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Saturday, May 8, 2010

'Spring Into Bags' Special Feature - Win the Helena de Natalio “Belen’ Shoulder Bag!

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This giveaway is now CLOSED. Thanks so much to our wonderful sponsor Helena de Natalio! We look forward to working with you again!

The confirmed winner is 'WhiteChocolateCherries'. Congrats! Remember: There are great giveaways active on the upper right hand side of the page! Enter for the current bag in the ‘Spring Into Bags’ series HERE.

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Ascending Butterfly's 'Spring Into Bags' Special Feature sponsored by:

For Spring 2010, Ascending Butterfly has been hosting a special feature called 'Spring Into Bags' we have been reviewing and giving away hot handbags from both established and emerging hand bag designers! We are now featuring the FIFTH bag in the feature! (In case you missed them, the first bag was by Elliot Lucca, it was a convertible leather crossbody in a cheery 'poppy' color, the second bag was by Linea Pelle, it was also a leather convertible clutch in a very spring 'kelly green' color, the third bag was a leather crossbody called 'Sierra' in a popular neutral color 'latte beige' from handbag designer by night, Nurse by day, Marissa Del Rosario! The Fourth Bag in the Feature was the Fleurville 'Lexie' Teal Butterfly Tote sponsored by Layla Grayce).

A mixture of feminine and bohemian artistry, Helena de Natalio handbags have a distinct, timeless appeal for the sophisticated woman. Made with supple leather, exotic snake embossed skins, bold metallics, and contrasting tones, Helena de Natalio handbags evoke a playful yet classic style with feminine pleats, chain, fringe, and leather woven details. The bags are always functional, with cross body straps, multiple pockets, and bright linings.

The collection is inspired by the designer’s travels through South America and her experience as a Peace Corps volunteer in the town of Natalio, Paraguay. Intrigued by the unique fashion style she found in South America, Helen Lubetkin embarked on a mission to learn about leather working, handbag design, and the region’s rich cultural traditions. She worked with local artisans in Buenos Aires, Argentina to create the first Helena de Natalio handbags and remains committed to socially responsible production, ensuring that all Helena de Natalio bags are crafted in a healthy work environment by artisans throughout the world.

I cannot contain my excitement about the collection, about the bag I was sent to review, and about the company! Have you ever been to one of those high end department stores, and looked up on a shelf to see the 'perfect' bag staring at you? That bag at a store where the clerks don't even LOOK at you and the bags don't even have price tags. So you leave without it thinking it will cost you a years mortgage payment. Then you end up dreaming about it. Picturing it hanging loyally at your side and pairing perfectly with your favorite outfits. THIS is THAT Bag, except it will NOT break the bank. It has the detailing of high fashion, the function that makes it a first choice bag and a literal staple that you'll reach for daily (including fabric lining and organizational inner and outer pockets) and a spacious interior that assures you the ability to carry all of your essentials.

I wish I would have remembered to video myself opening this bag, it was the most impressive presentation by far! It comes beautifully presented with it's own logo dust/storage bag in a deep chocolate brown. The smell of the leather hit me as soon as I opened the box. It's soft, and amazingly supple with a classic pleated styling done right. It's one of those bags, that you find yourself running your hands over when you are wearing it! I have not put this bag down, and I want it in the darker color for Fall. I can tell you that Helena de Natalio has found itself a customer for LIFE. I will be buying more of her bags. And that can definitely be taken as a 'butterfly stamp of approval'.

As a matter of fact, here are some pics from other bags in her extensive collection that caught my eye (yes I am going to make you suffer before unveiling the giveaway!)

Meet 'Giselle' she is a small, folded geometric clutch with contrasting snake-embossed and plain leather. Can't you just picture yourself with this one on your way to meet the girls for the Sex & The City Sequel? I love this clutch, and the Lilac color is absolutely fabulous (I also love this one in 'grey'!)

Meet the 'Sofita snake' A Snake-embossed hobo bag with buckle detail and adjustable shoulder or cross-body strap. The smaller version of the oversized 'Sofi snake' hobo. Comes in 'Black & Silver' as shown as well as 'Pink & Beige' and 'Natural Tan'. I saw a pair of gladiator sandals online that match this bag exactly in the Black & Silver tone. I can smell a summer shopping spree coming on!

The two bags above were just appetizers for the main course! And although this giveaway appears in our 'Spring Into Bags' feature, I highly recommend this bag as a Mother's Day Buying Guide Pick as well. Your Mom will absolutely LOVE it.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - WIN IT! - Ascending Butterfly and our friends at Helena de Natalio would like to provide one lucky winner with the opportunity to win the Helena de Natalio “Belen’ Shoulder Bag! (ARV $319)

About the Bag:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Material: Leather
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - SIZE: 13” H x 18W” x 10D”
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Colors: Cognac, Caramel
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Multiple-pocket drawstring tote bag
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - braided handles
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Spacious, structured, and pleated

If you can't wait to find out if you won and want to nab this delicious bag NOW, (and who can blame you!) you can do so HERE!

Don't you just ♥ Helena de Natalio? I know I do!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - How to Win: (1) You must be a PUBLIC follower of Ascending Butterfly to be eligible for this and all giveaways. Indicate in your entry that you follow (if your 'comment name/user id' differs from your profile id, please let me know what name you follow under) and (2) Visit Helena de Natalio - and post the URL of another bag aside from the giveaway & review items featured of course, as your comment entry! Please post the LINK, not the name! (3) You must also leave your email address somewhere in your comment. (You can format it this way for security, example: ascendingbutterfly AT mail host DOT com, If it is visible in your profile, just say so, that's OK!). Please follow the easy 1, 2, 3 steps to winning! This giveaway is open to USA residents who are 18 years of age or older.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Please follow directions or you will be disqualified! All comments are moderated, they may not appear on the site right away (comments like "I want this" or "I want to win" will not be entered). You have from Saturday, May 08, 2010 until Friday, May 21, 2010 at 11:59 PM (EST) to comment and be entered for a chance to win. You will have 48 hours to confirm if we do not hear from you we will be forced to move on to an alternate. (We only notify winners DIRECTLY via email, so if your profile or your comment does not have an email address your entry will not be processed.)

EXTRA CREDIT:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Blog about this giveaway, linking to this giveaway post. Leave the URL in a comment

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Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Follow me @Tracy_Iglesias on Twitter (this is ascendingbutterfly’s editor) and give me your Twitter ID in a comment

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Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Follow @helenadenatalio on Twitter HERE

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My site was nominated for Best Blog About Stuff!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Please vote for my outfit 'springtime nyc' @ Macy's Fashion director Giveaway. You can vote for me and also enter to win a $500 Macys Gift Certificate too by creating a styleboard of your own HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Please vote for my mom in ICE.com's 'Beautiful Moms' Contest on Facebook (this extra credit ends May 9th) HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Enter another active giveaway on Ascending Butterfly and earn extra credit, leave a comment letting me know which giveaway you entered.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Make a purchase from Helena de Natalio anytime between 5/8 - 5/20 and receive 10 extra entries. (you will need to email us a copy of your invoice as proof. Yes, you can cross off method of payment information!)

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NOTE: Readers have asked us to make entering the contests and giveaways, faster and easier. Your wish is our command! We have moved our 'Today's Butterfly - Featured Site(s) of the day, which is where we host our giveaways, to the upper right hand side of the page. It will be located here from now on to make entering the giveaways faster and easier. Keep the suggestions coming, remember we also have a community group page with real time chat, you can give us your comments and suggestions in REAL time, how cool is that?

NOTE 2: Twitter followers: please remember you must also follow Ascending Butterfly using Google friends connect on the upper right hand side of the page for your entries to be processed. And remember if your profile does not have an email and you don't leave your email in your entry, we will not accept your entry. Make sure your entry or your profile have your email address!

Just a helpful Reminder: How to Follow A Blog Publicly Using Google Friends Connect:

Please look to the upper right hand side, where the follower pictures are. (Note the number of followers before you start this process)

1) press the follow button - the google pop up wizard will open, this is not an ad and your pop up blocker will not block it

2) tick the option that reads 'follow this blog publicly' once that button is selected, hit follow again - it should now read 'you are now following'

3) if the follower count went up you know you did it succesfully, if your profile has a picture, that picture will be the first one on the left side. If your profile doesn't have one, it should still be searchable on the members list. (Remember, following a blog, does NOT subscribe you to receive emails, you have to subscribe separately to do that, you will not receive emails for following)

Are you getting the dreaded 'Your Entry Can't Be Processed' message when leaving an entry or comment? Before hitting enter, highlight your comment and COPY it. If you get that message after hitting enter and your comment is still there, just ignore the message and hit enter again, then you will get a screen with a captcha code, enter the captcha code, then submit and VOILA. If after you hit the submit button the first time, you get the dreaded message and the comment 'disappeared' no worries, that's why I asked you to copy it in the first step. Paste it back in and submit again. This has worked for me when comment boxes have glitched on me, and I hope it helps you too!

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FTC Disclosure Info for this Giveaway: This is not a paid insertion. This is a non-compensated post and all opinions regarding the products are expressly my own experiences. I was provided product to review and for the giveaway. The sponsor is fulfilling directly to prize winner, this in no way influenced my opinion of the product. Once a winner is selected and their information has been forwarded to the sponsor, the responsibility of prize fulfillment rests with the sponsor.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Winner Announcement - Ascending Butterfly's Choice of gift from The Cream Perfume Company Giveaway Winners!

*Congratulations to 'Amber', 'Marlena' and 'lmurley2000' confirmed winners of Ascending Butterfly's Choice of gift from The Cream Perfume Company Giveaway! I know they are going to love these products!

Join me in congratulating our winners!

We would like to thank our sponsor The Cream Perfume Company for this great giveaway! We look forward to working with you again soon!

Thank You for choosing to spend a part of your day with Ascending Butterfly; and Remember to enter our active giveaways on the upper right hand side of the page!

NOTE:

(1) ENDS TONIGHT: Enter to win the Layla Grayce Fleurville Lexie Butterfly Tote in Teal (ARV $165) HERE! (We are already on bag FOUR in the "Spring Into Bags" 2010 series, look for bag 5 to launch on Friday, May 7th!)

(2) Our Mother's Day Buying Guide is in full swing, and the giveaways this month will be fast & furious so hold on to your hats! Win a complete set of pro makeup brushes from Sigma Makeup.com HERE!

(3) Win an Eli's Cheesecake for Mom (or for yourself) HERE!

(4) Win Diamond Earrings for Mom or for yourself this Mother's Day! - ARV $1,750 <- and that ARV is not a typo, these are drool worthy, enter to win HERE!

Stay tuned, the next gifts in our Mother's Day Buying Guide will launch VERY soon. Plus the next book in our monthly book club will also be launching soon!

--Ascending Butterfly's Editorial Team

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*Out of respect for privacy, We post our winner(s) username/comment name(s) instead of full names

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Win Diamond Earrings for Mom or for yourself this Mother's Day! - ARV $1,750

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This giveaway is now CLOSED. The winner is Mocha Butterfly! Congratulations! Remember: There are great giveaways active on the upper right hand side of the page! This was gift number 7 in our Mother's Day Buying Guide!

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Ascending Butterfly's Mothers Day Buying Guide Editorial Pick Sponsored by:

I had no idea that Kohls has such high-quality, stylish jewelry at such great prices! I can actually afford it! I’m definitely keeping Kohl’s in mind for my next jewelry purchase. It’s a great place to shop for gifts too! Especially Mother's Day Gifts!

Our mother's day buying guide at Ascending Butterfly will encompass the entire month of May! So while some giveaways will close after Mother's Day itself, the month will still be dedicated to saying Thank You to our moms. For all the daily ways they show us they love us that may times go unheralded. I think you should show your mom you love her everyday, but mother's day should be extra special! And with today's edition to our buying guide it certainly will be!

Do you pigeon hole your retail locations? Looking to one for housewares, others for clothing, others for beauty care? I know I do sometimes, but not anymore!

It’s amazing what you can find at Kohls jewelry department – certified diamond earrings and rings, gemstones, pearls and name brand watches like Citizen and Bulova. All at incredible prices. And with Kohl’s discounts and savings passes, you can’t find a better value on jewelry anywhere. Kohl’s jewelry department is the place to shop for quality mother’s day gifts she’ll love, or jewelry gifts for any occasion.

I am no longer going to pigeon hole my favorite department stores. I am going to become a much better 'treasure hunter' from now on!

They don't call 7 a lucky number for no reason! We are very happy to launch lucky number seven in our Mother's Day Buying Guide with something that will make mom's eyes light up with delight! As you all know I was born in April making Diamond my birthstone, lucky me! So I wanted to be sure my favorite gemstone was represented in our Mother's Day Buying Guide this year! And thankfully so did our friends at Kohl's!

I personally feel you can never go wrong with Diamonds, and neither does Kohls, and with savings passes and low everyday prices, there is a gorgeous gem just waiting to be discovered for everyone with every budget.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - WIN IT! - Ascending Butterfly and our friends at Kohls would like to provide one lucky winner with the opportunity to win International Gemological Institute Certified 14K Gold 1/2ct Diamond Stud Earrings ! (ARV $1,750.00)

About the Earrings: (Please note, due to the high value of this item, a signature will be required upon delivery.)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - 1/2-carat total weight
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Minimum color H-I
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Minimum clarity I1-I2
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Pierced
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - 14k gold

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Diamond weights are approximate. Diamond Total Weights may vary between .01 and .08 ct. Some diamonds consist of fewer than 17 facets.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - These earrings are the perfect gift for yourself or someone special – what woman wouldn’t love a gorgeous pair of diamond earrings to make her sparkle? They are certified, high quality and can be found at Kohls, for an amazing price! (They are sure to make mom well up with tears, tears of joy that is!)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - The earrings have a four-prong setting with 14k gold screwback posts. The certification includes an International Gemological Institute Certificate of Authenticity that verifies clarity, color and carat weight. And they come in a cute white leatherette gift box. If you can't wait to find out if you won and want to nab a pair NOW, (and who can blame you!) you can do so HERE!

Don't you just ♥ Kohls? I know I do!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - How to Win: (1) You must be a PUBLIC follower of Ascending Butterfly to be eligible for this and all giveaways. Indicate in your entry that you follow (if your 'comment name/user id' differs from your profile id, please let me know what name you follow under) and (2) Visit Kohls - and post the URL of another product you like aside from the giveaway item of course, as your comment entry! Please post the LINK, not the name! (3) You must also leave your email address somewhere in your comment. (You can format it this way for security, example: ascendingbutterfly AT mail host DOT com, If it is visible in your profile, just say so, that's OK!). Please follow the easy 1, 2, 3 steps to winning! This giveaway is open to USA residents who are 18 years of age or older.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Please follow directions or you will be disqualified! All comments are moderated, they may not appear on the site right away (comments like "I want this" or "I want to win" will not be entered). You have from Wednesday, May 05, 2010 until Saturday, May 08, 2010 at 03:00 PM (EST) to comment and be entered for a chance to win. You will have 48 hours to confirm if we do not hear from you we will be forced to move on to an alternate. (We only notify winners DIRECTLY via email, so if your profile or your comment does not have an email address your entry will not be processed.)

EXTRA CREDIT:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Blog about this giveaway, linking to this giveaway post. Leave the URL in a comment

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Follow me @Tracy_Iglesias on Twitter (this is ascendingbutterfly’s editor) and give me your Twitter ID in a comment

*No More Tweets or facebok mentions for this giveaway, my apologies for any inconvenience

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Digg about this giveaway and leave your digg username in your comment

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Fave this blog on Technorati and leave your Technorati user name in your comment

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Vote for Ascending Butterfly on: Fuel My Blog

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Follow Ascending Butterfly on Facebook HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Follow Ascending Butterfly on Networked Blogs HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Join Ascending Butterfly's Community Group (with real time chat) HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Please vote for my mom in ICE.com's 'Beautiful Moms' Contest on Facebook HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Enter another active giveaway on Ascending Butterfly and earn extra credit, leave a comment letting me know which giveaway you entered.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Make a purchase from Kohls anytime between 5/5 - 5/7 and receive 10 extra entries. (you will need to email us a copy of your invoice as proof. Yes, you can cross off method of payment information!)

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Just a helpful Reminder: How to Follow Using Google Friends Connect:

Please look to the upper right hand side, where the follower pictures are. (Note the number of followers before you start this process)

1) press the follow button - the google pop up wizard will open, this is not an ad and your pop up blocker will not block it

2) tick the option that reads 'follow this blog publicly' once that button is selected, hit follow again - it should now read 'you are now following'

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FTC Disclosure Info for this Giveaway: This is not a paid insertion. This is a non-compensated post and all opinions regarding the products are expressly my own experiences. I was provided product to giveaway only not review and the sponsor is fulfilling directly to prize winner, this in no way influenced my opinion of Kohls. Once a winner is selected and their information has been forwarded to the sponsor, the responsibility of prize fulfillment rests with the sponsor.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Mother's Day gift for the 'outgoing' and 'sexy' mama - Win a complete set of pro makeup brushes from Sigma Makeup.com!

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This giveaway is now CLOSED. Thanks so much to our wonderful sponsor Sigma Makeup! We look forward to working with you again! The winner is CLC408. Congratulations to our winner! Remember: There are great giveaways active on the upper right hand side of the page! This was gift six in our first annual Mothers Day Buying Guide!

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Ascending Butterfly's Mothers Day Buying Guide Pick Sponsored by:

We are now launching our sixth gift in our first annual Mothers Day Buying Guide! We started with the gift of CleanRest (giveaway ended on 04/28), followed by the gift of cream perfume (giveaway ended on 05/01), then the gift of One Dozen Long Stemmed Roses and Godiva Truffles (giveaway ended on 05/03), and the next gift in the guide is the 'Serene Spring Spa Gift Tower' from 1800Baskets.com HERE! (giveaway ends on 05/05); and we are now moving toward gift Six in our First Annual Mother's Day Buying Guide. Is your mom fun & outgoing? A little sassy? A little flirty? Would never dream of leaving the house without her 'face' put on?

The mother's day buying guide will encompass the rest of April and the entire month of May! So while some giveaways will close after Mother's Day itself, the month will still be dedicated to saying Thank You to our moms. For all the daily ways they show us they love us that sometimes go unheralded. While I think you should show your mom you love her everyday, mother's day should be extra special!

(And while it's not an official part of the Mother's Day Buying Guide, the current bag being featured in our 'Spring Into Bags' 2010 Special Feature would be perfect for mom, (this bag comes with changing pad and wipes box, it's perfect for a new mom, but stylish enough and roomy enough to make a perfect day-to-day bag for any lucky woman! Check out the Fleurville Lexie Butterfly Tote giveaway sponsored by Layla Grayce HERE).

If outgoing, flirty, sassy, and never leaving the house without her face on, either describes you or your mom, you won't want to leave the house without Sigma Makeup! I received a ton of goodies to evaluate so I'll start with the Makeup! First I unwrapped a super girly fun box called 'Beauty on the Go Kit - Neutral Shades'. Inside the fun box, is another cute box with four 'pop out' Neutral Eye Shadow Shades perfect for daily wear. The colors included were 'Brown Eyed Girl', 'Brown Sugar', 'Angie' and 'Indian Girl'.These can all be easily popped out and replaced to create your own palette preferences. and the kicker is they can also be popped out into a single palette size 'to go' container that is mirrored, so you can carry as many or as few with you as you need for the day, totally brilliant!

I also received the 'Beauty on the Go Kit - 'blush and highlight' collection - The colors included were 'Blush - 'Some Girls', 'Blush - 'Not Fade Away', 'Blush - 'Ruby Tuesday' and lastly a highlighter - 'Moon Light Mile'

also with a collection of empty single palettes ready to slip these into so you don't have to carry the larger palette with all four colors all day if all you need is one of them. They are easily blendable which is perfect since no one wants to look like they've been slapped hard with a blush stick! The Kit allows you to get more sophiscated with the blending and contouring of blush. There is an art to Blush done right ladies! And this kit will allow you to shade, contour and highlight to your hearts content.

In addition, Sigma manages to incorporate old Hollywood Glamour into their collection with some amazingly hot additions - 'The Something about Marilyn Retractible Kabuki Brush' in a to die for red, and a dazzle heart pocket mirror which slides out of it's box in a velvety logo'd pouch to reveal a beddazled heart that reminds me of a tiny version of the Judith Leiber 'Heart N Soul bag', if you or your mom have that bag, you must get it this case! It is as functional as is it is pretty, one side mirrored, the other side ready to stash your fave lip gloss.

I also received the new Sigma Makeup Premium Professional Brushes Kit. This kit contains 15 unique brushes and nicely complements the original 12 piece brush set. It includes 7 new face brushes, 7 new eyes brushes, and the first Sigma Makeup lip brush. All brushes are stored in a signature Sigma Makeup brush roll, which is ideal to protect your Sigma Makeup brush collection. These brushes are certainly where form meet function in super luxe high style at a price that won't break the bank.

Just like they say many women make the mistake of not using the correct bra, the same mistake is often made with brushes, they are not all alike both quality wise nor functionally. And taking the right care of them is equally important!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - WIN IT! - Ascending Butterfly and our friends at Sigma Makeup would like to provide one lucky winner with the opportunity to win a Complete Brush Set (without roll)! (ARV $69.00)

Don't you just ♥ Sigma Makeup? I know I do!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - How to Win: (1) You must be a PUBLIC follower of Ascending Butterfly to be eligible for this and all giveaways. Indicate in your entry that you follow (if your 'comment name/user id' differs from your profile id, please let me know what name you follow under) and (2) Visit Sigma Makeup - and post the URL of another product you like aside from the giveaway item of course, as your comment entry! Please post the LINK, not the name! (3) You must also leave your email address somewhere in your comment. (You can format it this way for security, example: ascendingbutterfly AT mail host DOT com, If it is visible in your profile, just say so, that's OK!). Please follow the easy 1, 2, 3 steps to winning! This giveaway is open to USA residents who are 18 years of age or older.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Please follow directions or you will be disqualified! All comments are moderated, they may not appear on the site right away (comments like "I want this" or "I want to win" will not be entered). You have from Tuesday, May 04, 2010 until Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at 11:59 PM (EST) to comment and be entered for a chance to win. You will have 48 hours to confirm if we do not hear from you we will be forced to move on to an alternate. (We only notify winners DIRECTLY via email, so if your profile or your comment does not have an email address your entry will not be processed.)

EXTRA CREDIT:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Blog about this giveaway, linking to this giveaway post. Leave the URL in a comment

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Grab our Button and put it on your Blog. Leave the URL where we can see it in a comment (if you already have our button, just let us know, you will still get extra credit!)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Follow me @Tracy_Iglesias on Twitter (this is ascendingbutterfly’s editor) and give me your Twitter ID in a comment

Tweet this: Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ #ascendingbutterfly + @SigmaMakeup Complete Brush Set #Giveaways (ARV $69) -http://tinyurl.com/2495hpz

(Leave a comment with the tweet’s url so you can get a valid entry - click on the time your tweet was sent to get the direct URL and then copy and paste it here). Please tweet once per day.)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Follow @SigmaMakeup on Twitter HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Digg about this giveaway and leave your digg username in your comment

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Fave this blog on Technorati and leave your Technorati user name in your comment

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Vote for Ascending Butterfly on: Fuel My Blog

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Follow Ascending Butterfly on Facebook HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Follow Sigma Makeup (and don't forget to write on their wall that Ascending Butterfly sent you!) on Facebook HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Follow Sigma Makeup (and don't forget to write on their wall that Ascending Butterfly sent you!) on YouTube HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Follow Ascending Butterfly on Networked Blogs HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Join Ascending Butterfly's Community Group (with real time chat) HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Please vote for my mom in ICE.com's 'Beautiful Moms' Contest on Facebook HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Enter another active giveaway on Ascending Butterfly and earn extra credit, leave a comment letting me know which giveaway you entered.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Make a purchase from Sigma Makeup anytime between 5/4 - 5/16 and receive 10 extra entries. (you will need to email us a copy of your invoice as proof. Yes, you can cross off method of payment information!)

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Just a helpful Reminder: How to Follow Using Google Friends Connect:

Please look to the upper right hand side, where the follower pictures are. (Note the number of followers before you start this process)

1) press the follow button - the google pop up wizard will open, this is not an ad and your pop up blocker will not block it

2) tick the option that reads 'follow this blog publicly' once that button is selected, hit follow again - it should now read 'you are now following'

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FTC Disclosure Info for this Giveaway: This is not a paid insertion. This is a non-compensated post and all opinions regarding the products are expressly my own experiences. I was provided product to review and the sponsor is also fulfilling product to prize winner(s), this in no way influenced my opinion of my experiences with this product. Once a winner is selected and their information has been forwarded to the sponsor, the responsibility of prize fulfillment rests with the sponsor.

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Saturday, May 01, 2010 - Today's Words of Inspiration and Great Giveaways! Happy May Day!

Can't you just taste the promise in the air? Did Spring pour into your window this morning? Were the birds chirping away outside your window?

It's the first day of May! Signs of Spring Abound and Hope is everywhere! Did you ever want to know about the origins of today, May Day? You can read all about it on Wikipedia HERE.

Make your own May day celebration, start your own Spring Rituals. Plan out what you want your summer to be like. Where do you want to go? Start researching activities and destinations.

Use 'Today's Words of Inspiration' as a breathing meditation to still your mind, quiet your thoughts and bring in positive energy. As you inhale bring in only positive energy by saying in your mind, I breathe in positive energy (or you can say creative energy if that is what you wish to create more of) and as you exhale, Affirm out loud today 'I will make my own May Day celebration!'

Spend some time each day enjoying focused breathing AND soul guided meditative visualization, in doing so, you can bring about amazing, profound and powerful changes in your life.

Visualize yourself manifesting something unique, guided by universal forces that emerge spontaneously from within your soul. Do this at least twice today and see how by taking a moment away from the hectic pace and breathing in positive energy and affirming what you wish to create, your thinking will become different.

Remember, attitude really does determine altitude.

It is OK to *Re-Tweet* the link to this post and You can find me (@Tracy_Iglesias) on Twitter here! Twitter love: re*tweet by copying and pasting the following into your update field:

OK to RT: Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - @Tracy_Iglesias #ascendingbutterfly - Today's Words of #Inspiration and Great #Giveaways! - http://tiny.cc/n4Thx

Make this your best day ever, Bless and Be Blessed!

Don't forget to enter the great giveaways on the upper right hand side of the page! It's just our way of saying Thank You for choosing to spend part of your day with us. We are really happy you landed HERE! Don't forget to use the share button below any inspiration to stumble, digg, tweet or share with your friends on facebook and twitter! And if you want to share inspiration with other members, Ascending Butterfly has a NING group with real time chat HERE!

We recently launched our fifth gift in our first annual Mothers Day Buying Guide! We started with the gift of CleanRest, followed by the gift of cream perfume (giveaway ends today 05/01), the gift of One Dozen Long Stemmed Roses and Godiva Truffles HERE (giveaway ends on 05/03), review & giveaway of the 'Serene Spring Spa Gift Tower' from 1800Baskets.com HERE and our latest gift for mom, a White Chocolate Raspberry Eli's Cheesecake can be found HERE!

The mother's day buying guide will encompass the entire month of May! So while some giveaways will close after Mother's Day itself, the month will still be dedicated to saying Thank You to our moms. For all the daily ways they show us they love us that sometimes go unheralded. While I think you should show your mom you love her everyday, mother's day should be extra special, and we are making May 'Moms Month' on Ascending Butterfly! Stay tuned for the next gift in the buying guide and for our next book club title coming soon.

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Friday, April 30, 2010

Win an Eli's Cheesecake for Mom (or for yourself)!

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This giveaway is now CLOSED. Thanks so much to our wonderful sponsor Eli’s Cheescake! We look forward to working with you again! The winner is Kathryn B! Remember: There are great giveaways active on the upper right hand side of the page!

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Ascending Butterfly's Mothers Day Buying Guide Pick Sponsored by:

We are now launching our fifth gift in our first annual Mothers Day Buying Guide! We started with the gift of CleanRest (giveaway ended on 04/28), followed by the gift of cream perfume (giveaway ends on 05/01), the gift of One Dozen Long Stemmed Roses and Godiva Truffles HERE (giveaway ends on 05/03), and the fourth gift in the guide (giveaway ends on 05/05) is the 'Serene Spring Spa Gift Tower' from 1800Baskets.com HERE!

I know they say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, but trust me, moms also have a soft spot for food, especially treats! While it would be easy to say 'who doesn't like treats'? or Who doesn't love Cheesecake? Not all treats are created equal, and not all Cheesecake's are created like Eli's!

I thought narrowing a cake down to one from their vast selection was going to be torture. But I happened upon a cake that shares a name with one of my favorite ice creams, White Chocolate Raspberry, (ice cream maker not to be named here, but hopefully they are reading this!), so I thought I'd give it a go.

The White Chocolate Raspberry cake came shipped in cooler packaging and when you take the cake out of it's outer packaging, that's when the fun begins! The cake is generously sized and it's pre-sliced and each slice is individually wrapped. It literally arrives ready to serve! This 10" Cheesecake is 5lb, 13oz, and Serves 14 ( Pre-generously-sliced). It's perfect for Mother's Day, mom doesn't have to spend anytime slicing and since it's mother's day you'll do the serving right?

These are amazing anytime cakes, mother's day, birthdays, graduations, hostess gifts etc. But this cake is an editor's picks for various reasons, my two favorite non-cheesecakes are Black Forest Cake and Strawberry Shortcake, and the ice cream which shares it's name that I mentioned earlier. This cake is somehow a magnificent hybrid of all my favorite treats rolled into one. It's truly decadent, and sinfully delicious. It's one of those food sensory delight experiences you want to have once everyone else is tucked into bed so you can savor every glorious bite. Yes folks, take it from a foodie with a sweet tooth, it's THAT GOOD. Save a few pieces just for yourself, you'll thank me for it later!

Eli's description of the cake is such a modest understatement: "Tart Canadian red raspberries are the perfect foil for the sweet, smooth taste of white chocolate cheesecake, baked on a chocolate crumb crust." but I suppose it's because they can't say every bite is a piece of heaven. (Maybe they can't, but I will!)

Are you drooling yet? If I could insert a soundtrack, just imagine a heavenly choir singing as the picture of the cake finishes loading. Just seeing the picture is making me want to re-order, I really want to keep this in stock in my fridge year round!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - WIN IT! - Ascending Butterfly and our friends at Eli's Cheesecake would like to provide one lucky winner with the opportunity to win a White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake! (ARV $52.00)

Don't you just ♥ Eli's Cheesecake? I know I do!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - How to Win: (1) You must be a PUBLIC follower of Ascending Butterfly to be eligible for this and all giveaways. Indicate in your entry that you follow (if your 'comment name/user id' differs from your profile id, please let me know what name you follow under) and (2) Visit Eli's Cheesecake - and post the URL of another cheesecake you like aside from the giveaway cake of course, as your comment entry! Please post the LINK, not the name! (3) You must also leave your email address somewhere in your comment. (You can format it this way for security, example: ascendingbutterfly AT mail host DOT com, If it is visible in your profile, just say so, that's OK!). Please follow the easy 1, 2, 3 steps to winning! This giveaway is open to USA residents who are 18 years of age or older.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Please follow directions or you will be disqualified! All comments are moderated, they may not appear on the site right away (comments like "I want this" or "I want to win" will not be entered). You have from Friday, April 30, 2010 until Friday, May 14, 2010 at 11:59 PM (EST) to comment and be entered for a chance to win. You will have 48 hours to confirm if we do not hear from you we will be forced to move on to an alternate. (We only notify winners DIRECTLY via email, so if your profile or your comment does not have an email address your entry will not be processed.)

EXTRA CREDIT:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Blog about this giveaway, linking to this giveaway post. Leave the URL in a comment

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Grab our Button and put it on your Blog. Leave the URL where we can see it in a comment (if you already have our button, just let us know, you will still get extra credit!)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Follow me @Tracy_Iglesias on Twitter (this is ascendingbutterfly’s editor) and give me your Twitter ID in a comment

Tweet this: Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ #ascendingbutterfly + @elischeesecake White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake #Giveaways (ARV $52) - http://tinyurl.com/2dblcgl

(Leave a comment with the tweet’s url so you can get a valid entry - click on the time your tweet was sent to get the direct URL and then copy and paste it here). Please tweet once per day.)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Follow @elischeesecake on Twitter HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Digg about this giveaway and leave your digg username in your comment

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Fave this blog on Technorati and leave your Technorati user name in your comment

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Vote for Ascending Butterfly on: Fuel My Blog

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Follow Ascending Butterfly on Facebook HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Follow Eli’s Cheesecake (and don't forget to write on their wall that Ascending Butterfly sent you!) on Facebook HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Become a Member of Eli's Cheesecake ‘Fan Club’ HERE

Membership Includes:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Email Communications
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Special Offers

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Automatic Monthly Entry to the Win-A-Free-Cheesecake Contest (The Mother's Day giveaway on Eli's site currently is for the same cake, so you have TWO chances to win this super yummo cake!)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Follow Ascending Butterfly on Networked Blogs HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Join Ascending Butterfly's Ning Group HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Please vote for my mom in ICE.com's 'Beautiful Moms' Contest on Facebook HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Enter another active giveaway on Ascending Butterfly and earn extra credit, leave a comment letting me know which giveaway you entered.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Make a purchase from Eli's Cheesecake anytime between 4/30 - 5/12 and receive 10 extra entries. (you will need to email us a copy of your invoice as proof. Yes, you can cross off method of payment information!)

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NOTE: Readers have asked us to make entering the contests and giveaways, faster and easier. Your wish is our command! We have moved our 'Today's Butterfly - Featured Site(s) of the day, which is where we host our giveaways, to the upper right hand side of the page. It will be located here from now on to make entering the giveaways faster and easier. Keep the suggestions coming, remember we also have a NING group with real time chat, you can give us your comments and suggestions in REAL time, how cool is that?

Just a helpful Reminder: How to Follow Using Google Friends Connect:

Please look to the upper right hand side, where the follower pictures are. (Note the number of followers before you start this process)

1) press the follow button - the google pop up wizard will open, this is not an ad and your pop up blocker will not block it

2) tick the option that reads 'follow this blog publicly' once that button is selected, hit follow again - it should now read 'you are now following'

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FTC Disclosure Info for this Giveaway: This is not a paid insertion. This is a non-compensated post and all opinions regarding the products are expressly my own experiences. I was provided product to review and the sponsor is also fulfilling product to prize winner(s), this in no way influenced my opinion of my experiences with this product. Once a winner is selected and their information has been forwarded to the sponsor, the responsibility of prize fulfillment rests with the sponsor.

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Winner Announcement - Ascending Butterfly's ‘Gift of CleanRest® - 2 pillows, 2 pillow encasements and 1 mattress encasement’ Giveaway Winner!

*Congratulations to 'batchicky' confirmed winner of Ascending Butterfly's ‘Gift of CleanRest® - 2 pillows, 2 pillow encasements and 1 mattress encasement’ Giveaway! I know she is going to love these products, wishing you sweet dreams batchicky! (don't you just love that username?)

Join me in congratulating our winner!

We would like to thank our sponsor CleanRest® for this great giveaway! We look forward to working with you again soon! (and based on the enthusiastic response in your entries it seems like you all feel the same way! Seems like the majority of the butterflies who entered this giveaway are very interested in the Allergy Blocking Window Panels!). We hope CleanRest® will come back to join us again soon!

I wanted to remind you that recently we hosted our very first guest Blogger! Dr. Lee contributed the first article in our new monthly feature 'Mid-Month Moment of Health'. We want to make sure our Butterflies are happy and healthy; in 'body', 'mind' and 'soul'. If you missed the article, you can go straight to it HERE (remember to post a comment and welcome Dr. Lee). Let him know how well the excercises are working for you!

Thank You for choosing to spend a part of your day with Ascending Butterfly; and Remember to enter our active giveaways on the upper right hand side of the page!

NOTE:

(1) The latest bag in our 'Spring Into Bags' 2010 Special Feature has launched! Enter to win the Layla Grayce Fleurville Lexie Butterfly Tote in Teal (ARV $165) HERE! (We are already on bag FOUR in the series!)

(2) The Second Gift in our First Annual Mother's Day Buying Guide offers 3 winners their choice of gift from The Cream Perfume Company! Including the eco chic packaged cream perfurmes in a wide array of wonderful scents, and even scented body lotions that match the cream perfumes are among the choices you can select from to find mom a perfect gift! Enter to win HERE!

(3) Our third gift in our first annual Mothers Day Buying Guide is the chance to Win A Dozen Long Stemmed Roses and Godiva Chocolates for Mom from 1800flowers.com HERE!

(4) Our fourth gift in our first annual Mothers Day Buying Guide is the chance toWin A 'Serene Spring Spa Gift Tower' from 1800Baskets.com HERE!

Stay tuned, the next gifts in our Mother's Day Buying Guide will launch VERY soon. Plus the next book in our monthly book club will also be launching soon so please stay tuned!

--Ascending Butterfly's Editorial Team

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*Out of respect for privacy, We post our winner(s) username/comment name(s) instead of full names

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

April 28, 2010 - It's Wordless Wednesday!

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While we streamline stuff around here, today is going to be a Wordless Wednesday. Do you sometimes feel inspiration is so close.....so close you could almost touch it....but somehow it just continues to elude your grasp?

Maybe it's as close as the next Exit! What do you think?

NOTE: The CleanRest Giveaway ends TODAY Wednesday, 04/28 at 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time, so be sure to get your entries in ASAP for our first Mother's Day Buying Guide pick (in our first annual Mother's Day 'Mom' Blog-a-Ganza!) HERE.

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Remember, attitude really does determine altitude.

Monday, April 26, 2010

Monday, April 26, 2010 - Today's Words of Inspiration and Great Giveaways!

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Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

- Mark Twain

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Today, do the thing you think you are too busy to do, if you don't it will be the thing you regret later! Mark's words couldn't be more powerful in this moment, or more timely. It's Spring, the time of renewal, the perfect time to 'Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover' - what's holding you back from doing so today?

Spend some time each day enjoying focused breathing AND soul guided meditative visualization, in doing so, you can bring about amazing, profound and powerful changes in your life.

Remember, attitude really does determine altitude.

It is OK to *Re-Tweet* the link to this post and You can find me (@Tracy_Iglesias) on Twitter here! Twitter love: re*tweet by copying and pasting the following into your update field:

OK to RT: @Tracy_Iglesias #ascendingbutterfly - Today's Words of #Inspiration and Great #Giveaways! - http://tiny.cc/n4Thx

Make this your best day ever, Bless and Be Blessed!

Over the weekend we launched our fourth gift in our first annual Mothers Day Buying Guide! We started with the gift of CleanRest (giveaway ends THIS Wednesday, 04/28), followed by the gift of cream perfume (giveaway ends on 05/01), the gift of One Dozen Long Stemmed Roses and Godiva Truffles HERE (giveaway ends on 05/03), and now we are suggesting a gift that will allow you to pamper mom, check out the review & giveaway of the 'Serene Spring Spa Gift Tower' from 1800Baskets.com!

The mother's day buying guide will encompass the rest of April and the entire month of May! So while some giveaways will close after Mother's Day itself, the month will still be dedicated to saying Thank You to our moms. For all the daily ways they show us they love us that sometimes go unheralded. While I think you should show your mom you love her everyday, mother's day should be extra special, and we are making May 'Moms Month' on Ascending Butterfly! Stay tuned for the next gift in the buying guide and for our next book club title coming soon.

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Sunday, April 25, 2010

Win A 'Serene Spring Spa Gift Tower' from 1800Baskets.com!

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This giveaway is now CLOSED. Thanks so much to our wonderful sponsor 1-800baskets.com! We look forward to working with you again! The winner is Carolsue! Remember: There are great giveaways active on the upper right hand side of the page! This was gift #4 in our first annual Mother’s Day Buying Guide!

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Ascending Butterfly's Mothers Day Buying Guide Pick Sponsored by:

We are now launching our fourth gift in our first annual Mothers Day Buying Guide! We started with the gift of CleanRest (giveaway ends on 04/28), followed by the gift of cream perfume (giveaway ends on 05/01), the gift of One Dozen Long Stemmed Roses and Godiva Truffles HERE (giveaway ends on 05/03), and now we are moving on to a gift that will allow you to pamper mom, the 'Serene Spring Spa Gift Tower' from 1800Baskets.com!

Is your mom the one that will give the shirt off her back to anyone? The one that makes sure you and the family always have everything they need but forgets to treat herself?

Today's Mothers Day Buying Guide Pick takes care of HER. Would you have to drag your mom kicking and screaming to step foot in a spa and be pampered? Well then, bring the spa to her, she'll love you all the more for it!

My absolute favorite way to relax is with a long hot bath. I like to draw a bath and I love scented products, turning 'tub time' into at home 'spa time' gives me much needed time to get centered and simply does boost my spirits!

The 'Serene Spring Spa Gift Tower' from 1800Baskets.com is pure delight for the senses, from the ultra cute packaging (that can be re-purposed once you've finished with all the products to hold keepsakes and stationery too! it can also be placed on your dresser to hold jewelry (and yes, that's a HINT ladies of things to come!) to the amazing contents including spa and bath products and a super indulgent package of Godiva Chocolate 'Gems' (These truffles are definitely 'gems' for your mouth!). I absolutely love this tower of treats, and the only negative I can find is that eventually I will run out, thankfully this hasn't happened yet!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - WIN IT! - Ascending Butterfly and our friends at 1800Baskets.com would like to provide one lucky winner with the opportunity to win a 'Serene Spring Spa Gift Tower' ! (ARV $69.99)

Want to know what's in the basket?

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Elegant 4-box tower with sweet pink ribbon
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Imperial Cherry Blossom Body Butter
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Godiva® dark chocolate truffles
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Imperial Cherry Blossom Sugar Scrub with white loofah
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Imperial Cherry Blossom body lotion
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Imperial Cherry Blossom Shower Gel with pumice stone brush
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Reuse the boxes to store sentimental keepsakes

Don't you just ♥ 1800Baskets.com? I know I do!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - How to Win: (1) You must be a PUBLIC follower of Ascending Butterfly to be eligible for this and all giveaways. Indicate in your entry that you follow (if your 'comment name/user id' differs from your profile id, please let me know what name you follow under) and (2) Visit 1800Baskets.com Mother's Day Gifts - and post the URL of another basket you like aside from the giveaway basket of course, as your comment entry! Please post the LINK, not the name! (3) You must also leave your email address somewhere in your comment. (You can format it this way for security, example: ascendingbutterfly AT mail host DOT com, If it is visible in your profile, just say so, that's OK!). Please follow the easy 1, 2, 3 steps to winning! This giveaway is open to USA residents who are 18 years of age or older.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Please follow directions or you will be disqualified! All comments are moderated, they may not appear on the site right away (comments like "I want this" or "I want to win" will not be entered). You have from Sunday, April 25, 2010 until Wednesday, May 05, 2010 at 11:59 PM (EST) to comment and be entered for a chance to win. You will have 48 hours to confirm if we do not hear from you we will be forced to move on to an alternate. (We only notify winners DIRECTLY via email, so if your profile or your comment does not have an email address your entry will not be processed.)

EXTRA CREDIT:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Blog about this giveaway, linking to this giveaway post. Leave the URL in a comment

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Grab our Button and put it on your Blog. Leave the URL where we can see it in a comment (if you already have our button, just let us know, you will still get extra credit!)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Follow me @Tracy_Iglesias on Twitter (this is ascendingbutterfly’s editor) and give me your Twitter ID in a comment

Tweet this: Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ #ascendingbutterfly + @1800baskets Serene Spring Spa Gift Tower #Giveaways (ARV $69.99) - http://tinyurl.com/2dxrnbk

(Leave a comment with the tweet’s url so you can get a valid entry - click on the time your tweet was sent to get the direct URL and then copy and paste it here). Please tweet once per day.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Follow @1800baskets on Twitter

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Digg about this giveaway and leave your digg username in your comment

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Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Vote for Ascending Butterfly on: Fuel My Blog

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Follow Ascending Butterfly on Facebook HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Follow 1800baskets on Facebook (and don't forget to tell them Ascending Butterfly sent you!) HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Follow Ascending Butterfly on Networked Blogs HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Join Ascending Butterfly's Ning Group HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Please vote for my mom in ICE.com's 'Beautiful Moms' Contest on Facebook HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Enter another active giveaway on Ascending Butterfly and earn extra credit, leave a comment letting me know which giveaway you entered.

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Make a purchase from 1800baskets anytime between 4/25 - 5/04 and receive 10 extra entries. (you will need to email us a copy of your invoice as proof. Yes, you can cross off method of payment information!)