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If you have read my blog for a while, you know I LOVE to SEW! You also know I LOVE FABRIC. So when I was asked if I wanted to do a review of Dinosaur Train Fabric, it was with a very very heavy heart that I had to decide to host a giveaway for this cutie cute fabric instead. I just am not able yet to sit at my sewing machine long enough to make anything. So, for those of you who love fabric as much as I do, boy is this ever a treat!

To help celebrate Get Ready for Kindergarten Month,  Quilting Treasures has partnered with The Jim Henson Company and Dinosaur Train to offer you some fabulous fabrics featuring everyone’s favorite character Buddy to support a happy entry into kindergarten.

Some of the things you can do to help prepare your little one for going to Kindergarten for the first time are:

• helping him or her learn to write their own name
• help them learn critical thinking skills by encouraging them to ask “why” questions
• working on arts & crafts projects to get them accustomed to using scissors and markers
• letting your child pick their own backpack or pencil case

To help with this whole process of getting your child or grandchild ready to go to school, Quilting Treasures is giving away 2.5 yards total of the Dinosaur Train themed fabric. You can use this fabric to make a cute Pencil Case.

You can use Dinosaur Train fabrics  for many other crafting projects too, such as an adorable nap mat, lamp shade, bulletin board, picture frame, and much more!  To see more projects, and the entire line of Dinosaur Train Fabric, go to Quilting Treasures.

Dinosaur Train fabrics retail for approximately $12.00 per yard. This fabric is not intended for children’s sleepwear.

Now for the guveaway: Quilting Treasures is giving away:

1 yard of the Dinosaur Train themed book panel:

1 yard of either of the below Dinosaur Train themed fabrics:

 

 

 

 

 

AND, ½ yard of one of the below Dinosaur Train themed coordinates:

 

 

 

 Quilting Treasures is going to give one of my lucky readers a prize pack worth approximately $30 that includes 2.5 yards of Dinosaur Train Fabric! The fabric will consist of 1 yard of the Dinosaur Train Book Panel, and 1.5 yards of randomly selected coordinating fabrics. (the winner can not choose which coordinating fabrics they will receive) To enter, just use the Rafflecopter form below. This giveaway is open to residents of the United States only. Giveaway ends on August 24, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. Winner will be notified via email, so be sure you use a correct email address to enter.
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I am participating in an online Baby Shower Giveaway for the next several weeks to help out a fellow blogger. The prizes are fabulous, and even Grandma’s would be proud to win them for their grandchildren or grandchildren to be. I don’t have any on the way, but I do know a couple of people who are going to be grandma’s for the first time soon. In honor of new babies to be, and new grandma’s everywhere, please feel free to enter any of the giveaways I will be posting here!

If you live in a place that gets bitterly cold in the winter, the 7 A.M. Baby Shield Enfant will keep your little one protected from the wind, rain, snow, and cold. The prize in this giveaway is a Baby Shield from 7 A.M. Enfant. The winner can request the color and size they would like to receive,   but as always it is based on availability. The SRP is as follows:  Small: $138;  Med: $158;  Large: $178

The Baby Shield is a two in one product with two interchangeable covers to protect against different weather conditions.  One zippered cover protects from the extreme winter weather while the second zippered cover shields from the windy and moderately windy spring/fall days.

The giveaway starts at midnight on Aug 3, 2012 and runs until August 24, 2012 and is open to residents of the United States and Canada. To enter, just use the Rafflecopter form below:

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Thank you to Kidsumers for organizing this giveaway.

I am participating in an online Baby Shower Giveaway for the next several weeks to help out a fellow blogger. The prizes are fabulous, and even Grandma’s would be proud to win them for their grandchildren or grandchildren to be. I don’t have any on the way, but I do know a couple of people who are going to be grandma’s for the first time soon. In honor of new babies to be, and new grandma’s everywhere, please feel free to enter any of the giveaways I will be posting here!

The prize for this giveaway is a Playtex Gift Basket & Diaper Genie valued at $150 total, plus a $100 gift card to Babies R Us.  That makes this prize worth a whopping $250! You can see the contents of the gift basket in the photos.

 

This giveaway starts at midnight on Aug 2, 2012 and runs until midnight on August 24, 2012. To enter, use the Rafflecopter form below. Sorry, but this giveaway is only open to residents of Canada.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

 

Thank you to Kidsumers for organizing this giveaway.

I am going to be participating in an online Baby Shower Giveaway for the next several weeks to help out a fellow blogger. The prizes are fabulous, and even Grandma’s would be proud to win them for their grandchildren or grandchildren to be. I don’t have any on the way, but I do know a couple of people who are going to be grandma’s for the first time soon. In honor of new babies to be, and new grandma’s everywhere, please feel free to enter any of the giveaways I will be posting here!

It is just a matter of fact that even the tiniest of babies get sick. Ease your mind where fevers are concerned with these great products from Touch Thermometers. The prize is a $100 Thermometer Prize Pack that includes 2 MothersTouch, 1 TempleTouch and a Mini Temple thermometer.

This giveaway starts at midnight on Aug 1, 2012 and runs until August 24th. It is open to residents of the United States and Canada.  To enter, use the Rafflecopter form below.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

 

Thank you to Kidsumers for organizing this giveaway.

I am participating in an online Baby Shower Giveaway for the next several weeks to help out a fellow blogger. The prizes are fabulous, and even Grandma’s would be proud to win them for their grandchildren or grandchildren to be. I don’t have any on the way, but I do know a couple of people who are going to be grandma’s for the first time soon. In honor of new babies to be, and new grandma’s everywhere, please feel free to enter any of the giveaways I will be posting here!

This Hevea Prize Pack Giveaway includes  a pacifier, a rubber teether,  a cutie cute bath duck, and two paci clips. That’s a prize worth $90! I’d love to have that rubber duckie for myself, it is so cute!

 

This giveaway is open to residents of the United States and Canada. It starts at midnight on July 30, 2012  and runs until 11:59 p.m. on August 24, 2012. To enter, use the Rafflecopter form below.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Thank you to Kidsumers for organizing this giveaway.

Novica is a unique organization that gives artisans from around the world a global marketplace, enabling them to sell their wares. From the Novica website:

“We want to give artists and artisans around the world a global platform to express their true artistic talents and to spur their creativity. And, we want to provide you with access to unique, hard-to-find items at great values that only the Internet infrastructure can allow.

At the deepest essence of our philosophy, we want to create a bridge between you and the many talented artisans across the globe.

We want you to know about who you’re buying from. We want you to feel that attachment to the product and to the hands that created it.

In the spirit of the Internet, let us bring you together.”

My daughter, Becky, recently made a purchase of these beautiful amethyst earring studs:

She really had a hard time deciding on which earrings to get, because they have so many different and unique ones, from Amethyst Dangle Earrings, to Garnet Dangle Earrings,
Amber Earrings,  Silver Pendant Necklaces and Silver Cocktail Rings.

When Becky’s package from Novica arrived, it included a very nice card from the artist who created the earrings:

The earrings were packaged in a very nice gift box as well:

A photo go the artist was also included:

Becky is loving her amethyst earrings:

You can become involved in Novica through Novica Live! For an investment of only $199, you can become a Novica Live Consultant. You’ll be able to make a difference in the world AND enjoy a rewarding career? As a NOVICA Live Home Party Consultant, you can take control of your life and work on your own terms, while bringing fashionable fair trade, handcrafted treasures direct to customers through our unique home parties. You can see the contents of the start up kit here. It’s a $400 value and is a generous sample of products to get you started. If you’re looking for a very different kind of home party plan to work with, this is it.

 Novica is going to give one of my lucky readers a $50 gift code! You will be able to make a purchase of any item you want from their extensive online catalog up to $50. To enter, just use the Rafflecopter form below. This giveaway is open world-wide, as Novica will ship anywhere. Giveaway ends on August 14, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. Winner will be notified and gift code sent via email, so be sure you use a correct email address to enter.

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I received a $50 gift code from Novica in order to write my review and host this giveaway.

I am going to be participating in an online Baby Shower Giveaway for the next several weeks to help out a fellow blogger. The prizes are fabulous, and even Grandma’s would be proud to win them for their grandchildren or grandchildren to be. I don’t have any on the way, but I do know a couple of people who are going to be grandma’s for the first time soon. In honor of new babies to be, and new grandma’s everywhere, please feel free to enter any of the giveaways I will be posting here!

This giveaway is for a beautiful Halo Crib Set. The winner can choose their preferred set whether for a girl or a boy, based on availability. (ARV $100) The set contains a coordinating HALO SleepSack wearable blanket, SleepSack Swaddle, two soft 100% cotton jersey fitted crib sheets and matching decorative skirt.

To see more of Halo’s products, click here.

The giveaway starts today and ends at midnight on August 24, 2012, and is open to residents of the United States and Canada. To enter, just fill out the Rafflecopter form below: (good luck!)

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Thank you to Kidsumers for organizing this giveaway.

I found a picture of me taken on December 14, 2011, so I took another one today in the same shirt, just to show you how much weight I have lost since I got sick.

I know it is not the best way to lose almost 60 pounds, but lose it I did. According to my doctor, I still need to lose about 40 more pounds.

Are you trying to lose weight? How far are you from your goal?