And the winner is….

Maya K.!

Thank you to everyone who participated!

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“If you want to say it with flowers, a single rose says: “I’m cheap!” – Delta Burke

Hubby has been using ProFlowers to send me bouquets on special occasions for a few years. They’ve been the most beautiful, longest lasting flowers I’ve received. When they contacted me about reviewing their birthday gift baskets I was expecting flowers. I considered asking them to send the product I’d be reviewing to my mother for her birthday next month. You know, that whole kill two birds with one stone thing. Then I thought it would be nice to receive flowers for myself. I was torn. When I finally checked out their selection of birthday gift baskets I was pleasantly surprised to find that they sell a lot more than flowers. And I decided I was definitely keeping the gift basket they sent me to review all for myself. I’ll kill two birds later. Some other way. I really don’t like birds. And I still have to buy my mother a birthday gift.

I digress. This was the gift basket I received from ProFlowers:

Deluxe Lavender Relaxation Spa Basket

I love lavender. I love anything containing the word, “spa”. I love relaxation. I even love baskets. It’s true. My sister says I have a weird attachment to all things wicker. Anyway, this gift basket is fabulous. It smells amazing. You know how sometimes scented lotions and potions and such smell sort of “off”…..a bit fake? Not so in this case. This is the real deal. My gift basket came beautifully wrapped and tied with a bow. I will intend to use the basket for storage but will inevitably make some sort of decoration out of it. You know, so as to properly display the wicker I so love. Plus I’m never organized enough to ever actually use anything for something as practical as storage. So far I’ve smelled every product in the basket and it all smells divinely relaxing. The basket is so jammed full of lotions, soaps and bath supplies that I’m fairly certain I will be able to bathe in lavender for at least a year. Plus none of the guys here in my house will want to use any of it.

The best part? ProFlowers has graciously offered to give another of these fabulous gift baskets away to one lucky reader of this blog. Interested in winning? Here you go:

One lucky winner will receive:

• 1 Deluxe Lavender Relaxation Spa Basket valued at $69.98

How To Enter The Giveaway:

• Visit ProFlowers.

• Return here to leave a comment about what you like best about the Deluxe Lavender Relaxation Spa Basket.

Additional Entries Available:

• Tweet a link to this giveaway and post the permalink of your tweet in the comments section of this post.

• Sign up for So Much More Than A Mom blog updates via e-mail HERE.

• Become a fan of So Much More Than A Mom’s Facebook page HERE.

• Post a link on your own blog back to this giveaway and post your link in the comments section of this post.

• Place an order with ProFlowers.

Details:

• Contest ends at midnight (CDT) Sunday, July11th 2010.

• US Residents only.

• My personal friends and family are not eligible to win (sorry!).

• Winner will be chosen at random and notified on July 12th 2010. Prize will be shipped directly from ProFlowers once all the information has been provided by the winner.

Good luck and thanks for stopping by!

Candice Orpesa, Katie J. & Paula!

Thank you to everyone who participated!

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“At Queen Bee, we believe personalized products deserve personal attention. Our bee-utiful stationery is perfect for you, your business, or all of your gift-giving needs!” – Queen Bee Custom Printing

When I first found out about Queen Bee Custom Printing, I knew I had to do a giveaway. Not only is the owner Michelle super sweet and extremely talented but her business is located in my happy place…North Carolina!

MEET THE QUEEN……………..

I’m Michelle Snowden, founder of Queen Bee Custom Printing.  If you’re like me, you love seeing your name in print.  As a child, I cherished the pencils and notepads branded with my name.  I love giving a gift with a beautiful monogram.  In April 2008, my passion for all things personalized turned into a business, and here we are today! From my hive to yours, thank you for choosing Queen Bee for all your stationery needs!

In conjunction with this giveaway, Michelle sent me my very own personalized note cards and notepad. They’re so cute I feel inspired to break from my usual text and e-mail messages to actually send some personalized notes. I chose this adorable “Bubblegum” pattern but there are many others to choose from, you can pick whatever you want them to say (mine say “A Little Note From Cyndi”) and you get to choose your own font too:

She was also kind enough to send a set of everyday gift tags.  I love these because they are adorable and I don’t have to buy greeting cards for every kids’ birthday gift I buy (they don’t read them anyway). There are so many colors to choose from I’ll be set for kids’ birthday parties for a while:

Queen Bee Custom Printing also offers custom projects such as business cards, banners, invitations and flat note cards.

THREE lucky winners will receive:

• 10 Folded Note Cards + 1 Matching Notepad (you select style) and 1 set of Everyday Gift Tags

How To Enter The Giveaway:

• Visit Queen Bee Custom Printing.

• Return here to leave a comment about what your favorite design is.

Additional Entries Available:

• Tweet a link to this giveaway and post the permalink of your tweet in the comments section of this post.

• Sign up for So Much More Than A Mom blog updates via e-mail HERE.

• Become a fan of Queen Bee Custom Printing’s Facebook page HERE.

• Become a fan of So Much More Than A Mom’s Facebook page HERE.

• Post a link on your own blog back to this giveaway and post your link in the comments section of this post.

Details:

• Contest ends at midnight (CDT) Thursday, March 25th 2010.

• US Residents only.

• My personal friends and family are not eligible to win (sorry!).

• Three winners will be chosen at random, notified on March 26th 2010 and will choose which styles and fonts they would like. Prizes will be shipped directly from Queen Bee Custom Printing once all the information has been provided by the winners.

Good luck and thanks for stopping by!

And the winner is….

Heather!

Thank you to everyone who participated!

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“Joolwe.com Online Jewelry Store offers wide array of fine jewelries in gold and silver with genuine diamonds, gemstones, and cubic zirconia. Guaranteed satisfaction with free shipping, best price guarantee, gift ready packaging, and easy 30 days return.”

Joolwe.com Online Jewelry Store

As part of their recently launched jewelry loyalty reward program, Joolwe.com online jewelry store is sponsoring another giveaway! One lucky winner will receive this beautiful Sterling Silver and Heart-Shaped Cubic Zirconia Solitaire Pendant:

I did a product review and giveaway for Joolwe.com earlier this year and I still love the pendant I received for the product review. The quality of this jewelry is about what you would expect for designer jewelry that you would purchase for double and/or triple the price at one of those home jewelry parties.

“We realized that for many families, every dollar counts. That doesn’t mean that people shouldn’t treat themselves for all of their hard work,” said Ryan Cheng, Joolwe.com Online Jewelry Store founder.

 How To Enter The Giveaway:

• Visit the Joolwe.com Online Jewelry Store
• Return here to leave a comment about what your favorite item is from the Joolwe.com Online Jewelry Store.

Additional Entries Available:

• Post a link on your own blog back to this giveaway and post your link in the comments section of this post (your post must also include this link: Joolwe.com Online Jewelry Store)
• Tweet a link to this giveaway and post the permalink of your tweet in the comments section of this post.
• Sign up for So Much More Than A Mom blog updates via e-mail HERE.
• Become a fan of So Much More Than A Mom’s Facebook page HERE.

Details:

• Contest ends at midnight (CDT) Saturday, October 31st 2009.
• US and Canadian Residents only.
• My personal friends and family are not eligible to win (sorry!).
• Winner will be chosen at random, notified on November 1st 2009 and will receive the Sterling Silver and Heart-Shaped Cubic Zirconia Solitaire Pendant (and silver necklace) as pictured above, which will be shipped directly from Joolwe.com Online Jewelry Store on November 15th 2009.

You can also follow Joolwe.com Online Jewelry Store on twitter at http://twitter.com/joolwe, on Facebook at Joolwe Facebook Page and sign up for their newsletter here for chances to win additional giveaways.

Please note: As a thank you for hosting this giveaway, I will receive bonus points to be used towards the purchase of my next order with Joolwe.com Online Jewelry Store.

Thanks for stopping by!

Aimee W.!

Thank you to everyone who participated!

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“People hold onto stuff like their kids’ old clothing as a way of holding onto the past. Or they keep things they think they might need someday as a way to control the future.” – Peter Walsh

I’m notoriously unorganized.  Unfortunately, my 11-year-old suffers from the same affliction.  His backpack and desk at school have always been a disaster.  All of the paperwork that comes home from school pile up on my counter-top because I simply don’t know what to do with it all.  Now he’s headed into middle school.  He’ll have an entire locker in which to throw all sorts of important items to most likely be lost forever and even more *stuff* to bring home!

When Office Max set up this webcast to discuss back to school organization, I was thrilled.  I need all the help I can get and so does my son.  When they sent me products from their Scoolio-Von-Hoolio kid-centric product line to review, I was even more thrilled! 

Obviously, these products are way too cute and girly for my tween son. Lucky me! That meant I got to try them all in my home office. My favorites are the expanding file for all those papers that are about to start coming home from school and the adorable, tiny notebook that fits in my purse so I can scribble my random ideas for blog posts as they come so I don’t forget.

Office Max was also generous enough to send me a 2nd set of all these items to give away to one lucky reader!

The Prizes:

• 7-Pocket expanding file
• Owl and Cupcake Binders
• Purple Heart Clipboard and Mini Notebook
• Drawstring Backsack
• Cupcake Notebook
• Cupcake 2-Pocket Folder
• Birds and Leaves Composition Books
• Pencil Set and Box

How to enter:

• Watch the webcast and comment here telling me what you found to be Peter’s most inspiring or helpful organizational tip.

Additoinal Entries Available:

• Link to this giveaway on your site and post the link here.
• Tweet this giveaway on twitter and post the link here (From your Twitter Profile page, click on the “about 1 hour ago” link under the tweet. That will take you to the permalink for that tweet. Copy and paste the permalink here).
• Subscribe to this blog via e-mail here.
• Join this blog’s Facebook fan page here.

Details:

• Available to U.S. residents only
• My personal friends and family are not eligible to win (sorry!)
• I will choose the winner via random drawing (up to 5 entries per person as described above)
• Contest ends at midnight (CDT) on Monday, August 31st 2009.
• Winner will be announced here on Tuesday, September 1st 2009.

Feel free to connect with the blogcast host and panelists online:

• Peter Walsh: Twitter.com/Peter_Walsh and Peter’s Facebook Page
• OfficeMax: Twitter.com/OfficeMax and School Supplies Deals
• Heather Wolpert-Gawron: Tween Teacher blog
• Ana Picazo: Finding Bonggamom

Good luck and thanks for stopping by!

I can hardly contain myself.  I can’t believe it.  I’ve actually won a stay in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina!  Yes, I will be returning to my happy place.  The Ocean.  North Carolina.

I’ve won a two night weekend stay at Ocean Isle Inn thanks to Things Moms Like (@thingsmomslike) and Ocean Isle Inn (@oceanisleinn):

Ocean Isle Beach is one of those FABULOUS North Carolina beaches that is near the really tourist-y towns, but not right in the middle of the party.  It’s in close proximity to historic Wilmington, Sunset Beach, Myrtle and North Myrtle Beach, but it’s a getaway all on its own. The great thing is that if you are on the East Coast, this is most likely a “one-tank” destination for you!!!

If you want things to do with your kids, there’s turtle watching, the Museum of Coastal Carolina, Old Baldy (the world’s OLDEST remaining lighthouse), Orton Plantation, The NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher (THIS IS AWESOME!), the USS NC Battleship Memorial and the bright lights, water parks, music theaters, shopping, amusement park rides in Myrtle Beach!

Ocean Isle Beach, NC is a beautiful destination whether you are looking for a unique place to tie the knot, celebrate an anniversary or have a nice, relaxing family vacation!

Ocean Isle Inn is a great place to stay while you’re in Ocean Isle Beach! It has been awarded the Gold Star of Excellence Award from the Myrtle Beach Area Hospitality Association and prides itself on its richly decorated rooms, reminiscent of a South Pacific getaway! Each room is decorated with Polynesian decor featuring hand-made teak furniture, floors of beautiful Spanish tile and unique artwork.

Amenities at Ocean Isle Inn include oceanfront pool and sundecks, indoor heated pool and attached spa, deluxe Continental breakfast, meeting facilities, wireless internet (YAY), in-room fridge and wet bar, in-room coffee service and private oceanfront balconies.

Are you ready for your Ocean Isle Beach vacation? I know that I am! Ocean Isle Inn ROCKS!

The only problem now is getting there!  Having just returned to work after being unemployed for a year (gotta LOVE the mortgage industry), I’m not sure how we’re going to pull off the airfare.  So, if you happen to come across any contests/giveaways for airline tickets, please let me know!

Thanks for stopping by!

And the winner is….

Carolyn!

Thank you to everyone who participated!

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“By the way, your purse is delicious.” – Just Shoot Me

From the beginning Jumeau was designed differently. Our focus has always been on premium function with exceptional materials. Everything we design complements your body. While creating products that work with your contours we also use exclusive materials more commonly found in the most expensive technical bags and packs. This combination of premium materials, premium design, and premium craftsmanship creates a distinct product.

Jumeau also uses sustainable materials and sources recycled materials when possible to aid our vision of being Green friendly. We stand by our products 100% that’s why we offer a 45 day no questions asked satisfaction guarantee and a 5 year replacement warranty. You won’t need another bag; so go ahead and feel good about owning a Jumeau.

I love purses almost as much as shoes, so when I was offered the delicious little purse pictured below to check out and review, I was one happy chick!

I adore this purse!  It’s the perfect size, not too small or too big.  It’s sporty and fun and fashionable.  The stripes are several different shades of red so I am now in search of multiple pairs of red shoes and red clothes to match.  The handles are brown so it will also match anything brown, khaki, etc.  The hardware is attractive and tough, as is the purse itself.  The interior has multiple side pockets and an attached key chain.  The best part about the interior is that it’s nylon (therefore easy to clean) and an unexpected but surprisingly fun bright green color.  It does come in several other colors as well…

As I was nosing around their website, I discovered a few things about this company that impressed me.  First of all, they are environmentally responsible, which is definitely a good thing. 

Secondly, they are HIRING!  In this economy, that’s a promising sign.  The best part is that they are looking for Fashion Specialists to work from home.  That’s always great for busy moms or anyone who wants to earn some extra income.  They are even offering a jump start bonus for anyone who starts before May 31st.  If you are interested, you can apply online HERE.

And now for the GIVEAWAY!

Jumeau has generously offered to give away a $75 gift certificate that the winner can use to purchase any of their products!  They have tons of bags, purses and belts to choose from in many different styles, colors and price ranges.

How To Enter The Giveaway:

• Visit the Jumeau Online Products Store
• Return here to leave a comment about what your favorite item is.

 Additional Entries Available:

• Apply to become a Jumeau Fashion Specialist and return here to post confirmation of your application.
• Post a link on your own blog back to this giveaway and return here to post your link in the comments section.
• Tweet a link to this giveaway and return here to post the permalink of your tweet in the comments section.
• Sign up for my blog updates via e-mail HERE.

 Details:

• Contest ends at midnight (CDT) Monday June 1st 2009.
• US Residents only.
• My personal friends and family are not eligible to win (sorry!).
• Winner will be chosen at random, notified on June 2nd 2009 and will be contacted by Jumeau directly with instructions on using the gift card.
• Winner is responsible for shipping & handling charges.

You can also follow Jumeau on twitter at http://twitter.com/jumeau.

Head on over to Blog Giveaway Carnival at Mom Most Traveled and Big List Of Giveaways and Dinner At Christina’s for even more great giveaways!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hello Everyone!

I know all of you are dying to know how my “spa weekend” went. Well, let me tell you…it was fantastic!!!!!!!! The hotel was beautiful, the people were so accommodating and the french fries were in my top 5 . I can’t thank Joanie Winberg of National Association of Divorced Women and my friend Cyndi Lopez enough. This weekend was exactly what I needed. I came home feeling like a big bowl of jello. Here is a link to some pictures: http://www.freshstartafterdivorce.com/public/department123.cfm.

Let me start at the beginning. About 3 weeks ago, my girlfriend Cyndi and I were talking on the phone and she said “Oh, by the way, I entered us in a contest” and I thought to myself ” Great! I better not have to sing or do anything ridiculous.” That was it, we didn’t talk much more about it and honestly, I never thought in a million years we would win. So I forgot all about it. A week later Cyndi calls and sounding shocked she tells me that she heard from Joanie Winberg and that we were in the final 3 applicants to win the spa weekend. We were so excited and couldn’t wait to hear back from Joanie. A couple of days later we heard the news…WE WON!

Before we left, we received a cheese basket from Cabot Creamery, one of the contest sponsors. Their cheese is incredible! www.cabotcheese.com

We would be traveling to Hershey, PA to stay at The Hotel Hershey.. Their website has beautiful pictures. www.thehotelhershey.com We were met at the airport by Alan, our limo driver. He was great. So nice and friendly. When we arrived at the hotel it was even more beautiful than the website pictures. Joanie and her PR person Ellen were there to meet us. We each received bouquets of flowers from Joanie and a robe and pajama’s from one of the contest sponsors Nite Sweatz. The PJ’s are amazingly comfortable and very stylish. You can check out their website at www.nitesweatz.com. When guests check into the hotel you are given Hershey chocolate bars. We would soon find out that Hotel Hershey handed out chocolate like other hotels give out extra towels or the morning paper. I don’t know about you, but I definitely prefer chocolate to the morning paper. Not that we had to choose, we also got the morning paper! We then were scheduled to have lunch in the Spa’s restaurant and then on to the first spa treatment … our facials. I really wasn’t expecting the facial to be relaxing. I was wrong. The facial was so enjoyable that both Cyndi and I agreed that we were going to order room service instead of going out to dinner that night. That is how we discovered their amazing french fries. If you get the chance to go there, I highly recommend them. While we were in the room there was a knock on the door and a wonderful hotel employee handed us a basket full of chocolate. There were Hershey Kisses, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and other assorted chocolates. Yummy!!

On Saturday, we slept in. Today was the day…our chocolate fondue wraps and then a massage. We headed to the Spa for lunch then onto our chocolate wraps. I LOVED IT. They “painted” the mud wrap that smelled just like chocolate on you. Then you were wrapped in plastic – I kind of felt like a candy bar myself!! This was done in a room where the lights were dimmed and relaxing music was piped in. After laying there for about 20 minutes letting the “chocolate” do it’s magic the therapist came back in and rinsed off the chocolate. They have this wonderful “rain bar” that has multiple shower heads on it that they could just pass over you. You never had to move, you didn’t have to get up! Next was the massage, again it was a most relaxing experience. Everyone I came in contact with was just so accommodating. It was very nice. I felt like a queen for the weekend. Once again Cyndi and I couldn’t drag ourselves from the room – it was a room service night again! And again there was a knock on the door…we received recipe cards with different chocolate recipes on them and a homeopathic spray that is used to help you sleep better. After the day of spa treatments we definitely didn’t need that!

On Sunday we checked out, and had lunch at the hotel restaurant, the Fountain Cafe. We had chocolate martini’s (delicious!!) and then we headed to the outlet mall that is across the street from the hotel. We shopped until it was time to head to the airport.

I missed my husband and kids, but I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect weekend. – Gina

She described it perfectly! I couldn’t agree more. The only thing I would add is that there is no logical explanation for how freakin’ tired we were on Sunday afternoon after having done virtually NOTHING for three days! Sloth and Gluttony make you tired I guess.

Thanks for stopping by!

And the winner is….

Peggy!

Thank you to everyone who participated!

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“Joolwe.com Online Jewelry Store offers wide array of fine jewelries in gold and silver with genuine diamonds, gemstones, and cubic zirconia. Guaranteed satisfaction with free shipping, best price guarantee, gift ready packaging, and easy 30 days return.”

I received this fabulous Sterling Silver Rectangular Amethyst Pendant to try out and to giveaway to one lucky winner!

Purple is my favorite color so I’m always looking for Amethyst jewelry.  This necklace is right up my alley.  I have worn it with jeans and sweaters as well as professional outfits and would definitely consider it for an even dressier occasion.

This necklace would look great with these earrings:

And this bracelet:

The quality of this jewelry is about what you would expect for silver jewelry that you would purchase for double and/or triple the price at one of those home jewelry parties. 

How To Enter The Giveaway:

• Visit the Joolwe.com Online Jewelry Store
• Return here to leave a comment about what your favorite item is from the Joolwe.com Online Jewelry Store.

Additional Entries Available:

• Post a link on your own blog back to this giveaway and return here to post your link in the comments section (your post must also include this link: Joolwe.com Online Jewelry Store)
• Tweet a link to this giveaway and return here to post the permalink of your tweet in the comments section.
• Sign up for my blog updates via e-mail HERE.

Details:

• Contest ends at midnight (CDT) Monday May 11th 2009.
• US and Canadian Residents only.
• My personal friends and family are not eligible to win (sorry!).
• Winner will be chosen at random, notified on May 12th 2009 and will receive the Sterling Silver Rectangular Amethyst Pendant (and silver necklace) as pictured above, which will be shipped directly from Joolwe.com Online Jewelry Store on May 15th 2009.

You can also follow Joolwe.com Online Jewelry Store on twitter at http://twitter.com/joolwe, on Facebook at Joolwe Facebook Page and sign up for their newsletter here for chances to win additional giveaways.

 You can also head back over to Blog Giveaway Carnival at Mom Most Traveled for more great giveaways!
Thanks for stopping by!