Pretty in Pink couture skirt and clutch GIVEAWAY (now closed)

Pretty in Pink is a cult classic and one of my all time favorite movies! I'm pretty sure that every teen age girl can relate to that movie! 

I am bringing you the most A*M*A*Z*I*N*G giveaway today and it's all inspired around the movie 

Pretty in Pink.

Fashion Designer's Aja of Meikintosh Fairie and Patti of Structured Chaos are going to custom make the winner of this giveaway a couture skirt and coordinating clutch all inspired by the movie Pretty in Pink.

Can this get anymore amazing? I am so thrilled to be introducing you to both these amazing women and hosting this fabulous giveaway!!!!! 

Let me introduce you to Aja! 

She will be designing and constructing your couture skirt. Take a look at this G*O*R*G*E*O*U*S vintage inspired dress she whipped up a couple weeks ago. You can find Aja's Esty shop {HERE}

SWOON!!!!! GORGEOUS!!!! 

Now let me introduce you to Patti. 

She will be designing and constructing your couture clutch. Here is one of A*M*A*Z*I*N*G clutches from her shop Stuctured Chaos. Please check her out {HERE}.

      Here are the seven A*M*A*Z*I*N*G pretty in pink inspired skirt designs that one lucky winner will be wearing.

               *ONE*                                 *TWO*


                                 *THREE*                      *FOUR*

                                        *FIVE*                                                                  *SIX*

*SEVEN*

BUY IT:

Shop Mienkintosh Fairie {HERE}

Shop Structured Chaos {HERE}

WIN IT

THE PRIZE:  A custom made couture skirt in winner's size and style choice AND a coordinating couture clutch.

 MANDATORY ENTRY. Out of the 7 skirt designs, as pictured above, which one is your favorite?? OPEN WORLDWIDE!!!!

WANT MORE CHANCES TO WIN?   for addition entries:

1. Visit {STRUCTURED CHAOS} and tell me your favorite item in her shop.

2. Visit {MEINKINTOSH FAIRIE} and tell me what your favorite item in her shop.

 3. Become a fan of Structured Chaos on {FACEBOOK} and leave her a comment so she knows you stopped by

4.Become a fan of Meinkintosh Fairie on {FACEBOOK} and leave her a comment so she knows you stopped by.

5.Become a follower of Aja's {BLOG} and leave her a comment so she knows you stopped by.

6.Become a follower of Patti's {BLOG} and leave her a comment so she knows you stopped by.

7. Tweet, blog or facebook about this giveaway.

8. Purchase something from Structured Chaos  or Meinkintosh Fairie and comment back here afterwards. (good for 3 entries, leave 3 comments)

You MUST be 18 years or older to enter

Giveaway OPEN WORLDWIDE!!!

You MUST leave separate comments for each entry and please leave don't forget to leave your email address

Giveaway will be open until 3/8 at midnight

One winner will be chosen at random using random.org and contacted by me via email

GOOD LUCK!!!!!

Welcome Poppy Papers

Today I have the pleasure to introduce you all to a lovely Etsy shop called Poppy Papers. Shop owner Allison specializes in sophisticated, modern paper products. Her G*O*R*G*E*O*U*S paper creations are bright, bold, and feminine. I absolutley love her work. I am BIG on thank you cards and note cards and I think these designs are just about perfect! Many of the designs at Poppy Papers can be personalized which I love too. Take a peek at some of the beautiful designs you will find at Poppy Papers.LOVE. LOVE. LOVE.

 

Here is a little bit more about shop owner Allison and her gorgeous shop,

"Allison Rogers is the creator of the Poppy Papers stationery boutique on Etsy.  Her educational background is in both commercial interior design and marketing, so creativity, branding, and design are very important to her. As you can tell by her work she has a love for intense color and floral designs.  She is very excited to combine her backgrounds to both create her paper products as well as brand them.

The Poppy Papers brand is about high quality paper products: sophisticated, feminine, and modern. If you enjoy the personal nature of a handwritten note as much as Allison does, her goal is to provide you with beautiful papers for writing.

When she is not designing, Allison enjoys spending time with friends, touring wineries, walking her two collie dogs, and trying out new restaurants. "

Allison has so generously offered Bouffe e Bambini readers 10% off at checkout using the code "BBP10" at checkout. This offer good through March 20th. Find her shop {HERE}

 If you would like what you see and would like to connect more with Allison and Poppy Papers you can also find her on {FACEBOOK} and on {TWITTER}.

Please help me show Allison and her gorgeous shop a big, warm welcome and hop on over {THERE} and take advantage of that discount code and all the beautiful things she has to offer.

Handmade Gift Guide

Happy Sunday Lovelies!Here is my weekly handmade gift guide! I L*O*V*E handmade and I would love your help in supporting the handmade trade!! Please consider buying a handmade gift the next time you are shopping for yourself or a loved one. Look at all these gorgeous things you could indulge in.

This adorable little owl barrett from Whitesuggar

These amazing cherry, pistachio, chocolate chunk sweet and salty candy from Nicole's Homemade Treats

This gorgeous scarf from Happiknits

These gorgeous earrings from Annali's Jewelry

This adorable dress from lil blue boo

This gorgeous card from Poppy Papers

These freshwater pearl earrings from Hand Made and Lovely

This lady bug beanie from Creative Dragonfly

These adorable rosette earrings from Allora Handmade

One of these tiny charms from Cherry Creek Designs

This gorgeous formal dress from Up To My Knees In Crafts

These "come to the dark side, we have cookies" leg warmers from B:Mod Designs

This sushi paci clip from lillybelle Designs

This gorgeous handbag from beso handbagri

These adorable baby shoes from KathyDee's Cozy Toes

Mrs. Darcy GIVEAWAY {now closed}

I'm really excited about this giveaway because I get to introduce you to one of my favorite accessory shops. Mrs. Darcy has been my go to shop for hair accessories for a long time now. I am a HUGE fan of rossette headbands and I adore shop owner Monica's creations. I love her combinations of brilliant colors and great fabrics. 

I contacted shop owner Monica at Mrs. Darcy after months of coveting her gorgeous accessories ans she so generously sent Ginger and I a matching Mother/Daughter headband set from her Valentine's day collection. Look how gorgeous these headbands are.

I'm in L*O*V*E

I am planning to get some professional photos taken with these. I will of course post them as soon as I have them but here's a couple pics in the meantime. 

Aren't they the cutest?

I L*O*V*E Mrs. Darcy so much that I wore one of her headbands to all my special occations. Here I am at Ginger's baby shower with one of Monica's headbands and here I am on Thanksgiving with one of her headbands also. 

Have I mentioned I L*O*V*E this shop????

So here is the B*E*S*T part. Monica has offered to give one of you a gorgeous rossette headband AND coordinating brooch!!!! 

Yes!!! The winner gets BOTH!!!!! 

look how gorgeous these are!!! The color's are A*M*A*Z*I*N*G!!!!! 

BUY IT.................Head on over to Mrs. Darcy and start shopping now..

WIN IT........ENTER TO WIN THIS GIVEAWAY........RULES TO ENTER:

THE PRIZE:  The GORGEOUS brooch and headband as pictured above.

 MANDATORY ENTRY. Go visit Mrs. Darcy and tell me what your favorite item in Monica's shop is. OPEN WORLDWIDE!!!

WANT MORE CHANCES TO WIN? for addition entries:

1. Become a fan of Mrs. Darcy on {FACEBOOK} and leave her a comment so she knows you stopped by

2. Make Mrs. Darcy one of your favorites on Etsy

 3.Become a public follower of my blog via Google Friend Connect

4. Become a follower of bouffe e bambini on {TWITTER} 

5. Become a fan of bouffe e bambini on {FACEBOOK}

6. Tweet, blog or facebook about this giveaway

7. Purchase something from Mrs. Darcy and comment back here afterwards. (good for 3 entries, leave 3 comments)

You MUST be 18 years or older to enter

Giveaway OPEN WORLDWIDE!!!

You MUST leave separate comments for each entry and please leave don't forget to leave your email address

Giveaway will be open until 3/4 at midnight

One winner will be chosen at random using random.org and contacted by me via email

GOOD LUCK!!!!!

If you like this giveaway....PLEASE come check out my others.......ALL my GIVEAWAYS are handmade and gorgeous

Welcome Whitesuggar

I have an A*M*A*Z*I*N*G handmade accessory shop to introduce you to today,

meet Whitesuggar

Your going to find ENDLESS amounts of gorgeous hair accessories for little girls in this shop! Shop owner Yudelca offers a wide variety of accessories from headbands to bows, to clips, to beautifully adorned hats. Everything is hadmade and gorgeous. Take a *peek*

I always like to feature just a little bit more about my sponsors so you can get to know them a little better. This is why I love the handmade market place because each and every item has a personality and a story behind it. Here's a little more about shop owner Yudelca,

"It all started two years ago, with the birth of my princess, Sadie. She inspired me to create hair accessories for her. I tried to search for bows and accessories everywhere at affordable prices but couldn’t get what I really wanted for my little princess. As a stay-at-home mom, I started to do some research on how to create bows and where to get supplies, etc. I said to myself: “This shouldn’t be so hard”. So I started creating and I loved it. My dear husband and friends loved how cute my daughter looked with the accessories. I came across Etsy and did my research and gave it a shot! To my surprise, I got a sale the 2nd night I opened my shop. This inspired me even more. And now, 1 year later, I can say I have a home business which I owe entirely to my dear husband and daughter."

If you like what you see and would like to connect with Whitesuggar and Yudelca you can find her on {FACEBOOK} and get a behind the scenes look by checking out her {BLOG}.

The great news is Yudelca has offered to give bouffe e bambini readers a special discount code. You can enjoy 15% off you entire order by simply entering the code

"Welcome15" at checkout.

Please help me give Yudelca and her shop Whitesuggar a very big warm welcome and hop on over {THERE} and have a look around. Don't forget to take advantage of the great discount!!

Happy Shopping Lovelies!!!

GG

Here is my sweet little Ginger Grace at three weeks old! Her skin is peeling a little so don't mind that:)

I am so grateful for her. She is such a lovely baby. She is a much easier baby then little Milton was. 

We are still learning and adjusting as a new family of four but things are getting slightly easier. I am learning how to multi task like no other!!! I thought being a nurse I had to be good at multitasking but this puts that to shame. You should see me some days, it's pretty hilarious. I've got Ginger in one arm and Milton in the other while I'm trying to make lunch, change a diaper, and wipe a face.

I spent most of my days sitting on the floor now so little Milton feels like I'm still right there with him while I can still taking care of Ginger. My back has seen better days but I'm sure as I loose weight and gain strength it will get better.

I am pleased to report that I am only 2 pounds from my pre-pregnancy weight with Ginger. Unfortunately I am 60 pounds from my pre-pregnancy weight with little Milton but it could have been much worse having been pregnant for 2 years straight.  So now I will begin the process of loosing all this pregnancy weight and I couldn't be more excited! 

I have been gazing into my closet full of size 6 jeans and high heels for 2 years now and I am DYING to get back into my cute clothes!!! So, I might start doing a weekly or monthly weigh in post. We'll see how it goes. I am also considering running again. There is a half marathon I would love to run in October. We'll see how this goes too! 

Anyway, that's my latest update. Here's my darling little GG!!!

Her G*O*R*G*E*O*U*S headband came from one of my favorite accessory shops Giddy Up and Grow. Find her shop {HERE}