Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Today, April 1st, we are Giving Away... (PRIZES CLAIMED)


Two $25.00 Gift Certificates to the Darling Online Shoppe Hand Picked Daisy

Have you ever looked at something and it made your heart happy? That is how I felt when I received my new journal from Hand Picked Daisy. I must confess, I have always been, and will probably always be, a journal geek. I love to record my feelings, experiences, and thoughts. And I love it even more when I go back and read those feelings, experiences, and thoughts. It helps me to remember special times in my life, reflect on experiences that have shaped who I am today, and it reminds me of little things my children have said and done that have long been forgotten. Oh, the beauty of the written word.


So when I received my beautiful journal from Hand Picked Daisy and it was wrapped in lovely paper, tied with brown twine, with my name carefully placed on back, I was in journal-geek heaven. And not only did I order one for myself, but I also ordered one to give to my six-year-old daughter for Easter. She loves to write and I know she will enjoy writing in her pretty journal from Hand Picked Daisy. After our journals arrived and I saw how great they were (and at such an excellent price), I ordered one for three other people (I’m not going to reveal who—they may be reading) for a birthday, Mother’s Day, and a friend who is experiencing a hard time due to illness. If you are one of our winners today, you could use your gift certificate on a journal from Hand Picked Daisy for you or to give as a gift to someone you know.

But let’s suppose journal writing isn’t your thing, that’s okay, because you could also use your gift certificate on a perpetual calendar which will help you to remember the birthdays of the special people in your life:
And then you can spend the remainder of your gift certificate on buying one of those special people a card which also doubles as a gift because it comes with adorable magnets:

Hand Picked Daisy also sells the most adorable scripture totes for boys:

And girls:
Hand Picked Daisy also offers Visiting Teaching Kits for each month of the year:

How cute are those?

Each person can enter to win the $25.00 Gift Certificate to Hand Picked Daisy up to THREE times today.

For one entry, leave your first and last name in a comment.
Example: Jane Doe

For a second entry visit Hand Picked Daisy’s online shoppe here. Look at all of Hand Picked Daisy’s adorable products. Then come back to Give Away Today and in a NEW comment tell us your first and last name and what you would spend your $25.00 on if you win.
Example: Jane Doe: Scripture Tote for my Daughter

For a third entry, I told my little sister Traci, who I swear loves April Fool's Day more than Christmas, that I would help her get some funny prank ideas from the readers of Give Away Today. So in a NEW comment leave your first and last name and tell us a good prank you have done to someone, someone has done to you, or one of which you have heard.
Example: Jane Doe: Our neighbor told my husband his aunt needed some advice on something. Our neighbor asked my husband to give his aunt, Myra Mains, a call. When my husband called he asked, "Is Myra there?" The person on the other end asked, "Who?" My husband said, "Myra Mains." Come to find out my husband had called a morgue and he was asking the employee if his remains (Myra Mains) was available to speak.

The winners of the products from Hand Picked Daisy will be announced tomorrow, Wednesday, April 2nd. Please visit us then to see if you are our winner and to check out our new giveaway for the day.

1212 Comments:

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Anonymous said...

Julie Pocock

Anonymous said...

Ian Finlinson

Anonymous said...

Raelyn Anderson: Visiting teaching kit

Anonymous said...

Fern Evans

JILLIAN said...

JILL DEMILLE- MADE COOKIES W/COTTON BALL CENTERS.

Anonymous said...

Julie Pocock: scripture tote

Anonymous said...

Jill Swensen: Classic changing of the clocks in the house after the kids or husband go to bed so everyone gets up in the middle of the night. You have to get up too, but it's worth it!

Melanie said...

Melanie Nelson: I want a journal!

Alec and Emily said...

Emily Gustafson

Alec and Emily said...

Emily Gustafson: Journal; everything is super cute!!!

The Young Family said...

Nicholle Young-Scripture tote for girls

IandS said...

Stacey Morgan: Journal

Melanie said...

Melanie Nelson:
Once my mom put green food coloring in our breakfast of oatmeal on April Fools day, making it look pretty gross. So my little brother got an idea. For his joke he dumped a bunch of food coloring into the bag of sugar. All it did was make some disgusting looking clumps.

IandS said...

Stacey Morgan: Tell your husband you are pregnant (when you really are). He'll never know whether to believe you:)

Jenny said...

Jennifer Olson: Scripture tote for my nephew

Kalli & Andy said...

Kalli Reese:Spiritual Journal

Tara said...

Tara Smith: boy scripture tote

Jenny said...
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Kami Milliron said...

Kami Milliron - Perpetual Calendar

Miranda said...

Miranda Fillmore: Large spiritual journal in blue

Miranda said...

Miranda Fillmore: I'm a huge fan of the rubber band around the sink sprayer. Gets a good reaction every time!

Jenny said...

Jennifer Olson: Jennifer Olson: On April Fool's Day 2008, I was 8 months pregnant and teaching fifth grade. I pretended to go into labor (with my principal's blessing and my husband in on it, too) and got to leave school early when my husband was called to come and take me to the hospital. The next day, my long-term sub announced the birth of my son, including a terrible name, and then I walked through the door and said "April Fools!" The kids were shocked but it was a once-in-a-lifetime kind of prank!

Anonymous said...

Brooke Johnson

Lynzee said...

Lynzee Buck

Unknown said...

Chloe Mooso: April kit for my neighbor

The Ballows said...

Ronda Ballow

Anonymous said...

chalisa Wursten

Sarah said...

Sarah Carpenter: Large Journals

Tara said...

Tara Smith: tie fishing line to bedroom doors that are across from each other.

Lynzee said...

Lynzee Buck - Magnet card and Spiritual Journal.

Sarah said...

Sarah Carpenter: This morning I told my kids there was no school because of too much snow they were so excited. Too bad it was a joke.

Jessica said...

Jessica Magnusson

Anonymous said...

Julie Pocock: I have a 4 month old baby, and last week I told my husband that I was wondering if I was pregnant. I bought a pregnancy test and had my pregnant neighbor take the test. When I told my husband that I was pregnant, he totally fell for it! He kept asking questions like, "I thought you couldn't get pregnant while you were nursing." It was great! (I got this idea from Studio 5 last week.)

Rachel said...

Rachel West: Journal (so cute!)

Jessica said...

Jessica Magnusson - Scripture Tote for girls

Lynzee said...

Lynzee Buck - Put salt in the sugar shaker and vice versa.

Jen said...

jen orme: scripture tote for boys

Ashley said...

Ashley Webb

Jessica said...

Jessica Magnusson - convinced my husband I was pregnant. Not very original I know, but we have a 4 month old, so it was funny.

April said...

April Flory

AudyCamp said...

Audra Campbell: spiritual journal, magnets & april v.t. kit

Kalli & Andy said...

Kalli Reese: sew the flap closed on your man's underwear, hilarious!

Julie said...

Julie Panter: Spiritual Journal

Becks said...

Rebecca Hughes - Scripture tote for girls.

lacey said...

lacey fowler - I LOVE the visiting teaching kits ... I could use some new ideas.

AudyCamp said...

Audra Campbell: gave friend one of my positive pregnancy tests to show her husband.

lacey said...

Lacey Fowler - my friend once snuck out before her hubby woke up and hid his car down the street. When he left to go to work he thought his car had been stolen and was on the phone calling the police when she fessed up!

Brat said...

Brittany Yeates: visiting teaching kit

Anonymous said...

Koie Connell

Anonymous said...

Koie Connell; Journal

Anonymous said...

Chalisa Wursten: A few years ago, I sewed my husband's fly shut on his underwear and placed them on the top so he was sure to put those on after his shower. I thought it was great, he, however, did not.

Hetal said...

hetal g

Unknown said...

Jared Fullmer

Unknown said...
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The Morreys said...

Jen Morrey: Magnets and Spiritual Journal

Mandee said...

mandee wheelus: sunday tote for my son

Anonymous said...

Emily B Schmidt

Anonymous said...

Emily B Schmidt- scripture tote

Heidi said...

Heidi Hansen: scripture tote for girls

Lindsey said...

Lindsey Mathews: sunday tote for son

Kenton and Marianne Ogg said...

Marianne Ogg: I would give the gift certificate to my oldest sister-she'd love it!

The Morreys said...

Jen Morrey: I heard about a woman whom recently had her fourth child had a pregnant friend take a pregnancy test for her so she could tell her husband that it was hers and that they were already expecting again.

Heidi said...

Heidi Hansen: sarane wrap over the toliet bowl but under the seat is a great treat!

The Riebeek Family said...

michelle riebeek: scripture tote for girls

Lindsey said...

Lindsey Mathews: this am my son was being a total snot. He was acting out in every way possible. After i sent him to his room he came out and claimed it was only an april fools joke... Hmmm... not so sure about that. But he was happy from then on.

The Johnson Fam said...

Mary Johnson:Magnet Cards

The Johnson Fam said...

Mary Johnson: When I was pregnant, I told everyone we were having twins when we werent, it was awesome!

Marie said...

Marie Lay

vmlay@artsci.wustl.edu

The Lemkes said...

Holly Lemke

Alyssa said...

Alyssa Aguilar

Julie Thurgood Summerhays said...

Julie Summerhays

JoAnna said...

JoAnna Watson

Chris and Molly Wambeke said...

Molly Wambeke

Lindsey said...

Lindsey Healey: spiritual journal

The Ballows said...

Ronda Ballow
I LOVE LOVE LOVE your journals. I would buy journals and also the visiting teaching mesages. There are so many things I would pick.

Lindsey said...

Lindsey Healey: one year for April Fools some of my friends came in and stole my mattress!

Ashley said...

ashley alder

Melanee said...

Melanee Peterson

Chris and Molly Wambeke said...

Molly Wambeke - Spriritual Journal

Jessica said...

Jessica Wall- scripture journals and magnet cards

Erin said...

Erin Fulton

Forsythe said...

Chelsea Forsythe: I bought a perpetual calendar, but I love it all!

Melanee said...

Melanee Peterson- the perpetual calendar. I desperately need one of those.

The Gag-nears said...

Rebecca Gagnier: Boy scripture tote

Forsythe said...

Chelsea Forsythe: Told my parents when I was a teenager that I got in a car accident. It was fun to se their reaction!

Ashley said...

ashley alder- my mom moved all my furniture out of my room when I was like 16. She took it to the neighbors home.

The Ballows said...

Ronda Ballow
I had an employee come to me and tell me that she has to quit her job and that today is her last day. Then after a few minutes she tells me april fools and I just looked at her and handed her a box and asked her to clean out her desk and leave the premise as soon as she got her desk cleaned out. When she got that done I said April fools......

The Gag-nears said...

Rebecca Gagnier: You put 3 drops of blue food coloring in the bottom of your kids cereal bowl, add the dry cereal and then when you poor the milk it will turn blue (or whatever color you would like)

Melanee said...

Melanee Peterson- the best April Fools joke involved spiders. A friend and I had a big stuffed spider (at work). I am terrified of spiders (long story), but we would take turns hiding the spider to scare the other one. It would happen many times throughout the day. Well, I added every kind of spider I could find (rings, plastic, slimy... etc) and attached them to the underside of the stuffed spider with string. So when she picked up the stuffed spider they dropped and dangled... hilarious!!!

Heather said...

Heather Bossa: Visiting Teaching Kits

Wonderful said...

Courtney Crandall

llinda29 said...

linda lansford

Heather said...

Heather Bossa: I posted that I was pregnant on Facebook today! Even people who knows that my husband has had a vasectomy has congratulated us! LOL

Wonderful said...

I want a journal just like yours! So pretty!

Fidgit & Co. said...

Kellie Prevo: Perpetual Calendar

Anonymous said...

jessica christensen

Amanda said...

Amanda Harris

Heather said...

Heather Mattice: Large spiritual journal

Sharida said...

Sharida Packard

Amanda said...

Amanda Harris: A Scripture Tote for my Son.

Marcie said...

Marcie Thornbrugh - Journal

Sharida said...

Sharida Packard - LOVE LOVE LOVE the visiting teaching kits!! They're all so darling!!

bev said...

Beverly Scholes

b.liz said...

Beth Thompson: Sunday Tote for my son!

Erin said...

Erin Fulton I like the magnets. They're so cute.

Rochelle said...

Rochelle Evans--I would get a scripture tote for my daughters, or a journal for me, or visiting teaching kits. they're all adorable!

Mandy said...

mandy sadler - black and white journal(big)

Sharida said...

Sharida Packard - my grandma called her children(3) last April fools in a panic because Dad (grandpa) had enough of the deer eating their bushes and shot one. She didn't know what to do with it and thought that maybe the boys could just come and butcher it so no one would know what they did. All the kids are in politics and one is a Davis County Sheriff. So it was great to hear them panic and try to come up with the right thing to do. Once they all got to Grandma's house she had Sandwiches and stuff waiting for them to eat. She's the last person you expected to pull an April Fools Joke!! :)

Carrie said...

Carrie Fuhriman: Spiritual Journal

Kristen M said...

Kristen Mason: Spiritual Journal (large)

All About M.E.('s) said...

Mindy Eyre-Sunday Tote

jaquelyn {mama thoughts} said...

Jacky Sowers

Terra Hawkes said...

Terra Hawkes

Rebekah said...

Rebekah Bowers

Amy Magallanes said...

Amy Magallanes: Scripture Tote for girls

Amy Magallanes said...

Amy Magallanes: www.mailfool.com

jaquelyn {mama thoughts} said...

Jacky Sowers: Spiritual Journal (small)

terra hawkes said...

Terra Hawkes-pink journals one for me and a couple for friends! SO ADORABLE!

Anonymous said...

Linda Ontiveros

Anonymous said...

DeAnn Ontiveros

Anonymous said...

Jenny Garlock

Anonymous said...

Kathryn Ontiveros

Kay B. Pierce said...

Kay Pierce

Anonymous said...

Jenny Garlock: Scripture tote

Susan said...

Susan LeBlanc

Anonymous said...

Linda Ontiveros-journal

Anonymous said...

DeAnn Ontiveros-visiting teaching kits

Cheryl said...

Cheryl Bowe: Scripture Tote

Jen and her men said...

Jennifer Fairbanks

Rebekah said...

Rebekah Bowers - journal and/or magnet cards

Anonymous said...

Kathryn Ontiveros-calendar

Heidi said...

Heidi Nelson- When I was little my mom got us a bowl of cereal for breakfast and when we started eating it we found out that there was ice cream under the cereal.

Cheryl said...

Cheryl Bowe: Best one ever was when I was preggo and my friend had a 4 month old; I took the pregnancy test for her and left it on the bathroom counter for her husband to find. He was so excited, she couldn't tell him for days and even considered getting pregnant again.

Gr8Life said...

Cindy Maughan

Anonymous said...

Tara Wiser- the best one I've heard of was to put your nieghbors house up for sale and list their real phone number. List price fairly low so they get a few calls

Tracie said...

Tracie Maynard; scripture tote for boys

CubGO said...

Cyndee Ontiveros

CubGO said...

Cyndee Ontiveros-magnets, journal,all are so cute!

Heidi said...

Heidi Nelson- Journal

Rebekah said...

Rebekah Bowers - I do a storytime at a library and today the "mystery picture" (which is normally an animal) was just a big field of grass.

Debbie said...

Debbie Perkins: visiting teaching kits

AshleeBashlee said...

Ashlee Christiansen: Journal

Tracie said...

Tracie Maynard; Traci I think that is so funny that you like April fool's day so much. I hate it!! I am so gullable, and hate being tricked so I never do anything to anyone.

Anonymous said...

Debbie Conaty

Gr8Life said...

Cindy Maughan

Susan said...

Susan LeBlanc: Spiritual Journal Large, Perpetual Calendar, Magnets

Anonymous said...

Tara Wiser- the best one I've heard of was to put your nieghbors house up for sale and list their real phone number. List price fairly low so they get a few calls

Susan said...

Susan Bristow

Tiffany said...

Tiffany Winder

Susan said...

Susan Bristow- perpetual calendar

Kristen M said...

Kristen Mason: In high school, two years in a row I answered my Prom date on April Fool's Day - with a blue poster, blue balloons, and blue candy. I wrote on the poster "So sorry to make you BLUE but I just can't go to Prom with you." Then put a small note in the corner that said *look under here for the reason* - where I told them April Fools and that I would love to go with them. The first time I did it, the guy didn't check the little note underneath, and walked inside bummed out, and told his whole family that I had said no. Later that day his sister was looking at the poster and told him "She said YES!"

Susan said...

Susan Bristow - Dip cotton balls in melted chocolate, then put in the fridge for an hour. Then give the treat to your kids, and watch the faces they make.

Anna said...

Anna Tuttle: I had a friend that really liked a girl. I sent an email to her telling her that he was in love with her. He was so embarrassed and went to talk to her. He didn't realize that I had changed one letter in her email address - so it never actually got to her.

Valeta said...

Valeta Brown

Anonymous said...

Dana Robinson

Anonymous said...

Dana Robinson:scripture tote for boys

Valeta said...

Valeta Brown: I would buy a couple journals

Anna said...

Anna Tuttle: love those visiting teaching kits!

Susan said...

Susan LeBlanc: I once told my husband that I had contracted an STD. He was on the phone with his doctor scheduling an appointment when I finally told him it was a joke. He was not happy.

Anonymous said...

Ida Zeiler

Andrea said...

andrea shuman: scripture tote for girls

Price Blog said...

ashley price

Lilly said...

Eliane Tatei: Journal Black and White (big)

The Nortys 6 said...

Bonnie Norton: We taped the handle on the sprayer on the sink down with tape and positioned it just right so that whoever turned on the kitchen sink in the morning, got sprayed in the face. We really weren't planning on it being our mom. Oops. :) (But it did work perfectly!!)

chimaerandi said...

randi paul

Heather said...

Heather Hardle: Journal

chimaerandi said...

Randi paul - I'd get myself a new journal!

Aurora said...

Aurora Pierson: I would like a journal and the perpetual calendar. These are so cute!

Aurora said...

Aurora Pierson: I guess I'm not much of a jokester...I can't think of anything! (how lame is that?)

Fox Family said...

Jennifer Fox - Scripture tote for a girl and a journal

The Steenbliks said...

sarah steenblik

The Steenbliks said...

sarah steenblik journal

Anonymous said...

Alisha Anderson

Anonymous said...

Alisha Anderson: Sunday Tote for my primary class

The Nortys 6 said...

Bonnie Norton: Visiting teaching kits-Who doesn't need help with that? I'd love to actually make the recipe that's included and take it along. A journal would be good too. :)

Shanda said...

Shanda Nuila: April Visiting Teaching Kits for the ladies I visit

Anonymous said...

Tricia Goff

Anonymous said...

Brooke Burt

Anonymous said...

Brooke Burt; I just love te Scripture tote for boys.

Katie said...

katie rhamey:
Perpetual Calendar

t-bair said...

Tricia Goff: Cute visiting teaching gifts!

Melanie @ Whimsical Creations said...

melanie adey: october kit

t-bair said...

Tricia Goff: I put bubble wrap in everyones bed while they were at school

Stacey said...

Stacey Fiessinger - journal or one of the kits (I would feel so creative to make something this neat)

Tammy said...

Tammy Payne

Anonymous said...

Tricia Goff: I put bubble wrap in all the beds!!!

Beth said...

Beth Morris: The journals are great!

Andrea said...

Andrea Barker

Beth said...

Beth Morris: A good trick my husband likes is placing a rubber cockroach on the toilet seat...lift the lid and there he is...horrifying!

Jamie said...

Jamie Richards: perpetual calendar

Tammy said...

Tammy Payne: Sunday tote for girls

carlyl said...

Carly Larsen

THE GIFFORDS said...

Christy Gifford: Journal

Anonymous said...

Melissa Paschal

LindaO said...

Linda Ontiveros

Leslie said...

Leslie Johnson

Anonymous said...

Melissa Paschal: A coworker put Vaseline on my phone on the earpiece, so that when I answered the phone, I got a not so nice surprise all over my face.

THE GIFFORDS said...

Christy Gifford: My friend and I saved up all the paper shreds from work until we had about 8 garbage bags. Then we filled a friends car up to the windows and blew up ballons and filled the rest of the car with them

windycindy said...

Cindi Hoppes:Large Spiritual Journal.

Sue said...

sue jones: visiting teaching kits!

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