Brightening Up the Front Porch + $100 Visa Gift Card Giveaway

May 14, 2013

Crystal Light Liquid wanted to know how I was adding vibrancy to my life so I decided to spruce up our front porch with some color.  I mean, it is starting to look a little like spring here in central Indiana after all.  And with spring comes new life and lots of color– something that was lacking on our front porch.

spring front porch

Now that you saw the after, let’s review the before.  Our front porch looks so sad and lonely, no?  And yes, we were those people rockin’ the Christmas welcome mat months past December 25th.  Don’t judge me.  At least our Christmas lights were taken down before the end of January.

front porch before 1

I started with a trip to Target for some things– a welcome mat wasn’t on my list.  But when I passed by this colorful little guy I knew I had to put him in my cart.  It also helped that the mat was 20% off.  It’s hard for me to pass up a sale.

Target welcome mat

And nothing says spring like pansies, so I headed to Lowes to pick up some pretty blooms.

spring pansies

I decided to try something different with our behemoth flower pot on our front porch by adding a smaller pot in the middle to give it a tiered look.  I planted the purple pansies in the top tier and the yellow pansies in the bottom tier.  I’m liking it so far.

tiered flower pots

Pansies are the perfect flower for spring.  They add a great punch of color, and they’re tolerant of the crazy Indiana spring weather.

pansies

I also picked up a fern while at Lowes.  I’ve been wanting to hang something on our front porch for a while, and I’ve never owned a fern so I figured, why not?  The plant care card rated it “tolerant” so I’m hoping that translates to “hard to kill”.

fern

Ta-dah!  Our happier and more colorful front porch to welcome our guests and spring.

front porch after

After all my hard work of planting flowers and hanging ferns, it was time for a nice refreshment.

Have you guys seen the new Crystal Light Liquid?  I tried it out before I was even asked to review it, and I loved it.

crystal light liquid

You just squeeze some into a glass of water, stir a little, and voila– delicious beverage!

crystal light liquid strawberry lemonade

To check out all six delicious flavors go to Crystal Light Liquid’s website!

Want to enter for the chance to win a $100 Visa giftcard? Leave a comment that answers the question ‘What inspires you to jazz things up around the house?’

How to enter:

Rules:
No duplicate comments.
You may receive (2) total entries by selecting from the following entry methods:
a) Leave a comment in response to the sweepstakes prompt on this post
b) Tweet (public message) about this promotion; including exactly the
following unique term in your tweet message: “”#SweepstakesEntry”"; and leave the URL to that tweet in a comment on this post”
c) Blog about this promotion, including a disclosure that you are receiving a sweepstakes entry in exchange for writing the blog post, and leave the URL to that post in a comment on this post
d) For those with no Twitter or blog, read the official rules to learn about an alternate form of entry.
This giveaway is open to US Residents age 18 or older. Winners will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail. You have 72 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.
The Official Rules are available here.

This sweepstakes runs from  5/14 – 6/4.
Be sure to visit the Crystal Light page on BlogHer.com where you can read other bloggers’ reviews and find more chances to win!

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Making Every Day a Little Brighter with Outshine Bars + $100 Visa Gift Card Giveaway

May 8, 2013

 

Recently, I was asked to sample Edy’s Outshine frozen fruit bars. The ones I tried were less than 100 calories, made of real fruit, and are fat free. Basically the perfect summer snack.

Outshine bars come in many different flavors, but I decided to try strawberry, peach, raspberry, and their assorted box of no sugar added variety (black cherry, strawberry kiwi, and mixed berry). I like how they offer a no sugar added option for those watching their sugar intake.

Edy's outshine fruit bars

Sometimes when I read review posts I wonder if the blogger actually ate the product they’re reviewing. So to prove that I did, in fact, try the fruit bars I photographed my proof. I had a little taste test session. This made me feel very official.

I tend to lean toward no sugar added products so I really wanted to try their no sugar added bars. I must say– they’re pretty tasty. The regular fruit bars are really good. They have great, real fruit tastes, not manufactured tastes that other fruit flavored bars have. Know what I mean?

My favorite? Strawberry. But I also really liked the peach. I’m not a raspberry person, but if you are, you’ll love the raspberry bar because it has a great raspberry taste.

Outshine fruit bars

If I had kids I would have taken them to the park and given them Outshine bars. I would have taken photos of them laughing and adorably licking their fruit bars. But since I don’t have any children (of the human species variety), I decided to do the next best thing. I used Jack, my dog child. No one wants to see a photo of me eating a frozen fruit bar. A photo of Jack eating an Outshine bar? Priceless. Just look at the blurred tail. He was loving the peach Outshine bar we let him sample. Jack kept trying to grab the bar out of Brad’s hand so he could run off with it and eat in peace.

jack eating outshine bar

Disclaimer: No animals were harmed during the making of this post.

I look forward to snacking on these refreshing, low calorie fruit bars throughout summer. I have a feeling they’ll hit the spot when it’s 90 degrees outside.

Now, how about a giveaway so you can grab some of these yummy fruit bars for yourself? A $100 Visa gift card is up for grabs. To enter, simply check out Outshine on Facebook and leave a comment below to tell me which Outshine flavor is your favorite or which would you most like to try and why.

Sweepstakes Rules:

No duplicate comments.

You may receive (2) total entries by selecting from the following entry methods:

a) Leave a comment in response to the sweepstakes prompt on this post

b) Tweet (public message) about this promotion; including exactly the following unique term in your tweet message: “#SweepstakesEntry”; and leave the URL to that tweet in a comment on this post

c) Blog about this promotion, including a disclosure that you are receiving a sweepstakes entry in exchange for writing the blog post, and leave the URL to that post in a comment on this post

d) For those with no Twitter or blog, read the official rules to learn about an alternate form of entry.

This giveaway is open to US Residents age 18 or older. Winners will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail. You have 72 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.

The Official Rules are available here.

This sweepstakes runs from 5/8/13 – 6/12/13.

Be sure to visit the OUTSHINE brand page on BlogHer.com where you can read other bloggers’ reviews and find more chances to win!

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Spring Giveaway: iPad mini + Erin Condren case

April 15, 2013

Happy Spring, friends!  How about we kick off this week with a fun giveaway?   It’ll make you Monday a little less Monday-ish.

I’ve teamed up with my blog friends from The Creative Circle to give you a chance to win a iPad mini and Erin Condren case.  Can I get a “woot!”?

Mini iPad and Erin Condren Case Giveaway on Two Twenty One

A big shout out to the ten bloggers from The Creative Circle for making this giveaway happen.

Karly from Buns in my Oven
Tiffany from Eat at Home
Liz from Hoosier Homemade
Amy from MomAdvice
Kellie from Nest of Posies
Amy from Positively Splendid
Lisa from The Pennington Point
Aimee from Shugary Sweets
Chelsea from Two Twenty One
Heather from WhipperBerry

And big thank you to Erin Condren for sponsoring the iPad mini case.
Visit Erin: website / instagram / pinterest.

The Creative Circle on Pinterest

One lucky winner will receive a iPad mini and Erin Condren case, sponsored by The Creative Circle and Erin Condren.

You must use the Rafflecopter widget to enter the giveaway.

Giveaway will remain open until April 21, 2013 at 11 PM EST.  Winner will be chosen at random in the Rafflecopter, notified by email, and will have 48 hours to respond. Contest open to US Residents only.

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Martha Stewart Home Office with Avery Totes & Cases + Giveaway

March 11, 2013

Hey, friends!  I hope you had a great weekend.  Mine was great, thanks for asking.  How about them Hoosiers?!

You may remember back in November when I showed you the gift wrapping station I created with Martha Stewart Home Office with Avery items.  Well, today I’m back to share some of their newer items available at Staples.  Oh, and I’m also giving away a wristlet and $50 Staples gift card.  Can I get a “woot!”?

martha stewart home office with avery totes and cases

I’m loving this large tote.  And when I say large I mean massive.  This puppy is 20in x 14in x 10in.  I’m pretty sure I could carry Jack around in this bag.  But I wouldn’t because his legs work fine and he weighs nearly 40 pounds.

Everyone needs a mamma jamma bag in their life, and this bad boy delivers.  It would be a great carry-on, weekend, or even diaper bag.  The tote features multiple interior pockets for organized storage, a side pocket that can hold a 10in tablet, and snaps on the sides to expand the size of the bag. (Pashmina not included with large tote.)

martha stewart home office with avery large tote

One of my favorite products is their convertible tablet case.  First, I love the color.  LOVE.  Secondly, I love how it rotates so you can view the tablet horizontally or vertically.  You can also detach the tablet from the case so it’s easier to carry around.  Another cool feature?  The elastic band converts to mount the case onto the back of a car headrest.  Perfect for long car rides with the kiddies.

martha stewart home office with avery convertible tablet case

Another fun new item are their wristlets.  The wristlet easily fits your phone, charge cards, keys, and lip gloss.  Great for a night out with friends or running a quick errand.

martha stewart home office with avery wristlet

Pretty awesome products, right?  Check out more Martha Stewart Home Office with Avery products here.

Ready for the giveaway?  Use the Rafflecopter to enter.

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Which Martha Stewart Home Office with Avery product would you buy with your $50 Staples gift card?

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PEOPLE Magazine 2013 Oscars Double Issue + $20 Target Gift Card Giveaway

February 22, 2013

I don’t know about you, but I love me some Oscars.  Which is why I’m pumped for the 85th Academy Awards this Sunday.  You better believe I’ll be watching the red carpet shows and tweeting about what everyone is wearing.  Well, at least what the chicks are wearing because, let’s face it, the guys all look the same in black tuxes.

I’m as excited about the Oscars as the PEOPLE Magazine 2013 Oscars Double Issue, which is hitting newsstands on Friday, March 1st, and will be available until March 18th.  I can’t wait to get my paws on an issue.  It’ll be like reliving the red carpet shows all over again, but in much greater detail.  And you have a chance to get in on the action too!  I’m giving away a $20 Target gift card so you can score the PEOPLE Magazine 2013 Oscars Double Issue.  Can I get a “woot!”?

people magazine 2013 oscars double issue

Now, before we get all excited about the chance to win, let’s go over some notable fashion statements from last year.

You may remember Angeline Jolie’s never-ending leg poses in her black dress.  We get it.  Your dress has a slit in it and you want to show it off.

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One of my idols, Tina Fey, rocked a navy peplum gown.  Tina cannot be mentioned without a Liz Lemon-ism: “You are my heroine!  And by heroine I mean lady hero. I don’t want to inject you and listen to jazz.”

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Octavia Spencer looked smokin’ in this sparkly number.  The pie scene in The Help was hilarious and gross and hilarious.  Way to go, Minny.

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I’m most excited to see what Jennifer Lawrence wears.  I love her.  She was great in Silver Linings Playbook, the only best picture nominee I saw.  I also love her because she’s Katniss Everdeen.  I’m halfway through Mockingjay– don’t say a word.

Make sure you test your PEOPLE Trivia skills for a chance to win!  Enter each week for a chance to win one of hundreds of rewards cards.  And don’t forget to enter the $20 Target gift card giveaway by using the Rafflecopter widget below!

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This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group™ and PEOPLE Magazine  but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #PEOPLEforOscars  http://cmp.ly/3/8vNxcO.

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HTC One X+ Smartphone Giveaway

January 30, 2013

Recently, I was asked to team up with HTC for Troop One X.  I was sent one of their newest smartphones, the HTC One X+.  And I’m a big fan.  It has a ton of awesome features, including Beats Audio, a panoramic camera feature, and 64 GB of internal storage.

htc one x

I have some great news, I have an HTC One X+ to give away to one lucky reader!  Hurry, the contest ends on Feb. 1st!

OPEN TO US RESIDENTS.
Winner will receive an HTC One X+ optimized for AT&T (service is not included).
One winner will be selected randomly at the conclusion of the giveaway.

You must use Rafflecopter widget below to enter the giveaway.

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What would you do with a new HTC One X+?

 

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New Year, New Home $3,000+ Room Makeover Winners!

January 29, 2013

We want to give a big HUGE THANK YOU to all of our AMAZING sponsors for our New Year, New Home $3,000+ Room Makeover Giveaway!  Thank you so much for making this giveaway possible!

These are all amazing companies who we as bloggers LOVE working with!  Please take a moment to visit these great companies:

And now…for the moment we’ve all been waiting for…the WINNERS!

Winner of the #1 Room MakeOver Giveaway Prize Package valued at $1,519 is:

Jenni Wilson Heath who likes Someday Crafts on Facebook

 

Winner of the #2 Room MakeOver Giveaway Prize Package valued at $1,508 is:

Jaimee Dart Ulmer who likes How to Nest for Less on Facebook

CONGRATULATIONS!  You have 48 hours to contact Ashley at simplydesigning@gmail.com in order to claim your prize or a new winner will be picked.

I also want to thank all the FABULOUS women who worked so hard to put this great giveaway on!  We would love it if you took a moment to follow us!

How to Nest for Less, Lolly Jane, Mine for the Making, PB and J Stories, Project Inspire, 

Sand and Sisal, SAS Interiors, Simply Designing, Someday Crafts, Two Twenty One, 

Cherished Bliss, Design Dazzle, Design Dining and Diapers

 

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Spice Up Your Home with World Market + Giveaway

December 12, 2012

I’ve been meaning to check out World Market since everyone and their sister in blogland raves about it, so I headed to World Market a couple weeks ago to check out their Life of Pi retail items.

World Market has teamed up with Life of Pi to help promote the book and movie.   Life of Pi is the story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper’s son, who survives a disaster at sea and is thrown into an epic journey. While adrift in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, he forms an amazing and unexpected connection with a fearsome Bengal tiger.  I’ve heard great things about both the book and movie.

The items in the Life of Pi line are Indian inspired– lots of bright colors, patterns, and textures.  I loved these beautiful poufs and baskets.

They had great decorative pieces, like all of these intricately painted elephants.

I came home with a bag of goodies.  One of my purchases was this pretty ikat lumbar pillow.  Doesn’t it look great on my blue chair?

I also picked up this lotus flower bowl that I filled it with four decorative paper mache eggs.

Who can pass up a trinket box covered in sequins and glitter?  Not this chick.

The trinket box is now home to the rubber bands and paper clips in my home office.

I had to bring home this colorful elephant tea towel for our kitchen.

 Now, onto the giveaway.  One lucky winner will win a limited edition Life of Pi tunic and a limited edition Life of Pi ornament.  Please use the rafflecopter widget below to enter the giveaway.

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The Life of Pi Sweepstakes

  • Grand Prize package includes: a dream trip for 2 to India and a $1,000 World Market Gift card. There will also be 3 runner up prize winners that will each receive a $500 World Market gift card!
  • The Life of Pi Sweepstakes runs from 11/17 – 12/28.
  • If you share the sweepstakes with 5 of your friends (via FB share or email) you can receive 5 additional bonus entries. This is part of the registration process when entering. Users can also enter daily for more chances to win.
  • If you share the sweepstakes with 5 of your friends (via FB share or email) you can receive 5 additional bonus entries. This is part of the registration process when entering. Users can also enter daily for more chances to win.
  • Enter online at http://worldmarketsweepstakes.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/worldmarket/app_105852732878918?ref=ts

Visit World Market
website • twitter • facebook • google+ • pinterest • instagram

This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group™.  As always, all my opinions are my own. http://cmp.ly/3/KqtZiE.

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Silhouette Giveaway

November 16, 2012

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It’s time! This Silhouette Cameo could be YOURS!
Your crafting possibilities are endless.
Are you as excited as us?

 

We thought we’d provide you with links to some of our projects to create some excitement and get those creative juices flowing. If you don’t win — you could always ask Santa to bring you one for Christmas, right? May you find inspiration and excitement.


Now on to what you’ve all been waiting for! Please note that winning entries are verified. You must complete the required entry for other entries to be valid. GOOD LUCK!

 

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Holiday Gift Wrapping Station with Martha Stewart™ with Avery™ + $100 Staples gift card giveaway

November 14, 2012

With the holidays quickly approaching I decided to make life a bit easier and create a holiday gift wrapping station in my home office with the help of the Martha Stewart Home Office™ with Avery™ collection which Avery sent for me to try out. To say that I’m excited to utilize this station and the products in it is an understatement. Prepare yourselves, organization lovers.

My stenciled file cabinet was put to work, becoming the base of my station. I topped it with the Stack + Fit™ organizer. Isn’t it pretty? I used the Stack + Fit to organize my gift tags, holiday shipping tape, ribbon, scissors, pen, and holiday gift bags.

The Martha Stewart mitten and stocking shaped gift tags are the most adorable gift tags I’ve seen. They rank up there with puppies in the adorableness department.

I used the back part of the Stack + Fit to organize my gift bags and a red and white striped padded shipping envelope.

Have you seen the festive Holiday Shipping products Martha has come out with? They’re available in-store at Staples. Definitely more cheerful than slapping someone’s gift in one of those boring, yellowish brown, padded envelopes. And check out the awesome holiday-themed shipping tape.

Instead of throwing all my coupons in my purse, I decided to organize them in this Shagreen Accordion File. When I go Christmas gift shopping I’ll throw the file in my car, and when I arrive at the store, I’ll grab the coupons I need. I’m sure this method will be ten times more stress-free then spending five minutes digging through my purse.

I hung this Shagreen Pocket, which comes with thumbtacks (thank you, Martha) above the file cabinet. I filled the pocket with address labels in a Corner Lock™ High Capacity Document Sleeve and addresses and return address stickers in another Document Sleeve. This area will definitely come in handy when it’s time to send out Christmas cards.

I used a large galvanized container to hold my rolls of gift wrapping paper. Care to guess my favorite paper? Hint: mittens.

I used some boxes I already had to organize my gift bows and tissue paper. I used these great Martha Stewart Home Office with Avery Chalkboard Labels to mark the boxes. The Chalkboard Labels are such a great idea because when the holidays are over and I put the holiday stuff back in our attic, I can erase the labels and use the boxes to store something else. The labels are also removable, an added bonus.

And there you have it.

Bring on the holidays. This chick is organized and ready.

Are you organized and ready for the holidays? No? Well you’re in luck because I have a $100 Staples gift card to give away to one lucky person. That’s right, one of you will be able to head to Staples and pick up some of this awesomeness from the Martha Stewart Home Office with Avery collection.

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To enter the giveaway, comment on this post and tell me which Martha Stewart Home Office with Avery item you’d love to buy if you won the $100 Staples gift card.

Visit Staples to see the entire Martha Stewart Home Office with Avery collection. Be sure to check out the Avery website and Facebook page.

Rules:
No duplicate comments.
You may receive (2) total entries by selecting from the following entry methods:
a) Leave a comment in response to the sweepstakes prompt on this post
b) Tweet (public message) about this promotion; including exactly the following unique term in your tweet message: “#SweepstakesEntry”; and leave the URL to that tweet in a comment on this post
c) Blog about this promotion, including a disclosure that you are receiving a sweepstakes entry in exchange for writing the blog post, and leave the URL to that post in a comment on this post
d) For those with no Twitter or blog, read the official rules to learn about an alternate form of entry.

This giveaway is open to US Residents age 18 or older. Winners will be selected via random draw, and will be notified by e-mail. You have 72 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.

The Official Rules are available here.

This sweepstakes runs from 11/14/12-12/14/12.

Be sure to visit the Martha Stewart Home Office with Avery page on BlogHer.com where you can read other bloggers’ reviews and find more chances to win!

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I’m sharing this at the following parties: Home Stories A to Z, Tatertots and Jello, House of Hepworths, The Shabby Creek Cottage, Tidy Mom, Liz Marie Blog, Craftomaniac, The Shabby Nest, Positively Splendid, Whipperberry, Funky Junk Interiors, Classy Clutter, Today’s Creative Blog, Uncommon Designs, Live Laugh Rowe, Miss Mustard Seed, and Serenity Now.

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