In the meantime, bake us some brownies, pass a margarita, and start rubbing our feet. You’re gonna LOVE what we have coming…

babycheeks specializes in creating one-of-kind, fun and trendy baby clothing and accessories. Most of the items at babycheeks are part of a collection. Each collection has a variety of items in it at all different price ranges so you can buy as little or as much as you would like.

To learn more about babycheeks visit their website: www.babycheeksboutique.com or to purchase any of the items, visit: www.babycheeks.etsy.com. 

Discount

The folks at babycheeks are offering a discount to Mamas Like readers who want to get some early holiday shopping done. SAVE 20% off any babycheeks item* at www.babycheeks.etsy.com from now until December 1st , 2008 11:59 PM EST.  Just enter the code “MAMA” in the notes section of your purchase and you will receive a new invoice reflecting the savings.  *Exclusions include: not to be combined with any other offer, only valid on in-stock merchandise only, one code per household.

Instructions on how to redeem the codes are in the policies section of the store.

Each piece of handcrafted silver jewelry is created specifically for you to signify a specific time or person in your heart. Whether it be your wedding date, your child’s name, or your own birth, you pick the time to remember and wear.

One of my favorite personalized necklaces is the hand-stamped charm (currently on sale for $49.95). I love knowing that each letter was picked specifically for me and my daughter’s names and stamped thoughtfully on the charm. Along with my girls’ names, Julie adds their birthstone to the necklace for an added personal touch.

My other favorite piece is the Heart Dangle necklace because of its daintiness (currently on sale for MUST-HAVE price of $16.95). I’d never really describe myself as a “dainty girl,” but knowing Julie made the heart by hand with the stones of my choosing, how can I not love a dainty heart?

Discount
Julie knows everyone loves a discount, so she’s offering a 10% discount for all orders using code MAMASLIKE. The coupon code is good for Julie’s three sites: Jules Jewelry, Little Girls Pearls, & Whimsy Kisses (you MUST check out the cuteness that is the Whimsy Kisses site - aDORable).

Giveaway
What would a review be on Mamas Like without a giveaway?  Julie is generously offering her soon-to-be-famous Heart Dangle Necklace (value $19.95) to one of our readers! Leave a comment below with your favorite jewelry from Jules Jewelry by Wednesday, November 5th, at 11:59pm EST. Winner will be announced here on Mamas Like, via email from Julie, and on Prizey.Winners. Giveaways open to US residents 18+ only.

Bloggy Giveaway Participant

Winner:  Brigid Said: “Oh, those tutus… Although that fuschia clutch is really, really perfect.”

Congrats!

Boca Beth Spanish Language DVDs winner: beth shepherd Said: “Thank you for having this! I love the Boca Beth Beginner Backpack. Thank you!”

No Slip Charlie gloves winner: Andrea Riddle Said: “I also love the blue No Slip Charlie gloves. Those would be SO nice for bathing my cute little boy! ”

Kaya’s Kloset slippers winner: “sahd david Said: “Kaya’s Closet - loved the softsole in the butterfly patters, it great they special order also. Thanks for the give aways.”

Don’t forget to take advantage of the coupons in the last post!

No Slip Charlie
Tiny babies can be slippery little suckers, so mom-turned-inventor, Kim, the creator of the No Slip Charlie bathing gloves, came up with an ingenious idea. Adorable gloves to give you piece-of-mind when bathing your new baby. From the website: “The No Slip Charlie is a pair of fingerless bathing gloves designed to improve your grip on a wet, slippery baby during a bath. The latest innovation in baby bath safety - the gloves are made of soft poly/lycra fabric that gives you the extra grip you need without any discomfort for either you or the baby.”

Discount: 10% off your entire order using code MAMASLIKE

Boca Beth
Kids learn multiple languages MUCH faster than us old fogies. That’s why Boca Beth created her line of Spanish-language teaching tools for parents and home school teachers. From the website: “Whether you are a parent of an infant, a toddler, a preschooler or an elementary school-age child you know that learning more than ‘only English’ is the necessity of today’s global economy. You want to give your child the best foundation for learning possible and learning Spanish is the choice you have made. Afraid you don’t have the tools to make this happen?” Check out Boca Beth!

Discount: 30% off your entire order through Oct. 31 using code MAMAS

Kaya’s Kloset
Keeping your baby’s tootsies (that’s footsies to you non-southerners) cozy and warm this winter will be easy with the handmade slippers from Kaya’s Kloset. Each pair is handmade by Kaya’s mom, Johanna, and they’re cute and stylish for around-the-house or chic enough for an out-and-about trip to Target. From the Etsy (gotta love it!) store: “When Kaya was born we couldn’t keep anything on her feet. We bought countless pairs of socks and I hand-knit socks, and nothing worked. I wish I’d been making shoes then! These shoes are made of 100% new material. They are constructed similarly to the popular leather shoes, but without the high cost!”

Discount: Free worldwide shipping on any order through the end of the October.  Simply write “Mamas Like Free Shipping” in the “notes to seller” section, and your shipping will be refunded.

GIVEAWAYS
We’re hosting THREE giveaways in one post!  To enter each giveaway, leave a SEPARATE COMMENT for each company for which item you’d like to win. One entry per company (item), per day, per household. As always, if your comments does not include the required information, we will select another winner.

No Slip Charlie - You can win a new set of bathing gloves for your baby (or a new mom you know).
Leave a comment letting us know your favorite available color.

Boca Beth - You can win a BRAND NEW see through child-sized backpack as a Boca Beth Beginner Backpack valued at $45.98! The Beginner Set contains a backpack, a first bilingual music CD, a first bilingual DVD, BOCA the puppet, a coloring book, and an easy reading How to Guide.
Leave a comment with your favorite item or learning set.

Kaya’s Kloset - You can win a pair of Kaya’s Kloset slippers for your child in your choice of fabric valued at $15.
Leave a comment with the name of your favorite slipper pattern.

Comments will be open until Friday, October 10th, at 11:59pm EST. Winners will be announced here on Mamas Like, via email, and on Prizey.Winners. Giveaways open to US residents 18+ only.

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CPA Mom Said: “The crystal tiara is gorgeous!”

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Dawn has been SO incredibly busy with her new book and new website and SIX kids, we’ve decided to add in another reviewer. And luckily for all of you mamas (and dadas) out there, our new reviewer is a pro. (Like a REAL promotions guru.)

We’re welcoming Jackie to the Mamas Like team. Jackie is Angie’s sister, and she’s having her first baby this October. By adding Jackie to the Mamas Like review team, we’re expanding our focus to include items and sites focusing on newborns and infants. Once Baby Wally is born Jackie will be a WAOM (work-at-office-mom) continuing her work as a promotions/marking/public relations professional for a Fortune 500 company.

Submit your product/website for review
Please visit our Submit page for more details on how to submit your products and websites for review. Jackie is ready and waiting to review your new mom and baby products.

Advertise
We’ve just changed and lowered our advertising prices, and we invite you to please check them out. Selling on the internet is all about exposure - the more you’re seen around the internet, the more people will want to shop at your store.

Giveaway
To celebrate Jackie coming to Mamas Like, we’re hosting our own baby products giveaway! Good for the Kids is offering a “Welcome Home, Baby!” prize to one lucky winner (total value $60).

Included in the giveaway are the following items:

Green to Grow BPA-free baby bottle (value $10.99)
Adiri BPA-free Stage 1 baby bottle (value $12.50)
Ty Pluffie stuffed animal safe for babies (value $8)
Melissa & Doug Linking Crab toy (value $7.99)
Sophie the Giraffe natural rubber teething toy (value $19.99)

To enter the “Welcome Home, Baby!” gift basket giveaway, leave a comment here with your favorite baby (or big baby) item not listed here at Good for the Kids. Comments will be open to US residents (one per household/per day) until Thursday, September 25th, at 11:59pm EST. The winner will be notified here on Mamas Like, via email and on Prizey.Winners.

At least I thought not.

That was until I received the Fairy Princess Ballerina in a box dress up outfit from My Princess Closet. In 2.5 seconds flat, my non-prissy 4-year-old daughter became a Pretty Princess Ballerina. Complete with tutu and leotard, she danced around the house as a princess not wanting to take it off.

Oh, did I mention it was Daddy Date Night that night? Yes, my non-prissy Pretty Princess Ballerina went out on Daddy Date Night in her full costume of tutu and leotard.

If my non-prissy-turned-Pretty-Princess-Ballerina 4-year-old can be changed in 2.5 seconds, just think what your already-prissy daughter would do for a Ballerina in a Box. Faint? Jump for joy? Quit whining for a whole 30 minutes? Take your pick, but either way, it’s a win-win situation for you both.

Just in time for that dreaded shopping season winter, Dawn at My Princess Closet has added a Snow Princess Ballerina in a Box to her store. It’s pretty friggin cute if you ask me.

Discount
Just for Mamas Like readers, Dawn is offering a hard-to-pass-up 15% off coupon with code MAMAS15 good through December 31, 2008. And with the $5 shipping every day, you have have to load up your shopping cart on all of the cute stuff at My Princess Closet.

Giveaway
I hope you didn’t just scroll down to the giveaway details and miss out on my precious story. If so, boo to you. Go back and read.

Now that you’ve read up about my nauseatingly cute story, here are the details about the giveaway. My Princess Closet is giving away a Ballerina in a Box (value $48) to one lucky reader! Leave a comment below including the name of your favorite non-’in a box’ item at My Princess Closet. Please leave one comment per day, per household (max of 7 comments per household). We’ll pick a winner on Tuesday, September 23rd, at 11:59pm EST. The winner will be notified here on Mamas Like, via email and on Prizey.Winners.

wallene said, “my favorite is santa and his reindeer. i want a custom made spore creature after i design him.” (Seems like we have a new Spore fan in our midst!)

Please check your email for your winning information.

And I love Robin at Nothing Like It for sending my my own crazy critter coasters to brighten up my messy house. She sent my own flavor from our home state of Florida - a pink flamingo coaster!

Robin creates her art from polymer (I don’t know what it is either) and is the perfect addition to any quirky household (like mine). Who doesn’t want a squished cartoon animal sitting on their end table ready to support a beer glass? If you don’t, then check out her magnet mini critters or doll creations. Personally, giving one of these silly pieces of art say something about your crazy self. (It says, “I’m silly, and so can you!”)

The best thing about Robin’s Nothing Like It Etsy store is she will custom create just about anything you can imagine just for you or your giftee. Dream it, and she’ll make it. (I’m considering having her create a penguin and elephant for my girls.)

Discount
She’s also offering a 10% discount* to Mamas Like readers now through September 19th.

Giveaway
For our readers only, Robin is giving away one of her ‘A Flat Cow Critter Coasters’ (value of $18). To win the cow, visit Nothing Like It and comment below with your favorite Nothing Like It character AND a suggestion for a coaster she has not made yet (she loves new ideas!). (Sorry, but if your comment does not include the name of a Nothing Like It product, you cannot win.) One comment per person, per day - come back daily for your chance to win! Comments are open until Tuesday, September 9th, 11:59pm EST. The winner will be posted here on MamasLike, notified via email, and on Prizey.Fetch.

*Etsy stores do not have the abilities to use coupon codes in their checkout. To redeem your 10% off discount, enter “MAMAMIA” in the “Notes to Seller” upon checkout and wait for a revised invoice that reflects the discount before you complete your payment. It sounds confusing, but trust me - it’s worth it.