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I’m Giving Away $200 Worth of My Favorite Things!

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Actually, I’m keeping all of my favorite things. Sorry. They are my very favorite items and I use them constantly. However, I am going to give one of you a package full of duplicates of many of my favorite things so that you can enjoy them too! How fun is this?!

Now, the trick is that all of these favorites have to fit inside a stocking. This is why I’m not giving away my husband or children. (Not even their monthly grocery bill would fit inside a stocking.)  Plus, I really want to keep them around.

I also decided not to include butter in this give away. Butter fits inside a stocking, but sending it in the mail? Well, I decided to skip it. I do think it is fitting to ask that every time you use butter, you think of me with a smile.

So, no butter, no family members, and you also can’t have my personal Bible or my recliner. (Again, stocking size restrictions, obviously.)  But enough about what this giveaway does not include. What are these amazing items I’m choosing to giving away???

My Favorite Things Giveaway

The winner of this giveaway will receive:

BeeSilk Family Size Hard Lotion Bar ($12.95)

I haven’t stopped raving about these since I started using them several years ago. They are completely non-toxic and healthy for the skin, and they have saved my hands!!! I love this stuff and don’t go a day without it.

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1/4 pound Vanilla Beans through Olive Nation ($19.95)

Making Homemade Vanilla Extract has been one of the most fun and delicious adventures in my kitchen since we switched to real food. Everyone needs to make this.

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Lilla Rose Flexi-Clip ($13.00)

I wear Flexi-Clips almost daily. They are crazy easy to use and so very pretty. They don’t pull or break my hair like cheap ponytail holders. I absolutely love Flexi-Clips. The winner of this giveaway will win an extra-small Snowflake Flexi – perfect for young Frozen fans and their moms. :)

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Polder’s Old World Market Spurtle ($39.00)

Ever heard of a Spurtle? It’s like a spatula, spoon, and paddle all in one. Not only is it a super handy kitchen gadget, it is beautiful and the best quality utensil I have in my kitchen. It is hand made – pure walnut. The winner of this giveaway will receive an Original Spurtle Spatula. These are fantastic!

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Half-Tee Tank from Deborah and Co. ($17.99)

While this isn’t a winter item, you will be very glad you have this Deborah and Co. Half Tee Tank come spring and summer. I love mine so much I’m going to need to order more next summer. They are wonderful for comfortably adding a modest layer under tanks and dresses – definitely one of my very favorite things. (I just learned that this week only in the U.S., Half Tees are shipping for free!)

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Hand-Made Slippers from The Purple Lamb ($80)

Seem like an expensive pair of slippers? Well, you get what you pay for. Regular $20 slippers from the store don’t last long since I tend to wear slippers all day long several months out of the year. I’ve had my Purple Lamb slippers for over two years and they still look and feel like they did the day they arrived. I cannot say enough about these amazing, custom, hand-made slippers. They are so well made, so perfect for my foot, so warm and comfortable – they are amazing. The inside of the slippers feature New Zealand Shearling – seriously the softest most luxurious thing ever. They include suede soles and are made from 100% wool. You will love these. (Available in up to an 11 inch foot.)

Oh, For Real! Cookbook ($25.95)

You know my cookbook is one of my favorite things. ;)  I use this so much that my copy has splashes and stains on it by now. It is a cookbook full of our family’s favorite recipes, as well as all my best tips for keeping life simple (and healthy) in the kitchen. I want you to have my cookbook!

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Leave a comment on this post for a chance to win this fun giveaway of many of my favorite things.  I will draw a random winner on Thursday, December 18. Be watching for a post stating the winner as you will be responsible for contacting me if your name is chosen!

If that isn’t exciting enough, wait until you hear this:

12 other bloggers stuffed stockings with their favorite things too! Not only can you enter for a chance to win the package I put together for you – you can enter 12 more wonderful giveaways while you’re at it!

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  • Check out the Stocking Giveaway Collage featuring 12 other beautiful bloggers and their Favorite Things stockings.
  • Enter to win my Christmas Stocking Giveaway at the giveaway below (just leave a comment!).
  • HOP to all the other sites and enter to win their stockings!
  • Look around and enjoy the sites of these incredible bloggers. I love this hand-picked group of blogs. They all love the Lord and their sites and content reflect that. If you like Heavenly Homemakers, you’ll surely like these blogs too!

1. Thriving Home 2. Happy Home Fairy 3. The Nourishing Home 4. Heavenly Homemakers

5. Meaningful Mama 6. Slugs and Bugs 7. Seeds Family Worship 8. Jennifer Ebehack

9. The Generous Wife 10. The Modest Mom Blog 11. My Humble Kitchen 12. Kara Chupp

13. Motherhood on a Dime

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Your Skin Does NOT Have to Be Dry This Winter!

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Want to avoid dry, cracked, red, rough, bleeding, miserable hands as we head into the colder months? Meeeeee too! I have two wonderful pieces of advice for you:

1. Wear rubber gloves when you wash dishes.

Keeping my hands out of the water as much as possible is a huge help in keeping my hands soft and healthy. I slip on gloves every time I rinse or wash dishes, wipe off the countertop, and load or unload the dishwasher.

Now as we all know, I personally love and recommend wearing mis-matched rubber gloves every time you wash dishes. Two left-handed gloves are best. Be sure to wear these when you have company so they will notice how absurd you look. Wear them proudly.

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Please note that the above tip actually works to keep your hands from getting dry even if the gloves are a matched pair, directly out of the package – if you can possibly imagine me wearing such a normal item.

2. Avoid harmful chemical-filled lotions and creams.

For as long as I can remember, my hands suffered greatly in the wintertime. I lathered them up constantly with fragrance-filled commercial lotions, yet they stayed miserable and even got worse. This became a vicious cycle of having cracked and bleeding hands, rubbing on harmful lotions to “help,” breaking out worse, rubbing on more lotion… It was awful. I tried all variety of lotions, hoping I’d find the magic one that would cure my painful skin. Nothing helped.

I finally realized that part of my problem was the lotion I was using. I trashed all my store-bought lotions that turned out to be full of unhealthy ingredients which were causing more harm than good. I began using lotions from companies like Tropical Traditions I’d learned to trust. I’m so thankful for this, as I now see how important it is to be very careful about what we put on our skin. What goes on the skin is immediately absorbed into our bodies. That’s a huge reason to be super cautious!

The bad news:

Even using healthier lotions did not help my dry skin. I was so disappointed. My hands continued to be miserable during the winter – bright red, burning, cracked, bleeding. Nothing helped.

Until I was introduced to MadeOn BeeSilk Hard Lotion. <——That’s the very, very good news.

I received it in the mail, taking note of its different appearance. This stuff doesn’t come in a bottle or tube. It’s a hard lotion bar, which softens as you hold it – then you rub it on your skin. Within minutes – minutes – I noticed a difference. I had immediate relief from my painful hands. Still I was sceptical. Would my hands still feel good an hour later? Three hours later? Six hours later?

Yes, yes, and yes.

The fact that BeeSilk Hard Lotion is made with only three completely healthy ingredients is the best part of all. I’ve used MadeOn Hard Lotion for four years now and have never looked back. Do I still occasionally have dry hands? Well, only if I’ve been too lazy to rub on some BeeSilk before bed. This lotion works every time, all the time. I always keep a supply on hand (literally – ha!).

Guess what? Renee at MadeOn was kind enough to agree to my request of offering a free gift to EVERYONE with your purchase. Even better? That free gift is none other than my favorite product:  a Pocket Size BeeSilk Lotion Bar (worth $6.95). So…you order whatever you need (like lots of BeeSilk Lotion Bars and refills to have on hand for this winter). Then use the code “HHNOV” to receive a free Beesilk pocket size lotion bar with the purchase of any MadeOn product.

Add the pocket size Beesilk to cart before applying the code. Code expires Thursday, November 13.

Thank you, Renee! Here’s to a winter with soft, comfortable hands!

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Safe, Non-Toxic Bug Block and Beesilk Hard Lotion – Free With Purchase Plus a Very Generous Giveaway!

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Funny story:

One morning a few weeks ago, before heading out for a full day of soccer games in the sun and wind, I smeared MadeOn Beesilk Hard Lotion all over my face. I planned to rub some into my hands as well, but figured I’d do it after I’d fed the family and washed the dishes. However, as soon as breakfast was over we rushed out the door. Therefore, my plan to put Beesilk on my hands was forgotten.

Fast forward a few soccer games and a few hours later. I was back at my house, wind blown and hungry. We had an extra family at our house that evening, and that family included a very cute five year old boy. As I was cutting up his meat for him at dinnertime, he looked down at my hands and said, “Wow. You have really old hands.” I looked at my hands and saw what he saw. My hands were super dry and ugly. Old lady hands indeed. ;)  The little guy then looked up at my face. “Your face looks young though, so that’s good.”

Alrighty then. Beesilk keeps my face young. And not applying Beesilk to my hands makes my hands old. Fair enough. You’ve gotta love the honesty of a child. Amazing that Beesilk works so well as to make that big of a difference, huh?

That night, I applied Beesilk to my hands liberally. I now have “young” hands again. Ha!

I always keep a nice supply of Beesilk Hard Lotion on hand for my hands, face, arms, legs, and feet. I love the stuff and how well it works. And I love that it’s completely healthy for our skin.

Now let’s talk a minute about Bug Block. I don’t want my family eaten up by mosquitos, nor do I want to spray my family down with toxic chemicals to keeps the bugs away. The solution? MadeOn Bug Block.  I love it! It’s perfectly safe for our skin, and it really works well to keep the mosquitos away.

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I can’t tell you how thankful I am to have heard of MadeOn. Their products work incredibly well, their customer service is wonderful, their prices are very reasonable, and the ingredients they use to make their products are perfectly safe for our skin.

I contacted Renee at MadeOn last week to see if she might be interested in offering all of us a little bonus…or maybe a giveaway. She came back with both! :)

Leave a comment on this post if you’d like to win one of two $25 MadeOn Gift Certificates. Super generous! I’ll draw two random winners on Monday, June 9. Be watching for a post stating the winners as you’ll be responsible for contacting me if your name is chosen.

Beyond the giveaway, you’ll get a free Bug Block Stick or a Beesilk Stick with a $25 MadeOn purchase! Use the code HHJune.  When your cart totals $25 or more, you can then add either a Bug Block stick or a Beesilk stick to your cart and the stick is then free! Isn’t that nice? This offer is good through the month of June. Shipping is free on orders of $45 or more.

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Have Dry Hands? I Can Fix That!

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Technically, I can’t personally do anything to help your dry hands. But I can tell you about my favorite, most loved hard lotion bar and remind you of how it has saved my hands from being dry, cracked, and bleeding winter after winter. I love MadeOn and all it offers.

My skin has been so much healthier ever since I began using the Bee Silk lotion bar. I used it every single day. My whole family uses it. I will never be without it. It’s made with three, wholesome ingredients that are completely chemical free. Love it, love it, love it.

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The real reason I’m bringing this up – aside from the fact that I want your hands to be as happy as mine are – is that today only, MadeOn is offering free shipping on any order over $17.76.

Use code ‘1776‘ for free shipping on all orders over $17.76. Good only on President’s Day, Monday, February 17th. Ends at midnight PST.

Hurry and stock up! Your skin will thank you.

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FREE Peppermint Lip Balm from MadeOn!

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I am so excited to share this fun deal with you! It’s good today only – so act fast!

You know how much I love MadeOn Bee Silk Hard Lotion. Every winter for as long as I can remember, my hands got so dry that they cracked and bled, and ultimately felt miserable. It didn’t matter what I tried – nothing worked – until I tried MadeOn Hard Lotion. Within just a few hours, I noticed a huge difference in how comfortable my skin felt. I’ve been using it ever since, and I just love it.

Even more than I love how well it works is how safe and healthy it is to use on our skin. It is made with just three ingredients – coconut oil, beeswax, and shea butter. That’s it. And it works soooo well! I’m so thankful to have discovered it!

Once I knew how well their lotion worked, I decided to try their lip balm too. Oh my goodness – it is awesome. The Peppermint Lip Balm is my favorite.

Today only, when you make any MadeOn purchase, you will automatically receive a FREE Peppermint Lip Balm. No need to use a special code, and there is no minimum purchase. Simply add any items to your cart that you are interested, and you’ll receive the Peppermint Lip Balm as a free add-on! (Doesn’t apply to e-book only purchases.)

This deal is good Monday, February 11 only. Enjoy your soft, healthy skin and your free lip balm!

 

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A Safe Way to Keep Bugs Away (Giveaway from MadeOn)

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It is that time of year again. I love warm weather and everything that comes with it – except for the bugs and bug bites.

We are big fans of Bug Block from MadeOn at our house. It offers great protection from bugs, plus it is 100% safe for our skin. Remember the story I shared last year, back when my 15 year old was a 14 year old?

Last week, we sent Asa (our 14 year old) outside with orders to remove all of the green overgrowth on one side of our house – not a fun job, and one that is typically quite mosquito filled. I handed him the Bug Block and had him rub it all over his arms and neck and face. He spent a good part of the morning outside with vines and mosquitoes for company. Fun.

Later, I went out briefly to help all the younger boys haul off all the branches and vines that Asa had taken care of earlier. I really only planned to be outside long enough to give some direction, so I didn’t take the time to use the Bug Block. Mistake. I ended up staying out longer and helping more than I had intended, so one hour and several mosquito bites later, I came back inside.

While I tried not to scratch, I asked Asa how the Bug Block had worked. His response was, “Hmm. I don’t think I got bit at all while I was out there. Maybe there just weren’t any mosquitoes?”

Oh no. The mosquitoes were there. I didn’t see them either, but I felt them. Remind me to put on Bug Block next time. It totally kept the mosquitoes away from Asa.

And that’s my Bug Block story. It works and it’s completely non-toxic and safe for you and your kids. :)

I highly encourage you to try this wonderful product. You know how much I love MadeOn and how their Lotion Bar has completely (and safely) saved my skin. Having the MadeOn Bug Block to use is such a comfort!

MadeOn is giving away some nice packages today! Three of you will win a package containing the following:

  • 1 family size Au Chocolat Hard Lotion Bar
  • 1 family size Be Silk Hard Lotion Bar
  • 1 family size Bug Block Hard Lotion Bar

Leave a comment on this post for a chance to win one of these packages. For an additional entry, like Hard Lotion on Facebook. I’ll draw three random winners on Monday, July 2. Please watch for a post stating the winners as you will be responsible for contacting me if your name is chosen!

Use the code HHBug for a 15% off either a family size or pocket size Bug Block, good through July 10th!

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