HATS Coming Soon

I was in my craft room the other day, and noticed how much yarn I have. Tons. I was thinking about what to do with all of it and decided that HATS would be a great way to use a lot of it and fill up my shop for fall and winter too! I can do solid colors, stripes, and different styles even. They will be reasonably priced as always, I like to sell affordable goods so anyone can buy them. Keep your eyes on my shop for the hats, they will be coming soon and flooding the shop to the brim! Get a good deal on one for yourself and stock up for Christmas gifts too.

TracFone is Cool this Summer

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of TracFone for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

 

 

Summer is here, and my kids are all over the place.  I have five children and they all have different activities this summer.  I want them to have cell phones so they can call me to come get them, and keep in touch when they are away at camp.  Unfortunately, it can get rather costly trying to add them to my cell phone plan.  Trying to split minutes and all of that is just too complicated.  I've been thinking about TracFone since I saw a commercial on TV recently.  It's a much less expensive way to have cell phone service for my family this summer.  The coverage is amazing, and there are lots of name-brand phones to choose from.  I love that you can pay as you go, instead of having a contract that I'm stuck with for 2 years!

 

I love the one year service cards, get double the minutes for the lifetime of your phone, and 800 minutes for $119.00!  "Double minutes for the life of your phone" can be purchased separately for only $19.99 but some phones come with it already.   Choose plans with 200 minutes for under $30 and even plans that are $9.99 for 50 minutes.  There are many possibilities! Check them out here real TracFone customers.

You can also call over 60 countries for the same price as calling in the U.S.  Also, the International Neighbors plan lets you give your friends and family in Mexico or Canada a local number to reach you on your TracFone!  That's an amazing deal! Look here for more info: real TracFone customers.

There are simple phones for calling and texting for as little as $9.99.  There are also phones that have cameras, web access, apps, mp3, and QWERTY keyboards starting at $29.99.  For more information on these awesome phones, check out these videos:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPogROzTVuU and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wepWyWER-Vg.  

SALE in Both Shops!

Today is my mom's birthday, my second one since she passed away... so I am having sale in both my ArtFire and my Etsy Shops. Use coupon code BETTY47 to get 20% off on ArtFire, or 15% off on Etsy! Help me celebrate this special day. I have many hanging towels, dish cloths, purses, scarves, hats and more. Check it out :) Thank you!

Cozy Sale in my Shop

Everything in my Cozy section on ArtFire is on SALE! http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&sc_id=139650&seller_id=18281&op=new Each one was $3.25 and this weekend they are $1 each! These are awesome for protecting your computer when you have a cold drink and don't want to drip onto your keyboard while drinking!

Cute cozy is great for glasses, cups, bottles or cans. Fits most standard sizes. Serves as a cozy and a coaster at the same time! Pictures show the cozy on different shapes of glasses so you can see how it form-fits any shape. This cozy keeps the drink cooler a little longer, and also keeps the condensation from dripping onto you while you drink. It is great for keeping your hands from getting cold from iced drinks, or hot from hot drinks like coffee. Protects your furniture too! Fits well onto the cups from Starbucks or McDonalds coffees, or anywhere else that sells coffee! Fits well on cans and glasses too.

Machine washable & dryable!

Featuring Luscious Lather

My friend Diane at Luscious Lather has amazing skin care products. She has a shop on ArtFire and on Etsy, both called Luscious Lather. These products are wonderful and so is their maker. Diane is a wonderful Christian woman who is a true friend. Everything in her shop is handmade with love and care, and is of the highest quality. Support handmade!

One best seller is the hair care line. She carries shampoo and conditioner, as well as leave in conditioner. Organic and vegan!

Luscious Lather has many products for facial beauty. This is a sampler you can buy to try out several products. Customers rave about all of the products featured here!

I love the soaps at Luscious Lather, they are beautiful and well made. They also smel

l amazing! The soap doesn't dry out my skin, but leaves it feeling soft and silky.

The whipped body silk with shea butter, aloe & silk looks so dreamy! I can't wait to try some. It looks almost good enough to eat, but I'm sure it doesn't taste as good as it looks ;)

There are many more items such as men's line, pet line, makeup, lotions and more. Check out both of her shops, you won't be disappointed!

Store Brand Formulas Recent Victory!

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of storebrandformula.com for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

A US Circuit Court upheld a $13.5 million claim against Enfamil maker Mead Johnson that was a claim about false advertising.  This was a major victory for Store brand infant formulas.  The store brand formulas stated that Enfamil's ads were misleading because store brand formulas have the same nutrients at the same levels of Enfamil. PBM Products is the maker of Perrigo's store brand of infant formula who made this claim against the makers of Enfamil.   I think this is amazing, that a store brand beat a major name brand manufacturer of baby formulas!  I agree that the ingredients are the same but the store brands just don't advertise the same, and therefore we spend less on the store brand formulas because they aren't spending a ton of money on ads every day.  

Circuit Judge Andre Davis wrote "As the litigation history of the parties demonstrates, despite having twice been restrained from disseminating misleading advertising, Mead Johnson continued to do so."  He went on to say that "PBM cannot fairly compete with Mead Johnson unless and until Mead Johnson stops infecting the marketplace with misleading advertising."  Good point!  

"The Court has made it clear that the national brand and store brand suppliers are entitled to fairly compete and advertising abuses will not be tolerated," Perrigo Chairman and CEO Joseph C. Papa said in a statement. "We also appreciate the Court's recognition that PBM could lawfully compare its products to national brand products."  

If you would like more information on this awesome victory, please visit storebrandformula.com and here for more information.

Summertime!

It is summertime again! Yesterday was the last day of school for my kids. One is moving on to high school, one is moving on to middle school, and the other 3 are moving to new grades. It's going to be a long 2 1/2 months having 5 kids home every day all day. The oldest now has a job, so that will occupy him a lot of the time. We are hoping to take a couple short trips to the beach, and one long trip just the two of us in August. Right now I'm so swamped with orders, I'm beside myself with joy! Having the extra money is great for summer time! Have a great summer and keep your eyes on my shops on ArtFire and Etsy, and blog, to see what summer time goodies I'm making.