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NEW Chatman Online Safety Gadget Giveaway Winner

Nicole @ DustinNikki Mommy of Three — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:29:43 +0000

I really don’t like doing this but since our original winner never responded, I had to draw a new winner for our Chatman giveaway!

Follow the link below to see if you are our new winner. New winner is announced on the Rafflecopter form!

Chatman Online Safety Gadget Giveaway

Congrats to our new winner!

Our new winner has been notified via email

Please respond within 48 hours so that I don’t have to choose another winner!

Thanks to all of you who entered!

Glade Coupons – $1.25 to $3.00 off Glade Products!

Nicole @ DustinNikki Mommy of Three — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:47:04 +0000

Love Glade products? I do. Check out these coupons!

Click on the coupon images above to get your coupons. Coupons are pre-clipped!

$1.25 off Glade Plugins Scented Oil Warmer

$1.00 off 2 Glade Sense and Spray Refills

$1.00 off 2 Glade 4oz Jar Candles

$3.00 off Glade Sense and Spray Starter Kit

$1.00 off Glade Plugins Scented Oil Refills

$.75 off any Glade Automatic Spray Refill

Enjoy!

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Coupon – $1.00 off Any one Armor All Air Freshener

Nicole @ DustinNikki Mommy of Three — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:25:58 +0000

Click the coupon image to print your pre-clipped Armor All Air Freshener Coupon!

$1.00 off any ONE Armor All Air Freshener

We have used these in the car and they are great!

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Baby Shower Cupcakes I Made for my Sister’s Shower!

Nicole @ DustinNikki Mommy of Three — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:03:36 +0000

Some of you may remember me talking or mentioning that my mom and I were planning my sister’s baby shower. We had her shower the weekend before last and I made cupcakes! I also put together and made a few decorations that I will post later. I ended up making 48 cupcakes – 24 were white cake and 24 were blue (just added food coloring) and they were decorated 2 different ways. You might remember my post with my daughter’s birthday cake and cupcakes I made for her party so I decided to make cupcakes for my sister’s baby shower. It was cheaper than buying a store bought cake and I think it made it more special by making them myself. I just thought I would share with you all and feel free to use my ideas for your own cupcakes whether they are for a baby shower or not!

For the blue cupcakes, I used white icing. This time though, I bought a cake decorating kit with two icing bags and tips so that I can decorate a lot easier than the last cupcakes I made. It was only $10 at Kroger (from Wilton which I recommend) and it was still cheaper making cupcakes. With coupons, I probably only spent $15 total on the cake decorating kit, cake mixes, icing, and the ingredients needed for the mixes.

Anyway, when I mixed the first mix, I added a little blue food coloring to make them blue. It’s best to use a white cake mix (not yellow) to get the best color. These ones are the ones I used the white icing on. I used the star shaped tip on my icing bag and went to work. Fill the icing bag up to the line on the bag and hold the tip straight downward over the top of the cupcake. You don’t want to be directly on the cupcake with the tip but close enough. Then just squeeze out the icing to form the star shapes. The more you sqeeze out, the bigger the star shape will be. Stop squeezing when you get the desired size and then cover the whole top of the cupcake.

After I decorated my other ones with the blue icing (I’ll get to that), I added little “drops” of blue in a circle on the white icing ones. For those drops, I used my small round tip. Then when I was finished doing that, I added these adorable blue plastic pacifier toppers my mom picked up at the store. They looked so cute when I was finished!

On to the white cupcakes. These ones I used blue icing. You can use blue food coloring but this icing was actually blue to begin with. I bought the new Duncan Hines icing with a packet of cotton candy flavor (they are sold separately). When you mix it, it becomes blue icing. I’m telling you what though, the cotton candy icing was really good!

For these ones, I wanted a different look so I put my small round tip on my icing bag and did the same thing I did with the star shapes only these were droplets. I covered the whole cupcake with these droplets and then when I was finished, I sprinkled on white pearl candy sprinkles.

I didn’t use any more icing than I normally would decorating this way. Each set of 24 cupcakes took one jar (the blue had a little extra left over because that kind of icing is a slightly larger jar). That’s also why I used a little of the blue icing on the cupcakes with the white icing for a little color.

Tips: It’s easier to fill an icing bag with refrigerated icing. When it’s too soft, it makes it a little difficult to fill it and you are most likely going to have to refill once or twice. Also, when you are holding your icing bag, the icing inside may start to feel soft because your hands are warm. making the desired shapes with an icing bag works so much better with cold icing so if your icing starts coming out a little softer and not holding shape as well, just put the icing bag in the fridge for about 10-15 minutes.

If you like it, feel free to pin it!

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Easy Canvas Prints UPCOMING #Review and #Giveaway!

Nicole @ DustinNikki Mommy of Three — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:42:31 +0000

I love pictures and photos and I have tons of them hanging all over our walls at home! Easy Canvas Prints is absolutely amazing! I received the opportunity to design my own canvas print and can’t wait to share it with you in my upcoming review and GIVEAWAY post! Be expecting to see it in less than a week!

You can choose from lots of different designs and images on their site or put one of your own photos on canvas print! You can even create ART from one of your photos! Check their site for more details about a 25% off all canvas and free standard shipping!

And while you are waiting to see my review post, check out their other site, Build a Sign where you can create a sign for just about anything!

So, be on the lookout for my upcoming Easy Canvas Prints review and giveaway coming very soon! Can’t wait to share mine and tell you all about it!

Disclaimer: This is not a paid or sponsored post however, I will be receiving my own canvas print from Easy Canvas Prints for my upcoming review and they will also be providing a canvas print for a giveaway.

Vistaprint – Mommy Must Haves – Note cards, stamps, address labels, personalized photo mugs and more ONLY $2-$3! #deals

Nicole @ DustinNikki Mommy of Three — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:47:27 +0000

Vistaprint is offering 6 products any Mom would love to have for ONLY $3 or less! Just pay shipping. Mommy Contact Cards are sounding pretty good to me and so is the Personalized Photo Mug!

“Mother’s day may be over, but you deserve to be spoiled year round! Treat yourself at a low cost this week because six essential premium Vistaprint products are now $3 or less each. Always be just a phone call away with Mommy Contact Cards. At just $2 for 25, you can share important information about your children with teachers, babysitters and everyone on the playground. Show off your kids in style with a personalized a photo book for $3. You can add all your favorite snapshots and customize a theme.”

“Treat yourself to some personalized stationery with note cards at $2 and return address labels at $2, too. You can find a matching set or pick from over 1,000 fun and trendy designs. Stamps are perfect for staying organized with mail, packing or storage. Customize one to fit your needs for $2. And who doesn’t want a personalized coffee mug with a smiley photo of your child? Get one for just $3! Plus, enjoy FREE uploads!”

Click on the banner above in this post to order your favorites! It’s a great deal and these products would also make great gifts too! Expires May 31, 2012. Happy shopping!

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Chatman Online Safety Gadget #Giveaway Winner!

Nicole @ DustinNikki Mommy of Three — Sun, 13 May 2012 22:33:11 +0000

Our Chatman winner has been drawn! Click the link below to check the Raflecopter form to see if you are our winner!

Chatman Online Safety Gadget Giveaway {119 entries}

Rafflecopter (powered by random.org) chose lucky entry number 55!

Congrats to our winner!

Winner has been contacted via email so look for it in your inbox!

Please respond within 48 hours so that I don’t have to choose another winner.

Thanks to everyone who entered!!!!!!

Share It Sunday Giveaway Linky (Week of 5/13/12) #giveaway #linky

Nicole @ DustinNikki Mommy of Three — Sun, 13 May 2012 03:30:26 +0000

It’s that time of week again so feel free to link up your giveaways! Since you are here linking up your giveaways, feel free to check out some of mine and everyone else’s giveaways that are listed here!

You can also check out my Giveaway Linky List if you need another place to link up your giveaways. It’s still a working progress as I have been adding them as I come across them.

Make sure that you link directly to your giveaway post and please follow this format for your title: Blog name (abbreviations are fine), giveaway title, end date. My blog is a family friendly site so please only link up family friendly giveaways.

For example: DustinNikki Mommy of Three-Crayola Prize Pack ($65 value) ends 4/16 (You don’t have to actually include the value)

I would love it if you share this post on twitter or facebook (you can use the share button at the bottom of my post if you like) to make it aware to more people. If you link up your own giveaways, it may even be helpful to you too! This is not a requirement but I would really appreciate it if you do!

Thanks for linking up with DustinNikki Mommy of Three!

Please follow the link below to link up your giveaways or click on my Share It Sunday Giveaway Linky tab at the top of my page!

Share It Sunday Giveaway Linky (Week of 5/13)

Ink Garden – FREE Grocery Bag – An $8.99 Value! #freebie #deals

Nicole @ DustinNikki Mommy of Three — Fri, 11 May 2012 19:15:00 +0000

I love using re-usable grocery bags to cut down on plastic. I am excited to share this with everyone!

Click on the banner above to get started!

Get a FREE Custom Grocery Bag from Ink Garden, just pay shipping!

USE Code:FREEBAG

Expires 5/31/2012

Shipping Rates: $4.99 for the Grocery Bag.

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Get a Free Trial Certificate for a Pair of Contacts! #freebies #deals

Nicole @ DustinNikki Mommy of Three — Fri, 11 May 2012 19:04:34 +0000

Want to try a new pair of contacts? Here’s your chance!

If you want to try a new pair of contacts, click the image above in this post to sign up!

All you have to do is register to recieve a FREE trial pair of contacts.

You will receive a printable Free Trial Certificate to get yours!

Expiration date: May 30, 2012

Disclaimer: This post includes my Escalate affiliate link. This does not influence or change my opinion(s).