This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Kmart for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.
With Autumn in the air, you know what is next, right? Yep, Christmas is just around the corner. And what better way to get a jump start on the holiday shopping season than with free layaway that is available at your local Kmart store. And right now, you could win big with Kmart's Big Layaway Giveaway. There will be one layaway giveaway per store each week from 9/9/12 through 11/17/12. How great is that?
Now is the time to put those most wished-for holiday gifts on layaway. I know my daughter has already added a few things to her "Wish List", like this Princess & The Popstar Kiera Doll. It's all she talks about!
So, just how does Kmart's layaway stack up to other department stores? Let's check it out: 
What I like most about Kmart's layaway is that I know I can shop early, get the items I really want for the people I love most and have the extra time I need to pay for them. I know I am ready to put some of my holiday gift items on layaway and who knows, maybe win big. What about you?
Halloween is just around the corner. Decorating the home for holidays has long been a favorite family fun tradition. Some of my best childhood memories include picking out our family's Halloween pumpkin and taking it home and carving it. 
I carved a hole in the bottom of the pumpkin and began scraping out the "guts". The scraper scoop worked really well to clean out the insides and scoop out all the seeds. I wiped the pumpkin clean with a damp cloth. 
Here's what the pattern looks like once it is carved out. Then it is time to paint the black areas and then the silver. The kit comes with a pouch of black and silver paint and 2 brushes to use. You can paint on additional features, in this case- a silver moon, with stencils. The kit also comes with silver push-in beads and I added those and thought it made it look like stars in the night sky. All that is left to do is place the carved pumpkin over a battery-operated light; I used a battery-operated flickering tea light. 
My daughter loves the little black cat and has named it after herself. I think it turned out pretty good, even if I did do it(Ha, Ha). It was fairly simple and I definitely plan to try some of the other patterns. 
Right now through the end of October, the makers of Freschetta pizza are teaming up with Bright Pink to help promote The Strength of 1 campaign in order to promote breast cancer awareness. Bright Pink is the only national non-profit organization focusing on the prevention and early detection of breast and ovarian cancer in young women, while providing support to high-risk individuals. 
