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First Birthday Bash GIVEAWAY: My Children’s Clothes Boutique

August 1, 2010 · by Tiffany Merritt · 197 Comments

Welcome to the First Birthday Bash celebration! I will be featuring excellent gift ideas for brand new toddlers all week, in honor of Darah turning 1!

One of the things I have been wanting to do for a (DIY) birthday photo shoot with Darah is to have her in a tutu. But not just any old tutu. I needed to find one that was extra adorable (because “adorable” is already standard for a tutu). And of course, the perfect tutu for my little one year old (almost!) has presented itself.

Oh. My. Word.


I can hardly stand how cute it is! Look at the precious petals and leaves! And I’m so pleased to report that Darah has a blast playing with this
tutu, most likely because there are fun things inside to touch and move around. To have Darah in such a playful mood when she wears this helps the odds of snapping some cute photos go up by about 1,000%!
So where did I find this fetching fru fru must-have? I’m glad you asked! You can snag one for your own itty bitty ballerina at My Baby Clothes Boutique. In my opinion, My Baby Clothes Boutique is one of the very best places on the web to find outfits that are perfect for special occasions and photo shoots, but that are still comfortable enough that your baby won’t cry when wearing them because they are uncomfortable. They have done a great job of finding really adorable pieces your baby will actually wear!

Additionally, you probably already know that “special occasion” clothing for babies and toddlers can be outrageously expensive. I think the prices at My Baby Clothes Boutique are much easier to stomach than at most places, and that goes right along with the mission statement from their site, “At MyBabyClothesBoutique.com we strive to bring you the most fashion forward and trendy baby clothes on the web, all at a Guaranteed Lowest Price!” So you can shop with confidence knowing that you’ll be hard-pressed to find anything cuter, and you definitely won’t find it any cheaper!

Buy it!: The tutu featured in this post is currently on sale for $25.20, which is a fantastic price for something so beautiful. Be sure to check out the rest of their extensive sale selection. You don’t want to forget those beautiful baby headbands to complete the tutu outfit. The baby shoes are to die for. Like these adorable sandals are marked down to $10! Or these ballerina slippers.

Win it!: My Baby Clothes Boutique wants to give one lucky Stuff Parents Need Reader a $25 gift certificate, good toward any purchase on their site! Yay! The contest will run until August 11th at 7:59pm CST when a winner will be selected using Random.org. The winner will have 48 hours to respond to the winning email notification before the prize is forfeited and a new winner is drawn. Limit one entrant per household, please. Open to residents of the United States.

Mandatory entry: Tell me your favorite item from the list of baby clothes best sellers!

Additional entries:
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My Baby Clothes Boutique e-newsletter (look in the top right corner of the page)
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7. If you have a current blog (you have written a post in the last 3 months) add my button and leave a url so I can see it.

Be sure to enter all my other current giveaways (listed on my home page)

Disclosure: I received a complimentary product for review purposes. The opinions expressed here are strictly my own.

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New England Coffee Review: I Drink it Iced

July 31, 2010 · by Tiffany Merritt · 166 Comments

new england coffee reviews Who out there LOVES coffee??? I’m thinking that many of you are regulars at your local coffee shops. I love to go to my neighborhood joint and get a cool and refreshing iced coffee. They are so perfect for the summer months. In truth, though, I drink iced coffee all year. Seriously. It can be the coldest day of the year, and I’ll still go for an iced coffee over hot coffee, if given the choice.

While getting an iced coffee seems like just a little treat, setting me back only $2.75, those little indulgences start to really add up. When I stopped to think about, I realized that I could buy an entire bag of coffee for just about the same price as 2 iced coffees to go. It seems that my little treat is a HUGE money waster!

So I brew my own coffee. Lately I’ve been cold brewing, but I also brew with a traditional coffee pot. Lately I’ve been trying out all sorts of delicious brews, courtesy of New England Coffee. This company has a site dedicated to iced coffee tips and tricks called Try Me Iced. Check it out!

New England Coffee has been in business for over 90 years, so clearly they are doing something right when it comes to coffee. They started out in Boston (shout out to my old stompin’ grounds!), and are now located just outside the city, in Malden. They are New England’s largest independent coffee roaster!

I loved reading the following on their site, “Our methods are not cutting edge. In fact, they’re antiquated by most people’s standards. And we wouldn’t change a thing. It’s the only way we know how to make sure that you’ll always enjoy a consistently great cup of coffee.” I think there’s some truth to the idea that newer isn’t necessarily always better. If what you are doing is working, keep rolling with it!

I found the coffee I have been drinking to be quite delicious, and I have really enjoyed experimenting with New England Coffee’s flavors. Right now my favorite thing to do is brew a pot that has half Breakfast Blend and half Blueberry Cobbler. I find the combo to be absolutely perfect…not too strong, and just enough sweet blueberry flavor to make the coffee really tasty but not too sweet! If you like to experiment at bit with your coffee, check out the beverage recipes New England Coffee offers. They also have a French Vanilla roast that totally knocks my socks off. I can tell that I’ll be ordering some more of this as soon as my bag runs out.

Speaking of making a purchase, I love that I can make a purchase on their website, or I can just go to my nearest retailer (in my case, that would be the good old Piggly Wiggly!). Prices online are a reasonable $5.49 per bags, and the bag sizes range from 9-12 ounces. You can also request a coupon if you are a true bargain shopper! If you can’t find it in your local store, it is also carried on Amazon.

Win it!: One lucky Stuff Parents Need Reader will win one bag of Blueberry Cobbler Ground Coffee and one bag of Peach Cobbler Ground Coffee. Get ready for your daily coffee time to become absolutely fabulous! The contest will run until August 10th at 7:59pm CST when a winner will be selected using Random.org. The winner will have 48 hours to claim their prize before it is forfeited and a new winner is selected. Limit one entrant per household, please. Open to residents of the United States.

Mandatory entry: Tell me the New England Coffee flavor or roast you would like to try the very most (or that you already drink and love!).

Additional entries:

1. “Like” New England Coffee on Facebook
2. Sign up for the New England Coffee e-newsletter
3. Follow Stuff Parents Need on Twitter
4. “Like” Stuff Parents Need on Facebook
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6. If you are a blogger (posted something within the past 3 months) put my button on your blog and leave a url so that I can find it.

Be sure to enter my other current giveaways (listed on the sidebar of my home page)

Disclosure: I received complimentary products for review purposes. The opinions expressed here are strictly my own. This post may contain affiliate links. 

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The Perfect Diaper for Your Little Houdini (Wahmies One-Size GIVEAWAY!!!)

July 29, 2010 · by Tiffany Merritt · 211 Comments

We’ve already talked about the great wet bags that the company Wahmies puts out. Did you know that they also have a one-size diaper? Oh yes, indeed, and I’m going to tell you all about it!

This is a diaper unlike any other I have seen in terms of the way you put it on your kid. It has some pretty serious hook closures that allow for a custom fit. Tiny baby? No problem? Roly-poly baby? No problem! This diaper is built for babies from 4-40 pounds. That’s the largest range I’ve ever seen on a diaper!The diaper has a pocket for stuffing the soaker into it. I thought that the opening of the pocket was a little bit on the small side, so it takes me a little bit longer to get the inserts into this diaper than with my other pocket diapers. I LOVE the inner lining, which is velour. There must be nothing more luxurious than peeing and pooping on super soft velour! 🙂 Velour also does a great job of wicking away moisture, so it is luxurious and functional.
In addition to the custom fit along the waist, it also has four rise settings so that this diaper can be used from birth through potty training. I think this is an ideal diaper to purchase when your baby isn’t yet squirmy during diaper changes. That way, you can practice the hook closures and be an expert at it by the time you have to chase after your baby during a diaper change. Learning how to use the hooks right now, when Darah is constantly rolling around, is a bit of a challenge. If I had this diaper 3 months ago, that probably would have been perfect. There is a tutorial on the website, and once I watched it (why didn’t I do that as soon as I got the diaper?), the hooks became easy as pie. The diaper isn’t completely intuitive to use, but you only need to be shown once, and then you’ve got it. If you don’t like the hooks, they also have snaps available!
Here’s a picture that breaks down how to put these diapers on your baby.
One thing that is really great about this diaper is that Darah isn’t going to be able to take it off. She’s already starting to figure out how to pull at the velcro fasteners on her other diapers. I predict some trouble in the coming months… Still, these diapers are a bit tricky, even for me. That’s a negative for this diaper because it takes me longer to get it on, but also a positive because it ISN’T coming off once I get it on her!
Win it!: One of you will win a one-sized Wahmies diaper in the color of your choice! The contest will run until August 8th at 7:59pm CST when a winner will be selected using Random.org. The winner will have 48 hours to respond to the winning email before the prize is forfeited and a new winner is selected. Limit one entrant per household, please. Open to residents of the United States.

Mandatory entry: Of the colors shown, which one is your favorite (choose wisely, as you will get what you pick out!).

Additional entries:
1. Name one other Wahmies product that you’d like to try
2. Follow Stuff Parents Need on Twitter
3. Subscribe to Stuff Parents Need by RSS, email or Google Friend Connect (only one extra entry, even if you subscribe multiple ways)
4. If you are a blogger (posted something within the past 3 months) put my button on your blog and leave a url so that I can find it.
5. If you own a Wahmies one size, tell me a little bit about your experience with the diaper (1 extra entry!)

Be sure to enter my other current giveaways (listed on the sidebar of my home page)

Disclosure: I received complimentary products for review purposes. The opinions expressed here are strictly my own.

Filed Under: Giveaways · Tagged: cloth dipers, giveaway, one size diaper, review, wahmies, wahmies cloth diapers, wahmies diapers, washable diapers

Flip & Tumble Shopping Tote: Reusable Bags You Will Actually Use

July 27, 2010 · by Tiffany Merritt · 161 Comments

I’ll admit it, I feel a little bit smug every week when I go to the grocery store, because I’ve made it a habit to bring my reusable grocery bags with me. It has taken a while for it to become a habit, but now, stopping at my trunk and pulling out bags is pretty much automatic for me after I pull in to the grocery store parking lot.

For some reason, though, this habit only works at the grocery store. I don’t remember to grab bags when I’m headed inside to Target, or TJ Maxx, or to any of the other stores that I frequent. Weird, huh? Maybe part of the reason, at least when I go into some stores, is that I’m not 100% certain that I’ll be buying anything.

I once tried to put a reusable bag inside my purse. Uh, yeah, that lasted for about 1 minute before I threw it back out. The handles were getting caught on stuff and the bag took up a surprising amount of room!

But hear ye! Hear ye! There’s a bag out there that is absolutely PERFECT for those “what if” moments that I have when being out and about. Check out the Flip & Tumble 24-7 bags. Not only are the colors bold and beautiful, but the bag is SO user-friendly. It has an elastic pouch design that enables you to turn the bag into a small ball (roughly the size of a tennis ball) in about 8 seconds. I’m the type of person who can’t fold a map to save her life, but getting this bag into the pouch was very intuitive, even for me, and it really was super fast.

Because it can become such a small object, it can actually go in your purse or your diaper bag. I’ve been carrying mine around with me for about 2 weeks, now, and it has been used repeatedly! And I can tell you that had I not had this bag, I would have used plastic bags in those moments, because I wasn’t remembering to bring in my canvas bags. Flip & Tumble saves the day!

I also like how lightweight the fabric is. This means that it isn’t adding much weight, at all, to my purse. Just because it is lightweight, though, doesn’t mean it can’t carry some weight! At one point, I turned the bag into a makeshift diaper bag for Darah, and it held clothes, toys, food and diapers with no problems.

flip tumble shopping tote Win it!: I have a Flip & Tumble bag with your name on it! (Well, at least for one of you). That’s right, one lucky Stuff Parents Need Reader is going to get the Pea Green bag, and you are going to love it!!! The contest will run until August 6th at 7:59pm CST when a winner will be selected via Random.org. The winner will be contacted and will have 48 hours to claim the prize before it is forfeited and a new winner is selected. Limit one entrant per household, please. Open to residents of the United States.

Mandatory entry: Two things. First, you must subscribe to my blog via email, RSS or Google Friend connect (and let me know which way you subscribe). Second, tell me your favorite color bag!

Additional entries:
1. Follow Stuff Parents Need on Twitter
2. “Like” Flip & Tumble on Facebook
3. “Like” Stuff Parents Need on Facebook
4. If you are a blogger (posted something in the past 3 months) put my button on your blog and leave a url so that I can find it.
5. Tell me if you currently use reusable bags, and if you don’t, why not?

Be sure to check out all the other current giveaways, listed on the sidebar of my main page!

Disclosure: I received a complimentary product for review purposes. The opinions expressed here are strictly my own. This post may contain affiliate links at no cost to you. 

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Affordable and Fashionable Sunglasses (GIVEAWAY!!!)

July 25, 2010 · by Tiffany Merritt · 85 Comments

I normally avoid buying sunglasses, for a few reasons. First, I lose them. Often. Second, losing them is really painful when the sunglasses cost $40. I’ve had this experience a few times, and then I just gave up on getting more.

I know that $40 glasses are hardly expensive, and that people can (and do!) shell out $100 or even more for their stunner shades. But not me. $40 is my limit, because that seems to be the price range where I can still find cute shades. Anything below that can get pretty dicey.

But I’m wrong! Have you heard about Sunglass Warehouse? They have VERY current sunglasses for men and women, and not a single pair is over $20. Seriously! I was so surprised when I started browsing their collection. They have so many styles that are, shall we say, inspired by designer looks and for half of what I thought I had to fork over for anything decent.

Now I’m back to wearing sunglasses! I still need to work on not losing them, but should it happen, it won’t be quite as painful. Since I normally like to try on sunglasses before making a purchase, I really like that Sunglass Warehouse has a section of their site dedicated to choosing sunglasses for your face shape. I’m currently sporting these over-the-top shades in brown and cream. And you know what? I LOVE THEM. They can take my boring, thrown together “mom” look that I so often sport and make me suddenly look and feel just a tad bit FABULOUS. Simply put, they are fun. And for $13.56, they bring a whole lot of flair to my wardrobe for just a little bit of green.

Sunglass Warehouse also offers a great selection of kids’ sunglasses! I saw several frames that would be so stinkin’ precious on any one of my nieces!

Buy it!: If you need some new sunglasses, Sunglass Warehouse is a terrific place to find the most up-to-date looks at bargain prices. Everything in the store is under $20! If you spend over $25, shipping is free!

Win it!: Thanks to the great folks at Sunglass Warehouse, one of you will be updating your look this summer with a new pair of sunglasses of your choice! The contest will run until August 4th at 7:5pm CST when a winner will be selected using Random.org. The winner will have 48 hours to respond before the prize is forfeited and a new winner is selected. Open to residents of the United States and Canada. Limit one entrant per household, please.

Mandatory Entry: Tell me the pair of sunglasses you want if you win (and choose wisely, as you will get exactly what you pick out for your entry)!. Please include a link in your post.

Additional Entries:
1. Follow Sunglass Warehouse on Twitter
2. Follow Stuff Parents Need on Twitter
3. “Like” Sunglass Warehouse on Facebook
4. “Like” Stuff Parents Need on Facebook
5. Subscribe to Sunglass Warehouse blog
6. Subscribe to Stuff Parents Need by RSS, email or Google Friend Connect (only one extra entry, even if you subscribe multiple ways)
7. If you are a blogger (posted something in the past 3 months) put my button on your blog and leave a url so that I can find it.

Be sure to check out all the other current giveaways, listed on the sidebar of my main page!

Disclosure: I received a complimentary product for review purposes. The opinions expressed here are strictly my own.

 

Filed Under: Giveaways · Tagged: cheap sunglasses, discount sunglasses, giveaway, review, sun glasses, sunglass warehouse, sunglass warehouse review, sunglasses

Intergalactic Awesome from Recess Monkey

July 23, 2010 · by Tiffany Merritt · 51 Comments

I really love telling you all about great new bands that kids (and adults) will love. If you have avoided “children’s” music up to this point, I really want to encourage you to give it a try. While I’m sure there are plenty of not-so-great bands out there (just as in every genre of music), I have been seriously impressed with what I’ve been hearing over the past 5 of 6 months as I’ve explored different albums.
Today I’m bringing you the perfect album for your little space traveler. Check out The Final Funktier. It has been out since June 15th, and it is, (bad pun warning), OUT OF THIS WORLD!!! The 15 songs on the cd are all have to do with space and science in some way. I have several favorites, already, including Moon Boots, Black Hole in My Room and My Brother is a Satellite.

The sounds you will find here are upbeat and lots of fun. The entire album runs just 34 minutes, which can hold a young child’s attention all the way through. It is a fun journey, and you might find, like me, that you are a little bit sad when the ride is over. That’s such a good sign for cd, my friends!
The members of Recess Monkey have released 6 albums, and in their spare time, they all teach at the same school in Seattle. Isn’t that cool? How fun would it be for your elementary school teacher to be a rock star?! 🙂

Buy it!: If your little one needs some music to accompany him/her on trips to other galaxies, pick up The Final Funktier for $15 or you can buy is for under $12 on Amazon.

Win it!: Fasten your seat belts, one lucky Stuff Parents Need reader is about to take off with your own copy of The Final Funktier! The contest will run until August 2nd at 7:59pm CST when a winner will be selected via Random.org. The winner will have 48 hours to respond to the winning notification before the prize is forfeited and a new winner is drawn. Limit one entrant per household, please. Open to residents of the United States.

Mandatory entry: Tell me another album from Recess Monkey you’d like to own (search under the Store tab)

Additional entries:
1. “Like” Recess Monkey on Facebook
2. Follow Recess Monkey on Twitter
3. Follow Stuff Parents Need on Twitter
4. “Like” Stuff Parents Need on Facebook
5. Subscribe to Stuff Parents Need by RSS, email or Google Friend Connect (only one extra entry, even if you subscribe multiple ways)
6. If you are a blogger (posted something within the past 3 months) put my button on your blog and leave a url so that I can find it.

Be sure to check out all the other current giveaways, listed on the sidebar of my main page!

Disclosure: I received a complimentary product for review purposes. The opinions expressed here are strictly my own. This post may contain affiliate links. 

Filed Under: Giveaways · Tagged: giveaway, kid music, kid music cd, kids music cds, music for kids, recess monkey, recess music, review, the final funktier

Wahmies Large Diaper Wet Bag Review

July 21, 2010 · by Tiffany Merritt · 187 Comments

 

I’ve already told you about how crucial it is to have a wet bag if you are going to cloth diaper. The smell factor in your house goes down tremendously with one, I promise!

Currently, I’m keeping the dragon bag at home because it can hold 2 days worth of diapers at a time (and I’m currently washing diapers roughly every 48 hours). But that bag was a bit too large to take to daycare, so now I have a smaller bag to get her through the day.

Wahmies web bag in jungle print large diaper wet bag And once again, I found a company that makes SUPER cute bags! This company is called Wahmies. Wahmies is a company that is really well-known for their diaper pail liners, but they also have some other terrific products, including a one-size diaper (review and giveaway forthcoming!) and these great wet bags.

Wahmies wet bags are made with high quality cotton designer prints, and have a water-proof polyester laminated inner fabric. They are made in the USA!

I have a regular size bag (ARV $16.50), which measures13″ x 15″. It is just the right size to take to daycare, as it will hold 6-8 diapers. When we get home, I just transfer the day’s diapers from her Wahmies bag into her dragon bag. I let the bag air out overnight, and then I take it back to daycare the next day. I try to wash both of my wet bags every other day, just to keep them smelling their best. The Wahmies bag has held up just great in the wash, and the colors on the fabric have not bled.

I’m so pleased to have a bag this size as part of my cloth diapering arsenal. And I’m so glad that bag is from Wahmies. It is cute, very functional and keeps the stink at bay, which is exactly what a wet bag should do. Yay Wahmies!

Buy it!: Wahmies wet bags come in 2 sizes to meet different needs: the regular size retails for $16.50, and the all-day size, which measures 16″ x 20″ sells for $18.50. They also offer a small bag that is perfect for your cloth wipes! It measures 9″ x 9″and sells for $9.50.

Wahmies web bag in black and white print large diaper wet bag Win it!: One lucky Stuff Parents Need reader is going to get a regular size Fun Print Wet Bag in this simply precious cow print! The contest will run until July 31st at 7:59pm CST when a winner will be selected using Random.org. The winner will have 48 hours to respond to their winning email notification before the prize is forfeited and a new winner is selected. Limit one entrant per household, please.

Mandatory entry: You must follow my blog via email, RSS or Google Friend Connect and let me know which way you subscribe!

Additional entries:
1. Tell me your favorite item sold by Wahmies, and why you like it!
2. Follow Stuff Parents Need on Twitter
3. “Like” Stuff Parents Need on Facebook
4. Subscribe to Stuff Parents Need by RSS, email or Google Friend Connect (only one extra entry, even if you subscribe multiple ways)
5. If you are a blogger (posted something within the past 3 months) put my button on your blog and leave a url so that I can find it.

Be sure to check out all the other current giveaways, listed on the sidebar of my main page!

Disclosure: I received a complimentary product for review purposes. The opinions expressed here are strictly my own.

 

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The Best Reusable Snack Bags to Green Your Lunch

July 19, 2010 · by Tiffany Merritt · 148 Comments

Have you tried out reusable snack bags? If not, you totally should! This is one more great way to reduce the amount of plastic you use and throw away, and it is a great way to save some money!

As reusable bags for food become more popular, the options just get better and better (and cuter and cuter!). Today I’m bringing you a fabulous brand that I think has the best reusable snack bags called ReUsies. There is a poem on their website that is a playful, yet still serious reminder about why ceasing to use plastic bags is so important. It reads,
They stick to our fences

Alight in our trees

Drift down our sidewalks

And swirl into our seas

They’re a pollutant on which our sea creatures feed

They are plastic bags

Our urban tumbleweeds!

best reusable snack bags in pink and green ReUsies are 100% cotton bags on the outside, lined with leak-resistant nylon and secured with Velcro closures. They come in two sizes (sandwich and snack) and in a terrific variety of colors.

I have used our ReUsies reusable snack bags several times now, and I’m impressed with how well they hold their contents (I put Wheat Thins in my sandwich bag, and I fully expected some of them to fall out, but they didn’t!). I usually just throw them into the washing machine (because there’s ALWAYS a load going around here), but they can also be washed in the dishwasher after they have been washed a few times in the washing machine. You don’t want to put them in the dishwasher right away because they super hot water could cause the fabric to bleed if it has never been washed before.

Overall, I found ReUsies bags to be super cute, beautifully stitched, roomy and well-designed to hold their contents. Sandwich bags can be purchased for $8.75 and snack bags are $6.95. Also, ReUsies is having a special deal where if you buy 3 or more bags, shipping is free!
Win it!: One lucky Stuff Parents Need Reader will win a sandwich and snack bag set in your choice of fabric! The contest will run until July 29th at 7:59pm CST when a winner will be selected using Random.org. The winner will have 48 hours to claim their prize before it is forfeited and a new winner is selected. Limit one entrant per household, please. Open to residents of the United States.
Mandatory entry: Tell me the ReUsies fabric you love the most (and choose wisely, as you will get what you select for this entry).

Additional entries:
1. Follow ReUsies on Twitter
2. “Like” ReUsies on Facebook
3. Subscriber to the ReUsies blog
4. Follow Stuff Parents Need on Twitter
5. Subscribe to Stuff Parents Need by RSS, email or Google Friend Connect (only one extra entry, even if you subscribe multiple ways)
6. If you are a blogger (posted something within the past 3 months) put my button on your blog and leave a url so that I can find it.

Be sure to enter my other current giveaways (listed on the sidebar of my home page)

Disclosure: I received complimentary reusable snack bag products for review purposes. The opinions expressed here are strictly my own. This post may contain affiliate links at no cost to you. 

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Bow-Nanza! (Super Awesome GIVEAWAY!!!)

July 16, 2010 · by Tiffany Merritt · 113 Comments

Edit: This giveaway is CLOSED.

Did you know that I have a younger sister? Her name is Laura, and she’s 10 years younger than me! She’s getting ready to start her junior year in college, and she’s already striking out with her own business. I’m so proud of her, and today, I’m going to tell you all about her shop.

Laura owns Ribbons of Faith on Etsy, and her specialty is hair bows! Laura has always been a crafty person (I can remember her doing craft projects when she was just a toddler!). She said that she noticed little girls in her church always wearing bows that perfectly matched their outfits. Inspiration struck, and she started making them herself.

Laura has clippies that come on alligator clips, and she also makes bows that come on french clips. I think her prices are extremely reasonable and her creations are simple, yet totally adorable. Her bows start at $3.50 and her clippy sets are $4.00.

Win it!: I believe in my little sister. She is creative by nature, and she puts love into every bow she makes. I want to see her business take off! To celebrate the opening of her shop, we are going to have a special giveaway on Stuff Parents Need! One lucky reader will win 1 hair bow AND one clippie set of your choice! Hooray! The contest will run until July 26th at 7:59pm when a winner will be selected using Random.org. The winner will have 48 hours to respond to the winning email before the prize is forfeited and a new winner is selected. Limit one entrant per household, please. Open to residents of the United States.

How to win: There are several ways to enter, but I want to point out one very special way. For every bow or clippy set you purchase, you will get 10 entries. If you purchase multiple bows or clippy sets, you will get 10 entries for each set! For example, if you purchase 2 bows and 1 clippy set, you will get 30 EXTRA ENTRIES!!! Also, the first 5 people to place an order with Laura will get an additional 5 entries, total (Laura will let me know who those folks are, and I will add those bonus comments on your behalf).

Mandatory entry: Tell me which bow and clippy set you like the very best. If they are still available at the end of the giveaway, you will win them (and if not, you’ll get to pick out something new).

Additional entries:
1. MAKE A PURCHASE. As I mentioned earlier, you will get 10 entries for every bow you purchase. The first 5 orders that come in will get an extra 5 entries total on top of that. That’s a good deal, folks!
2. Follow Ribbons of Faith on Twitter
3. “Like” Ribbons of Faith on Facebook
4. Add Ribbons of Faith to your Etsy favorites

That’s all! Nothing but love for the sponsor on this one, folks!

Filed Under: Giveaways · Tagged: baby hair bows, etsy hair bow, etsy hair bows, girls hair bows, giveaway, hair bows, review, ribbons of faith

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