1,000 Giveaway WINNERS

Thanks to everyone who came out and made the giveaway such a fun one! I can't wait to do another :) Here is the list of winners. Please note that if your name has an asterick by it, it means that I don't have an email address for you. Please send me a message with your email, so that I can get you in touch with the person who has your item!  The rest of you should be receiving emails soon.  :)

Thanks everyone!

Scribblet - Katrina
Cookies - Nichole
Earrings - Dawn (jenzacry)
Necklace - Shannon
Headband - Cori*
Life Coaching - birthbee
Stool - Tara R
Lip Balm - jboring

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Happy 1,000 Giveaway

Last weekend, I hit 1,000 fans on my Facebook page. I promised that when I reached 1,000, I would do a giveaway to celebrate. So here it is! I am humbled and thrilled to have so many of you reading along. I would write regardless, but having you all here makes it a whole lot more fun. :) Thank you all - all 1038 of you - so very much for being here, and for sharing my blog with others.

And without further ado, the giveaway! There's a lot of really cool stuff here, so make sure you read all the way to the bottom to see it all, and to see what you need to do to enter.

1. Jaimee, who runs the blog and etsy store, Craft Interrupted, says:

Hello Readers! My name is Jaimee and I am a stay-at-home mom to three boys. Much of my time is spent playing Batman, assisting with tree climbing, and helping defeat Bowser. More of my time is spent refilling juice cups, collecting muddy clothing, and reading piles of Curious George books. In the midst of the madness, I nurture my art degree and love of creativity by blogging craft projects and inspirational ideas at Craft, Interrupted. I also sells handmade baby toys and children's art wallets in my etsy store, By Craft, Interrupted. I'm so excited to participate in this awesome giveaway! You can visit Jaimee's Facebook page here.

Jaimee is giving away one Scribblet, a great (and adorable) take-along kids' wallet. It comes stuffed with crayons, notepad, and activity book, and is perfect for waiting rooms, travel, or any time your kids are bored :) Winner can choose a boy or girl themed print:

2.  Next is Bonnie, from Inspired Occasions. She makes delicious - and beautiful - cakes, cupcakes and other custom treats here in the Phoenix valley. You can visit her Facebook page for more.

Bonnie is a homeschooling mommy to three kiddos, ages 9, 4 and 2. She started her business 8 years ago to have a flexible schedule and stay home with her kids. The fact that she loves what she does is icing on the cake!

Bonnie is giving away one dozen dress or cake shaped cookies, (or mixed OR if you need another shape let me know). These are the yummiest sugar cookies! The icing is hand piped and made to match your theme or colors. Please allow at least 2 weeks for your order.

3.  Heather is a fellow unschooler who (when she's not busy encouraging people to be awesome over at her blog, Swiss Army Wife), is the creator of beautiful and unique chain maille jewelry which she sells on Etsy as Misty Island Armory.  In addition to her website, you can find her and her jewelry on Facebook as well.

She says:

I recently rekindled my love of making and designing jewelry. After discovering chain maille techniques I haven't been able to turn back. I love the pieces I create and I think you will too.

Heather is giving away one pair of these rainbow byzantine earrings:

Her write-up says "They are brightly colored and super light weight. Perfect for someone who doesn't like long heavy earrings or for a child who loves rainbows."  You can visit their listing in her store for more.

In addition, she's generously offered a 15% discount for my readers for the rest of the month of August!  Definitely take some time to check out all the great pieces in her store, then use the coupon code MCGRAIL when checking out.

4.  Next up, is an offering from Handmade by Tara

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Tara says:

As a full time working Mom I found myself needing an outlet for myself, a way to calm myself and just be me. About a year ago I went to a jewelry workshop and found that exact thing. I have never considered myself creative, and still don't, but this tapped in to my creative side that I never knew was there. I enjoy doing the birthstone necklaces/bracelets because there is nothing more important to me than family and any way I can show them off I will! My pieces are not perfect but they are unique to you and your family. 

Tara is giving away one basic birthstone necklace.  The birthstones (of your choosing) hang on a 24 inch sterling silver chain.

 
I wear this necklace myself, and it is beautiful!

5.   Fellow unschooler Alice, who is a busy mom of 5 (including brand new twin baby girls) owns and operates Alice's Handmade Crafts.  She makes childrens' tutus, hats, and accessories, as well as custom embroidered products for adults.  Alice says:

I've always felt a need to create things, and this is the perfect outlet for me. My biggest seller is definitely the hat with flowers on top, with tutus as a close second. My newest items are the flower accessory and the elastic headband with flower, and I'm hoping they'll be popular as well. But my favorite projects, and the ones I'm most proud of, are my embroidered products. They are my most intricate items, and the ones I feel like I can really put myself into through design and color...

Today Alice is offering either one free custom flower headband, sized to fit whatever head you want, with your choice of color flower and either pearl or rhinestone center; OR a $10 gift certificate to put towards anything else in her shop, including custom items.  Here is what the headbands look like:

Cute baby girl not included :)

Visit Alice's Etsy Shop and Facebook page to see more.

6. Tara Mauger is an empowerment life coach who has generously offered to donate one free session to one of my readers.

Not sure what life coaching is all about? From her website:

I help people, like you, discover their true self empowerment. I guide you through the steps to take for you to lead a more empowered life in all areas of your life – usually working on one particular area at a time. I’m a firm believer in the ‘Laws of attraction’ and I work with you to be an empowered ‘attraction magnet’ for all your desires.

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I help many people form different walks in life discover their true self empowerment in all areas of their life like: Financial (desired income etc), Relationships (with partners, children family and friends), Health & Wellness (weight loss, motivating fitness, healthy eating, dispelling sickness etc), Parenting, just to name a few.

Be sure to visit Tara's website and Facebook page to learn more.

7.  Jerry owns and operates Rural Toys, which creates and sells beautiful hand crafted wooden toys and doll furniture, as well as bowls, cutting boards and cutlery. He's been a toymaker since 1992, and "believes that toys need to "do" something, so most trucks, trains, animals, hop, waddle, etc. And they must be sturdy. Most furniture pieces get stood on to make sure that everything is ready for shipment."

I started making toys in 1992 for a local Christmas giveaway. When I showed friends samples, I pretty much sold all the items to them – fortunately, the charity gladly accepted cash but they also appreciated the wooded items I did have left.
In 2006 I started making Noah’s ark animals for a local vacation Bible school craft project. We added a nativity plaque the following year.
In 2008 I started making beds and other furniture for the 18” doll as a sturdy, low cost alternative to the non-solid wood imports.
Due to the actions by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, I no longer add any finish to the items I create for children.
I also create bowls, cutting boards, and cutlery using exotic and domestic hardwoods and participate at four or five art and craft shows each fall.

Today Jerry is giving away one hardwood (poplar) stool/bench for that extra height for toothbrushing. Sturdy (he stands on each of them before they are "approved") and NOT Imported Nor MDF! This is an older version of this stool/bench, and can be personalized up to 8 letters.

Bench Mode

The seat back rotates forward to the floor to convert it a step stool.

This measures approximately 13 inches by 11 inches by 12 inches tall. The seat is approximately 6 inches from the floor. The step is about 3 inches from the floor.  Shipped to continental US only.

In addition, he's also offering a one-time 10% off coupon for all my readers at his Etsy Store and website! Please go check out his wagons, Noah's Ark toy, and wooden doll beds. (Use coupon code Blessed4 on Etsy. If ordering from his website - which he describes as 'new and evolving' - he will provide a 10% rebate if you let him know you came from my site) 


8.  And finally, the last item is lip balm lovingly made by yours truly

Yours will be brand new and sealed with plastic :)

Before I spent all my free time blogging, I made homemade lip balms.  These are 100% vegan, and come in 1/3 oz metal tins so they are nice and slim and easy to slip in a pocket.  This is the only thing I use on my lips!  The winner gets three tins (I have several scents/flavors to choose from) so you can have one for purse, pocket, and bedroom.  Just don't leave them in the car if you live in a hot climate like me.

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Want to win something?!  Here's what you need to know:

I will keep this open for one week, and announce the winners on Monday, August 14th... so send your friends!  I am going to work it like a raffle.  Everyone who enters will be entered to win any of the above offerings.  One person will be randomly chosen (using randomizer.org) to win each item.  To enter:

1) Leave a comment on this post, and be sure to leave your email address so we can easily reach you.

For additional, optional entries:

2) Check out the websites and Facebook pages listed above, and "like" at least one of them on Facebook.

3) Share the link to this post on Twitter.

4) Share the link to this post on Facebook.

5) And just for fun (and because I'm in a movie mood), tell me your all-time favorite movie for a final bonus entry.

You don't need to come back and leave separate comments for each method.... just leave me one comment and let me know which of the above that you've done.

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Thank you to each and every one of you.  I appreciate you all more than you know.  And a huge thank you to all the beautiful people who've generously donated to the giveaway as well!

Good luck!!



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Parenting Wild Things Winner

Thanks to all who came out to support the Parenting Wild Things book, and to Jessica for sharing her words of wisdom with the world!

The winner of the free copy is....

Shannan :)

Congratulations! Message me with the email address you'd like me to send it to, and I will get it to you right away.

Wanted to read it but didn't win? Don't fret, you can hop on over here and get yourself a copy for the cost of one of those big Frappucinos from Starbucks. (It goes down just as smoothly, and it won't hurt your waistline)

And stay tuned for another cool giveaway in the semi-near future ;-)



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Parenting Wild Things: Surviving the Rumpus

A few things you need to know about my friend Jessica of Bohemian Bowmans:

1. She is real. She writes with absolutely no pretense. Her words are always a refreshingly honest portrayal of the messy, the noisy, the joyful ups and downs that come with parenting four children. Her writing style is casual, friendly, and never leaves a doubt that what you are reading is 100% authentic.

2. She is funny. I have trouble relating to people who aren't at least a little bit funny. Jessica made me laugh from day one, and has a healthy appreciation for sarcasm. I knew we'd get along after that first night that I discovered her blog (and could not stop reading)

3. She is me, ten years ago. We're not the exact same mothers (because no two people ever are) but we both embarked on the same parenting and unschooling journey, armed with the same goal: to keep our wits about us as we strive for a closer, more peaceful, more harmonious relationship with our kids. She's at the same place I was when I was her age, which is exactly what makes her writings so refreshing and relatable - especially to new and/or younger parents. She's not just writing about it.... she's living it.

In her new ebook (which I read in its entirety instead of cleaning the kitchen :)), Parenting Wild Things, she combines her raw, honest, and at times self-deprecating humor into a beautiful little tome based on her own journey to more mindful, gentle, and grace-filled parenting. It gives real and practical advice that anyone can start implementing right now... not in a preachy way, but in a girlfriends sitting around chatting over a cup of coffee way.

It's filled with powerful analogies ("children are aliens, not criminals"), personal experience, and nuggets of wisdom. She's even included cute Wild Thing photos for those of us who need pictures in our books. It's a must-read for any parent, particularly those who are wanting to move from a traditional, authoritarian mindset to one of partnership and mutual respect.

You can pick up your copy here (it's only $5!) and you can also go join the fun on Facebook.

Want to win a free copy? You know the drill!

1. Leave a comment on this post to be entered to win.

2. Share the link to this post on Facebook.

3. Share the link to this post on Twitter.

4. Like the Parenting Wild Things Facebook page.

Leave a comment letting me know which of the above you have done. Winner will be drawn at random on Friday, July 29th.

Thanks to Jessica and all four of her Wild Things!



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Inspired Occasions Giveaway WINNERS

Thanks to all who participated in the Inspired Occasions Giveaway, and a special thanks to Bonnie for donating her time and talents!

The winning comment of the local, one dozen cupcakes is:

Brandie · 5 days ago
I'd love to enter both!! Beautiful work :)

And the winner of the dozen cupcake toppers is:

Jenny · 5 days ago
She really is amazing and talented women. I would enter both but I live in NH. Cupcakes always cheer me up.

Congratulations Brandie and Jenny! Send me a message with your contact info so you and Bonnie can start planning what you'd like. 

Thanks all, for another awesome giveaway!  I'd love to start doing one every month, so if you have a mom (or dad!) owned business, and would like to talk about the possibility of a giveaway, I would love to hear from you.



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Inspired Occasions Giveaway

I am so excited to introduce you to another mom-owned business, and bring you an awesome giveaway! Bonnie is a talented fellow homeschooling mom who owns Inspired Occasions. She makes beautiful cakes, cookies, and other custom treats here in the valley.

My business started in 2003 when my oldest daughter was about to turn one. I had been searching for something I could do from home and thought about event planning. I took a cake decorating class at Michael’s just to see what they do and fell in love. I have been baking since I was about 8 but never thought of decorating. I went home from that first class knowing that is what I was meant to do. I made my daughters 1st birthday cake that year and never looked back. I found that at that time I did have to use a kitchen for my baking so I found one and my business took off. Now I have three children and I homeschool them. Being a self-employed cake artist allows me to be flexible with my schedule so that I can be home with my kids. I love what I do and being able to create so many pretty and great tasting sweets!

These are a just a couple of Bonnie's recent cakes. Be sure to visit her website, and Facebook page to see more!

For today's giveaway, Bonnie is actually giving away two different items (which means two different winners!).

1. For local readers only - If you're local (anywhere in the Phoenix valley) enter to win one dozen cupcakes, flavor of your choice. In addition to all the flavors listed on the website, you can also choose from newly introduced flavors of Vegan Red Velvet, Margarita, Key Lime, and S’more. The winner can also request to have their cupcakes decorated in the theme of their choosing.  Bonnie's even willing to work with the winner in case of dietary restrictions, etc, so you cannot go wrong!

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2. To another reader: one dozen custom, edible, cupcake toppers... also in a design of your choosing. These are perfect for a child's birthday party , and can be made to match whatever theme you'd like.   These adorable puppy toppers are just an example of what she can do:

Want to win?!  Here's what you need to know:

1.  Comment on this post with which giveaway you'd like to enter:  1, 2, or both.  *Note* if you're local, you're welcome to enter both giveaways, but you can only win one.

For more entries:

2.  Share the link to this giveaway on Facebook 

3.  Share the link on Twitter

4.  "Like" Inspired Occasions on Facebook.

A total of four chances to win.  Make sure to come back to comment and let me know which ones you've done.  Winners will be drawn and announced next Monday, May 22nd. 

Big thanks to Bonnie, and good luck! :-)




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Handmade by Tara Giveaway WINNER

I love doing giveaways so much that I actually get butterflies in my stomach when I draw the winner (even though it can't be me. :)) So believe me when I say that I'm always very excited to announce who has won!

And the winner of Tara's beautiful birthstone necklace is:

Edna · I'm in ...beautiful!

Congratulations Edna!! Send me a message with your mailing address, as well as what month stone/s you would like.  I can't wait for you to see it in person!


Thanks so much to everyone who entered, and of course a huge thank you to Tara. 

Handmade by Tara Giveaway

I have been planning on doing this giveaway for a little while now, and decided I'd bring it out today, just in time for Mother's Day! Tara is another friend and fellow May 2004 mom, who has recently begun making and selling custom jewelry.

As a full time working Mom I found myself needing an outlet for myself, a way to calm myself and just be me. About a year ago I went to a jewelry workshop and found that exact thing. I have never considered myself creative, and still don't, but this tapped in to my creative side that I never knew was there. I enjoy doing the birthstone necklaces/bracelets because there is nothing more important to me than family and any way I can show them off I will! My pieces are not perfect but they are unique to you and your family.

Today Tara is offering one simple birthstone necklace ($15+ value)to one reader. The birthstone pendants hang from a 24 inch, sterling silver chain. You choose the stones... whether it's for yourself in honor of your own kids, or a gift for another mother or grandmother in your life.

In addition to the birthstone necklaces, Tara also makes an assortment of necklaces, bracelets, and other custom pieces. Be sure to visit her blog and her Etsy Store to see more of her work.

Want to win a necklace? Here's what you need to know:

1) Comment on this post for one entry

2) Share the link on Facebook, and come back again to let me know you've done it to be entered twice.

3) You have until Thursday at midnight to enter. Winner will be randomly chosen and posted this Friday, April 22nd.

Thanks Tara, and Good Luck!

Jill Parkhill Designs Winner

Thanks to all who entered and shared the link, and of course a huge thank you to Jill!

The winner (drawn randomly by randomizer.org) is:

Claudia ·
Planning to redo a bedroom for my two girls to share - a sisters painting would be such a fun, surprise addition!

Congratulations Claudia!  I am so excited for you, and I hope that you'll come back and share with us a picture of what she's created for you. :)   I will put Jill in contact with you soon so you can start planning.

Thanks to all for making this another fun giveaway.  And if you're a mom (or dad) who has your own product/business, and would be interested in doing a giveaway, contact me, and let's talk!

Jill Parkhill Designs Giveaway

I'm very excited to bring you another awesome giveaway! Jill is a fellow May 2004 mom (her little girl is the same age as my Everett), and I've enjoyed getting to know her through our online playgroup. She's a wonderful artist who's been in business for nearly seven years. She started off by painting murals for her own daughter, which grew into painting for family and friends. She started getting more and more requests for her work, and now sells her paintings and murals internationally.

I started working from home when my daughter was born because I couldn't bear the thought of missing all those important stages. Now 6 years later I'm able to still be home with her and continue to paint. I've painted lots of different themes, lots of custom work, and I LOVE seeing client's faces when they see what I've been able to create specially for them.

Jill is offering to give away one custom painted 11 x 14in canvas ($65 value!) to one lucky reader. Your design can be chosen from something she's already done, or can be completely custom, as per the winner's choice.  Awesome, right? She can create something to match your child's room, or give you a unique, one-of-a-kind gift for a new mom and baby. Below are just a few examples of some of her recent works.  Please check out her website, and visit her Facebook page for more.

Thinking about what you'd like to see hanging in your own house?  Then you've gotta enter to win!  Here's what you need to know:

1) Comment on this post to enter once.

2) Share this giveaway on FB or Twitter, come back and comment again, and you're entered twice.

3) Want a third chance to win?  Go to Facebook and "like" Jill's page, and come back to let me know you've done that too.  (If you already like it, that counts too!)

4) I'll keep this open for entries for one week, and will announce the winner - chosen randomly - by the end of the day on Monday, March 28th.

Thanks so much to Jill for such a cool giveaway, and good luck!

Ridiculous Chocolate WINNER!

Thanks so much to everyone who visited, entered, and shared the link! And a huge, huge thank you to Mandy, for sharing your story and being such an inspiration.

Congratulations Linda!! I can't wait for you to taste this chocolate (and I'm only a little bit jealous :)) Send me an email with your mailing information, as well as what flavor you would like, so I can get it to Mandy. 

Thanks everyone!  And sit tight for another giveaway soon.

Ridiculous Chocolate Giveaway

I am really excited about this giveaway for a couple of reasons. First, the Jones family is a fellow Christian unschooling family, and they are a family that I really respect and admire. Second (and perhaps even more importantly) their chocolate is CRAZY delicious! It is raw, organic, and vegan, and it's made with just a few ingredients.  If you're a lover of good quality chocolate, you need to try it.

Mandy took some time out of her day to answer some questions, and it's my pleasure to introduce her and her family (and her chocolate ;))

Tell me what unschooling looks like in your family, and how it has changed over the past several months.

For our family, unschooling used to mean a lot of field trips, spending time with a ton of friends, going to our fun co-op, hosting a monthly show and tell at the local library, playing baseball in the spring and in the fall, and then squeezing in some lazy time whenever we had the chance. Since my oldest child, Hunter, was diagnosed with leukemia, all of that has come to a screeching halt. Now we are home most of the time (with an exception of Tuesday and Friday mornings when we take a trip to Vanderbilt Children's Hospital for Hunter's check ups. Over the past few months, our "unschooling" has depended upon what phase we were in with our treatment. When Hunter was in the hospital, I had him occasionally working on his Math U See Primer and keeping up with an occasional episode of Headsprout. Otherwise he spent his time resting, watching television, playing video games, building Legos and listening to his dad read aloud to him the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. My daughter got to hear me read a lot of great picture books but that was about all I could handle during those times. She and I watched a lot of television and simply tried to stay distracted until the boys came home.


Now that Hunter is home, we have settled in to more of a productive routine. We plan our days around the toddler's naps. When he lays down with daddy, we know that means reading time. We look forward to this time each day. We read so many different things and we are trying to remember to pray aloud before we start reading every day. We also keep up with Headsprout and Math U See, going at whatever pace the children prefer. Some weeks they want to do those things, some weeks not so much. We watch a lot of television. We get out the art supplies. We cook and bake a lot. And we are making plans for out of doors activities that we'll be able to safely do once the weather becomes warmer... like geocaching, hiking, camping, and watching dad play baseball for our church on Monday nights. It's been an adjustment trying to get used to staying at home so much but to be honest, I actually prefer this part of our new lifestyle. And I will carry what I've learned about staying home and not being overly committed into our life after leukemia.

What role does your faith play in your homeschooling, and in dealing with Hunter's illness?

This question might better read "What role does leukemia play in your faith?"
I feel like watching Hunter's illness and all of the miracles that have happened along this journey have strengthened my faith in so many ways. I've never had the opportunity to watch God take care of me and my family quite like this before. It's like everything we have needed has just been handed to us from all directions. It's blown my mind. I am so thankful for the amazing way that people have stepped up to provide for our every need. This experience has helped me believe in the power of prayer and the goodness in people. I'd never had to depend upon prayers and people like this before.


As for the role that faith plays in my homeschooling... I unschool because I believe in living life authentically and trying to avoid being motivated by fear. Thanks to faith, I don't worry about tomorrow. I know that it will take care of itself. So I don't worry about my children... I believe that whatever they need to know and experience, God will lay before them. I just need to step back and not get in their way. After all, He knows best. I realize that this is a pretty radical concept but when I take a look around at the world we are living in, I figure the results of my choices couldn't be any worse than what would happen to my children if I followed a more "traditional" method of parenting... and it might just work.


How do you decompress and take time for yourself in the midst of everything that is going on?

Barely! I strongly depend upon about twenty minutes of quiet time when I lay down in my bed at night next to the crib and wait for the toddler to drift off to sleep. During those moments, I pray, breathe, and soak up the quiet. I try to squeeze in exercise occasionally. I like to play Just Dance, Just Dance 2, and the Michael Jackson Experience on the Wii. I also consider cleaning and cooking to be very relaxing so I spend a lot of my mornings bustling about my kitchen doing laundry, cleaning floors... I stay connected to the outside world via Facebook and my blog. I hope that in the near future, I can start enjoying a little more down time because I do feel pretty overwhelmed and exhausted these days.

Tell me a little bit about your chocolate business. Do your kids help out (or will they when they are older)?

Basically, my husband makes it, packages it, sells it, etc. I just eat it and promote it online. My kids do not help out because legally he is the only person allowed in the kitchen while making Ridiculous Chocolate. I'm sure if we find commercial kitchen space and as the business grows, however, the children will help. I look forward to those days. I have a vision for our chocolate and I have every reason to believe we will get there... it just might take a while. Hopefully the next time we catch some speed, we'll be able to keep that going and no other crazy huge life event will slow us down. We are at an exciting point in growing the business... discussing possible partnerships, experimenting with new packaging, playing around with new flavors. It's a fun time to be starting a new, successful business. With the economy so sketchy and the job market being so tough, it's the perfect time to move forward towards self-employment. What do we have to lose, right?

Thanks Mandy!  You can read more about Mandy and her family over at her blog, a bona fide life.  You can also like her Ridiculous Chocolate page on Facebook, and show your support for Hunter by liking his Help Hunter Jones Blast Leukemia page. 

And without further ado,  the giveaway...

I am giving away one pound of Ridiculous Chocolate (40 pieces), a $20 value, to one lucky reader.  The original flavor is delicious all on its own, but the winner may choose their own flavor (awesome, right?!)  In addition to original, they offer:

Peppermint

Coffee

Strawberry

Raspberry

Orange

Maple

The chocolate comes in a special cooler, and it must be kept in the freezer once you get it.  It has a great fudgy texture, and I'm not kidding when I say that this is GOOD CHOCOLATE.

Details 

1)  You need to live in one of the 48 continental states.  Sorry.

2)  Enter once by commenting on this post.  Any old comment will do.

3)  Share the link to this post on Facebook or Twitter, come back and comment again to let me know you've done it, and you'll be entered twice.

4)  I'll randomly choose a winner in one week, and announce it on my blog on Monday, March 14th.

Good luck!

Alice's Handmade Crafts Giveaway WINNER!

Thanks Alice, and to all who read and participated in my first giveaway.  :-)  It was a lot of fun.  I have another really cool one coming soon, so if you didn't win this one, come try again! 

I used a site called randomizer.org to give me the random winner, and without further adieu, the winner of Alice's flower accessory is:

RoddickFamily

Congratulations!  Send me your mailing info so we can get it sent out!

And stay tuned for my next one.