
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You have a great talent. Thank you for sharing your work. I collect all things dragonfly. So for me, I would love to see a dragonfly, perhaps in the setting of your garden?
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