I Won!

Tsh from Simple Mom just wrote a book and I won a copy!! I can not tell you how much she inspires me. I love all of the Simple blogs in her network. She is the first blog that I ever subscribed to via email/google reader. In fact, she inspired me to start Going Kiwi. I am so thankful for her words of encouragement and the simplicity of her posts. They really are simple, but meaningful posts. I think I have gleaned more from her blog and network than any other blog as a momma.

I really hope you will check out her book and support this amazing woman with a head full of knowledge!

This made my day!
Thanks again Tsh

Giveaway Skirt Winner!

RANDOM.ORG found my winner! Comment # 8

Henria O. said...

I follow your blog via Google Friend Connect!

sazzyfrazz at gmail dot com

June 14, 2010 10:34 PM

 

I will email you too!

Congratulations Henria O.!!

Skirt Giveaway!

Alright Folks, after playing around with the skirt I have decided it is not for my body type. I took in the extra fabric and it still makes me look frumpy. I need a fitted skirt. My loss, your gain.

I am giving away my skirt to whoever wants it. It is a cute simple swing skirt.
I can easily tailor it to your waist since there is room to make it bigger or smaller.

It is knee length for me and I am 5' 10''.

Rules:

1. Need to leave a comment. Any old comment would be fine, dog's name, color of bra, did you shower yet today, or whatever.

For extra entries
1. "Like" Going Kiwi on FB
2. Become a Follower
3. If you have tried one of my recipes let me know-good or bad :)

 Good Luck!

Weekend Links 6/5/2010

This is the best idea for a wall mural I think I have ever seen by Design Mom
Super easy and so much fun! I would love to do it with some other picture for our room.

That Crazy Quilty Girl asked for the SMS Giveaway for comments on best quilting advice here are her top picks The best tips every serial sewist needs to read

I found this post 10 Keys to Patient Motherhood from Passionate Homemaking over at Inspired to Action

A gossamar nightgown from Angry Chicken. I love Amy Karol, she continually inspires me.

20 Minute Simple Skirt Tutorial by Grosgrain
Alright I will admit to one more non-list sewing project Friday ;) I made this skirt and it would have been 20 minutes but I was having an off sewing day. I could not get the serger to work and I was interupted by kids but all in all it was about a 20 minute skirt. However, once I made the skirt and Eric saw me in it he ix nay on the skirt. Bad news for me good news for one of you. I am going give it away this week. More on that Monday.

On a side note, my sister and her family are arriving in LAX around 7:00 in the morning. Yippee! Yippee! We will see them on the 15th when they head up this way. It has been two years since we have seen everyone.

Weekend Links 5/29/2010

It has been an busy week. I accomplished two out of the twelve things on my list. I will have a big reveal on Monday, just in time for Made it on Monday hosted by Skip to My Lou. I realized that this weekend six years ago I was hired at a little family owned restaurant as a hostess. Only to move on to server and then manager. Hmm, I just hired at a little family owned restaurant as a hostess. Not that I want to manage again but I find it interesting. Anyways, this is the official beginning summer for us and I am starting off beginning a new job, training Saturday and Sunday! So I putting up links in hopes to have an easy Saturday day with the family.

2010 Sunscreen Guide by Enviroment Working Group

I personally do not like to use sunscreen, seriously! We try to stay out of the sun during peak times of 10-2. I only use it if we are in the pool. Otherwise, we use olive oil. I am not kinding and you heard me right I use Olive oil. It is a natural sunscreen. I tested it on myself one day and was fine. The next day on my fair skinned children and nothing, they were protected. You do have to re-apply more frequently but it is natural. I buy the Trader Joe's spray can of olive oil, no joke and I spray it on my kids and I and it works.

DIY: Super Simple Market Bag by Simple Organic
Perfect timing to make new ones out of old shirts and get rid of my plastic ones.

Sonlight Curriculum is celebrating 20 years and a chance to win curriculum

We Remeber and We are Thankful Here is what this weekend is really about! Our soliders! Thank you to the men and women who protect our freedom with your lives. I am thankful and blessed to know you do what you do. These photos are amazing!

And the Winners Are......

Through Random.org it generated three numbers out of all of the comments including on FB:

Winner of the napkins #162

makeitgiveit said...

"Hi Awesome things. I'm a kiwi so it's cool to hear you want to move down here. I think it's a cool place to live. We are in chch NZ."

Winner of the journal #67

Lichtlein said...

"WOW, what a wonderful idea!

I'm deeply impressed.

Kind regards from Germany"

Winner of the crayon roll-up #166

Lotsie said...

"I love this fabric! And the crayonroll!"

I will be emailing you for your addresses.

Thank you for coming by and I hope you stay for the ride :)

When I reach 100 fans on FB I am having another giveaway,

we made it to 70 during the giveaway so it hopefully will be soon!



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ATTENTION: Lotsie,
your email is not working you have until tonight at 8:00 pm Pacific time to contact me or I will draw another number. Thanks

Family Field Trip!

I have been loving the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway and am very thankful for all of your lovely comments.

My giveaway will end at midnight tonight, scroll down one post to enter.

I now have WAY too many fabulous ideas of things to sew! You ladies are amazing! I think of myself as a good seamstress but after seeing some things, I know I can improve with all of the tutorials and such.

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We had such a great family day,

enjoying the area in which are are blessed to live in the Central Coast.

The family at Montana De Oro

We went to the Natural History Museum in Los Osos

Enzo is listening to "Rocky" the Morro Bay Rock talking about the ocean

There were all sorts of animals and birds on display

Enzo's favorite the shark

Kira and the Stinky Skunk

California Moutain Lions a.k.a Cougars that like to drink a buttery Chardonnay

Kira squeezes him so hard, but he still loves it

We went to the Morro Bay little aquarium and got some salt water taffy, yum!

I love that Eric has Saturday's off now!

We are getting such great family time in!

May Giveaway Day!!!

I am feeling REALLY generous!

So there are THREE items to WIN!!

A set of napkins, fabric covered journal or a eight crayon roll-up

A set of four napkins 16x16

(if you have more in your family, I have enough fabric to make two more, just let me know :)

This a journal covered with some fun fabric

It is 5x7, journal included

I got the journal for a buck at Michael's

Here is a crayon roll-up for eight

crayons

(crayons not included)

Here is what you need to do:

Three ways to win and if you do all three you get an extra entry!

1) Leave a comment on which one you want

2) Become a Follower or Subscribe Via Email

3) Find me on Facebook and "Like" Going Kiwi

4) Do all three and comment you did all three

****What I need is a SEPARATE comment for each one****

If you did all three then you should have four comments, four entries

Then I will randomly pick from the total comments.

Alright Ya'll it is on and I am excited to see which THREE of you will win!!

GOOD LUCK

I will ship internationally

You have until Midnight Pacific Time on May 20th!

Giveaway Day May 17th

Sew, Mama, Sew is having their Giveaway on May 17th I am going to participate. I am wondering what to giveaway. Hmm, so many possibilities but I won't tell you until the 17th, Bwahaha. Last year I won something and in Christmas 08 I won a beautiful painting from Breezy. Hopefully, I will win this year and maybe you will too.

I Won Something!!

I follow Organizing Your Way on my Google reader and love her stuff. She had a giveaway and I won!

"Congratulations, Keilah, you won the Organize Your Paper Clutter workshop giveaway! I’ve emailed you with information on how to claim your prize."

I am so excited I can finally get my paper clutter under control, especially the kids artwork.

Yeah Me! I will post pictures of before and after of my clutter and organized area. It is a six week program so I will be able to do it gradually and stick to it.

The DIY Dish Giveaway!

I would love to win one of these machines and you could have a chance too. Go to their site and do one or all of the following:

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There are so many ways to win! Each item below will have your name placed into the drawing. Be sure to post here and let us know. Official rules are found here.

1. Sign up for our FREE newsletter! You’ll never miss an episode! Plus, you’ll be entered into more giveaways, receive coupon codes, and more.

2. Grab our blog button! Find the code on the right side bar and add it to your blog or other online presence. ———->

3. Make a comment below. We’d love to hear from you! And we’d love to know what kinds of things you’d like to learn on the show!

4. “Tweet” about this giveaway and the new “The DIY Dish” show on Twitter.

5. “Follow us” on Twitter.

6. Become a “FAN” on Facebook.

7. Blog about the new show and the giveaway of TWO machines!

8. Embed the video above into your blog. (The embed link is found by clicking on the right corner of the video screen.)


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And the Winner Is?????

Okay I finally got some comments, I mean I had to pull some teeth here. Oh well your loss and her gain. Congratulations Miss Tenery!!

Tenery said...

PJ's for Sadie please. how do i get in your drawing.
February 16, 2010 6:26 AM

RANDOM.ORG

True Random Number Service
Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

3

Timestamp: 2010-02-18 17:03:01 UTC



I will be contacting you and find out what cutie patutie pj's you want for Sadie Girl.

Congrats and and thanks for entering.

Giveaway!!! Free Stuff!!

Really people? No one has entered my giveaway, I am a little sad. Okay I am a lot sad. Are my gifts not that good? What would you want? How about this, I will make anything for the winner(excluding wedding gowns and such). Tea towels, coaster, placemats, skirt for your daughter, pajamas for your toddler, pajamas bottoms for you???????? So just enter and tell me what you want made. I do not think I am asking that much, am I? :) I am trying to GIVE AWAY stuff for FREE. "You're killing me Smalls." So leave a comment for crying out loud.

Love you all :)

Sewing Machine and Sewing Kit for Kids Giveaway!

Skip to My Lou is having a super giveaway. An ALEX sewing machine for kids and a sewing kit. I have been teaching Kira how to sew using yarn and those plastic cut out shapes, like a star. She has been using a plastic needle and loving going down the rows and doing it right. Well I have wanted to get her a sewing machine because she constantly asks if she can help when I sew and she wants to know how it works. Here is my chance and yours to try to win a sewing machine or sewing kit from ALEX toys. Go to Skip to My Lou and either leave a comment, add her on Facebook, add ALEX toys on Facebook, add either of them on Twitter for entries. I hope you enter but I hope I win....haha! I really never win anything so I am hoping this is the one!


Good Luck All!

And the Winners Are......

Well, you are all winners in my book but, Random.org is responsible for chosing

Comments #162 and #15

KnittyLou and Summernightsmiles!!

Congratulations.

Knitty Lou you need to email me and give me your contact info and Summer Night Smiles, I have already sent you a email.

Thank you all for entering and coming by!

I am truly blessed.

new email keilah.goingkiwi@gmail.com

Wow!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I am blown away at the responses and beautiful comments everyone has left. I just looked at my locomap and I had 709 visitors, so probably 700 visitors because it counts me too, that is in ONE day. Crazy. That is amazing and I am feeling so very blessed. I hope you all stick around and continue to follow my journey.

I am feeling so happy that I will pick two lucky winners.

You guys are great!
I have to go to bed, I have to stop entering all of these giveaways....it is addicting. Well I hope I at least win something too :)

Thanks again!

Sew Much Fun

As I wrote the title to this post my husband laughed
at me and told me that I was definitely a geek!

Here are the quilted coasters I have been working on.
I found them on Martha Stewart

This is the first thing I have ever quilted and I have to say
it was easier than I thought it would be.

I made a little pin cushion out of the leftover fabric from the towels.

Here are my patchwork tea towels, I made for gifts for people.

Each person or family gets two towels.


*****Giveaway*****
So I thought for my giveaway I will give away a set of four coasters or two tea towels.
To enter to win leave a comment to this question:

What makes Christmas special to you and why?

My answer:
Being with family and friends and celebrating Christ's Birthday...
(Even though it is not really the actual date, but it is the idea of it)



I will close the giveaway at 5 p.m. Friday and I will try to post on Saturday, however we will be out of town and at a wedding, so it might be Sunday :) depending on if I can get to a computer.

Thanks again for all of your interest!

I Give and I Give

Simple mom is giving away a plethora of goodies for the little ones in your life!
A basket full of these great products:

Oliver Handmade onesies
Swingset Mama DVD
Shape-its for cooking
Little Aloutte hand made wooden toys
Ambajam baby gear
Swaddlebees diapers
MetroTots stroller

Check out her site for complete details of the products.

To enter leave a comment on SIMPLE MOM'S site on this particular post and/or post about it and let her know!!

December 3 is Giveaway Day!!

Okay one of my new favorite blogs Sew Mama Sew is having a giveaway day! On December 3rd whoever wants to participate can by following their rules:

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• Your give-away item must be either handmade (for example, soap, jewelry, bags, mmmmmmarshmallows), or can be used for making handmade gifts (for example, buttons, ribbons, candle wax.)
• Email beth@sewmamasew.com to let her know you’ll be participating. On Give-Away Day we’ll post a master list of participants.
• You need to write a post about the item on December 3, 2008 and ask visitors to comment that day.
• You decide how you want to choose the winner (random, best answer to a question, etc.)
• You should be clear about whether or not you’re willing to ship the item internationally.
• You ship the item in a timely manner–hopefully the same week.
• Spread the word! Make December 3 a give-away day all over blogland! If you’d like, grab our button and link back to this post to let your readers know you’ll be participating. The code gets wonky when we post it here, so here is the image url: http://www.sewmamasew.com/media/blog/giveaway.jpg and here is the link url: http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/?p=647

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I am very excited about this and think it is a great way to promote your blog and craft. I am not quite sure what I am giving away but it will definitely be something I have sewn,
you will have to stay tuned.

This will be great since I am planning on starting a store on Etsy and selling things to raise money to help pay off debt, so we can move! :)

Simple Mom Giveaway!!

I am waiting to win one of these giveaways, so here is all the info on the giveaway.

As described below there are three ways to enter to win, leave a comment, email the secret code and/or write about it in your blog and let her know about it.

Here are her instructions:

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Epson and One2One Network is graciously giving one Simple Mom reader the new Artisan 800 printer.

Here’s how to win:

1. Leave a comment on this post, answering this question: What gadget can’t you live without?

2. For a second entry, email me at simplemomblog (at) gmail (dot) com with the secret code in the email’s subject line (no need to write anything in the email’s body, as it won’t be read). To find the secret code, make sure you’ve subscribed to Simple Mom’s feed either via RSS or via email, and look in the footer of any post. I promise you - the code is there.

3. For a third entry, mention this giveaway on your blog, and make sure simplemom somehow finds out about it.