Cuteness: Elephant Momma & Baby Pillows

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Does it get any cuter than these?

I just think these are adorable and would make great gifts!  I can just picture an adorable elephant themed room with these on the bed.  These Moncalin elephant pillows are pretty pricey at $120 normally but they are on sale for $49 through today at 11A.M. at One Kings Lane.  I know it’s still a bit much to pay for pillows and if you can’t bring your self to pay that much perhaps they could be inspiration for your own sewing project.

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Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

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Mother’s Day has completely snuck up on me this year.  I cannot believe it is this Sunday!  Are you ready for it?  If not I have a few gift ideas for you:
Bare Escentuals bareMinerals Girlfriend Collection ($113 Value) bareMinerals Girlfriend CollectionTarte Beauty in a Box: Bronze Smoky Eye ($112 Value) Beauty in a Box: Bronze Smoky Eye
Makeup– If you don’t already know her favorite brand do a little snooping through her makeup drawer and then buy her a gift set of makeup in her favorite brand. Make sure it is colors she tends to wear and likes.  Some of my all natural favorites are Bare Minerals and Tarte.
 Unique and handmade items from Etsy.com (I haven’t met a girl yet who didn’t light up when talking about Etsy). Never heard of Etsy?  Where have you been? No seriously, it is an online market where some of the most creative people sell their handmade items and vintage finds.  You can find some amazingly unique items. You can sneak a peek at her “favorite” items to see if there is something she has been wanting.  You could also add money to her Paypal account for her to be able to purchase some of the things she wants. 
Gift Certificates for Favorite Stores (Zappos, Crate and Barrel, Pottery Barn, TJ Maxx/Homegoods, Ann Taylor Loft, Gap, and iTunes are some of my own favorites).
 
A massage, facial, or mani/pedi gift certificate.  Groupon has big discounts on these often.  Sign up and watch the deals in your area and surprise her with some spoiling. Or you can just give her a Groupon gift certificate so that she can purchase a deal of her choosing.
Dyson DC35 Digital Slim Multi Floor VacuumEvolution Robotics Mint Automatic Hard Floor Cleaner, 4200Neato XV-11 All Floor Robotic Vacuum System
 
Some moms want more practical gifts for Mother’s Day (that’d be me raising my hand).  My dream gifts for Mother’s Days past have been a carpet steamer, vacuum cleaner, maid service (notice a theme here?).  This year I’ve had my eye on the Mint Floor Cleaner, the Neato XV-11 Robotic Vacuum,  or the Dyson Digital Slim Cordless Vacuum.  Hey, what can I say?  With 6 kids it is a LOT of work to keep the floors clean around here and any of these would help!
 Is she in to decorating?  I have been completely in love with One Kings Lane lately!  They have home decor goods (even fancy designer ones) for some serious discounts. You have to watch the deals to find just the right one but most of us women like a good hunt right?  You can get a gift card from One Kings Lane and let her go to town decorating!
How about a day off? What an idea?!  Moms work SO hard and if you have the ability to give the mom in your life a day off, she’ll love you for it. Send her off in the morning with instructions to have a good time.  It can be as simple a day as browsing her favorite shops with a latte in hand or as elaborate as an overnight stay at a spa.  There are all kinds of ways to make this work on any budget.  Just get creative.  If you want to make it even more special, get the kids to make “we love you mom” banners and clean up the house before she gets home.  Trust me.  She will love that!
Have the kids/grandkids get creative with handmade cards.  My kids love to do this for me every year and I keep them all.  They are so precious.  You can use paint and let them put their handprints on them or write poems. Kids are good at being creative with cards.
Have kids draw a picture or write a poem and frame it.
Take pictures of your kids or family and frame them for mom’s wall.  Swap photographing the family with a friend or neighbor and then use a photo editing software (like Picasa) or a stores photo editing computer to crop, make them black & white, etc…
If you know a single mother it would be great to remember her this Mother’s Day!  Even a simple card would be a blessing.  I often think about how hard it is to parent even with a spouse and I cannot imagine doing it alone. Regardless of the circumstances that made them single parents I know it would mean a lot to have someone remember them on Mother’s Day.  Let’s support them!  Let me know in the comments if you have special ideas on how to do this.
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Backseat Driver Clothing and Accessories Review and Giveaway.

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Have you seen the absolutely adorable lines for infants and toddlers from Backseat Driver?  Talk about cute!  Backseat Driver is all about fun, fashionable and comfortable clothing and accessories for your little backseat driver (clever name too!).
Backseat Driver is a boutique quality clothing and accessory line created by sisters, Kimberlee and Sarah, in Southern California. Their infant onesies and toddler tops are not only trendy and playful, but soft and comfortable and made in the USA. They saw there was a need for more hip, happening clothing for baby boys, so they set out to make it! I think they have done a fine job!
 Along with their clothing Backseat Driver makes great 100% cotton, handmade bibs & burp cloths backed with chenille.  They were so kind as to send me one of the Happy Butterfly Bibs and it could not be cuter!  I love that the backside is chenille fabric! It adds absorbency and cuteness! I love that they pay attention to all of the details such as the wavy stitching pattern and the cute little Backseat Driver tag.  The colorful and unique fabrics make bib wearing more stylish and I think these would make super, unique gifts for baby showers and birthdays!

Did I mention that Backseat Driver was at the Emmy’s last year? Jennifer Love Hewitt, Seth Green and Blair Underwood were just a few of the stars that had fun checking out all of the great Backseat Driver items (click here for pictures).

If you cannot wait for the giveaway to end to get your hands on the cuteness you can purchase Backseat Driver items by visiting them here. Enter the code: BABY for 15% off!


Now for the really great part! Backseat Driver is offering one lucky reader your choice of one bib/burp cloth (*pending availability since items are handmade & certain items are no longer made).  To enter to WIN go visit Backseat Driver’s Customer Favorites and come back and tell me which one is your favorite too.  Be sure to leave me a way to contact you should you win.  

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Giveaway ends 2/22/11 at 11:59 PM EST. Open to the US only.

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Super Cute Baby Shoes, Sandals and Boots from Zuzii

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Can you call shoes yummy?  These are so adorable!  I just can’t get over how sweet they are.  Check them out at Zuzii. Available in sizes o up to 6-9 months.  Here is what they say about their shoes:

“Our unique handmade footwear is designed with your baby’s comfort in mind. From the plush hand dyed stretch cotton uppers to the tri-layer soles, consisting of a layer of ortho cush-cork sandwiched between a leather insole and an anti-skid rubber sole. These carefully selected materials combine to create a remarkably lightweight and balanced shoe perfect for your little one, available in eleven beautiful colors.”

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Perfect Valentine’s Day Gift for Your Husband or Wife

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I keep coming across these great t-shirts from Union 28.  They have these new designs that would be perfect to give for Valentine’s Day!  Wear a “My Husband Rocks” T-shirt and let him and everyone else know how great he is! I really like the “My Wife Rocks” version as well.  There are other designs available on their website too.  They start at $17 and right now you can use code: U28valentine for $5 off 2 or more regular-priced items.  So you can get these two shirts for under $30 (plus shipping).

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