World Market Mason Jar Kitchen Decor Giveaway!!

Disclosure: A huge thanks to World Market for sponsoring this giveaway!

You all know, if you have been reading this blog even a couple of months, of my love for Cost Plus World Market. Even if I wasn't a World Market Ambassador, I would still be in the store every.single.weekend. I love everything in the store. 

A week or so ago, I posted this photo on my Facebook page and asked, if I hosted a giveaway that included these measuring spoons, would you enter?  The response was an overwhelming YES!  

Well, my favorite peeps at World Market HQ stepped up and provided me with a gift card to purchase all of these Mason Jar Kitchen Decor items so that one of my lucky readers could win the set for themselves!  How flippin' cool is that?  

The winner will receive the Cookie Jar

The Utensil Crock and measuring cups

As well as, the Mason Jar Spoon Rest and Measuring Spoons! Total retail value of over $50!!

Could you not just squee at the complete cuteness of this set?  Want this for your very own?  All you have to do is enter using the Rafflecopter form below. Remember, the more you enter, the better chance you have of winning!  
Because of shipping costs, you must have a United States Postal Address, no P.O Boxes. The giveaway will close on Saturday October 4, 2014 and the winner will be notified by email.  The winner will have 48 hours, from the time the email is sent, to respond.  If a response is not received in that time, another winner will be chosen and notified.

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Movie Night & World Market's Movie Lovers Sweepstakes

**This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of World Market, a brand you know I love. All opinions are always honest and my own.**

I think we are finally to the point where life is pretty much back to normal after moving, holidays, traveling, etc. etc. etc.!

We now feel like we can come home from work and relax, which is nice.

We can also go back to our, infrequent but special, date nights.

One of things we used to do every Friday or Saturday night is have date night movie night. I've missed those and decided to surprise Mr. B with stay at home, Date Night Movie Night!

At our previous house, Mr. B had converted part of the basement into a home theater complete with a projector and a 110" screen. Of course, when we moved, the new house had to accommodate the same sort of set up.

He got that space & more!  The basement in the new house is HUGE!  And fully finished to boot!

Plenty of room for the screen and seating! He still needs to put the curtains up on the sides of the screen but it's working for now.

Now that we have a bigger space for our movie date nights, I can even make it that much more special by laying out a spread of Mr. B's favorite snacks to nosh on while we watch one of our favorite flicks.

Luckily, one of my favorite stores, Cost Plus World Market, has all of his favorite food & drinks! Yummy stuff from around the world for movie night, or entertaining any time!

From meats and cheese

 To gourmet crackers.

And even, something sweet for my sweetie!

No theater would be complete without a candy counter and, of course, we have one of those too!  Perfect for setting up my spread.

I was thrilled to find that Cost Plus World Market has all kinds of different popcorn flavors including traditional movie theater popcorn and Cracker Jacks!

I put some of the White Cheddar into a big canister I found at World Market

while the Movie Theater popcorn went into the cute red Popcorn bowl also found at World Market.

I wrapped the prosciutto around some big fat pretzels and arranged on a tray with the other meats and crackers. (pausing to let you know, the Cheese Melts crackers are the bomb! I could have eaten the whole box myself! Same with the smoked gouda cheese spread.  Heaven!!)

I made up the red velvet cupcakes, dusted the vanilla bean frosting with some fine red candy, and placed those on a silver tray also.  Just because our date is at home doesn't mean we can't be a tad fancy, right?

Red Vines in another smaller canister from World Market.

It was so much fun putting all of this together, and seeing Mr. B's face when he came down the stairs was priceless!  He thought we were going back to our old ways of date night!  No siree! Welcome to the new and improved Date Night Movie Night Honey!

Now, how about you?  Do you love movies?  For the ultimate Movie Lovers experience, head over to World Market and enter their #MovieLoverSweeps. One grand prize winner will receive FREE Movies for a year ($1,600 Fandango gift card) and a $1,000 World Market gift card.!! Also, 3 runner ups will receive a $500 Fandango gift card and a $500 World Market gift card. What are you waiting for? Go enter now!!

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Share the Joy with World Market

It’s that special time of the year when giving is just so easy to do. When I was asked to participate in the World Market Share the Joy Challenge , I was so excited. The question was asked,  “how can you give back this holiday season using items from World Market?”. 

Since they have so many amazing foods, I knew immediately that I wanted to create a gift basket using some of the food and other items available at World Market and give it to someone that I know personally that truly understands about sharing the joy.

Mr. B works with an amazing woman, Ms D. Ms D is one of those types of people just makes you want to be a better person.  She gives and gives and never expects anything in return.

One of the projects she is involved with that brings tears to my eyes is feeding the homeless here in Denver.

Ms D gives so much of herself and her time to take care of others.

One weekend a month she spends the day in her kitchen making casseroles, baking cookies or muffins and preparing sandwiches. She then packs it all up and spends the night at a corner downtown, handing it all out to the homeless. She does this all out of the pure goodness of her heart. No one asks her to do this, she just does it. 

She, of course, always cooks in large batches so, I wanted to create a gift that just she and her partner could enjoy.

I started with a 4 quart enameled cast iron covered pot and added 4 pretty green crocks.

I then lined the pot with a pretty napkin and filled it with food and tools I thought Ms D would enjoy.

I hadn't really planned on going with a theme but as I got to picking out everything, a bright and fun green theme emerged!

From the parchment sheet packaging to the tools and even the olive oil. 

I had so much fun putting it all together, all the while hoping Ms D would enjoy it all and know these were truly gifts from my heart.

The hardest part was getting together with her in order to present here with this gift.  She is such a busy bee!  She not only volunteers her time by feeding the homeless, she also teaches a cooking class at her church for kids.  

Finally we were able to get together at my home.  I explained to her that I was challenged to share the joy with someone that helps others and that she immediately came to my mind. I am such an admitted sap too.  I could barely get the words out and I was already in tears!

As I showed her all that I had put together for her she said that green was her favorite color!  It was meant to be LOL!

Ms D was so surprised and just so humble about receiving this gift from me.  I can’t thank World Market enough for this chance to give to someone that gives so much of herself all year long!

There are other ways that Cost Plus World Market is Sharing the Joy this Season! You can enter their Share The Joy Sweepstakes for 4 chances to win $5,000 for yourself AND $5,000 to donate to the charity of your choice! How amazing is that?

Head on over here and ENTER TO WIN!

Now I challenge you by asking, How do you YOU Share The Joy?

I appreciate the complementary gift cards that I received for the supplies in this post. All opinions are honest and my own. 

A Paris Girls Night In

This post is sponsored by World Market, but all opinions are my very own!

Every now and then a few of my girlfriends and I do a girls night in.

After working all week we like being able to just kick back, have a cocktail and catch up on what's going on in our lives. The hostesses change each time and we usually try to come up with a theme for our get togethers.

It was my turn to host and since it was the weekend of Bastille Day, I decided to do a French theme. Of course, I recently had the opportunity to try out the new Lorina Sparkling French Lemonades from World Market so, that may have influenced me a tad too!.  

They are available in three flavors, Lemonade, Pink Lemonade, and Blood Orange.

Mr. B & I loved the plain sparkling Lemonade. It is perfect on it's own or, as 

a refreshing adult beverage!

I decided to create a signature drink for our girls night and even gave it a fancy French name "Le Bonne Framboise Lemon" cocktail. Which translates to "The Good Raspberry Lemon" cocktail!

Three simple ingredients to create the perfect libation to share with the girls.

I took some of the frozen raspberries and muddled them in the bottom of a tall glass.  I then added 1.5 ounces of the raspberry vodka, added ice and filled to the top with the Lorina Sparkling Lemonade.

Add some more raspberries on a pick and Oh La La! 

A tasty potent potable to be enjoyed by the Madames and Mademoiselles.

While I was at World Market picking up the Lorina Sparkling Lemonade I also picked up some other goodies to go along with my theme.

World Market isn't just a name. Oh no, they stock a huge variety of Food & drinks from all over the world! And, you can always find helpful recipes on their website too.

(Oui, the bag, she is open...don't judge)

I then displayed it all on the buffet.

World Market had everything I needed to pull off my theme. Right down to the plates and napkins!

I picked up a package of smoked salmon while I was there and made a pate.

I added a sprig of dill, fresh from my garden, and placed wedges of 

Brie on each tier.

The tray set up with the sweets.

Of course, in addition to my delicious cocktail, there is wine. 

I found the wrought iron bottle holder at World Market in the clearance section. $2.99!

Tres bon marche, oui?

A red and a white (Check out that label!  Perfect, no?)

Little touches of France here and there.

So, what do you think?  Did I capture the Parisian theme?

Have I made you want to travel to Paris?

How about a chance to win a trip to Paris?? 

Cost Plus and Lorina Sparkling Lemonade would love to send you there!

Enter for a chance to win a Dream Trip for 2 to Paris in Cost Plus World Market's Summer in Paris Sweepstakes. Sweepstakes ends 8/16/13.  Click Here to Enter.

Grand Prize Package include:

• Trip for 2 to Paris (Airfare & Accommodations)
• 2 Day Museum Pass, River Cruise
• Dinner at the Eiffel Tower
• $1,000 World Market gift card
• Case of Lorina French Lemonade

Plus, 3 First Prizes: $500 World Market gift card

Good luck friends!

Disclosure: I am a Cost Plus World Market Ambassador. I was sent a promotional item to thank me for my time. All opinions are mine unless stated otherwise.

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