Joules Limited: Joules - Design a Rain Boot Competition

I absolutely love funky shoes & purses! The bolder the better. I hate plain.

That's why I love these rain boots!

Cool competition at Joules. They have recently launched a fun competition inviting all budding designers, doodlers and Rain Boot lovers to design some Joules Rain Boots, with tv host and fashion writer Louise Roe helping us to select the winner. The winner will then see their design put into production (with proceeds of sales being donated to Step Up) as well as winning a trip for two to London worth 1000$! Competition Entry Page and the  Joules Rain Boots page

Competition Details:

WIN A 5 DAY TRIP TO LONDON FOR TWO WORTH $10,000

FLIGHTS, LUXURY HOTEL, SPENDING MONEY PLUS LOTS MORE

10 runners-up will each receive a $500 Joules gift voucher

Submit a design and enter the competition here - http://getcreative.joulesusa.com/

The winning rain boot design will go on sale at joulesusa.com. 

Proceeds from the sale of the limited edition winning welly will be donated to Step Up. 

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Disclaimer: This blog post and the information it contains are brought to you by Joules. Regardless I do love this brand. I May receive product for this post. 

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Happy Holidays from Dancing Lockets #OrigamiOwl #bloggiveaway!!! 50$ Gift Certificate frm @1caseycolette! 12/21

Items I got from Dancing Lockets #origamiOwl

18$: 16in gold toggle chain w the 24$ locket: MEDIUM SILVER LIVING LOCKET® WITH CRYSTALS I think the gold chain and the contrasting silver blinged out locket look great together!!

The charms are 5$ each, and I got 6 
of them!


A pink heart jewel (which is the birthstone for opal (oct) but I am using it as a accent stone/piece
October HEART BIRTHSTONE
 a cutesy lil Gold owl. I added a PINK CRYSTAL CROWN, Cowgirl Boots, a RED Crystal Stone and last but not least these adorable red Lips  ($30 or 5$ per charm x 6 charms)

@GoBibles #blogGiveaway #holidayGIFTguide on #locomotionOFexpressions for arv $50 Bible Bear or Puppy! ends 12/15 #lowentry #win #ad #holidaygiftguide

Go Bible's Animates cost only 49.95 in version PUPPY Dog or Teddy BEAR

Love this Bible Bear

SHARE YOUR FAITH WITH ANI-MATES! Ani-Mates are animated stuffed animals that bring wholesome Bible stories to life. Choose from a cute bear or an adorable puppy. Both come preloaded with over 35 Bible stories and songs and are great for bedtime or anytime!

Better news, if you buy now, you'll get it in time for Christmas! I think this would make the PERFECT wholesome holiday gift for any child. Particularly one who loves learning about our lord, Jesus. I got the chance to review this bear and I gotta say I am very impressed!  I love its message and how soft and cute it is!!  It is so cool to plug it into your smartphone too- watch it come to life! Check out the video below!!! 

I loved that this toy is not your typical talking toy that says typical phrases, toys like this are hard to come by. Definitely a unique and thoughtful gift!

OR you can enter to win one, by liking the sponsors Facebook page HERE, and leaving a comment saying you did so!  Use the widget to complete your entries, the widget chooses the winner from entries placed on it, although the entries listed in the blog post are all mandatory to win, just BC you have an entry on the widget- if it doesn't have a comment to match it, it will not be picked. Entries heavily mandated.

Dancing Lockets #origamiOwl ! ~ Upcoming giveaway in DEC for 50$ GC to website!!! Look at my necklace how badA$$!

Items I will be reviewing on #LocomotionOFexpressions from Dancing Lockets #origamiOwl

18$: 16in gold toggle chain w the 24$ locket: MEDIUM SILVER LIVING LOCKET® WITH CRYSTALS I think the gold chain and the contrasting silver blinged out locket will look great together!!

The charms are 5$ each, and I will get 6

#card from @card has cornered the market on #Reloadable #DebitCards! #careBears

You may be wondering why the title of this post has Care Bears about them!  No, it's not a mistake. These pre-paid reloadable VISA cards can include an array of pictures, characters or images. Variety is the spice of life!  You can express yourself through your debit card, who would've thought that? 

Click the Care Bear CARD picture (above) to be taken to the website!

 

I absolutely love Care Bears so it's only natural I picked that card! They include more ways to load your Care Bears card, intelligent notifications like low balance warnings, monthly statements, ways to avoid fees and much more. AND, if you haven't already tried their current features, like loading cash with MoneyPak© or Western Union©, you may not realize how easy it is to load your card in minutes, at numerous places!!

MoneyPak is available at these stores nationwide.

This is a debit card, like the one from your bank, and you can use it EVERYWHERE Visa is accepted -- except it's way cooler and cuter than your crumby old bank card.

Here are just some fun facts we'd like to share, or please visit https://www.card.com/how-it-works for more information on the product:

• Free to order, activate and load
• Free app and check deposits from your smartphone
• Free direct deposit
• Free card-to-card transfers, any time, anywhere, in seconds
• No overdraft fees -- never goes negative!
• Safer than cash - 24/7 support, Visa fraud protection and 100% FDIC insurance on funds
• No debt, financially responsible, no interest/credit/APRs
• No credit check and approval in seconds
• 22,000 in-network ATMs
• Thousands of cool, unique card designs to choose from, including brands like: Garfield, Popeye, Betty Paige, James Dean, Care Bears, Walking Dead, Star Trek, Autism Awareness, Breast Cancer Research, Shark Week, Where's Waldo, Doodle Jump, etc.

This card is not a gift card, so you can’t give or receive the card as a gift - It's better than a gift card because you don't just use it once and toss it, but instead get to replace your boring bank-issued debit card and show it off over and over.

Free for 30 days - then $5.95 monthly fee, which we waive when you direct deposit over $800 in the previous 30 days.  This fee is the same as the Walmart prepaid card and way less than many of our competitors. It's also much less than overdrafting your bank account, paying for a checking account or using a credit card.

You can always try it out and cancel later. The cancellation process is super simple. Our monthly fee isn't assessed until after 30 days, so if you decide you don't want to keep the card, just make sure you spend all $25 before 30 days from the activation date and destroy the card. If the balance is zero after 60 days, the account will close itself due to inaction. Or you can call the number on the back and cancel at any time, but you have to make sure your balance is zero, to avoid the $7 "liquidation fee."

 I know this sounds like such a simple thing, but I loved how easy it is to find them on social media. If you can remember the word "CARD" you can find them on social media. For instance their Twitter acct is a super simple @card. Same for their Facebook URL. Maybe that is something only a blogger would appreciate. IDK! It was hard for me to find JUST ONE card I liked. I liked every card pictured in this post.

In the end, the Care Bear card was too good to pass up on. I handed it to the barista at Starbucks to pay for my Iced Caramel Macchiato and she smiled at me and said, "AW! That is THE cutest card!" (I told her she could get her own at Card.com and to give it back! LOL!)  

Another part you'll appreciate is that after you purchase the card and call the 1800 # or Load it online, your funds are available in as little as thirty minutes!!!

You can reload the card at most Kmart, CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, among other places.

You can set it up for direct deposit which can be time saving too!

Long story short, if you need a card like this, don't waste your time with other companies, just use card.com. It's so easy to remember!! Which CARD.com card do you like best? Check them out, and comment on this post!




Pinterest.com/carddotcom
Facebook.com/card
@Card

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above for free in the hope that I would mention it on my blog. I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.” The opinions expressed in this post are entirely my own. Your experience with the product may differ from mine. The sponsor is responsible for prize fulfillment and will be shipping the winner(s) their prize(s). For more information read my rules/disclosure policy.

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@makitproducts Makin' them is only half the fun. Enjoy your child's #artwork at #dinnertime on plates they designed!! So neat! #iLoveMonsters

What I thought about Makit!

Some of the original templates, we drew so many, we had a hard time choosing which plates to order... in the end, I used some of my own money in addition to the three free plates for the blog review, so we could get more of the plates we drew.

Gianas cat drawing before it was printed on plate

Well if you missed my first post about Makit, check it out and see what they are all about, as well as get a special coupon code for a purchase. I loved that Makit offers you a discount, the more plates you order, the more money you save. But honestly, the best part was the not the quality, which was ON POINT *& impressive BUT instead was speed. see, I mailed off my form with the templates we colored on a Friday and the following THURSDAY not even one full week later I had the plates we ordered in hand. We were gifted 3 plates for this and the last review, but I did pay for extra plates with our own money. 30$ to be exact for the 6 plates. Not too bad, putting them at 5$ a piece for this blog review. In that case, I hate it when blog reviews cost me my own money .. BUT you know I am telling the absolute truth about the plates. I love them, and I am sure they will be treasured in the years to come. They are supposed to be dishwasher safe, but I'll just hand wash them for now... so far so good. I give this company 2 thumbs up!!!  Very unique gift that would be perfect for an adoring grandparent. With the holidays coming up, you should definitely keep Makit Products in mind: My readers save 30% on their Prepaid Art Plate Kit (that’s a savings of over $5!) - 

The finished cat plate is actually darker and prettier, before below.

USE PROMO CODE: USFAMILY at Makit.com

About Makit Products Inc

Makit is a proud Texas manufacturer, who has produced more than 1 million plates a year for our customers, and takes over 500 calls a month. Each plate is unique and personal for each and every customer of Makit Products. 

I LOVED my monster plate best! #IloveMonsters

Our orginial Make A Plate is turning 40 this year and is looking better than ever! It's time to celebrate! After 40 years, Make A Plate is still our most treasured and beloved product - known to millions. When life seems strained by the hectic pace surrounding us, it's nice to know that Make A Plate can preserve that special, happy moment-in-time for so many families and is something they will keep forever.

My #warEagle Auburn University flip-flops plate, completed

Makit began as the creation of Bob Hodges in 1969. One day a neighbor, who was a teacher said, "Wouldn't it be fantastic to capture kids' artwork on something useful, instead of it falling off the refrigerator and throwing it out?" With a background in plastics and dinnerware manufacturing Bob saw an opportunity to create a craft medium that children and parents would love.

@PowerMyLearning is one of the best sites I have seen for free educational game compilations

I absolutely LOVED that this site PowerMyLearning is free!!

Not only do a lot of sites have high membership dues, or "free trials" which you soon forget you even subscribed for.... That is, until you get the non-refundable 19.99 charge on your debit card bill.. Yeaaahh- y'all know what I am talking about, don't you? 

As I was saying, not only is it 100% free, and free is a GOOD thing--  but in addition: lot of sites worry me, because of the Ads on sidebars which could have viruses and/or tracking cookies, not to mention things inappropriate for children, at times. Even the best of sites like Disney and Nick have these. 

Bottom line: You don't know a sites safety without sitting hours researching  Even if you do, you'd have to sit on top of an eight year old the entire time they were on the computer to make sure they don't stray that mouse clicker to questionable sites. Now, this may sound bad- but let us have a moment of honesty here: a lot of the times I let my daughter on the computer to get her out of my hair and get stuff done.. and neither of those feats can be accomplished if I have to monitor her every click on the computer.

You don't need super powers to be a super hero and neither does your pooch!

 In anticipation of Disney's SUPER BUDDIES releasing next week, discover training tips from the on-set trainers in the clips below, as well as recipes, crafts and activities click the image/picture below.

 Once your buddy learns how to sit, stay, roll over and shake, treat him to some super tasty dog treats care of the Super Buddies! Choose from B-Dawg's PB Bacon Cookies or Buddah's Vegan Yam Yums or better yet make them both! Get creative and turn a regular dog house into Hero Headquarters because every Super Buddy deserves Super Digs!



Ohhhhh, so that's how they do it!  #donkyDonkey!



(Yesterdays post marveled at how they train the dogs!)  Insert foot...



Read mine and Gigis review/opinion of the NEW Disney Buddies film: Super Buddies!

First look at #superhero pups in Disney’s ‘Super Buddies’ #SuperBuddies by Gigi

  Disney proves that super heroes come in all genders, shapes and sizes and even animals and if you wanna be more specific; animal breeds! The cute little puppies are back for more in their 7th film.

It all started with 5 Air Bud movies that spun-off into the now more widely knows as "Disney Buddies" have seven movies under their belt, 12 total if you count the Air Bud movies.
They sure have been around for a while and it looks like they are here to stay. I remember growing up with animal movies, where they have actual animals speaking, dubbed by human voices and that was BIG back then. Apparently it is still an entertaining as ever, except infinitely more realistic now. 
Those dogs must be highly intelligent to play these roles. They have these pups doing all kinds of tricks, not just standing there talking, which if you think about it: would be hard enough to do. I am always watching them thinking "HOW DO THEY TRAIN THEM TO DO THAT?!?!"

Every time a new "Buddies" movie comes out, I'm like- "Geez!" But not because I am tired of them, more because these dogs have more fun, and get around even better than I do!! With their adventures finding treasures, dealing with ghosts, playing sports, going to space, frolicking around in the snow... What's next buddies? Perhaps they will work in a restaurant they can call the movie: "Chef Buddies"  or be in a band!!  "Rock Buddies!!"   (:   

Whatever they do with it, or wherever these pups go, I know my kids will not be far, watching them with tunnel vision.

Watch the fur fly as a new breed of super hero is born in Disney’s fun-filled adventure.

An ordinary day at Fernfield Farms turns extraordinary when Budderball, Mudbud, B-Dawg, Buddha and Rosebud discover mysterious rings that grant them each a unique super power. Before you can say, “Buddies, assemble,” the pups unleash their amazing abilities and race to the rescue when a shape-shifting bully from outer space threatens the planet. But can they succeed in kicking major tail without revealing their new secret identities?

A must-own movie packed with laughter, action and incredible new characters, Super Buddies proves that when you use your wits and work together, you don’t need super powers to be a super hero!

Highly-Anticipated All-New ‘Disney BUDDIES’ Movie

Debuts On Blu-ray™ Combo Pack & DVD -- August 27, 2013


 Disney’s beloved and adorable ‘Buddies’ are back in a hilarious all-new movie for the whole family -- ‘SUPER BUDDIES’ debuts August 27, 2013, on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and DVD.  An action-packed canine adventure, ‘Super Buddies’ stars the world’s most adorable talking puppies - Rosebud, B-Dawg, Budderball, Buddha and Mudbud, as caped crusaders em’barking’ on their biggest adventure ever.

Debuting just in time to join 2013’s blockbuster super hero-filled summer, ‘SUPER BUDDIES’ joins the hugely popular #1 live-action, direct-to-video Disney Buddies movie franchise in North America as a 2-Disc Blu-ray™ Combo Pack (Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy) for the suggested retail price of $36.99 U.S. and a 1-Disc DVD (includes Digital Copy) for the suggested retail price of $29.99 U.S.
About the Movie
 An ordinary day at Fernfield Farms turns extraordinary when Budderball, Mudbud, B-Dawg, Buddha and Rosebud discover mysterious rings that grant them each a unique super power. Before you can say, “Buddies, assemble,” the pups unleash their amazing abilities and race to the rescue when a shape-shifting bully from outer space threatens the planet. But can they succeed in kicking major tail without revealing their new secret identities?

A must-own movie event packed with laughter, action and incredible new characters, ‘SUPER BUDDIES’ proves when you use your wits and work together, you don't need super powers to be a super hero!

What Gigi had to say:

   "When I first started watching the movie I thought it was going to be a good movie, and I was right! It was! In the movie, 2 aliens, one bad- and one good fighting over five rings. These rings are not just any old rings though. If the dogs wear them they get special powers. You know: to fly, being lightning fast, being super stretchy, among other powers!  

***SPOILER ALERT***

When the good alien crashes on Earth he uses the life form of a dog and he meets a little boy and they partner up for a while. They have been searching for the rings for a long time too.  They find the rings on the Buddies and they are trapped in a burning building!! What to do? Well, the alien dog save the buddies. That's how they get on the news. In the end, the puppies have the powers forever, because the rings/collars are theirs
My favorite part is: When the Princess lands on Earth and the alien dog turns back into an alien. The Princess Alien and the alien go back to their planet.. that part was super cool! This movie is so funny.

My favorite character is  Rosebud  because she's got spunk!!!"

Get ready to own this film on DVD! Links below!!

HINT: Scott rewards has a save $7 dollars on this DVD, but you have to register.

PRE-Order @ Best Buy for $24.99!

Buddies.disney.com/super-buddies has games galore and all kind of "Buddies" related things to do, play and read!




Facebook.com/TheDisneyBuddies

*Disclaimer*  I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above for free in the hope that I would mention/review it on my blog. I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: Disclosure Statement: Hit Entertainment provided Locomotion of Expressions with this review & giveaway. I did not receive any monetary compensation for this post.