Isn’t the whole point of Mother’s Day to pamper yourself, to buy things for yourself you would never otherwise consider? I’ve found some goods for you to do just that. Two lovely ladies {Kimberly and Lori} are selling some pretty adorable goods right now. Lori is a very talented seamstress who makes the cutest bags you’ve ever seen. Her Market Bags make me want to go grocery shopping just so I can take one along. She is selling them right…
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My dear, sweet P is as forthright about my grooming as she is about everything else in my life. When I recently commented to my husband V that {sigh} “I’m starting to look my age” P felt compelled to pipe in from the background, “Mom, you’ve looked old for a while now!” So it will come as no surprise that I’ve been in the market for some {anti-aging} skin care products. I don’t really have a lot of wrinkles and…
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As a mother I’m honestly happy if Mother’s Day begins with breakfast in bed {with the newspaper} and some sort of homemade card from the kids, and ends with me in bed by 9 P.M. Flowers are always nice from V, but at this point I’ll take what I can get. That’s not to say I haven’t been making a list of all sorts of lovely things I’d like come Sunday morning. Here are a couple of ideas for yourself…
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If you haven’t already entered the HOBO International Giveaway hurry and do it now! The giveaway is ending at Midnight tonight and we don’t want you to miss out on all the fun…
It wouldn’t be Mother’s Day without beautiful jewelry would it? Petit Elefant is giving away one of these beautiful, classic Motherhood necklaces from Blue Poppy Jewelry {valued at $64}. I’m absolutely coveting one of these beauties. Good luck! Each freshwater pearl has a single drop of silver set into its surface to symbolize the unique beauty of motherhood. Wear this necklace as a reminder of the eternal love that exists between mothers and their children. Giveaway Guidelines: Leave a comment…
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Baby Light and Clip. {$14.99}. Clipping the nails of my newborn babies was always such a traumatic experience for me that I ended up turning the job entirely over to my husband V. I always managed to clip off some skin and both the baby and I ended up in tears before we were through. Laurie, a fellow mommy, created a solution to my problem with her invention of the Baby Light and Clip, one of the cleverest things I’ve…
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Remember this sassy apron from Two Blonds & a Brunette? One of you lucky mamas will win one {valued at $35} for Mother’s Day. Good luck! Giveaway Guidelines: Leave a comment telling me why you need this uber-sexy apron between now and Sunday May 11th, {Midnight MDT}. Leave only one comment please. Anonymous comments will be deleted. A winner will be randomly chosen and announced Monday May 12th on Petit Elefant.
Alex Car Valet. $28. {via Little Jet Set}. If you’ve traveled very far with kids {as far as the post office counts} you know that even under the best of circumstances it can be, well, trying. I’ve done so many things over the years to lessen the pain {for all of us} including traveling with an entourage of crayons, coloring books, binoculars, & stickers. I used to haul around bins in the backseat of the car full of activities to…
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It’s time to start the Mother’s Day Giveaway-a-Day! Petit Elefant has some amazing giveaways this week for all you wonderful mothers. The first giveaway in our Mother’s Day Giveaway-a-Day Week is a note card set from the lovely Marta of m.writes. Remember when I wrote about Marta here? Well, one of you lucky gals will get to choose a set of note cards {a set of 6 valued at $10} from Marta’s darling shop! I don’t know about the rest…
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