$4k in prizes --- Faithfully frugal and free -- ends tomorrow morning!

Yikes - I should be sleeping but I just came upon this super amazing giveaway.

I'm entering at the very last minute as it ends in the morning, this blog post will earn me 5 entries...a girl's gotta try at least. Check out this very cool giveaway: http://www.faithfullyfrugal-and-free.com/2010/11/christmasgiveawayevent.html

Good night!

Cap Creations

I am so excited! I just got word that I won this really neat giveaway over at Cap Creations! What beautiful hand stamped jewelry! This totally made my day!

THANK YOU so much!!!

Win $200 Target Gift Card and $25 Starbucks Card --- Coffee on the patio

This holiday season is already proving to be a financial strain for my husband and me. I've been home now with the kids for 4.5 years and we have tons of bills [like everyone else] and pre-school costs on top of that, and I just hope I can win a little something like this Target gift card and starbucks card and treat my hubby to something. He works so hard to provide for us! The ONLY thing he spends money on every month is ice coffees at the Starbucks at Barnes & Noble.

Check out Coffee on the patio!!!

Shutterfly rocks!

Not only did I save 104 dollars by blogging about their holiday cards, I also will receive a $25 gift certificate for a future order by doing this post. Shutterfly surely knows how to thank and keep its customers!!!
PS. I only ordered the 50 free copies, so in the end I only had to pay S&H + tax =$8 and a few cents. LOVE IT!

Sweet And Retro Christmas Card

Shop Shutterfly for elegant custom Christmas photo cards.

View the entire collection of cards.

☃☃☃ The $10 giftcard winner is... ☃☃☃

My daughter did the very scientific drawing:

☃☃☃ Annie from Santiago Twin Girls! ☃☃☃

Congratulations! 

Please email me your address!

THANK YOU to everyone that entered! 

Have a wonderful Holiday season!

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$10 Target Gift card --- Ends today at 10pm EST

If you haven't entered, do so here!

The mandatory question is, what is your main course on Christmas Day?
At our house we celebrate Christmas, Swedish style on Christmas Eve with a big delicious smorgasbord, love it! On Christmas Day I've been making a roasted chicken but I might change it up this year and do a baked salmon instead.

 (Christmas Eve, 2009)

2 in 1 Olivia play set

This is such a cute toy and my daughter and my boys always ask for it when they see the commercial. I came across this giveaway at Mom's Best Bets: 2 in 1 Olivia play set

Please visit her blog and check it out!

50 Free Holiday Cards - SHUTTERFLY

I am so excited - I already got my code for 50 free Holiday Cards. Totally awesome! Once the kids are over this long winded cold (and now my one son has another ear infection) I'm gonna work on the photo :)

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Here's your 50 Free Holiday Cards!

We've confirmed A case of triplet brain?!'s post and are pleased to provide you with your code for 50 free holiday cards: SECRET SECRET SECRET

Your unique promotion code is good for 50 folded or flat 5x7 stationery cards and expires December 31st, 2010.

Shutterfly has received a great response to our promotion. We want to thank you for your participation in our 2010 Holiday Card promotion and making it a huge success.

Once you've redeemed your free holiday cards, let your readers know the story behind your new cards. Blog about why you love your new personalized cards and when you're finished, let us know - we love reading your stories!

Ghirardelli giveaway

My favorite Christmas candy recipe is so simple. My mom always made these for us growing up.

Melt a bar of favorite Ghirardelli chocolate (I use double boiler). Shape marzipan in to square logs and spread the melted chocolate all over, you’ll be able to do the 4th side once the others have hardened. To speed up you can pop in the freezer for a minute. Slice half inch pieces and serve with coffee or iced Baileys. Or hot cocoa for the little ones. DIVINE!

To enter Ghirardelli $100 giveaway visit here!

50 free holiday cards from Shutterfly - oh how I want them!

Every year I send out 100+ Christmas cards. This in addition to Easter and Halloween cards. Usually I also make birthday party invitations and Valentine's cards too from Shutterfly. I've ordered playing cards, photo calendars and photo books and mouse pads, collage posters, tons of note cards and thank you cards. Wow! Most of my family lives outside the US so I always look for creative stylish ways to keep them up-to-date with my family.

Not to mention thousands of copies of photos I have had printed through Shutterfly...make sure you have a Shutterfly account, it's very easy to set up, then just go to: http://www.shutterfly.com/upload-pictures. There are great discounts if you're like me, and take a ton of photos - and you love them all and want them all in the albums :)

I have ordered from other sites too, like Snapfish and Tinyprints, but I always come back to Shutterfly.

Check out the 2010 Christmas Card selection - so much to choose from!!!!

I have a few favorites this year that I'm leaning towards... The Holiday Love Sketch and Sweet and Retro are my top two picks. :)

I totally forgot I also ordered mugs one year for everyone in the family, too cute! Check these out: Photo Mugs

Even if you get woken up way before sunrise, drinking your first cup of coffee while looking at your kids' faces on the mug will make you crack a smile - I promise!

If you want to write a blog post to receive 50 free cards from Shutterfly go to this link!

Here are some of my previous projects on Shutterfly: