Life of Mamaphan

I won twice with Amazon Giveaways So, this is going to be my post about my personal experience with winning Amazon Giveaways.  At first, I was excited to see giveaways on Amazon, but also skeptical about winning. The odds of winning were slim, but in the back of my mind, I just had to try and see for myself.  (left)  a picture of the splash-proof tumbler lids (right)  a screenshot of the Amazon GIveaway e-mail  My first time winning a prize was in December 2017. I won 2 splash-proof lids for 20 oz tumblers and 2 steel straws.  Before winning my first prize, I entered many giveaways for about a month and a half. I would just enter whenever I had a free time or was bored. Now, I know the prize is not as grand as some of the other prizes, but hey, at least it was something and I was really excited.  The shipping was fast and quick. It came within 5 business days. Honestly, I really never used the lids, since it doesn't fit with any of my tumb

DIY Pink, White, and Gold Floral 1st Birthday Party This was my second daughter's first birthday, and I decided to do a pink/white/gold floral theme! I wanted to keep it simple, but somewhat elegant. Therefore, I kept the dessert/candy table limited, and used a rose gold sequined tablecloth . I bought the pink/white hydrangeas from AliExpress and the vases from Dollar Tree. The picture frames were also from Dollar Tree, and I spray painted it gold. Everything on the dessert table was made by me! I made 15 cake pops, 18 chocolate covered Oreo cookies, 18 baby food jars filled with white chocolate cheesecake M&M's, and a strawberry cake frosted with swiss meringue buttercream. For the jars, I used Beech-Nut 4oz baby food jars. Once emptied, I removed the labels with just simple, cold water and washed it clean. Then I spray painted the lids with Rust-Oleum Specialty Metallic Spray in gold. I cut 13 inches of  Dollar Tree twine and tied a little bow for