The Winner's Circle

Win Number: 116

2012-01-25T04:29:00.000-08:00

Thanks to a housewife and granola Mama I was able to score an outfit at childrens store Vintage Couture! I chose the flower power retro dress for Delia, I will update on the awesomeness of it once it comes to me. The winter look book was easy to use and had a variety of items for boys and girls. Check them out and visit My Life as a housewife & Granola Mama and vintage couture for great items, reviews and giveaways.

Win Number: 115

2012-01-18T05:05:00.000-08:00

I am the winner of the Host Your Day, Your Way Pull-Ups Potty Dance House Party Host Spot Giveaway on Blessings Abound Mommy! I get a sweet potty prize pack and get to host a potty dance party! I really need it too because Diego is totally reverting back to having accidents lately from the second child being around so we need to beef up our potty security! I have won from Jacquelines blog before, she is totally reputable and I recommend her highly!

Win Number 114!

2012-01-18T05:00:00.000-08:00

I won another instant win! It also happens to be another year supply of soem food products, lol. Last time I won a years supply of Honey Nut cheerios which we recently ran out of. Im now expecting a years supply of fruit snacks, my Son is going to be so excited. Thanks General Mills for having the promotion!

Win Number: 113

2011-12-06T07:24:00.000-08:00

I won a sweet chick-Fil-A plush for a friend at work who is obsessed with Chick-Fil-A. Thanks to Busy Working Momma for helping me make a coworker very happy!

Win 112

2011-12-06T06:47:00.000-08:00

A big Giant thank you goes out to a Mom Less ordinary for helping me get free Christmas cards 2 years in a row! Last year I got great prints from another company and this year my Cards are coming from Tiny Prints! This is not the card I chose but it was one of my favorite, I almost could not decide between the one I got and this one! They should be coming soon and I can't wait to see them, although this year our picture was a little crazy because Delia refused to look at the camera.

The force is strong with win number: 111

2011-12-06T04:51:00.001-08:00

I won a force FX light saber from the Join the Jedi promotional instant win! I probably played about 60 times beofre I actually won. It's a kids instant so I had to forfeit it right to Diego, he's actually getting this one under the Christmas tree! Santa loves to bring star wars gifts to our family, we even have enough star wars ornaments to have our very own star wars themed tree each year. The light saber came about three weeks later and it was a blue anakin saber which Diego will really love! Thanks Hasbro!

Win Number 110

2011-10-24T05:50:00.000-07:00

Here comes Santa Claus, Here comes Santa Claus! I love being able to stock up on awesome holiday gifts through giveaways. My husband and son wanted to build these very badly. They are kind of costly and my husband went to the website a while ago to customize one and he said to purchase what he wanted to make would cost us a whole paycheck, lol. This is why I enter sweeps, so we can have awesome fun stuff and not pay the price! Also it's a ton of fun and so informative. Thanks Mommys Hangout! If it were not for you and your three girls and your awesome blog I wouldn't have to opportunity to do this one!

Win Number 109

2011-10-24T05:35:00.000-07:00

This win is something so useful. You might not have to label your kids stuff but I have to, and boy do I have to. I have to label EVERYTHING. My sons school follows "state board" regulations which means I have to label all the clothes, toys, cups, bottles, shoes, EVERYTHING. American Muslim Mom gave me the opportunity to enter to win a big mabels labels prize pack which I wasn't going to pass on. I won and I sent them my info, I can't wait to get them, I even sent out a tweet about it, which I don't usually do!

Santa Baby

2011-10-20T12:55:00.000-07:00

You see this? This is what Santa needs to get this year for my son to have a merry Christmas. I hear on the DL that they will be hard to come by. I haven't seen any giveaways lately where you can win them but while browsing one of my regular spots I totally hit the jackpot! MOM Start who happens to run one of my favorite Mom blogs as you all know I am formally addicted to and she reviewed and is giving away one with a bunch of great games as well! I can't help but take advantage of whoring myself out for 5 extra entries, god knows I have done it here before and it paid off! VTech is awesome and I already own several quality products so I can only imagine what kind of awesomeness this has in store. Head on over to Mom Start and check out VTech and try not to enter too much because I need all the help I can get, kidding.

Win #108

2011-10-06T12:22:00.000-07:00

I won a brand new divinci Crib from Hayneedle! I have purchased a davinci in the passed, my son still sleeps in his but we converted it to a day bed, they are built to last! I won this from Mama B, you'll notice I have her button on my side bar too! She was so nice and was able to help me choose a finish also! I am so excited my daughter is in a crib from wal mart that cost us about $50 bucks and I think this actually retails around $400 with shipping and therefor is the biggest prize I have ever won! So I am going to donate the crib I have to the locate shelter in our town. I am really so excited and I would love for everyone to also head over to Mama B and take advantage of her reviews and giveaways as I have. This is also I think my first raffelcopter win, so here's to them too!

Win 107

2011-09-12T05:56:00.001-07:00

I swear I have the best luck winning candy these days. I won an instant mars Candy game and I should be getting a coupon in the mail for a free twix bar. Im stocked because now they have peanut butter and I wouldn't normally just buy myself one.

here's the link to the instant win and you get a free code by clicking "I don't have a code" which is what I did, I hope you all get free candy too!

Win Number: 106

2011-09-08T11:50:00.001-07:00

Im a lazy mom...

no not me! that's the name of the blog I won from this morning. I won some Halloween transfers, super cute stuff, I think I might put them on my pumkins I stole from the bar that have absolute on them, just as a personal touch, since I dont drink much vodka.

This is the first raffelcopter I have won. I was angry with the switch to raffelcopter at first because it wasn't compatable with my system and it kept giving me and error messege when I was trying to enter stuff. Now I kind of love it because it cuts my entry time down tremendously.

Win Number: 105

2011-09-08T08:16:00.000-07:00

There's very few times I win from a blog that I actually go to EVERY single day. There's actually probably only about 5 or 6 that I visit that regularly. Super Punch is one of them, if it were not for super punch I would not be able to find the most offensive and/or beautiful desktop images I rotate through on a weekly basis. I also find all my favorite toy info there. If you remember I used to be a famous toy designer and package designer for a company that conducted themselves so poorly they had to lay off some very talented individuals like myself. Screw them. Did I type that outloud?

I digress.

Super Punch gets me all the toy news I need that I don't get anymore since im now working a regular 9-5 that has nothing to do with T-1's, die cuts, paint approval, artist proofs or general toy debauchery. They also provide me lots of geeky and nerdy Internet junk, because who doesn't appreciate an update on ninja warrior once in a while, or perhaps the latest in cute baby animal videos. Not to mention some fantastic artwork that even someone who didn't spend their whole life in art school can appreciate.

well when I got on the site I noticed they were giving away a $25 credit to Threadless, which if you can't tell by my photo above is hilarious, oh yeah and they screen print hilarity on T-shirts. I managed to order myself a "Han Shot First" shirt, because Greedo is a fucking asshole and it's totally clear that Han shot first, and I am willing to wear a shirt blazon to the fact that not only am I a Star Wars nerd, as proved by my last job of writing a professional Star Wars blog and designing action figures for the Lucas license, but that I love weird Tees.

I also got my son some pretty funny shirts, but he doesn't appreciate them as much as I do. I wanted the "Beer" shirt, but they are sadly sold out. P.s- Dog fish head pumpkin ale is out today and I have a case on reserve im picking up after work, drunken texts to my friends to follow.

I was the first commenter to this post on Super Punch and reeled in the credit. Not to mention managed to somehow start a commenting flame war on the post which is almost better that the win itself.

If you know whats good for you you'll go check them out.

Win Number: 104

2011-08-22T05:35:00.000-07:00

I was participating in a daily instant win for the movie Cars 2. I didn't win any of the instant wins but then they sent an email survey to ask how you liked the contest. i took the survey because you would be entered to win even more prizes. Well wouldn't you know it I got an email back a few days later thanking me for taking the survey and with it a $100.00 gift card to Amazon.com. Can you say "Christmas Shopping!", I got the kids each three gifts to store away for Christmas and I also got Diegos pinata for his birthday. Such a great win!

Win Number: 103

2011-08-17T04:48:00.001-07:00

Another Candy instant win, im not complaining, lol!

I used the free instant code provided by the website and won on my first try, thats always a moral booster in the morning.

Win Number: 102, The forgotten win.

2011-08-12T05:05:00.001-07:00

I had completely forgotten about an instant win from skittles! I got my coupon for free skittles in the mail the other day! It will be a nice treat next time I hit the grocery store.

Win Number: 101

2011-08-09T06:14:00.000-07:00

My 101st win is yet another Pear tree giveaway! Don't worry I emailed pear tree when I was entering like mad and made sure I could win more than once. This time I won from Life of Rylie. I enter a ton of her contests and she is amazing, especially because I accidentaly deleted the winning email and she was nice enough to direct messege me on twitter before I lost my prize!

Win Number:100!!!

2011-08-09T05:04:00.001-07:00

Well it's finally here, win number 100. I started this hobby a few years ago and already I have hit a milestone. I guess a very special thank you is in order to the sponsor and the blog host for the amazing title of win number 100. Actually I was going to shout out this blog anyway because it's so awesome. Blueberries and Oats follows the eating habits of a remarkable lady, if you don't have any interest in dieting and eating healthy at least go visit to see the beautiful pictures of all her meals. Robyn thanks for making this win awesome for me and good luck in your endevour to be the healthiest and most balance person you can be!

I won two weeks of free yogart!

Win Number: 99

2011-08-08T13:46:00.000-07:00

I won another U Printing Giveaway, last year I used this to print a giant banner for Diego's second birthday. This year I am using it for custom stickers for his favors! I won from In My opinion a great little review blog, check her out!

Win Number: 98

2011-08-08T13:37:00.000-07:00

Sammi's Blog of life is my new favorite blog. I have known Sammi for a while from my sweeping site, I have no idea why I have been putting off entering her giveaways but I have decided to become an avid participant. I won already! I won two bags of barilla pasta! Just to let you know out of the 98 items I have won so far, this came the fastest, I won on a Monday and I got my prize on Tuesday. I am not sure how that is even possible but im very impressed. I already made the pasta and my family enjoyed it so much, I love winning food!

Win Number: 97

2011-08-08T12:39:00.000-07:00

Im the winner of the Pear Tree Greetings gift code at Today is my Someday!

I chose these invites for Diego's Third Birthday, they match the thank you cards I got from my prior Pear tree win from Pammie in Pajammies. Today is my someday rocks and I thank them so much for cutting out this expense on my birthday budget!

Win Number: 96

2011-08-08T12:15:00.000-07:00

She Hearts it is an awesome blog with great handmade and custome giveaways that I adore! I won the best giveaway EVER. The crazy cuddly big bad wolfy giveaway. She doesn't let me steal the picture of it so if you're dying to know what it is click here. Also if you want to go visit her (Andrea) blog click here too.

Win Number: 95

2011-08-08T12:03:00.000-07:00

Jaime over at Take it From Me hosted a wonderful Thomas and friends DVD giveaway. My son is the biggest fan of trains and thomas you'll find and he loves this huge DVD set that I won from jaime. Check out her blog for great weekly deals too!

Win #94

2011-05-24T10:19:00.000-07:00

Someone special is going to be getting this awesome win! BeTweenTalk is an awesome teen website and held a contest where I got to win this for a special little girl in my life :)

It's a limited addition and isworth a pretty penny believe it or not, I should make her leave it in the box until she's 20 years old.

Win Number 93!

2011-05-24T09:47:00.000-07:00

Thank you to two kids and a coupon for the awesome addition to our DVD collection, my son loves trains so much, in fact his biggest toy to date is a great train table that santa brought him a while back. He is going to be so excited to watch these DVD's

Win #92

2011-05-24T09:37:00.000-07:00

Pammie in Pajammies is one of my newest and most favorite blogs! She hosted a pear tree giveaway, I have won from pear tree before and it's got to be the best paper companies out there. They offer the best kids invites and I used my credit to get some awesome thank you notes for my son to use for his birthday party!

Win #91

2011-05-24T09:35:00.001-07:00

Thank you to Sage and Savy blog for hosting a fireman Sam DVD giveaway! I have won from their site before and this DVD came super quick and was a great addition to my sons collection!

Win #90!

2011-05-19T12:31:00.000-07:00

I won a sweet baby bullet from the blog Sure Baby. First things first, the writter of sure baby was amazing, she was sweet and followed up with me and even contacted the sponsor after it took a while for my prize to arrive. I definatly win continue to patron her! Secondly let me say the baby bullet is awesome. I tried it out just to test since my baby girl wont be eating solids for a few more months, its great, works awesome and really delivers. It comes with so much, and the instructional manual is adorable, from a graphic designers prespective anyway. I highly recommend both the blog and the baby bullet.

Win Number: 89

2011-01-31T05:54:00.000-08:00

Amanda Acuna is an awesome blogger, I have been Reading her for a long, long time! I have won from her twice now as far as her giveaways goes, if I read her post on the reg I might as well enter the contests too right?!? Well I happen to score the blue ray extended edition Avatar box set and I am stoked. We got a blue ray for Christmas but don't actually own any blue ray, what a great one to start out with right?!? Thanks so much to Amanda and I highly recommend visiting her site: Mommy Mandy, shes got tons of great posts!

Win Number: 88

2011-01-31T05:35:00.000-08:00

Guess who won a years supply of Cheerios. That's right, this guy! I can't wait, im so excited, cereal is so expensive that I rarely even buy it, and coupons are usually only usable if you buy three boxes, so not worth it, we have a hard time eating one big box. What an awesome instant win this is, I played the game everyday for like a month and a half before I won, lol, now I just need to win the years supply of milk that's going on, and oh yes I will be trying!

Win Number:87

2011-01-31T05:15:00.000-08:00

CSN might just be the greatest web-site in the world, mostly because it has everything and because in the Mom blog community the give away a ridiculous amount of promotional material. This is the second time I have won a CSN store code and I have great experiences with them. The hard part is picking something out because they honestly have everything. I won this time from California Monkey Mom and just like last time this was a great win and I just have to say I love CSN! We got a rice pot that was on clearance and it came super fast this time.

Win Number: 86

2011-01-31T05:04:00.000-08:00

Mellisa at Fun Saving Money not only hosts a slew, and I mean a slew on contests and giveaways, she also posts yummy recipes and money saving tips/coupons. She hosted a ton of kids dvd reviews and giveaways lately and i took advantage of being able to enter these and win an awesome bob the builder: The golden hammer DVD for Diego. He watches these in the car and he loves bob, and Wendy too! Thanks Mellisa for your hard work and for bringing all the awesome giveaways to your site!

Win Number: 85

2011-01-31T05:00:00.001-08:00

I won three months worth of toaster struddles! They sent my coupons really fast and i stocked up on three boxes of the fruit flavors and then one box of the scramblers for my husband! I ate them every morning on my way to work for a while, i hadn't had a toaster struddle since high school so it was a major throw back. The only complain I had was that one of the boxes didn't come with icing, I saved the box so I could email the company but then the cleaning people at work threw it away so i didn't have any of the information on the box to reference the "run" or "batch" that didn't have icing. It was awesome to get to try these again after so long, when Diego is a little bigger maybe I will let him eat these in the AM, for right now he needs a more nutritious breakfast though.

Win Number: 84

2010-12-06T10:24:00.000-08:00

Thanks Angela over at Hot Mom Tips for the great review of Pear tree and the awesome 30 dollar gift code, now I can get Diego's thank you cards for his birthday party, and maybe some labels for the envelopes as well! I was eyeing these since the promotions started during October, I love pear tree and cant wait to get started!

Win Number: 83

2010-12-06T10:07:00.001-08:00

I won a betty Crocker instant win, I know right, another one! I won a box of cake mix and a bag of cookie mix. Unfortunatly it has to be through safeway and I dont shop there anymore so i passed them onto a friend, but giving is nice too!

Win Number: 82

2010-12-06T09:54:00.000-08:00

Catch a boat prize promotion!

I am really on a roll with the instant wins, I never had good experiences with them until recently, i have to tell you im starting to think they are worth it.

heres the email I got from the promotion!

Jennifer Lleras,
We're happy to let you know that you're a winner in the Catch a Boat 3.0 Promotion! You've won a 6' 3 Pc Spincast Combo with Carry Bag, lanyard with tool, and baseball hat, which has an approximate retail value of $57.97. Congratulations!
There's nothing you need to do except look for your prize within 8 to 12 weeks after the conclusion of the Promotion. If we happen to need additional information from you, we will contact you at this email address.

pretty spiffy huh?

I can't wait to go fishing, my husband is really excited!

Win Number: 81

2010-12-06T09:44:00.000-08:00

I won a giant vynal banner from U Printing from Momspotted! Jennifer (great name by the way) was kind enough to review her own banner and offer one from the sponsor. I won and designed it for Diego's 2nd Birthday, choo choo themed of course! I will let you know how it looks when it comes in!

I hope to make this the newest addition to my win list!

2010-11-22T12:36:00.000-08:00

Dirty Diaper Laundry is a blog I already belonged to, I follow them and subscribe by email. They do a great deal of reviewing and giving away of prizes, I rarely enter them now that I think about it... Well with baby number two on the way and only a few months looming over my head here I can't pass up on blogging about the giveaway to gain a few extra entries, after all i did win that awesome play yard this month!

So you can go here to view the giveaway, but please don't enter too many times, because you'll totally ruin my chances, muwahahahah!

Big Number 80!

2010-11-02T05:35:00.001-07:00

I need to send out a huge thank you to Sugar pop Ribbons this morning! Since I became preggo again I have been spending a lot more sweeping time to the baby and maternity giveaways, well... because that's the stuff I really need to win right now. I spent a whole lunch break entering all of the maternity giveaway event stuff! Especially the play yard and britax car seat ones, you'll find all these awesome buttons on my sidebar right over there ----->

I couldn't be moer excited when I opened my email this morning and had a brand new play yard email waiting for me! This may be the biggest prize i have ever won, retailing at $180. It's very useful for us and I am very grateful to the sponsor and the Sugar Pop Ribbons!

Win number: 79

2010-10-29T05:24:00.000-07:00

Just won my second instant prize ever! Im really feeling the luck/love this week! I won a $50 shell gift vard, one of the hourly prizes, im so excited, what a great way to start the morning. Thanks to car and Driver for hosting the giveaway!

Win Number 78 (First Instant Win)

2010-10-27T05:59:00.000-07:00

I won my first instant win ever! I never thaught I would see this day, I enter them daily, because it's pretty simple to put in an email adress and spin a wheel, but I have come up short for a long time. A $2 stuffed animal isn't the greatest prize, but maybe it's the start to a larger trend of instant wins!

Lucky Number 77!

2010-10-15T05:52:00.000-07:00

I won a peiacare giveaway! I will be recieving a pediacare product to stock up in my medicine cabnit for when Diego gets sick this winter, hopefully he doesn't but it helps to have good products waiting in the wings! I won this from Mommy's Free Time blog, so thanks a ton to Emmi who writes Mommy's free time and thank you to the sponsor as well!

I've been busy, otherwise known as Wins #'s 66-76

2010-10-05T05:38:00.001-07:00

It's hard to believe that I have won ten times and havn't found the time to post a single one. I have to admit I do feel some winners guilt because I know I can't spend all day dedicating ten individual posts so I will have to list them here with respected links and hope the sweepsstakes gods smile upon me. Either that or I might have to sacrafice a goat, which reminds me I miss Rome a whole lot, god bless HBO and it's amazing production quality. I digress...

Without further ado these are the wins I had yet to document:

#66-Crayola Prize Pack Giveaway (I let my son keep some and donated some to a school supply drive)
#67-Bon Ton Gift Card (the sponsor gave me this in paypal which I thought was amazing)
#68-Ziggy and Friends Print
#69-Five Wood accessories Wooden cuff bracelet
#70-Recipe Box
#71-Everly Grey $200.00 maternity shopping spree (best prize evar!)
#72-Nacho mamas T Shirt
#73-Mommy Maestra Bilingual Flash Cards
#74-CSN Gift Card (Spent on Christmas presents)
#75- Johnsons and Johnsons Naturals Prize pack(saving for the new baby)
#76 Yo Gabba Gabba Prize Pack (saving that for Diego's stocking)

Andies Ink is a real Hoot!

2010-05-14T19:30:00.000-07:00

It's been a long time since I hosted a giveaway, it's also been a long time since I posted. It's fair to say that I had my share of ordeals these past three months. I don't want to get into that on this blog because it's supposed to be light hearted though. In my dreary days of past one thing did bring a smile to my face, that thing was Andie sending a care package of hooterific goodies to us for a giveaway. I sat on these giveaway goodies for way too long, so now is the time I will be sharing!

Andies Ink is a cutie pie of an Etsy store. she specializes in scrap-booking type paper goodies and some very special and unique decorative hangables. I have the pleasure of sharing with you one of each type of goodie with an owl theme!

Before we get to the giveaway I wanted to share some more things I love from Andies store.

This is a close up of one of my favorites! Meet this cute Panda wall hanger, it says "Dream Big" on it but I think the panda it self is so perfect that all you need to see to fall in love is his cute little face! I love the rustic polka dots too!

Andie is a graphic designer like myself and she has a great eye for laying out some really interesting cards.I love handmade cards and I always get tons of compliments on these as well! I love this one for any occasion, just to say hello (picture me smiling and waving through the windows at your front door as you try to pretend you're not home).

Now say Hello to my favorite card, im giving it till the end of the contest before I buy this one up for myself! Im getting a cup cake tattoo on one of my sleeve very soon so I found this card to be near and dear to me. I also love the stitching! All of her cards run for $2.50 and that's a steal compared to what you pay for a generic card at Hal-mark these days.

So now for the goods, I was preparing for a themed Owl giveaway however too many contributors backed out at the last minute, hence my long and loving post for Andie for hanging in there so long. I was about to just cut her a check for her trouble and from me making her wait so long to get this under way! So up for grabies we have two hooty items from Andies store...

This is a lovely little shadow box that contains a cute paper owl with some fantastic detail, the photo does not do it justice because the inside of the box is modge podged with some lovely clippings and the outside is as well. it has a hanger on the back and would make a lovely addition to any room. I would have hung it in my sons room, he has tons of wall space and loves to check out all the pictures i have hung up for him from time to time.

Also included in this prize is one of Andies amazing cards. What strikes me most about her cards is that the quality of paper is so high! It's almost like felt, the paper is so soft and textured! Anyone would be thrilled to receive it in the mail, trust me!

Where to Buy

hit up Andies Ink and browse around, she has a nice little selection of goods for you to choose from! Some more owls as well as some fawns and butterflys.

How to win

One entry per person. All you have to do is go to Andies Ink and comment on your favorite item. Please leave contact info so that we can contact the winner. The contest is running from May 15th until May 30th at 12 pm eastern pacific time.

more to come soon as I pick up the pieces!

WinNumber: 65

2010-05-13T20:23:00.000-07:00

A big thanks to Gathering my roses and rockstar accessories for the awesome badge holder that i needed so desperately with my new job, the first one I have had where i need a badge!

Update: This badge holder broke three times before I got sad and just tossed it. It was really disappointing because I was so anxious to get it and so excited to have something to stand me apart form my co-workes, but it was just not working with me, I wasn't rough with it at all, it actually broke the first time I ever wore it. :(

Win Number: 64

2010-05-13T20:17:00.000-07:00

Thank you so much Funky Monkey for the awesome copy of Motherhood, staring Uma Thermon!!!

Win Number: 63

2010-05-13T20:14:00.000-07:00

Thank you Energizer Bunny's Mommy Reports for hosting a super DVD win for me and Diego! He won not only the bob the builder DVD but also a John Deere DVD that he refuses to take out of the portable DVD player.

Win Number: 62

2010-03-30T06:06:00.000-07:00

A big giant thanks to A Giveaway addicted Mommy, which is a strange name for a blog, they should just call it the Jennifer blog because I am exactly that: A Giveaway Addicted Mommy! So I found a blog made just for me, lol! I won possibly the best prize ever, a $50 gift card to safeway from fiber one, Love their key lime pie. Husband wants me to get steaks, I want to stock pile on some diapers, we'll see who wins this one. So everyone head over to Kari's site and read up on her reviews and enter a few contests, I am moving her up into the daily status so that I can make sure to enter all her giveaways, why you ask? Because im an addict that's why! Is there a sweepstakes anonymous meeting somewhere near by?

Update: It took a long time to recieve but what a blessing a gift card to the grocery store is!

Win Number: 61 (First March Win!)

2010-03-15T06:56:00.000-07:00

We have our first win of March! I feel like I was reading so many blogs and entering so many contests that it should have happened sooner, but...
I am really happy to say that the first win of March came from one awesome blogger, Mahaylas Mommy is a blog where I like to read about personal stories, awesome baby sales, and cool reviews of course.
Diego and I won a pillow pet, we picked the moose for him and I already know he loves them so it will be a nice addition to our toy family. Sarah over at Mahaylas Mommy is giving away another one this week, so head on over and enter, I don't think I can enter again so feel free to go for all the extra entries I normally say not to so that I can win. Also read some of her posts because she's a really nice and sensitive person with good things to say.

Win Number: SIX ZERO!!!!

2010-02-24T08:18:00.000-08:00

Some times I enter contests because I think I would like the prize, and sometimes I enter them because I freakin love the prize and must have it. This was one of those cases. I rented Whip It and I feel in love, I kind of wish I would have seen it in the theaters. it was cute,and inspirational, well written and had a great cast.

There are tons of these floating around and I entered my share but i found out today I won! I won from Rockin' Mama who just happens to be an an awesome bloggin' mama that I have won from in the past. I totally dig her blog, her look, style, and writing. I couldn't be happier to win from her again!

I already saw the movie so I probably won't write an update, but maybe I will let you know if I loved as much the second time around.

Win Number: 59

2010-02-17T11:18:00.000-08:00

Two wins in one week, I am back on my roll people! I am also almost to win number 60. I do read Minnesota Mama's blog very frequently, she holds tons of reviews and contests on a pretty regular basis. She recently held a contest for your choice of some Sandra Magsamen items and I won! I am choosing two of these frames because they are super cute and because you can never have too many picture frames. Go check out her blog and enter some of her giveaways, like I said she is hosting tons!

Update: I received these in like three days, never got anything that fast! I love the frames but the wire that goes into the ceramic part of the frame comes right out and had to be glued.

Win Number: 58

2010-02-16T06:19:00.000-08:00

Traveling with MJ and Planeteye Travler hosted a contest in which they were giving away one of the popular petcentric Rachael Ray gift bags. There is no picture of the gift bag and I have no idea what is all included but I won it and will definatly update you on what I got when I get it! Im excited, it's almost like a surprise win.

In the mean time you can check out their sites above!

Win Number: 57

2010-02-09T06:40:00.001-08:00

In case you hadn't noticed macy's is having a huge campaign for the American Heart Association. The Go red campaign is all over the internet and all over all my favorite blogs. I entered each one I saw and pledged to wear red, why wouldn't you, macy's will even give you extra off your purchase just for wearing red.

The Mom Reviews hosted one of these awesome giveaways, among many others that I wish I could win, I enter all of her giveaways! I was the lucky winner of the Macy's card, $25 whole bucks to spend on whatever I want! I said I wanted new Martha Plates and that might just be what I get too!

head on over and check out The Mom Reviews, if anything there's a ton of awesome reviews and giveaway opportunities in it for you.

Update: I did receive my Gift card and I will be using it this weekend to purchase a new black shrug to war over a party dress for Saturday!

Win Number: 56 (First Win of February!)

2010-02-03T05:55:00.001-08:00

Ahhhhh, I can finally relax, I was totally having win withdraw. I have been doing an extra amount of blog reading and contest entering, one because the football season is over so I am freed up a tiny bit at work, and two because so many more review blogs and Mom blogs exist for me to peruse. I was hitting up "A day in the Life" for her coupon deals and money saving tips. I entered to win a $25 Star Bucks gift card a while back. The best part is the comment was about getting debt free this year, I have to work harder, I am losing site already...

Well anyway, getting this gift card means I will be able to treat myself because part of my plan is not spending an money on things we don't need, and while the coffee here at work is a far cry from the ginger bread latte it is free.

Thank you to Christina for all her coupons and money saving tips and also for the coffee, the $25 will get me about a months worth of coffee treats im sure! go check her out here!

Update: I got my gift card in the mail, I can't wait to splurge on my coffee addiction. A slew of vanilla lattes is in my near future.

Win Number: 55

2010-01-22T06:36:00.000-08:00

Win Number 55 comes from the Mom blog Three Different Directions. Thanks to Tammy and her blog for hosting a cool Wii game giveaway. This is the first game i have ever won, but I just got Wii this year for Christmas. I can't wait to get it and play and see if i love it as much as Tammy and her girlfriends did. Check them out of at 3DD and check out my cool new game for Wii!

Update: We got our game and it's loads of fun! Only I feel bad because the sqeeballs are cute and you have to creatively kill them, LOL.

Win Number: 54

2010-01-05T09:29:00.001-08:00

Number 54 comes to you from Rockin Mama! She held a slew of holiday giveaways... I entered this one for the hubby since he has the iphone. I won an iphone package that comes with a jam jacket for playing games to the highest level of dorkness and a cool slim shell cover! I hope I get to choose the graphic because otherwise I probably will have to give it to someone else because of the level of girliness. Thanks to Rockin mama and all her sponsors, she will be added to the wall of win so go check her out soon!

Win Number: 53

2009-12-28T11:37:00.000-08:00

OMG, it totally worked! I blogged about something I wanted to win, to obtain the extra entries and I totally won it. I worked so hard doing everything possible to get the biggest chance at winning and I did! I am actually really proud of myself. I know since I have won from blessing abound before that I will love my prize and get more than I expected. What a great blog to win from! We picked Diego this Jacket for next winter, I love it!

Update: We got Diego's coat, this is for next year, im happy about not having to buy one! It's awesome quality and has down so I know it's really warm.

Win Number: 52

2009-12-28T06:04:00.000-08:00

Thanks to My Wee View for holding some great childrens gifts idea reviews over the holidays. I entered to win an Elmo kinex set and won! I love this for my son, who loves blocks but just doesn't understand them yet. He is the most into cars and trucks right now so this might peak his interest in blocks because it has wheels. I will let you know how much he loves it when it comes, I did see these in the store and they really look like a cute gift idea, maybe if its awesome we can give some away at his birthday party!

Update: I got Diego's Elmo car, I had a hard time putting it together, although it's like five pieces, lol. My mom stepped in and assembled it in like five seconds, Diego loves it of course. Kinex also sent me another huge gift set as an extra, it was for 7+ so I gave it to my neighbors five boys to build. It was a great win!

Ok... So I am starting to do this more now.

2009-12-17T10:14:00.001-08:00

It's only because it's stuff I actually want to win, or else i wouldn't go to the trouble right? right?

Ok so hold onto your hat then, Blessings Abound is giving away a fantastic children coat of the winners choice from Rothschild. i have won from Blessing before and my prize came fast and was even bigger than i hoped for so i am all about winning from her again... Plus she is super cute, check out her ear bud review, it's adorable! So go an check it out, but don't enter too many times, because I want to win!

Update: OMG I so won!

Win Number: 51

2009-12-10T06:05:00.000-08:00

Finally! I was beginning to think my luck had run out... So we crossed the 50 win mark as well as got our first win of December! It is a pretty great win too. Mommies with cents is a great blog, I go there pretty frequently, they have enormous amounts of coupons to offer, it's probably the best feature of the site. She does a ton of reviews too, mostly for household items. I was the winner drawn to receive the Hana professional flat iron. I have stupid curly hair that I have been trying to wear straight my whole life, so it's a win that will no doubt go to good use. I can't wait to receive it and try it out, my flat iron now is the same one I used in the early 90's, so you can only imagine how bad it preforms as well as how awesome it's florescent green and pink colors are.

Update: Got my flat iron so fast, and with tons of additional extras. I love it and it works great! I definatly recommend it and the blog I won from as well!

Win Number: 50!

2009-11-13T07:43:00.000-08:00

Today was my 50th win! I can't believe that I have 50 wins under my belt. It's just a hobby but everytime I win something it's just so much fun! I still enjoy the reading of the reviews and learning about new products and stuff, it my relaxing thing I do.

So Without Further Ado!

Win Number 50 is from The Fabulous Won. I have won one of her holiday gift recommendations, lots of blogs do this, they choose lots of sponsors to be on a holiday list of items. I took home 100 custom photo prints from Less Ordinary Designs. She has a respectably giant Etsy store. I am envious of people who can really succeed on Etsy. Tons of prints to choose from and lots in the Holiday section. Jaime and I are going to choose this one and we will take some photos this weekend for it. I can not begin to tell you how happy I am to not have to print or design these this year, I havn't the time anyways. I will post the design when I get it and tell you all how it turns out once they come to me!

Update: They turned out fantastic, they are super high quality and I sent them all out this morning!!! here's a preview!

Win Number: 49

2009-11-05T06:15:00.001-08:00

Wow, I am really close to 50 wins here! You know... Giveaway today is officially my favorite giveaway site. I do go every single morning without fail, and so far I have won three times. The funniest part is out of all the contest I enter, this one has the most other people entering, everytime I win I am one in about 2000 people. Just luck of the draw I guess, but regardless I still think that it's the end all be all of giveaway sites. So I guess I have to thank them for a third time and just say if you really do want to win something, maybe try entering a few of their contests, some days they even do more than one!

So I won a pre-made card design from Nanny Sue! Here's what she's all about:

Enjoy the ease and convenience of having an announcement, card or invitation made just for you! Natty Sue makes the process fast, convenient, and very inexpensive. Take a look at her designs and choose one you like. All you need is a great photo(s) and a few words and Natty Sue will design the rest. After approval of the design you take image and print it off at a local printer of your choice. If you don't see anything that catches your eye, she can do custom jobs too-all you have to do is ask!

Thanks again Giveaway today for another great giveaway!

Win Number: 48

2009-11-02T12:13:00.000-08:00

One of my favorite things to win are cleaning products. I loath heading to the grocery store planning on spending a certain amount of money and going way over because I forgot I need expensive cleaners like laundry soap, dish soap and fabric softeners.

Thanks to the unpaint blog (a cute mommy blog I love) for hosting a giveaway and for scoring me 3 (three) bottles of the awesome new Dawn Hand renewal. I am sure if you're a chick you have seen and paid attention to these commercials. I can't wait to have soft hands from washing my dishes!

So thanks to Dawn and to Laura over at unpaint.

Update: I got my three bottles and while I haven't cracked the first one open because im not out of my current soap yet I am super excited, it's a really pretty color!

Win number: 47

2009-11-02T12:10:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Tricia's Dish another great blog about cooking and reviews and such for hosting a slew of giveaways. One which I was very lucky to have won. I will be receiving this stunning necklace from The Pretty peacock, a wonderful and custom jewelery store. I am going to get Jaime and Diego's birth stones put inside. I love this one, it's nice to win something good for myself, it's been a while!

Thanks a million!

Update: I got my necklace yesterday, it is more than I could have hoped for, I am never taking this one off!!! it is beautiful and I love that it's personalized.

Rejected

2009-09-23T08:10:00.000-07:00

Well, I got an email from the representative for the photo contest I entered and it would seem that I have been disqualified. Apparently I did not completely follow the rules of the contest. So despite the fact that I received all of the participant emails, was congratulated for entering and encouraged to promote my photo and even had my photo uploaded by said website personnel, I am now officially out if the running. I have to wonder if the fact that I was seriously kicking everyones butts had something to do with it, I am guessing that the other participants got jealous and made some angry emails.

Apperently I am getting a fabulous consolation prize, but that doesn't change the fact that I can't win the big prize that I was obviously shoeing in for. If it was there mistake by overlooking a broken rule this entire time, than why wouldn't they let me continue participating. I am very angry at the amount of web traffic I provided by directing my friends and family members to. How angry should I be though? I mean if I didn't follow the rules than that's one thing, but it would have been nice to have known in time to present and appropriate photo right?

SIGH...

You can help me win Cash Money!

2009-09-22T11:31:00.001-07:00

I am entered in a small photo contest, only about 10 other people participating. The prize is pretty big and I would love to win, please vote for me here, please give my photo five stars if you want to help out and vote. Also if you want my awesome recipe for my cranberry sauce let me know!

Win Number: 46

2009-09-20T08:57:00.000-07:00

I won again on giveaway today! How lucky is that! It was out of over 2000 people too! Thing is, I was asked to enter for my friend, and she totally wanted this prize really bad, so I feel extra lucky that I won something for her. I hope she enjoys it, it is a fat jelly roll of quilt fabric and I bet she makes something awesome with it too!

Update: My friend got this fabric and said it is wonderful! I was so happy to pass on this win to her!

Win Number: 45

2009-09-20T08:52:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Something Sewn! I won their latest giveaway! It is going to be a custom hand print like this one! We have to trace Diego's hand, which I will get husband to do tonight when he's sleeping and send it in, she will stitch it up like this one, isn't it cool! I can't wait to get it. Check out Something Sewn, she has a blog and an etsy store too!

Update: I received my handprint and it is way cute, what a nice keepsake! I wish it was already framed because I am having a hard time finding one myself, but otherwise it is very sweet!

Win Number: 44

2009-09-20T08:45:00.000-07:00

Thanks to the fantastic Mom Blog, Outnumbered 3 to 1 for having a gerat review and contest which I happen to have won! Diego now has a super cool pair of Uneaks! They came so fast, it's not everyday you win a contest and your prize comes that week, what a great sponsor. They are for Diego for later, they are about three times the size of his foot now. but they are so cool, that I wanted him to enjoy them when he can appreciate them. the fun part about them is that they are see through, you get the matching socks to go with them and the socks become a cool decoration on the side of the shoe! Thanks again to Outnumbered 3 to 1, we love our new uneaks.

Update: These shoes are totally rad! They won't fit Diego for a while but when they do he is going to be so stylin'.

Giveaway Closed

2009-09-15T05:47:00.000-07:00

The giveaway is now closed, the winner was notified and responded! Thank yu to everyone who participated, we hope to do another giveaway soon and to get a lot more people to participate. Last time we had over 100, so we want to achieve that goal again! Thanks again and congrats to our winner!

The Emmaline Fun Baby Review and Giveaway!

2009-09-07T05:55:00.000-07:00

The Emmaline on Etsy Fun Baby GIVEAWAY!

I had the pleasure of working with Lindsay at The Emmaline on Etsy for my first review and giveaway. She was kind enough to send me pretty much whatever I wanted too! I specifically asked her what she was working on new and if there was anything she wanted people to get to see. So I was then the new and proud owner of the drool Bandanna! More stylish than a bib and just as functional; this was perfect for my little Diego. He has already cut those notoriously first bottom teeth and now he is working on those big top teeth too. In case you don't have a rug rat of your own let me in a nut shell break teething down for you. It hurts very bad, it causes baby to cry (unless you have a freakishly happy baby like my best friend who didn't even know he was teething because he's just so obnoxiously happy), they also chew everything and drool a lot. In fact you might compare it to owning a saint Bernard puppy. So here's the deal, Diego is a drooler, so much so that his shirt is always wet, he also happens to love his rocking horse and cowboy stuff. So he got a lot of good use from his bandanna drool catcher. I loved that it snapped easily and the part that goes against babies skin is that soft almost minky fabric. Plus he looked really cut in it, I think a cow boy print might be in order. I gave the drool bib an "A" for design and an "A" for functionality because Diego's shirt remained dry.

Here's the fun part! Lindsay has offered up a cool Ice cream cone Bandanna drool bib for one of our readers!

Here's how to enter:

For your first entry: All you have to do is go to TheEmmaline etsy page, look around and comment here on what you like!

For a second entry: Favorite Emmaline on Etsy

For a third Entry: Follow us here at the Winners Circle

For an extra five entries!!! Purchase anything from either of her two stores: Here or Here.

please leave a separate comment for each entry and we will draw the winner via online random number generator next Monday. The winner will be notified by email and will have 72 hours to respond. Lindsay will be mailing the prize out directly to the winner so once you contact me I forward your info to her.

Thanks and Good luck!

Reviews and Giveaways!

2009-08-27T10:00:00.000-07:00

Hi Readers!

I am in the process of doing a little revamp on the winners circle. I mostly am excited to be in the process of recruiting some awesome artists and some cool products to review and giveaway. I know that it's tough to get started doing this but I really want to help out my fellow artisan community and show you all some of my favorite products as well. If there is anything that you might want to see reviewed and given away please feel free to post a comment or email me! Also if you want to let me host a giveaway for you please contact me. I am keeping My fingers crossed that I can host some great stuff for the Mom blogesphere!

Love,
Jennifer
The lucky winner

Win Number: 43

2009-07-24T06:12:00.000-07:00

Thanks To Emily at Giveaway Today for hosting a great give away, well... Everyday! I visit once a day, even if i am not entering contests. She is one of the few blogs where there is just a review and a giveaway and it's easy to enter, just type your name! If you want extra entries you can always do more but the first one is free. I won a $40.00 gift certificate to Taffy Tree and I can't wait to pick some stuff out. Our Uncle has Diabetis and I bet he would really appreciate some sugar free candy!

Update: This was one of the best wins ever! I got the code to get my taffy super fast, it was shipped super fast and I got SO MUCH! I am sending lots of sugar free taffy to our Uncle who has diabetes because he doesn't get sugar free treats very often like that. I also got a bunch of small bags of assorted taffy to put in stockings this year. It was a great prize.

Win Number: 42

2009-07-21T13:00:00.000-07:00

A big thank you to Baby Loving Mama who held a great Yo Baby review and Giveaway. She has tons of great reviews and lots of giveaways too! I am going to get some cool Yo Baby stuff from stoneyfield so Diego can try it. He is finally old enough to try the Yo Baby stuff because it is 6 months and older. Thanks again to Emilie at Baby Loving Mama for the super prize!

Update: I am all out of my free yogurt coupons, Diego love it so I am going to have to keep buying them. He usually eats it for breakfast and by the way I tasted it and it tastes like ice cream, it's so yummy. The vanilla and banana flavors seem to be his favorite. the bowl will come in handy once he starts needed a snack to take with us and the bib is soft and I love it.

Win Number: 41

2009-06-25T18:47:00.000-07:00

Thank you so much to Mommy's Quiet Time Blog for doing a super review of Electra's Monograms and for giving me the opportunity to win my very own cool vynal wall decal! I chose the circle letter monogram for Diego's room. I got the letter "D" for him, we want to put it on his wall right as you walk in his door, there is a little section of wall with nothing on it and it would look great there! i also really liked her check book covers and car window decals too! Thanks again to Mommy's Quiet Time, I sure could use some myself!

Peter Potty Giveaway

2009-06-23T18:49:00.000-07:00

The Mud Bug is having a super giveaway! They reviewed and are even giving away a very cool Peter potty to one lucky reader. Now I don't know about you but this has to be the coolest potty ever for a little boy. Diego would have to learn to use the potty early if he had this to pee in, his on urinal, how awesome is that!!!

So if you want to try to win one head on over to mud bug and leave a comment, check out the you tube videos too, so funny!

Win Number: 40

2009-06-23T06:27:00.000-07:00

I finally hit win number 40! If you read enough Mom blogs and review blogs you'll win this much too I guess! One of the more review oriented blogs, it actually looks more like a great website, is My Mom's View. I have probably enter a hundred of her giveaways and I finally scored a win, yippie! It's a great one too! I won a $50 gift card to Eco Bebe Boutique and I have tons of stuff to choose from. I am deciding between the beetle baby chair, the food grinder, and some awesome stainless steel bottles, I might have to go over the gift card limit!

So if your wondering what the Canadian Moms are talking about shoot on over to My Moms View and check it out. She just did a review on "my feet Squeak" shoes and I totally all about those, so awesome!

Update: I ended up speding my gift card on the food grinder, and the stainless steel bottle. I am all about the stainless steel bottle. It has come in so handy and everyone asks me where I got it from! Diego loves water so that is his "water bottle" since the nipples that I use for his milk are to fast of a flow for water. I am super happy with everything I got and in the company!

Win Number: 39

2009-06-15T08:41:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Prissy Green because of her great review and giveaway I am getting some Amy's wraps to try! I like Amy's stuff already but I don't normally splurge on it because they are expensive. Thanks again to Prissy Green who does great reviews and stuff for healthy and green products!

Update: I got the prize pack and it included a whole bunch of cool recycled Amy's products and some great coupons for free Amy's products. I gave them to my Nanny who brings Amy's wraps everyday for lunch as a nice treat. It was a great prize!

My Very First How To! How To make Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes

2009-06-09T07:26:00.000-07:00

How To Make Pickles and Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes

So many people had asked me how to make these that I went ahead and documented the whole thing so I could make a tutorial. I made these for my friend Natalies Baby Shower, the theme was Pickles and Ice Cream! So here is how we did it.

Step One: Baking

Place ice cream cones in your cupcake baking pan using aluminum foil to create and extra wall to hold them upright. The foil will not brown the cones so use as much as necessary to hold up each cone.

Use any cake mix that would normally allow you to make cupcakes and follow directions per the box. I used my favorite funfetti mix for these cupcakes.

Fill each cone with the batter but only fill to the middle of the cone to allow for rising. Spoon batter into cones slowly as it will seep into the nooks and crannies at the bottom of the cone after a few seconds.

Follow baking guidelines from box but keep an eye on them as they may take slightly less time than normal cupcakes. Mine were two minutes faster than the box stated. Once you can stick a toothpick in and pull it out without any residue than they are finished.

They should rise to the top of the cone, if you used too much and they are overflowing up and out of the cone use a sharp knife to level them off and save the extra cake as a snack for yourself.

Step Two: Display

You obviously can't serve these on a regular plate or cupcake tower as they are unstable and would fall over. You can make your own display holder by using a cardboard box and some wrapping paper. I got these perfectly sized boxes from my local liquor store, they are used to store cases of beer and they are the perfect size! You'll want to measure around using a cone and make your holes a little bigger than the bottom of the cone. cut them out of the box allowing for at least 12 holes per box.

Wrap the box like a gift then from the underside, cut an "X" into each hole with an exacto knife.

Fold the excess paper under the box and secure with scotch tape.

Now you have a nicely decorated holder for your ice cream cupcake cones!

Step Three: Decorating and Storing

Using fondant that can be found at your local baker or cake shop I rolled out three balls of green fondant. One is for the outside of the pickle, one for the inside and one for seeds. I had also considered using one color and making individual sized solid pickles using the same fondant but just the one color. Use your imagination.

Like rolling sushi I made the darker color wrap around the inner color and created an easy to cut roll.

Once it was rolled I cut the pickle slices using a sharp knife and hand rolled little seeds to add to the top of each slice. After I finished I chilled these so they would firm up a bit.

Next I used a pastry bag and a large star shaped tip to ice the cupcakes like ice cream cones (soft serve). I put them quickly into the freezer to firm up so that the icing would not slide off.

Once in the freezer I added a pickle slice to each cupcake as the finishing touch.

Then Walla! I have an interesting and delicious desert for my pickles and Ice cream themed Baby Shower. I think in the future I would make these for a regular party, only I would add jimmies to make them look more birthday party-ish.

Win Number: 38

2009-06-04T07:24:00.001-07:00

I have been too busy lately to read any blogs let alone enter any contests, but the other day I took a half hour to enter some and read some reviews too, because I enjoy it and I was taking some time for myself. It paid off because my name got drawn! This is really similar to my first win ever. I was over at lille Punkin' Reviews, she reviews food and children's stuff as well as keeps us info med of new products and recalls. So thanks to Lindsey i am getting a great prize pack from huggies and juicy juice, my two favorite things! Diego wears huggies and I have been using the little swimmers since he does like the pool and I have been drinking juicy juice since it came out I think! mmmmm cherry. Thank you to Lindsey and thank you also to Huggies and Juicy Juice, Huggies has been doing a lot for babies and families lately so you should definatly give them a try.

Update: This turned out to be a way bigger prize than I thought, I got over $100.00 n free coupons including two 100 count boxes of diapers and a free 400 count box of wipes, not to mention free juicy juice (my favorite) and a bunch more stuff, I was shocked at how much I got!

Win Number: 37

2009-04-16T08:08:00.000-07:00

Thanks to barefoot mommies for hosting a slew of awesome giveaways! I took home one of these cool cars for Diego from Nico & Zoe. I got him the blue race car in the middle there. I hope he love it, i think they are pretty great! Can't wait to get it.

Update: We got this car and it is way more awesome than it looks in the picture! It is soft and squishy and rubbery and it even bounces when you drop it! it moves fast on our hard wood floors. Diego isn't into it just yet but he will be soon!

Win Number: 36

2009-03-20T07:03:00.000-07:00

Thanks Classy Mommy for the two canisters of Clorox wipes. We actually go through these like crazy! I use them in the bathroom and on the kitchen trashcan and on the baby's changing table. Classy Mommy is not only a Mom blog by the way, she also does tons of reviews, giveaways, and has free coupons for kids stuff! I like her style too, she has more of a website format than a blog, you feel like she's running a big business or something! So thanks again, and stay classy! lol.

Update: I got my coupons, and then some, I thought I was getting two and I ended up with ten, count them, ten free canister coupons! I will not need to buy clorox wipes for a while, YAY!

Win Number: 35

2009-03-12T05:03:00.000-07:00

I won Green Earths Journey's Nurture my Body Giveaway. I won some body wash for me, and some body wash for Diego! It's all herbal and natural just the way we like it! (If you read my family blog that is private you'll know soon if the herbal remedy for Diego's colic worked). So Hyla is the blog authoress and she is pretty amazing, she is a Mom of three with one on the way (I think she might be crazy). So more power to her for even being able to think about writing a blog with all those kids running around, WHEW! She does lots of giveaways and reviews and they are all earth friendly, YAY GREEN! so go and check her out, she is super nice and also look at my cool body wash from Nurture!

Update: This win came yesterday and let me tell you that it was one of the nicest things I have received thus far. It was packaged so lovingly with pretty tissues and dried flowers. It came with a note and a very nice hand written thank you. I love the washes and so does my baby, I will go to their store when I need to reorder for sure!

Win Number: 34

2009-03-09T06:23:00.000-07:00

Diego just started to grab at stuff and feel things this week. His hands used to be tightly clasped all the time, now he fingers at everything! I have been putting toys in his hands and he even wants to grasp something while he sleeps ( I have been giving him his stuffed monkey's tail). So the fact the I won the giveaway from steals and deals is awesome, I will be the proud owner of a bunch of felt handmade food products from Paisley's playhouse! Diego will love holding these guys for sure and he can drool all over them if he wants (something else he just started to do). Thanks to Amanda at Steals and deals for the giveaway, she does a ton of them so click her on my sidebar, she does great reviews!

Update: We got the felt food and it is great! so lovely! Diego can only have the carrot and banana right now (choking hazard) but he looks so funny holding them, I love it!

Win Number: 33

2009-03-09T05:12:00.000-07:00

Normally I don't enter to win books. I don't get a whole lot of reading in and the books never seem to interest me anyway. Wish List Worthy had a book giveaway that was too good to pass up, the "Perfect Baby Handbook". Seeing as how I just had a baby I jumped at a chance to try this book out, plus Aimee at the blog gave it a good review and made it seem funny and practical, just my style! So thanks to Aimee over at Wish List Worthy for the giveaway and the cool book, which I can't wait to receive! Check out her blog from my daily side bar or the link in this post.

Update: I got this book and I read it, I had no idea how funny it was! Seriously I am buying this book for all my friends who have babies. the illustrations are hilarious!

UpTake Spring Photo Contest

2009-03-05T05:51:00.000-08:00

Uptake travel blog is doing their 2009 Spring Photo contest. I happen to have a great photo, I have a few but this is my favorite! We have tons of mushrooms in our yard and they are always covered with tiny bugs you don't even see until you look at the close up pictures. It reminds me of a few things that inspire me to travel the world. The light coming threw the translucent parts of the mushroom remind me of a womb, and birth and new life, which reminds me of the travelers of past discovering new worlds. So heres to Spring, I can't wait!

Win number: 32

2009-02-26T10:17:00.000-08:00

AHA! I knew I would be back on the winning streak soon, I scored these sweet rain -X wipers and some rain-X merch from "A couch with a view" today. I hadn't read her blog until this week, but you know how I am with the Mom blogs. I can't stop reading them! So out of 201 comments I am the lucky winner (#140). My husband thinks this is an awesome win, he says he knows they are great wipers, so I can't wait to try them out on my Canyonerro, I mean Durango. Thanks to Casey for holding the great giveaway and stop on over at her couch, she does a ton of reviews and giveaways!

Update: I got these in record time! Put them on my car and they work great! they are such good wipers and I can't imagine not having them now. it also came with rain ex product and that works awesome as well!

Entering Machine

2009-02-25T13:22:00.001-08:00

Ok, so I predict at least two wins for me by next week, I have been entering like mad!!! If I had to estimate the number of contest I entered I would have to say around 500 or so. I have been one bored lady. So keep your fingers crossed, I keep checkin my email!

Im Back!

2009-02-23T08:31:00.000-08:00

My baby journey at home is over and I am back to work, which means I will have some down time to enter again. Keep your fingers crossed for a win this week, that would get me back into the groove!!!

Win Number 31

2009-01-06T05:54:00.000-08:00

I am on Bath Body and Candle a lot, well because I love bath Body and candles so much. They do a giveaway for what seems to be everyday. They are all etsy soap, body supplies, or candle makers. I won one of the soap makers giveaways. I love handmade soap, Jaime and I are hooked after I won the last one. he has taken to the Lush soap now that we have one of those nearby. Klamath Rivers Finest is the awesome etsy store I get to pick soap from, I am going to be picking some peppermint soap and some gingerbread soap me thinks!

Update: The soap took a while to get but it came with some extras which was great of the etsy shop, and she didn't charge me shipping either! My husband said the gingerbread soap was the most awesome smelling soap ever! I loved everything she sent me, im still using the peppermint now!

Win Number 30

2008-12-26T10:04:00.001-08:00

I finally won some cute baby shoes! There have been tons of baby shoes promotions from lots of companies on the mom blog market, and I was trying to win some especially because all the mom's give them great reviews. So thanks to Mommy Mandy I scored Diego the pictured shoes from Robeez and some great socks too! he is going to be the most stylin baby around!

Update: Baby shoes are a popular blog giveaway, I still haven't won a pair of "see kai's". I did love the robeez. He has worn all the socks already but not the shoes yet, they are leather soled and really soft though! he should start crawling in about 3 months!

Win Number 29

2008-12-20T11:14:00.000-08:00

Goodies for Mom has graciously offered a ton of goodies and giveaways for the holiday season. I won the make your own gum kit from Glee Gum! I can't wait to make my own gum, im ganna save it for a rainy day so we have something fun to do.

Update: This was a fun win, we gave it to our neighbor boys and I believe they had a great time with it too. It smelled great and it came super fast after the win!

Win Number 28

2008-12-20T11:09:00.000-08:00

Wish List Worthy is a great blog for anyone who loves to shop! They do reviews on products for just about everyone, including baby and Mom. Aimee reviewed and gave away a baby K'tan Carrier and I am the lucky winner, this is the second carrier I won but I know I will like this one better because it involves no wrapping, the other one I have yet to figure out, im saving it for when I have Diego so I can watch the instruction video online.

Update: this is my second K'tan win and having the extra one was great, because my son spits up a lot. I love using this and recommend it to everyone! It really is a great product.

Win Number 27

2008-12-19T12:09:00.002-08:00

So you know what my favorite candy in the whole world is? Yeah, it's Ferrero chocolates, I got my first taste of these guys way back when I worked for this swank salon and they put them out every holiday for customers. I ate most of them when people weren't looking. So thanks to the crooked Eyebrow and her many Holiday giveaways and wish granting. I am getting one of these awesome Ferrero candy trees for myself!

Update: I didn't think I was ever getting these, they came long after Christmas, but heck they are my favorite candies!

Win Number 26

2008-12-18T06:06:00.000-08:00

I was just about to tell Jaime this morning he better get me some replacement blades for my favorite razor to put in my stocking. Just then I receive and email that I won a Mommy Goggles giveaway, which includes a new Razor, replacement blades and some sweet shaving creme. These thing make me smile, i don't care that all my win lately have been small, it's honestly the small ones that make me smile when the come in the mail. Plus I really do enjoy reading Tanya over at Mommy Goggles so it's nice to get a little "thank you". Check her out she does ton's of giveaways!

Update: This was already the razor I was using, I love venus! It came just in time too, I was in dire need of refills. The shaving cream it came with smelled awesome, it was avocado and I loved it!

Win Number 25

2008-12-18T05:51:00.001-08:00

Thank you to Alienpinked's blog where I have the pleasure of winning some great Mary Kay lotions. The scents include Bamboo and Lotus, I am really going to enjoy these if they don't sneak into my Mom's stocking first. If you need some Mary Kay stuff or just want to read about a busy busy woman who also loves to donate and do nice things for people check her out, she's fairly new to the blogesphere but I have a feeling she will do good stuff!

Update: This came super fast and was a great prize, I kept some for me and put some in stockings at Christmas! really great prize.

Win Number 24

2008-12-18T05:38:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Lisa Reviews for holding the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Giveaway. I won one of five gift cards to the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Company. I haven't decided what to buy yet but I am thinking that I want this blue steel bottle, Jaime keeps telling me I need to stop drinking out of plastic and he's right I really do. The gift card is for 5 bucks and as tempting as the 100% Kona is I may have to try to restrain myself. Lisa Reviews does lots of giveaways, her button is on the bottom of the blog if your interested!

Afterthought: The graphic designer who clipped out the above picture really needs to be fired, it wasn't until I uploaded it to my blog on black that you can see the bad clip job, sheesh!

Update: I got this gift card but I haven't used it yet, I am waiting to see if anything goes on sale so I don't have to shell out a bunch of cash to get something with it.

Win Number 23

2008-12-15T04:57:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Lille Punkin' Reviews for spreading the word on Fair Trade practices into the US and as well for the awesome free Joobles stuffed monkey, my second option is for the Giraffe but I have a feeling the monkey is on his way! Diego has every single animal from his bedding set represented in stuffed animal form now! Check out Lille Punkin and Joobles if you want the linkage is all here!

Update: This little guy came quickly and is very nice. he is soft and well made and my son enjoys him. My husband says his face is creepy, but I like him!

Win Number 22

2008-12-12T09:30:00.001-08:00

Second win in one day WOW!!! I really like the Berrie Sweet Picks Blog, it's funny I was just reading some of her reviews before I got the email telling me I won! It's for Sassy Mom's and baby's with attitudes so it's right up our ally! I won a super cute Zebra for Diego, his nursery is the best theme ever!

Here is what Pauline had to say about Oopsy Daisey Zebra: My current fave is the 20" tall Oopsy Daisy Zebra from Sugarplum Dreams. I'll admit that the $65 price tag might be a bit shocking for a stuffed animal, but it is more than worth it when you learn the story behind this adorable and visually stimulating plush pal. Thanks Berrie Sweet and Sugar Plum Dreams! She's in my sidebar and in my button queue!

Update: This guy is so awesome! He is big and cute and hand made with lots of love! My son loves him and he is so well constructed! He took a while to come, I had to email the blog owner to get him but otherwise so awesome!

Win Number 21

2008-12-12T05:54:00.000-08:00

Win number 21 comes from the awesome Blessings Abound. This is another great Mom/review blog. She does tons of giveaways and she's also a great Mom who homeschools and love Jesus! I check out all her reviews, she over on my dailies if your interested! So thanks to Blessings I now have $50 to spend over at Pukies! I am going to get Burp clothes and a cute little shirt for Diego, they are all organic soy cotton by the way, GO GREEN! Thanks again Blessings Abound and Pukies, we are so happy to win this one, I need more burp clothes!

Update: The code didnt work the first time so I emailed and they just sent my stuff directly to me, I like the burp clothes. I wish they were bigger, they also warp in the dryer a bit. I ordered the rest of my gift card money las tweek, I ordered pants!