giveaway day: win a necklace + charm from jewel kade!

it's giveaway day, yay!

today's giveaway is brought to you by megan swederski, independent jewel kade stylist.  she's giving one of you a super cute charm {up to $48 value!!} & a Crepe Ribbon Necklace in whatever color your heart desires!  who wouldn't want that??

take a little look-see.

super cute, right?

there are SO many charms to choose from.  i was lucky enough to receive this super cute charm from megan to try out for myself & i love it!

so how can you get one for yourself?  do this... now!

here's how you can enter:
•  visit megan's online store & leave a comment back here telling me what charm you'd pick out.
•  "like" megan's "charmed in wisconsin" facebook page & leave a comment on her page saying i sent ya!
•  come back here & let me know you liked & commented on her facebook page.

there ya go!  it'll take ya under three minutes & put you in the running for one of these fun charms & necklace!  so dooooo it.

giveaway ends april 11 at 11:59 pst.  good luck!

giveaway day: win a scentsy buddy + scent pak!

it's giveaway day, yay!

today's giveaway is brought to you by jessica norris, independent scentsy consultant.  and giveaways don't get much cuter than this.  let's cut to the chase, shall we?

most people have heard of scentsy, yes?  the cute little warmers that melt the delicious smelling waxes which make your home smell all delicious & dreamy instead of burning those dangerous fire-inducing candles?  yes?  ok then, we're on the same page.

but have you heard of scentsy buddies?  cutest things ever.  they are plush little stuffed animals that come with an opening for you to insert a crazy-good smelling scentsy pouch.  you'll probably have a hard time picking your favorite.  we did.

we ended up picking "roarbert the lion" because it was basically the only animal parker doesn't have in his insanely large collection of stuffed animals.  but the elephant was a close second.  or the monkey.  or any of them.  check them all out here.

we love him.  clearly.

so now you get a chance to win a scentsy buddy + scent pak of your choice, courtesy of jessica!  thanks jess!

here's how you enter {mandatory}:
•  visit jessica's online store & tell me which scentsy buddy you would pick!

bonus entries {leave a seperate comment for each}:
•  "like" jessica's blog fan page on facebook.
•  follow jessica's blog, "a snapshot of our life"
•  be a follower of my blog.
•  spread the word about this giveaway on your personal twitter or facebook.  something along the lines of "enter to win a Scentsy Buddy of your choice from @amy_agoodlife {if using twitter} @A Good Life {if using facebook} today!"

there ya go, more ways to enter than you can shake a stick at.

can't wait to win your scentsy buddy?  order directly from jessica before december 13 & get free shipping on your order AND have it guaranteed to arrive before christmas!  be sure to mention i scent ya.  get it?  scent!  HA.

giveaway ends tuesday, december 13 at 11:59 am.  winner must respond within 24 hours with their shipping information & choice of scentsy buddy in order to guarantee arrival before christmas!

it's giveaway day: necklace from "the shine project"

it's giveaway day, yay!

i'm so so excited to bring you a giveaway that benefits an amazing cause.  i not only encourage entering this one so you can win a super cute necklace for yourself, i recommend heading right on over to ashley's site & buying ten more for all your friends!  because they are affordable like that.  especially when you use my exclusive discount code at the end of this post!

so here to tell you about the giveaway is Ashley of The Shine Project.  what she is doing is so selfless & amazing & well, i'll just let her tell you about it herself!

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I'm Ashley, and I blog over at The Shine Project.

I created The Shine Project at the beginning of this year to motivate others to go after their goals, and spread their light to others. I believe that service is the best way to feel happiness and love in our lives, and I created SHINE necklaces to help remind us of our daily purpose.

Money from each necklace sold goes into a scholarship fund to help inner city high school students go to college. You can read more about that HERE and HERE. The Shine Project is in the process of becoming a Non-Profit organization so that thousands more students can have a positive future.

Today, I am giving away a shine necklace to one lucky winner!

And ALL of you will receive 10% off of your total order!

Go HERE to see more shine necklaces and order information. There are even options to personalize your necklace with dates and initials...and are affordable holiday gifts! In your email order, write GoodLife10 for your code.

Here's how to enter (Leave a comment for each!):

1.  Comment below with who you'd give shine necklaces to

For extra entries:

2. Follow The Shine Project blog HERE

3. Like The Shine Project on FB HERE

I cant wait to meet all of you!

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thanks Ashley.
there ya go!  three chances to win.  
giveaway ends november 20 at 11:59 pm pst.  

steppin' out: colour ess-plosion.

whattup party people.

i hope you all had a terrific weekend because i sure did.  i had two photog-sessions & a whole lotta quality time with my two main men.  our weekend involved some around-the-house-DIY, some fro-yo, some of sam's tasty cooking & a whole lotta time in our sweats.  wins all around.

saturday morning we got the crazy idea to make a toybox/bench thing for the living room & after about half an hour of plans-drawing & designing, we were off to home depot for supplies.  our creation involves wainscoting on the sides, trim all around the edges, white paint on the outside & bright blue paint on the inside & chalkboard-painted-panels on the front.  it all sounds good in my head, we'll see how it pans out.

i did manage to get out of my sweats long enough to dress up for a few hours at church.  looking at this outfit in retrospect, i'm thinking i shoulda gone with my brown boots since the whole ensemble was loud enough without introducing the red ones, but whattyado?

ya live, ya learn.

{linkin' up with mandy at harper's happenings.  you should too!}

i'm also kinda excited because i just purchased another big-girl camera lens.  i took the plunge & got myself the 50mm f/1.4.  it won't come for a week or so, so i probably won't get any sleep between now & then.  you can expect a lot of loopy posts on account of the no sleep.  this girl is excited.

and last but not least, a giveaway winner!  congrats to:

nicole!  yay!  let's get in touch & figure out how to get you your teepee.  congrats friend!

you can feel like a winner by clicking twice to vote.  it works, try it.

a good life giveaway! - {Lilybaby Teepee}

it's giveaway day, yay!

today's giveaway comes atcha from a real life friend of mine, jamie.  jamie is a super talented seamstress & can whip up pretty much anything with a few pieces of fabric, some coffee & a few hours in the middle of the night.  because that's when she crams in all her work designing & creating items for her amazing shop lilybaby!  the rest of her time is spent wrangling these two super cute munchkins.

bad news?  right now her etsy shop is a little on the empty side.  she's been kept very busy lately filling custom orders so her on-hand items aren't many.  good news though?  she is available for custom orders & does an amazing job with items all across the board.  crib bedding, hoodies, dresses, you name it i bet she'll do a rockstar job at creating it.

more good news: today she is giving away a teepee to one of my readers.  yup, just like p-ray's teepee seen below, this could be yours.

i'll let parker take it from here.

"here's the outside... here's me in the inside... and now here's me running around in the yard eating an apple off the ground.  catch ya later!"

so how can you get a teepee like this for yourself?**

**please read this before entering:
the teepee is held up by moderately long pvc pipe poles which would be really difficult to ship.... SO:

• if you live in washington state in the greater seattle/south puget sound-ish area, jamie is willing to give away the main canvas along with a set of poles & come meet you to deliver the goods.  

• if you live out of the seattle area she will ship you the canvas with pvc pipe pole specifications.  it's super easy to go to home depot & have them cut the poles & it costs less than $10.00.  so please don't let this be a deterant from entering!

ok, now that the fine print's out of the way, here's how to enter:

• visit lilybaby's etsy shop & comment here telling me what you'd love to have!

and bonus!  you can do any number of these bad boys for extra entries:

• "like" lilybaby on facebook & tell jamie wether you're local or would need to have the teepee shipped out of the area. 

• follow lilybaby's blog.

• favorite lilybaby's shop on etsy.

there ya go!  four chances to win & as always, leave a separate comment for each entry ya do.  giveaway ends october 10 at 11:59 pst.

and remember, if you live out of the seattle area, please only enter if you're willing to go buy the poles for the teepee!  many thanks.

also?  many thanks for many votes too.  thank you thank you thank you.

a good life giveaway! - ($20 to Alexandra Rose}

it's giveaway day, yay!

today's giveaway is from this month's large sponsor Alexandra Rose!  her shop is full of super cute handmade goodies like taggie blankets, burp cloths, glass magnet sets, zippy pouches, checkbook covers, tote bags & more.

p-ray got in on this cuteness when alex sent us parker's very own taggie blanket!  she even matched it to the colors of his nursery.  we love it!

oh & another thing?  all her items come giftwrapped.  we loved receiving our gift for Alexandra Rose & parker had a blast opening it!

we love our taggie from Alexandra Rose!  the fabric is so soft & & cuddly, & parker loves all the fun tags.  but like i said, there is lots more that her shop has to offer.

like all this stuff:

and now Alex wants to share the love even more with a good life readers!  up for grabs is:

{$20 credit to her shop, Alexandra Rose}

here's how to enter:

•  check out Alexandra Rose on etsy & tell me what you'd get.

and bonus!  you can do these bad boys for extra entries:

•  follow Alexandra Rose {the blog}

•  favorite Alexandra Rose {the shop} on etsy

•  "like" Alexandra Rose on Facebook.

there ya go!  four chances to win & as always, leave a seperate comment for each entry ya do.  that way you get full credit.  giveaway ends july 28 at 11:59 pm pst.  

and last but not least, Alex is offering my readers 15% off your order with the code GOODLIFE.  

so.... go SHOP!  

feel like clicking a couple more times?  i'll love ya for it.

a good life giveaway! - {custom bean bags from babyKAMP}

it's giveaway day, yay!  and this is our last one for a couple weeks, folks.  so you should totally enter.

today we're giving away a set of custom bean bags courtesy of the super cute baby items boutique babyKAMP.  you'll win a set of bean bags spelling out your baby's name with your choice of colors at a value of $5/bag!

and here's carter {one of our favorite fellow bloggy babies} from bringing up bumble playing with his custom babyKAMP bean bags.

{images via bringing up bumble}

go forth & enter, friends:

•  tell me what name you would have your bean bags spell.

•  "like" babyKAMP on Facebook... tell them "a good life" sent ya!

•  follow the babyKAMP blog via GFC.

do any or all of those three things & make sure you leave a comment here telling me you did it.  cuz that's where i pick from!

giveaway ends june 24 at 11:59 pm pst.  good luck!

PS:  the Rockarooz giveaway ends today at 11:59 pm pst.  did you enter?
PPS:  the winner of the Shabby Apple dress giveaway was announced last night on our Facebook page. Was it you?

don't forget to vote... we're at lucky #11.

a good life giveaway! - {$40 to Rockarooz} - CLOSED.

it's giveaway day, yay!

i'm so excited to be doing a giveaway for my good friend shannon over at Rockarooz.  she's been a loyal sponsor of my little blog for months now & is just the sweetest person.  i actually interviewed her a while back on the blog... check it out here.

and besides being sweet, funny, & super kind?  she is so talented!  she actually quit her day job to open Rockarooz & create super cute handmade baby items full time.  she can crochet anything from quilts, hats, bags, & booties.  the girl's got talent.  

wanna see for yourself?  check out this adorable newsboy hat she sent to p-ray!  i just want to eat him up in it.  hat & all.

and here's more:

the adorableness doesn't stop there.  check out her shop to see her full line of crochet hats & accessories. you might die from the cuteness.

and now shannon has picked readers of a good life to be recipients of her biggest giveaway prize ever!  how does $40 in Rockarooz credit sound?  

I think it sounds amazing.

here's how to enter:

•  check out Rockarooz & tell me what you'd use your $40 shop credit on.

•  "like" Rockarooz on Facebook.

that's it!  two chances to win.  per the uge, please leave a seperate comment for each entry so you get credit for all that you do.  giveaway ends june 17 at 11:59 pm pst.  

good luck!

and for super awesome "i'll love you forever" bonus points?  click twice to vote!  they reset the votes & we'd love to get back in the top ten.  thank you!

a good life giveaway - {shabby apple} - CLOSED.

it's giveaway day, yay!

so earlier in the week i got to review this dress.  if you missed it, go ahead & check me out trying to be a model HERE.  have a good laugh.

then, come back & enter to win one of your own!  shabby apple is giving one of my readers their very own "ahoy" dress from their recently launched "set sail" collection... an $89 value!

: : happy dance : :

i can just see this dress on a summery day with some super cute nude wedges & dangly earrings.  oh yes, i can.

here's how you enter:

mandatory:
•  "like" shabby apple on facebook.  tell them "a good life" sent ya!

bonus:
•  follow "a good life" via google friend connect
•  "like" a good life on facebook.

that's it!  three chances to win.  as always, leave a separate comment back here for each entry so you get credit for all that you do.

and don't forget, shabby apple is offering you 10% off your order when you enter "agoodlife10off" at check out.  so go shop!

i won't bribe you for votes... i'll just beg.  pretty please click?  we're so close to the top 10!

a good life giveaway! - {sesame street baby naturals}

it's giveaway day, yay!  and there will be not one, not two, but THREE winners from this giveaway.  hazzuh!

so i'm not even joking when i say that when the folks from The Village Company contacted me about hosting a giveaway for their new line of Sesame Street Baby Naturals products i immediately said yes because i knew the post could include super cute p-ray bath time pics.  so get excited, because this post haz them.

also?  i don't think i would have agreed to try any ol' soap on my baby.  ever since parker was born we've used hypo-allergenic, dye free, & paraben free products on him.  he's got pretty sensitive skin & is prone to eczema like his mama.  so that's why i am pretty stoked about getting some of this stuff, & getting to give some of it away to my readers!

so we tried it out last night...

...and i think he liked it.  the soap got in his eyes when rinsing {per the uge} & it didn't seem to bother him.  the lotion left him smelling clean & cuddly {seriously, he smelt cuddly} so that passes the test in my book as well.

it was his first bubble bath which kind of freaked him out but i quickly convinced him all the cool kids like bubble baths.

then he gave me this look.  what do you think that means?

anywho, if you guys wanna try this stuff out you totally should.  it's found exclusively in select target stores so check & see if it's carried at yours HERE.  

wanna be one of {three} winners to get some for free?  

here's whatcha do:

•  follow The Village Company on Twitter HERE.  Leave a comment here telling me you did so.

•  like The Village Company on Facebook HERE.  Leave a comment here when ya do.

i will pick THREE winners when the giveaway ends on april 14th at 11:59 pm pst.  oh yeah, & you gotta be a U.S. resident to enter.  sorry foreigner friends!

good luck!

care to spare a couple clicks to vote? i would love you for it. and i do.