FREE Stationery Giveaway from Take Note! Designs via The Paper Cafe

Hello friends! It's that time again. It's time for another giveaway. Aren't y'all just lucky readers?

Y'all know how much I love stationery. I love to write personal notes, I love a good paper invitation, I love a beautiful baby announcement, and I love to add a little flare with personalized labels. Don't you? One of my go to stops for stationery is The Paper Cafe who you are very familiar with if you've been reading my blog for awhile. Mollie is great to work with and I love checking out her website for new designers.  One of Mollie's designers is Take Note! Designs. I am going to be enticing you with some of their designs throughout the week because I saved so many on my computer to share! I just couldn't narrow it down, I fell in love with so many of these cute and fresh looks.

Here are a few of my favorites:

Every preppy girl needs this fresh pink and green notecard

Perfect for your 2010 graduate

I love this baptism invite, it could also be used for first communion or confirmation, there are girl options too!

Can't go wrong with polka dots. This invite could be used for a bday party too!

How fun is this baby girl shower invite? Would also make a great bday invite!

Love brown and blue!

If I had a girl...

Another adorable baby boy shower invite!

This can also be used as a birth announement

Loving these return label stickers

Simple, sweet and PINK!

Perfect thank you note from your baby boy for all of his baby gifts!

Fun baby announcements!

Aren't those great? So you want some for yourself, right? Are you planning a baby shower for your best friend? Picking out a graduation invitation for your favorite 2010 graduate? Looking for an invitation to your baby's baptism? Maybe you just need some new cute thank you notes for yourself? Picking your baby announcement? Well, with this giveaway you have your CHOICE! Why?

We're giving away a $50.00 to Take Note! Designs through The Paper Cafe!

Wow! One of you is going to be very lucky! So here are the rules...


RULES:


1) Go to The Paper Cafe and check out Take Note! Designs
2) Pick your favorite design
3) Come back here and post your favorite and tell us what you would do with $50.00 worth of Take Note! Designs products

For additional entries (and please remember to post each of these in a SEPARATE comment or the random number generator won't count it):


1) Become a follower of my blog or let me know you are a follower in a separate comment
2) Blog about this contest and let me know you did in a separate comment.
3) Tweet about this contest and let me know you did so in a separate comment.


That is a potential for THREE additional entries!! Good luck ladies! The random number generator will pick a winner on Friday!


Good Luck!

Winner of Monogrammed Wipes Case

Thanks to everyone for entering the giveaway. Be sure to check in on Monday for another AMAZING giveaway.

DRUMROLL......THE WINNER IS.....

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

29

Timestamp: 2010-03-19 21:30:47 UTC

I counted to 29 on the comments 4 times and it is still you Gleatie. I can't believe it. Looks like you FINALLY won one of my giveaways! As some of you may know, not all of my real life friends know/read my blog, but I encourage the ones that do to enter my giveaways. However, I ALWAYS make them play by the rules just like everyone else.  Gleatie and I have been friends since before we were born and the random number picked lucky 29, one of her 3 comments. The past 30 or so giveaways, she has emailed me begging to win and she's never won! Ha!  She is expecting a little boy in August so I'm very excited for her to win this one.

For those of you who still need a monogrammed wipes case, be sure to get your order into KatieBug! Her prices are great and please remember her for future baby gifts for yourself or others.

A clue for Monday's giveaway...think stationary and LOTS of it!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Have you entered my monogrammed wipes case giveaway yet? Go to this post and follow the directions to enter! You have a few days left!

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Did you have a good St. Patrick's Day? Here are a few pictures from our St. Pat's Day last year. Daisy dressed up in her scarf, my little sister was in town and we went to the St. Patrick's Day parade. Look at my little lephracan in his green. His shirt said "Wee Bit Irish." He actually is a wee bit Irish. My grandmother was a 3rd (help me out here Mom) generation Irish immigrant.

This year, Mommy woke up with a bit of a headache. I went out with a couple Mommy friends last night to this wonderful restaurant. I HIGHLY reccomend it! We celebrated for a mere 5.5 hours and all our husbands wondered if we would ever return. It was so much fun!

After J's nap we headed over to our very first swim lesson. I grew up as a swimmer. I was on the Country Club league at our club in Atlanta from age 5-13 (or whatever age they kick you off.)  I've always loved to swim and was lifeguard certified all through high school and college. I even taught swim lessons to kids out of my parent's back yard pool in the summers, so I was SO EXCITED to introduce my baby to swimming. He wasn't a fan of floating on his back, but he loved blowing bubbles and being on his tummy. I'm looking forward to many more classes and teaching him to love the water as much as I do.

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Picked out your favorite Shrimp and Grits outfit yet? There is still time to order from me. See my post here and email me at magnoliasmarriageandmanhattan@gmail.com with your order! Here are a few more of their cute outfits to consider. I ordered Baby J those smocked crab swim trunks! Aren't they adorable! =)

GIVEAWAY-Monogrammed Wipes Case from Katiebug Boutique!

If you check out my post about my favorite baby items, you might have followed the link to Katiebug Boutique. Katiebug makes adorable monogrammed wipes cases. I LOVE my monogrammed wipes case and have enjoyed using the past year. It's so much fun to pull out something so cute on a daily basis. Are you expecting and would like your own monogrammed wipes case? Want to give a very thoughtful and adorable shower or baby gift to a friend? Here is your chance to WIN a monogrammed wipes case! If you have done one of my giveaways before you know the rules, but for the rest of you...here they are:

RULES:

1) Go to Katiebug Boutique via etsy and check out the cute designs on her monogrammed wipe cases.

2) Pick your favorite wipe case.

3) Come back here and post your favorite and tell us who you would give it to or why you need it for yourself.

For additional entries (and please remember to post each of these in a SEPARATE comment or the random number generator won't count it):

1) Become a follower of my blog or let me know you are a follower in a separate comment

2) Blog about this contest and let me know you did in a separate comment.

3) Become a fan of Katiebug Boutique on facebook. Follow this link. Let me know you became her follower in a separate comment.

4) Follow Katiebug on twitter and let me know you are her follower in a separate comment.

5) Tweet about this contest and let me know you did so in a separate comment.

That is a potential for FIVE additional entries!! Good luck ladies! The random number generator will pick a winner on Friday!

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In the meantime, have you checked out my Shrimp and Grits Online Trunk Show? You have until Friday to get your orders into me! They have tons of cute very well priced smocked outfits. Let me know if you have any questions. magnoliasmarriageandmanhattan@gmail.com

Sick Baby, New Baby Ideas and Easter Baskets

We've had a rough two weeks! Thursday, we went to the peditirican for the THIRD time in less than 2 weeks. J had a double ear infection, then one ear cleared up, then both got infected again. We're on our second dose of antibiotics and our third pack of boogie wipes, but today he is running a fever again. We've been up with sweet baby boy multiple times each night. My poor baby! The doc thinks this dose will do it and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we don't end up with tubes (although will certainly go that route if that is what the doc reccomends.) He's sleeping now and I need to go to bed so I can catch up on some sleep. Has anyone else had experience with multiple ear infections like this?

One of my best friends just had a baby. I bought her daughter a couple of cute big sister books and one of Baby J's favorites too. Books are a great gift for a toddler big sis! Her baby boy received a monogrammed A. Tierney infant sunhat. I LOVE these hats (I also gave 2 other hats to two other friends of new baby boys)! Baby J has had one in every size since he was born. He just got his 18 month size...the last size before we move up to the toddler hat.

Another thing that my college friends and I have been doing for our new Mommy friends is pooling together our funds to buy gift certificates for food. Our group of KD pledge sisters are now spread out all over the country, so we are unable to just stop by and bring a casserole to help out those first few weeks. The way we did it was that our sweet friends either sent me a check or money via paypal (in whatever amount they could afford-anywhere from $15-$50) and I went online and bought gift certificates from their favorite restaurants and had them mailed directly to the New Mommy. Our most recent new Mommy of 2 received gift certificates from Whole Foods, Zea, Papa Johns, Carrabbas, and PF Changs. She sent me an email and said it is like Christmas everyday! =)New Mommies need their friends more than ever and the gift certifcates are an easy and thoughtful way to be there for your friends even though there are miles between you.

My Mom sent this book and this book for Baby J as an early Easter gift. He loves them both! I've got to start thinking of cute little things to put in his Easter Basket. Any ideas for toddler Easter basket goodies? Don't have your baby's first Easter basket yet? Here's my post I did last year on the subject. I bought this one last year for Baby J and it is ADORABLE!

We are about to book our trip away. It looks like we are going to go to Mexico and we will leave Baby J with my parents. We had wanted to go to a smaller island, but due to the fact that flights are limited (and longer), we decided we needed to be somewhere with multiple daily flights to maximize our time away and to be able to get back in case of an emergency. This will be the first time I've left Baby J for more than 1 night. =(

Stay tuned for a fun giveaway that starts tomorrow! I have one scheduled for the next couple of weeks, so try out your luck! Leave a comment if you have won one of my giveaways before and let everyone know what you won to inspire them to try to win this time!

Have you picked what you want from my Shrimp and Grits online trunk show yet? Here are a few more cute choices to entice you: Want to order one? See my post below for details or just email me at magnoliasmarriageandmanhattan@gmail.com.

Here are a few more pictures of the cute items you can buy!

My Shrimp and Grits Online Show

Hi Friends,

I'm hosting an online catalog show for Shrimp and Grits stating today through next Friday. I'm a huge fan of their adorable children's clothes and I know a lot of y'all are too!

If you would like to take a look at some of their fabulous new looks for spring and summer, you can use this link. I also have it in paper form, if you want me to mail you one, just let me know. (Just email me at magnoliasmarriageandmanhattan@gmail.com and I'll get it out to you asap.)

If you would like to order something for your favorite little one, I would love for you to order from me to help support my smocked clothing addiction! You can just email me back your order (magnoliasmarriageandmanhattan@gmail.com) and I'll take care of everything.

Be sure you check out their adorable swim trunks  and little girl bathing suites and their matching brother and sister oufits. All of the girls clothes can be found here and boys clothes can be found here on their website. Just be sure to send me your order, because I won't get credit if you do it on the website...and we all know Baby J needs to step up his summer wardrobe! =) Ha!

Here is a size chart so you are sure to order the right size! If you have any questions at all, just let me know.

Please pass this info along to any other friends that you think might want to order something! Happy Shopping!

Thanks!