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I’ve always admired photographers. I’ve found myself wondering how they get the picture at just the right moment. How long do photographers wait to get “the shot”? Particularly when dealing with mother nature.

The Wild Side Bonanzle Booth is full of pictures like this. Gorgeous photos of sunsets, deer, flowers and much more.   The prices are extremely reasonable.  (As I would have it on Free Stuff, Fun Sites, Contests, and More). Liz of The Wild Side offers two different ways to have your pictures delivered.  You can order them and she will matte them with a professional look.  Or mail them unmatted. 

Here are the matted ones I received:

I know this is not a good picture on my part.  I wanted you to see the matte mostly.  They came shipped with a clear sleeve to protect the pictures.  Personally, I think they look nice enough to hang like this. You can, of course put them in a frame of your choice. 

I took the sleeves off and took a picture of each one in a better light so hopefully you can see more detail.  It bothers me some that this blogger here is taking novice home picture of a truly beautiful photography.  But this is the best I can do:

I chose deer pictures.  My oldest son has a camouflage themed room.  Originally supposed to be military camo but slowly he is drifting over to hunting.  So this helped him with his choice of decor.

I was also sent a picture via email from The Wild side.  I used it as a desktop background.  My boys love it.

The photography in The Wild Side Bonanzle Booth is a great place to start to look for a great picture for that space in your home.  Choose one for a desktop background like I did.  Use them for projects or to add to a scrapbook theme.

2.  Leave a comment in the chat box on The Wild Side telling Liz you’re visiting from Free Stuff, Fun Sites, Contests, and More (+3)

3.  Follow FFCandM with google friend connect, Networked blogs, by email, and/or by RSS feed.  Leave a comment letting me know you did so.  Email MUST be confirmed to count.  (+1 for each)  All are in right hand column.

4.  Enter any of my other giveaways and let me know in a comment which ones you entered.  Leave a seperate comment for each one entered (+1) for each.

5.  Tweet the following giveaway message on twitter:  “I entered to win my choice of photos from The Wild side and @angiewith3 http://bit.ly/TWSbon 8/30 3 winners #giveaway”  (+2)
**be sure to leave the link to your tweet in a comment.  Click on the time stamp of your tweet then copy the URL of the page with your lone tweet on it.  Paste into a comment***

6. Leave the following message on your facebook status:  “I entered to win my choice of photos from The Wild Side and Free Stuff, Fun Sites, Contests, and More 3 winners!  8/30 www.luvsavingmoney.info” 
**be sure to leave the link to your facebook status.  follow instructions for tweet status link if you’re not sure how. It works the same way***

3 winners will be selected on Aug. 30, 2010 at 10 PM EST.  Winners will have 48 hours to respond to winner notification email.  If no response in that time frame, a new winner will be chosen.  Winners will be chosen randomly via random.org.

**I received an emailed photo and 2 matted photos at no cost to me to enable me to complete a review.  I received no monetary compensation for this post.  Any opinions expressed are my own**

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The Cat’s Meow Bonanzle Booth is…well….the cat’s meow, as the saying goes.  A collection of beautiful and unique items.  Like this unique agate candle holder:

Or the neat little agate statuettes such as this Love birds one made from Mexican Onyx:

The Cat’s Meow also has lots of beautiful jewelry as well as gorgeous beads if you’re a jewelry maker yourself.  FYI Liz of Cat’s Meow had this to say:

"I sell jewelry, beads, pendants, and 
collectible items here.  Much of my inventory consists of items I made.  
I do make jewelry. As far as the collectible items, I purchase the 
components separately and put them all together.  I have a blast doing 
this too."

I was able to review one of these lovely bracelet from The Cat's Meow Bonanzle Booth :

Cubic Zirconia and Crystal Bracelet

 This isn't the exact one I reviewed, I have my own picture below. 

   She has even more colors and styles.

 The bracelet I chose is Cubic Zirconia and Crystal.  The main part of the bracelet is clear beads

 while the decorative part is 2 rows of light purple with a row of pink down the middle.  One of several

 things I loved about this bracelet is the strong magnetic clasp. 

I was able to put my own bracelet on in a flash without contorting my arm or having hubby 

have to help me put it on.  You can see the clasp in the top photo.  Here is the COTA/L side in me 

coming out again but magnetic clasps are great for someone with arthritis 

or Fine Motor Coordination issues too.  

The bracelet has a lovely sparkle.  I wore it around the house for a day to see if it would fall off

 (with the magnetic clasp)The magnetic clasp held up great!  So I decided to put it to the real test and wear it to work 

with me the hospital. If it didn't fall off there it wasn't going to.  After my shift of lifting patients, 

bumping around in the small rooms, typing up notes, teaching people dressing techniques, etc 

the bracelet was still in good shape. 

I also got quite a few comments on it from my coworkers.

 Also, You can see the little elk statuette next to the bracelet in the top pic.  That was an added gift. 

 It's from Peru, made of soapstone.  Very cute. 

There are many more beautiful pieces of jewelry, beads for crafts, candle holders, statuettes, 

earrings, and pendants to ogle over.

Of course as I would have it on Free Stuff, Fun Sites, Contests and More, the prices are very affordable.

  My bracelet is listed as only $9.99

 The customer service I experienced from The Cat's Meow Bonanzle Booth was pleasant and timely. 

 Shipping was faster than expected with my piece.

Review Summary:  Beautiful, unique pieces, great customer service, fast and accurate shipping, good quality pieces, 

as well as affordability makes The Cat's Meow Bonanzle Booth a must see booth when looking for a 

beautiful or unique gift.

GIVEAWAY

Liz from The Cat's Meow Bonanzle Booth is offering one of my readers an item of their choice up to a $30 value!

 MANDATORY ENTRY:   Visit The Cat's Meow and tell me in a comment, what you think you might choose if you win.

 Also, Liz would like to know, what attracted you to that item?  don't forget to leave your email address 

so I can contact you if you win.  This must be completed first for any bonus entries to count. 

Bonus Entries:  After you've completed mandatory entry, if you'd like, you can take advantage 

of bonus entries for more chances to win.  If the entry says +1 after it leave one comment for that entry,

 +2 leave two comments for that entry and so on. 

 1.  Leave a comment in The Cat's Meow chat (must sign into bonanzle or sign up for free bonanzle account) 

that you're visiting from Free Stuff, Fun Sites, Contests and More (+2)

 2.  Follow FFCandM via google friend connect, facebook, and/or networked blogs  gadgets in right hand column 

(+1 for each one)

3.  Make a purchase from The Cat's Meow  and leave a comment saying you did (+5) 

I will be checking this with The Cat's Meow 

4.   Follow me, @angiewith3 on twitter (+1)

5.  Leave this comment in your facebook status and leave a comment with the link to your status 

(works the same way as twitter status.

  after posting click on time stamp of status then copy and past the link on that page) 

"I entered to win an item of my choice from The Cat's Meow http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/snowbearsmom and 

Free Stuff, Fun Sites, Contests, and More

www.luvsavingmoney.info"  (+2)

6.  Subscribe to FFCandM by email and/or RSS feed.  Must confirm email subscription to count.  (+2 for each)

7.  Tweet about this giveaway:   "I entered to win an item of my choice from The Cat's Meow 

                                                  and @angiewith3 http://bit.ly/tcmbonanzle 8/24"       (+2)

8.  Vote for me on Top Mommy Blogs and leave a comment telling me you did. (+1)

9. Enter any of my other current giveaways and leave a comment telling me which one(s) (+1 for each one entered) 

Giveaway is open worldwide with the exceptions of: Cuba, Mexico, and Iran. 

1 winner will be drawn using random.org. 

Winner will have 48 hours to respond to winners email. If no response a new winner will be chosen. 

Winner drawn 8/24 at 10 pm est.

***I received an item to review at no cost.  I did not receive any monetary compensation for this post. 

I was under no obligation to give a positive review.  All opinions expressed are my own***

RANDOM.ORG DREW NUMBER 85.  WINNER HAS BEEN EMAILED 

AND HAS 48 HOURS TO REPLY OR NEW WINNER WILL BE SELECTED.

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One of the featured vendors on my “A Bonanzle Bonanzle” event is Abbamart.com. Abbamart sells on both Bonanzle.com as well as their own personal website: Abbamart.com.

What is Abbamart? Great deals on beauty products! Abbamart has good deals on make up brushes and sets, puffs/sponges/applicators, hair brushes, nail and foot care items, and more.

For instance this DIY facial kit for only $3.80!

Or this 9 piece Toray Makeup Brush set for sensitive skin only $11.50!

There is lots more great deals just check out the website: www.abbamart.com or their Bonanzle Booth

I received the 7 piece Natural Make up brush set from abbamart.com to try.

These are well made makeup brushes with natural hairs.  Very inviting when sweeping your makeup on.   It came with a durable pouch to hold them in and great to travel with.  The Foundation and blush brush had nice reusable covers for the brush hairs.  I tried them with both mineral makeup and conventional make up.  They worked well with both. 

I have sensitive skin.  It gets irritated quite easily.  These natural brushes from abbamart.com felt so comforting to my skin.  And a pic with the finished makeup application:

I’m a more natural makeup girl and yes, that is my shower curtain in the back. 

The brushes are also very easy to clean when needed with soap and water.

This set come with: (This is directly from the description on Abbamart.com

“1. Powder Brush made from soft, natural sheep hair; 165mm

2. Angled Blusher Brush for applying face color and highlighter; 165mm

3. Eyeshadow Brush made from genuine sable hair; 138mm

4. Sable Angled Brow Brush for filling and contouring eyebrows; 135mm

5. Sable Lip Brush to define and enhance lips; 135mm

6. Ruby Cell Sponge Eyeshadow Applicator for concentrated color payoff from your shadows; 145mm

7. Lash & Brow Comb for separating lashes and grooming brows

Sophisticated coffee-checked storage clutch included.”

Review Summary:  Abbamart.com has a lot of great values when it comes to beauty products.  I had questions and the customer service I received was truly exceptional.   The prices are right, they have great products, and shipping was fast and accurate. 

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MyBlogSpark contacted me and asked if I’d like to review the new Macaroni Grill frozen meal for 2. Um, let me think about it…YEAH! I’m not fortunate enough to have a Macaroni Grill restaurant near me. I’ve heard that they have good food. I had tried the shelf stable Macaroni Grill meals and really liked them.

I received a nice package with a versatile heavy serving bowl, tongs, and Basil Parmesan Chicken meal for 2.

I love having a quick meal around the house especially when it’s as satisfying as this Basil Parmesan Chicken Macaroni Grill Meal was.  All I had to do was pour the frozen meal into a frying pan, add 1/4 c of milk and heat covered on med for 15 min.  I used the the handy serving platter they sent me, along with the tongs. to present the meal to my husband.  It looked and smelled so good.  A lot of tempting colors and scents in this meal.  I found it to be a delicious, filling meal. 

You can go to http://www.macaronigrillathome.com/  to check out all the other flavors.  There’s also coupons available on the website to save some money on trying it for yourself.  You know how I love to save money around here 🙂

Review Summary:  These are a great meal to have on hand when you don’t feel like cooking or for an easy romantic dinner for 2.  You get a nice helping for 2 people or 3 smaller helpings if you like.  The flavors and ease of making this meal along with the $1.50 off coupon on the site make the Macaroni Grill Frozen Meals for 2 worth a try!

GIVEAWAY

8. Enter any of my giveaways and leave a comment telling me which one (+1) for each one entered

10.  Vote for me on Top Mommy Blogs (+1)

11.  **NEW** enter my abbamart.com makeup brush giveaway  http://bit.ly/abbamart    (+2)

Random.org drew number 135 for our winner. Winner has been contacted via email and has 48 hours to reply or a new winner will be chosen. 

 
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