Not Everyone's Mama » Not Everyone’s Mama http://digiscrapping.net/blog Tue, 22 May 2012 00:09:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Giveaway! Built Of Barnwood Ian Cross http://digiscrapping.net/blog/2012/05/08/giveaway-built-of-barnwood-ian-cross/ http://digiscrapping.net/blog/2012/05/08/giveaway-built-of-barnwood-ian-cross/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 13:10:46 +0000 Heather Manning http://digiscrapping.net/blog/?p=16234 Giveaway! Built Of Barnwood Ian Cross is a post from: Not Everyone's Mama
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]]> I promised you a giveaway when I told you about Built Of Barnwood. It’s here!

I ordered the red Ian cross for one of my lucky readers!

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You will love it! I received mine in yellow the other day and I love it!


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That’s mine.

This giveaway below is sponsored by me. I purchased the cross myself because I believe in BOB and their purpose.

BOB is a collaborative effort between two multi talented brothers. Built of Barnwood is based in the charming coastal town of Bay St Louis Mississippi. They are focusing on reclaiming, recycling and re-purposing vintage wood and building materials. Once reclaimed they are turned into usable artwork, home furnishing and design accent pieces. Together Bob Somerhalder and Ian Somerhalder strive for a greener more sustainable economy. With this green desire in mind, they have launched a clean and sustainable business that is a hot and trendy product line for home decor and furniture.

Do you recognize one of those names? Ian Somerhalder? Our favorite vampire on The Vampire Diaries. A very passionate soul when it comes to conservation and so is his brother Bob. (And the whole family too from what I have seen on Facebook.). When you purchase from BOB, you are supporting the IS Foundation because part of the proceeds go straight over there, where Ian and his team are striving to improve this world we live in for us and for everything else on this planet.

So, how do you win this red Ian cross?

Easy entry.

Just tell me your favorite way to recycle/upcyle things. It doesn’t have to be anything fancy, it could be as simple as taking your cans to a recycling center or you may have done an elaborate project involving pallets, mason jars, and some cabinet handles. The sky is the limit.

There are a few other entries that aren’t mandatory, including donating to the IS Foundation. You do need to forward the email that you did that, but please feel free to delete any information that you feel is inappropriate for others to see. I just need the part that says $5 donation paid to IS Foundation.

Get on entering!

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To the FTC (wo)man: Greetings! This giveaway is sponsored solely by me. Built of Barnwood in no way asked me for nor reimbursed me for the prize, my words, my opinions, my thoughts. It is a prize I bought from a company I believe in.

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]]> http://digiscrapping.net/blog/2012/05/08/giveaway-built-of-barnwood-ian-cross/feed/ 10 Have Giveaways Become Out Of Control Monsters? http://digiscrapping.net/blog/2012/04/13/have-giveaways-become-out-of-control-monsters/ http://digiscrapping.net/blog/2012/04/13/have-giveaways-become-out-of-control-monsters/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:25:41 +0000 Heather Manning http://digiscrapping.net/blog/?p=16076 Have Giveaways Become Out Of Control Monsters? is a post from: Not Everyone's Mama
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]]> I was flipping through Flipboard, like I do all the time when I have a few minutes to spare,and I started thinking about how more and more giveaways are getting more and more ridiculous.

Now, don’t get me wrong, I love a good giveaway, like all of you. I’ve had some good giveaways. I have stopped doing them for the time being because a) I had a few sponsors not follow through on delivering prizes and b) it just started taking up way too much time.

This is what I mean:

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The ones where a million bloggers get together to offer an iPad, or cash, or whatever it might be and for your mandatory entry you have to like every single one of their Facebook pages AND (or) follow all of their Twitter accounts.

I have decided, I don’t care what the prize is, I am not filling up my Facebook with pages I could care less about or clutter up my timeline on twitter. If I’m following you on Twitter, it’s because I actually like what you post. I hope if you’re following me, that is the reason that you do so.

You know one blogger (out of many) who I think does it right?

Dragon Blogger

I’m pointing him out because I just entered his iPad 3 giveaway. Mandatory entry? Tell him where you are entering from. Full disclosure here. I already got my entries for that post, just showing you a giveaway that I thought was easy and fabulous. Does he have the option to like FB pages and follow twitterers? Yes. Extra entries.

I just am starting to wonder if we really need to make our readers do all of that hoopla to get higher stats for a month or too, and maybe have a couple of them stick around. I want you hear because you like reading my posts, but that’s because my blog is primarily my journal.

I’m also wondering how much hate I’ll get from my fellow bloggers justifying the way they roll out giveaways. I get it, I do. I’m not singling any of your giveaways out. You roll out your giveaways the way you do, others do it the way they do it. It’s all about the stats, about increasing your numbers to attract more PR. Honestly, I understand. I chased the stat monster for a couple of years too.

So to those bloggers, I am sorry if my post offends you, but I truly want to hear from the readers, those who enter the giveaways. Do you like those giveaways that require you to do so much just to enter the giveaway? Or do you prefer the easy entry, answer a simple question or enter your email address or follow the sponsor on Twitter type of giveaways. Or do you not care. There obviously are a lot of people who don’t mind (possibly enjoy?) these type of entries, because they usually are high entry giveaways.

I’m just thinking of the old fashioned sweepstakes. There are lots of people who avoid blog giveaways like the plague because they don’t want to jump through hoops to enter. Simple enter your name and address and you win are the ones they want to see.

I do know that my next giveaway is going to be simple. It’s coming up next month and is sponsored by me for a company where some of the proceeds go to a charity I support. You have my word that the mandatory entry will be simple. There will be extra entries, not a ton, but a few, but for those who like to keep it simple, that first entry will be easy peasy.

Leave me your thoughts. What is your favorite type of giveaway? What makes you jump through all those mandatory entry hoops if you do those kinds? What causes you to skip over a giveaway that interested you enough to visit it to begin with?

Have a great day!

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Perfect gift idea – Actually, perfect holiday idea for making those holiday cards to send out!

Do you have those holiday cards made yet?

That’s something I do every single year.  My previous years’ cards that I have made looked like this –

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This year I went with a different look.  I made a tree that looks (hopefully) like my children drew it and used my kids pictures as ornaments.

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I wanted simpler this year.  I’m not sure why.  It just felt right.

The card was made and the next decision was, who do I go with to print it out?  I decided on MyPublisher.  

They have a program you can download and I thought it was super easy to use.  I used the card that just looked like a picture.  Uploaded my image to the blank one, ordered it, and it was done.  My cards will be shipped in 2 – 5 days and I’ll have them by Dec 1 to ship out to friends and family.

They also have TONS of styles to choose from if you just want to add your picture and not design it from scratch like I do.  (It’s the digital scrapbooker in me that has to do that every year!)  They have elegant, fun, simple, so many styles to choose from.

I can’t wait to get the cards and see how it turns out.

For the digiscrappers out there, they also print out 12X12’s if you go that route instead of printing them into a book.  Then again, they also offer books.  You can go with whichever product you like!  Awesome!

MyPublisher gets a

thumbsupfor being a fun, easy to use way to make your holiday cards with very reasonable prices!

And I have a goodie for one of you all!

Someone here is going to win a $50 coupon code for your own holiday cards this year!  We’re going to make this a quickie so that you have time to print, order, and get them mailed out before the holidays hit us hard!

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Thank you to Project You for joining with me for this giveaway and for offering me a $50 gift code for my own holiday cards and one to giveaway to my readers!  Remember, you can always read the latest issue of Project You Magazine here at Not Everyone’s Mama!

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]]> http://digiscrapping.net/blog/2011/11/20/my-publisher-50-giveaway/feed/ 3 2011 Holiday Gift Ideas – Bar Method Giveaway http://digiscrapping.net/blog/2011/10/11/bar-method-giveaway/ http://digiscrapping.net/blog/2011/10/11/bar-method-giveaway/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:55:51 +0000 Heather Manning http://digiscrapping.net/blog/2011/10/11/bar-method-giveaway/ 2011 Holiday Gift Ideas – Bar Method Giveaway is a post from: Not Everyone's Mama
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]]> The bar method is a fabulous workout that I have been DYING to try (the ballerina in me is calling out!). It integrates the fat burning format of interval training, the muscle shaping technique of isometrics, the elongating principles of dance conditioning, and the science of physical therapy to create a revolutionary new workout that quickly and safely reshapes your entire body.

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One lucky winner here at Not Everyone’s Mama is going to win the entire set!  You HAVE to tell me how you like it when you are done trying it out!

Beginner’s Workout DVD

Joey Decker, dancer, choreographer and owner of the Burbank, California Bar Method studio, guides beginning students through the Bar Method’s basic body-sculpting exercises such as “standing seat-work” and “kickstand curl” in this 37 minutes long, full-body workout. Joey’s humor and precise instructions helps beginners and more advanced students to brush up on their form and get a great workout at the same time. Joey’s fellow performers are Jennifer Keyes and Joyce Miraflor, teachers at Joey’s studio, Tiffany Baldwin, a Los Angeles master teacher, and Whitney Bania, co-owner of the Newport Beach, California Bar Method studio. Price: $20

Dancer’s Body Advanced Workout

Actress, singer, dancer and master Bar Method teacher Marnie Alton delivers a no-holds-barred, super-advanced Bar Method DVD workout that will slim down and sculpt your body quickly. In this 62-minute Bar Method workout, Marnie draws from the principles of dance to target the muscles that give your body a beautiful, defined, graceful appearance. Exercises include: “water-ski thigh-work,” “arabesque,” and the Bar Method’s ultra-challenging new abdominal exercise, “the clam.” Marnie’s fellow performers are Denise Burchard, co-owner of the Portland Bar Method studio, Marin Van Vleck, upcoming owner of a Dallas-area Bar Method studio, and Michael Lowery and Katelin Chesna, both long-time Bar Method teachers in Los Angeles. This DVD will inspire you to get serious about changing your body! Price: $20

Pregnancy Workout

Master teacher Lee Potter in her third trimester with twins adds her own special wit and playfulness to the Bar Method’s pre-natal workout, a long-standing and popular class at its flagship studio in San Francisco. Lee leads you through this 45-minute long series of gentle, safe and challenging moves, including free-weight work, thigh exercises, standing seat-work, and abdominal strengthening exercises performed while propped up on pillows. Lee’s fellow performers are Hannah Blue, co-owner of the Downtown San Francisco studio and Lauren Dunning, a teacher at the Downtown San Francisco studio, both appearing in this DVD in their second trimester. As Lee puts it, this DVD “will help you feel strong during your pregnancy, will assist you in delivering your baby, and will snap you right back into shape.” Price: $20

The Bar Method Super Sculpting Workout

Bar Method founder Burr Leonard has packaged together the Bar Method’s most fast-acting body-reshaping moves into one super-targeted 59-minute workout. The exercises include four sets of thigh work and the Bar Method’s famous ‘pretzel with the ball’.  Burr also utilizes the Bar Method ball to zero in on problem areas such as the inner thighs and seat. Burr’s fellow performers are Chelsea Glavinovich, co-owner of the Walnut Creek and San Ramon Bar Method studios in San Francisco’s East Bay. Keryun Dukellis and Mike Najjar are both teachers at the San Francisco’s flagship Marina studio, and Tera Roth is a teacher at the Downtown San Francisco studio. If you want the quickest results possible, this is the workout for you! Price: $20

The Bar Method Super Sculpting II Workout

Tighten your seat-belts! Bar Method founder Burr Leonard puts the pedal to the metal in this 58-minute workout by combining her most aerobic variations, many of them never seen except in studios, with a fast-tracked pace. Included is five sets of thigh work, one of them performed with the Bar method ball and two sets of seat exercises that simultaneously challenge both legs. During the abdominal section, Burr leads safe, beautiful-looking sequences that sets abs on fire! Presenting the workout with Burr are Sharon Demko and Keisha Ramey-Presner, both teachers at the Bar Method flagship Marina studio in San Francisco and Juan Barba, a teacher at the Bar Method studio in Burbank, California. In Keisha’s words, Super Sculpting II is “intense, but with reach for someone to work up to. The choreography is really fun, and Burr inspires you to do it." Price: $20

About The Bar Method

The Bar Method is full-body exercise program created by Burr Leonard. The workout utilizes a ballet bar fitness technique and draws from the principles of isometrics, dance conditioning, interval training, and physical therapy. The result is a noticeable “Bar Method” sculpted body featuring:

· Firm, elongated muscles

· Reduced body fat

· High muscle definition in the chest

· Improved posture

· Long, narrow thighs

· A lifted seat and defined hamstrings

· Strong, flat abdominals

· Increased stamina and energy

· Extended youthfulness

About Burr Leonard, Founder of The Bar Method

Burr Leonard is the founder and creator of The Bar Method, a full-body exercise workout that utilizes a ballet bar technique. The method draws from the principles of isometrics, dance conditioning, interval training, and physical therapy. With 20 years of experience in the fitness field, she and her business partner have turned their one Bar Method studio into a franchise operation with 30+ studios and a media company selling exercise DVDs and accessories. Huffington Post, ABC News, KUSI TV, and KUSA-TV have featured Burr Leonard’s The Bar Method.

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Enter to win the complete Bar Method (DVDs) http://bit.ly/rl3u5p @HeatherM74 @TheBarMethodHQends 10/20 *US Only RT #Giveaway! #TheBarMethod

Giveaway ends on 10/20/11 at 12:01 AM CST. ETA – Winners will be chosen by random number generator. Winners will be emailed and must respond within 48 hours or an alternate winner will be chosen.

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]]> **GIVEAWAY CLOSED** Thank you to everyone who entered!  Winner is below in the Rafflecopter form.

EXPERIENCE TERRENCE MALICK’S

GROUNDBREAKING AND EMOTIONAL FILM

And Enter To Win a Copy of This Exclusive Blu-ray Combo Pack

Available October 11

treeoflife Bring home acclaimed writer/director Terrence Malick’s (Badlands, Days of Heaven, The Thin Red Line, The New World) thought provoking film experience THE TREE OF LIFE, available exclusively on Blu-ray Disc Combo Pack October 11 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Through stunning cinematography and raw emotional power Malick’s hymn to life excavates answers to the most haunting and personal human questions through a kaleidoscope of the intimate and the cosmic, from the raw emotions of a family in a small Texas town to the wildest, infinite edges of space and time, from a boy’s loss of innocence to a man’s transforming encounters with awe, wonder and transcendence.

Under Malick’s careful direction THE TREE OF LIFE showcases complicated and haunting powerhouse performances by Academy-Award® nominee Brad Pitt (Fight Club), Academy Award® winner Sean Penn (Milk, Mystic River) and newcomer Jessica Chastain (The Help).

We’re going to give Rafflecoptor a try with this one!  Let’s see how it goes. :)

 

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To win a copy, simply answer the following question:

Terrence Malick cast which newcomer in this film?

  • Emilia Clarke
  • Jessica Chastain
  • Elizabeth Olsen

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  • - Subscribe to my blog via email or reader
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  • - Follow me via Google Friend connect
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Giveaway ends on 10/16/11 at 12:01 AM CST. ETA – Winners will be chosen by random number generator. Winners will be emailed and must respond within 48 hours or an alternate winner will be chosen.

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