Kmart Decorate It Forward Sweepstakes and LOTS of Holiday Goodies!

#DecorateitForward with Kmart

Kmart has tons of great items to decorate your house for Christmas and help you entertain in style for 2012.  Kmart now has a digital gift list to help you get ideas for purchase and to truly DECORATE IT FORWARD.  Now that is a smart way to shop and to let others know the things you really want this year.

I always look forward to the Kmart Christmas shop as my first destination during the holiday shopping season. I know I can find great items from ornaments to housewares to to make my house  look so festive too and not break the bank.

I was able to scoot over to Kmart recently to make sure my holiday decor is top notch. I was impressed, once again with the great selection of decorating and entertaining items that were available throughout the store.  Items were neatly organized and I loved how colorful the store was with all the beautiful Christmas decor! From the adorable hand towels (from $6.49!),

Seasonal Hand Towels

to the adorable snowglobes (from $9.99)

to the glittering ornaments (from $6.49) you just can't beat the holiday prices at Kmart.

I was able to really spruce up my home for a song at Kmart.  My little one loves the snowglobe on the mantel too. It is adorable.

Kmart has a new sweepstakes too, the Decorate it Forward Sweeps--you can win yourself a holiday shopping spree with Sandra Lee or Jaclyn Smith--wow!!  There are tons of great items in their exclusive Kmart Holiday Collections that I know I would love to win. I bet you can find a few too....just add them to that handy digital gift list that Kmart created for you!  Don't forget that Kmart has a cool virtual Ornament Creator to make something special to send to your friends too. Make sure they all know you are modern and up to date so send that e-ornament today. 

Last of all you just have to check out that adorable St. Jude Holiday Bear Collectable Ornament.  Just take a peek now. Kmart is generously donating $1.00 to St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital for every ornament that is purchased. Kmart really knows how to decorate it forward but isn't that what the holidays and Christmas is really about?

You must visit ShopYourWay.com to sign up for the Kmart rewards program. What is that you might ask?  You can earn 10 points for every $1 you spend. No minimum amount of points to redeem either.  Redeem when you want for what you want at any time. Wow, that is a great program and I have been a member for several years now.  You will be amazed at how quickly the points add up! The sweet part is that you just swipe the card when you shop--it is that easy!

Hop on over to Kmart and decorate it forward yourself!

Disclaimer:  I received a gift card from Smiley360 and Kmart to review products for this post. As always, all opinions are my own.

Brining a Turkey with Kikkoman Soy Sauce: My Experience @KikkomanKitchen @MySmiley360

I was curious about a cooking technique that I had heard about from time to time which involving brining poultry, like a turkey.  People had told me the turkey comes out really moist and tasty but I had never tried it. I finally had an opportunity recently when I was offered to actually try a turkey brining project through my partnership with Smiley360 and Kikkoman.  I love Kikkoman sauces and use their Teriyaki and soy sauce often. There are always bottles in my refrigerator and an extra down in the pantry just in case.

I was excited to give the recipe a try. I found a turkey brining recipe on the Kikkoman website.  It was easier than I thought to make a brined turkey using Kikkoman soy sauce! Truly you just marinate it.  It came out tasting great and we all enjoyed it a lot. It was pretty much worry free and very easy to follow.  I would definitely do it again--fun for a large group and very flavorful. It would be fun and different to do it for Thanksgiving too!

It's great because now you can also get Kikkoman coupons to try it out yourself by giving them a LIKE on Facebook.  Check out the Kikkoman Twitter page too. You can find more yummy Kikkoman recipes HERE.

Disclaimer:  I received a free sample of the product in order to review it. As always, all opinions are my own.

New Pantene® Pro-V Silky Moisture Whip Sample & Coupon! #PanteneWhip

New Pantene^® Pro-V Silky Moisture Whip erases the damage of 100 blow-drys. Time to smooth things over with your hair? New Pantene^® Pro-V Silky Moisture Whip erases the damage of 100 blow-drys.* Because at some point, every relationship could use a little damage control. Snag yourself a free coupon for Pantene here. 

*damage to smoothness and shine

Disclaimer:  I received this offer from Vocalpoint and was provided with a coupon and sample to evaluate the product. As always, all opinions are my own.

Glade Expressions Collection Fragrance Mist and Oil Diffuser

I was excited to be chosen by BzzAgent to be part of their Glade Expressions® Campaign. I love fragrance and there is nothing like walking into a clean home that smells fresh and natural. Glade Expressions® helps you do that two different ways that are both super easy.

There are several unique scents that all provide lightly layered and long-lasting fragrances in the Glade Expressions® Collection. I thought all of them were very natural and fresh smelling.  I know the fragrance combinations are inspired by art and  were designed to open up note by note, filling your home and inviting life in.  I think the idea is different and a little bit more elegant than your everyday air fresheners, don't you?

•  Cotton & Italian Mandarin-a blend of cotton and sparkling citrus, honeydew and sandalwood.

•  Fuji Apple & Cardamom Spice-Spicy blend of pears and crisp apple plus cinnamon and clove

•  Lavender & Juniper Berry-Lavender blends with fresh juniper berry, eucalyptus and rose 

•  Pineapple & Mangosteen-a blend of freshl pineapples and  mangosteen, coconut and passionflower.

All of the scents come in a fragrance mist or oil diffuser. I have been using the Cotton and Italian Mandarin diffuser for several weeks now and my lower level still smells delicious!

Disclaimer:  I received free samples in order to evaluate the Glade Expressions® line of products. As always, my opinion is my own.