Give The Gift Of Art #AlphabetPhotography

My husband & I love art.  He happens to be an artist and currently in school as a Fine Arts major.  We're really picky on how we decorate our home so when the opportunity came up to own a custom piece from Alphabet Photography... I was excited but also a little worried.  I loved the options I saw on their site, their prices are really reasonable but could they live up to our standards?  I had Chris place our order and within a week, our order was here.  The moment I opened the box and pulled out the carefully and thoughtfully wrapped package... I knew it would be love.  Everything from the ribbon to personally addressed card was awesome.  I love little details like that.  It means people truly love what they do and they genuinely care.  It speaks volumes.

Chris, Duke and I were so excited to open the kraft wrap but I was positioned closer to seeing it first and I gasped, "Oh my goodness, It is so beautiful!" Chris begged me to show him already and he was stunned at how fantastic it came out.  He chose our last name in bright Vegas Signage letters in Chocolate Frame with Double Mat and V-Groove.  The prints are so vibrant and eye catching.  The workmanship is excellent.  Our custom piece came signed and dated by Alphabet Photography founder and photographer Jennifer Blakeley. When Chris hung it up in our living room, our 6 month old Omar immediately noticed.  He couldn't stop looking at it for a few days.

It fits our family, it fits our home, it is us.  Alphabet Photography lived up to our standards and then some.  If you are looking to give the perfect gift this Holiday season, this is it.  Alphabet Photography's personalized products are exceptional.




The perfect customized gift that includes photographs from all over the world, this is the original Alphabet Photography. Celebrity owners include: Prince Charles, Prince William and Kate, Tyra Banks, Ryan Seacrest, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, John Schneider, Nelly Furtado, and many more!

Disclosure:  This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Alphabet Photography. The opinions and text are all mine.

Hotel Transylvania Review

So happy to have Denise Cortes of Pear Mama as my guest blogger this week!!!

My son Solomon and I made our way from the hot, smoggy Inland Empire all the way to Century City to catch a screening of Hotel Transylvania by Sony Pictures Animation last week. The movie stars Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, Steve Buscemi and Ceelo Green.

A widowed Dracula (voiced by Adam Sandler) runs a lavish resort-style hotel for fellow monsters, a place where they can relax and get away from humans. You know, the ones always chasing them with a pitchfork and flames on a stick. Dracula is also a loving and sometimes overprotective daddy to daughter Mavis (played by Selena Gomez), who is about to celebrate her 118th birthday. Like all teenagers on the cusp of adulthood, Mavis wants to go out and see the world but Count Dracula is having none of it. He goes to great lengths--even creating a fake town nearby filled with monsters wearing “people masks” to scare Mavis--to keep Mavis within the walls of the hotel, where she will be safe and sound and away from humans. That is, until one kooky, free-spirited back-packer (voiced by SNL’s Adam Samberg) stumbles upon the hotel. You can tell he’s done some extensive world traveling because the fact that there are giants, werewolves, shrunken heads, skeletons, Frankensteins and mummies walking around doesn’t phase him in the least. Dracula tries to get rid of him but he captures the eye of Mavis and pretty soon, he’s dancing, rapping and capturing the hearts of all of the monsters in the place.

The movie has amazing 3D graphics and top-notch vocal talents. One of the funniest parts of the movie happens when Jonathan is flying away from the hotel. Guess what the in-flight movie was? Twilight. Dracula isn’t pleased. This is how they represent our kind, he hisses. The kids in the theater didn’t get it but all of the adults were cracking up.

Hotel Transylvania opens on September 28th. Take your family and go and check it out! It’s a fun movie that all ages will enjoy.

Disclosure:  raisedbyculture.com was invited by Sony Pictures Animation to check out Hotel Transylvania.  All thoughts are our own.  

Time for a Snackle Mouth Review and Giveaway!

I was excited at the opportunity to review Snackle Mouth Granola Nut Clusters.  EXCITED.  You know why?  Cause they offer Bacon Maple as a flavor!  And it's healthy.  Snackle Mouth is all healthy. And GOOD.  I'm sitting here watching the Celtics vs. 76ers game, sampling all the flavors and not sharing.

Snackle Mouth comes in 5 flavors: Bacon Maple, Salty Chocolate, Almond Maple Pecan, Almond Berry and Peanut Cranberry.  Snackle Mouth combines all organic and natural ingredients, has no refined sugar, no trans-fat and is low glycemic.  And the packaging is awesome.  I'm a fan of packaging.  You can tell that the 3 guys named "John" (who I shall refer to as The Creators) really thought about this product.

My favorite is Bacon Maple - the bacon flavor isn't overpowering and the rest of the ingredients shine: Almonds, Blue Agave, Oats, Oat Bran, Brown Rice Syrup, Pecans, Canola Oil, Sea Salt, Natural Maple Flavor and Natural Vitamin E.  

My next favorite is Almond Berry - I would have lived on this during my pregnancy!  I could see myself keeping this in stock, it's the perfect snack: tasty, filling and light.  It's ingredients are: Almonds, Blue Agave, Oats, Oat Bran, Brown Rice Syrup, Dried Cranberries, Dried Blueberries, Canola Oil, Sea Salt and Natural Flavors.

Snackle Mouth retails for $4 each and can be found via Snackle Mouth's Store at Abe's Market.  Shipping is FREE!

And because Snackle Mouth is awesome - I'm giving away 5 Assorted boxes!

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