Link Your Giveaway Thursdays Dec. 30 - Jan. 5

 

I hope all of you had a very Merry Christmas. I hope you have a Happy New Year as well.

Do you have a giveaway going on? Link it here to my Linky, every Thursday.

All you have to do is type in the name of your site, the name of the item you are giving away and the date the giveaway ends. Then add the direct link to your giveaway.

I have a Giveaway Linky Directory, if you have a giveaway linky and you would like me to add you to my list please send me an e-mail. Be sure and check out my giveaway linky directory.

Be sure and check out my Food and Health Carnival on my other blog, every Thursday.

Dinosaur Land Kids Bedding Set from CSN Stores

I decided to do a review on this kid's bedding set. My son's birthday was in October and I had been wanting to decorate his room to look like it is a little boy's room. This bedding set is be perfect for him, he loves dinosaurs.

JoJo Designs Dinosaur Land Kid Bedding Collection - Dinosaur Land Series. The Dinosaur Collection will transform your child's room into a Jurassic Kingdom! This bedding set features embroidered appliques of dinosaurs like the Pterodactyl, T-rex and Brontosaurus.

Set includes:
•3 Piece Bedding Set: 1 Full/Queen Comforter, 2 Standard Shams
•Dinosaur collection
•Stylish colors of Rust, Avocado, Butternut Yellow, Chocolate, Camel and Ivory
•Designer set will create a fabulous look in your room
•Coordinating pillow sham
•Material: 100% Cotton, Mesh, Wood
•Machine washable

I got the Dinosaur Land Bedding set and the bed shirt for my 5 year old. He absolutely loves it, he now calls his bedroom his Dinosaur Room. The fabric is so soft, comfortable and the dinosaur appliques are so cute, it is perfect. The only I that I would wish for is that it was thicker. I give this bedding set 4.5 stars of 5.

I love CSN Stores, they have so many products to pick from. Check out CSN Stores, you can click on their website for a full list of categories they carry. Happy Shopping.

5 Simple Things Book Giveaway Winner

Congratulations to the two winners of the 5 Simple Things Book Giveaway. And the winners are #51 SLS(atlmuzikfanzinc) and #77 Raven In A Blue Room, you have won a copy of the book, "5 Simple Things" with a $5 Subway Gift Card. I used random.org to determine the winners.

"5 Simple Things" is written by John Tolsma. Monday morning after a week at the beach with my family. That's the worst kind of Monday. Half of your brain is still lingering on a sandy shore waiting for the waves to crash upon it and bring you back to reality. Do you know that kind of Monday?

It's the kind of Monday where you have big goals and big plans after a week of reflection, but as soon as you start checking off your "to do" list, you daydream of how freeing it was to have a "do nothing list." What if everyday tasks could be poured into five simple buckets? Things. Thank, Do, Reach Out, Believe and Love. Get past the clutter and complexity with "5 Simple Things". Rediscover what matters most.  

Check out the Porch Step website and read about the author. You can get the "5 Simple Things" book on the Porch Steps website and you can buy the "5 Simple Things" book on Amazon. The book comes in paper back, audio book, small group pack and there is a Free Discussion Guide for small groups.

Thank-you everyone for entering this giveaway. Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

iCaughtSanta Giveaway Winner

Congratulations to the winners of the iCaughtSanta Giveaway. And the winners are Sarah, Snow and LeAnn, you have won a photo from iCaughtSanta.com. Please send me an e-mail to get your code. I still have two codes for photo's so the first two people to follow my blog and post a comment on this post will get those codes (post by the end of today). Please leave me your e-mail address so that I can contact you.

It is easy as 1,2,3.

1. Take a digital picture of your Christmas tree or maybe your fireplace, it's up to you. This will be your background photo. Horizontal, high-resolution pictures work best. Save your background photo to your computer and then upload it to this site.
2. Pick one of our many Santa poses and magically place him into your background photo. You can adjust his size, color, brightness and position with our easy-to-use tools. Then select a festive border, preview and finalize your design.
3. Download, email or print your photo, automatically, for quick pickup at a store near you. Plus you can share it instantly to more than 30 popular web sites.

Thank-you for entering this giveaway. Merry Christmas.

Link Your Giveaway Thursdays Dec. 23-29

 

Sorry I did not have this up earlier, our internet was down all day. I am back up and running now. I want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas.

Do you have a giveaway going on? Link it here to my Linky, every Thursday.

All you have to do is type in the name of your site, the name of the item you are giving away and the date the giveaway ends. Then add the direct link to your giveaway.

I have a Giveaway Linky Directory, if you have a giveaway linky and you would like me to add you to my list please send me an e-mail. Be sure and check out my giveaway linky directory.

Be sure and check out my Food and Health Carnival on my other blog, every Thursday.

H&S Candies - The Heart of Christmas Giveaway Winner

Congratulations to the winner of the H&S Candies Heart of Christmas Giveaway. And the winner is #43 SLS(atlmuzikfanzinc), you have won a box of milk and dark chocolates from H&S Candies. I used random.org to determine the winner.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year – so why not enjoy the most wonderful chocolate?! We’re happy to share with you H&S Candies’ newest chocolate for the season: “Heart of Christmas” chocolate. This Christmas, H&S chocolate is the perfect stocking stuffer for all of your friends an family—unwrap an inspirational message with each delicious bite! A portion of sales even goes to Samaritans Purse, a charity that provides aid to victims of war, poverty, natural disaster, and disease. The chocolates are available at Walmart and are equivalent to Dove and Lindt Chocolates. They are only $5.

Thank-you everyone for entering this giveaway. I want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas.

iCaughtSanta Review and Giveaway

This is quick review and giveaway for iCaughtSanta.com. The people over at iCaughSanta.com is offering a giveaway of one photo to five of my readers. Giveaway Ends 12/23.

It is easy as 1,2,3.

1. Take a digital picture of your Christmas tree or maybe your fireplace, it's up to you. This will be your background photo. Horizontal, high-resolution pictures work best. Save your background photo to your computer and then upload it to this site.
2. Pick one of our many Santa poses and magically place him into your background photo. You can adjust his size, color, brightness and position with our easy-to-use tools. Then select a festive border, preview and finalize your design.
3. Download, email or print your photo, automatically, for quick pickup at a store near you. Plus you can share it instantly to more than 30 popular web sites.

It is as simple as that. I uploaded my photo, picked my favorite Santa pose, then I adjusted Santa. Then I picked a nice border and then it was done. Then I got to e-mail it to as many people as I wanted and I was able to download the photo onto my computer. Next I was sent an e-mail for a video of my photo of Santa laying out the presents out of the tree. It was great. As I was playing the video my 5 year old asked if Santa Clause was here and that looks like our house. I told him it is our house. He thought it was great. I give iCaughtSanta.Com 5 Stars out of 5.

You also have a chance to win an Ipad on the iCaughtSanta.Com website.

iPad Giveaway Contest:
Send an email (to ipad@icaughtsanta.com) with a link to your web page, published blog entry, Facebook post or tweet - with your full name, email address, and phone number. You will receive one entry for each post. {For example: if you blog about iCaughtSanta.com 3 times and you post a link on Facebook 2 times and you tweet about the site 2 times, you will receive 7 entries in the contest.} Limit 10 total entries per person. No purchase necessary to win.

Complete iPad Giveaway Contest Rules (Contest Ends 12/24).

Here is the links for more information on iCaughtSanta.Com and CatchACharacter.com.

Now for the the giveaway.

iCaughtSanta.com is providing five lucky readers of Mom's Misc. Adventures with a ICaughtSanta.Com photo of their own.

Entries:
1) Follow me on Google Friend Connect. (1 entry)

2) Subscribe to my RSS Feed or E-mail. (1 entry each)

3) Follow me on Twitter. (2 entries)

4) Tweet about this giveaway daily on Twitter and/or Facebook. (2 additional entries a day) You can use this for an example, "#Win a iCaughtSanta.Com Photo @superglutenfree from @catchacharacter #giveaway http://goo.gl/fb/4HAkw. Ends 12/23"

5) "Like" my blog on Mom's Misc. Adventures on Facebook. (1 entry)

6) Follow iCaughtSanta.com on Twitter. (1 entry)
7) Follow iCaughtSanta.com on Facebook. (1 entry)
8) Go over to iCaughtSanta.com/poses to choose your favorite Santa pose, then come back and tell me which one you like best. (1 entry)

That gives you several possible entries for this giveaway. Enter as many of them as you want. Leave a comment for each entry.

Giveaway goes through till Dec. 23.

Giveaway available for USA Only.

Giveaway Rules: All entries must be received by 11:59pm PST on December 23, 2010. A winner will be chosen by random.org. I will notify the winner by December 24, 2010 via email (please respond within 48 hours). I will also announce the winner on my blog. Leave a comment for each entry. Be sure and leave me your Twitter user name and Blog URL of your post. Leave me your e-mail address or make sure it is visible on your blog so that in the event that you win this giveaway I can contact you.

DISCLAIMER: I was not financially compensated for this post. I received a sample of this product for review purposes. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience.

NLT Blogger Contest

For Bloggers:

I wanted to fill you in on an exciting contest that is currently being run and sponsored by the New Living Translation. They are highlighting three ministries, Wycliffe Bible Translators, Oasis International, and The Dream Center, (click on the link to learn more details about these ministries) and by voting for one of these ministries you’ll be entered to win one of many prizes.

To enter, visit the NLT Facebook page by clicking here.

There are several levels of prizes you can win, here are the details:

With the Give the Word Bible Contest and Giveaway:
• Ministries win: Each time the NLT Facebook Page reaches a fan count milestone, votes will be tallied and the three ministries will receive cash donations from the New Living Translation and Tyndale House Publishers.
• Everyone wins: Everyone who enters on the Bible Contest website wins a free download of Matthew West reading the Christmas story.
• Daily NLT Study Bible winners: Vote on the NLT Facebook page and you will be entered to win two NLT Study Bibles—one to keep and one to give away. A new winner will be chosen every day.
• Weekly Give the Word Locally winners: Tell us about a deserving local ministry on the NLT Bible Contest website and they could win five NLT Study Bibles and $250 worth of NLT products.
• One Grand Prize winner will enjoy a unique trip customized just for them and their family (or three guests of their choice), to Wycliffe Bible Translators world headquarters and the WordSpring Discovery Center where they will experience firsthand the exciting world of Bible translation. The Grand Prize winner could also choose to donate the value of the trip--$2000--to Wycliffe instead.

Here’s how you can win instantly!
1. Post information about this contest on your blog with a link to the NLT Facebook Page.
2. After you post the information click here and enter your information.

The first 100 people to enter their information will win a free copy of the Life Application Study Bible NLT.

The first 10 people will win a free copy of the Life Application Study Bible NLT and a free copy of the NLT Study Bible!

They will contact the winners by email on December 29th.

Disclaimer: I was not compensated for this post.

EZ Sox Giveaway Winner

Congratulations to the winner of the EZ Sox Giveaway. And the winner is #17 Megan, you have won a pair of EZ Sox. I will be contacting you by e-mail shortly. I used random.org to determine the winner.

Created by parents who were tired of seeing their son struggle with putting his socks on. These socks are designed with pull-ups on both sides of each sock with fun graphics on the tops of the socks. In no time, their son was no longer frustrated and proudly dressed himself. Today this fun and easy teaching tool is for teaching kids self-sufficiency. EZ Sox comes in designs for girls and boys and comes in different colors. It comes in small and large sizes. Ez Sox are a wonderful gift idea for baby showers, for parents with toddlers and a great stocking stuffer for Christmas.

You can purchase the EZ Sox on their website.

Thank-you everyone who entered this fun giveaway. Have a very Merry Christmas.

H&S Candies - The Heart of Christmas Review and Giveaway

It’s the most wonderful time of the year – so why not enjoy the most wonderful chocolate?! We’re happy to share with you H&S Candies’ newest chocolate for the season: “Heart of Christmas” chocolate. This Christmas, H&S chocolate is the perfect stocking stuffer for all of your friends an family—unwrap an inspirational message with each delicious bite! A portion of sales even goes to Samaritans Purse, a charity that provides aid to victims of war, poverty, natural disaster, and disease.

I was recently given samples of H&S Candies' Chocolates and boy they were delicious. I tried the milk chocolate sample while my son and husband tried the dark chocolate. I enjoyed my milk chocolate sample, and my husband and son loved the dark chocolate. I love that each chocolate is individually wrapped with a special Scripture Message. I highly recommend these chocolates. I give the H&S Candies Chocolates 5 Stars out of 5. A box of these chocolates would make a great gift to your pastor, friends and family. The chocolates are available at Walmart and are equivalent to Dove and Lindt Chocolates. They are only $5.

The Giveaway

H&S Candies is providing one lucky reader of Mom's Misc. Adventures with a box of milk and dark chocolates.



Entries:

1) Follow me on Google Friend Connect. (1 entry)

2) Subscribe to my RSS Feed or E-mail. (1 entry each)

3) Follow me on Twitter. (2 entries)

4) Tweet about this giveaway daily on Twitter and/or Facebook. (2 additional entries a day) You can use this for an example, "#Win a Box of Chocolates @superglutenfree from @HScandies #giveaway http://goo.gl/fb/TJtKM. Ends 12/22"

5) "Like" my blog on Mom's Misc. Adventures on Facebook. (1 entry)

6) Blog about this giveaway and link to Mom's Misc. Adventures and H&S Candies. (3 entries)

7) Add my blog Mom's Misc. Adventures to your blog roll. (2 entries)

8) Add my button to the side bar of your blog. (3 entries)

9) Follow H&S Candies on Twitter. (1 entry)

10) "Like" H&S Candies on Facebook. (1 entry)

That gives you several possible entries for this giveaway. Enter as many of them as you want. Leave a comment for each entry.

Giveaway goes through till Dec. 22.

Giveaway available for USA Only.

Giveaway Rules: All entries must be received by 11:59pm PST on December 22, 2010. A winner will be chosen by random.org. I will notify the winner by December 23, 2010 via email (please respond within 48 hours). I will also announce the winner on my blog. Leave a comment for each entry. Be sure and leave me your Twitter user name and Blog URL of your post. Leave me your e-mail address or make sure it is visible on your blog so that in the event that you win this giveaway I can contact you.

DISCLAIMER: I was not financially compensated for this post. I received a sample of this product for review purposes. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience.

Link Your Giveaway Thursdays Dec. 16-22

 

Do you have a giveaway going on? Link it here to my Linky, every Thursday.

All you have to do is type in the name of your site, the name of the item you are giving away and the date the giveaway ends. Then add the direct link to your giveaway.

I have a Giveaway Linky Directory, if you have a giveaway linky and you would like me to add you to my list please send me an e-mail. Be sure and check out my giveaway linky directory.

Be sure and check out my Food and Health Carnival on my other blog, every Thursday.

5 Simple Things Book Review and Giveaway

This is a review and giveaway for "5 Simple Things" by John Tolsma. Porch Step is offering to giveaway to two of my readers a copy of the book "5 Simple Things" with a Subway Gift Card.

Monday morning after a week at the beach with my family. That's the worst kind of Monday. Half of your brain is still lingering on a sandy shore waiting for the waves to crash upon it and bring you back to reality. Do you know that kind of Monday?

It's the kind of Monday where you have big goals and big plans after a week of reflection, but as soon as you start checking off your "to do" list, you daydream of how freeing it was to have a "do nothing list." What if everyday tasks could be poured into five simple buckets? Things. Thank, Do, Reach Out, Believe and Love. Get past the clutter and complexity with "5 Simple Things". Rediscover what matters most.

"5 Simple Things" is not unlike the count down for a rocket launch in that you start at five and move down to one. It’s a fast read and the idea is truly simple but will require a little bit of thought on your part.

Thank, 5 Things I am Thankful for.
Do, 4 Things I want to accomplish.
Reach Out, 3 People who I want to connect with.
Believe, 2 Things to strengthen my faith and my family.
Love, 1 Random act of kindness.

It’s simple; just like the title.
Start out with giving thanks for five things (I wont elaborate because it worth reading in the book).

Do four and so on.
But this is truly more than just "5 Simple Things" if we all were to apply this just think what could happen? I think many good things. Remember what I said about a little thought? Add a bit of discipline and take action, SIMPLE ACTIONS.

This author has captured the KISS principle (keep it short and simple) in a truly good and I think noble way. A break down of the book also keeps it simple you can read the book in a matter of 15 to 20 minutes depending on your reading speed and it comes with a 30 day chart to help you keep on track and has encouragement at certain points along the way.

This is not a daily planner but is a good way to improve your self and touch others in a meaningful way. I say that this book is a must read and a must try. I highly recommend "5 Simple Things". I give the book 5 Stars out of 5.

Check out the Porch Step website and read about the author. You can get the "5 Simple Things" book on the Porch Steps website and you can buy the "5 Simple Things" book on Amazon. The book comes in paper back, audio book, small group pack and there is a Free Discussion Guide for small groups. (The house church that my husband and I attend are considering reading this book).

Now for the giveaway.

Two lucky winners will receive a copy of the book, "5 Simple Things" with a $5 Subway Gift Card.

Entries:
1) Purchase the book "5 Simple Things" on Amazon. (10 entries)

2) Follow me on Google Friend Connect. (1 entry)

3) Subscribe to my RSS Feed or E-mail. (1 entry each)

4) Follow me on Twitter. (2 entries)

5) Tweet about this giveaway daily on Twitter and/or Facebook. (2 additional entries a day) You can use this for an example, "#Win a "5 Simple Things" Book with Subway Card(2 Winners) @superglutenfree from @5simplethings #giveaway http://goo.gl/fb/dvHnI. Ends 12/23"

6) "Like" my blog on Mom's Misc. Adventures on Facebook. (1 entry)

7) Blog about this giveaway and link to Mom's Misc. Adventures and Porch Step. (3 entries)

8) Add my blog Mom's Misc. Adventures to your blog roll. (2 entries)

9) Add my button to the side bar of your blog. (3 entries)

10) Follow 5 Simple Things on Twitter. (1 entry)

11) "Like" 5 Simple Things on Facebook. (1 entry)

That gives you several possible entries for this giveaway. Enter as many of them as you want. Leave a comment for each entry.

Giveaway goes through till Dec. 23.

Giveaway available for USA Only.

Giveaway Rules: All entries must be received by 11:59pm PST on December 23, 2010. A winner will be chosen by random.org. I will notify the winner by December 24, 2010 via email (please respond within 48 hours). I will also announce the winner on my blog. Leave a comment for each entry. Be sure and leave me your Twitter user name and Blog URL of your post. Leave me your e-mail address or make sure it is visible on your blog so that in the event that you win this giveaway I can contact you.

DISCLAIMER: I was not financially compensated for this post. I received a sample of this product for review purposes. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience.

21 Healthy Christmas Recipes

Free eCookbook: 21 Healthy Christmas Recipes: Blogger Edition, featuring the best cheap and healthy Christmas recipes from the blogosphere + FaveDiets Quick and Healthy Recipes newsletter for FREE!

Get this brand new FREE eCookbook collection of quick and easy healthy Christmas recipes. You'll find only the best healthy recipes from food bloggers, including Healthy Christmas Dinner Recipes, Healthy Christmas Cookies and much more! The eCookbook has easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions for favorites, including Santa’s Cookies, Cranberry Cheesecake and Peppermint Mocha Latte. Click Here

Apple iPad Affiliate Opportunity 48 hours

No More Rack just launched a 48 hour promo where if you "refer" 400 friends, they will send you an ipad by Christmas. The lowest prize you can get is a shuffle for only 35 friends.

How does it work? Sign up here http://www.nomorerack.com/?cr=97432 You will get a free $10 credit to spend on whatever you want. There are Women's Buffalo Jeans (re $99) right now for only $20. Shipping is a flat rate of $2 so you can get them for only $12 shipped with your credit.

Go to the "invite friends" tab to get your referral link and post it to your blog. Your "friends" only need to enter an email address to sign up. That's it! They will get a $10 credit and you'll be 1 referral closer to an iPad for Christmas!

Here are the details:

When you hit your friend target, email us with your shipping address and the Apple products you qualify for at apple@nomorerack.com. We will have your Apple products delivered to your doorstep before Christmas!

There's no limit on the number of Apple products you can earn, so refer all the friends you like!

You can substitute an item for the equivalent of another in quantity. For example, if you refer 100 friends you can choose between an iPod Nano or 3 iPod Shuffles!

Act fast! Only friends referred between December 14th noon EST and December 16th noon EST (48 hours) will count towards this promotion!

Note:
- Friend registration must be a valid email address and cannot be fraudulently generated.
- If your friends were fraudulently generated, you will be disqualified from this promotion.
- No duplicated email addresses are allowed.
- Registered users cannot register again with a different email address.
- Only friends who register between December 14th noon EST and December 16th noon EST (48 hours) count towards this promotion.

So, if you do a post similar to this and get friends to sign up tonight you can get the iPod too!

EZ Sox Review and Giveaway

This is a review and giveaway for EZ Sox. One of my readers will win a pair of EZ Sox.

Created by parents who were tired of seeing their son struggle with putting his socks on. These socks are designed with pull-ups on both sides of each sock with fun graphics on the tops of the socks. In no time, their son was no longer frustrated and proudly dressed himself. Today this fun and easy teaching tool is for teaching kids self-sufficiency. EZ Sox comes in designs for girls and boys and comes in different colors. It comes in small and large sizes. Ez Sox are a wonderful gift idea for baby showers, for parents with toddlers and a great stocking stuffer for Christmas.

We decided to try out the Olive T-Rex EZ Socks, since my son loves dinosaurs. My son loves these socks, he won't take them off. He is able to pull them right on, no problem. He is so happy to be able to put on his socks himself. I love the non-skid bottoms. We have hard wood floors so any time he would put on socks he would slide around. With easy socks he is not sliding around the floor and tripping. I highly recommend these socks. I give the EZ Sox 5 stars out of 5.

You can purchase the EZ Sox on their website.

EZ Sox Video

Now for the giveaway.

One lucky winner will receive a pair of EZ Sox.

Entries:
1) Check out the EZ Sox Collection and tell me which pair of socks you would like to have for your child. (1 entry)

2) Follow me on Google Friend Connect. (1 entry)

3) Subscribe to my RSS Feed or E-mail. (1 entry each)

4) Follow me on Twitter. (2 entries)

5) Tweet about this giveaway daily on Twitter and/or Facebook. (2 additional entries a day) You can use this for an example, "#Win a pair of EZ Sox @superglutenfree from @ezsox #giveaway http://goo.gl/fb/1ivVc. Ends 12/19"

6) "Like" my blog on Mom's Misc. Adventures on Facebook. (1 entry)

7) Blog about this giveaway and link to Mom's Misc. Adventures and EZ Sox. (3 entries)

8) Add my blog Mom's Misc. Adventures to your blog roll. (2 entries)

9) Add my button to the side bar of your blog. (3 entries)

10) Follow EZ Sox on Twitter. (1 entry)

11) "Like" EZ Sox on Facebook. (1 entry)

That gives you several possible entries for this giveaway. Enter as many of them as you want. Leave a comment for each entry.

Giveaway goes through till Dec. 19.

Giveaway available for USA Only.

Giveaway Rules: All entries must be received by 11:59pm PST on December 19, 2010. A winner will be chosen by random.org. I will notify the winner by December 20, 2010 via email (please respond within 48 hours). I will also announce the winner on my blog. Leave a comment for each entry. Be sure and leave me your Twitter user name and Blog URL of your post. Leave me your e-mail address or make sure it is visible on your blog so that in the event that you win this giveaway I can contact you.

DISCLAIMER: I was not financially compensated for this post. I received a sample of this product for review purposes. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience.

4 Ways to Make Your Own Personalized Gifts

To make your own personalized gifts, you might want to consider these four interesting techniques: make use of your skills and talents, make a practical assessment of your spare time, follow proper time management, and brainstorm for creative gift ideas.

Giving family and close friends personalized gifts is a great way to make them happy and feel important. Moreover, when you make your own customized gifts, they become even more special. Here are a few helpful tips so you know how to make your own presents for whatever type of occasion the requires a gift:

Make use of your skills and talents

Consider your talents and skills. If you are skillful in painting, then make a beautiful painting and frame it as your gift to someone special in your heart. If you are talented in composing songs, come up with a special song as your present. If you are very good in cooking and baking, make the favorite pastries and cookies that your recipient will truly enjoy.

Make a practical assessment of your spare time

Before deciding to make your own personalized gifts, make sure you have fully assessed the availability of your spare time so you can finish everything. If you intend to give goodies for Christmas, calculate how long it will take you to go to the store for the supplies, to bake them, and wrap every package. Otherwise, you might just end up having time only to buy your ingredients only and not enough time to bake anything at all. That is a waste of money.

Follow proper time management

Proper time management will make it possible for you to finish your entire gift-giving project without inducing stress on you. Ensure that making your own gifts is going to be a pleasant and enjoyable experience for you. When you decide on a certain type of custom-made gifts, make a timetable for every specified task needed to accomplish everything. Follow your schedule, and you will surely achieve your goal.

Brainstorm for creative gift ideas

There are a hundred ideas on the types of gifts to make. Coming up with an excellent idea is so easy when you have fully organized your thoughts on what you want to give to someone. To guide you, here are a number of suggestions. It is up to you to determine which ones suit your time, money, capability, and, of course, the ones that your receiver will really appreciate.

* Make a photo calendar with your recipient’s photos.
* Make an apron for someone who enjoys cooking and baking. Make it more personal by adding his/her embroidered name on the front pocket.
* Make a poem about your loved one and print it on beautiful stationery.
* Bake your specialty pastries, wrap them with colorful food wrappers and place the creatively in a basket.
* Paint small terracotta pots and fill them with various cute items such as magnets, candles, and the like. You can make it more customized by adding the initials of your receiver on one side.
* Compile various favorite songs of your gift recipient in one CD, label it with the receiver’s name. Be sure to include the occasion too.
* Give the recipient a photo in a picture frame you decorated. You can decorate around the frame using beads and cutout letters to form her name.

Link Your Giveaway Thursdays Dec. 9-15

 

I am at home recovering from my hietal hernia surgery. It will be a couple weeks before I am up to speed. Thank-you everyone for your prayers, it is really appreciated.

Do you have a giveaway going on? Link it here to my Linky, every Thursday.

All you have to do is type in the name of your site, the name of the item you are giving away and the date the giveaway ends. Then add the direct link to your giveaway.

I have a Giveaway Linky Directory, if you have a giveaway linky and you would like me to add you to my list please send me an e-mail. Be sure and check out my giveaway linky directory.

Be sure and check out my Food and Health Carnival on my other blog, every Thursday.

$10 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway Winner

Congratulations to the winner of the $10 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway. And the winner is #8 Pink Sade. You have won a $10 Amazon Gift Card from Bestcovery. I used random.org to determine the winner.

Bestcovery reviews and ranks thousands of products, ranging from Best Computer Games to the Best Baby Monitor. It is the fastest and easiest way to find the best of everything. They have made researching the best simple by de-cluttering the information you need and organizing it into concise, easy to understand recommendations. With this site you will no longer need to visit multiple sites that force you to sort through numerous pages of conflicting reviews, or be left to interpret and compare specifications on your own. They have done the research to recommend the best products and services for a variety of needs, uses and budgets to help you save time and money.  One of the things that I like is that they will show you at what store to get the best price.

Thank-you everyone for entering my giveaway, it was allot of fun.