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Hasbro Fun & Coupons!

Posted by Brande on January 20, 2012
in Contests, Coupons, Deals, Free Stuff, Fun Stuff, Gift Ideas, Giveaways, Holidays, Kids Toys, Saving Money, Shopping

I’m always looking for ways to save on toys and games. Sometimes it’s not always easy. I’m big on buying stuff on sale or clearance and saving it for a rainy day or holiday. I was super excited about an email I got this morning! I LOVE coupons and use them regularly.

Go and check out www.hasbro.com/fun . They have great coupons for Playdough, Transformers, Baby Alive, Elmo and more! In addition, they have a daily game for 6 to 13 year olds, are giving away Hasbro toys & games every hour until the end February. AND – they have a daily deal. Today’s was a Baby Alive for 50% off! I unfortunately missed it, but I signed up to get the daily email for a heads up!

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A Chance to Win a $50 Visa Gift Card!

Posted by html404 on December 6, 2011
in Holidays, Shopping

If you’d like a chance to win some extra Christmas cash, enter to win BlogPR’s $50 Visa Gift Card Giveaway here.

Good luck and happy shopping!

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Whew! Made it Through!

Posted by html404 on December 5, 2011
in Business, Family Stuff, Holidays, Money & Finances, Shopping

Business

It was a busy four days and I only ended up working 3 of those 4 days due to my compassionate husband working the holiday craft fair for me yesterday! It was in my favor that he knew our 15 month old was really missing me too.

There was a Chicago Bears game yesterday so let’s just say the fair was not as busy as Friday or Saturday. I had as relaxing a day as I could with five children under nine (insert rolling eyes here ;-))

The business networking event and the weekend proved to be very beneficial and we met some interesting people. We are excited and grateful for the opportunities presented.

Appliance Woes Almost Fixed

We are still without an oven, at least for another week the repair man said, as he has to order the part. Hopefully it will arrive early and they can fit in an appointment earlier. How can I host a Cookie Exchange if I can’t bake cookies? I can’t, I know.

Christmas!

We are getting into the Christmas spirit around here and eager to decorate and get our tree! Just not sure how we are going to accomplish that since my mil’s car will not accommodate a tree. We took the children to cut down a live tree last year and it was such a memory making day that everyone is gung-ho to do it again this year. It was a neat family tree farm that offered fun activities for the children: candle making, wood carving, hot chocolate and more.

A Vehicle

A friend found a vehicle, we just have to decide if it is what we are looking for….beggars can’t be choosers but it is hard for us. Take on a car payment or not to take on a car payment? Buy an older car and have lots of repairs? Ugh….decisions like these are just not easy. Besides we have not even contacted our insurance to see what insurance will cost on the type of vehicle we are interested in getting. Everything costs money….

Home Life

Other than that same old same old. We cleaned the house today and did school. I worked. The girls and I are gearing up for a sewing spree hopefully starting on Friday. I have to wrap up some weekend stuff and have a couple of meetings this week before we can really get going on making some new skirts for the four girls.

Oh and if you are the praying kind, pray we find our camera. Odd request, I know but we think some little hands got a hold of it and left it in some obscure place in the house…hopefully still in tact. We need that for blogging and capturing every day moments of life so the children can look back in wonder and perhaps a little embarrassment too…..I can’t believe how many photos my oldest is embarrassed about when I was simply capturing a “moment”. Ah well, it was not my original intent to embarrass her, nor is it my intent with the rest either.

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Get a Melissa & Doug 25% Off Coupon When You Take the North “Poll”

Posted by Brande on November 14, 2011
in Baby Products, Books, Coupons, Education, Family Stuff, Fun Stuff, Gift Ideas, Holidays, Kids Toys, SALES, Saving Money, Shopping

Melissa & Doug want you to tell them which of their educational toys you think is the best! Just click on the image below to place your vote in the North “Poll!” You’ll Get a Melissa & Doug 25% Off Coupon** to use at MelissaAndDoug.com just for voting!

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Boys Bedding – Thrifty Thursday

Posted by html404 on November 3, 2011
in Bedding, Shopping, Thrifty Thursday

When we moved and I knew were eventually going to have all four boys in one bedroom (so far the two little boys are content to stay with mommy and daddy!) I hunted down some new bedding for them since theirs was pretty worn out due to all the washing when they were younger. I thought it would be nice for them to have something nice for their new room. They were excited and found something they each liked and to their own particular taste. That was hard by the way because they would keep changing their minds. I really had to keep their vision narrowed down so we could actually get them.

For the two little boys, we went a different route when an ad came up on our homeschool yahoo group. A member in our area was selling two matching Pottery Barn quilts for $10 a piece. They are cute with sale boats on them and I thought they were perfect (without even seeing them!) I had purchased some Breyer horses from the same lady last Christmas for one of our younger daughters, so I trusted her when she said they were in great shape and they are! Take a look…

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Vitabath Review

Posted by Brande on September 18, 2011
in Personal Care Products, Shopping

“More than fifty years afters its debut, Vitabath has revitalized its product line with the introduction of the Fragrance Collection – 16 sulfate and paraben free body washes that leave skin feeling clean, refreshed, and vibrant. Featuring fresh, playful fragrances, a nourishing blend of Vitamins A, B3, B5, C, & E, and an antioxidant superfruit blend, the Fragrance Collection moisturizes and revives skin with its rich, luxurious lather.”

The Vitabath Fragrance Collection offers four unique, youthful fragrance profiles:

Spa Day is available in Green Tea & Sage with Aloe Vera, Lavender Chamomile with Lavender Extract, Cucumber & White Tea with Cucumber Extract, Citron Leaves with Lemongrass Extract.

In Bloomis available is Beach Blossom with Passion Flower Extract, Nouveau Rose with Evening Primrose Oil, Ivy & Lily with Chamomile Extract, Asian Orchid & Coconut with Angelica Extract.

Fruit Fanatic is available in Grapefruit Vanilla with Grapefruit Extract, Green Apple & Lily with Coneflower Extract, Wild Red Cherry with Cherry Blossom Extract, Pomegranate & Blood Orange with Orange Peel Extract.

Cupcake Couture is available is Dreamy Pink Frosting with Sweet Almond Oil, Luscious Lemon Creme with Lemon Extract, Heavenly Coconut Creme with Coconut Oil, Scrumptious Vanilla Sugar with Shea Butter.

My review:

I received the Fruit Fanatics Pomegranate & Blood Orange with Orange Extract. It’s so refreshing to wake up to, with the fresh smell of oranges. It makes my skin feel smooth and clean. Wonderful product! I’m thinking about getting Cucumber & White Tea with Cucumber Extract and Heavenly Coconut Creme with Coconut Oil!

The Vitabath Fragrance Collection is available from www.myvitabath.comand national retailers including Fred Meyer, Ricky’s Beauty, Harmon Drugs, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Ulta Cosmetics, AAFES and Stages Stores.

Faith and Family Reviews received the following product in exchange for writing a review. While we consider it a privilege to receive free products to review, our reviews are our honest opinion and thoughts of the product.

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The Number Train Giant Floor Puzzle / Twin Sisters Review

Posted by Brande on August 5, 2011
in DVDs & CDs, Fun Stuff, Holidays, Parenting, School, Seasonal Stuff, Shopping

About Twin Sisters:

“Fraternal Twins Kim Thompson and Karen Hilderbrand have always been close, and have always worked well together. This company was born out of a love for children and seeing the wonderful look of pride on their faces when they have mastered a concept, and have had fun doing it!

Kim started her career as a classroom teacher. She loved teaching first grade and would incorporate music on a daily basis. My class would sing our spelling words, clap out rhythms, march around the room – all while learning. Many phonemic awareness activities involve music, and I found this to be a really fun and effective way to teach. When I earned my masters degree in “Integrating the Arts into the Elementary School Curriculum,”
I was convinced that music was a powerful teaching tool. I began teaching third grade and while becoming familiar with my new math curriculum, discovered that I would be teaching the multiplication facts. What a challenge! I knew that using music and rhythm would make it fun and easy – so that’s what I did. Karen and I worked together and wrote “Rap With The Facts.” We recorded our first album with the help of Hal Wright, and that’s how it all began!”

Since the beginning, we have been blessed with continual growth. Our MISSION is to be The Leader in Children’s Educational Music. We have worked very hard to create excellent products that children will enjoy, and to make learning effective and fun for the lives that we touch through our music. To get a glimpse of how hard we have been working to be the leader in children’s educational music, visit our awards section. www.twinsisters.com/awards”

Twin Sisters Productions offers many children’s learning activities. The kids don’t even realize they are learning because they are having fun!

I received “The Number Train Giant Floor Puzzle”

“Young learners will quickly begin to recognize numerals, number words, and number order 1 to 20 with this all-new giant Number Train Floor Puzzle! The 6-foot x 7-inch puzzle features 27 large, sturdy laminated pieces. The Music CD includes 12 songs that teach numbers and counting. Bonus! Print the 48-page Numbers & Counting Activity Book PDF from your own computer! Practice tracing and writing numbers, counting sets, and more!”

Even though my daughter is still a little young for this product (recommended ages are 4 to 10). She really enjoys the puzzle and songs. Each puzzle piece has a number of animals relating to the current number they are on. Granted she doesn’t know her numbers in order yet, she does understand matching and is also learning about animals. I printed the activity book and that is a bit advanced for her at this time, but it teaches them number counting and writing. The music is great! I love the fact the puzzle comes with a CD, to print the activity book at any time! Most products you use the activity book once and you need to dispose of it. Great product for upcoming birthday parties, holidays, or rainy or snowy day activities.

For this product and many others, visit the Twin Sisters website at http://www.twinsisters.com/

Twin Sisters can also be found on Facebook &

Twitter!

Faith and Family Reviews received the following product in exchange for writing a review. While we consider it a privilege to receive free products to review, our reviews are our honest opinion and thoughts of the product.

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Novica Products Review

Posted by Brande on July 13, 2011
in Fashion, Handmade Items, Houseware, Jewelry, Shopping

Novica’s Mission:

“We want to give artists and artisans around the world a global platform to express their true artistic talents and to spur their creativity. And, we want to provide you with access to unique, hard-to-find items at great values that only the Internet infrastructure can allow.

At the deepest essence of our philosophy, we want to create a bridge between you and the many talented artisans across the globe.

We want you to know about who you’re buying from. We want you to feel that attachment to the product and to the hands that created it.

In the spirit of the Internet, let us bring you together.

NOVICA. The World is Your Market.”

Novia offers a wide range of items from all over the world, that include Home Decor, Jewelry & Apparel, Paintings, and other beautiful gifts. Here are links to a few on my favorites!

Check out these beautiful scarves.

http://accessories.novica.com/scarves/wool/
http://accessories.novica.com/scarves/silk

The jewerly is just as beautiful! How about a charm bracelet?

http://jewelry.novica.com/bracelets/charm/sterling-silver/

Or a Cross Necklace, they are always in style.

http://jewelry.novica.com/necklaces/cross-shaped/sterling-silver/

My Review:

I received the Ceramic Salsa Bowl, “Mexican Spice”, from Mexico. The artist is Javier Servin.

It measures 3.9′ H x 6.7″ W x 4.7″ D. It came with a small tags that says…

“Mexican Spice – Orange Blossoms add a spicy contrast to the turquoise and cobalt blue composition of this salsa bowl. in Javier Servin’s design, the hand painted motifs create raise textures over the bowl’s cool ceramic surface.”

It’s a beautiful bowl and I can’t wait to use it!

I also received a Leather Centerpiece, “Triangular Essence” from Peru. The artist is Johnny Jimenez.

The leather bowl measurements are 2.6″H x 7.9″W x 7.9″ D. The tag that came with this leather bowls says..

“Triangular Essence – Johnny Jimenez captures the artistic essence of geometry in the design of this handsome centerpiece. He tools it of quality leather in a triangular shape featuring shiny iron studs at the center.”

Again, another beautiful piece. My husband has confiscated it for himself to drop his keys and wallet in.

If you enjoy art and Mother Nature, you’ll love Novica. Please visit them at www.novica.com , on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/novica , or Twitter http://twitter.com/novica

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Dr. Scholl’s Custom Fit Orthotic Inserts

Posted by html404 on June 12, 2011
in Health, Products for Dad, Products for Mom, Shopping

If you are like most mom’s and dad’s then you are probably on your feet all day. Whether or not at your work, around your house, or running around after your kids, your feet are proably left tired and achy. Which is why Dr. Scholl’s created the new Dr. Scholl’s Custom Fit Orthotic Inserts!

Not only are these inserts affordable, but they are located at retail stores near you. When you visit your local Dr. Scholl’s Custom Fit Orthotic Centers, located in retail stores near you, feature Footmapping® Technology to identify the areas where you apply the most pressure and your arch type. After more than 2,000 sensors calculate your unique measurements, the kiosk then recommends the Custom Fit Orthotic Insert that best fits your feet. It is really easy and only takes a few minutes to obtain your Custom Fit Orthotic Inserts.

My husband got a chance to try the new Dr. Scholl’s Custom Fit Orthotic Inserts. He really liked them and thought that they where better made then other inserts that he has tried. Although, he did find that he had to use his old arch supports underneath his Dr. Scholl’s inserts to get better results. But, then again he has very high arches.

For more information please visitwww.footmapping.com to find a store near you and learn more.

Faith and Family Reviews received the following product as a part of a MomCentral.com blog campaign in exchange for writing a review and we where compensated with the above product. While we consider it a privilege to receive free products to review and compensation, our reviews are our honest opinion and thoughts of the product.

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Impel Clothing Online Party Saturday ONLY!

Posted by Brande on June 11, 2011
in Coupons, Deals, Fashion, Shopping

Join me on Saturday, June 11th for an online party at http://impelclothing.com/ ! Enter this promo code for 10% off on SATURDAY THE 11TH ONLY!! 611PRTY10

Here’s Impel Clothing’s story!

“Fashionable Modest Clothing for Women

Welcome to Impel Clothing! We are a modest women’s boutique specializing in basic, yet fashionable layering tees and vintage inspired modest clothing for women. Our modestly fitted cap-sleeve, long-sleeve, and v-neck tees have become known for their quality and durability, as have our essential camis. We truly hope that you love Impel as much as we do.

Want Cute & Trendy ‘Vintage’ Inspired Layering Clothes and Modest Attire?

If the answer is “Yes” then you’ve come to the right place! Check out our extremely cute and trendy “New” Vintageinspired line, it’s going to knock your socks off. We combine today’s stylish designs and modest fashion to create layered clothing that you will love wearing. The arrival of our new vintage inspired line of modest womens sweaters, cardigans, lace tops, coats, dresses, skirts, and accessories is only the beginning though, come back often and see our newest and most desired modest clothes.

Modern & Modest LDS Christian Apparel Is Here.

Impel is proud to be one of today’s fastest growing creators of modern and modest LDS & Christian apparel. The Mormon church encourages all their members, especially women and young girls to dress modestly out of respect for their bodies and we believe they should too. Being beautiful & trendy while wearing non revealing apparel is what inspires Impel in our day to day doings. We want our layering tees, camis and accessories to make you proud and confident in what you stand for.

Happy Shopping!”

Here’s some of their clothing….

Abstract Print Tank

Crossover V-Neck Half Sleeve Dress

Silver Ribbon & Pearls Necklace

Impel Clothing (www.impelclothing.com) offers tees, sweaters, jeans, dresses, accessories, gift cards and more! On their website they offer a Fashion Guide, which has tips on layering clothing!

Don’t forget your 10% code is only good on SATURDAY, JUNE 11TH! 611PRTY10

Happy Shopping!