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Like FREE stuff? Check out this giveaway at My Mommys Bracelets! Vanessa has teamed up with other mommy and baby boutiques for a HUGE spring giveaway!
You could win a bracelet, lip balm, a tutu, sunglasses, bow holders, gift certificates for web designs and blankets, flip flops, hats, and much, much more! I have one of Vanessa’s bracelets (or actually, Lexi has a bracelet) and I love it. It’s well made and really pretty.
Check out her site, do a little shopping, and sign up for the giveaway!

Check out this auction by the Oasis for an adorable wardrobe on eBay right now.  Ten designers have come together and donated their time and talent to create this totally cute wardrobe for some lucky girl.  The wardrobe consists of more than 15 pieces (including hair accessories, jewelry, and shoes!) and features fabrics from Michael Miller’s Orchid Spa line.

The really great thing about this is that every penny from the auction is going to the National Down Syndrome Congress!

How can you pass up a chance to outfit your little girl in this adorable, one-of-a-kind, boutique wardrobe when you know 100% of the money made will be benefitting this worthwhile charity?

The listing ends on March 28th, the clothing items are size 4/5, and shipping is FREE!  Check it out! 

SOOO CUTE!!!

I just love jewelry for my little princesses.  Vanessa at My Mommy’s Bracelets makes these pretty, dainty bracelets that are perfect for the little princess in your life.  Choose from dozens of colors and designs to suit anyone’s taste.  Vanessa uses real Swarovski crystals and according to my daughter, “This is the sparkliest bracelet ever!”

When ordering a bracelet for your daughter, niece, granddaughter, don’t forget about yourself!  Vanessa also offers a wide array of bracelets for mothers and grandmothers!  Get a bracelet made with your child(ren)’s name and or birthstone(s).  But that’s not all.  Vanessa makes special jewelry for baptisms, first communions, awareness, child loss and remembrance, bridal jewelry, keychains, necklaces, watches and more!

What a great Valentine’s Day present!  Ladies, don’t hint that you’d like this for Valentine’s Day.  Men don’t get hints.  Email your husbands a link to My Mommy’s Bracelets and tell him the specific bracelet you want, or ask for a gift certificate from My Mommy’s Bracelets and shop for yourself.  ;)

At My Mommy’s Bracelets, first class shipping is FREE and right now Vanessa has partnered with some other WAHMs to offer an awesome Valentine’s Day giveaway!  Click here for your chance to win one of more than 25 awesome prizes!  Winners will be drawn on February 14th.

The winner of the chocolate from Red Thread Confections is …

Kelly Said: January 22nd, 2008 at 11:43 am e

Love chocolate!!

Congratulations to Kelly! 

Email us at dawn@mamaslike.com to give us your shipping information.

For the rest of you, go order yourself a box for Valentine’s Day!  You’re worth it! 

The winner of the Lilly Pad car seat cover is

1. Lolls Said: January 18th, 2008 at 10:54 pm eI so needed this this morning…  

 Congratulations!

Email us at dawn@mamaslike.com to give us your shipping information.

I love chocolate. I mean, I really, really love chocolate. There’s not much that can stop me from eating chocolate. So, it’s a big deal when I say that I recently got a box of chocolate to review and it took me a few days before I could bring myself to try a piece. Why, you ask? Just look at them!

Have you ever seen cooler looking chocolate? I mean, I’ve had “turtles” before, but they’ve never looked like TURTLES! At Red Thread Confections, chocolatier, Annika, makes these incredible confections by hand using only the finest organic ingredients.

My favorite one is the Mayan Fire. I love the cinnamon and touch of heat in this candy. Or maybe it’s the Orange Celebration. There’s no tastier combination than dark chocolate and orange with a touch of candied ginger. Unless it’s maybe the homemade vanilla marshmallow smothered in dark chocolate. Mmmmm. Ok, they’re all sinfully delicious!

It’s a little sad to think of eating such awesome looking chocolates, but you’ll be glad you did when you savor Annika’s tasty combinations.

Leave a comment for a chance to win a medium assortment box of Red Thread Chocolates! We’ll choose a winner on Monday, the 28th! Don’t wait to buy your handmade chocolate to find out if you’re the winner. If you happen to win, and you’ve already made your purchase, you’ll get a refund or another box for free!

Have you ever had a toddler have a potty accident in their car seat? Have you ever had a child throw up in, spill juice on, or otherwise trash their car seat? Of course you have. And you know what a huge pain in the butt it is to unlatch and remove the car seat, unthread the belts, and take the cover off to wash it. Not to mention reassembling and repositioning the seat when you’re finished! There has to be a good solution, right? Well, there is! The Lilly Pad is a washable, waterproof car seat cover that is easily removable. How cool is that?

Now I have to admit that I, rocket scientist that I am, could not figure out how to put this cover on at first. I tried and tried and but it just didn’t make sense to me. My husband tried and couldn’t figure it out either. Then I watched the installation video on their website and voila, just like that, it clicked. It’s easy as pie if you have a clue what you’re doing. You don’t need to remove the seat from your car. You don’t have to remove the car seat cover or seat belts in order to use this. This waterproof, washable cover easily Velcros on right over the manufacturer’s cover. When your little one spills or otherwise messes up the car seat, just peel the Lilly Pad cover right off and toss it in the washer AND dryer!

Not only is this cover functional and easy to use, but it’s stylish as well. The Lilly Pad comes in a variety of chic and sassy, thick, soft fabrics with coordinating piping.

The Lilly Pad fits many 5 point harness car seats. Check here to see a complete list of car seats that the Lilly Pad cover fits. I really like this cover, however it doesn’t fit car seats with arm rests and my car seats all have arm rests, so…. I’m giving away the sample that Heidi, president of Lilly Pad, sent me to review. It’s “chocolate mint” color. To enter the drawing, leave a comment and check back on the 25th to see who the lucky winner is!

**Note: Please check the safety and warranty information regarding your car seat before installing car seat covers or any other car seat accessory.**

Because Mamaslike gets so many requests for product reviews and Angie and Dawn can only do so many a week, we’ve roped another mom into writing reviews asked another mom to write reviews with us.   This way we’ll be able to bring attention to more products each week.

I want to introduce Mamaslike’s newest mama, Melissa!  Melissa lives in Connecticut with her husband and two girls, Emily (10) and Charlotte (4).  She comes to us with tons of experience as she’s a professional writer for Business New Haven, New Haven magazine, The New Haven Register, and the Loudoun Easterner in Virginia.  Melissa throws an awesome party, is addicted to kitchen gadgets and, much like me, doesn’t have much to say before her first cup of coffee.  Hmmm, this is starting to sound like an intro for The Dating Game!  - She likes long walks along the beach, kittens, and snuggling in front a cozy fire.  LOL! Sorry Melissa!

Melissa is perfect for this job because, not only is she an accomplished writer, but she also likes “stuff” and is looking forward to discovering and reviewing new products.  Welcome aboard, Melissa!!!

I’m just a sucker for a cute bag and Andrea Baker has some really cute bags!  Not only are these bags stylish and attractive, but they’re really well made, fully lined, and durable.  Use one of her bags as a purse, or a book bag for the library, or a diaper bag.  While you’re browsing her site, check out her handmade business card holders and aprons too!

If you love unique jewelry finds, look no further than Moore Taste, Teri Moore’s Etsy store.  Is this pendant cool or what?  She makes these dichroic glass pendants as well as bracelets, necklaces, and earrings. 

Love the look of handcrafted cards, but don’t have the time of inclination to make them yourself?  Jen will be happy to do the creating for you!  Check out her Etsy store for handmade greeting cards, picture frames, home decor, and mini scrapbooks, and more!  Jen uses all sorts of interesting materials in her creations and each one is unique.

Sky Girl Style is another fun Etsy store with a variety of handmade items from tag blankets, bibs, and mittens, to magnets, barretts, and cute ponytail holders made with fabric and felt.  While you’re browsing her store, check out her headbands for both women and girls in gorgeous fabrics!

Do we have any knitters here?  Check out the totally cute, beaded stitch markers at Dizzle Pop!  What a great way to mark your stitches in style.  Gigi not only makes stitch markers, but a wide variety of other whimsical, homemade goodies like coffee cozies, barretts, ponytail holders, button clippies and more!

Check out Dawn’s latest press in the Chicago Tribune - they even mentioned Mamas Like! Woo Hoo!

GOOOOO Dawn!