GIVEAWAY CLOSED!

Fancy dining in style until 3am in an upscale restaurant with delectable cuisine such as chocolate souffle and Foie Gras? Well, My Lil Venture has partnered with Bruno Jamais Restaurant Club to make this dining experience possible to one lucky reader!

Located at 24 East 81st Street, New York, Bruno Jamais Restaurant Club was awarded the “Best Interior Design” by Hospitality Design Magazine for 2004. Celebrities like Billy Baldwin, Joan Rivers, Cindy Adams and even former President Bill Clinton have also been spotted dining at the restaurant. Foodwise, with Chef Hok Chin at the kitchen’s helm the cuisine is sure to delight even the most discerning palates. Many will attest to the fact that Bruno Jamais provides a unique menu that has an Asian influence without losing its French integrity.

WIN $50 DINNER GIFT CERTIFICATE

All you need to do is:

• Let me know why you want to win this Gift Certificate.
• Three additional entries – Stumble Upon this post with a review. Please leave your userid in the comment section.
• Contest is open to US shipping addresses only.
• Contest closes on 1st November 2008. One winner will be picked using the Random.org number generator.

GIVEAWAY CLOSED!

Calling all you teenage, middle aged, and mature women who are currently fighting a battle to lose weight. Don’t you all agree that a common area of concern for most women are the triceps or back of the arm simply because it is one of the hardest areas to tone and define? You can now stop hiding behind those baggy sweatshirts or oversized blazers!

Check out FLABuLESS , the first-ever arm hosiery for real women! FLABuLESS’ exclusive compression sleeve is infused with copper ion technology that not only streamlines your curves, but also improves the appearance of your skin, creating a healthy glow and minimizing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Made with breathable and limitless stretchability, wearing FLABuLESS will physically change the way your clothes fit. Take a look at the BEFORE and AFTER effect:

BEFORE

AFTER – DE QUART SLEEVE

BEFORE

AFTER – PLEIN SLEEVE

Amazing, don’t you agree? These garments also provide support for women who have had surgical procedures on their arms, thus minimizing pain from movement, improve blood circulation and encourage an accelerated healing process. You can now feel sexier and comfortable with this wonderful alternative to plastic surgery. FLABuLESS is simply beauty, fashion and health benefits in one.

WIN IT : This giveaway is for all my wonderful readers out there. Thanks to FLABuLESS, one lucky reader will get to win a PLEIN SLEEVE of your size and colour of choice worth $51. Here’s how:

• Visit www.flabulessu.com, pick your choice of colour and size and leave your comment here.
• Stumble Upon this post to earn you 3 additional entries – Please leave your Stumble Upon id in our comment section.
• Contest is open to US shipping addresses only.
• Contest closes on 19th October 2008. One winner will be randomly drawn using the Random.org number generator.

Congratulations to the following 3 winners:

1. Skeet with her comment….

My sis and I live thousands of miles apart, so Between Me And You SISTER -a few things I’ve been meaning to ask, would be a great way for me to catch up on her life!

2. Peggy Gorman who said….

My choice would be Between Me And You DAUGHTER
and I would love to get Between Me And You Son. I enjoy writing and would have loved to have met my grandmother,and know more about my family history.I would like to leave something for my great great grandchildren,they could hol and touch something that I have.

3. Heather C’s choice was…

I’d get “Between Me And You GRANDMA” for my daughter. Thanks!

Thanks to all those who participated. Emails will be sent out to the winners and if there is no reply by the 10th October, I will be doing another random draw.

GIVEAWAY CLOSED!

I am sure many of us will agree that once we have our own extended family, we tend to have lesss time to keep  touch with our own parents, grandparents as well as brother and sisters. Very often, we even miss out on memorable ocassions or milestones in their lives.

Now, with Sand Dune Publishing’s Between Me and You™ Relationship Keepsake Journal series, family members will be able to learn more about each other through questions you’ve always meant to ask but never did. It’s a great new way to strengthen the family ties.

These Relationship Keepsake Journals looks like simple spiral bound note books that are divided into 6 chapters of different phases in a relationship. Questions are written in the books in a conversational and sometimes humourous manner but general enough in nature so that everyone will be able to answer them. However, if you find that the pages are not relevant to your needs, you can even tear it out! Besides that, you can also add your own questions or photos on the blank pages at the back of the book.

With the Christmas season coming soon, these books will make great gifts for the ones that you care about. You can either give one to be filled out and returned by someone special OR fill one out and give it to that special person in your life.  Choose from a variety of choices available here.

 WIN IT HERE : Thanks to Sand Dune Publishing, 3 readers will get to win a Relationship Keepsake Journal of their choice worth $14.95 each .

Here’s the rules of the giveaway:

• Visit Sand Dune Publishing, choose your favourite journal and let me know your choice in the comment below

• 3 additional entries if you Stumble Upon this post. Let me know your Stumble Upon id in the comment below.

• Contest is open to US shipping addresses only.

• Contest closes on 4th October 2008.

Congratulations to the following winners:

Margie who said….

I would select the large eurobook and make a photobook for my parent’s 50th wedding anniversary — they would love it!

AND

Linsey who wrote…

I like the square Eurobook with the black cover. I would love to make a book of my daughter!

Thanks to all those who participated. Emails will be sent out to the winners and if there is no reply by the 23rd September, I will be doing another random draw.

GIVEAWAY CLOSED!

How many of you store folders and folders of great and memorable photo in your laptop and do nothing about it? I know I was guilty of doing just that but not anymore! If you nodded your head to my earlier question, I’d recommend you to create a EuroBook with all those wonderful digital photos of yours. After all, they are certainly not memories that you want to forget.

EuroBook is a new service provided by dotPhoto which gives user the ability to create customized, hardbound digital photo books, which in turn can be ordered online and delivered within 6 to 10 business days. EuroBooks are available in more than 200 configurations that vary in sizes, features, and price. What makes Eurobook software stand out from its competitors is the fact that it has a feature that groups photos together by colors, textures and matches background – giving the photo book a professional design look.

The Eurobook software is FREE to download and available at www.dotphoto.com or www.eurobook.us. Another advantage of using this software is you can create the photo books offline without worrying about Internet connections.

ORDER NOW : EuroBooks resemble “coffee table”-style books with high-quality professional binding as well as 135 pound paper. Pricing begins at $9.95 for the 5×5 inch, 26-page book. The popular Classic 8×11 inch EuroBook starts at $19.95. The Deluxe 11.6×11.6 inch EuroBook, which is perfect for special occasions and presentations, starts at $68.95. Pricing is also based on the number of pages and choice of cover material: soft cover, hard cover, linen, premium linen, booklet and faux leather.

Get your Eurobook in 3 simple steps:
• Download the free EuroBook software
• Create your book from your digital photos
• Place your order online

WIN IT : Thanks to dotPhoto, I am giving away two gift codes of up to $100 each for creating Eurobooks to two very lucky readers (one EuroBook each up to $100).

Here are the rules to participate:

• Visit www.eurobook.us and let me know in the comment section below which EuroBook will you spend your $100 gift code on.
• 3 additional entries if you Stumble This Post with a review
• Contest is open to US shipping addresses only
• Winners will be selected using the Random.Org number generator. Contest closes on 17th September 2008.

Congratulations to

Vien of Cheeks To Cheeks

 For winning the $100 Gift Certificate from Land’s End for a custom swimsuit.

Entries were numbered accordingly and the winning entry was then picked using the Random Number picker

Woot! It’s contest time again. I’m so excited about this one as I would have love to win the prize myself. LOL. To be fair to my readers, I’m giving you gals a chance to win this $100 Gift Certificate from www.landsend.com for a Custom Swimsuit.

If you have not shop at Lands’ End, you really should hop over and have a look at their awesome range of clothing, ranging from casual clothing, swim wear, outer wear and even children wear.

I must admit I am totally in love with their latest swimwear accessories and new styles for 2008. From Slenderizing suits to a full range of swimsuit sizes, including regular, petite, long torso and plus, Lands’ End has a suit for every woman. Check out their Women’s SwimMinis to boost your confidence with a little more coverage or, you may prefer the Tankini which gives you two-piece convenience, one-piece modesty. Whatever your choice is, here’s your chance to get one for FREE.

For a chance (or more) to win this Lands’ End $100 Gift Certificate for Custom Swimsuit, all you need to do is:

• One entry – Blogroll my blog www.mylilventure.com and let me know the location of the blogroll on your blog via the comment section here.
• Two entries – Post about this contest on your blog and tell me why you want to win this prize. Then, drop me your post url in the comment section below.

If you choose to do both, you will have a total of 4 entries (3 entries + 1 bonus entry). Contest is only open to participants who are located in US.

Closing date is on 15th May 2008. Good luck everyone!

What comes to your mind when you hear the words Mamma Mia? Yes, ABBA of course! The timeless lyrics of this iconic super group has been brought to movie audience through the movie titled none other than, Mamma Mia. Led by Meryl Streep and an all star studded cast, it is an absolute must watch movie for all women.  

For those who have watched this movie and can relate well with it, you might like to check out Pond’s Search For The Dynamo Contest.

Ponds is calling all women 40+ and fabulous to share their Dynamo on broadway. You and your two girl friends may just be the trio of women who best embody the sassiness, sexiness and confidence of Donna & the Dynamos, from the movie Mamma Mia. Interested? For more details, check out the contest page.

First of all, I want to say a BIG THANK YOU to all those who participated as well as those who featured this contest on your blogs.

This time round, I had a hard time choosing the winner as many of you really deserve to win with the effort you put in and I also discovered that many of you suffered from allergy related problem. Unfortunately, there is only ONE PRIZE and I had to make that choice for the best entry.

So, my heartiest congratulations to WhoIsBaby.

Even though I mentioned that a simple statement is sufficient but when it comes to judging for the best entry, I believe the effort she puts in (even taking the trouble to take a photo of her current mattress pad ) and her justification placed her ahead of the rest.

Congrates once again to WhoIsBaby! You’ve won yourself One Set of Protect Your Sleep bed encasement which consist of 1 Queen size mattress and two pillow encasements valued at USD139.97, thanks to CleanRest.