Etsy Spotlight: Catnap Cottage

In appreciation for her support of my participation in Blogmania 2010, I wanted to provide my readers an opportunity to learn more about Catnap Cottage.


Bio:


I am a vintage textile collector. I love restoring linens, spreads and fabrics. If they cannot be used for their original purpose, I give them a new life, mostly as pillows. My pillows are about the fabric used to construct them. In my travels, I come across other unique vintage items that I cannot pass up and lots of them end up in my shop. I pretty much rescue restore repurpose and repeat!! 

I have acquired quite a collection of beautiful vintage fabrics over years (mostly barkcloth). I love the wonderful textures of barkcloth, especially the extra nubbies. It is like eye candy to me. Barkcloth is so rare, it will all be gone one day. I cannot bear to see it thrown away, so I repurpose it. I am lucky enough to find it vintage never used sometimes, but mostly I purchase it in draperies. I remove the pleats, soak, wash and dry it to make sure it is sturdy before designing and crafting the item.

     

With over 900 positive feedbacks (100%), you can be sure her products are a hit with her customers!


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Thanks to the Catnap Cottage for supporting Blogmania 2010 and me!

Children's Claritin: A Victory for Our Asthmatic/Allergy Prone Two Year Old

I am ecstatic and it's because my youngest, two year's old, will not take any oral medications.  I think it stems from a history of prior hospitalizations and the horrible taste of liquid steroids and fever reducing medications.  To this day, when she gets a fever, I resort to homeopathic methods as she vomits anything I give her.  Luckily, her Singulair is in crystal form and her Flovent is an inhaler so I don't have to battle her with those.  Her allergist also prescribed Nasalcrom which she hates as it's pumped in through the nose.  He also prescribed Children's Claritin and luckily since I'm a BzzAgent, I received a complimentary package of it.  My seven year old will take it with no problem but I thought getting the two year old to take it would take an act of God.

I was wrong!  She has taken it three days in a row now without any fighting.  Victory!  I'm beyond happy because when this child starts to get a runny nose and eyes, it's all downhill and she can crash hard.  The last two times only required trips to the ER but before that, she's been hospitalized a few times and almost died in November of 2008.  Having a child intubated and being told they don't know if she will pull out of it is so scary and nothing I've ever experienced.

So, this is day three and I've noticed each time she takes her Children's Claritin, her symptoms improve quickly.  I again, am so happy that she will take this!  Thanks, Claritin!

Womentorz Spotlight: Goddess Box & Grill Charms

This is my tribute to the wonderful women of Womentorz and Etsy seller entrepreneurs who try to make a little extra spending money or use their sales to live off of. 


I have my store on Zazzle so I know how nice the extra here and there means.  With that, I want to use this space to promote unique, special or great products.  Know one that should be added, let me know!


WOMENTORZ Spotlight

Womentorz™ is a marketplace of the latest inventions made by women where each inventor has their own storefront.  Visitors are given a wonderful place to find unique gifts and interesting gadgets that solve problems in daily life in one, easy to navigate online forum.  Every product listed is supporting a network of creative women and sustaining their independence.

Womentorz™ provides a user friendly, membership-based website which allows women inventors to sell their products directly to consumers, thereby eliminating cost and dependency on retail distribution. Each member is given their own storefront with multiple promotional tools built in to really showcase their product.  The visitor is able to purchase the product either on the inventor's own website that will pop up in a separate window, by phone or email.  We've done the legwork for members! Their product will not be thrown in with hundreds or thousands of others hoping to be found.  We provide one on one marketing that's outside the box and unlimited while a member.  Every inventor works hard to bring their invention to life.  We give the invention the exposure it deserves!

Goddess Box:  Positive Parenting ... Easy!  

"Your Positive Approach is Her Memory of a Lifetime."

Welcome to the home of the Goddess Box gift concept, the latest rage in contemporary gifts for today's modern girl!  The Goddess Box is our exclusive and unique gift for the young girl going through puberty, given by the parent or guardian who wants to promote a Healthy Body Image,Positive Self-Esteem and aid her in the practice of Self-Integrity; all beautifully packaged in this empowering keepsake gift!  

Price: $74.99 and can be purchased here.

Grill Charms:

Grill Charms offer an entirely new concept in outdoor entertaining.  They are dime-sized solid stainless steel charms that are placed in your food BEFORE grilling.  The serrated stems hold them securely while flipping, moving and grilling food like you normally do.  There are four different collections and each Grill Charm allows the person to know which spice, flavor or temperature they are getting.

Price: $19.95 and can be purchased here.

My Girls Tribute to Beyonce's Single Lady & Vid for Daddy in Kuwait

The girls love Beyonce's Single Lady video and they wanted to put together something for dad in Kuwait so here it is:

Please Vote for Lizzie Lou Shoes

Ever hear of Lizzie Lou Shoes?  If you haven't, you are missing out as they are they are amazingly cute!


Please vote for Lizzie Lou Shoes here.

  

I just bought these and I can't wait to get them!  

Sheena Garg Edwards, mompreneur and owner & designer of Lizzie Lou Shoes, first became determined to create a line of beautiful, jeweled flip-flop for moms & daughters that was still reasonably priced after a shopping excursion with her younger daughter, Lizzie, a shoe-aholic.

"I love owning my own business. It gives me the creative outlet I crave while still allowing me to be home with my kids and not miss a thing –with the exception of sleep!" says Sheena. Like many women, Sheena juggles her various roles as a full-time mother of three, wife, cook, taxi driver, and cleaning lady with that of business owner every day of the week.

The company is based in San Antonio, Texas, while production is managed by Sheena's cousin, Shilpi Goel in New Delhi, India. This international relationship allows for the popular colors and styles of India to be brought to the United States in a way that has never been seen before in flip-flops.

Over a year has been spent producing and developing these shoes, ensuring the highest quality of workmanship, style and comfort. With each pair of Lizzie Lou Shoes, you can be assured that the beautiful footwear will withstand the lifestyle of busy moms. 

Great Huggies Savings

Great deals are going on for Huggies fans as on coupons.com, there two $2 off coupons for wipes and two $3 off coupons for Huggies Snug & Dry and Huggies Little Movers or Little Snugglers Diapers.

There is also a coupon for Little Swimmers.






On the Huggies website, you can get more great savings with a coupon for:

Little Swimmers

Pillsbury Crescent Rolls & Sneaky Eating Ideas for Kids

I finally figured out how to get my children to eat better food.  I let them cook and pick out recipes.  They have their little chef outfits and aprons from Flirty Aprons so they are already to go.  With Pillsbury, I can have them create quick and easy meals without all the fuss and mess.

This little sneaky trick allows them to use Pillsbury Crescent rolls, fresh vegetables, pizza sauce and cheese to make pizza pockets.  They have so much fun "painting" the sauce and olive oil that they don't realize there is a bit of healthiness involved.

I think our next feat will be to plan a menu for a dinner where they choose the items and help pick out the fruit and vegetables in the store.  Followed up by helping to cook, they might be more inclined to eat it.

We'll see!

Snoopy Invitations in Blue or Pink

My girls had their birthday party and I had to make their invitations as it's almost impossible to find Snoopy themed invitations that are customized.  I went with these but had a hard choice with colors.  I ended up choosing blue to coordinate with their outfits.

They were easy to make with my Microsoft Digital Image Suite. I copied and pasted the images, added other clipart to get the designs I wanted and printed on light cardstock paper for durability.  What is not shown is I placed rhinestone stickers to add a little blingness to them.

We had a great party and the girls have wonderful memories!