Solving Your Kitchen Problems One Friday at a time {giveaway and inspiring links}

posted on: Friday, August 20, 2010


Reusable sandwich bags 
are my favorite.

It's back to school baby! Well, for some people it is. We still have a month left of vacation, we're not complaining. That doesn't mean we're not gearing up and getting amped for school either. Enzo will be starting pre-k in the fall and for the first time he'll have somewhere to go every single weekday. Yay! I mean...so sad. I'm conflicted. Christian is also gearing up for another school year, his 22nd year. 

School is fun!

Packing lunch is also fun and I'm going to run a series of giveaways to help you help them (the kids) be more sustainable. Plastic baggies are a waste. There I said it, now excuse me while I go outside and hug my favorite redwood tree.

Solution: Reusable sandwich bags. Ohhhh ahhhhh beautiful.


HarrietsHaven offers handmade reusable sandwich/snack bags that I personally think are exquisitely charming. It's made from natural cotton and lined in muslin. Completely washable. Completely cute. 

I want the ladybug for me 

You can get one too. 
Actually you get two. 

HarrietsHaven is offering two reusable sandwich/snack bags for one of my readers. So much kindness!

Details, Details
Visit HarrietsHaven shop and pick two of your favorite bags. Then come back here and leave a comment telling me which two are your favorite by Midnight PST Thursday August 26th. Winner will be announced on Friday August 27th. Make sure your comment links back to an e-mail address or write your e-mail in your comment. 

For extra chances to win you can become a follower, like on facebook, follow me on twittersubscribe, tweet, post, facebook, etc... and leave me an extra comments to let me know. Just don't get exhausted. It is after all the weekend!

Yay!

Congrats to Rachel for being the winner. Hope you enjoy your bags.

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Other lovely and inspiring things I found this week were...

This bean mosaic. I love the little things.


Ice cream cone balloons is just one of those good ideas. Found via oh happy day

This eating fruit with salt post was awesome. I'm glad I'm not the only one who puts salt on my watermelon. 

This Guava suffle post was also awesome. 
Oh, and you're gonna love this story. So once a week I write a food column for the local newspaper. This week I posted my corn cake with guava paste recipe and right on the first line I say that we call corn bread, corn cake in Brazil because it has a lot of sugar. AND THEN the recipe was printed in the newspaper missing one very important ingredient. THE SUGAR. I forgot to add the 1 cup sugar that the recipe needs.

 Oh the e-mails and comments I got! Luckily the online version got changed. You can check it out here.

good times. 


40 comments:

  1. great idea !!!!! love the lady bug and the wood and trees ! so cute. if i'm a sandwich i would rather be in this bag . :)


    mumay65@yahoo.com

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  2. Love the Walk This Way and Woods and Trees. omydarlingblog(at)gmail(dot)com

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  3. I'd have to go with the bird and ladybug. I had no idea they made reusable sandwich bags. Have I been living under a rock? What a great idea!

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  4. I love the bird and the flowers! CUTE!!

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  5. I like the Ladybug & Woods and Trees.

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  6. carolyn...triviachick@yahoo.comAugust 21, 2010 at 10:16 PM

    A stegosaurus for Ben and orange flowers for Serena. What a great idea!

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  7. My favourites are the Woods and Trees and Orange Flower :)

    Kate1485 at hotmail.com

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  8. I'm a fan on Facebook (Kate Ryan)

    Kate1485 at hotmail.com

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  9. I'm following on Twitter (@NTFancy)

    Kate1485 at hotmail.com

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  10. I tweeted about it:

    http://twitter.com/NTFancy/status/21819431394

    Kate1485 at hotmail.com

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  11. I shared it on Facebook:

    http://www.facebook.com/Kate1485?v=wall&story_fbid=108255355897536

    Kate1485 at hotmail.com

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  12. Wow, these look amazing! My faves are the Orange Flower and Walk This Way designs.

    -Becky
    beckyspoolstra at gmail.com

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  13. I also follow you on Facebook! : )
    +1 entry

    beckyspoolstra at gmail.com

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  14. I like "walk this way" (but we all know I have a thing for birds) and the tree one. If I don't win I think I may just have to buy some of these. With two kids needing lunches every day (well, almost) it's going to be a long school year!

    jill at lostmarble.com

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  15. I like the Bird and Ladybug.
    Thanks for the chance.
    mogrill@comcast.net

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  16. I just love your blog! I love these little bags too, just adorable
    xo tash

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  17. Lady bug and Dinosaur!! everyone needs their own or there will be war in our house...

    I love that that they are sandwich size.

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  18. oh, i love the first one with the blue bird. so beautiful and such a great giveaway :) i'm now following your blog with google reader. i love it here!
    norrlandsguldtjej(at)yahoo(dot)de

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  19. oh sorry, i forgot to tell you my second favorite bag: the fourth, green one in the picture above :)

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  20. I love the Orange Flower & Woods & Trees - these are adorable! What a great giveaway.

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  21. I just added you to my blog reader!

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  22. I want the Woods and Trees and Stegosaurus.

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  23. I like the Walk This Way reusable sandwich bag.

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  24. the ladybug one would be great to have! suelee1998 @gmail.com

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  25. I like the Reusable Sandwich or Snack Bag Woods and Trees and Walk This Way. trinitygsd at yahoo dot com

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  26. the orange flower and the ladybug! These bags are brilliant. I'm glad i finally found out about them!Thanks!

    bnalvare@ucsc.edu

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  27. I love Walk This Way and Woods and Trees.


    clarkmurdock@yahoo.com

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  28. I like the lady bug and the stegosaurus bags

    kerrie@mayansfamily.com

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  29. I follow you on twitter as kmayans.

    kerrie@mayansfamily.com

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  30. I like the woods and trees.

    kimojax9 at gmail dot com

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  31. omg i love the black cat and tree bags! i have two black kitties - pig and belle - and don't get to see too many trees on a daily basis (i live in a tiny apartment in san francisco)so both of those bags would be lovely!

    thank you!

    rachel.budge@gmail.com

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  32. i love the Lunch Bag Frisky Feline and the

    Lunch Bag Ladybug

    susansmoaks at gmail dot com

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  33. I like the Reusable Sandwich or Snack Bag Walk This Way & recycle it.

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  34. Sandwich or Snack Bags Walk This Way
    Sandwich or Snack Bags Ladybug

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  35. My favorites are the Woods and Trees & Orange Flower.

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  36. Walk This Way and Woods and Trees are my favorites. garrettsambo@aol.com

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  37. Am I too late, probably!

    These are so so cute!!!
    I would love to win one of those.

    I love the treeeeeeee.
    and the birds....

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