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Smiley 360

About Smiley360

Smiley360 is an online community of influential consumers who try products and experiences for free and share their opinions with others. As a member, you will receive offers from the biggest brands and share your experience with that brand, as well as with friends, family, coworkers, neighbors and other consumers like you.

Our Story — Your Voice

Smiley360 launched in December 2009 with one purpose. We wanted there to be more communication between consumers and the brands that they buy. As consumers, wouldn't it be great to get first access to new products and experiences, and to actually tell the brands what we think? And even better, wouldn’t it be great to know that they are actually listening?

That's what we hope to achieve with Smiley360—to give regular people the chance to try new things and share their opinions with the world. Think of us as your link to the brands you consume every day. This is marketing for the modern world, and we all have a voice! Be Heard. Be Happy.

Why Join Smiley360?

Do you love to try new products and services? Have you ever tried a product and thought, "This would be so much better if..." As a Smiley member, you can provide this kind of feedback directly to the source, as well as share with the people in your life, both online and offline. Smiley members get inside and exclusive looks at new brands, new products, and new online content—how cool is that?

You should join Smiley if...

• You care about the products you consume in your daily life
• You want to give feedback directly to your favorite brands
• You believe that your opinion on products should be heard
• You like to try before you buy
• You want to be the person your friends turn to for advice on what products to buy

How Does It Work?

It’s as easy as 1… 2… 3…

1. Qualify to Try Products and Services (for free!)
Members qualify for Smiley missions, which is what we call it when we send you something new to try. Missions are designed to match your lifestyle and interests, so you'll receive experiences best suited for you. You only need to accept the missions that interest you, so feel free to hit ’Decline’ if something doesn’t feel like the right fit.

2. Share Your Feedback with Friends, Fellow Smiley Members and the Companies Behind the Products
Smiley is all about having your voice heard, and we give you the tools to easily share your feedback. That’s how our site is designed. In today's marketplace, brands want and need to know your opinion. Smiley members provide valuable feedback that collectively helps drive the market.

3. Earn Points and Badges to Improve Your Community Status
We know our members are social trendsetters, and we like to give you more things to talk about. For everything you do on your mission, you will earn points and badges. We reward good sharers with more missions, so the more you do, the higher your chances of being selected for even more opportunities.

Our Values

Free: because you'll never have to pay a penny as a member
Authentic: because you only share your honest opinion, whether it's positive or negative
Influence: because your friends listen to your recommendations
Power: because the customer makes the brand, not the other way around

Click here to Join

Birchbox upcycle

DIY ~ Upcycled Birchbox Makeup Box

I have about a million of these boxes and I'm always looking for way to put them to use. I came across some directions on a blog that I could actually follow and i have to say, I love how it came out.

You'll need: 5 empty Birchboxes (specifically, 5 box bottoms and 3 box tops), 3 Birchbox ribbons, xacto knife (or scissors) and duck tape (not pictured)

Take two box bottoms and cut off a long side from each.

These will be the left and right sides of your main box, with the open end facing forward.

Take the pieces you just cut off and cut each in half width-wise.  These will be your 'drawer runners'.

Start from the bottom of one side box, and use a box bottom as a guide.  Use duck tape to firmly secure one and then two cardboard strips in place.

Repeat for the other box, and make sure that they line up properly.  I did my runners kind of weird, I wanted each side different so the drawers would be sure to rest easily.  This is a matter of preference, and you could do them any way you want!

Now it's time to construct the rest!  Take a box top and cut off a long end.  This is now going to be the main box's bottom, with the open end facing front.

Take another box top and cut off all the sides.  This will cover up the opening in the main box's back.  Grab another box top and leave it untouched.  Time to assemble!

I used more duck tape to hold the back in place, as well as to secure the two sides to the box bottom.  This is the back view.

And this is the front view.  Coming together nicely!  Time to make drawers.

Grab your xacto knife and make a small incision in a box bottom's front center.  Insert both ends of the ribbon, leaving a loop outside.

Tie the two ribbon ends together and knot them, then trim the ends.  Repeat two more times for the two other drawers.

And here's the finished product!  Granted, it's a little wobbly.  But hey!  I think it's absolutely fabulous!  My daughter already wants me to make one for her.  (And I seriously have enough boxes to make at least 2 more!)

Let me know if you make this!  I'd love to see how yours turns out!

credits: http://www.smartnsnazzy.com/2012/06/diy-upcycled-birchbox-makeup-box.html?m=1

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Bye Bye Gall Bladder

A lot of things got put off because I had Surgery at the end of September. I ASSumed with all my time off I could do lots of blogging, catch up on school, and a ton of other random things. Let me just say, NONE of that happened. I took a few pics, did my nails once and slept... a lot...

I dont know if you know this, but there is a lot of waiting that goes along with having surgery. lots of boring waiting....

Since I recently lost my cat Trent, I brought a stuffed animal version I had found in some boxes I had recently brought over from my parents house

(because I thought I would have time to go through them, lol)

My Besty brought me a Hobbs :-)
I basically looked like a giant 5 year old hanging out in pre-OP

they kept me smiling, no nerves here, just smiles

Sexy Leggings for everyone!!!

Cool headware
(and lots of pain meds)

Selfie mode was definitely activated 

Selfies with my Besty back home

Selfies with my BF's daughter
She was the best helper that weekend. She even helped me paint my toes <3

I couldnt see my incisions, had to take pictures of that just to get an idea

The one thing I did do, an awesome Anime Manicure