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GourmetGiftBasket.com Review – Holiday Gift Guide

November 21, 2010 By Anne

I had the opportunity to review this yummy gift basket above. The Nutcracker Drum Gift Basket is filled with delicious chocolate treats. The drum basket is great to use after as decoration. We had a grand time trying out the different items. My favorite is the chocolate peppermint cookie brittle.

GourmetGiftBaskets.com offers a huge variety of gift baskets to choose from and not just for the holidays! There are gift basket for any occasion!

There a small, medium and large baskets. There are baskets for kids, college students, beer lovers, really so many varieties. Prices range from “under $25.00 to $125 and above.

Check it out!! –

I received the above mentioned product to facilitate this review. This did not affect my opinions. My opinions are own.

Anne

I'm a mother of 2 who likes to get involved in too much! Besides writing here I started a non-profit, I'm on the PTO board, very active in my community and volunteer in the school. I enjoy music, reading, cooking, traveling and spending time with my family. We just adopted our 3rd cat and love them all!

Cool Green Products Review/Giveaway #2 (Ann Made Art Bracelet)

November 14, 2010 By Anne

Cool product #1

One of my new favorite green items is jewelry made with can tabs!

Have you seen Ann-Made Art before? Ann Made Art has environmental, eco-chic wearable art in the form of bracelets, earrings and pendants handcrafted in America. They use re-purposed, post-consumer soda can tabs. Because these items are so unusual, eco-friendly and priced right, they also make great gifts. The price range is $20-$25.

Not only is the jewelry very cool and quite beautiful but the mission of the company is to do as much good all around as possible. They purchase the tabs from local non-profit groups, print all of the packaging on 100% recycled stock, cut down used (but clean) cartons to support the packaging and donate a portion of their sales to environmental causes.

They are honored to carry the Green America Seal of Approval for social and environmental responsibility. Check her website: http://www.annmadeart.com/index.html.

Ann-Made bracelets are handcrafted from 22 recycled soda can tabs (the men’s version
uses 26). The colorful variety of beads and stones are woven directly into the bracelet holding them firmly in place. The result is a beautiful bracelet that is strong, resilient, and long lasting.

Price: $20.00 each

Ann-Made pendants, like the one at the top of this post, are handcrafted from extra large recycled can tabs. The tabs are entirely wire-wrapped with various colors of wire.The colorful variety of beads and stones are worked into the design as the tab is wrapped. Each pendant is strung on an 18″ rubber cord and connected with an extremely strong magnetic clasp. Because natural gem stones are often used in our jewelry, each stone will vary slightly.

And, of course, everything is handmade. This ensures you will definitely have a one-of-a-kind piece. I love wearing my necklace! I do not wear a lot jewelry, but wearing something like this makes me feel good, because it’s recycled.

Price: $24.00 each

I received both pieces above to review and I would like to offer one my readers the bracelet! The one to be given away is the one pictured above. It’s so cool how these are made and I wish I could make them myself!

Cool product #2

How about lighting up a room and purifying the air all at the same time?

Check out the Ionic Bulb!

It’s a light bulb with an air purifier. We all know the importance of changing our light over to LED, but what about one that can purify the air as well?

The Ionic Bulb emits a healthier, more natural light full of negative ions. These ions attach themselves to pollutants and quickly neutralizes them.

The Ionic Bulbs can clear smoke and odors out of a room in minutes. This would be great for the bathroom – or even the kitchen! Unfortunately, I have recessed lighting and did not have alot of places to put mine. I did try it out in the bathroom. (see above photo)

You can save on your electric bill too! The Ionic Bulb uses just a quarter of the wattage of standard bulbs to produce the same amount of light.

A 2 pack is priced at $19.95.

Check them out online and Twitter and Facebook .

So now for the giveaway!! One Mommy Has to Work reader will win an Ann Made Art bracelet – the one shown above. This will make a wonderful present or keep it for yourself!

To enter – leave a comment on how your going green this holiday season.

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Giveaway ends November 30th at 9:00pm est. US and Canada shipping. I received all of the above mentioned products to facilitate the this review. This did not affect my opinions. My opinions are my own.

Anne

Cool Green Products Review/Giveaway #3 (Up We Grow Book)

November 13, 2010 By Anne

Cool product #1

Want to teach your little one about growing your own foods? Check out Up We Grow!

Up We Grow! is an informative and inspiring book highlighting the importance of small, local farms.

Beautiful and heartwarming photos invite children into the world of a small, co-operative farm over four seasons. Readers will get to know the hardworking farmers who plow, plant, compost, mulch, harvest and market fruits and vegetables, and care for animals.

Children will discover people of all ages and abilities working together to grow and share food, while protecting and respecting the land and animals we depend upon for our sustenance. Savannah loves looking at the pictures. There are pictures of fruits an d vegetables, chickens, cows and more. She’s a little too young to appreciate the book for what it really is. It’s intended for ages 4-7.

This book is written by Deborah Hodge and illustrated by Brian Harris and sells for $16.95.

See the end of this post for a giveaway of a copy of this book!

Cool product #2

These bags are made form recycled billboards! I heard of totes made from many different things but never billboards – so I had to check them out!

Boards2Bags creates stylish, unique totes and other products out of recycled, vinyl billboards
from Ralston Outdoor Advertising. These are made of thick vinyl material designed to withstand the elements. The one I received is very thick and very durable. Some of the totes I have are flimsy and break easily – not these!

Each product designed is a one-of-a-kind.

Check them out on Twitter too!

There are a ton of different water bottle companies out there. But they are not all the same.

U-Turn 2 Tap was born out of a need to provide products that are good for the body, the community and the planet.

Benefiting the body: U-Turn 2 Tap’s stainless steel water bottles are made from 304 grade 18/8 stainless steel that is always BPA and Phthalate free. The bottles are a safe, healthy alternative to the dangers of plastic toxins.

Benefiting the community: U-Turn 2 Tap contributes to programs that offer children the tools they need to create and experience art in all forms. With funding rapidly being stripped from the education system, it is our goal to ensure that programs for art and art therapy are supported.

Benefiting the planet: U-Turn 2 Tap’s stainless steel water bottles aim to stop the plastic water bottle frenzy that fills up our landfills and oceans. In the US alone, 60 million plastic bottles are hitting the landfills every single day!

* Each bottle is designed by an eco-artist and manufactured responsibly.
* U-Turn 2 Tap bottles are made from #304 food grade stainless steel and painted with non-toxic paints
* All bottles come with a stainless steel loop cap and a BPA-free sport cap.
* U-Turn 2 Tap is a member of 1% For Planet and is involved with projects promoting the value of art in communities

Check them out on Twitter and Facebook!

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Now on to the giveaway – one Mommy Has to Work reader will win a copy of the book – Up We Grow!

To enter leave a comment telling me which product you like best and why.

Additional entries: (please leave a separate comment for each entry and please leave your email)

Anne

Rubber Ducky Review – Holiday Gift Guide

November 13, 2010 By Anne

Every one’s heard of the rubber ducky, right?

But what about a “green” rubber ducky. This would make a wonderful gift this holiday season!

Check this out!

The “Rubber Ducky Remix” which is the world’s first ever totally recycled “green” duck….the duck, the packaging, all 100% recycled. Thus we’re taking the classic rubber duck and doing a “green” remix of sorts. It is suitable for children of any age as it will meet every safety standard for any country worldwide.

And there’s not just a “green” rubber ducky – you can sent Green Grams as gifts!

Visit www.GreenGram.net where you can send this cool Mr. Green rubber duck, a bar of this amazing green natural soap, and a personalized note on recycled paper to anyone in the country!

We received this cute “green” rubber duck to review. Savannah couldn’t have liked it more!

I love the fact that it’s recycled. I wish more companies would do this. As you can see, we had fun playing with our new toy.

I received the above mentioned product to facilitate this review. This did not affect my opinions. My opinions are my own.

Anne

Wisk and Playing with Makeup

November 12, 2010 By Anne

I always wanted a little girl to play dress up with and teach her to use make up and all the girl stuff. So tonight – we played and put Wisk to the test for the last time. This time we are testing oils, like peanut butter, dressings and lip gloss.

Check out the little one applying her lip gloss. She’s a natural!

Oh no! Too much mommy!!

That’s okay, I’ll use this white towel to wipe off my pink lipstick.

Ooohhh – look at that!

That’s okay – Wisk to the rescue!!

But wait…. I had to let this sit for extra minutes….

It did not totally come out, but it’s not too bad either.

I had a great time using Wisk and am very happy with my laundry of late. Several times I did not even pre-treat some of my stains and Wisk did wonders.

This is a sponsored post through One2One Network and Wisk. This did not affect my opinion of the product. My opinions are my own.