Charm Factory: Design Your Own Bracelet Review & Giveaway

Tomorrow is my birthday. I won't tell you how old I willl be, but to celebrate my big day I am doing a review and a giveaway of one of my favorite things ever!

Charm Factory is a place where you can shop of charms (not a surprise there), but it is a place that offer a huge variety of charms for you to choose from. Seriously, I am not kidding, I spent hours checking out what they had. If there is a type of charm you want, chances are, the company carries. it. While you are there, you can also pick up cell phone straps, necklaces, bracelets for your charms.

If personalizing your own bracelet or necklace is not your thing, the company does offer finished charm bracelets.

I chose to personalized my sterling silver bracelet by pick out my own charms. I am sorry I was not able to get a better photo because the charms are so cute and I don't think my photo does the bracelet any justice at all.

To give you an idea. this is one of the charms I picked out. Except I got DH and DD's birthday stones on it. Yes, you can pick what birthday stones you want, how cool is that?!

Another charm I got was this. How pretty is that!

All together, I got 8 sterling silver charms on my bracelet. I think the hardest part was picking out what I wanted. There were so many cute designs. I ended up picking things that represent something special to me. For example, I got the charm with DH & DD's birthday stones on it. I also got a charm in the shape of a peanut. I could not believe they would have something like that (although that just goes to show you what a huge selection the company carries). I got the peanut charm because DD's nickname was peanut when she was a baby.

In any case, I really like this company because I like the fact that I can pick charms that have special meaning to me. The charms and the bracelet I received is excellent in quality and I feel that it is definitely worth their retail values.

To buy a personalized bracelet or necklace, please go to Charm Factory to make your purchase. I think that they make excellent gifts not just for the holiday season, but also for birthdays and special events like celebration of a child's birth. Imagine how much a new mother would love something like this!

Many thanks to Angie of Charm Factory, she has generously offered a custom sterling silver bracelet as a giveaway prize to one of my lucky readers. US residence only please.

How to enter:

(This giveaway is open to my followers only. If you would like to follow my blog at this time, please click on "follow" at the right hand side of my blog. I will check the follower list to make sure the person is indeed qualified to win once a winner has been selected)

1.) Please go the Charm Factory and leave me a comment to tell me which 8 sterling silver charms you would like on your bracelet.

How to earn additional entries (please leave a separate comment for each additional entry):

2.) Blog about my giveaway- with a link back to here, when you leave the comment make sure you include the URL of where your post of my giveaway is. Contest ends December 23nd at 11:59pm PST. Blogging about my giveaway earns 1 additional entry.

3.) Add me as a friend on Facebook (click on "Sugar Pop Ribbons" under facebook badge on the right hand side of my blog). Adding me to Facebook earns 1 additional entry.

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5.) Become a fan of Charm Factory on Facebook.

6.) Follow Charm Factory on Twitter.

Important stuff:
* Lucky Winner will be chosen from True Random Number Generator.
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* Please come back to this post on December 24th, 2009. I will announced who the winner is. You will have 48 hours to respond to my email about getting your awesome giveaway prize to you. If the winner does not contact me within 48 hours, I will choose another winner using the True Random Number Generator.

Lilla Rose Flexi Hair Clips Review & Giveaway

Both DD and I have very long hair. DD actually has never had her hair cut before, so her hair is super long. Because both of us have long hair, I am always on the look out for nice hair clips. I have tried a lot of hair clips on the market-- especially the ones that helps you do a french twist. I always try hair clips when I see it in the store and with the sales person's help, it always looks great while I am there. Then after I get home, I can never get it to look like the way it looked in the store. After several times of wasting my money that way, I gave up and I concluded that there must be something wrong with me or my hair.



Then I tried the Lilla Rose Felxi Hair Clips. These are honestly the best hair clips I have ever tried! I can't even begin to tell you how much I love them! Just to give you an idea. Remember my earlier story about not being able to do a french twist and giving up, well, I used the Lilla Rose Felxi Hair Clip, and I had my hair up in a secure fresh twist on my first try in less than 3 minutes. I am not kidding!

This is what a Lilla Rose Flexi Hair Clip looks like, but if you go to the company website, you will see the different designs they have.

I asked DH to take this photo for me with the Lilla Rose Flexi Hair Clip in my hair. I was able to pull my hair in a bun and secure it with the hair clip in just a couple of minutes.

I also used one on DD. I pulled her hair back in a pony tail and used the Lilla Rose Flexi Hair Clip. It was so simple and easy to do.
Here's a close look of the hair clip, so cute!

To see Lilla Rose Flexi Hair Clips in action, please check out these videos. The videos are super helpful in assisting me determine the what size I need as well as how I can use the hair clip for different hair styles.

To buy Lilla Rose Flexi Hair Clips and other products by the company, please check out their website to make your purchase.

Many thanks to John of Lilla Rose. He has offered 1 Flexi Hair Clip as a giveaway prize to one of my lucky readers. This giveaway is open to everyone any where in the world.

How to enter:

1.) Please go Lilla Rose and leave me a comment to tell me which hair clip you like and what size you need.

How to earn additional entries (please leave a separate comment for each additional entry):

2.) Become a follower on my blog (publicly- privately does not count)-leave another comment to let me know that you have become a follower. To follow me, click on the "Follow" button on the right hand side of my blog. Follower earns 1 additional entry.

3.) Blog about my giveaway- with a link back to here, when you leave the comment make sure you include the URL of where your post of my giveaway is. Contest ends December 22nd at 11:59pm PST. Blogging about my giveaway earns 1 additional entry.

4.) Add me as a friend on Facebook (click on "Sugar Pop Ribbons" under facebook badge on the right hand side of my blog). Adding me to Facebook earns 1 additional entry.

5.) Grab my button and tell me where it is make sure to leave an url address so I can check it. Grabbing my button is worth 3 additional entries.

Important stuff:

* Lucky Winner will be chosen from True Random Number Generator.
* Anonymous comments must include an email address. For example: sugarpopribbons (@) yahoo.com -- so that I may get in touch with you if you are selected to win the giveaway.
* Please come back to this post on December 23rd, 2009. I will announced who the winner is. You will have 48 hours to respond to my email about getting your awesome giveaway prize to you. If the winner does not contact me within 48 hours, I will choose another winner using the True Random Number Generator.

Southern Brand T-shirt Review & Giveaway

Are you a cowboy or a cowgirl? Do you dream of being one? I have always been very fascinated by the cowgirl and cowboy life style, so I was really excited when I discovered Southern Brand. I love the cool stuff they offer for men, women as well as children. Even though I live in Southern California and the closest I come to living that sort of care free life style is visiting the petting zoo at the local fair, but that did not stop me from loving these sayings on the t-shirts the company offers. These were some of my favorites.

I received "Daddy's Lil Cowgirl" thermo shirt to review.

The shirt is soft and it was a nice fit for DD. Best of all, I have never seen this on another child before. I love that DD can look cute and be totally unique! You don't need to be a cowboy or a cowgirl to love the Southern Brand products!

To check out and buy Southern Brand mens, womens as well as children's shirts, please go to its store.

Many thanks to Allison of Southern Brand. She is offering a shirt as a giveaway prize to one of my lucky readers.

How to enter:

1.) Please go the Southern Brand and leave me a comment to tell me which shirt you would like as well as the size you need if you are selected as the giveaway winner.

How to earn additional entries (please leave a separate comment for each additional entry):

2.) Become a follower on my blog (publicly- privately does not count)-leave another comment to let me know that you have become a follower. To follow me, click on the "Follow" button on the right hand side of my blog. Follower earns 1 additional entry.

3.) Blog about my giveaway- with a link back to here, when you leave the comment make sure you include the URL of where your post of my giveaway is. Contest ends December 22nd at 11:59pm PST. Blogging about my giveaway earns 1 additional entry.

4.) Add me as a friend on Facebook (click on "Sugar Pop Ribbons" under facebook badge on the right hand side of my blog). Adding me to Facebook earns 1 additional entry.

5.) Grab my button and tell me where it is make sure to leave an url address so I can check it. Grabbing my button is worth 3 additional entries.

Important stuff:

* Lucky Winner will be chosen from True Random Number Generator.

* Anonymous comments must include an email address. For example: sugarpopribbons (@) yahoo.com -- so that I may get in touch with you if you are selected to win the giveaway.

* Please come back to this post on December 23rd, 2009. I will announced who the winner is. You will have 48 hours to respond to my email about getting your awesome giveaway prize to you. If the winner does not contact me within 48 hours, I will choose another winner using the True Random Number Generator.

Greenraising Earth Friendly Fundraising Review & Giveaway

Greenraising was started by the parents of elementary school children who watched how their school's parents associations struggled each year to raise the funds necessary to provide an excellent education, and who bought their share of cookie dough and magazines to help that happen. At the same time, they noticed that their children were coming home with concerns about the environment, pollution, global warming and living conditions in the world, and were feeling helpless to change things. Greenraising was created to help solve both problems: raise money for schools and give children an opportunity to learn that their actions can change the world. As a mother of a toddler in preschool, I love that the company shares the same view that I have. Besides doing everything we can to be as eco-friendly as possible, we also want to pass our love for mother earth to our daughter and that is why I feel very honor to be able to review
Greenraising products.

I received these 3 Shidon Naturals Shea Butter Kids' Soaps to review. The scents were Raspberry Lemonade, Watermelon, or Vanilla Swirl. When I opened up the package, I was immediately impressed by how nice everything smells. After using the Vanilla Swirl on DD, I have to admit that I loved it so much that I took the Raspberry Lemonade and claimed it as my own. By the way, these soaps came to me in biodegradable plastic bags and that was a clear indication to me that the company is truly eco conscious. The othe product I received was the Stainless Steel Lunch Container. This container is actually the prefect size for DD. I have been using it to store her fruit (like pieces of apple or grapes) for packed school lunches. The lid is easy to remove and it is leak-proof, BPA-free, What I love about the Stainless Steel Lunch Container is that it will last longer than plastic containers and they are recyclable too! We love this container so much that we are planning on buying more. Greenraising is such a great place to shop because it offers a huge variety of eco-friendly products. From products for your home & office to school supplies, if you can think of it, you will most likely be able to locate here! Furthermore, shopping for help raise funds school children is a great thing too. Greenraising sure makes it easy for parents to be become more eco-aware and eco-friendly.

To buy these these great eco-friendly products I reviewed and more, please go the Greenraising to make a purchase.

Many thanks to Lisa of Greenraising. She has generously offered the products I reviewed above to one of my lucky readers.

How to enter:

1.) Please go the Greenraising and leave me a comment to tell me what other product interests you.

How to earn additional entries (please leave a separate comment for each additional entry):

2.) Become a follower on my blog (publicly- privately does not count)-leave another comment to let me know that you have become a follower. To follow me, click on the "Follow" button on the right hand side of my blog. Follower earns 1 additional entry.

3.) Blog about my giveaway- with a link back to here, when you leave the comment make sure you include the URL of where your post of my giveaway is. Contest ends December 22nd at 11:59pm PST. Blogging about my giveaway earns 1 additional entry.

4.) Add me as a friend on Facebook (click on "Sugar Pop Ribbons" under facebook badge on the right hand side of my blog). Adding me to Facebook earns 1 additional entry.

5.) Grab my button and tell me where it is make sure to leave an url address so I can check it. Grabbing my button is worth 3 additional entries.

Important stuff:
* Lucky Winner will be chosen from True Random Number Generator.
* Anonymous comments must include an email address. For example: sugarpopribbons (@) yahoo.com -- so that I may get in touch with you if you are selected to win the giveaway.* Please come back to this post on December 23rd, 2009. I will announced who the winner is. You will have 48 hours to respond to my email about getting your awesome giveaway prize to you. If the winner does not contact me within 48 hours, I will choose another winner using the True Random Number Generator.

U*neaks Children's Shoes & Socks Review and Giveaway

As soon as I saw the U*neaks shoes, I knew I wanted to get them for DD. I love how unique they look and I know DD would love them. You must be wondering what's so special about these shoes. They are not the ordinary shoes you see in the stores.

U*neaks patented customizable footwear are sneaker style shoes with side clear panel windows and specially designed socks that allow kids to continuously customize their shoes by simply changing their socks. Pair the shoes with any of U*neaks' double-sided decorated socks for footwear tha­t's fun and chock full of personality.

U*neaks company sent this pair of shoes for us to review. You can see the socks from the clear window.

The company also sent us these socks to review. Look at how cute they are! When the package came and DD saw these socks, she was beyond excited. She immediately took her dirty socks off and wanted me to put the pretty U*neaks socks on for her.

Here's DD with her socks and shoes on. Even though it was right before dinner time and we were not going any where, she insisted on putting her new shoes and socks on so she can walk all around the home with them. Showing off her socks.

So cute, I love the designs on the socks, and I love that you can show off the socks even with the shoes on. DD agreed with me. She could not take her eyes off her pretty socks. LOL!

After trying the shoes and socks, here's some of the things we love about them:

* We love the see through window on the shoes. We love that you can show off your socks. There are so many cute socks out there, and chances are, as a mother, you probably have already purchased socks with really cute prints on them. But who gets to see them when your child has his/her shoes on? You would not have this problem with the U*neaks shoes for sure.

* We love how comfortable these shoes feel. DD ran all around the house with them on, jumped up and down and ran up and down the stairs with them without any issues at all.

* We love the designs of the socks. Although you don't have to use the U*neaks socks, but we really like the designs on the socks, and we love that the designs are different on each side of the sock, so that when you look through the 2 different windows of 1 shoe, you can see 2 different designs. Very cool!

* We love the velcro straps on the shoes. Although the company does offer another girl style shoes with shoe laces, we love that you have the option to buy one with the velcro straps. DD does not know how to tie shoe laces yet, so the straps made it very easy for her to take the shoes on and off without her mommy's assistance.

* We love the tongues on the shoes. Ok, I don't know if that's the right description for it. But you know the piece of the shoes that looks like a tongue and it goes over the top of your foot after you put your shoe on; well, it is actually different on the U*neaks. I don't know if this happens to other people or not. Sometimes I would wear sneaker style shoes, and the tongue thing would move and shift around as I walk. I always find that to be very annoying. On the U*neaks shoes, I noticed that it is sewn to the shoe on one side. but you can still easily put your shoe on and the tongue part of the shoe does not move around around. This is a feature I wish they had on the shoes I own.

Now that you have heard all of these great things about U*neaks Children's Shoes, would you like to buy some for your kids to? The company offers both boys and girls shoes, and there is a huge variety of boys and girls shoes to choose from too. To buy U*neaks shoes and socks, please check out its online store.

Many thanks to Jeff, who is the founder U*neaks, for offering 1 pair of U*neaks shoes and 2 pairs of socks as a giveaway prize for one of my lucky readers. (US residence only please).

How to enter:

1.) Please go to the U*neaks site and tell me which style of shoes, the size of the shoes as well as the socks you would like if you are selected as the giveaway winner.

How to earn additional entries (please leave a separate comment for each additional entry):

2.) Become a follower on my blog (publicly- privately does not count)-leave another comment to let me know that you have become a follower. To follow me, click on the "Follow" button on the right hand side of my blog. Follower earns 1 additional entry.

3.) Blog about my giveaway- with a link back to here AND to the U*Neaks website, when you leave the comment make sure you include the URL of where your post of my giveaway is. Contest ends December 15th at 11:59pm PST. Blogging about my giveaway earns 1 additional entry.

4.) Add me as a friend on Facebook (click on "Sugar Pop Ribbons" under facebook badge on the right hand side of my blog). Adding me to Facebook earns 1 additional entry.

5.) Grab my button and tell me where it is make sure to leave an url address so I can check it. Grabbing my button is worth 3 additional entries.

6.) Become a friend of U*neaks Facebook Page. 1 additional entry.

Important stuff:

* Lucky Winner will be chosen from True Random Number Generator.
* Anonymous comments must include an email address. For example: sugarpopribbons (@) yahoo.com -- so that I may get in touch with you if you are selected to win the giveaway.
* Please come back to this post on December 16th, 2009. I will announced who the winner is. You will have 48 hours to respond to my email about getting your awesome giveaway prize to you. If the winner does not contact me within 48 hours, I will choose another winner using the True Random Number Generator.

Charlie Hope Children's CDs Review & Giveaways

A few days ago, I wrote about how much we love the Labyrinth Balance Board Challenge & Fun sent to us to review. Today, I am going to tell you all about the CDs by Charlie Hope that Challenge & Fun sent us to review.

First there was the "I am Me" CD. It is a compilation of 20 songs and verses - including original songwriting by Charlie Hope. Themes include positive approaches to naptime, learning about the joys of having a new child in the family, discovering the limitless possibilities we have inside of us, fire trucks, and frogs. And, the CD includes a lyric/coloring songbook. DD and I listened to this CD together, and we really love it. She dances to the music and after listening to the CD a couple of times, she is starting to pick up the lyrics and singing along with it.

The second CD we received was the 11 original songs and lullabies. On this album Charlie Hope has created music to help children transition from their daily activities to peaceful sleep. Themes include the wonderful world of dreams, sailing on the sea with a teddy bear, pitter patter of the rain, love between parent and child, and more. Although it was meant to be used to help children transition to sleep, because DD does not like to have any noise while she tries to go to bed, we haven't play it for her before bedtime. Instead, we play it for her in the morning to help her wake up. Because of the music is so soothing, it's actually nice to wake up to it.

If you would like to listen to some samples from the two CDs, you can located them on the Charlie Hope website.

To purchase these 2 wonderful CDs, please go to to the Challenge & Fun website.

Many thanks to Rob. He has generously offered a set of these 2 CDs to one of my lucky readers. Each CD retails for $14.99. The giveaway is for US residence only please.

How to enter:

1.) Please tell me what you like about these 2 CDs and who would you give it to if you are selected as the giveaway winner.

How to earn additional entries (please leave a separate comment for each additional entry):

2.) Become a follower on my blog (publicly- privately does not count)-leave another comment to let me know that you have become a follower. To follow me, click on the "Follow" button on the right hand side of my blog. Follower earns 1 additional entry.

3.) Blog about my giveaway- with a link back to here AND when you leave the comment make sure you include the URL of where your post of my giveaway is. Contest ends December 18th at 11:59pm PST. Blogging about my giveaway earns 1 additional entry.

4.) Add me as a friend on Facebook (click on "Sugar Pop Ribbons" under facebook badge on the right hand side of my blog). Adding me to Facebook earns 1 additional entry.

5.) Grab my button and tell me where it is make sure to leave an url address so I can check it. Grabbing my button is worth 3 additional entries.

6.) Follow Challenge & Fun on Twitter. 1 additional entry.

7.) Become a fan of Challenge & Fun on Facebook. 1 additional entry.

Important stuff:
* Lucky Winner will be chosen from True Random Number Generator.

* Anonymous comments must include an email address. For example: sugarpopribbons (@) yahoo.com -- so that I may get in touch with you if you are selected to win the giveaway.

* Please come back to this post on December 19th, 2009. I will announced who the winner is. You will have 48 hours to respond to my email about getting your awesome giveaway prize to you. If the winner does not contact me within 48 hours, I will choose another winner using the True Random Number Generator.

The Homestead Company Review & $35 Gift Card Giveaway

I am totally in love with the Foot Spa Gift Set I received from The Homestead Company. Recently, I received the spa kit in the mail and tried it on myself at home. I have pretty icky feet, so I was excited to try this kit on those sad little feet of mine. The scrub worked really well, it took all of the dry & dead skin off. I finished off my in home spa treatment with peppermint & eucalyptus hand & foot lotion. I love the peppermint smell of the lotion and it made my skin feel so soft. In less than 15 minutes, my feet totally felt spoiled. I love foot spa kits because I don't have the time to go to a spa, but I still want to have the nice spa treatment. Having a kit like this from The Homestead Company allows you to pamper yourself at home whenever you have free time. And if you are a busy mom like me, it might just be 2 in the morning too ^_^.

The second product I received to review was the Eczema Oil. As I have mentioned before, DD has very sensitive skin all year long. Although she does not have Eczema, but we often seek out products made for Eczema because they typically work on her skin. When I received the Eczema Oil, I tried it on her when she complained that her skin was itchy and it totally worked for her!You know this is a product that the company stands behind when the description of the product says, "GUARANTEED SATISFACTION OR YOUR MONEY BACK. SAFE FOR ALL AGES."

Would you like to try the products I tried? Or would you like to try other wonderful products that The Homestead Company offers? The Homestead Company only uses 100% natural ingredients, so it is safe for you and good for the environment. To make a purchase, please stop by The Homestead Company online.

Many thanks to Melanie of The Homestead Company. She is offering a $35 gift card to one of my lucky readers, so that the giveaway winner can pick out whatever her heart desires!

How to enter:

1.) Please go to The Homestead Company and tell me what you would buy with your $35 if you are selected as the lucky giveaway winner.

How to earn additional entries (please leave a separate comment for each additional entry):

2.) Become a follower on my blog (publicly- privately does not count)-leave another comment to let me know that you have become a follower. To follow me, click on the "Follow" button on the right hand side of my blog. Follower earns 1 additional entry.

3.) Blog about my giveaway- with a link back to here AND when you leave the comment make sure you include the URL of where your post of my giveaway is. Contest ends December 21st at 11:59pm PST. Blogging about my giveaway earns 1 additional entry.

4.) Add me as a friend on Facebook (click on "Sugar Pop Ribbons" under facebook badge on the right hand side of my blog). Adding me to Facebook earns 1 additional entry.

5.) Grab my button and tell me where it is make sure to leave an url address so I can check it. Grabbing my button is worth 3 additional entries.

Important stuff:


* Lucky Winner will be chosen from True Random Number Generator.
* Anonymous comments must include an email address. For example: sugarpopribbons (@) yahoo.com -- so that I may get in touch with you if you are selected to win the giveaway.
* Please come back to this post on December 22nd, 2009. I will announced who the winner is. You will have 48 hours to respond to my email about getting your awesome giveaway prize to you. If the winner does not contact me within 48 hours, I will choose another winner using the True Random Number Generator.