St. Patricks Day Giveaway & A Question Answered

The winners from the interview with Kylie Bisutti are:

Winning a copy of Good Girls Don’t Have to Dress Bad:

Su@TheIntentionalHome  and Terri

Winning a copy of Fashioned by Faith:

Heidi J  and Krystal De Leeuw

My assistant Kim will be sending the winners an email at the address they entered when they commented. Congrats!

Back on this post, I did a blog survey. I wanted to find out who you were and what you did and didn’t like about this blog.

In the survey, there were also many places to leave a comment or ask a question. One question that popped up often was: How do you afford to do all these giveaways?

Glad you asked. Here is how:

My sweet mom taught me to be a bargain hunter. She finds amazing deals (and is one of those gals who finds Christmas gifts in July). She and I often, when going in a store, will say “Let’s visit our friend Clarence” (our code for the clearance section.)

Often now when I visit Clarence, I find great mark downs that would go perfect in a giveaway (one of the items today I got the week after Christmas at 75% off and another I got in the middle of the summer at nearly 90% off!)

While out at stores, I look for items that might fit a theme. Then, I stash them in my office closet (that also houses books that other authors want me to giveaway and my mailing supplies) until I need them on my blog.

Also, remember that often my giveaways feature someone else (who is actually giving away the book or prize) Those giveaways cost me only my time as I craft and post the interview.

Oh yeah, and there is a special someone  I know who has a little side business. That person gives a tithe of their profits to me each month to help pay for my personal giveaways, like today’s.

Speaking of giveaways. Here is a just-for-fun St. Pats one for you. It includes:

~ A tote bag from Target

~ A “Pot of Gold” box of chocolate (I found it at the end of the clearance rainbow!)

~ A rainbow of eye shadows in neutral tones

~ A single pot package of Hazelnut creme decaf coffee (it was supposed to be Irish Cream but my small town’s grocery store was out of that flavor!)

You have til 7 am Monday to leave a comment to be entered to win.

Tell us this: What is your favorite green thing? Pistachio pudding? Fresh cut grass?  (If you can’t think of something, just say “Pinch me!”)

I’ll go first—my husband’s eyes!

Have a great weekend!

162 Comments

  1. My favorite green things are new leaves and foliage during the Spring! I drive an hour to work and when Spring comes I LOVE the beautiful scenery God has created!

    Angie

  2. Green is such a beautiful color….I love anything green. The grass, the trees, my bathroom (yes, it is painted green), my green house (yes, I painted it green too)…I am simply a green lover. My absolute favorite thing is to be green…reduce, reuse and recyle. May you all be blessed today!

    Smiles & Blessings,
    Robin :)

  3. Kiwi is one of my favorite greens! My most face is my baby boy’s eyes…they are hazel so depending on what he wears his eyes turn a gorgeous green tint.

  4. I have two favorites, the first is the Thin Mint Cookies that the Girl Scouts sell, (I know they are not green, but the box they come in is) love those things. My second favorite is mint chocolate chip ice cream.

  5. My fave green thing is an old cardigan that I wear around the house when it’s a tad chilly. It’s comfortable, thin enough not to be too warm, wearing out but still decent looking enough that I wouldn’t be embarrassed to be caught wearing it in public. I have no idea how long ago or where I bought it, but I wish I had bought several.

  6. I love my Christmas cactus plant with the most beautiful unusual flowers. One of Gods beautiful creations!

  7. My favorite green thing is the green of the grass and trees, especially in spring when it’s all fresh and new! Thank you God!! :)

  8. A favorite green thing for me would be fresh cut grass — most people cut in a “pattern” so it has a visual pleasure and then it smells good also. :)

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