Around The Blogosphere – Week 77

Welcome to our weekly roundup here at “5 Minutes Around the Blogosphere”.

As you know, you can come back all week and add a post or giveaway to our Mister Linky. Be sure to check back often, as new links will be added daily. You don’t want to miss out on something fun.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• www.YouCanQuiltThis.com, a sister site of YouCanMakeThis.com is launching next month. You’ll want to visit for projects, tutorials, and patterns brought together by a team of experts and lead designers in the industry. In celebration of the launch, they are giving away a Marie Osmond Quilter’s Companion sewing machine from Janome! Hurry over to learn about the new site and how you can win!!
• Just in time for Earth Day, specially-marked cartons of Tropicana Pure Premium products will carry a unique code you can enter online to save 100 square feet of Rainforest, through Cool Earth, an international trust.

  There is no limit to how many codes someone can submit and in late March people can enter as a team. Through a partnership with Google Maps, individuals and teams will get a birds-eye look at the Rainforest they are protecting and will be able to see their plots grow as they continue to enter codes. In late March, there will also be a sweeps on the website offering daily prizing.

  Please visit www.tropicanarainforest.com to see how the campaign works.

• Everything Except The Grill wants to encourage you to pick up your camera and start capturing details of your life. Take part in her My Life. In Pictures. Photo Challenge project running March 30 – April 3rd.

BLOG GIVEAWAYS

For Everyone

• Cutie Booty Cakes $150 Twilight Gift Pack (4/4)
• All Because Two People Fell in LOVE World Championship Nintendo DS Game (3/31 US Only)
• Chefdruck Reviews Guitar Hero On Tour Decades DS Game Bundle (4/3)
• An Island Review muvee Reveal Slideshow Program (4/1 Worldwide)
• CPA Mom Corneille autographed CD (3/31)
• An Island Life Gulliver’s Travels DVD (3/29 Worldwide)
• An Island Review Windex Outdoor All-In-One Cleaner (4/2 US Only)
• Melinda Joy Speck iphone3G pixelskin (3/31 US Only)
• Melinda Joy Nature’s Source Natural Cleaner (4/4 US Only)
• Northwest Mom Finds Two sets of cards from Banana Blossom Press (4/1 US & Canada)
• An Island Life Energizer Batteries (3/31 US Only)
• Glimpse Black Ginger & Bamboo Soy Candle (4/2 US Only)
• Everything In The Kitchen’ Up Close Chef’n GarlicZoom (4/10)
• Here And There Cheerios Circle Of Hearts giveaway (4/2 US Only)
• 3 Kids And Us Yoplait Get Active Prize Pack (4/30 US Only)
• An Island Review $25 Bangerang Bakeshop (4/3 US Only)
• 3 Kids and Us $25 in Dole canned fruit (4/30 US Only)
• 100 Cafe Street Fairytale Brownies Easter Giveaway (4/11)

For Women

• Mom Knows It All Sothys Spicy Shower Gel (3/30 US Only)
• Mom Knows It All Sothys Desquacrem (3/30 US Only)
• Everything Up Close pendant from Lincoln Christian (4/9 Worldwide)
• An Island Life French Skin Care by Sothys (3/30 US Only)
• Everything Up Close SlimPerfect choice of outfit (4/5 US & Canada)
• Val’s Views Sane Fitness Preggers (4/2 US Only)
• An Island Life Playtex Gloves (4/4 US Only)

Baby Essentials

• 5 Minutes for Special Needs FuzziBunz Cloth Diaper Giveaway (4/4 US Only)
• Sandier Pastures 1 Bamboo Baby Blanket from Shi Shu Baby (3/31 Worldwide)
• An Island Review 24 Safety Caps (3/31 US Only)
• Northwest Mom Finds $15 gift certificate to Plum Tot (4/2 US & Canada)
• Simply FaBOWlous Black or White Baby Hat or Headband (4/15 US Only)
• LanoLip Pamper Package Giveaway (4/20 US Only)
• NurseMommy pair of childrens or infants shoes from Vincent shoes (4/10)
• Life and Times of Christy “Together We Can Help Save a Life” Pampers onesie (4/2)

Just For Kids

• Mommy’s Idea T-shirt from Girl in a Dress (4/5 US & Canada)
• Nursemommy Two monkey pop up from the creative individual (4/3 US Only)
• Mommy’s Idea 2 Tell Me a Story CDs (4/4 US & Canada)
• Chefdruck Musings Happily N’Ever After 2 DVD (4/3)
• Val’s Views Hello Kitty MP3 Player (3/31 US Only)
• Northwest Mom Finds Four sets of Chuck the Yuck bags (4/4 US & Canada)
• Muse Reviews The Little Experience Knit-It Elephant craft kit (4/5 US Only)
• An Island Review Pokemon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior DVD (4/3 US Only)

Books for Grown-Ups

• An Island Review The Perfect Baby Handbook (3/29 Worldwide)

Books for Kids

• Muse Reviews Tony and the Pizza Champions (4/5 US Only)
• An Island Review The Double-Daring Book for Girls (4/4 Worldwide)

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