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Gaiam Celebrity Fitness Giveaway

  • posted March 1st, 2010
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Gaiam Celebrity Fitness Giveaway

Now is the time to get fit for bikini season and fun in the sun. Spring break will be here before you know it! Gaiam’s celebrity fitness trainers will inspire and guide you to achieve your weight loss goals, get toned, and maintain a healthy lifestyle. The Gaiam Celebrity Fitness Kit (at a value of $49) includes a Valerie Bertinelli: Losing it and Keeping Fit DVD, Trudie Styler’s Warrior Yoga DVD, Bob Greene: Total Body Makeover DVD, and a Yoga Essentials Mat.

Fan TheFind on Facebook for a chance to win this Gaiam Celebrity Fitness Kit valued at $49 from our friends at Gaiam. AND leave a comment here on TheFind Blog telling us your tips for getting fit and why you want to win the Gaiam Celebrity Fitness Kit.

Valerie Bertinelli helps you to get bikini ready with a beginner’s routine, work your whole body, using your own body weight and tone your hips, legs, tummy and arms in just 20 minutes. Valerie also teaches you how to get bikini ready in just 40 minutes with an intermediate workout with toning exercises and cardio bursts to help firm you up just in time for bikini season. Using hand weights, Valerie Bertinelli will help you sculpt sexy muscles!

For yoga fans there’s Trudie Styler’s Warrior Yoga DVD, a mix of cardiovascular conditioning, strength training and flexibility in a vigorous yoga exercise experience. Features songs from Sting’s #1 classical album Songs from the Labyrinth, including “Fields of Gold” and “Message in a Bottle.” A bonus on the DVD features “Growing Energy” – a lifestyle piece featuring Trudie Styler and Sting discussing how they use the land on their Tuscan estate to create a self-sustaining, eco lifestyle.

Best known as Oprah Winfrey’s personal trainer, Bob Greene teaches you how to work out for maximum results in minimum time on his Total Body Makeover DVD. Eliminating the guesswork and pitfalls to losing weight and getting fit, Bob’s 8-week fitness and exercise program targets multiple body parts while raising your heart rate for a bonus calorie burn. Great for first-time exercisers to individuals wanting to drop those last five pounds.

Save on everything you need to get fit and healthy this spring with an exclusive Gaiam coupon code for TheFind fans.

To enter:

Fan TheFind on Facebook AND leave a comment here on the blog telling us your tips for getting fit and why you want to win the Gaiam Celebrity Fitness Kit

If you are already a Fan on TheFind, let us know in comments!

The contest begins Tuesday March 2nd 2010 and ends Sunday March 14th 2010 11:59 p.m. PST. The winner will need to reply to our email within 24 hours after notification of winning. If there is no response an alternate winner will be chosen.

Good luck everyone!

Carol’s Daughter Almond Cookie Crave Giveaway

  • posted March 8th, 2010
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Fan TheFind on Facebook for a chance to win this Carol’s Daughter Almond Cookie Crave Set valued at $78 from our friends at Carol’s Daughter. AND leave a comment here on TheFind Blog telling us why you want to win the Carol’s Daughter Almond Cookie Crave Set.

Some cravings are impossible to resist. But when it comes to this trio of delicious Almond Cookie treats, this may not be a bad thing. Start by turning your bath into a relaxing mini spa with our sumptuous, long-lasting Almond Cookie Candle with its intensely aromatic blend of almonds and marzipan. Next, gently buff away dry, winter-worn skin with the Almond Cookie Sea Salt Scrub that’s made with a delightful blend of softening Avocado and Jojoba Oils. For the finishing touch, spray on a light veil of fragrance from our purse-size Almond Cookie Eau de Toilette Mini. It’s the perfect little indulgence for someone special, or for yourself!

Brooklyn native Lisa Price began experimenting with fragrance, essential oils and natural moisturizers in her home for friends that soon blossomed into a successful mail-order and web-based business and has been feature on  The Today Show, The View and The Oprah Winfrey Show. Today Carol’s Daughter fans include Jada Pinkett Smith, Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu, Brad Pitt and Chaka Khan and the all natural products are available at Sephora, Macy’s, Dillards and Carol’s Daughter boutiques across the U.S.

The prize set includes an Almond Cookie Eau de Toilette Mini, .5 fl. oz., Almond Cookie Candle, 7.2 oz., Almond Cookie Sea Salt Scrub, 24 oz., and a Jute Bag (value $78.00).

SAVE on everything you need to indulge your winter-weary skin this spring with an exclusive Carol’s Daughter coupon code for TheFind fans.

To enter:

Fan TheFind on Facebook AND leave a comment here on TheFind Blog telling us why you want to win the Carol’s Daughter Almond Cookie Crave Set!

If you are already a Fan on TheFind, let us know in comments!

The contest begins Monday March 8th 2010 and ends Sunday March 21st 2010 11:59 p.m. PST. The winner will need to reply to our email within 24 hours after notification of winning. If there is no response an alternate winner will be chosen.

Good luck everyone!

Whoopie Pies Illicit Shouts of Delight

Whoopie pies were created generations ago.  American country homemakers used to place them inside lunch boxes for an afternoon surprise.  The sandwich like cookies are said to have earned their name from the shouts of delight from everyone who tastes them.

The shallow Whoopie Pie pan from Williams-Sonoma is constructed of heavy-guage aluminized steel with a ceramic-reinforced nonstick surface.  Each pan makes 12 pieces which are later used as the tops and bottoms of the finished Whoopie Pie.

While the Whoopie Pie pan comes with a recipe for homemade whoopie pies, Williams-Sonoma also makes a Whoopie pie mix.  It is a blend of red velvet cake mix and Callebaut red cocoa which gives the cakes a dark red hue and chocolate flavoring.  The filling mix can be customized with butter or cream cheese to make a light fluffy vanilla filling. Each mix set makes 12 pies.

The Whoopie Pie Pan and Pie Mix Set from Williams-Sonoma retails for $34.95.  Surprise someone special with a Whoopie Pie in their lunch box to see if they live up to their name!

Let There Be (Touch) Light!

  • posted March 13th, 2010
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For some reason, whenever I think of a touch light, my mind immediately conjures up images of ugly, old, dingy-looking lights. Perhaps I just haven’t been looking into the touch light area, lately?

I must not have been, because on second look, some of the touch lights out there are really stinking cute now! Check out this cute C-shaped touch lamp.  Touch anywhere on its base to set the lighting level—30, 70, or 100 watt lighting levels— or to turn it on and off. Genius! And stylish! My two favorite things.

Soaring to New Lights – Fly by Night Airplane Light

  • posted March 13th, 2010
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Now, I’m no pilot—but I have recently become pretty obsessed with travel. After some jet setting to Hawaii, Australia, the Bahamas, Banff, I like to think that I’m becoming acclimated to the airport lifestyle.
I know most people probably aren’t all that keen to bring their travel back home with them to their apartments or houses. I mean, when you travel, it’s to get away, right? And besides the occasional printed photo or errant passport that you’re afraid to put away for fear of never finding it again (trust me, this almost happened to me), it’s not like you leave your suitcases out year round to remind yourself of that awesome time you had snowboarding in Colorado last year, right?
But I do happen to like a subtle reminder (besides the 1.25 million photos I’ve printed from vacations) of all the places I have yet to see (bonus: subtle reminder to save, save, save that money for more trips!). So when I saw this lamp from Uncommon Goods, I fell in love. Now it’s take-off every time I turn the light on and off.  All I have to do is dream up my new destiny.

Create a Modern Look in The Nursery with The Caden Lane Collection


To pass the time waiting in anticipation for the birth of your child,  indulge in decorating the nursery.  There are so many fun styles to choose from these days.  Caden Lane’s signature mix and match style makes it easy to create a modern and stylish room for baby.  The line features playful prints and pretty color combinations with designer appeal.  A few things to check out:

  • Sophia Bedding Collection- Pictured here- need we say more?
  • Caden Lane Crib Sheets- These come in a variety of mix and match prints
  • Caden Lane Blankets-  Choose from deluxe plush designer versions  with satin ruffle edging or matching everyday blankets with a piped edge
  • Caden Lane Fabric- Have something in mind that isn’t available for sale?  Buy matching Caden Lane fabric by the yard and make it yourself!
  • Hanging Pendant Lamp- Customizable by shape and fabric, these lamps will be the focal point of your baby’s nursery

With Caden Lane’s easy mix and match style, you just can’t go wrong!

Shopping Cart Covers Protect Babies from Germs

One of the most germ infested surfaces is grocery carts.  A four year study by the University of Arizona’s Environmental
Research Lab ranked grocery cart handles third among the nastiest public surfaces.  I won’t even say what their swabs found (ew!)  Stores have started putting complimentary  disinfectant wipes near the cart return so that they can be wiped down before use which is nice, but I don’t want the chemical residue in my child’s mouth either.

When my first born first learned to sit up, I dreaded having to take him out of the comfort (and cleanliness) of his infant carrier to put him in the grocery cart.  Babies love to put everything in their mouth and I would get so distracted trying to keep his mouth off of the shopping cart, I’d forget half of what I’d gone in for.  Apparently I wasn’t the only one with this concern because now there are products made especially to keep baby safe and comfortable while shopping.  Grocery cart covers cover the germ infested surfaces with soft, clean, padded material.  Many varieties include pockets and loops to attach toys to keep the little one entertained.  My favorite is one by Balboa Baby (shown here) because it also fits restaurant high chairs which can be pretty grimy too!

Vintage Pick Of the Day: Vintage 1960s Beaded Cashmere Sweater for Spring

vintage 1960s beaded sweater for spring

As my loyal readers know, I’m a H-U-G-E fan of vintage beaded sweaters, especially when they’re made from that uber-soft vintage cashmere of yesteryear. You know what I mean. There’s just something about quality vintage cashmere and velvet that is completely different from what you find on the market today.

And while it’s pretty easy to find these vintage beaded sweaters in black and at pretty reasonable prices, it does require a bit of a search and maybe some luck to find one that is truly unique and has that extra-special something that makes me want to add it to my growing collection.

But today’s VPOD fits the bill. This 1960s beaded cashmere sweater by Lorine is just perfect for Spring! Ivory cashmere is adorned with pastel beads that depict wild grasses blowing in the breeze.

It’s a perfect springtime find for a vintage fashionista!

Available at Posh Vintage.


P.S.   My all-time favorite product for caring for my vintage beaded sweaters is Eucalan. Forget the dry-cleaning, ladies. Your sweaters will turn out softer when you wash them in Eucalan because its lanolin acts as a natural fabric softener. Plus, since it’s biodegradable, uses recycled packaging and helps reduce water use by 50% over regular washing, it’s much more eco-friendly—and way less expensive— than even the most eco-friendly dry-cleaning around. Give it a try and let me know what you think—you’re sure to become a fan!

From our friends at Zuburbia

Rebates for Buying ENERGY STAR Appliances

Most states are or soon will be offering rebates to consumers that replace old appliances with new efficient, Energy Star appliances. The programs are slightly different in each state so check this page to find the information applicable to where you live. In Ohio, where I live, the program begins March 26th and is offering a $100 rebate for select ENERGY STAR® refrigerators, dishwashers, and high-efficiency gas water heaters, $150 rebate for select ENERGY STAR® clothes washers and a $250 rebate on select ENERGY STAR® electric heat pump water heater. The rebates are provided on a first come, first serve basis so start doing your research now and be ready to save some money on your new energy star appliances with this federally funded program. You will need to provide evidence that your old appliances were properly recycled and you need to make the purchase locally (not online)  in order to qualify for the rebate. A list of qualified ENERGY STAR® appliances can be found on the ENERGY STAR® website.

Sears has one of the largest selections of ENERGY STAR® appliances available and can help you get the most money for your old appliances when you buy new, energy efficient ones. They offer an interactive rebate tool to help you find rebates for eligible energy efficient appliances in your area and are the only retailer recognized by the EPA for Responsible Appliance Disposal (RAD)

From our friends at Deal Hippie

Summer 2010: Zoya Flash & Sparkle Collections


Summer 2010: Zoya Flash & Sparkle Collections

It seems to me that it’s all about glittery nails this summer and Zoya is joining the glitter party. As expected, Zoya is launching two new summer collections this April. The first collection is Flash which features six glossy creme shades and Sparkle a line of six sparkling metallic shades.

Check out a preview of the collection:
Summer 2010: Zoya Flash & Sparkle Collections

Flash

* Robyn – perfect turquoise cream
* Perrie – soft lavender cream
* Dana – american rose cream
* Jolene – summer pink cream
* Maura – electric crimson cream
* Jancyn – soft tangerine cream

Summer 2010: Zoya Flash & Sparkle Collections
Sparkle

* Ivanka – mermaid green sparkling metallic
* Charla – tropical blue sparkling metallic
* Mimi – royal purple sparkling metallic
* Alegra – fuchsia pink sparkling metallic
* Nidhi – rich red sparkling metallic
* Gilda – fashion pink sparkling metallic

My nails could use a little more sparkle. I’m head over heels for Charla and Mimi!

Which shades are you adding to your wishlist?

From our friend at Hot Beauty Health

Louis Vuitton Gets Foxy and Is Hot On Your Tail!

We are loving Louis Vuitton’s bright foxy tails. Fabulous furry fox tail charms are set to be the rage from Louis Vuitton’s Spring/Summer 2010 Collection. We’ve scooped the latest pictures of these must-have accessories. These foxy tails are Just Bright for Spring! They are available in bright pink, green and orange. What color will you buy? Look foxy and ever-so cool with your very own furry tail. Very pricey$$$ but it’s LV and so “pet-able”!

From our friends at A Few Goody Gumdrops

Snob Worthy Links 3.11.10 – Alexander McQueen’s Final Collection + Stayproof Lipstick from Italy


Bag Snob says the Diane von Furstenberg Hayworth Perforated-Leather Tote is “timeless and neutral” must-have for spring.

Beauty Snob divulges a top beauty find from her Milan shopping spree, gorgeous and stay proof Deborah Milano 24 Ore Lipstick.

Couture Snob shares Alexander McQueen’s final Fall 2010 collection that “truly underscored just how high the late designer had scaled in the heights of couture accomplishment”.

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