I'm dreaming of an Etsy Christmas...

If you've already discovered the magical world of Etsy, then you know you can quickly blow hours away by skimming thru all the wonderful items for sale. Where else can you buy chocolate dipped treats, personalized name crayons, cutsie cards & gorgeous necklaces, all on the same website? The best thing about it, is you are supporting small businesses. As the recipient of several Etsy wins, it still amazes me that there are so many talented people out there. I consider myself pretty crafty, but I don't hold a candle to many on this site. If you have no idea what I am talking about, head here- Etsy :: Your place to buy and sell all things handmade- after you finish reading my post. lol

In honor of Etsy & Christmas, Busy Mom of Busy Mom Blog and More, is hosting an Etsy shopping Bonanza! Two winners will share $750 worth of goodies from several Etsy shops, including paper crafts, jewelry & edible yumminess. Just visit Busy Mom Blog and More for all the fun details, but do it soon, as the contest will be ending on Saturday the 6th of December.

Here is the complete list of participating shops:

This and That, Red Pajamas, Baby Luv Gifts, Baby Bears, My Custom Baby Boutique, Baby Goin Places, Layla Legs , Second Story Window, Inspiring Color Tie Dye, Baby Peas, Abby Chase Designs, Tadpoles and Tutus, Make it and Love It, PiggyTails Boutique, Four Dog Day, Jupita , Zeba, Jodi Horgan, One of a Kind Custom Jewelry, Across The Pond, Kerstin Hanson, Krug's Eco-Logic, Indulgent Creations, koko candles, Dazzle Dott, Mary Zoom, Maggie Sue Designs, Gaia Conceptions, BoojiBoo, Stones of Healing, A Sugar Affair , Cakebox Cookies, A Thyme 2 B Comforted , Double Dipped Sweets, KE Cookies, AngelPie Cookies and Cakes, Meg's Creations, Cookie Art by Sarah, Paper Treasures 4 U, Inkspot Workshop, Take Note, Articulations

Ice Cream, The World's Best Dessert

With 7 people in our household, Ice Cream products have a way of disappearing pretty fast. It seems like every time I go grocery shopping, there are at least 4 new flavors, or different novelty ice creams. I usually pick up one of the huge buckets of vanilla ice cream ( which is great for banana splits, or root beer floats), the latest popsicley-type character novelty (supposed to be for the kids, but I've caught the dh enjoying a hulk colored super pop once or twice!), and a smaller specialy ice cream just for me. My newest flavor I have been loving is Ben & Jerry's One Cheesecake Brownie. This little container of lovliness is full of smooth cheesecake ice cream w/ hunks of cheesecke brownie chunks. Can you say yum? I am also a sucker for the holiday themed ice creams- I actually will jump up & down, clapping in the frozen food section, when the Eggnog & Pumpkin ice creams are in stock. Probably another reason why my 14 year old dislikes shopping with me. :D

Momsinablog is hosting a contest for free ice cream from IcecreamSource.com. and all you need to do to enter is to blog about your fave flavor & why you should win. As I already stated above, their are 7 people in our family. And out of that 7, how many do you think are female? If you said 3, well you'd be wrong! I am the lone female in a sea of males. So for that very reason, I should win. lol

Some links to check out- Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Ice Cream, www.IceCreamSource.com. , http://momsinablog.com/browse-by-topic/contests-giveaways/today-is-national-ice-cream-day/