GIVEAWAY CLOSED, WINNER SELECTED
CONGRATS TO THE WINNER OF THE BOP ‘BE REAL’ CANVAS
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You know when you fall in love with a band before they’ve made it big time. And then they get huge and everyone loves them and knows who they are. And you try to tell everyone, Yeah I knew them when…aren’t they the greatest!
Well, that’s pretty much how I feel about Kristi at Barn Owl Primitives. It has been super exciting and a privilege to witness her success over the past couple years. Kristi even wrote a guest post for us a little while back with some tips about how she grew her handmade business. In fact, I’m not sure if y’all have heard, but a handful of her fabulous typography word art designs have been licensed and have even been picked up by some very big stores.
My most favorite of all her designs—the one I have up in my craft room–the “Be Real” design—can now be purchased as a canvas in Target! Yes, Target! The happiest place on Earth!
**And to celebrate, BOP is giving away one of these beauties to a lucky winner**
To enter this giveaway, leave one comment letting me know your favorite word.
That’s it! No hoops to jump through. Just a celebration in honor of Kristi!
I’ll pick a winner this Friday, June 15th.
This post is not affiliated or sponsored by Target. I was not compensated in any way for this post. I just love Kristi and all Barn Owl Primitives products. I am so happy for her success!
Ashley Stock
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Love this and am so happy for her! My favorite word is Authentic.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Compassionate.
I am LOVING that BOP is HUGE now!!!! I remember you raving about Kristi for a looong time now, so happy for her!!
My favorite word is Bubba. Because I love my Bubba
and that is so embarrassing that I chose bubba when other people are putting their favorite word from the list: i choose awesome.
I am awesome:)
My favorite word is love.
How exciting
Love this print!
My favorite word is hope.
thanks for hosting the giveaway!
I love the word graceful because it can be someone who moves gracefully (which is beautiful to watch) or it can be someone who is full of grace and kindness, which is also beautiful.
I just lover her shop and how real she is! SO happy for her success! My favorite word is “trust”. Just trust in everything… the people you love, the people you are waiting on to turn over a new leaf, in God, in humanity, in yourself… just trust!
SO exciting for her!! My favorite word is inspire.
My favorite word is humble. You cannot serve others if you are consumed with yourself.
shine
:Lately it is Honesty
My favorite word is HOPE. After being unable to have a 2nd child after 3 rounds of IVF, I still had HOPE. I prayed each night, hoping, somehow, this child would be brought to me. Low and behold, at 42, a miracle happened and I got pregnant, naturally. HOPE baby!!
My favorite word is Fantasy… I don’t know why but it’s always been on the tip of my tongue… it’s weird and random but i love it!
My favorite word would have to be imperfect. Well it isn’t my favorite word but it is the word that has been pressed on my heart this past week. I am constantly trying to show how “perfect” I am … ha ha … perfect I am not but it doesn’t allow me or anyone else much wiggle room in life.
I would love this print to hang in my house to be a constant reminder of what life is really about!
my favorite word is “grateful”…I am so grateful for my life..family..friends..being a mom aaaand…this blog!
Grace is my favorite word- hands down!
My favorite word is: cheeseburger.
Never has any one word been said sweeter to me than that when said by my daughter who suffers from Apraxia of Speech. She can’t even say her own name, has a very limited and broken vocabulary, but has mastered the word “cheeseburger”. (Not from fast food either, from a Veggie Tales song!)
I think my favorite word is optimism.
Grateful!
I love this sign so much! I stalk my Target everyday, but it’s yet to pop up in Hawaii yet! My favorite word is Creative!
My favourite word is FEEL. Life is all about feeling things: happiness, sadness, insecurity, love, fear, madness, friendship. It all comes back to experience different things in order to feel different emotions. Feelings stick to us: you can listen to a song you haven’t heard in a while and travel back to the first time you listen to it, because you remember the feelings that that song brought you in that special moment.
I think people sometimes are afraid to feel because they don’t want to be sad. But sometimes it’s better to feel sad that not to feel anything at all. I think we have to find the beauty in all the feelings, because, in the end, they make us who we are.
Let’s be truly affected by things! Feel sadness, hapiness and tenderness. Feel it all and feel it strong.
My favorite word is COURAGEOUS. Parenting is not for the faint of heart! I have a 2yr old & a 2m old…In order to avoid becoming a hermit I have to exercise a lot of courage to wander into public every day lol! And it took alot of courage to get where I am today…Leaving an abusive ex-husband, taking a job away from home, meeting the love of my life…I wouldn’t trade it for the world
Hi – just started following your blog! My favorite word would have to be “courageous”
Awesome giveaway! My favorite word is..perseverance
Blessed!
That’s very exciting for her! Target is huge. (and you were there from the beginning! -fun!)
My work would be considerate.
Love her stuff too and would LOVE to have some in my home! As for a favorite word…hmmm. Haven’t thought about that one. I choose hope. Thanks!
Hope
My favorite word is CAN, because we don’t use the word can’t in our house.
love
My favorite word is TICKLE. It’s very fun to say.
L.O.V.E
My favorite word right now is grateful… I am 23 weeks pregnant and feel so blessed and thankful to bring a sweet baby boy into the world.
Cute! My favorite word right now is genuine. Fortunately, these prints are genuinely awesome. I may have to make a trip to Target today!
My favorite word is loving for sure.
Thank you for the giveaway!
Joy:)
Faith.
My favorite word has to be grandchildren!
My kids would say my favorite word is “no!” but my favorite word is “fun” although “sleep” is a close second!
My favorite word would be grateful. I cannot believe shes made it into target! That’s awesome and something for her to be greatful for. I am gratefulgor so much, which is why it would be my word.
Grateful
My Favourite word from that sign is Grateful. For all that we have in our life. Every day.
Vacillate
My favorite is Considerate. This is so exciting!!!
Mine would be Compassion. With compassion comes grattitude, humility and love. It comes from a real and available heart that breaks for others.
courage…. the courage to have hope, to love, to have joy and peace even in hard times, the courage to be who you are!
My favorite word is my son’s name, I love to say it so much. But my word of the year is perspective. It’s helping me balance this mom, wife, work stuff.
mysterious
Right now it would have to be “mom” – love it when my 3 yr old calls me from across the room “hey mom!” =)
Authentic.
Congrats to her on all her success!!
Wholehearted!
My favorite word is magical.
Congrats to Kristi!
Random!
My favorite word is believe
Chocolate. Hee hee.
My favorite word is Awesome! Apparently I use it alot because my 3 year old now says it as well! LOVE the sign, I have been stalking my Targets and have yet to see it there!
Grateful, we have so much in life to be grateful for!
My favorite word is “Fabulous”
My favorite word: Home. It’s where the heart is.
My favorite word is love. If you don’t have love, then you don’t have anything!
I guess I’d have to say my favorite word it “hope”, because whatever else happens, there’s always hope!
Compassionate. For shizzle. Thanks Ashley!
LOVE BOP…I covet pretty much everything she does!
My favorite word is imperfect. It’s a good reminder that it’s okay and that everyone is.
My favorite work is imperfect. because once we accept the fact that no one is perfect, everthing is a little bit easier.
favorite word is authentic. love it!
grateful!
I do not need to enter the giveaway, as I just received my own original BOP sign last week, but I had to say: TARGET??!! That is SO GREAT! So excited for Kristi!
Faith
Awesome!
I have several favorite words, but the one that sums everything up for me is blessed. ; )
Compassionate <3
Wonder
My favorite is “wholehearted” – I have to remember to guard my heart, so I have enough left to do what I want to do with all of it!
My word is joy. Awesome giveaway thanks!!
Happy!
I love the word “ice-cream” haha, just kidding (not really…), I would have to chose “Eternity” as in “For Time and All Eternity”!
My favorite word is FAMILY.
Daughter!
imperfect
My fav word is definitely ~love~…but my fav word on the canvas is ~authentic~!!!
Grace!
SO incredibly cute! And my favorite word is compassionate…something I strive to be in my every day life.
Believing.
LOVE!!!
I’m new here, great site!! 
Great contest!!
How exciting! My favorite word is love
Believe!
Love it! My favorite word is Authentic.
That is amazing her signs are at Target (my absolute favorite store)! My favorite word is creative.
My favorite word? Awesome!
What an awesome giveaway! My favorite word is authentic
Thanks Ashley!
My favorite word is imperfect. No one is perfect, although we might strive for perfection!
My favorite word is TRUST
My favorite word is peace. It feels so amazing when you have true peace. God’s kind of peace. The kind you cannot understand and cannot find the words to describe.
Congrats to Barn Owl Primitives for their success. =) Fantastic! Now for my favorite word…My favorite word recently has been “Seriously?” I say that a lot to my three year old who is always doing something to warrant that shocked response. =) Don’t worry, I love him all the same. SERIOUSLY! Ha ha
It’s so hard to pick just one word. They are all so great. I’d have to go with compassionate.
Grateful!!
My favorite word is love. It’s pretty, short, and always perfect.
-Allison R.
Breathe
My favorite word on the sign is Grateful! I love BOP! I have two of her signs, and I think you are the one I first learned about her from! Thanks!
My favorite word is “momma” because my son just started saying it.
Serendipity— a “happy accident” :]
Great giveaway! Thanks!
My favorite word is dream …
I think my favorite word would have to be FAITH.
I have to go with BLESSED.
shanna.u at gmail dot com
My favorite word would have to be courageous. We watched the Courageous movie recently and it made a big impact. It takes courage to be a godly person sometimes!
Wholehearted!
my favorite word? authentic. if you are authentic, really YOU, then all the other traits come naturally. SO… be authentic!
My favorite word…hmm…this is hard…I would have to say GRACE
that is a HUGE accomplishment! “creative” of course
Positive!
Grace. I always want to remember to lend grace to others like I would like it lent to me.
I love the word beautiful right now. =]
My favorite word right now is faith. Gongrrats to Kristi!
My favorite word is WONKY – hardly ever get to use it but love when I do (it puts a smile on my face!)
imperfect.
i love her stuff.
Grace
Beautiful : )
WORTHY
AWESOME
My favorite word is LOVE.
Hi Ashley!
I’d have to say that my favorite word is AWESOME!
xoxo -Shar
Respect! =)
My favorite word is AUTHENTIC.
thanks for the chance to win one of these fantastic signs.
tina
Family!
Rambunctious!
My favorite word has always been Serendipity, because I do believe an casual magical things happening
Forgive
My favorite word is stellar! I really never use it, but love when people do!
Blessed
Sparkle!!!
My favorite word is Faith.
Us
My favorite word is TRUST. And God has definitely been teaching me to trust Him more.
Grateful! Because I am for everything I have and have acheived in my life so far.
My favorite word is worthy.
Compassionate
My favorite word is cozy. I use it in an un-grammar loving way…such as, Let’s get cozied up.
That is ridiculously exciting and yes I totally know what it’s like to “know before they grow”.
My favorite word is “serendipity”. I just love how it sounds and what it means.
Xo.
Grateful. Definitely grateful.
My favorite word is smile! =)
Compassionate. I think that would encompasses so many other things. If you are compassionate towards others you are loving, kind, thoughtful, generous. How can you go wrong with compassion.
My favorite word is ENOUGH
My favorite word by far is FABULOUS!
Peace
I say humble or imperfect.
I think my favorite word is LOYAL. You can’t go wrong with loyal!
I have long admired BOP signs but still don’t own one. Fingers crossed!
My favorite word..hm..grace! Thankful for grace! Great giveaway
would love to have one of these in our new home!
My favorite word is Wholehearted <3
Authentic.
space
Worthy! We women often forget, we are worthy of the very best!
My favorite word is giggle. It makes me smile to even type it.
My favorite word is BLISS!
My favorite word is Wholehearted! It’s a beautiful reminder to put more of myself in each day. Thanks for this giveaway!
this is my FIRST comment! yay! my favorite word is REAL.
my favorite word is giggle.
my baby makes me giggle and i love hearing his giggle all the time!
Imperfect! Because we all are and that’s okay! : )
Love – all you need is LOVE
My favorite word is proud. Pride is truly an art and while some take it too far, I think I’ve found the perfect balance of it in my family’s life!
xo!
Silly is my favorite word. Everyone needs a bit of sillyness in their lives..
Happy.
Right now my favorite word is joy!
oh it has to be HOPE at this moment
Love Kristi! She is amazing! My favorite word is Imperfect! I think in a world where we all try to be “perfect”, this is a great reminder that it’s okay not to be “perfect.”
Hope. This word gets me through so much that and Faith.
Grateful! Because it is so important to be:0)
My favorite word is love. Thanks for the giveaway.
Confidence.
Compassion. Great word, extraordinary meaning.
Humble, because everyone should be humble
Generosity
compassionate is my favorite word; wish everyone was.
BLESSED!!!!!!
Just found out we’re having twin GIRLS!!!! (i’m 22 wks! yikes!)
Authentic is my favorite word…It means to me “just be yourself” and that’s something I’ve struggled with for a lot of years…
Imperfect.
My favorite word is Imperfect. It jumped out at me when I looked at the picture.
My favorite word is “harmony”.
{INSPIRE}
people like you and Kristi and many other bloggers who have helped the women around you to become who they are brings my word to mind. Inspiring women!
xoxo
My favorite word is PASSIONATE!
Fabulous Giveaway!!
I like the word inebriated. I know it doesn’t stand for the greatest thing, I just think it’s a cool word.
scrumdiddleumptious! Love that word and it is used often with my kids to let them know how I want to just eat them up sometimes
HONEST!
Graceful.
worthy. the more i’ve been thinking about it i have been reminded of how worthy we each are of so many blessings and joy. we often question or doubt our worth, but innately we are each filled with worth and are worthy of all that is good.
LOVING because the world needs more love.
vintage
Compassionate… I’m currently studying for my nursing board exam and that word best describes what I’m studying to be!
blessed!
I would have to say that my favorite word is “comical” because it is so fun to say.
I would have to ask someone else what my favorite word is because I can’t seem to find a word that I use a lot. Blessed, sweet, cute are a couple I use quite often.
Grateful is a favorite word of mine!
UNDERSTANDING. This is my favorite word for 2012!! I think everyone everywhere needs more understanding in every aspect of our lives!!
Honesty.
I love the word “Inspired!”
My fave word is “creative”. That is fabulous news to see her succeed & have her work out there, awesome!
Family
“Graceful”. I am 37 weeks pregnant with a little girl and 3 months ago my grandma passed away – her name was (is?) Grace and our baby’s name will be Grace too. Just seems fitting
Imperfect
wow – favorite word. i like “positive”
favorite word >> food! or….
Lovely. It’s just a happy, fun word!! Congrats to Kristy!!!
My favorite word is peace……..ahhhh:)
I can have more than one favorite word right? Faith, Loyal, Love
THis is so awesome!!! Favorite word…..HUMBLE.
I remember your other post about BOP!
My favorite word is: LOVE
Love reading your blog!
Mine would be Love.
Authentic!
And I LOVE this sign!!
humble….
I’m a special education teacher and a photographer/artist and I just LOVE her work! gorgeous!
JOY
Charity
My favorite word is fabulous!
Explore!
courageous!
courageous
Wholehearted.
LOVE THIS ! It’s beautiful !
ahhh soo happy for her!! gorgeous.
my favorite word would probably be genuine.
Synergy – has lots of meaning for my husband and I – mostly as kind of an inside joke for anyone that attened our wedding!
Creative
– ahhh I love her work! So happy and wish her many more years of success! My favorite word has to be loyalty. It has such a deep meaning and is such a privilege to have loyalty from friends and family! <3
Audacity
Here’s why: Legends of the Fall.
Alfred: How do you know?
Susannah: I saw him.
A: He had the audacity to come here just to see you?
S: He wanted to see you, but thought you’d get upset.
A: He might be right.
Amazing. Passion. Amazing.
LB
http://www.accordingtol.com
Compassion
Grateful…..and I am
Thank you Ashley, My favorite word is Humble!
Snuggle.
inside joke for 7+ years and it never gets old
Blessed.
Faith!
Humble
Joy!
My favorite word is persevere.
My favorite word is AMAZING—love this giveaway, thanks!
Grateful.
My favorite word is FAMILY. And have been a fan of BOP for a long time, so excited when good things happen to good people, especially when they are from my neck of the woods!
My favorite word is GRANDCHILDREN! Love this sign!
My favorite word is PURPOSE. I try to remember this each day…and to live with it!
Vulnerable
Because we are all vulnerable to something….it is a word that leads to all the other words on the sign….
Being vulnerable makes you real
Being vulnerable make you wholehearted
Being vulnerable makes you creative
Being vulnerable humbles you
Being vulnerable leads to compassion for others
Being vulnerable can be loving something more than you love yourself
Being vulnerable shows you are imperfect
Being vulnerable means you are worthy
Being vulnerable makes you grateful for what you have
Being vulnerable makes you considerate to others
Being vulnerable is authentic
Being vulnerable makes you courageous
Being vulnerable can be graceful
and
Being vulnerable means you are awesome!!
My favorite word right now? Happy
Forgiveness.
Grace.
Imperfect <3
Real…
faith.
Integrity
Survivor!
grace!
SMILE
always helps…
Awesome!
Ethereal. It is smooth off your tongue and packs a ton of meaning.
Grateful — because there is so much to be grateful for…. Thank you!
Faith. You have nothing if you don’t have this.
My favorite word is “dream”. Thanks for the chance.
That is so great for Kristi! What and accomplishment!!
Vulnerable.
Honest. Not just in terms of not telling lies, but in terms of who you are. How you behave. How you treat yourself. How you treat others.
apparently my favorite word is “literally”. I guess I say it a LOT!
Thanks for the great giveaway!
humble. and loving.
i can’t pick just one word. it was hard enough just picking two! this is so awesome, i would absolutely LOVE it in my home. a great reminder of the important things.
My favorite word is considerate. Always be considerate of others.
happy
yeah for barn owl primitives!!
My favorite word on this sign would have to be imperfect. As a self-proclaimed perfectionist, I am learning everyday that there is beauty in imperfection. Especially as a wife, mother, and full time nurse, there is little time to stress about everything being perfect. Imperfection is beautiful!
cherish
It is hard to choose just one word…however I think I would coose “compassionate”. This would be a great canvas for my 17 year old daughter!
family – the one most important thing in the world!!!
LOVE this print, I am so going to target on my way home to pick it up! I would love to hang it in our foyer so that my kids will see as they leave for the day!
my favorite is humble!
My favorite word of all time is creative! And I love that it’s on that print!
I really want to hang one of these bad boys in our home. Love them!!!
Daughters. Every time I hear that word I just get a special tingle in my heart and I think of my 2 girls
HAPPINESS
My favorite word……….. friend
Imperfect would be one of my favorite words.
My word is attitude. Everything can be made better with a good attitude.
inspire.
hence
humble….Jesus was the greatest example of being humble. that’s what i strive to be constantly.
forgiven
grateful
Authentic!
Fabulous giveaway! I haven’t seen it at Target yet but did see it at TJ Maxx!! My favorite word is family!! <3
-Meesh
Thanks for the giveaway! My favorite word on this art is grateful.
considerate
Grateful. So many things I have to be grateful for in my life, especially my two (almost 3) children.
Faith
Awesome giveaway, and congrats to Kristi. My favorite word is love. I have so much love in my heart for my family, friends and the life I am living.
What an accomplishment! My favorite word is wonderful!
My favorite word is supercalafragalisticixpialadocious. Shouldn’t that be everyone’s favorite?
KB @ kisslaughanddream.blogspot.com
My favorite word is love! There is so much in life to love and I’m loved by <3
I am so happy she got this opportunity!
compassionate.
Choices
Blessed!
I love “Serendipity”….melodic, musical and lovely…(and I love Kristi and BOP!)
My favorite word is (at the moment) Push. I am doing a triathlon next week and I keep reminding myself to push through…
….Authentic, original, genuine, true
Grateful.
Totally love the word COURAGEOUS!
My favorite word is hope!
love this and will likely buy the print if I don’t win the give-away
my favorite word is imperfect!
Love BOP! My favorite word is Imperfect but I’m pretty sure that I use awesome a million times a day
My all time favorite word is Believe. My mom used to tell me to “Just Believe” all of the time. Now, since her passing it helps me to believe we will see each other again someday.
HUMBLE……my favorite!!! To remain humble and give credit to others and to God is something I desire to do in all things!
Patience
My favorite word is “real.” I am needing to focus on being real in my own life currently. I am going from teaching kindergarten to high school next year, and am feeling unworthy, terrified, and excited. Some of the best advice I received was to “be real” and let that guide me. So I am working on it!
Love your site and BOP! Can’t get enough!
Grateful
Overwhelmingly GRATEFUL!
Momma
LOVE!!!
Remember is my favorite word. Remember who you are, where you came from and where you want to go/be.
Thanks for the opportunity(;
I love this! I have been a follower and have heard you mention her in several posts as well as all her giveaways here on your blog, thats amzing shes now at Target! If I don’t win here, I’ll be sure to go check our Tarjay!
My favorite word is BLESSED
One of my favorite words has to be….LOVE!
Tiny!
nonsensical!
My word would be LOVE!!! By the way thanks for the great give away
Grace – because I need more of it in my life!
Penelope….for my first born who is due in a couple of weeks!! :^D
Favorite word is Ellie, my daughters name…
My favorite word is COMPASSIONATE!
Thanks for the chance!
dream
my favorite word would have to be….
wubbs (its what I call my little man)
Graceful is my favorite word…..So excited for this a target!
Kindness is my favorite word
“humble” not enough of that these days.
I SO love this!! I haven’t seen this sign at MY Target, but if I don’t win, I’m going to have to hunt it down
and my favorite word? Whimsical!
Strong ..For reasons that I’d prefer to keep to myself, that’s my favorite word. It warms my heart and makes me smile. You have know idea the impact this small word has over me. It’s my word.
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My word for this year is together!!!
favorite word is awesome!
my favorite word is Giggle {how can you not Giggle when you hear it?} xo!
Believe! That’ my favorite.
My favorite word is balance – trying to find more of it in my life right now!
Imperfect!
Considerate….doesn’t describe enough people these days!
Blessed!!
Peace.
loving!
JOY!
My favorite word is love
AMAZING!!!
Faithful
Love : )
Live….for so many reasons. Love this blog and love BOP!!
together
Authentic
Humble
My favorite word is serendipity!
BE is my favorite word. It can be applied in so many different ways to everything in life. Thanks for the awesome giveaway!! I love BOP signs and would love to win!!
Thx for the giveaway! My current fave word is FAMILY – and I am so blessed to be part of an awesome one!
Freedom!
Imperfect:) love all her stuff
Family!
Giggle! Or maybe Imperfect. Or perhaps it should be Indecisive? haha!
My favorite word is Jesus.
Contentment (even if I don ‘t win
My favorite word is compassionate!!
my fav word is love;)
My word is patients, because im a mom of 3 and you have to have patients!
Perspective.
My favorite word is faith. Always have faith.