Giveaway by Santa's Gift Shoppe (this giveaway is now closed)

Anyone thinking about Christmas yet? I have been and just the name of this shop will get you thinking about it. I found Santa's Gift Shoppe because of the BEAUTIFUL decorative tiles she has in her shop. Santa's Gift Shop sent me the one pictured below. Isn't it beautiful?

When I opened the package from Santa's Gift Shoppe it had a very yummy surprise attached. Along with the tile she sent a recipe for Chocolate Peanut Clusters. OK.....thinking about Christmas yet?

I also love, love , love the adorable aprons she carries in her shop. I have one pictured below but you need to take a good look in her store.

Let's learn more about this fun shop:

When did you open your Etsy Shop? I joined in Feb.2010 but did not open for business until the end of April 2010.

Can you tell me a little about you & your shop? I am a very blessed woman. I have the best supportive husband, & 5 wonderful grown children. I'm passionate about life, people, past, present & future. I love anything Christmas that can put that spirit into your heart all year long. (I start watching Christmas movies in July!) I love to bake anything & make homemade jams (about 300 a yr & 15 different blends) I've won 1st place in the Fair for most all of them. I love doing Family History & finding the roots that make us who we are.

My Etsy Shop is a reflection of the love I have for my favorite things in life...Beautiful Italian Stones with heart warming messages, fun & sassy aprons to make baking even more fun (especially the matching mommy/daughter ones) Jewelry to us feel beautiful, Home decor items to beautify our homes to become a place of warmth & refuse from the world.

What inspires you? The whole world inspires me but being that my background was in Fashion/Interior Design..I would have to say Colors really inspire me, photography of anything..a recipe..an inspirational saying or quote..customers...creative people...crafts.

Do you take custom orders? Yes..I am always open to new ideas. Some of my best inspirations have been from customers...I also try to give customers the best service possible & even put unexpected little somethings in their pkgs. Sometimes it's clips..

Buy It - Starting July 1st Santa's Gift Shoppe will be having a Christmas in July Party so you will want to make sure you check the shop and Facebook to see what will be happening at the party!

Win It - Santa's Gift Shoppe is giving away a custom monogrammed tile like the one pictured above to one of my readers. This giveaway is open to my readers in the US (48 contiguous states) only.

How to enter:

Mandatory Entry (this must be done before you can gain any extra entries) - Visit Santa's Gift Shoppe and tell me your favorite item in their shop.

**YOU MUST LEAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS WITH YOUR COMMENT SO I CAN CONTACT YOU IF YOUR THE WINNER.

Extra Entries (must have mandatory entry completed before you can gain extra entries) -
If it says (3) comments you must leave 3 separate comments.

1. Follow my blog - (3) entries

2. Grab my button and leave a link of where I can find it - (5) entries

3. Become a follower of their blog - (1) entry

4. Blog about this giveaway - (5) entries

5. Heart Santa's Gift Shoppe on Etsy (add as favorite) - (1) entry

6. Enter any of my other giveaways - (1) entry for each giveaway

7. Like them on Facebook - (1) entry

8. Purchase anything from Santa's Gift Shoppe and come back letting me know what you purchased - (10) entries


This giveaway will end on July 13, 2010 and is open to my readers in the US (48 contiguous states) only. I will select a winner using a random number generator and I will email the winner. The winner will have 48 hours to respond to my email before I select a new winner.

Giveaway by Domestically Green (this giveaway is now closed)

OK, I'm just going to tell you now that Domestically Green has me hooked and these reusable swiffer pads!!! Sampler Village (since I know you read this), you need to get ahold of this shop because these things are amazing! Did I tell you I'm hooked?


Domestically Green sent me 3 of these to try out and before I could even get them out of the package my kids were begging to clean because they have monkey's on them. Now if you are a mom you know that anything that gets your kids excited to clean is something you want to have.


OK, I'm about to be totally embarrassed but I want to show you how much dog hair this thing picked up off of a floor that looked clean.



Can you believe that? Let me just say that I will not be buying the ones from the store anymore and these are even fun and colorful. For $10 you get 3 of these and when they are dirty you just throw them in the wash and reuse them.

Let's see what Domestically Green has to say about their shop:

When did you open your Etsy shop? I opened my shop in August 2009

Can you tell me a little about yourself? I am a stay at home mom to 3 little kids. Before I had kids I was a CPA and after my 2nd was born, my husband and I decided it was best for our family for me to stay home and raise our kids. That was when I started to look for ways to save money and also ways for our family to be more green. It was amazing how different I looked at everything, including our planet, after our kids were born. Part of saving money and going green included switching to reusable handmade products - wool dryer balls, swiffer pads, reusable snack bags, etc. We've also gone mostly paper towelless here as well and I'm hoping to start selling some reusable paper towels in my store at some point too.

Can you tell my readers about your swiffer pads? My reusable swiffer pads are designed to be used with a swiffer duster mop (or pledge grab-it mop). They are made of 2 layers - one is a cotton flannel in a cool design and the other side is a coordinating soft fleece. Both of these fabrics work wonders at sweeping up loose crumbs, dust, hair, etc. Think of babies crawling around on the floor in fleece or flannel pants....their knees are usually covered so quickly with what they "sweep" up as they are crawling around. These are great because you no longer have to buy boxes of disposable pads that just get one use and end up in the trash. I've had a set of reusable swiffer pads that I made about 2 years ago that are still going strong! And to give you an idea of how often they are used - I'm a swiffer freak because I've had crawling babies for almost 4 years straight now and my entire house is hardwood floors!

We are hooked on dryer balls in our home, can you explain them to my readers? My wool dryer balls are made from 100% wool yarn. They contain no chemicals or hazardous materials. They are about the size of a tennis ball and are felted a few times during the process. You can use as little as 2 dryer balls in your dryer at a time, but I have found them to much more effective when you have 6-8 balls in your dryer. As the balls are circulated in the dryer, they separate your clothes to allow the warm air from the dryer get to all articles of clothing. The more dryer balls that you add to your dryer, the faster your clothes will dry. In addition, the friction created by the felted wool being rubbed against your clothing helps to cut down on static cling and soften your clothes. The more dryer balls that you add to your dryer, the softer your clothes get.

I love the wool dryer balls because there are no chemicals in them (like dryer sheets - that can irritate sensitive skin or leave a film of build-up on your lint screen) and they work great with cloth diapers as well!

Buy It - If you have bought any of the ones disposable ones from the store then you know that you are saving a bundle by using these reusable ones.

Win It - Domestically Green is giving away a set of these amazing swiffer pads to one of my readers in your choice of print from their shop. This giveaway is open to my readers in the US and Canada.

How to enter:

Mandatory Entry (this must be done before you can gain any extra entries) - Visit Domestically Green and tell me your favorite item in their shop.

**YOU MUST LEAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS WITH YOUR COMMENT SO I CAN CONTACT YOU IF YOUR THE WINNER.

Extra Entries (must have mandatory entry completed before you can gain extra entries) -
If it says (3) comments you must leave 3 separate comments.

1. Follow my blog - (3) entries

2. Grab my button and leave a link of where I can find it - (5) entries

3. Become a follower of their blog - (1) entry

4. Blog about this giveaway - (5) entries

5. Heart Domestically Green on Etsy (add as favorite) - (1) entry

6. Enter any of my other giveaways - (1) entry for each giveaway

7. Like them on Facebook - (1) entry

8. Follow them on Twitter - (1) entry

9. Purchase anything from Domestically Green and come back letting me know what you purchased - (10) entries


This giveaway will end on July 9, 2010 and is open to my readers in the US and Canada only. I will select a winner using a random number generator and I will email the winner. The winner will have 48 hours to respond to my email before I select a new winner.

I Have A Winner!

The winner of the custom shirt from Fay Moose Art is........

Beetle

Congratulations! I will be emailing you shortly and you will have 48 hours to reply before I choose a new winner.

Weekend Handmade SALE Linky - Find Some Great Deals

It's Friday and that means it's time to find some great weekend sales!!! Below is a linky for you to click on that takes you to shops, blogs or websites that have SALES going in for handmade items. You don't want to miss this, I have found some great sales from people linking up here and I hope you do too.

If you sell family friendly HANDMADE items and you have a sale going on this weekend please feel free to link up your shop below. It's very easy to enter just click "enter your link here" and follow the directions.

Have a great weekend!

Redraw = NEW WINNER!!!

I did not hear back from the winner of the Star Creek Creations giveaway so I have a new winner. The winner is.......

Green's Anatomy

Congratulations! I will be emailing you shortly and you will have 48 hours to reply before I choose a new winner.

Giveaway Ending Soon!

The giveaway for the custom shirt from Fay Moose Art ends sometime tomorrow so make sure you have your entries in by clicking here. I'm telling you these shirts are just sooooo cute!

I Have A Winner

The winner of the cupcake toppers from Sweetly Done is.......


Katrina


Congratulations! I will be emailing you shortly and you will have 48 hours to reply before I choose a new winner.