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Thirty One Review and Giveaway Tara Independent Consultant ends 3/7—CLOSED

RANDOM.ORG DREW NUMBER 121 BECKEESDEALS. ENTRIES HAVE BEEN VERIFIED. WINNER HAS 48 HRS TO REPLY TO WINNING EMAIL NOTIFICATION OR A NEW WINNER WILL BE CHOSEN.

The first time I looked through a Thirty-One product catalog, I thought the products were cute, fashionable, and the idea of Thirty-One was unique.

Thirty-One is a faith-based company that offers lots of products that can be personalized. Depending on the products you can choose the fabric patterns, if you want the product you purchase to be embroidered, the color of the embroidery, and style of the lettering.

Tara is an Independent Consultant with Thirty-One Gifts. I’ve had the pleasure of working with Tara to review one of Thirty One’s Thermal totes. I had a really hard time choosing which fabric pattern and embroidery color I wanted. I finally decided on the fabric pattern “St. Andrews Garden” with a brown A embroidered on it. It didn’t take long for me to receive my tote. Tara actually let me know when it shipped before I even got my shipping confirmation. I was able to track it to find out when I would receive my order.

The Thirty-One Thermal Tote is actually a generous size. It’s bigger than most of the lunch bags I’ve had in the past. I’m thinking this thermal tote will be great for trips to the park during the spring and summer. It will easily fit a few sandwiches and juice boxes for the kids and myself. It would also easily accommodate a container with your salad, water bottle, and container of dressing for lunch at work. Pack two meals in it for a day on the lake. I took mine grocery shopping today and used it to put a couple of the smaller frozen items in. For only $14 I think this is a great deal for such a well-made versatile products. Thirty-One also offers a Small Thermal Tote if you prefer. I stuffed a few groceries into my bag and took a pic so you could get a better idea of the amount this could hold. I didn’t stuff it to the brim. So it could even be used as a reusable shopping bag if your just getting a few small things at the store.

Thirty one has a lot of other beautiful and functional products too like mini-backpacks, Utility totes, purses, diaper bags, magazine baskets, organizers, and so much more.

If you’re interested in starting your own business with Thirty-One you can find information on Tara’s Consultant home page. Start your business for only $99 and receive over $300 in products to help you get started. Tara can help you get started and answer any questions you may have. She has a convenient “email me” button on the top right corner of her site, right under her picture.

GIVEAWAY

Tara is offering 1 FFCM reader a thermal tote like I received in their choice of fabric and embroidering!
Open to US onlyUS

Mandatory Entry: Sign up for Tara’s Thirty-One email newsletter and leave a comment below telling me you did. You can find the link in the bottom left corner of Tara’s home paged in cursive lettering that says “Join my newsletter”. Don’t forget to leave an email so I can contact you if you win.

Bonus Entries: Please leave a separate comment for each entry you complete.

1. Like Tara’s Thirty-One Independent Consultant Facebook page and leave a comment on her wall saying you stopped by from FFCM.

2. Follow Tara on twitter: @tarajane52 and leave your twitter ID in a comment below.

3. Tweet this giveaway using the RT button in upper left corner of this post or you can use this phrase:

” Win a versatile Thirty-One thermal tote from @tarajane52 http://bit.ly/eXkh25 3/7 @angiewith3 “

Can tweet 2 X per day at least 2 hours apart. Leave a link to your tweet in the comments below.

4. Follow FFCM through GFC, RSS feed, and/or email subscription (1 entry for each one completed).

5. Follow FFCM on twitter: @angiewith3 and leave a comment with your twitter ID.

6. Like FFCM on facebook

7. Visit Tara’s Thirty-One online catalog and tell me another item you like

8. Vote for me to become an AVONDreamers ambassador to be able to give you all some great AVON giveaways. Must like AVONDreamers on Facebook AND post this message on their wall:

” I nominate http://angiewith2.blogspot.com/ for an AVONdreamers Ambassadorship “

Each person can only do this one time. You can give yourself 5 extra entries for doing this.

Giveaway will end March 7 at 11:59 EST. 1 US winner will be chosen from qualified entrants using random.org. Winner will be notified by email and will have 48 hrs to respond to winning email notification. In the event the winner does not reply within 48 hrs, a new winner will be chosen.

***I received a Thirty-One thermal tote at no cost for review purposes. Any opinions expressed are my own personal and honest opinions. I did not receive any monetary compensation for this post. ***

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NuNaturals #giveaway 4 winners 2/28—CLOSED

Random.org generated these winners in this order: 75-Shannon, 127–SLS, 32–wendysue, 62–Adalia
Winners have been contacted via email and have 48 hours to reply to winning email notification.

If you read my review of NuNaturals, you already know about the wide variety of Stevia products that NuNaturals has to offer. Stevia, as most of you know is a healthier sugar alternative that adds sweetness to your food and drinks without the sugar. Two products I got to try that I only touched on in the review was the NuNaturals Pure Liquid Vanilla Stevia Alcohol Free and the NuNaturals Pure White Stevia packets.

NuNaturals Pure Liquid Vanilla Stevia Alcohol Free comes in an easy to use, brown glass bottle with a dropper. A serving size is 7-14 small drops (about 1/4 to 1/2 of dropper full). This products has a very smooth and flavorful Vanilla taste. The bottle makes it so easy to quickly add a hint of Vanilla and sweetness to your favorite drinks and foods. I LOVE it in my coffee. I normally take milk and a teaspoon of sugar in my coffee. I used 14 drops of the NuNaturals Pure Liquid Vanilla Stevia. I didn’t need any sugar plus it gave my coffee a very pleasing vanilla flavor.

NuStevia Pure White Stevia Packets was another product I had the opportunity to try. These convenient packets are great to keep on your desk at work or two tuck a few into your purse when you go to a restaurant or a friend’s house. I’m not typically a huge fan of sugar alternatives (I know it’s healthier but the after taste usually is not for me), but this didn’t seem to have that odd after-taste that other sweeteners have. I had given some to a co-worker who is Diabetic. I wanted to get the opinion of someone who normally does use artificial sweeteners to compare. She told me what she noticed was that the sweetness doesn’t seem to hit you right away, that she would taste the sweetness as it hit the back of her throat. I don’t like anything too sweet so for me using half a pack at a time was plenty.

NuNaturals has sooo many different products for any need you might have. They also offer: baking blends, liquid cinnamon, products with fiber added, supplements, and so much more.

Many people probably made ( yet another ) New Year’s resolution to lose weight starting 2011 by eating healthier. One of the challenges in eating healthy is how do you change your menu options in your own kitchen ? Many people are not willing to devote the time to their own health & wellness efforts by coming up with new healthy recipes. Our NuNaturals All-Star Recipe Collection might assist their efforts by offering over 150 quick & easy to prepare menu options, created by Food Enthusiasts, as yourself, that helps create healthy menu items by reducing refined sugar sugar consumption which is one of the major dietary risk factors among consumers of today. We include this recipe package to all contest winners when we ship their awards. Your readers can also find many of these healthy recipes by visiting our website : www.nunaturals.com .

If you’d like to try it or not sure it you’ll like it, those in the Continental US can request a free sample by sending a self addressed and stamped #10 envelope to:

NuNaturals , Inc.
2220 West 2nd. Ave. # 1
Eugene, OR 97402
Or, you’re ready to buy some of their great products you can use CODE: BLG228 at check out to get 15% off our order. Also for orders over $35 (after discount) you can get FREE shipping as well. Discount code is effective until Feb. 28, 2011.

GIVEAWAY

NuNaturals is going to give 4 FFCM readers a 50 ct box of NuStevia White Stevia packets and a bottle of Pure Liquid Vanilla Stevia 2oz.

(Open to Continental US only and no PO Boxes)

Mandatory Entry: Visit NuNaturals.com and tell me, in a comment below, one other product you’d like to try.
(Don’t forget to leave an email so I can contact you if you win)

Bonus Entries: (Please leave a separate comment for each entry completed)

1. Tell me one recipe you’d like to try from the selection 150 recipes on NuNaturals site.

2. Follow FFCM with google friend connect, networked blogs, blog frog, RSS feed, and/or Email subscription. (give yourself 1 entry for each one you do. Please leave separate comments for each)

3. Like FFCM on facebook

4. Follow me on twitter: @angiewith3 and leave your twitter id in a comment.

5. Tweet this giveaway using the RT button in upper Left corner or you can use this message:

” 4 winners will get 2 NuNaturals Stevia products www.luvsavingmoney.info 2/28 US @angiewith3 “

Can tweet 2 X per day at least two hours apart. Leave your tweet link in a comment below.

6. Vote for me to become an AVONDreamers ambassador to be able to give you all some great AVON giveaways. Must like AVONDreamers on Facebook AND post this message on their wall:

” I nominate http://angiewith2.blogspot.com/ for an AVONdreamers Ambassadorship “

Each person can only do this one time. You can give yourself 5 extra entries for doing this.

7. Leave a thoughtful comment on my NuNaturals review post and then leave a comment here telling me you did.

Giveaway ends Feb. 28 at 11:59 pm EST. 4 winners will be chosen using random.org. Winners will be contactec by email and have 48 hours to respond. If no response in 48 hours, a new winner will be chosen. Giveaway is open to those in the Continental US. NuNaturals cannot ship to P.O. Boxes.

***I received an assortment of NuNatural products to try for review purposes at no cost. I did not receive any monetary compensation for this post. Any opinions expressed are my own unless otherwise stated. ***

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Country Bob’s All Purpose Sauce Review and #Giveaway—CLOSED

Random.org chose number 2: theladya and number 31 SLS as the winners. Winners have been emailed and have 24 hrs to reply to winning email.
***as a side note, please be sure to include a way for me to contact you when entering giveaways. A number was drawn but there was no contact info: email, twitter id, FB id, for me to contact that person so unfortunately I drew another number. I really hate to do that but I must have a way to contact***

I had heard about Country Bob’s All Purpose Sauce but hadn’t had the opportunity to try it yet. A sauce that you can really use for anything? Well I’d have to try that for myself.

I received two bottles of Original Country Bob’s All Purpose Sauce to try. I have to say that I’m not a fan of the traditional bottled BBQ sauce that you can buy up here in the north. I don’t know what it is, but I just don’t care for it. I didn’t know what to expect from this sauce. Would it be salty? tangy? bland? sweet? I was trying to decide what to make with it.

My 7 yr old has been bugging me since the end of last week to make sloppy joes. He had to wait until I went to the grocery store to get hamburger buns. So, I decided today I would go ahead and make him his sloppy joes along with some tater tots. I thawed some ground turkey (yea that’s right I snuck that in there too). Went to get the sloppy joe mix and it wasn’t there. Either I imagined we had it or my toddler carried it off somewhere. Hard to tell at this point. My son was disappointed. Then a light bulb went off, “duh, I could try using the Country Bob’s All Purpose Sauce”. It’s supposed to be all purpose right?

It smelled wonderful as I mixed it in the pan with the browned ground turkey. I tasted a little bit of the sauce. It had kind of a sweet, tangy flavor. Maybe a hint and I mean a small hint of spiciness.

So I served up the sloppy joes and waited for their reaction. They were eating them. I didn’t see any noses wrinkle or hear any complaints. When they were about half done with their sloppy joes I asked them if they liked the taste of the sloppy joes with the County Bob All Purpose Sauce. They said they did about the same as regular sloppy joe sauce.

I read the label to them as we were eating “hey kids, you can even use this on you tater tots. My toddler tried this. He’d dip his tater tot, nibble it, dip it again, nibble it, etc etc. I tried it to and thought it was just as good as using ketchup only with a little different flavor.

County Bob’s All Purpose Sauce uses all natural ingredients. As I read the ingredients on the label while I chewed my sloppy joe I was pleasantly surprised that I understood each and every ingredient in that bottle. Simple things like garlic, vinegar, corn starch, etc. I kinda like to know what I’m eating.

As an added positive for me the bottle is made from plastic, not glass. My 19 mo old toddler knows how to open the refridgerater door now and worry about him getting at a glass jar.

It was also interesting to see that on the side of the label in smaller print it says “Christ is our CEO” with a little Jesus fish in the phrase.

Review Summary: This is truly a handy sauce to have around. Works like ketchup, BBQ sauce, sloppy joe mix, steak sauce, dipping sauce, whatever you need. Keep a few bottles of this around and save some room in your fridge.

Ok enough about my experience, let’s get you to taste County Bob’s All Purpose Sauce.

GIVEAWAY

Country Bob’s is offering 2 FFCM readers 2 bottles of their original All Purpose Sauce.

US only

Mandatory Entry: Follow FFCM with Google Friend Connect

(don’t forget to leave an email so I can contact you if you win)

Bonus Entries: Please leave a separate comment for each entry completed.

1. Visit Country Bob’s website and tell me one recipe you might like to try if you win.

2. Follow Country Bob’s on twitter: @countrybobs

3. Like Country Bob’s on Facebook.

4. Like FFCM on facebook.

5. Follow FFCM on twitter: @angiewith3 and leave your twitter id

6. Tweet this giveaway using the RT button in the upper left corner of this post OR you can use this phrase:

” Enter to win 2 bottles of @countrybobs all purpose sauce on http://bit.ly/dQD7sE 2 winners 2/21 US @angiewith3 “

Can tweet 2 X per day at least 2 hrs apart.

Giveaway will end Feb. 21, 2011. Open to US residents only. 2 winners will be chosen using random.org. Winners will be contacted via email and will have 48 hours to reply to winning email. If no reply at 48 hours, a new winner will be chosen.

***I received 2 bottles of Country Bob’s All Purpose Sauce to review. I did not receive any monetary compensation for this post. Any opinion expressed are my own. ***

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CLOSED–Valentine Handmade with Love Gift Giveaway Hop Feb. 2-6–CLOSED

Giveaway is closed. Winner has replied. Random.org drew number 88 tearyeyedstars. Doing a 2nd draw for the US only prize. Winner will be emailed and have 48 hours to reply.

Thanks for hopping over to Free Stuff, Fun Sites, Contests, and More. I’m very happy to be be participating in the Valentine Handmade with Love Winter Giveaway Hop. All items being offered by all the great sponsors are handmade. Give them as gifts or keep them for yourself.

If you read my spotlight posts before this hop, then you’ve probably already read about the awesome handmade sponsors that are offering you, my readers, some great prizes to try to win. When entering please be aware of which prizes are available worldwide and which ones are only for US. This list is in no particular order.

The following Giveaways are open Worldwide

HautTotes

You’d have to read the sponsor spotlight on how much I love HautTotes. I’ve been a customer for a while now. Fantastic handmade bags that you’ll find the likes of NOWHERE else. Durable, fashionable, current, and custom if you like. HautTotes is offering one of my winners this super “Haut” zipper pouch. This print is exclusively available from HautTotes shop ONLY!

You can also find HautTotes on twitter: @HautTotes
and on Facebook.

HautTotes’ Giveaway is open Worldwide!

The Clever Hedgehog

The Clever Hedgehog is a new online handmade jewelry shop. The creativity behind The Clever Hedgehogs’ beautiful pieces amazes me. Never could I imagine creating such beautiful pieces from materials like buttons and beads. Feminine and contemporary styles at a very reasonable price. The Clever Hedgehog is offering 1 FFCM reader a $25 gift certificate!

You can also find The Clever Hedgehog on Facebook

and The Clever Hedgehog’s blog: http://www.thecleverhedgehog.com/

The Clever Hedgehog’s giveaway is open Worldwide!

Concrete Minerals

After years of working in the natural cosmetics industry Emily decided to create Concrete Minerals. The beautiful colors and attitude of the make up is sass that mineral make up needs. Concrete Minerals is offering one FFCM reader two full size eyeshadows in their best selling shades!

Smut

and Lolita

Find Concrete Minerals on twitter: @CM_Official

and Facebook

Concrete Minerals giveaway is Open Worldwide!

The next two giveaways are open to US and Canada Only

Madame Koiteh

Madame Koiteh’s shop offers handmade products inspired by and learned from her African elders. Madame Koiteh’s love of Shea Butter is also an inspiration for many of her products. You can find Organic Shea Butter, African black soap, handmade glycerin soaps, and more in her shop. Madame Koiteh is offering one FFCM winner a Romantic Lover’s Gift basket which is a 3 piece bath and body set that includes: Shea butter enriched spa bath salts, Shea butter infused massage oil, a moisturizing glycerin soap all in Strawberry Kisses scent, and she will also include a bonus handcrafted candle tin in Japanese Cherry Blossom .

You can also find Madame Koiteh’s products on these site:
www.madamekoiteh.com

www.thesheabutterqueen.com

As well as Madame Koiteh’s blog:
www.madamekoiteh.blogspot.com

Madame Koiteh’s giveaway is open to US and Canada

ANGIE’S HANDMADE CANDLES

Yes it’s me. I can’t have a handmade giveaway and not give one of my readers something from my own shop. One FFCM readers will win a wax dip bear in their choice of scents available in my shop. I make wax dip bears, jar candles, and melting tarts using soy wax. I try to keep my business as green as possible by reusing boxes, packing material, and whatever I can to ship my products. Wax dip bears work similar to a room air freshener. Sit one of these guys on their provided glass plate on a dresser in a bedroom, on your mantle, kitchen counter or wherever you’d like to add some fragrance. Fragrance without the flame. Scent will generally last about 30 days. After 30 days you can refresh the scent by running a hair dryer over them for about 30 seconds.

You can also find Angie’s Candles on Facebook
and on twitter: @angiewith3

Angie’s Handmade Candles giveaway is open to US and Canada

The following Giveaway is Open to US ONLY

SOUTH TEXAS NATURALS

South Texas Naturals offers a variety of handcrafted soaps from milk, glycerin, natural, on more. Also handmade lotions, cuticle cream, bath bombs and more. There is a scent and type for just about anyone. South Texas Naturals has been making handmade soaps for about 10 yrs and are planning to add more products to their line. South Texas Naturals will be giving one FFCM reader 5 bars of handcrafted soap in the scents of their choice.

You can also find South Texas Naturals on etsy
On twitter: @STNaturals
and on Facebook.

South Texas Naturals giveaway is open to US ONLY

Mandatory Entry

Follow FFCM with Google Friend Connect (located in Right column). Be sure to leave your email address so I can contact you if you win.

Bonus Entries:

Please leave a separate comment for each bonus entry completed. Bonus entries will be deleted if mandatory entry is not completed.

1. Like FFCM on Facebook

2. Follow me on twitter: @angiewith3 and leave your twitter id in a comment.

3. Tweet about this giveaway using the RT button in upper left corner OR you can use this phrase:

” Big Valentine giveaway on http://bit.ly/gsRjEz with 1 winner to be spoiled by the sponsors ends 2/6 worldwide! @angiewith3 ”

Can tweet once per day during the giveaway. Leave a link to your tweet.

4. Subscribe to FFCM via RSS feed and/OR Email (email must be confirmed to count)

+1 for each one completed. Located in Right hand column.

5. Follow any of the sponsors on their respective links: IE. twitter, facebook, blog, or heart etsy shop and tell them FFCM sent you and get 1 extra entry for each. Just leave a comment telling me what you did with the respective id ( twitter handle, facebook name, etsy id etc.)

PLEASE READ RULES: I will draw one winner no later than Feb. 7 using random.org. If the winner is in the US, that winner is eligible for all prizes and only 1 winner will be chosen. If the winner is from Canada, that winner will qualify for the worldwide and US/CAN prizes and a 2nd winner will be drawn for the US only prize. And in the odd scenario that a worldwide winner is drawn and then a Canadian winner is drawn 2nd for the US/CAN only prize, a 3rd winner will be drawn for the US only prize. Make sense?

Winner will be contacted via email and will have 48 hours to reply to winning email notification. IF no response in the given time frame, a new winner will be chosen.

Now that you’ve entered here, why not stop by one of the other participating blogs for even more Valentine gift giveaways!

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Valentine Handmade with Love sponsor spotlight: Concrete Minerals

The Valentine Handmade with Love Gift Hop will be happening Feb. 2-6. Many blogs will be participating. All giveaway items are handmade items. I’m so excited to be sharing my wonderful sponsors with you. The next wonderful sponsor I have is: Concrete Minerals

I was browsing on Etsy, as I like to do sometimes. Concrete Minerals’ Etsy shop caught my eye. I’m a fan of mineral make up to start with. Concrete Minerals‘ eye catching banner drew me in to check out what they had to offer. With fun and intriguing names like: The Mermaid collection, Lovey Dovey, and Strobelight I started thinking….now this makeup company is for me. I love shimmer, color, and make up that seems to have an attitude all it’s own. (Besides it’s so much cooler to say “oh you like it? Thanks, the color is Napalm”)

The creator of Concrete Minerals, Emily, spent years working in the natural cosmetics industry. I asked Emily if she would mind answering a few questions for you, my loyal readers and here’s what she had to say:

1. How/why did you start your handmade business?

After working in the music industry for several years, I found myself working with some incredible companies in the natural beauty industry. This was where I found my passion in mineral makeup. I decided to launch a company that would embrace the incredible benefits of mineral makeup, yet cater to a trendier, younger generation of women looking to explore a healthier alternative to standard makeup without sacrificing the pigmentation and quality that they love.

2. What is your favorite item to create and why?

Our Electric Eye Primer. It’s such a unique, hand-crafted formula that excludes all filler ingredients and preservatives and manages to rival several of the pro primers on the market today. We’ve received so many compliments and rave reviews, that each time I make it, I feel an incredible sense of pride.

3. Do you have any future goals or plans for your business that my readers would like to know about?

We do have SEVERAL new releases within the next few months, beginning this month with the release of a bunch of new mineral eye shadows! I can’t WAIT to share these as well as the new products joining our line in March!

Stop by and check out some of the hot shades at Concrete Minerals etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/concreteminerals

You can also find Concrete Minerals on Facebook: facebook.com/concreteminerals

And tweet with Concrete Minerals: @CM_Official

Concrete Minerals is going to be giving one of you lucky readers 2 full size eyeshadows in their best selling shades: Lolita and Smut. So be sure to stop back here Feb. 2-6 for your chance to sexy up those endearing eyes for your sweetie just in time for Valentine’s day! This giveaway will be open Internationally!

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