Yarn Bowl by Mudcrush Pottery

As part of my "These are a Few of my Favorite Things" series leading up to the Christmas Holiday, I am posting multiple reviews of products, both local and not-so-local!

I will post a link of where you can find these things, as well!  It's time to get shopping!

Mudcrush Pottery has created some of my very favorite and most beautiful pottery pieces!  If you know me at all, you know that I love to crochet.  A friend taught me how about 3 years ago, and I haven't stopped every since!

HOWEVER, I also have 4 children and 3 indoor pets!!  It simply doesn't work to just let my yarn skein flop around while crocheting.  If it's on the couch, somebody picks it up and plays with it.  If it is on the floor, I will give someone a gift with dog hair woven in (not so pleasant).

These yarn bowls have been life savers!  The little cut out holds the yarn in place perfectly, and there is enough weight to keep the whole skein down.  She also makes rectangular ones for those of us who don't like to roll our yarn in to a ball!

Her pieces are very unique and affordable!

You can find this beautiful Mudcrush piece and many more at THIS link!

The American Patriot's Almanac: Daily Readings on America

by William J. Bennett

 

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I was given the opportunity to review this book through BookSneeze.  The very first thing that comes to mind when I remember taking the time to go through this book is the unmatched value we found in it as a homeschooling family.  The authors have listed one major historical event for every day of the year.  We have had fun reading one of the events each day, and discussing the impact the events must have had on our country!  But the "this day in history" pages are not the only parts of value!

There are also several articles, including "Twelve Great Reasons to Love a Great Country", "Flags of the Revolutionary War", "The History of the Stars and Stripes", "Fifty All-American Movies", "Flag Etiquette: Guidelines for Displaying and Handling the U.S. Flag", "How the Declaration of Independence Was Written and Signed", "The Declaration of Independence", How the Constitution Was Written and Ratified", The Constitution of the United States", "The Bill of Rights", "Amendments to the U.S. Constitution Since the Bill of Rights", "The Gettysburg Address", "The Emancipation Proclamation", The Pledge of Allegiance", "The American's Creed", "Songs of American Patriotism", "Poems of American Patriotism", and "Prayers for the American People"!  The collection itself is highly impressive before you get to the real "meat" of the book, which is readable every single day for a year! 

I recommend this book constantly to fellow homeschool families.  Even if your children aren't homeschooled, this is a wonderful way to become more involved in your child(ren)'s education. 

You can purchase this book on Amazon for a great value!  This link will take you to the ebook edition, but just because of the amazing aesthetics of it, we enjoyed the hard copy! 

I'm BAAAAACK!

Guess what everyone??  Mingle Over Mocha is BACK, and with brand new reviews!!  Keep an eye out for the latest and greatest products on the market!  The first reviews will be posted at the end of December!  YAY!!!

Beautiful Headband by Little Sunshine Designs!

I LOVE HAIR DECOR!!!
As a matter of fact, some hair barrettes were the very first review I ever had for my blogsite!

Little Sunshine Design sent me an absolutely BEAUTIFUL hair band to review for Christmas this year!  The hair band looks as if it were designed by an artist.  This is not your average piece of ribbon that has been hot glued around a piece of plastic.  This hair band consists of soft elastic, faux pearls, a feather, and a flower!  Take a look at this gorgeous hair band on my daughter!

I really love all of Little Sunshine Design's hair pieces, because there is something to go with EVERYTHING!  Her pieces range fron dainty to attention grabbing, and all look to be made with care!

Look at some of these pieces on her site!

Please visit her shop today, and enter below to WIN a hair bow/band of your own!

To enter, please do any or all of the following items. The "Mandatory" item(s) must be completed before getting any additional credits from the "Optional for Extra Credit" section.

Mandatory:

• Visit the Little Sunshine Design Etsy site by clicking HERE, and leave a comment (BE SURE to include your email address in case you win!!  Sometimes, people never get their prize, because I can't find their email address!!) telling me what you love the most!

Optional for Extra Credit:

• Subscribe to this blog HERE, and comment that you do.

• Follow this blog HERE, and comment that you do.

• Post about this giveaway on your blog, and comment with a link to the post!

• Become a fan of this blog on Facebook by clicking HERE, and comment that you do.

• Email this contest out to your friends, and copy me on it at vaagen@bellsouth.net  

• Follow me on Twitter HERE and ReTweet THIS.   Comment below that you did! You can retweet this contest every day for extra entries- simply leave a comment each time you tweet!

• Invite friends to follow Mingle Over Mocha on Facebook, and comment that you did!

The winner will be chosen by random drawing on http://www.random.org/integers/ on December 20th at 6pm.

Thank you to Little Sunshine Design for donating the free hairband for my review!! I was not compensated monetarily for this review, or for any reviews or giveaways on my blog site. All reviews are provided after I receive a free or donated product from the publisher, manufacturer, or PR company. Reviews are written from an unbiased point of view. Only business relationships exist with those who provide products for review. The Author of Mingle Over Mocha is not responsible for your difference in opinion or happiness with this product, or your safety when using this product.

Custom Fingerless Gloves by Mott Crochet GIfts!

I love the winter. I love the smell of cold weather, the logs on the fire, the hot cocoa with family, and the stars shining through the bare trees.

What I DON'T like however, is how freezing cold I always stay throughout the winter!

Thanks to Jen at Mott Chrochet Gifts, my hands are toasty warm this season!

She sent me these amazingly beautiful fingerless gloves.

They are black (which matches positively EVERYTHING in my closet!), and they are not scratchy, but just snuggly! I get comments and compliments on them everywhere I go! I went Christmas shopping this year for my mother and father in Eddie Bauer. I bought my mother some of these exact gloves for $30, but Mott Crochet sells them for a fraction of that!

Stop by her shop and check it out! She sells out of her inventory instantly, so you might have to go into the SOLD items to view her work!

She is offering one reader of Mingle Over Mocha a $10 gift certificate to her store! You will soon be styling in your OWN fingerless gloves!

To enter, please do any or all of the following items. The "Mandatory" item(s) must be completed before getting any additional credits from the "Optional for Extra Credit" section.

Mandatory:

• Visit the Mott Crochet Gifts Etsy site by clicking HERE, and leave a comment (BE SURE to include your email address in case you win!!  Sometimes, people never get their prize, because I can't find their email address!!) telling me what you love the most!

Optional for Extra Credit:

• Subscribe to this blog HERE, and comment that you do.

• Follow this blog HERE, and comment that you do.

• Post about this giveaway on your blog, and comment with a link to the post!

• Become a fan of this blog on Facebook by clicking HERE, and comment that you do.

• Email this contest out to your friends, and copy me on it at vaagen@bellsouth.net  

• Follow me on Twitter HERE and ReTweet THIS.   Comment below that you did! You can retweet this contest every day for extra entries- simply leave a comment each time you tweet!

• Invite friends to follow Mingle Over Mocha on Facebook, and comment that you did!

The winner will be chosen by random drawing on http://www.random.org/integers/ on December 20th at 6pm.

Thank you to Mott Chrochet Gifts for donating the free fingerless gloves for my review!! I was not compensated monetarily for this review, or for any reviews or giveaways on my blog site. All reviews are provided after I receive a free or donated product from the publisher, manufacturer, or PR company. Reviews are written from an unbiased point of view. Only business relationships exist with those who provide products for review. The Author of Mingle Over Mocha is not responsible for your difference in opinion or happiness with this product, or your safety when using this product.

Norah Jones - ...Featuring

I am a HUGE fan of Norah Jones. And when I heard that One2One Network was offering me a chance to review her music, I was SO excited! She has that husky, bluesy, smooth voice that I have always loved. Take a listen by clicking below! 






Another awesome thing about this album is that she is only "featured" in all the songs!  She is performing with many other artists, and there is not one song on this album that is like another.  Some of them completely shocked me, for example, her duet with Willie Nelson in "Baby It's Cold Outside!"  What a strange combination- Norah and Willie, and what a strange song to imagine them singing together- but it was FABULOUS!

The album "Featuring Norah Jones" was released to the public November 17th, and if you haven't bought it yet, this would make a wonderful addition to your music collection!
See below for the list of songs and artists in this new album.

1. Love Me - The Little Willies
2. Virginia Moon - Foo Fighters featuring Norah Jones
3. Turn Them - Sean Bones featuring Norah Jones
4. Baby It's Cold Outside - Willie Nelson featuring Norah Jones
5. Bull Rider - Norah Jones and Sasha Dobson
6. Ruler Of My Heart - Dirty Dozen Brass Band featuring Norah Jones
7. The Best Part - El Madmo
8. Take Off Your Cool - Outkast featuring Norah Jones
9. Life Is Better - Q-Tip featuring Norah Jones
10. Soon The New Day - Talib Kweli featuring Norah Jones
11. Little Lou, Prophet Jack, Ugly John - Belle & Sebastian featuring Norah Jones
12. Here We Go Again - Ray Charles featuring Norah Jones
13. Loretta - Norah Jones featuring Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
14. Dear John - Ryan Adams featuring Norah Jones
15. Creepin' In - Norah Jones featuring Dolly Parton
16. Court & Spark - Herbie Hancock featuring Norah Jones
17. More Than This - Charlie Hunter featuring Norah Jones
18. Blue Bayou - Norah Jones featuring M. Ward

Thank you to One2One Network for offering me this album for my review. I was in no way compensated for this review, and the opinions expressed above are solely my own.

Susan G Komen society meets Milano Cookies!

Welcome to the wonderfully delicious world of Pepperidge Farm Milano cookies!

One2One Network is working with Pepperidge Farm Milano cookies to help promote Milano Moments--those special moments that you steal for yourself or share with a close friend and truly enjoy. (Just like when you savor a Milano cookie!)

This month, Milano is turning their packaging pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month and has launched a Facebook initiative to raise money for Susan G. Komen for the Cure!
 
Click here to participate:  http://www.facebook.com/pepperidgefarmmilano?v=app_161066607238836