Archive for the 'Favorite Things' Category

Thanks for the Elvin Good Times!

Yazan: CanCan | 24 December 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Favorite Things, Links

I have really enjoyed having our Elf around the house ever since his arrival just after Thanksgiving.
Sure he has caused his share of mischief, but he has been a big help and the sole source of Elf Magic in our home.
I’m going to miss him when he heads back to the North Pole with [...]

Custom Rhinestone T-Shirts from Just Jen

Yazan: CanCan | 03 December 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Children's fashion, Favorite Things, Mom stuff, Reviews

Want something sparkly? Just Jen has some eye-catching rhinestone t-shirts and Christmas shirts!

At http://www.justjen.com/ you can design your own custom rhinestone shirt, or sweats, or lingerie, or other goodies with dazzling Swarovski crystal.
I designed my very own CanCan shirt! I chose a black cotton-spandex t-shirt with “rose” colored crystals, and used the “Lucky” [...]

Neve Designs Fashionable Winter Wear

Yazan: CanCan | 02 December 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Favorite Things, Mom stuff, Reviews

Neve Designs has a stunning new Fall line created by fashion and sportswear designer Carol Gantos.
Neve Designs balances European design influence with American attitude to create wearable fashion suitable for all kinds of settings.
The merino wool and merino-blend sweaters feature hand-crafted button accents, modern color combinations and a tailored fit.

There are six collections [...]

Win $50 From WiseGifter Towards Any Gift You Wish

Yazan: CanCan | 01 December 2010 | 100 Comments
Categories: Favorite Things, Giveaways, Reviews

When I had my babies, I remember wishing it was socially acceptable to ask for cash toward my cloth diaper stash instead of receiving heaps of 0-3 month sized clothes.
(Side note: seriously, at least buy 9-12 month clothes; they grow out of those little ones in like 11 days!).
http://WiseGifter.com/ is like the “Amazon Wish [...]

11:11 Enterprises Passport Holder Giveaway

Yazan: CanCan | 01 December 2010 | 30 Comments
Categories: Air travel, Favorite Things, Giveaways, Reviews, Travel with children

11:11 Enterprises is a handmade accessories company with all kinds of fun artistic wallets, cardholders, passport cases and even condom cases.
I got a super cool cardholder that I like to show off when I whip out my business cards.
I had a hard time choosing a design because there are so many awesome ones (naturally), [...]

World Vision Gift Catalog

Yazan: CanCan | 30 September 2010 | 109 Comments
Categories: Favorite Things, Giveaways, Thailand

I’m in the phase of life where I would rather receive a meaningful or personal gift instead of a snowman dollar store coffee mug.
I mean I have enough of those. No offense.
When you purchase gifts through the World Vision Gift Catalog, 89 percent of donations received go to programs helping children and families [...]

Yak Pak

Yazan: CanCan | 19 September 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Air travel, Bags and luggage, Favorite Things, Reviews

Nearly a year ago, I got a Yak Pak Megu handbag.

These sturdy bags with their distinctive array of fabric designs have a life time guarantee, and I am presently a YAK PAK FAN FOR LIFE!
Each bag is Vegan friendly, featuring premium covered YKK zippers, nylon American-made thread, water resistant backed 600D fabric, and [...]

Playmobil’s 1.2.3. For Toddlers

Yazan: CanCan | 06 July 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: Deaky Deke, Favorite Things, Reviews, Toys

The Playmobil zoo from Playmobil’s 1.2.3. line arrived at our house today.
1.2.3 is designed for younger children, ages 18 months and older, and also appropriate and safe for special needs children.
The pieces feature bright colors and rounded edges.
I took a picture of an original sized Playmobil figure (the pilot, on the left) next to [...]

TBEX

Yazan: CanCan | 27 June 2010 | 2 Comments
Categories: Favorite Things, Links

Gary Arndt, travel blogger at “The Everywhere Trip” presented a session at Tbex ‘10 that he entitled “Travel P*rn”.
I immediately knew it was a reference to Gary’s plentiful and amazing travel photographs on his site, http://everything-everywhere.com/, but Gary said in the talk that he came up with the title of his presentation before he [...]

Innobaby for Smart Parenting

Yazan: CanCan | 22 February 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Baby care, Favorite Things, Green, Reviews, Traveling baby

Innobaby has a great collection of ingenious, cute, quality, and eco-friendly products. I was sent samples of a few Innobaby products and I have been using them on a daily basis!
My most favorite Innobaby product are the Keepin’ Fresh containers.
Not only are the Keepin’ Fresh containers 100% airtight and 100% leak-proof, they are available [...]

« Prev — Next »