CollageIt Pro Review and Giveaway (MAC and Windows)

I was graciously given the opportunity to try out software called CollageIt Pro. This software is available for both Mac OS X and Windows. It is use to make collages out of the pictures you have stored on your computer in a matter of minutes.

The program was very EASY to use! I am scared to death of other photo programs because I know they take a collage education to figure them out. However, with CollageIt Pro even my grandchildren could use it. It only takes three steps: 1) Pick your templet; 2) Upload your pictures; 3) Drag and Drop your pictures into your templet. If you don't like your layout that's ok because CollageIt Pro has a random layout generator.

If you just have a few images you want to use, you can make a small collage. Or you can plug in 50, 100, 150, 200 pictures and have a super huge collage. Have a lot of vacation pictures but don't want to print them one by one, just CollageIt!

The software is super user friendly. Anyone with even the smallest amount of computer experience can use this program. If you would like to try this software you can head over to the Pearl Mountain website and check out the trial version for free. You can also find them on twitter and Facebook. Just tell them Nana's Paradise sent you over!

If you like the trial version come on back and enter to win a full version of the software for free! Just be sure and tell me which version you need, Mac or Windows. Good luck and happy collaging!


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Simply Southern Couponers 10K Fans Celebration (Giveaway!)

Welcome to Simply Southern Couponers 10K Fans Celebration Giveaway

Hosted by: Simply Southern Couponers

Co-hosted by: My Four Littles, Four Littles Media, Miss beSavin, Boys Oh Boys - Reviews, Giveaways and More, Giveaway Jungle, Luker Family Tales, Exotic Philippines, Frugal Follies

A special thanks to all of the bloggers for helping promote this event! This event would not be possible with out their help. Be sure to stop by and visit them all.

Simply Southern Couponers is excited to celebrate her milestone of reaching 10,000 Facebook Fans. To show her appreciation she is giving one lucky viewer a chance to win a $100 Visa Gift Card.

Show your support and enter the giveaway today!

April 6, 2013-May 5, 2013 Open World Wide Must be 18 years of age or older to enter.

One lucky winner will a $100 Visa Gift Card!

To enter simply complete below for your chance to win!

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Simply Southern Couponers 10,000 Fan Celebration!

Sign-ups are now open! This event is free to join with an announcement post here. You will receive one free link for participating. If you do not wish to post the announcement you can pay a $5 non-post fee. (Twitter or Pinterest) Co-Host spots are available for $15 (4 Links on Rafflecopter, link on giveaway post and one host page) Follow Pages are available for $10 Additional Links $2 each Sign-ups end April 3rd. Giveaway runs April 6th-May 5th.

*Prize* One lucky winner will receive a $100 Visa Gift Card

*The blogger with the most referrals will receive a Co-host spot at no cost* Please send PayPal to jgseigler@yahoo.com as a gift.

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Kobo Arc Giveaway!

Welcome to the Kobo Arc Giveaway!

Organized by Mom to Bed by 8

Hosted by: and Capri’s Coupons, Spaceships and Laser Beams, Stay a Stay at Home Mom, The Penny Hoarder, Powered By Mom, Baby Costcutters and Iowa Mom.

KOBO ARC – READS YOU LIKE A BOOK

The Kobo Arc 64GB offers booklovers a competitively featured Android 4.0 multimedia tablet with a new way to discover content – books, movies, TV shows, music, web pages and more. With a Kobo-developed interface called Tapestries, Kobo Arc gives consumers an exciting new way to discover content. Using an intelligent cross-media recommendations engine, Tapestries responds to the user’s “pinned” content to recommend related videos, movies, books, webpages and other related content. Tapestries makes it easy to discover new personal multimedia recommendations with little effort as the engine learns what consumers love – and brings them more.

The 7” high-definition display delivers crisp, sharp text and with 16-million colours bring photos and videos to life. With front-facing speakers with SRS TruMedia, a built-in microphone and high-resolution 1.3 MP camera to take photos and videos, the Kobo Arc offers up to 10 hours of continuous reading or video play, and two weeks on standby. With Google Play, Kobo Arc users have access to more than 600,000 apps and much-loved pre-loaded apps including Facebook, Twitter, Rdio, Zinio and PressReader.

One lucky reader will receive a Kobo Arc 64GB.

Giveaway ends April 15th at 11:59pm, open to US & Canadian residents, ages 18+. To enter please use the Rafflecopter form below. Good luck!

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Woolzies Dryer Balls (Review & Giveaway)

I received a package of Woolzies Dryer Balls to review this week and I have to admit that I was skeptical at first.  I had heard of this product before, but I had not used them because I was very unsure if they would even work.  I do an average of three (3) loads of laundry every week.  Between the dogs and the ol'man things around here get pretty dirty.  I spend a lot of money each month trying to get the laundry to feel and smell like I want it too. Some fabric softeners smell wonderful while others soften better, so I am always giving up one quality for another.

The dryer balls:

Save time and energy by cutting down drying time

Help reduce static and wrinkles

PVC-free and won’t fall apart or melt

Hypo-allergenic and safe for those with sensitivities to wool

Last for hundreds and hundreds of loads (They claim 1000 loads!)

Woolzies are made of 100% Pure New Zealand Wool and are 100% safe for people with wool sensitivities.  You do not have to worry about them shredding in the dryer and getting all over your clothes.  

All you have to do is follow the directions.  Toss 6 or more Woolzies into the dryer with your clothes and start the dryer.  If your Woolzies lose their static reduction quality you can put them in a sock and run them through a wash cycle.  

It's that easy!  An added benefit that the Woolzies company does not tell you about is that the balls fluff up the laundry a little and you will find less tangled clothes in your dryer.  Woolzies does not leave a "fresh" scent on your cloths like a traditional fabric softener and I miss that, but they do take care of the static.  No more "crunching" noise when you pull the clothes out of the dryer. 

You can purchase a set of 6 Dryer Balls for $34.95 on the Woolzies website here. Or, thanks to the wonderful people at Woolzies, you can take your chances at winning a set from me in the Rafflecopter form below!  The giveaway will run from March 26, 2013 until April 17, 2013 at midnight.  

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Starting My First Garden

I have to admit that I have absolutely no idea what I am doing when it comes to gardening or planting flowers, but today I put some seeds in some dirt and watered them in hopes that I will have some fresh veggies this summer. I also started one pot of flowers just so I have something pretty to look at.

I started with the flowers.  I do not have any flower pots yet so I had to make my own out of a 2 liter bottle.  It was really easy and, according to my daughter, it works well.  Here are the steps:

Gather all of the supplies you are going to need to start your seeds.  I gathered newspaper, a bag of soil, a hand rake to break up the soil, egg cartons, scissors, a shoe lace, a 2 liter bottle, scissors, and a spray bottle of water.  I gathered all of my seeds so they were readily available as well.  

Cut the bottle in half. 

Poke a hole in the lid. 

Run a shoe string through the hole. 

Put the lid back on the bottle top leaving the string hanging into the bottom and turn the top upside down into the bottom of the bottle. 

Run the string through the bottom of a coffee filter and insert the filter into the bottle lining the "top". 

Break up the soil and moisten it with water.  The soil should be damp like a sponge but not soaked. 

Put dirt in the top half of the bottle filling the coffee filter while holding the string up through the center of the dirt. Cut the string to the appropriate length.  Add your seeds to the soil, cover them with more damp soil, and put water in the bottom of the bottle.  The string will keep the seeds watered with as much water as they need to survive, you just have to remember to put water in the bottle. It is that easy!  

I also planted some tomatoes, peppers, beans, okra, and snap peas.  I used the egg cartons for those so when they are ready to plant all I have to do is tear the carton apart and plant them.  Now I just need all of the snow to go away and the weather to warm up.  I still have a lot of seeds left so hopefully I can find some more egg cartons soon.  

Next project........chickens!  :) 

Bad Dog!

I finally got the money together to invest in a Kong Extreme toy for my dog. I know, they are not that expensive, but with three dogs and two cats we can never buy just one toy at a time.  He is an avid chewer and nothing else has ever stood up to him for more than a few hours.  I was so excited when the package arrived and I was finally able to give him a toy that is made for dogs that destroy their toys.  Here is what the Kong website says about the Kong Extreme:

"KONG Extreme represents the most durable version of our original KONG toy. The ultra-strong, ultra-durable, black rubber compound is recommended for the most powerful chewers."

It has been less than a month and guess what.....the top of the Kong is now missing. :(  Danzig is a 7 year old pit mix that loves to chew.  Since this toy is recommended for the "most powerful chewers" I really expected him to be able to have it longer than a month.  Now he is all sad because I have to take it from him so he doesn't eat it.  He knows he did something he shouldn't have....just look at his face!  Poor puppy!  Is there anything out there he can't destroy?