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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* Blog about this contest and link back to me (provide the link in the comment).

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.

Giveaways Around the Blogoshere

Last week I received a package from Stacy of All Because Two People Fell in Love. We won a weeks worth of socks from Little MissMatched. My daughter sat down and picked what she liked, here is the video of her getting her package.


She has worn a pair everyday since. Really cute clothes, check out Little Miss Matched if you have a chance.




There are so many wonderful giveaways spread out across the internet this week. Here are just a few of the amazing ones I entered.

Mom Fuse is giving away a Glade Sense and Spray here
A Magical World DVD here

Over at The Dirty Shirt, you can find tons of amazing giveaways.
This week I entered this one for a beautiful necklace from Ampersanddesigns

• The Goddess Next Door ENDS 2/22
• PoT-Tee Prize ENDS 2/23
• Scandle ENDS 2/23
• Cherish Bound Story Starter ENDS 2/24
• LTDchix ENDS 2/25
• Sub_Urban Riot ENDS 2/25
• LittleMissMatched ENDS 2/26
• LeapFrog's Leapster 2 ENDS 2/26
• Bikini Kitchen's Booty Butter Basket ENDS 2/27
• Glade Sense & Spray ENDS 2/28
• Ampersand Designs Necklace ENDS 3/1

Check out the Funky Monkey for some really sweet giveaways

Lauren Nicole Monogrammed Gifts
smART Quotes for Kids
BioGreen Bottles
Katie's Keepsakes
Green Toys
Box-O-Box
Trendy Twin Shop
The Hip Hostess

Reconnect with your Loved One at Ohana Mama and My Sentiment Exact Lee where they are both hosting a giveaway from Eden Fantasy.

Check out Island Review for a great summer giveaway. You can enter to win a Wallaroo Hat here.

How fun is this Coloring Thing giveaway at From Cribs to Car Keys?

More importantly, don't forget Chotskies is running it's first giveaway with a beautiful, Twilight inspired key ring.



Enter here for your chance to win this!

1st Giveaway Coming Soon

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Hint..........Vampires and keys
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Check Out These Amazing Giveaways

Is hosting an adorable Zoobies giveaway.

Head over here to enter.

is hosting a Zenses Game Giveaway for Nintendo DS.

Go here to enter this amazing giveaway.

Zenses Giveaways Around The Blogosphere

Zenses for Nintendo DS

Nintendo DS is not just for kids anymore. Hey, even I have one that I play on my layovers. The hard part is finding games suited for me. That’s why I was thrilled to find out about Zenses for Nintendo DS.

From the site: “The Zenses series takes the very best gameplay from the puzzle and brain training genres and wraps it up in a clean, fresh, stylish look accompanied by an ambient soundtrack to support the calm and relaxing atmosphere. Zenses enables active relaxation and is the perfect “me time” companion, allowing the player to transcend the stresses of everyday life, unplug and experience an “active escape”. The result? A brand new and totally fresh gaming experience for the modern woman, offering spa-like escapism in your handbag!”

Zenses Ocean focuses on the soothing sounds and motions of the sea while Zenses Rainforest captures the refreshing Amazon infused with rain drops, exotic flowers, waterfalls and giant trees.

One of the best things about Zenses is that it’s designed to be played for a few minutes or a few hours - it’s all up to you. So take a break from your hectic day with Zenses. It will rejuvenate you!

Win it!

Thanks to The Game Factory, the blogs listed below (my Family Review Network family) are each holding a giveaway. Stop by their blogs and enter to win both the Zenses Rainforest and the Zenses Ocean.

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This giveaway is open to US addresses. Good luck!

The members of FRN also had the opportunity to give away Zenses Ocean & Zenses Rainforest to some very lucky winners! For additional chances to win, stop by their blogs and enter today! Good luck!

• 3 P’s Mama Says
• A Daycare Life
• A Little Bit Nutty
• All Because Two People Fell in Love
• An Island Review
• A Wrestling Addicted Mommy’s Blog
• Bizzie Mommy
• Blessings Abound
• Brain Foggles
• Busy Mommy Product Review
• Chocolate Fingerprints
• Deuce’s World
• Design Baby
• Forgetfulone
• From Melissa’s Desk
• Just a Mom’s Take on Things
• Loving Heart Mommy
• Maria's Space
  
• Mama Sparkles
• Mom Giveaways
• Momma Findings
• Mommy Goggles
• MomStart
• NerdFamily Things
• Photo Bug Baby
• Pink Family Reviews
• Red Sox Mommy
• Robyn’s Online World
• Rockin’ Mama
• Sage and Savvy
• SAHM Reviews
• Sassy Frazz
• Something Snappy
• Tara’s View of the World
• The Clan McLeod
• The Post-It Place
• The Power of Housewife Word of Mouth
• The Way I See It
• Thoughts from the Mrs
• Welcome to the Motherhood
• What’s That Smell?

GIVEAWAY - $25.00 Gift Certificate from Handbag Heaven Towards A Designer Bag

On the 4th Day Of Christmas......
12 Days of Christmas continues at my other blog Maria's Space with my 4th Giveaway of the month.

Lucky readers,

Perhaps you remember a few months ago when I told you about Handbag Planet. If not, perhaps this will refresh your mind.

Handbag Planet recently merged operations with another handbag retailer. The new name of this venture, Handbag Heaven. What does this mean to you? Well, pull up a chair and let me tell ya.


Handbag Heaven has the best in designer bags for less money.

With twice as many bags in inventory. You will surely find something you like. Good luck finding only one though.

These are the bags you see the likes of your favorite celebrities sporting in any of the rag magazines. Indulge yourself and get the hottest styles for yourself and someone else. There are tons on clearance and Handbag Heaven has graciously offered one of my readers a $25.00 gift certificate toward a new bag.

Why not pick out one for yourself or as a Christmas gift for someone else.



Whatever your needs are handbag, shoulder bag, wallet, I-Pod case, or clutch, cell phone holder you will find more than 1 you love at Handbag Heaven.

Giveaway Details:

1. Head over to Handbag Heaven, check out the beautiful bags and leave a comment on Maria's Space telling me your favorite.
   
2. The Contest ends on November 20, 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.
   

Need more entries? 1 extra entry for each bullet

• Subscribe to me by email or to my feed.
  
• Post about this contest on your blog
• Put my 12 Days Of Christmas Button in your sidebar. I will be hosting a giveaway at least once a week for the next 3 weeks.

Sponsored by: Handbag Heaven
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Speaking of handbags...I would really like to get my hands on some quick cash. Yesterday I saw 4 items that my kids are dying for this Christmas. Waiting for my freelance check to come in takes forever and I just know these toys are going to be on everyone's list. A payday loan until the check came in would do the trick. I could pick up the toys this weekend and feel like I was totally ahead of the game. Hey, with some extra money I could even pick up 2 and put one on Ebay in December. I know that I would make at least 30% more than I paid.

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.
   

Need more entries? 1 extra entry for each bullet

• Subscribe to me by email or to my feed.
  
• Post about this contest on your blog
• 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!

Win A Free Handbag!

Hand Bag Planet is giving away a free handbag every hour in anticipation of their new website.

Head over to Hand Bag Planet for a chance to win a beautiful handbag.

The handbags are priced between $30-$80.

No gimmick! Just your name and email! Someone has to win so why not you?????

Check them out.