Whimsey Kids and My Whimsical Creations Boutique Review and Giveaway

My daughter Teela turned 4 officially on April 15th, 2012. I wanted her party day, April 28th, to be special. Teela had picked a Princess and Pony theme for her party this year. My mom (her Babu, short for Babushka) got her a princess crown, wand, and ring to go with the party dress she would be wearing and made her a special carrot cake with cream cheese filling for her birthday cake. I made all the arrangements for getting the announcement out for the event on Facebook since all my friends that had little girls semi close to me were on there. I also bought a cute cake topper for her cake with 4 Disney Princesses and a castle that opened up as a carrying case to house them after the cake was gone. My boys helped me decorate and planned their own puppet show to put on for the guests. We had a few glitches during the party, but all in all I believe it was a success. Teela loved all her gifts she received and had a lot of fun with her friends doing games, dressing up, and watching Disney's Tangled.

The icing on the cake crown jewel was her party dress! Handcrafted by Whimsey Kids (My Whimsical Creations Boutique) this dress was custom made with my specifications and my daughter's measurements. I got a knotted dress with a fairly long skirt so that Teela has a bunch of room to grow in it still. I picked out: the style of dress, the material from Whimsey Kids' fabric stash, what size it should be and what my daughter would love handpainted on the front. Whimsey Kids did all the rest! She was so great to work with! She sewed the dress and added really cute embellishments. I love the ruffle on the top front of the bodice, the white ribbon bow, and the ties in back to make a bow that she added to it. My daughter requested Whimsey Kids paint a pony so she painted Strawberry Shortcake's horse, Honey Pie on the front. Honey Pie looks a bit like our mini pony, Gizmo. Whimsey Kids is so amazingly talented! She handpaints all these characters herself! Go to her website and see what she has done to get ideas. Teela's dress turned out gorgeous! I am very thankful to Whimsey Kids because Teela was definitely the belle of the ball and this dress is awesome for Spring!

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DISCLOSURE/DISCLAIMER: Thanks to Whimsey Kids for sending me product for free to review and one to give away for free. My thoughts are mine and my family's own opinion and have not been altered by anyone else. I did not receive any other compensation for doing this review.

In Search of a Unicorn Hat

I have been searching the internet for a unicorn hat ever since my daughter wanted to be a My Little Pony for Halloween. My friend, Erin, over at Connected2Christ blog just loom knitted her daughter a very cute unicorn hat. Erin calls it a Yarn-I-corn hat, LOL! Anyway, I just got some Knifty Knitter looms for knitting on, but haven't yet got into it quite yet on my own. Since I am just starting out and still learning I asked Erin if she could loom knit my daughter a unicorn hat before Halloween this year. Erin told me that she wanted to further perfect the pattern and probably couldn't get it perfected and loom knitted until after this Halloween. I thought that was fine and told my 3 year old daughter. Teela decided that she would be Belle from Disney's Beauty and the Beast this year instead because we had the gown already and she had just grown into it.

So, I thought that was that and I was done shopping around for a unicorn hat. Today though I stumbled upon a sale at MODNIQUE for Rumi Collection By Violet Del Mar Hats. They have animal and other hats that would be wonderful for Halloween! I really couldn't pass them up at 61% Off! That's only $19 per hat!! I broke down and bought the unicorn one and the orca whale one. There are so many other animals and things to choose from though there is sure to be one you like too! Just go to the sale at MODNIQUE and go up to the ACCESSORIES pull down menu to the Rumi Collection By Violet Del Mar Hats.

Modnique.com is a boutique flash sale site. Members save 50-85% or more on hand-picked designer merchandise. Modnique sells apparel, accessories, shoes, home goods, and other premium quality brand name products at steep discounts.

DISCLOSURE/DISCLAIMER: I wrote this blog post because I thought you might be interested in taking part of this sale. I bought two hats from it and thought I would share the savings. By clicking on the Modnique links in this post and signing up to be a member I can get money for referring you if you spend $100 or more.

My Baby Clothes Boutique Review and Giveaway

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My Baby Clothes Boutique has some very cute clothing and accessories for babies and toddlers. They have baby hats, baby headbands, baby clothes, baby gifts, baby tutus, and so much more. Their clothes and accessories are affordably priced. They even have an organic clothing section and a section of last chance sale items.

I picked the Personalized Hot Pink Little Sprout Tab Dress for my youngest daughter, Zari. This little dress is absolutely adorable and It definitely gets other's attention because of the bright hot pink and lime green colors. It is embellished with polka dots, stripes, solid tabbed ribbon hemline and adorable little ribbon flowers on the shoulders. This is from the Little Sprout line from Mud Pie. I love the whole line. I even had a Little Sprout headband from Teela's collection of hair things to match which was a pleasant, happy surprise. This dress reminds me of a fond memory of some dresses my mother made my sisters and I in the 80's that were made of wild patterned and brightly colored fabric. My Baby Clothes Boutique personalized this dress with Zari's name and the font and color they used for the embroidery is perfect! Zari just glows in this whimsical creation.

Here are other items I love on their website: The other Little Sprout items, Cozy Rosie Baby Gown, Cozy Rosie Minky Dot Coverall, Flower Power Swing Top, Watermelon Capri Set, Simple Smocked Daygown, Rose Smocked Dress, etc.

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Precious Moments Baby Boutique Review and Giveaway

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I have been getting ready for the new baby and going through baby clothes, toys, etc. that I had packed away for when the little one arrives. I had given all my girl baby clothes and a bassinet to my neighbor and church friend before her baby girl was born because Teela had grown out of it all. My friend actually was the one that had given me the bassinet to use while Teela was still small. Well, she gave it all back to me! So we are having fun doing this back and forth hand-me-down swap...I just deep down hope that I am having a girl because I don't have any baby boy clothes at all and another girl would even things out again. Although, a baby, whatever the gender, that is healthy and stays healthy would be wonderful!

I have recently fallen in love with some of the lovely baby items on the Precious Moments Baby Boutique website. I love Precious Moments not only because they are a Christian based company, but because of their wonderful illustrations and products. I love the keepsake albums, Nature's Babies Luxury Plush Blanket and Precious Moments Small Hands Bible. My daughter, Teela, actually has a Prayer Pal Bunny we received as a gift when she was a baby. She loves to give hugs to it. When she squeezes the very soft bunny it says the child's prayer in a childlike voice and in a version I like so much better than the old one I had remembered as a child.

Anyway, I am getting slightly off topic here so let me get back to the review. We just recently got the chance to review another cuddly plush toy from the Precious Moments Baby Boutique line for free. Teela loves it when I open my mail especially packages because she never knows what to expect and a lot of the time the item is for her. Well, when I opened the package from MomSelect and Precious Moments she immediately was right there anticipating what treasure it might be. I pulled out this very cute and very cuddly plush hippo crib toy and started laughing because Teela's eyes grew wide and she outstretched her arms. I had to explain to her as I was cutting off the tags that this hippo was actually for the new baby. Teela finally accepted my words and with that she snatched it from my hands, made it kiss my belly, and told me she was going to put it in the baby's bed. I thought it was very cute.

Teela adores the hippo and I am sure my new baby will also. It is so soft and cuddly. It has the endearing teardrop eyes that the Precious Moments are known for. I told Teela she could model with it for my blog and she got really excited. After she was done modeling with it she promptly placed the hippo back in the bassinet for baby.

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DISCLOSURE/DISCLAIMER: Thanks to MomSelect and BSM Media and Precious Moments. for giving me information about the Precious Moments Baby Boutique and for providing me with a crib toy for free to test and review. This giveaway is also provided free from MomSelect and BSM Media and Precious Moments. My thoughts are mine and my family's own opinion and have not been altered by anyone else. I did not receive any other compensation for doing this review.

Faithworks Boutique Review and Giveaway

Faithworks Boutique is a great online store that has a beautiful selection of handmade boutique hair bows and hair accessories for baby all the way to big girl. Every hair accessory and bow is made custom at the time of order ensuring that you get exactly what you want with superb quality. There is a variety of sizes, styles, and colors to choose from.

I was initially introduced to Faithworks Boutique by my friend, Erin. I entered a contest for Faithworks Boutique on her blog, Connected2Christ blog and happened to win, but before I won I asked Faithworks Boutique if I could test and review something here on my blog. Brandy, the owner, said yes and I picked the Sweet Memories Flower Beanie to review. I then got the Double Ruffle Headband with a ribbon color of white and a headband color of shocking pink and the Double Swirly Petal Flower with a swirly ribbon of hot pink w/black swirl on top, apple green on bottom, and coordinating layered button center, and a fully-lined no slip double alligator clip for my winnings.


I really enjoyed selecting the colors and many, many options right down to what kind of clip I wanted. This made for a really unique gift for my daughter that I loved creating from all the choices. The clip was my favorite to create because it had the most options to choose from. When I received them in the mail I was very happy with the quality. They all turned out gorgeous and look how cute they made my daughter look! I also couldn't believe how good their prices are! They make beautiful upscale products at wonderful prices!


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DISCLAIMER: Thanks to Faithworks Boutique for providing me with this opportunity and free products to test review. All information about the products I received from the actual products and Faithworks Boutique website. My thoughts are mine and my family's own opinion and have not been altered by anyone else. I did not receive any other compensation for doing this review.