Saturday, January 22, 2011

Spotlight Saturday Blog Hop

It's Spotlight Saturday Hosted By






Between the Lines




Welcome to our fun blog hop with a twist!  Every week swing by to link up your blog and one you want to spotlight!  Did you find a new blog you liked this week?  Is there one you visit on a daily basis?  Well, simply link up your Spotlighted blog right under yours.  We will Spotlight our favorite blogs of the week in spots 4, 5, and 6.  

This week is Spotlight your Etsy Blog!  I'm Spotlighting Cheri from Haute Beauty!  Next week we will be spotlighting our favorite Review/Giveaway Blog!

How it Works

1) Link up your own blog.
2)Link up a blog you want to spotlight for the week.(ex. Spotlight: Roslyn's Closet)
3) Follow your three hosts.
4) Grab our button and post it on your sidebar or in a Spotlight Saturday Post.
5) Follow as many blogs from the list as you like and leave a comment so they know you stopped by.
6) Return the favor by following blogs that followed you.
(Be aware that URL's cannot be duplicated so please have a second spotlight choice in mind. If your blog's URL has already been spotlighted, just add one you'd like to spotlight. And don't forget to leave a comment with the blog you spotlighted so they can come and join the blog hopping fun! )



Friday, January 21, 2011

Handmade With Love Winter Giveaway: Bonus Entries


Handmade with Love Winter Giveaway

 Are you ready for another fun giveaway hop?  If so, join us along with hosts Simply Stacie, Survey Junkie, Little Yaya's, and Kelly's Lucky You for some great giveaways starting February 2nd.  With over 140 blogs participating it is sure to be a great time!  The Handmade With Love Winter Giveaway will run for 5 days and all blogs will be giving away prizes that have been made by hand especially for you. Between the Lines is lucky to be featuring some wonderful companies and I will give you little previews throughout the month of January.

Would you like to earn a few extra entries for the upcoming $100+ prize package?  Choose any or all the options below. Leave a separate comment for each entry and please include your email address.

Entry One - Like Orglamix on Facebook
Entry Two - Like Pink Dandy  on Facebook
Entry Three - Like Wacky Jacqui's Designs on Facebook
Entry Four - Like Stephanie Gleichsner on Facebook
Entry Five - Follow Haute Beauty via GFC
Entry Six - Follow Pink Dandy Chatter via GFC
Entry Seven - Follow Wacky Jacqui's Designs via GFC

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Kidorable Valentine's Promotion

From January 26th through Valentine’s Day, February 14th, Kidorable makes it easy to say ‘I love you’ to the special children in your readers’ lives with a FREE pair of our adorable Heart Gloves.  
 
All they ask for in return is a special place in their hearts, and a $20 order.  Maybe they want the matching hats and scarves? Or perhaps it’s time to plan ahead for spring showers and get a new raincoat?

So please,  hop on over to www.kidorable.com and use coupon code LOVEYOU at checkout to get your FREE pair of Heart Gloves.  Remember, to add the heart gloves to your cart before checking out.

OCEAN Nasal Care Winner!


Congratulations to vhubler!  You are the winner of the OCEAN Giveaway!  Vhubler won with comment #13, "I follow OCEAN on Facebook".  The winner has 48 hours to accept her prize or a new winner will be randomly selected.  Thanks to everyone who entered and a HUGE thank you to OCEAN for offering such a great giveaway!

Auto Shop

Why can't cars fix themselves??   Wouldn't that be fantastic?!?  I'd spend the extra money if it was possible.  Taking your car to the shop shouldn't be that big of deal, but when you are expected to sit around a stinky waiting room with a little youngster by your side for THREE hours, your perspective changes.  So this morning will be spent packing a bag full of enough goodies to keep a little one busy for three hours.  Then we are off to waste precious minutes of our life.  Ok, I'm done whining.  Moving on.  Smiling (almost). :)

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Handmade With Love Winter Giveaway: Wack Jacqui Designs


Handmade with Love Winter Giveaway

 Are you ready for another fun giveaway hop?  If so, join us along with hosts Simply Stacie, Survey Junkie, Little Yaya's, and Kelly's Lucky You for some great giveaways starting February 2nd.  With over 140 blogs participating it is sure to be a great time!  The Handmade With Love Winter Giveaway will run for 5 days and all blogs will be giving away prizes that have been made by hand especially for you. Between the Lines is lucky to be featuring some wonderful companies and I will give you little previews throughout the month of January.

Our third wonderful sponsor is one you have probably heard of if you are a long time reader of my blog. Jacqui, from Wacky Jacqui's Designs, is the designer of Between the Lines!
So what do you think of my blog look? Looking kind of sharp, right?!? Well, my fantastic blog makeover was courtesy of Jacqui from Wacky Jacqui’s Designs. Wacky Jacqui’s Designs is a brand new design business. Jacqui offers complete blog makeovers, as well as smaller packages and a la carte items. Need a tweak here or there, Jacqui’s your girl. Need an overhaul, she can do that too.

  Jacqui was real easy to work with and didn’t mind my constant questions. She made sure that I was happy every step of the way. I think she may have adjusted my sidebar titles about 5 or 6 times until I was sure it was right. I liked feeling that I was completely in charge of my blog. It is after all my third baby.  Stay tuned for the Winter Giveaway Hop to see the great blog package that Jacqui will be giving away to one lucky reader!

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Recipe Corner: Mexican Soup

I know most of you are trying to find some way to stay warm through the freezing temperature and the occasional snow shower.  Lately, I've been drinking about 5 cups of hot teat a day just to keep my body semi-warm.  On cold days, nothing tastes better than a hot bowl of soup for dinner.  I hope you enjoy this easy to make Zesty Mexican soup!

Ingredients
2cups cubed cooked chicken
1can (14 oz)  chicken broth
1can (11.5 oz) vegetable juice cocktail
1can (15.5 oz) whole kernel corn, drained
1cup  salsa (any flavor)
1can (4.5 oz) chopped green chiles
1/4cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 can light red kidney beans

Directions
1.In 3-quart saucepan, mix all ingredients except cilantro. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat.
2.Reduce heat to low; simmer 10 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring occasionally. Stir in cilantro.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Kidorable Review and Giveaway

“In 1997, Kidorable sprung from the minds, hearts and efficiency apartment of Liping and Jonathan Domsky. They proclaimed, "The world needs someone to create children's apparel and accessories that are both functional and fun. We can do that."”   And they did just that.  Kidorable is a fun company that sells umbrellas, raincoats, rain boots, backpacks, towels, scarves, and much more!  All of their items are designed in fun themes for both boys and girls.
Kidorable has just introduced the new Ballerina Collection.  "The ballerina style comes in sweet pinks and purples with friendly ballerinas dancing across each piece.  Ruffles and sparkles were added to the umbrella.  On the backpack a beautiful ballerina dances across a 3-D stage that girls can play with.  Ribbons are raised from the boots just like real Pointe shoes.  On the raincoat a tutu hem in alternating pinks and a rose detail on the hood are also a special touch."  To celebrate the release of this adorable new line, Kidorable is giving away FREE Ballerina Umbrellas!  Yes, you read that right.  Free Umbrellas!!!  For the week of January 16-23 only, use coupon code DANCE5 to receive a free ballerina umbrella with all orders over $20.  Make sure to add the ballerina umbrella to your cart before heading to check out. 

We were recently sent these fancy Ballerina Rain Boots to review.  They are actually cuter in person than in the picture an d my daughter absolutely loves them.  She actually wears them in the house pretending she is a Ballerina.   If ballerinas aren’t for your kids, check out all their other great themes.  Our favorites were the fairies, mermaids, lotus flower, and lady bug.  But we have a house full of girls.  If you have some handsome young men in your house, they may love the frog, dinosaur, fire truck, or pirates.

For those of you with a baby or more sophisticated taste, Kidorable has a product line for you too.  Don’t miss their baby line or their English Rose line, inspired by Madonna’s children’s book.  Kidorable has a great selection for the winter too! 

Buy it: Buy your own Kidorable items today!  Prices range from around $11.50 - $45.00.
Win it:  Thanks to the generous people from Kidorable, one lucky reader of Between the Lines will win their very own Ballerina Umbrella.  Simply visit Kidorable and let me know your child's favorite theme. This is a mandatory entry .  All other entries will be deleted if this is not completed.  Please leave your email address so that I can contact you if you win!

Extras: (Remember each entry must have a separate comment and an email address is needed to contact winner.)
~ Follow Kidorable in Facebook (3)
~ Sign up for Kidorable Newsletter (3)
~ Follow Kidorable on Twitter (3)
~Follow Between the Lines (3)         
~ Subscribe to my email (5)
~ Grab my button and leave a link of where it’s displayed (5)
~Add me to your Blogroll and leave a link (5)
~ Follow me on Facebook (5)
~Follow me on Twitter (2)
~ Add my Spotlight Saturday button and leave a link (5)
~Tweet this giveaway leaving me your link. (3x a day not back to back) (1 entry each)
~ Enter another one of my current giveaways (1 each)
~Blog about this giveaway and leave me a link (10)
~ Make a purchase from Kidorable (must be purchases no earlier than October 4th) (10 entries)

This giveaway will end on January 31st @10p.m Eastern
Giveaway open to US only.  Winner will be chosen randomly. An email notification will be sent to the email address provided by the winner. The winner must respond within 48 hours. Failure to do so will result in being disqualified and a new winner will be chosen.

Disclaimer: I received complimentary rain bootsin exchange for my honest review. The opinions & thoughts expressed are my own. I received no other compensation for my review nor was I under any obligation to give a positive review. Prizes are mailed out by the distributor and Between the Lines cannot be held accountable for prizes not sent.