The Love Shack Reviews

Valentine Winner!

2010-02-11T11:51:00.001-08:00

Winner!! Winner!!

Wait for it…

The winner is Kobey who said, “Thanks for the chance & Happy Valentine’s Day to you, too.”

Congratulations, Kobey! Random.org chose your number (you lucky duck), so please contact me by Friday morning (2/12) at pineappleprincess777@gmail.com so lorelei1141’s wonderful Etsy Shop can ship your Valentine bracelet to you!!

Thank you SO MUCH lorelei1141 for hosting this super cute giveaway! What a privilege to team up with you. You are one talented artist!

To hop back to my main blog, click HERE.

With love,

A Valentine For YOU- A Giveaway!

2010-02-08T11:29:00.001-08:00

I love Valentine’s Day! Every year my dad stops by my house and brings me the cutest card and a little gift. It’s not the present that counts in my book, it’s just that he took the time to stop by and tell me that he loves me. My dad is my hero and always will be.

I want YOU to have a special Valentine’s Day treat, too! With help from lorelei1141’s wonderful Etsy Shop, I want you to wear this adorable, vintage bracelet and know that you are loved!

I’m in love with the brass findings, and the charming typewriter letters. She uses big, chunky ceramic beads like the perfect amount of seasoning! I just love unique and vintage-looking jewelry!

To enter...

1.) Visit lorelei1141’s Etsy Shop. Look around and gawk at all the cute stuff.

2.) Leave as many comments on this post as you'd like. Don't be shy! Each comment is one entry. Random.org will choose the winner on Wednesday night, February 10, 2010.

You could be wearing this bracelet on Valentine’s Day!

To hop back to my main blog, click HERE.

PlumDaisy Winner…

2009-12-15T15:35:00.000-08:00

Kelly, thank you so much for hosting your wonderful PlumDaisy giveaway. You are so talented. I love your creativity and the way you mix and match colors!

Congrats to the winner http://sweetteainapinkglass.blogspot.com/. She commented and said…

“Eight weeks ago I delivered 3 months early. Abby (my daughter) was 1 lb. and 13 oz. She has done amazing. Every day I praise the Lord for what He has given us. We hope to be home by the first of the year. Until now Abby hasn't been able to wear clothing and so I had to try and find hats/headbands to fit her, to give her some personality. I know it sounds small but a bow is a BIG deal when you’re used to seeing your baby with monitor leads and lots of tubes.”

If you have a second, check out her blog. Her tiny daughter is just the most precious thing. Please pray with me for baby Abby’s lungs to get nice and strong. I don’t know her whole story, but wouldn’t it be amazing if she could be home by Christmas!? That’s totally my prayer!

Merry Christmas,

Stocking Stuffer Idea… and Giveaway!

2009-12-07T15:31:00.000-08:00

I want to introduce you to Kelly at PlumDaisy. Her clippies and hair blooms are what got me hooked! I plan to put a couple of her cute things in Beach Bunny’s stocking.

I want you to get to know Kelly a little bit. Here’s a quick little Q and A I had with her last night…

Q: How did you start your wonderful Etsy shop?

A: I am blessed with one beautiful little girl, Ava Marie {my model, below} now 3 1/2. {Where has the time gone?!} Plum Daisy was really inspired by her, her peach-fuzz head and her ever expanding wardrobe. Her prematurity at birth contributed to her lack of hair which didn't grow in until well after her first birthday. I had trouble finding headbands to dress up her head so I started making lace headbands accented with flowers for her. Lots of compliments later and a suggestion by my uncle to sell them is what drove me to open up shop on Etsy. A lot of my pieces are inspired by the boldly printed fabrics and vibrant color combinations found in Ava's wardrobe.

Q: What are your favorite hobbies?

A: I have a thirst for any kind of creative outlet. When I manage to find time I love to dabble with photography, mostly landscapes and botanicals or historic architecture. I am also getting back into simple arts and crafts that I can create with my daughter reminiscent of my Girl Scout days.

Q: {This question was extra credit- wink, wink} If you had a million bucks, what would you do with it?

A: Oooh, this IS a fun one! If I had a million dollars I would buy a Canon EOS 5D Mark II with a nice lens kit and travel the world with my other half and my daughter and document it all through photographs and journals, starting with the fabulous U.S. of A.

A girl can dream, right?

Kelly would love to offer a $25 e-gift card to one lucky winner.

All you need to do is visit PlumDaisy and come back and leave a comment about what caught your eye. If you’d like a second entry, you can fan her on Facebook. Currently, she has 19 fans, and we need to change that for her. Her stuff is too cute!

Contest runs through Friday, December 11, 2009.

Encourage one another,

And the Winner is…

2009-12-05T15:27:00.000-08:00

Thank you, Veronica, for the fun BabyKDesigns giveaway!

Congrats, Camille! Your little girls are going to look so cute in their new hats!

I have one last giveaway coming up on Monday. They would make the cutest stocking stuffers. Kelly has a great mom-owned business. I can’t wait to introduce you to her.

Merry Christmas,

Christmas Gift Idea… And a Giveaway!

2009-11-30T15:23:00.000-08:00

How cute is this hat? I am convinced that crocheted beanies are taking over the world! I love the curly ostrich feathers! It’s so girlie and fun.

I was on the quest for the perfect hat for Beach Bunny to wear for Christmas pictures. I fell in love with this one. She doesn’t keep hats on for very long, but this hat stayed on her head for over an hour. We played with bubbles, swung on the swings, and took pictures… and she was happy as a clam with her hat on. That’s a first!

This adorable little crochet beanie is from the cool Etsy Shop, BabyKDesigns. Veronica, the owner, also has a great blog. She has the most beautiful selection; I plan to do some more Christmas shopping there for my daughter… and I know my mom has already purchased some of her hand-made designs, too.

Veronica is such a doll. She will give one lucky winner a $25 e-gift card for anything in her shop! Did you see she’s having the most amazing sale right now? Somebody hold me back.

I love to support mom-owned businesses. I can’t help myself.

How to enter?

Visit Veronica’s Etsy Shop and then come back and tell me in your comment what item you like best.
If you’d like a second entry, you can visit BabyKDesign’s blog and becoming a “Facebook Fan” of her cute stuff! (located in her left sidebar).

Contest runs through this Friday, December 4, 2009. The winner will be chosen by random draw.

I just love this time of year!

Le Creuset Winner

2009-11-29T15:19:00.000-08:00

We just walked in the door from a four hour road trip visiting with Kahuna’s side of the family. It was so nice to get out of town, but we could certainly do away with holiday traffic! Can I get an amen up in here?!

Before I unpack and start a mountain of laundry, I wanted to announce the CSN Store’s Le Creuset winner.

I used an online true random number generator, and the winner is….

http://justjingle.blogspot.com

Congratulations! You are one lucky lady!

I’ll be back tomorrow with another holiday giveaway for the littlest lady in your life.

With love,

My Torrid Love Affair… and a Giveaway!

2009-11-20T15:16:00.000-08:00

In my post, My Dirty Little Secret, I reluctantly confessed something, and I revealed my torrid love affair with Le Creuset… the bad boy of stoneware and cast iron and cookware. Every time I go to the outlet malls in our town I stop by the Le Creuset shop and fondle all of their cookware. It is hands down the best out there- but, sadly, way above my budget.

But it doesn’t have to be way above your budget. Would you like the chance to win a few pieces? The generous people at CSN Store would like to make your holiday cooking even merrier! CSN Store will give one lucky winner two Le Creuset pieces below. There is a 9 inch baking dish, as well as, a 5 inch baking dish. Both pieces will be shipped to you and are in the most amazing Caribbean Blue color- Just gorgeous!

I’m jealous.

And hungry.

Would you like to enter?

Just leave any old comment. If you don’t have a blog- no problem! Just leave your email address in your comment or a link to your Facebook page or Twitter account.

If you’re up for it, there are ways to earn multiple entries!

You can get another entry by blogging about this contest and then returning to the comments here and leaving a link to your blog post.
You can also get another entry by Tweeting about this contest and linking to this post in your Tweet. Then, you may come back here and enter again. If you don't mind adding the link to your Tweet in the comments here, that would be awesome, so I can check to make sure you really Tweeted.
This giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents.
Winner will be selected by random drawing. I'll post the winner on my blog, and then I’ll contact you.
Contest runs through Saturday, November 28th.

Happy baking,

P.S. Did you notice that CSN Store has everything? They even have a site for... counter stools!

EcoStore Winner!!

2009-11-12T15:11:00.000-08:00

Drum roll….

Congratulations to Naddez (Who said, “I would get the Pure Oxygen Whitener)! You are the winner of the $25 e-gift card to EcoStoreusa.com! You lucky lady, you.

I hate that there is just one prize. I will make it up to you with a few more giveaways coming to a computer screen near you.

With love,

Goodness Gracious! A Giveaway!

2009-01-04T15:04:00.000-08:00

Since Beach Bunny and I have sensitive skin, I am always on the lookout for bath products that are gentle, high quality, really sudsy, and good for us. Eureka! I’ve found it. It’s called Baby Body Wash from Ecostore USA. I love it so much because it makes our skin incredibly soft. In fact, truth be told, I gave her two baths yesterday and the body wash made her toddler legs feel baby soft all over again- my hands, too. You want to know the kicker? My husband used it (don’t tell anybody I’m telling you) and he was like, Hey, I like that new body wash. What’s it called?

Ecostore USA would like to offer a $25 e-gift certificate to one lucky reader. $25 goes a long way in their store! You can pick out whatever you’d like.

That’s pretty darn cool.

Here are some things that I’d love to try if I won:

How to enter? Just visit Ecostore USA, then come back and tell me what you would try if you won. That’s it! One winner will be chosen at random. Contest ends November 11, 2009.