Cara Box Exchange and Influenster Gifts

Recently I joined a Cara Box gift exchange over at Wifessionals.  I love doing these exchanges it's so much fun!  I get to pick heartfelt gifts for a new friend and I also receive so many surprises in the mail.  

My Cara Box new friend was Katie over at Woman in a mans world.  She has the most adorable baby and her blog is fun and full of new discoveries.  You can see what I got her via her latest blog post:-) I then received a beautiful sparkly package from Emily and Carolynn!  So sweet, I loved all the pink and purple wrapping.  My favorite word was on her card, LOVE! <3  And I really enjoyed the sparkle nail polish!  Super for the holidays! Can't wait to participate in the next Blog Gift exchange!

The next day I received a package from Influenster, it was the Holiday VoxBox!  I had no idea what was included but was super excited to see all the cool things to test and enjoy.

The box included...
NYC New York Color Liquid Lipshine, so beautiful and smooth!  Love it!
(@nycnewyorkcolor / #LiquidLipshine),
Kiss Nail Dress (@KissProducts / #KissNailDress),
Goddy Quikstyle Brush (@GoodyHair / #QuikStyle),
Quaker Real Medley Oatmeal+ (@Quaker / #RealMedleys),
SoleSociety(@solesociety / #PerfectPair),
EBOOST (@EBOOST / #naturalenergy)

My daughter immediately asked if I would put on the new nail art and I customized it to fit her tiny fingers.  

So happy and thankful for these gifts this Holiday Season and the new friends that I have made!

Happy New Year Everyone!

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Cara Box GiftSwap and Family Crafts

Today is the start of December and I am getting excited about all the holiday celebrations.  I recently joined a fun blog gift swap over at Wifessionals.  I was paired up with a sweet girl named Tiffany from Fashion in the Forest and Life of a Lost Muse.  I was so happy to receive my Cara box the other day, a Cara box is a special gift box sent in the mail to you from a new friend.  Cara means beloved friend. Here are my sweet gifts that Tiffany sent me...

Be sure to visit Tiffany's website to get to know her better!  She is a true Angel:) 

For this month I'll be doing some family projects with the kids.  I was sent an email recently about how to make some fun original artwork with your family.  I can't wait for my project to come in the mail.  Also if you love crafts, I have created a great Pinterest on crafting, you can check it out here.

Here are some great resources from Colortime and a special offer they sent me:)

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We also offer free downloadable coloring pages (http://www.colortime.com/Free-Coloring-Pages-c64.html) and a "Birthday Club" (http://www.colortime.com/Birthday-Club-c85.html) with special incentives.

Get 15% off all orders Promo Code: 15USFG when you check out at colortime.com

Have you ever joined a Blog Gift Swap? WW entry

I joined my first Blog Gift Swap over at Stephany @ The Midnight Hershey .   

I was a bit nervous to be paired up with a stranger but loved the concept of gift giving and mailing out packages to new friends.

I received information about my new friend Heather Lawless.  We corresponded via email, Facebook, and reading blog posts to get to know each other better.  The below picture is what I received in the mail from Heather:)  I love my sweet mug in animal print and the smelly scentsy is perfect for this holiday season.  I had to let the kids use the mug a few times in the beginning but now it's all mine!

The second Blog Gift Swap I joined was over at Sassy Lemonade, Shannon was co-hosting with Semperfi Momma.    The theme was Secret Squirrel Warm the Soul Swap.  You could send anything to your new friend that was fall related and warmed your soul.  

This swap, my new friend was Jessica over at Brown Paper Bunny.  I was blessed with her original artwork, a hand painted notecard, one-of-a-kind stickers, and a beautiful Paris notebook.  It was like Christmas early:)

Have you ever participated in a Blog swap?  

What was your favorite gift you have received?

Quote of the week:

"Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing." 

- Mother Teresa

A few things for this week...
* Make sure to enter this months Giveaway:)
* If you would like to join our WW Bloghop be sure to leave your link so I can visit your website.
* Happy Halloween!
* Our Prayers go out to those families effected by Hurricane Sandy.

xoxo,
Nicole