Corner Art
Review and Giveaway!!
http://corner-art.com/
Corner Art is an amazing company that truly gives back. You can tell this by the heart symbol on each design. 5% of the profit from each design goes to a charity that helps children. The ones that they mention on their site are St. George’s Home for Girls in South Africa, Salvation Army, Angel's Gate and the Foreclosure Angel Foundation. I have a soft spot for companies that choose to give back and especially to charities that help children have homes. They actually came up with the idea while in South Africa and trying to make an easy craft with the girls that could be sold at market. Of course, the girls became attached to their creations and kept them. :)
The Corner Art itself is so cute. They have 4 categories to choose from: Jungle, Angels, Cats and Dogs and Christmas. 15 designs in all! They are wooden designs meant to hang from your corner moldings; no hooks, nail or hangers needed. This is really a great idea for kid’s rooms or playrooms.
I love all of the animals; they have such personality and vibrant colors. Melissa, the owner of Corner Art, graciously offered 3 Corner Art pieces for giveaways and 1 for me to review! I picked Waffles for my house, because I knew my daughter would love this upside down puppy.
Waffles even came with this cute poem on the back.
Each piece comes with an original poem on the back and of course the heart that lets you know it comes from a company with a true heart for charity.
All three of my kids thought this was a great idea and wanted to see what other designs we could buy later. Always on the search for Christmas decorations that are easy to put up and put away, these would be perfect.
I love the Elf! The Angels would make a great addition to a new baby’s room and Stiltz the giraffe is just too cute not to display!
Can’t wait to give away 3 of these! The winners get to choose their design from any category and of course no need to worry about shipping! Even if you don’t win, there is free shipping on their site!
This giveaway is open to all US residents. To enter this giveaway you must be follower of this blog.
To win all you need to do is go to http://www.corner-art.com/index.html and pick out which design you would pick if you are lucky enough to win. Come back here and leave a comment letting me know which one. Don’t forget to leave a way for me to contact you in your comment.
This giveaway will close on May 29th at 11:59pm. Remember…there will be 3 winners!
Good Luck and thanks again to Corner Art!
She Colors My Day
I received this e-mail and almost didn’t read it. Good thing I did, because I was amazed by this woman named Annette. There is a movement happening and all is in honor to Annette, who was dying of breast cancer and was having to leave her 4 daughters behind. She wanted to create a keepsake for them to remember her by. She made a cd of her and her daughters singing and sent them to friends and family. Unbeknownst to what would happen, it became a movement. Thanks to her friend, Cristina Carlino, founder of Project Miracle. She Colors My Day has now become a movement to celebrate the never-ending bond of mothers and daughters. I can’t imagine how hard it must have been for Annette to do this with her daughters knowing that someday they would be listening to it by themselves just to remember their mother’s voice and the time they spent together.
As a woman, mom and daughter I know that the bond that mothers and daughters do share is very unique and one that makes you the person you are. I have one daughter stuck in between two sons and I can personally attest to the fact that girls and boys are different from birth. I’m not talking in the diaper area either! Some of my roughest days are ones where my daughter and I are at odds. She’s only 8 and yet her moods determine how are days and nights will go. I know that not every little girl is like this and that some are just as mellow as can be. Not mine. Rhys is as dramatic as an Oscar winning actress and for that reason I can tell you we will never be bored in my house. There are times that I look at my daughter and wonder how she could look at me that way or talk to me in such disdain. I wonder if I did the same thing and I am quickly reminded by my mother…..that I did. I joke that she gets all of her temper from her dad and all the good qualities come from me. I know that she gets her attitude from me. She also gets her anxiety and worry from me. Which can cause major battles of the minds.
From the moment I saw that chubby face that day she was born, I was amazed at how different she was from her brother. Her temperament was completely different, she did not like people talking to her. You know those people, the ones in the grocery store who approach your kids and coochie-coochie-coo them like crazy. Rhys never tolerated these people, she would give this look that I can only describe as a scowl and would turn her body completely away from them. She also does not like to read but loves to draw and do things with her hands, ever since those lazy days in the backyard playing tea party with pitcher after pitcher of water. She is never happier than she is with a dirt mustache skinned knees. I can’t tell you how many pictures I have of her playing in dirt with a princess dress on and that describes completely who she is; a princess with an attitude who will make her self known in this world however possible.
Reading this inspiring story about Annette and her daughters really did make me reflect on my own relationship with my daughter. She is a certified stinker and probably spoiled rotten. Rhys is so caring though and thoughtful, sometimes to her own destruction. I can only hope that my daughter keeps this strong personality forever. It might be trying, especially when she hits about 13 and I might be found running away from my house. But right now she is perfect, I didn’t say easy, but perfect. God made her this way. I think He knows what He’s doing. I know that Rhys has changed me just as my son’s have. I would not be the same person I am today if I did not have all the personalities at home to experience.
I hope with all hope that I will never have to go through what Annette and her daughters did. I am glad that Annette’s memory became a reminder for all of us to stop and smell the roses. Please help follow this movement at
http://www.shecolorsmyday.com/Home.aspx
You can also go to Facebook and spread the word by allowing the application and then sending invites to your friends. I took this picture from their website so you guys could all see where to go! :)
We took the Brownies and Daisies on a field trip tonight to Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart, you say? Yes, but it was a different kind of field trip. We adopted 2 "angels" for Christmas that we shopped for. The girl's troop money paid for it since it is a service to their community. It just really made every worry and care I had go away when I saw all those little girls (12 of them!) searching for the perfect thing for their angel. We picked out a coat, outfit, panties, shoes, socks, hair accessories, shoes, and more than a few toys. Hopefully, this little girl will be pleasantly surprised on Christmas morning when she sees the goodies that the little Secret Santa's gave her. I urge everyone to adopt an unfortunate child this Christmas and definitely let your kids in on it. It makes your heart feel good. It's also nice to remember that although these might be tough times for all of us, someone out there has it worse.
