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Back To School Snack Idea with PB Crave

**I received the below mentioned products in order to complete an honest review. Any opinions expressed are my own. No other compensation has been received**

PB Crave is natural peanut butter with a selection of tasty favor blends. Razzle Dazzle, Choco Choco, Coco Banana, and Cookie Nookie are a tasty treat that you’ll want to put on everything.

I’m so excited that PB Crave is now available at most Walmarts. My Walmart doesn’t have them yet but I keep looking. Everyone in my family loves them, well except the baby, she can’t have any yet.

PB Crave uses natural premium ingredients in each of their 4 flavors. They also use natural US grown peanuts in their products. The CoCo Banana flavor for instance uses natural peanut butter with bananas, chocolate and a touch of wild honey. They do not use high fructose corn syrup, no hydrogenated oils, no trans fat, cholesterol free, gluten free, kosher certified, and no sugar added. Phew that’s a list! As if all that doesn’t sound good enough a portion of the proceeds from the sale of PB Crave peanut butter goes to Project Peanut Butter which is a non-profit organization that focuses on treating malnourished children.

Ok so I thought I’d share with you an idea for a fun, easy, tasty, and mobile after school snack for the kiddos. This also works great to pack in a lunch for pre-school for the little ones. I call this a PB Crave roll-up.

What you need:

-a piece of bread (can also use a tortilla if you prefer)
-butter knife
-rolling pin
-your fave PB Crave flavor

This is so easy, the kids can even do it. You can actually add more to it if you want, bananas and what not but I’ll show you the basic idea.

Take your rolling pin and flatten the bread with the rolling pin (If you’re using a tortilla, skip this step)

Spread your fave PB Crave flavor over the bread. If you like this is wear you can also add things into it like chopped up bananas, raspberries, crushed graham crackers, etc.

Roll it up, the peanut butter helps it stick so it doesn’t unroll.

Tada, there you go. See I promised you easy right? My kids love these. They’re great for a snack. Also good for toddlers and pre-schools that can bite and chew but won’t necessarily eat a whole sandwich. They’re not messy because the peanut butter isn’t leaking out the sides and it’s convenient because little ones can eat it while their mobile and the bigger kids can eat it while they work on their homework. They pack well into a lunch bag or lunch box too.

Another good after school snack with PB Crave is apples and PB Crave peanut butter. Just put a dallop of PB Crave peanut butter on a dessert plate and cut some apples into slices. You can also core an apple then fill the center with PB Crave and make that an on-the-go snack too. With having 4 kids and the 2 oldest being in every sport they can be in just about, I’m always about on-the-go healthy snacks.

You can find PB Crave at most Walmarts and Cost Plus World Market. You can also buy it online on the PB Crave website , on OpenSky (Recommended by Andrew Zimmern), and on Amazon:

You can keep up with PB Crave on these social media sites:

Twitter: @PBCrave
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PBCrave

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Advanced Mineral Makeup Foundation Liquid Foundation

**I received the below mentioned product at no cost in exchange for an honest review. Any opinions expressed are my own. No other compensation has been received**

I enjoy doing my make up. For me, it’s a way to express myself and to bring out some of my attributes. I think make up can really enhance an outfit or make you look put together if done right. In my opinion, the base of well done make up is a good foundation. I think the right foundation can give you a smooth even palette to start your expression. Foundation can help even out skin tone or even hide some minor imperfections if you choose. The wrong foundation, well, the wrong foundation just isn’t going to be flattering.
For an every day look I like a light foundation that will protect my skin from the sun’s harsh rays. When I apply it I want it to look natural. Just enough coverage to even everything out but not so heavy it looks…like I’m wearing make up.

Advanced Mineral Makeup has lots of foundations for you to start you makeup off right. With lots of shades to suit your skin tone. Whether you prefer loose powder, pressed powder, or liquid foundation they might have an option that will fit you. There doesn’t seem to be any really dark tones though.

You start off by figuring out which celebrity you are (in terms of skin tone). You can do this by looking at their celebrity shade finder chart: http://advancedmineralmakeup.com/www/shade-finder-2/ For me it really depends on what time of year it is. In the winter I’m fair and would probably lean more toward Taylor Swift with the creme brulee liquid foundation. In the summer, I tan pretty easy so for this review I went with Angelina Jolie and the Gingersnap liquid foundation.

This is my skin without any make up at all. A couple blemishes on the forehead. Skin tone a bit uneven, lots of freckles. Yep that’s me. For the most part I don’t mind my skin but it’s definitely easier to work with when I apply foundation. I prefer liquid on my skin because I think it blends in a little better.

I pumped one pump of the Ginger Snap Advanced Mineral Makeup liquid foundation onto the back of my hand.

It’s a light liquid. It doesn’t feel greasy or heavy at all. This is only one pump. They recommend 2-3 pumps to apply to your face.

It evened out my skin tone a bit. Not sure why this picture ended up being brighter than the initial onebut whatever.

Advanced Mineral Makeup was created by a TV and film makeup artist named Annie Mayo. The makeup is contains natural sunscreens. It’s all natural and does not contain things like parabens, perfumes, dyes, talc, and preservatives. It’s anti-inflammatory so it will actually help with that blemish on my forehead. The liquid mineral foundation is 100% Vegan and gluten free. It is also antimicrobial so no nasty bacteria can grow in your makeup or on your face.

Here’s a fun fact about it as well, Advanced Mineral Makeup is used on the sets of Grey’s Anatomy and NCIS because is camera friendly.

My final opinion on this makeup is that it’s definitely a foundation I will continue using. The coverage and benefits are great for me. Since it doesn’t transfer off it lasts all day and I don’t have to worry about reapplying which is great for this busy working mom of 4.

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Get Ready For Back To School With Lovable Labels

**I received a Lovable Labels Back to School pack as part of their Love Bug blogger program. I also have a chance to earn free products when someone uses my coupon code**

It’s August and it will be time for the kids to go back to school before we know it. I know I’ll be taking my kids either this week or next to get some clothes, shoes, and a back pack for school. Let’s face it, even with deals, if you have several kids to by for (or even one) it can get expensive. Make sure you label your child’s things with easy to read Lovable Labels, they have a label for just about everything.

I got a Lovable Labels Back to School pack for my youngest son, my baby boy will be starting pre-school in the fall..sniff sniff. They require spare clothes, backpacks, toys, etc that come to the building with the child to be labeled. This is an easy and effective way to make sure I get that done.

Lovable Labels Back to School Pack includes:
–30 Multi-Purpose Labels
–80 Slimline Labels
–12 Shoe Labels
–48 Press N’ Stick Clothing DOTS
–12 Square Labels
–2 Mini Metal Tags

All labels are dishwasher & microwave safe AND washer & Dryer safe. There are also 8 new fun designs to choose from in the Back to School Packs. I let my son choose his design and he picked “Ahoy Ye Matey” design. Pirates, love it.

One of my personal faves is the Press n’ Stick Clothing DOTS. They stick to fabric and can go through the washer and dryer. You don’t have to worry about them coming off. Great for the kiddos jackets, spare clothes for pre-school, etc. If the article I want to label has a tag, I like to stick them right on the tag so it’s easy for someone to spot. If not I just stick it to the inside of the back of a shirt or jacket where a tag might be.

The slimline designs are discreet and would be good to put on a book cover or even your favorite writing tool or a ruler.

You can also save 10% until Sept 1, 2013 with my coupon code: AngieLB2

You can find Lovable Labels on these social media sites:

Twitter @mylovablelabels

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovablelabels.officialfanpage

Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/lovablelabels/

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/lovablelabelstv

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Purina Pure Love for Pets Deal A Day giveaway, I won

Purina has an instant win sweepstakes going on right now. You can play daily for a chance to win free prizes for your dog and/or cat. I actually won the cat instant win prize today for a 3.15 oz bag of Purina Cat Chow and it says I should receive it in 8-10 weeks. Each day is different instant win prizes with different amounts of each prize given away. I found out for the Cat Chow I won they are giving away 1000 today today. While I realize this is a national sweepstakes, I think the odds of winning a prize at least once during the promotion would be pretty good. 20 days, 35,000 prizes it says.

I’ve only played 2 times before winning today. Try your hand at it and see if you win: http://www.pureloveforpets.com/

Here’s a screen shot of the prizes this week

Tipsy Treats Bakery Review

**I received the below mentioned products at no cost in order to complete an honest review. No other compensation has been received**

I’m definitely a fan of small businesses. I love working with small businesses. When they have a good product I’m more than happy to say so and tell all you about it. That’s why, it’s hard for me to write this review but I have to be honest.

I was asked to review some fun sounding cupcakes from Tipsy Treats Bakery. The idea of Tipsy Treats Bakery is that they are cupcakes infused with alcohol. I was actually quite excited to try these. I mean a treat just for me and the hubs, something I would not be expected to share with the kids for obvious reasons. Something different. I love cupcakes, and I do enjoy a drink every now and then. I was first asked to choose two flavors from their list to try. So i picked out a couple and was pretty excited about it. Then I received an email saying that she had been to a bake sale and not all of them sold so she was going to send me what was left from the bake sale. The flavors were Mudslide and Hawaiian Cherry. Not the flavors I had chosen but still sounded good and I can certainly understand not wanting to waste something. The picture examples just made my mouth water. This message was sent on July 14.

Does that not look delicious or what? I have to keep myself from licking the computer screen. After over a week I still had not received the cupcakes and was starting to wonder if she had changed her mind about the promotion or maybe she was going to send us the flavor we asked for. I don’t know how long cupcakes are really fresh for. On July 29 I received a message stating she was shipping the cupcakes out that day. A few days later I received the cupcakes, Mudslide and Hawaiian Cherry. My first thought was, “Are these still from the bake sale she had before the 14th?” That’s over 2 weeks from the mail saying she was going to send use those flavors that were left from the bake sale. Are they still fresh? Did she make new ones to send? There was really nothing to indicate either from an email or a note in the package to say how old these cupcakes were. They arrived looking nothing like the picture. Now I’ll be the first to admit that it can’t be easy to ship cupcakes. Honestly I wouldn’t know the best way to do it. They arrived in a nice size box. Inside the box was a plastic cup with a cupcake wrapped in plastic wrap. They came out looking like this:

They were small. The Hawaiian Cherry one came out in the best shape. I’m assuming it was the Hawaiian cherry just by look and scent there was nothing to indicate the flavors or what was actually in them. I honestly debated on even taking a bite of either one. I ended up throwing caution to the wind and tried the Hawaiian Cherry one. Honestly the flavor was not bad, I could detect a slight hint of alcohol. I couldn’t bring myself to eat the Mudslide one though. I tried to show it in the top picture but it was actually quite slimy.

They are being sold on the site at a price of $3.50 a cupcake plus I was curious to see how much shipping was so I added one to my cart and shipping was $5.85 (cheapest method) so you’re looking at over $9 for a cupcake. I tried adding a half dozen and it’s $21 for 6 and the shipping stays the same.

I realize alcohol is not cheap but I have a hard time recommending anyone spend $3.50 per cupcake plus shipping for these. I imagine it would be better if they were fresh and you were able to buy them from Tipsy Treats Bakery directly either through one of the bake sales or from the baker in person where you could take it home that same day and enjoy it without having to worry about shipping.

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.