All Things Christmas and More Has Battery Powered Lights Too

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It never fails, bring out the Christmas decorations and find out this string of lights doesn’t work, some ornaments are broke, you can’t find a certain thing you’re looking for, and realize your tree toppers has seen it’s better days. Well maybe not all at once but there’s usually at least that one or two things you discover right? I know I do. We have a tree that was given to us by my husband’s step-grandparents. Our angel tree topper was beautiful but she officially quit on us last year. I nearly forgot we needed a new topper.

AllThingsChristmasandmore.com has tons of tree toppers, lights, bells, and other things to help deck your halls. I decided I wanted to go with a star topper this time. I didn’t want to spend a lot of money but still wanted something to look nice. I ended up choosing the 16 inch Gold Star tree topper from AllThingsChristmasandmore.com. I had never used a topper that didn’t light up before. I was worried I wouldn’t be thrilled with it.

It was carefully shipped. It was in a flat box inside of a bigger box with some lights i had also ordered (I’ll talk about those in a minute). The star fit perfectly on the top of our 6.5 ft tree. It wasn’t too big or too small for our tree. As soon as I turned the lights on on the tree the light hitting the glitter on the star really made it glow. I’m very happy with the star tree topper I got.

The other thing I ordered from AllThingsChristmasandMore.com was a 50 ct set of multi-colored battery operated Christmas lights. My youngest son has been wanting me to put lights in his window in his bedroom. The problem is that he has a small room and only has one outlet in his room which is on the opposite wall from his bed. When I saw the battery operated lights, I knew that was the answer. A bit safer for his room too.

These lights are pretty cool. You can turn them on solid or there is a flicker function which my son likes. It also has the option to set a timer and have them kick on at a certain time which I think is pretty cool.

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Best Buy Has THE Camera I Want: Canon EOS T5i #HintingSeason #CanonatBestBuy

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I had a DLSR camera on my wish list for a few years. They can be pretty expensive. The things you can do with them and the quality of the pictures….well that’s why I wanted one. This past spring my hubby handed me some of the tax return and told me to get something for myself. I had the DLSR camera and a Dyson vacuum on my list. I opted for the camera because I figured I could use if for both business and personal use. I’m so glad I made that decision and so glad I have my camera now.

Best Buy has an amazing selection of cameras and camcorders so you can get the camera you want. There is still plenty of time to get a new camera or camcorder to capture holiday memories!

I personally have a Canon Rebel DLSR and I love it. Mine is a T2 but I’m definitely drooling over the new T5i!

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Oh my gosh 18 megapixel my T2 is only 12 mp and I think it takes great photos. I can only imagine what this one can do! I have a camera strap on mine and won’t even try to take pics without that strap around my neck. I’ve grown so attached to my camera. One thing I like about these cameras is the option to use the screen to take pictures. Also it has an awesome screen to review the pictures you take so you can be sure you got that pic!

If you’re thinking about getting one of these as a gift for someone, I’m sure they’ll love it.

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NuNaturals New NuStevia Products

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NuNaturals seems to always be finding new ways to make your sugar free life tastier. One of several things I like about NuNaturals products. If you’re new to the sugar free world you know that stevia is a natural sweetner from the stevia plant. Because it’s natural and not a man made sweetener, a lot of people prefer this as a healthier sweetener option. Another think I like about NuNaturals products is the variety of product they offer. It’s not just powdered sweetener products. One of my fave products is their liquid NuStevia products both flavored and unflavored. But now I have some new products to love!

One of my fave products is the pure liquid Vanilla NuStevia. I like to put a few drops in my coffee to both sweeten and flavor my coffee. My kids were also introduced to the NuNaturals NuStevia Cocoa Syrup this year. Honestly If I use it to make my son’s chocolate milk or put it on their ice cream they don’t even know the different between that and the popular name brand chocolate syrups that contain sugar. One of the newest items in their line up is the NuNaturals NuStevia Cocoa Mint syrup and the NuStevia Simple Syrup.

Honestly the Cocoa Mint and Cocoa Syrup are so good. You hardly know that it’s made with stevia instead of sugar. Look at the ingredients for the cocoa syrup. You know what you see? Four things: Glycerin, water, cocoa, stevia extract the end. Nunaturals uses glycerin made from palm oil. It’s also a gluten free and vegan. The cocoa mint, my kids were excited to try since they liked the cocoa syrup so much. My 10 year old wanted to make a mint chocolate milk shake. So he did. He told me it was really good.

My kids gave the mint cocoa syrup the thumbs up…well except my oldest son who doesn’t like mint chocolate anything. Then we move onto the simple syrup. Simple syrup is a popular ingredient in a lot of mixed drinks. This is a nother one with only 3 ingredients: glycerin, water, and stevia extract. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen simple syrup called for in a recipe or two as well but I can’t remember.

So what kinds of drinks can you make with simple syrup: mojitos, mint julep, Tom Collins, Whiskey Sours, lemon daiquiri, …..we could really go on and on. I actually took bartending classes years ago. It was a sort of fall back thing in case the whole Occupational Therapy thing didn’t work out. But I digress. So I thought I’d show you one drink to make with the simple syrup. A vodka collins. Mostly because that’s what I had the ingredients handy for…errr mostly.

nunaturals simple syrup vodka collins

Ok so, for a Vodka Collins (or virgin collins) you need

vodka (skip this if you want to make it non-alcoholic)
soda water
a lemon
simple syrup
tall glass (a highball glass is idea but a regular 8 oz glass is fine)
spoon to mix it with

A fresh lemon is ideal because you would use a wedge for a garnish. Also the flavor is better in my opinion. Unfortunately I didn’t have any more fresh lemon sitting around so I had to use the lemon juice I had. And no you don’t have to have the shaker and the bar spoon. I have them so I used them.

Ok first, if you’re using ice you’ll want to put some ice in your glass. If you’re using a shaker you want to put about an ounce of simple syrup, 1/2 oz of lemon juice and an ounce of vodka in the shaker and shake. If you’re not using a shaker just go ahead and dump everything in the glass. Dump the simple syrup mixture into your glass. Fill the glass the rest of the way with your soda water. Mix well. Garnish with a lemon wedge. Seriously that’s it. If you want to make it virgin (non-alcoholic) just skip the vodka and do everything else lol.

This is a very light drink. Actually refreshing if you’re thirsty. Actually if you wanted you could add the pure liquid lemon Nunaturals Nustevia instead of lemon flavor. Whatever, you’re into, if you feel that way lol.

So while the kids got chocolate milk and mint cocoa milkshakes mommy enjoyed a vodka collins after the kids went to bed. If you’d like to try these products, they are offering Luv Saving Money readers a discount. Use discount code: BLG0615 to get 15% off your entire order at nunaturals.com Code expires June 30, 2015.

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Natural Organic Vitamin C Serum from Valentia Skin Care

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As a blogger and a 30 something woman, I’ve tried a few vitamin C serums in the last few years. I don’t mind testing out the vitamin C serums though. I know that vitamin C is good for my skin. The benefits I always notice with the Vitamin C serums is that it really does brighten my skin.

Valentia Skin Care Even Glow serum contains 20% Vitamin C. It also contains organic rosehip oil and sea buckthorn oil. One stand out feature from other formulas I’ve tried is that fact that it’s natural and organic.

Valentia Even Glow Serum comes in an elegant 1.18 oz glass dropper bottle. I’m a fan of the dropper bottles because it makes it quicker and easier to dispense this type of product without waste. It has a milky appearance to it sort of orangish-tan in color. It has a lovely light citrus scent to it which I enjoyed very much. Without disappointing this vitamin C serum also brightened my skin noticeably for me after each use. It absorbed quickly into the skin.

Everything in this formula is meant to work together to assist the Vitamin C and help make your skin look younger including: Green Tea Extract, Botanical Hyaluronic Acid, and something called Resistem which is plant stem cells. I have one other product I use that contains apple stem cells and it works great on my skin. Of all the Vitamin C serums I’ve tried this one is probably my favorite. This one actually helps moisture too which my poor dry winter skin needs so badly.

I did take some before and after pics after one application. You be the judge, do you notice a difference?

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Check Out The New Holiday Harvest Snaps!

I’ve been a fan of Harvest Snaps since the first time I tasted them. The Sea Salt Snapea Crisps were always my favorite. I”ll be honest I haven’t ventured much into the other flavors. I mean, the sea salt Snapea Crisps are really good so….well if you haven’t tried them, seriously try them. There are Lentil Snaps and Snapea Crisps. I’ve only ever tried the Snapea Crips and they are sooo good.

So why am I talking about Harvest Snaps in my holiday guide? Well the answer to this may surprise you, Harvest Snaps has new holiday flavors. No for real, they’re called Holiday Snaps. The Holiday Snaps come in Coffee Toffee, Cinnamon Sugar, and Salted Caramel. Now, if you’ve ever tried these you might be thinking..oh boy, I think I’ll pass. Honestly, that’s what I was thinking. The ones I’ve tried have a savory taste. It’s something I’d grab when I want a snack that’s not sweet. I received two of the Holiday Snap flavors: Coffee Toffee and Salted Caramel along with two of the tried and true flavors Caesar and Black Pepper.

I’m a fan of salted caramel flavor: in my coffee, in my ice cream, a square of salted caramel, but on my Harvest Snaps? I wasn’t so sure. It totally worked thought the salted caramel flavor mixed with the lentils and sugar snap peas melded well. The Coffee Toffee…This was the one I saved for last. Of the two sweeter flavors though, this one was my favorite. Really, even my 10 year old liked it. It almost had a chocolate like taste to it. The other flavors are int he normal line up and of couse I thought they were super tasty.

My 5 yr old couldn’t wait to start munching away.

Harvest snaps are a healthier snack alternative. Snapeas are made with all natural sugar snap peas, according to the site 70% to be exact and the lentil snaps are 65% natural lentil beans. They use non-GMO crops grown right here in North America. You can expect to get some of that veggie goodness by chomping on some Vitamin B, iron, folate, potassium, and dietary fiber …you know the stuff you’d find in your veggies because..they are mostly veggies. Snapea Crisps contain 50% less fat that potato chips and Lentil snaps contain 40% less fat than potato chips. Both have less sodium too!

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