The Classy Mommy Blog

Ellie Bellies creates whimsical, flirty, and fun personalized paper goodies for Mom. We like the notepads, notecards and "Mommy Cards" best of all. Just pick a goodie, a design, personalize it, order, and they will do all the rest! Affordable prices for super custom stationary! Classy Mommy totally recommends Ellie Bellies for your next stationary order.

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Yipee! For your chance to get some luxe goodies, check out this huge classy sale at Smitherman & Barnwell's Designer Scoop. Everything will be $48 or less for 48 hours starting March 1st, 2007. The Designer Scoop is totally a must visit site for hot designer tips on products for everything for babies, moms, dogs and brides! As told from a designer's perspective!

Email sales@smithermanandbarnwell to make a purchase. Indicate the product you want and your contact and number. Then they'll contact you to process the order. So first come first served! Happy Shopping!

Smitherman & Barnwell also has a charity called Pointe Fund which helps support or sponsor a ballerina every month. Now's that's a classy idea!

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For extraordinary party kits, take a peek at Posh Party Box. They've got everything from baby showers to birthdays covered. Classy Mommy loves their kids party themes. Campout sleepovers, Tea Parties, and Pirate themes. These kits are made for 8 and include paper goods plus incredible goodies for every guest. The pirate kit includes Black skull balloons, Pirate eye patches, hats, spyglasses, earrings and more! Ahoy! The tea party even has a porcelain doll and saucer and teacup for every little girl! Baby shower kits come in 3 color ways - yellow, blue or pink. They also have kits for bridal showers, milestone birthdays, holidays and more!

Let Posh Party Box do all the creative work and shopping for you. Your kit will arrive in a gorgeous huge white box tied with a ribbon and stuffed with confetti and all your goodies. Prices range from about $155-$265depending on the kit.

Be sure to check out Classy Mommy's video review on Posh Party Box too!

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The perfect item to review to celebrate the Oscars! For only $30, MeMovies will put your little gem on the silver screen! It’s as easy as sending in a digital photo of your lovely tyke and MeMovies will do all the rest. Classy Mommy received their 2 custom movies with Mackenzie playing a “starring” role. I guarantee your kids will be entertained and very surprised seeing themselves and hearing their name again and again throughout the movies! MeMovies offers 2 custom DVD selections. “The Bee & Me” is geared towards the younger toddler set as it reviews shapes and colors with the help of a buzzy bee and snail. Mackenzie, 16 months, would recommend “The Costume Party” as her personal favorite MeMovie. She adored seeing herself appear again and again in various costumes ranging from Clown to Ape to Scuba Diver to name a few! As soon as the DVD ends, she is asking for “More, More!”

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Thanks to the latest sponsor of the Classy Mommy weekly giveaway – Kipiis. 3 Moms will win the convenient and brightly colored Kipiis Bib Clips in the blue and green color style. Email colleen@classymommy.com for your chance to win. Contest runs from Feb. 25th – March 3rd.

Classy Mommy tested out the Kipiis Bib clips with Mackenzie and they are definitely easy to use and the perfect solution for those times when you forget to bring a bib. Grab a napkin and pull out these bib clips from your purse or diaper bag and you ready to bring on the mess of meal time.

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Lil' Sugarplum offers adorable bright and trendy floral snap clip barrettes for babies and toddlers. We tested out this Bliss clip - and it totally stayed in Mackenzie's hair perfectly! We love their whimsical butterfly barrettes too!Get free shipping on every order over $35 until April 2007. Use code CM07 in the comments section when placing your order to receive this credit.

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Classy Mommy thinks Evoke Baby is a brand to watch. Founded by a husband and wife team inspired by the love of their first daughter, Evoke Baby combines color theory with the emotions that color can ignite. Evoke Baby creates tees and onesies with modern style logos mixed with uplifting words like Courage, Serenity, Peace, or Confidence all wrapped up in contemporary cubes tied with a ribbon. Classy Mommy was super impressed with their packaging which makes Evoke Baby a definite gift to give or receive. Save 15% with code CLASSYMOMMY.$21

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Congrats to Marcia Cross who delivered twin girls this week. Marcia was gifted this fabulous tee from a Mom who has experience with twins herself - the founder of Multiple Moms Rock and the mother of twin herself. Her tagline - "Raising twins is an extreme sport!" rings true to the Mothers of Multiples. Multiple Moms Rock designs and sells cute tees for Moms of singletons, twins, and triplets - and you can special order sayings for Quads or higher! Classy Mommy's other favorite saying is "Why can't I have a timeout ?" which Marcia Cross was also gifted.

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Yipee! Lands' End is celebrating the super success of their recently launched Lands' End Baby line. Their stuff is adorable if you haven't checked it out yet. Cozy outdoor wear to bundle up in, spring dressess, PJ's, and even some charming swimsuits for the warm summer days that are looming ahead!

They've got a fantastic contest going on right now that is very easy to enter and runs monthly. This months theme, "On The Move!," encourages parents to submit photographs of their babies "on the go." Playing in the snow, splashing in a puddle, or running in the yard. The contest is totally easy to enter so give it a go! They will change the theme each month to give more and more babies a chance to win. Click this link to enter.

The winner, chosen by customer ratings, receives a $250 gift card and will be featured on the Lands' End website. Each month they also select 5 honorable mentions to win $50 each.

Each month, the contest will feature a new theme, giving every baby a chance to win!

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Thanks to the latest sponsor of the Classy Mommy weekly giveaway – CC Bear Designs for this super generous giveaway. Win a stylish diaper caddy, teddy bear rattle, and original CC Bear Designs nursing indicator bra. Value over $75! Email colleen@classymommy.com for your chance to win. Contest runs from Feb. 18th - Feb. 24th.

CC Bear Designs is a fantastic online boutique owned by a charming Mom who is the inventor of an adorable nursing indicator bra. All of CC Bear Designs bras include a built-in indicator to help breastfeeding mothers remember which breast to use at the beginning of each nursing session. The “indicator” is a sweet embroidered patch that can be moved from one side of the bra to the other to indicate what side to use at the next feeding.

CC Bear Designs also sells gorgeous peek a boo baby nursing cover ups. Classy Mommy used this cover up as a blanket for baby Mackenzie at the beach when she was sleeping in her stroller as the Peek a Boo cover up is perfect for use as a lightweight breathable blanket that also offers SPF 15 protection from the sun.

Be sure to visit CC Bear Designs the next time you are shopping for a baby shower gift. Classy Mommy is a fan of CC Bear Designs for their unique product line, super customer service, and their beautiful gift wrapping.

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Wow. What a fabulous concept. Classy Mommy is really impressed with True Learning. Jinhee Kim, a Mom, Harvard Grad, and expert in early childhood education founded True-Learning.com to help your educate your pre school age children at home or on the road with their printable 15 minute exercises that focus on subjects like math, art, literacy and motor skills.

This isn't a static sit at the computer screen type of educational experience. A subscription to the system allow parents to print off the curriculum's exercises by picking and choosing as needed or as their children's interests demand. Over 3,000 exercises are available for download. Now if you complete them all that really is True Learning! Not to mention, I can imagine just the act of printing out a special and new activity for kids is enough to excite them into learning.

Check out the website - if you sign up with your email address they will send you free activities. And their new free blog is offering some free fabulous Valentines for download right now that Mackenzie and I will be sure to print and color tomorrow!

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Baby it's cold outside! That's why Classy Mommy's latest infatuation is for the Fleece safety crib sheets made by Fleece Baby for only$25. Mackenzie is still too young to sleep with blankets so this fleece sheet is beyond cozy to keep her warm all night long. They even make a fleece sheet for the Pack n Play! Even cooler, these are Mom invented by the mother of 2 with the last name of "Fleece" - it was destiny! Adult Fleece sheets are coming soon.....

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Classy Mommy adores these baby shower or 1st Birthday party favors from Couture Keepsakes. Totally glam. We love the little wooden hanger. Too cute. Adorable dresses for little girls and onesies or overalls for the little boys.

These even make marvelous and totally original birth announcements.

Free shipping on all orders until 3/13/07 with code CLASSY.

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The Winter and Spring 2007 session of Kindermusik has started up again and my Mackenzie could not be more thrilled. Classy Mommy loves Kindermusik too! I've taken Mackenzie to Kindermusik since she was 12 weeks old. I originally signed up for a class at this young age for my benefit - as I wanted to meet new Moms. However, I swear it has created her insatiable love for singing, music, and dancing. I am totally tone-deaf and have no musical ability whatsoever, but it all seems so natural for my daughter. Along with each semester we've completed (we are in our 3rd!) we receive a fabulous board book and CD to read and listen to at home all week to help reinforce words and jingles with lots of repition to make the experience more meaningful . Mackenzie loves her most recent "Hickory Dickory Dock" book and asks me to read it to her everyday. In class, she loves the instruments, dancing, and now that she walking everywhere she loves the wall of mirrors in the Dance Studio where we meet for Kindermusik.

I encourage you to do a free trial class of Kindermusik if you are considering a music and movement class for your little one. I understand the instructor can make a huge difference-and you want to be sure you sign up for a class you will all enjoy. We were fortunate enough to have an incredible teacher at the Kindermusik West Chester, PA branch which is run by Joan Cloutman. She has an amazing demeanor that is both fun and calming at the same time -perfect for both new babies and energetic toddlers. So if you live near West Chester, PA give Kindermusik West Chester a visit. I'm sure you will not be disappointed.

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Thanks to the latest sponsor of the Classy Mommy weekly giveaway – Daisy Janie. Win a convenient and trendy toddler bog from Daisy Janie. Email colleen@classymommy.com for your chance to win. Contest runs from Feb. 11th - Feb. 17th.

Need a toddler bag? Stylish, convenient and smaller than a bulky diaper bag, the Big Mama Toddler Bag by Daisy Janie is designed for Moms who don’t need to carry everything. The Big Mama is a totally original bag as it is handmade with custom designed fabrics. The designs emphasize the painting style of the Mom founder and designer consisting of balanced geometric layers. Classy Mommy likes this smaller sized bag for quick outings. The Big Mama has a pockets made of clear vinyl – so you can see everything you need – and the rest of your gear will be protected in case you suffer a sippy cup spill!

Visit the Daisy Janie website to see all the stylsh patterns available and to learn more details about another fabulous event they sponsor. The Happy Handmade Giveaway is going on right now and 51 lucky winners will each receive gift baskets worth $150 each of stylish indie products.

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Classy Mommy loves this new high style shopping site for babies, toddlers, and kids. MilkShop.com offers higher end designer brands - that you ordinarily think of only find for adults - in sizes newborn thru 8 years. MilkShop.com sells super chic clothing and accessories on a website with easy to use navigation - and a product finder a bit like the one we have on Classy Mommy. Sort by age, gender, category, price or brand. Find True Religion, Earnest Sewn, Seven For All Mankind, Joe's Jeans, Paper Denim Cloth, C&C California, Da-Nang, Splendid, Petit Bateau, Calypso, Lucy Sykes, Tocca, UGG, Converse, Kiehl's Baby, Mason Pearson, and more. Save 15% on all orders over $100 until 2/16.

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Twins, twins, and more twins. I have 2 cousins who each have a set of twin girls, and I have a friend expecting a set this spring. They seem to be popping out everywhere! Patrick Dempsey's wife just gave birth to their twin boys last week - and she was gifted this fabulous tee from a Mom who has experience with twins herself - the founder of Multiple Moms Rock and the mother of twin boys herself. Her tagline - "Raising twins is an extreme sport!" rings true to the Mothers of Multiples. Multiple Moms Rock designs and sells cute tees for Moms of singletons, twins, and triplets - and you can special order sayings for Quads or higher! Classy Mommy's other favorite saying is "Why can't I have a timeout ?" Soon they will be releasing tees for Dads and Grandparents too. $34.

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Calling all runners ! Calling all walkers! Thanks to our friends at Strollometer we have a fantastic giveaway to help you all shape up for the new year. Win this blue strollometer in the latest and greatest Classy Mommy Giveaway. Email colleen@classymommy.com for your chance to win. Contest runs from Feb. 1st - Feb. 10th.

Classy Mommy loves to run and walk - and with the help of a strollometer this is an easy way to count miles. If you're an exercise fanatic or just curious how many miles you are logging on walks with your new baby, try this gadget -The Strollometer. The device measures speed, time and distance. When your striving to lose the baby weight, this gadget will let you know just how much you are really walking off the pounds. Easy to attach, fits on all strollers, and available in Lavender, Blue, and Green. $40.

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As their tagline suggests, Bonnie's Style Press is where fashion meets paper. Founded by a Mom, this company turns ordinary paper into high style with their whimsical designs. Classy Mommy can't get enough of their Expecting With Style line. My favorite is their "to do" lined note pads. Thank you cards, baby shower invites, and more. Bonnie's Style Press other fabulous lines include "Down the Aisle", "Beautiful Baby", "On the Move", "Party", and "Holiday Style". You will find this stationary totally charming, delightful, flirtatious, and fun - no matter if it is a simple to do list or a gorgeous invite. Happy writing!

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