Thankful For...

I finally after being on Etsy for 2 yrs created a treasury (Thanks Laura)!! It is called Thankful for... All of the selections are from members of Busy Moms Team from etsy. Please Check it out if you have a moment.

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4cdf8d4f4e876d91099907e9/thankful-for


♥ Amy

Giveaway!

Hello Friends,

Just wanted to let you all know that Wyjajewels is giving away a pair of Swarovski Crystal Christmas Tree Earrings on her blog!! Great way to get a head start on your Holiday gift giving or get yourself all festive for that upcoming Holiday Party!!!


Also from now till Christmas visit our blog for Christmas giveaways, great recipes and lots of Holiday cheer!! =)

Have a blessed day!
♥ Amy

Giggles and Grins Feature and Giveaway is CLOSED- Winner Announced

Congratulations to Anna (user name Perfect Blue Moon) You are the winner of the Giggles and Grins Feature and Giveaway! We will be in contact with you shortly.

Thank you very much to Dawn and Rhonda of Giggles and Grins for sponsoring this awesome giveaway!!! We love your pendants :)

Thank you to all of our readers, fans, and followers for participating in the contest- we appreciate each and every one of you!

Have a great night!

Giggles and Grins Feature and Giveaway!!

We are happy to welcome back one of our favorite Etsy stores--- Giggles & Grins for a great Valentine's Day Feature & Giveaway!!


It is always such a pleasure to work with the ladies of Giggles & Grins! They have graciously offered one of our Ozark Scents blog readers a chance to own one of their beautiful creations just in time for Valentine's Day!!



A little about Giggles & Grins:




Giggles & Grins is an Etsy store operated by sisters Dawn and Rhonda, who make beautiful glass tile pendants, scrabble tile pendants, and domino pendants. Each pendant is handcrafted with high quality materials and sealed with a glaze to ensure durability. Each pendant comes to you in a cute little organza bag ready for gift giving as well! At Giggles & Grins not only are top quality pendants important to Dawn and Rhonda, but friendly customer service is as well.





I have personally purchased many of Giggles & Grins pendants as gifts and for myself and they are wonderful. Giggles & Grins offers a variety of styles for everyone! You can find everything from Valentine's Day pendants to modern art pendants!! They make awesome gifts and would be perfect to give that special someone this Valentine's Day!! Also right now Giggles & Grins is having a SALE on all Valentine's pendants!!! It is a great time to drop in there and get your gift giving out of the way or buy a few for yourself!




Dawn and Rhonda are so awesome that they would like one of our readers to win one of their pendants just in time for Valentine's Day!!!





To enter to win one of these gorgeous pendants (of your choice), just go on over to Giggles & Grins and let us know which pendant you LOVE the most! Come back here and leave us a comment letting us know which lucky pendant has captured your heart! That will be good for 1 entry into the contest. Make sure to leave us a way to contact you in case you are our winner!

For extra entries into the contest do any of the following (each good for 1 entry). Make sure you leave a separate comment for each entry.

1. Make Giggles & Grins a favorite on Etsy. ("Heart" their shop)

2. Follow Ozark Scents blog or become a follower.

3. Tweet, blog, or facebook about this contest. Make sure to let us know where to find it. (link please)






Contest is open to everyone! Please make sure we have a way to reach you in case you win. Contest will be closed Friday February 5th at 7:00pm CST and a winner will be chosen.
Thanks for participating! and have fun!

♥Amy

Wyja Jewels Earring Giveaway!

Happy New Year All!! Hope you all are so far having a wonderful 2010!

I wanted to let you know that Wyja Jewels is having a giveaway! You can enter to win a free pair of earrings! What a great way to start the New Year off Right?!

So head on over to Wyja Jewels Blog and enter to win these cute Hearts afire earrings!

♥Amy

Merry Monday week 3!

Merry Monday is upon us again and we are counting down the last days until Christmas!

Miraculously I became an early bird holiday shopper this year, but if you are anything like I was in holidays past, then you may be a Christmas procrastinator.

Don’t worry, I have good news! I have found some great last-minute holiday shopping resources that will guide you in the direction of some very merry, affordable and fun gifts just in time for Christmas!

For all of you last minute shoppers out there who think that personalized gifts are impossible at this point- think again!

Zazzle.com is the perfect place to create great personalized gifts, and right now they are offering 50% off express shipping! So not only can you give a thoughtful gift, you can actually give it on Christmas day! Hurry, Hurry, Hurry…………. You still have to create it:)

You are short on time, have a tight budget and are stumped about what to give……… Don’t fret, just go to TheLedger.com and check out their article entitled 20 last minute gift ideas for less than $20

If you are still having trouble finding that perfect last minute gift then you may want to visit http://www.redenvelope.com/ and/or http://www.amazon.com/, they both offer overnight shipping on unique gifts, toys, and apparel.

And if you just don’t feel like sorting through all of the listings then check out
www.gifts.com. This site makes shopping a breeze by dividing gifts into categories based on the recipient’s personality.

Now that you (hopefully) have all of the gifts out of the way, you can concentrate on the most important aspect of the season… FOOD!

Weather you are planning a large holiday buffet, or a small cocktail get together, these are the sites where you will find the tastiest recipes around.

http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Holiday---Celebration-Recipes/Christmas-Recipes

http://allrecipes.com/recipes/holidays-and-events/Christmas/Candy/Main.aspx

http://www.foodnetwork.com/holidays-and-parties/index.html

That’s all for this Merry Monday, come back next week for our final Merry Monday and some hot post-Christmas finds!

Have a safe and happy holiday!

Merry Monday Week 2!

Merry Monday is technically coming to you on Tuesday this week (sorry for the delay)

However, I still have some very Merry finds for you on this Tuesday evening… I hope you will enjoy!

Today while browsing the web for some yummy new cookie recipes, I stumbled upon www.marthastewart.com and I found so many great recipes, but one in particular caught my eye “Gingerbread Snowflakes”!

Leave it to Martha Stewart to come up with a cute and fun rendition to the traditional gingerbread man.

Here is what you’ll need to whip up these awesome cookies:

Makes 16 cookies
6 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
1 cup packed dark-brown sugar
4 teaspoons ground ginger
4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves
1 teaspoon finely ground pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt
2 large eggs
1 cup unsulfured molasses
Royal Icing (Links to her recipe)
Fine sanding sugar, for sprinkling

Directions
1.Sift together flour, baking soda, and baking powder into a large bowl. Set aside.

2.Put butter and brown sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until fluffy. Mix in spices and salt, then eggs and molasses. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture; mix until just combined. Divide dough into thirds; wrap each in plastic. Refrigerate until cold, about 1 hour.

3.Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roll out dough on a lightly floured work surface to a 1/4-inch thick. Cut into snowflakes with a 7- inch snowflake-shape cookie cutter. Space 2 inches apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper, and refrigerate until firm, about 15 minutes.

4.Bake cookies until crisp but not dark, 12 to 14 minutes. Let cool on sheets on wire racks.

5.Put icing in a pastry bag fitted with a small plain round tip (such as Ateco #7). Pipe designs on snowflakes; immediately sprinkle with sanding sugar. Let stand 5 minutes; tap off excess sugar. Let icing set completely at room temperature, about 1 hour. Store cookies between layers of parchment in an airtight container at room temperature up to 5 days.

Yum Yum Yum.... They are almost too pretty to eat!

Now that we have had our cookies, it’s time to wrap the gifts and Hobby Lobby is having an incredible sale on gift-wrap. They are offering 50% off all gift-wrap from now until December 19th!!

They are also offering 30% 50% off storewide! This is the prefect opportunity to stock up on all of your crafting supplies and find some great gifts too!

The clock may be running down for all of you last minute shoppers, but even if you’re late, you can still be frugal.

Here is a great website I happened upon today that will guide you toward some of the best ways to stretch your buck and still find those great last minute gifts! http://moneysmartlife.com/the-best-websites-for-christmas-shopping-deals/

That’s about all for this late edition of Merry Monday….. Visit us next week for more great holiday finds!

Have a great night!