BOTH CONTESTS ARE NOW CLOSED! THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED! WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY MORNING (NOV. 4TH)! CHECK BACK TO SEE IF YOU WON!

I am SO excited that I can hardly stand it! Today we kick off an amazing giveaway here on Fashion Trend Spotting. First I want to say a huge thanks to the wonderful people at Handbag Heaven. They wrote up a really cool post about me in their blog from a Q&A session I had with them, be sure to check it out, just click here. I also want to thank them for offering two handbags for this giveaway. That’s right… TWO! There will be two winners! But they are also two different ways to enter. So let’s get right to it:

How To Enter:

1. It’s so easy to enter. Follow me (@CharissaCowart) AND Handbag Heaven (@HandbagHeaven) on Twitter AND RT this tweet: RT @CharissaCowart Follow and RT to win a @HandbagHeaven handbag!! Details here http://bit.ly/3QXzfl (Note: If you don’t have a Twitter account, it is definitely worth your while to create one, Twitter ROCKS.) One winner will be chosen at random. (**Hint: The more you tweet about it, the better chance you have of winning. Each tweet or RT about the contest = 1 entry.)

Deadline for the Twitter entry is Sunday @ 10pm Eastern – Winner will be sent a DM from me (@CharissaCowart) then announced on Twitter. >>>THIS PORTION OF THE CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED – THE SECOND PORTION IS STILL OPEN AND ACCEPTING ENTRIES! THANKS TO ALL WHO ENTERED THE TWITTER CONTEST.

2. This is the more detailed & creative way to enter, BUT if you win, you receive the handbag of your choice from Handbag Heaven. You must go to their website (www.handbagheaven.com) and pick your favorite bag. then leave a comment here on the blog with a link to the bag you chose and tell me what outfit you either own or have trend spotted that would go perfect with that bag. I will choose the entry that has the best Fashion Trend Spotting Skills as the winner.

Deadline for the Trend Spotting Comment entry is Sunday (Nov. 1) @ 7pm Eastern. Winner will be emailed and announced on the blog on Monday (Nov.2).

Good Luck to everyone! If you have questions Tweet me or send me an email – charissa cowart at gmail dot com.

• Don’t forget to check out the Q&A series I did with Handbag Heaven check it out right here. http://www.handbagheaven.com/blog/charissa-cowart/1116/