Lisa Leonard

Lisa Leonard is one of my favorite jewelry designers. Actually, scratch that. She IS my favorite jewelry designer. I love her pieces and always have my eye on new items on her website. Currently she is introducing new decor items--and TODAY she is giving away an adorable pewter heart banner on her site. Click on over to enter!

If you missed the heart banner giveaway on Wednesday, never fear! She is giving away oval wall hangings (your choice of engraved words) today, Thursday! Click here to enter!

I promise, you won't be disappointed! I own three of her necklaces and would be happy to own about ten more of them!

I won!

Look what I just won from Today's Creative Blog and Just Ask! It is a Flip video camera! I'm so excited! I think this is the biggest blog giveaway I've ever won!

Giveaway Winner

The winner of the Marshall's giftcard is Trish! Please email me with your mailing address, Trish!

200th Post Giveaway!

Happy 200th Post to Me, to Me! Happy 200th Post to Me!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED

In celebration of this momentous occasion (ha, ha!), I'm giving away a $25 giftcard to Marshalls. Here are the ways you can enter this giveaway

1. Comment on this post
2. Subscribe to my blog (or let me know you subscribe already!)
   
3. Become a Google Follower (or let me know you're one already!)
4. Follow me on Twitter (or let me know you do this already!) AND tweet about this giveaway
5. Promote this giveaway on your blog (post your link in the comments!)
   

Please leave a separate comment for each entry--up to a maximum of five entries. That's it! Easy Peasy, Lemon Squeezy! The giveaway is open through Friday morning and I'll announce the winner on my blog over the weekend. Make sure you check back to see if you won!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED

And the winners are...

Thank you to all who entered my first giveaway! The winners have until Thursday at noon to contact me...or we'll move on to the next people on the list! I hope the winners will blog about the great finds they get with their giftcard!

The winner of a $25 giftcard to TJ Maxx is...
Jen of You're Gonna Miss This !! Congratulations, Jen! Please email me your address through my profile and I'll put your TJ Maxx giftcard in the mail to you.

The winner of a $25 giftcard to Marshalls is...
Traci of Beneath My Heart !! Congratulations, Traci! Please email me your address through my profile and I'll put your Marshalls giftcard in the mail to you.

Giveaway Time!

It's not too late--sign up for the TJ Maxx and Marshalls giftcard giveaway! I made the giveaway even easier...check it out! You can sign up through Monday morning!
Speaking of giveaways...Glidden is giving away paint! Woo! You pick the color and they'll send you a quart of paint in eggshell finish. Who doesn't love free stuff?

Want another giveaway? Head over to Hooked on Houses for a decal giveaway!

And, one more giveaway! A cute triangle flag banner giveaway over at Design Dazzle!

TJ Maxx Thursday!

***GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED!***

Who is ready to WIN a $25 giftcard to TJ Maxx or Marshalls?! Me, me, me!! Oh wait...I can't win...but I can give away these great giftcards! It's better to give than receive, after all!

You have TWO ways to win one of these gift cards!

To earn TWO entries to the giveaway, join in with Mr Linky!

1. Post your TJ Maxx or Marshall's deal on your blog (or locate an old post where you raved about your finds!)
   
2. Link back to Frills Fluff and Trucks in your blog post
   
3. Add your link (the direct link to your post--not just a link to your blog!) to Mr Linky
4. Sit back and wait for me to announce the winners on Monday!

You can post about ANY kind of great find at Marshalls or TJ Maxx -- of course I'm partial to the decorating stuff, but they have great bedding, clothes, bags, and all sorts of good stuff!

To earn ONE entry into the giveaway, post about this giveaway on your blog AND post in the comment section on this post, letting me know that you blogged this giveaway!

I have one $25 Marshalls giftcard and one $25 TJ Maxx giftcard to send out to you! Be sure to come back on Monday to see if you won!

First Ever Giveaway!!

Are you ready for it? The first EVER Frills Fluff and Trucks (phew, what a mouthful!) giveaway is next week! I know you've all been on the edge of your seat with anticipation, right? After all, I've been blogging for over a year and have never done one of these.

To make up for not giving anything away on my 100th post (oops!) or my one year blogiversary (oops again!), I'm giving away TWO giftcards! Will that make up for my poor etiquette in missing these major blog milestones? I hope so!

Every one here in blogland loves a good deal--especially me! Remember those topiaries I snatched up at TJ Maxx in an after Christmas clearance? I just love that makeover and those topiaries were such a steal of a deal! I was at TJ Maxx last week and saw so much great stuff--lots of cute little tables, big letters to hang on the wall, and I even picked up a Ralph Lauren polo shirt for Handsome for $5! So cute!

Soooo...how about a $25 TJ Maxx giftcard?

Oh heck, let's do a $25 Marshalls giftcard too! That store is chockfull of goodies too!
All you have to do to be entered into the running for one of these giftcards is to come back here on Thursday, June 25th and join in my TJ Maxx Thursday linkfest! Post a link to a blog post where you show us your best TJ Maxx or Marshalls finds! Sorry, HomeGoods doesn't count...I'm still bitter that we don't have one of those near me! Everyone who posts their finds is eligible to win!

Giveaway!

Jen at Tatertots and Jello is celebrating her 200th post with a Mod Podge giveaway! She Mod Podged frames and a barn star...and she incorporated black/white toile! Swoon! Go check out her blog--it is just as cute as the title leads you to believe!

Frugal Mommy of 2 Girls always has loads of giveaways. I'm crossing my fingers for her Vincent Shoes $75 gift certificate giveaway. I've never bought Vincent Shoes before, but I've read great things about them...plus they're super cute!!

Frugal Mommy also is doing a giveaway for BioGreen Bottles! I've never used these before either, but I've switched my children away from traditional plastic sippies and water bottles and would love to try a new brand of BPA free products.

Kimba at A Soft Place to Land is having a giveaway of a $50 Lisa Leonard jewelry gift certificate! Gorgeous stuff...that mama necklace is calling my name!

New look to my blog!

What do you think of my new look? I *love* it!!! Kelly at Fabulous K Creative did it for me and was SO helpful at walking me through the process. I highly recommend her! Aaaaand, if you follow her blog, she periodically runs contests for her followers--which is how I *won* this blog makeover!

Thank you, Kelly!! You are THE best!!

Oh, and I need to update my blog bookmark list...I quit updating it because I now just use Bloglines to follow all of your blogs...so don't be offended if your blog isn't listed!!

Who wants a super hero cape?

Are these not the cutest superhero capes EVER?! Oh I just love them!! Unfortunately they usually cost $30 each...which is a bit out of my budget, especially since I would need two of them.

However, there is a super giveaway going on and you get TWO of these if you win!! So neat! So go over to Little Window Shoppe for your chance to win TWO superhero capes from Plum Pear Apple.

Melissa and Doug Giveaway!

Allie at No Time for Flash Cards (which is a fantabulous blog for those of us with little ones) has a great Melissa and Doug Giveaway going on! Woohoo!! I love Melissa and Doug toys and we have them all over our house.

So, if you'd like a chance to win this stacking and sorting toy, head on over here. Feel free to leave me a comment first, though!

Twinkling Tees

My friend Jill makes the CUTEST bling tees for girls of all ages...if you squint really hard (or just click on the picture!) of Princess, you'll see that she's wearing a "Preschool Rocks" bling tee. She LOVES it and always gets so many compliments on it. My friend Jill's store is called Twinkling Tees and she is having a fantastic sale right now that will get you 25% off your purchase if you enter the code NBD at checkout! Her shirts are so cute--I just ordered three more! One for Valentine's Day, one for Christmas next year (hey, I plan ahead!), and a cute "big sister" tee for my little niece who soon will be a new big sis!

Aaaaaannnndddd...I know of a website that is doing a giveaway of a gift certificate to Twinkling Tees! Woohoo, everyone loves a giveaway! Head on over to Mom's Most Wanted to try to win a freebie from Jill!

Look what I won!

I was lucky enough to win this cutie-pie apron from Whitney over at My Journey Toward: The Glamorous Life of a Housewife. Love it!
My daughter claims it is for her, but there is no way--it is too cute to be relegated to the dress-up box! I'm going to wear it with pride while I do my best impression of a 50s housewife and make yummy goodies for my family! Thanks, Whitney!!
We leave tomorrow for Disneyland! See you all on Sunday or Monday--don't forget me while I'm gone! I'll be taking lots of Disneyland pictures. Handsome and Princess are very excited! In the words of Handsome... "go-in Dihneelan, see mih-he mouh an minnie mouh!!"

Caramel Bars

Feed these Caramel Bars to your children and your husband and they will be forever in your debt. (Plus if you feed them to other people you won't have to spend a week on the elliptical burning off all the calories you just consumed.) They are TDF good. Mmmmmmm!! I was going to take a picture of the panful of Caramel Bars before I cut into them...but I didn't have the willpower to hold out that long--so this is midway through the devouring process. My family LOVES these now!

I first found them on Christie's blog and have now made them twice. They are soooo yummy. If you have patience, they taste even better the second day.

Here is the recipe:

• Melt two sticks of butter
• Add: 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, 2 cups flour, 2 cups oatmeal, 1 tsp baking soda, and 1/2 tsp salt
• Use your hands to mix it together--it will be crumbly
• Press half the dough into the bottom of a greased 9x13 pan
• Bake at 325 for 20ish minutes (Christie says 17 minutes, but that didn't work for me)
• Remove from the oven and pour an entire jar of caramel sauce over it
• Sprinkle chocolate chips over the caramel sauce
• Put your remaining dough over the top of everything
• Put it back in the oven for 20ish minutes (again, she says 17...but mine still was raw then

Now let it cool completely before you eat it--otherwise it will truly be an ooey gooey mess. A tasty mess...but really really messy. Don't ask me how I know this. Really it is even better the next day after it has solidified more...but that requires extreme amounts of willpower.

Here is Christie's recipe...her blog is fun and she has a number of recipes that will send you running for your elliptical after you try them! Whitney at My Journey Toward: The Glamorous Life of a Housewife has a variation on this recipe. I think the end result would be about the same...except that she put M&Ms on the top! Yum!! Oh, and Whitney is doing a fall giveaway of some cute plates! Go check her out!

Another apron giveaway!

Whitney at My Journey Toward the Glamorous Life of a Housewife is hosting an apron giveaway! Isn't this little apron sweet? I love it! (You have until 10am on Tuesday to enter.) I found Whitney's blog through Nester's big ol' mistreatment party. (See my post from earlier today for more on that.)

A fall giveaway!

Behind My Red Door is hosting a fall giveaway with lots of great harvest goodies. You have until Sunday at noon to enter. Good luck!

Win This!

I love this silhouette trio hanging above the bed. GORGEOUS! They're vinyl! And the best part is--you can win this! Check out the blog for Scribble It! and enter for yourself! You can enter even if you don't have a blog...and hey, you can comment on my blog even if you don't have a blog! (Was that subtle enough?!)

I've ordered from Scribble It! and was quite pleased with their product and their instructions for applying the vinyl decal. Here is a not-very-good picture of the vinyl I have in my family room...and yes, I know it is a bit too low! I love it anyhow.

I won!

I won my first ever blog contest! Laura at Katydiddys hosted a contest and I won! Laura is an artist and has all sorts of cute goodies on her blog (she just posted some cupcake cuteness!) and
in her etsy shop. Anyhow, I won a set of four notecards of the image posted above. They're super cute and great quality. Thank you, Laura!! (picture above is from Laura's flickr)

I'm going to win this! (I hope...)

Excuse me while I clean the drool off my keyboard. Love this apron--l.o.v.e. it!! Aaaaaannnnnddd--maybe, just maybe, I'll win it!
The Apronista is having a giveaway and the prize is this apron or its equally adorable (but not pink) turquoise and brown counterpart.