Waliki Toys Benny the Jumping Bull {Giveaway} – CLOSED

December 31, 2012 by 13 Comments

Looking back on childhood I’m sure that many of us are familiar with something that looks like this:

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It was such a super fun toy to own!

A jumping ball is a toy that promotes exercise in secret.  🙂   We all know that kids today aren’t interested in exercise.  Get them to work some muscles and gain gross motor skills while having fun a jumping ball from Waliki Toys!

Recently Waliki sent us a Benny the Jumping Bull for Ruby to use and play with.  She loves the little guy and it’s evident by the expressions of joy on her face:

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See what I mean?  Pure joy!  Little does she know it’s helping to build those leg muscles, balance, and coordination.  😉

Benny is made from durable, heavy duty vinyl and comes in several colors.  Here are just a couple:

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He even comes with his own free hand pump!

Now.  Who wants to win their very own Benny the Jumping Bull???

One very lucky winner is going to receive a…

Pink Benny the Jumping Bull!!!  This one to be exact:

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Now that’s a dandy giveaway! 

*This giveaway is open to US entries only. *The winner of this giveaway will be posted no later than the evening of Monday, January 7th and emailed within 24 hours.  If the winner does not respond within a week, a new winner will be drawn. *This posting and giveaway were sponsored by Waliki Toys, but all opinions are strictly my own. *Enter on Rafflecopter below.a Rafflecopter giveaway

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Warner Bros. Happy Holiday Giveaway! – CLOSED

December 14, 2012 by 16 Comments

There’s just something magical about Santa Claus.  Kids can visit with all the different guys in red throughout the holiday season and never suspect that he’s not the same one.  What can I say?  The man has quite the draw:

Kids are just always in awe of that current man in red.  In that immediate moment.  Who really cares to look at the camera when there’s Santa AND a candy cane?

Santa always knows what presents to bring on Christmas Eve.  But what if you are shopping for someone not on Santa’s list?

Warner Bros. has some fantastic holiday titles perfect for giving to everyone on your list!  In addition to this great giveaway Warner Bros. also has this fun app for you to take the holiday movie challenge, play a decode-a-scene game, and get a holiday survival guide:

Want to win something from Warner Bros.???  One very lucky reader of Dandy Giveaway is going to receive…

A Peanuts Deluxe Holiday Collection, Classic Christmas

Favorites or Dr. Seuss’s Deluxe Holiday Collection on

Blu-ray!!!

(Prize will be chosen randomly from the above Blu-ray titles!)

Just enter on the Rafflecopter below:

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*The winner of this giveaway will be posted at the conclusion of the giveaway and an email to the winner will be sent.  If the winner does not respond before the evening of December 19th a new winner will be drawn.
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Winter Fun With Lay-n-Go Giveaway! – CLOSED

November 19, 2012 by 17 Comments

The time has come for Banjo to advance to the tiny building blocks.  I cringe.  They are just so small and I’m sure they will be everywhere.  All over the house.  Overtaking and spreading throughout the various floors of our one tiny building blocks lacking home.  I cringe, but I know they are essential for his little fingers and fine motor skills!  I have until Christmas Day before the madness ensues.  Santa is bringing the tiny ones.  Up until the December moment Banjo has been building with the bulky ones.  They are big.  They are seen before stepping on.  They are safe for the baby.  Okay they do take up a lot of room.  Especially on our travels.  Who really wants to haul around the big, bulky container of building blocks???  There has to be an easier way.  And there is…

Much of the contents of that bin can be condensed right down to a tiny bag.

Lay-n-Go sent me their LITE 18 inch activity mat just to demonstrate how easy it is.

Even a Banjo can do it:

Perfect for traveling, organizing, and even keeping track of those tiny building blocks that Santa will be bringing to our house!

Lay-n-Go comes in 3 great sizes:  COSMO for cosmetics bag ($29.95), LITE activity mat ($24.95), and LARGE activity mat: ($64.95).

And some really great colors:

One lucky winner will receive a LITE 18 inch playmat from Lay-n-Go.  Winner’s choice on the color!

*Enter on the Rafflecopter below, by answering the question, “Which is your favorite color of Lay-n-Go?”  *Must leave the answer to this question in a comment on this blog posting to qualify.

And…  Lay-n-Go is also hosting their own BIG giveaway over on Facebook.  Be sure to go over to the Lay-n-Go Facebook Page to enter to win the Grand Prize:  One of all three Lay-n-Go products, a gift certificate to Sephora and LEGO Bricks! 

 

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Sew Much Ado {Giveaway} – CLOSED

November 17, 2012 by 2 Comments

Ok, I’m not really a quilter, but I do try!  I love the look of a finished quilt and I love the fascinating combination of prints and colors that a quilt can embody.  I jumped at the opportunity to try out Sew Much Ado’s quilt pattern for Gathers and Giggles!  I had a beautiful pile of girly fat quarters that I thought would be great, even though I don’t exactly have any daughters yet!  And so this lovely little quilt is for my first unborn daughter, or maybe my first granddaughter :).

Note that my dimensions are a little off because I was limited by the length of my fat quarters.  My quilt turned out about the dimensions of a crib mattress, but following the exact piece requirements in the pattern will create a square quilt 40”x40”.

Sew Much Ado currently has six sweet little patterns available in PDF!

The Giggles and Gathers pattern is terrific.  Good pictures, plenty of guidance, lots of steps broken down to make it easier to follow, and neatly organized.  My quilt was a breeze for me (the non-quilter) to put together with such a detailed pattern.

If you’re looking for a quick and cozy sewing project for the cold weather fast approaching, I recommend this cutey from Sew Much Ado!

Sew Much Ado is offering TWO lucky ducks this same PDF quilt pattern for Gathers & Giggles!

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Craft Cuts {Giveaway} – CLOSED

November 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Oh what’s in a name!  I already know I might sound a little crazy when I tell you that I constantly stew over what to name my future children.  Half the time when I can’t sleep, I play around with middle names in my head till I fall asleep.  I think a name is so important, and the first gift you can give your child!  I want it to be something I will love saying a million times, and something THEY will love hearing a million times.  Once its official, I am a sucker for any opportunity to display that name anywhere and everywhere, and Craft Cuts is one of the classiest places to do just that!

What is so incredible about this store is their ability to cut out wood lettering in practically any font your heart desires.  From cutesy curly girly fonts, to strong statement letters, you can design just the look you want for your room or bedroom.

Classy block letters for the family room!

I LOVE these letters on ribbons!  Adorable for a bedroom above a crib, or also quaint for living room décor above a couch.

And a personal favorite, wood wall letter tiles!!

What a treasure trove of supplies for artsy people looking to personalize their home!  Anyone with a creative bone in their body will have a ball perusing this shop, but if you don’t consider yourself very artsy-fartsy, Craft Cuts can certainly do all this leg work for you!  You can purchase any name already hand-painted, pre-stained, and tied with ribbon if you desire!  They really allow you to be completely creative with their blank letters, but they also can take care of you if anything in the crafty department makes you nervous, and you’d rather have it professionally done for you.

We had the huge honor of picking out some letters for our home.  I decided I wanted to make a sign of our last name to have on display in our home for as long as we live.  Though Craft Cuts can definitely design your name on a board for you (as seen here with their lettering on a base), we wanted to put it together ourselves, so I just ordered the letters individually and unpainted.  As soon as my letters arrived, I was DYING to put them together!

Here is the hubby marking things just right before we drilled them into the board to keep them steady. 

I turned on a little Dancing with the Stars and painted them up with basic tempera paint and a polyurethane gloss.  Easy peasy.

I am SO SATISFIED and thrilled about the way it turned out!  Classic, professional, and something that will always be on display.

Now I just need some holiday company over to see our majestic addition to our home décor!

Craft Cuts has quite an extensive selection of so many more products besides wood lettering.  Check out their craft kits, home decor, vinyl wall lettering, and stencils!

Get ready to get your crafty face on because one winner will receive a $30 giftcard to Craft Cuts!

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Chunky Bling {Giveaway} – CLOSED

November 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Ladies love watches. We all know it’s true. Watches aren’t just for telling time. They are gorgeous pieces of jewelry! Owning multiple watches comes at a price and takes up space in the jewelry box. Are you on the hunt for the perfect holiday gift or something for your own jewelry box? Well, then this posting is for you! Think jewelry that’s popular, fashionable, fun, and perfect for gift giving. Watches and jewelry that can be mixed and matched. Saving space in your jewelry box and wallet. With looks like these you cannot go wrong:

 

Where can you find these beautiful baubles? Chunky Bling is the place and their prices will make you smile. Quite dandy even. There’s a look at Chunky Bling to match any look or mood. It’s so easy to build/create your very own unique watch…

Start with a watch face:

Pick out a band:

And you can build a look that’s all your own:

Get more bands to go with that first watch face and you can have multiple looks in one watch face. Build your own watch and other jewelry at Chunky Bling!

Now who wants to win something from Chunky Bling???

The winner of this giveaway is going to receive Chunky Bling’s most popular item:

A Breakfast at Tiffany’s watch band with watch face of

choice from Chunky Bling!

*This giveaway will be open for entries via Rafflecopter until November 13th at midnight.

*Giveaway open to US entries only.

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Geared For Imagination {Giveaway} ***ENDED***

August 20, 2012 by 2 Comments

We had the most difficult time nap and sleep training Banjo.  It was a nightmare!  He was 15 months old and still struggling to fall asleep without being rocked.  Fortunately we had a great pediatrician that gave us great advice and a great plan for behavioral modification.  Which was right up my psychology alley!  Part of the process was to get Banjo a night-night friend.  So night-night bear was born.

It worked!

 Along came Ruby and the need for another night-night friend to be around our house for when the time came…  I didn’t hesitate.  I knew just where to turn.  Geared For Imagination not only has the most unique toys, but they also have an entire line of cuddly friends.  Meet Ruby’s night-night sheep that Geared For Imagination gave her:

 

Want to own a Sharon the Sheep of your very own???  One very lucky winner is going to receive the jumbo-sized sheep (16 inches tall) from Geared For Imagination!

*This giveaway is open to US entries only.

*Winners are not notified through email, so you have to check back to find out if you won! The winner of this giveaway will be posted no later than the evening of Monday, August 27th. Be sure and check back then to see if you won, so you can claim your prize.

 

 

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Minky Couture {Giveaway} ***ENDED***

August 20, 2012 by 1 Comment

My Banjo loves his baby sister.  So much so that he refers to her as his baby.  Whenever we are out in public he likes to tell random strangers that he has a baby.  Then he proudly points to her and says, “Her name is baby Ruby”.  It’s ever so cute.  So….  Want to see a picture of some really cute siblings (who really love each other) chilling out on a really cute blanket?

Here they are:

Okay.  So this blanket isn’t just cute.  It’s gorgeous.

It’s compliments of Minky Couture and by far the best blanket we own.  It hangs out with us in the family room and really adds to the decorum.  Plus, it’s sooooo soft and comfy.  Yep it was an instant favorite around here and we might have just fought over it a few times already…  😉

 One very lucky, lucky winner is going to receive this Jaclyn Infant Blanket:

 From Minky Couture, of course!

 

*This giveaway is open to US entries only.

*Winners are not notified through email, so you have to check back to find out if you won! The winner of this giveaway will be posted no later than the evening of Monday, August 27th. Be sure and check back then to see if you won, so you can claim your prize.

 

 
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Little Tikes Pillow Racers {Giveaway} ***ENDED***

August 20, 2012 by 2 Comments

Ruby is on the move.  Seriously.  She’s rolling everywhere and knows that it gets her places.  She pushes up on her knees and rocks.  You all know what that means.  Crawling will commence very, very soon.   Hopefully she holds off another week, because Audi and I are actually headed to the Smokey Mountains for our 10 year anniversary.  Which means that Ruby and Banjo will be staying with the grandparents while we are gone.  Which also means that if Ruby starts to crawl while we are gone and I miss it then I will be devastated.  Fingers crossed it doesn’t happen just yet, okay?  Speaking of kiddos that are also movers… There’s just some toys that I wish existed back in 2008 when Banjo was a little guy.  Little Tikes sent us this Pillow Racer for Ruby and it’s amazing!  I can’t wait for her to cruise along on it.  Just not for at least a week…  😉

Isn’t it the cutest ride on you ever did see?

But this one is extra, extra special…

The casters on the bottom actually come off turning the ride on into a fluffy friend that your kiddo can cuddle with:

Little Tikes has all the popular, up to date toys and this one is no exception!  Well, get excited, because one very lucky winner is going to receive a Pillow Racer from Little Tikes.  Woohoo!  It’s also winner’s choice of which one:  Ladybug, Dino, Turtle, Unicorn, Plane, or Fire Truck.

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*Winners are not notified through email, so you have to check back to find out if you won! The winner of this giveaway will be posted no later than the evening of Monday, August 27th. Be sure and check back then to see if you won, so you can claim your prize.
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Lalaloopsy Mango Tiki Wiki Doll {Giveaway} ***ENDED***

August 20, 2012 by 3 Comments

Remember that one posting about the cake auction for the youth at my church?  And how I incorporated the Lalaloopsy Mermaid Doll into the dessert creation?  And how cute it turned out?  And how it sold for $70?  Well, something that I didn’t tell you was that there was a little bit of a bidding war going on.  Two little girls really wanted that doll.  With the rules of any auction only one little girl’s parents could win the bidding.  I knew that the donations were all about funding the youth, but I felt awful that there was a little girl going home without the Lalaloopsy.  So what did I do?  I went over and told her that I would be getting in a Lalaloopsy Mango Tiki Wiki Doll for this very posting.  Also, that she could have that doll.  So…  This adorable  Hawaiian doll now belongs to one very sweet little girl:

 

My little friend Olivia was one very excited little girl to get her hands on this doll!

It sure did make me smile to see her so happy.  🙂

I tell you this story not to be all, “Look at how great I am”, because that is the furthest from the truth.  I tell you it, because it just shows how much little girls love, love, love Lalaloopsy!  Do you know a little girl who really wants a Mango Tiki Wiki Doll?  Well, then you better enter to win, because that is what is being given away from Lalaloopsy!

 

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