Pillsbury Ready to Bake GIVEAWAY! #MyBlogSpark

Okay, I seriously tried to get photos of the cookies that we baked, but they were gone as fast as they came out of the oven! That's what happens when there are seven children in the house...

So, let's talk about what I have in store for you! This giveaway consists of some super cool items for your kitchen, kitchen lovers!

Wouldn't you love a new Pillsbury cookie jar, cookie spatula and this awesome Pillsbury oven mit that hangs conveniently on your oven or refrigerator to add to your kitchen ensemble?

But, wait, there's more! Pillsbury and MyBlogSpark don't want you to have to think about what you'll bake first, because they're also going to send you a VIP coupon so you can grab Pillsbury® Ready to Bake!TM Shape® Cookies for FREE! Yes, we're going to make sure you have everything you need...you just have to have a stove!

Please be sure to follow Pillsbury:

• Pillsbury Website: http://bit.ly/PSCEASTER  
• Pillsbury Facebook: http://on.fb.me/EasterPSC
•  Pillsbury Twitter: http://bit.ly/PSCEasterTW

GIVEAWAY!

You will get ONE entry into this contest, and it's an easy peasy entry. All you have to do is "Like" Mommy Rantings on Facebook and leave a comment on this post.

This giveawayu is open to U.S residents and will end April 20th, 2012 at midnight EST.

That's it! Good luck!


The product, prize pack, information, and giveaway have all been provided by Pillsbury through #MyBlogSpark.

Spring Hair Bow and Bowdabra Sponsored Giveaway

March is National Craft Month, in honor of National Craft Month, Bowdabra is celebrating the many uses of ribbon.  Each day the Bowdabra Blog adds a new ribbon craft tutorial along with multiple ways to enter their month long giveaway.  Bowdabra is sweet enough to share one of their hair bow making tutorials on my blog.  - Along with give my readers a chance to enter in their huge ribbon and Bowdabra Bow Making Tools giveaway!

To make a spring bow and attach it to a headband you will need the following:

25" of 1.5" White Grosgrain Ribbon
12" of 7/8" Polka Dot Purple Ribbon
Mini Bowdabra
Hair Bow Tool & Ruler
Bowdabra Bow Wire
Headband
Small Flower or Button

Instructions:

1. Begin by placing the Hair Bow Tool & Ruler onto the Mini Bowdabra.  Cut 18" of Bowdabra Bow Wire and fold it in half and place it into the Mini Bowdabra.


2. Next, cut 25" of 1.5" white grosgrain.  Fold the grosgrain in half and at the crease mark place it into the Mini Bowdabra.

3. Fold and press each ribbon strand to create 2" loops on either side.

4. Fold the tails down and create two more 2" loops on either side.

5. Cut 12" of purple polka dot ribbon.  Fold the ribbon in half and at the crease mark place the ribbon face down into the Mini Bowdabra.

6. Fold and press a 1.5" loop and place the tail pointing down.

7. Fold and press a 1.5" loop on the other side with the tail point down.

8. Scrunch down with the Mini Bowdabra Wand.

9. While the bow is still in the Mini Bowdabra, thread the two loose ends of the Mini Bowdabra Bow Wire through the loop at the other end.  Pull the Bowdabra Bow Wire tightly while the bow is still in the Mini Bowdabra.

10. Gently pull the bow out of the Mini Bowdabra. Separate the two loose ends of the Bowdabra Bow Wire and bring them around to the back of the bow and knot.  Fluff the bow and trim the bow tails so that they are all at an angle.

11.  Using the Bowdabra Bow Wire attach the bow to a headband, trim away excess wire.  To hid the Bowdabra Bow Wire in the center of the bow hot glue a small flower or other embellishment (like a button) onto the center of the bow. Your headband is ready to be worn!

Thank you Bowdabra for the tutorial and offering my readers a chance to win prizes on your Bowdabra sponsored giveaway.   You can visit the Bowdabra Blog for multiple ways to enter their contest along with entering right here on my blog post!

Prizes:
Grand Prize – Ribbon totaling in value of $150.00

2nd Prize – Bowdabra, Mini Bowdabra, and Hair Bow Tool & Ruler Suggested Retail: $41.54

3rd Prize – Mini Bowdabra and Hair Bow Tool & Ruler Suggested Retail: $24.11

Contest begins March 1, 2012 and ends March 31, 2012 at midnight eastern time. Winners to be announced April 2, 2012 at http://bowdabrablog.com

(5 entries per person for this post)

1.  Pin this post on your Pinterest board. Please mark the pin with @Bowdabra so that we can easily find it in a search. Please leave a comment below that you pinned it along with your Pinterest name. We would love to follow your boards! (1 entry)

2. Leave a comment below about the tutorial. (1 entry)

3. Like Mommy Rantings on Facebook. Leave a comment below that you did. (1 entry)

4. Tweet about Bowdabra's National Craft Month Giveaway. Leave a comment below with your Twitter name. (1 entry)

5. Visit the Bowdabra Blog and get Daily Bowdabra Blog Updates. Enter your email address in the field on their right side bar and get an email every time they add a new tutorial. Leave a comment below that you signed up for their daily updates. (1 entry)

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. VALID IN THE 50 UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ONLY. ENTRY IN THIS CONTEST CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES.

Good Luck!

Conair Weight Watchers Inspirational Glass Scale (Review and Giveaway!)

With a focus on healthy living and improving our lives in 2012, this review and giveaway fits in perfectly! Introducing the simplistic, yet elegant Weight Watchers Inspirational Glass Scale by Conair.

I see you're looking at the image of the scale and you're wondering what exactly makes it "inspirational"? Well, Weight Watchers and Conair decided that the same things that motivate our children might just motivate us! But, before we get to that, let me tell you about the scale itself:

Weight Watchers scales by Conair are fragile, yet elegant looking at first glance. My initial reaction was to hug my arms around it and keep it at a distance from little children's hands. That was until I read that the scales are made of tempered glass. Of course, that doesn't mean that I don't have to watch over mine, because tempered glass will break, too, however they won't shatter into slices and shards like regular glass would, rather it would be more like chunks of glass if it were to break. I still keep a close eye on my Conair WW58S and have yet to completely surrender it to the bathroom.

Everyone Weigh In!

We all did get some enjoyment out of seeing how much everyone weighed, including the baby, who just started to sit up recently, and was able to fit on top of the scale's 12.4 inch by 12.4 inch platform. We were able to sit the once 4 lb, 15 ounce Chase on the sleek scale and the digital number increased to 19.7, where it stopped! At 6 months old! We weighed everyone, from smallest to biggest, and even the little kids were shouting out the right numbers when they lit up on the 1.5 inch display that will show either lbs or kgs. 

Even though there are long-life batteries and a limited ten-year warranty, we haven't needed to worry about the battery or the warranty yet, and hopefully, we never will.

What Motivates Us?

So, I mentioned earlier that Conair and Weight Watchers decided to implement a motivation system with their scales that normally works for our children. What is the trick? Stickers! Or decals, as they call them.

Some of the inspirational quotes that came with mine are:

"Live the Life You Have Imagined" -Henry Thoreau

"Whatever you believe, You can ACHIEVE."

"Explore, Dream, Discover" -Mark Twain


"I am more than what I do, and more than what I own."

and "determination!"

Then, there are also butterflies and a lipstick kiss to decorate around your chosen inspirational saying. 

Buy It: The Weight Watchers by Conair Digital Scale Model WW58S can be purchased online at Conair and retail around the $29.99 price point. Also, look at retailers like Kmart to see if they carry this scale.


Win It: Before you buy it, you might want to enter to win one free right here on Mommy Rantings! One of you will win the Weight Watchers by Conair Digital Scale Model WW58S!

Mandatory Entry: Have you made any plans for 2012 that you may need inspiration for? Leave a comment to tell me your plans for 2012 and what it would take to inspire you!

Leave one comment for each extra entry and don't forget to leave your email so I can contact you!

Want extra entries? (Remember to leave a comment for each entry!)

1) Like Conair on Facebook.
2) Follow Conair on Twitter.
3) Like Mommy Rantings on Facebook.
4) Follow Mommy Rantings on Twitter.

This giveaway will end at 12am EST sharp on March 19th! Sorry, our international friends, the giveaway is open to U.S. residents only. Good Luck!

This review and giveaway was sponsored by Conair. Thank you! No compensation was received and all opinions are truthful.

VueZone System Winner!

First of all, I want to say thank you to all of the entrants...and let you know that I have some more cool giveaways coming!

I know that all of the entrants for the VueZone system are dying to find out if they won. I used Random.org to select the winner at random, and without further ado, Random.org chose:

The LUCKY winner was:

Heather :) · 6 days ago

i would LOOOOOVE this!!!! As a mom of 4 (from 17 to 3 1/2) i just don't have enough eyes & ears to keep up with things that go on around here....especially with the pond & our "house" back there where the teenager likes to hang out with his friends & girlfriend in warmer weather.....hmmmm oh the possibilities!! 

 

You're going to need to contact me within 24 hours to send me your address, etc. (You forgot to put your email on the comment.) :)

Thank you to VueZone for sponsoring this awesome giveaway!

Bowdabra National Craft Month Party

Bowdabra is celebrating National Craft Month in grand style with a HUGE giveaways, blog features, daily ribbon and bow-making tutorials, and link sharing.   What does all that mean for you? P-A-R-T-Y!

The Crafty & Hobby Association (CHA) created national Craft Month in 1994 to celebrate crafting.   In the 8 years since its conception, National Craft Month has grown to be recognized internationally with millions of crafters and craft businesses celebrating creativity and crafting in the month of March.

Visit the Bowdabra Blog each day in March for new ways to enter in their month long giveaway.

In celebration of National Craft Month and the many uses of ribbon Bowdabra is giving away three prize packages.

-First Prize $150 of assorted Morex Ribbon (Includes the gorgeous European Art Fleur Ribbon)

-Second Prize the Bowdabra, the Mini Bowdabra, and the Hair Bow Tool Ruler

-Third Prize the Mini Bowdabra and the Hair Bow Tool & Ruler

Click here to learn how you can enter (DAILY) to win these great prizes!

Bowdabra’s Friends and Featured Bloggers will be sharing a Bowdabra sponsored ribbon or bow-making tutorials on their blog in the month of March.   By commenting on the Bowdabra sponsored tutorials you will have more chances and entries into the huge Bowdabra giveaway prize packages.

How do you know which blogs are Bowdabra’s Friends and Featured Bloggers?  Look for badges like this one!

Yes! Mommy Rantings is a proud friend of Bowdabra’s and I will be hosting a Bowdabra Bow-Making Tutorial on March 21^st.  Visit the Bowdabra Blog every day in March to enter their giveaways.  And, of course, make sure to visit me on March 21^st for the Bowdabra tutorial and additional giveaway entry opportunities.

AWESOME GIVEAWAY! VueZone "Nanny Cam" System - SM2500 Cam and Motion Detector!

Yesterday, I wrote a post talking about this product called VueZone and their webinar that I attended. During the webinar, everyone was entered into the drawing for a VueZone system, and the first two bloggers who posted a blog post about the benefits of this wireless cam system for parents, on their blogs, immediately after the webinar, would receive a VueZone system.

What is VueZone? Think wireless "nanny cam"...but it can do so much more!

After the webinar, they gave away:

·         Two SX2500 VueZone systems (valued at $249.95 each)—one for an attendee and one for giveaway

·         Two SM2200 VueZone systems (valued at $199.95 each)—one for an attendee and one for giveaway

       ·        One SM2200 VueZone system to the first two attendees who post a story about the benefits of VueZone for parents

Guess What! I won! (Keep reading to find out which one!)

I was so totally excited, because I wanted one so bad! Okay, I'll tell you why. I have sneaky children, plain and simple. I'll have 3 full 2 liter bottles of soda in the fridge, and within hours, they can disappear. And the worst part...someone will leave the bottles in the fridge with two or three droplets left in the bottom.

Or, there are times when there is a dispute between two of the children. Wouldn't it be wonderful to let a camera capture these moments so all you have to do is replay the footage to find out the truth?

The system is also perfect for work-at-home moms like me. Set up the cameras in the playroom while you're in your office working and you can be watching your children and making sure that they are playing safely from the other room.

There's a smartphone app that works with the VueZone system so you can watch your kids on your cell phone, too.

I could come up with a ton of reasons that I'm going to love this "nanny cam" system. I can't wait to get it!

In the meantime, I listed the 4 different packages above that were given away after the webinar, and it must have been my lucky day, because I happened to be the person who won the SX2500 system, a $249.95 value, the BEST ONE!

AND

I GET TO GIVE THE SAME ONE AWAY, TO ONE OF YOU!

I just love giving!


So, you say you want A Vuezone System too?

I don't blame you!

Here's what you need to do:

1) Leave a comment stating why you want a VueZone system or what you would use it for.

2) Like VueZone on Facebook. 

3) Follow VueZone on Twitter.

4) Like Mommy Rantings on Facebook.

5) Follow Mommy Rantings on Twitter.

This giveaway will end on March 6th at 12am EST. The winner will be contacted by email, so remember to leave your email address in the comment.

Good luck Good luck Good luck!

Thank you so much, VueZone, for my new "nanny cam" system and giving one away to a Mommy Rantings reader!

Pinterest Contest for DIY & Fashionista Moms!

Attention all you lovely Pinners out there!

For those of you who caught my post last month about how Pinterest can help you achieve your New Year's Resolutions, you know by now that I'm completely head over heels for the idea-based site. Seriously: Instead of sugarplums, I have visions of craft projects and gorgeous homes dancing through my head. All day long.

For those of you as in awe with the site as I am, there's contest that's right up your alley. The gals over at  Reading Glasses Shopper are hosting their very own “Pin It to Win It”contest all for the love of pinning.

To enter, all you have to do is create a board centered around all things lovely, follow the easy guidelines for pinning, and you're entered for the chance to win a $25 gift card to Reading Glasses Shopper, $25 to Scarves.net, and a $50 to the ever-so-artsy Michael’s stores. I mean, what fabulous female wouldn’t want a pair of cute glasses, an adorable scarf for all seasons, and a chance to go craft crazy?

For more more information on the contest, visit the Reading Glasses Shopper blog. And no worries, if you're pining over the contest but don't yet have a Pinterest account, they'll offer you an invite, too.

Who knew spreading your love for all things crafty, charming, and creative could be so much fun (and rewarding)?

About the Author:

When Molly isn't scouring the internet for good reads and the perfect infinity scarf, she loves spending time with her triplets nieces, trying new restaurants, and redecorating every corner of the house.

Super Bowl XLVI - Concussion Awareness and Giveaway!

We're hours away from the Big Game, die-hard fans are preparing for their Super Bowl parties, crowds are getting ready to gather in the field, and then there's the CDC reminding us about the dangers of the sport with their Concussion Awareness Campaign. While betting pools grow larger an anticipation for the big day builds, people are working hard behind the scenes to ensure the safety of the players.

Because I couldn't have said it better, you can check out some pretty hard-hitting statistics about concussions in this article at OurMommyhood.com. One thing that I will point out is that we're in New York, so there's a concussion in sports policy in our state, established in memorial of Zachary Lystedt. You can check out his story and where your state legislature currently stands on the topic here.

Henrici Consulting Promotions also wants to help spread the word about sports safety and concussions, and are doing so by hosting an exciting giveaway for football fans. Up for grabs: A three-layered, water resistant Reebok jacket, zippered pockets, and topped off with a snazzy NFL logo embroidered on it.

You can get tons of entries in one visit! And, they're giving away 5, so don't miss out!


Enjoy the game! Here's to a safe Super Bowl XLVI!




This post was sponsored by Henrici Consulting, LLC.

Valentine's Sweeps of Giveaways!

This is it, Mommy Rantings followers!

I have worked long and hard for this event, so I'm hoping that you all get really excited and spread the word! Sponsors have offered to give away some awesome products for the Valentine's Giveaway line-up - I can't wait to see your reactions! So, be sure to come back on Friday, because the first giveaway is scheduled to post at 11:00 AM! And, this is definitely one that you won't want to miss! I promise!

Don't forget to follow on Twitter (check the right hand column of blog) and Like on Facebook (in the left hand column - it's easy! Just click the "like" button!) and come back and visit every day to check out the giveaways that I have up my sleeve!

I *heart* you!

Unique Gifts 4 Women Photo Bracelet Giveaway! CLOSED!

Mommy Rantings followers...you were promised an awesome giveaway when the Mommy Rantings Facebook "Likes" reached 100...and it did, just yesterday! So, in order to say, "Thank you!" and continue to be a woman of my word, I have the giveaway ready for you!

Unique Gifts 4 Women has offered to give away one of these super cool bracelets!

It's a unique photo bracelet that you can personalize and change to your desired taste anytime that you want. No more trying to figure out which piece of jewelry is your fave anymore! And for those of you that have several children (or grandchildren) that you would like to feature on your locket necklace, but there's not enough room...well, now here you have it! Room for 6 photos!

This $38 value is going to be one lucky Mommy Rantings follower's new piece of bling for the New Year. You know the routine:
 

Mandatory entry: Go to the Unique Gifts 4 Women site and tell me what else you like there. (Maybe something for Valentine's Day?)

The winner MUST be a Mommy Rantings follower to win the giveaway.

Extra entries:

1) "Like" Mommy Rantings on Facebook. (2 entries) (right hand column of blog)
2) Follow QueenBMomma on Twitter. (2 entries) (left hand column of blog)

3) Blog about this giveaway - tell me your blog's URL (3 entries).

4) Tweet this giveaway (you can do this once per day!) (1 entry per tweet -leave twitter name)

5) Grab my button and put it on your blog (leave the link) (3 entries)

6) Update your Facebook status with this giveaway. (2 entries)


7) Subscribe via email (2 entries)

Winners will be chosen through Random.org and the winning entries will be validated (I will make sure that you did the mandatory entry and the entry # that is chosen. PLEASE LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN ONE OF YOUR ENTRIES. RUNNING AROUND THE INTERNET TRACKING DOWN WINNERS IS NO FUN!

Thank you to Unique Gifts 4 Women for sponsoring this giveaway! This giveaway will end on Jan 5th, 2011 at midnight EST. I will contact the winner by email and they will have 24 hours to respond before the runner up is chosen. Good luck!