Category: contests (Page 7 of 7)

The other day, a blog I was reading pointed me in the direction of RYKA, since they were having a give-away. I don’t even remember whose blog it was, so I’m sorry about that. But at their site, they are giving away 50 pairs of shoes every single day! This contest goes until October 25. So, I entered.

And today, the UPS guy brought me a nice little package. Wondering what ELSE Ryan had ordered, I picked it up, but it had MY name on it. Wondering what I had ordered, I read the return address label, and it said RYKA. Hmmmm. Didn’t I enter something from Ryka? I opened the box, and there are these shoes.

This shoe, in case you want to know more about it. It’s a running shoe, I guess, but I’m sure it will do with the speed I go (which is not fast). Anyway, get yourselves over to that site and enter to win some new shoes! Because we all know that new shoes make us happy!

Overwhelmed with Joy is sponsoring another pay it forward book exchange, and I, too, have a book to give away. I just finished reading the book Crime and Clutter. I won this from Julie at Joyful Days when she had a book drawing, and I enjoyed it. It’s a fun, clean book, with fun recipes. Maybe I should copy some of the recipes before I give it away, shouldn’t I? Good idea. Here’s the blurb about it..

A storage unit, a 1963 Volkswagen minibus, and tattered letters…reveal shattering secrets from the ’60s.

It’s been a year since Mary Alice lost her father — the father she never really knew. Now she’s stuck cleaning out his rubbish from a storage unit. Just when she’d rather it all go away from her well-ordered life, her long-held secret is discovered by the feisty Marina, one of the six members of the Friday Afternoon Club.

When these friends make it their mission to help Mary Alice tackle her stash, they arrive at the storage unit, prepared to clean. But what they discover takes them on a riotous ride through the crime and clutter of the sixties, the angst and betrayal of those caught in The Revolution, and the forgiveness that can only come through acceptance of a different kind of Cause.

Includes fun, easy, and tantalizing recipes!

To enter, all you have to do is leave a comment. I will have the kids draw a name for a winner next Friday, th 14th. It’s just that easy!

(PS, there are more giveaways here and here)

Overwhelmed with Joy has come up with a fun plan to get people reading new books. She’s got a “Pay it forward Book Exchange”. Basically, you go there, sign up to win the book, and if you win, you promise to give it away when you are done with it, or give away a book that you have read and are finished with. It’s a great way to receive and/or get rid of books. There are quite a few people who have signed up to give away books themselves. So, in the spirit of giving, I’ve dug around in my bookshelf for a book that I enjoyed, but probably won’t read again. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver.

So if you would like to win this book, (and please understand that this is not a new pristine book.  It’s been read and enjoyed more than once, ok?) just leave a comment on this post. I’ll draw a name on Friday the 17th, and send it off for your reading pleasure. And for more chances to win, visit Overwhelmed with Joy and sign up for any of the contests currently running.

Thanks to all of you for playing along with the little contest. My kids had fun drawing out the winners. They wondered what the contest was and could they win. No, kids–bloggers only! In fact they would have picked them all out of the bowl, if it were up to them. The winners they picked are:

Shannon at Gabi’s world (pink beanie baby)
Loni at My little blogging home (Book)
Jen at Prayer Warriors (purple beanie baby)
Jen at Joyful Notes (Millie CD)

I will be visiting those blogs to let you know you’ve won, and if you could please email me your mailing address, I’ll get those off in the mail. The only requirement is that you become faithful readers of my blog from this moment on! (Just joking about that last part)

Note: This Contest is now closed. You can go here to find out if you’ve won.
Shannon had the bright idea to host a bloggy giveaway bash, and you know I can’t resist a contest, so I’m in.

I have several “prizes” for you, and all you have to do to enter is leave a comment. I’ll draw the winners on Friday, July 27th. How simple is that? And since these prizes are very random and different, let me know in the comments which prize you would like to be considered for. OK? So, on with the show….

1 and 2 – Two beanie babies. They have their tags and are in good shape. They haven’t even been played with, as far as I know. I found them in my craft cupboard in my office and decided they needed to go to a new home. A home where they will be loved. They are “Valentina”

and “Princess” .

3- A CD! I’m pretty sure I must have won this in a radio contest or something. I’m not really sure. And although I’m sure I would love the music if I had seen the show, I haven’t yet seen the show and therefore don’t have much interest in the music. Are you a fan? Would you like to win this copy for your very own?

4 –The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot. My book has a different picture on the front, and it’s in paperback, but it’s the same book. Like the movie, only in book form. This is a brand new book. It’s spine is still tight and no pages have been dog-eared. It even smells new.

So, there you have it, folks. If you are new here and just came over for the contest….welcome, and I hope you’ll visit again! Just leave a comment to enter, and for more contests, visit Shannon at Rocks in my Dryer. She’s got links to LOTS more!

By now, anyone who’s read this blog for more than a day or two should know that I love contests. No, Really? REALLY. When a friend and I were at a re-grand opening of our local Roberts, store, they had a little “musical chairs” type game. Every 15 minutes or so, they’d tell everyone to stand by a number in the store, then they would call out 3 or 4 numbers, and if you were standing by that number, you would win a prize! The girl who was doing the announcing on the PA was having fun, I’m sure. Because really, next to winning things, giving things away is almost as fun. “I should do that job.” I told my friend. “You mean the announcer?” she asked, “then you couldn’t win anything.” Which is true. I would rather be winning.

This got me to thinking. There are a lot of blog contests out there, with several give-aways that I have seen (and many that I have entered). I’ve actually won a blog contest drawing, and it was very cool to receive a present in the mail from someone that I don’t even know.

So now it’s my turn to give something away. To you, the readers.

What are the prizes? you ask.

1-Rocky on DVD. New in the package. Even though Ryan has NEVER seen Rocky (can you believe there’s a guy alive who has never seen Rocky? Or Rocky II or III or any of them!?), we’ll probably never watch this movie. But maybe you will.

2-A cute pink puzzle letter set from Li’l Trinkets and Treasures. It was in a little scrapbook kit thing, and since I really don’t scrapbook, I can’t think of a great use for this, but maybe you will.

3-My favorite Ikea spatula set.

Yes, it’s a random grouping of things, I know. And no, they aren’t super great or expensive prizes. But this is my first blog give-away, so maybe I’ll get better at this in time, who knows. Or maybe nobody will even enter and it will be a flop. We’ll see.

So, just leave a comment and let me know you’d like to be entered into the drawing. If you advertise for me on your own blog and link back to this post (increase readership, you know!), you’ll be entered twice. On Thursday, we’ll have our high energy drawing, and I’ll contact you if you win! It couldn’t be easier. You don’t even have to be caller 10.