WINNER!: Little Fishies Pattern Giveaway

According to Random.org, the winning comment is comment #10:  Star!  Congratulations!  Thanks to all who entered!

***STAR:  Please contact me - your email address does not seem to be listed in your profile.

Birthday Giveaway: Fishsticks Designs

It's my birthday, and I feel like doing a giveaway!  This summer I ordered the Little Fishies Undies pattern from Fishsticks Designs.  The post office intervened, and when I contacted her, Bonnie gladly sent me a replacement.  When the original showed up only slightly mangled and still usable, I offered to send back the replacement, but Bonnie told me to go ahead and keep it.  

Today, I'm opening entries for one person to win their own paper copy of the Little Fishies pattern.  Here's how you can enter this giveaway:

• Follow this blog.
• "Like" the Believing God Facebook page (button on the far right).
• Follow me on Twitter at jens_busy.
• Tweet about this giveaway (one entry per day).
• Share this giveaway on your blog.
• Share this giveaway on Facebook.
• Subscribe to email updates (button on the right).
• Add my button to your blog (on the far right). 

One entry per item, except Tweeting, which is once daily.  Please leave a comment for each entry.  The giveaway closes at 11:59 pm (CST) on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011.  The winner will be drawn through random.org and announced on Thursday, the 22nd.

WINNER!!! - Yo Plait Simply... Go-Gurt Prize Pack

According to Random.org, the winner for the Simply... Go-Gurt prize pack was...


#3, Eunice B.!

Congratulations, and thanks to everyone who entered!

Simply... Go-Gurt Review and Giveaway

THE REVIEW:
As a member of MyBlogSpark, I was recently given the opportunity to try new Simply... Go-Gurt from Yoplait. It comes in a convenient tube, like their regular Go-Gurt, however, it does not contain any high-fructose corn syrup or artificial colors or flavors. It comes in strawberry or mixed berry. Wonder Boy and Super Girl devoured them without a second thought, just like I knew they would.

I have to be honest and say that I had already bought Simply... Go-Gurt while at my parents' house. The kids love to have yogurt tubes as a frozen treat, especially when the weather is warm. I just pop the whole box in the freezer. I like that the kids like them, because they are at least getting a little calcium from them. However, I don't like the sugar and all the artificial stuff that's also in them. In the future, I would pay a little extra for the Simply... Go-Gurt tubes, rather than the ones I buy at Aldi. Hopefully I'd be able to find coupons to make up the difference! I also hope they come out with a couple more flavors (hint, hint!).

THE GIVEAWAY:
The first 30 readers who click on the Simply... Go-Gurt widget to the right will be able to print a coupon for their own FREE box! If you're not one of the first 30, you can still print a coupon for $1.10 off. Also...

How would you like to win a "Simplify Your Life" prize pack from MyBlogSpark and Yoplait? It contains a coupon for a free box of Simply... Go-Gurt, a cute mini Etch-a-Sketch, a pretty weekly planner portfolio filled with different note pads, and a seat-back organizer for your vehicle. I have one prize pack to give to a reader of this blog!

In order to enter this giveaway, you need to be a follower through Google Friend or subscribe through a blog reader. Make sure you post a comment letting me know! This is required before earning extra entries.

You may have up to 4 extra entries for doing any of these things (one entry per item):
* Post your child's (or your) favorite healthy snack.
* Post about this giveaway on your blog.
* Tweet about this giveaway.
* Comment about this giveaway on Facebook.

Please make sure to post a separate comment for each entry. The winner will be chosen at random, and the entry period ends at 6 pm CST on Friday, May 7th, 2010. Winner to be announced Saturday, May 8th. Open to US addresses only.

Disclaimer: I received my own "Simplify Your Life" prize pack from Yoplait and MyBlogSpark in return for trying new Simply... Go-Gurt. The giveaway prize pack is also being furnished by Yoplait and MyBlogSpark. Nutritional information is from Yoplait. All opinions expressed in this review are my own. Whew!

WINNER!!! - Busy Mom's Bible Giveaway

Well, according to the clock on my computer, it is now past 6 pm. There are no new comments in my inbox. Which means, I am going to announce the winner of the Busy Mom's Bible giveaway!

According to the random number generator at Random.org, the winner is [imagine drum roll here] ...

#13 - Tracysweetangl! Congratulations!

Thanks to everyone who entered!

Review: Homestead Blessings

I recently became introduced to the West Ladies. Vicki West and her daughters Jasmine, Hannah, and Ce Ce are four gals from Tennessee with an instructional dvd series, Homestead Blessings. It seems that some friends of mine have been buying these dvds and passing them around.


The first one I watched was "The Art of Soap Making." It was very hard to not run out and buy all the supplies to make my own soap after watching this video! Topics covered were:

Basic soap recipe

Hand milled soaps

Soap balls

Incorporating herbs, scents, etc.

Finishing and packaging

Soap as gifts

I also borrowed "The Art of Dairy Delights" from my friend. Topics covered in this video were:

Ice cream

Butter

Milking

Mozzarella cheese

Yogurt

As a bonus, you can insert the dairy dvd into your computer and print or save PDF files of the recipes. Upon viewing this dvd, I understand now why cheese costs as much as it does - it takes a lot of milk to get a relatively small amount of cheese!

I like the laid-back, "homey" feel of these videos, and the way that Vicki says "It's a blessing" several times throughout! Little Miss liked the music - she bounced like crazy in her exersaucer every time she heard it! I have already ordered my own copy of their new sewing dvd, and am eagerly awaiting it. I also can't wait to borrow the bread, herbs, and candlemaking dvds from my friends! If you'd like to see clips of all the Homestead Blessings videos, check out Laura Williams' review.

If you'd like to win your own copies of the three newest videos (The Art of Cooking, The Art of Dairy Delights, and The Art of Sewing), then check out the review and giveaway at As For My House. Winner will be drawn March 28th, 2010.

You can also buy your own copy of the Homestead Blessings dvds from Homestead Blessings, Vision Forum, CBD, or Amazon.

Disclaimer: I have not received any compensation for this review. In fact, I do not even own any of these dvds, aside from the one I have on order (which I paid for myself). All opinions are my own.

GIVEAWAY - Busy Mom's Bible

I mentioned previously that I have a copy of the new Busy Mom's Bible to give away. Well, the time has come!

This is a cute, slim, two-tone pink Bible in NIV. From Zondervan's website:

Packed with one-minute thought starters, this trim, go-anywhere pocket Bible is filled with quick devotional content for when you only have a few minutes to seek out divine inspiration through God’s Word. It is one of the few products of its kind organized around your busy-mom lifestyle, helping you reflect on the spiritual side of life while addressing the real-world issues you’re dealing with as you go about your day.

In order to enter this giveaway, you need to be a follower through Google Friend or subscribe through a blog reader. Make sure you post a comment letting me know! This is required before earning extra entries.

You may have up to 3 extra entries for doing any of these things (one entry per item):
* Post about this giveaway on your blog.
* Tweet about this giveaway.
* Comment about this giveaway on Facebook.

Please make sure to post a separate comment for each entry. The winner will be chosen at random, and the entry period ends at 6 pm CST on Wednesday, March 31st, 2010. Open to US addresses only.

Disclaimer: The only compensation I have received from Zondervan was a free copy of The Busy Mom's Bible to review. I have chosen to use it as a giveaway prize on my own.

A Handful of Blogs

I have waaaaaay too many blogs on my Google Reader. Especially since I haven't been using the thing for a while! However, I wanted to share a few that I really enjoy.

1. Pioneer Woman. Ree rocks! I want to be her when I grow up, just a little bit. Her posts are always entertaining, and often educational. She covers a variety of subjects - homeschooling, photography, cooking, life on a ranch in general.

2. Hip2Save. Collin is a young, enthusiastic mother of 3 and military wife. She really enjoys the thrill of saving, and always has something awesome to share! She has links to freebies, sales, coupons, etc., and posts weekly coupon/sales match-ups for CVS, Walgreens, and Rite-Aid. Thanks to her blog, I've gotten hundreds of dollars worth of products for free over the past year.

3. Money Saving Mom. Crystal's blog has some things in common with Hip2Save, but she also has posts showing how to cook from your pantry and from scratch. She is a Christian, and I enjoy that she seems to be more about helping her family save money and stretching their budget, rather than focusing on what she can get for free or little money. She is sort of a combination of Pioneer Woman and Hip2Save, with posts about freebies and such, but also about cooking and homeschooling preschoolers.

4. Wardrobe Refashion. This is a blog written by a group of people who have pledged to not buy any new clothing for a certain amount of time, but rather to remake (refashion) second-hand clothing and other pieces of fabric into new clothing for themselves. One member was making a silk wedding dress out of curtains she found at a thrift store! I find this blog very inspirational, and hope to take the pledge in the future.

5. Cake Wrecks. This is solely a guilty pleasure! Jen's readers submit photos of "professionally" decorated cakes-gone-wrong, to which she adds humorous captions. I have often laughed until I cried at some of these creations! Others just leave me wondering, "What on Earth were they thinking?!?!?" This blog is always good for a pick-me-up!

Giveaway Winner...SORRY!!!

UGH!!! So, my first giveaway didn't go quite as I planned. Life bogged me down, and I forgot to draw a winner! I'M SO SORRY! Any how, according to random.org, the winner of the homeopathic Children's Coldcalm is commenter #1, Michelle. Congrats!

My Very First Giveaway!!!

I recently received an AWESOME package from Boiron. It contained three full-sized homeopathic products: Children's Coldcalm pellets, Children's Chestal syrup, and Children's Oscillococcinum. This offer was open to moms who have blogs, but apparently it was short-lived. I was excited to pass on the news, only to find the offer is over. So, I decided I will share the wealth!



I am offering up my full-size package of Children's Coldcalm to the winner of this giveaway! You can read more about it and Boiron's other products here. You can also print a $1 coupon good on the three products I mentioned above - the coupon is good through 2012!

In order to enter this giveaway, you need to become a follower through Google Friend or subscribe through a blog reader. Make sure you post a comment letting me know! This is required before earning extra entries.

You may have up to 3 extra entries for doing any of these things (one entry per item):
* Post about this giveaway on your blog.
* Tweet about this giveaway.
* Comment about this giveaway on Facebook.

Please make sure to post a separate comment for each entry. The winner will be chosen at random, and the entry period ends at 6 pm CST on Friday, November 6th, 2009. Open to US addresses only.

Wet Bag Giveaway

Clothdiaperblog.com is giving away two wet bags from Planet Wise. Go here for details and to enter.

O Yikes! Diaper Bag Giveaway

Dee at Two of a Kind is giving away an O Yikes! diaper bag! Check out her blog to see how you can enter!

Bubble & Bee Organic Giveaway

I am shamelessly posting this to earn another entry for this giveaway!

Go here for more info on the giveaway: Traveling With Baby

Go here for more info on Bubble & Bee body products: Bubble & Bee Organics