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  One Artsy Mama: Big Birthday Bash: The Giveaways : Hey, friends!  In case you missed some of the birthday festivities yesterday, here's where you can find all three prize packages that are up...

Happy Little Snowman Christmas Creating Christmas cards has never been this easy. View the entire collection of cards.

I am so excited about this giveaway! It is for a  NetZero  4G Mobile Broadband Hotspot. The winner will receive a NetZero 4G Hotspot and services valued at $300. The Hotspot enables you to connect up to 8 Wi-Fi enabled devices to 4G broadband at once.  There are now 80 markets around the United States.  NetZero 4G Mobile Broadband is a secure, mobile, super-fast 4G Internet service for laptops, iPads, tablets, netbooks, and anything else that uses Wi-Fi.We even hooked up our Blu-ray player to it. Since I have been very disappointed with my home internet DSL I was very enthusiastic to review this product and service. Let me tell you that I was totally blown away! I could not believe how fast websites and apps loaded. I used to think there was something wrong with my laptop....it turned out to be just issues with my old connection. The other awesome thing about the Mobile Broadband Hotspot is that you can take it with you! It is perfect for holiday t...

Oh my! The fabulous Kate Landers Events has done it again. Go check out all the holiday baking-themed goodies from Taste of Home, Layla Grayce, The TomKat Studio, Fancy Flours and InkSpot Workshop! Love that they have a prize from The TomKat Studio Click here to go to Kate Landers, LLC to enter.

I ADORE jewelry from The Vintage Pearl ! Here is a nifty giveaway for them.   chambanachik: The First Christmas Giveaway: The Vintage Pearl : Let's start off the Christmas Giveaways with a bang, shall we? You've most likely heard of The Vintage Pearl before this post- I know...

I hope you all had a pleasant Thanksgiving! We had a great Thanksgiving with friends, saw family and even put up our Christmas Tree. I don't know about you but I can't believe the Holiday Season is upon us!  Well, to celebrate this season of giving here is a sweet little giveaway from Printable Parties to Go by Bison Bleu  They specialize in Printable Parties to Go for Any Occassion- and custom orders  are accepted Feather has happily donated a $25 Gift Certificate to her etsy shop or towards a custom design. a Rafflecopter giveaway

I love Fall and I love Marshmallow Pops. Over the weekend I decided to make some for my Safari Themed Baby Shower. The harvest colors fit right in with my theme. I used Kraft Jet-Puffed Swirl Mallows with Caramel and Vanilla and Chocolate Vanilla. I started off with some Wilton melting chocolates in a double boiler. This is so easy that I had my almost 5 year old help me put them together. The most important thing I learned when making these things is that you have to dip the lollipop stick in chocolate before you stick it on the marshmallow. This totally acts like glue. You then carefully dip the marshmallows in the melted chocolate and then you dip them in sprinkles. I also made some s'more pops with crushed graham crackers and mini Kraft Marshmallows. I think I am going to be on the lookout for some more of these flavored marshmallows so I can make holiday gifts for her teachers. Linked up at: Funky Polka Dot Giraffe

Hi Everyone! I can't believe that Halloween is over, November is here and Thanksgiving is upon us! To celebrate this season of thanks I wanted to share with you a pair of these cool earrings from my fabulous bloggy friend Tricia of Mama Marchand's Nest . She has several bead colors available for the earrings. I am a big fan of her jewelry and have already purchased a few pairs of earrings from her. You can say hi to her on Facebook and then go visit her shop . Here is a little about Tricia in her own words:   I’m Tricia, author of the lifestyle blog Mama Marchand’s Nest and shop owner of Mama’s Nest Designs . Rooted in Jesus and madly in love with the hubs and my little girl, I write about faith, fashion, mamahood, and marriage. My shop is filled with vintage and nature inspired jewelry, handmade with love. a Rafflecopter giveaway *Tricia is in the process of moving right now, so her shop is closed for a few weeks until she settl...

October has sure been a busy month! We have gone camping, we went to Napa, went to birthday parties, went to the pumpkin patch and then to Boo at the Zoo. I have been keeping up pretty good despite being 7 months pregnant. I am really looking forward to maternity, though. Here are a few pictures of what we have been up to the past couple of weeks.

In case you didn't know....there is a HUGE giveaway going on at Kate Landers Events ! There are multiple prizes from multiple sponsors. They include some of my favorites like: Cakes and Kids The Twinery And some vendors I have always wanted to try like: Crazy about Macarons Good Luck!

 I know that it isn't even Halloween yet but it isn't too early to be thinking about Holiday Cards. You are probably like me and have a camera full of cute photos of your family or pets. Shutterfly has a fabulous collection of  Holiday Cards in many varieties...from flat to folded, religious to secular, whimsical to serious. Here are a few of my favorites: They even have New Year cards.  Sometimes I procrastinate and don't send cards out on time so I have been known to send New Years cards. Make sure you check out their Special Offers Page for some great deals! GIVEAWAY One lucky winner will receive $50 off their total order at Shutterfly (does not include shipping & cannot be combined with any other promotions). Enter through the Rafflecopter form below. This giveaway is open to U.S. residents only and ends at 11:59 PM on Monday, October 29, 2012. This is a sponsored post. a Rafflecopter giveaway

I am in love with the Velvet Pumpkins from Love Feast table. Go check out the giveaway here: Art by Karena: Love Feast Shop Velvet Pumpkins Giveaway : Autumn has arrived and along with it the flaming leaves, the fall scents and rich colors! I am sure many of you remember seeing the gor...

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Yes, I have yet another burlap project for you all. I am  happy to report that I am finally out of my stash of burlap that I bought from Mindy Mae's Market . I have made 2 wreaths, a memo board and my mother in law made cones for wedding flowers for her nephew's wedding (the same one that I made the paper flowers and banner for). Today's project is a simple fall wreath made with a FloraCraft wreath form, burlap, and fall colored fake flowers. First I wrapped the burlap around the wreath form.  Then I removed the flowers from the stems and began to hot glue them to the burlap.  I used a low temperature glue gun. I am forever traumatized by getting burned by a glue gun set on high.  My little helper was again very pleased with this project.