Firmoo Glasses Giveaway

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS CLOSED.
Winner would be announced in my next post. 

It wasn't that long ago that glasses were uncool. You only wore them when you absolutely had to. These days, glasses that are 100% functional are almost like a fashion accessory to fit your face for the whole day until it is time to go to bed.

Although you don't really see it on my blog and other social media platforms, I'm most of the time a specky gal at work and have at least 3 different prescription glasses-- on my room desk, on the bedside table and one that is almost always on my face.

Specky girl needn't be uncool especially when you have trendy glasses.



I was thrilled when Firmoo reached out to me about a giveaway collaboration. I've read so many great reviews on Firmoo and also know of a couple of trustworthy blog friends who gave the thumbs up for Firmoo.

If you haven't already heard, Firmoo is a global online optical store which offers affordable yet high-quality prescription glasses and sunglasses. Their eye wear ranges from classic to trendy and you would definitely find one that suits your taste.

For those skeptical about ordering eye wear online, cast your worries aside. Firmoo includes detailed measurements on their website so you could compare the frame size with your current eye wear. Other information such as frame style, material, weight etc are also clearly stated on each product page. You could also use the "Try On" feature to see how these frames would look on you. Simply upload your photo and then click to see the resulting look.

Today, I'm delighted to share the joy of my very first Firmoo collaboration with one lucky blog reader.

Your prize

You would win a pair of Firmoo glasses with free shipping from the Collection for Bloggers. Glasses include the frames, standard 1.50 index single vision lenses. Upgraded lenses and add-ons will be charged for an extra fee.




How to win? 

Minimum requirement

1. Click the Collection for Bloggers link and leave a comment on this post with the link and the code name of the glasses you would like to win.
2. Leave your email address.
3. Follow Jo's Jumbled Jardinière on GFC publicly. State your GFC profile name. I must be able to see your profile on the GFC widget on the right side bar. OR
4. Follow Jo's Jumbled Jardinière on bloglovin. State your bloglovin' profile name.

The above are the mandatory entry requirements. You MUST provide your email for me to contact you. For more chances of winning, collect additional points as well. See below.

Collecting additional points for more chances

1. Follow me on Instagram. State your Instagram profile name. (+10 chances)
2. Follow me on Facebook. State your Facebook profile name. (+10 chances)
3. Follow me on Pinterest. State your Pinterest profile name. (+10 chances)
4. Follow my shop fleurfaerie on Instagram. State your Instagram profile name. (+10 chances)
5. Like my shop fleurfaerie on Facebook. State your Facebook profile name. (+10 chances)

For standardization and to enter this giveaway, copy and paste the following portion highlighted in pink onto my comments section and edit parts in [brackets] accordingly:

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Minimum requirement

1. [Link and the code name of the glasses you would like to win ]
2. [Your email address]
3. [Your GFC profile name] OR
4. [Your bloglovin' profile name]

Collecting additional points for more chances

1. [Your Instagram profile name following iamjolene]
2. [Your Facebook profile name following Jolene Ng]
3. [Your Pinterest profile name following iamjolene]
4. [Your Instagram profile name following fleurfaerie]
5. [Your Facebook profile name liking fleurfaerie]

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Note
This giveaway will run for a week and will end on 27 November 2015 11:59 pm Singapore time.
International readers are welcome to take part.
The winner will be contacted via email so please remember to leave your email adress.
I will pick another winner if there is no reply within 72 hours of my email.
All the best!


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Show our love

For those of you who do not want to join my giveaway but wish to show your support by following and liking, please feel free to do so and let me know. I would love to check out your pages too!

Some of you who did not read my blog from before might not know that Fleurfaerie is my little online shop with my partner. If you would like to support my shop, please like Fleurfaerie's Facebook page and follow Fleurfaerie's Instagram page.

And for those of you who like to be friends on Facebook too, add me as a friend on my personal Facebook page. Unlike many bloggers who have Facebook pages for their blogs, that's my personal Facebook page and I would only accept friend requests of blogger friends whom I've been well-acquainted with.

Winner for Jo's 2nd Blog Giveaway

Thank you so much to those who have participated in my 2nd Blog Giveaway!

For transparency, I have provided the list of the final participants and the points awarded for each. Do note that some entries have been void. Please read the disclaimer.


Disclaimer
The minimum requirement to enter is to follow me both on GFC and bloglovin'. However, I allowed anyone to enter as long as you followed me on one and explained why you were not able to follow on the other. I relaxed the rules for this portion as after all, this is all for fun. ;)

I regret to inform that if I was not able to find your username on the mediums that you mentioned you have followed, I would not count those points in. It was also difficult for me to check which requirements you had fulfilled without categorizing your answers in the template provided. =P

Your entry would be rendered void if I did not get any updates from you on totalling up the points yourself. I hope that you would understand that it was very difficult for me to total up the points for each and every one of you since I'm doing this manually.

Only exception to the above are my long-time blog friends and readers. For my long-time blog friends and readers, it was easy for me to know which mediums you have followed me and hence more straightforward for me to tally up your points. This is also to show my appreciation to all of you who have stuck by for years. =)


List of Participants

1. MizzSandyChau – 21 points          (Entry #1 – #21)
2. PAPS – 22                                   (Entry #22 – #43)
3. Shamu Boo – 32                           (Entry #44 – #75)
4. Mira – 17                                      (Entry #76 – #92)
5. Shayne – 17                                  (Entry #93 – #109)
6. Galaxia @ Hopeful Kiss – 37        (Entry #110 – #146)
7. krystal ♥ – 32                               (Entry #147 – #178)
8. Vanessa N – 17                            (Entry #179 – #195)
9. Winda – 37                                   (Entry #196 – #232)
10. The Dainty Dolls House – 27         (Entry #233 – #259)
11. Rowena @ rolala loves – 17          (Entry #260 – #276)
12. Thais Magalhães – 22                    (Entry #277 – #298)
13. inge – 12                                       (Entry #299 – #310)
14. Kim Alston – 27                            (Entry #311 – #337)
15. Grace Hui – 16                              (Entry #338 – #353)
16. Demi Mist – 32                              (Entry #354 – #385)
17. Karina Melias – 37                        (Entry #386 – #422)
18. Bianca Rogoveanu – 31                 (Entry #423 – #453)
19. Melanie Miranda – 37                    (Entry #454 – #490)
20. erma riestiana – 37                         (Entry #491 – #527)
21. Tanya Soyer – 17                           (Entry #528 – #544)
22. milkteayumi – 32                            (Entry #545 – #576)

The WINNER generated by random.org is...




Congratulations, dear Shayne! You haven't provided your email address so please reply to this blog post within 72 hours before another winner is selected.

To all the lovely people who took part, I thank all of you from the bottom of my heart. This giveaway wouldn't have been a success without all of you. I enjoyed reading all your comments and especially for those who took the effort to garner more points, to re-enter the giveaway due to Rafflecopter glitch and to categorize your entries neatly in the template provided, a BIG THANK YOU to you too.

Have a good mid week!



PS: For those of you whom I've emailed separately during Valentine's Day, I've yet to send out your little gift. So sorry and do bear with me. =P

Update on My 2nd Blog Giveaway

Here is a quick update of all the participants of my giveaway thus far and the points awarded for each:

1. karin -- Pending
2. MizzSandyChau -- Pending
3. PAPS – 22
4. Shamu Boo – 32
5. aki! – Pending
6. Birdie Liau – Pending
7. Mira – 17
8. Shayne – 17
9. Galaxia @ Hopeful Kiss – 37
10. krystal ♥ – 32
11. Vanessa N – 17
12. Winda – 37
13. The Dainty Dolls House – Pending
14. Rowena @ rolala loves – 17
15. Thais Magalhães – 22
16. Alison Gibb – Pending
17. inge – 12
18. Kim Alston – Pending
19. Grace Hui – Pending
20. Demi Mist – 32
21. Karina Melias – 37
22. Elaine Factor – Pending
23. va – Pending
24. Bianca Rogoveanu – 31 (Pending follow on GFC)
25. Melanie Miranda – 37
26. erma riestiana – 37
27. Tanya Soyer – 17 (Pending like on FB)
28. AboutClaire – Pending all steps stated

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Could the following people please re-enter so that I could total up your points accordingly? Thank you.

1. Karin 
2. MizzSandyChau
3. aki!
4. Birdie Liau
5. The Dainty Dolls House
6. Alison Gibb
7. Kim Alston
8. Grace Hui
9. Elaine Factor
10. va
11. Bianca Rogoveanu
12. Tanya Soyer
13. AboutClaire

1--8:

For those who have entered via Rafflecopter, I'm so sorry that you have to re-enter as I'm not able to retrieve any detail of the entries. To re-enter, please go to the original giveaway blog post and re-enter by commenting under your comment, following the "template" I've included in the same blog post. You could also refer to my individual replies to your comments to know what to do.

9--13:
Please refer to my replies to your comments individually and update with the steps taken in the template.

Thank you.





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The giveaway ends on 1 May 2014 midnight Singapore time

BUT...

I would not have the time to process the entries

COZ...

I'm going on a holiday!!!




SO...

Do bear with the wait.


I would be overseas from 1 May onwards. Yeah, it was a slight impromptu decision. Last month, the hubz was looking at his whole year's work schedule and informed me that other than December, he only had this period of May to take leave. Hence, we scrambled to make things work out for a short holiday and we only booked our plane tickets and accommodation just 2 weeks ago. Pretty rushed but the both of us are very happy to take a break from work.

In the meantime, I would try to do some scheduled posts and would probably update Instagram more often. So if you liked to see more of my "adventures", follow me on my Instagram.

Adios!

How to Get By The GFC Glitch

How many of us out there were annoyed by the GFC glitch recently?

I know I was. I found a couple of lovely people with awesome blogs recently and I was so upset that I could not follow them via GFC. Yup, most of them had bloglovin so I added their blogs there but I would usually like to show my support by following on both mediums. Imagine how upset I was when I kept getting an error message that said:

"We're sorry...  We were unable to handle your request. Please try again or return a bit later"






Other than that, the glitch was affecting my 2nd blog giveaway especially when people informed me that they were unable to follow via GFC.


  



And then along came my lovely blog friend, Vanessa of citron and guavaberry. She is a genius. G-E-N-I-U-S in caps! She found out a way to continue following via GFC despite the glitch and it works! It could be common sense to her but it is definitely a whole new revelation to me and boy am I so excited that I started following some lovely blogs I found a while back.





So here's how to continue following via GFC:

1. Go to your blogger homepage.
2. Click on the "Add" button under "Reading List".
3. Enter the blog's link in the pop up window and click "follow". 
4. Optional to do a happy dance after that. 

This method works as recently blogger also seems to have brought back the reading list. I'm so thankful for that as ever since blogger removed the reading list a year ago, I've stopped visiting many blogs. I don't like the whole Google-Blogger thing but I guess I've got to learn to keep up with changes.

You could apply this method to follow blogs that you want to follow. As for following my blog, you could hit the GFC button at the top of my blog under the header or simply click the link I've provided on the right sidebar under the GFC portion. Do let me know if you've followed me. I will definitely follow back if I find our interaction constant and meaningful.





Ongoing Giveaway





I'm having my 2nd blog giveaway and I invite all of you to check it out. It is opened internationally and ends 1 May 2014 midnight Singapore time. Feel free to participate if you're interested. Boys and men are welcome to participate to try your hand at winning something for your significant other, sister or female friends!

For standardization and to enter this giveaway, please follow the instructions and "template" so as to make the counting of your points easier. Thank you to all those who followed the template for it really made my job of counting your points more easily!

For those who have enetered via Rafflecopter, I'm so sorry that you have to re-enter as I'm not able to retrieve any detail of the entries. Please re-enter by commenting under your comment, following the "template" I've included. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.





Thank you to my blog friends and loyal readers who have been constantly visiting back and leaving me lovely notes. I always smile reading your comments from my email inbox. All of you are the best! I'm slowly getting down to replying your comments and visiting your blogs. Also, welcome to all my new blog friends too. I'm glad we found each other's blogs and I hope we continue to stay in touch.

Here's a notti little kitty shaking butt butt as a gesture of thanx. Ok, not really a gesture of thanx, I just happen to like cute little butt-shaking animals can?

Craft Daft -- Sock Monster Edition

The picture below was once my Whatsapp profile picture for quite some time. It often invited lots of questions like:
"What's that you're holding?"
"Why are you holding socks to your face?"
"Are those socks?"
"What are you up to this time?"

So guess what I was doing with these socks a while back?




After my last arty farty session of acrylic painting at my bimbo sister Gera's place, I was itching for another arty farty weekend. It so happened that bimbo Zanne and Gera had planned to do some sock craft one Saturday and invited me along. I had wanted to paint but seeing how enthusiastic they were about sock craft, I started googling "sock craft" which got me excited too!

"I can't sew for nuts!" said I.
"I can't sew too," quipped Zanne, "but we have Gera!"

Gera is my most artistic and creative friend ever and since she was able to guide a total noob in acrylic painting, I felt very safe to be guided by her in sock craft. I am but a craft daft.


I saw so many cute sock animal that I wondered if I should make a puppy dog, an innocent bunny, a funky monkey or a chubby owl. I even thought of making a cat but felt that the ears could be too much work. I'm after all, a very lazy person and wanted something simple to make.


[Image Source: dog ; bunny ; monkey ; owl]


Perhaps if I were that skilled, I could make a Totoro! The ears seemed easy peasy to form from socks. However when I thought of the extra felt material I needed for the features, I decided to forgo that. I wanted something really simple from just socks and thread.


[Image Source: Totoro]


Well, if my craft really turned our ugly, I would tell everyone I was making a monster. They seemed hard to go wrong.


[Image source]


Monsters of all shapes and sizes and varying degree of monstrosity...


[Image source]


Animal-like monsters in hybrid and mutated animals...


[Image source]


We started our day with a trip to Daiso to get our craft materials.
[Aside: I should have worn my glasses too!]




The materials we used for our sock toy:
- a pair of socks (we would need both for 1 toy)
- special stuffing for soft toys (cotton wool would do too)
- buttons, felt cloth, yarn and any other material for the features
- needle and thread to sew
- a pair of scissors




Bimbos being bimbos, we had to pose with our soft furry little socks before we transformed them into something amazing!




To make the legs, we cut the bottom of the sock into 2.




Like this...




After that, we sewed the inner part of the legs to close the opening, one leg at a time.




The socks that we bought from Daiso were really soft and fluffy that no matter what colour thread we used, the stitches were not visible at all. Really good for craft daft like me.




Zanne was appalled at my slow speed.




After sewing, we got cute legs like this.




After stuffing the legs and body with enough stuffing, we sewed the opening at the top to close it up. While sewing the opening, we sewed the shape of the ears too.

Making the ears was a little tricky for all of us as we still did not know what creature we were making at that time. I had wanted to sew pointy cat ears but no matter how I stitched, I ended up with rounded edges.




After stitching the head close, we started to sew or glue the facial features. Being very random people, we were still clueless about the creature we were making. However as we worked around with the materials we bought, we slowly came up with our creatures. With the rounded ears, I decided that I would make a hybrid monster mouse. Gera and Zanne made long pointy ears and decided theirs would be monsters.




After sewing the facial features, we used the other pair of socks to make the arms. The arms were done in a similar fashion as the legs, only that we had to cut those cloth out, stuff them and sew them onto the body.




This other sock could also be used as spare materials for the ear parts or any other parts. It all depended on how we wanted our toy to look like.




Presenting Brunnie the monster (by Gera), Prinkie the monster (by Zanne) and Dinkie the Mousasaurus (by Jo). Gera helped to christened my monster "Mousasaurus" for she felt that it looked like a monster mouse-- a lab experiment gone wrong resulting in a mutated lab rat.




Our monster sock toys are branded with our initials on their butts and leg.




Presenting Dinkie with his hat on and off.




Presenting Prinkie also with hat on and off. The reason why Zanne and my monsters had hats was because we could not bear to see the extra bits of socks go to waste.




Zanne was really glad that she made Prinkie with such long arms. It was fun to swing him around with arms like that.




Darn... I should have made long arms for Dinkie too. There was nothing I could do except to hug him.




Gera with Brunnie. It is a he. It is a she. Well, we were all confused by that ribbon too.




You could tell how happy we were with our finished products!






Gera's mum was so cute to help us snap a picture of this. She preferred our paintings to these sock toys. Hahaha... Only quirky people like us would appreciate quirky ugly toys like the ones we made.




When the humans weren't around, our monsters enjoyed chilling on the sofa.




After a whole day of craft, we had Roti Prata for dinner.




Dinkie the Mousasaurus was squeaking and talking to Mickey Mouse during dinner.




Dinkie had been sitting on the side of my bed and sometimes hidden in my wardrobe. Soon, I realised that I was treating him too unkindly. Dinkie badly needed a new home. I thought of gifting one of my pal pal's daughter with Dinkie as she is the quirky kind who would appreciate such quirky toy. However, I was worried that upon presenting her with the toy, there would be awkward silence followed by the cawing of crows flying across. Hence, I decided to sound her out first. I was ecstatic when she graciously accepted my gift over Whatsapp. Dinkie would have a new home!










Disclaimer: All photos that day were taken using mine and Gera's handphone camera and hence the vertical grains, dimness and sometimes overly edited blurry effect which looked better on our phones than when blown up onto the computer.





Ongoing Giveaway





I'm having a 2nd blog giveaway and I invite all of you to check it out. It is opened internationally so feel free to participate if you're interested. Boys and men are welcome to participate to try your hand at winning something for your significant other, sister or female friends!

For standardization and to enter this giveaway, please follow the instructions and "template" so as to make the counting of your points easier. Thank you to all those who followed the template for it really made my job of counting your points more easily!

For those who have enetered via Rafflecopter, I'm so sorry that you have to re-enter as I'm not able to retrieve any detail of the entries. Please re-enter by commenting under your comment, following the "template" I've included. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.
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