My Memories Suite Giveaway Winner!

The winner has been chosen by random.org!

Congratulations #4! Brooke Kenny at Babblings and More.

Brooke, I've emailed you! Please contact me within 48 hours to claim your prize!

For those of you who didn't win and really would like this great software, My Memories has generously given me a discount code!

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Copy and paste this code when ordering to get $10 off My Memories Suite v 2.0. Using this code you will also receive a $10 credit for the MyMemories.com store! This is a $20 value!
 
They will also be giving away a free IPAD2 once they reach 10,000 likes on their Facebook page!!  Just go to MyMemories.com Facebook page and Like them. When you Like them, you can get a $5 coupon code for use in the store! All in all that's a lot of savings!

My First Giveaway!!! My Memories Digital Scrapbooking Software!

Entries are now closed! The winner has been chosen and is being emailed! Thanks!

Yay! My first giveaway! And for an awesome product!



Ok... so I am soooo not a scrapbooker! I have a love hate relationship with scrapbooks. I love to look/receive/have them, but I hate to make/design/compile them!

In comes this cool digital scrapbooking software! This software has so many features, is very easy to use, lots of ways to share, and best of all,  new and different layouts all the time! With this software, I will be making scrapbooks galore! Right off the bat, I did these two pages!

I downloaded some of the amazing free kits and background papers to do these, but there are lots of papers, embellishments and pages already included.    There are also lots of kits available on the My Memories website at very reasonable prices. And.... you can add music and videos to your scrapbooks with one click!


There are  lots of ways to share your book once it is finished. You can print it, export it to a jpeg, have a professional printed and bound scrapbook, calendar, dvd, movie, just any way you like it. You can turn your scrapbook into an interactive album on a disc that will automatically play on a computer!

I also love the fact that on their blog at http://www.mymemoriesblog.com/ they have weekly challenges and tutorials. If you 'like' their Facebook page, they have giveaways and you can get free stuff there too! There is so many amazing features included in this software that I cannot fit in one post, so check out all the features by clicking on the pic!



Now for the amazing giveaway!  MyMemories.com has given me one copy of  My Memories Suite to give away! That's a $40 value!

You must do this for your required entry:   visit My Memories and take a look at all their amazing kits. Come back here and leave a comment telling me what your favorite scrapbooking kit is.  

For extra entries:

• Follow Not Just Embroidery and leave me a comment here that you are following.
• Follow MyMemories.com Blog and leave a comment here that you are following.
• "Like" MyMemories.com Facebook page and leave a comment here that you are following.
  
  
  That's a possible 4 entries! This giveaway will close at midnight October 21st and the winner will be posted on October 22nd. Good luck everyone! 

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groOrganic Garden Planner!

In April I posted that 'I Can Garden!' now since we have moved from the hot dry desert to the farm country of Wisconsin.

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Since I haven't lived near fertile land in over 15 years, I needed some help to get my garden started. groOrganic was kind enough to give me a 30 day trial of their Garden Planner to try out. Visit their site at www.groOrganic.com, by clicking the photo above or call them at 888-947-6674.

It is great!! It is so easy to log in and get right to your 'plan'. I decided I wanted to try planting radishes, green onions, artichokes, some kind of melon, beans and soy beans. Also a little lettuce mix and we had asparagus last year from plants already here.

A bit optimistic for me! LOL! So I put it all into my plan which was fun!

It is larger than my spot is, but that's because I decided to make it look like the whole yard and put the deck in. I also decided to plant some flowers in pots on the deck. This is what it looked like when I was done.

Now the hard part... I have no idea when to plant these so that they don't die right off the bat! We get frost here and that's not good for plants right? This was the best part about groOrganic's garden planner:

It tells you when to plant, type of soil, sun or shade, spacing, everything you need to know! And it knows all this because when you do your setup you tell it where you live so it is specific to your area! How great is that!

There's also a graph that shows what months you should plant everything and harvest it.

So since I did all this, I've changed my plan some, but it is so easy to do in the garden planner. It's too late for me to plant an artichoke from seed so I'm trying to find an established plant and having no luck. Our asparagus didn't come back up this year, I don't know what's up with that. The rhubarb is back but I have no clue what to do with rhubarb! I went to the farmer's market and bought the cutest brussel sprout plant so decided to plant that in a container on the deck. My flowers haven't popped up yet and I'm not sure if I should plant the onions because of my dog ,and it's too early to plant the radishes.

groOrganic also sends you an email every 2 weeks to remind you what can be planted that week. And the emails have great recipes in them.

All in all, this is a great program! I wouldn't have known any of this without it. I would have planted the radishes already and they would have died since we've had frost since I got the seeds. groOrganic also sells raised bed packages in some states, bee hive equipment, emergency packs and more. Check them out! www.groOrganic.com

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BrytonPick Floss Review

I just received these cool BrytonPick floss picks to review! I don't know about you, but I have this one spot that I am always getting something stuck between my teeth. I've used toothpicks (too big), floss (pain to use after every meal) and little folded up pieces of paper (very unsanitary) to try and get these nefarious little food bits out.


Flossing is such a pain I am always trying to find an easier way to do it. These BrytonPicks are great to carry with you and use after meals when you don't really have access to regular floss. They come with a great little carrying case that will fit in your wallet along side your credit cards.


They do look rather ominous to use. Kinda like a little bitty knife. Not something you normally want to put between your teeth. I left them on the bathroom sink and when hubby got home he asked what these were. I explained to him and he went on his merry way. I opened one and used it. (They sent 2).  A few days later I notice the other one is missing. Looks like hubby is now carrying it in his wallet instead of that ratty, plastic, 5 year old toothpick he's used forever!

BrytonPicks do take a little getting used to, but there are quick video's on their usage here.  The first couple of uses should probably be done in front of a mirror so you can see what you are doing. Once you get the hang of it, they are very easy to use. Keep one in your wallet and you never have to go looking for paper bits again!

 
And they are reusable! Just wipe with a napkin, or rinse with water, pop it back in the case and it's good to go for the next time.

They won't replace regular flosssing, but they are great to carry with you for easy use after meals. And we all know the dentist says we should brush after every meal! They are also 100% USA made. I like to buy USA made products!


 Get a 3 pack trial at the BrytonPick Store for a very reasonable price. Right now they are offering free shipping Once you try them, I think you'll like them!

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