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Did you get your FREE Inspiration Guide yet?

Get this super fun new issue of the Inspiration Guide from KraftMaid!

I got this last year, and I loved it. It was filled with great, fresh ideas, tips, tricks…. And even a few coupons. If you’re a DIY lover or a home improvement junkie, you’ll love reading through this book.

I thought that the promotion was over, but I saw today that they are still giving these out…. So get one while they’re still available!

Choose which books and materials you’d like them to mail you, and you can even download some copies right now!

Posted by Meagan Paullin on July 21, 2011 Filed Under: Freebies | No Comments

NEW!! Fresh Ideas Panel– Join Now!

Become a member of our Fresh Ideas Panel!

Please share your thoughts with us on our product ideas and offerings.
By sharing your opinions with us you are eligible for monthly giveaways!

Fresh Ideas Panel – Become a member of our Fresh Ideas Panel! Please share your thoughts with us on our product ideas and offerings. By sharing your opinions with us you are eligible for monthly giveaways!

Your ideas are important! That is why we would like to invite you to join Fresh Ideas; an exciting new panel designed to collect your thoughts and feedback regarding food and what you are looking for in the foods you choose for yourself and for others, such as your family and friends.

This is a brief survey that should only take about 5 minutes to complete. If you choose to join and are accepted into the panel, you will receive one to two surveys a month. In addition, you will have the chance to participate in our rewards program, where you can win gift cards for up to $200.
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Posted by Meagan Paullin on July 20, 2011 Filed Under: Contests, Freebies | No Comments

FREE Old Navy Shorts Party!

Free Old Navy Shorts Party!

One of my favorite sites helped me host a FREE Old Navy Summer Shorts Party… Crowdtap sent me coupons that allowed me AND 3 friends to head over to our local Old Navy store for a super fun product party!

Summer Lovin’

Each of us got to choose a FREE pair of Old Navy shorts, FREE summer top, and FREE accessory to compliment the look. Awesomesauce, right? We had a blast choosing outfits for each other, and each left with an amazing new summer look. Plus, with the great deals at Old Navy, we could each afford some “extra” purchases too.

Camera problems = No Fun Pics! Big bummer.

I took bunches of fun pics to share of our product party, but unfortunately, the computer program that lets me download pics is not working. Camera and computer are NOT playing nicely, and I’m working on a fix. So… I don’t have any fun pics to show you of the great outfits we bought!

This is the best I can do to share our good times… My outfit started with these super-versatile shorts, and I added this sheer tie-side tank top in white, with a fun yellow striped tank top underneath. I added some great sandals to complete the look! There are SO many affordable pieces at Old Navy that I was also able to get a couple of additional outfits for me, AND a cute 4th of July outfit for the baby, and accessories for us both! Love it.

Want in on the fun?

Joining Crowdtap is easy peasy! Get started by checking out their site here, and join me as a Crowdtap member. Then, participate in the polls and discussions, share your opinions with brands that need your feedback, and soon you’ll get a chance for super-duper fun events like this too!

Hey you Crowdtappers…. What was YOUR favorite Crowdtap experience so far??

Posted by Meagan Paullin on July 14, 2011 Filed Under: Product Testing, Freebies, Fun Stuff | No Comments

{Frugal Fun} Stylish French Picnic for under $12 per person!

How to plan a stylish French picnic for under $12 per person… Sparkling wine included!

Check out the newest post today on LearnVest to find out how YOU can host a fancy-pants picnic on a budget! A picnic is so much fun in the summer… You can pack one for the park, and let the kids run off some energy after dinner, {yayay for easier bedtimes!} or even just put together a great picnic style lunch to entertain at home with friends.

A few of the tips you’ll find on the site:

Have a French picnic potluck! Ask each guest to bring one of the simple items needed… Baguettes, cheese, fruit, and of course, most important, the wine.
Read some of their favorite inexpensive summer wine choices, like the $9 Château Montaud Rosé 2009, and how to keep them chilled during transport.
And how to set up a fun spot for your picnic, including blanket placement, music, and more!

I love LearnVest!

I am such a huge fan of their daily email tips, and I know you’ll love them too. Really helpful ideas for living the frugal lifestyle, while also having fun!

“Delivered to you five days a week, the LearnVest Daily is packed with money-saving tips and financial how-tos to enrich your life. What’s Inside: Discover the best places to travel on a dime. Learn tips to help you build your wealth. Plan the perfect dinner party for under $10 per person. Understand and manage debt. Get beauty tricks for any budget, and more…”

Posted by Meagan Paullin on July 14, 2011 Filed Under: Fun Stuff, Freebies | No Comments

{Free Advertising} Interested in having your products featured?

Happy Birthday Abby!

My little girl is getting ready to have her very first birthday! {That’s her in the pic above, when silly mommy made a cake to celebrate her 6-month half-birthday} I cannot believe how fast the time has gone by. She is just such a big girl these days… Got her first tooth {finally!} a couple days ago, and started walking last week. It’s hard to believe…

Party like it’s your birthday…

I’ve been planning her party for quite some time now, as many of you already know. Her dad thought it was crazy to be thinking about her birthday months in advance, but this momma is pretty excited!

We have the big in-ground pool up and running finally, so we’re doing a huge Luau Party. I’ve got boxes of decorations, and have made loads of fun stuff. This is going to be a blast…

Would you like to have your product featured?

I have a few companies that have reached out to have me review their items, so to give them more exposure, I’m going to have some of them featured during the party. I thought it would be a fun way to do some reviews, get a ton of feedback from guests, and a share some great products with my too!

I have a fun Luau game pack from Tomoson.com, we will be testing out some new vegetarian dishes with some great products from Harmony Valley, Abby will be wearing an absolutely adorable headband from Wild Crush, and more. If you have a product that you would like to feature too, shoot me an email over at sunshineandsippycups@gmail.com. All products donated will be seen and featured in multiple party posts after the event, and will get their own stand-alone review post as well.

Goodie Bags and Swag Bags!

Also, I am putting together bunches of great goodie bags for the kids, and I’m also putting together some amazing swag bags for some of the moms at the party. These will be filled with samples of some great products from companies I’ve partnered with lately, as well as lots of product info, catalogs, business cards, and more.

It’s kind of last minute, but I’d like to open up this opportunity to my readers too: If you have anything that you would like to add to these swag bags, and get into the hands of a great bunch of momma’s, email me with your idea! Even if you’d just like to share your business card, feel free to send them my way, and I’ll include them for the guests to see.

As a work-from-home momma myself, I understand how tough it can be sometimes to get your business out there, and get seen by new faces, so I love to help give other moms new easy ways to promote their business.

Everyone that is in the bags will also get a shout out on the blog, I’ll have a link up of any of you ladies that added something. Just a fun and easy way to get yourself a little bit of exposure. You can send anything from 10 business cards, to 50 samples, whatever you want to share with people.

I also use sponsor goodies in swag bags that I add to every giveaway winner shipment that I send out, to get your info out to more people! If you’re interested now, or in the future, let me know.

Stay tuned… The BIG party is coming soon, July 24th! I can’t wait to share all of the pictures with you….

Posted by Meagan Paullin on July 13, 2011 Filed Under: Fun Stuff | 2 Comments

Seen on Good Morning America: Make Money with Inbox Dollars!

How Inbox Dollars can help you make money from home:

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Step-by-Step:

Join Inbox Dollars, Click Here to get started. Fill out your info, then wait a minute for them to send you a confirmation email. Click the link in that email, and you’re set up and ready to make money! Simple, right?
Now, you can log in and fill out some profile surveys, to give them a bit more info about you. This information is just used to match you with surveys that you qualify for. Advertisers and companies PAY Inbox Dollars to help them reach you, and get your info. So they just need to know which ones will be the best match for you.
Now, you can either check out the offers, videos, shopping, and other ways to earn on the site, or wait for the first emails to come! You’ll get survey invites that pay cash, and you get paid EVERY time you open an email ad they send you. Too busy? Skip ’em. But the more you do, the quicker your cash adds up!

How do I get paid?

You earn cash for EVERYTHING you do on the Inbox Dollars site! They have tons of offers you can check out… Example: Join Eversave to get free healthy samples, get paid .25 cents. Or, join Netflix, get paid $10! So, some offers are free to complete, some would have a cost. But most of them are things that you’re gonna like anyway. I mean heck, if you were thinking of joining Netflix, why not do it through Inbox Dollars to earn an extra $10 bucks, right?

There are soooo many other ways to earn too. You can complete tasks {see the explanation on the site}, watch videos, shop, and more. PLUS, you get $5 today just for signing up!

When you get to $30, you can request a check to be sent to you, and you’ll get it in about a week or two.

So, what are you waiting for? Get signed up, and earn your first $5 credit today just for joining me! Any questions, feel free to post ’em up in the comments for me, and I’ll answer them for you!

Posted by Meagan Paullin on July 8, 2011 Filed Under: Freebies | No Comments

FREE Lego Magazine and More Fun Stuff!!

Free Lego Magazine!

Sign up for the Lego Club to get the Free Lego Magazine subscription for 2 whole years! And you CAN get more than one subscription for your family, if you have more than one kid under 7!

LEGO Club Jr. Magazine will automatically be sent to LEGO Club members who are under the age of seven. It’s free in every country, except Australia.

More Lego Fun:

And check out the Lego.com site to show the kids a dancing Lego Jack Sparrow on his ship… The boys at my house loved it :) Plus, there are just tons of cool features here… They can build their own super hero lego, which you can even order afterwards if you want, {but don’t tell them that, lol}, make their own network page, and more.

A few of my favorite Lego sets:

All of these sets are available on Amazon. So if you’ve got some Amazon credit built up by earning FREE gift cards from SwagBucks, MySurvey, Valued Opinions, or others, then these might be almost free for you! {I do the majority of my shopping on Amazon, to take advantage of all of the free gift cards I earn there}.

LEGO Harry Potter Diagon Alley -For all of you Harry Potter fans…. {Yes, I am secretly a HUGE Harry Potter fan, and a bit embarrassed to admit it…} They also have the Double Decker bus which is pretty cool, and the whole Hogwarts castle.
LEGO Community Miniature Figure Set – Contains 256 Pieces -This is a great addition to any kids Lego sets! SO much stuff in this one, very fun. The people were always my favorite part when I was a kid.
LEGO Creator Log Cabin 5766 -I think this one is super cute. I loved building houses, and making little towns, when I was a kid. This one is kind of unique, so I like it.
DUPLO LEGO Ville Baby Zoo – Perfectly adorable first Lego set, seriously. I also loved the little Duplo Lego Chicken Coop set!
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean, Queen Anne’s Revenge – Pretty darn amazing if you’ve got some movie fans! This would be the most amazing gift for a Pirate birthday party…
LEGO Exclusive Pet Shop– I seriously LOVE this. So pricey, but one of the coolest sets. Lego’s were my favorite toy when I was younger… I even wanted to be an architect for awhile, and somehow thought that it was similar to building with Lego’s, lol.

So, check it out, get a FREE Lego Magazine subscription for your family, check out the Lego site for some fun FREE games and tools, and maybe even buy a cool new set too!