Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Cuddoozle

The first memory foam infant feeding pillow is now here! Cuddoozle Infant Feeding Pillow is 3 layer memory foam, hypoallergenic, multipurpose feeding pillow. The Cuddoozle is available in several different fabrics and the outer cover is completely removable and machine washable making it super easy to keep clean. It also has an extra multipurpose pillow which can be used for mom to rest her head, to elevate baby or as an arm rest. The Cuddoozle also has handy carrying straps and pockets for storing small items. The Cuddoozle can be used for nursing with mom or bottle feeding with dad, big brother/sister or grandparents. A great way to bond with your baby and feed comfortably!

Visit www.cuddoozle.com


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Amies

If you have a little girl who loves dogs, you have to check out Amies! It is an adorable boutique filled with fresh and funky stationary, backpacks, totes, wallets, coin purses and gift accessories! Amies also has an area of the website where you can learn about all the different characters on their products! Plus you can print Amie’s pooches on posters, greeting cards and coloring pages too! A fun site with cool products for girls!

Visit www.amiescircle.com



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Image Kind

Create your own masterpiece at Image Kind! Image Kind allows you upload your own personal snapshots and make a custom piece of art! You simply upload your photos, choose a layout, position your image, choose a mat and frame......and voila! Image Kind also has story frames where you can upload several photos to capture your own personal story and make it a beautiful work of art for your home! At Image Kind you can also purchase art from painters, illustrators and photographers in various forms (print, frame or canvas) and you can also sell your own art too!

Check it out at www.imagekind.com




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Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Custom Photo Magnets


Announcements Galore now has magnets! Engagement and save the date cards, party invitations, birth announcements all work great as magnets. Your friends and family will never forget your announcement or important date with a large, attractive magnet on their fridge!

All of the designs at Announcements Galore can be printed on quality, 0.4mm vinyl magnetic material. Your photos will look great on these magnets! Plus the magnets come with FREE, white flap envelopes for mailing. Magnets can be mailed with just one first-class stamp.

What a great way to announce your special occasion!

Visit www.AnnouncementsGalore.com


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Clip of the Month Club @ Bugalug


Become a VIP member of Bugalug! By joining the clip of the month club, you will be the first to get new styles, popular retired styles, and exclusive styles for members only! One fabulous new clip will arrive in your mailbox every month for 12 months. This is a perfect birthday gift, Christmas gift or just a little something special for your little princess. Imagine her eyes light up every time she gets a new package with HER name on it!

With your membership to this exclusive club you will also receive valuable coupons from Bugalug and some of our favorite retailers! This fabulous offer is worth over $75! Now on SALE for $35!!!

Visit www.bugalugbaby.com



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Quote the Walls

Spice up your walls in a pinch with Quote the Walls vinyl lettering and graphics. They have all sorts of wonderful sayings and designs for your home. A quick and easy way to add personal touch to your home! Plus, if you don't see a saying you want, you can create a custom design of your own!

Check out www.QuotetheWalls.com

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CuddleBee Belt & Headband Sets

CuddleBee has always been known for their fabulous line of blankets and burpies. Well, now they have a new addition to their chic line! They have the most adorable belt and headband sets! Available in either infant and toddler sizes!

Visit www.CuddleBee.com


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Reversible Apron

Check out this adorable apron by C Berry Baby!!! It is absolutely gorgeous!

These crayon caddy aprons are made using designer fabrics AND they are completely reversible for everyday use! A perfect gift for your little diva. This apron will hold up to 18 crayons (which are included) and is ultra chic boutique quality! Stylish enough to wear out and about over a dress or even with a pair of jeans and a tank!

To get your reversible apron, visit www.cberrybaby.com

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Monday, April 21, 2008

Just Buzzin' By: Clean Tables, Clean Clothes, Clean Floors...OH MY!



I was recently introduced to a fantastic company called Just Buzzin' By. Founded by super swanky, super smart, scientist mommy Sriti Fusillo, Just Buzzin' By allows moms to feel good in many ways. As if it weren't enough that your floors will stay spotless with their super cool splat mats, your tables will be sticky no more with their adorable place mats, and your little one's clothes will be crumb free with their snap pocket bibs, Just Buzzin' By goes above and beyond any other company to create portable, durable, and stylish products that are completely safe for your favorite mess makers. All of their products are made from PVC-Free, Pthalate Free, Lead Free, Non-Toxic materials. I know, you're sold already, but guess what? There's more! All products are wipeable, machine washable and available in 20 pleasing patterns.

So, follow in my footsteps and toss that piece of junk splat mat you purchased at your local baby store. Replace Big Bird with Big Style. I am in love with our camo splat mat. It is now a permanent fixture under our indoor easel. Its generous size allows no spills to make it on to the wood floors and it looks cool too. I prefer mine under the easel, but there are tons of other uses I can think of. I just may need to get a second one! Bring it to the park (wet grass will no longer mean wet butt), use it at amusement parks (folds up small, it will fit in the stroller basket and the whole family will stay clean on the parade route), stick it under the high chair (messy eater, easy clean up), great for sporting events (cover those dirty bleachers) and on and on and on.....

To place your order, contact Just Buzzin' By directly & celebrate Earth Day with a purchase that will last a lifetime! Use the code "swankymom" for 15% off your order!

Happy Birthday Olive Kids!

One of my favorite companies has turned 10!
Happy Birthday to Olive Kids, Happy Birthday to Olive Kids... Visit Olive Kids to enter to win some fabulous birthday gifts! You know they're great if they're giving away gifts on their own birthday!!!
Grand Prize is an entire Olive Kids room valued at $750
First Place is a Personalized Package valued at about $250
Five Runner Ups will receive a Personalized Placemat Pack and Name Tag worth over $50
It's simple to enter (even a ten year old could). Click here to get to the entry form, answer a few simple questions and, voila, you're all set - no purchase necessary. Entries must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. PT on June 30, 2008. Good luck and hope you win!

Lego Duplos: Dino Lovers Rejoice!



Who doesn't love Legos? I mean, they're the gift that keeps on giving, put them together, play, leave them out for a few days, put them away and rediscover them again a few days later. My boys, ages 4 & 6 are obsessed with their Dino Valley Duplo set. This is literally one of the very few toys that does not initiate fights. Their cooperative play is unbelievable with this set. I LOVE that the instructions are easy enough for my oldest to understand and he helps my little one put together the entire set. Set up takes them about 15 minutes, but then they will play for at least an hour! It cracks me up listening to them. I mean the "cavemen" are having dino races, the dinos are cooking up some dinner, and everyone naps around the "fire." I've actually sat down and joined in several times. You should hear their cavemen bedtime stories! It's a great time and their creativity just blows me away. The set is so detailed, everything from the steak to the "fur" blankets makes Dino Valley the ultimate gift for kids ages 3-6. Just for boys? No way, we recently had a party at our home and the little girls loved playing with it too.

Visit the Lego site today and create some prehistoric playtime for your little ones! All Duplo Dino sets can be purchased directly from Lego.

Preppy Monogrammed Gifts

Preppy Monogrammed Gifts takes great pride in their products. Their boutique quality Monogrammed Gifts are perfect for Baby Gifts,New mommies, Birthdays, Graduation gifts, Teachers gifts, Bridesmaids gifts or anytime you need a great monogrammed gift.

PMG
offers custom monogrammed bags, koozies, monogrammed tote bags, personalized diaper bags, flip flops, preppy baby gifts, melamine plates ,sterling silver jewelry, headbands, monogrammed acrylic gifts, monogrammed spa wraps, preppy stationery, travel mugs, monogrammed mouse pads , monogrammed diaper bags, baby bibs, monogrammed burp cloths, monogrammed diaper bag tags, Monogrammed Key Chains, Spa wraps, Preppy Plates, Personalized Art, Monogrammed Sippy Cups, Sippy Cup Koozies, Monogrammed Clip Boards, Monogrammed Back Packs, Monogrammed Lunch Bags, Personalized Note cards, Personalized Children’s Crayon Aprons, Personalized Children’s Clothing, Personalized Plates.


Preppy Monogrammed Gifts that will leave a lasting impression!

Check them out.

www.preppymonogrammedgifts.com 1.800.659.4314


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SnapTotes is hosting a Mother's Day Family Photo Contest!

SwankyMoms.com readers can enter Snaptotes Favorite Family Photo Contest for a chance to win a free bag for Mother's Day!

Five winners will be drawn at random by April 30th, 2008 to win a free bag. Please check out: http://www.snaptotes.com/contest/mothersday-contest.aspx for details!


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Sponsor: Tano Jewelry - Every Momma Loves Jewelry!

Time to stop worrying about what you're going to get your mom for Mother's Day. Your mother deserves some fabulous accessories and you shouldn't have to break the bank. Tano Jewelry is here with the perfect Mother's Day gifts.

Thread Earrings are becoming the most popular summer trend of 2008. Hand made in Peru, these vibrant teardrop earrings are beautiful and unique. Peruvian thread earrings are the perfect gift that will be enjoyed for years to come. Use your coupon code below and they cost between $8-$12 per pair! You can't go wrong and there is a color to suit everyone.

Want a gift that combines current fashion style and elegance? Don't miss the latest line of clover jewelry inspired by Heidi Klum's highly successful line of jewelry. However, you won't be paying hundreds of dollars. Find the perfect clover jewelry set for under $20!

Still don't know what to get? You can never go wrong with the perfect Headband or Shell Bracelet. Tano Jewelry has one of the largest and most affordable collections of Headbands on the internet. With over 200 styles of fashion headbands, you are sure to find the ideal style.

Don't procrastinate and have to salvage a gift last minute. Use coupon code "mothersday" during checkout to receive 20% off your fashion jewelry and receive FREE SHIPPING on all orders over $35!

Own a business? We offer wholesale fashion jewelry as well.


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Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Little Jet Set: Making Travel Fun & EASY!



It's that time of the year, a few months until summer, time to plan that family vacation! Maybe you already have your travel plans, a trip to Disneyworld? Family Reunion? Cross country in the motor home? Whatever it is that you are planning, do not leave home without visiting Little Jet Set. This fantastic site caters to the needs of traveling families. From suitcase solutions (you must see the Trunki) to travel friendly toys and sleeping solutions, Little Jet Set is your one stop shop for all of your on the go needs.

I always buy a few "surprise" toys before a vacation, especially when there is an airplane ride involved. There's nothing like the distraction of a new toy. But do you need to be planning a vacation to shop at Little Jet Set? Ummm, No Way! Think car rides to Target and evenings out to dinner (you know those waxy crayons only keep them occupied for about 2 minutes and after 3 minutes, they're broken into 100's of pieces).

When our Automoblox from Little Jet Set arrived, I knew they'd be a boredom buster and immediately put them in my purse for a trip to dinner. They are small, lightweight, and look ultra cool. After ordering some Happy Face Pancakes at IHOP, I busted out the Automoblox and VOILA! Happy Kids = Happy Parents. We had so much fun interchanging all of the parts. My boys were creating all sorts of new vehicles, "double cars", "limos", "mini cars" and more. It was great!

Little Jet Set is genius, visit http://www.littlejetset.com/ today and have happy travels always!

Monday, April 07, 2008

Boon & The Toddler Cafe Contest

Boon would like to let Swanky Moms readers know about a contest they are sponsoring in conjunction with an awesome new cookbook from Chronicle Books called The Toddler Café.

About the Toddler Café

This new cookbook by author Jennifer Carden features beautiful photography by her husband Matthew Carden along with delicious and fun recipes, all designed to help kids become healthy eaters that actually enjoy their time at the table.


About the Contest

Readers can enter to win by submitting their best ideas for getting kids to eat. The top ten entries will receive a signed copy of The Toddler Café and one or our new Boon feeding items. One grand prize winner will receive a complete set of Boon feeding items, plus an Animal Bag stuffed animal storage, and an assortment of parenting books form Chronicle Books including the signed copy of The Toddler Café.

Entries are due by April 30 and winners will be announced on Mother’s Day.

For more information on the contest and how to enter, please visit http://www.chroniclebooks.com/blog/?p=1144.

There is also a great video by the author discussing her philosophy on feeding toddlers. You can watch the video here:






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Baby Celebration LA - This Weekend!

Who is fashionable, sexy, trendy, well-informed…hip, hot…all of the above… AND, a mom too??? Why YOU of course!

So, if you are a groovy mom who strives to have it all… Baby Celebration LA is the place to be April 12-13. Baby Celebration LA held at the Los Angeles Convention Center is the ultimate showcase event for hip moms and their trendy tots. Ever wondered where your favorite celebrity moms find those very special and precious children’s clothing designs, hire nannies, find their custom made diaper bags and stay so fresh and cool…well, many of the exhibitors at Baby Celebration can tell you exactly how it’s done. Many of them are the same designers and experts hired by Hollywood favorites.

Dee Rule best known as the “Nanny to the Stars” will be speaking at Baby Celebration LA sharing her secrets that will enable you to keep up on your beauty sleep…yes, even with an infant!

The Baby Celebration LA Fashion shows will truly entertain and amaze you. Make sure to get seated early for the “Sweet Petites Fashion Treats” show featuring exquisite and custom fashion looks found only in the finest places…AND for all of you who are pregnant (or just had a baby)…Renae Plant founder of [bump] babies has coordinated a fashion parade that fully establishes pregnancy fashions among the most beautiful looks ever designed. The grace and elegance shown in this show will astound all in attendance.

Perhaps you desperately need a little tender loving care too. This is your invitation to pamper yourself from head to toe at baby Celebration LA. There will be destinations for massage, make-up tips, immortalizing your pregnant belly or perhaps get a beautiful original tattoo…temporary of course…maybe a piece of cake is all you need to pick yourself up…ummmm. You will marvel at the charming nursery vignettes and get lots of good party theme ideas at the baby Celebration LA Partyscapes…(Be sure to vote for your favs…you could win fab prizes like a $250.00 gift certificate!)

There is no other place on the planet April 12-13 2008 where you choose clothing for you little ones from the top designers in the world, learn new and effective mommy skills from an esteemed “Safety Panel”, purchase custom photographs, individualized keepsake jewelry, select the nursery of your tiny tots dreams, plan babies first birthday party, sign-up to be a member of the very latest moms groups, watch your children play with “Gymboree”, play in a “Edible Eco Garden” and learn the secrets of growing your own garden, see favorite stars from PBS, win a “Baby Moon Getaway” for two in Sausalito California valued at $2000.00…even get a Baby Celebration LA “Booty Bag”!

Whew! You are fantabulous and you are a mom. We know you can have it all and Baby Celebration LA is the one chance you will have this year to shop, learn, experience and luxuriate in what it means to be wondrous…to be a hip mommy!

www.BabyCelebrationLA.com

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Thursday, April 03, 2008

Bugalug Baby


Bugalug Baby is the fantastic Canadian Company that has been making a huge splash in boutique industry. Bugalug hair accessories can be found ALL over Canada and are starting to spread to the US! The Bugalug barrettes have an innovative silicon gripping system which makes them stand apart from the other non-slip barrettes. Those little fly away hairs will stay put with Bugalug! Bugalug also has a line of headbands! These hip headbands are made to fit toddler to adult! Their patent pending toggle design makes it fit any head perfectly. At the moment, Bugalug uses common ribbon that can be found in the boutique market but they are currently in the process of manufacturing their own line of ribbon which will make their barrettes and headbands even more exclusive and unique! Also, sign up for a free clip on your daughter’s birthday!

All Swanky Moms readers receive an exclusive 10% coupon from Bugalug, by using coupon code “SWANKY10”!

Visit www.bugalugbaby.com

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