December 22, 2010

The Pillowcase Project

small-dresses
If you sew, this looks like an easy project.  They are collecting pillowcase dresses to send to girls in Uganda.  The dresses are cute (they don't look like a pillowcase when they're done), and they provide the pattern for you to use (but you can trim it however you like). Go to thepillowcaseproject.blogspot.com to find out more.

December 20, 2010

Easy Wins - Low Comment Giveaways

Looking for some really easy to win giveaways?  The giveaways in the linkys below have less than 50 entries, so the odds of winning are good.

I will be going away for the holidays, so I'm leaving linky open through January 20.  If you have a giveaway with low entries, please leave your link (follow the rules below).


GIVEAWAY LINKY RULES:  
  1. ONLY giveaways with less than 50 comments/entries and less than 5 days left to enter are allowed on this linky (Exception:  If you are giving away more than 1 prize and have less than 50 comment per prize you can also enter your giveaway here.  Just put "2 Prizes" or "3 Prizes" or however many in title.)
  2.  Link directly to your giveaway post, not your main blog page.
  3.  Please submit in this format:  Giveaway Item (End Date) # of Current Comments
EXAMPLE 
Kids Music CD (12/1) 23


December 17, 2010

Merry Christmas!

Win a Language Program

I'd love to win this one!!

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Now is the perfect time to give your child (or yourself!) the gift of possibilities for the holidays with Rosetta Stone Homeschool — and you can WIN a Level 1 Homeschool program, language of your choice (valued at $249)!

Right now Rosetta Stone is having a special Holiday promotion on our Homeschool Edition program and we’d like you to help spread the word! Everyone can save up to $150 on Rosetta Stone Homeschool by visiting our website at 
http://www.RosettaStone.com/hsw1110.

By helping us spread the word you can win a Rosetta Stone Homeschool Edition Level 1 program, language of your choice, valued at $249.

This is a computer based curriculum and Rosetta Stone will also include a headset with microphone, and a supplementary “Audio Companion” CD so you can practice lessons in the car, on the go, or where-ever!

Students participate in life-like conversations and actually produce language to advance through the program. Rosetta Stone incorporates listening, reading, grammar, vocabulary and writing along with speaking and pronunciation lessons. For parents, the new Parent Administrative Tools are integrated into the program to allow parents to easily enroll up to ten students in any of 12 predetermined lesson plans, monitor student progress, grade completed work (the program grades the work automatically as the students progress), and you can view and print reports for transcripts. Homeschooling a lot of kids at your house? This program is designed to enroll and track up to ten students (five users on two computers) and will work for nearly all ages — from beginning readers up to college students.

To win this program, copy these paragraphs (in between the ***'s) and post them in (or as) your next blog post, and/OR post about this contest on your facebook page. Then go to the original page at
http://www.othersuchhappenings.com/2010/12/rosetta-stone-giveaway-yay.html
and leave a comment saying that you’ve posted about, or have linked to, the contest. Please make sure the link works to get back to the original contest page when you post, and good luck!

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December 14, 2010

Giveaways For Good - Ending Soon!

The following giveaways are for prizes that are doing good!   So, if you don't win (or even if you do) you might want to consider adding these to your gift list this year.

 PHD Pocket Disk (Ends 12/15)

These fun, inexpensive, hand-woven disks can be used like a frisbee, but fit easily in a purse or diaper bag (or a large pocket!)  This is a Fair Trade which enables over 200 Guatemalan weavers to support and send their children to school!  (Plus, it's low entry...only 38 entries so far, so a good chance to win!)




Play it Safe Game (Ends 12/15)
This game teaches kids safety while they play!  How cool is that!  Plus, they are donating free games to toy drives this holiday in association to sales.

$150 Gift Certificate to Novica (Ends 12/16)
Novica is a marketplace for fair trade items.  It's a great place to find gorgeous jewelery and gifts.

December 13, 2010

Easy Win: Low Entry Giveaways

I'm starting to get enough people submitting giveaways that I think it's time for a linky! From now on every Monday night I will be posting a linky that people can submit giveaways with under 50 comments to.

MY PICKS!  
My Favorite Low Entry Giveaways This Week!

Knit Whit Giveaways (12/15)
Nearly a lot of the giveaways she had listed on her
sidebar ended 12/15 have less than 50 comments.
I didn't have time to list them all.


Christmas Tunes for the Soul (12/15) 1 comment

Christmas Tunes for the Soul

(I ADORE guitar instrumental guitar music,
so this one is worth blogging for to me!  That one comment is mine!) 


 Anchor

I love her lyrics...so meaningful and poetic! 
OH, and if you're a mom, go read the lyrics to
the song Hourglass.  It'll stir your heart! 




GIVEAWAY LINKY RULES:  
  1. ONLY giveaways with less than 50 comments and less than 5 days left to enter are allowed on this linky (Exception:  If you are giving away more than 1 prize and have less than 50 comment per prize you can also enter your giveaway here.  Just put "2 Prizes" or "3 Prizes" or however many in title.)
  2.  Link directly to your giveaway post, not your main blog page.
  3.  Please submit in this format:  Giveaway Item (End Date) # of Current Comments






EXAMPLE 
Kids Music CD (12/1) 23


If you don't have a graphic, you can use this daisy!  On the upper right you will see "Need to search a different web page for images?"  Just put my URL there and select the daisy graphic.

December 11, 2010

Free Mini Poster from CafePress!


Get a free mini-poster of your choice from CafePress!  


(Not sure how long this will last or if current customers are eligible or just new customers.  Only the ones that say "mini" on it are free...not the large posters.  The mini ones are still pretty big though!  )

Easy Wins - Dec 11 - 17

Low entry giveaways ending soon! Most entered by commenting, so low comments means a good chance to win!  (Those not entered by commenting were submitted by the hosting blogger, so I'm trusting them on how many people have entered so far.)

December 12
Glee Gum (14 entries)
December 15
Play it Safe Game (30 entries)**
Mindy Gledhill CD and Printable Poster (7 entries)

Anchor

December 17
Mommy Pads Notepads $15 Gift Card (9 comments)





You can find more low entry giveaways at:



*I got an extra entry for sharing giveaways marked with a star.
**Submitted by blogger...number of entries based on number when submitted.

December 8, 2010

Easy Wins: Low Entry Giveaways - Dec 8 - 15

Low entry giveaways ending soon! Most entered by commenting, so low comments means a good chance to win!  (Those not entered by commenting were submitted by the hosting blogger, so I'm trusting them on how many people have entered so far.)

December 8
Glass Straw (46 comment)
Giggles and Toots $10 Gift Certificate (33 comments)

December 9
A Path Less Traveled (3 entries)
Coming Home by Rosanna Bowles (4 entries)**

Coming Home: A Seasonal Guide to Creating Family Traditions / with more than 50 recipes

December 10
Brugo Mug (30 comments)**
Scribbleprints Bookmarks (0 comments - Canada only)
Downloadable Kids Games (2 comments)
My Very First App (22 comments)*


(If you have an iPhone
this is a pretty cool,
educational app with
pictures like Eric Carle's
story books!)








December 15
Play it Safe Game (30 centries)**




You can find more low entry giveaways at:



*I got an extra entry for sharing giveaways marked with a star.
**Submitted by blogger...number of entries based on number when she submitted giveaway. 

December 7, 2010

EVERYONE who entered my Twitter Giveaway Dec 7 Won!

Three people twittered three times in my 3 hour twitter giveaway (hey, that worked out kinda nifty, didn't it).  Well, I decided to give all three of you a postcard, in stead of just one. 

I've contacted those who left an e-mail.  Everyone else, please e-mail me at ecarian at yahoo dot com with your postcard of choice and address before 5:00 tomorrow and I'll send it out to you. 

4 HOUR TWITTER GIVEAWAY - CLOSED

I need a quick way to get the word out about some sales at Scribbleprints (my shop..actually, my two shops).  These sales end today (the t-shirt one) or tomorrow (the card one).  This giveaway ends at 8:00 CST TODAY (Dec 7)!

1.  Tweet any of the following (see list below).
2.  Leave you twitter name and e-mail address in a comment below.
3.  If you win, claim your prize by 5:00 tomorrow.

TWEET ANY OF THESE:

Tweet and win!  http://s4c.in/3kc

Funny shirts on sale today!  http://www.galesgiggles.com

Artsy shirts on sale today!  http://galesgifts.windhavenweb.com

Funny maternity shirts for only $15 with coupon code ELF!  Today only!  http://s4c.in/3ka

Cards and invitations 50% Off + Free Shipping!  Coupon Code: CARDFREESHIP  http://s4c.in/3je

Photo Cards 50% Off + Free Shipping!  Coupon Code: CARDFREESHIP  http://s4c.in/3je

Greeting cards you can customize, only $1.47 each!  Plus free shipping!  Coupon Code:  CARDFREESHIP http://s4c.in/3kb

Funny greeting cards, only $1.47 each!  Plus free shipping!  Coupon Code:  CARDFREESHIP  http://s4c.in/3kb

Cool artistic greeting cards, only $1.47 each!  Plus free shipping!  Coupon Code:  CARDFREESHIP http://s4c.in/3kb



EXTRA ENTRIES
Tweet up to three of the sentences above for up to three entries.

PRIZES
The more tweets/comments I get, the more prizes I'll add.

Here's what I'll add...
1 comment/tweet - Free postcard of choice - un-customized
20 comments/tweets - Free scribbleprints greeting card of choice
50 comments/tweets - Sample pack with notecards, a mini bookmark, and stickers
100 comments - Sleep Deprived Parent T-Shirt (white, sizes S, M, L, or XL)

Winners will be chosen by random number generator and winner will be contacted by 9:00 tonight.  Winners MUST  send me their address and prize choice by 5:00 pm EST tomorrow (Dec 8) or forfeit prize.  I'm taking advantage of some sales myself, so that's why the rush.  US ONLY!

Just needed a place to store this...

burying it in the archives.

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December 6, 2010

Easy Wins: Low Comment Giveaways for December 6

Low comment giveaways ending today!  These are all entered by commenting, so the fewer the comments the better your chances to win!

December 6
Scribbleprints Greeting Card or Postcards (13 comments)

Can your inner child come out and play? card

Secret Scientist Team Kit (32 comments)*
Namaspray Yoga Mat Disinfectant (32 comments)
Pediacare (34 comments)
Personalized Book (37 comments)*
Faber Castell Art Kits (110 comments - 3 winners = About 36 comments per prize)
DidPop Goes to Hawaii (12 comments)
Click Clack Moo - Cows that Type DVD Set (53 comments)
(yeah, that's over 50 comments...but I love the Click Clack Moo books, so posting anyways)

Click Clack Moo - Cows That Type... and More Amusing Animal Tales (Scholastic Storybook Treasures)



You can find more low entry giveaways at:



*I got an extra entry for sharing giveaways marked with a star.

December 3, 2010

Knit a Hat - Save a Life

A friend of mine brought in some things she made to a Christmas swop we were having. "Can't you use those as gifts for someone?" I asked.

"No, everyone I know who likes my crafts already has something from me."

If you knit (I don't) and have that problem, Save the Children can use your skills making knit hats for newborns. If you're interested you can download a free knit kit here.

(Or, find out more ways you can craft for a good cause here.)

Easy Wins: Low Comment Giveaways

Low comment giveaways ending soon!  These are all entered by commenting, so the fewer the comments the better your chances to win!

December 3
A Walk in My Shoes (16 comments)
Robot Book (26 comments)

Robot Book,The

December 4
Rock and Learn (35 comments)
Cradle Rock (42 comments)

December 5
Gift Card to K-Mart or Jasmere (29 comments)
$5 Amazon Gift Card (12 comments)

December 6
Scribbleprints Card (0 comments)
Secret Scientist Team Kit (32 comments)*



You can find more low entry giveaways at:



*I got an extra entry for sharing giveaways marked with a star.