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Virtual Baby Shower: Giveaway #5: Rockin' Green Soap

Vintage Indie is thrilled to bring you another fantastic giveaway for our Virtual Baby Shower. We welcome Rockin' Green Laundry Detergent! 

I was excited to be given the opportunity to review Rockin' Green's Laundry Detergent. I'm always looking for products that are safer for my family and with the new baby, something I can do her laundry with!  Rockin' Green fits the bill with their awesome formula;

"Our detergents are safe for you and the enviro- ment. Rockin’ Green is: Dye free, Comes in several yummy scents (& an unscented version for sensitive skin), No fillers, No enzymes or optical brighteners, 100% Phosphate free, Vegan, Great for sensitive skin and much more." 

Detergent has been something very important in our home as I have a son with sensitive skin to almost every single detergent out on the market. It has been that way for us since he was born. This caused us to get rid of any fragrance-laden detergents from the beginning.

Rockin' Green's Bare Naken Babies unscented Laundry Detergent was just what the doctor ordered for us, no fragrance! While I truly miss the smell of fresh laundered (or heavy laden chemical fragranced laundry). It has truly come down to keeping his skin happy and his clothes clean. 

Rockin' Green was kind enough to send me a few of their delicious smelling detergents, Smashing Watermelons and Lavender Mint Revival. Guess what? I did a little experiment to see if I could use them for his laundry, and what do you know his skin was happy and so was I! Although the fragrance really didn't adhere to the clothing in a strong smell it was very faint and I appreciated the "clean smell".  Classic Rock did a great job cleaning boys clothes with our hard water.  

Best selling points for us;

 - Clean Smelling Clothes 

 - Clean Clothes, including very dirty play clothes

 - Dye Free

 - 100% Phosphate Free

 - Great for Sensitive Skin

 

Overall we were pleased with Rockin' Green Laundry Detergent. 

Virtual Baby Shower Tip: Rockin' Green is known for their cloth diaper cleaning power. I hope to test this out with baby girl as she'll be our only child to have used cloth diapers. 

Rockin' Green wants you to try their detergent and is going to give away one full-size bag of Rockin' Green (winners choice of scent) and a laundry scoop! 

 

 

Truth in Review/Giveaway: The above products were provided free of charge for our giveaway. We were not paid for any content in our review/giveaways and the review/giveaway is that of our personal opinions.  - Gabreial Wyatt, Editor. Visit our Disclaimer/Disclosure Page for more info.

Enter to Win in our Virtual Baby Shower! Adding an Extra Week of Giveaways!

Happy Memorial Day Weekend everyone! I wanted to pop in an remind you to be sure and enter all of our Virtual Baby Shower giveaways. The Virtual Baby Shower has really taken off, and that means we're exteneding it a whole week with even more giveaways! Isn't that exciting! Be sure to share with your friends and add Vintage Indie to your RSS feeds so you don't miss anything next week! 

Don't forget, we've EXTENDED the shower for another week of giveaways (entry times will be extended too)! 

Enter Giveaway #4  ending in 12 days! 

Enter Giveaway #3 ending in 5 days! 

Enter Giveaway #3  ending in 3 days! 

Enter Giveaway #1 ending in 3 days! 

See you on Tuesday! 

xoxo Gabreial 

 

 

Virtual Baby Shower: Giveaway #4 Boiron (4 Winners)

Vintage Indie is thrilled to bring you another giveaway for our Virtual Baby Shower. We welcome Boiron! We are big fans of Boiron here at our house. When we've been dealt the flu, Boiron's Oscillococcinum is our number one choice for combating symptoms and healing our bodies quickly. Much like everything else, we try to combat sickness with homoeopathic and natural remedies. We haven't been to the doctor in over two years at least! 

Today Boiron is joining our Virtual Baby Shower to give away Camilia Homeopathic Medicine for Teething Relief and BONUS Oscillococcinum! 

I haven't personally tried Camilia, but I'm thrilled to have a product on my shelf ready to go for when baby girl starts teething. Who doesn't like to be prepared, right? 

We're giving away 4 sets (yes 4 winners) of the following:

 

2 Boxes 15 doeses each of Camilia: Camilia is a safe, natural one-product solution for painful gums and irritability caused by teething. Camilia’s sterile, single-use doses are easy to administer and worry-free. There’s no risk of overmedicating or numbing your baby’s gag reflex. And Camilia is made without benzocaine, sugar, dyes or preservatives. Safe for children ages 1 month & up. 

1 Box 6 doses of Oscillococcinum: Oscillococcinum works best when taken at the first sign of flu-like symptoms, such as fatigue, headache, body aches, chills and fever. Oscillo® has no side effects, and has been shown in clinical studies to help reduce both the duration and the severity of flu-like symptoms. Safe for everyone ages 2 & up.

 

 

 

 

Truth in Review/Giveaway: The above products were provided free of charge for our giveaway. We were not paid for any content in our review/giveaways and the review/giveaway is that of our personal opinions.  - Gabreial Wyatt, Editor. Visit our Disclaimer/Disclosure Page for more info.

 

Virtual Baby Shower Kick-off is tomorrow! Giveaways, reviews & more!

 

 

We have some spectacular giveaways lined up for the baby shower! We'd love it if you could come.

Subscribe to Vintage Indie, follow us on Facebook and Twitter & share the news with your friends! 

You won't want to miss it!

 xoxo Gabreial 

   

 

 

 

You're Invited to a Virtual Baby Shower! May 15th - 29th! Prizes, Giveaways, Reviews & More!

Please mark your calendar for Vintage Indie's Virtual Baby Shower! 

Subscribe to Vintage Indie, follow us on Facebook and Twitter. 

We have some great baby, toddler and mama giveaway sponsors lined up!

You won't want to miss it!

 xoxo Gabreial 

 

 

Sponsor our Baby Shower

If you would like to become a sponsor for our Virtual Baby Shower, there is still time to participate. Email me for further information. 

Teach Me Childrens Series Book Review & Giveaway: Imagination Station Series Books 1-6 by

Raising Healthy Kids in my opinion also means raising kids to enjoy reading. This may seem like a difficult task at first if you don't have children who love to read, but the end result of nurturing a love for reading is well worth it. Often times in our house, there is a slight moan when I tell the boys to get their books out. It is just a natural resistance, but after they get them out, I'm often the one faced with the difficult task of getting them to put the books down! I'll take this problem any day, wouldn't you? 

Since we started to home educate almost four years ago, their love for reading has grown and grown. They're really into series books and books that build upon themselves. My job as a parent and educator has been to find them quality books. This can be a tricky task in today's time, but it can be done and classics are sometimes easy to find at the library. I'll save those ideas for another day though. For now, I'd like to introduce you to one of our contributing writers, Lynne Bellaire. 

Lynne's son has a crazy love for reading and has taken the time to review the entire Imagination Station Series books 1-6 for you by  Brock Eastman, Marianne Hering, Paul McCusker, and Marshall Younger. Please help me in sending her son a warm welcome. 

 

My son recently read the first six books in The Imagination Station series and he could not put the books down.  When I asked him what was so great about them, he told me that he felt like a part of the story and loved traveling to far away places.  His excitement grew with each book and couldn’t wait to start the next. 

In the books he said he learned about The Vikings, Rome, China, England and the knights, David and Goliath and finally about the Pilgrims and Indians using the Imagination Station to travel through time.  There was a simple history lesson in each book that I didn’t have to prepare for him and that he didn’t realize he was getting.  He stated that there was action in every chapter so you he had to finish the book before he could fall asleep at night.  I would recommend starting them early enough in the day to finish since we had several late nights because he just couldn’t put the books down. - Lynne Bellaire

 

How awesome is that! This series is a great start to nurturing a love for reading. I would say all of these books are appropriate reading for ages 7 and older. If your family has been a fan of the Adventures in Odyssey, we think you'll really enjoy these books too. 

 

I'm very excited to share with you that we are giving away the whole series books 1-6 to one lucky Vintage Indie reader!  

If you simply cannot wait and would like to order these books for your readers, visit the Imagination Station online or call 1-800-A-Family. 

 

 

 

 * This giveaway has ended! Thanks for entering! 

 

 

Truth in Review: The above books were provided free of charge for our review. We were not paid for any content in our review and the review is that of our personal opinions. We were also provided the entire book series to giveaway at no charge to us accept for shipping. - Gabreial Wyatt, Editor. Visit our Disclaimer/Disclosure Page for more info.

Giveaway Winner: The Well Planned Day

 

Good morning everyone, we have a winner for The Well Planned Day giveaway!

Out of 112 entries Heidi P. is our winner! Heidi, please check your email for instructions on how to claim your prize! 

Thanks everyone for entering! 

Have a great day! xoxo Gabreial

Thank you to Home Educating Family for sponsoring this giveaway! 

Spring Advertising Specials!

It's a great time to advertise your business, website, blog or etsy shop here at Vintage Indie. We're kicking off spring sales for you with a spring advertising special. This offer is good on any of our Vintage Jewel sized ads and larger. For more information and to see our latest media kit, please contact me. Sale ends April 15, 2012. 

Email the Editor

 

Upcoming Topic for April: Raising Healthy Kids! 

A Christmas Blessing to You and Yours

I know things have been light here at Vintage Indie for the last couple of weeks. We recieved some rather exciting news recently and hope to share that with you over the new year. In the meantime, we want to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas & God Bless! 

The Wyatt's  

Subway Art by willowofwonder

 

Luke 2:11-14 (NIV)

¹¹ Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. ¹² This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

 ¹³ Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

 ¹⁴ “Glory to God in the highest heaven, 
   and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”

Amen

 

Last Minute Gift that Keeps on Giving: Julep Maven, a review & Giveaway!

I recently had the opportunity to review Julep Maven and I was pretty excited about it, due to not wearing fingernail polish on my fingers for several years. 

What exactly is Julep Maven you ask?

" As a Julep Maven, you will have access to the hottest trends in nail color and the latest Mani Care and Pedi Care products - delivered right to your doorstep, just like the beauty editors do.  And you'll have access to these trends and products before anyone else."

You could probably guess that I don't wear a lot of polish due to the chemicals and the previous practice of formaldehyde (and current practice). So before I agreed to review the products I had to ask a few questions:

VI -  I'm very conscience of the products I publish on Vintage Indie. Most are approved by the Environmental Working Group, Skin Deep Cosmetics Database.  Do you have any products that fit into the green living, organic, eco-friendly or natural categories? 

Julep Maven - I am want to inform you, that I think you’ll be happy to hear Julep products are free of DBP, toluene, formaldehyde and formaldehyde resin. We also do not test on animals, or use animal or animal by products in any of our formulas.

 

So with that, I gave Julep Maven a green light. I received in the mail a "Classic With a  Twist" Maven Box. It included two polishes, a Facial for your Hands, SPF Hand Cream and Glow on Age Defying Hand Brightener. 

My review:

The polish no doubt were beautiful colors. I'm one of those people who can hardly decide when there are so many to choose from, Julep Maven picked for me and I was completely pleased. I was truly hoping for a polish that was "scent" free. I'm not sure if that concept even exists, but these seem to carry the same strong scent as any other polishes I've used in years past. 

How did they hold up? So glad you asked. As a momma with two kiddos, I'm always washing and cleaning something. I'm happy to report that my two layers of polish with no top coat lasted a few days. I feel if I would have had the top coat that they could have easily lasted longer. As far as removal, I used regular old nail polish remover. I'm not sure if a healthier one exists. Either way, taking off the polish was a breeze. 

As far as the hand creams and facial for your hands, I didn't get around to sampling the hand brighteners, not sure if I need that as we just came back from a trip to the Caribbean and my hands are still sporting a tan. SPF isn't exactly needed at the moment, but when the sun shows itself I'll be glad to report back for you on the SPF hand cream. The Facial for your hands was wonderful, especially for me as I tend to dry out a lot in the winter. It sloughed away the dead skin and provided a lovely moisturizer. As far as the natural and organic nature of the products, I don't really have much to say about that. They aren't listed on the Skin Deep cosmetic database, but I've encouraged them to do so, as I really like the concept behind Julep Maven. 

If you would like to give Julep Maven a try use  code "vintageindie" at checkout, and you'll recieve your first Julep Maven Sneak Peek Box for just $9.99!   $5.00! (valued over $40). Now that's a great last minute gift idea! 

 

 

Want to WIN an intro box to Julep Maven? (valued over $40).

 - Visit Julep Maven & tell me a product you'd like to see in your box. Leave a comment for your 1st entery. 

 - For additional entries, publish this giveaway on your Facebook, Twitter or Blog each for one additional entry. Please leave a comment for each one that you do. 

 

That's it! Giveaway ends Midnight December 30th 2011 EST. 

 

Thanks so much for visiting Vintage Indie! Good luck with your winning. 

Thanks so much to our Facebook Friends!

Photograph © TheLightFantastic, shop for prints here. 

 

What a great day, we're only 1 friend away from a thousand on our Facebook page! 

Thanks to everyone who has befriended us there, we truly are thankful for you! We have some really exciting things planned for all of our friends over at Facebook in 2012. Specials, gifts, parties and so much more! Be sure you're apart of all the fun. 

psst. There is a little button top left of  Vintage Indie, you can easily just click that too! 

Have a great day everyone! 

xoxoxo Gabreial

(maybe we'll hit 1,000 today) 

Time is Running Out! Deadline is October 27th for the Holiday Market

Time is running out! Hurry & Book your space! 

Image from a previous year's market. 

 

Vintage Indie is gearing up for the holiday season with our ever-popular Holiday Market! If you've never participated in our market, now is the time to amp you your holiday sales. Listings are inexpensive and a great way to gain extra exposure to customers! 

Deadline to participate is OCTOBER 27th as the holiday market will launch on October 29th. 

If you would like to book a space in this "market" the cost is $35.00 for four photos/logos 250x250pixels and a 250 word description of your sale/special, as well as an about paragraph for your business and links to your business.  

The Market will run from October 29 - January 15, 2012.  (Please keep in mind any logo/photo may be cropped or re-sized to fit our layout)

If you would like further information or a spot in this 2011 market please email me,Gabreial for further details. 

 

VI Headliner Sponsor Feature: Island Retreat Antique & Vintage Market October 29, 2011 Anacortes, Washington

It is my pleasure to welcome Retreat Vintage Market back to Vintage Indie as one of our fabulous sponsors. 

Mark your calendar for the  Island Retreat Antique & Vintage Market!

 Saturday, October 29  . 9 AM – 4 PM

@ the PORT Event Center 100 Commercial Avenue
Anacortes, Washington

Island Retreat Antique & Vintage Market is a one-day indoor vintage & antique shopping event.

We feature 30 vendors of antique, vintage, artful, and handmade goods, with a selection of unique and quality merchandise presented with style that is sure to inspire. You’ll find everything you need to refresh your rooms for the changing seasons at this ‘Vintage Shopping Experience’! Retreat Vintage Markets were named a 'Top 50 Flea Market in America' by Romantic Homes Magazine in  August, 2011.

Spend a relaxing autumn day shopping for treasures, and enjoying the ambiance of this charming port town on Fidalgo Island – ‘the Gateway to the San Juan Islands’. Anacortes is home to breweries, many local eateries, and beautiful boutique shopping. Located just 70 miles North of Seattle, 70 miles South of Blaine, and no ferries – simply drive over a bridge, and you’re on Fidalgo Island!

Island Retreat Antique & Vintage Market
Saturday, October 29  
100 Commercial Avenue
Anacortes, Washington

1-5 to Hwy. 230 West
Hwy. 20 West to Commercial Avenue
Follow Commercial Avenue to it’s end, on Pier 1
Venue located on left.

Early Buying 8 AM - 3 PM . $10 Admission
General Public 9 AM - 3 PM . $5 Admission
[Admission Cash or Check only]

Bring a canned or boxed food item to donate to our food drive, and save $1 off of General Admission (after 10 AM).

Free Off-Street Parking Provided 
Please No Pets & No Smoking

 

A special thank you to Retreat Vintage Market for sponsoring Vintage Indie. We truly appreciat your support! 

 

Call for Sponsors: Vintage Indie Holiday Market 2011!

Vintage Indie is gearing up for the holiday season with our ever-popular Holiday Market! If you've never participated in our market, now is the time to amp you your holiday sales. Listings are inexpensive and a great way to gain extra exposure to customers! 

Deadline to participate is OCTOBER 27th as the holiday market will launch on October 29th. 

If you would like to book a space in this "market" the cost is $35.00 for four photos/logos 250x250pixels and a 250 word description of your sale/special, as well as an about paragraph for your business and links to your business.  

The Market will run from October 29 - January 15, 2012.  (Please keep in mind any logo/photo may be cropped or re-sized to fit our layout)

If you would like further information or a spot in this 2011 market please email me, Gabreial for further details. 

 

 This is a featured article, please scroll down for more recent features. 

Spelling City Winner!

We have a winner for the Spelling City giveaway! 

 

Congratulations to 

Tammy F. who said...

We already use the free part of Spelling City, and would love to try out the membership. We home school and use it to study our spelling words. We think it's a great program. Thanks for chance to try the membership part of it for free. 
Tammy. 

 

Tammy look for an email from me with directions on how to claim your prize! 

A special thanks to Spelling City for sponsoring this giveaway! 

Have a great Friday everyone! 

xoxo Gabreial

Sponsor Vintage Indie for your Website, Online Shop, Etsy Store, Blog or Brick & Mortar!

Can you believe that the holidays are right around the corner? Now is the perfect time to boost sales for your Website, On-line Shop, Etsy Store, Blog or Brick & Mortar Store. Our new media kit is ready and waiting for you. We would love the opportunity to work with you on a successful holiday selling season. 

For more information and for our digital media kit, please email me directly. Editor, Gabreial Wyatt. 

 

I look forward to hearing from you! 

Swanky Swag Giveaway: Spelling City One Year Premium Membership!

Swanky Swag Giveaway to VocabularySpellingCity.com! 

Vintage Indie is excited to be offering a ONE year PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP to one of our fabulous readers.  1 Family Membership (this will grant you 5 licenses for your students).

VocabularySpellingCity.com helps students study word lists using 25 different learning activities such as Crossword Puzzle, HangMan, and Handwriting Worksheets.  Parents can create their own spelling lists, find published lists already available on the site, or use any of dozens of  free teaching resources such as sound-alike words, and contractions. 

To enter, just leave a comment below. How would you use Spelling City in your home with this premium membership? The winner will be randomly chosen and notified by email. Entries will close at 9:00 p.m. EST, Wednesday, September 28, 2011.

For up to 2 extra entries, post this giveaway to your Facebook or Twitter, come back here and post the link to where you posted in the comments section below for each additional post. 

 

Spelling City Provided this giveaway to Vintage Indie, free of charge. 

 

Would you be a dear? Reader Survey

Hello loves! Would you be a dear and take our reader survey? I would truly appreciate it! 

It should only take you a few short moments! 

 

xoxo Gabreial 

Sponsor Vintage Indie! Summer ad rates will soon be gone soon!

It is almost that time of year, time to be thinking about holiday's and with that comes our holiday season ad campaigns. For a limited time (the rest of August) secure you spot with our standard rates, before the holiday spots fill up. 

Our Top Two Featured Sponsor Spaces are booked, the first until next year, the second until December 11, 2011. 

These spaces are available. 

 

Option 2 Vintage Chic

150x200

 Rotates with other ads.

Includes a VI Headliner feature within the editorial section of Vintage Indie. 

Option 3 Vintage Jewel 
140x140 (square) 
Rotates with other ads

Includes a VI Headliner feature within the editorial section of Vintage Indie.

 

Option 4 - Vintage Trinket 

140x60 

Rotates with other ads

( Does NOT include  a VI Headliner)

Interested in more information?

Email Me (editor.vintageindie AT gmail DOT com) for current stats, rates and further details. 

 

Summer ad rates will soon be gone soon!

It is almost that time of year, time to be thinking about holiday's and with that comes our holiday season ad campaigns. For a limited time (the rest of August) secure you spot with our standard rates, before the holiday spots fill up. 

Our Top Two Featured Sponsor Spaces are booked, the first until next year, the second until December 11, 2011. 

These spaces are available. 

 

Option 2 Vintage Chic

150x200

 Rotates with other ads.

Includes a VI Headliner feature within the editorial section of Vintage Indie. 

Option 3 Vintage Jewel 
140x140 (square) 
Rotates with other ads

Includes a VI Headliner feature within the editorial section of Vintage Indie.

 

Option 4 - Vintage Trinket 

140x60 

Rotates with other ads

( Does NOT include  a VI Headliner)

Interested in more information?

Email Me (editor.vintageindie AT gmail DOT com) for current stats, rates and further details. 

 

 

Call for Submissions!

We're in full swing of summer here at Vintage Indie and we want to know how you're celebrating. We'd love to come on the road with you!

OR

Maybe your re-purposing a vintage piece of furniture. Maybe you're shopping and scoring some great finds. Who knows maybe you just finished adding the final touches on your remodeled home.

OR

Maybe you're here for the home schooling features. In that case, we want to know what it is you're doing this summer! 

Send your submissions to me via this link!

Can't wait to hear from you!

xoxo Gabreial

VI News & Updates

Well hello there loves!

I hope you are enjoying a lovely warm summer so far! I can tell you it is summer full time here in Kentucky as we're seeing temperatures in the upper 90s already. With a new season comes a new design at Vintage Indie. I hope you enjoy our new look.

With the new look comes some organization and we're working to make Vintage Indie's categories and subcategories flow just a bit better as well as speed up the site.

We'd also like to invite you to "Like" our Facebook Page! Stop by and sell hello. Look for upcoming specials, sales promotions and more there.(we've also added a handy dandy "Like" button to our front page as well.

Last but not least in VI  news, please have a look at our faulous sponsors to the right. We truly couldn't bring Vintage Indie to you every week without them. MagnetStreet, Time4Learning, Renew Studios, Storkie, Dreamscape Hideaway, and Getaway Cabins. If you're interested in sponsoring Vintage Indie, we'd love to have you. We book any time of the month and pro-rate your rate when you start.

I'll be back later with another must-see family friendly destination.

xoxo Gabreial

Swanky Swag Giveaway: Enter to Win a $25.00 Gift Certificate from April421

Lovely things to adorn you or your home is April421 

Enter to win a $25.00 Gift Certificate.

The RULES:
You must be 18 or older to enter (void where prohibited)

To enter:

• REQUIRED ENTRY: Visit April421 find an item that you would purchase if you won the $25.00 Gift Certificate and post a comment with their URL of the item  in the body of your comment.

• For additional entries, publish this giveaway on your Facebook, Twitter or Blog. Please come back here to comment and leave a link for those entries.

• Entry Deadline: You have until FRIDAY APRIL 22, 2011.

• SATURDAY one winner will be randomly chosen and contacted via email, so check those boxes for the winner announcements!

• The winner will have 24 hours to respond with their mailing address or the prize will be forfeited to the next random winner.
  
• We'll announce the winner next Monday!

All giveaways are open to US & Canadian entries only unless otherwise noted.

Would you like to sponsor a giveaway? Please contact me for more info.

 

Vintage Fashion Forward: Summer is calling...

Spring is here, but summer is calling my name with these gorgeous vintage dresses from Greedy Seagull.

This one is my FAVORITE, alas I'm not a small when it comes to dresses, but if I could I would want to run in a wheat field with my bare-feet enjoying a sunny picnic with the love of my life. You think about clothes in movie scene like thoughts don't you? hmmm maybe it's just me.

Find these at Greedy Seagull @ Etsy!

Japan

Source: think.bigchief.it via Sylvain on Pinterest

 

I found this on Wild Olive, and her post seamed to sum up everything I've been thinking but not knowing how to put in words.

 

Matthew 18:20 (King James Version)

 

 ²⁰For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.