Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Giveaways (Closed)

Amelia’s Soap Co. giveaway ends today, 30th of September at 23:50 (GMT). Get your entries here!image
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Adori Graphics rotating header giveaway ends also today!
Get your entry in now!
And don’t forget to check out Adori Graphics new “Fall Fever” scrapbooking kit! New Halloween Kit is coming out soon!image

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Monday, September 28, 2009

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Friend Makin’ Monday

Don’t forget to check out Adori Graphics new “Fall Fever” scrapbooking kit and her September giveaway!

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Enter at my first giveaway here!

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 List a few things that you cannot live without

Love

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Internet

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Water

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Books

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Fruits

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Hugs

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For other great lists check here!

Friday, September 25, 2009

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An Award

Kylee, over at the Life of a Proud Young Mommy has given me a new blog award :). Thank you Kylee!
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This award comes with some rules and a survey I have to fill out.
Rules
1. You Can Only Use One Word!
2. Pass this along to 6 of your favorite bloggers!
3. Alert them that you have given them this award!
4. Have Fun!
The Fun Part

1. Where is your cell phone? Bag
2. Your hair? Brown
3. Your mother? Home
4. Your father? Working
5. Your favorite food? Lasagna
6. Your dream last night? Eyes
7. Your favorite drink? Water
8. Your dream/goal? Driving
9. What room are you in? Livingroom
10. Your hobby? Reading
11. Your fear? Death
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Married
13. Where were you last night? Arrecife
14. Something that you aren’t? Dancer
15. Muffins? Chocolate
16. Wish list item? Books
17. Where did you grow up? Estonia
18. Last thing you did? Eat
19. What are you wearing? Skirt
20. Your TV? Samsung
21. Your pets? Cat
22. Friends? Louise
23. Your life? Different
24. Your mood? Happy
25. Missing someone? Family
26. Vehicle? BMW
27. Something you’re not wearing? Earrings
28. Your favorite store? Zara
29. Your favorite color? Blue
30. When was the last time you laughed? Today
31. Last time you cried? Dunno
32. Your best friend? Liis
33. One place that I go to over and over? Bed
34. One person who emails me regularly? Louise
35. Favorite place to eat? Rana
I have to pass this award onto 6 of my favorite bloggers:
1) Heather @ Oswald Cuties
2) Marianne @ Family American Style
3) Maria @ Personalized Sketches and Sentiments
4) Amber @ {aefilkins}
5) Melanie @ whimsical  creations
6) Chrissy @ Bitter Sweet Moments

Aloha Friday #11

It is Aloha Friday! In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that people take it easy and look forward to the weekend.alohafriday1
Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response. If you’d like to participate, just post your own question on your blog and leave your comment below and link in Kailani’s blog. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!
This week's question is:
What ice cream flavor would you like to invent?
I would mix these:
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Don’t forget to check out Adori Graphics new “Fall Fever” scrapbooking kit and her September giveaway!
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

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Wordless Wednesday

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My graduation ceremony at university (July, 2006)
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Don’t forget to check out Adori Graphics new “Fall Fever” scrapbooking kit and her September giveaway!
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Enter at my first giveaway here!
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For other great entries for Wordless Wednesday at Five Minutes For Mom.

Monday, September 21, 2009

Tempt My Tummy Tuesday and something for Scrapbooking lovers

Adori Graphics has launched her first scrapbooking kit called “Fall Fever”.
The kit contains the following: 10 digital papers;  letters;   numbers;   some punctuation;  numerous patches (leaves, acorn, scarecrow, pumpkin...and lots more); numerous ribbons and bows ; buttons; paperclips and other fasteners - in a choice of colours; photo frame and some more cool stuff. Go and have a look!
And of course she has great stuff blog lovers too :)  Need a makeover? Blog extras? Gift certificates? Tutorials or maybe some freebies? Adori Graphics has all those things and great prices too.
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I’m having my first giveaway, so don’t forget to enter!
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And now a delicious recipe for autumn.image
I love fall and I love apples, oven baked apples with an ice cream are so so good. I found a new recipe for oven baked apples from Nami-Nami food blog. 

Oven-baked Toffee Apples
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Ingredients:
* 5 to six large firm apples
Toffee-almond topping:
* 50 g almond slices
* 50 g unsalted butter
* 200 ml soft brown sugar
* 100 ml whipping or double cream
* 1 Tbsp potato flour
To serve:
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Method:
* Peel the apples (optional), halve and core them.
* Fit them snugly into a buttered oven-dish, cut-side down.
* Mix brown sugar and potato flour in a small saucepan, add butter, almond slices, and cream, and bring slowly to the boil, stirring regularly.
* Spoon the toffee mixture onto the apples.
* Bake in the middle of a pre-heated 200 C / 400 F oven for 20-30 minutes (cooking time depends on the apples), until apples are cooked and toffee topping has thickened.
* Cool a little and serve with ice cream.
Check out all other delicious recipes here!

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I ♥ Faces Week 37: “Completely Candid”

I know that some of you have already seen this photo of my niece Liisu before, but it’s the only one I have what could fit into the theme. I love her guilty face :)
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Have a look at other great photos on I Faces.
Don’t forget to enter my first give-away here!

Sunday, September 20, 2009

My First Give-Away! (Closed)

I've always liked the concept of giveaways and have wanted to do one for a long time, but wasn't sure what I could give away. Then Janet from Amelia’s Soap Co. offered to give away two handcrafted artisan shea butter bars for my readers. Isn’t she great! :)
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Janet started making soap in 2002 and says that, if a person is going to take the time to produce something by hand, it makes sense to use the finest ingredients. That means she gets to work with wonderful oils and rich butters and luscious essential oils! The final result is pure soap that your skin will absolutely adore!
From Amelia’s Soap Co. Etsy shop you can find four different kind of products:
* Shea Butter Bars (the ones she is giving away): made with above-average ingredients, are one of the specialties at Amelia’s - they are premium grade.
*  All Naturals are soaps made with essential oils only.
* Numbered Fruitions are made with both fragrance oil and essential oil.
* Fun and Beneficial includes helpful and/or "good for you" soap and bath creations.
All Amelia’s soaps are preservative, gluten, detergent and additive free, and vegan (no animal fats). So it’s perfect for your skin. All of her products are made with healthful ingredients! Making great soap is what she loves!
And as a bonus for a shopper, she also loves wrapping her soaps in different ways. So all of her wonderful soaps look great when they arrive at your house!
Sounds interesting? Check her shop and make your order! She has amazing prices :) Can’t wait when mine arrives!

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Now about the giveaway.
This giveaway is open to everyone everywhere, so get to entering!
The winner can choose two Shea Butter Bars  from these fragrances (click on the photo to see descriptions):
- Bordeaux – warm, ripe, complex (Is this wine or soap?!)

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- Bella Blossom - floral; feminine, medium to low tones
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- Fleur & Lavender Fusion - high florals; rich; feminine
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- Island Mist – mixed high notes, moist, cool
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- Refreshment - with citrus and spearmint; invigorating
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- Vanilla Lavender – warm, low, earthy
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Winner can also choose wrapping for the soaps from these options:  gold label with ribbon,  gold label,  white label or box.

There are some rules:
* please make sure to leave separate comment for each entry;
* the winner of the Amelia’s Soap Co. giveaway will be chosen from random.org on Wednesday, September 30th;
* please be sure to leave me an email where I can reach you if your account doesn't link to one.
* winner has 48 hours to answer my email or new winner will be drawn.

Here’s how to enter:
* Mandatory entry: please visit Amelia’s shop. Look at all of her wonderful products and then return to Made In Canarias and let me know 2 products you would like to try from Amelia’s Soap Co.
* Extra entries:
- follow @AmeliasSoapCo on Twitter
- purchase from Amelia’s Soap Co. and let me know (5 entries)
- follow my blog
- tweet Amelia’s Soap Co. give-away (leave your tweet link; 1 entry for each time you tweet, no limits)
- post about Amelia’s Soap Co. give-away on your blog (leave link)
- post about Amelia’s Soap Co. give-away on Facebook (leave link)
- follow @MadeInCanarias on Twitter.
*Remember to leave your email in the comments if it is not visible in your profile and leave separate comment for each entry.

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Friday, September 18, 2009

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Aloha Friday #10

It is Aloha Friday! In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that people take it easy and look forward to the weekend.alohafriday1

Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response. If you’d like to participate, just post your own question on your blog and leave your comment below and link in Kailani’s blog. Don’t forget to visit the other participants! It’s a great way to make new bloggy friends!

This week's question is:

What is your favorite sweet treat?

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