My good friend, Carissa Rogers, over at Good N Crazy, just hit the big 10…that is 10,000 FOLLOWERS ON TWITTER (congrats again Carissa!) and she wants to celebrate with a par-TAY (check out her recent post – I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT!)!

Now in a moment of celebratory giddiness (or insanity, you pick), Carissa has decided to combine this momentus occassion and her birthday, which is next month, into a  week long…yes…WEEK LONG CELEBRATION on, where else, but Twitter!

It’s going to be a #UnHashtagParty or.. a  #MakeUpURownTag party with a couple of fun questions posted everyday from either myself or Carissa on Twitter and FaceBook. We’ll start….drum roll please….TODAY, President’s Day! Join in the fray and post your own fun questions as well! Make up your own hashtags too and be sure to follow Carissa’s Twitter list below!

Mixed in with all this fun madness will be some fabulous giveaways! Carissa will be posting this on her blog, Good N Crazy, throughout this week. YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS OUT ON THESE!

So here’s a re-cap:

What: Weeklong Spring Birthday Bash & Twitter Giveaway Event

Starts: Monday, President’s Day, February 21, 2011

Ends: Friday, Feburary 25, 2011

Giveaways:

1. Custom Jeans Giveaway! Deadline for entry is Tuesday, March 1, 2011.
2. A NOOK Color™ by Barnes & Noble! Deadline for entry is March 2, 2011.
3. iPod Shuffle courtesy of SheSpeaks! Deadline for entry is March 3, 2011.

Visit Carissa’s blog, GoodNCrazy.com for all the details!

Special Cause:

Donate to JDRF and Carissa will match the funds up to $200! Read why here…Donate To JDRF And I’ll Match The Funds!

Party Hashtag: Join in the fun and make up your own!

Follow Carissa’s Twitter List: UnHashtag 10K Party

On Twitter be sure to follow: @CarissaRogers & @JulieFBT

On FaceBook “friend”: CarissaR and “like”: FreeBirthdayTreats

Great resource for first timers: What is a twitter party?

NOW LET’S GET THIS PAR-TAY STARTED! Send a congratulatory tweet to @CarissaRogers and anyone else you know that has recently passed the 10K twitter follower milestone, then be on the look out for our party questions and giveaway announcements!

Celebrate your birthday in style…even on a tight budget!

Visit FreeBirthdayTreats.com‘s today to find out what you can get free for your birthday!

July’s FBT Twitter Birthday Bash was a blast! I’d like to thank:

• Jessica (@PetSmartTLC) from PetSmart for being our featured guest and doing a fabulous job of providing a wealth of information about celebrating pet birthdays and pet safety for the 4th of July. It was her first Twitter party and she was awesome!
• Lisa (@cactusandivy) from Cactus & Ivy for sponsoring the door prize. You’ve got to check out her natural spa and body products that are hand-made and not tested on animals!
• Savvy Host (@SavvyHost) for sponsoring the giveaways: (2) TableTop-in-a-Box sets. I’m so jealous! I would have loved to win one of those! They also have a birthday offer I’m adding to the directory on FreeBirthdayTreats.com – I’ll introduce it in another post though so be sure to check it out.
• Tori (@HostessTori) from Thoughtfully Simple for doing her best to keep things moving even though Twitter was running slow. Be sure to check out her site for some fabulous entertaining ideas for the 4th!
• Carissa (@CarissaRogers) from GoodNCrazy for creating the custom TweetGrids for #FBTbash!
• Janice & Susan (@5minutesformom) from 5 Minutes for Mom for cross promoting #FBTbash with their event #HebrewNational.

And most importantly, I’d like to thank everyone who participated last night to make it such a wonderful event. I loved all the pet pictures everyone shared! So many of them are rescued pets which makes them all the more special.

If you missed our fabulous shindig on Twitter or if the tweets were flying by too fast for you to catch them, here is a link to the transcript provided by What The Hashtag: #FBT Transcript for July 1, 2009.

Be sure to mark your calendars for next month’s #FBTbash on Wednesday, August 5th, 5-7p PST with our very special featured guest panelist:

Kathy Ireland – She has an amazing positive presence on Twitter so be sure to follow her!

Thank you all again for making #FBTbash so much fun!

To find local businesses offering birthday discounts & freebies for adults, kids and pets, visit my website, Free Birthday Treats.

I am so excited about July’s FBT Twitter Birthday Bash door prize giveaway – a You’re the Balm Bag gift set from Cactus & Ivy!

This sweet gift set includes:

Peppermint Tree Foot Balm - Our signature balm! A soothing blend of oils and vegetable waxes to create a balm perfect for daily moisturizing of your feet. Use this balm as needed or for an intense overnight treatment.

Butter Me Up Body Balm - A combination of soothing oils and cocoa butter give this balm a nice glide on your skin.  Perfect for after shave use, soothe sun burned skin or an all over intense moisturizer for dry, itchy skin, especially on the knees and elbows.

Lip Service Lip Balm - Creamy blend of oils, candelilla wax, grapefruit seed extract, vitamin E, plain or essential oils of spearmint and peppermint.

Lisa from Cactus & Ivy creates, by hand, natural spa and body products.  She never tests her products on animals (just family – lol) and uses only the finest ingredients.

CLOSED:

1. Follow CactusandIvy, JulieFBT and HostessTori on Twitter.

2. Tweet the following message to your followers:
Just entered the @cactusandivy giveaway hosted by @julieFBT & @HostessTori! #FBTbash http://tinyurl.com/mxyps2

3. Very Important! Leave a comment & Twitter ID below stating that you completed these actions!

Special Note: There are no multiple entries. It’s one entry per person and all requirements must be met. So please be sure to follow the tweeps listed and tweet the message to your followers. Thank you!

Two random winners will be chosen and announced during the #FBTbash on July 1st.

Good luck!

To find local businesses offering birthday discounts & freebies for adults, kids and pets, visit my website, Free Birthday Treats.

Do you love to entertain or do you avoid entertaining because it can become such a hassle? If you’re in the latter, you’ll definitely want to check out The Savvy Host. They have a full range of services from planning to decorating.

If you love to entertain, be sure to check out The Savvy Host Market which is filled with a variety of items to help you entertain or give as gifts. They even have one of my favorites, Grill Charms!

The Savvy Host’s 8 Entertaining Essentials take hosting from stressful to stress-free (while saving a few dollars!)

Even better, The Savvy Host is sponsoring two giveaways for July’s FBT Twitter Birthday Bash (#FBTbash)! They will be giving away two (2) Savvy Host’s TableTop-in-a-Box *for 6* value-priced gift sets – one in Red and one in Terra.

These sets include:

• 6 Leone Placemats (100% cotton),
• 6 Cotton weave Napkins (100% cotton),
• 6 Vienna Napkin Rings,
• 1 Roma Serving Basket, &
• The Savvy Host’s 8 Entertaining Essentials (©2008)

CLOSED:

1. Follow TheSavvyHost, JulieFBT and HostessTori on Twitter.

2. Tweet the following message to your followers:
Just entered the @SavvyHost giveaway hosted by @julieFBT & @HostessTori! #FBTbash http://tinyurl.com/medyeq

3. Very Important! Leave a comment & Twitter ID below stating that you completed these actions!

Special Note: There are no multiple entries. It’s one entry per person and all requirements must be met. So please be sure to follow the tweeps listed and tweet the message to your followers. Thank you!

Two random winners will be chosen and announced during the #FBTbash on July 1st.

Good luck!

To find local businesses offering birthday discounts & freebies for adults, kids and pets, visit my website, Free Birthday Treats.

Are we all ready? Thoughfully Simple and FreeBirthdayTreats.com are gearing up for next month’s FBT Twitter Birthday Bash and want to extend an invitation to you, your friends, your family and your beloved PETS!

When: Wednesday, July 1st from 5 – 7pm PST

Where: On Twitter! Use the hashtag #FBTbash to join the party! We’ll create a custom TweetGrid and post that link here closer to July 1st.

Featured Guest: Jessica Douglas (@PetSmartTLC) – PetSmart

Pet Pics: Do you have a picture of your pet’s birthday? If so, get ready to share them during the #FBTbash!

Giveaways: We’ll have a door prize and two $100 or more giveaways that are TBD…still working on these details, but will post them here as soon as they are confirmed!

RSVP: Did you RSVP at Thoughtfully Simple? Please do so we know who all is coming and so others can follow you too!

NEW! Become a fan of our new #FBTbash Face Book page!

SPECIAL CAUSES:

Save the lives of homeless pets with PetSmart Charities®! Through their adoption programs alone, one pet is saved every minute that a PetSmart Charities® Adoption Center is open. In addition, all the programs we create and animal welfare agencies we support help to end euthanasia while promoting healthy relationships between people and pets.

Have you declared the American Cancer Society as the official sponsor of your birthday? I know this is personal preference, but it’s something I’m passionate about and you’ll hear it from me alot.

Sponsorships: If you’d like to see more details about the FreeBirthayTreats Twitter Birthday Bash (#FBTbash) – like how to sponsor a giveaway or the event itself, visit: Twitter Birthday Bash

Tori and I are looking forward to celebrating with everyone! Please do us a favor and spread the word! The more tweeps we have the merrier it will be! Thank you!

To find local businesses offering birthday discounts & freebies for adults, kids and pets, visit my website, Free Birthday Treats.

We welcome back 1-800-Flowers to June’s FBT Twitter Birthday Bash with two (2) $100 gift certificates up for grabs! Two lucky winners are going to be very happy!

A perfect gift for just about any occasion: graduations, weddings, birthdays, anniversaries or just because. Pictured below is their Big Birthday Bash filled with all kinds of birthday goodies!

CLOSED!

1. Follow 1800flowers, JulieFBT and HostessTori on Twitter.
2. Tweet the following message to your followers:
Just entered the #FBTbash $100 @1800Flowers giveaway hosted by @julieFBT & @HostessTori! http://tinyurl.com/ljq5hs

3. Very Important! Leave a comment & Twitter ID below stating that you completed these actions!

Special Note: There are no multiple entries. It’s one entry per person and all requirements must be met. So please be sure to follow the tweeps listed and tweet the message to your followers. Thank you!

Two random winners will be chosen and announced during the #FBTbash on June 3rd.

Good luck!

To find local businesses offering birthday discounts & freebies for adults, kids and pets, visit my website, Free Birthday Treats.

Great news! Thoughtfully Simple and Free Birthday Treats are teaming up again, once a month in fact. Our #FBTbash was such a huge hit that we have decided that a monthly birthday bash is in order! Each month, we will be bringing you new topics, a fabulous guest, and some pretty impressive prizes. This is an open party– so bring all your Twitter Friends and let’s celebrate together!

When: Wednesday, June 3rd from 5 – 7pm PST

Featured Guest: Leslie Haywood (@grillcharmer) – Inventor of the Grill Charms

Have you entered for a chance to win some of our fabulous prizes?

#FBTBash Door Prize: 16 oz. Honey Bee Vanilla scented jar candle from Serene Moments

#FBTbash Fab Prize #1: (1) White Plasteramic Watch by ToyWatch (Retail Value: $225)

#FBTbash Fab Prize #2: (2) $100 1-800-Flowers Gift Certificates

Did you RSVP at Thoughtfully Simple? Please do so we know who all is coming and so others can follow you too!

NEW! Become a fan of our new #FBTbash Face Book page!

Have you declared the American Cancer Society as the official sponsor of your birthday? I know this is personal preference, but it’s something I’m passionate about and you’ll hear it from me alot.

If you’d like to see more details about the FreeBirthayTreats Twitter Birthday Bash (#FBTbash) – like how to sponsor a giveaway or the event itself, visit: Twitter Birthday Bash

Tori and I are looking forward to celebrating with everyone! Please do us a favor and spread the word! The more tweeps we have the merrier it will be! Thank you!

To find local businesses offering birthday discounts & freebies for adults, kids and pets, visit my website, Free Birthday Treats.

What a sweet door prize to kick off June’s FBT Twitter Birthday Bash (#FBTbash)! One lucky winner will be receiving a Honey Bee Vanilla scented earth friendly jar candle sponsored by Serene Moments. These natural gourmet candles are not only soot-free, but they are also made of vegetable and soy waxes that burn for approximately 120 hours.

This fabulous giveaway is reserved for those participating in the June’s #FBTbash Twitter party. Everyone is invited to participate, to learn more about the #FBTbash check out the details here.

CLOSED!

1. Follow Serene Moments, JulieFBT, and HostessTori on Twitter.
2. ReTweet this contest to your followers by copying the tweet below:

I just entered to win a @serenemoments jar candle during the #FBTbash http://budurl.com/FBTbashDrPrz

3. Very Important! Leave a comment & Twitter ID below stating that you followed us and tweeted!

A random winner will be chosen and announced during the #FBTbash on 6/3/09.

Good luck!

To find local businesses offering birthday discounts & freebies for adults, kids and pets, visit my website, Free Birthday Treats.

They are giving away three (3) $25 Gift Cards!

CLOSED!

1. Follow PFChangs, JulieFBT and HostessTori on Twitter.

2. Very Important! Leave a comment & Twitter ID below stating that you followed us tweeps!

Special Note: There are no multiple entries. It’s one entry per person and all requirements must be met. So please be sure to follow the tweeps listed and tweet the message to your followers. Thank you!

A random winners will be chosen and announced during the #FBTbash.

Good luck!

To find local businesses offering birthday discounts & freebies for adults, kids and pets, visit my website, Free Birthday Treats.

Build A Bear has a new campaign called love. hugs. peaceTM which I think is a great step towards educating our younger generation that “Together friends can make a difference!”

Love. Hugs. Peace. is about how everyone, no matter how young or old they are, can help to make the world a better place. Together friends can make a world of difference, and it can all start with a hug and a song!

You can get started today, by making a Love. Hugs. Peace. pledge. These are the little things you can do to join the movement.

Throughout the year, there will be many opportunities for you to help us make a difference.

You can get a downloads of their exclusive Build-A-Bear Workshop(R) song, Let’s Talk About Love, performed by Natalie Cole, Meaghan Martin or David Archuleta in stores or at Build A Bear.com as a thank you for your $1 donation to Save the Children(R).

However, Build A Bear is sponsoring a giveaway and we have 20 song download cards with the Let’s Talk About Love performed by Natalie Cole or Meaghan Martin for some lucky tweeps. Winner chooses which one.

It’s easy to enter: closed!

1. Follow BuildABear, JulieFBT and HostessTori on Twitter.
2. Tweet the following message to your followers:
Just entered the #FBTbash BuildABear hugs.love.peace giveaway hosted by @julieFBT! Enter here: http://tinyurl.com/o2fefa

3. Very Important! Leave a comment & Twitter ID below stating that you completed these actions!

Special Note: There are no multiple entries. It’s one entry per person and all requirements must be met. So please be sure to follow the tweeps listed and tweet the message to your followers. Thank you!

A random winners will be chosen and announced during the #FBTbash.

Good luck!

To find local businesses offering birthday discounts & freebies for adults, kids and pets, visit my website, Free Birthday Treats.