CircleLineStudio Giveaway Winner!

Congrats to Chelsea, the winner of the CircleLineStudio giveaway! Her comment #14 was the winning entry!

Chelsea said...

i follow 2
Sunday, 20 September, 2009

EliBom Designs Review and Giveaway!

I love it when I find cute new decorative items to liven up my daughter's room. Since we live in an apartment there's not that much we can do in terms of decorating, so you can imagine how excited I was when I found out about EliBom Designs!

The creator of EliBom Designs is Kelsi, a former high school teacher who is now a stay at home mom to her two sons, ages 3 and 4. She is very passionate about making customized items for childrens rooms. Her sons are her inspiration as she first started out by making items for their rooms. Not only is Kelsi actively listing new items but she also takes custom orders to create exactly what you're looking for for your child's room.

Kelsi sent me the great name blocks that you see above, with a special seahorse accent block. They are so adorable and my daughter loves using them to practice spelling her name. They add such a nice finishing touch to her room since we display them on her dresser. Kelsi is also going to be giving one of you lucky readers your own set of letter blocks and accent block! This makes a great gift for a young reader!

1. (This is the mandatory entry) Receive one entry for visiting Kelsi's Etsy shop and telling me what your favorite item is. Make sure you leave your EMAIL address in this entry.
2. Receive two entries for following my blog and telling me that you do in two separate comments.
3. Receive one entry for being an email subscriber and telling me that you are in a comment.
4. Receive three entries for grabbing my new button and putting it on your blog. Leave three separate comments.
5. Receive five entries for purchasing something from EliBom Designs during the giveaway time.
6. Receive one entry per day for following me on Twitter and tweeting about the giveaway! Leave me a comment each day to let me know that you did. http://twitter.com/mommymarina
7. Receive one entry per day for updating your Facebook status and including the link to this giveaway. Leave a comment with a status link.
8. Receive five entries for blogging about this giveaway on your blog and leave me the link in a comment.

This giveaway will end on October 2, 2009 at 11:59 pm. At that time I will choose a winner using random.org and let them know through email. The lucky winner will have 48 hrs to respond before a new winner will be chosen.

Little Beauty's Closet Review and Giveaway

My daughter is a little fashion diva. She is not even 3 yet and she has already made it quite clear that she loves anything and everything to do with dresses, hair bows, shoes, and well, just about anything else that is super girly! We have so much fun getting dolled up together, which is why I was absolutely ecstatic when I found out about Little Beauty's Closet!

Little Beauty's Closet is owned by Venera Hirsch, a teacher who has been out on childcare leave for the past two years with her 2 daughters. Venera has always loved crafting, but when she was pregnant her mom taught her to sew, and she now makes dresses and blankets for little girls. Her specialty though is hair accessories, and when you see them you will understand why! She makes headbands, crocheted hats, button hair ties, hair bows, and lots more! She first started making hair accessories because she was disapointed in the poor quality of a lot of the ones already on the market. Venera has done craft fairs and also wholesales to boutiques in New York. Venera has also just registered her business through the government and has been transitioning the name of her business from "Knot Just Bows" to "Little Beauty's Closet".

Venera sent Izzy her very own crocheted hat with an adorable rose on it and she loves it as you can see in the photo above! It's perfect for this time of year as the weather is cooling down, not to mention that it is so cute! Venera has also decided to give one of you lucky readers a fabulous prize package that will include approximately $35 worth of hair accessories! The winner will receive a crocheted hat with a flower, a headband (winner's choice!), and a classic boutique bow (winner's choice!)! I can't wait to see who wins this giveaway!

So here's what you need to do for each entry into the giveaway:
1. (This is the mandatory entry) Receive one entry for visiting Venera's Etsy shop and telling me what items you would choose if you win. Make sure you leave your EMAIL address in this entry.
2. Receive two entries for following my blog and telling me that you do in two separate comments.
3. Receive one entry for being an email subscriber and telling me that you are in a comment.
4. Receive three entries for grabbing my new button and putting it on your blog. Leave three separate comments.
5. Receive five entries for purchasing something from Little Beauty's Closet during the giveaway time.
6. Receive one entry per day for following me on Twitter and tweeting about the giveaway! Leave me a comment each day to let me know that you did. http://twitter.com/mommymarina
7. Receive one entry per day for updating your Facebook status and including the link to this giveaway. Leave a comment with a status link.
8. Receive five entries for blogging about this giveaway on your blog and leave me the link in a comment.

This giveaway will end on October 2, 2009 at 11:59 pm. At that time I will choose a winner using random.org and let them know through email. The lucky winner will have 48 hrs to respond before a new winner will be chosen.

Laken and Lila Review

I am completely head over heals in love with Laken and Lila, an Etsy shop that sells children's clothing. The creator of Laken and Lila is Heather, stay at home mom to her 3 year old son. She handmakes skirts, dresses, pants, and more and they are simply adorable! Heather was so kind to send me the skirt you see my daughter wearing in the picture. The corduroy is so soft, and the pattern is so fun! My daughter absolutely loves the owls! The skirt looks cute by itself with a plain shirt, or even paired with leggings or tights. There are so many fun possibilities with this skirt! I've included a link here to the skirt for you all to check out! Please show Laken and Lila some love, you will definitely not be disapointed in her clothing!

Brendaswhite Winner!

So this past weekend and start of the week has been so crazy! I am literally counting down the weeks (11 to be exact) until I graduate! But anyway, why wait any longer to announce the winner, right!? So here it is, the winner of the Brendaswhite giveaway is... comment #21!


Tylerpants said...
I'm a subscriber
tylerpants(at)gmail.com

Congrats Tylerpants, I will be emailing you momentarily!

CircleLineStudio Giveaway!

I am so excited to announce this new giveaway! It comes to us from CJ Norsworthy at CircleLineStudio, an Etsy shop that sells anything and everything you could ever want when it comes to vinyl wall decals! Check out her Etsy shop here. Not only does CJ have about 200 different designs to choose from, she can also custom make something to fit your tastes if you don't see what you're looking for! Best of all, CJ is going to be giving one of you lucky ladies your very own vinyl wall decal! The winner will receive the adorable birdcage decal you see pictured above. It would look great in any style room! Now here's what you need to do to enter:

1. (This is the mandatory entry) Receive one entry for visiting CJ's Etsy shop and telling me what your favorite item is. Make sure you leave your EMAIL address in this entry.
2. Receive two entries for following my blog and telling me that you do in two separate comments.
3. Receive one entry for being an email subscriber and telling me that you are in a comment.
4. Receive three entries for grabbing my new button and putting it on your blog. Leave three separate comments.
5. Receive five entries for purchasing something from CircleLineStudio during the giveaway time.
6. Receive one entry per day for following me on Twitter and tweeting about the giveaway! Leave me a comment each day to let me know that you did. http://twitter.com/mommymarina
7. Receive one entry per day for updating your Facebook status and including the link to this giveaway. Leave a comment with a status link.
8. Receive five entries for blogging about this giveaway on your blog and leave me the link in a comment.

This giveaway will end on September 25, 2009 at 11:59 pm. At that time I will choose a winner using random.org and let them know through email. The lucky winner will have 48 hrs to respond before a new winner will be chosen.

Silly Izzy!

Izzy is the silliest little thing ever sometimes! Lately she has been making up the most elaborate stories that make us laugh so hard! Last week she made up a story about my sister and her friend Emily, who she calls "Emai", and she said Dre and Emai should move to our house and live with us. She goes, "I will sleep at the top of my bed and Emai can sleep in the middle and DreDre can sleep in the drawer with my animals. Then when it rains we can all sleep in my bed". My poor sister only gets the bed if it rains, haha! Then, today Izzy made up a story about her KittyBear having a cold, and she needed "gum, shampoo, yogurt, and a Tinkerbell movie to make her feel better". I definitely think this is the most fun age so far because I love to hear all the new things she comes up with everyday!

P.S. My horseback riding class was great! I got over my fear of horses and I actually really enjoyed myself! Guess what the first thing Izzy said when her and Adam came to pick me up..."Did the horse bite you? I told him not to". Well, it did stomp on me once, but it didn't bite me, so I guess it was a good weekend!

BRENDASWHITE Review and Giveaway!

I am in love with things that are handcrafted out of pretty papers, so of course I absolutely love this week's review and giveaway from the Etsy shop Brendaswhite. Check out her Etsy shop at http://www.etsy.com/profile.php?user_id=6114436 , I guarantee you will love looking through all of her creations! Brenda collects ribbons, papers, fabric, beads, and other embellishments and makes many different desktop creations. She gains inspiration from cooking, calligraphy and scrapbooking, and her unique creations are so much fun! Brenda sent me a special set of cupcake toppers for my daughter's next birthday. We couldn't resist trying one out this week on our cupcakes since they are so cute! They are the ones you can see in the photo above, they are so perfect for a little girl! She also sent me some matchbook notepads that are the perfect size to keep in your purse for whenever you need to jot something down quickly. The magnet she sent me was also adorable, my daughter loves to use it to stick her pictures on the refrigerator! My favorite aspect of Brenda's creations is that they are so unique. They are handcrafted especially for the recipient, which is very cool!

Best of all, Brenda is going to be sending one of you lucky ladies a special prize package that will include 4 matchbook notepads, 2 magnets, and 12 cupcake toppers! The lucky winner will have so much fun using everything!

So here's what you need to do for each entry into the giveaway:
1. (This is the mandatory entry) Receive one entry for visiting Brenda's Etsy shop and telling me what your favorite item is. Make sure you leave your EMAIL address in this entry.
2. Receive two entries for following my blog and telling me that you do in two separate comments.
3. Receive one entry for being an email subscriber and telling me that you are in a comment.
4. Receive three entries for grabbing my new button and putting it on your blog. Leave three separate comments.
5. Receive five entries for purchasing something from Brendaswhite during the giveaway time.
6. Receive one entry per day for following me on Twitter and tweeting about the giveaway! Leave me a comment each day to let me know that you did. http://twitter.com/mommymarina
7. Receive one entry per day for updating your Facebook status and including the link to this giveaway. Leave a comment with a status link.
8. Receive five entries for blogging about this giveaway on your blog and leave me the link in a comment.

This giveaway will end on September 18, 2009 at 11:59 pm. At that time I will choose a winner using random.org and let them know through email. The lucky winner will have 48 hrs to respond before a new winner will be chosen.

JCPenney Giveaway Winner!

Congrats to comment #42 which was posted by Justine!

Extra entries for the JCPenney Giveaway!

Update: Post the extra entries on the actual JCPenney Giveaway, not on this post.

Ok girls, I'm announcing the extra entries for the JCPenney Portraits Giveaway! If you are the person who leaves the 26th comment you will get 3 extra entries!!! Also, the first person to comment with how much the "Spotlight Collection" costs will get 5 extra entries! Search the JCPenney Portraits website!

Conquering a fear this weekend!

Ok, so I'm scared of horses. I have no idea why, but for some reason I'm scared of them. Tomorrow I leave for an overnight "Equestrian Experience" class, and I'm really nervous! I'm taking it for my PE credits for school, and I don't know why I didn't just take squaredancing or bowling! The whole not showering for 2 days, sleeping in a tent next to a barn, or being with complete strangers isn't even what I'm scared of! It's the horses. Someone told me that they sense fear and anxiety and let me tell you, they will sense some fear coming from me! I decided that I should conquer this fear this semester for this class, and I know that once I do I will be proud of myself, it's just going to be a rough 48 hours! I'm afraid that my horse will get spooked and buck me off. Or that it won't like how I brush it and will kick me or something. I know that this fear is not very rational, but it's something I'm excited to conquer! I will let you know how it goes!

Back-To-School Week #2 Winners!

Congrats to all 4 winners! I will be emailing you within the next 24 hrs since I am so swamped with school work! You will still have 48 hrs to respond once the email is actually sent. Thanks for being understanding of my crazy school work!

Cafe Press Giveaway: Kim with comment #18!
Anonymous said...
I just tweeted today!!! Woo Hoo!!!
kimmer_66@hotmail.com

Mandi and Maddi Giveaway: EGater with comment #3!
Egater said...
I'm a follower

My Book of Lists Giveaway: Trisha with comment #13!
trisha too said...
following 1
sandtneal at mfire dot com

Isabella Boo Giveaway: f.sarah with comment #16!

f.sarah said...
i follow!
fsarah09 at gmail dot com

JCPenney Portraits Giveaway!

(Please bare with me as I work on fixing my links. For some reason my blogger account is acting up at the moment, so in the mean time please just cut and paste the links. Sorry for the inconvenience, it will be fixed soon!)

I love taking photos of Izzy every single day, it's so fun, especially since she loves to ham it up in front of the camera! I also love it when we take her to get her professional photos taken. Both years in a row we took her to get her birthday portraits done at our local JCPenney Portrait Studio. We absolutely loved it both times! I really appreciate how patient the photographers are with kids, especially when it comes to fluffing and primping Izzy's outfits every two seconds!

I was so excited when I found out about this giveaway that I could hardly wait to post it up! One of my lucky readers is going to be winning a $50 gift certificate to JCPenney Portraits and this will also be accompanied by a coupon for 2 free 8x10 portraits and 20% off a portrait collection! I am going to be so jealous of whoever wins this, because it will be so fun to pick out all of your favorite poses!

One thing that you will definitely all want to check out is the JCPenney Portraits e-mail club at www.jcpportraits.com/clubs-join.aspx?ct=em.
After you join you'll receive offers and learn about new products as they come out. I am part of this club and I absolutely love all of the coupons that I receive!


So here's what you need to do for each entry into the giveaway:
1. (This is the mandatory entry Receive one entry for visiting http://www.jcpportraits.com and leaving me a comment to tell me either something you learned from the site or what your favorite style of portrait is! Make sure you leave me your email address in this entry.
2. Receive two entries for following my blog and telling me that you do in two separate comments.
3. Receive one entry for being an email subscriber and telling me that you are in a comment.
4. Receive three entries for grabbing my new button and putting it on your blog. Leave three separate comments.
5. Receive five entries for joining the e-mail club between now and the end of the giveaway. Leave five separate comments. If you are already a member of this club you can still receive the five entries. I will be confirming that you are a member, so please be honest.
6. Receive one entry per day for following me on Twitter and tweeting about the giveaway! Leave me a comment each day to let me know that you did. http://twitter.com/mommymarina
7. Receive one entry per day for updating your Facebook status and including the link to this giveaway. Leave a comment with a status link.
8. Receive five entries for blogging about this giveaway on your blog and leave me the link in a comment.

This giveaway will end on September 11, 2009 at 11:59 pm. At that time I will choose a winner using random.org and let them know through email. The lucky winner will have 48 hrs to respond before a new winner will be chosen.

Cafe Press Giveaway!

Our last giveaway of the night comes from Cafe Press! I love this website because it offers who the opportunity to customize anything from shirts, coffee mugs, posters, stickers, and well, pretty much any other object you'd like to make into your own! Cafe Press was very gracious in sending me a t-shirt for my daughter to try (pictures to come soon, I promise!) and we loved it! It's very soft and the printing is high quality. They are also going to be sending one of you lucky ladies not only your choice of t-shirt, but also your choice of messenger bag! That means that you will get to customize your items with whatever you so choose, and believe me, the possibilities are endless! You will have a hard time deciding what to choose because everything is so fun! Just visit www.cafepress.com to start searching for some ideas!

Here's what you need to do for each entry into the giveaway:
1. (This is the mandatory entry) Receive one entry for visiting Cafepress.com and leaving me a comment to tell me what type of image you'd choose for your t-shirt and bag if you win! Make sure you leave me your email address in this entry.
2. Receive two entries for following my blog and telling me that you do in two separate comments.
3. Receive one entry for being an email subscriber and telling me that you are in a comment.
4. Receive three entries for grabbing my new button and putting it on your blog. Leave three separate comments.
5. Receive five(!) entries for purchasing something from Cafepress.com between now and the end of the giveaway. Leave five separate comments.
6. Receive one entry per day for following me on Twitter and tweeting about the giveaway! Leave me a comment each day to let me know that you did. http://twitter.com/mommymarina
7. Receive one entry per day for updating your Facebook status and including the link to this giveaway. Leave a comment with a status link.
8. Receive five entries for blogging about this giveaway on your blog and leave me the link in a comment.
This giveaway will end on September 8, 2009 at 11:59 pm. At that time I will choose a winner using random.org and let them know through email. The lucky winner will have 48 hrs to respond before a new winner will be chosen.

Mandi and Maddi Giveaway!

Hey girls, here's the third giveaway of the night! This one comes from Mandi and Maddi, who have a great Etsy shop. You can find it here at http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7683559 Mandi and Maddi are a mother/daughter team that hail all the way from Australia! Mandi is the mother of Madeleine (Maddi) who is 12 and Billy who is 10. Maddi is a great help to her mom at making the lovely hair accessories, and they have very unique creations that you won't find anywhere else! Well, unless you are lucky enough to live in Australia in which case you can find the hair accessories at local boutiques!

Mandi was kind enough to send me the adorable hair ties that you see in the photo and my daughter loves them! They are so beautiful in her hair! The great thing is that one of you lucky readers will also be winning a pair for your own special little girl! Make sure you check out her site and see all of the great creations that Mandi makes with her daughter Maddi! Also, check out their blog at http://www.mandiandmaddi.blogspot.com and show them some love!

Here's what you need to do for each entry into the giveaway:
1. (This is the mandatory entry) Receive one entry for visiting Mandi and Maddi and leaving me a comment to tell me what item you'd choose if you win! Make sure you leave me your email address in this entry.
2. Receive two entries for following my blog and telling me that you do in two separate comments.
3. Receive one entry for being an email subscriber and telling me that you are in a comment.
4. Receive three entries for grabbing my new button and putting it on your blog. Leave three separate comments.
5. Receive five(!) entries for purchasing something from Mandi and Maddi between now and the end of the giveaway. Leave five separate comments.
6. Receive one entry per day for following me on Twitter and tweeting about the giveaway! Leave me a comment each day to let me know that you did. http://twitter.com/mommymarina
7. Receive one entry per day for updating your Facebook status and including the link to this giveaway. Leave a comment with a status link.
8. Receive five entries for blogging about this giveaway on your blog and leave me the link in a comment.

This giveaway will end on September 8, 2009 at 11:59 pm. At that time I will choose a winner using random.org and let them know through email. The lucky winner will have 48 hrs to respond before a new winner will be chosen.

My Book of Lists Giveaway!

This second giveaway of the night is a lifesaver! Anyone who knows me knows that I am obsessed with lists. I need to have my daily list of tasks ready to go every single day. I write lists for groceries, errands, homework, things to do- you name it and most likely it's on one of my lists somewhere. So when I discovered My Book of Lists, an Etsy shop owned by Vee I was ecstatic! She sent me my own Book of Lists and it is perfect for me. It's pink and it says "The Queen of Lists". It's officially my new best friend! In it there are sections for my lists of birthdays, anniversaries, books to read, places to travel, web passwords, and many, many more things! Trust me, if you are a mom, you need this handy tool so you can keep all of your important lists within hands reach! You just have to check out Vee's shop at http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5096933 You will fall in love with all of the adorable ways to store your lists. Best of all, Vee is offering one of you lovely ladies your choice to win your own Book of Lists! All you have to do now is enter!

Here's what you need to do for each entry into the giveaway:
1. (This is the mandatory entry) Receive one entry for visiting My Book of Lists and leaving me a comment to tell me what item you'd choose if you win! Make sure you leave me your email address in this entry.
2. Receive two entries for following my blog and telling me that you do in two separate comments.
3. Receive one entry for being an email subscriber and telling me that you are in a comment.
4. Receive three entries for grabbing my new button and putting it on your blog. Leave three separate comments.
5. Receive five(!) entries for purchasing something from My Book of Lists between now and the end of the giveaway. Leave five separate comments.
6. Receive one entry per day for following me on Twitter and tweeting about the giveaway! Leave me a comment each day to let me know that you did. http://twitter.com/mommymarina
7. Receive one entry per day for updating your Facebook status and including the link to this giveaway. Leave a comment with a status link.
8. Receive five entries for blogging about this giveaway on your blog and leave me the link in a comment.

This giveaway will end on September 8, 2009 at 11:59 pm. At that time I will choose a winner using random.org and let them know through email. The lucky winner will have 48 hrs to respond before a new winner will be chosen.

IsabellaBoo Giveaway!

I am excited about this giveaway! IsabellaBoo is an Etsy shop owned by Lisa and she is just fabulous! For one thing, our daughters are both named Isabella! Lisa is a former elementary school art teacher, but is now a stay-at-home mom to her 15 month old daughter, who is her inspiration for all that she creates. Just wait until you see her beautiful daughter, you'll see why! Lisa specializes in making things that are both fun and functional. She sent me a t-shirt for my daughter to try out and we just loved it! It has her initial on it, and it is so cute! She loves to go around saying, "Look, 'I' for Izzy"! What's also great is that Lisa is going to be giving one of you lucky readers the chance to pick out any one of her $19 shirts on her Etsy site!

Lisa is also doing something amazing this month. During the month of September she will be donating a portion of each sale to World Vision(www.worldvision.org)in order to buy mosquito nets for children in areas that are affected by Malaria. Lisa is very passionate about this issue, because every 40 seconds one more child dies from Malaria. So that means that for every shirt someone buys, $3 will be donated to cover the cost of 1 mosquito net. The nets are treated with insecticide and used at night, as most mosquitos carrying the malaria parasite "feed" at night time. It also provides that family with education on staying healthy & treating the early signs of malaria. So mommies, lets show IsabellaBoo some love, especially this month! How cool is it that you can buy something adorable for your child and also help save another child's life at no extra cost?

Check out Lisa's Etsy shop at http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5964147 . Have fun!

Here's what you need to do for each entry into the giveaway:
1. (This is the mandatory entry) Receive one entry for visiting IsabellaBoo and leaving me a comment to tell me what item you'd choose if you win! Make sure you leave me your email address in this entry.
2. Receive two entries for following my blog and telling me that you do in two separate comments.
3. Receive one entry for being an email subscriber and telling me that you are in a comment.
4. Receive three entries for grabbing my new button and putting it on your blog. Leave three separate comments.
5. Receive five(!) entries for purchasing something from IsabellaBoo between now and the end of the giveaway. Leave five separate comments.
6. Receive one entry per day for following me on Twitter and tweeting about the giveaway! Leave me a comment each day to let me know that you did. http://twitter.com/mommymarina
7. Receive one entry per day for updating your Facebook status and including the link to this giveaway. Leave a comment with a status link.
8. Receive five entries for blogging about this giveaway on your blog and leave me the link in a comment.

This giveaway will end on September 8, 2009 at 11:59 pm. At that time I will choose a winner using random.org and let them know through email. The lucky winner will have 48 hrs to respond before a new winner will be chosen

Back-To-School Week #2!

Hey everyone, I am so excited to start Back-To-School Week #2! This week we will have giveaways from IsabellaBoo, My Book of Lists, Mandi and Maddi, and Cafe Press! I will be adding these all of these giveaways tonight, so stay tuned! Good luck everyone!

Back-To-School Week #1 Winners!

Congrats to all three winners this week!!!

The Libby Lu Boutique winner is...

Comment #32 from Justine!

Justine said...

My favorite is the Ladybug Pillowcase Dress
j(.)mcdilda(@)gmail(.)com

The Sealmaiden winner is...

Comment #8 from Tami!

~Tami said...

I love the black recycled cotton tote!
mymadakaja at yahoo dot com'

The Night Lady winner is...

Comment #15 from Cassidy!

Cassidy said...

i have your button
kcfrugal@gmail.com
#2

Ok winners, I will email you shortly telling you that you won and you have 48 hours to respond. Congrats again!