Butterfly Bliss 1st Birthday Invitation from Tiny Prints

If there’s one company I know I can count on for quality, its Tiny Prints. So when it comes time to order for announcements, greetings or birthdays, I instantly go there.

This time, it was Little’s first birthday. (I know. I couldn’t believe it either!) I had no idea what theme to do, or even where to start. But I knew I wanted classy. And I knew I wanted her picture in the card because, well, she’s so cute. (Biased, its true.)

As always, Tiny Prints was the absolute right place to look. Of course I fell in love with about 6 different invites, but found this Butterfly Bliss invite to be just calling her name.

I love how easy their interface is, too. You can add pictures, change wording, even fonts and colors. And after you place your order, rest assured that their customer service and follow-up is stellar. Tiny Prints really gets it all right.

This time, I was able to add matching thank you notes and return address labels. The thank you notes are perfect for my needs. Between you and me, I don’t like using big notes because they require so much writing to fill (and we all know who will be doing the writing.) So I love that the fold over thank you notes in the Butterfly Bliss collection are smaller. And the return address label added that perfect touch to make the envelopes something special.

Thanks to Tiny Prints for providing the products for this review.

The First Adventures of Incredible You is a extraordinary hardcover book full of whimsical, full-color illustrations and rhyming text with personalized details about your child. This marvelous keepsake children’s book follows your child from the day they arrived on Earth through the exciting first adventures in life. The book becomes a completely personalized storybook with just a little input from you regarding the people and places that are special to your child. With over 20 places to seamlessly incorporate details about a child and his/her family, friends and family traditions into the text of the award-winning book (even including a special page to incorporate a favorite family dish)! In the front of the book is a dedication page so your child never forgets who gave them this unique keepsake adventure.

This artistic, award-winning personalized storybook is a memorable and super unique gift for new parents! Great for gift giving, if you do not know how the child’s family would fill in the personalized information, there are easy standard options available to choose from or you may order a book gift certificate so that the recipient family may fill in the information themselves! (What a great idea!) Save 15% off your order until December 5, 2009 by entering code mws15 at checkout.

So, this year I’m totally eyeing up these platters by Kelly Hughes.  I was sent a sample of the personalized melamine tray. And its been a great, casual look that I can pull out quickly when unexpected guests stop by. It dresses up my spread and makes it look like I’m always prepared for company. (yeah. right.)

I’m attempting to list out all the people I’ll gift these trays to this winter. Loving the Christmas tray and this blue one will totally work for Chanukkah for the families that host holiday parties, but also eyeing fun trays for families with beach houses and party patios.

Thanks to Kelly Hughes Designs and Bailey Bea for supplying the sample for review. Use coupon code MWS2009 for 20% off your order.

When I received my Custom Charm Necklace, I was flabbergasted! My work of art consisted of a beautiful rectangular shaped charm with my son’s name on it, an oval shaped charm with my daughter’s name on it and their birth dates inscribed on the back of each piece which was so special to me. I love how the edges on each of the charms have a groove around them.  Also attached to the necklace was a Gemstone Drop to represent my husbands birthstone and Peace and Heart Symbol Charms to represent what I love. I literally have worn it a dozen times and have yet to not receive a compliment on the days that I’ve worn it. It is truly so meaningful to me and I love wearing it close to my heart. I will treasure it forever. The quality of each charm is superior (made from 100% Recycled Silver) and is sturdy and unique.

Take a look at creating a Custom Charm Necklace for yourself or someone you love. Start by selecting a sterling chain in any length and then add as many charms as you like. Charms and Gems can be added, removed and rearranged. They can be added all at once or over time. This is fabulous if you want to create a different look every time you wear your piece or if you add a new addition to your family! You can create your own meaningful, personalized jewelry by adding a name, word, initial or date to be imprinted on the front and the back can be personalized as well. Symbol, Birthstone and Mini Tag charms can be added, as well as precious and semi-precious Gemstone Drops to add color & sparkle. They also create other unique pieces as well: Women’s Stacking Rivet Rings, Men’s Rivet Rings, Men’s Custom Necklaces, “Be the Change” Charm Necklace (25% of the sale price will be donated to America’s Promise Alliance Organization) and Autism Awareness “Solve the Puzzle” Necklace (25% of the sale price will be donated to Autism Awareness Charities). Whichever piece you choose, it will arrive in their pretty custom gift box made from environmentally friendly sources and packaged with eco-friendly materials.

Heart & Stone’s handmade Custom Charm Necklaces offer endless possibilities. Make it your own by creating a personalized, meaningful piece that you or someone you love will treasure forever; something you’ll want to wear everyday; something you can add to over time. Hint to your husband for the holidays or create one for him!  This is the one gift you both will cherish for a lifetime.

Use code MWS at checkout to save 10% off of your purchase until November 15th, 2009. In order to guarantee delivery before December 24th, all orders must be placed by December 1st, 2009.

The Standard comes in either pink, orange or blue, with the choice of one free set of designable faceplates — either School Rules in either green or yellow, Sharks or Peace (the containers or ice pack are not included). The Deluxe yubo includes a blank name tag, a standard faceplate set, a large container, 2 small round snack containers and the large, flat ice pack. Parents have the option of adding another faceplate set with either personalization (ranges between $6.95 to $9.95) or a photo ($12.95).

yubo is BPA-free, Eco-friendly, and anti-microbial.  It’s also top rack dishwasher safe and totally recyclable (when your child is finished with it).

yubo opens from either side and is very preschooler- friendly. We had a great time practicing how to open and close it with my 4 year old son, who has poor gross and fine motor skills. After a few minutes, he was able to do open and close it by himself.

Besides the cool design options, I really loved BPA-free polypropylene food containers. The sandwich size container is huge and will easily hold larger sandwiches (I was able to stick some chips in too). The medium size (comes in a 2 pack) may be better for kids who aren’t going to eat the traditional sandwich — I suggest using one for turkey/cheese slices and one for crackers. The small container (comes in a 2 pack) is perfect for dry snacks, applesauce or yogurt. By using the small containers for holding yogurt/applesauce/pudding — you can ditch the snack cups and save some money (and the environment) by buying/making a larger container of applesauce/yogurt/pudding. If you get the standard version, you can use your own containers.

If you want to use a juice box– certain smaller sized ones will fit better than others. Apple and Eve’s Sesame Street branded Juice Boxes are pretty much the same size as one of the small snack containers.  For a more eco-friendly choice,  you will soon have the option to buy an insulated bottle holder ($5.95) -which is coming out any day now,  which wil attach your child’s reusable bottle to their yubo. Since my son loves his Green Sprouts stainless steel bottle, we’re psyched about this option.

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yubo sent us a sample lunch box for testing purposes.

Exclusive for MWS Readers: Use code MWS10 for 10% off  through November 30, 2009.