Since my first daughter was born, I have collected and entered the codes on the little stickers inside the Pameprs packages. I always kinda thought I was doing it in vain, as the prizes were pretty lame and I figured it would all expire before I got around to doing anything with it. This month, I logged in to my Gifts To Grow account to enter codes, and to my surprise and utter elation the Starbucks logo popped up! A free gift I can really get excited about - free coffee! I pounced on that one, and quickly redeemed 3 years worth of diaper codes for $30 in free coffee from Starbucks!! Woo Hoo! Now, that’s a quick way to make up for all of those trips to the store to buy diapers diapers and more diapers! I can’t wait for my gift card to get here, I think I am going to enjoy that cup more than any other I have ever had.
Give-aways anyone? July 29, 2008
So, I see all kinds of awesome contests and give-aways on everyone else’s blog and I am jealous! Anyone out there want to donate some prizes for me to raffle? Maybe a fellow Etsian just getting started, or a start-up company looking to send out samples in exchange for reviews? I got over 1000 hits last month, my blog is well read!!
MommyMixer’s SoFab Orange County Sitters Team Up For CHOC Walk! July 29, 2008
On October 19th, 2008, dozens of top-notch college students in Orange County will team up in support of Children’s Hospital Orange County. MommyMixer’s SoFab Sitters, clad in white MommyMixer t’s, have a fundraising goal of $5000 and hope to beat it by leaps and bounds! If you are a college student in OC and would like to join in, click the link below!
http://www.chocforms.org/chocwalk/2008/MommyMixers_So_Fab_Sitters/
MommyMixer participates in community service and outreach programs to help better the lives of children and moms in our community. We have chosen to support CHOC in appreciation of the awesome care and attention my daugher received at CHOC in July 2005 for her first open heart surgery, and the continuing care she receives and will receive throughout her childhood. For more information about MommyMixer, please visit us online at www.mommymixer.com/orange-county
CHOC Walk 2008 Team Registration now open! July 28, 2008
Registration is now open for CHOC Walk 2008! Take a few hours out of your Sunday morning to support this great cause and impact the lives of the precious children treated at this amazing hospital every day! www.chocwalk.org
Not a morning person? Still want to help? Why not make a donation to Team Abbie?
This October our family will again be walking in CHOC Walk at the Disneyland Resort. We support CHOC in appreciation of the awesome care and attention our daughter received at CHOC in July 2005 for her first open heart surgery, and the continuing care she receives and will receive throughout her childhood. Please join us in supporting this wonderful hospital that touches the precious lives of so many children in Orange County! Every little bit helps!
https://www.chocforms.org/chocwalk/2008/sponsor.cfm?DA=sponsorForm&ID=54762
Thanks for your support!
Today’s New Etsy Post - Burpees! July 26, 2008
Ok, I can’t help myself. Once it occured to me that the things I make by hand just for gifts and for myself, are the same things other people are selling for money on Etsy, I went crazy. I am so proud of my photography skills, I think I made something an mundane as towels and flannel burp cloths look intersting! Here is my latest addition - a set of 3 adorable flannel burp cloths. These aren’t skimpy little just-for-looks type things either, these are 17″x13″ triple thick mid panel, super absorbent, USEFUL flannel burpees. I make the same ones for my kids, and they WORK! They are very similar in size, design, and material to the nice big Gerber ones sold at BRU (which I also use and love, almost as much as my handmade ones!) My kids love these so much and they are so soft, that that use them as lovies at naptime and in the car, they really soft. I was making these for a friend who is expecting anyways, so I bought a little extra fabric, took some glamour shots, and here they are…
I think they are cute anyways. There is a monkey print, a little car print, and a puppy dog words print. And super easy to make, I whipped these out in about 30 minutes with a baby on my lap/shoulder/nearby bouncy chair.
A great sale at Macy’s & towels for dessert! July 25, 2008
So I hit Macy’s yesterday in search of towels for a wedding gift, and I went CRAZY! They are in the midst of a huge home sale, and I had a coupon - I litterally got the wedding gifts (those really expensive ”Hotel” brand towels) at 50% off… and then I bought a few things for my house… which turned in to redo’ing my entire bathroom and bedding. 
Oops.
Today I busted out the towels I bought and assembled my famous (at least among my friends) Towel Cake. I am so proud of this one, I listed it on Etsy. Here it is…
There are more photos of it In My Etsy Shop. I am so thrilled with how this one came out, I am a big fan of clean and simple and I think this one is just perfect, if I do say so myself!
Check out my ADORABLE new shop banner! July 24, 2008
I have to give props to McPrincess Maree from Pink Lemonade Graphic Design for creating my ADORABLE new avatar and Etsy shop banner! She makes the most adorable little people characters, birdies and lots of other super cute graphic designs. Plus she’s a fellow work at home mom! Check out her offerings, you may just find yourself an awesome new blog banner!
Fakey Cakies Anyone? July 23, 2008
Okay, shameless plug. In the midst of baby shower madness yesterday, while frantically finishing off the beautiful diaper cake centerpieces I had made and admiring my handi work, I had a light bulb moment. Why don’t I make these for money instead of simply for family and friends (though I love making things for family and friends, don’t get me wrong). So I took the leap and listed samples of my work on Etsy. My fingers are crossed, this is something I really enjoy doing, and isn’t that what everyone wants - to get paid to do something they really enjoy?
Stop by and take a look when you have a chance… The Best Diaper Cake I Have Ever Made Next Stop, a Towel Cake for my counsin’s wedding… stay tuned!
Neat-o Personalized Baby Stuff July 22, 2008
I was sent this link today and had to share. This company makes custom embroidered baby bibs, burps and blankets at a totally reasonable price and super cute, too. They also make t’s and other stuff. I might just have to order a burpee for my little bean so I can let you know how it comes out!
Check out the site, Threadsmith
Bayside Furnishings Recalls Youth Bed Toy Chests Sold at Costco After the Death of a 22-Month-Old Child July 22, 2008
This one is just sad, and very scary… parents, it is up to you to make sure the items you put in your child’s room are safe! You are the final inspector!!!!
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 3, 2008 Release #08-323 |
Firm’s Recall Hotline: (877) 494-2536 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 |
Bayside Furnishings Recalls Youth Bed Toy Chests Sold at Costco After the Death of a 22-Month-Old Child
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: LaJolla Boat Bed and Pirates of the Caribbean Twin Trundle Beds
Units: About 9,350
Importer: Bayside Furnishings (a division of Whalen™), of San Diego, Calif.
Hazard: The lid supports on the toy chests fail to prevent the lid from closing too quickly, posing an entrapment and strangulation hazard to young children.
Incidents/Injuries: CPSC received one report of a death involving a 22-month-old boy of Roseville, California. He strangled when the lid of the toy chest fell on the back of his head and entrapped his neck on the edge of the chest of a LaJolla Boat Bed.
Description: This recall involves two styles of Bayside youth beds: the LaJolla Boat Bed and the Pirates of the Caribbean Twin Trundle Bed. The preassembled toy chests are designed in the shape of a ship or boat’s “bow” and attached to the beds as a footboard. The LaJolla Boat Bed toy chest has a hardwood top and white wood base with a blue stripe. The Pirates Boat Bed toy chest has a hardwood top, wheel shape and brown wood base with decorative carvings.
Sold at: Costco and furniture retail stores nationwide and Costco.com from January 2006 through May 2008 for between $700 and $1,400.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop children from using the recalled toy chests and contact the firm for instructions on receiving a free repair kit with replacement lid supports.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Bayside at (877) 494-2536 anytime, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.baysidefurnishings.com to register online for the free repair kit.
Note: CPSC was alerted to this hazard by the Placer County (Calif.) Child Death Review Team.
