Teacher greeting cards from Tiny Prints!

Have you ever stopped by and shopped at Tiny Prints?

They not only have a dazzling array of invites and announcements, they also have a special offer for teachers: Free teacher greeting cards!

To honor teachers everywhere who are preparing for their school year, Tiny Prints has designed greeting cards to meet their needs. They can send each student a personalized welcome greeting card, connect with their student’s parents with a thank you card and celebrate their students with award cards. In support of building a connection between teachers, students and parents, Tiny Prints is offering these personalized greeting cards for free starting Monday, August 2nd through October 31, 2010. Teachers will just need to apply the code: Apple2010 at checkout.

Teachers deserve a lot of appreciation and special treatment. I have many teachers in my past who helped to shape who I am today, but two stand out overall: Mrs. Daniels in 2nd grade, who prayed with us daily and had a morning sing-along with us (who I learned the song “Frog Went a Courtin’” from) — Mrs. Cuyar in 9th grade, my Spanish teacher who was unabashedly attached to her morals and who gave up a lucrative career possibility to be a teacher in the public schools.

Twitter party ahead: Join in at the Tiny Prints Teacher Greeting Card Twitter Party with the tag #makeitpersonal this Wednesday from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. ET/1:00 to 2:00 p.m. PT.

So teachers — Head over to Tiny Prints today to order these Teacher Greeting Cards!

FTC info — Disclaimer: I received an entry into a gift card contest for posting this announcement, via Tiny Prints and Global Influence. 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.”

Wendel’s Workshop

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Sneak a peek into the creative, cluttered, and crafty workshop of little Wendel the mouse in Wendel’s Workshop by Chris Riddell.

Wendel is an eccentric little rodent who is an inventor by trade. Any inventions of his that “aren’t quite up to spec” are simply tossed outside into a gigantic trash heap. After a while, Wendel’s workshop began to pile up junk, as well.

So what does Wendel do? Invent a cleaning robot, of course! Using scrap parts lying around, he creates Clunk the robot. Clunk’s job is to tidy up Wendel’s workspace….but Clunk doesn’t exactly know what cleaning up really looks like.

So Wendel goes to work on a second robot: Tidy. Tidy cleans….oh, yes, but gets a little carried away. What happens when Wendel soon finds himself bound for the scrap heap? You’ll have to read to find out!

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The pages are large and drawings are detailed. Any little inventor (and robot enthusiast) will find this book a joy to read and examine. Our son now counts Wendel’s Workshop as one of his all-time favorite books!

You can find Wendel’s Workshop wherever your favorite children’s books are sold, or order it directly from HarperCollins for $16.99.

Win it! Thanks to HarperCollins, one of you will win your own copy of Wendel’s Workshop by Chris Riddell!

Here’s how to enter:

1) MANDATORY: Leave me a comment below telling me another HarperCollins Children’s book you think your kids would love.
2) For an extra entry, subscribe to Muse Reviews’ feed — tell me in a separate comment if you’re a new subscriber or already a subscriber.
3) For a third entry, become friends with Muse Reviews on Facebook, then tell me you did so in a separate comment below.
4) For a fourth entry, twitter about this contest using @MuseReviews within your tweet, then tell me in a separate comment that you twittered!

I’ll close this contest next Sunday, March 14th, 2010, at 11pm EST. Sorry; US entries only. Good luck!

CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED.

Congratulations to commenter #34, Jamaise, the winner of this fun book!

FTC info — Disclaimer: I received this product for free for review purposes; however, my review was honest and my opinions are my own. I only received the product itself; I received no other monetary compensation for this review. 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.”

Merry Christmas from Muse Reviews!

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Hoping your Christmas is wonderful…full of festivity, family, and fun. See you in a few days!

~ Meg

Sprinkles Cupcakes Mix winner!

The lucky winner of the lemon cupcake mix from Sprinkles Cupcakes is:

# 31 – Kiley Smith!

Congratulations, Kiley!
I’ll email you to tell you how to claim your prize.
Thanks to every one of you for participating!

World’s Smallest Card winner

The winner of The World’s Smallest Card from the Easter Bunny by Leafcutter Designs is:

# 13 – Yvonne in Southwest Virginia

Congratulations! I’ll send you an email ASAP so you can get your personalized prize in time for Easter!
Thanks to all who participated!

Window Wedges winner…

…is commenter # 6, Heather!
Congratulations! I’m sending you an email now to let you know what to do next.

Thanks to everyone who entered this Window Wedges contest!

Valentine’s Day Gift Guide: For the guys!

I took a few suggestions and hints from my husband to round up a few gift ideas for your guys/husbands, ladies. (It’s not true that women are the only difficult ones to buy for, is it?)


A perfect coffee mug is a must for any warm-beverage-loving male. Hafele Pottery created the mug I gave my husband recently — it’s in the “top 10 gifts” I’ve ever given him, so says he.


Heart anatomy tee by 2Swell.


A good wallet….maybe one a bit more casual. Timbuk2 makes rugged wallets that are not run-of-the-mill, handy travel wallets included.


No matter what his line of work, a good pen is a must. Fisher Space Pens (via Cyber Space Pens) are known for their longevity and smooth writing.


Pair the pen with a nice Moleskine notebook for a winning combo.


Here’s a unique gift for the music lover: A personalized guitar pick from J.C. Jewelry Design. Love this!

Book winner!

Thanks to Random.org, The lucky winner of A Very Marley Christmas by John Grogan is commenter # 12, Jodi! Congratulations!

And thanks to everyone for entering the contest.

DetailsShop winner….

….is # 3, Clara Soundara.  Congratulations!  I’m sending you an email now.

Thanks for participating in the DetailsShop hair clip set giveaway, everyone!

Tiny*Prints Winner!

Congrats to #39, Kelly!  You’ve won the gift certificate to Tiny*Prints!  I’ll email you shortly.

Thanks to everyone for participating!