Tara Plays with Paper Giveaway Extended!

I am so sorry to Miss Tara who so sweetly is hosting this giveaway that I completely forgot I had running! I know I have new followers so wanted to make sure you all got a chance to get in on the action as well! So PLEASE GO HERE and get your entry in to win a super cute and custom necklace or magnet!

Tara Plays With Paper: Review and Giveaway!

Are you looking for a fun and personalized gift for someone else or yourself?! Let Tara Plays with Paper come to the rescue! Tara sent me two of her tiles and they are just sooo cute! She also sent a nice silver chain they can go on and easily switch out tiles to match what I am wearing :) These are the two designs I was given that I just adore...

Tara is a stay at home mom who has recently ventured into a home business making adorable necklace pendants and magnets out of clear scrabble type tiles. She has many to choose from and is happy to make up custom ones! Just message her and let her know what you have in mind and she will work hard to accomodate you!

She also offers many autism awareness designs such as these....

Want to win your choice of a pendant or magnet? Tara has offered up one of my readers a chance to win one of their own! Here is how! (Put a comment for each entry you do please) Giveaway ends on Friday April 15th!

1. Follow my blog and let me know
2. Put my blog button on your page and link me to it
3. Follow me on twitter and share this giveaway (link in corner of post)
4. Follow Tara Plays with Paper on Facebook
5. Like Tara Plays with Paper on Etsy
6. Tell me your fave design in Tara's shop
7. Tell me who you would be wanting to win this for

Make Your Own Chocolate Kit (or gum or gummies!) Review/Giveaway

Have you heard about the company Glee Gum yet? This company has some amazing fun and natural candy making kits for you and your family! We were lucky to be able to try out the chocolate making kit and me and Gabby( my 8 year old daughter) had a lot of fun! 

Getting out the ingredients and reading the directions

making sure the cocoa butter has melted enough before adding vanilla and cocoa powder and sugar

the fun part! Choosing what we wanted in our chocolates! My daughter was going a bit wacky going through the cupboards wanting to put in cotton candy and other things haha....we settled on some almonds, m&m's, and some plain chocolates :)

mixing in the magic crystals!

couldn't resist trying it ;)

MMMMMMM!

the finished products! 

Now  my husband is a bit of a chocolate snob being from England and all and he claimed this was some of the best chocolate he has yet to have in America! Now that is saying A LOT! He devoured almost all of them him self besides the few Gabby and I managed to snag for ourselves! They were very fudgy and delish!

What is great is that like I said these are all natural kits! No worrying chemicals or preservatives! A little more about the kits from the Glee Gum folks:

Available in Make Your Own Chocolate, Make Your Own Chewing Gum, and Make Your Own Gummies, these activity kits are all-natural, educational, and eco-friendly. With pre-packaged ingredients and easy-to-follow instructions, everyone aged 8 and up gets a real kick out of making candy from scratch. Focusing on the history behind and the origin of these candies, each kit is designed to captivate your interest, connect you to the global community, and create something yummy to eat in the process! 

The Glee Gum folks have been kind enough to also offer up a kit of your choosing to a lucky winner

 (U.S only!)! Ways to enter are as follows (please enter a comment for each entry)

1.  Follow this blog
2. Follow me on twitter
3. Tweet about this giveaway up to 4x a day (link me to your tweets)
4. Follow Glee Gum on Facebook
5. Follow Glee Gum on Twitter
6. Enter any of my other contests
7. Put my button on your blog and link me to it

Best of luck! Contest ends Friday February 18th at 10 pm eastern time

WINNER of the Pink Princess Gift Certificate!

And the magic number generator chose comment number 22 Congrats Lyndsey! I will contact you for mailing info to pass onto Pink Princess so you can receive your gift certificate! Thanks everyone for entering and Thank you Pink Princess for sponsoring this giveaway!

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lyndseyluvsjj said...

I follow you on Twitter as lyndsey1stunna.

lyndsey.rullman at hotmail dot com

December 31, 2010 12:25 PM 

Skin MD Natural Shielding Lotion Review and Giveaway! EXTENDED!

 

I was selected to do a review on Skin MD Natural Shielding face and body lotion, this could not have come at a better time! My husband and I both struggle with awful, itchy, dry skin especially in the winter months! We are always trying out new lotions and creams trying to find the best ones that are most effective to get rid of those winter itchies! Enter Skin MD Natural Shielding lotion!

This lotion goes on sooooo light which would make you think it would not be very effective, but boy is that NOT true! This stuff works like a dream and if you pair it with a good dead skin removal method (I am a ped-egg fan myself!) you will have smooth silky heels in no time! Also a good thing to remember is a little goes a LONG way! I made the mistake of

My husband suffers from winter excema and gets the classic rasied itchy dry bumps on his arms and legs in the winter and he even started using the Skin MD....the words straight out of his mouth to me one morning as I looked to apply some..."Get your own bottle!" Yup there it is; totally, completely husband approved in our household!

Additional information from the kind people at Skin MD:
Skin MD Natural is the lotion that goes on easily, absorbs fast and has no greasy feel at all. It's unique formulation and natural ingredients makes this shielding lotion far superior to any convention skin cream. Feel as soft a silk with Skin MD Natural, that's the "wow" factor when you try it. You feel the results but you don't feel the lotion. However, behind the softness that you feel, a shielding lotion does the real
work to prevent dry skin in two ways.

First, it assists the inner layers of skin to absorb moisture. The humectant (an ingredient that attracts moisture) used in Skin MD Natural is unique to
it and has been laboratory tested to be 6 times more effective than any other you will find in common creams.

Second, a shielding lotion enhances the power of the top layer of the skin
to resist environmental irritants while protecting the inner natural
moisture. This can be a big benefit for those who cook, wash dishes and garden because
Skin MD Natural helps skin retain its natural moisture and oils in the face of all those irritating soaps and chemicals.

Skin MD Natural is also an eco friendly skin care option. Our product is
made in the US using solar power energy. Our lotion is never tested on
animals and contains no animal ingredients making it both vegan and cruelty free!

BUY IT!: Go to Skin MD Natural Today!

WIN your own Free Bottle!!! Enter a seperate comment for each below!

• MANDATORY You must Follow my blog, let me know that you do ;)
• Follow me on Twitter (see button at top right!)
• Like SkinMD on Facebook
• Add my button to your blog and share the link here (5 entries!)
• Follow Skin MD on Twitter
• Tweet about this Giveaway up to 4x a day! (retweet button in top of this post) Leave a comment with link to each of your tweets!
• Enter any of my other giveaways!

Contest ends Friday January 14th 2011 @ 9:00 pm eastern time  Contest NOW ends Friday Februrary 18th at 10 pm eastern time!

*A free sample was provided to me for review purposes, I was not paid and all opinions are my very own.

Pottery Heaven (Etsy) Giveaway & Review

I adore pottery pieces,I think a big part of why I do is that I took a pottery class in Okinawa Japan and realized just how hard of a craft it is! Sure you feel all Demi Moore-esque when you are sat at a wheel with the soft smooth cool clay in your hands...but when a magnificent piece collapses into a puddle of mud you want to cry!

I was lucky enough to be contacted by Martina from Pottery Heaven over on etsy to do a review of her work and shop. Martina sent me two gorgeous ring/jewelry holders (one for review purposes and one for a lucky winner!). I love the classic yet modern look these cute little ring holders have and my husband was happy for me to have a little nook for my earrings I take off each night (he isn't too pleased when I put in their usual place tossed by the sink!).

I asked Martina a few questions so you all could get to know her a bit and here is what she had to say...

How did you get into pottery?
I took pottery as a gen-ed in college. I was horrible on the wheel, but incredibly stubborn. I spent all of my extra time in the studio - took the next class (only 2 were offered) and just kept working at it until I got better.

What is your favorite piece you have ever done?
Hmm that is hard - My favorites change (I usually make a new favorite). Currently, I think the form I have the most fun making are my citrus juicers. I just started making them and was so excited when everything came together - It's great to have an attractive piece, but even better when it serves a purpose and is technically sound.

Do you do custom pieces?
Yes - Anything and everything:) I love doing custom orders. I'm always up for a challenge.

To BUY: Check Pottery Heaven today for yourself and also for the upcoming Christmas season!

To Win: Pottery Heaven sent me a gorgeous ring holder(rings and earrings not included) for one lucky winner(Residents of the U.S. only)!

Ways to Enter (Please include email addy on your posts so that I can easily contact the winner!):
1.Follow me and tell me you are following!(5 entries)
2.Go to Pottery Heaven and heart her store (2 entries)
3.Purchase something from Pottery Heaven (10 extra entries! Make sure to post 10 times with your purchase info)
4. Subscribe to me via email update (make sure to confirm!) (2 entry)

This contest ends Saturday October 9th 2010 at 10pm eastern time.

*I was sent an item for review purposes from Pottery Heaven all thoughts and opinions are my own

1st Giveaway ending TONIGHT!

Please check out The TeaBagz Lady's shop and don't forget to pass this giveaway on to friends to enter as well!Good luck to all! 3 winners will be chosen via random.org!

Click here to enter!!!

My 1st Giveaway! The Teabagz Lady (etsy) Hair accessories

I am so excited to be bringing you my very first giveaway! I am ever so grateful to Meeling from The TeaBagz Lady on etsy for giving me this wonderful chance to not only shine a little spotlight on her home business but also to give not one but 3 of my followers a chance to win an adorable hair accessory featuring vintage fabrics.

Meeling features a great mix of products all hand made with love inspired by the vintage fabrics she uses on the item.

TeaBagz were born after Meeling found herself drawn to using vintage tea towels to help embellish hand made purses and bags! She has then ventured out and uses the unique fabrics on everything from hair accessories to bags to baby onesies! The onesies really caught my eye being a mom to an infant and Meeling was gracious enough to send me a custom one for my little Lainey!

It came packaged up very nicely!

And look how adorable it is!!!

I was super excited to have Lainey wear it

This onesie was simply adorable! Not only did I “ooh” and “ahh” over it but so did my husband and older daughter! Both exclaimed how cute and unique it was. The owl appliqué was crafted using a vintage handkerchief and was then sewed on. She then added these vintage flower buttons for eyes! I cannot say how sad I will be when my little one (or not so little one hee hee) grows out of this onesie! I will definitely be hanging onto it as a keepsake to pass down.

Lainey really liked it too! ;)

Another onesie that also caught my eye on The TeaBagz Lady was this pear one, sooo cute! Also if you see a  onesie you love or have an idea for one you would like made just send Meeling a message via etsy and she would be more than happy to accomodate you! Designs she can always duplicate but the fabrics may be different due to them being vintage and her not having enough to do more than one or two etc... Prices range 12-15 for a very unique onesie!

Please go check out TeaBagz today for a great one of a kind item for all ages!

For a chance to Win 1 of 3 Teabagz hair accessories: Mandatory entry go visit The Teabagz Lady and come comment me back telling me what your favorite item is!

Additional entries please comment letting me know which of these you did (1 entry per item unless otherwise mentioned):

• Follow my blog

• Go to The Teabagz Lady and heart her shop on etsy

• Blog about this giveaway and comment back to share the link to your blog entry (5 entries!)

Best of luck! The 3 winners will be chosen via a random number generator and will be announced here on this blog...Contest ends Friday August 27th 2010 at 10pm. Winners will have 24 hours to contact me with email addresses so that I can send the information onto Meeling at The Teabagz Lady to get you your prize!


*an item was sent to me for review purposes and this blog contains my honest opinions of the item and shop

Cute Tutu Giveaway Alert!

Run on over and check out my friend Magda's blog Through My Camera Lens for a chance to win one of these adorable custom tutus with a matching headband from Paisley and Posies!