Becoming Jewelry Review and Giveaway

I was delighted when I received this sterling silver handcrafted My Whole Heart Necklace.  It is so elegant and simple and also so special to me with the names of some of my favorite people stamped around it. Becoming Jewelry specializes in creating beautiful handcrafted personalized jewelry and gifts.

The beautiful hammered gold-filled heart layers on top and compliments the silver charm.  I love the quotes and verses on the website and some come attached to certain jewelry items giving them extra charm! My necklace came pleasantly packaged in a tiny cloth gift bag with a tag that says:  

"i love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach."
~Elizabeth Barrett Browning

This necklace would make a special and personal gift for just about any occasion and can be personalized with either names or a phrase that is close to your heart.

Below is another example of a necklace that I like with a neat saying:

If you are looking for a unique and extra special gift, check out the Becoming website!


Purchase: Becoming gifts can be purchased here.

Want to Win?!
Becoming has offered a $25 gift certificate to one Be Blessed reader! 

You may enter ANY or ALL of the following ways:
***Please leave a separate comment for each entry, and also your email if it is not on your profile.  Happy Entering! :)

Visit Becoming Jewelry and and leave me a comment letting me know what your favorite item is...

1.  Become a follower of this blog through Google Friends Connect (2 entries)
2. Subscribe to this blog via emails. This counts if you are already a follower too! (2 entries each)
3. Add the link to this giveaway to any current giveaway linky (2 entries each time)
4. "Like" Becoming on Facebook, follow her on twitter or leave a comment on her blog. (1 entry each)
5. Add the Be Blessed button to your blog or website.. (3 entries) Leave a comment on this site and let me know that you did.
6. "Like" Be Blessed on Facebook.
7. Like the post about this giveaway on Facebook and leave a comment here. (2 entries)
8. Follow ReviewMama on Twitter.
9. Post about this giveaway on Twitter, Facebook, or your blog and let me know that you did. (Enter daily if you'd like..) Tweet or Facebook this: 
   Enter to win a beautiful personalized sterling silver jewelry gift! http://tinyurl.com/3qsquw5@ReviewMama #win #giveaway 
10. Let me know where you heard about this giveaway.

This giveaway will end June 21st, 2011 at 11:59 pm (EST). The giveaway is open to US residents only. The winner will be chosen using random.org and I will notify you by email. The winner will have 48 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen.

Disclosure: We received a My Whole Heart Necklace from Becoming Jewelry for review.  The opinions I have expressed are my honest opinions and have not been influenced by the companies providing the free product.  No other compensation was received.

Sidral Mundet Review

We received samples of Sidral Mundet, a Mexican apple-flavored soda to try.  We had never heard of this brand, but we love to try new things...and we really liked this one!  The red bottle has a light fruity apple flavor and we thought it tasted a lot like sparkling cider. 

We also got to try the green apple flavor, Manzana Verde.  It definitely has a distinctive green apple taste.  We all liked both flavors but since I usually prefer red apples, the regular red apple flavor was my favorite.

We really liked the fact that Sidral Mundet is flavored with real apple juice and that it contains natural sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup.

For more info about this soda you can visit the Sidral Mundet Facebook Page.

Disclosure: We received  Sidral Mundet samples to review.  The opinions I have expressed are my honest opinions and have not been influenced by the companies providing the free product.  No other compensation was received. 

Yoplait Greek Prize Pack Winner!

 Congratulations to #185...you are the winner of the Yoplait prize pack!

 

Atreau said... 185

I incorporate healthy snacks into my diet by limiting the junk food I purchase that way it's not in the house.

May 20, 2011 7:02 PM 

 

Thanks to everyone who entered!  I loved reading about everyone's favorite healthy snacks! :)  Stop by this week to enter the awesome giveaways we have next! 

*Winner must claim prize within 48hrs or a new winner will be chosen.

ChicoBag Messenger Bag Winner!

Congratulations Julie with comment #123!  You are the winner of the Amethyst Chico Messenger bag!  :o) 

Julie said... 123

I like Chicobag on fB Julie Jones

May 10, 2011 8:42 PM

Thanks to everyone who entered! Be sure to enter the great giveaways listed for this month! (Click on the links in the upper right sidebar of this blog to enter)
*Winner must respond in 48hrs or a new winner will be chosen.

A Story About My Mom... (a Mother's Day printable keepsake for Mom)

Here is a printable fill-in-the-blank worksheet for Mother's Day.  It can be used for a toddler or preschooler and filled out by an adult, or bigger kids can fill it out themselves. 

Make sure you have them draw a picture of Mom inside the heart at the top.  It can also be cut out with fancy edging scissors and mounted on scrapbook paper and kept forever and ever! :)

 Yes...this is a picture of me! :o)

Printable Mothers Day Story

© Be Blessed! 2011

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Words to the Rescue Winners!

Thanks to everyone who entered! Be sure to enter the great giveaways listed for this month! (Click on the links in the upper right sidebar of this blog to enter)

 

The winners of the Words to the Rescue review and giveaway are: 

#12

 

Raven In A Blue Room said... 12

I visited the page. Love that it is a great way to personalize a greeting card or message Thank you for hosting this giveaway Louis

#1

 

mverno said... 1 i left a comment about their book on their site

#8

sweetpea18 said... 8

i heard about this giveaway from prizey

Yoplait Greek Prize Pack Giveaway 5/20

I received my Yoplait prize pack in the mail yesterday!  It included a reusable grocery bag, a magnetic dry-erase menu planner board, ear-buds, an electronics case, and a shopping cart list and holder, a coupon organizer, as well as a free Yoplait Greek yogurt to try...

In the evening, I went looking for a snack and discovered that my Yoplait greek yogurt container was empty!  It turns out that my 7 year old (sunshine boy) ate the yogurt before I could get to it...so I told him: "Guess who gets to review it?"  ;)  So here are 7-yr old K's thoughts on the matter:

It was good (I love blueberries, mmm!), it was purple, it was tangy, I forgot to smell it (but I`m sure it smelled good), It was soft and squishy. I think we should buy some more."  -7 yr old yogurt thief. ;)




Try It!   
Here is a Printable coupon so you can try it too!

Win It!
One Be Blessed reader will win a Yoplait Prize Pack including:

• A Coupon Organizer
• Magnetic Meal Planner Board
• An electronics case
• Retractable ear buds
• A pocket fold-up reusable shopping tote
• A magnetic shopping cart note holder and pen
• A coupon for a free sample of Yoplait Greek Yogurt

Mandatory Entry:
Leave me a comment about how you incorporate healthy snacks into your diet
or leave me a comment about your favorite kid snacks.

Follow or "like" yoplait in any of the following: (2 entries each, please leave a comment for each entry)

•  Be Blessed on Google Friends Connect and/or subscribe to emails. This counts if you are already a follower too! (2 entries each)
• Yoplait on Facebook
• Yoplait on Twitter
• Yoplait Greek at Yoplait.com
• Printable coupon for Yoplait Greek yogurt
• "Like" Be Blessed on Facebook
• Like the post about this giveaway on Facebook. 
• Follow ReviewMama on Twitter.
• Post about this giveaway on Twitter, Facebook, or your blog and let me know that you did. (Enter daily if you'd like..) Tweet or facebook this: 
  "Win a Yoplait Greek Prize Pack http://tinyurl.com/4xlnm84@ReviewMama #win #giveaway @YoplaitYogurt #MyBlogSpark"
• Let me know where you heard about this giveaway.
• Add the Be Blessed button to your blog or website.. (3 entries)
• Enter any other current giveaway on this blog 

This giveaway will end May 20th, 2011 at 11:59 pm (EST). The giveaway is open to US residents only. The winner will be chosen using random.org and I will be notifying you by email. The winner will have 48 hours to respond before a new winner will be chosen.

***Please leave a separate comment for each entry, and also your email if it is not on your profile.  Happy Entering! :)

Disclosure: We received  a Yoplait prize pack and a coupon for a free yogurt to review by Yoplait through MyBlogSpark.  The opinions I have expressed are my honest opinions and have not been influenced by the companies providing the free product.  No other compensation was received. 

Review: Bloom Avenue, Giveaway Coming Soon!

I received the prettiest, springiest bouquet of flowers delivered right to my door today!  They are so colorful and beautiful that they totally brightened up the whole room!  They were delivered on time by a local florist that is not the closest to my location, but just happens to be my favorite!  They always do such an amazing job!

This bouquet was beautifully and carefully arranged with a lovely mixture of pink and orange gerbera daisies, tulips, roses, mums as well as sprigs of fresh greens.  It came in a pretty ceramic garden dish accented with shiny pink ribbons.

They were ordered through a new website called Bloom Avenue.  When you order a flower gift through Bloom Avenue they make it super easy!  Choose a flower arrangement that you like from their website and they do the work of finding the highest quality florist in your desired location and having your order delivered to the place of your choice. 

Bloom Avenue describes their mission as helping you express your sentiment through beautiful flowers, at the right price, and delivered in a timely manner.

These would make a wonderful surprise for Mothers Day or Easter of any occasion.


Win flowers! 
Check back soon as we will be hosting a Bloom Avenue Giveaway and Coupon Code!
 Disclosure: We received  flowers to review from Bloom Avenue.  The opinions I have expressed are my honest opinions and have not been influenced by the companies providing the free product.  No other compensation was received.

Review and Giveaway: ChicoBags

Pros:  Earth friendly and made from recycled plastic; so many great colors and designs; many styles and sizes to choose from; sturdy; light weight; easy to store, washable, water resistant,

Cons:  Magnetic closures may not stop objects from falling out, and large space capacity may tempt me to carry more than I should.

Summary: If you are looking for a wonderful, spacious, earth-friendly, reusable bag with style to tote all of your stuff in, this is a great one!

Purchase it:  at ChicoBag.com

Full Review:
I was so surprised how light weight my ChicoBag package was when it came in the mail!  I was also surprised how spacious the bag is... it seems much bigger than it looks on-line! This Messenger10 bag features 2 cocooned pockets to keep your water bottles snug, one large inner compartment as well as 2 zippered pockets, a comfortable adjustable strap, and magnetic and zipper closures.

This bag could easily fit a beach towel, sun lotion, water bottle and a good book!  It would also make a great school bag, a picnic bag, or even a great small diaper bag... Although I love the magnetic closures on the front flap, they may allow things to fall out easily if tipped or dropped.

The fabric in these bags is made with a material called rePETe™ who's main ingredient happens to be a type of recycled plastic (the same plastic used in drinking bottles)! Who knew that recycled plastic could be so pretty and useful?!  The rest of the bag (zippers, straps, pockets and tags) is made of recycled materials as well. These reusable bags are super light-weight and sturdy.  I love that they all fold up into a tiny pouch with a hook to make them super convenient to travel with!

ChicoBags come in a wide variety of styles, colors and uses...from school to grocery shopping, biking, or camping, or a day at the beach...there is a bag style for every occasion!

See what others are saying about them on the ChicoBag Facebook page.

Want to Win it?!

ChicoBag has offered one Messenger 10 bag in the color Amethyst to one lucky reader!

You may enter ANY or ALL of the following ways:

1.  Become a follower of this blog through Google Friends Connect and/or subscribe to emails. This counts if you are already a follower too! (2 entries each)
2. "Like" Be Blessed on Facebook and/or vote in my giveaway poll in the upper right.
3. "Like" ChicoBag on Facebook.
4. Like the post about this giveaway on Facebook and leave a comment here. (2 entries)
5. Follow ReviewMama on Twitter.
6. Post about this giveaway on Twitter, Facebook, or your blog and let me know that you did. (Enter daily if you'd like..) Tweet or facebook this: 
   Win a Chico Messenger Bag! http://tinyurl.com/3z9tl7b @ReviewMama #win #giveaway
7.  Leave a comment telling me how you would like to use this bag.
8. Let me know where you heard about this giveaway.
9. Add the Be Blessed button to your blog or website.. (3 entries)
10. Enter to win any other current giveaway on this site and let me know that you did.

This giveaway will end May 10th, 2011 at 11:59 pm (EST). The giveaway is open to US residents only. The winner will be chosen using random.org and I will be notifying you by email. The winner will have 48 hours to respond before a new winner will be chosen.

***Please leave a separate comment for each entry, and also your email if it is not on your profile.  Happy Entering! :)

Disclosure: We received  a sample ChicoBag to review and one to giveaway.  The opinions I have expressed are my honest opinions and have not been influenced by the companies providing the free product.  No other compensation was received.  All pictures in this post came from the ChicoBag.com website.