Giveaway Week: The Rusted Chain

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Today is the first giveaway this week that doesn’t start with a “G.” I might be starting a trend. The Garnish and Gussy giveaways are still open, so go enter if you haven’t yet!

You, my readers should feel very special today! The Rusted Chain is giving away a $30 gift certificate. With $30 you can get just about anything she offers.

Beki Hastings, jewelry designer extraordinaire, is a wife, mom, and self-proclaimed caffeine addict. She also donates all the ad revenue from her blog to Compassion International, toward unsponsored children. She’s raised $3,000 so far. How can you not love her?

Wouldn’t you love to win this to give your mama on Mother’s Day? Or maybe you’ll keep it for yourself… I’m not here to judge.

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I want this one. And my anniversary is next week. And my honey reads this blog. Ahem.

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Oh, this Ohana one is oh-so-pretty… Ohana means family in case you’ve never seen Lilo and Stitch.
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She also makes earrings. I adore these elegant, rustic little green drops. They’re called happy day earrings, which makes me want them even more.

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How to Enter

Visit the Rusted Chain and leave a comment telling me what you like from her shop.

Extra Entries:

Please leave each entry in a separate comment. Current subscribers and followers, these are extra entries for you, too!

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  • This giveaway will close Friday night. Winner to be chosen by Random.org

    Giveaway Week: Gussy

    Welcome to Giveaway Week at Homegrown Mom! If you’re new here, you might want to subscribe to my RSS feed or by email!

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    It’s Giveaway Week on Homegrown Mom! Today, I am so excited to be giving away a $30 store credit for Gussy! Yesterday’s Garnish giveaway is still open, so stop by there, too.

    Have you met Gussy?
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    She is adorable. She says “Yeow!” quite a bit. It always makes me think of the theme song to Sonny With a Chance, where she says “Yeow!” at the end of the song. So cute.

    What? You don’t watch Sonny With a Chance? You’re here to win a prize? Ok, then!

    Need a laptop bag? I’ve been lusting after this one for a while now.

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    Or maybe a pouch?
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    How about a baby blanket?
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    A little about Gussy from her site:

    Gussy is a line of ruffled accessories. Each ruffle is machine sewn free-hand style, making each ruffle unique. About 16 months ago I sat down at my kitchen table — I wanted to learn how to sew. And here I am now, offering wallets, zipped pouches of all sizes, laptop bags, and note cards (all with my signature ruffle) to those that love a little flair :) You can read more about Gussy and how she got her nickname.

    The Nester wrote, “Gussy has a juicy shop full of all kinds of wonderfulness, and her blog, Gussy has a lot to say is quickly becoming a crafter’s headquarters where she features different crafters/artists and writes about her experience.”

    How to Enter

  • Visit Gussy’s Shop and leave a comment telling your favorite item
  • For extra entries, you may do the following. Please leave each entry in a separate comment.

  • Tweet this:
  • Win @gussysews shop credit from @homegrown_mom http://ow.ly/1slml

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  • Giveaway will end on Thursday. Winner to be chosen by random.org

    Giveaway Week: Garnish

    Welcome to giveaway week at Homegrown Mom! All week long, I’ll be hosting fun giveaways. Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss any!

    Here’s a little about Garnish from their website:

    We used to scour shops, as well as the Internet, for simple, elegant, fun and modern supplies that we could easily make our own. But we could never find exactly what we were looking for. So along came Garnish…to give people an easy, stylish and affordable way to add a personal touch to everyday moments (because after all a personal touch – a Garnish – goes a long way to helping turn moments into memories). Everything we carry is a blank canvas, just awaiting your own personal expression. You can dress Garnish items up; you can dress them down. They’re perfect for every occasion because they’re perfectly “you.”

    From party favors to creative gift packaging, to special touches for the everyday, Garnish has something for every occasion. I’m going to stock up on some pretty packaging for when I take meals to friends.

    I am pretty thrilled to tell you that they are offering one lucky Homegrown Mom reader a $20 gift certificate! Let me tell you, $20 will go a long way at Garnish!

    See how those slice and bake cookies look positively gourmet in that little white box?

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    Next time I have a bunch of kids over for crafts, I’m doing it this way. Don’t you love the Lego tubes?
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    Why have I never had a smores party? See the hot beverage container? It’s only $8.75!

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    I’m a big straw user. Where have these been all my life? They make me want to plan a 4th of July Party. At five cents each, I can get hundreds!

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    For more lovely ideas, visit the Garnish blog.

    To enter, you must visit Garnish and leave a comment telling me what you’d buy.

    For extra entries, you may do the following. Please leave a separate comment for each entry!

  • Subscribe to Homegrown Mom via RSS or Email
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  • Sign up for my monthly newsletter. It’s coming Friday!
  • Subscribe to the Garnish Blog
  • Follow Garnish on Twitter
  • Tweet about this contest, mentioning @homegrown_mom, @garnish and linking to this post.

  • Contest will close Wednesday. Winner will be chosen by Random.org.

    Giveaway Week Coming!

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    The good news: I am so excited about new subscribers, Twitter followers, and Facebook Fans that I feel like celebrating.

    Fortunately, some awesome companies pitched in to help me celebrate. Next week, I’ll have a giveaway every day!

    Be sure to subscribe by email or RSS so you don’t miss our upcoming fun!

    The bad news: I’ve had to put off the solution to my photo mess because I just haven’t finished yet. Blame my husband. He wanted to take me to the mall today and what kind of wife would I be if I said no?

    So if you’re waiting on pins and needles to see what I’ve done with my pictures (and who wouldn’t be?), and need your organizing fix, check out these gals:

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    Storing and Organizing Photos: The Task

    Earlier in the week, I posted Storing and Organizing Photos: The Mess.

    So, today I planned to post The Solution. However, time got away from me.

    When organizing photos, it is impossible not to get distracted. Even if the photos were of folks I’d never met, I can’t help but get lost in them. I set some guidelines for myself as I began my task. I may or may not have obeyed them.

    1. I will not stop every five minutes to write the 572 blog post ideas that are going to come up as I look through these photos. ( I only had 362 ideas.)

    2. I will not cry over how thin and adorable I used to be. (There was no sobbing at least.)

    3. I will not waste an hour or more analyzing pictures trying to pinpoint the exact date this wrinkle appeared. (Fifteen minutes, tops.)

    You actually can't see it that well because the flash is bouncing off my forehead like it always does.

    You actually can't see it that well because the flash is bouncing off my forehead like it always does.

    4. I will not get mad that there are three thousand more pictures of my little brother than there are of me and prank call him. Yeah mom, I know. You didn’t have a camera when I was born. ( I did prank call him, but not because of this. Really.)

    5. I will think like a man and compartmentalize. (I thought like a man and ate some beef.)

    I’ll show you what I did with them all tomorrow. Really.

    This post is linked to Friday Fails.

    Resurrection Eggs

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    I’m very excited to start a new tradition with my girls this year. Resurrection Eggs tell the story of Easter in an unconventional way. In each egg is a symbol that goes along with the story. There is a booklet that goes along with the eggs, and has a verse and short explanation for the symbol in each egg. Please forgive the lame-o picture of the booklet.

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    You read the page, and open the corresponding egg.

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    Some families do this for 12 days before Easter, opening one egg per day. We’ll probably spread ours out between Good Friday and Easter morning, doing four each day. Unless I revert to my slacker ways, in which case we’ll end up doing all 12 on Easter morning right before church.

    I don’t want to spoil the end of the story, but the last egg is my favorite. It’s empty!

    Resurrection Eggs box I bought my eggs at a Family Christian Store in my neighborhood.

    Note: This is not an affiliate link, nor is it a sponsored post. I bought these eggs with my very own thirteen bucks to share with my family.



    What fun Easter traditions do you have?

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