Gifts — Page 11

Busy Mom Solution: WIN a Sandisk Clip Zip! {11/18}

Another great Busy Mom Solution product – the Sansa Clip Zip!

This is a super cool little gadget. The kiddo’s hate it when I rock out while cleaning the house… Usually, I turn the music up really loud, and dance and sing while I mop, vacuum, wash dishes and windows, and other real fun mom stuff. Now, I still annoy them with my singing, but they don’t have to listen to my music. They are incredibly appreciative to no longer have my super-lame music choices interrupting them while watching iCarly and Spongebob. And I love that the music can just follow me around the house. Why did I not think of getting an MP3 player sooner??

Super Cool Features:

It comes in a ton of colors – like my current favorite color, a really great bright orange!
It’s got a bigger screen than most, making it easy for my super-tired-mommy eyes to read it!
It’s super user-friendly, even if you’re not much of a techy gal. My mom could figure out the basics, and she can’t even use the DVD player. {Lol, but seriously.}
Play downloaded music or FM radio. Love that option.
It’s got a stopwatch, which is cool if you’re using this for workouts.
MY FAVORITE: It’s got a voice recording feature – so as I’m doing housework, I can leave little message reminders for myself – like, “We’re almost out of laundry detergent.” Or, “Launch search mission for towels. Bathroom is empty. Check under kids beds.” – you know, the important stuff you discover while cleaning up.

More about the Sansa Clip Zip Rocks:

Portable: This little gadget clips onto your jacket, pants, or pocket, to easily travel with you while you’re at home, on the go, or working out. I also love to just clip it to the stroller while Abby and I go for walks – Sometimes I let her listen to it too! She loves that.
Simple Set Up: The instructions are super easy to follow – and if you can use a cell phone, you can use this MP3 Player. Promise.
Music Choices: You can go super simple, and just listen to your favorite radio stations. You can listen to some of the pre-loaded songs that are already on the Clip Zip. Or you can upload all of your own music like I did – and I promise, it’s easy to do.
Super Cute: I’m not sure if cute is a word I use often with tech stuff, but I love this little Clip Zip! I received the Primetime Purple version, and it’s just so fun. I’ve gotten a ton of compliments on it already – everyone loves it.

Win one – Great for you, or for a Holiday Gift!

The Sansa Clip Zip from SanDisk retails for $49.99, and comes with all of these accessories included in the kit:

Sansa Clip Zip MP3 Player
USB 2.0 transfer cable
Earphones
Quick Start guide
Starter CD (Sansa Updater and Rhapsody offer)

And one lucky Sunshine and Sippy Cups fan will WIN a Coupon Code to order THEIR CHOICE of Clip Zip at 100% off {meaning FREE!} – and it includes FREE shipping! Plus, 4 more lucky winners will get an exclusive coupon code for 20% off their entire SanDisk online purchase! But – this will be a short giveaway: The Free and Discount Coupon Codes MUST BE USED BY NOVEMBER 25TH! So we’ll get this rockin’ today, so I can draw and confirm winners in time for the winners to use the codes.

Make sure to check out my new Giveaway List in the side bar, right over there —>, for a list of all of my current giveaways. The more you enter, the more chances you have to win!

{Disclaimer: I wrote this review while participating in a campaign by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of SanDisk and received a product sample to facilitate my review, and coupons to giveaway.}

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Posted by Meagan Paullin on November 10, 2011 Filed Under: Giveaways | 10 Comments

BelleChic – The Best of Handmade – Affordable Adorable!

Introducing BelleChic!

BelleChic is your place to buy handmade goods from the world’s best artisans. Be inspired by their artistry, passion, and creativity while you discover BelleChic – “the beautiful style.”

Not only will you find savings of up to 75% off, you’ll meet your new favorite designers. In short, it’s the best of the best of handmade. – This is quickly becoming a huge favorite of mine! I think you’ll love it too, so I had to share.

BelleChic – We handpick the best of handmade, and offer it at 50-70% off. Shop Now! Click Here to see their amazing selection!

Every Day Inspiration — “the Beautiful Style”

Each day at BelleChic brings a variety of product types, from elegant handmade jewelry to luxurious handcrafted bath and body products. They have amazingly adorably affordable tutu’s for little girls, bow ties for little boys, and the cuuutest baby accessories ever. You’ll find everything from candles for the home, to gorgeous one-of-a-kind gifts for your girlfriends. Love, love, love it.

Most sales start at 8am PT / 11am ET and last 48 hours.
Sales are currently happening Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays
Quantities are limited, so shop early so you don’t miss out!
More than just a sale, we’ll introduce you to the world’s best handmade artisans and how they do their craft.

Check out BelleChic today to find your new favorites!

Guerrilla Guide to the Holidays: 8 DIY Gifts that they Actually Want!

Frugal Holiday Gifts from LearnVest

LearnVest, as you know if you read my posts often, is one of my favorite sites. I love that they make financial news relevant to my life, and easy to understand. I love that they share some of the most helpful, totally do-able, frugal tips and tricks each week. And my favorite is the “fun” posts – with great information like how to save when building a wardrobe, which beauty products are worth a splurge, and today’s article – how to make DIY Christmas Gifts this year that as they say, “Don’t Suck.” Lol. This is part of their on-going series, Guerrilla Guide to the Holidays – which has been packed full of fun & frugal tips. Love it.

Get Daily Tips for Frugal Living! Packed with money-saving tips and financial how-tos to enrich your life. Click Here to join me in getting super cool weekly updates!

8 DIY Gifts:

I’ll give you an idea of what you’ll find over there – and you can head on over to get the instructions for each gift if you’re interested. Sign up for their email updates – I promise you’ll love ’em!

Biscotti: These delicious twice-baked cookies (biscotto is derived from the Latin for twice baked) keep for long periods of time, making them a sweet gift that will last past the season. Pack them in an airtight container, and wrap it with a bow. {Get recipes on LearnVest!}
Photobooks: If you’ve got a smartphone with the Instagram app and have taken some downright pretty photos, you can create a beautiful and very personalized gift. Using Printstagr.am—a site that prints and binds your Instagram photos—you can make a minibook of trip photos for a vacation buddy, or a “Tinybook” of oldie but goodie family photos for relatives. This teeny booklet even has a magnet, so it will stick to the fridge.
Infused Vodka: It’s colorful, festive and utterly customizable, so you can choose the perfect flavor for friends. Besides, infused vodka is one of the simplest flavored liquors you can DIY: It literally takes ten minutes to make, but you’ll have to start early since the flavors need a week or two to infuse. {Get the recipes on LearnVest!}
Handmade Bath Salts: Homemade bath salts are a simple luxury that anyone who likes at-home spa treatments will enjoy. And you can handpick an aroma you know your recipient will love. Also, the recipe can easily be doubled or tripled if you want to make a large batch. {Find instructions on how to make homemade Bath Salts on their site!}
Granola: This simple, not-too-sweet granola is delicious and keeps for months. People especially appreciate it because as long as it lasts, they always have a healthy breakfast on hand for those mornings that are too harried for cooking. Just be warned: It will also inspire them to request refills when their supply runs out! {Find the homemade Granola recipe on the site!}

There are more too!

Check out the LearnVest article, Guerrilla Guide to the Holidays: 8 DIY Holiday Gifts that Don’t Suck to read the rest of the ideas. Plus, if you sign up at their site, you get access to all of the forums, tools {like financial bootcamp!}, and more – so you can log-in to the Holiday Tips section, read the ideas other readers have submitted, and add your own too! If you’re not a member yet, join up. I get SO many great tips from them!

Posted by Meagan Paullin on November 10, 2011 Filed Under: Holidays | No Comments

Custom iPhone Case with Blog Logo: $9.99 – plus save 50%!!

Super cool personalized holiday gifts – Super cool prices too!

Pexagon offers unique and exciting personalized products that make great gifts for your friends, family, or business contacts! From custom USB flash drives to personalized pens and smartphone cases, show them you think they’re awesome with a customized gift from Pexagon! Best of all, custom laser engraving is available on most products and is absolutely FREE!

Add personalized text, upload your own logos, choose from our stock themes … you imagine it, we create it! And just because our items are personalized with no order minimums and inexpensive shipping options that doesn’t mean our prices are high – In fact, Pexagon’s complete line of Custom USB Flash Drives start at just $5.49!

Take advantage of this spectacular SocialSpark Deal and get all of your holiday shopping done early this year. Some of the cool features:

USB flash drives, personalized pens and smartphone cases
Hundreds of color combinations
Custom laser engraving
Free personalization with text, logos, and themes

What I ordered:

I ordered a super, amazingly cool, iPhone case with my Sunshine and Sippy Cups logo on it! Totally awesome, I know. Best part?? ONLY $9.99!! What?? Serious. And YOU need one for YOUR business too! There is a ton of other cool stuff, the prices rock, and I know you will love this.

Let me know what YOU get!

Posted by Meagan Paullin on November 8, 2011 Filed Under: Shopping, Deals and Coupon Codes | No Comments

Weekly Weekend Holiday Shopping Report! Coupon Codes, Cash Back, Deals, & More!

Ok, it’s time again for the Weekly “Weekend Holiday Shopping Report”!

Here are the best deals I’ve found this morning, to help you start knocking out your holiday shopping early! Start now, and when December hits, you can just relax and enjoy the season. I’ve matched up some great cash back, coupon codes, and deal sites – and remember, many of the deal sites will reward you with FREE bonuses for sharing with YOUR friends too. That can be a great way to get your holiday shopping done for FREE! Plus, cash back dollars really start adding up over the holidays, so make sure to check your favorite sites like zuuzs.com, ShopAtHome, Inbox Dollars, or Ebates whenever you shop, to get your rewards! Then you can go do some fun FREE shopping for you after the holidays!

Weekly Weekend Holiday Shopping Report

Victoria’s Secret: Get a FREE Victoria’s Secret PINK tote with any PINK purchase! Add it to your cart, then use code PINKTOTE11 at check out to get it totally free, until November 17th! Plus, use coupon code SHIP50VS to get FREE shipping on all orders over $50 bucks. Make this an even SWEETER deal by starting your shopping at ShopAtHome.com and get FREE cash back on your purchase too! If you’re not earning with ShopAtHome yet, no prob – it’s super easy peasy to sign up. Make sure to check their WILD DEAL each day to find stuff that’s sometimes almost free with cash back! Love that.

Mini Social: HUGE Toy and Book Warehouse Sale on now, until Wednesday, on Mini Social. There is SO much cute stuff here – Choose from some of the very best kids toys from brands like Melissa and Doug, ImagiPlay, Shure Toys and Random House Books. Hurry – quantities are limited! Plus, invite your friends to Mini Social, and get $10 when they join! They’ve also got some really great sale events on kids clothing too. You will love the selection on this site – stuff goes really fast, but if you get there in time, you’ll find really affordable, really adorable, kids stuff!

NoMoreRack: Get a FREE Clear Black iPhone Cover Case for the iPhone4. Very cool. You pay $2 bucks to ship it – that’s it. Awesome, right? Every day NoMoreRack has eight super deep discount items, in limited quantities. Sign up for their email updates, so you can check first thing in the morning, and grab one if you want it. They do lots of freebies like this too. Plus, get points for each friend you refer – that you can use towards amazing free stuff like baking accessories, or even tech stuff like an iPad!

HomeSav Event: Stupell Kids Wall Art over 50% off! Stupell Industries, Inc. is one of America’s premier suppliers of handcrafted decorative accessories for upscale homes. All of their products are hand-crafted And they use only original art work, which is very cool. They’re now taking their super amazing quality, and creating kids art too! These pieces are each only $19 on sale – over 50% off! Plus, invite a friend – they get $10 bucks off, you get $15 in free credit! Great way to share the savings, right?

Totsy: Check out the super cute Angelina Ballerina Sale Event! Ohmyheck – who doesn’t totally love this stuff, right? And with prices starting as low as $3.90 {wow!} you can buy a TON of great stuff! I bought some books, a little toy set, and a matching outfit for Abby, for Christmas! Plus, with Totsy, you can get $15 in credit when you invite your friends to join you there. Check out the deal for 60% off kids shoes, and 66% off Little Divas Hair Accessories too – great time to start pulling together great holiday outfits for parties.

Zulily: Starts today – Disney Sale Event up to 65% off! So many super cute plush character toys – for only $7.99! I had to snag this adorable Cheshire cat for Abby – and of course the Alice Doll too, to go with the movie I got her for free on Amazon with Swagbucks. That’s less than $16 bucks for 2 big plush dolls and a movie. Sweet gift shopping, right? Plus, invite your friends to Zulily by email or Facebook post, and get $15 in credit each time one of them joins you there! They have great deals that are super easy to share.

Bath & Body Works: It’s back – the super duper Buy 3, Get 3 FREE event! Get any 3 of the classic products, including new holiday scents – and get an additional 3 for free. Plus use code SHIP50 at check out to get free shipping on all purchases over $50! To sweeten up this deal, start at ShopAtHome to get 3.5% cash back on your purchase! There are also a ton of great clearance deals going on now – From 50% off accessory items, to 75% off the Pocket Bac’s {great for diaper bags, by the way!} so get shopping before their gone!

Grand Finale: Save 90% off {WOW!!!!} on this cooking deal from Moolala!! Pay only $10, and get: $20 in Organic, Fair-Trade Spices. PLUS get Preferred Spice Club Membership, AND Gourmet Cookbook {$103 Value!!!!} Here’s what that membership gets you: Preferred Spice Club, offering the tantalizing aromas of monthly deals with 50% discounts, a 30% discount on orders of $25 or more, a 20% discount on all orders, free shipping on select orders, and selected, members-only cooking videos. Holy heck! If you do a lot of cooking – this is a serious savings. You can bet I snatched this up super quick!

Ladies – grab your debit cards!

Make sure to start at a site like like zuuzs.com, ShopAtHome, Inbox Dollars, or Ebates when you shop, so you can get FREE cash back on shopping you’re going to do anyway. Even when the percentages are small, it’s still FREE. And it does add up. Plus – during the holidays, all of these sites start ramping up, and giving BIG cash back deals, like up to 25% on some sites! So you’ll want to subscribe now, so you get updates when these types of deals start. I mean, imagine you’re doing to buy $100 worth of gifts online – and you can get $25 in cash back?? On TOP OF the coupon codes and great deals you’ve already found? That’s what I call smart shopping sister :)

Don’t forget – Sign up for UPS MY CHOICE – so you can schedule your deliveries, sign for packages online, and more!

And if you need holiday cards to go with all of these great gifts, get 20 FREE holiday cards with photos, matching address labels, and a super-cute photo pen too, for less than $5 bucks. Have a great weekend! And if you have deal lovin’ momma friends who would appreciate this list – please share it to your own Facebook and Twitter! Friends don’t let friends pay full price!!

Posted by Meagan Paullin on November 5, 2011 Filed Under: Deals and Coupon Codes, Shopping | No Comments

Limited Time Event – Melissa & Doug Wooden Toys up to 70% off!

Melissa & Doug Toys and Play Sets – HUGE DISCOUNTS!!

Limited time sale on everyone’s favorite toys from Melissa & Doug, ends on November 8th. You can find these amazing prices until then on HomeSav – one of my favorites for discount shopping on brands you actually want to buy!

Check out the Melissa & Doug event on HomeSave today and get some sweet deals on Christmas gifts!

Melissa & Doug started their company twenty years ago, in the garage of the home where Doug grew up! Now they are one of the leading designers and manufacturers of education toys and children’s products. Their philosophy has remained the same over the years – to make each and every customer a happy and permanent member of the Melissa & Doug family, while offering products with tremendous quality, value and design.

Get these award winners for YOUR children!

They’ve won numerous awards from many noteworthy award givers, like Today’s Parent, Disney Family Fun, and The Wall Street Journal. Buy a toy today and see what all the buzz is about!

Posted by Meagan Paullin on November 3, 2011 Filed Under: Deals and Coupon Codes, Shopping | 1 Comment

Busy Mom Solution: Holiday Card Survival Kit – $4.99!!

Get your kit today!

Get a head start on sending out holiday cards this year! Choose from over a thousand super-fun holiday designs and personalize them with your families names and message. Then, make a set of custom return address labels too, to make sending out cards easy peasy! Writing handwritten messages in your cards? {Of course you are!} So you also get a really sweet engraved and customized pen – and you’ll love using these, they write so smooth! They’re totally my favorite pens now. This is a huge savings – a value of around $30 bucks for only $4.99!!! And – if decide to add more cards, or any of the other great holiday items like photo ornaments or calendars, you’ll get FREE shipping over $25 bucks!

This is what you get:

20 Customized Holiday Cards!
140 Personalized Labels – {if you already have address labels, make these to use as gift tags!}
And 1 Engraved Pen… Get it ALL for only $4.99!