Giveaway- Z Daisy

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Winner- # 32 Robyn

I love the girly and crisp look of Z Daisy! This friendly company specializes in all things baby, such as stroller blankets, personalized pacifiers, headbands and so much more! This duo of mothers got together when they couldn't find cute pacifier clips for their babies and decided to take matters into their own hands! I absolutely love mom-owned businesses! Women rock!

We were excited to receive a Binkie Bungee (aka Pacifier Clip) to review in a fun zebra print they sweetly named Phoebe.

 Blankie Bungee

I just have to say this is such a soft fabric they use on their Binkie Bungee! It is called "minky" and it feels it! The Binkie Bungee features an elastic loop on one end that you attach to ANY pacifier brand you may be using. On the other end is this metal clip that has soft grips so you can attach the Binkie Bungee to your child's top without ruining their clothing.

Our baby girl is not a binky girl so we found a new, innovative way to use our Binkie Bungee and I love it! We attach toys to it when we're out and about. I don't attach her to her shirt unless the toy is really light (like a linking ring). Instead I attach it to our shopping cart cover, which we use in the shopping cart and in public high chairs. No more dirty spoons on the ground! No more picking up my baby's germ-infested toy that has fallen to the ground.

Here is an example of one of the toys I attach to our Binkie Bungee and then attach to our shopping cart cover:

The Binkie Bungee has been tested for safety so you know you're getting a wonderfully safe product. In fact each and every Binkie Bungee is individually tested so you know yours will be top-notch. I was incredibly impressed with the stitching and the packaging of the product. It is very professional. I felt like a little boutique treasure had come into my home! We don't leave home without our Binkie Bungee anymore!!!

Z Daisy also uses proceeds from their sales to Living Water and other organizations! Way to go, ladies!!!


WIN IT:
One super lucky reader is going to be randomly selected to receive their choice of a Binkie Bungee, a $12 value!

To Enter:

MANDATORY:
You MUST do this entry FIRST or your entries will not count. ONE comment only.

You must follow Girly Girl Giveaways publicly on Google Friend Connect (right sidebar)
AND visit Z Daisy to tell me which Binkie Bungee you'd choose if you won!

For 1 extra entry per item below 
(please leave a NEW, separate comment for each one):
-If you follow @girlygiveaways on Twitter
-If you are a Girly Girl Giveaways fan on Facebook 
-If you follow on Networked Blogs (right sidebar)

You may gain 5 additional entries for the following 

(please leave five separate comments):

-If you have my Girly Girl Giveaways button on your blog (please provide link)


OPEN TO USA ONLY!

It will end at 9/23

A winner will be chosen at random and will have 48 hours to respond.

Please make sure you have a way for me to contact you (email in profile or in comments).

Please note that Binkie Bungees are intended for use with pacifiers. Z Daisy cannot be responsible for any consequences resulting from the misuse of the product (in other words hanging toys from it like I have been doing).

I received a free product in order to offer my honest review. The free item did not affect my honest opinion of this company or the product.

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Joy is a stay-at-home-mom to three daughters. She is the wife of a worship leader & youth pastor. She runs her own Etsy shop selling handmade, hand-stamped sterling jewelry. Joy has taken courses in journalism, play writing, poetry, was in Honors English throughout school and has had small publications made of her work (mostly poetry).

Giveaways- Vitalicious

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Winner- #34 Lynda Del.

Several weeks ago we received a huge box in the mail from Vitalicious. I'm telling you it was the ULTIMATE sampler! What exactly is Vitalicious? Vitalicious® Inc. is the market leader of innovative "vital and delicious" baked goods that promote a healthy lifestyle, without sacrificing taste. They are also the original 100-calorie creators; all of their items are 100 calories per serving!

Vitalicious sells VitaTops (muffin tops), VitaMuffins, VitaBrownies, VitaCake, VitaCoffee and so much more. So what exactly does vitalicious even mean? It is vital and delicious together as the heart behind this company is to bring delicious tasting treats to consumers that contain vital ingredients like fiber, vitamins and minerals!

Our instructions stated we were to put the VitaTops (nickname for muffin tops) in the freezer for optimal freshness as Vitalicious does not use artificial additives or preservatives.They are also kosher!

When you hear VitaTop you might automatically think of vitamins which generally taste chalky or bland. There is no CHALK here, Girly Girls! I hate that about protein bars and shakes. That nasty chalky aftertaste or having to choke the protein bar down. Vitalicious' VitaTops kept making me go back for more. I'd literally think ahead to when I'd get to have another one or I'd thaw a few at a time so they'd be ready in the fridge. I might have even hoarded all of my favorites from the kids but don't tell them that!

The VitaTops are wholesome and delicious! I really, really loved the Blueberry. It was classic and there was no sacrifice of taste whatsoever. Another flavor I really loved was actually the Golden Corn! I wasn't expecting to like the corn one but it was so tasty and buttery and melt-in-your-mouth delicious. The Bran selections were a different taste then what I am used to so I can't give them a gold star but if you love bran I know you'll love these 100-calorie treats for a quick snack or breakfast on the go!

My favorite way to eat these were straight from the refrigerator where I kept my thawing VitaTops overnight for a quick breakfast the next day. The VitaTops are very decently sized, about the size of my fist so I got a full feeling that lasted until lunch. Because I am a stay-at-home-mom I don't need quick breakfast but I can imagine for someone rushing out the door these would be the perfect weight management on-the-go treat for breakfast or a snack! It only takes about 13 minutes to walk off the calories of a VitaMuffin or VitaTop!

My daughters loved the VitaBrownies! My husband also tried them out and thought they were delicious. They like cake-like brownies. You cannot tell they are healthy! I'm very particular about my brownies (they have to be fudgy; a little undercooked) so I stuck with the VitaTops.

If you're looking for an affordable and delicious way to lose those pounds order a sampler from Vitalicious! I've got my eyes on the Chocolate SuperSampler... what about you?! I want to try them toasted as I didn't even think to do that with my sampler. Just pop them in the oven and have a wonderful, tasty and healthy treat!


WIN IT:
One super lucky reader is going to be randomly selected to receive the SuperSampler Pack, a $35.99 value!

To Enter:

MANDATORY:
You MUST do this entry FIRST or your entries will not count. ONE comment only.

You must follow Girly Girl Giveaways publicly on Google Friend Connect (right sidebar)
AND visit Vitalicious to tell me about one flavor VitaTop you'd love to try!

For 1 extra entry per item below 
(please leave a NEW, separate comment for each one):
-If you follow @girlygiveaways on Twitter
-If you are a Girly Girl Giveaways fan on Facebook 
-If you follow on Networked Blogs (right sidebar)

You may gain 5 additional entries for the following 

(please leave five separate comments):

-If you have my Girly Girl Giveaways button on your blog (please provide link)


OPEN TO USA ONLY!

It will end at 9/22

A winner will be chosen at random and will have 48 hours to respond.

Please make sure you have a way for me to contact you (email in profile or in comments).

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Joy is a stay-at-home-mom to three daughters. She is the wife of a worship leader & youth pastor. She runs her own Etsy shop selling handmade, hand-stamped sterling jewelry. Joy has taken courses in journalism, play writing, poetry, was in Honors English throughout school and has had small publications made of her work (mostly poetry).

Motherhood Magic Giveaway

One of my blog friends lives near Disney Land and she visits there almost every day! She is giving away some fun Halloween stuff she picked up from Disney Land the other day so if you are curious head on over to Motherhood Magic and enter to win!


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Joy is a stay-at-home-mom to three daughters. She is the wife of a worship leader & youth pastor. She runs her own Etsy shop selling handmade, hand-stamped sterling jewelry. Joy has taken courses in journalism, play writing, poetry, was in Honors English throughout school and has had small publications made of her work (mostly poetry).

Operation GROW!

Alright soldiers I have a mission for you! Your mission, should you choose to accept, is to gain new Girly Girl recruits. We need to grow in number on this blog, Facebook and Twitter. There are many strategies to accomplish our goal.

It's very simple. Choose one or more of the many strategies available to help gain new followers. When you complete a mission leave me comments based on how many entries you have earned. If you earned 50 entries then you need to leave 50 comments. I'm disabling CAPTCHA to make this a lot quicker for you. Because of this I might get a lot of spam comments; if you notice any while making your entries please use the CONTACT tab and let me know about it in case I miss it.

Okay now here are your Mission Strategies!

1). Grab this NEW button and write a blog post about Girly Girl Giveaways. If you've won something in the past it would be great to give your own blurb about your winnings in the post. Mission is complete when the button is on your sidebar AND you've written a blog post using the button.



<a href="http://girlygirlgiveaways.blogspot.com"><img src="http://i56.tinypic.com/2yl9s83.jpg" alt="BWS tips button" width="125" height="125" /></a>

Gain FIVE entries for completing this mission. Must provide evidence (direct link to the post).
Please number your comments along with the mission number. 

2). Tweet this: "GirlyGirlGiveaways is the girliest and greatest way to get giveaways: http://girlygirlgiveaways.blogspot.com"

Gain TWO entries for completing this mission. Can do it once a day for two entries a day.
Please number your comments along with the mission number.

3). Go to the Girly Girl Facebook page and click on SUGGEST TO FRIENDS under the profile picture. For EVERY person you suggest should follow Girly Girl Giveaways you get ONE entry. So if you suggest my Facebook page to 30 people you get 30 entries.
Please number your comments along with the mission number. 

4). Email family and friends about Girly Girl Giveaways and BCC the message to njeosys at juno dot com.  Copy and paste this to the email:

"I've entered to win many fabulous giveaways at Girly Girl Giveaways! It is a blog written by a mom. She writes product reviews and offers giveaways to amazing companies like Frecklebox.com, Misikko.com, many Etsy artists and so much more! I am hoping you'd like to join Girly Girl Giveaways, too. Visit http://girlygirlgiveaways.blogspot.com and click on FOLLOW (right sidebar) where you can sign in with Google Friend Connect. I earn special entries for a prize when I get friends to join the blog! Thanks a million!"

For each email reference you make gain ONE entry. Email 20 people; get 20 entries.
Please number your comments along with the mission number. 

5). And finally for every person that you refer that comes over here and follows Girly Girl Giveaways publicly via Google Friend Connect you gain THREE additional entries. When you leave your comment you must leave their blog URL so I can verify they are following Girly Girl Giveaways. 
Please number your comments along with the mission number. 

RULES
Entries for the prizes must be left on THIS post. When you leave an entry please be specific about which entry it is for AND number them so none of us gets confused. Your comments should look something like this:

"Strategy #4; Comment #26" or
"My friend at http://bloggityblogname.blogserver.com just followed you. Comment #3".

You CAN take your time with it and maybe divide it up so that you do one mission a day because you may get lots of entries.

Contest ends when we reach 1000 followers!

PRIZES:
When we hit 700 followers one of you will be randomly drawn to receive a $70 value prize pack.
When we hit 1000 followers or more one of you will be randomly selected to receive a $100 value prize pack.

If you succeed and surpass 1000 followers I may just have a few other surprises up my sleeves.

Believe me... you want the prizes!!! Some are actually made by me from my shops Joy Belle and What Girls Are Made Of. I may also throw in some other fun stuff from other sponsors!!!

Ready, set, GO!


INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY
*Please note that Girly Girl Giveaways LOVES her International buddies and anyone can win the prizes. So while most giveaways here are USA-based only I want to encourage my International friends to enter as well!

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Joy is a stay-at-home-mom to three daughters. She is the wife of a worship leader & youth pastor. She runs her own Etsy shop selling handmade, hand-stamped sterling jewelry. Joy has taken courses in journalism, play writing, poetry, was in Honors English throughout school and has had small publications made of her work (mostly poetry).

New Giveaway Guidelines

I have just revised how to enter giveaways to make things a little smoother. All entrants must now be a follower of Girly Girl Giveaways in order to enter giveaways.

The reasoning is twofold: first I want MY readers to win prizes. I spend a lot of time on this blog and want to reward those who are loyal to Girly Girl Giveaways. So if you are not following publicly (no anonymous followers or I cannot verify that you are truly following) do so!

Second is that the more followers I have the better prizes we are able to obtain for review AND to giveaway. So it means a lot to you, the readers, if everyone is honest as well! The first question I am asked when applying for reviews is for my blog stats, including my following. We've been turned down way more times than we've been accepted due to low stats. So a HUGE thank you is in order to sponsors who've given Girly Girl a chance. We are growing and it is so incredibly exciting!!!

What does it mean to 'follow' anyway? If you look on the right-hand sidebar you'll notice something called the Google Friend Connect. It has a button that says FOLLOW. When you want to follow a blog and have that blog show up in your Blogger feed you click on it. Make sure you sign in with your blog account and not anonymously. If I cannot verify that you follow I'll choose a different winner. I've done this many, many times. Some of you have been chosen as a winner for something but didn't get the prize because I couldn't find that you followed Girly Girl Giveaways.Thankfully that hasn't happened in a long time though.

PRIZE ALERT:
When we reach 700 followers I am giving away a $70 prize package to one reader from my shops (see MY ETSY link above!) and other sponsors. When we reach 1000 I want to giveaway a $100 prize pack to one reader. DETAILS TO COME!!!

I'm working on a new blog button. I know, such a hassle, but if everyone could change their blog button to the new one I would be eternally grateful. It makes it so much faster for me to look for one design when verifying entries. I will make an announcement when the new button is available!
 

So now that business is taken care of... what is everyone doing for Labor Day (US)?!
We're going to a potluck at some friends' house. Looking forward to great food and even better fellowship!

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Joy is a stay-at-home-mom to three daughters. She is the wife of a worship leader & youth pastor. She runs her own Etsy shop selling handmade, hand-stamped sterling jewelry. Joy has taken courses in journalism, play writing, poetry, was in Honors English throughout school and has had small publications made of her work (mostly poetry).

Giveaway- Lil Melon

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Winner 1- #31 Kendra
 Winner 2- #12 Jennifer Thompson

Lil' Melons is a wonderful online store that specializes in baby knee pads! These wonderful creations keep your baby's knees from getting red, sore, burned and scraped from scooting and crawling. They're super adorable and even better is that they are machine washable!

Photo courtesy of Lil' Melons.

"Our baby knee pads allow your baby to explore the world freely without being stopped by bumps and aches. They are soft, versatile and easy to wear, just like socks!"

For a mom with hardwood floors these would be perfect for my crawling baby. Likewise if you have carpeting you can prevent harsh rug burns on your baby's delicate skin by using Lil' Melons! Another great way to use these is for your toddler when they're on the playground or out for a walk. I cannot tell you how many times my 3-year-old trips and falls right on her knees when we go on a walk! These would keep her from getting her knees scraped and possibly even infected.

I love these cute birdie ones which are now carried in toddler size (14-30 months):

Lil' Melons also carries cloth baby wipes. You can find Lil' Melons online or at select boutiques you can find by using their store locator. And bonus: if you buy two pairs or more you get free shipping!

WIN IT:
TWO lucky readers are going to win a pair of knee pads of their choice (one pair per winner) from Lil' Melons, a $16.95 value!

To Enter:

MANDATORY:
You MUST do this entry FIRST or your entries will not count. ONE comment only.


You must FOLLOW Girly Girl Giveaways publicly (must be able to find my blog on your list of blogs you follow)
AND visit Lil' Melons to tell me about which knee pads you would choose if you were to win!

For 1 extra entry per item below 
(please leave a NEW, separate comment for each one):
-If you follow @girlygiveaways on Twitter
-If you are a Girly Girl Giveaways fan on Facebook 
-If you follow on Networked Blogs (right sidebar)

You may gain 5 additional entries for the following 

(please leave five separate comments):

-If you have my Girly Girl Giveaways button on your blog (please provide link)


OPEN TO USA ONLY!

It will end at 9/16

A winner will be chosen at random and will have 48 hours to respond.

Please make sure you have a way for me to contact you (email in profile or in comments).

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Joy is a stay-at-home-mom to three daughters. She is the wife of a worship leader & youth pastor. She runs her own Etsy shop selling handmade, hand-stamped sterling jewelry. Joy has taken courses in journalism, play writing, poetry, was in Honors English throughout school and has had small publications made of her work (mostly poetry).