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The Fashionable Housewife does Cince De Mayo

May 5, 2013 By The Fashionable Housewife Leave a Comment

I’m not much for partying, but I like an occasional excuse to make a good drink. Cinco De Mayo works for me!

my tequila

Wearing: Blu Bijoux Fuchsia Pyramid Bib Necklace($17), Blu Bijoux Neon Green Wide Diamond Link Stretch Bracelet($16), Old Navy Leopard Cardigan($15), TJ Maxx sweater ($7), Dermelect ME Fearless Beauty Nail Polish.

My drink of choice for Cinco De Mayo? Definitely tequila! I decided to try out my new bottle of Alacran White Tequila and make a frozen drink!

Alacran Tequila Frozen Strawberry Margarita

I baked a nice tray of delicious nachos for all of us and we washed them down with a few frozen strawberry margaritas that I made with the Alacran Tequila. They were absolutely delicious! So yummy in fact, that I forgot to eat the nachos! I was too busy enjoying my strawberry margarita in the cool glass my mom got me for my birthday.

I’m already pretty partial to tequila. It’s my alcohol of choice most of the time, whether it’s in a mixed drink or just a shot. However, my husband hates tequila. (Bad college experience… need I say more?) Well, once I downed a shot of this Alacran white tequila and tasted how smooth and non-bitter it was, I insisted that my husband try it. He was brave and poured a shot. Much to his surprise (and mine) he actually LIKED it! Now that’s saying something for this tequila.

Definitely, hands down, one of the best tequila’s I’ve had the pleasure of drinking. Clean, smooth, slightly sweet even… and no hangover in the morning. This is Sunday night, done right.

I have definitely found a new favorite. It was love at first taste… If you like tequila (and even if you don’t!) I definitely recommend you try this if you see it in a bar or your local retailer. Please drink responsibly though!

I was provided a complimentary sample of this product for review.
My thoughts and opinions are my own, regardless of monetary compensation.
My opinion is that Alacran Tequila is awesome.

Filed Under: Entertainment, Food & Snacks, Reviews Tagged With: Alacran, alcohol, Blu Bijoux, Cinco De Mayo, Dermelect, drinks, frozen drinks, Margarita, Max & Chloe, max and chloe, Old Navy, strawberry margarita, tequila, TJ Maxx, white tequila

Gift Idea: Wrapp App Free Digital Gift Cards from Top Brands!

April 24, 2013 By The Fashionable Housewife Leave a Comment

Have you heard of Wrapp yet? It’s a free digital gift card gifting site that has hundreds of top brands to choose from so you can easily give a gift card electronically to anyone!

Wrapp is full of free gift cards of value (starting with preloaded amounts between $5-$20) from partner brands – Clarins, Major League Baseball, Zappos, Sephora, Banana Republic, Gap, Rent the Runway, H&M, Levi’s, Dockers, Adidas, multiple digital magazine subscriptions and so many more! You can send facebook friends gift cards from their favorite retailer by posting to their Facebook wall (this allows others to add value to your gift), or privately through email.

I decided to give it a try and send a gift card to my friend Sonia for her birthday!

I just picked out the gift card I wanted to send her, added a personalized message, and that was it! DONE! You can choose to add more to the gift card if you like or others can add to the value of the gift card as well, which is even nicer.

As you can see, I already have a few gift cards all neatly filed in my electronic wallet. Isn’t it cute? The website is designed really well, very user friendly and so many brands to choose from. I don’t think I will ever go any place else when I want to send a gift card to a friend. Wrapp makes it so convenient and I love using the app on my phone too.

There are two ways to redeem the gift card.

In-store: Bring up the Wrapp app on your phone, open your digital wallet and show to the cashier. Viola! They take the gift card amount off your purchase total.

Online: Open the Wrapp app, choose your card, use the promo code. Done!

And I know you’re wondering… Don’t worry!!! Wrapp is available both on iOS and Android. I have been using it on my iPhone 5 and I love it!

Great news! The first 50 readers who click on this link and sign up for Wrapp will receive a $10 Clarins gift card! Click here to get started: http://www.wrapp.com/p/fashionablehousewife

Filed Under: Apps & Technology, Entertainment, Featured, Gift Ideas, Recommended Tagged With: android apps, birthday, Clarins, digital gift cards, Facebook, Father's Day, Gift Cards, Gift Ideas, iPhone, iPhone apps, Mother's Day, Wrapp

Giveaway: Celebrate Spring at Killington Ski Resort

April 2, 2013 By The Fashionable Housewife Leave a Comment

Killington Resort, known as “The Beast of the East,” just announced extended hours of operation for the duration of the 2013 ski season!!!!! Even though Spring is here, there’s still time to hit the trails for your favorite winter activities while soaking up the sun too.

To honor longer daylight hours, Killington Resort will be celebrating with five jam-packed weeks of soft snow, live music, ticket discounts, ski competitions, and more. Get your pass and grab a piece of the action, now through the very last day of the season!

EXTENDED LIFT HOURS

STARTING SATURDAY, MARCH 30:
- - Saturday, March 30: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
- - Saturday, April 6: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
- - Saturday, April 13: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
STARTING MONDAY, APRIL 15:
- - Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
- - Saturdays and Sundays: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

ACTIVITIES & EVENTS

- NOR’BEASTER
- Sunday, March 17th, 2013 – Sunday, May 5th, 2013.
  A seven-week celebration of Spring, on and off the snow.
- FULL CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR THE 2013 SPRING SEASON

We want YOU to take advantage of the extended hours and the last little bit of winter fun by teaming up with Killington Resorts to offer you a chance to win ONE of TWO Sets of Family Lift Tickets (Family set = 4 tickets).

TWO winners will be chosen to each win one Family Set of 4 tickets!!!!!!!!!!

HOW TO ENTER:

(Leave one comment for each action – 4 comments total!)

Leave us a comment and tell us which NOR’BEASTER event you would like to attend!
Follow @KillingtonMtn and @TheHousewife
Tweet – Get excited about extended hours at @KillingtonMtn Ski Resort! Enter the #giveaway from @TheHousewife #SkiSpring http://bit.ly/FaMsKi
LIKE Killington Resort on Facebook

Details:

Once the winners have been chosen we’ll need to know the name and phone number of each (2) winner(s), number of tickets needed (one ticket per family member), plus the ages of all attending. Tickets will be held at will-call for the remainder of the 2012-2013 winter/spring ski season. Giveaway ends 4/13/2013 at 11:59 pm EST. Must be 18 or older to enter.

Filed Under: Entertainment, Giveaways, Stuff For Kids, Vacations & Getaways Tagged With: #skispring, family activities, Killington Resort, ski, skiing, snow

Enter to Win SOL REPUBLIC tokidoki Headphones (RTV$149)

March 18, 2013 By The Fashionable Housewife 29 Comments

Enter for a chance to win a brand new pair of SOL REPUBLIC tokidoki Headphones!

SOL REPUBLIC GIVEAWAY

The distinctive art of tokidoki’s Simone Legno is paired with the unique style and sound of SOL REPUBLIC to create the new tokidoki (right) and TKDK (left) Tracks HD headphones! It’s a perfect blend of style and sound!!!!

One lucky reader will win a pair of tokidoki headphones worth $149.00!

Not only are these headphones super cool, but the sound quality is absolutely amazing. My mom has a pair of SOL REPUBLIC headphones and she’s always raving about them. I was so excited to receive a pair of these tokidoki headphones so I could try them out for myself. I was blown away! They are incredible and I’m going to use them in place of my little earbuds from now on.

If you enjoy music or movies on your computer, like privacy listening to anything on the computer at work or just want a great pair of headphones to listen to your iPod, then you will want a pair of these headphones. If I didn’t even know about the amazing sound quality, I would buy these for the design alone. I love tokidoki artwork!!!!

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Filed Under: Apps & Technology, Entertainment, Featured, Giveaways Tagged With: Giveaway, headphones, Sol Republic, tokidoki

5 Fashionable Windows 8 Tablet Cover Cases #TabletCrew

March 15, 2013 By The Fashionable Housewife 2 Comments

When I first received my Windows 8 Tablet as part of the #TabletCrew I could not find a cover or case for my precious device. I was so afraid it was going to slip out of my hands and crash to the floor, that I didn’t even want to walk with it unless I had both hands firmly grasping it.

The back of my tablet is a smooth, shiny grey metal which is super sleek and chic, but not exactly great for gripping. Before I managed to find a cover for the tablet, I bought a Audrey Hepburn Sticker for the back of it. I think Samantha likes it… (I named my tablet “Samantha”)

Now there are a bunch of cases on the market that perfectly accommodate my 10.1″ Acer Iconia W510 Intel Tablet. Many are just tablet sleeves for transporting the tablet, but luckily I found one that protects the tablet while I’m using it.

intel, smart squad, tablet squad, tablet crew, tablet product image, acer

Content and/or other value provided by our partner, Intel.

There are many companies like Casemodo and Caseable that let you custom design and personalize the cases for your specific device whether it’s a kindke, iPad or tablet. Other companies like Plus Motif offer a wide array of designs with interchangeable face plates so you can switch the design to suit your mood. With so many different places to get cases and covers now (and so many different price points) it’s hard to choose just ONE fashionable tablet case.

If you are looking for a fashionable tablet cover for your device, here are a few cool options I’ve found during my search…

KattWolf Slim Stand Leather Case for Acer Iconia W510 Tablet – $10.95

Caseable Create Your Own Custom iPad, Tablet, Kindle, Laptop and Phone Cases – prices vary ($45 for above design)

Acer Iconia W510 10″ Tablet Carry Case Protective Bag – $55.00

Design your own case with your own images with Casemodo!

Casemodo Custom Canvas and Leather Cases – prices vary

Plus Motif Interchangeable Designs for iPad, Tablets and Kindles – prices vary

Check out my other favorite laptop, phone and tablet cases on The Fashionable Housewife’s Technology Board on Pinterest

Disclosure: The Acer Iconia W5 was gifted to me by Intel as part of their Tablet Crew program. All opinions expressed above are my own. Check out #tabletcrew on Twitter for other bloggers’ honest thoughts on the tablet.

Filed Under: Apps & Technology, Entertainment, Featured, Gadget Covers, Handbags & Purses, Shopping Tagged With: #TabletCrew, Caseable, Casemodo, custom design cases, Intel Tablets, iPad case, leather tablet case, Plus Motif, tablet case, Windows 8, windows 8 apps

Quick Tips For Entertaining Unexpected Guests

November 7, 2012 By The Fashionable Housewife

Part of being a Fashionable Housewife is of course being stylish at all times, keeping a lovely, clean home and being able to be the hostess with the mostess even when on short notice!

Today I have a few quick tip to help you entertain those unexpected guests without much or any notice. Friends and family are always stopping by during the holidays for casual visits, sometimes even unexpectedly! Stocking up on simple basics and having easy food items prepared in advance makes it easy for you to entertain anyone, even on short notice.

1. Always have a bottle of wine on hand. I like to keep White Zinfandel handy in my wine cabinet because it’s light, fruity and most people like it. Another great one is Riesling. Either of those are sure to please and go well with quick meals or appetizers.

2. Always have a box of cookie mix on hand. Even if you like to make things from scratch, you don’t always have time. Find a brand you love and keep at least one box in your pantry so you can whip up fresh baked cookies (or even brownies) at the snap of a finger!

3. Have a drawer or file handy with all your local takeout and delivery menus in case you don’t feel like cooking for those surprise visitors!

4. Keep your freezer stocked with easy to bake appetizers like crab rangoons, jalapeno poppers, mini pizzas or tartlets. Try to find items that take 30 minutes or less to bake so you won’t keep your guests waiting!

5. Keep a block of cheese in your fridge and a box of crackers in your pantry. Easiest, yet most non-obvious treat to serve to your guests.

Here is a quick and easy recipe I usually whip up for my surprise intruders…

JALAPENO CREAM CHEESE PINWHEELS

1 pkg. flour tortillas
16 oz. whipped cream cheese (or two (2) 8oz packages of soft cream cheese)
1/2 cup Chopped jalapeno (or chili) peppers
1/2 cup Chopped or sliced green olives with pimentos
1/4 cup chopped onion or celery
1/4 cup chopped or sliced black olives

(If you use two (2) 8oz packages of cream cheese, you can microwave them for 10-20 seconds to soften them, then put them in your mixer with 1/4 cup of ranch dressing and beat till smooth.)

Gently mix cream cheese with all ingredients until smooth. Spread mixture on flour tortillas. Roll up and slice about 1/2 inch wide pieces. (The pinwheels look best, if the cheese mixture is spread about 1/8 inch thick before rolling and slicing.)

Arrange on a platter and serve!

Another great thing to have would be the new LG Blast Chiller, available in the 3-Door Super Capacity French-Door refrigerator (LFX31935), that can chill a room temperature, 12oz beverage in five minutes or a bottle of wine in just eight minutes. By comparison, a typical refrigerator takes about 40 minutes to accomplish this task – even in the freezer. This refrigerator is also among the largest capacity 36-inch refrigerators currently on the market, offering almost 20 percent more space and the ability to store over 50 gallons of milk.

It’s perfect for any impromptu moment when you need a quick refreshment to help you have a “blast” or just “chill” out. There are MANY times when I wish I could cool a beverage down quickly instead of diluting it with a bunch of ice. I love my new refrigerator, but I’m kinda wishing it had the Blast and Chill feature that the new LG fridge has.

Just think of the convenience and instant gratification of the blast chiller because the chiller is on-demand, whenever you need it. Hot summer day, you run out of cold beverages in the fridge so you run to the pantry and find a bottle of soda. With the new LG Blast Chiller fridge, you could cool it off in 5-10 minutes and it would be ready to serve!

In my refrigerator, even if I put something in the freezer to cool it down, it takes well over half an hour… No one wants to wait that long when they are ready to pop open a bottle of wine. I know I don’t!

Please visit the LG USA Facebook page or website to view entertaining blast or chill content and share your own blast or chill moments!

That fridge is niiiiice!!!

Compensation was provided by LG via Glam Media. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and are not indicative of the opinions or positions of LG.

Filed Under: Entertainment, Food & Snacks, Recipes Tagged With: entertaining, french-door refrigerator, fridge, jalapeno pinwheels, LG, LG Blast Chiller, quick chill, quick tips, Recipe, refrigerator

LEGO DUPLO Playtime for The Fashionable Bambinos!

November 7, 2012 By The Fashionable Housewife

LEGO DUPLO knows the importance of playtime, and the special bonding moments that arise through play. So we were excited when we were asked to review some of Lego Duplo’s new products.

I have two children – a daughter who just turned 5 years old and a son who is 2 years old. They were eager to try out the “new toys” and the expressions on their faces when I opened the box was priceless…

We spent over an hour playing with LEGO DUPLO Creative Cakes and two different LEGO DUPLO Read & Build play sets.

About the toys…

LEGO DUPLO Creative Cakes

Build cakes, have a birthday party, serve the cakes to your parents on the pink lid that doubles as a tray

LEGO DUPLO Read & Build play sets

A new play experience for preschoolers that combines building bricks and a story book.
Interactive play experience, read the story as your child build along
Brings stories to life

Play is a timeless feature of human societies, and when combined with 21st century learning it provides children and adults with opportunities to experiment with their surroundings. Both me and my two kids really enjoyed the Read & Build sets. My 5 year old daughter was able to read the story and help her little brother build the animals from the book which was a great bonding experience for them.

The pictures in the book are simple enough for my two year old to look at and immediately build all by himself, which quite visibly gave him a thrill and a boost in his self esteem. It was a great activity they could do together that didn’t cause any fighting or jealousy as they were able to work with the toys together or apart. Through play, children explore and develop their multiple senses, which creates more brain synapses. This in turn contributes to a child’s overall intelligence. I feel that the Read & Build sets are built to do just that. I feel good about my kids playing with them and know they are learning AND having fun at the same time.

Here are a few shots from our fun playtime experience with the Read & Build Sets…

The Creative Cakes set was even more fun for them! More pieces and endless possibilities resulted in over an hour of happy playtime for both of them, together. It was also easy for me to play along with them which was a great bonding experience for all of us.

Here are some pics from our playtime with the Creative Cakes set…

Lego Duplo Creative Cakes set

Overall I was really happy with the Lego Duplo products and they will be our toys of choice when it’s time to play for a quite a while!

Readers of The Fashionable Housewife can enter for a chance to win $100 worth of LEGO DUPLO products! See details below!

How to Enter:

All steps must be completed during the Promotion Period to be eligible as an Entry. Sweeps ends November 30, 2012

Disclosure: Compensation was provided by LEGO DUPLO via Glam Media. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and are not indicative of the opinions or positions of LEGO DUPLO.