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marie madeline studio is having another great giveaway!
This time it is for a $30 gift certificate! It is easy, fun and fast to enter and they have many choices to choose from if you are a sewing girl like me!

Aren't these Thank You Cards so pretty?



You can enter to win them!
Over at mombite.com and check out her other giveaways too!

Marie Madeline is having a pretty tote giveaway.
I just love their fabrics, so fun and feminine! And I love totes too!



This giveaway is open to everyone, everywhere.

Thrifty and Chic Mom is doing another great giveaway!
Read all about it and then enter to win!

SoftLips Winter Flavors Giveaway


SoftLips has come out with 4 fantastic new flavors for winter Sugar & Spice, Sugar Plum Berry, Winter Mint and Sugar Cookie, and I have a set of all 4 flavors to giveaway. To enter tell me which flavor sounds the best to you.
Open to US residents, ends 11/25 at midnight. Winner will have 3 days to respond or a new winner will be chosen. Email must be in comment or available in profile. The company provided me with free product in order to provide my honest opinion, all opinions are completely my own.

Sorel makes great boots, warm and comfortable for wintertime! And Thrifty and Chic Mom is giving away a pair! How neat is that?

SHE WRITES:

Sorel Boots (giveaway)

November 3, 2009 by Ellen

As a mom living in Ohio I need boots in the winter. We get snow and then we get lots and lots of yucky slush making it impossible to wear regular shoes through much of winter. Unfortunately not many companies make a stylish winter boot that can also withstand the elements, but Sorel does. I was introduced to Sorel via Twitter and started browsing their boot collection to be pleasantly surprised at their quality. I completely feel in love with one of their boots and knew I had to introduce them to my readers. I know a lot of you live in areas where you need a winter boot that is more than just stylish but is functional as well. Sorel is known for their high quality boots that are warm, durable and made to withstand the elements. I was sent the Shila boot to try in the dark brown. This boot has waterproof leather to keep feet warm and dry with a fleece lining that helps wicks moisture away from your foot. The full front lace closure allows for easy access and a secure fit and the removable PU footbed offers great comfort and can be removed for quick drying. This boot is so warm that my feet where sweating when I wore them for the first time. I was excited about wearing my fall wardrobe and wore my new boots on a not very cold day and my feet roasted. I can’t wait to wear them on a below freezing day and not have my toes freeze. The Shila boot looks really stylish too, I love wearing them with jeans tucked in so you can see the full lace up front.

Great news I get to give away a pair of Sorel boots to one lucky Thrifty & Chic Mom reader. To enter tell me what pair of boots you want from Sorel. For extra entries do any or all of the following leaving a separate comment for each entry.

* Subscribe by email to Thrifty & Chic Mom.

* Blog about this giveaway with a link back.

* Twitter about this giveaway with a link back, you must also be following both me and @Sorelfootwear on Twitter . Copy and paste: Win a pair of stylish winter boots from @Sorelfootwear and @ThriftyChicMom http://bit.ly/110pLr (you can do this once a day!)

* Email a friend about this giveaway with a link be sure to CC me thriftyandchic (at) gmail

*Become a fan of Thrifty & Chic Mom on Facebook

Open to US residents, ends 11/17 at midnight. Winner will have 3 days to respond or a new winner will be chosen. Email must be in comment or available in profile. The company provided me with free product in order to provide my honest opinion, all opinions are completely my own.

I received this recipe from a friend, it only took me about 10 minutes to make, it gelled up really nice and it works great! My brother's really dirty pants come clean. For extra heavy or dirty loads you could use a little more.

Laundry Detergent

6 cups Water
1/3 Bar Fels Naptha Soap, Grated
1/2 Cup Washing Soda
1/2 Cup Borax
2 Gallon Bucket
4 cups Hot Water
Hot Water

Mix Fels Naptha soap in a saucepan with 6 cups of water, and heat on low until dissolved. Stir in Washing Soda and Borax. Stir until thickened, and remove from heat. Add 4 cups Hot Water to 2 Gallon Bucket. Add soap mixture, and mix well. Fill bucket with hot water, and mix well. Set aside for 24 hours, or until mixture thickens. Use 1/2 cup of mixture per load.

I just got my subscription now you can get yours!!

Get a Taste of Home magazine subscription only $2!


Here's an incredible deal on a great magazine: go here to get a subscription to Taste of Home for only $2 per year. It is for new subscribers only, but you can order a subscription in length of 1-4 years--for only $2 per year!

While I don't think this magazine is quite as great as it used to be, a one-year subscription for $2 is an incredible deal! It would make an excellent--and inexpensive!--gift for someone on your Christmas list who loves cooking and baking.

From what I can tell, it looks like this offer may only be good through the end of today.

Thanks, Crystal!

Here is a fun giveaway you may want to enter! Thanks to Chantel for telling me about it.

the happy scrappy quilt giveaway!

You heard that right, folks... we're giving away a quilt!! 

A beautiful, machine quilted, twin-sized, happy-scrappy quilt made by us from some of our favorite Jennifer Paganelli fabrics!  Now, how's that for some fun news?

Measures 66 3/4" x 90".  This happy-scrappy (our official title for the pattern we invented!) was made with new fabrics and freshly laundered when we brought it home from our quilting lady.  The fabrics featured in the giveaway quilt are from ModGirls, Bellbottom, Basics, Flower Power, Dance With Me, and Pretty Please!