Sponsor Ad Giveaway Winner!

We have a winner to the Sponsor Ad Giveaway!!!  And the winner is...

#206- Stacie Skinner-Hoxsie

Congrats Stacie!!

We sent you an email.  

You will need to respond to the email within 48 hours or a new winner will be chosen.

Thanks for everyone who entered!

 

Frugalista Married- Come check her out!

Have you ever visited Frugalista Married?  If not you definitely need to!  My favorite thing about Frugalista Married is how real Cece is!   It is all Real Life.  

Let's get to know Cece and Frugalistia Married a little better...  We asked Cece to write a little something up about her blog and this is what she said,
"So, you want to find out how to get more hours in a day, loose 10 pounds and keep it off without dieting, and earn money from home in your spare time?  Well so do I!  I'd love to tell you that you can find those answers along with the secret to eternal youth on my blog but that would be false advertising and once you realize that you would leave me a mean anonymous comment and unfollow me so fast my head would spin.  What you will find is a fun and real blogger who loves being a part of the blogging community and interacting with others.  I write about life, love, the pursuit of happiness and anything else that pops into my head.   

I consider myself to be part of the "old school" generation of bloggers.  I've been at it for going on 4 years so I started before link ups, Rafflecopter, giveaways, Passion Fruit and blog sponsorships were even thought of.  In fact, this is my first sponsored post which I was lucky enough to win and I've only done 2 giveaways.  But not to worry, I plan to do more because giving something away was so much fun.  With almost four years under my belt you may wonder why I don't have 2,000 followers.  I mean, isn't my blog cute enough?  Haven't I come up with enough funny things to say?  Getting new readers does make my heart happy but that's not my motivation for blogging.  I do this because I love to write.  I always have and I have a good feeling that I always will.  Come find out if I'll ever finish that novel I've been working on for years, what reality TV shows I refuse to watch and my latest confessions.  You may not discover the the secret to making your hair look like the girls in Pantene commercials but you might find some other things you like and it might be worth the visit anyways."
Head on over to Frugalista Married and get into Cece's world.  You will not be disappointed!  You can also follow Cece on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram!

Bliss Design Studio

We have another fabulous sponsor that we want to tell you about! Bliss Design Studio is an Interior and Graphic Design Company. 

Here is a little information about Brittany, the owner of Bliss Design Studio:

"After 6 years of interior design experience, Brittany was ready to spread her wings and create her own design venture.  After a serendipitous moment of opportunity, she moved to Dallas and created Bliss Design Studio.  She has since moved her studio to Bentonville, AR.  She offers Interior + Graphic Design services to clients around the world.  Her designs have traveled as far as Australia and she is hoping to best that soon!

Brittany is an NCIDQ Certified Interior Designer.  She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Interior Design.  She has a variety of experience in: retail design, residential design, commercial design, brand development, logo design, and stationery design.

Brittany maintains a connection with the latest design trends through a variety of resources: pinterest, blogs, webinars, trade shows, continuing education seminars, and design magazines.

Brittany has an insatiable curiosity for all things design! She is inspired by the great designs of the past as well as the present. She believes that everyone can live designerly and has made that her personal mantra."

Her website is absolutely amazing!  She does Interior Design, eDesign and Graphic Design.  I love looking around her website!   It is so fun and easy to navigate around! 

 

Her designs are beautiful and she is so talented!  You will not be disappointed!  I secretly wish that she was my neighbor and maybe some of her decorating creativity would rub off on me.  :)

Smart, Blonde and Crafty

I wanted to introduce you to one of our sponsors!  Smart, Blonde and Crafty is an amazing new website, blog and magazine that we absolutely love!  The content is great and very clean and organized.

They feature different blogs and crafters.  It also divides projects into different categories.  I like how it's easy to navigate and find things. 

 And they are also offering a giveaway right now.  If you comment on their blog about what you like, or don't like about it, you will be entered to win!

Here is a little info about the ladies behind Smart, Blonde and Crafty:

"Hi there! It’s so great to meet you.

My name is Amanda and this is Kelly, my best friend, business partner and designer extraor- dinaire. Together, we own and operate a graphic, web and publication design company called Smart Blonde Creative. We’re always out looking for creative inspiration which is how we dis- covered this whole, wide world of blogging. And it’s amazing.
 
It all started a few months ago when we became OBSESSED with all of you creative ladies out there. We like to think that we were creative people, but all this blog stalking kicked our creativ- ity into high gear and inspired us to leave our desks and do some real-life designing, using tools and glue instead of our computers.
 
Reading through our favorite blogs is empowering. These women (yes, I’m talking about you) manage full time jobs, raise children, cook gourmet meals, decorate their homes and hand craft all kinds of goodies. THEN they write about it. They share their secrets with us, tell stories about the craziness that is their lives and make us laugh. Who wouldn’t want to be part of this won- derful world? We certainly do. We’ve never even met these ladies and we look up to them. We understand their hectic lives. We mentally high-five them for completing a project and give them a hug when their toddler is driving them insane. They’re our friends.
 
And so Smart Blonde and Crafty was born. Every two months we will bring you a roundup of all our favorite projects and the wonderful women and blogs that gave us the ideas. We’ll fol- low their tutorials and tell about our experiences. We’ll tell you which blogs to visit for the best recipes or where to go for a quick DIY holiday decoration.
 
Why is it called Smart Blonde and Crafty. Because. We’re blonde, we’re smart (although we still have our moments) and we’re crafty too. If you have black hair, you’re a brunette or a red head, we hope this title doesn’t discourage you. If it weren’t for these highlights, we wouldn’t be so blonde. Also, the title compliments our other ventures. Smart Blonde Creative, our graphic de- sign company and We Are Smart Blonde, our blog that follows us as we run our business, raise our children and all life’s chaos.
 
If you haven’t already, check out our BLOG.
 
And more importantly, tell us about YOU. Are you pretty crafty? Do you run a DIY/Craft/Life blog and have some creativity you want to share with us? We want to meet you. EMAIL HERE.
Thanks for stopping by. We hope you enjoy and leave feeling inspired."

So don't delay and click on over to Smart, Blonde and Crafty and check them out! You will love what they are offering!

2013 Advertising with Babblings!

We have exciting news to start off the new year! We have revamped our advertising section of our blog!  So if you are interested in advertising with Babblings and More, this is the perfect time to do so!  

And for the month of January, we are offering 50% off all advertising spots! 

Just use the code NEWYEAR2013 to receive your discount.

So what are you waiting for?  Head on over to our Advertising Section and buy an ad!

Show me Some BLING!

How do you like this little beauty? Last week I received a pretty pink package in the mail and knew exactly what it was.  Just a few days before, I ordered JGOOD's   

'Bloomingdale' Tiered Engagement Style Ring.

 

It came in such cute packaging! The ring was in a beautiful shimmery white quilted jewelry box that was wrapped up in pink tissue paper with the JGOOD logo printed on a sticker.  

I had to take a picture because opening it was too much fun!  However, it was night time, so the pictures aren't the greatest.

And here is my ring!  My 12 year old son took these pictures. (Not too shabby a photographer!  He even shoots in manual!)  I love the ring!  It is so beautiful!  I wore it to Church on Sunday.  This is a ring that I wear to "special occasions".  It's fun to get dressed up and show a little bling!

Have any of you heard of JGOOD?  They are an online company that sells some amazing and beautiful jewelry!

They describe themselves as a "private shopping community for designer fashion goods marketed exclusively through our members."  So what exactly does that mean?  

They market their products by using Social Rewards.  For example, if you sign up under Babblings and More (by clicking on the link below) then you get $5 to spend by becoming a member through us and once you make your first order, we get credited $10 or points to spend.  And then if you refer a friend, your friend gets $5 to spend and you get credited $10 after they make their first order for you to spend.  Make sense?  This is how they advertise their business.

  JGOOD was featured on People Magazine’s under their “Exclusive Deals” section seen here: http://www.peoplestylewatch.com/people/stylewatch/gallery/0,,20333808,00.html#21111532

The jewelry that they have is really beautiful as well.  My favorite is the Vintage Affair Collection by Brooke Hill.  I love the timeless look that they have!  You really have to check it out!  And the rings are gorgeous!

Their website is really catching on.  Their facebook page has over 31,000 likes!

Curious yet?  Click on over to their website and look around, you won't be disappointed!

JGOOD: Sign up through this link and get $5 to spend!

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JGOOD: Have you heard of them?

Have any of you heard of JGOOD?  They are an online company that sells some amazing and beautiful jewelry!

They describe themselves as a "private shopping community for designer fashion goods marketed exclusively through our members."  So what exactly does that mean?  


They market their products by using Social Rewards.  For example, if you sign up under Babblings and More (by clicking on the link below) then you get $5 to spend by becoming a member through us and once you make your first order, we get credited $10 or points to spend.  And then if you refer a friend, your friend gets $5 to spend and you get credited $10 after they make their first order for you to spend.  Make sense?  This is how they advertise their business.

Just last week, JGOOD was featured on People Magazine’s website this morning under their “Exclusive Deals” section seen here: http://www.peoplestylewatch.com/people/stylewatch/gallery/0,,20333808,00.html#21111532

The jewelry that they have is really beautiful as well.  My favorite is the Vintage Affair Collection by Brooke Hill.  I love the timeless look that they have!  You really have to check it out!  And the rings are gorgeous!

Their website is really catching on.  Their facebook page has over 22,000 likes!

Curious yet?  Click on over to their website and look around, you won't be disappointed!

JGOOD: Sign up through this link and get $5 to spend!   

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