Now that baby Everly is here I just don’t have the time or energy to sell my stuff at craft shows anymore and I’ve got so much inventory taking up valuable space in the garage.

The result: I am giving this huge gift set away to one lucky twitter follower! The set includes everything needed for a fabulous summer! A wicker tote contains foot pampering goodies, a yoga mat, straw hat, a freezable cooler cup to keep you hydrated and fun bath items that will have you feeling energized and ready for fun in the sun in no time!

To win just follow me on twitter and retweet the following message:

I entered to win the Gorgeous Girl summer pampering gift set, you can too! Visit: http://tinyurl.com/kuvgsa for details. @Talinan

Be sure to subscribe to the feed here so you’ll know if you are the winner and good luck!

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I was reading your blogs, commenting and tweeting throughout the day just wasn’t in the mindset to post anything worthwhile when one of the people I follow tweeted about a contest that was right up my alley! It was for 3 Fuzibunz cloth diapers, I still have none so I went and entered.

Then I got to thinking, “Hey whiny baby! Change those poopy pants and do something to improve the situation instead of just being all sad about it.”

So I did a twitter search on diaper giveaways then I found all these other bloggy contests to enter. Instead of keeping them to myself I figured I could share them with all you. If you have a need for the stuff then I’ve helped you, if you don’t you can still enter the contest and just give your winnings to me if you are drawn as the winner, Ha! (Kidding, but not really).

So here is what contests I’ve found:

• Ending March 20th – Win a $50 gift certificate to swamibabyboutique.com over at: http://theohanamama.com/
• Ending March 20th – Win a New Native Baby Carrier over at: http://delectiblemommies.blogspot.com
• Ends March 22nd – Win an assortment of baby goodies, 2 winners drawn over at: http://www.designmom.com
• Not sure when it ends – Win an assortment of mama goodies over at: http://www.lifestarringellieandeve.com
• Not sure when it ends – Win a Moby Wrap over at: http://ourlifeupstate.blogspot.com
• Ends March 25th – Win a newsgirl or newsboy crochet hat over at: http://babylovingmama.blogspot.com
• Ends March 29th – Win a Bumgeneous 3.0 cloth diaper over at: http://hotbellymama.blogspot.com
• Ends April 2nd – Win 3 FuziBunz one size fits all cloth diapers over at: http://meandmyboys-abby.blogspot.com
• Ends April 6th – Win any 2 Natures Baby Organics items over at: http://kindredspiritreviews.blogspot.com

Then I found the Ultimate Blog Party Giveaway and found a ton of great baby/ kid giveaway items! My top 3 picks that I’ve entered for there are:

• #19 – $50 gift certificate to Target Stores: Provided by: Shoot-Me-Now
• 21 – $50 gift certificate to Target Stores Provided by: Agoosa
• 22 – $50 gift certificate to Target Stores Provided by: Beginner Baby Blog

And if my top three picks are already chosen, I’d love any of the following (in order of preference) or anything else related to babies since I have my first child, a girl, on the way!

• 26 — $30 gift certificate to Target
• 7 — Ergo Baby Carrier
• 45 – Ultra Chic Diaper Bag with matching Diaper Pocket
• 91 — $25 gift card to Target
• 118 — $25.00 Old Navy Gift Card
• 123 — $20 Gift Card to Kohl’s
• 30 $25 gift certificate to weeBgreen
• 43 — Two $25 gift certificate to eco Store USA
• 83 – Prize: $25 Gift Certificate to ecostoreusa.com

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Okay, I was tempted to host my own giveaway after entering Witchypoo’s giveaway. So here I go joining the Bloggy Giveaways Carnival!

This giveaway will run for one week from today closing on May 3rd, 2008 for US residents. To enter just leave a comment below that tells us why you should win an adorable and heartwarming mini message in a bottle gift. The most worthy comment will win the giveaway so pour your heart into describing who you would send the gift to. Oh and don’t forget to subscribe to my feed!

The message in a bottle gift is for sale on my gift site as a Custom Gifts by Talina exclusive and is a great way to send a special, sentimental message to a loved one. Reaching out and showing someone you care with this message in a bottle gift will surely make someones day and that is the goal with this giveaway! Making a difference is as easy as a simple heartfelt gesture, that is where the message in a bottle gift comes in.

A Message in a Bottle gift is simply a note nestled in a beautifully decorated bottle. The gift giver authors a touching message that I inscribe on a message scroll that is placed inside the decorated bottle. This is a great gift for a birthday, anniversary, holiday or any occasion! The special thing about these message in a bottle gifts is they are fantastic personalized keepsakes that will be cherished for years to come. Give the gift that will keep on giving by bringing back wonderful memories year after year!

Tell us who you would like to reach out to if you win this giveaway and why it is important to brighten their day. Be sure to leave a valid email address when you comment. I’ll use that address to contact you if you win. The winner will be able to author a message that I’ll inscribe on the message scroll, then I’ll ship this touching gift off to the recipient you choose! Good luck!

Wait! Don’t just comment for the giveaway and run! Subscribe to my feed, check out some of my other posts
and consider stumbling this post! Thanks dude..

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It is actually free for 1 year from the date of registration (you will need to buy your own hosting plan separate from the domain if you wish to use it), the catch is that they want your credit card information on the account so that when the free year is up they can charge you for a second year and so on. They charge $35.00 for 1 year domain registration!! What a rip off!

I actually do not recommend register.com’s hosting plans to anyone who wishes to have control over their site/ SEO. I used them back in the day and was grossly disappointed. I don’t even recommend them for domain registration because it is way over priced but with a free domain why not use them?

The key is to transfer the domain to another registrar at the end of the year and THEN pay for the next years registration. This is what I plan to do!

I got my free domain registration for customgiftsbytalina.com, I will redirect it to my business site (www.craftedcustomgifts.com) thus reserving my business name as a domain so nobody else can use it and misrepresent the business.

A free domain name could be benificial to you as a blogger. Getting a domain registered and buying a hosting plan means you own your blog. It wont be hosted at a free blogging site (like blogger.com, wordpress.com or MSN spaces) which increases your chance for making money off that blog, plus you have more control!

Free blogs often cannot use all the nifty little plugins (like comment luv) that exist because they are unable to edit template files and so on. Free blogs are free so the capabilities and benefits are often limited. If you are a serious blogger this free domain name offer can launch you into the world of professional blogging/ owning your own site!

If you want ot claim your free domain head over to their promotion page (http://www.register.com/promo/acquisitions_lp_1.rcmx?trkID=EMAoFkNb1W) and get started.. The offer is only good for the week so don’t wait if you want one.

Then mark your calendar and remember to transfer the domain registration to another registrar of your choice before it expires next year!

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Anyway, here is the video that I got. Now DON’T visit the web address shown in the lower left of the video… I was rudely awakened by doing that It’s NOT a good clean fun site and I don’t recommend visiting it!

Also, this video has nudity and sexual references so if that’s not funny to you don’t play it okay? Here is goes:

[youtube LAFL6Ptk5Ug Casual Friday]

In other news one of the blogs I read (vegan mama) has started an exciting contest. It’s a dress contest! Head over to the contest page and get involved so you can win a dress from MikaRose!

I Just love that the dresses cover your knees! I am torn between the Halle and the Ariana…. Everyone needs a versatile little black dress huh? I would love to win a free dress, girls love new things! Heck after we move and money is not so tight I may just treat myself.

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