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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

Business Card Giveaway

August 28, 2009 22 Comments

I have another excellent giveaway opportunity for you from Uprinting. This time you have a chance to 500 business cards!There are 3 different business card sizes available at Uprinting. You get the following color options: Color on both sides, Color on one side , B/W backside, and Color 1 side, black backside. And they have die cut business cards if you’re looking for something extra unique. You also get to choose between 14pt cardstock (matte or gloss coating) and 13 pt cardstock uncoated.

There are so many ways you could use this prize. If you have a business or you’re thinking of starting one, this could be a great way to promote yourself. You could also use these to promote your etsy shop. And if you don’t have a business, you could use these to promote your blog to people offline. Or you could create “Mom cards” that you can give to parents of your child’s friends and classmates so that they can contact you.

This Giveaway is Now Closed.

-Jerri

Filed Under: Giveaways, Sponsors

Learning Link Technologies – Brain Training Ecourse, Review & Giveaway

August 25, 2009 1 Comment

Just in time for Back to School, I have a life-changing review and giveaway to share with you. You may remember the Break Pal giveaway that I hosted back in April. Well, Phil Weaver of Break Pal, contacted me a few weeks ago about hosting another great giveaway for him. This time it is for an ecourse designed to help kids and parents overcome learning disabilities.

The course was developed by Lisa Harp, a learning disability specialist, educational therapist, and founder of the Harp Learning Institute, a leading edge learning center in Northern California.

I had the opportunity to review the course and was very pleased with my findings. Unlike special education programs that are designed to make students feel comfortable and often fail to challenge children, this program is actually designed to retrain the brain.

So what kind of students can benefit from this program? The program is designed to help students with learning disabilities such as ADD, ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, autism, and children who are performing below their grade level.

The program is very easy for parents to follow. No special training or educational expertise is required. With this course you get both written and video instruction, and you even get quizzes which will help you determine when your child is ready to move on to the next module in the course.

When you follow the course at an average pace it takes about 12 months to complete. The course includes neuro-sensory brain training exercises that are done once a week and take about 15-20 minutes to complete, and there are also activities that supplement the brain training, which are to be done about 5 days a week for 20-30 minutes.

The exercises and activities are designed to help a child’s mind and body work together. And I think children will find them fun and interesting. The activities are also very easy to administer, and all the materials that you need to get your child started are included with the course.

The course is well organized and very easy to understand and navigate through. On the front page you’ll find your course introduction, a link to the Brain Training Chat Room, and links to forums on learning disorders. Below this you’ll find links to your Month One Brain Training and Month One Activities Instructions and Materials packet.

Next you’ll see links for your first 5 days (which are to be repeated for about a month). When you click on these links, a page will come up that will tell you which activities you need to do with your child on that day, and it will provide you with links to videos for all the day’s activities. (You can also access the videos for all the month one brain training exercises and activities from the front page of the course.)

The course is designed for students at all levels. In the lessons, Lisa points out that students may have a difficult time with activities at first and that it’s a good idea to start slow and then speed up as the child progresses through the program. In the videos Lisa demonstrates all the exercises and activities on a student, and she gives you tips and also points out some things that you can expect from students when they first begin the activities.

My favorite thing about the course is that it includes both videos and written instruction. This will make it very easy for parents to follow along and understand. I also love that the materials packet is included. This will save parents a lot of time and money because they won’t have to create their own activity sheets or go out and buy a lot of extra materials at the store.

This is also a great program because it takes less than an hour to complete each day’s activities, and because the activities are designed to retrain the brain. Rather than spending time doing extra homework and rather than holding students back and limiting their capabilities with a special education curriculum, this program actually focuses on the problems and it works toward reprogramming your child’s brain so that they can learn and reach their full potential.

Phil has offered 3 months of this course to one Simply Sweet Home reader. This is a $240 value!

To win you must leave a comment on this post telling us something you learned from the video I’ve posted here OR visit learning-aids.com and tell us something you learned from the site. Deadline for entries: Sept 10 at 6PM Central.

**And please, if you don’t need this prize, help me pass the word along. There are a lot of people out there who could really use this!**

Additional Entries:

Because this is such a potentially life-changing program, I’m allowing for a lot of extra entries (even more than usual). Just leave comments for each additional entry, and please leave a user name/link or something so that I can verify. Thanks!

-1 entry for following me publicly on blogger.

-1 entry for joining my feedblitz mailing list, or 2 entries if you are already a member prior to this giveaway.

-1 entry for subscribing in a reader.

-1 entry for following or subscribing to my new business blog.

-1 entry for following me on twitter.

-1 entry for tweeting about this giveaway.

-1 entry for becoming a fan of Simply Sweet Home on facebook.

-2 entries for writing about this giveaway on your blog and linking back to Simply Sweet Home.

-1 entry for subscribing to Lisa’s video series

-1 entry for joining Lisa’s Facebook Group

-1 entry for following Lisa on Twitter

-1 entry for becoming a registered user at learning-aids.com (there are benefits to this such as being able to ask Lisa a direct question which will be answered on her site.)

1 entry for commenting on one of Lisa’s blog entries

(That’s up to 15 extra entries! )

Other Rules:
-Don’t forget, if you don’t have a blog or a profile with a visible email address, please include your email address in your comment so that I can contact you if you win. (Can’t stress this enough!)

-Jerri

Filed Under: Giveaways, School/College, Sponsors

Dining Rooms Direct Giveaway

August 19, 2009 69 Comments

Need new dining room furniture? Diningroomsdirect.com is an awesome online retailer that sells formal and casual dining sets, as well as bistro & pub sets and breakfast nooks. They also offer a nice selection of dining accessories, dinnerware, flatware, and linens. And you can find cookware, bakeware, and decor as well.

And they have a ton of brand names available on their site, including Broyhill, Standard Furniture, Kincaid, Stanley Furniture, Knoll, Rachael Ray, and lots more!

What I loved about the Dining Rooms Direct website was that it offers something for everyone, regardless of your personal style or budget.

I was very pleased when I got the opportunity to review and give away a product from Dining Rooms Direct. As I was browsing through the website, I found the Sorrento Collection from Signature Housewares. The Sorrento Collection includes dishes, canister sets, bowls, platters, and just about every coordinating piece that you can think of. Since I love pitchers/jugs, I selected the Sorrento Pitcher to review. The items in the Sorrento Collection come in five beautiful colors. You can select from ruby, burgundy, oregano, wheat, and ivory.

After much deliberation, I chose the Sorrento Burgundy Pitcher. The item arrived quickly and was very carefully packaged. The pitcher is made of glossy, lead-free, chip-resistant stoneware and is very durable. It is safe for use in the microwave, dishwasher, and conventional oven for warming. It has a rustic Italian appeal, and it features a raised dot and olive leaf motif that is just lovely.

I was originally attracted to this collection because of the rustic Italian, antique look, and when it arrived I immediately loved the design and detail work, as well as the color. I was impressed by the high quality of the piece and its durability and versatility.

You can put this pitcher to use, serving drinks to your guests, or it would make a lovely accent piece for your kitchen or dining room.

The Sorrento Pitcher would be a wonderful addition if you already have the Sorrento Collection in your home, but it would also go brilliantly with other dishes and decor that you may have. Despite the rustic appeal of this collection, it would complement any table setting or kitchen decor. And whether you have a traditional, country, or contemporary style, you would enjoy this piece.

Today I am offering one Simply Sweet Home reader the chance to win a Signature Housewares Sorrento Pitcher from Dining Rooms Direct. You can select a pitcher in any of their five beautiful colors: burgundy, ruby oregano, wheat, and ivory.

This giveaway is now closed.

Deadline: September 2.

Additional Entries:

-One entry for following me publicly on blogger.

-One entry for joining my feedblitz mailing list, or 2 entries if you are already a member prior to this giveaway.

-One entry for subscribing in a reader.

-One entry for following or subscribing to my new business blog Fortunato’s Hat.

-One entry for following me on twitter.

-One entry for tweeting about this giveaway.

-One entry for becoming a fan of Simply Sweet Home on facebook.

-Two entries for writing about this giveaway on your blog and linking back to Simply Sweet Home.

Other Rules:

-Just leave comments for each additional entry, and please leave a user name/link or something so that I can verify.

-Don’t forget, if you don’t have a blog or a profile with a visible email address, please include your email address in your comment so that I can contact you if you win. (Can’t stress this enough!)

-Jerri

Filed Under: Giveaways, Sponsors

Greeting Cards Giveaway from DigitalRoom.com

August 18, 2009 43 Comments

How would you like to receive 250 5″ X 7″ custom greeting cards?

Digitalroom.com is an online printing company that offers a variety of products for all your printing needs, including custom greeting cards and custom post cards. They offer high quality prints and custom sizes at affordable gang prices and a fast turn around. And prepress checks your files and prepares free proofs before you pay!

What would you do if you had 250 custom greeting cards? Here are just a few ideas:

Business Promotions: Business owners could use this prize to create postcards complete with their own custom logo. Use these to get the word out about your business or to announce sales and special events to your loyal customers. Just think of all the possibilities!

Thank You cards: Perhaps you just got married or had a baby, and you have a lot of thank you cards to send out. Or maybe you sell products on etsy and you’d like to send out a personal thank you card with each order. With custom greeting cards you could say thank you with your own special and uniquely designed thank you cards.

Holidays: Last year I noticed a lot of bloggers creating digitally designed Christmas cards with photos of their kids and family. Christmas is still a few months away, but it’s never too early to get those Christmas cards out of the way.

Announcements: Use custom greeting cards to announce an engagement or the birth of a child.

Invitations: You can go to Digitalroom.com and create your own custom wedding invitations. And businesses could create invitations for a special sale or a grand opening. Or perhaps you are holding some kind of meeting or seminar in your area. Mail or hand out custom greeting cards to promote your event. You could even mail out invitations to an online seminar or event.

Two Simply Sweet Home readers will win 250 5X7″ Greeting Cards. (Half-Fold; 10 pt Cover with matte or gloss Coating. Full Color Outside and Blank Inside. US residents only. Winner will just have to pay shipping costs.)

This Giveaway is now closed.

Additional Entries:

–One entry for following me publicly on blogger.

-One entry for joining my feedblitz mailing list, or 2 entries if you are already a member prior to this giveaway.

-One entry for subscribing in a reader.

-One entry for tweeting about this giveaway.

-One entry for becoming a fan of Simply Sweet Home on facebook.

–Two entries for writing about this giveaway on your blog and linking back to Simply Sweet Home.

Other Rules:

-Just leave comments for each additional entry, and please leave a user name/link or something so that I can verify.

-This giveaway is for US residents only. Winners are responsible for paying shipping costs.

-Jerri

Filed Under: Giveaways, Sponsors

Whooga Ugg Boots Giveaway

August 14, 2009 2 Comments

Want to win a free pair of Ugg Boots? It’s easy! Just follow these 2 simple steps:

1. Visit Whooga Ugg Boots and fill out the entry form with your name, email, and your website URL.

2. Next place one of their badges on your blog, myspace page, or other website.

Every entrant will get a chance to win a free pair off Ugg Boots, and you’ll get a 15% discount!

Go check it out!

-Jerri

Filed Under: Freebie, Giveaways, Sponsors

Purple Trail Review and Giveaway

August 5, 2009 1 Comment

Today I’m going to tell you about a great website where you can make custom ecards, invitations, and annoucements. It’s called Purple Trail. Whether you want to send birthday or shower invitations to your friends, an ecard to your honey, or announce an event that’s happening on your website to your mailing list, this is the site for you!

The site is very user friendly. If you can use the paint application on your computer, you can use this site. It also differs from other card sites you might have seen, because there are no advertisements on your cards and invites.

My favorite thing about the website is the customization available for cards. When you create your cards, you can choose from one of their awesome designs and simply add your message. Or you can add your own personal touch and flair to their design. And if you prefer, you can add your own clipart or personal photos for a complete personalized look. You can even add music and sound to your card!

Another thing I personally like about the site is that when you create a card or invite, you can choose whether you want your creation to be private or public. I like this because I tend to be a private person. However, when I was reviewing the site I decided to create an invitation for the Christmas Festival I’ll be hosting on my blog in December. (Yes, I’m aware that it’s August, but I wanted to experiment!) So when I created the invitation I chose to make it public, so now not only will I be able to send it to people on a mailing list, but it also has its own unique webpage for people to view. (What a great way to invite Twitter followers and people on other networks to the event!) You can go here if you want to check out the invitation I made.

You can go to Purple Trail today and sign up for a free account, and you’ll be making your own custom cards and invites in minutes. And once you’re a member, you can even upgrade your account to a Basic, Pro, or Premium account and take advantage of a whole bunch of extra features.

Today I’m giving away a Basic Plan worth $14.95 to one Simply Sweet Home reader. The Basic Plan includes animated themes, full export of your address book, scheduled send, payment collection module, a larger maximum number of invitations per month than the free plan, and more extras!

This Giveaway is Now Closed.

Additional Entries:

–One entry for following me publicly on blogger.

-One entry for joining my feedblitz mailing list, or 2 entries if you are already a member prior to this giveaway.

-One entry for subscribing in a reader.

-One entry for following or subscribing to my new business blog.

-One entry for following me on twitter.

-One entry for tweeting about this giveaway.

-One entry for becoming a fan of Simply Sweet Home on facebook.

-Two entries for writing about this giveaway on your blog and linking back to Simply Sweet Home.

(Just leave comments for each additional entry, and please leave a user name/link or something so that I can verify. Thanks!)

Other Rules:

-Jerri

Filed Under: Giveaways, party ideas, planning, Sponsors

Spotlight on Simply Sweet Home

July 31, 2009 4 Comments

Tara at Feels Like Home and Adrienne at Adrienne’s House are hosting a great event where they are helping fellow bloggers to get connected with PR professionals. In January I received my first advertising offer, and since then I’ve had the chance to work with a few companies on sponsorships and product review/giveaway opportunities. It’s been very fun and exciting for me, and I would love to get more opportunities like these in the future to grow my network and build relationships. For this event, I have to write post introducing myself and my blog to the PR professionals.

About Me
My name is Jerri. I’ve been married for two and a half years to my college sweetheart and best friend Mark. We don’t have any children yet, but we hope to start a family in the next year or so. In the meantime, we have two kitty cats that we adore. (Our parents jokingly refer to them as the “grandcats.”)

My husband was recently laid off from his job, so we’re in the process of starting a new business, which I hope to share with everyone as soon we get started. And I’m also getting ready to open a small handmade jewelry shop on Etsy in the coming weeks.

Why I Started Simply Sweet Home
I started Simply Sweet Home nearly two years ago, because I thought it would be a good creative outlet. I enjoyed reading other people’s blogs, and I thought it would be fun to be a part of the blogging community and be able to share ideas and give advice and tips to women just like myself. And I hoped that it could open the door to other opportunities.

About Simply Sweet Home
When I got married I fell in love with all the aspects of being a wife, and I wanted to create a blog that would encompass any and all topics related to home and family. Since this blog was started, I’ve always posted a Recipe of the Week, and this year I began posting it on several weekly carnivals. I also host a special feature called Sweet Thursday, which is a monthly dessert carnival where people can submit a dessert that goes along with the month’s theme. These two features seem to be the most popular among the readers and have helped me to increase my readership. Because of this fact, my blog would be great for promoting food products and kitchen items.

Other topics that people enjoy and find helpful are my posts on organizing, party planning, seasonal/holiday posts, and home decor. I love highlighting new organizing products and sharing ideas and products for seasonal decorating and parties.

Also, every few months I try to do special features and events on my blog. For example, last year I had a Christmas Festival for the entire month of December, which I plan to do again this year. I’ve also written a series of articles called “Back to College” for potential college students and parents of college students. And I recently did a series of Bridal Shower Posts.

And because I’ve worked in a small business before and am in the process of starting a new home-based business with my husband, I would like to start writing some posts, advising work at home moms. With this in mind, I would love an opportunity to review office products and any products and services that are designed to help small business owners, bloggers, and people trying to make money from home.

Contacting Me
If you’re a PR Professional, thank you for visiting and considering my blog. If you would like to work with me, please send an email to simplysweethome@hotmail.com.

-Jerri

Filed Under: announcements, product review, Sponsors

Online Poster Printing Giveaway

July 15, 2009 22 Comments

How would you like to have a free 16×20″ Gallery or Museum Wrapped Canvas Print? Online Poster Printing is offering a free poster to me and to one Simply Sweet Home reader. (If you win, all you have to do is pick out a photo you’d like to have printed and pay the shipping costs.)

About Online Poster Printing
Online Poster Printing Specializes in printing high-quality posters using premium materials. We offer a money back guarantee on all our products, such as photo canvas prints, vinyl posters, wall stickers, and rolled or mounted poster prints.

In the email I received about the giveaway, I was told to choose a summer time/fun in the sun picture that I’d like to have a poster made of. As I’m more of an indoor person, I don’t really have any “fun in the sun pictures” other than some pictures from our canoe trip (but those aren’t exactly poster worthy photos), so I’ll share a couple of pictures that were taken last summer instead. As my husband said, “it was fun in the sun for us at least….”

When we were still living in Mobile, my mom and stepdad came down for vacation. Here’s my mom and I sitting down for a picnic lunch:

And here’s a picture that was at least taken outdoors. Two summers ago I visited Gettysburg, PA. This is a picture of a monument dedicated to the soldiers from Alabama that tried to take the Little Round Top. I would love a poster of this to go up

in my office:

This Giveaway is now closed.

Other Rules, Restrictions, and Additional Entries:

-This giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents ONLY.

-The winner of the giveaway is required to pay shipping for the prizes.

-All products will be awarded by coupon code by Friday July 31, 2009.

-For extra entries, you can follow me on blogger and/or twitter and facebook, or subscribe to my mailing list. Just leave additional comments, and please leave a user name or something so that I can verify. Thanks!

-Jerri

Filed Under: Giveaways, Sponsors

Millie’s Place

July 13, 2009 2 Comments

I’ve found another wonderful etsy shop to visit. It’s called Millie’s Place, and it’s your place for all things baked and sewed!

Donna of Millie’s Place sells a yummy assortment of baked goods that are made fresh when you order them. And you’ll definitely be hungry after you see what she has to offer! You’ll find brownies, oatmeal raisin cookies, lemon glazed shortbread cookies, jumbo chocolate chip cookies with walnuts, and even low-fat chocolate chip cookies. And how would like to try some ginger bars or ginger whoopie pies like the ones pictured here? Yum!

And if you’ve got a massive sweet tooth, you can try some homemade fudge. Millie’s Place offers chocolate fudge and peanut butter fudge with or without walnuts. And if you like coconut as much as my husband does, you’ll definitely want to try some chocolate covered macaroons.

But Millie’s Place isn’t just a shop for baked goods. It also features some lovely items that Donna sews. You’ll find handmade dresses and adorable preemie sized clothes, such as the 3-piece set pictured below. There’s also a Kitty Appliqued Bib and Kitty Doll that would make a great gift.

You’ll also find some cute items for your kitchen like vintage tablecloth napkins and vintage tablecloth grocery bag holders, and much more!

The baked items at Millie’s Place are baked fresh when you order them and are carefully packaged and shipped Priority Mail to ensure that you receive them in 1-3 days.

Go visit Millie’s Place today!

http://milliesplace.etsy.com/

-Jerri

Filed Under: desserts, shopping, Sponsors

Wall Sticker Giveaway

Business Card Giveaway

Learning Link Technologies – Brain Training Ecourse, Review & Giveaway

Dining Rooms Direct Giveaway

Greeting Cards Giveaway from DigitalRoom.com

Whooga Ugg Boots Giveaway

Purple Trail Review and Giveaway

Spotlight on Simply Sweet Home

Online Poster Printing Giveaway

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