The Southern Belle Baby Giveaways

Linny Fish Creations Custom Portrait Giveaway

2012-01-24T17:58:00.000-08:00

*** GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED ***

As many of you already know, my friend, Lindsey, is an amazing artist. Like, truly awesome. She made my ~~day~~ life and painted these fantastic pictures that are hanging in Brody's nursery. Remember how I saw these in an expensive baby store but didn't want to pay the $400 price tag? So, I hired sweet Lindsey to paint them for me, instead!

She also MADE (as in sawed it out of wood and painted it) this super cool surfboard that hangs in Knox's room:

Did I mention that she also paints custom pet portraits? She has painted both of our dogs, and lots of other peoples' pets too! Here are some examples of what she can do:

Amazing, right?? I keep hoping her painting talent will rub off on me, but my paintings still look like something you'd dig out of an elementary school art room's trash can. I've also gotten her to paint pet portraits for family members as gifts, and she did some fantastic architectural portraits of our wedding venues in Charleston as "thank you" wedding gifts for our parents. Oh, did I not mention that she does custom house paintings, too?

As if she wasn't talented enough, right? It seriously blows my mind. Thankfully, Lindsey is now sharing her craftiness and super talent with the rest of the world via her new Etsy shop, Linny Fish Creations. She sells custom house paintings, pet portraits and window pane jewelry stations. She also takes custom orders- just message her for more details, if you're interested in something that isn't available in her shop now.

One of you is about to hit the jackpot and will be taking home a stunning, custom 5x5 pet portrait!! I'm super excited for whomever wins this giveaway! And even if you don't win, Lindsey is offering all of you guys 20% of your order through the end of February with the code "SOUTHERNBELLEBABY" at check out (make sure you use all caps!).
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To enter this FABULOUS giveaway, you can choose any (or all if you're feeling lucky) of these options:

1) "Like" Linny Fish Creations on Facebook and tell me you did (1 entry, leave one comment)

2) Visit Linny Fish Creations and tell me your favorite item in the shop (1 entry, leave one comment)

3) Spread the word and link back to this giveaway via social media (Facebook, twitter or your blog) (1 entry each, leave one comment for each)

4) "Like" The Southern Belle {and her boys} Blog on Facebook and tell me you did (or that you already do) (1 entry, leave one comment)

This giveaway will remain open through Sunday, and we'll announce the winner on Monday, January 30, so spread the word and get those entries in!

*** THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED ***
Winner was Commenter #50, Tiffany.

AppleCheeks Winner!

2011-08-23T07:39:00.000-07:00

The winner of the Hopper's Baby Haven AppleCheeks Little Bundle giveaway is commenter #71 (chosen by Random.org):

graceInk said...

I follow your blog via GFC as Carolyn H

graceink at yahoo dot com

Congratulations, Carolyn!! I will shoot you an email about claiming your prize. Thanks to all that entered, and don't forget that Hopper's Baby Haven is offering you 10% off your entire purchase (discount excludes GroVia, Kanga Care (EcoPosh) and Ju-Ju-Be) by using the code "southernbellebaby" at check out, so head over and get yourself some goodies!

Hoppers Baby Haven: Applecheeks Giveaway!

2011-08-18T06:31:00.000-07:00

*This giveaway is now closed*

Back in the day (you know, two years ago) I frequented a message board on "The Bump" where I met my friend, Irene. In the time since I met her, she has launched her own baby store, Hoppers Baby Haven.

How cute is that bunny?! They stock tons of baby essentials, including cloth diapers and accessories. To celebrate their grand opening, Hoppers Baby Haven is giving away an AppleCheeks Little Bundle in your choice of size and color/print! AppleCheeks are AWESOME diapers, and their best feature is that you don't have to remove the insert before washing- they agitate out on their own in the wash! If you've ever pulled an insert out of a really nasty diaper, you know this is big time news!

This is the AppleCheeks diaper in their new print "Delicious"- I know... it's adorable.

This is what the inside of an AppleCheeks looks like. They're very easy to stuff with a wide pocket, and they have a really nice fit. They come in two sizes, Size 1 fits from 7-20lbs and Size 2 fits from 18- 40lbs. This diaper has really held everything in, if you catch my drift. It has great elastic that makes for a great fit.

If you'd like to win the AppleCheeks Little Bundle (one cover and one insert):

1) Just leave me a comment telling me which color you'd like if you win (HERE are the color options).

2) For an extra entry (or two), you can follow my giveaway blog and/or "like" Hoppers Baby Haven on Facebook HERE.

Please leave a separate comment for each entry. A winner will be drawn next Tuesday!

Also, because they are super awesome, Hoppers Baby Haven is offering a 10% discount to all of my readers with the discount code "southernbellebaby" entered at check-out. This code is good for two weeks (discount excludes GroVia, Kanga Care (EcoPosh) and Ju-Ju-Be). Make sure to check them out!

**This Giveaway is now closed**

E-Mealz Winner

2011-07-25T08:52:00.001-07:00

The winner of the E-mealz subscription is Comment #8: Kelli! Congratulations!!

E-Mealz Review and Giveaway

2011-07-19T07:00:00.000-07:00

So, you guys know I've been trying out E-mealz in an attempt to lower our grocery bill. So I was definitely excited when Heather from E-mealz contacted me and asked for me to host a giveaway for them. Right now, I am subscribed to the Publix Family Meal Plan. Basically, every Wednesday (the day the new sales ad comes out) the week's new menu is released. You just go to the site, sign in and download your menu. With each menu, not only is the recipe included, but so is your shopping list! They completely take all the work out of saving money, which is great. Also, what I love is that their way of perusing the sales flyers for the cheapest ingredients really coincides well with Southern Savers, so I can still coupon to save even more. It only costs $1.25 a week for this service, or $5 a month- pretty cheap considering how much money it will end up saving you!

I had signed up for the Publix low-fat plan at first, but we weren't digging on those recipes much, so we switched to the normal Publix plan. These are way more up my alley! You can check here for a sample menu and grocery list to see how everything looks, but here's an example of a menu (this is a partial one):

They have plans based on lots of the popular grocery stores, since each menu is based on what's on sale each week. There are even gluten-free and vegetarian options!

I've really enjoyed this service, so far. I don't know about y'all, but I get horrible writer's block when making out my weekly menu. I'll think of two or three meals right away and then go blank. It's nice to be able to have a ton of ideas at my disposal. And, if ever you don't like one of the meals or aren't in the mood for it, you can always replace it with one of your family's staples. That's pretty much how I use it, and if we don't like a certain ingredient, we just change it to make it work for us. Here's the gist of it, if you want to learn more about this service.

Now for the good part: all of you guys get a 10% discount off of your subscription by entering the code "savemoney" at checkout! Also, one of you guys is walking away with a free three-month subscription to E-Mealz!

If you'd like to win:

1) Visit the E-Mealz site and tell me which meal plan you'd like to try.

2) To earn an extra entry, you can like me on Facebook.

Just leave me a separate comment per entry.

A winner will be drawn on Monday, July 25! Happy entering!

Welcome!!

2011-07-14T08:10:00.000-07:00

Hey, guys, welcome to my new Giveaway and Review blog! From to time to time, when I do product reviews or giveaways, I will host those on this separate blog. I will make sure to tell you about it on my main blog, you'll just enter over here. Thanks!!