Mother’s Day GIVEAWAY Winners!
A big thanks to Kendra, a wonderful mother, who made this giveaway possible from her Etsy store, Belleza Mia.
The winners were:
First -
#12, Laura L’s entry for Molly Kuntz!
(her Mom)
Second – 
#16, Erica E’s entry for Michelle Wharton
(A Mom of 2 UNDER 2 – now there’s a mom who deserves a happy surprise!)
Congratulations winners (and nominators)! I’ll send your contact info on to Kendra, and have fun telling the winners as a special Mother’s Day surprise.
Mother’s Day GIVEAWAY from Belleza Mia!
This site is dedicated to celebrating motherhood, so when Mother’s Day rolls around, I’ve just got to pull out the stops for all the great mothers out there. This year my friend Kendra of Belleza Mia Jewelry has agreed to give away 2 pairs of her lovely Defying Gravity Antique Brass earrings to 2 lucky mamas.
Now, here’s the fun part:
You don’t enter you in this giveaway.
You enter the mamas you know that are truly special or that deserve a nice surprise.
You can submit as many nominations as you want – just leave separate comments with the name of whomever you are nominating and the reason why that mom (or mom-to-be) is so wonderful. This way all the Moms win – if not the jewelry, then they can enjoy a nice comment and thanks for the work they do in their most important job.
Nominations will be accepted until Friday (5/7/10) night at midnight, with the two winners announced on Saturday.
Have fun Mamas! I know I will since this is one giveaway that I can actually participate in!
And the Winner is….
This winner of the Easter Jewelry Giveaway is:
#87 Megan!! “My favorite part of Easter is getting together with my entire family, dysfunctional as it may be. I never tire of hearing old jokes or stories. I also love the looks on my nephews’ faces when they find the “special” Easter egg with a five dollar bill inside.”
I’ll send your contact info on to Kendra today. Thanks to everyone who played along!
The Easter Jewelry Giveaway!
THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.
THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED TOMORROW (THURS) MORNING!
As promised the Easter Bunny made a special delivery to my blog this morning:
That’s not just any peep in my basket, it’s a gorgeous, one of a kind, antique brass bird from Belleza Mia!
Kendra has been working hard, and one of my lucky readers is going to get the reward – this unique and adorable necklace:
To enter, leave me a comment answering the question, What’s your favorite thing about Easter?
Additional entries will be given for:
- Blogging, Facebooking, or Tweeting about this giveaway – please leave separate comment(s) with the link(s).
- Being or becoming a fan of The Average Pantry Gourmet on FB.
- Having the Just a Mom, HA! button or link on your blogroll.
The contest will end on Wednesday April 7th at 9 pm central time. The winner will be announced on Thursday morning.
Please leave all of your entries as separate comments.
I’ve got to give one more plug for Kendra’s store, Belleza Mia, before this post is done. While I was writing this I went to check for new merchandise and got completely distracted creating a fantasy wish list of things I adore. Like this necklace for instance – it makes my toes curl, it’s so darn cute! (**Just to be perfectly clear, this isn’t the necklace for the giveaway, I just really really like it and thought it deserved a special promotion too.**)
Kendra’s prices are reasonable, her quality is fantastic, and her splendid personality shines through in every piece. I hope you’ll check out her store, she’s an amazing Mama with an amazing talent!
Thanks for playing along with us and Happy Easter Mamas!
Don’t Miss the Easter Surprise this Sunday!
I have it on good authority that the Easter Bunny will be leaving an extra special surprise right here on Sunday morning.
Mark your calendars to come back – you won’t want to miss it.
A Giggle (but just for the girls)
This was in my inbox this morning from my friend Ali of Slightly Lively fame.
Let’s just say I had a few good giggles with this ad. They sure hit the nail on the head with how dumb feminine hygiene commercials can be. Hope you enjoy the giggle, and Daddy, if you’re reading this, just don’t watch.
Moms Just Keep Going: a story from Becky
No matter what life throws at us, Moms just have to keep going. We go through pain, sickness, poo, tears, moutains of chores that never seem to end, and yes, puke too.
This is a real story from a Mom named Becky.
So in case you ever do an embarrassing “what do I do now” moment post or something, I thought of your site when I was laughing about my day tonight…..
Here’s how it went down:
Mid-afternoon, phone call from child care saying daughter #3 is puking. My child care puts up with a lot of ick, but multiple barfs is just not a keeper, so I knew it was bad….Pick her up, she seems fine, so I decide to take advantage of the extra time I just found in the day before picking up child #1 and do some grocery shopping. Made it through the whole store, on my way to check out (read: full grocery cart). Poor thing barfs a little. Not willing to sacrifice the trip, I try to mop it up a little, hoping no one noticed. Continue on the way to the check out line where baby projectiles all over me, her, and the basket of groceries. And like a 5 foot path behind me. Grab baby, middle daughter, and my barfed on purse and head for the door, on the way telling a cashier that walked by what happened. I felt horrible, but what do you do? (That said, I have cleaned up my share of puke while working retail.) I think it will be a long time before I go there again!!! Oh yeah, then had to go pick up my oldest daughter while covered in puke.
Lovely.
Can you believe that she got through that and was laughing at the end? Thanks for sharing with me!
Pennies for Penny
I’ve got another giveaway to promote this week, but it is far more than just a giveaway…
No mother can stand to see her baby suffer. I talk to a lot of moms and all of us agree that it’s just as hard on us watching our baby get shots, or tests done, or even be sick.
But imagine if your baby had cancer. What if you couldn’t say with 100% surety, “I know that this treatment hurts now, but it is going to make you better.”
Through the end of March Spice and All That’s Nice is leading a giveaway to spread awareness about the Pennies for Penny charity.
From the Article:
Penny was recently diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma. She has tumors in several places through out her tiny body. She has had several surgeries in the last few days and has started chemo therapy.
Joining the giveaway for a SCENTSY WARMER is free and simple, but if you choose you can also give some pennies for Penny and help this sweet girl’s parents deal with the bills, while they deal with each day. Prayers and kind thought are also appreciated for this beautiful girl and her family.
Giveaway from Trainer Momma!
In the blogging word it’s easy to get caught up in your theme. My friend, the Trainer Momma, is one of the best ladies I know for advice on exercise, healthy living, diet, and so on, so you’re probably thinking that this giveaway would have something to do with having a healthy lifestyle.
Nah.
On top of all that other stuff, Trainer Momma is a rockin’ awesome shopper, and that’s what she’s celebrating with this week’s giveaway.
Two lucky readers will receive $50 gift certificates to TJ Maxx! Anyone with a body, house, kids, or love of shoes and purses (like me) would be thrilled to win, so click HERE to enter. The contest runs until March 8th.
APEricots Giveaway from “For the Love”
Anyone ever hear of APEricots? It’s an adorable site that offers super-cute and organic baby clothes with lots of fun designs (or an option to design your own).
This is the link for the cutie-pants website: http://www.apericots.com/ where you can browse the merchandise, read up on the products/company, or just gawk at the little angel models that they use (I just wanna kiss those cheeks, don’t you?).
Now, what’s even better than cute baby clothes?
FREE cute baby clothes! The Mommy blog, For the Love, is hosting a giveaway for a $25 Apericots gift certificate. Even if you don’t have little kiddos, this is a prize worth winning for grandkids, baby showers, all kinds of things! Here’s the link to enter to win: http://sarandtrav.blogspot.com/2010/02/apericots-giveaway.html
Good luck! This contest ends on 2-29.
