Winners of the beautiful giveaway.

Thanks to everyone for entering this giveaway...either here or my make-up blog or Youtube channel.

A Beautiful Giveaway!!

If you know me, or if you've ever seen any of my "social networking" sites, then you'd already know how much I LOVE Helen Dowsley, Ethically Sourced Lashes. For those of you who didn't know, then let me introduce you...................

You may recognise these lashes...they appear regularly on The Voice (Australia), X Factor (Australia), Farmer Wants a Wife, Home & Away, Sunrise, Today Show, Logies (Australia), ARIAS (Australia) and on countless shoots for models and celebrities.

 For years I haven't been a huge fan of false lashes, and that's not because I never liked the look, but I found it hard to get consistent, good quality lashes for all my makeup needs. I have tons of cheap and nasty lashes, but they look...well, cheap and nasty and are a pain in the behind to apply. But these lashes, created by Helen (who clients include Rihanna, Kylie Minogue, Lilly Allen & Lady Sarah Ferguson...to name a few) apply like a dream and look so beautiful on everyone I've applied them to. My favourites are the "In Love" lashes that I use by the carton!!! They don't lift, they sit where I want them to sit and the range of styles to choose from is vast...a little bird told me there are some new lashes coming to the designer range in the not too distant future. Watch this space for updates!



This is the Make-Up Artist's bulk box of "In Love" lashes (my faves)


I prefer to apply my lashes with Duo Adhesive in Black


"In Love" lashes, close up...so delicate....perfect

 Here's your chance to WIN some of these beauties........... First of all...the prizes. Helen Dowsley Ethically Sourced Lashes are kindly supplying the giveaway.

 !st prize: 1 single set of each of the 10 designer styles from the Helen Dowsley Ethically Sourced Lashes range (or equivalent)

 2nd, 3rd & 4th prizes: 1 single set of the "In Love" lashes (my personal favourite).

 To enter the giveaway: Seeing that Helen ships Internationally, then this giveaway is open to followers of this blog or subscribers of my YouTube Channel, Internationally!!

 Tell me in 25 words or less - which lashes from Helen Dowsley Ethically Sourced Lashes designer range is your favourite and why? You can see all of the lashes on the website (click here) You can comment here on either of my blogs , or in the comments section on my YouTube Channel.

 simple eh?

 Giveaway entries start  April 22nd, 2013 and close at midnight (Melbourne, Australia time) on Monday, 6th May 2013. Winners will be announced hon both blogs and on my YouTube Channel on Tuesday, 7th May 2013.

  If you go to the Helen Dowsley Lashes store, she is offering 10% off all of her lashes while the giveaway is running. Just use the code lash10.

 While you're at it, you might want to "like" the Helen Dowsley Lashes Facebook page to stay updated on specials and new releases etc.

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS NOW CLOSED, THANKS TO ALL THAT ENTERED.

Good Luck x Marnie

Lego Winners

I had an overwhelming number of people enter this giveaway, Thanks to Shell & Lego for giving the prizes. Original post here

There were a lot of very creative and funny entries, which made it hard to choose only 2 winners....but here they are.

Congratulations to:

Julie Maley

& 

Johnny Brenton

Please email me with your postal address so Shell/Lego can get your prize to you.



Thanks again to everyone who entered. I'm sure to have some more great giveaways soon, so stick around.

A morning with Alonso, Massa & a life-size Lego Formula One Ferrari

This is a sponsored post for Digital Parents Collective

Yeah, you could say that's a morning well spent......

Last Thursday, the 14th March, Mr3P and I attended the Shell media event which saw Formula One Champions Fernando Alonso & Felipe Massa unveil the world's first, life-size Scuderia Ferrrari Formula 1 car model built by Lego.

Awesome!

The life size LEGO Formula One car is made up of over 200,000 pieces of regular Lego...no special pieces were made for the construction, which means you could make this at home...all you need is 200,000 pieces of Lego, 800+ hours to spare and a couple of F1 drivers to sit atop. 

I think this would look very nice in our lounge room.

or...........maybe these would be a little more practical.

These are some of the newest collectibles from Shell & LEGO that were introduced on the day.

There are six limited edition Ferrari model LEGO cars with pull-back motors. These cars have the smallest pull-back motor ever produced by the LEGO group. They are capable of performing over 300 pulls, propelling the 30g vehicle up to 2 metres! the pickles will certainly be putting that to the test!

 Alonso and Massa looked like they were having fun playing with the new LEGO cars and even raced with some young fans who attended the event.

The cars are based on some of the most iconic vehicles in Ferrari's motoring history:

• The Ferrari 150° Italia
• The Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta passo corto
• The Ferrari F40
• The Ferrari FXX
• The Ferrari 458 Italia
• and a Scuderia Ferrari Truck

 Shell and LEGO worked on the development of the mini motor for over 18 months, which isn't surprising given the fact that Shell invests approximately 21,000 hours a year on research & development in it's technical partnership with Ferrari. They don't do things by halves. Good on em!

 From Monday, 18th March you will be able to purchase these exclusive Ferrari model LEGO cars at Shell Coles Express sites across Australia for $8 or $6 with a $40 purchase of 

Shell V-Power.

There will be a new model available every week, for six weeks.

Mr3P managed to talk his way into the life-size LEGO Ferrari. He's making his brmmm, brmmm face in this picture. 

 And guess what? 

Thanks to Shell & LEGO, I have 2 FULL SETS to giveaway!!

GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED

 The international media went nuts about it....but only my 3pickles readers are in the running for a chance to win one of the 2 sets. 

All you have to do to enter is email me at threepickles@optusnet.com.au and tell me,

if you could build anything you wanted with LEGO, what would it be and why?

The 2 most creative and entertaining stories (chosen by me) will win a set.

Sorry, but only Australian residents can enter.

Entries will close at midnight, Melbourne time on April 1st.

I will announce the winners on April 2nd, here on the blog.

 So get cracking and good luck!

PS: Stay tuned in the day or so where you'll see these little cars in action (thanks to the pickles and their brilliant LEGO skills)  and some footage I shot on the day of the event. (video here)

Happy Tummies Link Party #2

I'm running late today! It's been a mad 2 weeks for me, with everything happening at once. I have a million blog posts floating around in my head and stacks of stuff to tell you AND some AMAZZZZZZING giveaways coming up. So if you love collectables and Lego, then visit back this week.

I started Happy Tummies link party off last week, kinda out of the blue, so thank you to the lovely ladies who shared their recipes. 

You can visit their blogs from here.

Hopefully it will gain some momentum, so I can feature my favourites (or die a sad quiet death...lol). 

So please spread the word. It would be great to have a collection of healthy, family friendly reipes here on the blog.

My contribution this week is a link or two from some of my favourite recipes on 3pickles.

Today is Banana Bread...an oldie, but a goodie.

The link to the recipe is here.

Now on to the party. I'll kick things off with a link or two......feel free to add yours. the party runs for a week, so you have plenty of time.

Boring rules:

•  Please Link up only your own recipes. No round-ups, giveaways, etsy shops are to be linked here thanks. 
•  Try to keep the recipes as healthy and family friendly as possible. There are no hard and fast rules here, but that would be nice. 
•  Please link back to 3pickles in your post by grabbing the Happy Tummies button in the sidebar and adding it to your recipe's post. 
•  Stay and mingle…remember, this is a party!! Please leave a couple of comments for others who have shared their recipes.

See you soon.

Winner of the Sunraysia 100% Organic Juice Giveaway

I was overwhelmed at the amount of AWESOME entries for this giveaway. 
Thank you for your great ideas, you have all inspired me to start a weekly link party here at 3pickles...I think it will be a great way to share some healthy family recipes...so get blogging and ready for a link up!!  I'll get that happening throughout the week, so please stay tuned.

Now to the lucky winner..

Congratulations to Michelle Vamvas. Her email entry was as follows:

A delicious range of homemade dips
Served with sesame seed biscuit strips
Or fruit kebabs, they look divine
The kids favorite fruits all in a line
And simple cherry tomatoes and star cut-outs of cheese
Are a welcome favorite and certainly please
Sticks of cucumber, and mini feta pies
Are some healthy lunch box things this mum supplies! :)

Your prize will be heading your way very soon. 

Thanks again Sunraysia for supplying the prize!!

I have some more great giveaways coming up soon too.....

Muesli Bar Slice Recipe & a GIVEAWAY!!!!

One of the favourites for the school and work lunch boxes.

I know this muesli slice is not exactly a weight loss food, but the kids like it and at least I know exactly what is in it as opposed to a lot of the prepackaged bars in the shops.

And I get to bake something....which I love to do.

Well, it's kinda a mix and pour recipe rather than real baking.

But whatevs....

I purchased this Macro porridge from Woolworths for my own brekkie, but I had to try it out in this recipe. I normally use regular oats. I think this has a better flavour and texture.

The recipe is easy and can be adaptable to suit your tastes. 
All you need to do is mix together the dry ingredients in a large bowl:
2 cups of Muesli
1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup desiccated coconut
I added spoonfuls of pepitas, dried cranberries, some sultanas AND
1/2 cup dark choc chips

next:
mix your dry ingredients with a can of sweetened condensed milk ....mix really well
"pour" into a non stick baking tin (or slice tin) I used a silicone slice tray from Chef's Toolbox.
I press the mixture down with a drinking glass.

Bake at 180C for about 15-20 mins. Just check for doneness. The slice should be golden brown.  It will still be soft when you remove it from the oven. Let it cool for 10 mins, then slice into bars and place on a rack to cool completely and firm up.

My family usually tuck into some with a glass of milk, long before the slice cools down.

The rest gets stored in an airtight container, ready for the lunch boxes.

Speaking of lunch boxes, the pickles have been enjoying these Organic juices from Sunraysia that were sent to them to try. I even put some in the freezer....they loved that.

We all want to give our kids healthy options and these juices are up there on the list. 

This is why: Sunraysia Organic is 100% organic fruit juice with Nothing Added, Nothing Taken Away. Made from certified organic fruit, Sunraysia Organic is all natural with no artificial colours and flavours, no chemical pesticides, no genetic modification and no added sugars or preservatives.  There are four fresh, great tasting juices in the range - Apple, Orange, Apple & Blackcurrant and Tropical.

I love the fact that my kids can drink juices from fruit hasn't been sprayed with pesticides. I find that reassuring. 

What's more, the durable pouch that the Sunraysia juices come in are 100% recyclable and, thanks to its unique design, will mean less waste going into Australian landfills.

Sunraysia Organic is certified by Ecocert, one of the world’s largest organic certification organisations, as well as Australian Certified Organic (ACO) Australia’s premier organic certifier.

Sunraysia Organic is available from supermarkets nationally with a RRP of $1.49 each 

or 5 for $5.00 at selected stores.

Would you like to win a bunch of these fabulous juices?

This giveaway has now closed.

The prize :

Thanks to Sunraysia for giving this prize to one lucky reader.

40 samples of the juice (10 of each flavour) - just enough to cover two school lunches per day for one month

&

an eco shopper bag - to make Mum's life a little easier when she's doing the grocery shopping

Value = $70 each

How to enter:

Just let me know in the comments* what you put in your school or work lunch box on an average day. 

I'll choose the most interesting "menu" as the winner. AUSSIE'S ONLY, sorry.

Open to enter until midnight Melbourne time on Wednesday, Feb 20th 2013.

I'll announce the winner on the blog shortly after the giveaway closes.

Good luck.

*A few people have contacted me saying they can't leave a comment (or it deletes itself after they put it up), so if you want to enter and are having a problem, I've decided that you can alternatively send me your entry via email at

threepickles@optusnet.com.au 

Disclosure: This product was provided for editorial consideration.   3pickles has no affiliation with any companies mentioned and has receives no remuneration for posting reviews. All of my opinions are honest and are only influenced by the awesomeness of a product or service. No BS on this blog.
3pickles receive lots of products to review, but only the things that we (Marnie & the pickles) love end up here on the blog.

Personal Planner Winner Announced

Thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway for a $45 gift card from Personal Planner.

The winner is.......

Alba.

Congrats, Alba. Can you please get in touch with your deets so I can organise your prize for you?

You can email me at 

threepickles@optusnet.com.au

Thanks again everyone and stay tuned for some giveaways over the next couple of weeks.

Planning to get organised! (plus a Giveaway)

Want to get organised in 2013?

I do.

Are you one of those have to write it down, list type, plan it type people?

I am.

Have you ever found a diary or planner that fit "you"...like, really fit...like it was made for you??

I haven't.......until today.

If I told you that you could design & create your own planner, online and it would be printed and delivered to your door...would you want one?

If so, Personal Planner's got a great idea I think you’ll love!

Their planners provide you with endless design possibilities. You can change colour, text and design on front/back cover as well as inlay. There are also clever boxes for to-do list, gym session, preschool, idea of the week and weather. Friend’s and family member’s birthdays can also be added to the inlay directly from Facebook. They print and deliver the finished product directly to our your doorstep.  Here are a few things that I like about these planners:

• Design the front/back cover
• Tons of ways to design the inside to suit your style & 
• needs.
• Add friends & family members birthdays to the inlay 
• Choose between 4 different sizes
• You pick the start date. 
• And best of all its fun and easy :)

Click here to visit their website and facebook page.

This giveaway is now closed...thanks to everyone who entered.

Now would you like the chance to win one?

The lovely people at Personal Planner are giving one lucky reader an email gift card (valued at $45) to be redeemed on their website.

This GIVEAWAY is open to everyone...international readers welcome.

 All you have to do is leave a comment and tell me what's been missing from "your" planners of the past. For me it would be a "Me Time" section...lol

Entries close on Saturday 26th January (Australia Day) at midday Melbourne time.

I'll pick my favourite and announce it here on the blog and on my Facebook page on Sunday 27th January.

The prize cannot be exchanged for money.

It would be really nice if you dropped by the Personal Planner Facebook Page and gave them a nice big Like too!

Good luck and happy planning.

Hair Pack Giveaway

Hi there, how was your weekend?  Mine was relatively non-eventful, just the way I like it. 

The 2 older pickles went back to school this morning after 2 weeks of (full on) school holidays. We did a lot of "stuff" and I AM TIRED!!! 

Nobody told me having 3 kids would be so exhausting, they get up in the morning and hit the ground running and they don't stop until forced to go to bed.  

Don't get me started on how much food they consume....machines, they are...I tells ya!!

Is it like that at your house?

So, I'm not sure where to start this morning & after sticking something in the slow cooker and the washing machine, I've decide to sit on the sofa, not look at any mess, have a coffee and tell you about a little giveaway I'm having today.

It's all about hair...again.

You know how much I love hair products. 

Do you love them too?

 It's fun being a girl. 

Yep, I'm a girly girl whenever I can get the chance. 

Because it's all males in this house I've missed out on the playing make-up, dress up and girly tea parties. So it's DIY. lol

By the way, here's my latest "do"...I've gone a little lighter and had the layers thinned out a bit more. Because it's very thick, if I let it go too long between cuts, it goes all witchypoo. 

What do you think?

How about you? Are you planning a change in hairstyle or colour for the Spring/Summer months?

If so, this giveaway will be right up you alley.

With summer just around the corner, the warmer months often call for a change. Body blitzing, health kicks and hair overhauls are all part of summer prepping, and sometimes knowing what to focus on most can be overwhelming. Nice’n Easy and Wella Pro Series are here to make summer prep easy, with their summer style pack.

I'm giving 3 readers hair a fresh summer start with a Nice’n Easy and Wella Pro Series summer style giveaway. Each pack will contain one Nice’n Easy hair colour in a shade of choice, and a Wella Pro Series Colour shampoo and conditioner.

Nice’n Easy:

Anti-flat colour is all about hair that sparkles in the sun and looks alive with energy and personality. Nice’n Easy shades work hard to deliver natural looking colour in the comfort of your own home. Each shade has the right level of dimension to ensure 100 per cent grey coverage, without making the colour look flat.

Wella Pro Series Colour collection:

71% of women colour their hair, and therefore requires special treatment since colouring makes it more vulnerable. Preserve the vibrant, healthy look of hair shades with Wella Pro Series Colour which intensively nourishes, protects against breakage from combing and styling and leaves coloured hair soft and shiny.

How to enter: (Aussies only sorry)

1. You need to follow 3pickles on at least one of the following:

• Facebook
• Twitter
• Bloglovin       
• Google Friend Connect.

2. In the comments, here on the blog, tell me, who is your celebrity hair "idol" and why.

Entries close Friday, October 12th, 2012 at midnight (Melbourne time)

The 3 winners will be announced here on the blog, this Saturday, October 13th, 2012.

Good luck.