Out of the Notebook and into the blog: September 2009

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Malawi-One of the Most Undeveloped counties-how to help

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Did you know that Malawi is one of the least developed countries in the world? How about the fact that 89 in ever 1,000 babies born die? Or that the average life span is 44 years? Malawi is a small country that is slightly smaller than Virgina.

Hearing those facts, doesn't it just make you want to help them out?

Imagine, 89 babies out of 1,000 die, isn't that horrible? How can we help the mothers and babies?

A while back my friends and I started a organization called "Hats of Love" where we knit baby hats for newborn babies. I would love to move further and put together care sets for new mothers in Malawi, however, as teens in 4-H, we don't have the funds to be able to do this all on our own. That is were you can come in.

In each kit we will include:

-A hand knit baby hat
-A Receiving Blanket
-2 Washcloths
-S.C. Johnsons Baby Shampoo
-1 Onesie

The total cost per a kit will be $10 + the cost of shipping which brings it up to around $15

We would love to accept any donations of yarn, baby hats, baby blankets, new washcloths, new baby shampoo, new onesies, or money to pay for the supplies and postage.

If you are interested in donating, please send me an email at: countrystars95@yahoo.com

We are excited to help make babies lives in Malawi healthier! Thanks for helping out!



Like It?

I did decide to change my layout and design! What do you think? I think it looks more "custom" and I really like how it turned out...especially my navigation bar! I have had a really hard time in the past creating and setting them up, but this time it went up like a breeze!!

Also, just a note, I make custom headers and buttons so visit my blog: bloggingheaders.blogspot.com to take a look!

Let me know what you think! Is this one a keeper?

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Win!!

Win a $20 gift card to an awesome Etsy shop! I entered, have you?

http://www.epherielldesigns.com/designs-by-cathy-giveaway

Review: Flowerz In Her Hair





Product: Flowerz in Her Hair
Rating: 5 out of 5
Website

I received this adorable flower to review and was so excited! They kindly sent me a gorgeous funky flower in yellow, black, and white! I won a trip to the Minnesota State Fashion show and wore it with the dress that I wore for the runway show! I got tons of compliments on it! A great feature of the hair clip is that it is sticky stuff on clip so that it stays in your hair without slipping! This was great for me because I have very straight hair. No slippage at all! The website offers many different varieties of clips from funky to natural or even customized for your school colors or sports! Be sure to check out there site!

Picture of me wearing the hair clip at state


Thank you to FlowerzInHerHair who kindly sent me this product to review. This is not a paid review and all opinions expressed are of my own. Enjoy!

Riding and Blogging

Picture of us yesterday

I am an avid blogger, as you most know, but I am also an even more avid rider! In fact, I have a 4 year old Tennessee Walking horse who my dad and I trained together. She is a little stinker! Yesterday when I was riding, she decided to buck me - twice. Thats only because she can't stand her western saddle though. I usually ride her English which we both love!!

I am planning on starting reviews and posting more about horses and my horse. And of course, that will be along with my regular reviews and memes!

How many of you love horses, have horses, or ride?

I can't believe it!



Wow!

Thanks everyone! I have finally reached 100 followers on the dot! How exciting! Thanks to everyone that has followed, I really appreciate it!! Be sure to take a look at my review below!

What do you think of me making this blog a new header? I found a couple images that I think would be great for one, but I wanted to see what you guys think first!

Watch for my first Little Sister feature tomorrow!!

Thanks again!

Review + Giveaway = Florence Gidget Bag!

Review: Florence Gidget Bag
Rating: 4 out of 5
Cost: $31
Where to purchase: StephanieJohnson.com
I received this product to review and all opinions of are my own - I was not paid to do this review.

I received this Florence Gidget bag to review and was quite excited! It is great quality and the packaging was nicely done. The design is also very cute and fall-ish! Stephanie Johnson is a great website full of different vanity bags. You have a lot of different style and color options, which are nice.

Barcelona Bag

I used this bag as my vanity bag on a trip to Wisconsin for my cousins 1st birthday (so much fun!) and it worked great! It was a perfect size to fit everything that I needed. However, I do wish that it was a tadge bit taller to fit my toothbrush better. Another thing that I would have liked was more pockets. However, it was great as it was! I love the quality of this bag and it was pretty compact to be able to fit in with all of my other luggage.



Inside of the Tribeca Bag

Now, heres your chance to win the Florence gidget bag (shown above - first picture)!

Mandatory:
Follow blog
State what your favorite bag is on stephaniejohnson.com

Extra:
+1: Follow me on Twitter @Polopony95
+1: Tell me why you would like to win this
+1: Tell me where you would use this bag.

Good luck!

Thank you to StephanieJohnson.com who kindly sent me this product to review. This is not a paid review and all opinions expressed are of my own. Enjoy!


Sunday, September 27, 2009

Congratulations to Amber!!



Congratulations Amber{Ella} for winning the intertube bobby pins giveaway! I hope you like them!


Thanks to everyone that entered the contest! Stay tuned for lots more!

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Congratulations to Julie!


The winner of the beautiful Shabby Apple dress is #76

Julie!!

You won my Shabby Apple giveaway! Congratulations! I hope you enjoy your dress :)

I will be sending you an email and you will have 24 hours to reply. If there is no reply I will choose the next winner!

Thanks to everyone who participated!

Be sure to enter my new giveaways which you can find on my sidebar, and stay tuned for even more!

Win Some Lashfood!

Heck of A Bunch blog is currently giving a way some Lashfood! It looks like a great product and I'm super excited to try it out!

Enter here!

Monday, September 21, 2009

Etsy Saturdays - The Color Brown (3)

I have been out of town all weekend, and so I had to wait until Monday (today) to post this! Sorry about that!

I'm thinking about setting up a Mr. Linky for this meme, do you think I should?


I absolutely LOVE this dress!
Can be found here!


Isn't this brown skirt adorable? Find it here!
I actually clicked onto Ureshii's shop because of this adorable skirt but since it wasn't the color brown.....I found this one!

I thinkt that this "Girl on Swing" print is adorable! Wouldn't it be cute framed?


And isn't this blue and brown pillow adorable?

Thursday, September 17, 2009

For Teens and Their Moms

Recently a new group was started up for Moms of teens and well, teens! It is basically a forum to help promote our blogs, have fun chatting with each other, learn new things, and make new friends! So, please take a look and join!

We are trying to get more members as then companies will see that we are a serious group.

***Please let me know if you join so I can friend you and follow your blog!!***

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

New blog Makeover!

You may have noticed that I gave this blog a little bit of a makeover...I changed the background, added a divider, and took away the buttons and put them into a post rather than have them on my sidebars! What do you think of it? Did you like it the old way or the new look better?

Also, I redid my header blog completely! I even changed the name :) Take a look!

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Monday, September 14, 2009

Review: Eau Flirt Perfume +++ Giveaway!!!


I was very excited to try this perfume! It is very sweet smelling and a little overwhelming. Personally, I don't think the smell is the best for me as its so strong, however, I think that it would be great for someone who likes a sweeter and stronger smell. This is great quality perfume and you only need one squirt to last you for a while. In fact, I think it would be fine to use only half a squirt! Two of the scents in this perfume are Pumpkin Pie and Lavender, which seems like a strange mix, doesn't it? They put it together in this perfume because it is clinically proven to be the most attractive to boys! A few of the other scents in it include, plum, raspberry, black licorice, and more! Another thing I really like is the packaging. I think that it is clean and simple, but yet professional looking.

Personally, I don't think that I will be purchasing this perfume again just because I'm not really one for such a sweet smell, however, I do suggest it to anyone who likes the sweeter smell!

Facts about the perfume used in this review can be found here

You can purchase this perfume here!

Thank you to Harvey Prince for sending me this to review


****Giveaway Alert!!****

Harvey Prince was kind enough to offer me a $98 bottle of "Eau Flirt" to giveaway! How fun is that?

Here is how you can enter to win!

Mandatory:
Tell me why you want to win this perfume

Extra:
+1: Follow HarveyPrince on Twitter
+1: Follow HarveyPrince on Facebook
+1: Follow this blog
+1: Enter any of my other contests on this blog

This Giveaway will end on the 30th!

Goodluck!

Thank you to HarveyPrince who kindly sent me this product to review. This is not a paid review and all opinions expressed are of my own. Enjoy!


Pipsticks giveaway!

Take a look at Pippa's shop and you will soon be enchanted by all of her beautiful creations for your hair! She makes flowers for your hair that aren't just your usual flowers, these are very creative and could be worn for a wedding, special events, or just to spice of your fancier outfit!



Pippa was kind enough to offer me a flower hair clip! Isn't it gorgeous?


To enter to win this hair pin follow these directions:

Mandatory:

Go to Pipsticks Etsy store and tell me which clip is your favorite!

Extra entries:

+3 (please make a separate post for each #, so for this one you will have 3 posts): follow my blog
+2: Tweet about this contest @polopony95
+1: Follow me on Twitter @Polopony95

Contest Ends on September 25th!

Goodluck!

Thank you to Pipsticks who kindly sent me this product to review. This is not a paid review and all opinions expressed are of my own. Enjoy!

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Etsy Saturdays (2): Purple


Etsy Saturdays (1 day late)!
This week I am featuring all things purple!


Starry Night FREE SHIPPING Night Blue Purple and Silvery White Satin and Organza Ring

Starry Night Purple and Silvery White Satin Ring

Don't you just love this ring? I think it would also make a beautiful flower for your hair!

Modern Royalty Hoodie...in navy blue, with purple, white and oatmeal ... size small to medium

Modern Royalty Hoodie

This hoodie looks perfect for a cool autumn day! Its a little pricey at $105.00 but if you really like it....

Royalty Lanyard ID Holder or Keychain

Royalty Lanyard ID Holder

I thought this was pretty creative, instead of the traditional boring landyards, why not a cute one like this? Perfect for teens that work.

Friday, September 11, 2009

Save Big!

When we walk into a store such as Abercrombie or American Eagle, or any other similar clothing stores, we will usually awe over all of the high priced clothing items that make our wallets cry out, begging us to go look in the sale section, or even better...a whole new store!

I love to look around in stores and see what they have, even if its not on sale! However, I find that its even more fun to find a great deal on a dress that used to be $70 and is not $17 (yes, this did happen!). You can find great great great deals in the sales sections of stores that you like just as much as the similar shirt that costs double the price! Score!!

Another great way to save a great clothes is going to yard sales...a lot of times they have designer clothes for only a quarter of the price you would pay at the store!

Gap also has some great prices in their sale sections...for kids, teens, and adults! Be sure to check them out!

Regular Gap has some great deals...however, the Gap outlet has even better!

Thursday, September 10, 2009

A Free Complimentary Disney Ticket!

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Yes, thats right!

I just found out about this today, it is the Mom's Disney Panel! They actually just started accepting panelists today (the 10th). Openings will be closed once there are 20,000 panelists, or on the 20th of the month. By being on the panel, you will receive a free ticket to a Disney theme park! How cool is that?

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I was pretty excited about this, until I found out the dates that the tickets had to be redeemed where 2 weeks before my family and mines trip is planned! Bummer!

Sign up here!

Enjoy :)

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Monday, September 7, 2009

New Song! **Carrie Underwood**




Guess what was just released?


Carrie Underwoods new song, "Cowboy Casanova!" It will be in her new album which is to be released in November, however, you can watch the video and listen to the song now on Youtube!


Saturday, September 5, 2009

New Feature: Etsy Saturadays

I am now going to start a new feature every Saturday featuring a few items that I have found on Etsy that I think are unique! If your an Etsy seller, let me know if you want your item to be featured!

This week, I am going to feature items that are not very popular on Etsy yet, but are worthy of being so!I think that this little hair comb is adorable and unique. Check it out at FablesBoutique!

Isn't this little rain cloud necklace adorable? Perfect for a rainy day!

Thats all for today, but please, if you have a product on Etsy you would like me to feature, just drop me a note!