Bloggers Wanted: Snow Bound Book Blast

This is from my blogger buddy Girl Who Reads:

Want to tell your readers about a great new adult urban fantasy novel and offer them an awesome prize? Join Snow Bound's Book Blast on March 7 (click to sign up).

About the Book:

After learning how to use magic and fighting vampires, anyone would be bored going back to normal college life. As if that wasn’t enough, Jen didn’t realize how hard it would be to tiptoe around her non-magic family and friends. She can’t even talk to her familiar, Rak, without making sure no one else is around! Worst of all, Jen misses the friends she made over the summer. Aside from Rak, they’re the only other magics she knows and she hasn’t seen them in almost five months!

Jen is all too happy to accept an invitation to go skiing with the gang. She gears up for two weeks of snow, magic, and fun. Just when everything seems to be going great, an uninvited guest turns up. Soon the skiers aren’t the only things going downhill. Jen thought that vampires were just about the most dangerous thing the magical world could throw at her. Unfortunately, she’s about to learn that people with no magic at all can be just as deadly.

About the Giveaway:

Author Elizabeth Kirke is sponsoring a prize pack worth $50. It includes:

$20 Amazon Gift Card

signed paperback of Semester Abroad

Limited Edition More than Magic calendar 

2 signed bookmarks

Alli's Note:

So sounds like Snow Bound is a good book and there's a sweet giveaway! What's not to like? Working with Girl Who Reads is always a pleasure. Won't you join me in signing up for this book blast? :)

Hey Blogger Buddies!!

Bloggers! Wanna be on "The List"??

Here's what you need to know:

One of the publicists at Entangled is compiling a list of bloggers.

Here are the requirements:

Do you have a blog?

Do you love to review books?

Do you want access to books before they release?

If your answers to these questions is a resounding "YES" then you're the right blogger for the job.

We want you! Now's a great time to join The List.

If you want to be a part of The List, here's what you have to do:

1. Add Til Death to your Goodreads TBR pile:http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16129271-til-death

and

2. Leave the following in the comments section of this post http://kateevangelistarandr.blogspot.com/2013/01/we-want-youto-be-part-of-list.html:

a. Your Name

b. Your Blog URL

c. Your Goodreads Name

d. Your Email Address

Additional Option: URL to your blog post about this call for bloggers.

Priority will be given to those who help spread the word by creating a post on this call for bloggers on their blog. :)

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This is a great opportunity! Entangled puts out some great books so I hope I make "The List."

Beyond the Screens Blogger Meet Up Recap

If you recall this post, you'll remember I was excited about Beyond The Screens a local blogger meet up this past Sunday held here:

at great indie book store Avid Bookshop in Athens, GA. That's right, in the heart of Bulldawg country, home of the University of Georgia!

It was awesome to get to meet all different types of bloggers from the area. There were lifestyle, fashion, health, (potential) food, etc bloggers in attendance.

I think we had a pretty good turn out. Bloggers-a-plenty! Yay! And we have plans to meet up again soon. 

Here's a pic of the business cards I collected:

So many good blogs represented 

and here's a few more

links from other local ATH bloggers:

http://irreverenterrata.com/

http://www.girl-who-reads.com/

http://www.leighvslaundry.blogspot.com/ 

http://www.athensstreetstyle.com/

http://petitepanoply.blogspot.com/

I hope I didn't leave anybody out 

between the cards and links.

Are you a Georgia blogger or specifically a blogger in the Athens, GA area? Let me know! 

Leave your links below:

DIY: Bloggy Buttons

A while back when I was trying to make my blogger button over there on the side bar, I came across this on Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust's blog. I thought that was super cute and promised myself if I ever got to go to a blogger meeting, I'd make something similar. (See this post for blogger meeting info.) 

I just love a good DIY project!

Now, before you freak out on me and start with that, "how dare you cut up a book" thing, please know this book was old, its cover destroyed and pages missing. I don't remember when or where it came from exactly but my best guesses would be either from a second-hand, thrift store or from my husband's job (he works for a book distributor, lucky me, but they get to buy returned/damaged library books for like $.50 when they get those in.) SO...this is me recycling. I'm reusing the paper so that this book doesn't end up just in the trash. This is a GOOD thing, right? Right. Okay now, freak out avoided. 

This is what I came up with:

I changed the way I made the flower part from the original post from Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust, for a way that worked better for me. I cut my pages in half and trimmed the edges so it made more of square shape. 

Then folded the squares accordion style, bent them in the middle, and taped the ends together into the little fan-type shape. I then took un-waxed dental floss and tied two fans together and taped their edges together using matte, un-shiny tape. 

Once it was secured and made the flower shape I added glitter glue to the edges of some of them, in different ways (some all around, some dots, etc). Next, I made the front badge part and the back card with my blog info using free downloadable templates from Better Homes and Gardens. I tried to come up with different bloggy saying and designs. I printed those, cut them out, glittered some and attached the badge the front with hot glue. 

Then I flipped them over and hot glued large safety pins to the back. Over top of the pins I hot glued that smaller label with my info to the back as well.

I think they turned out super cute! Each one is slightly different and hope they there will be one to meet each personality. I sure hope the local bloggers like them!

And here's the one I made for myself.

Sorry about the blurry pic, I'll try to get a better one soon!

Upcoming in Alli's World: November

It seems like November is going to be a great month. We all know, it is the month of THANKSGIVING! Great food, family time, a day of reflection for all the things you have to be thankful for...that's awesome. But there are some other great things happening in my life this month in addition to Thanksgiving, am I blessed or what?

1. Today hubs and I are planning on playing "tourist" close to home. We are going to go to Toccoa, Georgia to see Currahee Military Museum. You know, like from the TV show Band of Brothers. I'm really excited to see this after my recent leadership class where we referenced the show on multiple occasions. We are also planning on visiting historic Travelers Rest. And whatever else we can get into during our day trip outing. 

Band of Brothers on DVD from Amazon.

2. This Sunday is the Athens area local bloggers meeting. If you are a blogger in the area, I really hope  you come out! It's at Avid Bookshop in Athens, GA. For info on the event click here.

3. Saturday, November 10th is YALLFest! This is the first time hubs and I have gone to this and I am soooo super duper excited. There are ton of amazing Young Adult authors scheduled to be in attendance. And it's in beautiful Charleston, SC. (Yaaaaaay!)

4. At the earliest, November 15th, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2" will be in theater! (Ahhhhhh!) O. M. Geeeeee! I have been loving this series for years. It's so bitter-sweet, I hate it's coming to an end but I'm so ready to see it already! Click here for more info on the movie. 

Poster from imdb.

That's all I know about for now but wow, doesn't that sound like a great month already!? And of course we are going to have to start Christmas shopping at some point! I've got plenty of good books to read and I'm sure I'll be getting lots more for YALLFest. Just seems like a lot of goodness to me! (And it's my mom's birthday month! Whoo-hoo, Mama!)

So what have you got planned for this month?