Upcoming Giveaway - $75 promotional code from CSN

CSN Stores actually has over 200 online stores where you can buy almost anything. Furniture, cookware, toys and games, extra tall bar stools, bedding ,lighting and lots more.

Coming soon I will be featuring a giveaway courtesy of CSN for $75. The winner will get a gift code that they use to purchase anything they want from an of the CSN stores.

If you want to go ahead and do some shopping there now, they have some great sales!

GIVEAWAY: $10 Amazon Gift Card Courtesy of Bestcovery

Do you ever wonder what the best products are?  Bestcovery recommends and reviews thousands of products, ranging from the Best Shampoo to the Best LED TV.

There are Best Lists like Best Stocking Stuffers for Mom or Best Christmas Movies, and no, they aren't all Christmas related.

Each list includes amazon ratings, full descriptions and a few comparison prices.  If you create an account on the website you can comment with your thoughts on the lists or the individual items. You can read more about how they pick the best on the About Us page.

GIVEAWAY CLOSED

Bestcovery is sponsoring a $10 amazon.com gift card giveaway to one lucky reader. The giveaway is open worldwide as the prize is emailed to you. You may want to make sure amazon will ship to you before you enter the giveaway.

NOTE:
You must include your email address or have it visible in your blogger profile if you have one.
You MUST submit a separate comment for each entry or it will count as only one.

Mandatory Entry:

Visit Bestcovery.com and look around. Come back and comment about a product or Best List that you like or dislike and why. It could be that a product is in the best list and you think it shouldn't be or that something you think is the best isn't even in the list. Or perhaps you agree with the best list.

Extra Entry:

Comment again with what you hope to put your $10 towards. Books? DVDs? What?

This giveaway is open until Dec. 11, 2010 11:59 PM EST

GIVEAWAY: A Handmade Holiday from You Can Make This!

You may recall a giveaway I did over a year ago with You Can Make This.

You Can Make This is a website that sells patterns, books and other products for many different crafts you can make yourself such as applique, crocheting, knitting, and much more.

This time I have a great giveaway for you. I'm giving away a $100 gift bundle package of ePatterns to one winner.A full list of what is included in the bundle is below but I will highlight a few of them first.

The Duet Apron

Create matching aprons for adult and child. Aren't they adorable? You can pick whatever fabrics you like and then follow the instructions complete with photos and diagrams.

The adult version has two layers while the child version has one.


Adorn: Volume 1

Make a decorative garland for any occasion, or non-occasion. They can be used as a daily decoration too.

The instructions are to make a scalloped fabric banner as well as a paper celebration banner.

Sew Simple Felt Food: Time for Breakfast

Sew up some felt food for your children to play with. Don't have any children? Make it a gift for a niece/nephew, grandchild or local daycare.

It looks so good it's making me hungry!

So how do you enter?

Fill out this form to enter. GIVEAWAY CLOSED
Comments have been turned off as they don't count towards an entry.
Open Worldwide as prizes are digital. Open to entries until November 22 28 11:59 PM EST.

Full Contents of Bundle Include:

1. Kimberbell Kids 24" Cloth Doll Pattern & Clothes (11.95)

2. Kimberbell Kids Clothing & Accessories: Gift Exchange (8.00)

3. The Duet Apron (7.99)

4. She Loves Me, She Loves Me Knot Handbag (8.00)

5. Paper Piecing Project": Christmas Tree Pillow (5.00)

6. Smilin' Daisies Photo Quilt (8.00)

7. Adorn, Volume 1 (5.95)

8. Tea Towel Celebrations (7.95)

9. Sew Simple Felt Food: Time for Breakfast (5.00)

10. Personalized Name Pillows (6.95)

11.Hair Flair (7.95)

12.Sew Boutique 4 Dolly: Holiday Baking (9.95)

13.The DIY Dish 2-minute Craft Countdowns (5.95)

14. Football Baby Lovey's (Blankets) (3.50)

Del Monte - Teacher Monday: Cash for Classrooms Contest

Del Monte Fresh Produce is currently hosting "Teacher Monday: Cash for Classrooms," an online contest where teachers in the US and Canada can win cash and fresh fruit for their classroom.

Winners will receive $1000 ($250 in fresh fruit gift certificates and $750 in cash) to use for school supplies and fresh fruit for the students for snacks and/or classroom activities.

Winning teachers will also be linked with schools in Del Monte's tropical growing regions such as Costa Rica and Guatemala who will also receive grants for school supplies!

To enter, teachers must submit an essay detailing what they will do with their winnings and winners will be selected based on number of votes so they must rally everyone they know and in the school to vote for them.

Find out more and enter here: Teacher Monday Contest.

Shoppers Drug Mart New v.i.b. Program

Shoppers Drug Mart has a new program in place for v.i.b. (Very Important Babies.)

So what are the benefits?

• Each v.i.b. member stays connected with life stage relevant content, exclusive Optimum offers and hot deals on baby products through their enewsletters
• Every pre-natal mom who signs up will receive a New Baby gift pack when the baby arrives! 
• As always, v.i.b members get to take advantage of the Shoppers Drug Mart focus on health, nutrition and wellness of pre-natal and new moms. With many Shoppers Drug Marts open til midnight or 24 hours, a pharmacist is always there to help plus, there are so many convenient locations!

Your baby will also receive a birthday card when he or she turns one. I got a sample to see it. It's a cute card that comes with two optimum deals and a crown.

I was also sent a new mom package to see what is included. There is a photo below.

Included:

Small Congratulations Card
Johnson's Head-to-toe baby wash sample (29ml)
Aveeno Skin Relief Body Wash sample (59ml)
Aveeno Baby Daily Lotion sample (29ml)
v.i.b It's All About Me bib
3 Huggies Pure & Natural Newborn Diapers
Package of 8 Huggies Natural Care Wipes
A small card to pass on to an expecting friend so they can sign up
Packet of coupons to receive optimum points with certain purchases

Sign up to be a v.i.b member between November 3rd and December 1st and you could win 1 of 50, $50 Shoppers Drug Mart gift cards*! PLUS as a new
member you’ll receive 2500 points the next time you purchase any Pampers diaper products!

I'm signing up right now and I encourage all Canadians to as well. All new moms love samples and savings!

“*NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Visit www.shoppersdrugmart.ca/babycontest for full contest details and information on how to enter without a purchase. Approximate retail value of prize is $50. Chances of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Correct answer to skill-testing question required to be declared a winner. Must be a Canadian resident and age of majority or older in province or territory of residence. Valid Shoppers Optimum Card® required to participate. Contest ends December 1st, 2010.”

Disclosure - I am participating in the Shoppers Drug Mart v.i.b program by Mom Central on behalf of Shoppers Drug Mart. I received a gift card and a new baby gift pack as a thank you for my participation. The opinions on this blog are my own.

Traveller's Safety - Travel Faux Pas

© Flickr User Corey Ann. Used under Creative Commons.

I'm not a traveller, mostly because I lack the funds but for those of you who might be travelling this holiday season, especially Canadians going to warmer locals, you should know this fact:

98 per cent of travellers make a food or water faux pas within their first 72 hours of vacation.  

You don't have to be backpacking in some remote country to drink or eat something that's contaminated. Here are some tips that were sent to me that I think are quite helpful:

Do:

§ Drink commercially bottled water, soft drinks, bottled fruit juice, alcoholic beverages without ice and hot beverages

§ Drink pasteurized, properly refrigerated milk and dairy products

§ Eat fruits and vegetables that are freshly peeled or cooked

§ Eat foods that are recently cooked and served piping hot

§ Consult with your health care professional about taking DukORAL for protection against Travellers’ Diarrhea; ViVAXIM for protection against Hepatitis A and Typhoid Fever, and other travel-related health precautions

Don’t:

§  Drink tap water or use ice cubes

§  Eat fruits that don’t need peeling

§  Eat uncooked vegetables or salads

§  Eat raw or undercooked meat, fish and shellfish

§  Eat or drink unpasteurized or unrefrigerated dairy products

§  Eat foods sold by street vendors

If you are Canadian, you may be interested in visiting a new resource at www.facebook.com/travelfauxpas where you can get information about travel health, join a discussion about some of their own travel health follies and take a short quiz for a chance to win a $2,000.00 CND vacation gift certificate through Sunwing.