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  • Save Money Searching for your Ancestors!

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    Do you love learning about your ancestors and saving money while doing so? You can now find amazing promotions for Ancestry on Groupon! Discover what your surname means.  Solve your brick walls through the 1940’s US Census, Obituaries, and historical newspapers that are available on Ancestry.com. Link your tree with distant relatives and learn more about your ancestor’s travels.

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    A few years ago I connected with some distant family from my grandfather’s side and they were so kind to send me some beautiful old photographs of my great grandma when she was young. I used Shutterfly to create ornaments for our Christmas tree. Each year when a new photograph is sent to me, I create a new ornament. You can find Shutterfly promotions on Groupon.

     

     

    My Great Grandma and her oldest son.

     

    My Great Aunt and Uncle wedding photo.

     

    My Grandparents when they were courting.

     

  • Treat Holiday Cards Giveaway- Ends 11/22

    It’s that time of the year again, time for holiday cards and holiday gifts. I am honored to host a quick Treat Holiday Cards Giveaway for my reader and share this years Treat Holiday Cards and Gifts.

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    With Treat Holiday Cards you can create amazing personalized cards for everyone on your list. You can add your own photos or use the beautiful pre-made card designs on the Treat website. Treat has now added another great way to share your personalized Treat Holiday Cards, digital cards and send them in an email. Watch the video below on these amazing new cards.

    I am happy to let you know that Treat is sponsoring this giveaway, and will give one lucky reader of Dawn’s Delights Art Blog a Personalized mug and a set of personal stationery (1 winner, US only). All you have to do is enter to win via the rafflecopter entry form below. This is a short Giveaway that will end on 11/22 at midnight.

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    Discloser: I receive sample(s) from Treat for purpose of testing and review. My opinions are my own and may differ from those of yours. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.” Please view our disclosure policy if you have any questions. Dawns Delights Art is not responsible for sponsor who do not fulfill prize shipments. However, we will make several attempts to ensure this does not happen.

  • Fresh Baby Review

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    I was recently selected to be part of the Fresh Baby review: What’s the Right Amount of Food for My Family’s Plate? One of the most important things to me is to provide the best nutritional needs for my children. I received my box a couple weeks ago with all these goodies.

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    Let’s Move Foam Puzzle  What does being active mean to your family?  Your children?  This fun foam puzzle will keep your little ones busy (while you wash the dishes) and give your ideas on how you can keep you family moving.

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    Kid’s 4-section Plate   This colorful plate, perfectly sized for little people is filled with bright images of healthy food and fun activities.  Involve your children in the meal time process by allow them to fill their plate with healthy choices from each of the four food groups.

    Here are my youngest 3 wearing the apron and holding the plates.

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     Adult 4-section Plate  This 8” plate with dividers marking the normal portion size for each food group is the perfect way to set an example for healthy eating at the dinner table.

    Kid’s Portion Tip Card (Also available for download here) How much you feed your children is as important as what you feed them.  The Kid’s Portion Tip Card allows you to quickly view common foods by food group for children ages 2-8.

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    Adult Water Bottle Drinking plenty of water is essential to good health. Fresh Baby’s collapsible water bottle lets you stay hydrated anytime, anywhere.  We will also be sending you our Mom’s Water Bottle. This is another great way to be a role model of healthy eating (and drinking) to your children, by avoiding sugary drinks and encouraging more water.

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    Kid’s Water Bottle Drinking plenty of water is essential to active children.  Fresh Baby’s waterfall design let’s children see the water in the bottle and makes drinking water fun!

    Kid’s Apron  It’s important to enjoy your food and one way to do that is to prepare it.  So let your child slip on this bright new apron and lend a hand preparing a meal.  A sense of pride in what goes on the table may even mean that he or she tries something new at dinner tonight.

    I enjoyed reading their articles their websites including How to Eat Healthy on a Budget, Eat Right When Money’s Tight, and Ten Tips for Building a Healthy Meal.

    How do you build a healthier plate? Like the visual on the Adult My Plate or Kids My Plate that my kids are holding above. Here are some tips to get you started:

    • Make half your plate with Fruits & Vegetables
    • Switch to Fat-Free or Low-Fat (1%) Milk
    • Make at least half your Grains Whole
    • Compare sodium, sugars, and saturated fats in the foods you eat and choose the right ones.

     

     

  • Shutterfly special

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    Here are a couple of great Shutterfly photo book specials to snag. I have been making several photo books for family this Christmas. We have had so many wonderful family gatherings and moments to preserve.

    New Customers take $15 off your purchase of $40 or more with code 15OFF40. Valid 9/13-9/19.

    15OFF40 – Offer expires 9/19/2013 (11:59 P.M. PT). Offer is good for $15 off your purchase of $40 or more on qualifying merchandise at shutterfly.com. Offer valid for one-time redemption per billing address and for new customers only. Taxes, shipping and handling will apply.

     

    Take 50% off hard cover photo books and pages with code BOOK50 (exclusions apply). Valid through 9/19/13.

    BOOK50 – Offer expires 9/19/2013 (11:59 P.M. PT). Offer is good for 50% off a 12×12, 8×8, 10×10, 11×14, or 8×11 photo book + pages at shutterfly.com. 7×9, 5×7, premium/layflat, matte, padded, leather, cloth, croc books are excluded. Offer valid for one-time redemption per billing address. Customer must choose only one of the five offers. Taxes, shipping and handling will apply.

     

  • One Day Shutterfly Special

     

     

    1 Day New Custromer Photo Book Exclusive with code GOSFGIANTS. Valid 6/7/2013

    • Our $29.99 20-page 8×8 book down to $9.99;
    • Our $39.99 20-page 8×11 book down to $12.99;
    • Our $59.99 20-page 12×12 book down to $14.99

    For existing customers, One Weekend Only! Save $10 off any order of $10 or more with code EXTRA10. Valid 6/7-6/9is also a great way to stack with our sitewide photo book sale and get a 20-page 8×8 book for $10.99, 8×11 book for $17.99, or 12×12 book for $19.99.

     

     

     

     

     

    *GOSFGIANTS: Offer expires 6/7/2013 (11:59 P.M. PT). Offer is good for one qualifying 20-page 8×8 photo book for $9.99 or one qualifying 20-page 8×11 photo book for $12.99 or one qualifying 20-page 12×12 photo book for $14.99 before taxes, shipping and handling at shutterfly.com. Offer valid for one-time redemption per billing address and for new customers only. StorytellingTM styles and elements, hard photo cover with matte finish and memorabilia pocket will incur additional fees. Offer not valid on layflat pages and genuine leather photo books. Taxes, shipping and handling will apply.

    *EXTRA10: Offer expires 6/9/2013 (11:59 P.M. PT). Offer is good for $10 off one qualifying merchandise order of $10 or more before taxes, shipping and handling at shutterfly.com. Offer valid for one-time redemption per billing address. Taxes, shipping and handling will apply.

     

  • Happy Friday!!!

    I have been working with Shutterfly products for over a year now, and am loving all the specials they offer. My two youngest sons are finishing up their first year in school, graduating from Kindergarten. It has been a fun year for them as they are starting school, our oldest is entering into his Junior year of High School. Reminds me of my youngest sister and myself- I graduated high school the same year she graduated Kindergarten.

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    My sister and I in May 1993.
    Right now Shutterfly has a 50% off any size hard cover photo book from 5/16 – 5/22 with promo code: DADSGRADS perfect time to scrap those old graduation photos, or beautiful snapshots of spring in bloom, this photo is a plant that was given to me awhile back by a friend. Poor thing stayed in a bucket all winter- Blooming and looking great now.

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  • Summertime essentials

    We are slowly warming up here in Utah, and seeing beautiful signs of Spring. Our family is really looking forward to getting out and having fun in the sun. I wanted to share these wonderful must haves for Families this coming summer.

    Here are 10 beach must haves every family should get this summer

    1. SwimZip Swimwear
    SwimZip is UV 50+ swimwear that makes putting on and taking off a wet sticky
    swimsuit a breeze! SwimZip has a full-length zipper down the front which makes it
    easy to put-on and take-off, and it comes as a two piece set so if you have a little
    one with diapers the changes are quick!
    SwimZip blocks 99% of the UVA and UVB cancer causing rays from your little one’s
    skin! You don’t have to worry about applying sunscreen where the SwimZip covers
    and kids can spend hours of fun in the sun sunburn free!
    $17.99 – $29.99
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    2. The Noblo Umbrella Buddy
    Invented by two moms to stop fly away beach umbrellas (and the injuries that can
    result from this), the Noblo is a simple to use beach umbrella anchor. Three easy
    steps: 1) Fill noblo with sand, 2) velcro to beach umbrella, and 3) relax at the
    beach. Noblo will take care of your beach umbrella.
    $14.99
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    3. Zoe b organic Beach Toys

    Made from corn, not petroleum.

    •Safer for our kids: no toxic chemicals like BPA, phthalates.

    •Safe for our oceans: If washed out to sea, our toys will fully break down in 2-3 years (not 500 years, like ordinary plastic).

    •The world’s first biodegradable beach toys.

    •Made in USA.

    •5 pieces set: bucket, sifter/lid, shovel, 2 cups.

    •Color: turquoise/lime, pink/orange

    $22.00
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    4. ShowNo beach towel
    ShowNo is the ultimate kids 3-in-1 towel. It’s a bath towel, a cover up and a
    changing towel all in one!
    • No More having to carry everyone’s towel (along with everything else) to the
    beach… kids can wear them!
    • No More having to dry off and wrap up kids after bath time… they can dry
    off and cover up on their own!
    • No More having to hold a towel like a drape for kids to change behind in
    privacy… they can put on their ShowNo and change all by themselves!
    $19.99
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    5. Bogg Bag
    Lack of beach bags that could suit a family’s needs sparked the creation of the
    bogg™ bag. Needs were simple: a bag large enough to carry everything, that
    wouldn’t fall over and spill, and that could be rinsed at the end of the day. After
    coming up short, the founders decided to make their own. Use at the beach, pool,
    gym, school, for shopping or play, the Bogg Bag comes in three great sizes and
    many great color options. You’ll look great carrying them wherever you go! Want to
    make your bogg™ unique? Customize and accessorize with fun bogg™ bits
    accessories. Fun. Functional. Fashionable.
    $59.99
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    6. SoYoung Insulated Cooler Bags
    Perfect for bringing your drinks and snacks to the beach! Now with an easy clean,
    leak proof insert for easy cleaning and to help avoid staining from spills. Use it as a
    bottle bag for baby, pack your child’s drinks and snacks in it, or leave the kids at
    home and take your lunch with you wherever you go. Need an extra hand? These
    versatile bags can be snapped onto stroller handlebars or worn in either messenger
    or backpack style.
    $36.95 (Canadian currency)
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    7. Eye Cream Shades
    Eyes Cream Shades is a leader in providing quality sunwear for kids ages 6 months
    and above. As everyone knows, sunglasses are not “toys” or novelty items, but
    serve an important health function -protecting precious eyes. All Eyes Cream frames
    are fashion forward, comfortable, as well as durable; and all lenses are
    polycarbonate and provide 100% UVA&UVB protection. Many celebrity moms and
    dads sport their little ones in the Eyes Cream Shades brand.
    $22.50
    8. Sand Gone
    Sand Gone is an amazing dry powder that when applied to sandy parts of your
    body, removes the sand leaving you skin soft and smooth. Made with all natural
    ingredients with a hint of coconut fragrance; a must for Beachgoers.
    $12.95
    9. S’well Water Bottle
    S’well is a fashionable, reusable, sustainable water bottle company. Their bottles
    are double walled in stainless steel leaving liquids cold for 24 hours and hot for 12.
    Not only will you have a great water bottle for the beach, but you will help in
    S’well’s effort to bring clean water to the world’s poorest communities. Water is
    essential for life, but one billion people (one sixth of the world’s population) do not
    have safe access to it. To address this crisis, S’well is a proud to partner with

    WaterAid.

    The bottles feature a quartz finish (no-slip) for that much-needed, sweaty-hand grip
    – perfect for the beach on a hot day.
    $35
    10.Dr. Robin All Natural
    Chemical-Free Sunscreen SPF 30+
    Made in California and specially formulated by a Pediatric Dermatologist. Believing
    less is more, Dr. Robin created this broad spectrum mineral sunscreen without
    irritating chemicals, phthalates, parabens, or fragrance. Dr. Robin’s special
    formula is: Gluten-free/ Water Resistant/ Formulated to minimize allergic reaction/
    Coral Reef Safe.

    Dr. Robin is Robin Schaffran, M.D., a caring mom who happens to be a Beverly Hills

    Dermatologist.
    $24

    Available at http://www.drrobin.md