Chotskies First Giveaway - TWILIGHT Inspired from ChristyM113

Finally, the day has come. I have been teasing with my very first Chotskies Giveaway, because I am so excited to host it.

My hints, when I first mentioned the contest were Vampires and keys. Do you know what it is???????

It's an amazing key chain from ChristyM113 on Etsy! To see more of Christy's craftsmanship come over to my review here.

WIN THIS!
Christy says on her Etsy site that these pictures don't do the key ring justice and I am here to tell you that this is true!! Christy sent me one and I was so impressed with the craftsmanship. The beveled glass and the thickness of this piece is amazing.

Just look at how solid this is!

Christy's Description:

Let your keyring be a warning to those who might want to ride with you, that you drive like a Cullen!

Each keyring is made of two 1" x 2" pieces of beveled glass for a unique and sophisticated product. The text is printed in sharp white text onto black paper that has been treated with fine silver glitter. Each keyring is heavily soldered for a smooth, rounded edge and then embellished, front and back, with decorative bead soldering.

The phrases are even printed in "Twilight" font!

The heavy duty keyring chain is securely soldered to the keyring and will suffer much abuse. I have even dropped them onto a concrete floor with no effect at all.

Note - please be aware it's difficult to get a great shot of beveled glass... the photos don't do the key rings justice!

Now for the Giveaway Details:

How to Enter: Visit ChristyM113 and look around. Then come back here and tell me which item you would love for yourself or someone else. If this question is not answered none of the other entries will count.

Deadline: February 27, 2008 by Midnight

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A winner will be chosen by Random.org and notified within 2 days. You will have 3 days to claim your prize or another winner will be chosen.

Product Review --Crunchless Abs 1, 2, 3, & 4 - GIVEAWAY

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On the 3rd Day Of Christmas.....nananananana.....a nanannan. 12 Days of Christmas continues at my main blog, Maria's Space with my 3rd Giveaway of the month. Check out my review of the DVD Series.


Last week I wrote about Flirty Girl Fitness. Check out the review here and woot the giveaway for your own copy of the program here.

This week I was able to check out the Crunchless Series. I should have no reason to be in the shape of my life by next summer.

Haven't we all heard that crunches is what we need for our stomach. Want to get rid of that gut, baby stretch, muffin top, or whatever other fun words you want to use, than you need to do sit-ups and crunches. Now they make machines to take the pressure off our neck and back so that we can do those crunches that are supposed to help our stomach. I'm here to say NO MORE! No more will you have to lie on the floor doing endless crunches to get that stomach we all want.

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You do? Well Crunchless Abs is for you!

I opened the DVD which has Crunchless Abs 1-3.

Starting up Crunchless Abs, I got ready. Does anyone else get all giddy and excited when they throw in an exercise tape that they have never seen?

All you need for this is a towel and a chair. The work out was nice and slow with great, sculpting, easy exercises. I was comfortable, they were easy, mixing yoga and Pilate poses. They used all of my favorites and then some. There were even some I had never seen but I can tell you that the work. "Pushing the door" gives that nice burn that we all want. The 10 minutes was over before I even realized I had worked out.

Crunchless Abs 2 - On this one you will need a towel. This was another nice, slow, easy, no impact workout. I must say, this DVD was my favorite. I really felt the burn exactly where I want to. Right in my lower stomach!! There were tons of great lower stomach exercise which is something this mom of 2 truly needs. I can't wait to do this DVD every day.

Crunchless Abs 3 - This program only uses a mat or towel to stand on. These exercises are great for all over sculpting. I felt this in my back, arms, thighs, chest and more importantly, stomach.

"Think strong and you will be strong."

There is enough variety to keep even the workout maven challenged and motivated.

Crunchless Abs 4 - On this one you will use an included "exercise tube" or resistance band and a door. Attach the band to a nearby door and get snappy. Hahahaha...

It took a minute to stop laughing when I started this program because Tracy who leads us through this workout reminded my of Amy Poehler from SNL with her warm up.

Finally realizing that I needed to get to work, I attached the "exercise tube" and began.

The exercises were different and felt good. I like the variety of the 4 DVDs.

All of the DVDs are only 10 minutes. Who doesn't have 10 minutes to spare in their day?

Head over to Crunchless and get the abs you want by Spring!!!

Giveaway Details:

1. Leave a comment at Maria's Space letting me know who your favorite exercise guru is.
   
2. The Contest ends on November 18, 2008 at midnight.
3. A Winner will be selected by Random.org and notified within 2 days.
4. You have 3 days to claim your prize or another winner will be selected.
   

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• Put my 12 Days Of Christmas Button in your sidebar. I will be hosting a giveaway at least once a week for the next 5 weeks.

I wish I could afford a personal gym or a trainer to whip my butt into the best shape it could be before next summer. I really should get a cash advance. I found a gym in my area, they have 7 heated pools, sauna, aerobic classes, training, for around $2,500 for a family of 4.

The cash advance could also be used for a really nice Christmas for my family. This is the first year I will not be using the food pantry for presents and I really want to give my husband an amazing gift.

There are so many things I would put additional money toward, paying off some credit cards, a gym membership, Christmas gifts and more. What would you use a some extra cash for?

An Apple Card Giveaway & A Way To Make Extra Cash

Have you ever left a review on a website? Wouldn't it be awesome to get paid for those reviews?

Now you can, with Ciao.

I have been doing reviews on various uh ummmm book sites and a very large site beginning with the letter "A" for years and haven't made a single dime. That is about to change.

Today, I signed up with Ciao, and entered my first review in under 5 minutes.

What is Ciao - Ciao is new online price comparison and consumer review site. This is the most comprehensive source of intelligent shopping on the web. It is the perfect place to go before you start purchasing those big ticket items or those stocking stuffers for the holidays. You can review everything from Computers and TV's to beauty products and movies.

Can't decide between

It is free to sign up and you chose what you want to review.

Here is the best part. You can possibly make money by submitting a qualifying review. This is a great way to earn extra cash for said holiday gift.

There are lots of fun and easy ways to earn money on Ciao. When you write a review of a product or service, you are paid every time another member reads and rates your review (a "read"). Inviting your friends to become Ciao members also earns you money: For the first 6 months of their Ciao membership, you will earn a commission equal to 50 percent of their earnings on Ciao (excludes survey earnings).

How You Get Paid - Once your account has reached a minimum balance of $5, you can request a money transfer into your PayPal account. To do so, log in and go to your personal member area, "My Ciao". Click on the "Account" tab and finally click on "Request payment". Pay-outs are made once a month to all Ciao members who have requested one or more payments in the course of that month.

How it works:

Ok, let's get started on the giveaway part.

To win an Apple Card in the Amount of $25.00 follow the instructions below.

To enter this giveaway, first visit this page: http://www.ciao.com/specials/Write_a_review_in_3_simple_steps_GFOL

Then, follow this easy, three-step process:

Step 1) Enter what product you'd like to review (e.g. iPod Touch)

Step 2) Click on "write a review" and share your experience using this product, as well as rating, with the Ciao community of shoppers. Be sure to do a full-length review!

Step 3) Join the Ciao community, start connecting with other shoppers and earn money for your reviews ($1 per qualified review). You can even upload video reviews

Finally, once you have done at least one full length product review (at least 120 of your own words), post your Ciao username and a link to your review in my other blog's comment section.

Note: this contest is also open to current Ciao.com members, just be sure to include a link to a new review to qualify for this giveaway.

• Giveaway ends November 3, 2008 at Midnight.
• Don't forget to follow the instructions listed above before leaving a comment.
• Please supply an email address so that I can contact you.
• You will have 3 days to claim your prize.
• Don't forget to leave a comment on my other blog to enter. Not on Chotskies!
  

Good Luck and have fun reviewing!

Giveaway on My Other Blog - ION Television Merchandise

Maria's Space is giving away to four lucky winners the following:


Want to see what's inside the bag??????

A t-shirt, lined notebook, and pen.

GIVEAWAY INSTRUCTIONS:

• To enter, simply leave a comment with your email address on Maria's Space.
• Want another entry Subscribe to my feed
• Not enough? Blog about this giveaway and link back to Maria's Space.
  
• Contest ends October 13, 2008 at midnight EST
• A random winner be selected by Random.org
• Winners will be notified by email and will have 3 days to accept or an alternate winner will be chosen.

ION Television is also hosting a Halloween contest on their site. Head over to ION Television and enter to win a night in the spooky De Coronado hotel in San Diego. You can also load a photo of yourself in a Halloween Costume and see yourself displayed on the ION site.

Support this new TV station and show their logo proudly..

To see what is on ION tonight come here.

Biggest Entrecard Giveaway Ever

Don’t know about Entrecard? Entrecard is a great way to advertise your blog and find some great reading material. BTW...if you are a blogger Entrecard is free!! Join today.

If you love Entrecard, you can understand the addiction for some more credits. Check out the prizes then go to Freebie Reporter and enter yourself.

Personally I would love the 1st prize but honestly, all the prizes are great.

These are the prizes and sponsors.
1st Prize:

30,000EC from Freebie Reporter
125×125 ad for a month from The Asian Economist
125×125 ad for a month from Free Famous Quotes
1 VIP membership to CreateBanner.com
1 Entrecard banner design from A Phone Sex Life

2nd Prize:

20,000EC from Freebie Reporter
1 VIP membership to CreateBanner.com
125×125 banner ad for a month from Journal Of Journey
125×125 banner ad for a month from Charcotrip.com
1 month blogroll link from A Phone Sex Life

3rd Prize

2000EC from SimpleBrowser
2000EC from Debit vs Credit
1500EC from Positive Thinking
2000EC from Realm of Prosperity
1500EC from NickThrolson
1000EC from Fantasy Baseball
125×125 ad for 3 months from Cash Advance Blog
1 VIP membership to CreateBanner.com

Other Prizes:

EC Credits:
11 Lucky winners will get 1000 credits from one of our fabulous sponsors:

1000EC from Michael Aulia
1000EC from Øblog
1000EC from Better Inspirational Communication
1000EC from Random Detox
1000EC from Multiply Themes
1000EC from Momawannabe
1000EC from Singaporean In London
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1000EC from A Second Cup
1000EC from Kutsara at Tinidor

Advertising:
4 Lucky winners will get premium advertising spots from the following bloggers:

125×125 ad for a month from Positive Thinking
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1 month blogroll link from Freebie Reporter
125×125 ad for a month from Freebie Reporter

Bloggy Giveaway - Book - The Complete Idiots Guide to Photography Essentials

Remember this review I did this week on The Complete Idiots Guide to Photography Essentials?


This book, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Photography Essentials by Mark Jenkinson is a necessary read for anyone who loves taking pictures.

I've obtained a copy of this fantastic book to giveaway to my readers.

Give Away Details:

• Leave a comment here on my other blog (easy huh?)
  
• The contest deadline: September 22nd at Midnight
• Subscribe to my blog for an extra entry
• Random winner will be drawn and notified by email (please include your email in the comment)
• The winner will have 3 days to claim their prize or an alternate winner will be drawn

Good luck!!!

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