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Avon for September and quick Competition.

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I’ve a competition running on my Avon Facebook page that doesn’t have many entries but the prize is really lovely. Go and take a look, it finishes soon! Here are the details:

Avon Competition

I’m running a competition on my Avon Facebook page where you could win a fabulous Avon Far Away Rebel and Diva for her perfume set. Competition ends September 21st 2020

picture shows a glamorous woman holding a bottle of Avon perfume while leaning out of a pink car, there is also a bottle of perfume , body lotion and purse spray next to her. Avon August.
Far Away Rebel and Diva currently only £12 for the set.

Check my Facebook page to see how you can win this 3 piece set of Perfume, body lotion and a purse spray in the new Far Away Rebel and Diva range. You can buy all three for just £12 in the Avon August shop, it’s worth £21!

My Avon Store

I’ve been an Avon Representative for over a year now. I’ve stopped delivering brochures, it was too much for me and with the COVID restrictions it became impossible. Avon Stopped publishing brochures for a while. You can find my personal Avon Store here.

This means I have moved all my custom online and it means that I can accept orders from anyone anywhere in the UK. So if you like Avon please take a look at my shop. You can order direct to your home and delivery is often free if you check for offers.

My Avon Picks for September

lisa armstrong collection

Introducing the Lisa Armstrong Collection

Exclusively for Avon

“After 20 years of experience as a make-up artist, I want to share my expertise to create a luxurious collection of professional make-up bag must-haves that are wearable, approachable and affordable.

With this experience, I’ve created a range that I couldn’t do my job without, so you can benefit from my know how whilst creating your own signature look.”

Save 30 % on Make Up

Some fabulous offers here, why not take a browse?

save 30% on make up products

Pillow Spray

One of my favourite products, I love my pillow spray

pillow spray

Anew Reset Plumping Shots

Who doesn’t want plumper, firmer looking skin?

Face Coverings and Hand Gel

I have many Face Coverings but I have to admit, Avon ones are my favourites. The Hand gel is good too, not only does it protect it moisturises. And the price is definitely right.

covering and hand gel

Bath and Body Essentials

Finally, I’d like to share some bath and body essentials which are featured in the £1 event. Yes, everything here is only £1, great time to stock up.

£1 event

Thanks and Don’t forget to enter my Avon Competition.

Thanks for reading, I hope you will pop along and enter my Facebook competition, it really is a lovely prize. And every order on my Facebook page makes me smile because it’s not easy earning money from home. So thank you for your support.

https://www.avon.uk.com/store/annesweet

My New Avon Venture

Build Your Own History Museum – Review and Competition

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Build Your Own History Museum is classed on the Lonely Planet Kids website as a boredom buster, and we all need those for our kids right now. But as well as being a boredom buster it’s also full of interactive and fun learning. See my review below and how you can win one of two copies yourself.

Build Your own museum book cover
ISBN: 9781788689403
Writers: Lonely Planet Kids, Claudia Martin
24 pages, 24pp color | Dimensions: 282mm × 259mm

Build Your Own Museum – The Blurb

Suitable for children ages 6-8

Calling all archaeologists!

A crate has arrived for you and it’s packed with treasures from the ancient world! Can you assemble them and assign each to the right room in time for the museum’s big opening? Among the treasures to display are an Egyptian sarcophagus, a Greek temple and a Chinese Terracotta Army.

Fun, interactive and with lots of facts to discover, Lonely Planet Kids’ Build Your Own History Museum is a hands-on way to learn about ancient people, cultures and traditions. It’s packed with amazing facts and awesome illustrations that reveal how people all over the world once lived and worked.

Perfect for history fans of all ages, this follow-up to Build Your Own Dinosaur Museum features the ancient civilizations Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley, Egypt, Greece, China, Rome, the Maya, and the Vikings.

Our Review

My Little Man is 9 years old so a little older than the recommended age group. However, he still found this book fun and informative and still needed a little help putting it together.

history museum inside cover
Archaeological finds

The book comes in two sections. At the front you have a whole heap of archaeological finds which are cardboard cut outs.

They fit together on the relevant pages of the rest of the book to create a complete history museum.

cut outs

From Ancient People, , Egypt, China, Rome, Vikings, and others you can learn in short bursts about their life and treasures and then go ahead and fill in the pages with 3D exhibits. The end result is a stunning fold out museum.

3D viking long boat
3D Viking Long Boat

Our Verdict on Build Your Own History Museum

I loved this book so much, it contains just the right amount of information to keep the younger ones entertained and learning. Then they can bring the book to life just by pushing out the cardboard pieces and building the exhibits themselves. It’s educational and fun, the best kind of book.

If I had any criticism it would be that the pieces are a little fiddly to fit in. I had to help my Little Man and he is 9 years. If I was to be fair, he is autistic and a impatient, but even I found it a little fiddly.

The good thing is, the exhibits do stay put once they are inserted and you end up with a pop-up book that you’ve made yourself. All kids love a pop up book and it’s exciting to be a part of making it.

Competition

I have two copies of this lovely book to give away to my readers. You can buy it from Lonely Planet Kids for £14.99 if you don’t want to wait or enter the competition.

Here’s the widget

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

  • The competition prize is one of 2 books
  • The winner must be living in the UK
  • No information is collected other than for contacting the winner
  • The prize cannot be exchanged for cash
  • The competition starts on 9th May 2020 and ends 6th June 2020
  • Prize winner will be selected from the widget.
  • Not all parts of the competition need to be completed, but you need to have completed the part you have been selected for if you win.
  • Winners will be contacted by e-mail
  • Prizes will be posted out as soon as possible depending on restrictions of lock down at end of competition.

Disclosure: I was sent a copy of this book for review and two for the competition. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I am also an affiliate for Lonely Planet and my links to their website may earn me a little money if you decide to buy anything from them. Thank you for your support.

Beanbag Bazaar Review and Give Away

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I was gifted a Beanbag Bazaar Oslo Bean Bag for the purpose of this review and I am also offering the same as a prize to one of my readers using the widget below.

Review of Beanbag

We are big fans of bean bags and have had a few in the past, but this one is by far our favourite. It looks fabulous and is so comfortable while providing support. The Icon Oslo Armchair Bean Bag is the perfect extra seating you need for your home.

We are a big family of seven and even with two big settees we are always in the need of extra seating. If we have visitors then it’s always handy to have somewhere else to sit. We have had a bean bag before for the kids to lounge about it and use for when they are playing video games. This seat, however, is a lot more sophisticated, it’s almost having an extra armchair but it’s easy to move and put aside when not in use.

The Icon Armchair BeanBag.

The Bean bag arrives in a big box and half of it is already filled with polystyrene balls and you get a big bag of extra balls to fill it up. There is a bag within the chair that zips up and the outer fabric is separate. It’s quite easy to fill but be wary there may be a little spillage.

The outer fabric is a soft herringbone woven material that looks really fabulous. It will fit in with any decor and comes in three colours, grey, charcoal grey and ochre yellow. I went for the charcoal grey, simply because I thought that with a large family it would look cleaner for longer. The ochre yellow would have been a great statement piece though.

Our Verdict

The chair has been a big hit in our home. Not only does it look good it’s really comfortable and I find the kids are fighting over who sits on it rather than sitting on the regular settees.

We have it generally pushed back against the sideboard until it is is needed. When we move the furniture around to make room for the lift it will fit perfectly next to our largest settee. However, when it’s needed, its usually pushed up next to the coffee table where it’s perfect to join in with coffee and conversation, or board games.

chair next to coffee table
chair at coffee table
chair stored by sideboard

Gaming Chair

We love our gaming consoles in our house and this chair is perfect for playing games in. Before the kids would sit on the floor but now they can sit supported and comfortable while they play.

used as a gaming chair

As you can see The Little Man Looks really cosy while playing here. But it’s not just for kids, the adults find it just as comfortable. My husband said it is great for his posture as well, as before he was using a bean bag and just slouching around.

Oslo armchair been bag
The other two colour options

Win a Beanbag for Your Home

Beanbag Bazaar has kindly offered an Oslo Armchair Bean Bag in the colour of your choice to one of my lucky readers who enter using the following widget.

Rules and Conditions.

  • The competition prize is one Oslo Armchair Bean Bag in the colour of your choice
  • The winner must be over 18 years old
  • The winner must be living in the UK
  • No information is collected other than for contacting the winner
  • The prize cannot be exchanged for cash
  • The prize will be provided direct from Beenbag Bazaar
  • The competition starts on 24th February 2020 and ends 23rd March 2020
  • Prize winner will be selected from the widget.
  • Not all parts of the competition need to be completed, but you need to have completed the part you have been selected for if you win.
  • Winners will be contacted by e-mail
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New Competition – Hidden Wonders Book and Jigsaw puzzle

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Recently I reviewed a fabulous book from Lonely Planet Kids. Hidden Wonders, which is aimed at 9-12 year olds. Now, I’m running a competition to give away a copy of the book and a 260 piece jigsaw puzzle.

Hidden wonders
Hidden Wonders
For readers age 9-12
November 2019 | £14.99 | 1st Edition
240mm x 185mm | 240 pages | full colour
Hardback | ISBN: 9781788683258

Our Review

A lovely hardback book with quality paper and gorgeous illustrations. This book would make a lovely gift for any chid aged 9 or over. It’s recommended up to 12 years but it’s one of those books that will interest anyone of any age.

With loads of photographs and short stories, it’s easy to dip into and find something interesting to read. A lot of these places you will have probably never heard of. And there is a whole 240 pages to digest. It will be a book that’s treasured for a long time.

book open

Hidden Wonders Competition

I have a copy of this book, (normally £14.99 but currently on sale for £11.99) to give away to one lucky reader. I also have a 260 piece jigsaw puzzle which features the beautiful front cover of the book. Please read the terms and conditions and enter using the widget below. Good luck!

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

  • competition UK only
  • competition starts on 9th January 2020 and ends 7th February 2020
  • winners will be contacted by e-mail
  • I will collect no personal information except to contact winner
  • competition details will also be posted on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
  • The competition Prize is one Hidden Wonders Book and a 260 piece jigsaw puzzle
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Please consider nominating me in the MAD blog award 2020 in the Tween and Teen Influencer Category. Thanks xx

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In The City – book review and competition

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In The City

book cover, In the City by Dominika Lipneiwska.
In The City – Dominika Lipniewska
  • Hardcover: 48 pages
  • Publisher: Button Books (7 April 2019)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1787080307
  • ISBN-13: 978-1787080300
  • Product Dimensions: 22.7 x 0.8 x 30.5 cm
  • Price – £12.99

Today I bring you and exciting competition. This lovely hardback book is up for grabs. Just check out the widget at the end of the page. The book is released on 7th April.

The Blurb

Get ready to being your journey through a bustling city. Find buildings of every size and shape, different types of transport, busy streets, parks, playgrounds and zoos. Celebrate the vibrant mix of people you can see, the jobs they are doing and how they enjoy themselves. Discover quiet, calm spot and loud, crowded places, restaurants serving every kind of food, shops selling everything you can imagine, and much more.

Dominika Lipniewska

Illustrator Dominika Lipniewska takes us on a magical journey through a day in the life of a modern bustling city. With a bold and distinctive graphical style and lots of detail for children to explore. Visually engaging and overflowing with activity there is plenty here to engage a classroom full of toddlers or enjoy reading to your child at bedtime.

Dominika Lipniewska is a Polish illustrator and designer with a passion for books and character design. She graduated from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and Cambridge School of Art. She lives and works in London, which she considers an endless source of inspiration.

I have a copy of In the City to give away to my readers, all you have to do is read the rules and fill in the widget below. Good Luck!

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. UK only (sorry)
2. Giveaway closes  17th April 2019
3. Entries will be validated according to the rules of entry
4. There is 1 prize of a book, In the City
5. The data of anyone that enters won’t be passed on to any third parties or used for any unsolicited marketing communications.
6. This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook or any other social media.
7. The winner will be randomly chosen, and will be shown on this post, with further notifications may be shared on social media.
8. The winner will be notified via email, and will need to respond within 4 weeks otherwise a further winner will be drawn.
9. Prize will be sent out after receiving e-mail details

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