Le Elucian Bébé GIVEAWAY

 Le Elucian Bébé is a company owned and operated by a WAHM (Work at home mom), Ana. She makes beautiful items for babies, children and mamas. She opened when her career went from public worker to stay at home mom with a love for fashion. She made the girls their clothing for this photo shoot, shot by Felipe of Petruzzo Photography.
In her own words here is what Ana offers

Fun boutique clothing & accessories for baby & mummies. We want to have fun & would like to share that in our designs! Our designs are created with your vision along with ours to ensure that you are 100% satisfied with the final product. We plan to extend our designs for the whole family! Most of our designs are made to order/
OOA, (we don't carry pre-made/Ready to ship items, except retail.) We currently carry a few retail items.

For the girls, I picked out the color palette and Ana sent us something unique and beautiful for each of them. Her sewing and designs are beautiful.
If you check out her Facebook page you can be up to date on sales and specials. Here are all of her links
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/LeElucianBebe
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/Le_Elucian_Bebe
Website: http://www.elucian.org/home
**Pictures removed, sorry!*

Guest Blogger/feature on Gillyweeds and Musings!

Shannon of Gillyweeds put a guest blog of GPAC up! Read all about it here!

Some cute Gillyweeds work

Joans Gems GIVEAWAY CLOSED

GIVEAWAY CLOSED winners announced here
LINK.

This giveaway is sponsored by Joan's Gems. Joan, the artisan behind Joan's Gems makes gorgeous jewelery, ornaments and these FANTASTIC bubble wands.  Aren't they cute? You're going to have a chance to win one of TWO! You have to see these in person. They are so cute and a work of art, not your typical store bought bubble wand! 

When I was researching fun summer toys I saw these bubble wands and thought they were not only perfect for fun bubble time but add some flowing ribbon and you've got fairy wands too! The wands make big bundles of bubbles, streams of bubbles and regular "blown" bubbles that had my girls giggling and chasing after them.There are two sizes of wands, but both are big! The small one we have measures 4 1/2 inch in diameter and is 12 inches long. The large one is 16 1/2 inches long and the heart measures 6 inches across. They are sturdy and well made. The wire is not flimsy and not easily bent.  The bead detailing, fun colors and pretty shapes make these whimsical and fun. The wands come with a bubble solution recipe on the tag and are ready for gifting. They would be awesome as party favors, I'm going to need another wand because my three girls each want one! If you'd like one please enter to win, details are below. And visit her Etsy store

Joan has been making jewelery and wire art for 10 years. You can read more about her and her business HERE, on her profile page. Joan has been selling her art at shows and markets including the famed Wheaten French Market in IL since 2002. She's no newbie! Joan's email communication and costumer service are top notch. She shipped quickly and the wands were packed nicely with bubble wrap in a sturdy box.

Here are pieces from her Etsy shop that I think are gorgeous.

 Aqua Terra Jasper and Chocolate Necklace, listed HERE.

These Wood bead earrings listed HERE.

 Bubble wands in action
Two of my girls! We've gone out more than once to play with these wands!

Pictures for the Eastorn Farmer's Market where Joan has been a vendor since 2002.

Would you like to win a Bubble wand? Joan is offering two wands as a giveaway for you all. The first drawing will be for  a LARGE wand and the second will be for a SMALL wand. Here are the details. Once winners are picked I will forward your information to Joan. She will set up a private listing for you to purchase your prize with a coupon code, shipping is included! Be sure to leave feedback when you're all done! You can add some jewelry or more wands also, and it can all ship together.

You have until JULY 8 9PM EST to enter. Winner will be drawn after that. Open to US and Canadian shipping.

For one entry- Mandatory

To enter go to her new Facebook page HERE. Click on the like button and post on her wall

"@love abounds sent me for the summer giveaway" You will need to tag @Love Abounds, so I see your post. Once you've posted on her wall please comment ONCE here with a way to contact you.

Extra entries

Post on your Facebook page about the giveaway, linking back to this post and Joan's Gems on Facebook. Comment ONCE here with a link to your post.

Tweet about this giveaway and tag @peasblog . Post the tweet link here- you can get that link by clicking on the time stamp under the post. Comment ONCE here with that link for another entry. You can tweet once a day for extra entries.

Please make sure you've completed the steps for each entry AND comment for your entries to count. TWO winners will be picked by random.org. I will forward your email address to Joan so she can get your coupon code to you! 
Good luck!

*Thank you Joan's Gems for providing product samples, all opinions in this review are my own and I was not compensated for this review.*

Baltic Amber- Inspired by Finn

We have been customers of Inspired By Finn since Diva was a baby and she's almost 7 now- next month EEK.  This is actually the second "review" I've done, I did this WAHM spotlight back in 2008. I am not getting paid for this review and I purchased my last necklace in May 2011. 

I can't say enough about baltic amber. It WORKS. For teething pain, jaw pain and carpal tunnel pain. I'm only giving you my personal testimony here, but you can read more about the benefits on the IBF website HERE. They also have a Facebook page HERE.

Bluebird Bath Company- Review

I recently got to test some Castile baby soap from Jody of  Bluebird Bath Company, an olive oil based fragrance free bar that is gentle. My oldest daughter has eczema and I have dry skin, so I am picky about what I purchase for skincare. This soap has amazing lather and didn't leave our skin tight or dry. It also doesn't smell. I know it's a fragrance free soap, but some soaps that are fragrance free still stink. This one does not. All in all this is a great gentle soap. I made sure we used it for a good week before posting this review.

Here is a little information on Bluebird Bath Company's products

- All handmade, by a work-at-home-mom!
- Never prepared using cheap craft store kits, pre-made commercial bases, or fillers.
- Free of harsh surfactants, poisons, chemical dyes, or sodium lauryl sulfate. (SLES).
- Gentle enough for use on babies & kids.
- Soaps that get you clean, with a gentle lather, some with a light fragrance, that won't leave your skin feeling dry & itchy!

You can read more about this company HERE on their Facebook page.  Jody, the soap artisan behind Bluebird Bath Company is wonderful to work with, knowledgeable and has great communication. She also offers free shipping to military APO/FPO addresses!
Our soaps were shipped quickly and arrived in giftable condition, even if we were testing them.

 Other products-

I hear the Fruit loop soap smells JUST like the cereal! I want to try it and the Bud Butter. Check out Blue Bird Bath Company on Facebook and let her know Love Abounds/Give Peas A Chane sent you!