ClosedHello Kitty Lamp Review and Giveaway

Posted by html404 on July 29, 2011
in Contests, Faith and Family Reviews Friday Giveaway, Girl Stuff, Giveaways, Houseware

And the winner is………comment #39…..Brande!

!!!!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!!!!!

We where recently sent a adorable Hello Kitty lamp to review. This Hello Kitty lamp is simply adorable! You should have seen my youngest daughter’s face when she first saw it! She gave a HUGE smile and said “A Hello Kitty lamp?!” She was very pleased!

I on the other hand, am very pleased with this lamp. It is adorable and goes great with my daughter’s room decor. It would make a great gift for your little girl.

To sum this review up, my daughter and I are both very pleased with this lamp. As the picture shows you it is simply adorable and I love that it is very well made!

Giveaway!!
Enter to win a Hello Kitty lamp!

Mandatory Entry: Tell me why you want to win.

Extra Entries;(Please be sure and leave a comment and link for extra entries):

1 Entry: Tweet about this giveaway. Include a separate comment for each and your tweet url with your comment:

Enter to win a Hello Kitty lamp! @faithandfamilyrewv http://bit.ly/olsGzC #giveaway

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10 Entries: Blog about this giveaway and link back this post. Be sure to leave me a link.

1 Entry:For every comment you leave anywhere else on this blog, but please leave a link with your comment!

2 Entries: Follow Faith and Family Reviews on Google Friend Connect (on the our right side bar).

Details:

This giveaway will run from July 29th, to August 12th, 2011 at midnight CST. The winner will be chosen through Random.org. Hello Kitty will send one winner their prize. Winner will be contacted via email on or before August 12th, 2011 and will be asked for their contact and other pertinent info. Winners will have 48 hours to send me their e-mail at [ffr] [giveaways] [at] [gmail] [dot] [com] (without spaces and parenthesis). Please note: This giveaway is offered to USA only.

Thanks and have fun!

A big thank you to Hello Kitty for providing me with the featured product to review and for providing the winners gift card.

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Gerber Graduates Fruit & Veggie Melts Review

Posted by Brande on July 28, 2011
in Baby Products, Food and Treats, Parenting

Faith and Family Reviews received the following product in exchange for writing a review. While we consider it a privilege to receive free products to review, our reviews are our honest opinion and thoughts of the product.

About Gerber

“As a parent, you want to do the very best for your little one. And one of the best things you can do is guide him on the road to good nutrition and healthy development. But how do you know you’re making the right decisions? For moms throughout the United States, the answer is the Start Healthy, Stay Healthy™ Nutrition System—a trusted resource you can rely on to help you choose what’s best for your child’s nutrition.

Nestlé’s acquisition of Gerber in September 2007 brought together two of the world’s leading experts in early childhood nutrition. And it gave us the opportunity to focus our leadership on one of America’s major challenges: filling the nutrition gaps and improving the poor eating habits of infants and young children.

Start Healthy, Stay Healthy is our response to this challenge. The Start Healthy, Stay Healthy Nutrition System is an innovative approach which helps you choose the right nutrition for your baby based on his stage of development. Only Gerber offers a unique stage-based system with products, and feeding and nutrition guidance to support healthy growth and development and encourage healthy eating for your child from birth to 4 years.”

Fruit & Veggie Melt Information:

“Product Highlights

3 fruit/veggie servings per bag*
Vitamins A, C and E for natural immune support
Freeze-dried fruit & vegetable snack
No preservatives
NUTRIPROTECT™—Nutrition for Healthy Growth & Natural Immune Support”

“NUTRIPROTECT blends for cereal, snacks and beverages
Healthy growth and natural immune support

For cereal, snacks and beverages, there are a variety of NUTRIPROTECT blends that offer your child nutrients that support healthy growth and nutrients that support a healthy immune system. Look for the key nutrients found in each blend featured within the blocks of the NUTRIPROTECT symbols.”

“Did You Know?

About 25% of his calories come from snacks.

GRADUATES FRUIT & VEGGIE MELTS snacks are a great way to make every bite count by providing vitamins A, C & E for healthy growth and natural immune support.

GRADUATES FRUIT & VEGGIE MELTS snacks are freeze-dried fruit & vegetable snacks and are naturally flavored with other natural flavors.

Nutrition Specially Made for Toddlers

You want the best possible nutrition for your child. The GRADUATES line of meals, drinks and snacks are specially made for toddler developmental and nutritional needs.

Made for Toddlers

First step to healthy independent eating
Easy to chew and swallow
A perfect food for little fingers
Not messy”

Fruit & Veggie Melts are available in Truly Tropical Blend & Very Berry Blend.

My Review –

Fantastic product! My daughter is an addict! I’ve already been out to buy more! My husband and I tried them and they taste great. They are not at all messy. Great for a snack, anytime. I definitely recommend this product!

You can find more Gerber products for all ages at www.gerber.com or on their facebook page.

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Pretty Girl

Posted by html404 on July 27, 2011
in Wordless Wednesday

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Who Is Simon Miller Movie Review

Posted by html404 on July 26, 2011
in Movie Reviews

My family and I recently got to watch the new Family Movie Night movie, Who Is Simon Miller. And let me tell you, this movie is wonderful!

All of my children, and my husband and I loved this movie! It was action packed and suspenseful. We loved Kevin (the teenage son) he was hilarious, and we all laughed at his funny speeches!

There is no questionable content in Who Is Simon Miller? So, it’s a great movie to watch with your kids. All of my kids sat through it and loved Who Is Simon Miller. We didn’t want it to end! 🙂

Thanks Family Movie Night for making yet another AWESOME movie! We love your movies and cannot wait for the next one! We have seen every single one of their movies and highly recommend them all!

Be sure to watch Who Is Simon Miller? on Saturday, August 6 on NBC at 8pm ET/7pm CT. AND be sure to like them Who Is Simon Miller on Facebook.

I wrote this review while participating in a campaign by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of P&G and received a promotional item to thank me for taking the time to participate.

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Vlasic Reduced Sodium Pickle Review

Posted by Brande on July 14, 2011
in Food and Treats

I’m sure we’ve all had a Vlasic pickle sometime in our lives. Well, good news! Vlasic came out with reduced sodium pickles! 25% less!

“In 1974, a wisecracking Vlasic Stork flew out of America’s television creens with the messafe that crunchy,” Vlasic is the best tasting pickle I ever heard!”

More fun facts about the Vlasic Stork –

“What does a lovable stork with a Groucho Marx voice have to do with selling pickles?

Some say about the same thing a cheese maker has to do with pickles. But others say that – since the national birthrate was dropping at that time – concerned Vlasic managers simply offered the Stork an opportunity to deliver pickles since babies were in such short supply! You can pick the explanation you like best.

In any case it worked, and while baby booms have come and gone, the Stork continues to stay with us as the fun Spokesbird of our fun brand.”

My Review –

We LOVE pickles in our house! I’m big on salt too, I put salt on almost everything. So, usually I’m turned off my the reduce sodium items. Honestly, I didn’t even notice the difference. My tastebuds are working overtime right now writing this review. They were very good and still have that same great Vlasic crunch. Go and buy them!

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Grass Eater

Posted by html404 on July 13, 2011
in Wordless Wednesday

Don’t you just love those big blue eyes?

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Novica Products Review

Posted by Brande on July 13, 2011
in Fashion, Handmade Items, Houseware, Jewelry, Shopping

Novica’s Mission:

“We want to give artists and artisans around the world a global platform to express their true artistic talents and to spur their creativity. And, we want to provide you with access to unique, hard-to-find items at great values that only the Internet infrastructure can allow.

At the deepest essence of our philosophy, we want to create a bridge between you and the many talented artisans across the globe.

We want you to know about who you’re buying from. We want you to feel that attachment to the product and to the hands that created it.

In the spirit of the Internet, let us bring you together.

NOVICA. The World is Your Market.”

Novia offers a wide range of items from all over the world, that include Home Decor, Jewelry & Apparel, Paintings, and other beautiful gifts. Here are links to a few on my favorites!

Check out these beautiful scarves.

http://accessories.novica.com/scarves/wool/
http://accessories.novica.com/scarves/silk

The jewerly is just as beautiful! How about a charm bracelet?

http://jewelry.novica.com/bracelets/charm/sterling-silver/

Or a Cross Necklace, they are always in style.

http://jewelry.novica.com/necklaces/cross-shaped/sterling-silver/

My Review:

I received the Ceramic Salsa Bowl, “Mexican Spice”, from Mexico. The artist is Javier Servin.

It measures 3.9′ H x 6.7″ W x 4.7″ D. It came with a small tags that says…

“Mexican Spice – Orange Blossoms add a spicy contrast to the turquoise and cobalt blue composition of this salsa bowl. in Javier Servin’s design, the hand painted motifs create raise textures over the bowl’s cool ceramic surface.”

It’s a beautiful bowl and I can’t wait to use it!

I also received a Leather Centerpiece, “Triangular Essence” from Peru. The artist is Johnny Jimenez.

The leather bowl measurements are 2.6″H x 7.9″W x 7.9″ D. The tag that came with this leather bowls says..

“Triangular Essence – Johnny Jimenez captures the artistic essence of geometry in the design of this handsome centerpiece. He tools it of quality leather in a triangular shape featuring shiny iron studs at the center.”

Again, another beautiful piece. My husband has confiscated it for himself to drop his keys and wallet in.

If you enjoy art and Mother Nature, you’ll love Novica. Please visit them at www.novica.com , on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/novica , or Twitter http://twitter.com/novica

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30 Meals in One Day Review, Promo Code & Giveaway!

Posted by Brande on July 8, 2011
in Books, Coupons, Deals, Downloads, DVDs & CDs, Family Stuff, Food and Treats, Gift Ideas, Giveaways, Health, Health & Garden Tuesday, Health and Garden Tuesday, Health and Nutrition, Products for Mom, Recipes, Saving Money

So, you spent the day at work or running around with your kids. You get home and the question comes up, “What’s for dinner?”. Imagine telling them we’re having Slow Cooked Chili or Chicken Stuffed Manicotti within 45 minutes! With this book and CD, it’s possible!

Dinner is Ready (by Deanna Buxton) is the book & software I received. In this book, there are 15 chapters. Each explains in detail the steps you need to accomplish your ultimate goal of 30 Meals in One Day. Here are a few chapter titles. “What is Freezer-Worthy?”, “Things That Will Make Your Life Easier”, “The Day Before”, & “Thawing”.

I’m going to share 2 (two) paragraphs from the “Dinner is Ready” book.

From Chapter 2 – “What is Freezer-Worthy?”

“The test for “freezer-worthiness” is, “Do you like it after it has been frozen?” After it is frozen, thawed and heated, can you tell that it has been frozen? If you can tell it has been frozen, you don’t want it on your freezer-worthy list. You are not freezing leftovers! What makes leftovers taste like leftovers? Leftovers can taste dried out, thick and overcooked. Freezing is a marvelous method for food preservation. When frozen properly, the food you serve your family will taste as delicious as if made that day! The intention is to freeze food at or before its peak so you are always serving fresh tasting food. Fully cooked meals such as Slow Cooker, StoveTop and Oven recipes should be frozen as soon as cool enough to go into the freezer. Assemble recipes should be frozen as soon as preparation and packaging is complete.

From Chapter 4 – ” Choosing Recipes”

“Before choosing 15 recipes to prepare, you must first divide them according to cooking method and/or time required to prepare each. Slow Cooker recipes, Oven recipes, StoveTop recipes, and Assemble recipes.

Your recipe list should very nearly consist of:

2 Slow Cooker recipes, 2 Oven recipes, 2 StoveTop recipes and 9 Assemble recipes

This is a general rule. The number of each will probably vary at times. Just be sure to limit the total to 15. Don’t choose more Slow Cooker and Oven recipes than are physically possible in a day and avoid choosing too many labor intensive StoveTop recipes.”

My Review:

What your doing is making 15 double batch recipes, getting 30 meals. This book and software is fantastic! The software is very friendly, when you pick your recipes. It will develop a shopping list and labels! Also, from the software you can print a menu, recipes, and labels! The book is very step by step and it seems as though nothing has been left out! There are 158 pages of recipes! However, I must warn you. You’ll need 1 (one) full day just to cook. So, put your families on notice for that day. That and your shopping day, you’ll probably end up spending more than normal. But, you’ll have tons of meals! I know what some of you are thinking, where am I going to fit 30 meals in my freezer? (There’s a chapter on this too) I’m limited on space and moving in a few weeks. So, 30 meals didn’t make sense to me at this time. Or maybe you want to try it out first. You can do what I did, I made 10 meals (5 recipes). 1 Slow Cooker, 1 Oven, 1 StoveTop, and 2 Assemble. Worked for me!

In addition to Dinner is Ready, they offer Lunch is Ready & On the Side. Got a wedding or baby shower coming up?

Overall, I recommend this product!

Let’s talk promo codes! We’ve got one for you, for you! You can get $5.00 off any order over $12.oo if you use this promo code: UTFAIR Not too shabby!

Join their facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/Dinner-is-Ready#!/pages/Dinner-is-Ready/192962734062940

Or their blog at http://www.30mealsinoneday.blogspot.com/!

Oh, one more thing! We have a giveaway!!!!

One very lucky Faith and Family Reviews reader will win a Dinner is Ready book and software combo!

You can also purchase this combo on their website at http://www.30mealsinoneday.com/products.php and don’t forget your promo code UTFAIR. If you order the same combo set, then win the giveaway, they will refund your order OR send you another set! AND – it you order the full set (all 3 cookbooks and 3-in-1 software) before the winner is announced, the will refund $60.00 of the winner’s order!

Happy Cooking!

Giveaway-

Mandatory Entry: Tell me what your favorite dish is to cook or bake.
Extra Entries (Please be sure and leave a comment and link for extra entries):

1 Entry:Follow Faith and Family Reviews On Twitter

1 Entry:Like/Friend Faith and Family Reviews on Facebook.

1 Entry: Join their facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/Dinner-is-Ready#!/pages/Dinner-is-Ready/192962734062940

2 Entries: Follow Faith and Family Reviews on Google Friend Connect (on the our right side bar).

2 Entries: Tweet about this giveaway, but only one tweet per day please. Include your tweet url with your comment. You may write your own tweet or use this one:

Giveaway: Enter to win a 30 meals in one day combo pack! http://bit.ly/p4jNyA @faithfamilyrevw! Please share! Thx!

5 Entries: Blog about this giveaway and link back this post..

1 Entry: for every comment you leave anywhere else on this blog, but please leave a link with your comment!

Details:
This giveaway will run from July 8th, 2011 to July 22nd, 2011 at midnight CST. The winner will be chosen through Random.org. 30 Meals in One Day will send one winner their prize. Winner will be contacted via email on or before July 22nd and will be asked for their contact and other pertinent info. Winners will have 48 hours to send me their e-mail at [ffr] [giveaways] [at] [gmail] [dot] [com] (without spaces and parenthesis). Please note: This giveaway is offered to US and Canada only.

Thanks and have fun!

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Easy Ways To Have Fun This Summer!

Posted by html404 on July 7, 2011
in Thrifty Thursday

Summer is here! And most of you are on a budget. So here is a list of cheap ways to have fun with your kids this summer.

Visit a park-

Local parks are free and provide your children with entertainment while you and your spouse/partner can talk.

Visit a local lake-

We have several free local lakes in our area. Take advantage of these!

Use coupons-

If you find a fun family outing such as a water park try to find some coupons to use to cut back on costs.

Cut back on spending-

Cut back on your spending this summer. Grow your own garden veggies. Make your own prepared foods. Don’t buy your meals make them!

Cut back on junk food-

Junk food isn’t as cheap as it seems! Bottled water is just as cheap as soda, and organic snacks are becoming more and more cheaper. Buy these instead of fat and high-fructose saturated snacks.

Just stay home-

Instead of going out alot this summer just stay home! Play in your pool, go for a bike ride, take walks, play games, garden together, and just have fun as a family!

Happy summer!

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