Who doesn't love free stuff?!

Anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE free stuff. I always have and always will. I love a good bargain too. I am a pretty lucky person too. I win things all the time. People always ask me why I am so lucky. But actually I think it is more a ratio thing: the more contests you enter, the more you will win. So I spend time filling out contests while others might not want to be bothered. But you know what? It pays off sometimes. It really does. I decided to share some of the awesome sites that I have been winning things on! Sharing is good. The contest that I am hoping to win (and blogging about it gives me 3 more entries-woo!) is at <a href="http://erinstar.blogspot.com/2009/03/march-madness-2-elephannie.html">http://erinstar.blogspot.com/2009/03/march-madness-2-elephannie.html</a> and it is for this awesome decal of poppies that sticks to your wall. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMeu29U6T1KmQIz2ke6utL8WJQjXIvc2Cki4TkDlw5sn6njl6HoPWzWgm0y3kirSz9oi26IaTtQ5h6mDu3xPrrfh8XktWvIVZ5H2XoIfhbJVyU8xTypiZpt2PveGBNDG-A9IfXHe0MrEX3/s1600-h/poppies.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMeu29U6T1KmQIz2ke6utL8WJQjXIvc2Cki4TkDlw5sn6njl6HoPWzWgm0y3kirSz9oi26IaTtQ5h6mDu3xPrrfh8XktWvIVZ5H2XoIfhbJVyU8xTypiZpt2PveGBNDG-A9IfXHe0MrEX3/s1600-h/poppies.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLKdNeIjXaEM6f8K4QsbY8tZGI1M3-PqLeCQyz7pQIjGWw91xdpNMRKQI8fwt4AOkkwSikc0EfsgxYpJp7eRpVswghCqonOoBhcpbVGAI8S_oJyRVtUBcUZTncy1tWIgKF68tGQqkXRV3/s1600-h/il_430xN.52540418.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br />Another great place to find contests and giveaways that people offer on their personal blogs is <a href="http://etsygiveaways.blogspot.com/">http://etsygiveaways.blogspot.com</a> Someone had this great idea to make a blog and let people register their contests on it. All in one spot! Love it. Don't worry, none of these are a scam or anything. I know this because I participated in a giveaway not too long ago of some of my earrings and a photograph. Basically, blog writers give their own items away or get other people to donate items for a giveaway. The idea is to get the blogger more readers and give the giveaway-er more exposure and hopefully some sales. Although I didn't make any sales from giving away all the stuff that I did but who knows, maybe someone will think of me when they need a gift in the future. The winner was really happy though and that made me happy. Most of the blogs will have you visit the artist's shop on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">etsy</span>, find something you like the best and the post a comment at the bottom of the contest page about it. Don't forget write your email address so they can contact you too. I usually write it like this: name at yahoo dot com. I guess it's so that you don't get spammed as easily. Sometimes the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">bloggers</span> will give you extra entries if you subscribe to their blog. Or if you tweet about it on twitter. Just make sure you comment separately so you get multiple entries. I have won a couple of contests in a matter of weeks of starting to do this. I won these awesome <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">lipbalms</span> from <a href="http://daisycakessoap.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Daisycakes</span> Soap</a>. I'm loving the cappuccino and saving a bunch of them to give as gifts. I also won a cute plastic <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">velcro</span> robot and a starfish for my kid's backpacks. <br /><br />So if you ever have a few minutes and feel like winning something. Enter. It's easy and you just never know if you will be the big winner. <br /><br />AND if any <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">etsy</span> artists out there would be interested in doing a giveaway on my blog I would be all for it! Just leave me a comment with your shop info and we can talk about it.

Who doesn't love free stuff?!

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