Sunglass Warehouse Review & Giveaway 7/11 CLOSED WINNER

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i2ylee!


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Thanks to all those who entered!

The glaring sun!  The brightness everywhere!  If you are enjoying the sunlight and summer, you need a pair of really cool and fashionable sunglasses and if you are looking for women's sunglasses, men's sunglasses or kids' sunglasses, you are in luck!  Sunglass Warehouse has so many choices and for everyone in your family (except the pets-smile).

  

This is a Mama Buzz review and the sunglasses I'm writing about were provided by Sunglass Warehouse for review.  The sunglasses are fashionable and look amazing!  They are of high quality and do a great job with blocking the glaring rays of the sun which minimized the need to squint.  Now that I'm getting older, I try to do all I can to prevent wrinkles and with the right pair of sunglasses, it can help you from squinting.


I like the sunglasses I chose also because they fit on my face properly.  Too often when I purchase glasses from a store, they seem to be okay at first but after wearing them, they are a little crooked which is annoying to me.  These sunglasses fit perfectly and arrived via the mail in excellent condition.  


I would definitely recommend Sunglass Warehouse due to the ease of ordering, the costs, the customer service and the great selection.


A great feature by Sunglass Warehouse is the ability to have some guidance on choosing sunglasses based on your skin tones and choosing sunglasses for your face shape.


Stay up to date on the latest by checking Sunglass Warehouse on Facebook and liking my Facebook page here.


The Giveaway:


One winner will receive a $20 gift certificate to purchase their very own sunglasses from the Sunglass Warehouse!


To Enter:


Follow my blog and leave a comment that you follow!


Extra Entries:

• Follow Sunglass Warehouse on Twitter
• Follow Sunglass Warehouse's Blog.
• Follow me on Twitter.
• Blog about this giveaway (five entries).
• Subscribe to my blog.
• Tweet about this giveaway (two entries - can be done daily)
• Enter any of my ongoing giveaways (five entries)

Giveaway ends 7/11 at midnight and winner will be chosen by random.org.


Thanks for entering!

Blogmania 2010 Sponsor: Necklace Necessities

Have a necklace that you no longer wear or don't like to wear?   Look no more as with the Necklace Necessities kit, your necklace will be coordinated with the length you want and no more annoying clasps turning to the front.  I've had that problem ever since I started wearing necklaces and sometimes, I quit wearing one because of the clasp.  I had an opportunity to review the Necklace Necessities kit and love it!


When you buy the Necklace Necessities ensemble, you receive a 30 piece package of Necessities Secure Strips that prevent your clasps from turning.  I love that very easy and practical idea!  The Necklace Necessities ensemble is a trio of unique necklace extenders. The silvertone and goldtone extenders adjust your necklace from 3 1/2 to 6 inches and the nonadjustable "faux" pearl extender extends your pearl necklace by 4 inches!

The innovative, adjustable Necklace Necessities extenders attach easily to standard necklace clasps and can adjust your necklace to perfectly fit your neckline. Another fun feature of the Necklace Necessities ensemble is the cute and convenient pink pouch that is included in each purse package. It's great for storing your extenders and for travel too!

Inside the little pouch is a trial size package of Necessities Secure Strips. It's a unique product which addresses another pesky issue women deal with. The small pieces of clear, hypoallergenic adhesive comfortably secure your necklace extender at the back of your neck so that your clasp doesn't turn to the front of your outfit!

The Necklace Necessities ensemble is a fun, practical gift to give if you need an inexpensive and unique gift for your mother, your sister or girlfriends. They'll love receiving the Necklace Necessities products in the beautiful purse package, and don't forget to get one for yourself! They're so handy and a great way to extend your necklace wardrobe!


Priced at $19.99, it's a bargain considering the possibilities of new life you just gave your existing necklaces and future necklaces to come.  To purchase, click here.  There are other necklaces you can purchase as well as custom gift wrapping, skin guard and more.


Thanks to Necklace Necessities for being a partner with Blogmania 2010!


To stay up to date, fan them on Facebook or sign up for their newsletter here.

About The Necklace Necessities Team

Inspired by the concept that a woman can create products women want and need better than men, Janis Helfman set out to design a jewelry accessory product that is not only a practical fashion staple for women, but exceptionally feminine in its presentation. Since May of 2006, she has worked to create the elements of the Necklace Necessities ensemble, spending extra time and effort to develop a product that would appeal to women for its functionality as well as its charm. Janis is president and chief executive officer for Buttercup Creative and its product line, Necklace Necessities, unique products that solve common fashion dilemmas of women. Janis holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and marketing from Southern Utah University and brings over 20 years of experience in marketing and advertising for numerous size companies and agencies and as an entrepreneur. Throughout her career, she has had extensive involvement with all aspects of marketing and promotional campaigns, as well as strategic business development and management. It is the goal of Buttercup Creative to offer the Necklace Necessities ensembles and ancillary products as the foremost choice of ladies interested in a unique, fun and feminine problem-solving product for their own use and as a gift item. Janis is joined by Cheryl Livingston, a professional in the custom packaging industry, as a distributor of the Necklace Necessities product line. A business owner and entreprenuer as well, Cheryl has over 20 years experience in business management and sales in Southern California. Cheryl is focused on sales of the Necklace Necessities products to retailers in Orange and Los Angeles counties. Buttercup Creative is grateful for the opportunity to contract the assembly of the Necklace Necessities product line to Goodwill of Orange County. The efficient and loyal contract labor workers are a joy to work with and the administration of their services is handled in a professional manner, resulting in a win-win for both organizations. The headquarters of Buttercup Creative is located in Fullerton, California, with a showroom and distribution warehouse office in Anaheim, California.

Save Even More Money with Daily Coupon Alerts

Who doesn't want to save money?  I think of all the special things I could do if created a fund with the money I saved.  Whether it's a vacation, having a party, buying clothes or whatever else my family needs, I enjoy being able to have that luxury to buy more.  I've been on a kick to save money and I subscribe to all the great blogs that make it easier by sorting through the sales and providing the best "how to" list each week.  Now, there is a great feature where you supply your e-mail and you are alerted with the new coupons when they become available!

This is what I'm saving money for now:

I'm trying to create everything myself to save even more money but if I can save a little extra, I can get some of the things that makes a party even more special.

Share your tips if you have some for saving money to include links!

Huggies® Little Movers Diaper - Five Pack Diaper Giveaway 6/29 CLOSED WINNER

CONGRATULATIONS TO ....

ELLIE!

An e-mail has been sent and Ellie has 48 hours to respond before the next winner is chosen by random.org.

Stay tuned for information on my chat times at Huggies' Facebook page!

I really can't post enough about the Huggies® line of diapers especially the Huggies® Little Movers Diapers as it's my diaper of choice.   My children have all been using Huggies® from day one and all the way through potty training.  I find the Huggies® brand to be one I trust and can count on with my busy life and so many children.  As part of my partnering with Huggies® to become a Little Movers Ambassador, I have the privilege of giving away FIVE packs of Huggies® Little Movers Diapers in the winner's choice of size!

If you would like to read some of my others posts on Huggies®, click on the following links:

• The Day in the Life of My Huggies® Little Mover
• How to Make a Huggies® Diaper Cake
• Huggies® Little Movers is Our Diaper of Choice
• Huggies® Diaper and Wipes Review

To Win:


Tell me why you prefer Huggies® diapers and follow my blog.


Don't forget the extra entries options for entering other giveaways and grabbing my button (see home page for more details) - get five extra entries for entering any of my other on-going giveaways, five entries for grabbing my button and five entries for grabbing my daughter's button (can be found on right side of blog - half way down).


Winner will be chosen 6/29 and giveaway closes at midnight.  Winner will be chosen by random.org.


Good luck!

Only Hours Remaining to Enter Powermat & iPod Dock Wireless Charger Giveaway!

Only seven hours remaining to enter the Powermat Portable Wireless Charger Mat ($99 retail) and iPod Dock!  This is a must have for any father that has any gadget requiring a plug to charge!  This system can be taken on the road or you can even upgrade and buy the home mat.  Both are ideal for anyone who needs to drop and go with charging their devices.  No cords! No batteries! No hassle!  

We love ours!


I will determine the winner ASAP so you can send a picture in an e-mail or create a card via a program like Smilebox to let your special someone know it's on its way!


To enter, click here and don't forget to check out the bonus entries!

Hidden Valley® Veggie Critter Snacks Recipe for a Fun Afternoon

I love the Twittermoms challenges and look forward to them all.   This challenge is with Hidden Valley®, vegetables and your little one's imagination!  If you want to try your hand at it, click here and join in on the fun!  We moved into a health kick and although we aren't altogether there yet, we have been purchasing more fruits and vegetables.  With that, it's always a struggle to get the girls to eat more so creating this was fun and did get them engaged in having a healthy snack.


Here is what you need:

• 1 packet Hidden Valley® The Original Ranch® Salad Dressing & Seasoning Mix
• 2 8 oz. tubs reduced fat cream cheese
• Romaine lettuce
• A couple of strawberries
• Grapes
• Carrots
• Celery

You can use a wide variety of chopped, colorful vegetables such as: asparagus, cherry tomatoes, crinkle cut carrots, baby carrots, bell peppers, cauliflower, broccoli, cucumber, eggplant, shredded carrots and olives

For our recipe of Jamie's Veggie-Fruity Fun, here are the instructions:

1. Add the seasoning mix to the cream cheese.
2. Stir until well combined.  This is a fun step for the kiddies as they love to mix and stir and get things on their hands!
3. Cut the romaine leaves into butterfly shapes (with mom's help)
4. Use two small strips of celery and place a layer of the Hidden Valley® mixture to add flavor and to stay in place as the antennas of the butterfly.
5. Use the Hidden Valley® mixture again to place a grape on each end of the antenna. 
6. Shred the lettuce on top of the butterfly template to create a little salad.  Another fun step as what kid doesn't like to shred things?
7. Cut up pieces of carrots and add dabs of the Hidden Valley® mixture to the underside to help them stay in place and give them more flavor.
8. For the flower, take a strawberry and cut into four sections without fully cutting through the strawberry.  Pull the four sections back slightly and place some of the Hidden Valley® mixture in the middle of the strawberry and place a grape in the middle. 
9. Add a piece of celery for the stem with a line of the Hidden Valley® mixture along the stem.

Optional:  Add raisins or Hidden Valley® ranch dress to spruce up the salad or eat as is for more of a finger food. 


This is such a wonderful idea to get your children involved in eating healthier and preparing them for a better future with seeing how cooking with vegetables and fruits are fun!

Have any great ideas yourself?  I'm always looking for fun, new ideas to share with my kids who just happen to love to cook!

Disclaimer:  This post is part of a blogging contest from the TwitterMoms community. There is a chance this post could be selected to win a $25 AmEx Gift Card, so wish me luck! For more details, you can view the contest page here (link to: http://www.twittermoms.com/forum/topics/share-your-veggie-critter)

Great Deal on Step2 Pink Easel for Two: Only $26.81!

My girls have the red Step2 Easel for Two and love it!  It's compact, easy to keep clean and the tray in the middle holds everything nice! 


Look at this great deal right now:

My Future Grandbaby's Gender & IntelliGender: Experience the Journey with Gender Prediction Test Review

Every parent is anxious to know what the gender is of their child and where some will find out ahead of time, others won't.  On my last two, I did want to find out and I remember being so anxious as I wanted to be able to plan ahead of time and buy all the pink or blue items I could.  I remember having to wait to that magical moment where you might get an ultrasound to determine what the gender is.  When I found about IntelliGender Boy or Girl Gender Prediction Test, I jumped at a chance to have my pregnant daughter try it out.  She was more than a happy test subject for my post.


The IntelliGender Gender Prediction Test is a urine-based test that can be performed as early as 10 weeks into the pregnancy.  In minutes, the parents-to-be will know what the gender is based on an easy to read color match.  This is wonderful since the regular ultrasound has to be performed at around 20 weeks to determine gender.

Green equals:   

Orange equals 

You can even read more about it in the news here.

I was so excited to wake up my daughter this morning to take the test that even having my youngest wake me up at 3 am didn't bother me (until now as I'm tired!).  She took the test and within the 10 minute wait time, the result was there and it's BLUE!  It actually turned blue quicker than the 10 minutes but we waited the instructed 10 minutes to make sure.


However, since that first day she took the IntelliGender, she had an ultrasound that showed a girl.  I saw the ultrasound and it looked like a boy to me so I'm not 100% confident that the technician is correct.  The IntelliGender tests are no different from other tests as they are not always 100% accurate but overall, they are pretty reliable at 90% accurate.  It was such a fun and easy test to take and I would definitely recommend it for any new parent-to-be.  The excitement in itself was worth it and the customer service is wonderful.

Stay tuned for her next ultrasound in August to see who is correct, IntelliGender or the technician.  I cannot wait!  The Chinese Astrology Chart even reads boy so I'm still holding out!  My poor husband needs some testosterone in this house full of girls!


About IntelliGender:


IntelliGender was founded in 2006 and has over 500,000 satisfied customersworldwide. At the core of our success is their goal of providing high quality, fun, affordable pre-birth experiences for the expectant mother and healthy essentials for mom and baby.  The IntelliGender product lined expanded and has included IntelliCeuticals products.  These products are made of proven remedies, herbal extracts, and flower essences all formulated to promote physical, emotional or psychological health and restore balance in the body. They are safe, effective, and designed to bring you relief from the stresses of pregnancy and early motherhood.

There is an IntelliCeuticals line for pregnancy and after pregnancy.  My daughter received Peace of Mind Flower Essence.  IntelliCeutical’s flower essence products are a 100% natural liquid blend. Using pure spring water, all of the flower and gem essences are infused in sunlight and then hand-bottled and labeled in a serene environment, away from the production lines, so as not to interfere with the natural energies of the flowers.


The Peace of Mind Flower Essence had a slight pleasant aroma.  It's easy to prepare by adding seven drops to 1/4 cup of just boiled water and cool.  Per the instructions, it should be taken four to seven times a day and used regularly.  My daughter is not experiencing too much anxiety yet so I wasn't sure if it worked but it didn't hurt!  We are on a definitely get healthy kick so this was perfect timing.

Want to keep up to date with IntelliGender, follow them on Twitter or join their newsletter.  They are also international and to find out if they are in your country, click here.  


You can purchase the IntelliGender G.P.T. for $34.95 on the IntelliGender website or at retailers like Walgreens, CVS, Target, etc. 

Disclosure: I received product free of charge, from IntelliGender, for the purposes of this review as a participant of Mama Buzz.

SoundBeginnings by Creative Baby, Inc Review & Giveaway Coming Soon!

Having a baby is such an exciting moment in anyone's life and with the increase of technology and new advancements, there are so many options available.  For years I have heard and read the benefits of music to the unborn and although I wasn't very good at exposing my unborn children to music, the options to do so now are amazing.  Creative Baby, Inc has a great new product called Sound Beginnings.  It's a device that fits around the expecting mother's belly and has a pocket for an MP3 player.  


My lucky daughter had a chance to try out the Sound Beginnings device and even before she received it, she was excited to try it out as this is her first child.  The Sound Beginnings Pre-Natal Sound Delivery Device is very comfortable.  It's made of nylon/lycra with a built-in speakers that allows her to play music, voice or any other soothing sound she likes via her iPod or any MP3 player.

No batteries are required since the band is powered by the MP3 player and the high quality sound are designed to keep the sound output safe for the baby.  The band is washable using the gentle cycle and cold water but you cannot dry it in a machine.  Another neat feature are the split headphones which allows two people to listen.  The one year warranty also adds to assurance that of a quality product.


The bands are versatile and come in three colors of nude, black and white and sizes of 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 with a great chart that shows what you are pre-pregnancy and what size belt to purchase.


It was so easy to use with the pocket and convenient, secured, velcro strips.  She was able to listen and play the music with little effort for her baby.  The recommendations are to use Sound Beginnings during the third trimester.


Here is a bonus feature:


Sound Delivery offers parents, friends and family a chance to bond in a unique way the unborn baby.   This amazing service allows anyone to record a message via their telephone.  Those messages are then sent to the parent via e-mail to upload the MP3 file to their player.  Each person has a unique account with a specific code to assure privacy.  With my husband stationed in Kuwait, this is a wonderful way for him to send a message to his grandbaby.   It's a 1-800 number for callers.  There is a fee for the account owner but not for the caller.  


This is revolutionary in allowing those from afar to stay connected and I really love the idea.


To see more, check out this video:





We both highly recommend the Sound Beginnings by Creative Baby, Inc.  If you would like to purchase, click here.


Stay tuned for a giveaway coming soon for the July Baby Shower Extravaganza!


Sound Beginnings is a sponsor of Blogmania 2010!


Here are some of the awards Sound Beginnings already received and for a full list, click here:

   

*I was provided a complimentary product from company or PR representative.

Orglamix Review and Giveaway Coming Soon!

I keep touting the importance or interest I'm having with turning more to natural products and trying to live a healthier life.  I'm amazed at the number of products available to help achieve this goal but am also cautious as many products are still made by the bigger corporations.  When it comes to something that is often overlooked, make-up, it was a big wake up call when I read the ingredients we put on our skin every day and sometimes multiple times a day.  If the skin can absorb so much, can you imagine what we are absorbing through our cosmetics?  

I like this: The next generation of mineral make up:  Orglamix.  Zero synthetic ingredients and are formulated without nano particles, bismuth oxychloride, synthetic dyes, petrochemicals or parbens.  There is even a guarantee that you will love Orglamix or your money back!  Buying products that can back be backed up with a money back guarantee strengthens my desire to want to try as we all know, make up can be expensive.

 

Orglamix is available here and has a variety of products available.  Whether you need foundation, glow, eye or cheek color, brushes and more, Orglamix has it covered.


To stay up to date with Orglamix, check out the following:

• Orglamix's Facebook page
• Orglamix's Twitter page
• Orglamix's Blog

Stay tuned for a review and giveaway!

Solo Company Second Annual Online Photo Contest 8/6

The Solo Cup Company has launched their second annual online photo contest with a grand prize of $5,000 for the best photo featuring Solo products.  You'll be able to enter your favorite photos at www.SoloCups4ever.com until August 6th.  In addition to the grand prize, two $1,000 runner-up prizes will be awarded at the end of the contest. 


By entering, you'll also have the chance to win daily and weekly prizes of gift certificates and Solo products- a great way to extend the fun of summer well into the fall!

Click here for all the rules.

Here are some Solo Fun Facts:

• Solo® Cup has been an American icon since its red party cup was introduced in the 1970's
• Solo brand cups aren't just for drinking, they've been used to make everything from Halloween costumes to flower pots to a runway dress seen on a popular TV show
• Solo brand cups are a backstage must-have - rock bands and movie sets stock their dressing rooms across the country

Look at last year's winner:  isn't she a cutie?