WINNER ANNOUNCED, U-Design Jewelry

Congrats to comment #8,

LAURIE

Please email me your info & I will pass along to U-Design Rep Amanda.

Disappointed you weren't lucky #8? You can still earn FREE jewelry! Book a fun show w/ Amanda & you'll be on your way to designing & owning your own one-of-a-kind jewelry!

12th Day of Christmas -- Big'en

This is a great giveaway for today, the final Day of giveaway!

Be the lucky comment'er & win a $25 gift certificate for SEVEN DUCKS Upper End CONSIGNMENT!

Here's a little info about SEVEN DUCKS...


Owner Mary Zarinelli was laid off from AB on the exact day of her 30th anniversary with the company. But now she owns 7 Ducks High End Resale located at 709 Jeffco Blvd in Arnold, Missouri.

Their hours are:
Monday 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Tuesday 10:30 am - 4:30 pm
Wednesday 10:30 am - 4:30 pm
Thursday 10:30 am - 6:30 pm
Friday 10:30 am - 6:30 pm
Saturday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday Closed

AND if you'd rather be a seller than a shopper,
50/50 Split
Convenient Payout
Easy Drop Off

NOW, onto the details of the contest!
ONE entry per comment:

(1) comment telling me what YOU'D name a shop if you got to open one.
(1) comment and tell me that you've BECOME A FRIEND of Seven Ducks on facebook.
(1) comment & tell me that you've BECOME A FRIEND of TightwadMomma or ALREADY ARE A FRIEND OF MINE.

There, now THREE chances to win! Do all three of those, but leave SEPARATE comments telling me that you've done so (each comment = entry).

This contest will run until Thursday at midnight. I will announce the winner on Friday, New Year's Eve.

GOOD LUCK!
Good luck!

12 Days of Giveaways = DAY 11 - The Everything Kids Hidden Pictures Book CONTEST CLOSED

And this one is so easy to win!
All you have to do is tell me who your favorite teacher was going through school.

I hope all my former (& even current) students say their fav teacher was/is ME! :)

Contest ends Tuesday night. Winner announced on WEDNESDAY!

12 Days of Christmas - DAY 10 CONTEST CLOSED

Day 10 is:

the book,
YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT'S GLUTEN-FREE!

How to win this one?
Just comment. That's it. You can just list your name if you want, or your favorite color, or if you believe aliens exist. Whatever!

Contest ends Monday night! Winner announced on Tuesday!

12 Days of Giveaways = DAY 9 The Everything One-Pot Cookbook CONTEST CLOSED

One the 9th Day of christmas, my true love said to cook something...

The 9th giveaway is

THE EVERYTHING ONE-POT COOKBOOK

How to win this one?
Comment, telling us your fav thing to cook in the crock pot / slow cooker.

Contest ends Monday night. Winner announced on Tuesday!
Good luck!

12 Days of Giveaways....DAY 8, 'U Design' Necklace ($59.99 Value!) CONTEST CLOSED

The above photo depicts the entire set,

the winner will receive the NECKLACE

(not the earrings/bracelet)

Day 8! (wow!!)

And this is another contest I wish I could win!!

The lucky winner will get:

A Capiz Shell Pendant Necklace on a double silver chain.

From U Design Jewelry!
(Amanda says this is one of the most popular items!)

Now first, let me explain U Design...

It's a home-based business. At the parties, guests design their jewelry. They don't MAKE IT, they design it. I like both of those parts. I've always been the type that doesn't want the same thing that someone else is wearing. I love knowing that the earrings I make, will be the only ones like it!

Friends, parties are like a bead paradise! Amanda brings vats of beads & you get to choose exactly what you want (w/ a little guidance from her if you wish). It's a jewelry-lover's haven AND you don't break the bank making stuff! (My daughter, six at the time, made a ring at a party & it was only ten bucks!....I made a mother's ring & it was around $17!).

You design it & Amanda takes it home & creates it. It's the coolest thing ever.

I also wanted to add that I had a party. I ended up w/ an entire set of jewelry (the hostess deal of the month) that had a value around $100. I was also able to make several things at no cost (thanks to the party total). AND got a pair of earrings that were green! (I love!!).

You don't have to have a party to order. AND you can choose from pre-designed items (you don't have to design your own). There are many options.

NOW,

LET'S GIVE AWAY A NECKLACE!

Here's how:

Comment (1):

Go to Amanda's site. Find something cool & come back & comment, telling us what it is.

Comment (2):

Email five people (CC me in, tightwadmomma AT gmail DOT com) & tell them about this contest, make sure you include the link so they know where to go!). YOU MUST COME BACK & COMMENT telling me you did this!

Comment (3):

Become my friend on facebook & come back & COMMENT to tell me you 'friended' me. If you're already my friend, comment & tell me that you are.

Comment (4):

Facebook about this contest. Then, come back & comment telling me that you did this!

So... you have FOUR CHANCES to win. Each separate comment will serve as an entry into the contest (in other words, if you comment once saying you've done one of these, you have one entry; if you do all four, and leave FOUR SEPARATE COMMENTS, you've got four entries).

This contest will run for THREE DAYS. So it will end Wednesday night. I will announce the winner on Thursday! Good luck!!

Day 7 of the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway - Chicken Soup for the Soul Christmas Magic CONTEST CLOSED

Who can't use a little extra Christmas Magic?

The kind folks at Simon & Schuster have passed along a copy of yet another fantastic chicken soup book!

Christmas is a magical time of year -- a time of family, friends, and traditions. Readers will revel in the 101 holiday stories in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Christmas Magic that spread the special joy, wonder, and blessings of the season with its tales of finding the perfect Christmas tree, being with family, seeing the awe in a child’s eyes, and enjoying the magic of the season.

To enter:

Comment (1): Leave a comment & let me know what your favorite Christmas carol is. Make sure you put your name if you're commenting 'anonymous' so that I can designate yours apart from the others.

Comment (2): Facebook about this giveaway (LINK to this contest) then COME BACK & comment letting me know you did so.

This contest ends in 3 days (Wednesday) & the winner will be announced on Thursday! Good luck!

Day 6 of the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway - A Sprinkle of This ETSY/BOUTIQUE Contest -CONTEST CLOSED!

This just keeps getting more & more exciting! Esp since Christmas is RIGHT AROUND the corner! Woot!!

Okay, you people need to quit making cute things like this for toddlers because it makes me want to have another baby...
and that - my friends, ain't happenin'! (please don't tell my students I just say 'ain't')

How cute would your 'lil elf' look in this dress, shirt, shirt with a ruffle (you get to pick if you want it as a dress or shirt) AND this sweet bow! (or she can add a bow tie for a bow's shirt instead of the bow for the hair).
The sizes available are 0-5T.

Here's how to enter:

(1) Go to Jillian's SPRINKLE OF THIS blog & leave a comment there, then come back here AND TELL ME THAT YOU LEFT HER A COMMENT ON HER BLOG. Say something like, "Tightwad Momma is #1" or something like that (just kidding).

(1) Go to Jillian's ETSY SHOP or THIS ONE. Check out all the cuteness & come back HERE to comment what you like the best.

So, there you have it... TWO CHANCES to win! Contest ends in three days -- on Tuesday night & winner is announced that night. The winner must email me that night with specifics. So, you almost have to "be present to win" on this one, as it is time sensitive! :)
Good luck!

12 Days of Giveaways....DAY 5, Etsy Shop Creation-CONTEST CLOSED!

Nina Bina Baby is a line of creative goodies & eye candy!.... sweet things for you & your baby to wear (or look at!).

Kelly, owner & creator is giving one lucky reader some of that goodness, just in time for Christmas. HERE is what she's offering...
Adorable matching headbands for you and your little bambina to wear, or for your big girl and little girls to wear. Red, ivory, and dark red silk rosettes adorned with pearls and swaroski crystals. Small headband fits baby to child. Larger headband fits older child to adult.

Now I swore that I'd never be a girly-girl or the momma to one. But then it happened. Blame it on ballet or how good my girl looks in pink...but I think it's all this cute kind of stuff that's the culprit.

Kelly makes everything from boutique style dresses to hair accessories to paper mobiles. She has made jewelry & tutus & purses just for Christmas.

Here's how you'll have a chance to be donning her goods.

(1) chance: Go to check out the Nina Bina Baby line on Kelly's ETSY page. Come back & tell me your favorite item in her shop.

(2) earn a second chance: suggest this contest to 5 friends (including me, tightwadmomma AT gmail DOT com) via email.

(3) suggest me as a facebook friend to 5 other friends.

This contest will run for THREE days, ending Sunday night at midnight. The winner will be announced on Monday...GOOD LUCK! :)

4th Day of Giveaways! - BeautiControl! - CONTEST CLOSED

Who doesn't love some BeautiControl? Lord knows I need some beauty.

So, you won't believe this giveaway... you ready for this?.... you sure?....positive?....

Okay, Sara Strieder, BRAND NEW BeautiControl Consultant is giving one of my readers:

-a girls night in spa party up to 10 friends
-instant hand manicure
-few minute head, back & arm massage
-lip apeel
-facial
-foot pedicure

The night of the party, the winner will also receive a heated neck wrap AND a mini set that includes a brown silk bag, with a exfoliating scrubby for the shower, along with a a mini set of the dark chocolate espresso exfolating body wash, a milk chocolate caramel body lotion and the spiced chocolate fragrance mist.

I want this! (would it be unethical to win it? I can't?... ugh, okay.)

Sara will travel up to 2 hours to your party (from zip code 63049).

How do you win?
Here's how:

You may enter once by commenting with your favorite Beauti Control product. Never used it?, go to Sara's page here & tell me what you'd most like to try.

Enter a second time by becoming my friend on facebook BUT YOU must comment &
tell me that you became my friend (OR already are my facebook friend)!

Enter a third time by commenting & giving us your best beauty secret!

YOU MUST enter separate comments for it to count as more than one entry!!

If you end up not being the lucky winner, don't dispair, have your own party! Here are the details for the great things you get when you host a BeautiControl spa party:
(When you have a spa party and they get two of your friends that want to be pampered again with their friends along with sale prices you can get free products and half priced items.)

2 books plus spa sales of $300-499.00 they get $45.00 in free product
2 books plus spa sales of $500-699.00 they get 75.00 in free product plus the hostess incentive
2 books plus spa sales of $700.-799.00 they get 140.00 in free product plus the hostess incentive and 1 ½ price item
2 books plus spa sales of $800.-999.00 they get 160.00 in free product plus the hostess incentive and 2 ½ price item
2 books plus spa sales of $1,000-1499. They get 200.00 in free product plus the hostess incentive and 3 ½ price item
2 books plus spa sales of $150+ they get 300.00 in free product plus the hostess incentive and 4 ½ price item

Sounds like something you want to learn more about? Contact Sara at 314-606-4633 or email Sarastrieder@yahoo.com.

This contest will end in three days. I will announce the winner on Monday! Good luck!

11 Days Til Christmas -- CONTEST! Lego Universe!! TIME'S UP!

That's right my friends...
WALMART (via Lunchbox) is sponsoring this giveaway & I'd say just in time for Christmas (this contest ends Friday & I will mail out this out on Saturday to the lucky recipient!!).

If they like building with LEGO® bricks, they'll love building their own universe!

Adventure awaits in ever evolving worlds of creative LEGO fun where you can build, battle and explore online with your friends. This entirely new online world is the place for LEGO enthusiasts to form their own fun adventures!

• View products demos and more at www.LEGOuniverse.com!
• Internet connection required. Playable on Mac and PC. System Requirements
• Includes first month of play! Paid subscription is required to continue play.

How do you win?
Here's how...

(1) Comment & tell me if you're done with your Christmas shopping. If your answer is 'yes', then the rest of us hate you (just kidding! --not really -- no, really, I joke, I joke!)

(2) Comment & tell me who, on your Christmas list, would love this prize!

This CONTEST ends on Thursday night at 9 pm (CST).

Now, to tell you about some of the great stuff Walmart has going on for gamelovers (like my boy)....

Epic Mickey- $39.54 (this is what my 5 yr old thinks Santa is bringing him)
http://see.walmart.com/gamecenter/epic-mickey

Tron: Evolution- $59.96- Walmart Exclusive Multiplayer Download
http://see.walmart.com/gamecenter/tron-evolution

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm- $39.96
http://see.walmart.com/gamecenter/world-of-warcraft-cataclysm

Gran Turismo 5- $49.96- Walmart Exclusive in-game Stealth Model Car
http://see.walmart.com/gamecenter/gran-turismo-5

Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood- $49.54- Exclusive Reduced Price
http://see.walmart.com/gamecenter/assassins-creed-brotherhood

Tony Hawk: Shred- $59.96
http://see.walmart.com/gamecenter/tony-hawk-shred

Walmart has fantastic prices for their games & half of the above listed have dropped their price this week...better snatch them up!

Good luck!!

Day 3 Of The 12 Days of Contests & Giveaways -- ThirtyOne TIME'S UP!

I so wish I could win this one as I've been dying to get a new lunch tote from ThirtyOne (that & a million other things!!)

Jackie from ThirtyOne is giving you a $20 giftcard to try out your favorite ThirtyOne product. I'm a sucker for all things personalized!!

THEN, I just saw this on her website:
Thermal Tote, only $10
Small Lunch Tote, only $8
save $4.50 ... NO LIMIT! ....No Minimum Purchase!
Ohhh Momma!

January customer special is:
Thermal lunch tote (regular price $14) $10 plus embroidery is only $1.50 instead of $6. (WOW!, that's like TightwadMomma good!!)
The smaller lunch tote is $8 (regular price $12.50) same price on embroidery.
Thirty-one is offering some new prints on these as well.

Or do like me & get stuff for FREE when you HOST a party!...
Hostess Special is as follows:
Level 1 $350 = 10% free winter hostess rewards + $25 free summer products later/1 free hostess exclusive item now.
Level 2 $550 = 15% free winter rewards + $50 free summer products later a free garmet bag.
Level 3 $850 = 15% free winter rewards + $75 free summer products later a free rolling tote.

Did I mention that I'm really into owls right now? Okay, check out these sweet backpacks & matching bags. This makes me want to have a third child. Okay, maybe not, BUT LOOK AT THIS!!

I've also heard about these purses w/ interchangeable outsides. NOW, if you're one of those bags should match my outfit types (not me, I carry the same bag until the next season as I don't have my act together nearly enough!), it's for you! Then, you can have a matching purse everyday of the week!

OKAY, here are the details for chances to win this contest...

(1) entry: Go to ThirtyOne. Find what you love & come back here, comment, & tell me what you couldn't live without.

(1) tweet/facebook/blog about this contest. Come back here & leave the link to said tweet/post/blog.

FRIENDS, these MUST be SEPARATE comments in order for them to count as more than one (separate) entries!!

This contest will end on Saturday, while I'm enjoying Great Grama's turkey down in Arkansas (that's how much I love you, that I would push myself away from the table to find a winner!).

GOOD Luck!
Oh, and PS Besides the thermal tote for my lunches...and the large utility tote....and the hostess aprons... I could use a chi sleeve (like how practical is that?!)...you know...just in case you were looking for something to give me for Christmas....

WINNER-WINNER-CHICKEN (or whatever you want from Qdoba) DINNER!

Here are the winners from the Qdoba Giftcard Giveaway!!

I was very excited to get to let random.org (my favorite way to 'pick' winners) choose FOUR winners (that felt GREAT!).

Here we go...

Ginger

Stacy L

James

Jen Russel

Hey winners, please email me (tightwadmomma AT gmail DOT com) your address so I can get your gift cards in the mail as soon as they make it to my mailbox!

If you didn't win, don't be too sad. Qdoba has EXCELLENT food, but that doesn't mean they aren't affordable. Tightwad Daddy knows how to work their rewards card so just about every third meal is free. Go HERE to get started with THE QDOBA CARD. Register that puppy & get their homemade free chips & salsa the next time you go!!