We’ve been a fan of Wall Candy Arts for years now.  We have several of their chalkboards from them in our basement that the kids love to draw on.  Here’s what neat about Wall Candy Arts – these are stickers.  They peel right off of paper and onto your walls.

Even better, there’s no damage or pulling to your paint or wallpaper when you want to remove these.  We’ve tested it out several times!  (Chalk also wipes right off the walls with a damp paper towel!)

A couple of months ago, Wall Candy Arts send us this Baby Elephant and we finally put it up in Cole’s room – he loves it.  Both kids have been spending a good hour decorating the elephant every night before bed.  They peel the chicks on and off the walls and it’s a nice non-electronic toy that I love having in the house.

You can get the Baby Elephant set for $39.20 at WallCandyArts.com.  Check out the array of other products available at WallCandyArts.com – they offer murals and other stickers you can use for decorating the walls.

If you don’t know what zulily is, it gives parents daily deals on unique and hot brands at up to 70% off retail prices.  I’ve already bought a lot of things for my kids, myself and as gifts on the site.

So when I was invited to meet the staff at an event in NYC last month, I had to go! I spoke to President and CEO Darrell Cavens, who used to be an executive for Blue Nile.  I was very impressed when he told me he wouldn’t put anything on zulily that he wouldn’t buy for his own family. He co-founded zulily to introduce parents to high quality boutique brands at significant discounts.


zulily’s past sales include Cybex, Little Maven, Melissa & Doug, Graco, Lassig, Wall Candy Arts, Maxi-Cosi, Quinny, Petit Lem and dozens more.  They find great buys from lots of brands and work with them to ship their products to you. You place your order, it comes to Zulily’s warehouse and ships out to you.  Shopping events last 72 hours . . . then they’re gone! New brands move in and get their three days on the site. Each weekday, they offer at least five limited-time shopping events. I had mentioned to Amy, the Marketing Manager, that I was so sorry to have missed Larrivo ( I love their nursing camis) and a few days later, they were back on the site. Probably a coincidence, but I was able to snap up a few gorgeous items! I’m hoping to see a lot more nursing clothes on the site.While I adore the great bargains for kids, I also like that there’s usually something for mamas on the site too.  Another thing I like, you can search by categories now  – events, age and gender. Which is great when you are shopping for your children or yourself.

So, check out zulily.com – here’s my referral link.

Thank you to zulily for providing a gift card so I can check out even more great deals on their site.

Custom items include picture frames, signs for your home, plaques, monograms, and more. You can search the site by item, or by occasion, which gives great gift ideas for an anniversary, birthday, graduation, new baby, friendship, romance, family, and more.

Designing your items is easy and completed in three simple steps, and every item ships within 48 hours! Check out this video demo to see how it all works!

I created a gorgeous picture frame for my parent’s anniversary. The gift arrived packaged in natural raffia and was beautifully presented. I love that the picture frame was personalized with my parents names and the year of their anniversary. And the best part about it was I created it online, got to see what it would look like before ordering, and then received it within a matter of days!

Want a chance to design your own Danielson Designs custom piece? Enter our giveaway below by leaving us a comment of your favorite Danielson piece and you will be entered to win any item on the site for $39.95 (or less) plus free shipping! Contest ends Oct 1st.

Place an order and save $10 using code MOMMIESWS. This is a great coupon code since many of the items are less than $40, so this can save you 25% or more! Enjoy shopping this great site!

I was surprised because they are both totally into these framed prints.  My boys each got a Framed Name Print, which has a description of each picture written below each letter of his name.  It also tells the meaning of his name and all of his birth stats for each of my boys.

They are totally into them.  Each night my youngest has me pick a letter and read what’s below – he loves pointing to his name.

These framed wall prints are relatively inexpensive and would make a wonderful baby shower or birth gift.  Use coupon code WBG15 to receive 15% off your order of any framed product at WowBabyGifts.com!  Be sure and check out their other product offerings as well – they have growth charts, birth announcements, Thank You cards and more.

Even though I’m only 16 weeks pregnant right now with my third child, I’m drooling over Oilo Studio‘s fantastic crib bedding. We’re going to have to redo our nursery bedding again, when our third child arrives this summer.  We had boring white bedding for our first child (used on my son’s toddler bed now) and our second child, a daughter, is still in a crib, using beautiful pink organic bedding, from Until Kara. #3 will be a boy and we’re going to have to start from scratch.

Oilo’s Modern Berries Crib Set ($399) would be perfect for my upcoming arrival’s crib bedding. White with sage green, it’s patterned after the red currant berries that grow in Norway and can work for a boy or a girl. Included in the set is a 100% woven cotton bumper and bed skirt, a zippered slip cover bumper, fitted cotton percale crib sheet. It’s machine washable and made in the USA.  While we didn’t use bumpers until both our children approached a year old, I like to have them included in a set.

Exclusive for MWS Readers: Purchase at  www.oilostudio.com — use code: mws2010 to receive a 15% discount on any order.

Last year when I was searching for the perfect memo board for my kids’ rooms, I was amazed at how expensive the boards can be. So when I happened to attend a show and spotted a gorgeous Magnetic Memo Board from Blue Aster Designs that was more in my price range, I was so excited! These unique boards are completely magnetic and can incorporate your choice of specialty papers, wall papers, scanned fabric images, chalkboard or photography. The board can be specified to whatever color, theme, or photo you would like. I did a sports theme for my son’s and a pink with purple theme for my daughter’s. The memo boards are finished with color coordinated ribbons or brads. Included with the boards are fabulous magnets that are handmade out of polymer clay. They are really neat and I haven’t seen anything like them! The inside dimensions are 16”x 20” with a 2″ wide frame, which is available in many colors. In addition, they can also be made with a clipless frame, to appear frameless. A smaller version of the magnetic memo board is available in an 11”x 14” size, which is great for smaller spaces. These smaller boards are frameless, can stand-up with an easel back, or hang from a ribbon. Similar to the larger boards, these can be customized to your color or theme and all come with 5 clay magnets. Both boards would look great in your kitchen, office, bedroom, play room or just about anywhere in your house. They are truly distinctive works of art!

I also adore their unique Photo Frames. These frames are created from your favorite photos and make up a collage matte that surround a magnetic board or framed mementos. The sample I was sent has pictures of my kids from the past few years surrounding a magnetic piece. It is so precious and stands proudly in my kitchen to keep notes and such out in plain view for me to see. The notes are held up by these adorable clay letter magnets that spell family. I always receive complements on how neat it is when someone comes over. The Photo Frames are offered in sizes 11”x 14” and 16”x 20”. Personalized letter magnets are available as well.

Fabulous for gift-giving, Blue Aster Designs creates works of art for all occasions! Their art is perfect for the person that has everything, the person you really want to get something unique for or if you just like to do something a little different with your photos! Prices range from $22.50 to $150.00 plus tax & shipping depending on size and product.  Give them a call (609-320-8039) or e-mail to discuss your order. They have a website and are on Facebook which is their online catalogue. They are currently offering a 10% discount on purchases of $50.00 or more to anyone who become a Facebook fan.

My kids love to personalize everything, and thus they have been begging to get their names on the wall for ages now. I’ve not wanted to stencil anything because I know they will trade rooms or get sick of it before the paint dries.

Wall Candy Arts sent me two letter A’s to try out (in pink and blue), which happens to be the initial of one of my four children. I put the A on her door and promptly ordered initials for the other three, when I saw how cute it looked and the other kids demanded Luv Letters of their own.

These letters are a great low commitment way to change up the decor, with a word, name or phrase. They come off as easily as they go on and can be repositioned and reused.

Children’s names that are spelled unusually are difficult to find on personalized products in the mass market. Since all of their products are individually hand painted by the Kalax Creations artists, they are never “out of stock” in the name you need.

Choose from a large selection of plastic products, ceramic banks, jewelry and trinket boxes, mail holders and holiday ornaments to be hand-painted with their original designs. Their extremely popular plastic Lap Desks are a hit with children and adults alike. My kids love theirs!! Made from durable plastic, in a variety of colors, their hand painted Lap Desks are perfect for use as a child’s desk to do homework, art projects, in the car, or as a convenient lap tray while sitting on the couch or relaxing in bed. Kalax Creations’ Pull Wagons are perfect for little hands to pull a cart full of toys. All of their plastic products are lightweight, durable and wipe clean for easy care. Choose from their many original, whimsical designs to be hand painted onto your Kalax Creation. My daughter has been toting around her Tote Bag with all of her essentials that she likes to have at an arm’s reach.  Her teacher had one in her classroom for the students’ library books to be deposited in the tote if the book was brought back before library day.  What a great teacher gift idea!

Kalax Creations make fabulous new baby, children and even adult gifts! Use code MWS at checkout to receive 10% off your purchase through October 31st.

So recently, when I converted my youngest son’s room to “Big Boy,” I was on the lookout for something unique for his room.  I remembered Ciaran had reviewed the Pkolino desk last Christmas and remembered that they also had a table and chairs. 

I found it online at Artistic Sensations and I just loved it.  For $129, you get the table and chairs.  We got white – which means wood colored with white accents instead of orange (pictured).  Love the orange for a playroom but the color wasn’t right for Cole’s new room.

Anyway, as predicted, it’s been a huge hit and both of the boys have been using it to do various things like read a book or color.  We set it at the foot of Cole’s big boy bed and he’s been so proud to have both a new bed and desk.

Check it out, and be sure to use the coupon code which helps quite a bit with this purchase:  Use coupon code mommy for 20% off your order of this or anything on the Artistic Sensations site.

Do you have a little reader?  And by that I mean either an adorable Little Reader chair from P’kolino or a budding bibliophile?  Either one will pair nicely with the newest P’kolino addition, the Little Sofa.  Available in two-toned green or red microfiber, the dense foam Little Sofa offers kids age 2-6+ a great place to cozy up with their latest library find or page through a hand-me-down classic.

I love the wide base that keeps the foam sofa sturdy and stable, but at 5.5 lbs. the Little Sofa is still easy enough for my 3-year-old to move it around his room to find that perfect reading spot.  The Little Sofa comfortably lets two tots sit side by side, and a book pocket on either side keeps their favorite books safe and separate.

Even better?  The Little Sofa folders out into a sleeper!  Perfect for an impromptu nap or a friend’s overnight.

My two boys love sitting side by side reading books, laying on their bellies playing with dinosaurs or taking turns folding up the sofa on themselves in a modified hide-and-seek game.  I’m a fan of the Little Sofa’s compact size, how easy it is to move from room to room and the stain-resistant microfiber.

Visit P’kolino’s website to learn more about the Little Sofa or if you’re short on space, check out their original Little Reader chair.