Black Friday shopping + The Holiday Collective giveaways

It’s Black Friday! How many of you will be kicking off the holiday shopping season with a trip to the mall?

I’ll be doing my holiday shopping online since the idea of squaring off against rabid shoppers to save an extra 25% makes my skin tingle. In case you’re curious, some Black Friday sales I’ll be checking out include:

• Ann Taylor – 50% off everything (CODE: CELEBRATE)
• Anthropologie – 25% off everything (CODE: SHOPTOIT)
• Banana Republic – 1/2 off sweaters + 40% off everything else (CODE: BRFRIDAY)
• J.Crew – 40% off almost everything + 30% off everything else (CODE: HOLIDAY)
• Loft – 40% off almost everything (CODE: BF40)
• Madewell – 25% off everything (CODE: Calmdown)

Today is also the kick-off of The Holiday Collective Giveaway. Have you been visiting the pop-up blog this month for creative holiday projects? The quality of crafts and festive DIY projects is outstanding, but the list of giveaways from the 19 participating bloggers might be even more impressive:

Friday Nov. 27 | Design Improvised | $400 box of Martha Stewart Crafts supplies
Saturday Nov. 28 | Pars Caeli | $100 to Seedling
Sunday Nov. 29 | Fall for DIY | Silhouette Cameo
Monday Nov. 30 | Squirrelly Minds | $200 to SnapBox
Tuesday Dec. 1 | This Little Street | $200 to Anthropologie and a beauty assortment box
Wednesday Dec. 2 | Idle Hands Awake | $150 to Artfully Walls
Thursday Dec. 3 | A Bubbly Life | $250 to Pottery Barn Teen
Friday Dec. 4 | Alice & Lois | $200 to Banana Republic
Saturday Dec. 5 | This Heart of Mine | 4 pairs of Livie & Luca shoes
Sunday Dec. 6 | The Merrythought | 1 adult bicycle and 1 kids bicycle from Brilliant Bicycles Co.
Monday Dec. 7 | Shrimp Salad Circus | $200 to Michaels
Tuesday Dec. 8 | Lovely Indeed | $150 to Social Print Studio
Wednesday Dec. 9 | A Girl Named PJ | $250 to BRIKA – that’s me!
Thursday Dec. 10 | Brepurposed | Welcome package & 2 yards of modern jersey fabric from Spoonflower
Friday Dec. 11 | Damask Love | Cricut prize bundle
Saturday Dec. 12 | Hey There Home | $200 to Pottery Barn
Sunday Dec. 13 | Alice & Lois | Minted gift card
Monday Dec. 14 | Hello Lidy | A pair of Lotta from Stockholm clogs
Tuesday Dec. 15 | Lulu the Baker | $200 to Design Life Kids

Be sure to click over to each blog listed above to participate in their individual giveaways, and follow The Holiday Collective on Facebook to stay in the loop. Then mark your calendars because on Wednesday, December 9th, I’ll be hosting a giveaway right here for a $250 gift certificate from BRIKA!

Good luck, and happy shopping!

(photo by Oliver Schwarzwald)