Second, I hosted a giveaway for a second $20 certificate to my shop in my UBP post and here are the results from random.org:
So congrats to #101, free indeed, who said... Just Say These Words. What will I cross off my wishlist???
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Saturday, March 28, 2009
Ultimate Blog Party 2009 Update!
First of all, I've already heard from the winner of my $20 certificate to my shop from the UBP prize page-- Rachel of Grasping for Objectivity has already picked these and these and these and these! Congrats, Rachel.
Second, I hosted a giveaway for a second $20 certificate to my shop in my UBP post and here are the results from random.org:
So congrats to #101, free indeed, who said... Just Say These Words. What will I cross off my wishlist???
Second, I hosted a giveaway for a second $20 certificate to my shop in my UBP post and here are the results from random.org:
So congrats to #101, free indeed, who said... Just Say These Words. What will I cross off my wishlist???
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Welcome to the Ultimate Blog Party 2009!
Welcome to my second UBP! Last year I was a little late to the party, but this year here I am writing my post 1 whole hour before the Mr. Linky goes live. Woo Hoo! Progress!
So, what's changed in a year? A lot! One year ago, I was living in Orange County, teaching Spanish part-time, and leading a MOPS group, all the while figuring out how to sell hair clips on the side. Now I'm a stay-at-home mom in Corvallis, filling my days with pseudo-homeschooling our preschooler and running my Etsy shop, Ladybug Limited. My blog has had its moments of neglect over the past year, but if you stick around, it seems to be turning into a book review blog -- who knows what I'll be doing with it next year!
With the launch of my shop in December, I've branched out from no-slip hair clips to fabric button clips and ponies, which I love! This January I added my original hand-printed fabric button items, too. My little shop has had some review attention these last couple months, so I decided this would be the perfect time to host a prize on the UBP 2009 Prize Page-- I'm number 16 on the list.
However, I'm guessing that if this year's Ultimate Blog Party at 5 Minutes for Mom is anything like last year's, the competition for all of those great prizes will be fierce! So shall I double your chances for you? Yes, I'm already giving away a $20 gift certificate on the Prize Page, but I'm going to give away one here, too.
So how do you win? Just click on through to my shop (over there in the sidebar) and browse a bit. Tell me how you'd spend your certificate in your comment and that's it!
And now for the details: just one entry please. I'll leave the contest open until the UBP is over and then draw a name and post the winner here. The winner will have 72 hours to claim their prize, so please be sure to leave a way for me to e-mail you. By the way, if you don't want to miss a single shop promotion, you can find my shop blog here.
And if I win anything at this year's Ultimate Blog Party, these would be my top 3 choices:
So, what's changed in a year? A lot! One year ago, I was living in Orange County, teaching Spanish part-time, and leading a MOPS group, all the while figuring out how to sell hair clips on the side. Now I'm a stay-at-home mom in Corvallis, filling my days with pseudo-homeschooling our preschooler and running my Etsy shop, Ladybug Limited. My blog has had its moments of neglect over the past year, but if you stick around, it seems to be turning into a book review blog -- who knows what I'll be doing with it next year!
With the launch of my shop in December, I've branched out from no-slip hair clips to fabric button clips and ponies, which I love! This January I added my original hand-printed fabric button items, too. My little shop has had some review attention these last couple months, so I decided this would be the perfect time to host a prize on the UBP 2009 Prize Page-- I'm number 16 on the list.
However, I'm guessing that if this year's Ultimate Blog Party at 5 Minutes for Mom is anything like last year's, the competition for all of those great prizes will be fierce! So shall I double your chances for you? Yes, I'm already giving away a $20 gift certificate on the Prize Page, but I'm going to give away one here, too.So how do you win? Just click on through to my shop (over there in the sidebar) and browse a bit. Tell me how you'd spend your certificate in your comment and that's it!
And now for the details: just one entry please. I'll leave the contest open until the UBP is over and then draw a name and post the winner here. The winner will have 72 hours to claim their prize, so please be sure to leave a way for me to e-mail you. By the way, if you don't want to miss a single shop promotion, you can find my shop blog here.
And if I win anything at this year's Ultimate Blog Party, these would be my top 3 choices:
- The $25 gift certificate to Amazon from Just Say These Words
- The $20 gift certificate to Amazon from Want to Know What I Think?
- The $15 gift certificate to Amazon from tree, root, and twig
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Another review & giveaway!
Today I'm partnering with ZozoBugBaby for a giveaway at Give Away Today. The winner will get a $30 gift certificate to ZozoBugBaby and a $5 certificate to my Etsy shop to pick out matching accessories. Wow!
So what's the catch? Well, the site is Give Away Today, so that means you can only enter today. Head on over to this post now to enter -- and don't forget to check back tomorrow to see if you won as you only have 24 hours to claim your prize...
Monday, December 15, 2008
Merry Christmas (with a giveaway!)
If you are stopping in from BooMama's Christmas Tour of Homes 2008, thank you, and welcome!
We moved up to Oregon from Southern California this summer, so we took advantage of living in the Pacific Northwest by stopping at a tree farm last week to select our own Christmas tree. So here's the "before" shot next to Mugger and Bug's "perfect" tree. (Thank goodness I talked Bug out of the Charlie Brown tree!)
And here's the "after" shot:
They decorated it themselves (with help from Other Half) as I had been battling some sort of flu bug that left me with pounding headaches. I think they did a fantastic job, don't you?
There isn't much to our interior decorating for Christmas, but we always have these 2 up.
The wooden Christmas tree was cut out by Other Half and painted and decorated by Mugger. They were his Christmas gifts to the family 2 years ago. The nativity is hand-carved out of soapstone, a souvenir from our (before kids) days as missionaries in Panama.
And even though I've just welcomed you in, I have to send you out for a moment to see the view outside, our first snow! Bug doesn't ever remember seeing it before, so to her it's magical!
And finally, I can't let you leave empty-handed. Well, I guess most of you will leave empty handed, but if you'd like to leave a comment (just one, please), I'll pull a name (at 8 am PST on Tuesday) for these, a pair of Ladybug Limited clips (made by me!)
I'll pop them in the mail tomorrow so that you'll have them in time for Christmas. If you'd like to get some Ladybug Limited love for yourself, my Etsy shop is over there in the sidebar or you can head on over to my Ladybug Limited blog for even more options.
Merry Christmas and thanks for stopping by!
Edited to add: I'm going to keep the giveaway open one more day-- BooMama's site wouldn't load for me most of yesterday, so I'm guessing lots of others didn't get to do their rounds either...
GIVEAWAY UPDATE: I wrote all the names out on slips and Bug herself has drawn a name-- Kiy is the winner. I'll contact you now and hopefully have your clips on their way by tomorrow!
We moved up to Oregon from Southern California this summer, so we took advantage of living in the Pacific Northwest by stopping at a tree farm last week to select our own Christmas tree. So here's the "before" shot next to Mugger and Bug's "perfect" tree. (Thank goodness I talked Bug out of the Charlie Brown tree!)
And here's the "after" shot:
They decorated it themselves (with help from Other Half) as I had been battling some sort of flu bug that left me with pounding headaches. I think they did a fantastic job, don't you?There isn't much to our interior decorating for Christmas, but we always have these 2 up.
The wooden Christmas tree was cut out by Other Half and painted and decorated by Mugger. They were his Christmas gifts to the family 2 years ago. The nativity is hand-carved out of soapstone, a souvenir from our (before kids) days as missionaries in Panama.And even though I've just welcomed you in, I have to send you out for a moment to see the view outside, our first snow! Bug doesn't ever remember seeing it before, so to her it's magical!
And finally, I can't let you leave empty-handed. Well, I guess most of you will leave empty handed, but if you'd like to leave a comment (just one, please), I'll pull a name (at 8 am PST on Tuesday) for these, a pair of Ladybug Limited clips (made by me!)
I'll pop them in the mail tomorrow so that you'll have them in time for Christmas. If you'd like to get some Ladybug Limited love for yourself, my Etsy shop is over there in the sidebar or you can head on over to my Ladybug Limited blog for even more options.Merry Christmas and thanks for stopping by!
Edited to add: I'm going to keep the giveaway open one more day-- BooMama's site wouldn't load for me most of yesterday, so I'm guessing lots of others didn't get to do their rounds either...
GIVEAWAY UPDATE: I wrote all the names out on slips and Bug herself has drawn a name-- Kiy is the winner. I'll contact you now and hopefully have your clips on their way by tomorrow!
Friday, December 5, 2008
$500 to Home Depot? Wow!
OK, it's not often I'll write a post to get an extra entry for a contest, but 5 Minutes for Mom is giving away a $500 gift card to Home Depot in this post!
Do you know what I could do with $500 at Home Depot? We've been in the house for 4 months now and the project list (aka wishlist) still includes building a pantry, building a kitchen island, and building toy storage and various shelving for the playroom. Then there's the bathroom countertops we'd like to replace and the ceiling fixtures and, and, and...
So, yeah, we'd go through $500 pretty quick! Want a chance to win? Head on over!
Do you know what I could do with $500 at Home Depot? We've been in the house for 4 months now and the project list (aka wishlist) still includes building a pantry, building a kitchen island, and building toy storage and various shelving for the playroom. Then there's the bathroom countertops we'd like to replace and the ceiling fixtures and, and, and...
So, yeah, we'd go through $500 pretty quick! Want a chance to win? Head on over!
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Need a Cookbook?
Don't know if you're a Rachael Ray groupie or not, although chances are, if you are, you already have her family-friendly cookbook, Yum-o! The Family Cookbook. If you don't already own it but you'd be interested in checking it out (like me!), head on over to 5 Minutes for Mom for your chance to win it...
Saturday, May 24, 2008
The Kid in You...
So does having kids bring out the kid in you? It certainly does for Other Half! Even though Mugger and Bug are past the let's-put-this-sand-in-our-mouth-and-see-what-it-tastes-like stage, OH still does the majority of the sandcastle building whenever we head to the beach! This shot is from last October...
And here they are all hard at work the last time we went-- notice Other Half has his own masterpiece going!
At least they can all enjoy the finished product together-- at least for a brief moment before OH lets Bug kick it all down...
So do you have any photos that highlight the spirit of childhood? Check out 5 Minutes for Mom's contest here and maybe you'll win a Nintendo Wii. I'd love to give OH one, hence all the pix of him!
And here they are all hard at work the last time we went-- notice Other Half has his own masterpiece going!
At least they can all enjoy the finished product together-- at least for a brief moment before OH lets Bug kick it all down...
So do you have any photos that highlight the spirit of childhood? Check out 5 Minutes for Mom's contest here and maybe you'll win a Nintendo Wii. I'd love to give OH one, hence all the pix of him!
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Motherhood Is...
... never getting the beds made (and being happy about it) because The Kiddos are too busy playing in them!It's the moments like this I want to remember if I'm ever tempted to regret all the housework that has gone undone. I'll take Mugger and Bug's happy faces over chores any day, which would be evident to you if you were to ever see our home...
So do you have any Motherhood Moments captured? Enter them in the Mother's Day Photo Contest at 5 Minutes for Mom and your picture could be worth $1000.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Grand Opening Giveaway!
Stop by this post at my Ladybug Limited site for a chance to win a pair of hairclips-- your design or mine. Giveaway ends on March 31st. Maybe you'll pick this pair or find something else for your Little Bug...
Saturday, March 15, 2008
And the winner is...
Hello New Internet Friends! If you stopped by during the Ultimate Blog Party, thanks for checking in!
And now, without further ado, the winner of a pair of Ladybug Limited hairclips is... (drumroll, please) #18, Jennifer P who wrote: "Adorable clips! I love the green clips with white stitching on the edges--I think they'd be even prettier in red! With 4 girls, we'd certainly use them!" Jennifer, I've got red, so I'll get started on those for you.
I'll contact Jennifer, but I'll draw a new winner Wednesday if I don't hear from her by then. If you'd like your own pair of Ladybug Limited hairclips, let me know. They're $5 a pair with free shipping. I'll be posting more photos this weekend as I made lots for a boutique yesterday, so head on over to Ladybug Limited and check them out.
And stay tuned as I figure out this blogging stuff so you can subscribe in a reader or by e-mail. It was so much fun reading all your comments that I'm going to come up with a way to offer a contest every month!
By the way, if anyone has any advice under the category of "I wish I'd known x when I first started blogging..." feel free to post it in the comments!
UPDATED: Jennifer P has claimed her prize! Here's her custom clips:
And now, without further ado, the winner of a pair of Ladybug Limited hairclips is... (drumroll, please) #18, Jennifer P who wrote: "Adorable clips! I love the green clips with white stitching on the edges--I think they'd be even prettier in red! With 4 girls, we'd certainly use them!" Jennifer, I've got red, so I'll get started on those for you.
I'll contact Jennifer, but I'll draw a new winner Wednesday if I don't hear from her by then. If you'd like your own pair of Ladybug Limited hairclips, let me know. They're $5 a pair with free shipping. I'll be posting more photos this weekend as I made lots for a boutique yesterday, so head on over to Ladybug Limited and check them out.
And stay tuned as I figure out this blogging stuff so you can subscribe in a reader or by e-mail. It was so much fun reading all your comments that I'm going to come up with a way to offer a contest every month!
By the way, if anyone has any advice under the category of "I wish I'd known x when I first started blogging..." feel free to post it in the comments!
UPDATED: Jennifer P has claimed her prize! Here's her custom clips:
Saturday, February 16, 2008
And even more contest fun!
OK, so I promise this isn't becoming a contest blog either but I found this one this morning and just had to share. Missy at It's Almost Naptime is giving away a copy of Donald Miller's Blue Like Jazz. Here's a review I wrote for our MOPS newsletter:
This book has been out for almost 5 years and was even on bestseller lists, but I only found it a year ago when Donald Miller spoke at the National MOPS Convention. Somehow, it took me a year to get around to reading it—funny how that happens with 2 kids in the house, isn’t it? Anyways, once I finally read it this fall, I was extremely impressed and ending up giving this book to several relatives for Christmas.
This book has been out for almost 5 years and was even on bestseller lists, but I only found it a year ago when Donald Miller spoke at the National MOPS Convention. Somehow, it took me a year to get around to reading it—funny how that happens with 2 kids in the house, isn’t it? Anyways, once I finally read it this fall, I was extremely impressed and ending up giving this book to several relatives for Christmas.
Miller’s subtitle is “Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality” and that subtitle captures exactly what I like so much about the book. He has chapters with titles such as Faith, Redemption, Grace, Belief, and Worship, but with subtitles like Penguin Sex (the Faith chapter) and The Sexy Carrots (the Redemption chapter), this certainly isn’t your typical Christian bookstore find with lots of church talk.
His 2004 follow-up, Searching for God Knows What, is every bit as good and just as highly recommended.
So get thee to the giveaway! And pass it along once you're done reading, if you are so brave.
More contest fun!
OK, so I happen to be a big fan of mommy jewelry (and will soon post on the adorable necklace that Other Half and the kiddos got me for my birthday), but if you'd like to win your own, check out this blog giveaway: Skimbaco - The Lifestyle: Win custom Mommy Necklace!!
So dainty! Good luck!
So dainty! Good luck!
Contest Fun!
OK, guess I shouldn't gloat over my winnings without telling you about a fabulous chance to score a giveaway for yourself. Check out Oh! Baby Buy Products Bay Area Giveaway for a HUGE giveaway package. Someday I'll win one of those adorable Skipping Hippos ponchos... I think this is about the 4th contest I've entered for one!
Woo hoo! I won!
OK, guess I can no longer say I never win anything, because I just won a $50 gift certificate to Vincent Shoes from Thingamababy. I was one of 20 winners (out of 202 entries) who suggested a name for his next baby. My winning entry? Angus (winner #11)-- as in Angus MacGyver! Did you know that was his first name? Anyways, can't wait to spend my winnings. Thanks, AJ at Thingamababy for a fun contest.
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Since I have only one granddaughter, this site is an easy place to spoil her just a wee bit! Several of the ponyclips I would buys are: Retro Pup, Vintage Duckies, Pink Mums, green/brown and chicks.