A Beautiful Mess Happy Handmade Home (and a giveaway!)

Do you read the blog A Beautiful Mess? If not, you should! Elsie + Emma and their team have a great blog that combines so many of my favorite things: food, home decorating, DIY projects, excellent photography, and mostly just a colorful and happy lifestyle. I've been following their blog for years and could not wait for their new book A Beautiful Mess Happy Handmade Home to come out! It just came out the end of August, and I got my copy as part of a late birthday present:) I have loved flipping through the pages, seeing how they decorated their homes and finding inspiration for my own home. If you're looking for some ideas or tips on making your house a home with colorful, fun projects, this is the book for you!

I had the chance to receive an extra copy of the book to review, so I thought I would do a giveaway with this copy since I already have my own! Head over to my instagram (@sherrilynnpuz) to play along!

Disclosure: I received a copy of this book from the Blogging for Books program. It is a book that I already own and love. All opinions are 100% my own.

Del Monte Southwestern Tomato Kick Off Sweepstakes & Giveaway

Superbowl is tomorrow! I'm not really a fan of either team that's playing, but I am a fan of all of the delicious foods that Superbowl brings:) I'm making a pot of our favorite chili (recipe here), and I'll be adding Del Monte's new diced tomatoes!

Del Monte has two new varieties of diced tomatoes available: diced tomatoes with green chiles & diced tomatoes with chipotle chiles.

Diced tomatoes are one of the main staples in my pantry; I throw them into just about every soup and chili I make, as well as dips, Mexican dishes, and more. Del Monte canned vegetables contain the same essential nutrients as the fresh varieties, so they are my go-to brand when stocking up. 

Giveaway:  Del Monte has offered to provide a gift pack to one reader that includes:

(1) Del Monte Petite Cut Diced Tomatoes with Green Chiles

(1) Del Monte Petite Cut Diced Tomatoes with Chipotle Chiles

(1) $25 Visa giftcard

Leave a comment on this post sharing what recipe you'd like to try using diced tomatoes, and you will be entered to win this gift pack. One winner will be chosen randomly and announced February 15. U.S. mailing addresses only, please. Updated: the winner is #10 Wendy Rozema. Thanks for playing!

Sweepstakes:  To help inspire creativity in the kitchen, Del Monte has launched the "Del Monte Southwestern Tomato Kick-Off Sweepstakes" on Pinterest. Check out the Tomato Kick-Off Sweeps board for recipes and entertaining tips to get ready for the Superbowl! To enter the sweepstakes, follow Del Monte on Pinterest, create a board named "Del Monte Southwestern Tomato Kick Off" to pin recipes and entertaining ideas, and register your board here. The grand prize is an entertainment package worth approximately $5000! Visit here to get started, and you can check out my Del Monte Southwestern Tomato Kick Off board here.

Disclosure: The Del Monte products, information and two gift packs have been provided by Del Monte. The opinions expressed in this post are my own, and Del Monte is a brand I love and use all of the time.

Christmas Giveaway!

UPDATE:  Random.org picked a winner aaaand..... it's #12!  Lauren you are the winner :)  Thanks for playing everyone!  

This little Christmas giveaway is to help you get a start on your gift wrapping this holiday season.  I like to knock out a bunch of gift wrapping all in one day, so stocking up on the supplies beforehand is key to getting it all done!  One winner will win these gift wrapping supplies:

-one (1) spool of white rafia

-thirty (30) gift tags

-three (3) rolls of washi tape

-three (3) holiday gift bags

-one (1) roll of gift wrap tape

-one (1) package of tissue paper in four colors

Here's how to win:

1) Leave a comment on this post letting me know how much of your holiday shopping you've gotten done.

2) If you're a follower (instagram, pinterest, twitter, GFC), you can leave a second comment letting me know so.

3) Giveaway will run through Saturday (12/8).  Winner will be announced next Sunday (12/9).  

4) Giveaway is sponsored by yours truly & is open to U.S. mailing addresses only.

OXO Product Review & Giveaway!

When I made these muffins this past weekend, I was able to use my new OXO food scale!  I've been wanting a food scale for a long time and was so excited that OXO sent me two food scales: one to review and one to give away to one of you!

Having a scale in my kitchen has been so useful.  I can finally weigh my chocolate to get the exact amount a recipe calls for, I've been able to weigh my fresh veggies for each recipe, and now I can finally cook from some of my cookbooks that only list the ingredients by weight!  A food scale is also really helpful if you're trying to watch what you eat and are weighing your protein, etc.  

I really like that this scale is digital with numbers that are large enough to read easily.  Another handy feature of the OXO food scale is that the display unit can pull out so you're still able to read it when you're measuring large objects. Also that little rectangle on the right side of the display lets you know how much capacity is left on the scale.  I've been really pleased with this scale, and with how little room it takes up on my counter!

And now to the good part - an OXO 5 lb food scale for one of you!  To enter, please leave a comment on this post - any comment!  If you are a GFC follower of this blog you may leave an additional comment saying so.  Winner will be chosen randomly and announced Tuesday, April 3.  Limited to those with a U.S. mailing address, please.

Disclosure:  I received two food scales from OXO for free to review as a part of the OXO Blogger Outreach program.  However, the opinions stated above are my own.

Shabby Apple Necklace Giveaway!

Today's giveaway is from Shabby Apple!  This necklace is one of my favorites so I'm really excited one of you gets to win it!

If you have Christmas shopping to do, Shabby Apple is the place to do it!  Shabby Apple is a chic online boutique full of beautiful jewelry, vintage dresses, cute maternity dresses, and more!  I think these dresses would be so perfect for upcoming holiday parties!  

To Win This Light as a Feather Necklace:

(leave a separate comment for each)

1) You must like Shabby Apple on Facebook

For Additional Entries:

2) Be a Google Friend Connect follower of the life of a wife

3) Like the life of a wife on Facebook

Also, Shabby Apple is offering a 10% discount to the life of a wife readers!  Use discount code lifeofawife10off at check out.  So hurry on over to Shabby Apple and get your Christmas shopping on!  This discount is good for 30 days!

*please note : this giveaway is open to U.S. residents only.  Winner will be announced next Thursday!

Summer Giveaway!

In celebration of summer (officially) starting in a few days, here is a summer giveaway!

(here)

This popsicle recipe book has so many delicious recipes!  From fruity ice pops (watermelon-lime, blueberry-lemon verbena, fresh peach) to chocolate ice pops (classic fudge, chocolate truffle chunk, raspberry-chocolate) to creamy ice pops (cheesecake, root beer cream, vanilla toffee chip), and new flavored ice pops (cappuccino, mimosa, cucumber-lime-mint); this book has over 40 recipes and I want to try all of them right now!

(here)

These popsicle molds have a no-drip handle to prevent messes, and are easy to remove with a pull-tab to easily pop out the popsicles.  Also dishwasher safe (always a plus in my book!).

One winner will receive this popsicle recipe book and this popsicle mold!

How to enter:  You must be a follower of life of a wife through Google Friend Connect (see right sidebar).  Leave a comment telling me your favorite flavor of popsicles and you're entered to win!

If you blog or tweet about this giveaway, you may leave additional comments letting me know (counts as one extra entry for each).

Limited to the U.S. only.

Deadline to enter is Sunday, June 26 at 10 PM (EST).  Winner will be selected using random.org and will be announced Monday morning!