Friday, July 9, 2010

Make the Lancer Method YOUR Method - Win the LancerRX daily 3-step program!

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This giveaway is now CLOSED. Thanks so much to our wonderful sponsor Lancer RX! We look forward to working with you again! The winner has been notified and upon confirmation, follower name will be posted here. Remember: There are great giveaways active on the upper right hand side of the page! Watch for the next bag in the ‘Slip Into Summer' series to launch SOON.
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This summer has been hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk, and it has just begun. I don't know about you, but the heat and the excessive sweating it produces, leaves my skin particularly my face, feeling less than pretty. The sweat causes product to run and tends to clog my pores. And while I don't suffer from sensitive skin in any way, I do find that my skin is more reactive in summer than any other season. I try to combat it every year with the 'less is more theory' of summer product usage, but let's face it, life usually speeds up in the summer, it certainly does NOT slow down.

I have been attending MORE events this summer than ever somehow, which means that tinted mouisturizer alone was NOT going to cut it for me. I've had to constantly put my best 'skin forward' from day into night all week long (and quite a few concurrent weekends) and in doing so, it's required more effort on my part.

There are one of two types of ladies out there, the ones that HAVE to wash off every last trace of makeup before bed and the ones whose heads hit the pillow even if they have make up on. I am lady number one. I can't go straight to bed without getting the make up off. And when I clean my face, I want it to feel clean and not every product leaves me with that feeling after I use it. And my litmus test with facial products has always been the same. If I feel the need to use an astringent after I've cleansed my face, that product did NOT do the job in my book.

I'm happy to say that I found my 'squeaky clean feeling' solution! And it's as easy as 1, 2, and 3! I have been using the Lancer Method and will admit my face is becoming quite spoiled! I've had the opportunity to try quite a few products since I've started on this roller-coaster ride called 'blogging', but I very rarely get nervous about what is going to happen about when I run out. This time, I am.

With a simple, daily 3-step program, the LancerRX products bring improvements in fine lines, texture, discoloration and pore size in about a week. I want to be sure that I relay  'The Method' completely and in it's entirety, so the following is from the website and I will follow with my opinions of each product:


Step 1: Polish/Exfoliate

The Lancer RX Polish is an advanced exfoliator, removing dull, dead skin cells and leaving the skin noticeably smoother and more radiant. The Natural Sea Minerals immediately energize the skin without causing redness (even for people with roacea) and prepare it for effective cleansing.


Step 2: Cleanse

Once the skin is rid of debris, it is ready to be cleansed. The Lancer RX Cleanser washes away impurities & environmental toxins while bringing a uniform freshness to the skin.



Step 3: Repair

After the skin has been polished and prepped it is time for repair. The Lancer RX AM/PM Nourishing Treatment increases firmness, diminishes the appearance of lines and wrinkles and nourishes the skin with essential botanical extracts and powerful antioxidants.

For acne prone/oily skin types like me, I just wanted to pointed out that I also tried the Polish - Blemish Control, it is a gentle resurfacing polish containing natural exfoliating minerals from the Dead Sea and antibacterial Tea Tree Oil. This product removes surface skin cells while natural tea tree oil provides antibacterial action.  This product preps skin for the Repair Treatments (the third step). It leaves skin smoother, refined and with improved clarity. I am a long time believer in the power of tea tree oil for acne prone skin, and was delighted to know that Dr. Lancer's Polish Blemish Control contains this ingredient already, because I have been adding tea tree oil to other products for years!

The Skinny: I really love this system, Step 1 is by far my favorite, it gives me instant gratification, I can literally feel a huge difference in my skin after using it. My face just feels truly clean there is no other way to describe it. It's a deep clean feeling, that does NOT strip my skin of it's own mouisture or leave it dry. Most products, especially for acne/oily prone skin has a tendency to dry out my face even when I follow the instructions to the letter, these products don't do that. I have certainly noticed the improved clarity that is promised as well. I find my skin is clearer, and more radiant and I'm not going to be a happy camper when I run out, which as far as I'm concerned, says it all! When I tell you I would buy it even though I have access to a variety of skin care products, trust me, it's high praise indeed.

These products are paraben and cruelty-free! And please don't think this is Ladies only, I will have you know that a November 2008 issue of People declared that the 'Sexiest Man Alive, Hugh Jackman, swears by Lancer RX Repair' - now guys if that's not a ringing endorsement of being serious about your skincare, and about trying out these products, I don't know what is!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - WIN IT! - Ascending Butterfly and our friends at Lancer Dermatology and ID-PR would like 1 Ascending Butterfly Follower to put their best skin forward this summer by winning a Lancer RX Method of their very own!

Don't you just ♥ Lancer Dermatology? 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 lancerdermatology.com and pick a product you like and leave the URL LINK to that product in your comment entry! (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 your email is clearly visible in your profile, you can 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.

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, July 09, 2010 until Monday, July 19, 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 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 ascending butterfly’s editor) and give me your twitter ID in a comment

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Tweet this:

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(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). You can Tweet TWICE per DAY. If you Tweet more than that, that entry will be disqualified.)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ – Follow, now called ‘Like’ (and don't forget to write on their wall that Ascending Butterfly sent you!) Carolina Pad on Facebook HERE

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Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Review this blog on Alexa HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Ascending Butterfly is a nominee for the Bloggers Choice ’10 Awards in the ‘Best Blog About Stuff’ Category - http://bloggerschoiceawards.com/ You can press the button below to go straight to the page where Ascending Butterfly has been nominated!

My site was nominated for Best Blog About Stuff!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - NEW! Press the button below and join, you get an extra entry for this giveaway and a shot at more great prizes, lets win together! (one time extra credit, will be verified before entry can be accepted)



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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 facilitate my review and for the giveaway. The sponsor is fulfilling directly to prize winner(s), 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.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Ascending Butterfly walks the Red Carpet at The World Premiere of The Sorcerer's Apprentice!


Ascending Butterfly was blessed to be invited to THE Red Carpet World Premiere of Disney's The Sorcerer's Apprentice! On what has to be one of the hottest days of the month, we set out to the Red Carpet Premiere of what will no doubt be one of the hottest releases of summer!

The World Premiere was held in the New Amsterdam Theater in the heart of Times Square in Manhattan. And no detail was left out, they even included popcorn and beverages! Most appreciated!

While we were watching the Red Carpet Arrivals up close, a butterfly actually flew right past us, and no spoilers here, but there is a great butterfly sighting in this movie! And you all know I love my butterflies!

The Premiere was followed by a concert in Bryant Park, emceed by Z100’s JJ, with Alpha Rev taking the stage! Their song "Phoenix Burn" was featured in the film. One Republic was on the bill as their song "Secrets" is featured prominently in the film also, but the lead singer had laryngitis and they were unable to perform. There were also appearances and a Question & Answers session with  the movie’s stars and filmmakers, including Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Alfred Molina, Toby Kebbell, Teresa Palmer, director Jon Turteltaub and producer Jerry Bruckheimer. And oddly enough another butterfly flew past us while in Bryant Park, how cool is that?

The mayor even declared July 6th as ‘Sorcerer’s Apprentice Day’ in New York City!

I can't discuss it too much yet, but I thought I'd leave you all with a trailer to enjoy!





Thanks Disney, I had an amazing night, and the swagbags on the way out was a very nice touch! I even walked out alongside Helen Mirren! It took so much restraint not to ask her for an autograph! And my pass and ticket stub is so going in my scrapbook!

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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Take My Breath Away!




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Life is Not Measured by the number of breaths we take,
but by the number of moments that take our breath away!
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I have always loved this quote! How many moments have actually taken your breath away? Is your answer something like 'not nearly enough'?

Then make the changes required to change your answer.

Then look deeper.

Then change your perspective.

There are daily occurences that can and still should take your breath away. An amazing sunrise or sunset.

A really good hug. Saying 'I Love You' (& meaning it!) or having someone say it to you.

Ascending Butterfly is off to have an amazing adventure today that I will share more details about later on this month!

But in the meantime, I wish you all a day that takes your breath away!
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Monday, July 5, 2010

Today's Words of Inspiration and Great Giveaways


Today is a good day to say Thank You!
 

We hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend, filled with fireworks, family, friends, good food and good times!

I hope most of you are enjoying a well-deserved day off today, but for those of you at work, I just wanted to say Thank You! It's very easy to feel lost in the shuffle and un-appreciated for the day-to-the-day things you do! And more often than not, you are not nearly thanked enough for your efforts. Are you the boss? Please remember to say Thank You to your team today! Are you visiting a Doctor's Office, remember to say Thank You to the staff there today!

And for those of you at work today, although it may not feel that way right now, be thankful for just where you are sitting at this moment when you read this. With un-employment in many cities reaching double digit numbers, you are very fortunate to have work! Many people want to be where you are, and while your first instinct is to mutter 'good! Then let them!' where would you be without your job? Do you really want to think of the alternative?

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 express gratitude for where I am!'


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.


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!

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


LAST CALL: The 'Slip Into Summer' - Win a Mrs. Smith Bag Giveaway ends TODAY at 3pm EST, get in your entry HERE

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Remember, attitude really does determine altitude.

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Simple Ways to Keep Your 4th of July Fun, Festive and Safe!


Ascending Butterfly just wanted to take a moment to wish all of our readers a very happy, festive, fun and SAFE day!

Special Thanks go out to all branches of our troops who are fighting for our freedom! Thank you for your hard work and your sacrifices. Thank you for being there, even though you really want to be home today with your family and friends!

As some of you know I am also a contributing writer to Linea Pelle's Life + Style Blog, and today, I thought I'd share an article I wrote for them called 'Simple Ways to Keep Your 4th of July Fun, Festive and Safe!', you can check it out HERE (and you can leave comments there or here if you'd like!).

Do you have a military member in your life that you would like to make a 'shout out' to? Post it here!

What are your plans today? A family barbecue? A day at the beach? A Parade? Are you going to see the fireworks? Whatever your plans, stay safe and have FUN!

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Saturday, July 3, 2010

Take a “Road Trip” and win with Carolina Pad!

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This giveaway is now CLOSED. Thanks so much to our wonderful sponsor Carolina Pad! We look forward to working with you again! The winner is Janice Crespo. Congrats Janice! Remember: There are great giveaways active on the upper right hand side of the page! Watch for the next bag in the ‘Spring Into Bags’ series to launch SOON!
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Ascending Butterfly Editor's Pick Sponsored By:



Independence Day weekend is notorious for taking Road Trips. Which means juggling keeping the kids entertained, keeping track of your itinerary, receipts and more. With the economy still in a state of flux, more and more people will be taking 'staycations', or driving out to Amusement Parks and State Parks.

I for one love Road Trips, especially with someone else doing the driving! I love to listen to music, sketch, doodle, and keep a travel journal. My travel journals end up looking more like a scrapbook by the time I am done because I'll add ticket stubs, pictures and more to my handwritten notes, but a travel diary has pretty much become a travel staple for me.

That's where Carolina Pad comes in, they take everyday products, add a dash of extraordinary design and make crafting, school supplies and office needs fun again!

I love Carolina Pad's site and think of them first when I'm ready to get new office products (especially for my home office!), I love having the entire suite of office care needs coordinate with each other perfectly. And I don't know about you, but I am so over plain manila file folders!

You all know I am all about shopping for a cause and working with companies that in some way give back. I was thrilled to find out about Carolina Pad's 2010 Commerce with a Conscience Collection! And OK the fact that the collection includes an array of pastel colored butterflies makes me just a wee bit biased I know.





Dreamsicle, a stylish new collection of school and office supplies, was inspired by the Girls on the Run mission and its founder, Molly Barker. These products, part of the Commerce with a Conscience™ partnership between Carolina Pad, Girls on the Run, and JACK!E, will be available in major retail outlets including Walmart, Office Max, and CVS later this year.

About

Girls on the Run® is a life-changing, experiential learning program for girls age eight to thirteen years old. The programs combine training for a 3.1 mile running event with self-esteem enhancing, uplifting workouts. The goals of the programs are to encourage positive emotional, social, mental, spiritual and physical development.

I was delighted to try the first collection from the Studio C brand – Road Trip. Again I will admit to being a bit biased due to the butterfly design, but it was pure genius on a road trip, I was able to use the two pocket folders to keep track of my planned itinerary, and the personal size notebooks came in handy for keeping a travel diary.
 
I can't find one thing not to love about Carolina Pad, I love their products, and I love that they have a conscience; that they give back and want to empower young girls by bolstering their self-esteem and encouraging positive body, mind and soul development.
 
 
 
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - WIN IT! - Ascending Butterfly and our friends at Carolina Pad would like to provide 1 Ascending Butterfly Follower with:
 
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - 2 spiral-less notebooks
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - 2 personal notebooks
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - 2  two-pocket folders

Don't you just ♥ Carolina Pad? 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 Carolina Pad and pick a product you like and leave the LINK to that product in your comment entry! (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 your email is clearly visible in your profile, you can 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.

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, July 03, 2010 until Saturday, July 17, 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 your entry will not be processed)

Extra Credit:

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

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Tweet this:

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(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). You can Tweet TWICE per DAY. If you Tweet more than that, that entry will be disqualified.)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ – Follow, now called ‘Like’ (and don't forget to write on their wall that Ascending Butterfly sent you!) Carolina Pad on Facebook HERE

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Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Review this blog on Alexa HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Ascending Butterfly is a nominee for the Bloggers Choice ’10 Awards in the ‘Best Blog About Stuff’ Category - http://bloggerschoiceawards.com/ You can press the button below to go straight to the page where Ascending Butterfly has been nominated!

My site was nominated for Best Blog About Stuff!


Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Please vote for my outfit 'Yay4WkEnd' @ Macy's Fashion director Giveaway. You can vote for me and also enter to win a $1000 Macys Gift Certificate too (by creating a styleboard of your own) vote HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - NEW! Press the button below and join, you get an extra entry for this giveaway and a shot at more great prizes, lets win together! (one time extra credit, will be verified before entry can be accepted)



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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 facilitate my review and for the giveaway. The sponsor is fulfilling directly to prize winner(s), 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.

Friday, July 2, 2010

4 Winner Announcements - Is it YOU?


(1) Smooth Jazz Cruise Winners - 2 winners will sail along the hudson with a guest on the Smooth Jazz Cruise of their choice!
 
*Congratulations to 'NYCGirl0501' and 'SinglemamaNYC' the winners of Ascending Butterfly's Smooth Jazz Cruise Giveaway! Ladies we hope you enjoy your fun filled hudson cruise, with the smooth sounds of Spyro Gyra playing you are in for a great night SinglemamaNYC!

And 'NYCGirl0501' wishing you a Happy Sailing on your Mindi Abair cruise, If you take pictures, I defnitely want to see them!

I will definitely check back in here and post after I've taken my 'Guitars & Saxes' - Who doesn't like a little Sax at night? LOL

(2) ABCNecties.com - 2 winners won the necktie of their choice delivered directly to their doorstep! They are:

We have TWO more winners to include in our winner's announcements today! *Congratulations 'Breanne' and 'Elana' who both won the necktie of their choice from ABCNeckties.com! We'd love to see pictures of your fashionable guys in their brand new ties! Send them over and we will post them here!

So my apologies for no post yesterday, but my to do list wrapped itself around me like a tightly coiled snake and wouldn't let me free until some major personal and professional errands had been taken care of. By the time I was able poke my head through, I realized the day was done and there were no postings, and I owed you FOUR winners! So I figured I better burn the midnight oil and get more caught up!

So thanks for all the M.I.A emails. I was missing in action, but really was working on some kick butt projects coming up. I occassionally find myself stepping away from the monitor and handling the to do mountain, one paper, post it note, email message, direct tweet, or facebook message at a time.

Join me in congratulating our winners!

We would like to thank our sponsor ABCNeckties and Smooth Jazz NYC; We would love to work with you both again soon!

I know the holiday weekend is going to heat up and get busy soon, but don't forget we have great giveaways closing SOON, so Get them before they are gone:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Ends 07/05 - 'Slip Into Summer' - Win a Mrs. Smith Bag! organization made easy with a bag with an inner pull out shelf, how cool is that? - Enter HERE!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Ends 07/07 -It's our Blog-A-Versary but YOU get the Cake! - Win Chocolate Truffle Lava Cakes from Bake-Me-A-Wish! Enter HERE

 
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*(we post our winner usernames instead of full names, this is why it's in quotes)

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

It's our Blog-A-Versary but YOU get the Cake! - Win Chocolate Truffle Lava Cakes from Bake-Me-A-Wish!

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This giveaway is now CLOSED. Thanks so much to our wonderful sponsor Bake-Me-A-Wish! We look forward to working with you again! The winner has been notified and upon confirmation, follower name will be posted both here and on our homepage. Remember: There are great giveaways active on the upper right hand side of the page! (Watch for the next bag in the ‘Slip Into Summer' 2010 Special Feature to launch SOON. And for the return of Ascending Butterfly's Book Club!)
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Ascending Butterfly Dads and Grads pick sponsored by



June 14th made Ascending Butterfly's 'Blog-A-Versary', our official one year birthday! I don't know about you, but the best way to celebrate a birthday is with CAKE. And if it's chocolate cake even better. And if there are truffles involved it's just as close to perfection as you can get in my book!

Last month, Eli's Cheesecake made our Mother's Day Buying Guide special, and this month Bake-Me-A-Wish is taking over to make our 'Blog-A-Versary' one to remember!

I had the opportunity to try their Chocolate Truffle Lava Cakes, they arrive in packs of 4, and are meant to be eaten warmed, you can pop them into the microwave.

Allow me to quote them, because I can attest to the fact that this is not only true, but a very accurate description of what to expect:

"After heating, each cake is a single-serve masterpiece with warm, thick chocolate cake, powdered sugar and a surprise inside - rich, liquid chocolate flows out of the middle for a taste experience beyond compare."

I have to tell you this is no ordinary chocolate cake. This is an experience. You are going to want to hide these and have all four for yourself. But if you can somehow manage to part with one, the person you share these with will love you forever! (OK, I can't guarantee that, but I sure know they won't forget you!).

You all know how much I love companies that give back, and even in my snacking, I want to find a way to make a difference. And these cakes tasted so much sweeter when I found out about 'Operation Birthday Cake'.  Bake-Me-A-Wish! in conjunction with their partner Soldiers’ Angels donate 5% of your order  to assist in their efforts in sending birthday cakes each month to soldiers overseas. This is very near and dear to me as I have family and dear friends who serve in our military, knowing that there is a company out there that cares enough to want our soldiers to understand just how much their efforts and sacrifice is appreciated by all of us back home, and that they won't miss out on having a 'real birthday' celebration while they are in active duty is something near and dear to my heart! If you have a soldier's birthday approaching, click here to send a cake to an APO/FPO address. So far, they have been responsible for the delivery of over 6,000 cakes in the past few years!

Recently, Bake-Me-A-Wish  helped to celebrate CPT Dan Murphy's 40th birthday, by sending 40 cakes for his 40th to Kosovo, you can see images from the birthday party celebration here. Do you want to help them to do something cool this 4th of July? If the Bake-Me-A-Wish  Facebook page reaches 4,000 fans by July 4th, they will donate 50 additional cakes then they did last month. That's 50 soldiers, 50 parties and a lot of really great moral! If you have a special soldier in your life, please Like Bake-Me-A-Wish on Facebook and encourage your friends to do the same!

The Chocolate Truffle Lava Cakes are the first cakes I have tried from Bake-Me-A-Wish and they won't be my last, they were truly sinfully delicious and a definite first choice for when I want to send something special to someone (and maybe to have in the fridge just for me too!)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - WIN IT! - Ascending Butterfly and our friends at Bake-Me-A-Wish! would like to provide 1 Ascending Butterfly Follower with Chocolate Truffle Lava Cakes!

Don't you just ♥ Bake-Me-A-Wish!? 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 Bake-Me-A-Wish! and pick another cake that tickles your fancy and leave the LINK to that cake in your comment entry! (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 your email is clearly visible in your profile, you can 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.

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, June 30, 2010 until Wednesday, July 07, 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 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 ascending butterfly’s editor) and give me your twitter ID in a comment

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Tweet this:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ #ascendingbutterfly + @bakemeawish #Win Chocolate Truffle Lava Cakes from Bake-Me-A-Wish! #Giveaways http://tinyurl.com/284wps9

(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). You can Tweet TWICE per DAY. If you Tweet more than that, that entry will be disqualified.)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ – Follow, now called ‘Like’ (and don't forget to write on their wall that Ascending Butterfly sent you!) Bake Me A Wish on Facebook HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Follow @bakemeawish 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/Like Ascending Butterfly on Facebook HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Follow Ascending Butterfly on Networked Blogs HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Join Ascending Butterfly's NEW Community/Real Time Chat, Group HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Subscribe to receive Ascending Butterfly emails using our Feedburner widget on the upper right hand side of the page below the follower thumbnail pictures! (If you are already a subscriber you will still receive extra credit!)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Review this blog on Alexa HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Ascending Butterfly is a nominee for the Bloggers Choice ’10 Awards in the ‘Best Blog About Stuff’ Category - http://bloggerschoiceawards.com/ You can press the button below to go straight to the page where Ascending Butterfly has been nominated!

My site was nominated for Best Blog About Stuff!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Please vote for my outfit 'Yay4WkEnd' @ Macy's Fashion director Giveaway. You can vote for me and also enter to win a $1000 Macys Gift Certificate too (by creating a styleboard of your own) vote HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - NEW! Press the button below and join, you get an extra entry for this giveaway and a shot at more great prizes, lets win together! (one time extra credit, will be verified before entry can be accepted)



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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 facilitate my review and for the giveaway. The sponsor is fulfilling directly to prize winner(s), 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.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Today's Words of Inspiration - Make it a Butterfly Day!

 


I found this and couldn't helped but be inspired, it reads:

May the Wings of the Butterfly Kiss the Sun
And Find Your Shoulder To Light On
To Bring You Luck, Happiness, and Riches
Today, Tomorrow and Beyond

Today I wish you a 'Butterfly' Day, spread your wings, try your luck, make others happy and happiness will come to you in return!


I will have more winners for you tomorrow!

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Monday, June 28, 2010

Winner Announcement -Ascending Butterfly's Underwear Drawer Makeover for Dad (or for you) Giveaway Winner!


*Congratulations to 'guettel78' the winner of Ascending Butterfly's Underwear Drawer Makeover for Dad (or for you) Giveaway! Enjoy your $50 Jockey.com e-shopping spree!

Join me in congratulating our winner!

We would like to thank our sponsor Jockey; We would love to work with you again!

Don't forget to check out the amazing selection of activewear and cool yoga clothes at Jockey.com

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Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Ends 06/29 - Enter to Win a pair of tickets to a NYC Smooth Jazz Cruise of YOUR Choice! - (2 winners) - Enter HERE!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Ends 06/30 - Enter to win a Stylish Necktie from abcneckties - it's as easy as a,b,c - (2 winners) by pressing HERE! (Does your grad have a tie yet for the big day?)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Ends 07/05 - 'Slip Into Summer' - Win a Mrs. Smith Bag! - Enter HERE!

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*(we post our winner usernames instead of full names, this is why it's in quotes)

Friday, June 25, 2010

'Slip Into Summer' - Win a Mrs. Smith Bag!

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This giveaway is now CLOSED. Thanks so much to our wonderful sponsor Mrs. Smith's Bags! We look forward to working with you again! Congrats to our winner 'Nana*2*4' (remember we post winner usernames)
NOTE: There are great giveaways active on the upper right hand side of the page! Watch for the next bag in the ‘Slip Into Summer’ series to launch SOON.
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Ascending Butterfly 'Slip Into Summer' Special Feature Pick Sponsored By

As you all know we have been hosting reviews & giveaways of both emerging and designer handbags this year since Spring. The feature began as 'Spring Into Bags', but now that it is officially summer we have changed the feature name to 'Slip Into Summer' instead. The expanded feature will include shoes, jewelry, accessories, AND Bags! The winner of our last bag, Camenae's Siren Mogano Leather Bag Giveaway, can be found by pressing HERE.

While I'm not a mom, many of my friends are and I know many of you are too. I've had an amazing opportunity to feature a variety of outstanding leather bags. They are my passion next to travel and it's made this feature that much more fun for me.

But many of you asked for non-leather bags, vegan bags, and cruelty-free alternatives in the feature. And I am beyond happy to oblige. Especially with a bag that understands that function doesn't have to mean lack of style or form.


The biggest complaint I hear from many moms and from most women who commute daily with larger bags or totes is that a lot of 'roomy' bags all have the same caveat, it's hard to find anything that sinks to the bottom. Thanks to the unique design of Mrs. Smith's bags this is no longer an issue.

The 'shelf' on the bottom is by far my favorite feature in this bag. It easily slides in and out so you can find things faster and easier. It's pure genius! It allows moms to use this shelf to put food, snacks, pacifiers, all those things that normally get 'lost' within the bowels of large tote bags, and be able to retrieve them effortlessly!


Now for us non-moms, this is a perfect bag for summer outings, park, beach, zoo, amusement parks, etc. And I personally love this as a daily commuter & lunch bag. Now this is how you SHOULD 'brown bag' your lunch! I can assure you no more smushed sandwiches for lunch.

Did I tell you that this bag also converts into a backpack? Perfect for when you need your hands free. And most moms would say they always need their hands free! And as this is dads & grads month at Ascending Butterfly I wanted to let you know that they now have bags for men too! I also love the exotics in the new 'Elite' Collection of Bags, very stylish!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - WIN IT! - Ascending Butterfly and our friends at Mrs. Smith's Bags would like to provide 1 Ascending Butterfly Follower a bag from Mrs. Smith's Bags! (You will receive a bag based on available inventory chosen by Mrs. Smith's Bags)

Don't you just ♥ Mrs. Smith's Bags?

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 Mrs. Smith's Bags and pick the bag & pattern you would select if you won and leave the LINK to that bag in your comment entry! (You will receive a bag based on available inventory chosen by Mrs. Smith's Bags) (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 your email is clearly visible in your profile, you can 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 21 years of age or older.

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, June 25, 2010 until Monday, July 05, 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 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 ascending butterfly’s editor) and give me your twitter ID in a comment

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Tweet this:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ #ascendingbutterfly + @MrsSmithsBags #Win a Mrs. Smith's Bag! #Giveaways http://tinyurl.com/328b3xh

(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). You can Tweet TWICE per DAY. If you Tweet more than that, that entry will be disqualified.)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ – Follow, now called ‘Like’ (and don't forget to write on their wall that Ascending Butterfly sent you!) Mrs. Smith's Bags on Facebook HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Follow @MrsSmithsBags 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/Like Ascending Butterfly on Facebook HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Follow Ascending Butterfly on Networked Blogs HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Join Ascending Butterfly's NEW Community/Real Time Chat, Group HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Subscribe to receive Ascending Butterfly emails using our Feedburner widget on the upper right hand side of the page below the follower thumbnail pictures! (If you are already a subscriber you will still receive extra credit!)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Review this blog on Alexa HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Ascending Butterfly is a nominee for the Bloggers Choice ’10 Awards in the ‘Best Blog About Stuff’ Category - http://bloggerschoiceawards.com/ You can press the button below to go straight to the page where Ascending Butterfly has been nominated!

My site was nominated for Best Blog About Stuff!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Please vote for my outfit 'Yay4WkEnd' @ Macy's Fashion director Giveaway. You can vote for me and also enter to win a $1000 Macys Gift Certificate too (by creating a styleboard of your own) vote HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - NEW! Press the button below and join, you get an extra entry for this giveaway and a shot at more great prizes, lets win together! (one time extra credit, will be verified before entry can be accepted)



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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 facilitate my review and for the giveaway. The sponsor is fulfilling directly to prize winner(s), 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, June 24, 2010

Winner Announcement - Camenae's Siren Mogano Leather Bag!


*Congratulations to 'BigHappy Buddha'  the winner of Ascending Butterfly's Camenae Siren Mogano Leather Bag Giveaway! This bag has an ARV of $1,135, a big congratulations to our very lucky winner! Your bag is on it's way! Enjoy!

Join me in congratulating our winner!

We would like to thank our sponsor Camenae; We would love to work with you again!

Don't forget to check out the new Colore Collezione from Camenae which includes amazing clutch bags, belts, cuff clips, a scarf, a pendant charm, and even a pendant necklace!

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Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Ends Sunday, 06/27: Win a $50 digital gift card to Jockey.com for an Underwear Drawer Makeover for Dad (or for you!) by entering to win HERE! (They also have amazing workout/yoga clothes!)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Enter to win a Stylish Necktie from abcneckties - it's as easy as a,b,c - 2 winners by pressing HERE! (Does your grad have a tie yet for the big day?)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Enter to Win a pair of tickets to a NYC Smooth Jazz Cruise of YOUR Choice! - 2 winners - Enter HERE!

Didn't win the Camenae bag? Don't worry, the next bag in our series will be posted soon, we will be hosting new bags approximately every two weeks ALL YEAR LONG! Thanks to your enthusiastic feedback and entries, we have many bags to present to you! So keep up the good work! Our feature that started out being called 'Spring Into Bags' will now be called 'Slip Into Summer' - the summer feature will include bags, shoes, accessories and Jewelry too!

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*(we post our winner usernames instead of full names, this is why it's in quotes)

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Wordless Wednesday!



As it's Wordless Wednesday, I'm just going to let kitty take over!
Wake me up when it's Friday!


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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Win a pair of tickets to a NYC Smooth Jazz Cruise of YOUR Choice! - 2 winners

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This giveaway is now CLOSED. Thanks so much to our wonderful sponsor Smooth Jazz NYC! We look forward to working with you again! The winners have been notified and upon confirmation, follower names will be posted both here and on our homepage. Remember: There are great giveaways active on the upper right hand side of the page!
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Does the idea of a warm night and cool, smooth Jazz sound good to you? New York’s premiere summer jazz series is back once again! This is the Smooth Cruises’ 13th year aboard The Spirit of New York, located at Pier 61, Chelsea Piers (23rd St & West Side Hwy).

As part of our dads and grads month, helping you find unique gifts for that special someone, we'd like you to experience this one-of-a-kind LIVE JAZZ concert series as you cruise down the Hudson River taking in fantastic views of the Statue of Liberty and the breathtaking Manhattan skyline. This summer will feature ten of the world’s greatest jazz acts in an intimate setting, every Wednesday evening starting June 30th ending September 1st.

Here's the Skinny:

Where: Departing from Chelsea Piers in Midtown Manhattan.

When: Wednesdays June 30 - September 1

Smooth Sunset Cruise: Board: 6:00pm • Cruise: 6:30 – 8:30pm

Smooth Moonlight Cruise Board: 9:00pm • Cruise: 9:30 – 11:30pm

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - WIN IT! - Ascending Butterfly and our friends at Smooth Jazz would like to provide 2 lucky Ascending Butterfly Followers a pair of tickets to the smooth moonlight jazz cruise of YOUR choice!  (You pick the date, just remember it will be for the 'moonlight' cruise only 21 years of age and older please.) NOTE: The Guitars & Saxes concerts on 8/11 are sold out, so please don't select this date in your entry!

Don't you just ♥ Smooth Jazz? 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 Smooth Jazz and pick the cruise you would select if you won and leave the LINK to that cruise in your comment entry! This is for New York/Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Staten Island, CT and Long Island only (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 your email is clearly visible in your profile, you can just say so, that's OK!) Please follow the easy 1, 2, 3 steps to winning (or in this case, the A,B,C’s of winning!) This giveaway is open to New York residents who are 21 years of age or older.

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, June 22, 2010 until Tuesday, June 29, 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 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 ascending butterfly’s editor) and give me your twitter ID in a comment

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Tweet this:

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ #ascendingbutterfly + @SmoothJazzNY #Win a pair of tickets to Smooth Jazz Cruise of choice! #Giveaways http://tinyurl.com/2uwfqcv

(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). You can Tweet TWICE per DAY. If you Tweet more than that, that entry will be disqualified.)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ – Follow, now called ‘Like’ (and don't forget to write on their wall that Ascending Butterfly sent you!) Smooth Jazz New York on Facebook HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Follow @SmoothJazzNY 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/Like Ascending Butterfly on Facebook HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Follow Ascending Butterfly on Networked Blogs HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Join Ascending Butterfly's NEW Community/Real Time Chat, Group HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Subscribe to receive Ascending Butterfly emails using our Feedburner widget on the upper right hand side of the page below the follower thumbnail pictures! (If you are already a subscriber you will still receive extra credit!)

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Ascending Butterfly is a nominee for the Bloggers Choice ’10 Awards in the ‘Best Blog About Stuff’ Category - http://bloggerschoiceawards.com/ You can press the button below to go straight to the page where Ascending Butterfly has been nominated!

My site was nominated for Best Blog About Stuff!

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - Please vote for my outfit 'Yay4WkEnd' @ Macy's Fashion director Giveaway. You can vote for me and also enter to win a $1000 Macys Gift Certificate too (by creating a styleboard of your own) vote HERE

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ - NEW! Press the button below and join, you get an extra entry for this giveaway and a shot at more great prizes, lets win together! (one time extra credit, will be verified before entry can be accepted)



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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 tickets to facilitate my review and for the giveaway. The sponsor is fulfilling directly to prize winner(s), 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.