My Thanksgiving Highlight Photo Contest

The highlight of the Thanksgiving memory was when my baby Jack fell asleep on my daughter's lap. I just had to scrap it, a beautiful Thanksgiving moment.

This post is a contest entry for GiveawayBlogs.com's “My Thanksgiving Highlight Photo Contest”sponsored by UPrinting.com.

Help me win this contest by entering a comment below and sharing this pictures with your loved ones. Mama needs a Target gift card for Christmas! Thanks for reading and commenting!

Emily

Giveaway! 250 Die Cut Business Cards from UPrinting!

Designer Business Cards from UPrinting!

Designer Cards, blogger cards and so much more… From marketing materials to personal cards, business cards have developed from the plain boring to a more modern and rounded corners, square cards and slim cards. Give your readers the chance to win die cut business cards prints!   

You can WIN these! 

Here is all of the information on the prize:

250 Die Cut Business Cards for a commenter on this post.

2 x 3.5”, 2 x 2” (square card) or 1.75 x 3.5” (slim card)

Die cutting options available: Rounded Corners, Leaf, 

Rounded One-Corner, Half-Circle Side, Circle (so cool!)

Paper Type: 14pt Cardstock Gloss, Matte, or High Gloss; 

13pt Cardstock Uncoated       

Color: 4Color Front, Blank Back; 4Color Front, 

Black Back; 4 Color Both Sides            

Limited to US residents only 18 years old and above

Mad Madam Em will receive a blogger appreciation prize

of 250 Die Cut Business Cards from UPrinting.com. Thanks!

All you have to do is comment 

below and you could win! The contest 

will run until October 20th. I will choose

the winner with Random.org so all who

comment have the same chance to win.

I will send you a link to design your cards

and you will have free shipping! 

Thanks for reading and comment below!!

 

I'm back with a Postcard Giveaway!

Wow, it's been too long. My big boy, Jack, is 15 months already! Here he is!

His big sister, Maggie, is getting big too!

I have a few videos of the kids up on YouTube... here is one of my favorites.

Ok, back to the business at hand. A giveaway brought to you by MyPostcardPrinting.com!
Here is what you could win just by leaving a comment below!

100 4x6” Postcards on a 14 pt gloss cardstock
Full Color Both Sides
Shipping: FREE UPS Ground Shipping
Eligibility: Limited to US Residents only.

Go to http://www.mypostcardprinting.com/ to check out their awesome products.

Contest ends on midnight, April 27th, 2010.
Must be 18 years old to enter.

Sticker Giveaway from Uprinting- Bookplates?!

Hello Mad Madam Em Readers! I know, it's been a while. We have all been sick and taking it very easy. I'm so glad to be back with another amazing offer from UPrinting! When they offered me 250 stickers, it didn't take me long at all to know exactly what I would like printed. Bookplates! I love bookplates. I love books. Come into my home and you would think I'm trying to start a library in the living room. I take this from my mother who also collected books, and I remember seeing these beautiful printed bookplates in some of her favorite books. Ex Libris intricately scrawled around a tree or floral scene, with a little space at the bottom to mark your name, I just find them enchanting. There are several places online to find bookplates to print for non-commercial use. check out this beautiful child's bookplate © Ken Brown.
I think this one is just beautiful...


I can't image a better use for sticker printing- and UPrinting and Mad Madam Em are giving away 250 to one lucky reader! UPrinting is also ging to pay this shipping on this one! That's right! FREE SHIPPING!! Yay UPrinting! To qualify to win is leave a comment below telling us what would print. You can ear additional entries by reblogging this post and linking in a comment! Contest ends Friday, October 30th! Good luck!

Huge Wall Sticker Giveaway from Online Poster Printing

Online Poster Printing is rolling out an innovative adhesive fabric that they call a Wall Sticker. When you order a wall sticker from Online Poster Printing can print any size up to 58" x 100". That is HUGE!! The stickers are water resistant and they use fade-resistant inks. You can stick them on almost any surface. Just peel and stick and reposition if necessary. Online Poster Printing offers next-day turnaround and online proofing.
Think this little man would make a good wall sticker?

Online Poster Printing is offering two (2) Mad Madam Em readers a 24”x 24” wall sticker! This is a $46 value! All you need to do is leave a comment on this post telling us what you would have printed on a 24”x 24” wall sticker! Earn an extra daily entry by tweeting this contest.
Just copy and paste this:

@emilyhorne @uprinting Huge Graphic Wall Sticker Giveaway $46 value, 2 winners, 4 days #giveaway http://bit.ly/G4ZV1

Of course you can always earn an entry by subscribing to my Bloggity Blog (top right-hand corner) or by letting me know you already subscribe. This giveaway will only run for FOUR days! The lucky winners will be chosen on Monday, September 14th. This giveaway is only open to US Residents and shipping fees apply.

Business Cards from UPrinting

UPrinting is at it once more, promoting fantastic products. I can honestly attest to the quality of printing from this company. I have a 16x20 color canvas in my hallway of Maggie and Jack posing on a tractor and it is STUNNING. I framed with a black upcycled wood frame and it is something else, kudos OnlinePosterPrinting.com.

I expect nothing less than the same high quality, professional printing when it comes to their business cards.

Check out their Business Card Sizes.
And these awesome Die Cut Business Cards.

What would you do with 500 business cards? Promote your business of course! Use their fabulous templates. Their online editing makes it so easy. I whipped this card out in minutes for my photography business.

I also played around and made one for my bloggity blog...

UPrinting and Mad Madam Em are giving away 1000 full color business cards! 500 to TWO winners! How wonderful is that? If you win, you can choose between 3 different business card sizes! Congrats to Geez O' Flip and Damien Spencer on winning this contest! Comment back here and let me know how you used your cards!

To enter just leave a comment below!

Tweet this contest for extra daily entries:

@uprinting $66 value 500 free custom color business cards from UPrinting and Mad Madam Em #giveaway Ends 9/11/09 http://bit.ly/4dHv0

TWO PRIZE WINNERS WILL RECEIVE:

500 Business Cards

Choose size: 2x3.5”, 2x3”, 2x2";

Choose paper: 14pt cardstock (matte or gloss coating) & 13 pt cardstock uncoated

Choose Color: (4/4) Color both sides; (4/1) Color 1 side , B/W backside; (4/0) Color 1 side, black backside

Shipping must be paid by Winners.
Offer Valid for UNITED STATES SHIPPING ONLY.

Dodge Boys Mom's Hooded Towels

Aww do you love this? Jack looks like a little prizefighter. He coulda been a contenda.

This awesome hooded towel was designed and sewn by the talented Jeanette of Dodge Boys Mom on Etsy. She created this fabulous crib sheet that I use on Jack's crib all the time. I have washed it and dried it (in the dryer and on the line) weekly since receiving it and it has held up beautifully. The colors are vibrant and the construction is sturdy. The same can be said for these lovely hooded towels.

The quality of this hooded towel is excellent. The towel is big, absorbent and soft. I just love this color and the little geckos lining the hood and edges is just adorable. A note on the color- my images sucked the color out of this towel- the actual color of the towel is much closer to this image in her shop. This towel is so much better then those thin hooded towels you get in a set at your baby shower. This will be your go-to towel for the little ones for years!! For under $20, that is really sayin' something.

She has 29 awesome hooded towels up in her Etsy shop right now! Check out these awesome little fishies or these funny pink piggies. Look at all of them. Go on, do it. Then come back here and leave a comment telling us your favorite hooded towel at Dodge Boys Mom. Then guess what?

YOU COULD WIN ONE!

As a matter of fact, TWO of you will win one each! Aww, that Dodge Boy's Mom, she's a good lady. Thank you Jeanette for this generous giveaway and good luck Mad Madam Em readers! This contest will run for three weeks ending September 18th.

To Enter:

1. Leave a comment telling us your favorite hooded towel at Dodge Boys Mom.
2. Twitter this post! (you can do this daily) Just copy and paste this:

@emilyhorne #GIVEAWAY! Amazing Hooded Towels for 2 winners! $20 value and SO DARN CUTE http://bit.ly/NQxYD

2. Subscribe to my Bloggity Blog via email (top right-hand corner).
3. Add my button to your blog and link it here… yippy!
4. Blog about this post and link it here… woohoo!

5. For FIVE extra entries! Make a purchase at Dodge Boys Mom and email me your receipt (you can take out all of the personal info)!

UPrinting Custom Postcard Giveaway

I set out Friday morning on a mission to create a full color design I would like to see printed in postcard form. Not just a few postcards- 200 postcards! It better be a good design. 200 times the good. Pulling from my very favorite photography- I choose two images. "The Flying Phone" is one of the cooler images I've ever captured, if I do say so myself.

A few "hellos" later and I have a postcard design I can see 200 times. I think I'll send a few out, and then make sets of 10 or so, wrap them in a ribbon and call them gifts. Uprinting is going to print these 5x7 postcards in full color 14 gloss, as per my request. Not only do they do Custom Postcards, but they also do Custom Greeting Cards and so much more. You must check them out.

Your turn! UPrinting is giving TWO Mad Madam Em readers 200 custom postcards each! This is a $68.00 value! You can personalize your custom postcards for invitations, thank you cards, announcements, holiday greetings, etc. To start your design, all you need to do is download one of their templates to fit within their size requirements. Winner is responsible for shipping. Contest ends September 3rd, 2009. CONTEST ENDED! Congrats to comment number 10 and comment number 13!

• To enter: Tell me what you would print on 200 postcards.
• Bonus entry: Decide which of my two designs I should have printed and leave a comment below!
• Want an extra entry? Subscribe to my blog via email!
• Want one more? Tweet this:

@uprinting @emilyhorne Mad Madam Em Giveaway 200 Full Color Custom Postcards from Uprinting $68 value #giveaway http://bit.ly/9FfOE

YoungBlood's Cloth Diaper Review and Giveaway

Look at this diaper. Skulls. How hip is that? This blue skull print is ultra hip. I found this awesome diaper at Youngbloods "A Unique Baby Boutique" on Etsy-my go-to place for AIO cloth diapers. I am in awe with abundance of sewing talent on Etsy. I threw my sewing machine in DONATION BOX after 7 attempts to sew a straight line. Total seamstress fail. Jenny Youngblood doesn't fail- she triumphs!

These AIO diapers are so well made! This diaper will (and has) hold up to many many washes. It's absorbent without being bulky and they are obviously adorable. My favorite picks from her Etsy store are the Flaming Skulls and this Black & Green Paw Print AIO. What is awesome about that Paw Print diaper is that it's for newborns, and it has a notch in the front so baby's belly button can heal without being irritated by the diaper. Now, I have seen many AIO's but that is very unique. Go to YoungBloods, buy up all her stock!

Guess what? YoungBloods has been cool enough to offer a giveaway to Mad Madam Em readers! A $20 Gift Certificate towards ANYTHING in her Etsy store! Aren’t you happy you're here? Just head on over to YoungBloods on Etsy and tell me which awesome handcrafted item you would want for the little one in your life and leave a comment below. This giveaway will run for two weeks, ending Monday, August 17th. Winner will be notified via email, so be sure I can get to your email or leave it in your comment.

Extra entries!

1. Twitter this post! Just copy and paste all of this:

@emilyhorne Mad Madam Em #GIVEAWAY! $20 Gift Certificate 2 YoungBloods on EtsyHandcrafted AIO Diapers, Bibs, Hats http://bit.ly/r6Dhe

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4. Blog about this post and link it here… woohoo!

5. Become a FAN of YoungBlood's Facebook page....WOOT!

6. For FIVE extra entries! Make a purchase at YoungBloods and email me your receipt (you can take out all of the personal info)!

Three Monkeys Cloth Diapers Review and Giveaway

Adorable! That is what I thought when I saw these AIO cloth diapers. It's all about the prints, people. Yes, absorbency counts... and 5 points for being comfortable- but it's really all about the print. Stacey, the seamstress behind Three Monkeys Cloth Diapers knows how to pick 'em. She has some great options for boys which is nice for Jack and the little fella in your life. How about the Rockin' Flaming Skull AIO or I am loving the bugs on this Buggy Print AIO. But, wait! There's more!! Check this site out... www.threemonkeysclothdiapers.com She has over 200 prints to choose from! Seriously? Yes. She custom sews each diaper to ensure fit. Nahhh... Yes. She does custom orders too.


From the Three Monkeys Cloth Diapers Etsy store:
"My diaper has been tried and tested by many, many babes and with feedback from my customers and my own experience on my babes, I present Three Monkeys Cloth Diapers to you. [On most diapers] The inner layer (closest to the baby) is a coordinating flannel. The soaker is five thirsty layers of cotton terry cloth soaker. Next is the polyurethane layer, which makes this diaper an AIO, that is hidden between the inner flannel/soaker and the outer flannel. Finally, the outer layer is the print of your choice!! This diaper comes with snaps which close on the hip or across the belly. And elastic gussets on legs and back to contain any messes.

I can sew anything from costumes to curtains, but my focus is on cloth diapering needs. Thanks so much for taking the time to check me out and please fell free to ask me any questions you may have :)" ~Stacey

This is the diaper I received, I love it!
Get your dragon print diaper here.

Guess what? Three Monkeys Cloth Diapers has been cool enough to offer a giveaway to Mad Madam Em readers! Aren’t you happy you're here? Just head on over to Three Monkeys Cloth Diapers on Etsy and tell me which awesome handcrafted diapering item you would want for the little one in your life and leave a comment below. This giveaway will run for two weeks, ending Monday, August 3rd August 17th (extended!!). Winner will be notified via email, so be sure I can get to your email or leave it in your comment.

Extra entries!

1. Twitter this post! Just copy and paste this:

@emilyhorne Mad Madam Em GIVEAWAY! Handmade AIO Cloth Diaper from 3 Monkeys on Etsy #giveaway http://bit.ly/owjV You pick from 200 prints!

2. Subscribe to my Bloggity Blog via email (top right-hand corner).
3. Add my button to your blog and link it here… yippy!
4. Blog about this post and link it here… woohoo!

5. Comment on another blog post or enter a different giveaway on Mad Madam Em and comment here!

6. For FIVE extra entries! Make a purchase at Three Monkeys Cloth Diapers and email me your receipt (you can take out all of the personal info)!

Online Poster Printing- Canvas Print Giveaway!

About Online Poster Printing

Online Poster Printing specializes in printing high-quality posters using premium materials. They offer a money back guarantee on all their products, such as photo canvas prints, vinyl banners, wall stickers, and rolled or mounted poster prints.



WIN a 16x20" Rolled Canvas Print
with your favorite image!

All you have to do is leave a comment describing the photo you would have printed!


WOOT! We have a WINNER! YAY!!

Eden B said... 19

The picture I would use would be of my family, nestled together, in our coordinating outfits,out by a history barn in Hershey,Pa.My three boys are the babies that the doctors told me I would never have (twins and a singleton) so I've been wanting a large print to hang in the living room, to remind me every moment what huge a blessing they are...even on the hard days. It would be fun to win. Thanks for the chance.

and then she WON! and you can win too, just click here-


Giveaway is open to US/CAN residents. Shipping of prizes is not included and must be paid by winner. Online Poster Printing reserves the right not to print obscene or offensive materials. Contest ends July29th, 2009. Canvas Prints will be awarded by coupon code on Friday July 31, 2009. The email sent out with the coupon code will also include directions on how to order. Make sure you have your high-resolution photo ready.

Tweet this for an extra entry!

@EmilyHorne WIN a 16x20" Rolled Canvas Print with your favorite image! #Giveaway from Mad Madam Em http://bit.ly/TQ2dw

Business Cards Online

Dodge Boys Mom Review and Giveaway

I needed a new crib sheet, I was workin' with 3 of them, one of which I picked up at a yard sale and I am fairly sure is circa 1983, how sad. I turned to Etsy, looking for durable and unique crib bedding, and that is just what I found in Dodge Boys Mom. She makes these fantastic 100% cotton crib sheets. At first, I was going to get this Froggy sheet, to match Jack's nursery, but then I saw this Airplane print and had to have it.

These sheets have been pre-washed to prevent shrinkage and right now Dodge Boys Mom has 57 prints to choose from! Jeanette, the handcrafter behind the Etsy store doesn't just make crib sheets. She also creates bibs, burp pads, hooded towels, and tote bags! I can't even sew on a button! The construction on this sheet is sturdy: excellent quality.

I can tell it will hold up to many, many washes.

This contest has ended! Thanks to all that entered. Curious who won? Well, it was:

pixie13

Dodge Boys Mom has been cool enough to offer a giveaway to Mad Madam Em readers! A $25 gift certificate to her Etsy store! Aren’t you happy you're here? Just head on over to Dodge Boys Mom on Etsy and tell me which awesome handcrafted item(s) would want for the little one in your life and leave a comment below. This giveaway will run for two weeks, ending Tuesday, July 26th 2009. Winner will be notified via email, so be sure I can get to your email or leave it in your comment.

Extra entries!

1. Twitter this post! Just copy and paste this:

@emilyhorne #GIVEAWAY! http://bit.ly/OiFMK $25 Gift Certificate to Dodge Boys Mom on Etsy: crib sheets, hooded towels, totes for baby!

2. Subscribe to my Bloggity Blog via email (top right-hand corner).
3. Add my button to your blog and link it here… yippy!
4. Blog about this post and link it here… woohoo!

5. For FIVE extra entries! Make a purchase at Dodge Boys Mom and email me your receipt (you can take out all of the personal info)!

The Laughing Place Review and Giveaway

I thought I was going to use cloth diapers. Weeks before Jack was born, I got a load of trifolds, pins and plastic pants. I had one box of disposables. I figured after the first few weeks of really gross poo, I would start using my cloth diapers, just like my mom used on me and my sister. Not. so. much.

So, I started to look into AIO (All-In-One) diapers, specifically handcrafted diapers on Etsy. The Laughing Place caught my eye immediately because of their fantastic fabric choices. I fell in LOVE with this "Space Kids" retro fabric.

The Laughing Place is headed by mom/daughter team Kim and Dana. They have been doing business on the web since 2000. Dana has worked side by side with her mom, Kim, since she was 10 years old. Their store includes adorable embroidered items for baby, as well as these fantastic diapers.

The Laughing Place has been cool enough to offer a giveaway to Mad Madam Em readers! Aren’t you happy you're here? Just head on over to The Laughing Place on Etsy and tell me which awesome handcrafted diapering item you would want for the little one in your life and leave a comment below. This giveaway will run for two weeks, ending Sunday, July 26th 2009. Winner will be notified via email, so be sure I can get to your email or leave it in your comment.

Extra entries!

1. Twitter this post! Just copy and paste this:

@emilyhorne Mad Madam Em GIVEAWAY! http://bit.ly/5UGMT Handmade AIO Cloth Diaper from The Laughing Place on Etsy #giveaway

2. Subscribe to my Bloggity Blog via email (top right-hand corner).
3. Add my button to your blog and link it here… yippy!
4. Blog about this post and link it here… woohoo!
5. Add The Laughing Place as a friend on Facebook!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Laughing-Place-BabyTM-Childrens-Items/41306181995?v=wall&viewas=719817798

6. For FIVE extra entries! Make a purchase at The Laughing Place and email me your receipt (you can take out all of the personal info)!

Scandeez Review & Giveaway

Look at these adorable shoes handcrafted from Etsy's Scandeez! Connie, the Scandinavian artist behind Scandeez, creates these amazing "Moks" using soft leather and a keen design aesthetic. They are comfortable, durable and extremely well constructed. Each pair of Moks features an adorable design and Connie suggests you measure your little one's foot so she can get the size right. Custom fit leather shoes for $30? Can she make my size? Check out this pair of Ladybug Moks. SO CUTE. Someone let me borrow a little girl, and I will put her little foot in this pair of dusty pink Flower Moks. They are simple, yet have this wonderful stitched surprise on the bottom. When I was looking through Scandeez' Etsy store the first time, I fell in love with this little gray pair with elephants on the bottoms.
Or as my daughter would say, Elafoofoo's.

I think Baby Jack is going to have these little Elafoofoo shoes for many years to come. When they wont fit anymore, I am going to string them up by the little pull loops in the back of each Mok and hang them in his room, because they are too cute to quit. Thanks so much to Connie for the opportunity to review her beautiful shoes.

Contest had ended, CONGRATS to

Auroras_Garden

who said... 49

I like the llamas, llamas are cool and they dont get enough love on etsy, I was proud to see the llama represented on these cool shoes!
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23759057
auroras_garden@insightbb.com

Scandeez has been cool enough to offer a giveaway to Mad Madam Em readers! Aren’t you happy you're here? Just head on over to Scandeez and tell me which amazing pair of Moks you would want for the little one in your life and leave a comment below. Winner will receive their favorite pair in any size!! This giveaway will run for two weeks, ending Friday, July 24th 2009. Winner will be notified via email, so be sure I can get to your email or leave it in your comment.

Extra entries!

1. Twitter this post! Just copy and paste this:

@emilyhorne GIVEAWAY! http://tinyurl.com/nnkrgk Etsy's Scandeez is giving away a custom handmade pair of moccasins for baby! Adorable Shoes!

2. Subscribe to my Bloggity Blog via email (top right-hand corner).
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4. Blog about this post and link it here… woohoo!
5. Comment on another post on this Bloggity Blog and link it here… yeeeeeha!

6. For FIVE extra entries! Make a purchase at Scandeez and email me your receipt
(you can take out all of the personal info)!

Huggalugs Review and Giveaway

Contest Closed! Congrats Stephanie!

I think I had a baby to put him in legwarmers. When the trend started a few years ago, I could only imagine my little crawler rocking a pair of striped leg huggers.
Now Jack actually wears them! Huggalugs, in fact.
Go check out their site, they have so many adorable designs, and they have some fantastic photography.



My little mansey has some serious chubby legs, and I was worried they would pinch at the top. In the very least, I assumed they would leave red marks, indentations where the leg huggers were pulled up. Nope! Not with Huggalugs. They are breathable, they do not pinch and yet they stay up!
Love them!



Another amazing thing is that Jack and Maggie can share them! She can wear them on her arms and heck, even as legwarmers with a skirt. Jack rocks them on his legs, perfect from crawling and then potty training. Now, how many other clothing items can my 11 year old girl share with my 6 month old, I ask ya? So, I want 22 pairs please. Starting with the Jo Bomber's, then we need a pair of the Wild Child and round it out with a pair of the Train Tracks. I have several adorable shirts to pair my Huggalugs with, this "Here Comes Trouble" tee is compliments of bon bébé from their adorable Wild Child line. You must go check them out- so cute.

Huggalugs has been cool enough to offer a giveaway to Mad Madam Em readers! Aren’t you happy you're here? Just head on over to Huggalugs shop and tell me which design is your favorite and leave a comment below. This giveaway will run for two weeks, ending Friday, July 10th 2009. Winner will be notified via email, so be sure I can get to your email or leave it in your comment.

Extra entries!

1. Twitter this post! Just copy and paste this:

@emilyhorne GIVEAWAY! http://madmadamem.blogspot.com/ free baby leg warmers from Huggalugs! You pick the design!

2. Subscribe to my Bloggity Blog via email (top right-hand corner).
3. Add my button to your blog and link it here… yippy!
4. Blog about this post and link it here… woohoo!
5. Comment on another post on this Bloggity Blog and link it here… yeeeeeha!

6. For FIVE extra entries! Make a purchase at Huggalugs and email me your receipt (you can take out all of the personal info)!

The Trendy Tadpole Review and Giveaway

Contest closed... congrats Jami!

Take pictures of your children. Take pictures of your children in funny shirts. Do this so in twenty years they will look at pictures from their youth and think you were hip. You won't be hip anymore, but at least you were for a while. Not only were you cool, you made your kid cool. Nobody is cooler than Johnny Cash. Johnny Cash and Jack Stone, of course.

This absolutely adorable rockin’ shirt came to us from The Trendy Tadpole. I have fallen in LOVE with their designs. The Buddha Belly, Oh Snap, and These aren’t the parents designs are my absolute favorites, but it is hard to choose.

Jack's Boy in Black shirt is a lap tee. From The Trendy Tadpole:

"What in the world is a lap tee and will it give my baby super powers?

Lap tee's are those funny little tee shirts with the flaps around the neck so the baby's giant head can get through without ripping it apart. Trendy Tadpole baby tee shirts are made on American Apparel and are 100% cotton and stretchy. Trendy Tadpole's funny baby clothes will be the hit at the next baby shower."

The Trendy Tadpole has been cool enough to offer a giveaway to Mad Madam Em readers! Aren’t you happy you're here? Just head on over to The Trendy Tadpole and tell me which design is your favorite and leave a comment below. This giveaway will run for two weeks, ending Friday, July 3rd 2009. Winner will be notified via email, so be sure I can get to your email or leave it in your comment.

Extra entries!

1. Twitter this post! Just copy and paste this:

@emilyhorne GIVEAWAY! http://madmadamem.blogspot.com/ free hip T-shirt from Trendy Tadpole! Johnny Cash, The Clash and more!

2. Subscribe to my Bloggity Blog via email (top right-hand corner).
3. Add my button to your blog and link it here… yippy!
4. Blog about this post and link it here… woohoo!
5. Comment on another post on this Bloggity Blog and link it here… yeeeeeha!

6. For FIVE extra entries! Make a purchase at The Trendy Tadpole and email me your receipt (you can take out all of the personal info)!

SALE!! 50% off ALL Trendy Tadpole shirts with checkout code: WHOLESALE

Sum-Bo-Shine Review and Giveaway!

Contest Closed! Congrats to Meredith!

I've always been into heavily perfumed lotions and bath gels. Red Door by Elizabeth Arden, Japanese Cherry Blossom by Bath and Body Works... mmm. Then something happened. When I became pregnant with Jack and I used my normal products, they turned my stomach. They smelled great in the bottle, but not when they went on my body. Something about hormones or my body chemistry, either way my body just was not having it anymore. I started to seek out natural and organic products that wouldn't leave an alcohol/chemical smell. That is when I found Sum-Bo-Shine.

From SumBoShine.com:

"Sum-Bo-Shine creates products that are free of artificial fragrances, and do not contain parabens, sodium laurel sulfates, mineral oil or any harmful ingredients while using the least environmentally harmful preservative available on the market today."

Sum-Bo-Shine is headed by Carolyn Deal, she is a mother of three and grandmother of one.

"We have received a lot of emails and phone calls inquiring about the name Sum-Bo-Shine. When friends and family see the name they smile because they know where the name originated. My children's names are Summer (Sum), Rainbow (Bo) and Sunshine (Shine).” ~ Carolyn Deal

Baby Jack loves the Aloe and Lavender Bath Powder. It really is therapeutic.
I love that I can be assured it will be gentle on his dainty little hiney.

A warm bath with a sprinkle or two of this bath powder,
blow a few raspberries in his froggy robe, then it's off to bed for this little man.

Sum-Bo-Shine has been kind enough to offer a giveaway to Mad Madam Em readers! Aren’t you happy you're here? Just head on over to Sum-Bo-Shine and tell me which skin care product you would like to try and leave a comment below. This giveaway will run for one week, ending Saturday, June 20th 2009. Winner will be notified via email, so be sure I can get to your email or leave it in your comment.

Extra entries!

1. Twitter this post! Just copy and paste this:

@emilyhorne GIVEAWAY! http://madmadamem.blogspot.com/ natural & organic skin care product for mom or baby from http://www.sumboshine.com/

2. Subscribe to my Bloggity Blog via email (top right-hand corner).
3. Add my button to your blog and link it here… yippy!
4. Blog about this post and link it here… woohoo!
5. Comment on another post on this Bloggity Blog and link it here… yeeeeeha!