Contests are open till the 6th at MIDNIGHT! ONE MORE DAY! *Note about STORK CRAFT*

We’re having problems with the comments on our Holiday Gift Guide, they aren’t numbered and we’re having problems with the Stork Craft giveaway.

Because we’re having problems we’re going to hold the contests up for one more day (for the one’s that expire on the 5th at midnight).  We’re making comments open for 24 more hours so you will have until Dec. 6th at midnight to get your entries in.

With Stork Craft we’re letting you add your comments to THIS post!
So, if you’ve been having problems getting your comments in, do it here!!  Only for 24 more hours!
We’re not the only blog having problems with comments, we’re guessing it’s just a mess up.

We will work it out and all will be fair.

So, ONE MORE DAY!  More extra entries for all

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iPod nano Review

Here’s one of the hottest items this year, and maybe I am being biased but if you guys have not looked into the iPod nano, you’re really missing out.  I’m going to tell you a bit about it!

iPod sent me an iPod nano for review along with some wonderful iTunes gift cards.
The color I picked of course was pink, but the other colors you can pick from are, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, gray, black and of course pink

What’s so unique about the new iPod nano is that not only can you listen to your favorite music, but this little baby takes video too!

No cheap bad quality video either, it really takes some sharp video.
A quick scroll through the menu takes you to the video camera. Then you’re ready to record video in portrait or landscape — perfect for emailing or posting on Facebook or MobileMe. A built-in mic lets you capture audio, too. And when you play back your video on iPod nano, you’ll hear the recorded audio with it. All of which means your indispensable music player is now your indispensable video camera.

There’s also fifteen special video effects to play with too, why not make your videos count and just stand out above the rest!
Fifteen fun video effects let you add a little Hollywood to your video. Just scroll through, choose the effect you want — such as film grain or motion blur — and start recording. When you’re done, sync iPod nano to your computer and iPhoto (or your favorite photo software) opens. Then email your miniblockbuster or post on YouTube or Facebook.
Click HERE to see some videos of the special effects.

Connect your iPod nano to your Mac or PC and you can upload your video to YouTube, MobileMe, and Facebook.

As always, the sound on iPod is just above any other, the iPod nano is no different, it sounds wonderful, it even has an AM/FM radio.  My daughter & I share the iPod nano, but I must say she uses it more than myself, but that’s only because she steals it from me and then hides it!
The iPod nano also has Genius Playlists.
Say you have one song you really love and want to hear other tracks that go great with it. A few clicks on iPod nano, and Genius uses that song to find other songs in your library and makes a Genius playlist for you. You can listen to the playlist right away, save it for later, or even refresh and give it another go. Count on Genius to create combinations you wouldn’t have thought of yourself.
Now there’s another great way to get a customized set of songs on iPod nano — have Genius do all the work. Introducing Genius Mixes. All you do is sync your iPod nano to iTunes, and Genius automatically searches your library and finds songs that sound great together to create up to 12 Genius Mixes. These mixes are like channels programmed entirely with your music. It’s a great way to rediscover songs you haven’t listened to in forever, and some you even forgot you had.

I find that when you shake your iPod nano it will shuffle your music!  It’s really cool and I’ve never seen anything like it before.

The iPod nano is one of the coolest little gadget I’ve ever seen, there’s so much you can do and play with on it.
In this one little device you get;

Video camera.

The new built-in video camera is ready for anything. Yet iPod nano is the same ultraportable size — perfect for spontaneously shooting video.

Learn about the video camera on iPod nano

Stunning design.

A brilliant polished anodized aluminum finish comes in nine electrifying colors. And the 2.2-inch color display is larger for your viewing pleasure.

Learn about the new features of iPod nano

Genius Mixes.

This new feature acts as your personal DJ, searching your iTunes library to find songs that go great together and making new mixes automatically.

Learn about Genius Mixes on iPod nano

FM radio with Live Pause.

Rock out with a built-in FM tuner and two innovative new features — Live Pause and iTunes Tagging.²

Learn about FM radio features on iPod nano

Voice Over
Fitness

It’s crazy!  I have no idea how Apple will out do themselves but this really has the W.O.W factor!
The price is at the Apple store;

8GB¹: 2,000 songs / 8 hours of video $149.00

16GB¹: 4,000 songs / 16 hours of video $179.00

This hot little item is sure to please any gadget and music lover.  Especially great for tweens/teens.  My 12 year old is absolutely in love with the iPod nano and can play with it for hours!
And you just can’t beat all of the colors they come in, all the colors in the rainbow!  Makes it hard to pick just one

Apple store is also offering free engraving on an iPod you buy!

Say anything with free engraving.

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Borders – Review + Giveaway

I was contacted by Borders the beginning of November and was asked to do a review and a giveaway for them.
To be quite honest, I never heard of them before, what they offered or anything.
So after I checked out their online shop, I decided SURE!  Their products looked wonderful and I know that they are something my children would enjoy.  Not just them though, everyone!  Borders offers books, toys, games, and gifts.

This wasn’t like every review I’ve done because I actually had to go IN STORE and do the review.  Of course I was thinking, GREAT!  Arkansas never has these cool stores so I will have to miss this opportunity.

When Borders publicist told me there was one in Rogers, AR I was very excited.  Rogers is about a 19 mile drive from my house and the drive was totally worth it.
So Sunday we packed the kids up in the car and headed to Penical Hills in Rogers to go to Borders.
Yes, I did take all 4 of my kids, my husband and my mom.  I didn’t want to do only a review from my stand point but I also wanted to hear what others had to say too.
When I got there, I had to go to the cashier to claim my Gift Certificate and tell her who I was, she then called the manager and I had to explain to him why I was there and what I was doing
So far so good!  Everyone was very nice and just a great atmosphere in general. The store was very clean and well organized, and BIG.  I couldn’t get over how big the store was and I knew I would be there for awhile.

The first thing we looked at was of course their Twilight saga.  My daughter is a huge fan so I knew this would be where the majority of the gift card would be spent on.  They had a huge selection of the Twilight Saga, not only the books, but they also had shirts, games, journals, ect.  My daughter was in Heaven!

I did walk everywhere in their store, and I looked at everything.  I wanted to be sure I took everything in.
Borders – the bookseller recently expanded its toys & games area in more than 500 stores. This holiday, Borders makes finding the perfect toy or game easier for those looking for high-quality educational gifts – like our readers. Shelves are stocked with items from leading brands like Creativity for Kids, Thinkfun, Scientific Explorer, ALEX and Blue Orange Games. These brands are known for products that foster creativity and help to build cognitive skills in children.
Borders has a spot just for kids including books, and toys as well as a little play area.  Borders is very kid friendly and this is most important to me.  I don’t like going to stores who doesn’t like kids and think they are just a bother.
My kids had alot of fun playing and reading and looking at the the toys.  Borders offers great products on their toys such as ALEX, Mellisa & Doug, Learning Resources, Spin Master & Sprig and that’s just naming a few.
Borders offers many toys and a huge selection of great learning toys for children.
The prices are absolutely wonderful and I was able to get some toys for my children to help expand their learning.
Their selection of toys and learning products for children really went above and beyond my expectations.

All the way through the store there were the workers making sure we were finding everything we were looking for.  They were all great & most friendly.  They put up with my children, so you know they’re a great place!

I was very impressed to say the least, not only is the store remarkable, but the customer service was great & I couldn’t have asked for a better shopping experience.
Oh, and they even has some delicious candy!  You know the kind of chocolate that just melts in your mouth good!
So I did get a couple of Ghirardelli Chocolates.  WOW is all I can say about that

Borders came out above and beyond with their products & customer service and I was 100% satisfied with my purchases, I was able to get quite a bit with the $100 I received for review.

The best part about Borders is you can find something for everyone on your shopping list, in one place.  From adults to children.  Everyone will be thrilled with their purchase and the receivers of the gifts will enjoy your gift for years to come.

Borders is offering 2 Barefoot Mommies readers a chance to win a $100 gift certificate so YOU can see their wonderful products and new expanded Children’s line.
The gift cards will be mailed directly to the winners and in time for Christmas gift giving.
**Make sure you have a Borders close to you to drive to if you enter this contest*

:: Win It ::
Go to Borders and comment back with the toy or game you remembered playing with as a child and why it’s still a good choice for kids today.

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Disclaimer: Borders sponsored this giveaway by providing me with $100 gift certificate to review inside of Borders store  for me to review and to give away to the randomly selected winner.  My review is an honest opinion based on my own experience using this product, and is not reviewed or edited by Borders.

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Custom Creations – Review + Giveaway (Quicky Contest!)

Custom Creations Unlimited, Inc. is a family owned business located in western suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, Wheaton to be exact. It all started when our son was born in 1997, we wanted to send out a personalized birth announcement as unique and beautiful as our new baby boy. We found our options were either too expensive, too slow or too ‘cookie cutter’. We ended up creating and printing our own. Two months later, we set out to provide the product and the service we couldn’t find.

Since that day, we’ve grown beyond our wildest dreams. We still print many personalized invitations and announcements but our personalized gifts have just taken off. Our Photo Blankets and Photo Towels have been the gift of choice for so many customers, especially during the winter holidays.

I was sent two blankets to review so I can see what they look like and the details up close and personal.  They weren’t with any of my pictures because it takes a little while for custom orders and we needed to get this promotion out to you all before Christmas!
One of Custom Creations is the Fleece blanket;

Now this is beautiful and just so life-like.  The picture is clear as you can see and just wonderful quality all around.

Our Fleece Photo Blanket is made from polar tec fleece and is noticeably thicker than the typical fleece photo blanket you’ll find. However, it is not a thick snuggly blanket like our Knitted and Woven Photo Blankets are. Its strength is in the fabulous detail of the image. The detail in our Fleece Photo Blanket simply does not compare to any woven or knitted blanket (including ours)! Looking for a thicker fleece blanket, see our Sweatshirt Fleece Photo Blanket or Double Layer Fleece Photo Blanket.

The details of this blanket is just unreal and it’s sure to please.  Very durable indeed!
The Fleece blankets are made in the USA.

Why our Fleece Photo Blankets?

• EXCLUSIVE – Free Proof prior to production
• Free Personalization
• Collage blankets at no extra charge
• Tight quality control at every step of production
• Printed in the U.S.A.

Custom Creations takes great pride in the outcome of your blanket, when you order one they work with you and make sure you’re happy.  Once you receive it, you will be amazed at just how beautiful it really is.

The next option is Custom Creations Woven Photo Blankets;

Now the finished outcome on this blanket is my absolute favorite because I just love how it looks, and feels.
This blanket with your photo is just breathtaking beautiful!

Your Cotton Color Photo Blanket is woven from four miles and over three pounds of 100% natural Cotton. The weaving process results in the fringe on the sides and nothing is softer than natural Cotton. Because your photo is woven into the blanket, not screen printed or ironed on, it will never peel or flake off.

Why our Woven Photo Blankets?
Our craftsman (and craftswomen) match the colors in your photograph to our extensive selection of pre-dyed Cotton to create a unique, one-of-a-kind work of art. Along with our smaller yarn size, this allows our Photo Blankets to be more vibrant and detailed than our competitors. What else?

• EXCLUSIVE – Free Proof prior to production
• Free Personalization
• 100% Cotton yarn, not a poly blend
• Smaller yarn size, resulting in greater detail
• Tight quality control at every step of production
• 100% American Made

You know what I really want to do?  I want to watch someone make a blanket like this, I think it would really bring meaning into how something like this is made and the perfect touch.
Custom Creations obviously takes great pride in their work and really want to give you, or someone you love a beautiful memory that will last an absolute life-time.  You can hand it down and keep this beautiful blanket in the family for many years to come.

At Custom Creations Unlimited, you will find many personalized photo gifts. But why us?

• Personalized – every item we offer is custom made just for you. Each image is hand reviewed to be sure it will turn out beautiful. Many items include a free proof prior to production. This includes all of our Photo Blankets and Photo Beach Towels. And everyone knows personalized gifts create the biggest smiles! We make it easy, you take the credit.
• Easy – from easy online ordering all the way through tracking numbers provided from each shipment, we make it easy! Payment options include credit card online or by phone, you can even mail us a check. Our website maintains a complete order history allowing you to review previous orders and retrieve shipment tracking numbers. Have a question? Reach us by phone or email, 24 hours a day.
• Fast – most orders ship within 2-5 business days. Need it faster? We offer Second Day and Next Day shipping options.

The items you can get from Custom Creations are;
Christmas Throws
Christmas Ornaments
Household
Photo Beach Towels->
Photo Blankets
Photo Pillows
Photo Tote Bag
Photo Purses
Photo Puzzles
Photo Canvas
Photo Engraved Crystals
Photo Mugs & Steins
Photo Sports Balls
Mouse Pads & Coasters
Military Items
Tapestry Wall Hanging->
Designer Photo Blankets
Invitations

I can almost bet that if you were to give Custom Creations blanket that you will see tears.  Your photo can be of children, your doggy children, anything you want remembered and given to someone special, or keep for yourself!

My personalized blanket is being made and I just can’t wait until I see it.  Of course it’s of all 4 of my children and from looking at the quality of the blankets up close and personal I just know that they are going to be simply breath taking!

With the beauty of these blankets I know one of our wonderful readers will want to enter to win one, right?
Well, it’s your lucky day because you can!
Custom Creations is offering one Barefoot Mommies readers a chance to win one of the Photo Blankets I spoke about.

:: Win It ::
You MUST do one or all of the following;
(If you do all you will get an entry for all of course)
Tweet about this post and help us spread the word (You must add the URL for your tweet) *Can be done once daily*
Sign up for Custom Creations Newsletter
BLOG about this post (You must add the URL to where you blogged) *Can be done once daily*

And you MUST tell us which blanket you would pick if you won.

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Disclaimer: Custom Creations sponsored this giveaway by providing the two blankets I spoke about for me to review and to give away to the randomly selected winner.  My review is an honest opinion based on my own experience using this product, and is not reviewed or edited by Custom Creations.

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Adorable Kinders – Review + Giveaway

Talk about the most cutest ‘Rag dolls’ I’ve ever seen!  Adorable Kinders are simply wonderful.
I was given a doll to review and to be honest, most ‘rag dolls’ are pretty small, so when I opened the box I was surprised at the size of the doll.  She was STUNNING.  I received Mari (Which is also the name of the Mid-Wife who delivered all of my kids).  She is just beautiful.  A soft body wrapped in the most gorgeous red dress.  I am saving this doll for Kyria for Christmas so I had to hurry and snap a picture of her in the box, I don’t want her out just yet.  I know Kyria is going to absolutely love her.
This is Mari, and she is more beautiful up close than in the picture.

I want to share the story about how Adorable Kinders was started.  This brought tears to my eyes and just makes me love this company even more.  This remarkable woman is beyond generous, kind and has a huge heart.
I couldn’t find the information on the site, but I received an informative on how Adorable Kinders was started.  Please take the time to read this, it may very well touch your heart as it did mine.

” A Mother’s Dream, a Son’s Legacy, a Wonderful Toy”

Aranza made her first doll for her baby sister when she was just 16 years old.  Everyone loved the doll and many people asked her to make one for them.  She loved to design and create.  Each doll was better than the last.  Over time while raising her 3 children and working in different careers such as school teacher, clay artisan and Senior Software Engineer for an aerospace company, Aranza created an entire concept for educating children while having fun using cartoon characters that match the dolls and fun computer games for small children to play.

Ivan was Aranza’s eldest child and her most supportive partner in her quest.  After high school. he was devoted to making the educational adorable dolls a success.  Together they worked relentlessly making the dolls and testing the market in local malls and trade shows.  Just as their ideas and efforts seemed to be coming together, God called Ivan home.  Ivan had a very rare heart condition that had gone unnoticed.  He died while riding his bicycle on the way home from work.  Ivan was only 24 years old.  Aranza put everything away.

I came into the picture a couple years later.  After being together for some time, Aranza showed me one of the dolls.  She made it as a birthday gift for the daughter of a friend.  I’m not exactly what you would call a “doll-friendly guy” but her doll was absolutely adorable.  When I saw the reaction from everyone, literally everyone, that held this doll, I knew it was very special.  Aranza and I talked about it for more than a year before she decided to try it again.  This would be Ivan’s legacy.

We refined the ideas, the doll characters, and the clothes.  We created the interactive cartoons school and dubbed it the “eSchool”.  We decided to manufacture the, ourselves here in the United States instead of sending them overseas.  We wanted to create local jobs and do something to help our homeland economy.

In 2007 we started.  Several design changes, misfortunes, miracles, tragedies and celebrations later, including Whoopi Goldberg and the ABC Show The View, Dwight Howard and the NBA playoffs, planes, trains, and automobiles, and thanks to family, friends and angels, we now have a factory running full steam in Florida and some wonderful products that appear to be in high demand.

If not for Ivan and his mother’s deam, we would not be here today and thousands of children would not be enjoying the lifetime keepsakes we create.  The Adorable Kinders are truly Ivan’s Legacy.

This was truly a remarkable story that touched my heart, and this is a wonderful legacy for a child to leave behind and help the mother grow and be thankful.

You can tell that these dolls are made with love, each and everyone of them.  You can see it in the work placed into each doll.  The dolls aren’t heavy, but they aren’t cheaply made.  They do have a little heaviness to them but they are cuddly soft and perfect for little hands to carry around.

The Adorable Kinders are very high quality soft-dolls (true rag dolls) exclusively designed for GRANZA, Inc. by famed artisan Aranza Zamora. The fundamental theme of the Adorable Kinders collection is an active group of kindergarten friends.  Each student has been designed with a different personality in mind. The name of each character begins with a unique letter from the English alphabet. ‘A’ is Alise, ‘B’ is Brittany, ‘C’ is Christy, and so on.
Each doll comes with an internet key-code that may be used to register online at the “Adorable Kinders eSchool”. There children can play educational games that make learning fun (Preschool and grades K-6).  When all of the games for a grade level are successfully completed, the child graduates to the next grade. Children can sleep comfortably with Adorable Kinders rag dolls.  They have been engineered for durability while eliminating the uncomfortable hard plastic heads and extremities that other dolls have. They are 100% soft cloth rag dolls. Adorable Kinders rag dolls come dressed in a removable colorful outfit with separate underwear, socks and shoes.  The clothes are interchangeable from one doll to another. Both the Adorable Kinders rag dolls and their clothes are all washable! Additional clothing outfits and accessories are available and may be purchased separately.  New designs of seasonal and holiday apparel and accessories will introduced each year. The Adorable Kinders soft-doll stuffing is made from non-allergenic 100% polyester.  The dolls are approximately 18” (45cm) tall and weigh less than 2 pounds (.45kg).  They are safe for children ages 3 and older. All our dolls and toys are manufactured in the United States. This is just a remarkable company and I am SO honored to have the chance to work with them.

Adorable Kinders wants to offer one Barefoot Mommies reader a chance to win a Kinders doll of their very own.

There is a choice of dolls, and believe me it will be a very hard choice.  You have 26 available dolls to pick from.  One winner will get the doll of their choice as the prize.

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Go to Adorable Kinders and tell us which doll you would pick if you won.

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Disclaimer: Adorable Kinders sponsored this giveaway by providing the Mari 18in doll for me to review and to give away to the randomly selected winner.  My review is an honest opinion based on my own experience using this product, and is not reviewed or edited by Adorable Kinders.

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The Card Crate – Review + Giveaway!

This is the first I’ve found, The Card Crate is a place where you can get personalized stationery for all of your needs.  Be it, Holiday Cards,  Birth Announcements, Invitations, Save The Date, Thank You Cards, Graduation, Moving Announcements, and Custom Designs.
There is a card that will fit your needs AND have it personalized!

The Card Crate is super fast!  You can send in your picture, pick out your design and send it to the owner our very own Sara, she will have it back to you LEES than 24 hours and your satisfaction is their #1 priority!

I was able to review the process, which was EASY and didn’t hurt at all
Then within’ 24 hours I was able to get my card in JPG format and now I am able to print from my computer or upload it to a photo site in which they can print it off for me and all I have to do is pick them up.
All custom photo cards are only $10.
YOU can print however many you want to.

Here is what she did for me.

Now see, I love this because my children are in it (of course) but Sara had mentioned that it may be a little too busy and after seeing the card she did AFTER this one I knew she knew what she was talking about, where as I didn’t and was just amazed   This is my first photocard we’ve done so I really didn’t know what to expect.  But Sara is the professional here so I trusted her judgement.

Here is the second one she did that I didn’t have a part of besides the picture lol.

I now agree 100% with Sara!  I loved the newest card ALOT better!  But that doesn’t mean I am going to trash the other either lol.

Here is a little about Sara, the creator of The Card Crate.

After spending a small fortune on birth announcements and not wanting to do the same for my baby’s first Christmas card, I decided to create and print my own cards.  I soon found out that many people felt the same way!  Now for a small fee you can have beautiful custom photo cards and then print or email them at a price that suits you!

the card crate has taken me from a Stay At Home Mom to a Work At Home Mom.  Thank you for making this possible.

Our goal at the card crate is to provide you with the PERFECT photo card at a low cost.  PLEASE let me know what can be done to assure your satisfaction.

Your custom photo card will look its best if you send a .jpg file with a resolution of 300dpi or higher.  (We will let you know if the file is too small if you have no clue what this means!)  We will not take responsibility for the print quality of low resolution photos.

You can send your photo in color or black & white.   If you would like your photo changed to black & white or sepia tone, no problem (and no charge).  Just include your wishes in your initial email.  Your photo will be cropped to fit the specified area on the photo card.  Again, if you have any requests about cropping, just let us know in the email.

Also, we will not use your photo in any way, other than the intended purpose of creating your card, without your written permission.

I started my company because I wanted to give people an affordable way to
send family and friends custom photo cards like birth announcements,
holiday cards, invitations, etc.

All of our predesigned cards are $10 and are fully customizable.  What is
unique about our service (besides the cost) is that the customer prints
the cards themselves where ever they wish and in any quantity.

How it works:

1)  Customer chooses a predesigned card and fills out order form
(EVERYTHING is
customizable ~ fonts, text, # of pics, colors, etc) and upload their
picture(s) to
the form.

2) Within 24 hours we email them their completed card in a .jpg file.  If
they love it,
they can print it anywhere, if they want changes they are made at no extra
charge.

Currently we have Holiday Cards, Birth Announcements, Invitations for
birthdays, parties, baby showers, and wedding showers, Save the Dates,
Moving Announcements, Graduation Announcements, and Thank You Notes.  (All
of the cards can be used for whatever purpose the customer wishes.)

We also offer custom designs for $25, so if there is something that the
customer wants that they don’t see, we can create it!

I love how affordable her prices are, I love the outcome and the time she takes to make our card exactly how WE want it.  I love that The Card Crate also offers custom designs at a very affordable price!
I totally wish I would have known about The Card Crate after I had my last daughter, it would have saved me alot of money.

The Card Crate would like to offer one Barefoot Mommies reader a chance to win a pre-designed card of their own.

The Card Crate is also offering 10% off to our readers with code “Barefoot”  until Dec 4th.

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The Joy of Soap – Review + Giveaway

What makes The Joy of Soap unique?  “Pamper Your Skin, Indulge Your Senses”

• 100% Green Practices and Ingredients- From ingredients, to wrapping and shipping, The Joy of Soap is environmentally aware!
  
• Hand crafted and hand cut soaps made from scratch
• All-Vegetable recipes begin with certified organic oils, sustainable and therapeutic grade essential oils and organic or wild crafted botanicals
• Made from the finest quality ingredients resulting in a luxurious and soothing soap that is gentle on your skin
• Essential oils and exfoliates used for aromatherapy and skin healthy benefits
• All bars are made in a large 5 oz and a travel or guest 2 oz size

Even the fun, friendly and flirtatious names of the soaps show the love that goes into each bar of The Joy of Soap.

• Feeling Frisky- mixture of grapefruit and orange with calendula flower petals
• Elizabeth’s Wild Hair Shaving Soap- Peppermint essential oil, medium ground pumice, willow bark powder
• Ginger Snap- Ginger and sweet orange essential oils, ginger root powder
• Lay Me Down Lavender- Lavender and Rose
• Manly Man Soap- made for a man but gently enough for a women- Sweet Orange, and tea tree oils, and finely ground pumice
• Peppermint Passion- Peppermint and Spearmint essential oils and spearmint leaves
• Rosy Cheeks Rosemary- Spearmint and rosemary essential oils and spearmint leaves
• Two in the Shower Tea Tree- Lavender and tea tree essential oils, rose fragrance oil and green tea powder

I absolutely LOVE this soap!  Not only because it’s homemade and but because it smells and makes my skin feel absolutely WONDERFUL.
I use it every night to wash my face, and I use another in the shower.  I received Rosy Cheeks Rosemary on my face at night and I just couldn’t be happier.  It doesn’t have all those harsh chemicals that make my skin go dry, and it also doesn’t have a bunch of oils to clog my pores.  It’s the perfect combination and I am 100% happy with the outcome from using this soap daily.  But ladies, the smell is OMGosh GOOD!
I also love the smell of mint, anything with peppermint while I am showering and can give my skin the cool, crisp feeling but yet leaving my skin feeling so silky smooth.  I’m fresh & clean with soft skin, everything I look for in a soap!  I love the Peppermint Passion soap!  I love the smell, it wakes me up in the mornings, calms and soothes my senses and my skin!

Our soaps are made in large 5oz sizes as well as 2oz sizes which are great for guest soaps and convenient for travel.
2oz. bars, $3.50 each 5oz. bars, $7.50 each
All of our soaps are hand cut so the exact weight of each bar may vary slightly.

All of our soaps begin with a base of certified organic olive, coconut, and palm oils plus castor oil mixed with therapeutic grade essential oils, organic or wild crafted exfoliants , perhaps a natural colorant, and nothing else.

Put it Right Here – Soap Dish
All handmade soaps will be happier and last longer if they do not sit in water. A great soap needs a great soap dish! Our classy black ceramic soap dishes will keep your soap dry — and give your bathroom an elegant look all at the same time.

The Joy of Soap where we create natural handmade soap from scratch using the finest-quality ingredients resulting in a luxurious and soothing
soap that is gentle on your skin. Our all-vegetable recipes begin with certified organic oils, sustainable and therapeutic grade essential oils, and organic or sustainably wild crafted botanicals that result in a wonderfully moisturizing and creamy bar of soap with soft, fluffy bubbles that leave your skin clean and smooth. Essential oils and exfoliants are used for both aromatherapy and skin healthy benefits. We have discontinued making soaps with fragrance oils and
synthetic ingredients. Once current stock of these soaps is gone ALL of our products will be made from only natural and organic ingredients.

The Joy Of Soap wants to offer one Barefoot Mommies a chance to win 2 Soaps of YOUR choice of scents.

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Disclaimer: The Joy of Soap sponsored this giveaway by providing 2 bars of The Joy of Soap for me to review and to give away to the randomly selected winner.  My review is an honest opinion based on my own experience using this product, and is not reviewed or edited by The Joy of Soap.

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Moms Into Fitness Review and Giveaway: 11/24

Lets talk about an extraordinary mom.  Lindsay Brin is the fitness expert for Fit Pregnancy and Mom & Baby magazines, an author, and creator of  her own fitness DVD line designed specifically for moms!  Oh and most importantly she is currently a mom AND is expecting again in February.    Lindsay majored in Exercise Science and decided on exercise programs specifically for moms because “I really just want moms to feel good about themselves, which is why I lead pregnancy research studies on postpartum depression and working the inner core so moms can find that flat tummy again!”

Moms Into Fitness recently released 4 new titles, including the favorites Shed 5 Fast and The CFS Method.  In addition to these there are 13 other DVD titles-including toning and prenatal yoga for each trimester!

While I received the entire pregnancy package ~ with specific DVDS for each trimester and the Boot Camp for after giving birth, I have only tried 3rd Trimester (because, yep you guessed it!  I am in my third trimester!).  I could jump right into both the Cardio and Yoga workouts without feeling left in the dust and still feeling like I had a great workout.  Lindsay describes each of the moves in detail and really gives pointers to help you do the excercises and poses correctly.  What is the point of working out if you aren’t getting the full benefit!   She really fine tunes the program to meet the needs of a pregnant woman and targets sway back, lower back pain, and shortening muscles.  She also offers lots of modifiers to help those that have specific medical needs like carpel tunnel or diastasis recti.    Other things that I love about her program is that they last under 40 minutes so you can easily complete a workout without taking up a huge amount of time.  Lindsay is SOOO cheerful that I don’t mind working out at all.  I normally have to wait until my daughter goes to bed before I am able to workout and most likely I need to do things like clean up dinner, switch or fold laundry, before hand as well.  By the time I am done with all of my “motherly duties” I often don’t feel like working out ~ hello I am in the third trimester!!!!  But knowing that I will be greeted by a smiling, cheerful Lindsay gets me motivated.  Within a few minutes of starting the DVD, I forget all about my desire to be lazy and am happily working out.

So many benefits exist when working out during pregnancy.  You have more energy, you body is better conditioned for child birth, your baby gets more oxygen, AND your mood greatly improves!    I told Lindsay I would get this review out sooner, but I wanted to work out with it for a few weeks beforehand.  I still love it!!!  I do wish that it included more workouts (so I could rotate between a few) and that the yoga section ended in meditation (my FAVORITE part of yoga!), but overall I am VERY happy with Lindsay’s DVDs!  I strongly recommend them to anyone who is pregnant or as a great shower gift!  I am sure that the non-pregnancy DVDs are just as much fun and just as much help ~ I can’t wait to try them out!)

Check out the clothing that she has as well.  In addition to the Complete Pregnancy Fitness Program DVDs that I received, I also received the awesome Maternity Racerback Fitness Top.  I LOVE that I can bend into a million different yoga poses and not have to worry that my stomach is going to stick out the bottom.  I also love that it doesn’t smoosh the ever growing bust line!

How to get yours:

All cloths are currently on sale AND Lindsay has offered our readers 20% off on all DVDS with the code DVD20.  And the FREE code to their Stroller Pump Workout Sheet:  SP1 (for the novice workout) and SP2 (for the advanced workout.)  Thank you so much Lindsay!

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Lindsay also VERY generously wants to give one of our readers the Complete Pregnancy Fitness Program DVDs and TWO additional DVDs!!!   (That is over $100 in free workout DVDS!)

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Our Generation Doll Giveaway

Meet the beautiful collection of Our Generation Dolls. These little 18 inch beauties are only $21.99 at Target. The Our Generation Dolls would make a perfect gift for any little girl this holiday and will certainly not break your pocket book.

Need extra accessories for your Our Generation Doll or more Dolls check out Our Generation Accessories at Target for Extra clothes, furniture, and more. I know these are just the most stylish dolls. They look so beautiful and like they would be a lot of fun.

Does your little one love horses well Our Generation Dolls have Our Generation Horses. Many different colors horses to chose from. How sweet is that! This is the Our Generation Lipizzaner Horse Set.

Our Generation Chill in the Air Jenny Doll

Our Generation Sophie’s Games Doll

Our Generation Sunnie’s Party Doll

Our Generation Sally Ballet Dancer Doll

Our Generation Let it Snow Sandie

Our Generation Robyn Doll

Our Generation Alexis Doll

Our Generation Non-Poseable Doll – Abrianna (18″)

Our Generation Non-Poseable Doll – Robyn (18″)

Our Generation Non-Poseable Doll – Alexis (18″)

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