Winner of the $50 gift basket from the Bloggy Carnival is..

The winner is comment #37 Heather and her blog is Running from the Little People. The winner has been contacted and has 3 days to claim their prize before I draw another name.

The prize is a gift basket valued at $50 filled with Bath and Body works products and a travel manicure or pedicure set in vanilla from Sweet Pea Cakes, etc. The contest was for the Bloggy Carnival! Did you miss it? See all about it here!

~Dawn

Winner of the $50 gift certificate from Bloggy Carnival is...

The winner is comment #70 Storm and her blog is Confessions of a Psychotic Housewife. The winner has been contacted and has 3 days to claim their prize before I draw another name.

The prize is a $50 gift certificate to Sweet Pea Cakes, etc. The contest was for the Bloggy Carnival. Did you miss it? See all about it here!

~Dawn

Bloggy Carnival- Day 2 Giveaway

Have you been over to Bloggy Giveaways for their Bloggy Carnival? There are a TON of giveaways right now across the blog globe! We are offering prizes everyday. Did you get a chance to enter our contest from yesterday for a $50 gift certificate to Sweet Pea Cakes, etc.? Well hop on over here and enter!!

Now for today's giveaway! It is for U.S. only and runs til midnight on Saturday, August 2nd! Make sure when you enter that you leave a valid email address so that I can contact you when you win!

The prize we are giving away is an adorable gift basket filled with Bath and Body works Sweet Pea soap, lotion and shimmering lotion, along with one of our travel manicure or pedicure sets in vanilla. (ribbon will be in pinks and purples). You will also find a sponge and candles. (valued at $50)

Basket is wrapped in cellophane and ribbons and ready for anyone needing some pampering. Here is a picture of our travel sets. I will post a picture of the basket as soon as I get my camera battery charged... and after I find the charger. I have a feeling some little hands have hidden it from me!

Now here is what you have to do to enter or your comment will not be entered:

simply visit our site and let us know your favorite and any suggestion for a new themed diaper cake or towel cake. That's it. Please add your email address. If you would like a bonus entry, simply add our button to your blog. (you can find the button code at the bottom of our home page)

Good Luck!! stop by again tomorrow to enter more contests. Feel free to add us to your favorites or grab our feed so you are always updated on what is going on here!

~Dawn

Bloggy Carnival- Day 1 Giveaway

Well it is that time of the year for the quarterly Bloggy Giveaways Carnvial! I am going to hold a giveway each day this week! So please stop back to see each post since you will have to enter each contest separately. All contests are for U.S. Shipping only! And please make sure to post your email address in your comments so that I may contact you!

Ok so I have been trying to decide on what cool gifts to give out this year and what you can do to win them! Here goes giveaway #1:

The mission is to travel to Sweet Pea Cakes, etc. and take a look around. If you can answer these 3 questions you will be entered to win a $50 gift certificate to our store! If you add our banner (which can be found at the bottom of the home page) you will receive an extra entry to the contest. Please tell me this in your comment!!

Question #1: Name an item in our 100% all organic diaper cakes.

Question #2: All our diaper cakes come with 54 diapers and 15 items hidden inside. Name one item found inside the diaper cake.

Question #3: Name one of our baby bath time towel cakes or children bath time towel cakes.

Bonus Question: What was your favorite item?

That's it!! Good luck on winning the $50 gift certificate!! Don't forget to come back each day this week to enter. This contest ends at midnight on Friday August 1st!! Duplicate entries will be deleted as well as spam. If you don't answer the questions your comment will be deleted. Thank you!! Once you are done here head back over to the Bloggy Carnivals to enter all the hundreds of giveaways!!

~Dawn

Winners from the 100th Post Contest!

I am back in town and finally got all caught up in my work, orders, house cleaning, and summer fun with the kids that I can now post the winners to the contest that are way over due! I apologize to everyone who has been waiting. Now you had to answer all the questions correctly to then be entered into the drawing to win! Thank you to everyone who took the time to enter and to email me the results!!

Here are the answers and here are the winners:

1. Visit Monkey-Toes and look around. How many different pairs of shoes do they offer?
There are 11 pairs of shoes! (two different types of shoes but 11 designs)

2. Visit Baby Candy and check out the organic onesies. Finish this saying "Sugar in ......."
in the raw!

3. Hop over to A Frog in my Soup. How many little "frogs" are there and are they boys or girls?
There are 6 little boy frogs!

4. Munchie Mallow offers adorable accessories for your little girls. Name 3 things from her site.
She offers hair accessories, heart necklaces, tutus, flower hats, flower headbands, clippies.

5. When you can't have edible cake, you can have non-edible at Sweet Pea Cakes, etc. How many items come hidden in the cake? Name one.
15 items
1 handmade swaddle blanket, 2 handmade reversible bibs, Johnson & Johnson body wash, lotion, shampoo, and powder, soothing lotion, desitin, 2 binkie clips, 2 binkies, 2 baby items.

The winner of the $15 gift certificate is: Cindi Hoppes
The winner of the $5 Starbucks gift certificate is: Melissa Jennings
The winner of the onesie size 0-3 months is: (please let me know for boy or for girl): Michelle Rosborough
The winner of The Baby Gizmo Buying Guide is: Greta

All winners have been emailed and have 3 days to send me their address. If I don't hear from them I will draw new names! Thank you again for enterig! Check out my giveaways for the Bloggy Carnival this week!

Have a great week!
~Dawn

Here it is.. post 100!! Party time!

Well it's been quite the road in the blogsphere this year! It started off with just a simple pink little blog with a post here and there. I wasn't sure who read it, what to write and even to go and read others. But after being involved with The MomPack and meeting mom bloggers, I have been introduced to the world of blogging. I found out about the product reviews (with help from Olivia owner of BabyCandy), contests, where to submit my products too, meme's, carnivals, stories and getting to make friends with other moms! It's been such a great experience. I also gave my blog a makeover courtesy of Shera from Sweet 'n Simple Designs, started offering product reviews, and hanging out at 5 Minutes for Mom!

So here it is post #100! I was trying to decide what kind of party to throw, what food to offer and prizes to giveaway! First, being its summer I think it's only fitting to have a beach party right here right now! So grab your bathing suit, towel, sunscreen and beach balls and lets held out to get some sun, drink some lemonade and relax by the pool. I have some ice cream sandwiches, cookies and fruit pizza for us to snack on!

Now on to prizes... I didn't even realize how close I was to #100 til it was too late. Otherwise I would have searched high and low for sponsors and giveaways and what not. But instead we are headed to the prize closet to see what we can pull out and giveaway! I have one last copy of The Baby Gizmo buying guide, $5 gift card to Starbucks, $15 gift certificate to Sweet Pea Cakes, etc. and a custom onesie size 0-3 months for the little baby. So now let's see what you have to do to win...

we are going on a scavenger hunt! You must go to all 5 places and come back here with all 5 CORRECT answers to win! Then I will draw 4 winners to receive 1 prize from the list above on July 9th! Winner will have 3 days to claim prize before I draw another winner! Good luck to everyone! Have fun and thanks for celebrating with me! *** NOTE it has been changed so that no one copies anyones answers, I am requesting that instead of leaving a comment here that you email me your answers and I will draw the names. My email is sweetpeacakesetc (at) yahoo (dot) com. I have turned off the comments but still have the people who left one in the drawing! Thank you! ***

1. Visit Monkey-Toes and look around. How many different pairs of shoes do they offer?
2. Visit Baby Candy and check out the organic onesies. Finish this saying "Sugar in ......."
3. Hop over to A Frog in my Soup. How many little "frogs" are there and are they boys or girls?
4. Munchie Mallow offers adorable accessories for your little girls. Name 3 things from her site.
5. When you can't have edible cake, you can have non-edible at Sweet Pea Cakes, etc. How many items come hidden in the cake? Name one.

OK that's it! Have fun and good luck! Check back to see who wins. Make sure to leave a valid email address in your comment so I can contact you. Watch for an email from sweetpeacakesetc (at) yahoo (dot) com!

Thanks!
~Dawn

Win a Graco Pack 'n Play!

Would you like to win a Graco Pack 'n Play?? Right now over at From Dates to Diapers and Beyond you can enter to win one for your new baby! You also get three chances to win! Simply head over and get the code for the banner you see above, post that on your site. Then write up a post telling about the contest, and link to From Dates to Diapers and Beyond as well as to Graco. Now go and leave a comment about why you should be the lucky winner!!

I don't need one but I am entering to win one for my aunt. They are pregnant with a (suprise!) baby #3. The oldest has a big girl bed and their soon to be 18 month old has the crib. Where will the new little one go? Wouldn't it be nice to show up with a suprise like this and take away the stress of having to go and buy a new bed?!!? I just think this would work out great til either the crib is free for the new baby or until the new baby is just too big to sleep in the Graco Pack 'n Play. So that is my goal. To win and to give. Who would you want to win it for or why would you like to win?

Good Luck! Contest ends June 20th!

~Dawn

A Sweet Treat

Since we are on a roll this week with contests and giveaways, I figured I better offer one from my one site and announce a few new products we have to offer. If you haven't heard about my business let me introduce you:

Sweet Pea Cakes,etc. is home of diaper cakes, organic diaper cake, towel cakes and handmade gifts. We offer a twist on the diaper cakes by hiding all the wonderful, 15 baby items, inside our diaper cakes. We hand make the swaddle blankets, and reversible bib sets, which come inside the cake. These items also match the theme of the cake! There are LOTS of themes to choose from, but you can always choose the custom cake route and get your cake to match the theme of the baby shower or the nursery! These calorie free cakes are perfect baby shower centerpieces and a practical gift for the baby to be, since every size 1 diaper, and item can be used on baby! We don't stop there, we offer organic diaper cakes, with everything inside and out (yes that's right our toppers are organic too!) for our eco-friendly moms! And if you plan on nursing, our Nursing Diaper Cakes, come with a nursing cover-up, burp cloth, bib, nursing pads, Mother's Milk tea and more!

So maybe you aren't having a baby, or your friend had hers 6 months ago and you have yet to give a gift! Well hey we have bath time towel cakes! They are for babies and children! Equipped with handmade pajamas, bath toys, soap, shampoo and either custom towels or handmade hooded towels, theses cakes make bath time and getting ready for bed so much fun! Baby bath time towel cakes come with a cute animal sponge, and you can also purchase matching slippers! Children bath time towel cakes come with a plush topping perfect to cuddle at night!

It's that time of year. WEDDING SEASON. Weddings will be popping up from now til early fall. Bridal showers and bachelorette parties will be sneaking up every other weekend. And what will you get each of these women?!?! Bachelorette towel cakes, wedding towel cakes and manicure and pedicure cupcakes of course! Our romantic wedding cakes include 2 plush bath towels, 2 plush hand towels, 2 plush wash clothes, Champagne Bubble Bath, candles, rose petals to set the mood, and 2 glass champagne glasses! All of our cakes come wrapped in mesh with a card detailing the contents and are ready to give. We love custom orders. So if you need these cakes to match the wedding colors and flowers, just let us know!

Now we don't want the men left out! Especially with Father's Day right around the corner! We can take any of our towel cakes and make them "man approved". We simply add in more masculine ribbons, add shaving kits, cologne, or coffee and chocolates and there you go! Perfect, unique gift for dad! Or simply get a Golfing Towel Cake, or a Cup of Joe cake and send it right to him!

We have lots to offer and more to come. With designer diaper bags in the works, tote bags for all your shopping needs, more towel cakes, pajamas, baby nursery decor, there is so much more coming that you better book mark us. You don't want to miss this!

So what is the GIVEAWAY?!?!?! Yes I am FINALLY getting to that! Right now we are giving away a $50 gift certificate to our store! You can spend it however you choose! All you have to do is:

1.) Visit Sweet Pea Cakes, etc. and shop around! Find your favorite product (think Vanilla Manicure Travel set instead of towel cake- looking for specific)!

2.) Come back here and leave a comment letting me know your favorite as well as a valid email address! I need to be able to get a hold of you when you win!

3.) If you are a blogger, link up to this contest! We want everyone to know about it! If you aren't a blogger, just tell all your friends to stop on by!

4.) Don't forget to sign up for our newsletter when you are at Sweet Pea Cakes, etc. There is an extra giveaway going on there!

Contest ends Monday June 9th! Winner will be announced on Tuesday June 10th! So check back to see who won! Have a wonderful week! And get out there and enjoy your summer!

~Dawn

P.S. Don't forget your Graduation Towel Cake for all graduation High School Seniors!

Inspired by Angels

Today I would like to introduce to you a company called Inspired by Angels. This company offers custom greeting cards, photo and cardstock invitations, birth announcements, business card design, and custom requests! Whether you are looking to send special family greetings, announce the arrival of your baby, get started with your own business, Inspired by Angels will have something for you.

Owner Renee, came up with the business name after losing her son. He is now the angel who inspires her. She has been in business with an ebay store for about a year but has now switched over to her own website. This is where you can be checking out her most popular items: photo birth announcements, and holiday cards.

"It is a slow process getting your business off the ground, but keep persevering!" "Customer service is so very important." No doubt that you will find excellent customer service with all the custom requests that Inspired by Angels can do for you!

Not only was I impressed by the work and design but the prices as well! And I would have to say my favorites are the birth announcements! I love seeing adorable little babies presented so beautifully! It makes it just a joy to share the news with family and friends.

Right now all readers can receive 10% off your first order as well as referral bonuses! One lucky winner will receive a free card design or 50 business cards! Your choice! So how do you win? Simply visit Inspired by Angels and take a look around! What is it you like best? Head back over here and click on the pink comments link and post your comment about your favorite design! Add a valid email address in your comment so that I may contact you when you win! Check back Thursday June 5th to find out who the winner is!

If you are a blogger, feel free to link up with this post! And if not, just tell a friend about this contest! Contest ends Wednesday June 4th!

And if you can't wait to win, start shopping now!

~Dawn

Natural and Organic

Ladies I am so excited to introduce to you a company and a giveaway especially for you! No children required, you don't have to be a mom, you just need to be a woman that desires beautiful skin!

Mainely Naturals offers quality skin care products that doesn't cost you an arm and a leg! Not only do they have Natural Skin Care but they also have Aromatherapy Products. Kris, the owner of Mainely Naturals came up with the name since it seemed only natural to have it as "Mainely" being she resides in Maine! She has been running this business for 3 years and during this time, has learned how important SEO (search engine optimization) is! "You cannot just set up a website and expect customers to find you. You have to get your products and your brand out there!" And out there she has! The most popular item from Mainly Naturals is the Face Firming Serum, with Haloxyl Under Eye Serum in a close 2nd.

What I find great about this company is there is NO animal testing- totally Cruelty Free, NO animal by-products except for Milk and Honey, NO artificial colors, only scented with pure essential oils and natural extracts-aromatherapy! But my truly favorite part is the fact that everything is made with natural and organic ingredients. With the world "going green" it seems only natural that your skin care go green as well!

You have to check out the Stay C- Vitamin C Serum! Vitamin C prevents oxidative damage (think sun spots, wrinkles, sagging) by neutralizing oxygen-free radicals before they can attack the body! Fantastic! This is great with summer coming up! Then there is the Green Tea Antioxidant Facial Cleanser! Green Tea is an amazing antioxidant helping to fight off environmental free radicals and protect the skin from further damage! It's not just for drinking anymore ladies!

Here is the good news! Right now one lucky winner will get a $20 gift certificate to spend at Mainely Naturals! All you have to do is visit Mainely Naturals and shop around! Come back here and click the pink comments link and leave a comment about your favorite product! Include a valid email address so I can let you know that you won! Check back here on Wednesday June 4th to see who the winner is! Don't forget to sign up for the newsletter! Readers get special deals and sales! All orders also include free samples! So if you can't wait to win, just start shopping now!

Don't forget to link up to this contest if you are a blogger and if you aren't, just tell a friend to stop by and enter! Contest ends Tuesday June 3rd!

And some advice for other working women: "Excellent Customer Service is just as important as having an excellent product." Well said!

~Dawn

Another Quick Giveaway for the Carnival!

Ok we are going to host another quick giveaway for the Bloggy Giveaway Carnival for Noah's Ark Workshop run by Connie Cotton. To get all the details on what is going on just click here and head over. Make sure after entering all the contests here that you head over and get in your last minute entries at Bloggy Giveaways.

So here is what we are giving away:

A Noah's Ark Ready to Stuff Animal Party Package (Value is $ 168).

This is the ~*~PLATINUM PARTY~*~

Your choice of 20-25 different animals (approx. 15-19 inches)

Animal T-Shirt (decorated at party)

$21 per participant for 8 participants

*****To win head over to Noah's Ark workshop and join Mojo's Birthday Club or Mailing List! *****Then come back here and leave a message about your favorite stuffed animal and outfit! Make sure to leave a valid email address (prefer the one you used to sign up for the Club or mailing list)

Contest is open til Friday May 9th til midnight. Winner will be announced Saturday May 10th! we will pick a winner by random.org and email you.

There is also a Spring Promotion for those who are looking to work from home. Join in April for only $29! You can contact Connie Cotton at connie.noahsark@yahoo.com for more information on job opportunities and so forth.

Noah's Ark workshops are great for:
- Birthday Parties - Schools - Day Care Centers- Summer Camps - Library Story Hours - Scouts- Corporate Events - Communions - Christenings- Baby Showers - Fundraisers and More!

Don't forget to sign up for our other contest for the Bloggy Giveaway over here!

You can also win a mommy bracelet from MJennings Designs by clicking here!

Would you like to win a swaddler blanket from Stowers Swaddlers & Stationary? Click Here!

Thanks for stopping by! Good Luck!

~Dawn

Bloggy Carnival is almost over! Hurry and enter and go visit others!

Of course I am always late to everything! So it's getting to be the end of the Bloggy Giveaway Carnival but I had to come up with something for a giveaway and join in the fun. Click here to go and visit Bloggy Giveaways to see what all the fuss is about. Make sure to read the guidelines and know how to participate! Then visit the hundreds and hundreds of giveaways going on across the blogsphere. All you have to do is click on each link that takes to the blog. Read their directions on how to enter and leave a comment. Make sure to include a valid email address so they can let you know you won!

SO now that you are here.... what is it that I am giving away for this carnival??? Well its a packaged deal. You will receive a reuseable cloth bag from Monkey Toe Diapers for all your shopping needs (its's great joing the "Green" band wagon!), the book "The Baby Gizmo Buying Guide"- this is the ultimate guide for all the why, when and what to buy for pregnancy through preschool!, a diaper cupcake (its a small cupcake made out of diapers decorated with ribbon and a plush topper) from Sweet Pea Cakes, Etc. as well as a $15 gift certificate to Sweet Pea Cakes, etc.

Contest will run til Sunday April 27th (giving it a bit longer since I was late) winner will be announced on Monday!

All you have to do to enter to win is:

leave a comment about what you would like to see more of on blogs you visit: contests, reviews, personal stories, etc. and what makes you want to go back to a blog. That's it!! ( I have to approve the comments so if you don't see it right away don't panic! I will get to it :) )

Then a name will be drawn randomly from random.org and the winner will be notified by email. So make sure to leave a valid email address. Giveaway is for the U.S. only. I am paying the shipping so its all free to you!

I hope you check out my other contests going on right now as well!

*win a bracelet from MJennings Designs by clicking here!

*win a swaddler blanket for the award winning Stowers Swaddlers & Stationary by clicking here!

Thanks for stopping by! We are always holding giveaways and reviews! So stop back often!

P.S. Win an exta entry by posting one of our banners on your blog. You can find the codes on the bottom of our home page. Just email me at sweetpeacakesetc(at)yahoo(dot)com with the link where we can find it or better yet include it in your comment here. Just click the pink comments link below to enter!!

~Dawn

Winner of Noah's Ark Workshop

The winner of the Noah's Ark Workshop Contest is....

Comment #5!! Winner has 3 days to contact me for their prize!

Thank you to everyone who has been participating in our contests. Don't forget to visit Noah's Ark Workshop for other goodies and contests!

~Make a Purchase~ entered into drawing for a FREE Christmas Animal (*each order= 1 entry into drawing, no limit to # of times you can enter)
~Host a Workshop~ entered into drawing for $25 CASH (this includes birthday parties, daycares, girl scout troop, home party, and catalog party
~ No required amount of sales, host a party and you are entered. Host multiple workshops before deadline for multiple entries)
~Join my Team~ entered into drawing for $100 CASH (to be entered you must place $100 in sales before date of drawing)

~Dawn

Meet Stowers Swaddlers & Stationary

Today I am so excited to introduce you to a wonderful mother owned business. Not only are the products terrific but the family standing behind it are just as terrific! Phylana is the proud owner of Stowers Swaddlers & Stationary, which opened for business June 2004. At Stowers Swaddlers & Stationary you can find: The Stowers Swaddler, infant swaddling blanket in regular cotton and organic cotton, Baby Buddy Burp Cloths, hand decorated note cards, journals, and photo albums, we are now offering Leela Lou Designs organic baby one piece t shirts that are hand decorated. They can create gift baskets for those of you looking for a gift for someone or just want to try a little of everything for yourself.

So how did this nurse who is a mother of 5 come up with The Stowers Swaddlers?

"My sister had difficulty swaddling my nephew, so I told her I would create
a blanket that addressed all the issues I had addressed while teaching thousands
of caregivers how to swaddle while I was a labor and delivery nurse. My sister
used it and loved it and then we gave it as baby shower gifts and they wanted to
give to others. After that we entered The Stowers Swaddler into the Inpex
International Invention Convention and we won the gold medal and then I thought
we should give the gift of sleep to everyone who has a baby and has trouble
swaddling. Our business was born."

That's what makes the is boutique so unique from other stores. It is made to make swaddling easy to do and maintain from the perspective of a nurse and mother who has been there.

While you are over at Stowers Swaddlers & Stationary, make sure to check out the top 3 sellers:

Stowers Swaddler Pink, Blue and Froggy
Gift Baskets Ducky
Leela Lou Onesie - Wash your hands

I also loved the Cards for Kids that can be personalized with your child's name. My daughter is at that age where she can begin to write her own thank you cards, get well, just a little note to send to her grandparents and so forth. How sweet to have personalized cards that are just her own?? I also love the fact that the swaddlers are available in organic fabrics as well as the onesies. It's so nice that more and more companies are incorporating the "Go Green" option. I really love the Baby Girl Gift baskets too! (It's pictured below!)

Did I mention that shipping is only $3.50 on every order no matter what your total is??? How great is that! So head over and start shopping today! While you are over there though, there are a few things that I thought were really great about this terrific family that you must read! Check out their story with Oprah's Pay it Forward Challenge, and they have been on Dr. Phil, and The Big Idea.

Right now The Stowers Swaddlers & Stationary is giving away 2 swaddlers (pink, blue or yellow) for 2 of our readers! Also for the next week you can get 20% off all purchases when you put the code SweetPeaCakes in the coupon code box at checkout at http://www.stowersswaddler.com/

Here is how to enter:

1. Visit The Stowers Swaddlers & Stationary. Shop around and check out all their wonderful products!

2. Come back here, click the pink comments link and leave a comment about your favorite product! Also leave a valid email address!

3. Blog about this contest or tell friends to stop by and enter to win! Contest ends Friday May 2nd at midnight. Winner will be chosen by random.org and posted here on Saturday. I will email the winner so make sure to add sweetpeacakesetc(at)yahoo(dot)com so that our email doesn't go to spam.

A bit more about the owner:

I have been married to a wonderful man I met in the 6th grade for 11 years and I have 5 children aged 11, 8, 7 and 4 year old twins.Well taking care of my family and running The Stowers Swaddler and Stationery take up most of my time but I also love to read and roller skate.

Check out MJennings Designs for your jewelry needs!

Every woman and little girl loves jewelry (or atleast I do!) For this Mother's Day dazzle yourself, mother, sister, mother in-law or any other mom you know with handmade jewelry from MJennings Designs. You will find a unique selection of sterling silver, 14K gold filled, swarovski crystal and semi-precious gemstone beaded jewelry all handmade by Melissa!

How did MJennings Designs come about? "I began beading as a hobby three and 1/2 year's ago when my son was born (as we waited for our adoption process to be completed) and turned my hobby into a business after he came home and I left my teaching career and that is how MJennings Designs, LLC was born!"

MJennings Designs offers Mother's Bracelets and Key Chains, Custom Design, Bridal Design, Repair and Restringing Services, beaded key chains, bracelets, necklaces, earrings, watches, lanyards, rosaries, book marks, zipper pulls, children's name bracelets and beaded bracelets, necklaces and earrings. My favorite is the Swarovski Crystal Name Bracelet. I would love to have one for myself, and one for each of my little girls. What a fun Mother's Day treat for all of us.

You will love all the custom designs as well. The sky is the limit for what can be done for you! If you are getting married, Mjennings can customize jewelry for your special day!

What makes this year old business so unique? "All of my work is custom designed and personalized for you! I have reasonable prices."

The top 3 sellers right now at MJennings Designs are: Personalized Name Bracelets and Key Chains, Beaded Watches, Gifts for Baptism, Confirmation, First Communion and Christenings.

Right now all Sweet Pea Readers can head over to MJennings Designs and start shopping with a 15% discount good til May 21st! So get those Mother's day gifts now! Just enter SPC15% at the checkout!

Now if you are ready to win a bracelet from MJennings here is all you have to do:

1.) Visit MJennings Designs and find your favorite piece of jewelry!

2.) Leave a comment here about your favorite along with a valid email address. If you are a blogger please link to this contest as well! And if not please tell a friend.

3.) Contest ends Tuesday April 29th and the winner will be announced on the 30th!

Here is a bit more about the owner:

I am married to my hubby Tim (of ten years in August) and I have a precious three year old son who was born in Guatemala. Favorite interests: shopping, traveling, cooking and spending time with my friends and family.

Watch for a contest around May 22nd in celebrate of Melissa's birthday! Don't forget to check out her blog as well: http://www.mjenningsdesigns.blogspot.com/

It's here. The answers to all mother's shopping needs!

Selecting the Right products for you and your baby! "The Baby Gizmo Buying Guide"

When it comes to shopping for your unborn child, it can be pretty overwhelming. Walking up and down the aisles of the baby stores, excitement overwhelms you, as you see one wonderful gadet after another! Packable cribs, high chairs, swings with music, swings with toys, strollers, bibs, clothes, toys, bath tubs, diaper bags, bottles, breast pumps, and every other baby product you can think of towers over you. I thought when I went to get the items for my first born it was going to be a piece of cake. WRONG! I ended up with a stroller that lost its wheel on a walk around the lake, gadgets that didn't work, and tons of clothes at didn't even fit her when she came out. Now when my second daughter came along almost 6 years later I figured this one would be a breeze. WRONG again! I had a sling that was recalled, a breast pump I didn't need, a stroller that didn't fit in my trunk and nothing for a spit up baby! What do you do at this point????

You open up "The Baby Gizmo buying guide" by Heather Maclean with Hollie Schultz! Ladies this wonderful guide takes you "from pacifiers to potties....why, when, and what to buy for pregnancy through preschool"! Yes finally a guide that mothers put together to save you from falling into the traps of buying what everyone else has, what is "pretty" and get what works!

Every chapter goes over the age range, total usage, recommendation, when to buy as well as the types of the items. For bassinets, it is broken down into bassinets, cradles,moses baskets, carry-cots and why we love them and why we don't. Every detail you need to know to help you in making the right purchase is in each chapter. With nearly 30 chapters broken down into categories, you are sure to find any item you will be using for your child described in this book.

One of my favorite sections is on the activity centers. The book goes into detail about the seat, convertibility, height and reach, the toys, chew friendliness(I loved that!), music and lights, unnecessary extras, price, activity jumper and features to consider! With all that info this makes it so much easier to decide on the right make and model for your child. Now onto slings. Like I said before I got a sling that ended up being recalled. But I really didn't know which one to get to begin with. Which one would be the most comfortable? Which is the easiest to put on? What grows the best with baby? I don't want to get one that lasts for the first 3 months! Well "The Baby Gizmo Buying Guide" has the answers!

And now you get the chance to have the answers too! The Baby Gizmo has graciously given me 9 books to give out for this awesome giveaway! Yes thats right NINE BOOKS FOR NINE WINNERS! So to win this awesome book there are a few things to do:

1.) Check out The Baby Gizmo and take a look at their awesome website, their blogs and everything they have to offer! Then click here to check out the book!

2.) Leave a comment here by clicking the link that says comments in pink. Tell us what you liked best about their site, and why you need to win this book!

3.) Leave a valid email address so we can contact you when you win! Also add sweetpeacakes (at) yahoo (dot) com so our email doesn't go to spam!

4.) If you are a blogger, take some time to link up with this post and mention this contest. Let everyone know we have NINE books to give away. "The Baby Gizmo Buying Guide" is huge! Everyone needs a copy! So if you can't wait to win, just click here to go and buy a copy!

Here's to making shopping for baby a breeze!! Contest runs til Wednesday April 23rd! Winner will be announced and emailed on Thursday the 24th!

Have a great day!

~Dawn

Toy Contest at 5M4M

5 Minutes for Mom Toy Giveway

Did you notice the new banner on the left side with the big Toy Giveaway at 5 Minutes for Mom??? You have to head over and get entered into each toy giveaway you want to win! We already entered to win The Rose Petal Cottage, Martian Matter Giveaway, bebePOD Plus (I want the watermellon one!) and there are a whole lot more and more to come! So head over every day and check out what is up for giveaway! Make sure to visit the websites and check out these great products. Post the banner and links on your blog as well and if you don't blog, just tell your friends to check out the contests! It will be an early Christmas this year for the kids if you win! Click any of the links above to check it out or click on the banner on the left or the banner at the top!

Have a great weekend!!

~Dawn