Giveaways

Eternal Girl Hand Drawn Necklace Review & Giveaway! Ends 3/15/14

February 15, 2014 by Wendy Rose — 31 Comments

Eternal Girl is an Etsy shop specializing in handmade jewelry and greeting cards. Julia, the owner/creator, lovingly hand draws all of the designs herself.

Nearly all of her pieces — including necklaces, rings, and earrings — are inspired by henna and Mehndi art. Flowers, butterflies, hearts, and celestial designs are the most common themes featured. She also accepts custom orders and can tweak her designs to give you a truly one of a kind piece of jewelry.

When I first looked through her shop, I was immediately drawn to the rose pendant (of course!). Since she does custom work, I asked if she could maybe add 2 (little) rosebuds to the design. 😉 She happily obliged and I LOVE the finished product! [read more…]

Lalabu Soothe Shirt Review & Giveaway

February 12, 2014 by Wendy Rose — 35 Comments

I was recently contacted by the founder of a great company called Lalabu. She was wondering if I’d be interested in reviewing an innovative new product for moms — the Soothe Shirt.

The Soothe Shirt is a clever, simpler alternative to traditional baby-wearing, uh… contraptions. There are no straps, ties, or buckles — you simply wear it as you would any other shirt. So easy! It has a has a snug yet stretchable fit, with a pouch in the front that effortlessly holds your little one against your chest. There’s also a built-in nursing bra for breastfeeding.

The Soothe Shirt is designed to hold babies up to 15 pounds, but you can continue to use the shirt the entire time you breastfeed. [read more…]

Adventure Trunk February 2014 Review & Giveaway! Ends 3/10/14

February 9, 2014 by Wendy Rose — 29 Comments

Adventure Trunk is a brand new subscription box geared towards younger kiddos (age 2 to 4). Each box contains 12 different hands-on activities that are approved by a certified elementary education teacher. The activities will focus on math, reading, and art, with one activity dedicated to each area per week. Every month will feature a different kid-friendly theme that the activities will be based on.

Activities included will range from art projects, to stories, sensory activities, puzzles, and more. Every box will also include an “Explorer” booklet, which serves as your “lesson plans” for the month. It details how each activity is to be completed, as well as how to tweak them to match your child’s skill level. The booklet also has a “suggested reading” list that goes along with the theme and ideas for non-box related activities to do in addition to the ones in the box.

I was recently sent the debut Adventure Trunk — The Ocean! [read more…]

HauteLegs Review & Giveaway

February 7, 2014 by Wendy Rose — 20 Comments

HauteLegs is a monthly subscription service that features the season’s hottest tights and leggings. Each month, you choose 2 of your favorite styles from their customized boutique. They’ll send you those two items, as well as a third “featured item” for that month (along with tips on how to style them). You can also choose to have just 2 pair sent to you — one you choose, and the other the featured item chosen by HauteLegs.

When you initially sign up, you actually get to choose all of the selections yourself for that first month. So if you sign up for 3 pair/month, you’ll get to choose all 3. It’s not until the second month that they introduce the featured item.

HauteLegs is $36 for 3 pair, or $28 for 2. Shipping is always included.

I pretty much live in tights and leggings, so I was super excited when HauteLegs offered to send me a package to review. Yay! [read more…]

Peter Rabbit Organics Review & Giveaway! Ends 2/28

February 5, 2014 by Wendy Rose — 39 Comments

When I first learned that I was pregnant, I totally envisioned myself lovingly cooking (er, steaming) up homemade purees for my baby… Going to the farmer’s market, buying fresh organic produce… Only the best for my little rosebud, right? Well, that was until I was informed that my single “rosebud” was actually two “rosebuds“. And homemade purees, well… they didn’t seem quite as magical.

Thankfully, brands like Peter Rabbit Organics made for a damn good Plan B.

Peter Rabbit’s fruit and veggie pouches are all made with 100% organic ingredients. They contain no added sugar, salt, or artificial preservatives — just yummy blends of fruits and vegetables. Lemon juice is the only “extra” ingredient, used to help preserve flavor and freshness.

My girls LOVED these pouches and the samples that were provided were devoured in no time. [read more…]

Tea Sparrow January Review, Discount & Giveaway! Ends 2/16

January 29, 2014 by Wendy Rose — 23 Comments

Tea Sparrow is a subscription service for — you guessed it — loose leaf teas. The Tea Sparrow team diligently samples various blends from around the globe. When they find their favorites, they pack ’em up and send them along to their lucky subscribers.

Every month you’ll receive four pouches of hand-selected teas — enough to make up to 35 cups. Subscriptions are $20/month (less with longer commitments) with free shipping to the continental US and Canada. There’s also an option to pause/restart your sub whenever you’d like.

Tea Sparrow kindly sent me January’s box o’ tea to review. This month’s selections were all about new year’s resolutions and included teas with key ingredients that help keep you healthy. Let’s checka-check it out! [read more…]

Nibblr Snack Box Review and (4 Box!) Giveaway! Ends 2/10/14

January 23, 2014 by Wendy Rose — 32 Comments

Nibblr is a new snack subscription that offers a variety of portion-controlled snacks delivered to your door weekly, bi-weekly, or once a month (it’s up to you!). They currently have over 50 different snack mixes, ranging from fruit & nut blends, to “feel good sweets”, to more savory choices.

Nibblr offers a cool rating system on their site so that you can choose which types of snacks you’d most like to try, as well as which ones you just wanna avoid altogether. I used the system to weed out all of the non-vegan snacks, and it totally worked! All of the snacks I received were ones that I had rated “Love It”. (The non-vegan ones were rated with “No Thanks”.) You can also view and rate snacks based on their calorie content (under 150 calories vs. over). Neat!

So let’s take a look at what vegan-friendly snacks I received! [read more…]

Sjaak’s Organic Chocolates Review & Giveaway! Ends 2/3/14

January 20, 2014 by Wendy Rose — 42 Comments

Sjaak’s Organic Chocolates is a family-owned business that’s dedicated to producing awesome, high quality confections while maintaining socially responsible practices. All of Sjaak’s handcrafted treats are created with organic, non-GMO ingredients. They also support fair trade practices and promote a positive work environment.

Jacques and Pam, the husband and wife team behind Sjaak’s, are longtime vegetarians. This is important to note, because in addition to their line of “traditional” confections, they also offer a full line of 100% vegan chocolates for their non-dairy eatin’ customers. (Like me!) 🙂

Sjaak’s was kind enough to send me some of their vegan chocolates to review and I was beyond excited the day the little brown box of goodies arrived on my doorstep. I could not WAIT to open it up and sample all of the vegan-y goodness that awaited inside! [read more…]

Emmy’s Organics Vegan Macaroon Review & Giveaway! Ends 1/31/14

January 15, 2014 by Wendy Rose — 31 Comments

I was recently given a generous (and delicious!) opportunity to sample some vegan macaroons from Emmy’s Organics. I had actually heard of them for a while now, but have yet to try them myself. So, as a longtime vegan and an even longer time fan of snacks in general, I was beyond excited when these little treats arrived at my doorstep.

Emmy’s macaroons are not only vegan, but also 100% gluten-free and made with raw, non-GMO ingredients. Awesome!

Okay, let’s talk about flavors… There’s 7 of ’em: Mint Chip, Choco Chili, Lemon Ginger, Dark Cacao, Coconut Vanilla, Chai Spice, and Choco Orange. They also currently have a limited edition flavor — Mocha! Mmmm!

I was lucky enough to be able to sample each of the flavors and they were all a-maaazing! [read more…]

Caffe Borsa Coffee Review & Giveaway! Ends 1/27/14

January 8, 2014 by Wendy Rose — 13 Comments

I was recently given an opportunity to review an innovative new coffee product — Caffe Borsa Hand Drip Coffee Packets! I love me some coffee, so I happily accepted their offer. (They’re also letting me host a giveaway for my readers — woohoo!)

Caffe Borsa’s Hand Drip Coffee is a neat alternative to instant coffee — it’s portable, convenient, eco-friendly and actually tastes good too! Each packet is basically its own little brewing system. You simply open it up, attach it to your mug, fill with hot water, and bam! — Fresh coffee!

I’ll be honest, I’m a K-cup addict and LOVE my Keurig. However, I totally would have taken these to work back in my proofreading days. (We had godawful vending machine coffee and it was beyond bad.) Since I’m not currently a workin’ woman, I think I’m going to bring a few of these over to my non-coffee drinkin’ sister’s house to stash there for when I have a coffee craving. They’d also be great for camping and traveling… Or any situation that lacks decent coffee.

Alright, so I tried the packets out for the first time the other day and decided to take photos of the process. Aaaand… here they are! (Forgive my chipped nail polish and dry skin — my hands weren’t exactly prepared for this particular photoshoot. 😉 ) [read more…]

Holiday Giveaway #2 (Better late than never!)

December 26, 2013 by Wendy Rose — 20 Comments

Okay, so I totally slacked on the whole “holiday giveaway” thing. I’ll just do one more and call it a day. I’ll try to be more organized next year. No promises. 😉

This one is for snacks. Everyone likes snacks, yes? I tried to included a variety of different things… Something for everyone! Woo!

Giveaway #2!

The Snack Box! [read more…]

Matilda Jane Holiday Clothing Review & Giveaway! Ends 1/6.

December 17, 2013 by Wendy Rose — 51 Comments

I was recently contacted by Matilda Jane to see if I would be interested in reviewing some of their pieces for the holidays. Well, heck yes, I was interested! I love getting to play dress-up with the girls. 🙂

This was actually my second experience with Matilda Jane. I was first introduced to their line back in September, when they had me review some pieces from their Paint by Numbers collection. So cute!

If you’re new to them, Matilda Jane Clothing is a mom-owned company that specializes in uniquely designed girl’s clothing and accessories. Their collections are fun, whimsical, and sized to fit everyone from babies to mommas.

Matilda Jane was nice enough to send me two outfits this time. One for each of my girls. Awesome! [read more…]

Holiday Giveaway #1 – Ends 12/30/13

December 11, 2013 by Wendy Rose — 25 Comments

Okay, I’ve gone through my “stash of stuff” and found lotsa great things (mostly from sub boxes) that I’m going to pass along to some lucky winners!

I’m not 100% sure how many giveaways there will be, or how often I’ll post them… So just keep checking back to see if I’ve gotten my sh-t together. (I figured I should censor myself, it being the holidays n’ all.) 😉

So without further ado…
Here’s Giveaway #1!

THE “BABY” BOX! [read more…]

Holiday Giveaway Announcement!

December 10, 2013 by Wendy Rose — 1 Comment

I’m way behind in all things “Christmas” this year (I blame the late Thanksgiving — daaamn you!), so it only makes sense that I’m late with my holiday giveaway too. Eh, what can ya do. Ooh, I rhymed.

So yeah… It’s coming. After I figure out the prizes. And the contest duration. And the amount of contests. And the end dates. You know, just the minor details. 😉

Stay tuned!

MunchPak Review, Discount Code & Giveaway! Ends 12/9!

November 15, 2013 by Wendy Rose — 13 Comments

Hey kids, there’s a new snack box in town! Hurrah!

MunchPak just launched today and is offering an awesome discount on your first box — ONLY valid for the next 24 hours! (More on that later!)

What is MunchPak, you say? Simply put, it’s a monthly box of snacks from around the world, delivered right to your door (well, mailbox). You can expect to receive goodies from Japan, Canada, Australia, Sweden, and other snack-producing countries. 😉

I was lucky enough to win a box on the MunchPak Facebook page, so I got to preview the box before today’s launch. Woo! Let’s see what I got, shall we? [read more…]

The Snack Box! [read more…]

THE “BABY” BOX! [read more…]

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