Adorable Blank Handmade Notecards Free

We have some really adorable handmade notecards to give away. With every purchase at abbabyboutique.com you will receive one handmade card free as our gift to you! No strings attached! They are perfect to send to a friend to tell them you are thinking about them, or use it as a thank you note, birthday card or maybe an invitation to lunch or tea. Each card is embellished with embroidery or ribbons, little flowers, pins and more. Each is entirely unique and one-of-a-kind. Keep it for a special occasion or give as a gift!

HUGE STOREWIDE SALE

We are having a HUGE SALE. Since there is so much talk about CHANGE, we have decided to offer some really great savings on some of our hottest items.  We have marked down over 100 items to make room for a change at abbabyboutique.com . We have a whole new level of products to introduce to you coming soon, so we are going to make room in our storage and save you money in your wallets! So head on over and check it out!  These items will be going quick so stock up and save and don't forget to tell your friends!  Post this sale on your blog, website, facebook etc. and we will give two lucky winners a free pair of Babylegs. If the response is overwhelming, we just may add a few more prizes.  Winner to be announced soon!  So don't forget to comment with a link to your post to qualify!  

Take me to the sale by clicking here!

Happy New Year

2009 is here and we want to encourage you!  2008 was tough for so many of us so we are looking to a much better 2009!  What are your New Year's Resolutions?  Whatever yours may be, we are cheering you on!  Tell us your intentions for 2009 and encourage one another.  Here are three of mine.

1.  Start each and every day thanking God for the blessings He has given me and for the blessings to come.
2.  Think positive thoughts.
3.  Get and stay organized.

Comment to this post with your resolutions and we will award a gorgeous set of handmade notecards to one winning post!  The winner will be drawn from a hat live on video so be sure to leave contact information so we can let you know if you are a winner!  We can't wait to hear from you!  Cheers from all of us at the A.B. Baby Boutique to a New Happy Year!

Weekly Deal...a little delayed

Thanks to my incident last week with the attempted mugging, it turns out I have some pretty bad injuries. It is amazing how your adrenaline can fool you and you don't feel the pain until later. I have an appointment with the Orthopedic for Friday to check out my neck, back and shoulder. I am pretty sure I tore something in my right shoulder and with all the poping and cracking I am hearing, I need it checked out. As far as the neck and back go I have never had so much pain. All because of a jerk who wanted to steal my purse (at lease he was unsuccessful at that).

Enough about my complaining and lets get right to our Weekly Deal. This week purchase any pair of BabyLegs (we have some great new styles in) and get a Free Wristlet Key Ring. All you have to do is purchase a pair of BabyLegs and when checking out just mention the key ring style of your choice and we will include one Wristlet Keyring for each pair of BabyLegs. So, if you get multiple pairs you get 1 Wristlet Key Ring for each pair. It's perfect, a little something for baby and a little something for Mom! It is a great opportunity to stock up on gifts! Our Wristlet Key Rings are the perfect gift for your girlfriends, teachers and neighbors. Anyone with a set of keys can use one and with 12 styles to chose from there is sure to be one for everyone!

Here are just a few of the newest styles of BabyLeg we have in stock with many more options to choose from:

So grab this deal while you can and get yourself something out of it too!

We have another winner....

We wanted to know how many of our readers were participating in the Great Cloth Diaper Hunt so we asked you to comment on our post and let us know how it is going. Each commentor was entered into a drawing for a Wristlet Key Ring and we have our winner! Brennan would you please pull a winner out of the coconut pirate?

And the winner is...................

twylabug! Congratulations twylabug, now all you have to do is go here and pick your favorite keyring and we will send it to you ASAP! Don't forget to email me your address so I know where to send it! Keep checking back because we have tons of giveaways in the works including a BIG one for an expectant Mom! Stay tuned...

We have a winner for the 1st What's Your Story drawing

Back in September we asked you to share your parenting and life as a Mom stories. We also told you that we will put all entrants names in a box and select a winner. Well with the help of my wonderful assistant Susy we have selected a winner.

And the winner is..................................

Kim I. with her touching story about her experience with co-sleeping. You can read Kim's Story Here. Congratulations Kim you are our first winner!

We still want your stories so please share! The next winner will receive a Magnetic Fridge Grid Pad to keep track of all of your families chores, appointments and activities. This handy pad has a magnetic strip to easily post up on your refrigerator. The undated 7 Colum Weekly Grid Pad comes with 52 weekly pages.

Some Useful Ways to Use the Fridge Grid Pad

• Family Member's Routines & Activities
• Home Projects
• Meals
• Personal Goals
• Work Projects
• Clients
• Personnel
• Lesson Planning
• Family Chores

A.B. Baby Boutique on Facebook

We would like to invite you to join the A.B. Baby Boutique Group on Facebook! We will be doing additional giveaways and prizes from time to time on our facebook group so it certainly won't hurt to join! We would love to have you a part of it!

I hope to see you there!

Are you participating in the GCDH online scavenger hunt?

What is the GCDH and How Does it Work?

It’s simple! You register at http://www.diaperdecisions.com/pages/greatclothdiaperhunt.php Then you visit all the participating sponsor sites and hunt for the Diaper Decisions™ diaper icon, to earn entries to the 65 random prize drawings, including Two Grand Prizes and one Ultimate Grand Prize!For more details about this great event, please visit the Rules and FAQ pages at http://www.diaperdecisions.com/pages/greatclothdiaperhunt.php .

This is our 2nd year participating and we had a BLAST last go around. Leave me a comment and let me know if you plan to participate and if you registered. I will give away one wristlet key ring to a lucky winner.

See you at the hunt! .........don't forget to leave your comment to have a chance to win!

We still want to hear your stories and parenting experiences...

We have created a place where moms alike can share and read about these times in a way to help and encourage one another during this journey we call parenthood. We are looking for all types of stories from the most challenging and trying times to the silly and lighthearted. Each entry enters you into a Product Giveaway or Reward! If you have a story to share, send to kristen @ abbabyboutique.com. The first giveaway will be held soon so get your stories in to qualify!

To read some of our current submissions click here.

What is your story?

The A.B. Baby Boutique is looking for your stories about being a parent for a new resource section of our website. We know that parenting can be both rewarding and challenging and therefore, we are creating a place where moms alike can share and read about these times in a way to help and encourage one another during this journey we call parenthood. We are looking for all types of stories from the most challenging and trying times to the silly and lighthearted. We will be launching this new section in the coming weeks and will be offering giveaways and rewards for your stories.

Here is how you can share your story

Simply Email your story to Kristen@abbabyboutique.com. If you wish to remain anonymous, please note that at the top of your email. We are looking for real life stories, by real Moms and Dads that you are willing to share on our website. By sending your story you will be entered into the weekly or monthly drawing. We will welcome as many stories as you wish to share. Each story will be given a number (in order of entry received) and this number will be placed in a hat to be drawn at random. Each week or month (depending on the prize) a new group of prizes will be presented for the winner to choose from.

Here is a list of categories to help you get some ideas and please feel free to come up with your own ideas as well:

Accomplishments, Adoption, Attachment Parenting, Autism, Co-Sleeping, Baby Wearing, Blended Families, Breastfeeding, Challenges, Cloth Diapering, Elimination Communication, Fatherhood, First Day of School, Finding a Babysitter, Nanny, Grandparents, Home Schooling, Loosing the Baby Weight, Loss, Milestones, Miscarriage, Multiples, Parenting, Post Partum, Potty Training, Pregnancy, Raising Pre-Teens/Teens, Step Parenting, Trying to Conceive, Vacationing with the Family, etc.

We look forward to reading and sharing your stories and hope that these stories will touch one another and make us all smile and help one another in difficult or troubling times.

All the best,

Kristen Lemoine,
Owner, Artist & Mom
A.B. Baby Boutique
http://www.abbabyboutique.com

The Great Crayon Caper

We are proud to partner up with What's Hot For Tots for a great cause! We are collecting crayons. We do not want new crayons but rather your old broken ones.

Let us explain:

In an effort to put a crayon in every kid's hand and not the landfills, we are embarking on the Great Crayon Caper. Our mission is simple, take old unwanted broken crayons and bits of crayon and restore them to brand new and place them in the hands of every little budding Picasso. There are currently 4.7 million children in the US alone with learning disabilities (Source: CDC).

Here's how you can help:

During the month of September, sign up to be a part of our Crayon Caper Crew and What's Hot For Tots will reward you with their signature color crayons {pink & brown} and fun activity coloring book along with another great prize. For the person referred by us who sends in the most crayons, we will award you with our My Little Crayon Roll-Up filled with brand new Crayola Crayons,but be sure to note AB BABY in the "How did you hear about us" section to be entered to win.

Collecting crayons is a family affair; a great way for kids to be introduced to the concept of recycling. So sign up here and we will send you a postcard explaining how and where to send your crayons. We will have your crayons melted down and transformed into shiny new chunky crayons that are the perfect size for little hands. These crayons will be donated to schools, hospitals and care centers.

Fast facts about crayons

Q: What are basic ingredients of a crayon?

A: Pigment {color} & paraffin {wax}

Q: How long does it take a crayon to decompose in a landfill?

A: Forever. Wax is non-biodegradable.

FYI: In the last 97 years, over 100 billion Crayola® crayons have been made.

Thank you for your support in bringing Crayola Crayons to kids who need them and helping the earth!

All the best, Kristen Lemoine
Owner, Artist & Mom A.B. Baby Boutique
http://www.abbabyboutique.com/

How do you wear your BabyLegs?

How do you wear your BabyLegs? Brennan loves his BabyLegs for his arms to keep them warm at school (they always have the ac on full blast) but also to add some style to his polo shirts. We would love to see how you wear your BabyLegs! To promote the big SEW GOLDEN BabyLegs promotion we are going to be giving away a FREE pair of BabyLegs. Then in the upcoming months, we will be asking you to send us your photos of how you wear them (which will be another big giveaway hint hint)! Here is how you can win:

• If you have a blog, post a link to our Sew Golden BabyLegs Promotion seen here and tell them how they can win. Be sure to let us know by commenting with a link to your blog!

Winner will be announced the first week in July! See more info below or click here.

We look forward to your comments and good luck!

Holiday Savings

We all love to save money, so in celebration of the holiday season, the A.B. Baby Boutique is giving away a $10 gift voucher with each purchase totalling $50 or more. Use it for yourself or give as a gift to someone you know! This offer is valid for a limited time only.

We are also extending our 15% off discount for another week. Use code: thanks07 upon checkout!

Have a great day and Happy Holidays!

Another Product Giveaway!!!!!

We are giving away the My Little Crayon Roll-Up in the Classic Stripe Style to one lucky reader!

What is it?

Our Crayon Roll-Up is your little artist's perfect companion. Roll-Up comes with 10 assorted crayons with room for up to 38 of your favorite colors plus 2 larger pockets for a glue stick, stickers, safety scissors or other small items. Included inside the larger pocket is a clever little poem. Our Crayon Roll-Up is machine washable. Enjoy hours of fun with this handy item! It makes for the perfect birthday gift for any age & great for school. This is also a great teacher gift!

How to win? Simpy post this giveaway on your website or blog and reply to this post with your name and link to the post! It is that easy! One winner will be drawn on Thursday, November 1st! Link must be present until the winner is announced!

Good Luck and Happy Linking! Just want one now click here to purchase yours instead. They are only $23 bucks!

And the WINNER for the BusyBodyBook Calendar Organizer is....

We took all of the entries and put them in a box. I had my wonderful assistant, Susanna pick from the box and the winner is............................. Paige! Thanks everyone for entering and helping us promote the giveaway. Please check back often, we have an even better giveaway to come. Each giveaway will get larger and larger so don't forget to check back! Don't forget to tell your friends! The more entries we receive the bigger the giveaways we will be able to offer!

Have a great day and Paige I will be contacting you to get your shipping info! Congratulations!

Until next time...

Win a Busy Body Book!

Yesterday, I posted about one of our newest organizational products, The BusyBodyBook 2008 Calendar Organizer and Fridge Grid Pad. That is this weeks FREE PRODUCT! To win this great organizational tool, simply comment to this post and tell us how you are going to let others know about this giveaway! Maybe you want to post a blog about it on your own personal blog or website or email a link to your friends! However you want to tell others is up to you, just be sure to comment and let me know how! I will be announcing the winner on Wednesday October 10th! So start commenting now and send your contacts a link to this post and you could be our next winner!

Weekly Free Giveaways! Woo Hoo!

In the past we have held special giveaways at the A.B. Baby Boutique. Usually by placing an order you would automatically be entered into a drawing to win the product of the month. Well, while the concept was great it sometimes did not end so well for everyone. You see, it had a glitch. Let's say you placed an order and were entered into the giveaway automatically. Let's say the giveaway product was a bib and your child is 5 years old! Bet you would not have use for that bib! If you were to win, you would get the bib! Others who were entered and would have loved to win the bib would lose out! To fix this, we have decided to host the product giveaways right here on our blog! Even better, you only enter if you are interested in winning the product posted! All you have to do is send an email to kristen@abbabyboutique.com and let me know that you are interested in entering. Please put in the subject line "Product Giveaway" and be sure to put the name of the product that is up for the week! To kick off the first FREE PRODUCT we are offering one pair of Getting On Argyle BabyLegs! If you would love to be entered to win this fabulous pair of babylegs, plese send me an email with "Product Giveaway Argyle BabyLegs" in the body of the email, please put your first and last name along with your address and if you win, you will be notified via email and on the blog! Good luck to all!