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I’ve done this for my kids for a couple years now. You should see the look on their face when santa says their name it’s magical.

Handcrafted Fair Trade Gifts from NOVICA

I received the below mentioned product as part of the US Family Guide blogger program. Any opinions expressed are my own.

Looking for a gift that is unique, handcrafted, and better the life of someone else too? NOVICA finds artisans from all over the world. They use fair trade, giving the artisans a fair price for the work. The artisans have control of their prices, if they want to withdraw an item for sale, or put one of their items on sale. This partnership makes quality handcrafted goods available to anyone shopping through the NOVICA site and gives artisans from all over the world a chance to support their family and grow their business.

I have many items from NOVICA. Yes some I’ve received to review but it’s also one of the places I like to shop when I look for home decor or beautiful, unique jewelry. I love it because I know I’ll be receiving a high quality piece that I can’t just walk into a store near me and buy. It’s the perfect place to shop for those picky or hard to buy for people. The unique hand crafted gifts are sure to please.

We moved to a new house the beginning of October. When moved I started realizing what needed to go and what we needed to get for the new house. One thing that was apparent was a new set of glasses. We had 2 of this glass, 4 of this glass, a bunch of holiday glasses, and that was it. I had a budget in mind for a nice set of glasses. Even looking at other sites I couldn’t find something as beautiful and of the same quality for my budget like I could on NOVICA. I ended up choosing the Rainbow Gemstone hand blown glass tumblers They came in a set of 6 and were larger tumblers, which is what I was looking for. We had plenty of juice glasses I needed bigger glasses.

I tried to capture the color of these glasses. They are gorgeous. My father in law was visiting when the box came in. I told my husband that we finally got some new glasses. He grabbed one of the amethyst colored ones out of my and stared at it. He said “Wow these are really nice glasses. Well made, the colors are awesome” He showed it to my father in law and said “Look at these glasses Angie got, aren’t they nice?” These are the only glasses I’ve seen in my husband’s hand since we got them. They’re perfect size for a nice cold glass of water or iced tea. They were just the right size for smoothies and milkshakes too.

NOVICA has a list of holiday gift ideas if you need some inspiration. I also have a Savings Code: Save7Novica code for $7 off first purchase!

Libre Tea Glasses Take Your Drink To Go

I received the below mentioned product as part of the US Family Guide blogger program. Any opinions expressed are my own.

I heard about Libre Tea glasses a couple years ago. I thought they were very pretty glasses but I wasn’t really a tea drinker. I actually thought they weren’t really for me but then I checked out the website again. Libre Tea glasses aren’t just for tea. You can use them for water infusion bottles or any drink you want really. So when they asked me to review I thought, yea why not, I’ve always wanted to have a water infusion bottle.

When I received my Libre Tea glass, I saw how well thought out the bottle set up is. The strainer, glass interior with durable poly exterior, works for both hot and cold drinks. The did work great as a water bottle or water infusion bottle. Seeing how well the set up was though I decided to give loose leaf tea a try. I have never in my life tried loose leaf tea. I’ve only ever used tea bags. I went to my tea drinking friends to get their recommendations on a loose leaf tea. I found some and tried it. Oh my gosh, I might just be turning into a tea drinker!

I tried some loose leaf chai tea first. The strainer worked perfectly. No tea leaves, spices, or herbs made their way past the strainer. The cup is durable. The lid seals tight.

I took my Libre Tea glass to work with some green tea in it today. I had several coworkers comment on it and ask questions about it. When I showed them the set up and answered questions about how it works they were pretty impressed with it. Aside from the functionality of it, it’s a pretty nice looking glass. I just love the design on the lid!

Libre Tea glasses come in different colors and 2 different sizes. Do you have a tea drinker on your list that would love a Libre Tea glass? Make a basket with a Libre Tea Glass, some loose leaf tea, and some tea biscuits. That would make a nice gift!

Save Money on OR Get Money for Gift Cards with Cardpool

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You know I’m always looking for ways to save money. I’m at a point where it bothers me to pay full price for anything, even gift cards. This time of year gift cards are a popular purchase. I know my boys have gift cards on their list. One thing I like about receiving gift cards to my favorite places is, I’ll actually use it there. Let me explain. If someone gives me cash and says “buy yourself something”, I’m probably not going to buy myself something. I’ll probably use it to pay co-pays at the doctor’s office or buy candy bars from a coworker’s kids’ fundraiser, or something like that. Because it’s cash. Now if hubby gets me a Bath and Body Works gift card then I’ll actually buy myself something.

But, let’s say you get a gift card you can’t use or really don’t want. You’re relatives send you a gift card to Long Horn Steakhouse but there isn’t any within a 50 miles radius of your house. Maybe you won an iTunes gift card but don’t own one apple product to get use out of it. Whatever the reason for gifting or receiving there is Cardpool to save you money.

My one son has a $50 Gamestop gift card on his list. Sure I could go to Gamestop or another merchant that sells a selection of gift cards and pay $50 for the gift card. I’m not losing money. It’s a $50 gift card he has $50 to spend. If I buy a $50 Gamestop gift card from Cardpool however, I can pay $47.50. A savings of $2.50 but my son still has a $50 gift card to use. Some gift cards have deeper discounts than that. Another tip, you can actually get 2% cash back when you shop Cardpool through Shopathome too!

I thought it would be fun to get him a couple $25 Gamestop gift cards. Put one under the tree and hide one in his stocking. He loves his video games so I know he’ll use it for one of the 10 video games he’ll want.

You can sell your gift cards at Cardpool. Let’s say someone gives me a $25 gift card to Bass Pro Shop. Nothing wrong with Bass Pro Shop, I’m sure it’s a fine store. The problem is, I’ve never set foot in one. I’m not really an outdoorsy person. Yea maybe I could find something I like there but it sure would be nice to have the cash instead. So I take it and sell it to Cardpool. Cardpool offers me $18 for the gift card OR I have the option of choosing an Amazon gift card instead and getting a little more back. I’m gonna do it.

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88 Halina Gray Satchel Review

I received the below mentioned product in order to complete an honest review. Any opinions expressed are my own.

I’m very particular about my handbags. I need it to be functional, easy to carry, I want it to look nice, be affordable, and be made to last. I know, I don’t want much right? For the most part, I will use the same handbag until it kicks the bucket. I spend hours or even days pouring over bags just to find the right one when it’s time to replace my handbag. Sure I have a couple small handbags for date nights or what-have-you but for my every day bag, yea it’s that big of a deal for me.

When the handbag company, 88, approached me about doing a review, I checked out the site. Almost every bag in their collection would be the type of bag I’m drawn to. Classic, functional, affordable. 88 is a vegan brand. They are a collection of bags designed by an expert creative team that works on designs for brands around the world.

After looking over each bag on 88 Handbags about 3 times I finally decided on the 88 Halina Gray Satchel.

The 88 Halina Gray Convertible Satchel is a nice size bag. Tons of pockets. The pockets in the front of the bag are deep enough to easily hold a digital camera, phone, or wallet. The main storage are of the purse could hold a lot…I mean a lot. I put my dlsr, a change of clothes for my daughter, a couple extra pull ups for her, and her pack of wipes in the compartment when I took the bag to my sister’s house the other day and I could have still fit plenty more.

I was quite satisfied with the construction of the bag. I like having the option of the removable shoulder strap or the short handles. The bag looks like leather but it’s not. I created a short video to show you all the storage and features of this bag:

Check out the bags on 88 Handbags. If you seen something you like, 88 also has a coupon code for my readers. Use code: Angie to save 10% off your order on their already reasonable prices!

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