Cherished Handmade Treasures

My Memories Suite Software Review & Giveaway

2012-02-22T05:54:00.000-07:00

I was recently given the opportunity to try the My Memories Suite 3 digital scrapbook software. I've been a fan of digital scrapbooking for a while now and this software was so much fun and easy to use. This My Memories Suite 3 scrapbook software is rated number #1 by Amazon and Top Ten Reviews. That's saying something!

The download was easy, but took longer than I expected. When I opened the program, it took a minute to familiarize myself with the menus. There are three. They all seem to have the same functions but in a different manner. You can insert photos and elements access your resource gallery, access the My Memories web site (so you can purchase more designs right from the program), customize everything, add titles, text, music, check your spelling share your album (several different ways). You can even download your creations to an I-Pod!

I downloaded the software the day before my daughter's birthday tea party. So, when my D-I-L sent me the photos from our outing, I made a few pages.

Using this software you can design photo books, calendars, cards, recipe books, buttons—the list goes on and on... And you can make unique gifts for friends and family. I also made some pages for a recipe book.

The scrapbook software comes with lots of papers and elements that you can create your own pages with (like my recipe book). You don't have to be an expert to use this software. They have lots of pre-made templates, so you can just upload your photos and drop them right into the custom made pages. And with the ease of the left sidebar you can easily shop directly in the store for more. But—if you have already purchased lots of scrapbook kits in the past, you can easily add your those to the My Memories Suite folder! So all of those previous digital scrapbook purchases will still be usable with this program.

And I have even better news. My Memories Suite is allowing me to give away one software download to one of my followers—Woohoo!

Go check out their web site at: www.mymemories.com, they not only have a great software program, but an enormous collection of scrapbooking kits. There is something there for everyone!

If you can't wait until contest is over to find out if you are the lucky winner and start using this fabulous software, you can use the My Memories Suite coupon code STMMMS48375 to get $10 USD off your purchase of the My Memories Suite 3 software. What an awesome deal!

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Linky Parties week of 2-20-12

2012-02-21T09:42:00.000-07:00

These are the linky parties I visited and linked up with this week. Come join the fun.

Linky Parties

2012-02-19T10:54:00.000-07:00

These are the parties I visited and linked up to this weekend!

Cleaning up with Magid Blue Nitrile Gloves-Review

2012-02-19T09:59:00.001-07:00

Recently, I received a box of Magid EconoWear T9557 Blue Powdered Disposable Nitrile Gloves (100 pack) from Magid Gloves and Safety Manufacturing Company LLC for review and I knew I could put them to good use!

I like to use disposable gloves to protect my hands when working around the house. My husband always has a box of disposable gloves handy out in his garage to use when needed. And I always use disposable gloves when cleaning my dogs room. Cleaning the kitchen and bathroom are other areas when I use them. Because even when organic cleaners are being used they can be very hard on your hands. My skin becomes so dry when I don't protect them.

The fit of the glove was okay (they sent me a large). I can easily move my fingers without difficulty. However, it does pull down slightly around the wrist when I bend them forward (which might not have been the case if the glove fit a little tighter), and as you can see from the pictures they don't cover much past the wrist. So be careful if you are dipping your hands in liquid that is deep, it could leak in over the top of the glove. The Magid Blue Nitrile Gloves are ambidextrous and completely liquid proof so you don’t have to worry about anything coming into contact with your skin through the glove.

Not only are these gloves great for cleaning and general maintenance purposes, they offer better protection than vinyl or latex disposable gloves against chemicals, punctures and abrasions—they are a great value too—$8.25 /DP. They are ideal gloves for single-use purposes like handling raw food in the kitchen, to have on hand in the garage, or just general home projects and maintenance. Your next paint project—the Magid Blue Nitrile Gloves would be awesome!

I would like to thank Magid Gloves for sending me these gloves to review.

Decorative Wooden Clothespins

2012-02-15T06:06:00.001-07:00

Happy Wednesday everyone! I hope your week is going great so far. Today I've got another fun, little D-I-Y craft project--Decorative Wooden Clothespins. You can use these fun pins on magnets boards, to adorn gifts, as place card holders and more. I hope you enjoy making your own variations of these charming little clips as much as I did.

Ribbon Flower Clothespins

Supplies needed:

Standard wooden clothespins
Fabric scraps of your choice.
Ribbon (variety)
Embellishments - for flower center (optional)
Colored pencils (optional)
Thin strip magnets (optional)
Hot glue gun and glue sticks
Scissors

Color the entire surface of your clothespin with your colored pencil until well-coated and then smudge with your fingertip to soften. This gives your clothespin an overall worn/vintage effect.
The ribbon flower is identical to the ribbon flower I made for my jewelry and headbands (tutorial here) except instead of beginning with a felt circle, I just glued the end of the ribbon directly onto the clothespin. Apply a small dab of glue with your hot glue gun onto the clothespin where you want your flower center and carefully press the end of your ribbon onto the hot glue. Begin twisting your flower, using the hot glue as needed . (If you want a fuller flower than is possible with the width of the clothespin, use a small felt circle as directed in the tutorial and then glue the felt directly onto the clothespin.
Turn the clip over and glue thin strip magnets (found at your local craft store) onto the back to use on a magnet board, or leave them blank to use as gift tag holders on presents, place card holders at your next party, etc.

Fabric-covered clips:

Gift giving idea: Using a strip of decorative cardstock or a fancy ribbon, clip a row of pretty pins to give as a gift to someone special.

Need a cute place card holder for a birthday party? One that's easy and not time-consuming? Then these are the clips for you. These clips are easier to make than the first version. You can even get your kids involved.

Supplies needed:

Standard wooden clothespins -
Fabric scraps in your choice of color
Ribbon or other embellishments (optional)
Double-sided tape - permanent
Thin strip magnets (optional)
Hot glue gun
Scissors

Color the entire surface of your clothespin (except the side you are going to glue with fabric) with your colored pencil until well-coated and then smudge with your fingertip to soften. This gives your clothespin an overall worn/vintage effect.
Pull out a strip of double-sided tape that is as long or slightly longer than your clothespin. Attach it to the surface of the clothespin making sure to keep it smooth. Line the tape up evenly along one edge so that the excess hangs off the other side. With your scissors, trim the excess.
Place your fabric (right-side down) and then press your prepared clothespin tape-side down onto the back side of your fabric. Turn over and with your fingers, smooth and flatten the fabric onto the tape. Cut excess fabric off all sides.
Decorate if you wish or leave with fabric only. You're done!

Fabric Pom Pom Flower Clothespins:

These pom-pom flowers are fun to make and really cute. The picture of this clip (the first one on the left) doesn't really do it justice. I've included a link to the great tutorial that I found on how to make these flowers (since it's near impossible to take photos of yourself making these). So take a look at the tutorial before judging these cute little flowers.

Supplies needed:

Standard wooden clothespins
Fabric scraps in your choice of colors
Needle and thread - color should match the fabric you will be using.
Colored pencils (optional)
Thin strip magnets (optional)
Hot glue gun and glue sticks
Scissors

To begin with you will need to follow this pom-pom tutorial to create your fabric pom pom flowers. It should take you only about 3-5 minutes per flower. For a small circular shape you can use an object in your home as a template to trace around, such as a spool of thread.

Color the entire surface of your clothespin with your colored pencil until well-coated and then smudge with your fingertip to soften. This gives your clothespin an overall worn/vintage effect.
Apply a small dab of glue with your hot glue gun onto the clothespin and carefully attach your pom pom flower onto your pin by pressing it onto the hot glue. That's it!

Fabric Poof Flower Clothespins:

These poof flowers are quick to make and super cute. They would be great for a cute birthday place card holder or a birthday gift as they remind me of balloons.

Supplies needed:

Standard wooden clothespins
Fabric scraps in your choice of colors
Needle and thread - color should match the fabric you will be using.
Colored pencils (optional)
Thin strip magnets (optional)
Hot glue gun and glue sticks
Scissors

To begin with you will need to create your fabric poof flowers. It should take you only about 3-5 minutes per flower. For a small circular shape you can use an object in your home as a template to trace around, such as a spool of thread. Stitch around the entire outside edge of the circle with a running stitch and pull tight to gather into a poof. Knot and tie off. Make three poofs for each pin.

Color the entire surface of your clothespin with your colored pencil until well-coated and then smudge with your fingertip to soften. This gives your clothespin an overall worn/vintage effect.
Apply a small dab of glue with your hot glue gun onto the clothespin and carefully attach your poof flower onto your pin by pressing it onto the hot glue. That's it!

I hope you will enjoy making your own fancy clothespins.

Get organized with Avery Binder--Review

2012-02-15T05:53:00.000-07:00

I received some office supplies from Shoplet.com for review and honestly they couldn't have come at a better time. I recently started organizing all of my recipes (stacks and stacks of recipes) and this binder, note tabs and binder spine inserts came in handy for my recipe organization!

The first product I pulled from the box is the Avery EZD Heavy-Duty Reference View Binder.

This binder has one handed easy open rings. With little effort, just one push of a thumb on the rubber button pops the rings right open.

They also close easily without feeling as if they are going to capture my fingers when they snap shut--a big plus for me. The design of the rings really permits this binder to hold a lot of pages. I stuffed a 375 page document inside this binder (I'm sure I could have fit more if I had them). All the pages fit easily and they turned smoothly in the rings.

The binder has four stacked pockets (two on each side) so you can organize and secure special notes, smaller pieces of paper or even photos. The plastic is non-stick and archival. It won’t lift the toner from your pages, so your photos are safe--Yay! The plastic is PVC free and the chipboard is 100% recycled content. I definitely like this! The binder front and back are wide enough to cover index tab dividers and sheet protectors from view when closed. Overall this is a good quality binder that is worth the money. There isn't anything I have found that I don't like about this binder. The rings don't pinch fingers and it has nice organizational pockets, plus it's well made. What more can you ask for?

The next item was the Avery Custom Spine Inserts.

The binder spine inserts are made to work with the Avery EZD Heavy-Duty Reference View Binder. The binder spine inserts come in packages of 25 (5 per sheet). They can be customized with your printer and favorite word processing program or at Avery.com. The perforations make them easy to separate them. They are made from firm cardstock and are a perfect fit for the binder spine pocket--slipping in easily. However, if you decide to change them, they are a bit more challenging to get back out. Your fingers are useless unless you want to destroy the binder spine pocket (made of plastic). Double-sided tape on the end of a letter opener solved the problem, but it was quite a bit of trouble to remove. Overall this is a good quality product. The only downside is how difficult they are to remove from the binder pocket.

The last item was the Avery Note Tabs

The Avery Note Tabs come in a package of 10 and a variety of colors and sizes. They are made from an thick, durable material that you can write on or use with a highlighter. The material is transparent so you can see content beneath.

The tabs are also repositionable, but stick well to pages clipped together in a stack or while inside a binder--even when shuffled around they won‘t lift off. Although the glue is not sticky enough to damage your paper when the tab is lifted. These tabs would work great to divide a wire bound notebook into multiple sections--one notebook for several subjects, school, writing project, work project, etc. However, because of the type of material the tab is made from, some writing instruments work better than others. I found the ink from several pens tended to smear. Sharpies work the best. Overall a great product--they won't damage your paper when moved and still stick well, but the downside: not all writing instruments works on this material.

I'm sure you will find each of these products as useful as I did. They can be used for so many different projects and each compliments the others so well.

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SHOP GREEN

Mom's Talk Network Interview

2012-02-08T14:53:00.001-07:00

I've been interviewed by Mom's Talk Network. You can read it here: Sandy of Cherished Handmade Treasures

Follow My Pins Hop

2012-02-08T13:41:00.000-07:00

Here is a fun blog hop--Pinterest! You can follow individual pins, individual boards or the member's entire collection. It's up to you. Click the link and start pinning.

Get Wired Wednesday Blog Hop

2012-02-07T14:29:00.001-07:00

All you have to do to join is Follow the Hostesses Victoria's Voice and Three Boys and an old Lady through GFC

Link yourself to the list below

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Cheesy Ranch Crescent Rolls

2012-02-06T06:58:00.003-07:00

I made these for dinner the other night and they were a hit. Something a little different that was simple, easy and yummy. Who wouldn't love that?

Ingredients:
1 package crescent rolls
1 package Ranch Dressing mix
butter or margarine
grated cheese

1. Lightly butter the crescent roll dough. Sprinkle each dough triangle with ranch dressing mix. Follow up with your favorite grated cheese.

2. Roll and then bake according to package directions. Voilà! Yummy dinner rolls.

Free Onion Ring Weekend at Burger King!

2012-02-03T12:01:00.000-07:00

Free Onion Rings At Burger King This Weekend February 4th and 5th. Click link for details.

February 2012 Coupons.com

2012-02-02T14:47:00.000-07:00

The following is a list of new coupons from Coupons.com for the month of February. Scroll down to see all coupons currently available--there are some really great ones listed! Click on the image to print and happy, happy savings!

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Happy Birthday Reminder Board

2012-01-30T06:14:00.000-07:00

Today, I have a fun craft project for you. A Happy Birthday Reminder Board! Since I have a couple of very important birthdays clustered right at the beginning of the year, birthdays are on my mind right now. I saw a similar board on Pinterest! Don't you just love that web site? This nifty board can also be used as a gift idea--or just keep it for yourself! The lucky recipient will be reminded year round of upcoming birthdays, because who likes to send out “Belated Birthday” cards or just be forgotten altogether on their special day? With this super cute board, it's an easy way to remind yourself of the birthdays for friends and family members.

Materials used:

Wooden board
Knob (or hook)
paint your choice of color
Vinyl your choice of color
Cricut machine (or other vinyl cutting machine)
Scrapbook paper
Glue
Scissors
Twine, string or ribbon of your choice
I also used a two-step crackle process to crackle the paint (Anita's Fragile Crackle) found at my local craft store--this step is optional, but it helped give it a somewhat distressed look without any sanding.

1. You can purchase a board at your local craft store, or use what you have on hand. Go wild and use your imagination.

2. I painted the board the main color and allowed to dry. Then I applied the crackle steps. (Instead of this step, you could just distress your board after painting.)

3. After the crackle was dry, I painted it again with white paint--but before it could dry completely (almost dry, but not quite), I took a damp cloth and removed some of the white paint…the drier you allow your paint to get, the better the results. You won't be able to take as much off as much paint (out of the cracks and just in some areas where it has adhered. Your look will depend on how you use the crackle step, and how much white paint you take off. There are a lot of options to create the surface to your liking. As you can see in the photos above, I made more than one. You can really see the cracks on the surface of the green one. The orange one looked very different from the green one when they were completed, I wish I could show you. However the photos of the completed green one didn't turn out well enough to post here. I liked both of them for different reasons. And since they were both gifts for different individuals, it worked that in my favor they were not alike.

4. While the paint is drying, use your vinyl cutting machine, (I used a Cricut) and vinyl to create the text “Happy Birthday!”

5. Apply your letters to the board and attach a knob or a hook to your board. I found my knob at our local hardware store, in the drawer pull section.

6. Then, I used my Cricut again (you could use a punch, or even cut them by hand) to make tags with each family member’s name and birth date and some twine to hang them from the knob. After the one top passes, move it to the back and the next one will be waiting to remind you. Voilà! A nifty, little birthday reminder.

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Tell Me About Yourself Award

2012-01-29T18:48:00.000-07:00

I love receiving these cute bloggy awards! Pinkoddy's Blog: My Thoughts and Knowledge passed along the Tell Me About Yourself Award to me and several other bloggers a while back (I'm ashamed to admit how long ago). The reason it has taken me so long to post is because I have a difficult time revealing things about myself. However, I want to say "Thank you SO MUCH!", and encourage everyone to please stop by and visit her blog. It was very sweet of her to recognize me.

Here are the rules for receiving this award:
I must tell 7 things about myself (although I'm seriously running out of things to tell), and I must pass it on to 15 other bloggers.

Seven things about me:

I'm fairly organized,except when it comes to my artistic side--chaos reins.
I love pizza.
I'm forever making lists. My life revolves around them. If it's not written down, it doesn't get done.
I love when I have the house to myself and I can work in quiet solitude, no background noise at all.
Like Homer Simpson, I can't pass up a doughnut even if it meant it would save my life!
I'm an early riser, but the older I get, the less I seem to get done--regardless of how early I get up. My mind goes in a thousand directions.
Like most of you, I ~~live~~ love to blog.

15 other deserving bloggers--please take a moment and visit all of these wonderful blogs!

Holly's Stamping Addiction (Paper craft blog--she's very talented!)
Picture Book Girl (Wonderful children's book author)
Cami's Books (Writes book reviews and an author herself!)
Things That Make You Say: "Mmmmm..."! (Great cooking blog)
Slip Stitches And More (Sewing, embroidery, crochet and knitting blog)
Karima's Crafts (Crafting blog)
3 Creative Chics (Design, photography, sewing, junking & crafting blog)
Sarah Fitness (Fitness blog)
Kissed By A Frog (Lots opf great DIY ideas)
Living On A Dollar (Coupon, Giveaway blog)
Adventures At Green Acre (Recipes, freebies, life)
Gracie Lu Shih Tzu (Super cute pet blog)
Mom's Life Made Easy (Great web site for busy moms)
Rookies Making Cookies (Beginner cook, learning along the way)
Piggies Pleasures (Fun craft blog)

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Whimsical Wednesday Hop

2012-01-25T06:25:00.002-07:00

Looking to discover some new blogs, meet some new blog friends, have a giveaway you want to share and/or maybe even gain some new followers? Pop on over to Random Dealz and participate in the Whimsical Wednesday Hop. After adding your blog to the hop, feel free to follow my blog. Be sure to leave a comment and I will return the favor.

Diamond Candles looking for bloggers

2012-01-21T11:34:00.003-07:00

Diamond Candles is looking for bloggers for their campaign, you can apply here .

Friendship Friday Hop #2

2012-01-21T08:45:00.000-07:00

I'm participating in another blog hop. Friendship Friday Hop and this weeks question is "What inspired your blog name?" This is really a great question because the title of your blog is the first thing people see when they visit, it gives them a sense of what your blog is all about.

My name blog came about fairly simply. It's a compilation of handmade craft projects that one can only hope the recipient "treasures” and voilà! there was my name.

Shabby Apple Giveaway!! Win a Cameo Necklace

2012-01-21T07:05:00.000-07:00

This giveaway is now CLOSED. The winner is Katy Morris. Thanks to all who entered.

I have a wonderful opportunity for you. Shabby Apple is giving away this lovely vintage-style cameo necklace through my blog. Isn't it gorgeous? Shabby Apple is an online boutique that makes women feel feminine and pretty with beautiful vintage jewelry and chic accessory pieces along with fashionable, fun , flirty dresses that a woman can wear just as comfortably at family functions, during her workday, or a night on the town.

Look how charming this necklace is...The Duchess. Not only are the pieces beautiful, they all have really great fun names. Details: Vintage-style cameo necklace with gold metal setting suspended from 24” long chain. Cameo 40 x 30mm.

Go check out their web site at: www.shabbyapple.com, they not only have an enormous vintage-inspired collection of jewelry but fabulous dresses, skirts and pretty blouses. There is something there for everyone!

Yay!! The Giveaway Rules: Leave a separate comment for each entry with a contact email address.

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Like Shabby Apple on Facebook and/or Twitter.
Visit Shabby Apple and mention in your comment (on this post) which piece of jewelry is your favorite.

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Blog about this giveaway with a link back to my site (be sure to post your link here so I know where to find it)...you can do this on your blog, twitter or Facebook pages. Each post will count as a separate entry.
And last, but not least, add it to any social bookmarking site such as Del.icio.us, Digg, StumbleUpon, Reddit, etc., and then paste the URL of the link and a contact email in your comment. Each mention will count as a separate entry.

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Cami's Books: Book Giveaway - Beyonders by Brandon Mull

2012-01-21T06:59:00.000-07:00

Book Giveaway - Beyonders by Brandon Mull

Cami's Books is having another giveaway on her blog. Pop on over to Cami's Books to enter.She is giving away a copy of Beyonders by Brandon Mull. She has really low entries, so go take a look and enter!

For rules and entry information, visit: Cami's Books: Book Giveaway - Beyonders by Brandon Mull

Contest closes: January 30, 2012

Turkey Pot Poochie Pies

2012-01-03T05:06:00.001-07:00

I have one more tail-wagger treat. Turkey-pot pies! What pooch wouldn't love that? I know mine do. They go crazy for all of my canine confections. It's good to have a variety of goodies on hand for Fido--especially during training. It keeps him/her interested. These are simple little pies to make. The most time-consuming part it to seal them together and get a nice clean edge.

INGREDIENTS:

2 1/2 cups wheat flour
1/2 cup powdered dry milk
3/4 cup water
1 egg beaten
thinly sliced carrots
chopped celery
chopped turkey
cornstarch
garlic

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine flour and dry milk. Mix in egg. Add water (a little at time) so that mixture forms a ball.

Roll out dough 1/4" thick. Cut out shapes with a biscuit cutter. Tops and bottoms (tops a little smaller than the bottoms).

Roll the cutout shapes a little flatter and make certain they will fit your muffin pan.

Press the larger bottom dough into your muffin tin. Fill with turkey (I used leftovers from our Christmas party) carrots and celery. You can use any veggies you want, just make sure they are dog friendly. (You can call your Vet's office to inquire about them or Google it. There are lots of web sites that have that information--just make sure it's a reputable site that you can trust.) Pour a couple of teaspoons of stock inside so they don't dry out during baking. Keep in mind, dogs can't tolerate salt and shouldn't have sugar. I used a mixture of water, cornstarch and some fresh garlic, no salt or sugar added.

Cut a slit or two in the top and then pop them in the oven to bake 17 to 20 minutes. You can brush the top with a beaten egg to give them more of a golden sheen. Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container. And again, you can freeze them for a longer shelf life.

Ham and Cheese Poochie Pockets

2012-01-03T05:01:00.000-07:00

Well it was back to work for me this week. Although while I was off, I was able to get a variety of dog treats made and into the freezer. These biscuits freeze beautifully for a couple of months. So you can make them ahead, freeze them, and then transfer what you will need for the week to the refrigerator. Then Fido can have his special treats all the time. :) All of my dogs have favorite treats, don't get me wrong--they like them all, but they tend to single out a favorite. These seem to be Mr. Peabody's favorites.

INGREDIENTS:

2 1/2 cups wheat flour
1/2 cup powdered dry milk
3/4 cup water
1 egg beaten
cheese grated
ham chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine flour and dry milk. Mix in egg. Add water (a little at time) so that mixture forms a ball.

Roll out dough 1/4" thick. Cut out shapes with a biscuit cutter.

Fill with chopped ham (leftovers work great) and then sprinkle a little grated cheese.

Fold the dough in half and seal by pinches the edges together.

Brush the top with a beaten egg to give them a glossy sheen and/or sprinkle a few strands of cheese on top. Pop them in the oven and bake 17 to 20 minutes. Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container. Remember you can also freeze them for a longer shelf life, if they last that long!

Sardine Yummies Poochie Treats

2012-01-03T04:51:00.001-07:00

I have been very remiss in updating this blog of late. Although I do have several projects to upload, I have had camera problems--that's my excuse anyway. I still haven't figured out the one issue that has most of my projects wrapped up in it. Hopefully, I can get it worked out in the next week or so. The hectic time of year and all that has had my attention elsewhere. In the meantime, here are some gourmet poochie treats for all the dog lovers out there. If you make this recipe, be prepared for the smell to permeate your house. It's definitely a Scentsy morning when these get made! :) But the dogs love them.

Ingredients:
3 raw eggs
1 can of sardines packed in olive oil
1 package (an inside sleeve--not the entire box) of graham crackers

Dump everything into a blender and blend until completely combined.

Spoon mixture onto a cookie sheet and spread out. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for approximately 20 minutes until it looks rubbery and light brown on top.

Let cool, then cut. Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container. They make great training treats. My dogs love them!

Create a Free Video from Santa

2011-12-21T16:49:00.002-07:00

What child wouldn't want to receive a personalized message from Santa? Now, you can create a free personalized video of Santa for your kids at the Portable North Pole. My daughter-in-law did this for my granddaughter and it was so cute! It doesn't take long and you can have the video emailed to you to watch when you choose. This could be the perfect way to keep your little one in line over the next couple of days.

Happy Holidays!

Cami's Books: Giveaway Hot (Sweaty) Mamas

2011-12-20T10:54:00.000-07:00

A good friend of mine is having a giveaway on her blog. Pop on over to Cami's Books to enter.

Book Review and Giveaway - Hot (Sweaty) Mamas

She is giving away two copies of Hot (Sweaty) Mamas. Yes, that's two, just in time for those New Year's Resolutions!

For rules and entry information, visit: Cami's Books: Giveaway - Hot (Sweaty) Mamas

Open to residents of U.S. and Canada
Contest closes: January 4, 2012

Monday Hops

2011-11-14T09:22:00.001-07:00

Here are a couple of Monday blog hops. The rules are easy, and by participating you'll have the opportunity of experiencing Blog Hops, gaining followers, discovering other blogs or even meeting a few more blog friends. After adding your blog to these great hops, feel free to follow my blog, leave a comment and I will return the favor. Happy Blog Hopping Monday!

A Helicopter Mom

Blessed Beyond Words

Cooking With Karyn