Congrats to the winners of our Mother's Day Giveaways!
The Jessica Rae Jewelry winner was #12, Kayla! Kayla, I didn't see an email address for you so please contact me to claim your prize at andrea [at] lilkidthings [dot] com.
And the winner for10 free classes at Midtown Stroller Strides is #21, Summer! Summer, I sent you an email! Please respond to claim your prize!
Moms of little girls, stay tuned! There is something coming your way tomorrow!
I hope if you are located in or around Raleigh, NC you had the chance to enter our Stroller Strides Class Giveaway! You still have time so check it out! And for all the moms who aren't local, here is a treat for you! Don't worry local moms, you can enter this one as well!
Today's giveaway is something sweet for the Mamas! Jessica Rae Jewelry is offering one Lil-Kid-Things reader this adorable pair of Baby Footprint Earrings!
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This was such a fun giveaway to do! Thanks to everyone who entered! The winner of the P'Kolino Chalk Table as chosen by random.org is comment #116, bison61!
Thank you to all who entered our Suprise giveaway for 500 free Business Cards! The winner is comment #4 The Gosfam from Enjoy Life, Enjoy, Now! Congratulations! Winner has been notified via email and has 24 hours to claim her prize.
Congrats to comment #14, Debbie from Our Side of the Mountain Crafts! You won our Organic Baby book giveaway! You have 48 hours to respond to my email. Thanks to everyone who entered, and keep your eyes open for more fun giveaways in the future!
You guys. I don't even know where to begin! When I was contacted by CSN stores to host a giveaway, I thought it would be a lot of fun. They have a huge inventory with everything from kids bedding to furniture. You know I don't focus on the giveaways here, but I love to do it when I can.
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A few days ago I requested a free card from a letterpress company called Linda and Harriett. They are doing a lovely little campaign to honor the owner's mother who was famous for her "just because" gestures.
Honestly, I forgot I had done this until I received the card in the mail today. The deal is, they will send you a free card if you agree to write a "just because" note and mail it out.
I have to say that this idea just warms my heart! I have ALWAYS loved getting snail mail, and even with the advent of the internet and blogging and texting, I still love seeing a personal note in my mailbox. The card they sent me is beautiful and I can't wait to mail it out! I am always looking for great blank cards so they are going right into my bookmarks.
Just another example of something simple we can all do to put a smile on someone's face. Just like that!
OK I'll admit it. I am unfaithful. I can never commit to a hairdresser. I just get too antsy. I found one that I loved, then I just got bored and took forever to get another cut, so I tried out another one, who I also loved. THEN, Alter Ego, a fairly new Salon ran a promotion for a free cut for first timers. So, I decided to go. I always used to feel guilty when I would "cheat" on my hairstylist, but I can't fight it anymore. I'm a drifter.
I absolutely LOVE it! I don't know if it's visible, but it's shorter in the back than the front and as I type I am wearing a headband. I think I am in love with myself. I haven't felt this fun in a long time :-) Sad and funny how a good haircut can do that for a girl. I went with my friend Jennymac and we had a fabulous time! I LOVED her stylist and can now call her my stylist! Seriously, curlygirls, you neeeeeed to go see Brandi. She completely rocked.
Where to begin.....let's see. A while back I posted that there was a particular strip of stores on Person street that I wanted to check out. One such place was "the salon with the orange banner". For some reason I can never remember the name of the salon from the time I see it, to the time I get home about 4.3 minutes later. Go fig.
Well, I have been trying to brush up on the Raleigh blogs and came across the Raleigh Chronicle. As I was perusing the headlines I saw an ad to the right for Howard Jacobs Salon and it hit me. HEY that is the place! Oh finally! (insert happy dance here)
Little did I know what awaited me. I clicked the link and started reading about the owner/stylist Anson Howard and I thought, hmm THAT name sounds familiar....I did a little digging and GREAT ODEN'S RAVEN it was my long lost hairdresser from 5 years ago!
I started thinking about what ever happened to make me change salons and it hit me. Anson worked for another salon and that's where I started having him do my hair. Then one day he was gone! I wasn't told of where he went (I guess there is some debate over this practice) so I stuck with my salon. Well, after the only other person I wanted doing my hair moved away, I have been salon-hopping ever since. For 5 years! I contacted Anson and we set an appointment for yesterday and I couldn't be happier with my cut!
For those of you who think this is a silly post about a silly girl who needs to think about more than a good haircut, then you obviously never had your curly hair named "the beast" in high school. So, to everyone else who wants a great haircut, and a chance to support local business, check out HOWARD JACOBS Salon on Person Street! And tell them Andrea sent you !
So now that the RSVP date has passed, I am going to finally post my invitations! My brother-in-law designed them with our request of "typewriter" font and then we added the bird stamps. We used both stamps so the invitation and envelope would have different birds. We used online RSVP through ewedding.com and email. It has worked out great! We still have a few people that haven't responded, but we are contacting them and have been getting a good response.
The cards are the standard greeting card size, which worked out to 2 cards per 8.5x11 sheet. We ordered recycled cardstock and recycled A9 envelopes from Paperandmore.com. We were incredibly pleased with their service and delivery time!
You may have been able to sneak a peek in my earlier post, but here are the close-ups:
Invitation
Envelope
Whether you are planning a wedding or just love awesome things, this place is hot. I was wandering around Cameron Village last week and stumbled upon.....
It is a wonderful store filled with all things Japanese and then some! They have amazing handmade papers, origami kits, book-binding accessories, stamps and vintage kimonos! They also have an amazing selection of jewelry, bath products and incense. It's so pretty! I bought some handmade paper for my rehearsal dinner invitations and some other little projects I have going. I really want to go back for some red flower candles. They all smelled heavenly!
They were a little pricey, so I only walked out with some beautiful paper... much like these:
I can't wait to finish the invitations!
One of my favorite things to do is get a manicure/pedicure at my favorite place, Lee Spa Nails. They are reasonably priced and very sweet. Obviously, I can't go that often, but it is usually pretty easy for me to justify at least a manicure now that I have a pretty ring to show off. A few months ago, I found the perfect "barely there" color and just had it done again yesterday. I am sure this is what I will choose for the wedding day. I just love it!
It's called, Honeymoon Sweet, by OPI. Don't let the pink-y-ness of the picture fool you! It has a wonderfully natural tone with a touch of pearl. Try it out, you won't be sorry!
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