I won a Contest!!

I won these beautiful clay creations from Clayworks on CraziBeautiful Women!

This is a fairy door! It is to allow good fairies and other magical creatures into your home! I love it!


These earrings are also beautiful! They look great with my short hair and my favorite green shirt! I just love them!!



CraziBeautiful Women has a couple of contests going most of the time! There is a lot to see there!

Kim does quality work and it is beautiful! Go check out her Etsy shop to see what else she is up to!

Tower of Streghth

I have not yet read this book, but I have loved all of Annette Lyons other books! I can't wait to get ahold of a copy and check it out!

In the mean time, Annette is having a Tower of Strength week of giveaways! She is a great lady and a great author, too! Go check it out!

Handbag Planet Contest

I love bags, so I just had to enter this contest. To promote themselves, they are giving away free handbags! Go check it out at Handbag Planet!!

Two Great Weeks at Five Minutes for Mom

Five Minutes for Mom has done it again! They have a great giveaway, well several! They are giving away new things everyday!! Go check it out and see if you want to win anything they are giving away!

Christmas Giveaway!

5 Minutes for Mom is running a Christmas Giveaway!

They have lots of prizes to win and they'll continue to add more as the season progresses!! I want to win one of these (from the Stroller Depot):



They are versatile, light-weight and they fold really flat! I love that kids can choose how they ride...sit or stand, front or back! I think it would be so nice to have one of these! Wish me luck!

You can see what the strollers can do and how they work with these great videos.

So, go over and try to win something...Just leave the stroller for me. (And the 200 or so others who've already signed up to win it!)

Handmade Hat Giveaway

This is my first contest! I want to get the word out about the hats I've been making!


I crochet them all by hand out of 100% cotton or a 50% cotton, 50% acrylic blend.


I started a blog to sell them called Daisy Chains Crochet. Click to check out what I've made.


The pictures on this post are just some samples of hats I've been able to make so far. I have lots of other ideas for you to choose from. (They just aren't made and photographed, yet.)


If you win this contest, you get a customized, handmade hat for your child (or you). You choose the size, style and colors!


To WIN just leave a comment on this post, blog about this contest with links to this post and Daisy Chains Crochet. AND, if you don't win, you are welcome to email me to order one...hint, hint ;)

The contest closes on August 24th at noon. I'll do a drawing for the winner!!



All I ask is that you send me a picture of the wearer in the hat, so that I can use it on my blog. The hats look so much cuter when they are on a person and you can really see what they look like!

5 Minutes for Mom's HDTV Contest

I just HAD to enter this one!!! Best Buy and 5 Minutes for Mom are giving away an HDTV!!! I am excited!! I usually don't win this kind of thing, but hey, why not try??? You can go try if you want, but I'd rather you didn't!! ;)

Get a Free Cloth Diaper

I have been wanting to use more cloth diapers, but the only ones I own are the old-fashioned ones that you have to use pins and plastic covers for. So, I was excited to find an offer to get a free pocket change cloth diaper! These are supposed to be much better & easier! I have never seen or tried them before, but Drea has and she LOVES them! The Montana Diaper Store & The Natural Baby Company are offering a free diaper to spread the news about their wonderful diapers! I'd love to try them out, myself! So, go check them out! They have some great products!

If you want a free one, just blog about the diapers, add links to both companies and email them with a direct link to your post... I'm excited!

Need a Lift?

5 Minutes for Mom is having a contest for a Belly Band. They are neat additions to your pregnancy wardrobe! They can go under or over your clothes to help you wear normal clothes longer, cover your belly late in pregnancy and get back into your pre-pregnancy clothes faster! It sounds like a great deal to me!

I know, I enter too many contests, (especially when I'm not expecting a baby) but I just can't pass up free (and useful) stuff!

Wanna Wubba?? I do!

I just saw a contest to win a Wubbanub! They are the cutest pacifiers, EVER! Go here to see a picture of them! They have a small stuffed animal attached for the baby to hold!! Cute!

No, I am not expecting a baby, but I want to be and I know plenty of people who would love to use one!! So, we'll see what happens!

Free Mei Tai Carrier? I'm TOTALLY going to try!!

I really want to win this one!! I have been looking all over for a mei tai that I can afford or for a pattern to try to make my own! If I could win one, that would be amazing!!! Jenn at all natural mommies makes and sells them. Go check her out!

I found out at the Mother's Day Giveaway at 5 Minutes for Mom!!! Go check it out. They are giving away different stuff up to Mother's Day! How cool is that??

Bloggers Without Make-Up

So, I saw this contest a while ago and I thought I'd finally post a picture. It is really difficult for me to get a pic of myself that I like, so I'll use the same one from my sidebar.

This really isn't hard for me, since I never wear makeup! I hate the stuff!! The last time I wore more than a little powder for shine and lip gloss is my wedding day. After we got married and I was getting ready to be seen at the reception, my aunt and cousin spent a while trying to convince me to get made up. I fought it for a while and I told them that my husband hated makeup. They didn't believe me and said that he wouldn't notice. I finally consented and they put some on. I popped my head out to talk to him and the FIRST thing he noticed was the makeup. Anyway, I haven't worn any since then. (Not even at my other reception.) I am happy about this and so is Aaron!! I think the scarier pictures are of me wearing makeup. Prom was scary...literally, I looked ghostly. Maybe I never really learned how to apply it well. I also hate the feeling of having anything on my face. I don't like sunscreen, but I wear it when I have to so that I don't regret it later. I don't like the way I look in makeup. I feel that I don't look like myself. When I wear makeup, I feel like I have to look in the mirror all the time and I don't like that! So, here I am!

If you want to join in, go to Adventures in Babywearing and sign up!

Contest! Philips Digital Photo Frame

I am a sucker for a contest and this is a GREAT one! 5 Minutes for Mom is giving away a Philips Digital Photo Frame!! My MIL has one that is similar. (I'm not sure of the brand.) It is really amazing! She just puts the pictures she wants shown on an SD card and it displays them how she wants. It is great! You can use one frame to display hundreds of pictures! I am horrible at taking lots of pictures and then never getting them printed and in albums or frames. This would make a lazy habit into a way to show my pictures with very little effort!

Sick Bear Contest

Okay, so I'll admit it, I love to win stuff! I don't know what it is about me, but I love to get free stuff. It may be a free bookmark in a class or a Sick Bear Bowl. They are really cute bowls for sick kids to...be sick in. I know, gross, but it looks really handy. I hate it when my kids are sick! There is so little that I can do. This little bowl may help them feel in control a little. So, if you want one, too, go on over to 5 Minutes for Mom and sign Mr. Linky. Good Luck, though I obviously hope that I win!!! ;)

Dyson Slim Vacuum Contest

So, even though I rarely win things, there's no harm in trying... Over at 5 Minutes for Mom, they are giving away a new Dyson Slim Vacuum. For me, vacuuming is just another chore, Aaron is the real vacuum user in our house. He also likes to mow the lawn. (which would be really helpful if we had one...) I think the two may be related. Anyway, go over and check out this contest and see if you can win. Or don't and my chances will be better!! ;)

Ultimate Blog Party!!

5 Minutes for Mom is hosting a huge blog party! The party runs from March 2nd-9th. It is a place to get noticed, make new blog friends and WIN PRIZES!!! Just click on the button to check it out!!! I'll be there, how about you???