and the winner is ...

LeAnn!

I used random.org to generate the winner. Thanks to all that participated in the GiftsIn24.com Giveaway!

last chance

... to enter the GiftsIn24.com giveaway! You have until 11pm tonight. Go here and comment if you haven't already.

The winner will be announced tomorrow morning.

Lite Brite

I love writing this blog (and I hope you love reading it!). My only problem is posting gift ideas I haven't given yet. Like the lampwork bead earlier this week, I purchased that TWO months before my sister's birthday but had to keep it hush-hush until now. The good thing is my kids don't read Penguin's Gift so I can share their gifts before they open anything!

A friend posted about Lite Brite over the summer and its been on my daughter's Christmas list ever since. Oh, you know the Christmas list that *I* write for her because they are the things she really can play with. Not the Ah-Choo baby she sees on TV (insert eye roll) although I'm afraid one of those might make it into this house before the year is over.

I found it at Target for $10, and I've read online that you can also get it at Walmart for the same price. Its around the Play-doh and Pixos in the toy department. The Lite Brite would be a great gift idea for the classmate birthday parties or a little surprise on rainy/snowy days this winter.

amazing frames at Target this week

If you were planning to buy some prints as gifts and like black frames then get yourself to Target asap! The black frame pictured above is on sale this week - 11*14 and 10*13 (I think) for $9 , 5*7 and 8*10 for only $6.

You can get more details at the Target website. In my Target the frames were featured on an end display in the Home Decor department.

These frames would work great for the Our Family print here and the Silhouette print here.

Gleek

I *heart* the new comedy on Fox, Glee. Glee, and Hank on ABC, make my Wednesday night full of laughs! What more could a girl ask for on a Wednesday night? So when I saw the volume 1 CD for Season one of Glee for pre-order at Amazon I had to scoop it up! It arrived last week and hasn't left my car CD player since.

Do you have any Glee fans on your gift list? I'm sure they would love this CD. And, volume 2 will be released on December 8! Or you could pre-order the first half of Season one on DVD here, it will be released on December 28. Remember you get Amazon's pre-order price guarantee!

Volume 1 can be found at Amazon here.

Lampwork Bead

So I've shared with you my lack of designer handbag knowledge before. I have something else to admit to ... not catching the Pandora bracelet train (gasp!). My sister and lots of my friends have Pandora bracelets, and a few have a necklace or a second bracelet. I have so much fun looking at each charm and hearing the story of how she got it or why its meaningful to her.

I purchased a beautiful opal and brown lampwork bead from BrendanBlakeGlassArt for my sister as a birthday present. She loves it. Another great gift giving sucess!

To see more of the Pandora and Troll-like beads from BrendanBlakeGlassArt go here. The beautiful beads are all under $18 (plus shipping) and add lovely color to any collector's bracelet or necklace.

GiftsIn24.com - and a GIVEAWAY!

I don't remember how I found GiftsIn24.com but I am so thankful to whomever shared the link with me! I've purchased many gifts for others and my family from their website, and everyone has been pleased with the personalized stationary.

There are so many occasions and recipients for stationary that the ideas are almost a long as your gift list. Here are three of my favorites:

~For the Tween girl - note cards with just her first name on the front like this.

~For the newly married couple - note cards with their married monogram (his first initial, last initial, her first initial). I love this style!

~For the couple with a new baby - note cards with 'The Jones Family' embossed on the front of a classic style card like this one.

The last one has to be my favorite gift I've given from GiftsIn24.com. Oh, so many fun gift ideas!

I really love this site - can you tell? Don't forget to follow this and other favorite websites on Facebook and Twitter! Its great to be one of the firsts to know about promotions and new products. Here are two quick links to become a fan of GiftsIn24.com on Facebook and Twitter.

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Okay, now for the GIVEAWAY! Yay! GiftsIn24.com has generously offered one of the Penguin's Gift readers a set of 50 Traditional Monogram Notes (pictured above and details here) with a return address up to three lines. Wow! That is a $53.95 value.

To enter the Giveaway simply leave a comment on this post. Please be sure to include your contact information if it's not easily accessible on your profile or blog.

This Giveaway ends at 11:00 pm EST on Thursday, November 12, 2009.