And the Winner Is.....

Are you anxious to know the winning numbers for the raffle ticket in our November Holiday Sampler Boxes? Should I keep you in suspense? Do you know what you win? Do you know what your chances are of winning? Am I making you wait to long?

You know the best part of anything is the anticipation beforehand!

Okay I won't make you wait any longer!

THE WINNING NUMBERS ARE...

2028030

If you have the winning ticket, you will need to email me at

info@outoftheboxsampler.com, then slip your ticket in the mail to me with your shipping address so I can ship you your box of goodies!

I will be posting a picture of the prizes this weekend so keep checking back!

WAIT, ONE MORE THING...

I decided there are so many great full size products here that I would draw 2 tickets!!!!! So here's your second chance to win!

The second ticket numbers are...

2028024

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS!

Please email me and I'll send you our mailing address and wait for your tickets to arrive so I can verify them!

Keep checking back for more exciting ways to win at Out Of The Box Sampler! Also, you can follow our blog, so you won't miss a single post! Thanks for commenting too!

Our December Holiday Boxes go on sale December 15th, so save the date!

Happy Thanksgiving

Just wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving from our home to yours!

2 Drawings & 2 Chances to Win...

First of all I wanted you to see a picture of Novembers Holiday Box Samples! Can you believe these really cool samples our contributors sent in this month! I'm really impressed!

We have 2 drawings going on this month at the
Out Of The Box Sampler!

First up, there's a raffle ticket drawing in the November Sampler Boxes! That's right, all you have to do is purchase a November Box, it's on sale
HERE right now! Inside you'll find a pink raffle ticket. Come back to our blog later this week and check your ticket numbers and see if you have the winning ticket! If you do, email me at info@outoftheboxsampler.com and I'll tell you how to claim this awesome prize!!! It's a box jammed with incredible full size products from our contributors!

The second drawing we have this month also goes along with our November sampler boxes. It's for all you bloggers out there! If you purchase a Nov. box then blog about our site, and the samples you received in your box, then just email me the link where your post is written and I will enter you into the drawing for a FREE December sampler box!

That's it! It's so easy to get your chance to win, not once, but twice this month!

So what are you waiting for... go buy your November Sampler Box. Their going fast and their filled with 18-20 samples you won't want to miss!

Out Of The Box Sampler ON SALE NOW!

Just a quick note to let you know that our sampler boxes are on sale now! You'll get 17-20 different handmade samples in each box. These samples are absolutely awesome this month...candles, tarts, lotions, body butters, lip balm, teas, gourmet cookies, chocolates, scrapbooking stuff, soaps, primitive Chrismas stockings and much more!

Their selling quickly, so run over and get one while you can!

BUY A BOX HERE

Blessings,
Michelle

Do You Smoodz?

Take a look at this bath n body, candle company I'm blogging about today! The name is Smoodz! When they first contacted me to be in the Out Of The Box Sampler I had no idea what their product was by the name. But I was pleasantly surprised when I visited their website and find an awesome array of bath n body products and candles too. Of course, the first item that caught my eye was the adorable Steeler Bear!

Being from Pittsburgh and a huge Steeler fan (we "bearly" won yesterday's game ~ no pun intended)I'm always looking for new ways to show off my Steeler pride and this cute little bear would be a great way to do that!

But, if your lacking in Steelers pride, I'll forgive you and just let you know about all the other goodies I found!

These shea & mango butter Lip Balms look simply delicious! The come in cute 1 oz containers and in flavors your sure to love like:

Strawberry

Watermelon

Latte

Grape

Cucumber Melon

& Spearmint Niaouli Oil.

You'll also find great bath n body products from Lotions, Body Butter, Hand & Body Cream, to Sea Salt Scrubs and Handmade Soaps!

I really liked the scented Sachets that Smoodz has available.

They are made from dried flowers and plants and come in Lavender Petals, Patchoui Leaves, and Rose Buds & Petals! They are wonderful for hanging in your closet, putting in your lingerie drawer or even your car.

By now, your probably wanting a little of everything Smoodz has to offer. They can help you out with that too. They have a selection of Gift Sets for any price range.

Pictured here is their largest gift set that includes a 7 oz. Shea Butter Soap, an 8 oz. Shea & Mango Butter Lotion, 8 oz. Bodywash, 8 oz. Fresh Mist, 6 oz. Salt Scrub, Votive 2-Pack, nail brush and a bath puff. It sells for just $32.99. That's a great price and would make a wonderful gift this holiday season.

Finally, if you haven't decided what to get by now, then just buy a gift certificate!

They are available in $10, $25, $50 and $100 dollar increments. I love to give gift certificates to my family and friends because it gives them the option of purchasing what they'd really want from the company!

Smoodz has sent in samples for our November Holiday Sampler Boxes which go on sale this Friday, Nov. 21st. So some of you will get to sample their products! So try them and then run back to buy more!

See our latest Sneak Peeks!

Check out some of the contributors samples for the upcoming November Holiday Sampler Boxes! Remember this is just a quick peek, you'll have to buy the box to see the rest of the goodies you'll get! We have 34 businesses in this months box! They go on sale Friday, Nov. 21st, don't miss out!

November Holiday Boxes on Sale Nov. 21st!

Just wanted to give you a head's up as to our November Holiday Sampler Boxes! They are going on sale November 21st, just about a week away. The samples have been pouring in here and I must say, our contributors have really outdone themselves this month! I haven't seen samples this wonderful before. They have all been so generous with the size samples and the packaging is just awesome!

You are not going to want to miss this box, trust me!

This is the perfect holiday gift to give your best girlfriends! They will love this box and all the goodies in it. So make sure you buy one for yourself and one for a friend!

Here's the lineup again since we've added a few more businesses to the list.

Six Peas In A Pod
Angel Made Scents
Mineral Perfect
Ugly Duckling Designs
Blue Rose Candles
Tickled Pink Scentsations
Sarahs Scentsations
SBS Teas
Meet Mark Beauty
MeTime
The Sassy Girl
Saras Soaps n Such
Smoodz
One Of The Flock
Oregon Candlegels
Fickle Faerie
Simply Seasonal
Lynna Rae's Kuntry Kreations
Soy By Jen
Wondrous Land of Cookies
Lazybone Creaions
MeMa Cold Process Soaps
Twist Of Taste
Natural Wonders & More
SopSop88
Natural Goodies
Chabot Savonnerie
The Couture Baby
Zosimos Botanicals LLC
The Gourmet Bath Shoppe
Pookie
Skin Candy
Sara's Soaps N Such
Unique Charm
Six Peas In A Pod
Carol's Country Candles

I'll be posting some pictures of the goodies that are showing up here, so visit our website and make sure to MARK THE DATE!

NOVEMBER 21ST BE EARLY TO GET YOUR BOX!

Wonderful Stocking Stuffers!

Today's featured business is Sara's Soaps n Such! I just love this shop. You'll find all your soap needs and a few more wants while your at it in this shoppe. Sara invites you to discover the finest, most nourishing handcrafted soaps and homemade, as-natural-as-possible, luxurious body products. She carries some deliciously scented soaps like:

Mint Mania

White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle

Coffee Mocha

Lemon Verbena

Patchouli

and ginger bergamot among others...

And if your like me and want to impress your guests this holiday season, you'll need to get these adorable soaps to brighten up your bathroom and make a great impression!

You can also find some other goodies to use as great stocking stuffers! Sara carries lotions, lip balm, body butters, bath bombs, body polish, and cool Tub Teas with ridiculously cute names like:
Bath Diva

Pampered Princess

and Ooh La La Lavender!

Now how can you pass that up?

Lastly, you might think that summer is over and we're heading into that dreaded cold winter season. We'll you can just accept that, or get this little reminder that summer will be here again before we know it!

So stop in today at Sara's Soaps n Such and make sure your ready for the holidays, they WILL be here before you know it!

Buy your Skin Candy Here!

I love the name of this shop! It's Skin Candy! Bet you can't guess what they make!

That's right! They make bath n body products to pamper your skin! Melissa is the owner and she has sent in the best gathering of samples I've seen for the Out Of The Box Sampler. Some of your will get to enjoy her awesome samples in the November Holiday boxes that go on sale Nov. 21st.

Here's a little list of some of the goodies you'll find for that "me" time we all crave and deserve:

Body Butter

Whipped Cream Soap

Body & Hair Mist

Roll on Perfume

Bath Melts

Foot Cream

Best Foot Scrub

Goat's Milk Lotion

and my personal favorite, Whipped Sugar Scrubs!

The scent list is just incredible too. Melissa has all the seasonal favorites we love,

Vanilla Bean Noel

Sweet PUmpkin

Sugar Cookie

Plum Crazee

Cinnabun With Buttercream Frosting

Candy Cane Dreams

Buttery Gingerbread, just to mention a few.

You'll even find a Men's section on her website for pampering your man!

Lastly, I wanted to tell you about a really cute product she carries.

It's Monster go Away Spray. If you have young kids that are afraid of the shadows in the room, buy them this scented spray. It's a 4 oz body mist spray they can use on themselves, their bed, under the bed and in the closet. It's 100% guaranteed to keep monsters away! The bottle even says so! That would make the cutest stocking stuffers for your little monsters!

So beat the rush to this website and order now. Cause when everyone get's their samples in the November sampler boxes, their gonna want some too! Visit this shoppe online at: http://www.skincandyonline.com.

The Fickle Faerie

June from Fickle Faerie is our featured contributor today! She has the greatest item for those who want to go "green"! Just think of all those ugly plastic produce bags you fidgit with at the grocery store! Their about impossible to open and they are clogging up the landfills! No more worries, you can get these awesome reusable produce bags from Fickle Faerie.

They come in every color imaginable and in 3 different sizes: Single, Regular and Extra Large! They have cool drawstrings for easy closing too.

I just love the color black, so these bags are perfect for me!

June also makes gift bags for all your holiday needs. Do you want to wrap your Christmas goodies in just ugly paper? No! Put them in these unique gift bags and show your gift's the love they deserve.

There's one more unique item that the Fickle Faerie has that I just learned a new name for...it's the scoodie! That's a cross between a scarf and hoodie. You will love this item and it will keep you toastie on those cold winter snowfilled nights.

What a great gift idea! Grab one for yourself and two for your friends. In doing so, you'll be supporting the "Handmade Revolution"! Take the pledge to buy handmade this year for the holidays!

The Fickle Faerie will be in our November Holiday Boxes, so some of you will get to enjoy and try out those reusable produce bags, then you can stop in and buy some more!

Get Your Cookies Here!

Today I'm blogging about a wonderfully delicious business called

Wondrous Land Of Cookies

You will find them on etsy. If your not familiar with etsy, it's a handmade revolution. It's filled with all kinds of businesses who take the time to handmake, handpour, handmold whatever it is they make!

Leslie is the owner of Wondrous Land Of Cookies and their etsy shop has just opened recently!

You'll find many "sweet treats" waiting for you here...

Chocolate Cointreau Biscotti

Danish Almond Fingers

Snickerdoodles

Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies

Pepparkakor

Oatmeal Spice cookies

and Candied Lemon & Orange Peels, their even available dipped in CHOCOLATE!!

They proudly bake all their cookies and biscotti fresh to order. They offer an eclectic range of flavors and styles plus a few candies, made to order too! If you'd like to spoil someone you love with their goodies, you can request gift wrapping and they will even include a gift tag for you!

If you don't see the kind of cookies your wanting, they will gladly take any requests and try their hardest to meet your needs!

So, go visit their shop and gooble up their goodies! You know you want a warm fresh baked chocolate chip walnut cookie to go with that cup of hot chocolate on the upcoming cold nights!

You'll also get to sample their sinfully delicious wares in our upcoming November Holiday Sampler boxes. Don't miss out... be early to get your box!

Go Vote!

Just wanted to remind everyone to GO VOTE tomorrow! It's your God given right, so exercise it! Your country's depending on YOU!

Have you been Tickled Pink Yet?

Today I'm featuring another one of the businesses in our upcoming November Holiday Sampler Boxes.  Remember the boxes go on sale November 21st!  You aren't going to want to miss this one!

       

Tickled Pink Scentsations is definitely a girly girl shoppe!  You'll find everything you will need to pamper yourself and I'm sure you'll agree with me, we all are entitled to some pampering once in awhile!  The great news is at Tickled Pink Scentsations, the prices are so good, you can afford to pamper yourself everyday!

Here's a little of what you'll find waiting for you...Body splash, polish, wash, lotion, shimmering gel, souffle, soaps, lip balm, shampoo, conditioner, hairspray, lip balm and if that's not enough, you can even find an awesome candle tart to relax by while your soaking in that hot bath with all your new goodies from Tickled Pink Scentsations!

       

Their going to be in our November Holiday boxes, so alot of you will get to try their wares!  But why wait?  Order now and beat the holiday rush.  I'm sure there's a girlfriend or two needing some pampering and they'll love you for it!