Win Tickets to Mumsnet Blogfest.

I'm not going to Mumsnet Blogfest this year, but am delighted to be able to offer my lovely readers the chance to win a pair of tickets so you can!  

This giveaway is courtesy of Coca Cola and comes with an invitation to go along to their stand at the event to sample the new Coca-Cola Life.  It's their first lower-calorie cola sweetened from natural sources, made with a blend of sugar and stevia leaf extract, and contains a third less sugar and a third fewer calories than Coca‑Cola.

Also, their Director of Science, Fiona Angus, will be on hand to discuss Coca Cola's latest news including their commitment to provide choice, investment in innovation and encouraging active lifestyles, plus there's a chance to win some special prizes too.

But first, you have to get there!  Please enter the Rafflecopter competition below.  It's only on for a couple of days, seeing as the conference is this Saturday, 8th November, so you'd better get your skates on if you fancy a go.  The tickets will be emailed to the winner.  


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Design and Win T-Shirts for Mum and Child.

Every now and then you discover a web-site that tickles your fancy, makes you giggle and answers your present giving dilemmas all in one go.

Taking the humble tee and making it hilarious does exactly that at Got the T-shirt.

Mothers Day might be a'comin but there sure is a section for everyone.  Look no further for presents for the pesky hard-to-buy-for males in your life.

And aside from the plethora from which to choose (some of which are X-rated so keep your kids away whilst you check them out!) there is a simple 'Create your Own' option - where you upload an image and/or text for customised t-shirts - ideal for parties or plain fun.

It's so straightforward, in fact, we managed it ourselves and just for my readers we've been given a discount code to apply when ordering -  Just quote GTTS2014SM11 .

Now closed - In celebration of Mother's Day you can enter the Rafflecopter competition below to be in with a chance of winning your own (different) designs for mum and a child or a choice of one each from their site.

To enter, simply log in to the widget below and follow Got theT-Shirt on Twitter.  This will open some other options for extra entries.  It closes at midnight 30th March 2014.  For full terms and conditions see the details below.

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Justin and the Knights of Valour - DVD Review and Giveaway (x 3).

They had me at 'Antonio Banderas presents.' This doesn't mean we miss out on the actual man himself with him being one of the producers though, because he also has a role in this highly amusing coming of age adventure film and we get to check him out as he gets older too in the extensive extras and, FYI, surprisingly greyer, unsurprisingly still gorgeous. *sigh*

Anyway, this film is very reminiscent of Arthur Christmas - read comical clumsiness, innocent charm and enjoyable throughout. The story is about a young man (who actually looks about seven!) being forced to go to Law School by his father despite it being 'not the right fit' for him.

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Win a Holiday to Barbados via Myleene Klass and Littlewoods.

Most of us lucky enough to attend last year's MAD Blog Awards dinner will have met the marvellous Myleene Klass.  She made a point of visiting every table and having a chat with virtually everybody.  I wrote about our very touching conversation and posted a pic of some of us with her HERE.

She has just launched a swimwear range with Littlewoods and, together, they are running a competition to win a holiday in Barbados, which is somewhere I tell my kids every aeroplane overhead is going and where we pretend to drive to on every boat, train or car when we're playing in parks!

Heaven only knows what the other parents think when they hear my two announce that's where we're supposedly going.  The word 'precocious' springs to mind, but there isn't anything wrong in setting their sights high and it's fun anyhow.

It's somewhere I have been lucky enough to visit, albeit a very long time ago, and it's always been a dream to return.  Talking to the children about it keeps that dream alive.

All you have to do to enter is design your own piece of swimwear on this special Facebook page. The winning one will be handpicked by Myleene and added to the Littlewoods 2014 collection.

I quite fancied this - not just because of the prize - but because of the other ambitious ideas it stirred up in me for different coloured designs complementing peoples' different colouring and I was going to wax lyrical about blue skin undertones vs gold ones and how which colour would be best for each.

Being a trained Colour Analyst, it's simply impossible for me to put everybody in the same shade of swimsuit!

My debut design (sort of!). 

We can't all carry strong colours off the way Myleene can.  For the fairer - skinned, it is the swimwear you would see, not the person, so it's important to get it right.

Plus - equally importantly - most of us aren't shaped like her and aren't comfortable with the 'less is more' approach in this department.

But here's my debut go within the confines of the set-up.

I'd have liked to make the legs higher cut to add the illusion of more length and definitely would have added strong (but secret) stomach control and decent (but attractive) bust support.  

There are some really pretty designs and fabrics to choose from, but I wanted this colour for its flexibility. It would suit Myleene, but also blondes (with blue eyes). I actually would have liked her in a royal blue, but that would overwhelm or clash for those not as dark skinned as her.

For redheads (usually with green eyes) I'd make it more green - limey for the strawberry blondes / deeper, more olive for the proper auburns with brown eyes.

Unfortunately there's no room for me to say all this stuff on there (but I can stick some more on here next week if you're interested), so this design will probably be the most boring entry they'll have and, perhaps, we'll have to settle for going to Barbados in the park!

Disclosure - This post is in Association with Littlewoods, but it is a genuine entry into the competition.