A Touch of Whimsy was started by Gina, a lifelong New Yorker, who moved to NC with her husband and three boys. A Touch of Whimsy is an amazing place to procure personalized stationery, as well as note cards, plates and platters, stamps and personalized lunch boxes!!
I adore the plates, platters and bowls that you can order in many different prints. AND you get them personalized with a family name or monogram!
I think these are my favorite designs – so pretty!
And I love this idea — Print out these mommy cards. they are a great thing to give out to babysitters or other parents at the playground.
** And while this giveaway is live — you can get 15% off in the Touch of Whimsy Store by typing in TTJELLO at checkout!! (coupons aren’t valid on purchases of gift certificates or sale items).
{All TT&J members are eligible to
win! if you are not a member already just click where it says “join
this site” in the right sidebar – to keep up with the fun giveaways and tutorials}
Here’s how YOU can win:
Head over to Touch of Whimsy— what is The Name of your favorite item? Let me know in your comment. one entry.
Share this giveaway with your friends via — Twitter, Facebook or your Blog.one entry each.
{this giveaway ends 9/9/2011}
PS — It’s Fall! I’m sharing my TOP 10 Favorite Fabric Pumpkin Tutorials over at the New Home Ec Today. From whimsical to modern, spare to ornate, any of these tutorials will take the bite out of the fall air 🙂
PPS — And, It’s Friday – my favorite day of the week!!! The Weekend Wrap Up Party starts tonight.
I am SO excited to see what You are doing and feature YOU!!!
Jane and Me is a gorgeous shop that lets you create a one of a kind creation.
You choose any combination of charms, baubles and chains to reflect your personality!!
And if you can’t decide, they have a “You Are
Complete” monthly option – which is specially priced, available for a limited time and in limited quantities.
And you don’t have to buy all at once to get your dream creation, you can build your ultimate necklace over time.
I love this lace pendant with a black soldered frame:
Or anchor your necklace with your initial:
And then add some bling!!
Or a little charm:
And then decide on a chain:
And you have a unique necklace that reflects who YOU are.
{{So cool}}
This would be a great gift for a sister, daughter, mom or best friend!!
Jane and Me are giving TWO readers
$40 credits to their shop!!!
Here’s how YOU can win:
Head over to Jane and Me and subscribe to their newsletter at the bottom of the page – this is an easy way to stay updated on their sales and new shop items. one entry.
My friend told me about Luminess and I knew I had to try it out! So I contacted Luminess and they sent me one to review. And, they also said if I liked it they would give one away to a Tatertots and Jello reader!
This is the type of system that makeup professionals use!
The air that is brought through the system distributes makeup into a superfine mist that goes on evenly and looks so smooth and natural!! I have always had problems wearing foundation because it seemed to just sit on top of my skin. So I was so excited to try out this system and see if it solved my foundation problem.
When the box came I felt like it was Christmas morning!
I had to open it and try it out right away!! I thought it might be hard to figure out and take a lot of practice, but it really wasn’t. And it also came with a great instruction book and an awesome instructional DVD.
The only thing I did was I applied too much blush. And after I talked to Emily at Luminess, she gave me the tip of applying the blush first and then the makeup. That way the blush kind of glows out from under the foundation.
This is how it works:
The Luminess system comes with an air compressor that forces air through a tube into an applicator. There is a funnel in the applicator and you add your makeup into that funnel. Then when you press the lever, the makeup is distributed into the air that is coming through the applicator and it comes out in a super fine mist. I also love that this Pro system’s compressor has three different settings. So you can decide what level you want the air to come out. I prefer the lowest setting.
With with the Luminess system, I don’t have to use powder. The mist dries in a matte finish that’s so pretty! The kit also came with a really beautiful shimmery bronzer. Just a drop or two in the applicator, and it made me look like I had spent the afternoon in the sun.
And, in addition to foundation, eye shadow and blush, you can use the system to apply self tanner.
So cool!!
There are also Luminess eyeshadow kits in all sorts of beautiful shades!
And Luminess is giving away an eye shadow kit in addition to the Pro System!!
Yay!!
It may seem like this is complicated and time consuming, but it actually saves me time. I can put my makeup and blush on in just a couple minutes. And I was also really happy with how easy it is to clean. All I had to do was add a few drops of water into the applicator, and the water goes through the stylus and cleans it out.
I also LOVE the pretty silver pouch that comes with the system. It’s so cute! And such a great way to store the system — so handy when I travel!
{I made a vlog of myself demonstrating the system, but I am having technical difficulties with it, so I will get it up here as soon as I can!!}
Here’s what Luminess is giving away:
Compressor with stylus, made of plastic and metal. Compressor
measures approx. 4-1/2″L x 2-1/2″W x 3″H with 5′ cord; stylus measures
approx. 5-1/2″L x 1/2″W x 2″H
AC adapter cord with 6′ cord
Airbrush cleaning bottle
Instruction guide
Instruction DVD
Silvertone travel case, measures approx. 11″L x 2-3/4″W x 3-1/2″H, made of vinyl, plastic, rubber and metal
Luminess Air 7-piece cosmetics Starter Kit includes: (4) .25
oz. Airbrush Foundation shades; .25 oz. Airbrush Bronzer; .25 oz.
Airbrush Pearl Shimmer Highlighter; and .25 oz. Airbrush Blush
My friend told me about Luminess and I knew I had to try it out! So I contacted Luminess and they sent me one to review. And, they also said if I liked it they would give one away to a Tatertots and Jello reader!
This is the type of system that makeup professionals use!
The air that is brought through the system distributes makeup into a superfine mist that goes on evenly and looks so smooth and natural!! I have always had problems wearing foundation because it seemed to just sit on top of my skin. So I was so excited to try out this system and see if it solved my foundation problem.
When the box came I felt like it was Christmas morning!
I had to open it and try it out right away!! I thought it might be hard to figure out and take a lot of practice, but it really wasn’t. And it also came with a great instruction book and an awesome instructional DVD.
The only thing I did was I applied too much blush. And after I talked to Emily at Luminess, she gave me the tip of applying the blush first and then the makeup. That way the blush kind of glows out from under the foundation.
This is how it works:
The Luminess system comes with an air compressor that forces air through a tube into an applicator. There is a funnel in the applicator and you add your makeup into that funnel. Then when you press the lever, the makeup is distributed into the air that is coming through the applicator and it comes out in a super fine mist. I also love that this Pro system’s compressor has three different settings. So you can decide what level you want the air to come out. I prefer the lowest setting.
With with the Luminess system, I don’t have to use powder. The mist dries in a matte finish that’s so pretty! The kit also came with a really beautiful shimmery bronzer. Just a drop or two in the applicator, and it made me look like I had spent the afternoon in the sun.
And, in addition to foundation, eye shadow and blush, you can use the system to apply self tanner.
So cool!!
There are also Luminess eyeshadow kits in all sorts of beautiful shades!
And Luminess is giving away an eye shadow kit in addition to the Pro System!!
Yay!!
It may seem like this is complicated and time consuming, but it actually saves me time. I can put my makeup and blush on in just a couple minutes. And I was also really happy with how easy it is to clean. All I had to do was add a few drops of water into the applicator, and the water goes through the stylus and cleans it out.
I also LOVE the pretty silver pouch that comes with the system. It’s so cute! And such a great way to store the system — so handy when I travel!
{I made a vlog of myself demonstrating the system, but I am having technical difficulties with it, so I will get it up here as soon as I can!!}
Here’s what Luminess is giving away:
Compressor with stylus, made of plastic and metal. Compressor
measures approx. 4-1/2″L x 2-1/2″W x 3″H with 5′ cord; stylus measures
approx. 5-1/2″L x 1/2″W x 2″H
AC adapter cord with 6′ cord
Airbrush cleaning bottle
Instruction guide
Instruction DVD
Silvertone travel case, measures approx. 11″L x 2-3/4″W x 3-1/2″H, made of vinyl, plastic, rubber and metal
Luminess Air 7-piece cosmetics Starter Kit includes: (4) .25
oz. Airbrush Foundation shades; .25 oz. Airbrush Bronzer; .25 oz.
Airbrush Pearl Shimmer Highlighter; and .25 oz. Airbrush Blush
Wow- can I say how much fun I am having on Facebook?
I LOVE sharing projects and featuring people there!!
I mentioned that I might do a little giveaway when we reached 10,000 members and I had such an AMAZING response.
I am SO excited about this giveaway as a thank you to all of my awesome readers on Tatertots & Jello and on the TT&J Facebook page!
This giveaway is going to be a little bit different than the ones I normally run.
I am going to do a little spotlight on each of the giveaway sponsors and then I am going to ask you to LIKE each of the sponsor’s FB pages and answer a question about each shop.
I have bolded in red the actions for the giveaway.
There is only one winner of this giveaway.
If you win, you get ALL $625 of the prizes!!!
***
Here’s how to enter: You can get 12 entries for this giveaway!!
At the bottom of each spotlight is a red action item . LIKE each of the sponsor’s FB pages and then follow each of the red action items and then at the bottom of this post leave a SEPARATE COMMENT for each action item.At the end of the giveaway I count up the entries and use Random.org to get a winner. Once I have made sure that the winner qualifies, I will announce the winner.
(And if you comment on all 12 sponsors – you can get a BONUS ENTRY — read at the bottom.)
NataLee is a talented Interior Designer and past alumni of HGTV’s Design Star!!
$170 value
If you live in Arizona, you can meet with her in person, if not, she can do an online consultation!
** Leave a comment with what room you need design help with on this post and let me know that you liked the Designed to the Nines Facebook Page. ***
10. A One-of-a-Kind Sterling Handmade Bracelet from Crissy G!
$95 value
Bracelet was made with Swarovski crystals, handmade glass lampwork beads, lucite flowers, sterling silver beads, charm and toggle and other glass beads.
And sorry for the long post. I thought this would be easier for you than me posting 11 different posts and having you leave comments on all of those 🙂 *** — And if you want AN EXTRA ENTRY — share this giveaway on Twitter **use the #TTAJ10Khashtag** {for example — Be sure to check out the fun $625 giveaway on Tatertots and Jello #TTAJ10K} or your Facebook page 🙂 — Leave me an extra comment if you have done either of these things so I can give you the extra entry…
And a BIG THANK YOU to the awesome giveaway sponsors!!
I met April in February at Blissdom and then I had so much fun getting to know her better at Creative Estates in April. Isn’t she cute?? And she’s so talented!!
I recently had the opportunity to review a wonderful cookbook and I just had to share it with you!!!
It’s called Real food and it’s a cookbook that is all about making food based on what’s in season locally.
It actually has recipes every day that are based on what is ready to harvest for that time of year.
So — if you are a fan of Farmer’s Markets and buying fresh local food, you will love this cookbook.
Eating fresh, nutritious food at home, we’ll feel better, act happier
and get more enjoyment from it. In the pages of Real Food, you’ll meet
producers, learn about food and have the age-old question: “What’s for
Dinner?” answered.
52 weekly menus with more than 300 in-season recipes.
And, there are tons of beautiful pictures.
What a great idea!!
You can purchase this exceptional cookbook for $28.00 (plus $5.00 S&H).