March 14, 2012

The Modest Mom Giveaway!

rainbow skirt It’s no secret I’m a big fan of The Modest Mom. Caroline and I did the She Wears Skirts series early last year after meeting at an event featuring the Duggar family. I needed help learning how to wear skirts with some sort of style sense and Caroline was a wealth of information and a breath of fresh air.

brown skirt

I own several skirts from The Modest Mom, including the Rainbow skirt and brown ruffle skirt above and my new favorite:

black skirt

This is a black A-line skirt. This skirt comes in a myriad of fabrics! (sorry for the terrible photo, it was super windy that day!) I like the simplicity of this skirt and the versatility as well.

The Modest Mom has also branched out beyond skirts and sells things like Nursing Covers and Modest Shells to put under the blouse you love with the neckline you hate. Plus, very soon she will be releasing a girl’s line!

This week you can enter to win a

$25 gift certificate
from The Modest Mom

You can also receive 10% off any order during the month of March with the coupon code:

raisingarrows

Winner will be announced this weekend. Good luck!
(If you are reading via email or RSS, please click here to enter)

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March 2, 2012

See the Light Winner & a Coupon Code!

The winner of the Art Class 3 DVD set from See the Light is:
Jennifer Trujillo
Congratulations!And guess what?! See the Light contacted me and said they would love to offer all of you a coupon code 10% off + FREE SHIPPING for the complete SEE THE LIGHT ART CLASS set (9 DVDs with 36 step-by-step lessons)!
Coupon Code: ARROWS
Expiration date: March 10

February 28, 2012

My New Favorite Art Curriculum! {Giveaway}

shoe art This is not a sight you see every day! But, this was the moment I became convinced I had finally found the art program I was looking for!

drawing a shoe

We had tried other art programs…very costly art programs…but none of them met our goals and needs.

You see, years ago, a friend from church had given my older two children brief art lessons. They mostly revolved around sketching…the thing my children were most interested in then and now. When we moved away, they wanted to continue sketching, but we didn’t know anyone who could help and all the art programs I purchased in an attempt to fill that gap fell short. Many of the programs were more art appreciation or touched on all different kinds of art, but never mastered any. Some even came with a whole stash of supplies I could never afford to replace once they were used up. I remember begging the children not to do too many projects!

From the moment I was introduced to See the Light Art, I was hopeful this was the art program I had been looking for all along. They stressed how you only needed resources you could easily get your hands on (and probably even had in your home already). They didn’t just touch on sketching, they laid a foundation and then built upon it lesson by lesson. And best of all, they wove Scripture into the entire curriculum!

One of the neatest things about this program is that at the end of every DVD there is a bonus lesson. These are wonderful! The first DVD bonus lesson is chalk art…something I have always wanted my children to learn (we did have some trouble finding the right kind of chalk, but you can order from See the Light).

Blake drawing apples

I have certainly seen my children do amazing things with this program. They are learning so much and doing such an outstanding job at the kind of art they actually WANT to study. But, they are learning so much more than sketching, they are learning skills they can take into other art mediums and Scripture that pertains to all of life!

How would you like to win my new favorite art curriculum?

Here’s your chance to win the first 3 discs of the See the Light Art Class DVD’s – this is 12 complete lessons, plus 3 bonus lessons! You will love them!
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February 25, 2012

Announcing the Winners!

My DrinkBand!

The winners of the amazing DrinkBands (and my largest giveaway to date – wow, are these things popular!) are:

Taleah
Jenny Kurtz
Tammy Garrison Smith

Congratulations!

You can purchase your own set of DrinkBands (large, small, or both!) from DrinkBands.com!

and…

Lilla Rose hair clips We had to choose a new winner for the Lilla Rose Giveaway. That winner is:

J Lindsey Morgan

Congratulations!

Why don’t you take a moment to check out the Flexi of the Month! It’s gorgeous! (in fact, all the monthly clips have been gorgeous!)

February 22, 2012

Too Many Cups to Wash? Here’s the Solution! {Giveaway}

Lia's "sunshiney" DrinkBand

I am convinced every family suffers from the plight of too-many-cups-to-wash. Children seem to delight in pulling out a new cup every time they need a drink, resulting in an entire dishwasher full of cups.

No more, my friends!

My DrinkBand!

{Yes, folks…THAT’S MY DRINK!}

I’ll have to admit, I was skeptical when Renee of DrinkBands.com sent me these plastic bands made for keeping track of everyone’s cups. But, I was desperate! Everything I had tried over the years failed to eliminate the too-many-cups issue. And here we were in a smaller kitchen again. Something had to change!

The children were super excited to choose a color and put the DrinkBands on their very own cups. There are 8 colors in a pack and the packs come in a small and a large size…just right for our entire family! (I recommend the large size since that seems to be the size that fits every one of our glasses.) I even put one on Garin’s sippy cup and thought about how helpful this would be if I had two children using sippy cups!

Garin's sippy cup DrinkBand

So, what’s the verdict now that the novelty has worn off?

I am absolutely THRILLED!

Here’s what I’ve noticed:

It’s easier to set the table for meal times. No guessing which cups to grab or wondering where each child is supposed to sit. It is so easy to grab each color and know you have the right cup.
The cups are not randomly being thrown in the dishwasher. They are staying on the counter during the daytime hours. I’ve asked for this to be the case all along, but since the cups seemed random, all the dishwasher loaders in the house figured they all belonged in the dishwasher after every. single. meal. ugh.
Even the littlest ones know which cup is theirs – a very good thing! I don’t know about you, but I have little ones who will go around drinking from every cup in the house much to the dismay of the big kids. DrinkBands have made it obvious {and exciting} to know which cup is theirs!
DrinkBands help the littles grip their glasses better. We almost exclusively use glass glasses. We’ve noticed less spills (which equals less chance for breakage) with the DrinkBands on.
DrinkBands make great conversation pieces! Our house is full of stories and DrinkBands have become one of those stories. People are fascinated by the little things that make life just a little easier.

Bet you can’t wait to get your hands on these! Well, here’s your chance! I’m giving away 3 complete sets of DrinkBands to 3 winners! That’s 16 bands in 8 colors in both the large and the small size. I love it when fun and practical collide!

{See below to enter}

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