saving $: July 2013

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Docuscan Document Scanner #Giveaway (ARV $130!)

Docuscan Document Scanner Giveaway

Have you ever thought how amazing it would be to have a portable scanner to scan documents, photos etc? I know I have several times, and this nifty gadget would be great to have! Lucky you, you and one other person have the chance to win this bad boy! Saving $ With Jen has teamed up with Review Wire Media and ION Audio to bring you this giveaway! Scan everything with the Docuscan! When you need something scanned you don't want to wait for a computer to start up, hunt for a cable and then have to figure out how to work the software. Docuscan solves this problem and gives you a one-touch, standalone solution for converting all your photos and documents to digital files directly to an SD card. 2 Winner's will each receive a Docuscan from Ion Audio {RV $130}. See form for Entry Details. Open to U.S. You must be 18 years old to enter to win. Ends 7.17.13

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Disclaimer: An email address is required to enter. The winner will be chosen randomly through Giveaway Tools and contacted via email. A reply to the winning email is required within 48 hours before a new winner is chosen. One person entering per household please. U.S. only. This giveaway ends at 11:59 PM EST on July 17, 2013. I was not compensated for this giveaway, not am I responsible for shipment of prize. Companies and bloggers, if you would like to participate in group giveaway events like this one, sign up to be emailed about future events hosted by The Review Wire.

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Monday, July 8, 2013

FREE Blogger Opp! Maggie Bags Campus Tote Bag ($85ARV) US 8/1-8/17

Hosted By: Mami's 3 Little Monkeys
Sponsored By: Maggie Bags

Offer your readers the chance to win a beautiful and quite awesome Maggie Bags Campus Tote (ARV$85)!

Maggie Bags are made from super durable seat belts, the Campus Totes have Maggie Bags' signature purple satin lining and feature a zippered pocket, cell phone pocket as well as a key pocket. These tote bags also have four nickel plated feet on the bottom.

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Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Amazing Watermelon "cake"

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I have this amazingly crafty & creative friend. She manages to make anything look good. We all have a friend like that, right? Well, while out shopping the other day, she says, I want to make a watermelon cake that I saw on Pinterest. So away she went picking up ingredients.

We get back to her house, she disappears off into the kitchen with cool whip, a watermelon, kiwi, & strawberries. She bursts back out into the dining room and presents this masterpiece!

I am first of all awestruck at her creativity, but the execution on this cake is amazing.

To make the "cake" part of this watermelon cake, you cut off the ends of the watermelon, leaving the large midsection of the watermelon. You then cut the skin off of the watermelon, leaving a nice round "cake"! Then you would "frost" the "cake" with cool whip, and place your decorations on the outside. You can choose other fruits to make it more festive for the 4th of July! Enjoy :)

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Monday, July 1, 2013

Delicious "cone creations"

With the 4th coming up this week, I thought that I would put together a couple of recipes. This one is amazing, & the kids can join in to make their own "cone creations". We thought of names for this, but none really came to mind. They are incredibly simple, and depending on what you choose (or the children choose) to put inside of them, they can be relatively healthy. For ours, we chose waffle cones, nutella, strawberries, bananas, & marshmallows. The assembly is simple, and you can choose to set up stations if you are going to get the children involved in making them. I would suggest lining the inside of the cone with nutella, and then letting the children take it from there. You could also do the traditional whopper chocolate candy at the bottom of the cone like you would for ice cream cones. (note: we did not do that)

After you line the inside of the cone with nutella (or peanut butter, my youngest son has nut allergies, so we use nutella in peanut butters place with most recipes) Then you would add the other ingredients.

We mixed all of our ingredients (strawberries, bananas & marshmallows) into a bowl together, and then scooped them into the cone.

Once you have all of the ingredients that you choose inside of the cone, then you would wrap them up in aluminum foil.

Once you get the cones all wrapped up inside of the aluminum foil, you can choose to either place them on the grill or on a fire. (I would suggest using some sort of a grate to be able to get them out easier)

We put ours on the grill. Only leave them there for a few minutes just to warm them up. If you choose to put other ingredients inside of the cones that require melting, I would suggest using your best judgement as to how long it may take for those things to melt.

Other suggested ingredients include, but are not limited to:

blue berries
raspberries
chocolate chips

Let me know what you would suggest for ingredients!

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Pampered Chef Summer 2013 Cool & Serve Tray GIVEAWAY

Welcome to the Pampered Chef Summer 2013 Cool & Serve Tray GIVEAWAY ! Hosted by Saving $ With Jen & Stacy over at Pampered Chef Stacy Holden who has been gracious enough to offer a Cool & Serve Tray from the new Pampered Chef Spring/Summer 2013 line, to giveaway to one lucky reader!

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