Honey Bunches of Oats Tropical Blends Giveaway Winners

Thank you to everyone who entered! Now, for the winners. 

Congratulations to: 

Comment #3, June L 

Comment #1, Jenna Wood 

Comment #7, Alycia 

Thanks again!

Honey Bunches of Oats Tropical Blends Review & Giveaway *CLOSED*

We are big cereal eaters in this household, so I was happy to get to try out the new Honey Bunches of Oats Tropical Blends cereal. It was a tasty blend of mango & coconut - we loved it! Even Blake thought it was pretty good. And it's healthy, too. Obviously it's great for breakfast, but I loved having it as a snack as well!

 

Not only am I giving away 3 boxes of Honey Bunches of Oats, but right now you can also enter to win some fabulous prizes in the Tropical Trio Sweepstakes 

. One lucky winner will receive a 4 night stay at the Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach for 2 people! 5 others will win a year's supply of Purex Natural Elements Tropical Splash Detergent & Honey Bunches of Oats Tropical Blends. Plus, 100 more will win coupons for FREE Purex Natural Elements Tropical Splash Detergent & Honey Bunches of Oats Tropical Blends! Hurry over here to enter to win!

Now, for my giveaway. Three lucky winners will receive a coupon for a FREE box of Honey Bunches of Oats!

To Enter:

1. Head over here & browse all of the Honey Bunches of Oats flavors. Leave me a comment letting me know which is your favorite, or which you'd most like to try. (Mandatory).

2. Enter the Tropical Trio Sweepstakes & leave me a comment letting me know you did. (Optional).

3. Become a public follower of my blog, or let me know that you already are! (Optional).

Also, don't forget to visit the Honey Bunches of Oats Facebook page and follow them on Twitter!

This will be a super quick giveaway. It will remain open until March 14, so hurry & enter now! Just please make sure you leave a separate comment for each entry, and that I have some way to contact you. Either through your profile or leave your email in your comment.

Thanks & good luck!

Post provided a free sample of their Honey Bunches of Oats Tropical Blends for me to review. However, all thoughts & opinions expressed here are 100% my own.

Hello Kitty Party Planning

 It's that time of year again... birthday parties! Morgan's birthday was yesterday and Layla's is next month. Morgie's party is next Sunday, a week from today. And I have nothing ready. Nothing. Baseball and soccer started this week and I've been busy with school. So that mean's now I have to get everything done this week. Yikes! This is most of what I have so far, but I still need more. She LOVES Hello Kitty so it was a pretty easy decision in choosing her theme this year. 

 I'm doing pink & red as her colors, so these Valentine's M&M's were perfect. Plus the fact that I got two of them for $.09 each didn't hurt!

 The Target clearance section has been good to me this year. Everything here except the Hello Kitty rings & bracelets were 90% off post Valentine's Day. The red glittery bags will be her goody bags, I just need to Hello Kitty them up a bit. The two boxes of Valentine's I bought for their contents. The one on the left has squishy hearts and the Hello Kitty one has notepads. I'm going to take them out & put in the bags.

 These wooden Hello Kitties came from Hobby Lobby & Joann. I'm going to color them and use them somehow for decoration. 

 This wreath is another Target Valentine's clearance bargain. I'm going to make it Hello Kitty, too. And the heart picks came from the Dollar Tree.

 I raided my party stash for whatever I had that might match, and this is what I found. Not sure if it will be used or not. The gingham thing above is a table cloth.

 Even more Target clearance goodies. Tissue papers for pom poms & wrapping paper for her gifts.

Now I know these napkins don't really match the red, pink & hearts theme we have going on, but they were on clearance at Party City for $.50 each. The straws I found at Michaels, the Hello Kitties are from her collection, the plates from Target and the bone cookie cutter will become a Hello Kitty bow cookie. 

Ugh, so much to do! We have two baseball games this week and I have a big test in Anatomy Tuesday. I hope I can get it all done. 

Linked to: Get Your Craft On at Today's Creative Blog

Publix Gift Card Winner

Thank you to all those who entered the $25 Publix gift card giveaway! I wish I could give one to all of you, but since I can't, I'll go ahead and announce the winner.

Congratulations to comment #9, Kaity Storer! Sadly, I've got no way to contact you, so I hope you see this! If not, I'll have to choose another winner, so please get back with me ASAP!

 

L'Oréal Paris Magic Skin BB Cream Review

If you ever watch tv or read magazines, you've probably seen or heard a lot of talk about BB creams lately. I know I have. But I didn't really know anything about them. Then I got the chance to try out L'Oreal Paris Magic Skin Beautifier BB Cream. And I really like it!

My skin is far from perfect, and this really helped to even out my complexion. It wasn't greasy and it went on smooth. It dispenses a white color, but when you apply it to your skin, it changes to a soft flesh color. I used it under my foundation, but if you don't have all the skin issues I do, you probably wouldn't need any foundation. I also like that it kept my skin nice & hydrated, thanks to ingredients like Panthenol, Vitamin E & Glycerin. It hasn't been cold in Florida, but the air has been dry so dry skin has been somewhat of an issue. 

If you've been thinking about trying a BB cream, go for it! I was very happy with this product. 

You can find L'Oreal Paris Magic Skin Beautifier BB Cream at mass food & drug retailers nationwide and it comes in 4 shades.

I received a complimentary product from SheSpeaks/L'Oréal to facilitate this review, however thoughts & opinions expressed are 100% my own.

Vacation Finds

One good thing about having a husband who enjoys antiques as much as I do, is that we can go junkin on vacation! Plus we usually find better deals on things he likes, especially old farm equipment. There seems to be way more of those types of things up in North Carolina than down here in Florida. I did forget to include his treasures in this photo however! These are my finds from our December trip to North Carolina & Georgia. Minus my ornaments.

I had already packed them away when I took the photos for this post, but you can see the ornaments I found in this Instagram photo. I never find vintage ornaments here. I found one at the thrift store once, and it's since been shattered. And I picked up two single ones at an event downtown, but I really don't ever find the full boxes like this, at least not at a good price. I found these at an antique shop in Georgia 50% off.

I love old bottles, especially the colored ones. I found this purple one at an antique shop in North Carolina. 

I'm always looking to add to my insulator collection, especially when they are only a dollar or two.

I typically don't buy Pyrex at an antique store, because let's face it, they are usually very expensive. But we stopped at this junky looking flea market type thing and I found this Pyrex mug for $.25. Sold.

I have been wanting a vintage sale for quite some time, but they are usually out of my price range. This happens to be a postal scale, not a kitchen scale, but I like it and the price was right. 

This is stamped in to the bottom of the scale. I did some researching via Google and found other scales by this company, but not this one. The only thing I could find was a text article that mentioned it. Could it really be this old?

I think I'm going to hang this old xylophone on the wall. Possibly near the abacus, if I ever get around to hanging it.

It's made of wood, not plastic, and the date says 1964.

This old milk crate was only $6 and was begging me to take it home. So I did.

It has slots inside for all the milk bottles, so it doesn't work too well for storage, but it found a home on top of my refrigerator, along with my Kromex collection & a Pepsi crate from my husbands home town.

Another thing I hardly ever find is quilts. I mean, yea, I find them in shops sometimes, but they are SO expensive. I only have 3 in my collection, and one of them is probably a cutter. And while this one here isn't a quilt, just the top, I fell in love with the colors.

Who doesn't love red & aqua?

Just a close up of the stitching on the back.

What about you, have you found anything good lately?

Linked to: Market Yourself Monday at Sumo's Sweet Stuff, Creative Bloggers Party & Hop at Homemaker on a Dime, Thrift Share Monday at Apron Thrift Girl, Thrifted at Young Heart

Publix Italian Days & Publix Gift Card Giveaway

If you live in the south, then you're probably familiar with Publix. And if you aren't then you don't know what you're missing! It just happens to be my favorite grocery store. And every February, they have a huge sale called Italian Days. It's THE time of year to stock up on all your Italian needs. From pasta, to tomatoes and even canned vegetables. They always have fabulous sales on these items, lots of BOGOs and coupons. Speaking of coupons, you can print some here as well as enter to win a $100 Publix gift card.

This year I stocked up on lots of Mueller's pasta and Hunt's tomatoes. We should be pretty well stocked for awhile. 

Now, how would you like to win a $25 gift card to Publix? 

To Enter:
1. What is your favorite Italian dish to prepare? (Mandatory).
2. Become a public follower of my blog, or let me know that you already are. (Optional).

Please make sure you leave a separate comment for each entry and that I have some way to contact you. Either through your profile, or leave your email in your comment. Giveaway will remain open until 3/1/13. 

Thanks & good luck!

The information, products and General Mills gift pack were provided by General Mills and Publix® through MyBlogSpark.