Mothers Day Giveaway Blog-Hop Extravaganza Now Open!!

ETA:  5/7/11:  Contest is now closed!!  The Winner is being verified and will be contacted Monday, May 9.  Thank you for your participation!  Don’t forget there are other giveaways still going on!!

Today, April 26, is the first day of the Mothers Day Giveaway Blog Hop Extravaganza!  I have partnered with 15 other bloggers to bring you over $1000 worth of great giveaways.  For the next two weeks, you have the opportunity to enter 16 different blogs’ giveaways.  You can follow our group at Facebook and Twitter so you will get all the updates.   This event will end May 6 so be sure to check back to see who the winners are!

Here are my great colleagues.  They all have some fabulous giveaways, so check them out!!

A Proverbs Wife	November Sunflower
Clever Housewife	Coupon Mamacita
The Tween & Me	Door County Shopping Divas
Shopping Tips & Tricks	Save at Home Mommy
Savvy Spending	Couponers United
Blogelina	Good Deal Divas
Coupon Nano	Rose Knows Coupons
Chi-Town Cheapskate	i Dream of Clean

And now for the giveaway!!

What woman doesn’t love to look and feel beautiful?  Accessories can pull a look together, which brings compliments, confidence and happiness!  Jewelry is a simple way to be stylish without having to buy a whole new wardrobe. You can turn your go-to basic outfit into 3 or 4 totally different outfits by simply changing the jewelry.

Our fantastic Stella & Dot stylist, Tricia Rizzi, has graciously donated a $50 gift certificate, which can be applied to anything on the Stella & Dot website!

A few things you should know about Stella & Dot:

• Their accessories range from $14 – $198+.

• It’s all the buzz about Stella & Dot.  Editors adore Stella & Dot.  The media can’t get enough of Stella & Dot.  Celebrities flaunt the couture style.

• Stella & Dot is an amazing new boutique-style jewelry line.  Like it?  Buy online anytime at http://www.stelladot.com/sites/triciarizzi or earn it for free by hosting a trunk show at home or online.

• Designed in New York and San Francisco by award winning trend-setters who also create jewelry sold in Neiman Marcus and Fred Segal, the boutique style jewelry has been featured in top fashion magazines like InStyle and Lucky Magazine.  It is also worn by celebrities like Paris Hilton, Viola Davis and many others.

• Best of all, it’s affordable!  Half the line is under $50!!

• Stella & Dot jewelry is delivered to you in gift-ready packaging.

I found so many pieces I loved!!  Here are just a few I love:

Marrakesh Bib Necklace:

Toujours Necklace:

Rio Triple Strand Coin Necklace:

Sunset Bangle:

Paige Enamel Bangle:

Toujours Earrings:

Stackable Deco Rings:

Harmony Band Rings:

I asked Ariel which pieces out of the Girls Collection she would choose.  She is very particular about her jewelry.  (I have no idea *where* she got that from!)

These are the pieces she chose:

The Dylan Necklace…

The Peace Swap Charm Necklace…

The Friendship Bracelets…

And The Tween Stud Pack.

All of the pieces in the Girls Collection come in these cute, gift-ready collectible tins:

What beautiful pieces!!

Have you picked your favorite?

Ready to win?!  Here’s how!

Mandatory Entry: You must go to Tricia Rizzi, Stella & Dot Independent Stylist’s Facebook page and “like” it.  Then come back here and tell me in the comments that you did.  Feel free to tell her that The Tween & Me sent you!

Optional entries (be sure to leave a separate comment for each action so you’ll get counted!!):

• Follow The Tween & Me on Facebook.  Be sure to come back here and leave a comment that you did so.

• Post on Facebook about the giveaway, saying “I want to win a $50 gift certificate from Tricia Rizzi, Stella & Dot Independent Stylist and TheTweenAndMe http://bit.ly/eS5aZ2″  Leave a comment here with the link.  May do once daily.

• “Like” this post (at the bottom of the post).

• Follow The Tween & Me on Twitter.  Leave a comment here that you’re following us.

• May be done twice daily, with at least three hours between tweets.  Leave a comment here with the link.  Tweet:  I want to #win a $50 gift certificate from @StellaDot -Tricia Rizzi and @TheTweenAndMe http://bit.ly/eS5aZ2 #giveaway #stelladot #jewelry

• May be done 10 times:  leave a relevant comment on a non-giveaway post (be sure to tell me which one (s) you did!)

• Enter any other giveaway (or already entered)  (Our current giveaways are Read With Max (a “paw”tographed book about working dogs–ends May 9) and National Jazz Appreciation Month ($20 Amazon.com gift card + Jazz 101 book–ends April 30)–two awesome giveaways!!)  Leave a comment here to tell me you entered the contest (s).

Giveaway is open to US residents 18 and older.  ONLY comments left on this post will count as entries.  All entries will be verified.  Any that are not verifiable will be deleted.  Giveaway ends Friday, May 6 at 11:59 pm EST.  Winner will be notified via e-mail and will have 48 hours to reply to our e-mail.  Please add thetweenandme (at) gmail (dot) com to your address book so you don’t miss our e-mail!