~ April 2010 Giveaway! ~ 9 Shops, 9 Winners!

 THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.  THE DISCOUNTS REMAIN VALID UNTIL THEIR EXPIRATION DATE.
It’s springtime, doesn’t that make you SO happy?!?  There’s just something about flowers starting to bloom and leaves appearing that gets me all giddy inside.  Winter is great, snow is lovely…but, when it is still snowing in April, the snow starts to resemble poop falling from the sky.  I stop seeing it as beautiful and as a real nuisance.  But, luckily we have giveaways to cheer us all up, right?  We know they make you happy and it makes us happy to FINALLY see who reads this blog…since y’all are lacking in your daily “comment leaving” skills.
Anyway, enough jabbering.  Here’s what you need to do to enter…
1.  Leave a comment (1 entry)
2.  Follow/Subscribe to this blog (Bonus entry)
3.  Tell your friends on Facebook, your blog, or Twitter to come visit us OR post our button (Bonus entry)
So, you can earn 1 entry just by commenting or up to 3 by doing the other stuff.  Cake, right?  Just leave us a comment saying which ones you’ve done.  Nine people will win one of the nine prizes! 

A special thanks to all of our great shops!  Be sure to visit them and take advantage of the discounts they are offering you!  Many of them don’t last long!  (Also, cheers to Jessica for gathering and working with each seller.)

This giveaway ends this Saturday, April 10th at midnight.  The winners will be announced on this blog on Sunday.  You will only have a few days to contact us before we choose someone else :)   We also like to try and contact you…so, if you don’t have a blog for us to find you, maybe leave your email address.  Good luck!

Now, on to the good stuff…

I love jewelry, you love jewelry, we all love jewelry!  We’re so happy to welcome Hue to our giveaway!  My favorite thing about Hue is that every piece is super unique, exceptionally made AND affordable (that’s rare these days)!  I love, love, love the blue quartz flowers and the endless circle earrings, yum.  This is a great stop for Mother’s Day shopping…or, just for yourself :)

Hue by Jenny Houston is offering the winner $25 of in-store credit, plus free shipping!  Everyone else can receive 15% off, via refund.  Just enter “Or so she says…” in the checkout notes to seller.  This offer expires April 20th, 2010.

I haven’t had a family picture done in 5 years, how sad!  We have our huge pic hanging up on the wall and only half of my children are in it.  Once I started browsing the gallery of  Captivated Candids, I got a sudden urge of motivation to get our pictures done.  I love the props, the backgrounds, the capture of natural interactions and expressions, and the creativity behind every picture!  There’s no doubt you will be SO pleased with the results of your session.  (serving the Salt Lake to Lehi, Utah area)

Captivated Candids is offering the winner a $75 credit, plus $25 in free prints!  Everyone else can receive a free 8×10 with any session (excluding mini or free sessions).  This offer expires August 31, 2010.

Do you have a little princess??  I have two of them, and if it’s not fluffy, frilly, pink, purple, or sparkly…they want nothing to do with it.  Thus, they love tutus.  If I don’t have a mock-ballerina prancing around my house at all times, somethings wrong.  Luckily,  Blossom & Bloom is there to provide.  With an abundance of tutus, they offer all colors and sizes…even custom requests!  You can even order a “buddy bloom” for your princess’s favorite stuffed friend!  Cute stuff!
Blossom & Bloom is offering the winner $30 of in-store credit, plus free shipping!  Everyone else can receive 15% off, via refund.  Just mention “Or so she says…” in the checkout notes to seller.  This offer is good until April 30, 2010.

If you’re a mom, you likely know ALL about Usborne Books.  Every book is not only stinkin’ cute, but educational!  My little one’s love “There’s a Mouse About the House”…slipping that little mouse through all the cracks and crevices.  It’s darling!  My older kids love the science and history books.  Each book makes learning fun and really comes down to their level to teach them in the ways they learn best.  The selection is huge and you’re sure to find the perfect books for your kids!

Janelle Beenfield of Usborne Books is offering the winner $25 of in-store credit, plus free shipping!  Everyone else can receive 10% off.  To order, visit Janelle’s site to choose your books then email her your order at janibeenfield@hotmail.com.  Be sure to mention “Or so she says…” in the email to get your discount!


I’m a big fan of color.  Wouldn’t life be SO boring without it?  Wearing color can help express your mood and pull an outfit together so perfectly.  It’s always a treat to find a jewelry shop that isn’t afraid to branch away from neutrals and use color to the fullest!  Wallis Designs sells beautiful pieces of jewelry to suit all your outfits and many moods.  I have a weakness for green, so that emerald color necklace is calling my name!
Wallis Designs is offering the winner $25 of in-store credit, plus free shipping!  Everyone else can receive 15% off their product total, via refund.  Just mention “Or so she says…” in the checkout notes to seller.  This offer expires April 30, 2010.
One of my favorite things about the arrival of spring is the excuse it gives me to get the kids some new clothes!  And, shopping at chain stores can be rather frustrating…I would much rather find some cute items, reasonably priced, that not every other kid on the block is wearing.  The Trendy Baby Boutique is the perfect place to go…they have a huge selection of both boys and girls clothing that are totally unique and affordable. I love how the pillowcase dresses can be worn as dresses and then used as shirts when they are outgrown!
The Trendy Baby is offering the winner $30 of in-store credit!  Everyone else can receive a discount of 20%, via refund.  Just enter “oneshetwoshe” in the checkout notes to seller.  This offer expires April 30, 2010.

You loved this shop, we loved this shop, so why not have them back again??  Paint Me A Picture sells the CUTEST canvas art for your child’s room.  Maybe you need something with flowers, an initial, a bird, a car, or a robot…this is where you go!  Maybe you want it big…or, maybe little.  You can choose from in-stock items or have something customized just for you…even with the right colors to match the room!
  Be sure to visit this shop!

Paint Me A Picture is offering the winner $35 of in-store credit!  Everyone else can receive 20% off, via refund.  Just enter OSSS-410 in the checkout notes to seller.  This offer only applies to in-stock items and excludes Create For Me and Custom Orders.  Offer expires April 15, 2010.

We know all you creative mamas have gone through poster board after poster board making games, banners, and charts for your family.  Or, maybe you’re NOT creative and wish you had cute charts/games to use.  Well, no more poster board, thanks to Activity Banners.  They have created reusable charts for us!  A birthday banner that can be used multiple times, a game board that can have several different rules applied, or presentable banners for brides/grooms/new mamas…there are so many choices!  Each banner come rolled and attached to a dowel to hang.  There are so many banners for all different occasions and needs!

Activity Banners is offering the winner their choice of any one banner, plus free shipping!  Everyone else can receive a 10% discount, via new invoice.  Just start your order, in the notes to seller enter “JKP22″ and your email address.  Submit your order but don’t pay yet, you will be emailed a new invoice with the discounted total. This offer expires April 30, 2010.

Pretty Little Me is the PERFECT name for this shop!  Pretty, sweet, and dainty…that’s exactly how I would describe their jewelry!  I especially love the flower headbands.  Some of the headbands I’m seeing these days are just too over-the-top for me, but I would wear one of these cuties in a second!  Of course, besides headbands there are earrings, necklaces, rings, and bobbi pins.  Perfect to add to your spring outfits or even a Mother’s Day present!

Pretty Little Me is offering the winner $40 of in-store credit, plus free shipping!  Everyone else can receive 20% off, via refund.  Just mention “Or so she says…” in the checkout notes to seller.  This offer expires April 17th, 2010.

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Great stuff, don’t you think?!?

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Comments

  1. I am a follower!

  2. Fun stuff! Would love to win!!

  3. I subscribed to Or So She Says
    :D

  4. What a lovely giveaway! Enter me please, thank you!

  5. I subscribe, thank you.

  6. Wow! Those are some great things to win! Thanks for the opportunity and…. I READ YOUR BLOG! :)

  7. I follow you on Google Friend Connect.

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  9. I subscribe.

  10. This is me leaving a comment from rainy Sydney Australia and letting you know i’m a follower of your blog :)

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  20. So excited, hoping to win! adia79 at hotmail dot com

  21. I am a follower

  22. Following your blog and here’s a comment for two entries! :)

  23. I’m a follower too! Thanks for the chance!

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  25. love this giveaway!! fun shops!!

  26. All great stuff!

  27. i put it on my blog sidebar, and just “facebooked” about it too!! THANKS!!

  28. I am a follower, via email.

  29. I love your blog and this is a great giveaway!

  30. I’m a follower too!
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  31. I am a follower, i posted a comment and also a plug on my blog!

  32. Nice stuff! I also subscribe.
    Thanks!

    nakanovich@mac.com

  33. I love your blog! I am a follower.

  34. Here’s my first comment.

  35. and I’m a follower

  36. Hello! again, highlight of my month! 1. I am a follower
    2. I am putting a status update on my facebook RIGHT NOW!

    love you guys!

  37. I love it. Pick me!

  38. I’m a Follower!

  39. I follow!

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  41. It is all wonderful!

  42. Enter me to Win!

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  45. love your blog and I ready it daily! I qualify for 2 entries. 3 entries if having your button on my blog qualifies for telling everyone on my blog!

  46. I’m glad I don’t have to pick which one I win! I love them all!

  47. I’m a follower. =)

  48. oooh! I love the jewelry!

  49. I am a follower!

  50. Fun giveaway!

  51. I’m also a follower. :)

  52. Thanks for once again having amazing giveaways!!

  53. Follower

  54. Tellin’ my FB peeps :)

  55. Looks like a lot of good stuff!!

  56. I’m a follower

  57. Telling everyone on FB!!

  58. pick me!

  59. Im a follower!

  60. Woooo! It’s giveaway time! Not only do I love all the info you guys give on this blog but there are really fun giveaways too!!!

  61. I’m a follower and I subscribe via rss google reader.

  62. Just posted the giveaway to my status on FB!

  63. I am a subscriber… and with three little girls, I am excited about this giveaway!!!

  64. Cute stuff! I never win anything, but I’ll keep my fingers crossed!

  65. Count me in! What a great giveaway!

  66. I haven’t won anything FOREVER!!

  67. I’m a follower! Love this blog!

  68. Will blog about this.. so here is my 3rd entry!

  69. hi! melinda here! i love this giveaway!

  70. i am YOUR follower!

  71. i am posting about you on my blog!

  72. Enter me! I love all the stuff!!

  73. I am a follower and posted a comment about it on Facebook!!

  74. I’m a follower AND subscriber. Yay three entries!

  75. What wonderful giveaway!
    I’m a follower and a subscriber!
    I facebooked your giveaway!

  76. FUN!!!! I would love to win ANY of these things!!! THANKS!!!!! Happy spring!!!

    http://midwesterngoneidahoan.blogspot.com/

  77. Blogged about you girls on my blog!!

  78. Fabulous giveaway! Love it!

  79. I follow.

  80. Would love to be a winner!
    Charlotte Van Valkenburgh

  81. I am a follower

  82. Yes, please! :)

  83. I subscribe.

  84. What great giveaways! Thanks for the chance to win!

    emilou84037@yahoo.com

  85. I am a follower.

    emilou84037@yahoo.com

  86. I posted your button.

    emilou84037@yahoo.com

  87. Another awesome giveaway! Hope it’s my month :)

  88. I’m a follower

  89. I subscribe!

  90. Hey ladies!

    I’m a follower and I’m about to blog about your latest giveaway.

    I NEED SOME NEW JEWELRY!!

  91. I just became a follower!!

  92. Love your blog. Fabulous giveaway!

  93. I love your site! I am now following it, and I posted a link on my FB!

  94. Thanks for the giveaway!!!! I still love this blog and tell everyone about it. PS I made the artichoke dip that you have on here and I got a great response from everyone that ate it. I think that is going to be my assignment for showers from now on.

  95. I am also a follower! :)

  96. Great giveaways! Love your site!

    Lindsey Fitch

  97. I subscribe to your blog on Google Reader.

    Lindsey Fitch

  98. Cute stuff! You always have great give aways!

  99. Great giveaway! And such great sponsors!!

    kady@thebeerguy.ca

  100. I am now a follower!

  101. I have posted your button on my blog!

    http://takeamomswordforit.blogspot.com

  102. i am a follower!

  103. What great stuff- thanks!

  104. I’m now a follower- love your blog- thanks!

  105. I never win, but it never hurts to enter I guess.

  106. I follow

  107. I have a button

  108. How fun! Thanks!

  109. I’m a follower!

  110. Here’s my comment, I’m a follower, and I posted on Facebook. Pick me! Pick me!

  111. Love those headbands and the cute stuff from Paint Me a Picture. I hope I win!

  112. yay for giveaways- would love the photog session for my sister!- also adorable kid stuff- love!

  113. I’m also a follower- yay for you guys!

  114. I look forward to your giveaways every month! It’s fun to see new shops!

    I’m also a follower!

  115. Yes, I need some of this beautiful jewelry, a family picture or any of this other wonderful stuff. :)

    Love this blog!

  116. I would LOVE to win this stuff!!! I have some girls too that would love some of the stuff on here as well!! YAY!!

  117. Would love love love to win.

  118. oh so a follower too.

  119. I am a follower! I would love all this stuff!

  120. I love all these things! I would absolutely love to win! Nothing better than a chance at winning free stuff! Pick me pick me! :)
    I became a follower, posted “Or So She Says” button on my blog, am now leaving a comment, and crossing my fingers!

  121. Wow!!! That’s all so amazing! I totally love it!

    staceywalk@gmail.com

  122. I’m a follower!!!

    staceywalk@gmail.com

  123. Wow so much great stuff! I want it all!

  124. I am a follower

  125. I want to win. . . AGAIN! Loved my last win!

  126. I’m a follower!

  127. I’m a follower

  128. What great give-a-ways!
    Thanks,
    Laura

  129. I’m a new follower, thanks!
    Laura @enjoying the simple things

  130. Pick ME, pick ME!! I am a huge fan and read your blog daily as well as subscribe. I am always sending your link to people because it is THAT amazing!

    Thanks,

    Kate Webb
    katerobison@msn.com

  131. ooohhh, pick me! I’m a follower & subscribe!

  132. Pick me, I love your blog. (1 entry)

    I’m a Google reader. (1 bonus entry)

    I made a Facebook post. (1 more bonus entry)

  133. I love your blog read it every day, some days just may not have the time to comment

  134. I follow your blog

  135. I’m a subscriber, I’m a follower, your button is on my blog, I post about you on my blog all the time…I absolutely love your blog. And what a great giveaway this month!

  136. Hey Jessica! I’m not a follower (yet!) but love your blog. It’s so down to earth and just plain fun! Couldn’t pass up entering the giveaway!

  137. i would love to win!

  138. Great stuff! I am a follower!

  139. With my house full of boys I need that jewelry! The photos would be nice!

    Count me in!

  140. …and now I’m a follower! :)

  141. I’m leaving my comment…thx for the giveaway and putting together all these great prizes! I’m also a follower of your blog.

  142. I would love to win – love this blog!

  143. I’m a follower!

  144. Sign me up for TWO entries, please!

  145. Have I ever told you I love your blog? Have I ever told you that I read it daily? Well if I didn’t or maybe your forgot…you know now:)

  146. I am a follower!

  147. Awesome giveaway . . . as always!!!

  148. I’m a follower.

  149. I’m a follower!

  150. Gosh I love the jewelry :)

  151. Wow! I love coming to check out your giveaways…even when I don’t win, because I find all these cute places I never heard about! Thanks for talking about a photography place in Salt Lake, I’ve been looking for a really good photographer here!
    rachel_demille@yahoo.com

  152. Amazing giveaways! I really hope I’m a winner! I just love this blog.

  153. I follow your blog
    rachel_demille@yahoo.com

  154. I have your button
    rachel_demille@yahoo.com

  155. I’m a follower!

  156. OH…I am so commenting!!!

  157. …and I am a follower…

  158. I am commenting, following, and will add your button to my blog. So enter me 3 times please.

  159. I should comment more, especially when you pick such wonderful topics (like infertility/adoption) which are dear to my heart! You both are so fun and I love ‘meeting’ new bloggers when they guest post on here! AWESOME BLOG is what I’m trying to say! :)

  160. I am a fond follower! :)

  161. I am a follower

    nicolenilsson06@hotmail.com

  162. I love your blog and you always have awesome giveaways

    nicolenilsson06@hotmail.com

  163. I have your button on my blog.

    nicolenilsson06@hotmail.com

  164. Gimme gimme! I’d love to win any of these. :)

  165. I’m a follower

  166. Supercute Shops!

  167. I am a follower!

  168. I have your button on my blog: theldsfamily.blogspot.com.

  169. I am a follower! I LOVE your blog!

  170. I’m adding you to FB right now! :)

  171. All of the jewelry is beautiful and the baby items are TOO cute.

  172. great stuff, count me in!
    annemolino at hotmail dot com

  173. I follow

  174. subscriber

  175. I have your button

  176. What a fun idea! Thanks for the chance to win one of the nine prizes.

    epfaulkner at gmail dot com

  177. I am a new follower of your blog. Yay!!

    epfaulkner at gmail dot com

  178. I hope to get some of this cute stuff!!

  179. I tweeted about it!

    http://twitter.com/aunt_pea/status/11676943480

    epfaulkner at gmail dot com

  180. And I’m a follower!

  181. 3 for me pretty please!

    Okay here’s the deal.. I’ll reg my upcoming giveaway for the two of you, if you rig yours for me… it’s like a 2 for 1, come on you cant turn that one down!

    i tease i tease

  182. Oh, ya’ll have some fun sponsors!

  183. Of course I am a follower!

  184. I would love to win!

  185. My daughters love the ‘that’s not my…” books. I follow you in my reader account.

  186. I’m a follower and it would totally make my birthday if I won something!

  187. Oh yay! My first time ever participating in this! :) So excited about all the beautiful shops and businesses!

  188. 3-follower and posted button
    Thanks!

  189. I’m a follower as well

  190. What a great giveaway! So exciting! :)

  191. I subscribe to the blog (& love it!! :)

  192. I subscribe to the blog (& love it!! :)

  193. SO much loveliness! I’m especially liking Paint Me A Picture and Pretty Little Me. :)

  194. Just became a subscriber, too.

  195. What a lovely giveaway!
    Thanks a lot for the chance.
    eli_green22 at yahoo dot com dot br

  196. email subscriber
    eli_green22 at yahoo dot com dot br

  197. as always girls – amazing!!! makes me want to bling myself (and my girls) up and go for some good photography!

  198. What great prizes! Hope I win one of these. I have subscribed and posted the button with comments on my Facebook. Thanks!
    paicemom at yahoo dot com

  199. how FUN! Thanks for the chance:0

  200. googlereader subscriber

  201. Love your blog! I’m a subscriber and I just posted your link on my blog! http://eileen-mahony-velez.blogspot.com/

  202. So many pretty things!

  203. Love, love, love your giveaways! Hope I win!

  204. Love it all!

  205. Awesome! 3 entries for me! :)

  206. Wow! So much fun stuff! Wish I was still in Salt Lake because my mom has been after us for new family pictures.

    I did all three. I’m a follower, it’s on my blog now, and I’m commenting. :)

  207. What fantastic giveaways!

  208. I follow.

  209. 2 entries for me. I’m a follower.

  210. I really should have my husband enter these for me–he’s the one who wins things in this family.

  211. If I already have your button on my blog, does that still count as a bonus entry?

  212. And, I’m now a follower. That makes three, I hope!

  213. LOVE your blog. I read it everyday, and you have the best giveaways!

  214. LOVE your blog. I read it everyday, and you have the best giveaways!

  215. Love your blog!

  216. Your button is on my blog because I love it so much!

  217. Love this blog!
    I’m a follower and I wrote something about your blog on my fb page :)

  218. Super stuff ladies!!! Please enter my name :) LOVE IT ALL!!!

  219. Love it!

  220. I’m a subscriber too. :O)

  221. This is me commenting.
    I follow.
    I have your button on my blog.

    Cheers!

  222. I have never won a giveaway despite how many I enter! I hope my luck changes :)

  223. Follower!

  224. Love the giveaway!

  225. And I am a follower!

  226. Another awesome giveaway! Such great stuff!

  227. I follow!

  228. I have your button on my blog!

  229. Sign me up

  230. I am subscibed

  231. What a great giveaway! Yay!

  232. I’m a follower!

  233. Throw my name in the hat…

  234. I follow! Cute stuff. Hope I win :)

  235. AWESOME!!! Count me in!

  236. I am a follower….FOR SURE!

  237. I have your button on my blog!

  238. What an amazing giveaway, enter me please! Thank you.

  239. I subscribe, thank you.

  240. Love this blog! I am a subscriber.

  241. Commenting! And sorry I don’t do it more often… I love this site. :)

  242. I also follow you, because like I said, I really like you gals.

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  244. I’m a newbie, but love the blog and am just about to become a follower! :)

  245. oo la la

    Kari
    lawlorlawlor at gmail dot com

  246. I would love to win anything especially the photo session we are in need of a new family picture since the last one we took was when my son a born and he is now going on 2 years old.

    -nancy

  247. I became a subscriber and I would love some new books for my son we pretty much have all of his memorized by now.

  248. I posted your button on my blog. I would love to win some bling bling!

  249. I posted your button on my blog. I would love to win some bling bling!

  250. I’ve posted about your giveaway on my blog, and I follow your fabulous blog. That makes for 3 entries.

    Thanks for all your great posts.
    Jana
    jlnay@hotmail.com

  251. i am a follower!!!!

    Love this blog!

  252. Awesome giveaway! Thanks for the chance!

  253. Leaving you a comment and subscribing to your blog! LOVE it! I have a tiny cupcake at my house who just might need a tutu. . . or painting for her room. . . or any of these great prizes!

  254. I just subscribed, although I’ve been reading your blog daily for a little while.

  255. Such a lovely blog with an awesome giveaway, thanks!

  256. What a great giveaway! I would love a chance to win!

  257. I am a new follower too!

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  259. Great shops. I love giveaways!!

  260. I’m a fan of Nancy’s jewelry!

  261. I just became a follower.

  262. Wow I would LOVE to win!

  263. Thanks for the chance to win!

  264. I’m a follower

  265. I love this blog. Great giveaway.

  266. I am a subscriber.

  267. What a great collection of shops!

  268. Awesome giveaways! Love your blog, I always refer to it. :)

  269. I am a follower!

  270. I’ve got your button!

  271. Love all the stuff!

  272. I’m a follower!

  273. Thank goodness for spring! And thank you for writing this blog, I love all the great tips!

  274. I am a loyal follower :)

  275. I’m a follower!

  276. Hope I win!

  277. I’m a subscriber

  278. What a fun giveaway!!! I love it all!
    I am a follower, and I also have a cute button on my blog. :)

  279. Such awesome shops!!! xoxo

    xo
    kimberly.long at gmail dot com

  280. I am a follower and email subscribed! xo
    kimberly.long at gmail.com

  281. Pick me…

  282. Follower

  283. have your button

  284. I love your site!! (ok, ok, I stalk this place often! :) ) I have it listed under my “Favorite Sites” on my blog! :)

  285. I totally want to win!
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  286. I follow your blog!
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  287. I put your button on my blog!
    thedavidsmithfamily.blogspot.com
    andreasmith19(at)gmail(dot)com

  288. You rock my world!

  289. I would LOVE to win any of these!
    ashleya1107@yahoo.com

  290. I am also a subscriber-Thanks!

    ashleya1107@yahoo.com

  291. your blog is very neat! what a fun giveaway!

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