Clearly Organized Bags Giveaway
April 9, 2010 | Filed Under Kids, Purses/Bags | 35 Comments
Updated to add: This giveaway is now closed and the winner has been notified. Thanks!
A couple of years ago I told you about some fabulous organizing bags that my friend Lara of The Lazy Organizer use to sell. I fell in love with them and bought several sizes and use them all over my house. For a variety of reasons, Lara was unable to continue selling her bags and for quite some time now we’ve been unable to buy them.
Well guess what? THEY’RE FINALLY BACK!
I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I am about this, it feels like I’ve been waiting for forever. The bags are now called Clearly Organized Bags and are under new ownership. I’m happy to announce that these amazing bags can be found and are available for sale in shop. Can you say happy dance, happy dance, happy dance!
OpenSky is the company I’ve partnered with to connect my readers to experts and the products they love and use. You can browse through thousands of products, everything from food and cookware to home decor items, and you can get a first-hand review from bloggers (like me) that you know and trust!
Not sure what bags I’m talking about? Let me tell you a little more about these bags and why I love them so much.
I have an obsession quirk about keeping all things similar contained in one place. As many of you know this isn’t always easy when you have kids.
I have noticed that as my kids get older their toys get smaller so in an effort to keep all those little pieces together I use a lot of Ziploc baggies. I like them for a number of reasons some of which include; they set boundaries for the kids and make cleanup easier for them, they are clear allowing you to easily see what is inside and they come in a number of different sizes which is helpful. However there are some downfalls to the baggie idea. This first being that using plastic baggies is obviously not a great idea for small children for safety reasons and the other is that they don’t take a lot of abuse and quickly can get worn out and have to be replaced.
That’s where the Clearly Organized Bags come in. They are perfect for organizing so many things!
I enjoy these bags immensely for reasons similar to the baggie idea plus more:
1. they work great for containing “like with like”
2. they are clear on the front so you can see what is inside
3. they are durable and reusable
4. the zipper is on the side rather than the top which means that you can actually fit more inside since the inside stays the same size and doesn’t get narrower at the top like a baggie does. It also means you can access items stored near the bottom quicker and easier (a plus for kids)
5. multiple sizes to choose from for multiple uses
6. handles are great for kids to carry around their toys (especially great for traveling)
7. not a safety hazard
Take a look at some of the ways I’ve used them:
to organize my son’s pirate men collection
to organize my daughter’s Barbie petshop collection
to organize my son’s Klutz pirate ship building collection (this set didn’t even come with a box so I was really happy to have this solution to keep all the pieces contained)
The handles also allowed me to create a fantastic diaper changing kit to cart around way back when.
So many possibilities that is for sure and today you have the opportunity to win a sample set of your very own. One winner will receive one set of EIGHT organizing bags (as pictured in the first picture above) in a variety of sizes to get you started (a $35.00 value!).
Here is how to enter:
Simply follow THIS link to OpenSky and enter your email address over there (not here) prior to Monday, April 12th at 9:30 am PST. That’s it! No purchase or comment necessary! This giveaway is now over.
One winner will be selected at random and notified early next week.
Even if you don’t win the sample set of organizing bags, you will automatically be given a 10% off coupon to use on anything in my shop – so you have nothing to lose! How cool is that! The coupon is good for one week, starting today, so hurry on over to get your coupon and come and see the great organizing products I have in my shop so far! (you can get your coupon anytime between now and next Friday, April 16th, even after the giveaway ends)
Thanks everyone!
Cupcake Blog Design Giveaway
April 7, 2010 | Filed Under Miscellaneous | 170 Comments
Updated to add: This giveaway is now over. The winner is #166 Anita Johnson!
Have I told you I’m a little picky? Okay I’m a lot picky and finding someone to put up with me when it comes to blog design is a little daunting to say the least. So when Michelle from Cupcake Blog Design emailed me awhile back to say she would like to help me with my many issues I said a tentative okay. Thankfully I’m happy to say she was fantastic and ever so patient with me and it was such a relief to know I was in good hands. Michelle did my main blog design and has just recently updated this review site a bit to match.
Today Michelle has kindly offered to giveaway a free custom blog design to one of my readers. The giveaway is for a “Deluxe Package” ($75 value) which includes:
- a custom designed header
- coordinating background
- recoloring of text and links
- (up to 10) sidebar titles
- custom post divider
- custom signature
Although Michelle worked her magic design skills in Wordpress for my sites, this giveaway is only applicable to blogs hosted by Blogger.
To enter simply leave a comment on this post prior to Sunday, April 11th at 10:00 pm PST. The winner will be chosen by random.org sometime after that. Good luck!
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