This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Hampton Hotels. All opinions are 100% mine.

Hampton Hotels is holding a sweepstakes where you can win a weekend stay at one of their inns. It’s not just for you and your family! You can include guests! The grand prize winner will receive a free stay for themselves and 100 of their friends at a Hampton for one weekend. The winner will also receive $5000 to help pay the tax for the weekend!

If I won I’d put together a group of friends and family members and head for the beach! Some of my favorite beaches are in the Outer Banks, North Carolina. I’d head to the Corolla Hampton Inn, since it’s right on the beach with oceanfront rooms and suites that look right out on the sand dunes. We’ve been there several times, but I would love to take my mom and dad, and the rest of the family along for a getaway weekend!

The sweepstakes is open to everyone, not just Hilton Honors members or those that have previously stayed at a Hampton. So, even if you’ve never tried a Hampton you can enter to win, just head over to the Hampton Chain of Friends Sweepstakes page to find out all the details and get entered.

This weekend I have some really great links to share with you. You get to see what kind of yummy fun food crafters can create. There’s also some gift ideas scrapbookers can make, and some do it yourself wedding ideas if you know someone getting married in the near future.

Happy reading, and enjoy! I know I sure did!

• The Artful Crafter answers your questions, do companies offer free craft products to the general public for testing?
• It’s strawberry season! Creative Dreamer has a yummy version of strawberry tiramisu…check it out!
• Beading Arts shares a quick little tutorial on how to create a barnacle texture with seed beads!
• Tottie Talks Crafts has a contest to win a yummy book 60 Quick Knits is just wonderful, and, you can win a copy of it! Just leave a comment for a chance to win!
• Looking for some Scrapbooking Gift Ideas for mom for Mother’s Day? Love scrapbooking? Here are some homemade gift ideas to make using scrapbook supplies and techniques.
• Know someone who’s getting married? It’s wedding season, so to celebrate Chloe is writing a series of articles on creating your own special DIY wedding!
• Step by step instructions and photos for making a cross cake for a First Communion, Easter, or Baptism.

Have a great weekend!

Hope you had a wonderful weekend! It’s still Sunday here! So it’s technically still the weekend. We had a very rainy weekend here, and a busy one too! I have several great artsy links to share with you, but first check out my lilac tree. It’s in full bloom right now and looking fabulous!

Here’s your Sunday night reading, enjoy!

Creative Dreamer
Goodness…giveaways everywhere…I think I’ll have another one too! Come see what I’m giving away!

Beading Arts
Cyndi has a copy of “Totally Twisted” that she’s giving away! Come enter the contest now!

The Artful Crafter
This week Eileen is offering some free striking vintage photos from the 30s and a chance to win the eBook “Altered Ancestors: 50 Techniques for Using Vintage Photos in Art”.

More video tutorials on Tottie Talks Crafts
People keep asking Noreen how to get started with spool knitting, and also, how to finish the cords. So, she made 2 new video tutorials to show how.

Gadabout Media DIY
April 22 was Earth Day, so to celebrate Chloe has some easy tips for “greening” your craft room or studio.

I have several giveaways going on right now on all my blogs. Check them all out for an increased chance to win.

At Play Library:
Red or Pink Seagate FreeAgent Go Portable Hard Drive
Likewise! Party Game by Buffalo Games

She Knows Parties
Wholly Salsa Party Packs (5)

At Kid’s Birthday Fun:
Balloon Time Helium Balloon Kit

Here at Home and Garden Cafe:

$25 Via Paypal from Buzzillions

Good luck!

Buzzillions.com is a product reviews site that features reviews from actual people like you and me, who are verified to have purchased the products they are reviewing.

They don’t sell anything themselves, and they never pay people to submit reviews on Buzzillions so the reviews are completely unbiased. They display all reviews – the good, and the bad. Right now they have more than 4 million reviews on more than 600,000 products and growing.

Read reviews on the latest garden gadgets, electronics, digital cameras and more, or add your own review.

What they’re giving away: $25 cash via Paypal to two lucky winners.

The rules:

1. Visit www.Buzzillions.com and spend some time getting to know the site.
2. Come to this blog post, leave some constructive feedback, about (a) what you liked, (b) did not like, or (c) how you would improve Buzzillions, and (d) would you recommend it to friends or did you bookmark it for later?
3. Once you submit your comments here, you become eligible for a chance to win $25 cash via PayPal (there will be two winners).
4. You can enter more than once if you post your comments to your own blog including a link to this giveaway post and to Buzzillions.com, leave a separate comment with a link to your blog post.
5. You may earn an additional entry by Twittering about this contest on Twitter (if you could include @Linetteg and Buzzillions in your Tweet it would help me find it), and leave a separate comment with your Twitter ID, so I can confirm your Tweet.
6. Winners will be randomly chosen and announced in a separate post. The winner will have 48 hours to claim their prize.
7. Participants must be 18+ years of age, have a valid Paypal account, and reside in the United States.
8. The giveaway ends at midnight EST on February 2st.
9. The winners will be chosen by Random.org

View more great giveaways going on this week at BloggyGiveaways.com