#TraderLampDeskLamp #Giveaway

I get a little blue during the winter time. Natural light is important to me. I like it best for taking photos, doing artwork, and more. My kids need natural light as well. Isaak now has a new TraderLamp 22" Sunlight Desk Lamp sitting at his desk!

This lamp might go here and there in our house. I might need it to do artwork, Mica needed it to write thank you notes for his party, and Isaak needed it to do a crossword puzzle. Why Isaak? He had no lamp at all. He also has such big eyes, and allergy eyes. I worry about his eye. I figured he could use this lamp. It's right by the couch if someone else needs to use it.

I do wish it looked a little less like a lab light. More design options would be nice.

Bring natural sunlight to your desk. Are you ready to have a sunny day, every day? With this lamp you can get that inside.

No more depression. So much like sunshine it feels like you're on vacation. All you have to do is turn it on.

The TraderLamp Home Sunlight lamp could be the most important advancement in lamps since the invention of the light bulb. The new lighting technology emulates outdoor sunlight, which is balanced across the entire spectrum of color visible to the human eye. Everything seems so much easier to see. This is the clearest, brightest and most comfortable lighting we have found. Colors appear more vivid and true to life. Black and white contrast is heightened for easier reading. The soft and pure white light is easy on the eyes as it spreads to clearly illuminate your personal space. 

The flexible goose neck is fully adjustable to any angle so you see more comfortably for reading, working, and all closeup tasks and hobbies. Colors will be more vivid. Better contrast for reading. Helps reduce eye strains. Sharp visibility for more detail. Glare free for computer use. What does the TraderLamp Home Lamp look like. The Sunlight Lamp will look good in any room in the house or in the office. Why is the Bulb better than normal bulbs. Save on your electric bills. The supplied high-tech 27-Watt bulb, with a C.R.I. (Color Rendering Index) of 80-85, gives as much light as an ordinary 150-Watt bulb, but uses far less energy. The bulb can last up to 5000 hours, 5 times longer than other bulbs for years of normal use.

The best thing in my book is that this lamp isn't expensive. It's only $24.95! That's a steal for natural sunlight.

Now it's time for a giveaway! One of my US readers is going to win their own TraderLamp Desk Lamp!

a Rafflecopter giveaway
 

 

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

SnB Deluxe Silicone Candy Molds & Ice Cube Trays Review

I'm super excited to share with you the new SnB Deluxe Silicone Candy Molds & Ice Cube Trays - Best Box Set of 5 for Lego and Heart Lovers with Bonus Recipe Inside. *19.95 value

You can use the molds to make:

• Fun Ice Cubes
• Chocolate Candies
• Gummy Candies
• Fun Crayons
• Fun Soaps
• More 

You can use them for: 

• Part of an after school snack(s)
• Playdates
• Birthday Parties
• More

Isaak and I decided to make Candy Gummies. They were super easy to make.

Candy Gummies Recipe:

• 1/2 cup of cold water
• Optional 1/4 cup corn syrup
• Whisk in 2 packets of plain gelatin
• Whisk in 1 box of JELLO, or 1 packet of Emergen-C (Whatever flavor you prefer)
• Pour into a small pot
• Turn the heat to medium-low
• Stir every minute or two for 7 minutes
• Pour into the molds
• Wait 10 minutes to skim off the top layer of hardened JELLO
• Let set for 7 hours

They popped out well, and the molds cleaned easily. I did hear from a friend that they used theirs to make homemade crayons, and it was hard to clean them enough to use them for food afterwards. You'd have to buy two sets if you want to use them for food, and other things.

The Legos don't have holes on the bottom, but they still appear to stack. 

They turned out really good! I can't wait to make something chocolate in them. I love chocolate! 

What would you make in these molds?

If you want to buy these molds, the company said you can email them: customercare@snbdeluxe.com with "50% OFF" in subject line and they'll gladly send you an individual code to get 50% OFF!  

 

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

ThinkFun and MakerBot Challenge Winner

Isaak's ThinkFun construction Maker Studio Construction Set was a winner in the Kids Make It Challenge. He's featured on MakerBot's blog.

Isaak got a huge spool of green filament from MakerBot. It can be used for a 3D printer, we don't have one, so I imagine he'll just make something out of it. 

ThinkFun sent him all their new games from 2015! We have most of those from reviews. I gave Compose Yourself to the boy's music teacher. I'm hoping she uses it. It's so cool! The rest I'm giving to my nephews. They sent one new Maker Studio set, which Isaak will make something out of it.

Do you like to play games? I like ThinkFun's games because they are thinking games.

Out of the Box Saturday

It's all about me discovering something that is different. I don't want to post things that you and I have more than likely heard before. I want to find something different. I'll cover something sing | songy one week, and artsy | fartsy the next.

I ran across the band Atom™ and Tobias. It's something new that I've never heard of. It's also a different type of music venue that I don't usually listen to. It's electronic. I happen to like their music. I've been listening to it to paint to. It's relaxing. They aren't afraid of doing things new. They constantly are thinking about collaborating, and improvise a lot.

Atom™ and Tobias Freund are both figures within the genre of electronically generated music. Tobias began his career in the early '80s, by then mainly using the pseudonym "Pink Elln", looks back on a long sequence of music making which lead him from mainstream pop via club music, up to the heights of the experimental and unclassifiable. Tobias and Atom™ met around 1986. The pre-techno scene was blooming while both met in a studio. In 1992 they recorded probably one of the very first "techno" live recordings ever, the 12-inch "Elektroniikkaa", which soon became an underground anthem.

Both played at the Labyrinth festival (Japan) in 2011. Tobias and Atom™ sat in a hotel lobby which was equipped with an acoustic- and an electric piano. Almost instinctively they started to improvise while they had a small flash recorder running.

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Organic Super Plant Protein: All In One Formula- 2 Pack Review

I love smoothies. I think all my readers know that. 

I recently got Organic Super Plant Protein: All In One Formula- 2 Pack to review.

I've used a packet for different smoothies this week. I use 1 packet for all 4 of our smoothies. My favorite smoothie of the week is:

• 1 Cup of Spinach Leaves
• 2 Frozen Bananas
• 1/2 Frozen Mango
• 1 Package of Organic Super Plant Protein (Naturally Flavored Dutch Chocolate)
• 1 Cup Unflavored Almond Milk
• 1/2 Cup of Ice
• Enough Water for Your Desired Thickness

Oh my gosh it was so good!

I love that it's:

• Lactose Free
• Gluten Free
• Non-GMO
• Kosher Certified
• Has 3-6-9 Omega
• 9 Antioxident Super Fruits
• 11 Essential Minerals Plus Iron
• 13 Daily-Valued Multivitamins
• 21 Grams of Protein
• 2 Grams of BCAAs
• 2 Grams of Glutamines
• 9 Super Rich Anti-Oxidant Fruits
• 4 Grams of Fiber
• 5 Probiotics 
• 0 Fat
• Natural Flavoring: Cocoa Powder, Xantham Gum, and Stevia

Everyone loved their smoothie.

I love that it's formulated to build and repair muscle. It even helps boost energy. The kids don't need a boost of energy, but I do. 

 

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. 

Random Tid Bits

1. Isaak laid down with me on the couch the other night and said, "Mom you're epic." I'm thinking he got that one from school. 


2. One of my friends on FB saw my paintings, and wants me to paint her daughter a cat for her birthday. The only trouble is...is that she wants it done in an anime style. It's a style I do not get into at all. I'm trying to be open minded. It's extra money, and the style she wants will take less time to do than the stuff I normally work on. She approved my drawing, the cost, so now it's time for me to paint.


3. I've been getting a project ready for my students. It's one I share most every year. I come up with 2 gigantic posters, cut them up into rectangles, or squares. Each student gets one piece from each poster. They are not told what the images are. They pull out different techniques to work on the images. I took the main photo, and add in things I've found. I still have to finish adding some shadows and stuff. I have a good start on the first image. Now what to do for the second one? Should I make a land of fairies? How about a trip back to the zoo to get photos of flamingos? I could make a world of real flamingos with garden flamingos. Do garden gnomes freak you out?





4. We're on season 3 of Dexter. I like the guy. So much of me wishes he'd stop killing. My anxiety level goes up every time he kills someone. 


5. The boy were cracking up when I showed them Just for Laughs Gags on YouTube. Travis liked the Cactus Prank the most.

WW: Goof {Linky}

Isaak made himself some cardboard glasses and said, "Mom take a picture of me. I've got style!"

He also decided to put his white t-shirt around his waist to look like a skirt.

The next day we were talking about movies that we've never seen, but would like to. Pan's Labyrinth came up. I showed the boys some pictures from it. Isaak held up his dried fruit to look like a character from the movie.

Isaak also decided to make this paper hat.