Ellis Paul a must listen..

This review began after a friend asked me to listen to this guys music. His name Ellis Paul.. Folk singer with a lot of soul. I agreed and placed the CD in my player ( The Day After Everything Changed). I have to say, I loved the sound of his voice. The creative flow of the words got to me. My favorite song River Road.. Love it. I love that I can visualize what he is singing.. Lyrically I was hooked. I am always listening to alternative,pop and other mixes.. This was such a cleanse to actually understand the words being sung. Ellis Paul travels all over to spread his voice to many,many ears. I would say a true joy to listen to. Ellis Paul Has also created a children's CD. I have 3 kids and they loved it.. It's one of their Favs to listen to in the car.

Ellis began writing children's songs primarily for his two daughters who were 3 and 1 at the time. After the birth of his second daughter, he took off 6 weeks from the road, which is the longest he had been of the road in 18 years of touring.
His goal was to write songs that have messages he wanted to pass on to his daughters. Also, after hearing too much Barney, it was important that he write songs that parents would enjoy listening to over and over again. Ellis' adult fans that do not have children own and listen to this album! This album won Parents choice award..A new CD will be released in 2010.

Ellis is now working with his Best friend Kristain Bush from the Grammy Award winning country duo Sugarland. Here is a free download for a song on his new album 'The Day Everything Changed'. www.nimbitmusic.com/ellispaul Ellis Paul has 15 albums and has been on the road touring for over 20 years. I hope you will love his music. Contemporary Folk.. Amazing. I am so glad I gave it a listen.. A new found friend.

GIVEAWAY:

Follow Giveaway instructions: Become a Fab friend, Twitter,Post on your own site,leave a comment,Visit Ellis Paul's site tell him he is Fabulous..

Ellis Paul Is giving 3 Lucky winners his new CD "The Day After Everything Changed" and His children's CD "Dragonfly Races " Here is a link so you can hear a little sample: www.myspace.com/dragonflyraces

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FTC I (Heather Polke) haven't received any payments for this post nor product

Fabulous Friday! Spreading The Love...

Ladies Today Is Fabulous Friday I have two amazing women I am showcasing and spreading a little LOVE for them. First is:

Jennifer Cameron with Caroline Alexander her site is adorable. She creates amazing and fun things from one of a kind fairy houses and doors to personalized fairy dust. She also makes to die for flower belts and hair accessories. My jeans are screaming to wear one of these flower belts. Love them, Fabulous.. Jennifer also offers custom work. Please check out her site leave her a comment and tell her she is Fabulous.. Remember it's all about spreading a little LOVE..

Jennifer has offered one lucky winner a $25.00 Gift Cert to use at her site.. So spread the word.. Good Luck!

My next Fabulous Gal is Sherryl Mascarinas from Skylars Candyclips Her creations are adorable. Felt clips and headbands Oh My! We chatted over the summer. I was reading the Guernsey Literary Potato Peel Society book.. A must read by the way. She has been a joy to e-mail and her site is great.. Check out her etsy site as well.. Please swing by and tell her she too is Fabulous.. Spread the Love.. Remember it will come back to you..

Sherryl has offered one lucky winner a Happy Flower Headband and matching Happy Flower hair clips of your choice.. Good Luck!

What's you signature scent?? Love Me Scents Fabulous!

Wow! Finally a creative way to travel and not have to worry about breaking your perfume bottle in your suitcase. This company Love Me Scents has created a travel perfume line that has smells like no other. I fell in love with the soft notes.. My Favorite is Love Me Under The Stars. Another is Love Me In The Garden. The scents are Earth Clean,fresh,grass Whisper Vanilla,musk,neroli,honey Sweetness Honeysuckle,rose,jasmine What I love is how clean you smell very simple,pretty scents. Each come in their own compact with the three scents you can mix and create your own. The packaging is adorable and each comes with a a little card that tells you about the scents. I love the concept. The understanding that what you give you get.. So always be Happy,Love life, Smile. Remember everything you do and say matters. Available in 5 scents check out their site Love Me Scents.

I also want to talk about something very special and that is the Blessed Bracelet. This bracelet has traveled around the world and has been blessed with love. I love this bracelet. I wear mine everyday as well as my sister and daughters. My daughter was crying last week because at the start of her soccer game the ref made her cut it off. Know one can wear any type of jewelry on the field. She was devastated..I am sure to get her another one and put it back on after soccer season. The thin dyed thread is wrapped around your wrist like a soft blanket and the little charm says Blessed. I really love it. The best, is a % of the sales from the bracelet is donated towards supporting various humanitarian causes. They retail for 9.99 a great gift for that special someone. Tell them Heather from The Fabulous Finds sent you. XO

Giveaway:

These 2 companies are giving one lucky winner a Blessed Bracelet and Love Me In The Garden perfume compact.

**Follow Giveaway Instructions.. Good Luck!

I (Heather Polke) have not been paid by this company. I have received product that I am using as a Giveaway. At the bottom of home page you will find my disclosure. Thank you Heather P.

Need a special gift that's sure to WOW? Baby Bunch is the way to go..

OH My goodness. So stinking cute.. I fell in love when I saw these. Creator and founder Bryony Boxer and her husband were very creative to come up with this adorable concept. I love the cupcake onesies and flower bouquets. They make such a statement. I think a crowd pleasure.. You know when a new little one is born you want to buy a really special gift. I know I do.. I look high and low for that gift that will be remembered. Well if only this company was around when I was having my babies..I have said before in other posts that packaging makes a gift stand out and this company has the most adorable packaging but the best part, is what comes in the packaging. Hats,onesies,bibs all essential things we need when having a little one.. . This company has been featured on Martha Stewart and Martha herself made one of these creations with Bryony on her show. Check out Baby Bunch See all the different styles from lollipop onesies,baby bunches,gift baskets,cupcakes even organic cotton sets. This company is truly a Fabulous Find.

GIVEAWAY:

Baby Bunch was so kind to offer two amazing giveaways for one lucky winner. I box of four cupcake onesies size 0-6 months $35.00

Medium Baby Bunch pink 0-6 months $60.00

Please read Giveaway instructions..tweet become Fab friend (Follow) etc..

Want The Hottest Bag or Accessory without the wait? Bag Borrow Or Steal FABULOUS!

Ladies this is a must.. I had the privilege of borrowing a hot trendy bag from Bag Borrow or Steal. This is how it works.. Couture and trendy bags and accessories you rent. If any of you saw the movie "Sex in the city" you will see the hottest LOUIS VUITTON
Limited Edition Blue Denim Bowly Handbag carried by Carrie's assistant she talks about BBS in the movie.. Their is a waiting list for all the A-Lister's, But not thru BBS. You get to rent the bag for a week ,month or longer.. It's a pay as you use trendy handbag and accessory company. I am heading to NYC to write about an event called Girl's night out.. I wanted a hot bag and Now I am able to tote around an amazing Kooba "Jacinda" bag That retails for over $500.00. I am going to carry it with LOVE.. I am reviewing how Bag Barrow or Steal works.. Go on their site check out all the hottest handbags,jewelry,sunglasses. Sign up for an account and shop away.. Or rent away.. I bet all those Housewives on TV are taking advantage of this amazing company... I'm sure NeNe from Atlanta has an account with them.. She always has the latest Gucci bag I'm sure she's on the list.. So check them out sign up & rent. It's really easy and fun.. At check out tell them Heather From The Fabulous Finds sent you..

GIVEAWAY:

Jess over at BBS is offering one lucky winner a $50.00 Gift certificate to use towards a rental. Good Luck! Spread the word.. check out their site and follow giveaway instructions..

better (be-ing) Annalise Designs Bangles with meaning

better (be-ing)

Believe in,

Embrace,Respect,Choose,Diversity,Progress,Race,Hope,Peace,Freedom

All of these words are inspiring and strong. You know when you read something and it makes you tear up or you get goose bumps? I get that way with the words that are on these bangles. I love this company. It is owned by a woman name Annalise and I met her at the New York Gift show. What an intriguing woman. After talking with her,she is one of those people you could hang out with at your kitchen table,drink coffee with and forget about the time. She is a woman with passion and she is very creative. I loved that I had the chance to meet her.

While standing at her booth her bangles spoke to me,literally. The words were different on each one. Amazingly strong words that, we as women should be proud to wear. Her bangle line comes in two color tones Gold or Silver and you get to choose different font colors.. Love it!

Annalise is a Joy. Her products are one we must wear and own. Please check out her better (be-ing) collection as well as her Necklaces and Earrings. When you make a purchase, and I know you will.. Please let Annalise know that Heather from The Fabulous Finds sent you.

GIVEAWAY: Follow below for entries

Oh My! Annalise has offered one lucky winner a Gold and pink "Choose" bangle. The words are: Choose,Peace,Freedom,Hope Value $95.00 So you know what to do.. Spread the word,Check out her site,tweet,fb,post,Grab my button,Follow me,Subscribe,Leave a comment... Spread the word..

Fabulous Find HollieLollie

Well another Etsy Friend.. Love her Creations.. So fresh and fun
FABULOUS! Here is a little something about Clare and how she got started and where she wants to go..


Hi, my name is Clare and I live in Bridgend a small town in South Wales. I am mum to my two little tinkers Sam 7yrs and Hollie (Lollie) 3yrs. I love spending any free time experimenting with new crafts, watching Sam play rugby on a Sunday morning and settling down in front of the TV to watch a good DVD.

I make fun, colourful and unique hand crafted gifts. Each design is made using only the finest designer fabrics, materials and embellishments. Gifts include pretty glass and fabric magnets, stylish bookmarks, sweet hair accessories, bunting and beautiful mini magnetic clipboards. Each product is carefully designed to add a little splash of colour and brighten up any room. I work mainly with paper and fabric but hope to expand upon this soon.

I have always considered myself to be creative, loving anything to do with art and craft. In college I studied Art & Design alongside my teaching degree but after entering the world of employment found I had very little free time and spent many years not even picking up a paintbrush.

One year I went on a holiday to Florida and discovered and fell in love with scrapbooking which made me realise I needed to start using my creativity again. When I became a full time Mum I began experimenting with different crafts, found the Etsy website and here I am today thoroughly happy and fulfilled in what I’m doing.

At the moment I only sell online through websites: Folksy.com, Etsy.com & Coriandr.com. I have also very recently been accepted to sell on Notonthehighstreet.com and am extremely pleased with the response I’m receiving so far. I have yet to sell through any craft fair venues but this is something I look forward to doing in the future.

I am mainly inspired by patterns and colour combinations I see everywhere in everyday life. I have a mini sketchbook/ notepad I take everywhere with me, where I keep all my ideas and inspirations.

My big plan is to get my own website up and running by this time next year and I also need to start concentrating on promoting Hollie Lollie outside of the crafting community. I have recently had a large delivery of beautiful designer fabrics and am looking forward to using them to expand upon my range of colourful bunting. I am also working on a range of clutch purses and accessories which I am very excited about at the moment.

HollieLollie is still very young as it was only started in April of this year, so I have been taking tips off other very helpful people for marketing. I have found invaluable advice through searching the many craft forums that are now available. I mainly promote through twitter, my blog and my facebook fan page, I'd recommend other crafters look into these marketing tools if they don't already use them as they do work.

I love photography and spend a lot of time uploading photos onto flickr where quite a few people have found me. Promotion particularly through the internet can be very time consuming but definitely worth it all in the long run. One day perhaps somebody else can do it for me!

Clare was so nice to offer a Giveaway for 2 hair accessories.. leave a comment and spread the love..Grab my button XO Good Luck!