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18X24 Poster Giveaway

September 17, 2009 29 Comments

Uprinting is the place to go for high quality poster printing and for all your other online printing needs.

This week you have a chance to win an 18X24 Poster, and all shipping fees will be paid for by Uprinting!

There are so many ways you could use this prize. You could get a poster made of your favorite family portrait or photo of your child. I saw an example where someone took their child’s baseball card photo and had a poster made of it. That would be perfect for a kid’s sports themed room! And you could always use your favorite landscape or nature photos to create a fabulous piece of wall art.

Personally I would like to get a poster print of my favorite wedding photos or one of our vacation photos.

This Giveaway is Closed. Thanks for participating!

-Jerri


Filed Under: Giveaways, Sponsors

Hand Stamped Jewelry Giveaway from RHB Designs

September 16, 2009 207 Comments
I am absolutely in love with hand stamped jewelry! It’s so creative, unique, and personal. So I’m overjoyed to present to you the latest giveaway here at Simply Sweet Home.

RHB Designs offers gorgeous hand stamped jewelry that is both meaningful and affordable. They carry copper and silver pendants paired with charms, swarovski crystals, pearls, and other lovely embellishments. And the variety of designs and styles available is just remarkable. There’s definitely something for everyone here!

Rosalynn at RHB Designs is offering a $25 gift certificate for her shop to one Simply Sweet Home Reader.


This giveaway is now closed. Thanks to RHB Designs for sponsoring, and thanks to all of our participants!

-Jerri


Filed Under: Giveaways, Sponsors

Blog Hoppin’ Tuesday: Show Off Your Art

September 14, 2009 5 Comments
This week’s blog hop theme is “Show Off Your Art.” Well, I’m no artist. But my stepmother is. Last year at Christmas time, she painted a portait for each of us. I personally love landscapes and country home pictures. I especially love the work of Thomas Kinkade. So when Donna asked me what kind of picture I’d like to have painted, so I showed her some of my favorite Thomas Kinkade photos from an old calendar I had.

I chose one of my favorites, and she used it as a model to paint me a picture. And this was her finished product. It looks very lovely in our living room.

Another thing that makes this portrait special is the frame around it. My dad’s not an artist either, but he’s great fix-it man and builder (not to mention, a great cook…but that’s another story). So my dad actually built the frames to go around all the canvases. Great Job, Dad!


My dad also made some awesome birdhouses for all of us, which Donna painted. I’ll definitely share those with you in the future, as well as some more of Donna’s work.

-Jerri

MckLinky Blog Hop

Filed Under: Blog Hoppin' Tuesday

Chicken Tetrazzini

September 14, 2009 7 Comments
To kick off blogiversary celebration, I’m sharing one of my favorite pastas. This chicken tetrazzini is very creamy and very yummy! And it’s a great recipe to try when you need to throw something together fairly quickly. Serve with a salad and bread, and you’ve got yourself a gourmet meal.

Recipe for Chicken Tetrazzini
Ingredients
spaghetti noodles
2 cups chopped chicken
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
3 tablespoons butter (I left this out, and added extra sour cream)
1 tsp minced garlic
salt/pepper

Directions: Cook chicken in the skillet or oven, then set aside. (If you’re in a hurry, you can used can chicken breast.) Cook spaghetti completely, and drain water. Add milk, sour cream, soup, and butter. Mix together and add cheese, seasonings, and chicken. Heat throughout. (Double each ingredient for a large batch.)

-Jerri


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I’m posting a link to this post on the following sites:
Tempt My Tummy Tuesday is hosted by Blessed With Grace.
Homemaker Mondays is hosted by 11th Heaven’s Homemade Haven.
Tasty Tuesday is hosted by Balancing Beauty & Bedlam.
Ultimate Recipe is Swap is hosted by Life as Mom.
Friday Feasts is hosted by Momtrends.
Works for Me Wednesday is hosted by We Are THAT Family
Hooked on Fridays is hosted by Hooked on Houses

Filed Under: casseroles and quick meals, Recipe of the Week

More Winners

September 14, 2009 2 Comments
Congrats to our latest giveaway winners:

Gina at The All You Review and Adam and Krisi at Mom and Dad to ‘r’ Kids are the winners of our Wall Sticker giveaway from Online Poster Printing.

And JDaniel4’s Mom has won the first 3 months of the ecourse from Learning Link Technologies.

Thanks everyone for participating, and don’t forget to enter my O’Charley’s Kids Giveaway going on all month long, and please come back later this week for a special jewelry giveaway from RHB Designs.

-Jerri

Filed Under: Uncategorized

O’Charley’s Kids Giveaway

September 12, 2009 38 Comments

Going out to eat can get expensive, particularly when you have a large family. So all month long, in honor of my blogiversary celebration, I’m having a special giveaway for some Ocharley’s Kids Eat Free Passes. Each pass is good for one free kid’s meal when you come in and purchase one adult entree. (No more than one kid’s coupon per adult guest.)

I will be doing 4 weekly drawings starting Sept 20 and ending October 11. Each weekly winner will recieve 5 of these coupons.

To win, just leave a comment telling me your favorite thing to order when you go out to eat or the name of your favorite place to eat.


Giveaway Closed. Winners to be announced.

Filed Under: Giveaways, saving money, Sponsors

Blogiversary Celebration

September 11, 2009 2 Comments
(invitation created at Purple Trail)
On October 11, I’ll be celebrating my 2 year blogiversary! And I’d like to invite everyone to come and celebrate with me. Starting September 12 and going through October 11, I’ll be hosting some awesome giveaways! I’ll also be featuring my weekly recipes as usual and my Sweet Thursday Cookie Round-Up is on Sept. 24. And I’ll be featuring some fun party ideas and much more! I hope everyone will join me for this event!

-Jerri
Filed Under: announcements

Giveaway Winners

September 10, 2009 1 Comment
Congratulations to our two winners of the Business Card Giveaway. Catherine and Sandie each won 500 business cards from Uprinting. (By the way, both of our winners sell jewelry and stuff, so be sure to check them out.) Thanks everyone for participating, and come back soon for more giveaways.

-Jerri

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Peanut Butter Cookies

September 8, 2009 9 Comments
Lately I’ve been in a cookie baking kick. I’ve found so many new cookie recipes in the last few weeks that I can’t wait to try! This week I’m sharing a classic recipe for peanut butter cookies. I’ll also be featuring this recipe in my Sweet Thursday Cookie Round-Up on September 24. (If you’d to bake some cookies and have them featured in the round just send me an email.)

Recipe for Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients:
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup shortening
1 egg
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
additional sugar

Directions: Heat oven to 375 degrees. In large bowl, beat sugar, brown sugar, peanut butter, shortening, butter and egg. Stir in flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
Shape dough into 1 1/4 inch balls. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls about 3 inches apart. Dip dough ball into sugar, top only, and then flatten with fork in criss cross patterns.
Bake 9 to 10 minutes or until light brown. Cool 5 minutes, remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack.

-Jerri


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I’m posting a link to this post on the following sites:
Tempt My Tummy Tuesday is hosted by Blessed With Grace.
Homemaker Mondays is hosted by 11th Heaven’s Homemade Haven.
Make Something Monday is hosted by Go Graham Go! and Jolly Mom.
Tasty Tuesday is hosted by Balancing Beauty & Bedlam.
Ultimate Recipe is Swap is hosted by Life as Mom.
Friday Feasts is hosted by Momtrends.
Works for Me Wednesday is hosted by We Are THAT Family
Hooked on Fridays is hosted by Hooked on Houses

Filed Under: cookies and candy, Recipe of the Week

Wall Sticker Giveaway

September 4, 2009 19 Comments

How would you like to win a free wall sticker? This is the latest product being launched over at Online Poster Printing, and I’m happy to be giving away one of these to two Simply Sweet Home readers.

Here are some of the features of this product:
-Any size up to 58″ x 100″
-Water resistant
-Fade-resistant Inks
-Multi-surface, Peel and Stick, Reposition

There are so many ways I could think of to use this product: I could get a wall sticker of a landscape photo or a photo of a flowered tree. Or I could use one of my wedding photos. This would also be a great product for a nursery or child’s room; you could get a wall sticker to match any room theme you like. Or you could get a wall sticker featuring your favorite photo of your child or even a pet.

This giveaway is now closed.

-Jerri


Filed Under: Giveaways, Sponsors
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