Trick or Treat Hop

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays...probably because I love candy!  I am participating in an awesome Halloween hop hosted by Tales from the Nursery, Formula Mom and Mama on a Green Mission.  There are over 100 blogs participating and each giveaway is worth at least $25!  The giveaway hop goes through November 2nd so you have until after Halloween to enter everyone's giveaways!

My prize is:

A $50 Jafra Cosmetics Gift Certificate.  If you have never heard of Jafra, they are a skincare company that has been around for over 50 years!  They sell all kinds of products including cleansers, moisturizers, makeup, fragrances, men's products, baby products, and more!

Some examples of their awesome products are:

Balance DYNAMICS Basic Set

Royal Jelly Body Complex

Ultra Nourishing Gold Moisturizer

Not only does Jafra carry great, high-quality products, but their website instructs you on how to use the products!

Melanie is offering a special for all of my readers.  You can all get 20% off anything you order from her if you mention my blog!

After you enter my giveaway, be sure to check out the linky below and enter all of the other giveaways!

To enter Rafflecopter giveaways, read the directions for each task, do each task and click "I did this" after completing each one.





The prizes are being provided by the sponsor, Melanie.  I received samples in exchange for my blog post.

Family’s Best Friend Blog Event

Woohoo, I am participating in a super fun pet giveaway event.  There are almost 30 blogs participating and each giveaway is worth at least $50!  October is National Adopt a Dog Month.  This giveaway hop is hosted by MomVantage and Tales of a Ranting Ginger.  The giveaway hop goes through October 13th so you have about a week to enter everyone's giveaways!

My prizes are:

1) 1.5 pounds of treats from Hungry Hound Dog Bakery

Peanut butter banana dog treats...just one of your options!

2) A large pet mat from Too Cute Custom Crafts

Your choice of red or blue mat

3) A dog toy from Wags and Wiggles

This is what I would pick for Hunter if I won...but you get to choose your own favorite!

4) A $10 Amazon gift certificate from me to buy the dog item of your choice.

After you enter my giveaway, be sure to check out the linky below and enter all of the other giveaways!

To enter Rafflecopter giveaways, read the directions for each task, do each task and click "I did this" after completing each one.





The prizes are being provided by the sponsors and me.  I did not receive any compensation or samples for this post.

How To: Enter a Rafflecopter Giveaway

As I always do, I asked my mom to check my latest giveaway for errors, clarity, etc.  This is my first giveaway using the Rafflecopter widget.  My mom is not someone who enters many giveaways, and she was completely lost.  For her and anyone like her, here are some tips on how to enter giveaways via Rafflecopter.

Many blogs have 1 or 2 mandatory entries you must complete on Rafflecopter before you can do the optional extra entries.  At first, only the mandatory entry/ies will let you click the green "I did this" button.  Once you complete any/all mandatory entries, the optional entries will know let you click the green "I did this" button.

Make sure to "click for instructions" for each entry.  Different blogs do things slightly differently, so it's worth the few extra seconds to make sure you don't invalidate your entry.

Here is a numbered break down of my entries, but remember that all blogs are different:

1) Mandatory entry - Leave a Blog Post Comment - The instructions direct you to a website to find a book.  You then have to leave a blog comment with the book you select.

2) Optional entry - Follow via GFC - GFC stands for google friend connect.  This is a little widget on my right sidebar.  On all blogs, you must follow publicly for this to count.

3) Optional entry - Subscribe via eMail - Again, this is a little widget on my right sidebar.  On all blogs, you must verify your subscription via an eMail you get (mine is from Feedburner).

4) Optional entry - Blog about the giveaway - This is pretty self-explanatory.  Write a blog post about my giveaway and leave the URL in the 3rd box.

5) Optional entry - Post the Giveaway on Facebook - This is also fairly self-explanatory.  Write a line or two about my giveaway on your facebook status and leave the URL in the 3rd box.

6) Optional entry - Add my Button to Your Sidebar - On my right sidebar is a little box with some code in it.  Add this code to your blog sidebar and in the 3rd box, leave your blog URL.

7) Optional entry - Follow my Other Blog on GFC - The instructions contain a link to my other blog, where on the right sidebar you can follow via gfc (google friend connect).

8) Optional entry - Follow @sbshortie on Twitter - Follow me on twitter and leave your twitter username in the 3rd box.

9) Optional entry - Become my Facebook Friend - The instructions contain a link to my facebook page.  Leave your facebook name in the 3rd box.

10) Optional DAILY entry - Tweet About the Giveaway - Instead of instructions, the box says "Click Here". When you click, a tweet button will come up, click it to tweet, then leave the URL of your tweet in the 3rd box.

I hope these instructions helped you to better understand how to enter Rafflecopter giveaways.