The Laundry Tarts Review + Giveaway

I’ve talked about my battles with the L word before. Laundry is not something that I look forward to, but I know it must be done, and done well. That goes for Micah’s diapers, as well. Those of you who cloth diaper know how hard it can be to find the right detergent that you love and that works wonders on your diapers. Up until now, I was using your run-of-the-mill Free & Clear detergent. It gets the job done.

Then I discovered The Laundry Tarts. This stuff is so awesome! Not only does it really, REALLY clean your laundry and diapers, it comes in delicious scents like Birthday Cake. Cake! Who doesn’t love cake?! No one I know! The Laundry Tarts have created a 100% Canadian made line of vegan, dessert inspired laundry detergent that is eco-friendly and cloth diaper safe. 

How much better can it get? I’ll tell you. Their  detergent comes in oh-so-temping scents like Key Lime Pie, Cinnamon Buns, Mint Chocolate Chip, Canadian Maple, Strawberry Shortcake, Cookie Dough, Toasted Marshmallow, and Orange Dreamsicle, just to name a few. If you’re not jonesin’ for some sweets after reading that, then there’s something wrong!

Not only do their scents have the potential to send you into a dessert craving like no other (which is a-okay with me! YUM!), The Laundry Tarts detergent is totally green--right down to the compost friendly packaging! From The Laundry Tarts website: "Our products are hypoallergenic, 100% vegan and free of phosphates, EDTA, phthalates, parabens, SLS, SLES, nitrates, sulphites and chlorine! What do we use? All natural, safe old fashion ingredients to remove stains, keep whites bright and remove odour and bacteria without masking them with harmful chemical fragrances." Awesome!

I washed a load of regular laundry using my Birthday Cake scented detergent, and it did a fabulous job! My clothes were clean, fresh, and stain free! But what really sold me on The Laundry Tarts came next. I washed a load of dirty diapers and soaked them for an hour. Those puppies came out of the dryer, and I was in shock as to how SOFT they were! I pulled out one of Micah’s bumGenius shells, and instinctively rubbed it on my cheek! Kind of gross considering he poops in it, but it was just so darn soft! I couldn’t help it. I mean, his diapers have never been scratchy, but this was a whole new kind of clean. They didn’t stink like ammonia even after a wash cycle. When it comes to detergent, I think I’ve finally found “the one” for our diapers.

You can buy a 4 pound bag of The Laundry Tarts detergent for $19.95.

Want to try it out for yourself and see how phenomenal this detergent is? Good thing, because The Laundry Tarts has generously offered one bag of laundry detergent to one lucky Freckleberry Finds reader! 

Mandatory Entry:
Visit The Laundry Tarts and tell me what scent you love the most! It might be tough---they all sound so good!

Extra Entries (‘cause who wouldn't want their bedding to smell like dessert?):
Follow Freckleberry Finds via Google Friend Connect in the right hand sidebar. (+2)

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Follow Freckleberry Finds on Twitter and comment with your @username. (+1)

Follow The Laundry Tarts on Twitter and comment with your @username. (+1)

Tweet up to THREE times daily using this text: “#Win a bag of yummy dessert inspired #clothdiapers safe detergent from @TheLaundryTarts & @freckleberrymom! #giveaway http://bit.ly/eAF511”. Comment with the permalink to your tweet. Make sure there's at least an hour in between tweets, pretty please! (+1 per tweet)

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Enter this giveaway into a linky (aside from my own). Leave me a link and the # on the list. You can find tons of giveaway linkies for each day of the week here and here. (+1 per linky entered)

Subscribe to Freckleberry Finds via email in the left hand sidebar (+1)

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Enter another one of my giveaways. When you comment on this post, tell me the comment number of your other giveaway entry. (+1 per giveaway)

Remember, you gotta be in it to win it! Good luck, Freckleberries!

The Fine Print

This giveaway ends April 14, 2011 at 11:59 PM CST. Any entries submitted after the contest ends will be deleted. Random.org will choose the winner, and I will announce the winner on my blog on April 15, 2011. I will email the winner as well. If chosen, you have 48 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen. This contest is open to US AND CANADA.
Make sure that you leave an additional comment for each additional entry! For example, if you tweeted twice today, make sure you comment back here two separate times with the two separate links.
*Disclosure: The review above is my own words and honest opinion. I received a product in order to complete my review. The Laundry Tarts will ship the winner their prize. By entering this contest, you release Freckleberry Finds of any liability.

Freshly Picked - Baby Bond Edition

Congratulations to lucky comment #56 ... nettymownetty! You just won a Baby Bond Nursing Sash!

I will be emailing you shortly to let you know that You've Been Picked by Freckleberry Finds! 

Don't get discouraged if you didn't win this one. I've got a new giveaway going live EACH DAY this week! Holy moly! Get excited, guys!

Don't forget about my other current giveaways that are running right now! 

Kolcraft Contours Lite Stroller 4/28

Purex Complete with Zout Laundry Detergent - 2 WINNERS! - 4/5

Threadbands Birthday Shirt 4/12

Happy entering!

Threadbands Review + Giveaway

I can't believe it. My little bitty baby is TWO years old. After I finished weeping over his long gone "babyhood", I decided he needed some cool duds for his big day. I mean, this was a big deal--for him and me. I'd managed to raise him for two years without any major incidents! A personalized shirt was definitely in order.

I found this fantastic shop called Threadbands, which is run by an amazingly skilled and talented gal named Kristen. Not only are her designs stinkin' adorable, they are done in an appliquéd style! I think this adds so much to the shirt! It just feels like it's a high-quality product. I ordered a train shirt with the number 2 and "Micah" on it. I even got to pick my colors! Take a look at how darling it is!

Seriously. It's perfect for my little train conductor. They have designs to fit any kiddo, too! With designs like cupcakes, racecars, ice cream cones, and monkeys, you're bound to find something that you can't live without. Threadbands can work with you to make your munchkin's shirt extra special!

Want to win a shirt for YOUR little one? Why wouldn't you?! Good news! Threadbands is offering one lucky Freckleberry Finds reader a custom birthday shirt of their choosing!

Mandatory Entry:
Visit Threadbands and tell me what design you love the most!

Extra Entries (‘cause this is too cute to pass up!):
Follow Freckleberry Finds via Google Friend Connect in the right hand sidebar. (+2)

Like Freckleberry Finds on Facebook and comment with your Facebook name. (+1)

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Tweet up to THREE times daily using this text: “I'm loving the cute designs at Threadbands and want to #win an awesome birthday shirt from @freckleberrymom! #giveaway http://bit.ly/enz9dK”. Comment with the permalink to your tweet. Make sure there's at least an hour in between tweets, pretty please! (+1 per tweet)

Grab my NEW button and leave me a link so I can find it! If you have my old one (the purple owl), you need to update it for this to count! (+3)

Blog about this post with a direct link pointing to this giveaway. Leave me a link so I can check it out! (+5)

Enter this giveaway into a linky (aside from my own). Leave me a link and the # on the list. You can find tons of giveaway linkies for each day of the week here and here. (+1 per linky entered)

Subscribe to Freckleberry Finds via email in the left hand sidebar (+1)

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Enter another one of my giveaways. When you comment on this post, tell me the comment number of your other giveaway entry. (+1 per giveaway)

Remember, you gotta be in it to win it! Good luck, Freckleberries!

The Fine Print

This giveaway ends April 12, 2011 at 11:59 PM CST. Any entries submitted after the contest ends will be deleted. Random.org will choose the winner, and I will announce the winner on my blog on April 13, 2011. I will email the winner as well. If chosen, you have 48 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen. This contest is open WORLDWIDE.
Make sure that you leave an additional comment for each additional entry! For example, if you tweeted twice today, make sure you comment back here two separate times with the two separate links.
*Disclosure: The review above is my own words and honest opinion. I received a product in order to complete my review. Threadbands, LLC will ship the winner their prize. By entering this contest, you release Freckleberry Finds of any liability.

Get in Shape for Summer -- for LIFE!

Okay, okay. I know we all loved the holidays a little bit too much, and winter made it easy to make excuses about why we hadn't gotten moving in so long. But guess what? That all ends today! No more puny excuses as to why it's okay to eat the whole tub of ice cream in three days. No more couch potato-ing the weekends away. Wouldn't it be amazing to lose those last 10 to 15 pounds before summer? Is it so bad that you don't recognize yourself in photos anymore? I was there, trust me.

In June of last year, I finally said "enough!" to my weight. I bought a Jillian Michaels DVD (30 Day Shred) and got to work. I had ballooned to 219.5 pounds (!!!!), which is much higher than my usual 170s. Yeah, I'd had two kids in between now and then, but really---that's a whopping 50 pounds. FIFTY! It was time.

Yes, it was hard. Some days I wanted to just give up, skip my work out, and eat a cheeseburger and fries. But soon, working out was something I actually looked forward to. Weird, right? I loved the feeling of burning thighs and racing heart rates, because that means numbers going down on the scale. And boy, did they go down! Slowly but surely.

I ended up losing about 37 pounds with Jillian Michaels. I signed up for her website and got a personalized weight loss plan that helped me along the way. With recipes, goals, and tips, I never got bored, and I never felt like I was going it alone. Now that I'm expecting our third baby (34 weeks today! Whoa!), I've kept the knowledge in the back of my mind, knowing that while it may feel really good to eat a bowl of ice cream every night, it is not helping my body. I plan on picking up right where I left off with Jillian, and losing the rest (and then some!) after I'm cleared by my doctor. Fitness is important to me now, and I know my kids see that, too.


So here's where YOU get to make a change. Sign up for JillianMichaels.com and get started on YOUR new life. It's free. Seriously. You can cancel it any time, but you wont want to, I promise. It is so worth the valuable information you get from it, and once you see the change in your physical appearance (and your self esteem!) you wont want to quit. So go for it. Make the change for YOU!

I wouldn't make this post unless I truly believed in this program. I have personally used it, and had great success. I know you can, too.

Kolcraft Contours Lite Stroller Giveaway

Well, Freckleberries. The blog is freshly redesigned, and it needs to be broken in with a nice, big ol’ giveaway, don’t you think? Me, too! Drumroll please….

Presenting the Freckleberry Finds giveaway for a Kolcraft Contours Lite Stroller in Tangerine! Woohoo! Want some deets about this fab stroller? I’ll serve ‘em up for ya hot and fresh.

• 6" front single swivel and 8" rear wheels for low resistance strolling - single wheels for more contemporary, sleek look

• Convenient free-stand 1-hand fold gives parents a free hand

• Child snack tray with extra-large drink holder rotates and removes for easy access

• Features for baby's comfort include multi-position reclining seat, 3-tier canopy and height adjustable 5-point harness with strap cover sleeves

• Large basket accommodates all baby's gear

This bad boy carries kiddos from 5-40 pounds and has a spring loaded suspension. Spring loaded?! Are you serious?! Awesome. The seat reclines into FIVE different reclining positions to accommodate napping little ones, or little bitty babies who just don’t have the best head support yet. The storage basket is MASSIVE, and can be accessed from the front AND the back, so gone are the days of unloading all of your junk to get to the one pack of wipies at the front of the storage basket.

Basically, the Kolcraft Contours Lite has all of the comforts of a full-size stroller, but with the convenience of a lightweight!

On to the fun part…Want to win one?! Yeah, buddy!

Mandatory Entry:
You MUST be a Google Friend Connect follower and comment telling me that you're a follower. That’s it! Not too shabby for a fab prize like this!

Extra Entries (‘cause your tot belongs in this stroller!)
Like Freckleberry Finds on Facebook and comment with your Facebook name. (+1)

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Tweet up to THREE times daily using this text: “My kid’s gonna look fly in the @Kolcraft Contours Lite Stroller that I hope to #win from @freckleberrymom! #giveaway http://bit.ly/eLiNXK”. Comment with the permalink to your tweet. Make sure there's at least an hour in between tweets, pretty please! (+1 per tweet)

Grab my NEW button and leave me a link so I can find it! If you have my old one (the purple owl), you need to update it for this to count! (+3)

Grab the special Kolcraft Contours Lite Stroller Giveaway button and stick it on the main page of your blog. Leave me a link to check it out! (+3)

Blog about this post with a direct link pointing to this giveaway. Leave me a link so I can check it out! (+5)

Enter this giveaway into a linky (aside from my own). Leave me a link and the # on the list. You can find tons of giveaway linkies for each day of the week here and here. (+1 per linky entered)

Subscribe to Freckleberry Finds via email in the left hand sidebar (+1)

Vote for me on Picket Fence Blogs. The button is in the left hand sidebar. You can vote once a day! (+1 per vote)

Enter another one of my giveaways. When you comment on this post, tell me the comment number of your other giveaway entry. (+1 per giveaway)

Remember, you gotta be in it to win it! Good luck, Freckleberries!

The Fine Print

This giveaway ends April 28, 2011 at 11:59 PM CST. Any entries submitted after the contest ends will be deleted. Random.org will choose the winner, and I will announce the winner on my blog on April 29, 2011. I will email the winner as well. If chosen, you have 48 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen.
Make sure that you leave an additional comment for each additional entry! For example, if you tweeted twice today, make sure you comment back here two separate times with the two separate links.
*Disclosure: The review above is my own words and honest opinion. I did not receive a product in order to complete my review. By entering this contest, you release Freckleberry Finds of any liability.

The Great Cloth Diaper Change

By now I'm sure most of you cloth diapering mamas have heard about The Great Cloth Diaper Change and the attempt to set the Guinness World Record for most cloth diapers changed simultaneously. It's a great idea, and I can't wait to see how many diapers are actually changed!

Remember our great sponsor for the Fuzzi Bunz Mama Pads and Leslie's Boutique Wet Bag giveaway, Circle Me? Well, they need your help! They are hosting a portion of The Great Cloth Diaper Change at their store, but are in need of a supervisor. Guinness requires that this person know about cloth diapers (like the difference between AIOs, Pockets, etc.) and have NO previous affiliation with Circle Me. So if you are in the Lincoln/Omaha, Nebraska area and would like to be a part of cloth diaper history, please get in touch with them! You can email them at info at circleme dot me or get in touch with them via Twitter or Facebook.

If you're looking for your local site for The Great Cloth Diaper Change, just search for your location here.

Super-Duper Saturday Giveaway Link Up 3/26-4/1

It's that time again! Got giveaways? Wanna win some great stuff? Check it out on our giveaway linky!

Don't forget about my giveaways that I currently have running!

Baby Bond Nursing Sash and Cover (3/28)

Purex Complete with Zout Laundry Detergent (4/5) (2 WINNERS on this one!)

Alrighty, folks. Have at it! It'd be awesome if you tweeted about this linky so that we ALL can get some more exposure for our giveaways :). 

Look, Ma! New Blog Design!

I am so so SO tickled to announce the launch of my new blog design! My designer, Heather from Grey Bloom Designs and I have been working on it for weeks and weeks, and now it's all done! What do you think? I'm especially fond of the new logo, the Freckleberry Girl! I've also redone my Twitter to match the site a bit better. I loved my owls, but now I have a cohesive design that fits my name :).

Now that the blog design has launched, you know what that means---TONS of giveaways that I've been holding on to! Including...drumroll, please...

 A Kolcraft Contours Lite Stroller! 

This baby is awesome, and I can't wait to give one to a reader! 

Get those nimble giveaway fingers ready...there's even more to come! 

Purex Complete with Zout Review + Giveaway

I never knew how much I missed seeing green grass until little bitty blades started popping up in my yard this past week. I'm so happy that Spring is here, and that color will finally return to my yard and town! However, lush green grass plus a toddler and preschooler equals one thing and one thing only...grass stains. Spring time brings many a stain to my kids' clothing. Grass from playing outside, chocolate from ice cream while sitting on the front porch, you name it. Both of my kids are born in March, so the whole month seems like it's been a giant birthday party. Micah, my son, got a huge chocolate cake stain on a new shirt from shoveling cake into his mouth in ridiculously large quantities. I knew it wouldn't come out in the wash--but then I tried Purex Complete with Zout!

Purex has done it again! I washed the shirt with the chocolate stain using Purex Complete with Zout, and sure enough, that chocolate stain was history! I recieved Purex Complete with Zout in the free and clear formula, so I've also been using it on Micah's cloth diapers with great success! Granted, he doesn't have especially sensitive skin, so you may want to use discretion with your detergents :). Purex Complete with Zout is so special because it has the pretreater already in the detergent, so there's no need to use a separate spray on those tough stains---your detergent will take care of them!

Not only that, but it works in BOTH regular washers AND High Efficiency Machines! And with prices starting at just $3.49, it's a totally affordable way to do laundry. Want to try it out? Head on over to Purex and score a FREE sample of Purex Complete with Zout! You can't beat free, right?

Want even more? Yep! TWO lucky Freckleberry Finds readers will win a full bottle of Purex Complete with Zout! 

Mandatory Entry:
Follow Freckleberry Finds via Google Friend Connect and leave me a comment with your email. That’s it!

Extra entries (‘cause free laundry supplies are awesome!)
-Like Freckleberry Finds on Facebook (+2)

-Follow Freckleberry Finds on Twitter (+2)

-Tweet up to 3 times daily using this text: “I entered to #WIN a bottle of @Purex Complete with Zout from @freckleberrymom! #giveaway http://bit.ly/haAXpD" Make sure there’s at least an hour in between tweets, pretty please! (+1 per tweet)

-Follow Purex on Twitter (+1)

-Follow Purex on Facebook and thank them for the giveaway at Freckleberry Finds! (+1)

-Grab my Button (right hand sidebar) and leave me a link so I can find it! (+3)

-Blog about this post with a direct link pointing to this giveaway. Leave me a link so I can check it out! (+5)

-Enter this giveaway in a linky (aside from my own). Leave me a link and the # on the list. (+3)

-Subscribe to Freckleberry Finds via email in the left hand sidebar (+1)

-Vote for me on Picket Fence Blogs. Button is in the left hand sidebar. You can vote once a day! (+1 per vote)

-Enter another one of my giveaways. When you comment on this post, tell me the comment number of your other giveaway entry. Only one giveaway, please! (+2 per giveaway)

The Fine Print

This giveaway ends April 5, 2011 at 11:59 PM CST. Any entries submitted after the contest ends will be deleted. Random.org will choose the winner, and I will announce the winner on my blog on April 6, 2011. I will email the winner as well. If chosen, you have 48 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen.
Make sure that you leave an additional comment for each additional entry! For example, if you tweeted twice today, make sure you comment back here two separate times with the two separate links.
*Disclosure: The review above is my own words and honest opinion. I received a product in order to complete my review as a part of the Purex Insider Program. I will ship the winners their voucher for a free full size bottle of Purex Complete with Zout. By entering this contest, you release Freckleberry Finds of any liability.

Bummas Review + Free Shipping for Spring!

I'm not an accomplished seamstress. Heck, I can hardly do cross stitch! So when other moms were able to whip up cute cloth wipes in no time, I was wildly jealous. I made do with cut up receiving blankets, and that did the trick until they started to unravel on me. I happened upon Bummas through other blogs, and knew that these wipes were going to be awesome!

I was right! Not only do they work well as cloth wipes, they also saved the day when we had an especially nasty sneeze from my 2 year old. As their website states, "Bummas are small soft, luxurious baby-sized cloths made especially for drying baby bottoms, as well as blocking those surprise squirts. And with a little douse of water, they can also replace wet wipes for clean up of sensitive bums. They are small enough to conveniently carry on the go and durable enough to wash over and over again and won’t pill shrink or fade."

I recieved Bummas in The Wild Ones colors. They are too cute! Fun colors never hurt one bit :). These wipes are the best out there! In celebration of the first day of Spring (I don't know about you, but I'm ecstatic that winter is over!), Bummas is offering FREE SHIPPING to the US & Canada on March 20th, 21st, and 22nd! Additionally, they're having FREE SHIPPING in honor of Earth Day, April 22nd! Head on over and check out their fantastic product and pick up a set for your little one! 

Freshly Picked - Artisan Edition

Congratulations to the lucky winner of Panstoria's Artisan Scrapbooking Software ... lovely!

I will be emailing you shortly to let you know that You've Been Picked. 

Don't forget about my other giveaway currently running! 

Baby Bond Nursing Sash and Cover (3/28)

Stay tuned, folks. Big changes are coming to Freckleberry Finds and I can't wait for you all to see them! Get geared up for tons of giveaways after the site redesign! 

Super-Duper Saturday Giveaway Link Up 3/19-3/25

It's the weekend! Yes! Want to win some stuff? Yes! Want to link your giveaway? YES! Then do it, dudes and dudettes.

Don't forget about my Baby Bond Nursing Sash giveaway! It's got low entries thus far, so go win it!



Y'know? Let's throw in a Twitter Linky while we're at it!



It'd be awesome if you tweeted about this hop so we can ALL get more views to our giveaways! Happy weekend, Freckleberries!

Freshly Picked - Purex Complete Crystals Edition

Congratulations to the lucky winners of the Purex Complete Crystals Fabric Softener giveaway! All FOUR of you!

ky2here
purplelover04
debijackson
Rachel

I will be emailing you four shortly to let you know that You've Been Picked by Freckleberry Finds! 

Don't forget about my other giveaways that are currently running:

Artisan Scrapbooking Software (3/18)

Baby Bond Nursing Sash and Cover (3/28)

There's lots of changes and big things in store for Freckleberry Finds in the coming week(s)! A total blog redesign will be coming soon, and once that launches, we are launching a giveaway that you will NOT want to miss. Want a hint? Think four wheels, a snack tray, and long walks. Get EXCITED!

Baby Bond Review + Giveaway

Breastfeeding. It’s an adventure, for sure. From getting a good latch to creating and being totally dependent on a fort made of pillows to prop up your baby, there’s enough to worry about. But wait. You have to go out in public, right? If you want to keep your sanity, you do. So how does baby eat in public? You could buy a nursing cover, and give it a go. That’s what I did for Micah. It worked alright, in the sense that I didn’t feel like a milk cow at the dinner table at the Olive Garden, but I could tell he never liked being blanketed while eating. I wouldn’t want to eat my fettuccine underneath a sheet, either, kid. But what else is there? I am all for modesty, and I’m also all for feeding your baby wherever you are. If baby needs to eat, I’m not going to the bathroom stall to feed him! That’s what the folks at Baby Bond set out to remedy, and by golly, they’ve done it!

Check out that 31 week belly!

Baby Bond is a nursing sash that keeps you covered, but not baby. Feeding is discreet, but you are still able to maintain eye contact with your little one, and he or she isn’t sweltering underneath a cover. It comes in three different styles: Original, Flex, and Couture. I received a Baby Bond Couture in Riviera, and let me tell you, this product is absolutely fabulous. I immediately tried it on, and fell in love. The fantastic thing about the Couture model is that it isn’t sized---that means a perfect fit every time. I was nervous about getting a good fit since I’d be picking my model while still pregnant, so this is a great solution! The couture is great in that it can be used as a belly cover OR a cover to nurse from the top of your shirt.

Buy it: You can buy Baby Bond for $35. Baby Bond has offered Freckleberry Finds readers 25% off of their order! Enter FRECKLE at check out! 

Want one? How couldn’t you?! Baby Bond has generously offered one lucky Freckleberry Finds winner a Baby Bond of their choice!

Mandatory Entry:
Follow Freckleberry Finds via Google Friend Connect and leave me a comment with your email. That’s it!

Extra entries (‘cause you're going for the gold!)
-Like Freckleberry Finds on Facebook (+2)

-Follow Freckleberry Finds on Twitter (+2)

-Tweet up to 3 times daily using this text: “I entered to #WIN a @BabyBond nursing sash from @freckleberrymom! Nurse discreetly, still see baby! #giveaway http://bit.ly/fxWoEE" Make sure there’s at least an hour in between tweets, pretty please! (+1 per tweet)

-Follow Baby Bond on Twitter (+1)

-Follow Baby Bond on Facebook and thank them for the giveaway at Freckleberry Finds! (+1)

-Grab my Button and leave me a link so I can find it! (+3)

-Blog about this post with a direct link pointing to this giveaway. Leave me a link so I can check it out! (+5)

-Enter this giveaway in a linky (aside from my own). Leave me a link and the # on the list. (+3)

-Subscribe to Freckleberry Finds via email in the left hand sidebar (+1)

-Vote for me on Picket Fence Blogs. Button is in the left hand sidebar. You can vote once a day! (+1 per vote)

-Enter another one of my giveaways. When you comment on this post, tell me the comment number of your other giveaway entry. Only one giveaway, please! (+2 per giveaway)

The Fine Print

This giveaway ends March 28, 2011 at 11:59 PM CST. Any entries submitted after the contest ends will be deleted. Random.org will choose the winner, and I will announce the winner on my blog on March 29, 2011. I will email the winner as well. If chosen, you have 48 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen.
Make sure that you leave an additional comment for each additional entry! For example, if you tweeted twice today, make sure you comment back here two separate times with the two separate links.
*Disclosure: The review above is my own words and honest opinion. I received a product in order to complete my review. Baby Bond will ship the winner their prize. By entering this contest, you release Freckleberry Finds of any liability.

I Heart Maternity Guest Post!

Goooooood morning, Freckleberries! Check out my guest post over at I Heart Maternity today! Read about my fears and hesitations about cloth diapering, and how I finally took the plunge. On the fence about cloth? Need a pep talk? This blog's for you!

Super-Duper Saturday Giveaway Link up 3/12-3/18

I'll keep this short and sweet since I have family in town (yay!). Here's the link up! I'd love it if you retweeted this linky (little bitty button at the bottom of the post).

Be sure to check out my current giveaways!

Purex Complete Crystals Fabric Softener FOUR WINNERS! (3/14)

Artisan Scrapbooking Software (3/18)

Freshly Picked - Daisy Petal Designs and Littlest Blooms Edition

Congratulations to lucky comment number 47 ... Amy! You just won a pair of Vintage Glamour Earrings from Daisy Petal Designs! 

and another big congratulations to lucky comment number 3 ... Ani Hearts Japan! You just won a handcrafted child's headband from Littlest Blooms! 

I will be emailing you both shortly to let you know that You've Been Picked by Freckleberry Finds! 

Thanks so very much for entering, everyone! If you didn't win, don't fret! You can still buy fantastic jewelry, headbands, and other gorgeous accessories from Littlest Blooms and Daisy Petal Designs! 

Don't forget about the other two giveaways that are currently running here at Freckleberry Finds!

Purex Complete Crystals Fabric Softener FOUR WINNERS! (3/14)

Artisan Scrapbooking Software (3/18)

and coming up early next week we have ... 

Baby Bond! You will NOT want to miss this one...this is seriously a fantastic product! 

Deals and Steals!

Time for some deals and steals! Who doesn't like to save money? I don't know of a single person, so let's all snag some coupons and great savings!

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New Furniture ... Drool.

So we live in a house with a gargantuan living room. I love the space, but our single couch and chair are not cutting it anymore. Just this weekend, my mother-in-law and her boyfriend came over to visit, and we simply didn't have enough seating for everyone. So off to Become I go to lust over some new furniture!

First, I browsed through their sectionals. I really would love a sectional, in that it doesn't take up the space of a couch AND a loveseat, but you get the extra seating! I love the modern look that they have, and you just can't go wrong with a modern, sleek sectional, if you ask me! Throw in a functional lift top coffee table, and you're set to go! Another major bummer about our 1960s house is that there is one...count it, ONE light fixture in the corner. For a huge space! Evidently, lamps were the go-to lighting fixture back then, which is okay with me as long as I can have ones as cute as these Candice Olson designs! Love 'em.

Then I found what would take a lot of convincing for the hubby, but I would LOVE more than anything. I've got a bold decorating taste, and found this zebra print wallpaper. C'mon...how adorable would a nursery be with pink accents and a wall of zebra? Very diva!

What is your dream living room like? Modern? French country? Oversized and comfy?

Winter, Be Gone!

Are you as sick of winter as I am? Probably. I'm pretty dang sick of it. I'm a native South Texan, and "winter" down there is two months of 40-50 degree weather, then March comes and it's Spring time! Not so in rural Nebraska. Winter is brutal. Even though locals and family members that are native Nebraskans are telling me this was a mild winter, I basically dream about flip flops and fresh fruit in the back yard on a minutely basis. The whimsical novelty of snowfall has worn off, and I'm just over the cold.

Unfortunately, kids and their energy levels don't get that the wind chill is in the negatives. They want to play in the snow, and they want to do it NOW! That means half an hour of bundling up, looking for the one lost glove (they ALWAYS get lost, don't they?!), and making sure everyone wont get frost bite if we go romp in the yard. Half an hour of bundling for about 15 minutes of play. Somehow, that equation wasn't sounding too appealing this morning. I tried to stall them, I really did. We even PAINTED. Do you know how much mess is involved with an almost 4 year-old and almost 2 year-old using tempera paint? I was willing to go the distance to avoid outside play. I know, horrible mom award right here.

Then it hit me. Don't take the kids to the snow--bring the snow to the kids! So I rounded up my biggest tupperware container, and ventured a whopping 4 feet from my front door. I filled that sucker up and brought it in. This was the result.

Those smiles are enough to melt my cold winter-hating heart. Also, note the green tempera paint in Micah's hair. See? I told you we painted!

So today the score is Mom, 1 - Winter, 0.

13 days, 5 hours until Spring. But who's counting?

Super-Duper Saturday Giveaway Link Up 3/5-3/12

It's that time again! Link up your giveaways and check out what else is out there! Don't forget to enter my giveaways that I have going right now!

Handcrafted Children's Headband OR Vintage Glamour Earrings for Mom TWO WINNERS! (3/10)

Purex Complete Crystals Fabric Softener FOUR WINNERS! (3/14)

Artisan Scrapbooking Software (3/18)

Artisan Scrapbooking Software - Review + Giveaway

I’d like to think I’m a crafty person. Really! I like to doodle and get a little creative. I can glue sequins and sprinkle glitter with the best of them. The only problem is time. It always comes down to not enough time. I can’t even begin to count the pictures that I have just sitting in folders on my computer, waiting to be uploaded, printed, picked up from the drug store, and then scrapbooked. I loved to scrapbook before I had kids, and could happily sit at my kitchen table until the wee hours of the morning until my fingers started to stick together from the residue of those little sticky dots used to affix photos. But now, sleep supercedes all other extracurricular activities. I still want to treasure those memories and display photos from holidays, special events, and birthdays, but I just don’t have the time or energy to do it anymore.

Then suddenly, like a knight in shining armor, Panstoria creates this absolutely fantastic photo editing and scrapbooking program called Artisan. Let me tell you, this program is absolutely stellar! I literally created a 25 page scrapbook in about 10 minutes using the Auto Populate feature combined with pre-designed pages. I can share it to Facebook, print it out at home, or have it professionally printed if I prefer. It is so incredibly user-friendly, and it has features that work similar to real life. Don’t like that embellishment there? Delete it! Want it moved over a smidge? Just slide it on over! What’s even better is that there’s no sticky glue residue left on your pictures! Here’s a screen shot of me working on my scrapbook:

And if you don't read a smidge of my review, just watch this video! It's only a minute out of your life and it shows you how dang easy it is to use Artisan!

Want to experience the ease of Artisan? You can buy it for $39.95 at Panstoria. Use the code SCRAPPIN to get 20% off! That's an exclusive code just for you, Freckleberries!


Want to WIN a copy?! Well lucky you! One Freckleberry Finds reader will win a full copy of the Artisan software! That's a retail value of $39.95! 

Mandatory Entry: Follow my blog via Google Friend Connect and leave a comment saying you’re a follower. That’s it! Easy peasy!

Extra entries (‘cause you really want to win!)

-Like Freckleberry Finds on Facebook (+1)

-Follow Freckleberry Finds on Twitter (+1)

-Like Panstoria on Facebook and thank them for the giveaway at Freckleberry Finds (+1)

-Tweet up to 3 times a day using this text: “I entered to #WIN Artisan, the best scrapbooking software on the market from @freckleberrymom! #giveaway http://bit.ly/gZvd8C”. Make sure there’s an hour in between tweets, pretty please! (+1 per tweet)

-Subscribe to Freckleberry Finds via email in the left hand sidebar (+1)

-Vote for me on Picket Fence Blogs. The button is in the left hand sidebar. You can vote once a day! (+1 per vote)

-Enter another one of my giveaways. When you comment on this post, tell me the comment number of your other giveaway entry. Only one giveaway, please! (+2 per giveaway)

-Grab my button and leave me a link so I can find it! (+3)

-Blog about this post and include a direct link pointing to this giveaway. Leave me a link so I can check it out! (+5)

The Fine Print

This giveaway ends March 18, 2011 at 11:59 PM CST. Any entries submitted after the contest ends will be deleted. Random.org will choose the winner, and I will announce the winner on my blog on March 19, 2011. I will email the winner as well. If chosen, you have 48 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen.
Make sure that you leave an additional comment for each additional entry! For example, if you tweeted twice today, make sure you comment back here two separate times with the two separate links.
*Disclosure: The review above is my own words and honest opinion. I was given a product for the purpose of review. Panstoria will give the winner an activation code for their full copy of Artisan 4.0. By entering this contest, you release Freckleberry Finds of any liability.

Freshly Picked - FuzziBunz and Leslie's Boutique Edition

Congratulations to lucky comment number 134...Maybelline ~ Naturalmente Mamá!
You just won a 3 pack of FuzziBunz Mama Pads and a Leslie's Boutique Wet Bag from circle ME!


I will be emailing you shortly to let you know that You've Been Picked by Freckleberry Finds!

Thanks so much for entering, everyone! Don't forget about the great giveaways I have going on right now! Want a little sneak peek into what's coming up around the corner?

Get excited!! That's just a little teeny bit of what is to come! 

Freshly Picked - My Emmy Baby Edition

Congratulations to comment number 103...Shannon!

You just won a custom made St. Patrick's Day or Easter Tee for your little one from My Emmy Baby!

I will be emailing you shortly to let you know that You've Been Picked by Freckleberry Finds!

Thank you to everyone who entered! Be sure to check out My Emmy Baby and take a peek at all of the fantastic designs she has available for your little ones. From personalized birthday shirts to big brother/big sister shirts, she's got it all! I'm a happy customer of hers, and I know you will be, too :). 

Don't forget to check out my other giveaways that I have going on right now! There's something BIG coming up, too...you will NOT want to miss out!

FuzziBunz Mama Pads AND Wet Bag (3/2)

Handcrafted Children's Headband OR Vintage Glamour Earrings for Mom TWO WINNERS! (3/10)

Purex Complete Crystals Fabric Softener FOUR WINNERS! (3/14)