Dishin' With The Drama Queen

Cyber Monday Sale

noreply@blogger.com (Dawn) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:06:04 PST

Hi All! Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and didn't overeat....too much! Thought I'd let you know about the Cyber Monday Sale I'm having over at Drama Queen Bows & Jewels. Today only the entire site(less the already discounted bow sets) is 35% off With the discount you can get a Mommy Bracelet for as little as $25.00 or a child's bracelet for as lilttle as $17.00! They make a fabulous

Holiday Card

noreply@blogger.com (Dawn) — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:46:38 PST

Well, it's that time of year again.What do you think of this year's Christmas card? Can you believe how big the girls have gotten? Believe it or not this picture isn't even posed. I was taking pictures of them on an unusually warm day a few ago for the card when Soph just dropped her head on her sister's shoulder and I knew I had it. If I tried to pose them like this it would have never worked

New Elonka Nichole Giveaway! CLOSED

noreply@blogger.com (Dawn) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 07:22:55 PDT

Remember a couple of months ago I hosted a giveaway from Elonka Nichole Limited? It was such a huge success that we decided to do it again! This is the bag I reviewed in my original post.You will be able to pick your own design if you win. This bag is awesome! It's made from 100% cotton fabric and it available in 8 different patterns. It's loaded with pockets both inside and out and

Huge Hair Flowers Sale

noreply@blogger.com (Dawn) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 10:04:45 PDT

Hope everyone enjoyed the rest of their summer. I'll do the big "vacation post" soon but I wanted to do a quick post today to tell you about the big sale I'm having over at Drama Queen Bows & Jewels. I recently added several beautiful silk flowers to our catalog and they are just gorgeous! My beautiful model is wearing the Ivory Ruffled Ranunculus From Sept. 8-12 all my hair flowers

Away We Go...

noreply@blogger.com (Dawn) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 06:26:31 PDT

So this will be my last post until September. We are heading off to Disney World Tuesday at 4 am. We were hoping this But thanks to Hurricane Irene(that bitch) It looks like we'll be dealing with this instead + The girls and I are heading out to Borders now to pick over whatever is left so we'll have activities to keep us from losing our minds and/or killing each other when we

Friday Fabulous Find- Flip Flop Wines

noreply@blogger.com (Dawn) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:51:36 PDT

Recently I had the opportunity to review 3 wines a Pinot Noir, a Riesling and a Pinot Grigio from FlipFlop Wines. Before I tell you about the wines I want to tell you a little about what I like about the company. Founded in 2009 by Vinter David Georges, Flip Flop Wines offers delicious wines for people of all economic levels. At $7.00 a bottle their wines are in-expensive not cheap. One of the

Wordless Wednesday

noreply@blogger.com (Dawn) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:52:34 PDT

Doesn't this seem like the perfect place to spend a lazy day just strolling and enjoying the beautiful weather? ( un-edited photo taken by my budding photographer, Sophia)

Time to start shopping for Fall-Express Jeans

noreply@blogger.com (Dawn) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 07:03:02 PDT

This post brought to you by Express. All opinions are 100% mine. Express jeans have always been been one of my favorite go to places for jeans They are affordable, always fashionable, affordable, and I can always find the right fit for me . My favorite type of women's jeans is the jegging I have skinny legs and no booty to speak of so this type jean is

Elonka Nichole Review & Giveaway!~CLOSED~

noreply@blogger.com (Dawn) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:21:23 PDT

I don't know about you but I was never a fan of diaper bags. Not that they didn't have their use but I always hated the style and design of them. I never understood why they always came in designs with little cartoon characters, cute little bunnies and Easter egg colors. Not at all my style.I realize it is product for baby supplies but babies didn't have to carry them around! I ended up using a

Friday Fab Find- Activate Water

noreply@blogger.com (Dawn) — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 06:44:24 PDT

Recently I had the opportunity to try out 2 different types of water from the Activate Line. Before I tell you about the flavors I sampled let me tell you a little about the brand itself. The market is just swamped with vitamin & mineral enriched waters so why would we possibly need another? I'll tell you why. Vitamins and minerals lose their potency when sitting in water. I didn't know

Wordless Wednesday

noreply@blogger.com (Dawn) — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 04:58:29 PDT

Only 27 days left 'til vacation!

Houston we have a problem.....

noreply@blogger.com (Dawn) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:38:38 PDT

Somehow my blog has been hijacked and I have a "click this offer" screen before getting to my posts. I wanted to let you all know I didn't put it there and I won't be posting until I figure out how to get it down UPDATE-It seems that the problem has been resolved. The problem was with one of my feed hosts.If for any reason you were getting my posts e-mailed to you and no longer are please

Friday Fab Find-Hontest Tea Review

noreply@blogger.com (Dawn) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:51:02 PDT

Hot enough for ya? Being that most of the country feels like it's sitting on the face of the sun I figured today was a good day to post my review on a refreshing drink. I recently had the opportunity to review 2 different products from the Honest Tea company. I've made no secret to the fact the I am a huge tea drinker so I was thrilled that one of the samples I received was the Half & Half-

Thursday's Three-Summer Goals

noreply@blogger.com (Dawn) — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:52:22 PDT

I know that summer is halfway over but I figured if I listed my goals I would be motivated to complete them. 1. Tone Tone Tone I'm actually fine with my weight but not with my shape. My body is what I like to call "skinny fat". Meaning my weight is low but I still have too many wiggly bits. I want to tone my arms so they stop moving when I do,ditch my unloved handles and pick my butt up so it's

Slap Wear Watch Review & Discount Code

noreply@blogger.com (Dawn) — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:14:08 PDT

If you were a kid in the late 80's you will remember the slap bracelet fad. Well guess what! Not only are they back but now they are available as fabulous watches! I was recently fortunate to review these watches from So~ mine Slapwear. I received 2 watches and I love them. I wanted a white watch for the summer and the watch I received was perfect. I have very skinny wrists and often have a

Well It's finally happened...I'm the parent of a teenager!

noreply@blogger.com (Dawn) — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 05:19:57 PDT

Today is Gabriella's birthday. Her 13th birthday. She's officially a teenage. How did this happen? Wasn't it just yesterday this was her? Now I can't believe how fast it went from her needing my for everything to getting annoyed at me for trying to help.Watching her transform from an adorable little girl to the most extraordinary young woman has been such a blessing.As much as I complain

Happy Fourth Of July

noreply@blogger.com (Dawn) — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 07:23:31 PDT

I want to wish all my readers in the United States a very happy & safe Independance Day. To all my readers not in the US-have a terrific Monday!

Must See Summer Movie-Monte Carlo

noreply@blogger.com (Dawn) — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 02:01:23 PDT

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Monte Carlo. All opinions are 100% mine. As a mom to 2 girls ages nearly 10 and thisclose to 13 agreeing on a movie to see together is not always an easy task. Either I don’t feel the movie they selected is age-appropriate or they feel my selection is too young for them.

Thursday's Three- Views from my Garden

noreply@blogger.com (Dawn) — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 06:03:08 PDT

My absolute favorite thing about summer is having a vegetable garden. Nothing compares to picking fresh vegetables right off the vines and for some reason, they always seem to taste better when you grow them yourself. These are scenes from my garden this morning. The start of a beefsteak tomato The promise of zucchinis The lovely purple flower before an eggplant shows up My garden is

Buy 1 Get 1 Free Hair Jewels Sale At Drama Queen Bows & Jewels

noreply@blogger.com (Dawn) — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:26:36 PDT

I just put up a fabulous sale at Drama Queen Bows & Jewels. Purchase any of my hair jewels and get one for free. No limit on how many you can get. These are perfect for when you are growing out you hairstyle and need a little something to pull your hair back. Made with Swarovski crystals/pearls so they have amazing shine! Gabby is wearing the Simply Elegant blue Pearls Hair Jewels Sale runs

Recipe Monday-Hunter's Chicken Cacciatore

noreply@blogger.com (Dawn) — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:42:57 PDT

Remember a few weeks ago I went to Teresa from the Real Housewives of New Jersey's book signing? Well this is the first recipe I tried from her cookbook,Fabulicious!. It was pretty easy to make and my whole family liked it.Even my super picky eater! Ingredients- 2 Tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 6 Skinless chicken thighs(I used breasts) on the bone(I used boneless) aprrox. 1 1/2 pounds 10

My Blog Makeover

noreply@blogger.com (Dawn) — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:19:42 PDT

Well if you been a follower of my blog for more than 2 days you can see that I got my makeover. So what do you think? I love the softer colors and the less busyness(is that a word?) of the background. I always found the background to be distracting and I'm the one who picked it out! I also like the less cutesie banner. For those who don't remember this is what it used to look like: Background

First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream Winner Is....

noreply@blogger.com (Dawn) — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 04:27:36 PDT

#13 Robin! Congrats-I hope you enjoy your cream!

Thursday's Three

noreply@blogger.com (Dawn) — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 05:45:36 PDT

Here's my 3 favorite DIY redos that I found this week Drab to Fab stunning dresser from Mandi at Vintage Revivals Creative transformation of a gun cabinet to a hall tree from Ericka at Rose Colored Glasses Gorgeous chair redo from Sibylle at Funkytime Love Love Love all of them!

I'm Getting A Make Over!

noreply@blogger.com (Dawn) — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 05:04:10 PDT

Not me personally although I could really use one(Clinton Kelly can you hear me?) but my blog. As much as I loved this background and header when I started this blog I feel it's time to clean it up. No more busy patterns and I went with a lighter color scheme. I also changed my tagline. You'll just have to come back and see it in a few days....