Lovin' Lisa Leonard designs

Okay ladies...another sweet giveaway on the market today for Giveaway Wednesday- another Lisa Leonard designs gift certificate. You can head over to The Undomestic Momma to enter to win a $50 gift certificate. Undomestic Momma is the same fun blog where the Top 2 Tuesday fun is! I'm so happy to have recently added it to my subscriber list!

In my last post I showed you some of my favorites (which I don't know how I could ever choose just one) that I want for myself. This one is called the friendship necklace. I have several besties who I would LOVE to give this to BUT... honestly, I tell you what.... If I was to win, I'm getting something for me so, sorry girls! Go enter for yourself!

Ya'll wanna know what I want to win?

I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to win a $75 Lisa Leonard gift certificate. Would you? You can enter to win at a new blog discovery MommySnacks.net

Lisa Leonard has the most beautiful personalized jewelry. I have longed for several pieces for a long, long while now. If my hubby read my blog- maybe he would surprise me with a piece someday- but, he doesn't so that just means I need to win one!

Some of my favorites are:

Family Tree

Heart strings

Sweetheart

Family Crest


If I win, I would need help to pick- they are all so awesome!

Hell yeah, I'm a WINNER!

Okay... so excited here to announce that I am a WINNER! I am super pumped to share the news with you that I got lucky last week and won a Flip Ultra HD video camera from one of my very favorite bloggers... Mama Kat at Mama's Losin' It. I was so excited to see that I had won! Feel free to click on over and watch me win again and again if you want. I do. I tried all week by entering to win one of four being given away at Mama's Losin' It, Better in Bulk, Mayhem and Moxie, and 7 Clown Circus. It was the perfect ending of the contest to find out I had won at Mama Kat's. No one better to win from, since we are practically bff's and all. Don't you agree Mama Kat? That we are almost bff's I mean? I know you do. That is why we are such good friends.

The thing is... I had gotten myself so excited about hoping that I win, I started to think realistically. Maybe I wasn't going to win. I know lots of people were entering each day. There only was 4 cameras to be given away.

We need a new camera to capture some of these moments we have been missing in the life of our almost 5 year old.

I said to hubby... "Hubby, we need a new video camera. We have missed this whole past year because the one we have is crap. Maybe we should get a new one."

He agreed. Partly because he is Mr. Right and I am Mrs. Always Right.

Well, lo and behold, guess what was in 3 of the Sunday ads this past weekend? Just the Flip cameras. And if we bought one at Target, my other love, we could get a $20 gift card. So, I poured over the ads, looking for the best deal on a Flip. I stayed up late looking at the Flip website trying to figure out which one would be best.

I decided that we needed to go buy ourselves a Flip because chances of me winning were slim. If Mama Kat loves her Flip, I would love one too, after all we are almost bff's.

Monday I had plans to haul the daycare kids to Target and get a closer look at this Flip business.

HOLY CRAPOLA... I got a comment on the blog from Za that said, "congrats u got the Flip". I couldn't believe it!

I rushed to my google reader and saw that a few of the winners had been posted. I watched one announcement and it wasn't me. I watched the second one and HELL YEAH- it was me.

So what am I going to do when I get my FLIP? I'm going to get really excited and open the box right away. I promised I would do a vlog... never had the nerve to get one done and I also said I wouldn't know how to get it to the computer if I did. Now, it is supposed to be easy-peasy to fix that!

Thanks Mama Kat, my bff, for choosing me to be a WINNER!!!

Back To School

Hurry, Hurry! You have a little bit of time left to enter over at Chicks Dig Deals for a awesome prize package, "better back to school giveaway". This package includes lots of great school supplies from Avery, bonus box tops for education and a FREE product coupon for Pillsbury Toaster Strudels and Totino's Pizza Rolls!

Yippie! School supplies!

And.... you can get an entry by leaving your name and what was your favorite school lunch item...hurry on over and check out what mine was!

AND BTW.... if you don't already subscribe to the Chicks Dig Deals blog, you are missing out on some great deals and money saving offers!

Hip Hip Hooray for Natalie Jane!

Natalie Jane is the extra special winner of my first ever givaway! In celebration of my 200th post I am giving away a $25 gift certificate to the Elemental Baby shop.

She had this to say in her entry:

"I have a baby boy due in about a month and I LOVE the Blue Birth Canvas! Perfect!"


This personalized handpainted birth canvas will be a treasured heirloom for your little one. The canvas records name, date, weight, and length.

Thanks to Cris from Elemental Baby for such a fun shop! Don't forget, she is offering readers of Everything Except The Grill 10% off your order - just use code: GRILL10

Final Days to enter the GIVEAWAY!

Have you put your name in the hat for the ELEMENTAL BABY gift certificate I am giving away? I will be picking a winner on Wednesday so you still have a couple days to enter. EB offers some of the cutest little hats you ever did see for babies, fabulous custom baby books, adorable tooth fairy boxes, super sweet blankets, and much much more for your little ones.

Leave a comment on this post to enter.

Blog readers can receive a 10 % discount to the EB shop with the code "Grill10"

200 and counting + A giveaway! Yippiee!

200 is finally here!

200 Pieces of wagon wheel pasta

200 Coins all in rows

200 Legos in a bowl

And the sweetest little chubby baby boy you ever did see at almost 200 Days old. (Yes, I really did take a picture of him each week for his first YEAR)

Thats right, Folks... we are talking about two hundred around here today. This is what my 200th post looks like!

This calls for a cel-a-bration, and I have got one for you. This is my first give-away and I am excited to introduce to you Elemental Baby. Elemental Baby specializes in "memorable products for memorable kids".

Elemental Baby is a mom owned and operated biz, so give her all that mommy-business lovin' I know you've got!

Elemental Baby offers one-of-a-kind, personalized baby books. They really are so much more than a baby book however. They are custom built to suit your family perfectly.

In addition to fabulous baby books, Elemental Baby offers, growth charts, tooth fairy boxes, the most stinkin' adorable knit caps for babies, hip bibs and paci clips, and the softest, snuggly blankets for your babies- AND MUCH MUCH MORE!

I am offering a $25 gift certificate to the Elemental Baby store. The contest will end on April 22nd. If you can't wait until the 22nd to see if you win, blog readers are able to recieve a 10% discount on your order. Use Grill10 when you order.

Here are a few notes for a recent visit with the owner of Elemental Baby, Cris. She is the mom to 2 beautiful children!

Tell us a little about your shop... How did you come up with the idea for Elemental Baby?

" I couldn't find any baby books I liked for either of our kids and each time had to settle for something that wasn't quite us. Some books were too cutesy, some were too formal. I knew there had to be a way to create a custom book option so that every parent could have a book that "fit" them and their family. I did a bunch of research, created some test books (my poor family!) and was on my way. Interestingly, the store name was harder to come up with than the books. I went through quite a few names - some were taken, some didn't portray the vision of the store, and some were downright stupid! "

What inspired you to get started with an online store?

"Online shopping reaches a lot of potential buyers. And....let's face it -- web real estate is a lot cheaper than brick and mortar real estate. "

What advice do you have for a new Mom-preneur ?

"Don't get frustrated. It's a lot of work, and takes a lot of time, especially if you are doing everything online. If you have a great idea, get it out there...and my store is always looking for new and fun children's items!"

What is your favorite product in your store?

"Of course the baby books! Although I do have to say, I love the pewter tooth fairy boxes as well.What has been the best thing about having your own shop? I really love making each and every book. It's another way to connect with people. It's so fun to see what family and friends send in to put in the books. You really get a sense for who they are as a family. And it's interesting that each custom book I've done thus far has had contributions from great-grandparents. Imagine being able to read a letter or poem from your great-grandparent that was created especially for you. I love being a part of something so amazing."

What makes your family special?

"Wow - that's a great question. I think that should be the blog challenge question for next week!
Dave and I were a little 'older' when we had our kids. I think because of our age we had a very clear vision for what we wanted our family to be: honest; hardworking; high expectations yet easy going; love of nature; love and respect for each other; appreciate what God has given us. We work hard to live up to that vision and sometimes we are successful, and other times we fail miserably. When we fail, we learn the lesson and move on!"

Where else do you like to shop for Children's products?

"I'm a self-proclaimed Targetoholic. I love Target. I can always find something to buy at Target."

Want to know how you can win? Sure you do!

1. Leave a comment on what your favorite Elemental Baby product is. Tell me who you would use it for.

2. Become a follower. I have just added the follower section to my blog due to some requests, so lets get it going. Leave me a comment that you are now a follower.

3. Blog about this give-away on your blog and get 5 extra entries! Leave me a link to your post on a comment.

Be sure to check out the Elementally Speaking blog as well!

Need to do a little shopping?

Why not check out the Mom-preneur Shops and support Mom's tryin' to make a buck by sellin' some snazzy products! There are plenty of things I can find at these shops to fill up my wish list. (If you are interested in purchasing anything for me off of my wish list, please email me directly! If you are looking for unique, creative, and one of a kind products- look no further!

Visit Tip Junkie for plenty of ideas to keep you busy for longer than you need to be busy and you can also find out how to enter one of their 2 super cool give-aways!

Knock, Knock

Guess who came knockin' on my door today? (Well, technically they knocked yesterday too, but we were not home)

My fancy-schmancy new rockin' all-in-one printer-scanner-copier-wireless way cool printer. She still sits in the box but this weekend I am thinkin' I will be able to get her up and running. Thanks to BooMama for this! I was the lucky winner over at her blog... check it out! I will also be doing a post once I figure out how to work all the cool buttons to let you know what I think of it!

Super Cool Giveaway

One of my very favorite blogs where I get super cute crafty ideas to do with my little ones around here is No Time for Flashcards. They are having a GREAT giveaway right now of a Melissa and Doug stack and sort board. B would totally love this. They have something similar at the library that he always goes for. I can't say enough about how much I love Melissa and Doug products. We have several of them and you can always count on quality with their products.

You can click here to visit the blog and enter yourself to win the stack and sort board if I don't win it first! But while you are there, spend some time looking through all of her way cool ideas!

How is your holiday shopping coming along?

Run, run, run over to Tip Junkie for 12 Days of give-a-ways with 2 winners per day! While you are there check out the links for some of the stores and great gifts during the Mom-preneur Shop-a-thon. The Shop-a-thon is promoting some talented moms selling their products~ Save time and energy this year by supporting some of these great shops!

I really want to win one of these super cool neclaces... You can enter to win one too...but hurry....

Today I stumbled on a cute little blog. I just love finding new blogs that I enjoy reading and adding them to my google reader. My friend Laura, introduced me to the google reader this summer and I don't know what I did without it.

Anywho... on with the show- My new blog find is: Small Notebook - There are several catergories you can spend time reading through and getting inspiration: food, handmade, housekeeping, kids, organizing, and simplifying- just some of my favorites.

If you hurry on over there and check out the site, you will also find a spot to enter to win a beautifully simple neclace by Lisa Leonard Designs. This one is called the "petite original circle". How great would you look in it? Lisa Leonard has the most beautiful designs and my friend Laura is also the proud owner of one. Everytime she has it on, I love it! I'm telling you, I could do almost all of my Christmas shopping on that site.


I'll be back later with some more posting for ya'll .... I know I've been a bad blogger friend.

2 cool give aways...

Here at Simple Mom you can enter by tonight at midnight for a super cute birdie necklace from Lisa Leonard jewelry. I have a friend who is a proud owner of a Lisa Leonard piece, and I must tell you- it is way cool. Hop on over and check out the Simple Mom blog, do some fun reading, and then cruise over and see for yourself how lovely the jewelry is. Good Luck!

Here is another one I just found... over at Jessica's Quilting Corner, you can enter for a custom made surprise. Check out her blog and enter to win for her 100th post.

What fun... good luck to ya'll! And I want to know if you win!