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Martha Stewart Home Office with Avery: Review and Giveaway

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Not too long ago I was asked by Avery to review some of their wonderful new line of Martha Stewart Home Office products sold exclusively at Staples.  Y’all know how I adore Avery products (remember how I used them in Eloise’s first birthday party here and here) and who doesn’t just love Martha Stewart (man she rocks!)  Well, if you add that with how much I love me some organizational goodness of course I was so in!

They sent out some awesome products especially perfect for organizing for Back-to-School. Any of you doing that right about now?  😉  I still can’t believe my Noah will be a Kindergartener this year (!)

First off, let me share with you the No-Iron Clothing Labels.  These are sooo cool and are exactly what they say they are.  You just write on them with a permanent marker…

And then press them firmly (for about 5 seconds) to your garment of choice.  Presto magic, you now have yourself a permanent clothing label you didn’t have to iron!  I put one on Noah’s back pack to prevent any mix ups there might be at the end of the school day.  The packaging says to wait a full 24 hours before washing and that the labels should last about 20 washer/dryer cycles.  Oh, and that they won’t work on denim.

How great would these be for jackets, coats, hats, gloves, mittens, boots, etc. so that you don’t lose any clothing or accessories during recess or the after school craziness before pick up!

I also wanted to show you the really cool chalkboard labels this home office line has out now.  Aren’t chalkboard labels all the rage right now…love the ease of changing what they can say! These labels come in various sizes and are REMOVABLE!!  Yup, if you applied it slightly crooked you can just peel it off and reapply…yahoo!  

I (*ahem) had to reapply these a few time to get them just right on the buckets and they still stuck on so nicely and the corners don’t look beat up at all from my nails.  We now have nicely labeled buckets for markers, paint brushes, colored pencils, gel pens, and crayons…hooray for back to school organization. Noah is now set up nicely to do all his homework 🙂
Alright, so on to the giveaway!  Avery if offering ONE of my lucky readers their very own set of organizational supplies from the Martha Stewart Home Office with Avery product line!
The winner will receive:  
A set of Chalkboard labels in various sizes
A set of No Iron Clothing Labels
Stack+Fit Shagreen small box and lid
Adhesive Metal Bookplate
To enter:  Let me know how you are getting ready for Back to School?
For more entries (up to 3 more, one comment per entry please!) you can:
1.  Be a follower of Smashed Peas and Carrots the blog, just let me know how you follow…google friend connect, rss feed, email, etc.
2.  “Like” Smashed Peas and Carrots on Facebook, here.
3.  Follow me over on Pinterest, here.
Giveaway ends next Thursday, August 16, 2012 at midnight.
Good Luck!
XOXO,

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  11. Kelly O. says

    I’m having a baby the first week of school so I started SUPER early trying to get things organized. I’ve been doing alot of online shopping this summer to beat the heat– and we’re almost there!

  29. Jeannene Bonthuis- Carter says

    Well, my only child technically is too young for school -but not too young for learning! and i do try to get in some learning – she amazes me daily!. so, i spend time on the web mainly, looking for groups of things to print off and show her (animals , shapes, colours, clothing etc ) and we have fun doing that =) .

    I follow you on facebook and this blog and I think i just pinned you on pinterest lol- i’m a bit new to that XD

  43. Jessica Vonk says

    I “like” you on facebook! Getting ready to homeschool for kindergarten… love all the possibilities for those chalkboard labels.

  49. Kelli @ WhimsiKel says

    This year, we’re just supporting siblings and nieces/nephews that are starting school. We’re done with our own schooling, and we have one more year before our oldest starts!

  50. Melanie B says

    My son starts junior kindergarden this year… we are buying fall clothes, have a new lunch box and some new art supplies. I would love those no iron on labels…how great are they?
    I follow you on facebook and pinterest

  62. Allison says

    Hi! I am getting ready for the new school year by ignoring it. I’m a huge procrastinator and will be running around the day before school starts trying to get everything in order!!!

  66. Anonymous says

    We are so busy getting ready! We homeschool so I am trying to get that ready PLUS we have our oldest leaving on a mission (so I really need those press on name labels for him). I have also been asked to teach early morning New Testament class in my home each morning so I am trying to learn those materials and get ready for that! HELP! I could so use this prize pack to help me out!
    kim at kimmers_zoo@hotmail.com

  67. christinaree says

    I follow on pinterest too! I will answer the back to school question here because I totally forgot in the first comment! No kids here, so no back to school but I do desperately need to organize my crafts and fabric and I think these would be fabulous for that!

  74. Carrie says

    I’m getting ready for school by buying the masses of supplies that are on their school supply lists. And today I’m getting ready by cleaning the carpets and couches while they are away!

  79. Carrie says

    And… I follow your blog via email (which I’m more than happy to send to you, but prefer not to post here for the world to see) 🙂

  80. Cori says

    School supplies are taken care of. Now I just have to let my daughter try on everything she owns to see what she needs.

  83. Staci Zeller says

    My triplets are only 16 months but I am preparing them (mostly myself) for 2 half days of day care. I’m really just trying to convince myself that it will be a good experience for them.

  85. hollymade says

    My son is only three, so we aren’t really doing back to school yet, but I am definitely taking advantage of all the sales to restock my craft supplies for projects to do with him!

  88. Sew_Lin says

    This is my son’s first year of school, so it is my first back to school being a mom. Honestly I am terrified and have no idea what to do besides get him a backpack. Those no-iron labels look like the most amazing thing ever!

  92. Bobbie Mackey says

    we are ready! we have the backpack packed full of supplies. we have started to go to bed at ‘school year’ times. our next step is to walk to school every morning for some trial runs since this will be the first time he will be on his own!

  99. Yvonne says

    Back to school for us is a special party. Because we school year-round, we mark the “back to school” season with a fun party and some new items to add to our supply/personal collections.

  107. Anonymous says

    Mags, I have to hand it to you… you really pull some great stuff together and your blog addresses a lot of my needs! At least I think they are my needs 😛 Awesome job woman!

    (and you know I already follow your blog and fb)

    Melinda

  108. karen b says

    usually nothing special, I take the kids out to eat (which is a treat for us)& get them 1 new shirt.

  112. Jenoside says

    We are getting ready to school with, um… moving into a new house!! Hopefully we will be able to get relatively organized, too, before school starts!

  120. Rebeckah Austin says

    Well since I am out of school now and we do not have any kids yet, we are not really getting ready for school to start. Though we did have a backpack drive at church where we bough a backpack from the org and filled it with school supplies from a list and returned them to the church the next week. We were assigned 1 boy 1-6th grade and a girl 1-6 grad. we went crazy and bought fun things like puppy notebooks instead of plain ones and calculators that were bedazzled. I love buying school supplies!

  121. Heidi V says

    My boys have gotten their new backpacks and we’re heading out this weekend for new shoes. Other than that they don’t really need anything. I’m just trying to brace myself for that first day of sending my oldest off to first grade and my youngest off to preschool 🙁

  127. Tiffany says

    We are getting ready for back to school by gathering all we will need to pack school lunches this year. My oldest will be in kindergarten this year, too. Still waiting for school supply lists, but we won’t start till after Labor day so we still have time.

  134. VR says

    We are trying to get organized and enjoy what’s left of summer before we hit the books, since we’re doing it from home. It’s just preschool, but we’ve got to be ready for kindergarten next year!

  141. marisa says

    Well we are back to school already but I hit the stores before the craze got there and clipped lots of coupons for some good deals

  161. Kelly says

    I don’t have a child that is old enough for back-to-school stuff, but now that I’m going for a second Bachelor’s Degree, I’m trying to get organized (after a hectic move in April) so that I can have a nice, quiet (and NEAT) place to study so my cluttered desk and piles of files and boxes definitely need some organizing! I think I might also try the sticker clothing labels because I actually bought an Avery sheet of iron-ons and just printed his name but it only works on lighter colored clothing and those look WAYYY easier, too!

  163. *Fernie* says

    Getting the house organized, back to school supply shopping and catching up on REST! i follow you via rss feed, facebook & pinterest!

  167. Alyssa says

    I’m getting ready for back to school by organizing all the binders and papers from previous years!

    Alyssa
    elementalcarbon12(at)gmail(dot)com

  172. Mommarock says

    After homeschooling for years, I am sending my son back to finish out in high school, it feels kind of like he is starting kindergarten, and he is 14.. So, I am buying all that backpack and notebook, and pens, and pencils, and binder stuff, and of course when school starts I am told they will send a whole different list of supplies from what I have bought. HUH?? He is excited, Mom is nervous.

  184. Tami N says

    Already back in school for us. I now have a 2nd and kindergartener. Still looking for ways to set up an official homework station. Love the chalkboard labels.

  185. Siencja says

    I prepare to back to school by making lists: a list of things that I have to sew (trousers, pants, trousers ect) and another of things to buy… oh there are so mamy list! And I hope that this giveaway is open for readers from Europe. 😉

  188. Amy says

    I’m going back to school after getting my bachelors 3 years ago. I’m talking all online classes, so I’m not really sure what to expect. I ordered my textbooks today. But I’m not sure if/what other supplies I’ll need.

  198. Brooke says

    My husband and I work with high schoolers and we just moved to a new area. I’m getting ready for the school year by looking for some new “spirit” outfits for my kiddos (not school age) when we go to the high school’s sporting events! We used to work with a school who’s colors were blue and white but now we’re red and white 🙂

  199. Michelle Evans says

    we’re getting ready for the school year by setting up a pre-school co-op and deciding on curriculum AND choosing a pre-school for our older child. it’s a little crazy, but it takes me back to my teaching days. 🙂 fun fun time of year!!

  204. Michelle says

    We’re starting tomorrow. We’ve been getting ready by organizing books we already own and ordering the ones still needed, setting up co-op schedules with friends, and signing up for ‘outsourced’ classes. Yay for back to school time!

  205. ann says

    I am a teacher, the hubster is a teacher , we have 4 kids and guess what??? We will ignore getting ready for school until the bitter end.

  206. Jessica says

    I am starting to do continuing education, so I am actually buying supplies so I am prepared.

    jessicarwarfield at gmail dot com

  210. Anonymous says

    My son is in year round school so we have already started back. but we always work on getting our homework area and supplies organized and cleaned out from left over summertime projects.
    Great Givaway. Lori

    lori@lorioldham.com

  212. Mom says

    How am I getting ready to go back to school? Praying hard that time will fly faster.

    All kidding aside, we have a new roof to put on before school starts! That’s how we are getting ready.

  213. Mom says

    And I like you on Facebook (although for some reason, my name has been changed on the blogger thingy….it’s Rebecca Hill)

  215. Jessie j. says

    after wiping away the tears because my Daughter is starting pre-school. I have mostly been working on getting her excited about going. I talk about the fun she will have and the friends she will meet severl times a day. She did tell me the other day she wanted her name on her back pack, so i guess i am going to be comming up with an idea for that.

  218. Ginger says

    Hey Maggie, love this Avery line at Staples!! My daughter, Janie, begins pre-school in a few weeks. I got her a new flower notebook, some neon markers and paints, all ready for her first morning of school in her book bag. That morning, I’ll have her hold a sign that says, “Preschool 2012, Ms. Yearby’s Class,” and take a picture so we can remember the day! Thanks for the give away!!

  220. Anonymous says

    We start back to school today- in the dining room! Just finishing getting books passed out and stowed on bookcases, passing out pencils, paper, markers—the fun stuff! Homeschooling rocks 🙂
    kel from Lmessimer(at)aol(dot)com

  224. {northern cottage} says

    what a great giveaway for back to school time – thanks so much for hosting. We are starting to PURGE here for back to school, sorting to get rid of excess or too small items, and seeing what we already have so we don’t buy more. It’s actually fun to be organizing and getting the kids EXCITED! xo

  226. Debi says

    My kids are grown and gone now but I’ve always loved getting ready to go back to school. So now instead of buying school supplies for my kids I fill two backpacks with supplies and take them to the guidance counselor at the school where I work to be given to a deserving student. I will be going to school at the end of this week to start preparing my classroom for the new school year and I’m going to buy new shoes! I follow on Google, follow your pins and “liked” on FB.

  227. mel says

    Almost done getting all the school supplies for my 2nd grader, little by little. My 4 yr old is starting preschool & is loving it. Glad school is back in session 🙂

  231. Amber says

    My daughter’s first day of kindergarten is tomorrow! We are getting ready by practicing reading and writing, going shopping today for a new outfit (we already bought some new clothes that I picked, but I am letting her pick for her first day), and going to her orientation last night.

    amberf_03 (at) hotmail (dot) com

  235. Rachel says

    My oldest is starting preschool this year, so I’m getting ready by emotionally preparing to drop him off on the first day!

  237. Carol says

    I follow your blog. I am getting ready for my 1st grade class at a private Christian school…new name tags, class schedule, lesson plans, bulletin boards, etc.

  242. Anonymous says

    We are marking all our school supplies and clothes with our names. We have stocked up on cool lunch box extras such as animal sandwich cutters, lunch box notes, and spiderman spoons!

    thanks,

    Sadie
    skuskye {at} yahoo.com