happy 4th of july!!

We hope you are having a fabulous 4th of July to all you celebrating here in the USA!

May this day bring you sunshine, happiness, great times with your family and friends, time to think about how blessed we are to live in this wonderful country and lots of FOOD!! :)

See you this week with many new reviews and giveaways!!

Shutterfly :: For all your photo needs!

I love Shutterfly. I have written about it here on simple (HERE) as well as my personal blog (1, 2, 3, 4 & 5).

Yup, I love their stuff. I am always looking for creative ways to keep my photos. Honestly, the first place I look most times I am looking for ideas is Shutterfly.

AND...hello it's Spring Cleaning time. So...DON'T forget about those photos. I know that if I wait to long, my photos get out of hand and I get overwhelmed - then it takes me way too long to decide what to do with them. I do a photo book for each occasion in the girls' life as well as a yearly re-cap for each of them too. Here are some other ideas for you:

Photo Books!

Thank You Cards!
And don't forget, Father's Day Cards! It's not too soon to prepare for this. It will be here before you know it!
What do you do to organize your photos? Do you have any tips for ME??? :) Also, do you have a blog? Sign up for a chance at 50 free cards from Shutterfly.

Follow Shutterfly on Facebook and Twitter to hear about great specials they have going on!

*I like Shutterfly and wanted to share this on my own accord. I am trying to get 50 free birth announcements, but if you are a blogger you can do the same! The opinions expressed are my own.*

tiny prints : mother's day cards!

It's almost Mother's Day, can you believe it?!?!

Beyond a morning off, spa certificates and fun tech toys, what every mom covets and treasures each year are the Mother’s Day cards lovingly created by little hands.

Remember making those cards with glue, glitter and macaroni that never, ever wanted to stay on the paper? We at Tiny Prints remember those days fondly and we want to bring them back for you too. After all, the best Mother’s Day cards are still the ones you make!

Check out this short video Tiny Prints has created in honor of Mother's Day. It's super cute and makes me smile because it makes me thing of my kids. Watch it to the end to hear about a deal they have going on now! The free cards are close to running out, but they have very inexpensive, personalized cards you can still get your hands on.

*I wasn't provided anything in order to post this , but stay tuned as I will be posting a review on Tiny Prints' business cards!*

Happy New Year!

Thanks to all our readers for a great 2010!  We hope you enjoy all the fabulous new reviews we have coming for you in 2011!!!

Merry Christmas!

Wishing you a very merry Christmas, from all the SIMPLE moms... Jaime, Emily, Drea, Kelly, Kate, Aliesha, Shannon and Carinn

Have bottlebag, will travel!

I'm always looking for something *cute* and different to bring to Christmas and other year round holiday events. reisenthal has the coolest little bottlebag.

This is a great last minute hostess gift if you are invited to a Christmas party and a great multi-functioning product just to have a few on hand. You can get it in black or red with holiday graphics on it. "Perfect for a bottle of wine, olive oil for the cook on your list, or you can fill it with home baked goodies and candies for the kids."

GET YOUR OWN!! Head on over and get your own now! You can get one just in time for Christmas and all the family gatherings you may be part of! You can get one for $5.50.

WIN YOUR OWN!! One lucky SIMPLE reader will one bottlebag from reisenthal!

To enter, let us know, red or black? And what will you fill it with if you are the winner! (this entry required)

Extra Entries (leave a separate comment for each):

• "Like" reisenthel on Facebook
• Tweet this giveaway (daily tweets allowed): Enter to win a bottlebag from reisenthel on @simplereviews: http://tinyurl.com/2v8phny #giveaway
  

Winner will be randomly selected and announced December 10, 2010. Good Luck!

*I was provided with a bottlebag for personal use free of charge to conduct this review.*

Reusable Snowflakes!

A past company I reviewed for called Harmony Lantern had up on their facebook wall some pictures of a new product they are selling on their shop.

They are reusable snowflakes!

It immediately caught my eye which, led to them sending me some to sample.

They are beautiful and so fun. They are called Mino Washi snowflakes.



With an already "snowflake" theme in my mind for this years Christmas accent in our home... we had dozens of paper snowflakes already cut out... I knew that this would make the perfect addition to the home this Christmas.

With a spritz of water, these snowflakes stick to your windows and stay. They are made in japan, hand crafted and unique... and the best part, they are reusable! Each year you can take them back down just as easily as you put them up, store them, and put them back up every year.

GET YOUR OWN: With a variety of sizes and shapes, all with names :-) - you can purchase your very own reusable snowflakes over at Harmony Lantern.

A SIMPLE COUPON: You can use the coupon code "HOSSA" - and save by getting FREE SHIPPING on your orders! This also can be used towards the beautiful harmony lanterns as well (we own two and love them!)




-below- a video showing how rice paper is made... I found it really interesting to watch and thought it be nice to include in this review:



When you think of all the hard work that goes into making the paper... $12 doesn't seem like so much for a wonderful keepsake that can be reusable over and over.

Disclosure:
Harmony Lantern sent me a few snowflakes to showcase and review on SIMPLE.

Taking the Scary Out of Halloween Kit

THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED - CONGRATS TO OUR WINNER #5 brittanyvannoord!!!

This book "takes the scary out of Halloween" with 10 safety guidelines for Halloween as well as "make and do" activities for costumes and makeup, and a few simple recipes.Kit includes a combination of Halloween themed flashlight, glow sticks, glow jewelry and glow-in-the-dark stickers.

My kids love using the flashlight with the Halloween toppers, but I liked the book the best. It covers all the bases of safety but keeps it fun. It also talked about not being rude and how to be "good" while trick-or treating. We're saving the glow sticks for Halloween so will have to something to play with then. All in all we like it and are ready for Halloween.

This kit includes:
• The Taking the Scary Out of Halloween Book
• 10 Safety Guidelines for Halloween
• “Make and do” activities for costumes and makeup
• Simple Halloween night recipes
• Glow-in-the-dark stickers
• Glow whistle
• Glow necklace and bracelet
• Flashlight with interchangeable Halloween-themed lenses

GET YOUR OWN!! Taking the Scary Out of Halloween Kit Starting at $12.99 - Can be found at Barnes & Noble

WIN YOUR OWN!! Simple is giving away one of these kits to one of our readers. Simple comment below telling us what your child will be for Halloween.

Extra Entries: (leave separate comment for each and EACH ENTRY WILL BE VERIFIED - if not, the entry may be removed)

• Blog this giveaway linking back to SIMPLE and JoyBerryBooks
• Tweet this giveaway
• LIKE SIMPLE on Facebook
• LIKE Joey Berry on Facebook (Click HERE)

Winner will be randomly selected and announced October 27, 2010. Good Luck!

*I was provided with this kit mentioned in this review free of charge.*