Contest around the Blogosphere!

Today I found three great contests to enter! Take a minute to enter, I promise it pays off. I have won so many things this way. Mommy Blogger contests are the way to go, you actually have very good odds to win.

Mommy Goggles is offering The 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo DVD Giveaway! 2 winners! Ends 7/21!

True story when I met my bachelor husband his entire apartment was decked out in Scooby Doo, I kid you not! Even down to sheets and shower curtain...ahahaha! My kids have just discovered Scooby Doo and would love to win this DVD! And we already know my husband loves Scooby Doo as well!


Mom Knows It All is offering The Ultimate Savvy Parent’s Car Kit giveaway! Ends 7/17! This contest has several bonus entries, so enter away! This would make a great baby shower gift!

According to Rachel is offering 2 Free product coupons and a SteakEze Freezer Bag contest, ends July 9th! So hurry the entries are very low!

Contests around the Blogosphere!!!

Today I entered a contest on Deal Seeking Mom! The contest is for:
* Coleman RoadTrip LE Grill
* Crisco Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
* Crisco Olive Oil Spray
* Crisco Butter Flavor No-Stick Cooking Spray
* Crisco Reusable Shopping Bag
* Crisco Grilling Tongs
* Crisco Hot Pad
* Crisco Basting Brush
It has very high entries, but hey if you are the lucky one this prize pack would be worth it to take a few minutes to enter!

Next week I will be hosting a contest of my own for County Bob's All Purpose Sauce! Can't wait!

Mickey Mouse Cupcake Tutorial!

For my Son's 2nd Birthday we had a themed Mickey Mouse party! I love making cupcakes so I looked for a Mickey Mouse cupcake idea, surprisingly there wasn't much online to be found. So I created my own and wanted to share with you how I did it!


What you will need: Melting Chocolate, (White and dark or milk chocolate), Chocolate doughnuts, Mini Oreo's, Mini Choc. chips, toothpicks, sugar, food coloring, cake mix, frosting, egg carton or styrofoam, wax paper, cupcake liners, red gel decorating tube, and straws.

It also helps to have a wonderful Mother in Law to come help you!
Take the toothpicks add a little frosting to the end and place into the mini Oreo. Stick in freezer to secure before you dip in the chocolate. Melt your dark or milk chocolate in a bowl large enough to get your hand into.
After maybe 15 20 minutes take out of the freezer and dip into your melting chocolate. My mother in law used a shaking method like she does when she makes truffles to smooth out the chocolate.
Place into your styrofoam or egg carton to dry.



Next lay out your wax paper. Take your chocolate doughnuts and dip halfway into the dark or milk chocolate. I placed a butter knife in the back of mine so I wouldn't drop it in when I dipped it. By the way I had to reheat my chocolate several times when doing this process to make sure it went on smoothly. Let dry.


Repeat the process with the white chocolate, but before it dries take your straw and get some white chocolate on the end to use like a paint brush. You are going to make a heart shape on top of the line. And before that dries add your mini chocolate chips for the eyes. Let dry.



Use another straw dipped in chocolate for the nose.

Add red gel piping for the mouth.



Add a few drops of food coloring to a small bag of sugar. Then mix it up with your hands until the color is evenly distributed. If the color isn't bright enough add more food coloring until the color is the way you want it.

Take your cupcakes and frost them.

Imidiatly after frosting dip your cupcake in the sugar so it will stick. You can use one color or make a tye dyed effect by using multiple colors! Get creative!

Put a little frosting to the back of your Mickey doughnut and stick on top of the cupcake, add the ears and your done!



I think these turned out super cute and look how happy my little Braden was on his 2nd Birthday! :)

140 Free address labels from Vista Print!

Free address labels again! I love designing and making my own labels. Vista Print has all different layouts some easy (just type your info in and your done) and some harder (create your own characters)! I made characters for all the members of my family and picked my layout, and they were at my door in no time! Everybody compliments me on them, the characters look exactly like my family, it's very cool! Check it out it's free, just pay shipping! I don't know when this deal will end...

Thank you Delightful Chaos for sharing this deal!

BzzAgent Hills Science Diet Review with Doggy Pictures!!!

I am a BzzAgent and was recently accepted in the Hills Science Diet Small and Toy Breed BzzCampaign! If you don't know about BzzAgent, it's a word of mouth marketing company that connects companies with consumers. I was very excited to be a part of this campaign for my Canine Americans! :)

Before I had my kids, my dogs were my babies! They were spoiled rotten with lots of attention. And sadly I have to admit after I had kids I neglected my dogs. We moved in with my mom while we remodeled our house to sell and that is where the problem started. My mom had a beagle and unfortunately him and my dog Rowdy had an aggression over the food. So my dog would hoard the food and over eat. He is now so obese it's sad. I thought the problem would fix itself once we no longer lived with my mom and her dog. But he has lost no weight and it's almost been a year. After taking him to the vet I asked several questions on how to get him to a healthier weight. My vet did not recommend any special food but advised me the amount that he received was key to fixing this problem. The timing of being involved in this campaign was perfect, because with a new food gave us a chance for a new start.
Here is my dog Rowdy enjoying the new Hills Science Diet Small and Toy Breed Dog food!


My other dog Sammy really appreciates the small sized bites. And even though her health is in good shape I always wondered about the nutrition she was getting from her old dog food.

Here is information about Hills Science Diet Small and Toy Breed dog food:

Precisely balanced nutrition
Does your dog's food truly fit his needs? New Hill's® Science Diet® Small & Toy Breed dog food offers precisely balanced nutrition for the unique nutrition requirements of the little dog who's a big part of your life.

Supports long life expectancy
Hill's® Science Diet® pet food is the only brand with an exclusive blend of clinically proven antioxidants, designed to boost immune defenses and support the long life expectancy of small and toy breed dogs. So your dog can enjoy life to the fullest, for a long time to come!

Formulated for every life stage
Unlike some other small and toy breed dog foods, Hill's® Science Diet® Small & Toy Breed offers unique formulas to support your pet through all of his life stages: Puppy (0 – 1), Adult (1 – 6) and Mature Adult (7+). No wonder Hill's® Science Diet® pet food is vets' #1 choice when it comes to feeding their own pets!

Hills is so sure of their Dog food they offer a 100% money back garantee!

Here are five reasons you should feed your dogs Hills Science Diet Brand Pet food:

1. To create the highest quality pet food and benefit your pet's health, Hill's employs more than 150 veterinarians, nutritionists and scientists
2. Hill's offers the largest portfolio of premium products to meet your pet's special needs at every stage of life
3. Science Diet dry foods include clinically proven antioxidants to help promote a healthy immune system
4. Hill's has an ongoing commitment to helping shelter pets, as evidenced by its donation of over 100 million dollars' worth of food to over 1,100 shelters since 2002
5. Science Diet is veterinarians' #1 choice to feed their own pets

The truth is I can't say this dog food will be the answer to all my dogs problems, but so far it has been a great start to the road to recovery. The dogs enjoy it, they get excited when it's time to eat, and they seem to have an easier time chewing the small bites. I am happy with this product and hopefully in the future I will see the benefits of the nutrition. One bag might be too soon to tell. However I can tell you I will be purchasing a second bag!

Disclaimer: I received a BzzKit which included a free coupon for a bag of Hills Science Diet Small and Toy Breed dog food, and several coupons to pass out to my friends and family! All my opinions are 100% honest and my own (or ones of my dogs) ;)

Covergirl Review with Pictures!!!

I am a BzzAgent member and was recently selected to participate in the Covergirl Blast BzzCampaign! If you don't know about BzzAgent it is a website that connects consumers and brands to test out new products and spread the bzz!

Since my sister Hannah was visiting I thought what better than to use her as my test dummy! Haha just kidding. I really wanted to use her because between the two of us she got all the good looks! It's ok don't feel bad for me, I'm not bitter...haha!

See what I mean even in her before picture she has eyelashes to kill for!

Here is some information about the CoverGirl Smoky ShadowBlast

* Easy 2-step eye shadow stick with specially designed applicator tips to easily deliver a colorful smoky eye:
o Step 1: Rounded end for shading the lid
o Step 2: Tapered end for lining the crease and the upper and lower lids
* Complete the look easily
* Six sophisticated color combinations expertly matched by professional make-up artist Pat McGrath:
o Silver Sky
o Onyx Smoke
o Bronze Fire
o Purple Plume
o Citrus Flair
o Tempest Blue


This is the first step. We applied the rounded end to shade the lid. I have to say I really liked the shade of pink.



Next we added the tapered end to create the smokey effect.



Here you can see we only applied the smokey purple to one eye to show you the difference.



Now to add the final touch with the CoverGirl Shine Blast Lip Gloss!

ShineBlast Lip Gloss:

* Delivers a blast of shine that gets you noticed
* Breakthrough ShineSculpt™ applicator hugs your lips' contours for optimum, smooth application and 4x more noticeable shine
*Available in 16 vibrant, shimmer behind the shine shades


Hannah was excited to receive her coupon, and here is a video of her experience with the CoverGirl Smokey Shadow Blast and ShineBlast Lip Gloss!




Personally I am not a big fan of the Smokey ShadowBlast. I don't like the wet texture and I know I would accidentally touch my eye and rub the make up off. I do like the two step process!
I love the ShineBlast Lip Gloss. It is the great color for me, and it goes on smooth with a perfect shimmer.

Disclaimer: BzzAgent and CoverGirl sent me these products to review along with coupons to pass out to my friends. All opinions are 100% honest.

Craft Video, You want to see this!!!

I received an email from One 2 One Network about a craft show called DIY Dish! I was just about to pass it by when my curiosity got the best of me! I am sooooo glad it did! I loved the photo frame project and I will be making one in the very near future!!! I think I will also make a set of coasters with pictures included, this show has sparked my creativity!



Watch this video you will be so glad you did!
There is also a contest along with this video, check it out here!

Also check out the One 2 One Network, they provide great review opportunities!

Crafts around the Blogosphere!

Checking out several crafts around the Blogosphere, I wanted to share this one with you! I thought was really innovative! It's a Cupcake stand, custom made! And a tutorial so you can make one too! I would love to do this since I am a huge cupcake enthusiast! Seems like you could take it a step further and make different shapes! Very cool, check it out here!
Thank you Michelle for finding this great project!

Homeland Deals week of June 2 - June 8th!

Here are a few blogs to utilize when couponing at Homeland! They write the match-ups every week and it's a simple as 1 2 3!!!
1) Print the coupon match-ups and printable coupons
2) Cut out your coupons listed on the match-ups list.
3) Go to the store and shop!!!

Simple Saving Savvy

Coupon Princess Saves You Money!

It's really that easy! The coupons I use are from the Sunday paper, printable online coupons, tear pads found around the store, or mailed coupons!

I love Homeland, every week I get tons of free or very cheap groceries!

AMC Theaters Summer MovieCamp!!!

Just read about this on Simple Saving Savvy, and I am so excited! Here's the deal: AMC will offer $1 kids movies every Tuesday at 10 AM! Here are the dates:

June 15
Shrek The Third (PG)


June 22
Imagine That (PG)


June 29
Monsters vs. Aliens (PG)

July 6
Madagascar (PG)


July 13
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (PG)


July 20
Hotel for Dogs (PG)

July 27
Kung Fu Panda (PG)


August 3
The Spiderwick Chronicles (PG)


August 10
Surprise Mystery Title

I noticed the AMC Theaters Summer MovieCamp website stated advanced tickets would be on sale June 8th. Which might mean we need to buy our tickets early in case the theater sells out.
I'm looking really forward to this, I hope to see you there!

Thanks Amanda for the heads up!

NEW Dove Daily Treatment Conditioner! Review!

I am a Dove Hair Premier Ambassador and Dove provided me with a free product to try and share my opinion with all of you!

I have to say I'm a little biased, I LOVE Dove Products! I already use Dove deodorant and Dove hair care products! I want the product to work great but my main requirement is the right smell. My favorite is the Go Fresh Cucumber and Green tea! Loooove it!

I have to admit I am very hard on my hair! It is very thin and straight. I recently switched to a different hair style that's much shorter than my normal which allows me to blow it out with a round brush and a blow dryer! I add styling mousse, sometimes gel, and always hairspray!!! After all this I am able to give my hair a little body and a thicker look! So you can imagine this Daily Treatment Conditioner was much needed!

My Experience with Dove Daily Treatment Conditioner:

Consistency: I like the consistency, it was creamy and thick. Not much was needed to cover my short hair.

Fragrance: The smell was nice. I would describe it as soft, more on the perfume side. I personally prefer a fruit smell.

Wash out factor: It wasn't hard to wash the conditioner out of my hair. But I could tell it coated my hair. I hate when a conditioner takes forever to wash out and then you never truly feel like it is completely out. This conditioner did not leave my hair feeling greasy or heavy.

Styling: My hair styled just the same as normal, but I noticed a bit of a shine that wasn't there before!


Over all I really liked the new Dove Daily Treatment Conditioner. The bottle was sleek and easy to open. I have had problems in the past with the old Dove bottles. They were very hard to open. So I am very glad Dove changed to the new look!


Want to try a Sample of Dove Daily Treatment Conditioner? Click here for a free sample!

Disclaimer: Product provoded, No monotary gain was made. All opinions are 100% my own honest experiences.

Win Concert tickets in Oklahoma! Hurry!

I just read a post on Facebook for Rocklahoma concert tickets this Memorial Day weekend, May 28-30. Homeland Stores is going to give away 4 tickets to a random person that responds to the post! For more info about the Rocklahoma concert click here! Like Homeland on facebook, then respond to the post to enter! Good luck!

Here is the actual post:
Homeland Stores CONTEST ALERT: Would you like to win 4 tickets to Rocklahoma in Pryor, OK this weekend? The winner will be chosen from everbody that replies to this post. Winner will be chosen at 5pm Wednesday 5/26 so hurry. (Go to rocklahoma.com for more info on the event.)

One eskimO!!!!!!! Review!

I am a member of the One2One Network and recently I was asked to review a CD from the band One eskimO! Before I give you my opinion I want to share a little info about the band One eskimO and their new hit song! They currently have the #1 adult alternative song called 'Kandi' which you may have already heard since it's the most played song on all adult rock radio 4 weeks and counting. One eskimO is a critically-acclaimed English band fronted by singer-songwriter Kristian Leontiou and includes musicians Pete Rinaldi (guitar), Jamie Sefton (bass, horns) and Adam Falkner (drums).

Watch the music video "Kandi" here!

Tour Dates
May 14 Miami, FL Fillmore
May 15 Jacksonville, FL Free Bird Live
May 18 Orlando, FL House of Blues
May 19 Tampa, FL The Ritz Ybor
May 22 Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theatre
May 24 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
May 25 Charleston, SC The Music Farm
Jun 01 Toronto, ON The Guvernment
Jun 03 New York, NY The Beach at Governor’s Island
Jun 04 Boston, MA House of Blues
Jun 05 Essex Junction, VT Camplain Valley Expo
Jun 06 Hunter, NY Mountain Jam Festival
Jun 08 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Thtr
Jun 09 Grand Rapids, MI Orbit Room
Jun 12 Memphis, TN Minglewood Hall
Jun 13 Kansas City, MO Crossroads
Aug 14 Denver, CO Mile High Festival


Check out the One eskimO wesite!




Connect with the band on You Tube and Facebook!
Free Download of “Astronauts” via Twitter.

Billboard Magazine calls One eskimO's self-titled debut album "...catchy, ambient pop." and Los Angeles Times Magazine hails the song "Kandi" “a beautiful, aspirational track.” The album is available in stores now.


Tracklisting
Hometime
Astronauts
Kandi
Slip
Simple Day
Givin Up
Chocolate
All Balloons
Chosen One
UFO
Amazing

Now for MY OPINION!!!
I really liked the music from One eskimO. It's very different from my normal choice of music, but I noticed as I listened to the music I felt a sense on calm come over me. It's a very laid back CD! I could definitely see this music being on an episode of Grey's Anatomy! Actually I first played the CD with my children and we danced around the room swaying back and forth! I know kinda nerdy, but hey I'm a momma first and it was great exercise! Ok back to the music...The songs were very unique and interesting! You can tell the musicians had a great sense of musicality! I love the tone of the lead singers (Kristian Leontiou) voice! This band strikes me as very authentic and real. Over all I am impressed, and very thankful to be apart of this review. I can say as a family we really enjoyed the music!

Disclaimer:
I am a member of the One2One Network and exchange for this review I received a One eskimO CD to review. No monotary gain was made from this review. All opinions are 100% authentic and real!

Very cool PhotoWorks products!

I just received an email with the new products from PhotoWorks. PhotoWorks seems to be ahead of the rest with very innovative new photo products! I really like this new Photo Wall Art, it would look great over my bed. I have ordered from this company before, after I saw the Photo cutting board, I had to have it!




The opinions expressed in this post are 100% my own! I am a Bzz Agent, and participated in the PhotoWorks Bzz Campaign a while back in which I recieved a gift card. With the gift card I purchased the PhotoWorks Cutting Board mentioned in the post.

Contest around the Blogosphere!

There are so many contests around the Blogosphere, I could spend all day and all night entering them! Because I don't have that kind of time I like to pick and choose which ones I enter. I usually enter ones with kids products! Today I found this one over at Mommy Goggles for a Step 2 Play Up Fun-Fold Jr. Picnic Table! I have many other Step 2 toys, and I really like this brand! My kids probably have every other outside toy in our tiny backyard except a picnic table! So I hope I win this one! I have been very successful at blog contests! I would say I win 1 in every 15 I enter! Good luck and I hope you will enter along with me!

Oklahoma Science Museum for CHEAP!!! Today only!

$12 for two general admissions, plus two Dome Theater tickets!!! This is at the Oklahoma Science Museum, formally called the Omniplex! I will be taking advantage of this deal! I haven't been in years, and I've heard they have revamped it making it more appealing for little kids!

Sign up for Groupon daily deals, they have great deals for your local businesses!

Hurry this is for today only!

Winner of the Udder Cover Give-away!

Congratulations #11 Lisa
Lisa said...

RT: http://twitter.com/pharmstudent01/status/13936445213
May 13, 2010 2:49 PM

You have 48 hours to contact me before I choose another winner!

B2G1 Free Rental Blockbuster Express!

Just read a post on Facebook from Blockbuster Express for a B2G1 Free Rental
The code is GE15D2 Expires Monday at midnight!
$2 for three movies is a great deal. Check your bank account to make sure they don't charge you twice if you reserve online. I had that problem a couple weeks ago, but they said it was from a glitch they were working on. So it might be fixed now, but still it never hurts to double check.

$1.49 Huggies deal at CVS!!!

Checking around the Blogosphere for deals, I ran across this one at Common Sense With Money.

Check out how she gets Huggies diapers for $1.49 at CVS! This is a great deal!

Tear pads found at Crest 5-12

Here are some tear pads I found at Crest. Remember only take a few and leave some for the rest of us!

This was at the 15th and Santa Fe store in Edmond...

Save $1 on Nilla wafers wyb jello pudding or phili cream cheese
Save $1 on 2lt. coca cola product wyb 2lbs of Deli meat
Save $1 on eggs wyb 5oz cholula hot sauce
Save $1 on a 5 lb bag of MountainKing Rustics (potatoes)
Kashi coupon pamphlet $1 off cereal, bars, cookies, frozen, crackers
Save $1 on milk wyb 2 Mother's cookies
Save $1 on milk wyb 2 Keebler fudge shoppe cookies
Save $.55 on milk wyb keebler fudge shoppe cheesecake middles
Save $2.50 on 2 crystal light wyb 2 wheat thins
Buy 4 get 1 free oreo, chips ahoy, or ritz
Save $1 on two kelloggs nutri grain cereal bars
Save $1 on two kelloggs cinnabon
Save $1 on Kraft salad dressing wyb two kraft products
Save $1 on any juice boxes or pouches wyb two rice krispies treats

Towards the end of the shopping trip my hubby saw me reach for yet another tear pad and sighed! Let me know if you live out of state and want me to mail you some of these!