With a devout following of some major Hollywood hot mamas, Moody Mamas has done it again with creating a fabulous, colorful spring capsule collection for expectant moms who want to look sexy and chic this season.  Each piece is inspired by the runway, from easy maxi dresses to adorable chiffon trim knit dresses. All boast the luxurious fabrics that are both soft and lightweight that gives every Moody Mamas piece the feel of relaxing lounge-wear.  Hurry and start your spring wardrobe today: the collection is limited in quantity and time and is available only online. You won’t want to miss these affordable prices that range from $39.99 – $44.99 and go up to plus size!  To shop the collection, click for Target here. And in celebration of the spring capsule collection, Moody Mamas is offering my readers a discount code for 30 percent off one item. Just use the code MMDiscount when you buy.  

But if you want to win a $50 giftcard for a Moody Mamas item, then enter the contest below.

Giveaway Guidelines:

Visit the Moody Mamas Target collection and leave a comment here on two or three of your favorite pieces. This is a mandatory first entry. After completing this mandatory first entry method, you can gain additional entries by doing any or all of the following (but be sure to leave a separate comment for each thing you do):

1. Follow Moody Mamas on Twitter
2. Fan Moody Mamas on Facebook
3. Blog about this contest
4. Tweet this giveaway on Twitter
5. Favorite Lipstick to Crayons on Technorati
6. Stumble this post
7. Add Lipstick to Crayons to your blogroll or my button to your sidebar
8. Become a fan of Lipstick to Crayons on Facebook.
9. Post a link to this contest on your Facebook page.

This giveaway closes at 11:59 p.m. Central time May 7, 2010.  Be sure to include a valid email address with each of your entries. Winners will be randomly chosen via random.org and will be notified via email and announced on this post.

If any winner does not claim the prize by May 10, 2010, she will forfeit the prize to an alternate winner who will be drawn at random.

USA & Canada residents only please!

THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO ASHLEY, COMMENT #26.

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Moody Mamas is a hip and stylish maternity designer offering Moms-to-be a solution to keep their sexy, sophisticated style throughout their entire pregnancy. (Moody Mamas boasts celebrity Moms such as Heidi Klum, Jessica Alba, Ashlee Simpson, Tori Spelling and Laila Ali among their fans).

Unlike the moo-moo’s of the past, clothes from Moody Mamas are flattering. Plus, the line really helps you transition to everyday wear after pregnancy. Millions of women spend nearly $1,000 on a maternity wardrobe that, in most cases, they will never wear again. In sharp contrast, Moody Mamas represents a smart investment in this tough economy because so many of the items can become a part of Mom’s permanent wardrobe after baby arrives.

Moody Mamas is the brainchild of two fashion-savvy young women in their 20’s, Marta Abrams and Elise Rosemarin,  who are single and have never had babies! – admittedly an unlikely pair to design a maternity line. That is  is exactly why they have been so successful: they’ve thrown out the rulebook and are shaking up the status quo by creating a bold, daring anti-maternity line that has injected style and fashion flair back into the lives of expectant Moms everywhere. 

Moody Mamas is currently available at Nordstrom.com, Harrod’s and Belk, but as I mentioned above, one of my readers is going to win a Moody Mama’s wardrobe. So,  if you’re pregnant or if you know someone who is, you need to enter the contest below to win this prize, valued at $250, which will include looks that transition from day to night, from work to play and for every aspect of life. If you win, you’ll get to provide your preferred size to Moody Mamas, and they’ll ship you the following pieces:

• Cute Cowl Neck Jersey Dress – $65
• Denim Leggings – $48.50 
• Jersey Turtleneck Shirt – $ 58
• Blissful Box Pleat Shirt – $55
• Sexy Mama Undie – $28.50 
  

Giveaway Guidelines:

Visit the Moody Mamas and come back here and tell me in the comment section what wardrobe piece you like the best.

Receive additional entries by doing any/all of the following, but be sure to leave a separate comment for each thing you do:

1. Blog about this contest
2. Subscribe to my mailing list/RSS feed
3. Tweet this giveaway on Twitter (you can tweet daily if you want, but make sure you leave a comment each time you do).
4. Favorite Lipstick to Crayons on Technorati
5. Stumble this post
6. Add Lipstick to Crayons to your blogroll or my button to your sidebar
7. Become a fan of Lipstick to Crayons on Facebook

Hurry because this giveaway closes at 11:59 p.m. Central time Dec. 8.  Be sure to include a valid email address with each of your entries. Contest open to United States residents only. Winner will be randomly chosen via random.org and will be notified via email and announced on this post.

If winner does not claim prize by Dec. 10, 2009, he/she will forfeit the prize to an alternate winner.

This contest is closed. Congratulations to Deborah — comment #32!

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My son’s lovey was what he affectionately called the “blue blank.” The blue blank was a green Gymboree blanket from the golf line in 1998.

I think my toddler’s lovey just might be Ellema the Elephant — an adorable Zoobie.

Zoobie sent me Ellema to review and I was delighted, because my toddler loves elephants. A Zoobie pet is a combination of stuffed animal, pillow and blanket, all rolled into one.

Check out the pictures:

Here is my daughter's beloved "Effant" in her stuffed animal mode

Here is "Effant" aka Ellema the Elephant in pillow mode

And here she is in blanket mode

Zoobies are a great choice for a child’s first blankie and are a fun way for any baby or child to enjoy nap and travel time. We recently traveled with “Effant” and it was nice to have an all in one on the go toy, pillow and blanket. I think Ellema was partially responsible for our toddler’s willingness to sleep in a closet on that trip, but that’s for another post.  Plus, this blanket unfolds to some significant proportions: 33″ x 54″

Some other Zoobie features are:

• Microbead stuffed head for ultimate squishibility
• Large, super-soft coral fleece blanket inside: 53″x34″
• 21.5″L
• 100% polyester
• Washing-Blanket: Machine wash, tumble dry. Outer pouch: spot wash (if machine washed, using a lingerie bag is recommended).
• Blanket zips off/on for easy washing.
• Two bottom hook-and-loop Velcro tabs gather Zoobie into animal shape.
• Recommended for ages 3 and up, but safely tested for all ages. (I probably wouldn’t have put this in my baby’s crib until she was one year old.)

Zoobies have won dozens of awards, including:  Hot Moms Seal; Creative Child Product of the Year by Creative Child Magazine; CTTC Best Bet; iParenting Media Award; and, the National Parenting Center’s Sale of Approval. If celebrity endorsements matter to you, then you should know that Denise Richard, Ali Landry, Trista Sutter, Deborah Gibson (yes, Connie, Deborah Gibson) and Tori Spelling, among others, have been photographed with a Zoobie pet.

Zoobie pets would make a great 1st birthday present for your toddler or Christmas present for a child of any age who loves stuffed animals or who might like to collect several from the line. They also make great shower presents for expectant Moms. They sell for about $29.99 on Amazon, but one lucky Lipstick to Crayons reader will get one for free by entering the contest below.

Giveaway guidelines

To win, let me know in the comments section below why you want to win the Zoobie.

Receive additional entries by doing any/all of the following, but be sure to leave a separate comment for each thing you do:

1. Blog about this contest
2. Subscribe to my mailing list/RSS feed
3. Tweet this giveaway on Twitter
4. Favorite Lipstick to Crayons on Technorati
5. Stumble this post
6. Add Lipstick to Crayons to your blogroll or my button to your sidebar

This giveaway closes at 11:59 p.m. Central time September 1, 2009. Be sure to include a valid email address. Winner will be randomly chosen via random.org and will be notified via email and announced on this post.

If winner does not claim prize by September 3,  2009, she/he will forfeit the prize to alternate winner who will be drawn at random.

USA and Canada residents only please.

This giveaway is closed. Congratulations to Janet, comment # 100. You are the winner of the Zoobie.

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If you know me, you know I loved nursing my babies. In fact, I had a very hard time giving that up with this last baby and only weaned her a few weeks ago when she hit 21 months.  I wrote about that here. The word “boob” was  used often in our home and it served in several parts of speech:  ”The baby needs a boob” or “Would you please boob the baby” or “The baby is boobing.”  So, I was delighted to discover this line of nursing tops named for one of our favorite words and even more excited to give them a try.

Mia Seipel is the founder of Boob and she conceived the idea for this fashionable line while watching her sister attempt to breastfeed her baby in a park in Stockholm while the cold wind blew across her bare waist. She designed the line to look good on Moms through pregnancy and nursing. I was a little disappointed that I didn’t discover the tops until I was almost ready to wean my baby (okay, my toddler), but the company rep assured me that the tops are so fashionable that I would likely  want to continue to wear them even after I was done nursing. She was right. Check out this picture!

Okay, so I don't look as svelte as the model in the thumbnail above, but the top is adorable.

You can’t tell in this picture, but this amazing  top is fitted through the mid-drift and extends to down to mid-thigh. And you cannot tell it’s a nursing top, so I will absolutely be wearing it in the late weeks of summer and early weeks of fall, probably with a fun pair of black print leggings.

In addition to being fashionable, Boob  tops come with a clever patented overlap that allows  for discreet and comfortable access. The opening is simply pushed aside with one hand, leaving the other free to hold your baby. Don’t sacrifice fashion for function?with Boob Nursing Wear you get both.

So, onto the giveaway. Boob is offering a fabulous Boob nursing top to  three readers of Lipstick to Crayons. Here’s how you enter:

To win, visit Boob and then come back here and tell me in the comment section below which item from the fall/winter  line you like the best.

Receive additional entries by doing any/all of the following, but be sure to leave a separate comment for each thing you do:

1. Blog about this contest
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This giveaway closes at 11:59 p.m. Central time August 17.  Be sure to include a valid email address with each of your entries. Winners will be randomly chosen via random.org and will be notified via email and announced on this post.

If winners do not claim prize by August 20, 2009, they will forfeit the prize to alternate winner who will be drawn at random.

Good luck!

This contest is closed. Congratulations to Alex, Staci A and Emily —  are the winners of a new  Boob Nursing top and will be receiving emails from me shortly.

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Slingaroos are different from traditional store-bought slings in that there is no padding, allowing you to manipulate the fabric tightly and securely around your baby. The long piece of fabric running through the rings allows different size people to use the same sling. One of my favorite features of  the Slingaroo is the sash, which allows you to nurse absolutely discretely. You also will find the sash to be an ideal burp cloth because the Slingaroo launders easily in your washing machine.

I bought my Slingaroo in while I was pregnant with Baby No. 3 in 2007. I began using it as soon as she was born, nursing her in it, carrying her around the house, around the mall and at swim meets (as regular readers will soon learn, I spend a LOT of time at swim meets). I quickly discovered that it was also a great way to keep her happy at restaurants while I was trying to eat or engage in conversation with friends and family. Somehow, she was just happier when I was “wearing” her, and thus she gave me more time to relax and enjoy myself. (Side note: Baby-wearing jumped to the top of the news briefly in late 2008 when Motrin offended a Moms nationwide with this ad campaign).

But back to Slingaroos. They are one of the most versatile baby-wearing gadgets I’ve ever seens because they can be used with a newborn through a preschooler (if you’ve got a preschooler who is still willing to be held.) You can carry your baby in the front in a cradle position our outward facing position, onyour hip or on your back. Kangaroo Kids demonstrates all the carrying positions here and a video demonstration here.

Singaroo’s are made in the United States, sell for $41.95 and come in a host of colors and patterns (if you’re smart like me, you’ll pick a color Dad will wear, too). But one lucky reader is going to win one for free, courtesy of Kangaroo Kids owner Sierra Cortazzo.

Giveaway guidelines

To win, let me know in the comments section below why you want to win the Slingaroo.

Receive additional entries by doing any/all of the following, but be sure to leave a separate comment for each thing you do:

1. Blog about this contest
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This giveaway closes July 11, 2009 at 11:59 pm central time. Be sure to include a valid email address. Winner will be randomly chosen via random.org and will be notified via email and announced on this post.

If winner does not claim prize by July 15, 2009, she/he will forfeit the prize to alternate winner who will be drawn at random.

USA and Canada residents only please.

Congratulations to Erin. You are the winner of the Slingaroo. I’ve sent you an email and you have until July 15 to respond or another winner will be chosen.

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The solution is a trend that has become extremely popular due to the hard economic times – consignment. InStyleBelly offers the opportunity for mothers-to-be to dress with the same fashion and style while they are pregnant as when they are not. Additionally, for new moms looking to get rid of their maternity clothing, InStyleBelly is a place where recent moms can sell their outgrown maternity clothes for some extra money.

Krista Karo, says, “There might have been some stigma with buying someone else’s castoffs but now, more and more consumers are looking for ways to cut corners. Consignment stores are no longer seen as secondhand, but vintage.”

InStyleBelly’s collection currently includes high-end design from such as Diane von Furstenberg, Isabella Oliver and Michael Stars as well as some more mainstream designs from Old Navy, GAP and Ann Taylor.

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The last thing a pregnant woman wants to give up is their sense of style as the baby belly grows. As many can tell, I am a woman that loves to be an individual-not one to just go with the “typical”. Pregnancy is a time to enjoy and of course, the original clothing is something to make it fun.

Jellybean Apparel has helped keep maternity clothes fun and original. A husband and wife team based out of Royal Oak, Michigan, Nicky and Derek create unique designs not only for Mommy but the whole family. “Unique Maternity-Wear for The Entire Family” You can find some very cute and unique styles for all members of the family-including Grandma and Grandpa.

I fell in love with Jellybean Apparel from the moment I found their Etsy website and adore the designs. They truly are one of a kind and they are all guaranteed. A special note you will find throughout the website is, “Our shirts are true MATERNITY shirts, cut longer and more full in the front. Our designs are adhered using dry-ink thermal-application. They are not iron-ons, and will not crack or fade. We recommend you machine wash cold, and tumble dry on low. Each shirt is made to order.” They have of course MANY styles and design to choose from but if you have something else in mind, they are beyond willing to do a Custome design especially for you!

Right now, I have on the Priceless Design and I LOVE IT! The fabric is incredibly soft and comfortable. And just like the model here, the design falls perfectly on my “Priceless” baby bump. (Don’t worry, you’ll get to see me in my beautiful shirt as soon as I get my hair done!)

And for your chance to win your very own JellyBean Apparel design, head over to For the Love of Baby!

~ Jenny Hutzel
Lipstick to Crayons contributing writer

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