Julie offers gorgeous jewelry, handbags, boutique designer clothing and more for mother and baby!  Whether you are in for a special gift or just want to look good, take a look through the fresh and exciting Olivine for something new.

To share the love, Olivine is offering all readers a 20 percent discount! Coupon code at checkout: mombite.  Expires April 30th.

No need to have a picky eater anymore.  Turn a boring ole’ sandwich into something your child will ask for:  Mom & Baby elephant, butterfly, Dolphins and Dog in doghouse.  C-U-T-E is the word!

This “green,” dishwasher safe-handle helper was created by an Australian mom and is specifically designed to capture the most amount of bread from your sandwich.  Save time, eat healthier, have fun, and minimize waste!

The Lunch Punch® is taller than cookie cutters, making it easy to cut through two pieces of bread and spread while still keeping sandwiches light and fluffy.

A set of Lunch Punch puzzle pieces are also available ~ very appealing to the young (and the old, I have to admit) luncher!

Features:

• The Lunch Punch® is BPA Free
• Lead Free
• Phthalate Free
•  It’s made from FDA certified food-grade plastic
• 100% recyclable
• kid-friendly
• 

Available online at sweetmadys.com. For more information, go to lunchpunch.com.au.

You’ll Need:
(Makes 1 crown)

• Crown template
• Scissors or craft knife, ruler and cutting mat
• 16 in. x 6 in. piece of chipboard
• Pen or pencil
• Piece of copy paper, or a file folder
• Craft glue
• Glue brush
• Glitter (we used glass glitter)
• Stapler
• 2 sheets crepe paper scraps in gold and fuchsia, at least 6 in. x 10 in.
• Hot glue gun
• 2 17-in. pieces of 3/8-in. ribbon

How to:

1. Make the crown.
   Cut out the template, trace crown pattern onto a piece of chipboard at least 16 in. long x 6 in. wide. Cut out the crown using scissors or a craft knife, ruler and cutting mat.
2. Glitter the crown.
   Fold a piece of paper in half, open it back up and lay it flat on your work surface (or lay an open file folder on your work surface). You will use this to protect your work surface from glue and to collect excess glitter. Lay one end of the crown on the paper. Using a brush, apply a generous layer of white glue over a 3-in. section of the crown and cover entire area with glitter. Lift crown and flick the back to release excess glitter. Fold the paper in half and return excess glitter to its pot. Repeat this process until the entire crown is glittered. For each new section overlap the glue on the previous glittered section about 1/4-in. to insure thorough coverage. Allow to dry completely.
3. Add the rosettes.
   Using scissors, cut a piece of 1-in. x 1-in. scrap crepe paper. This will serve as a backing for assembling each rosette. Cut a 1-in. x 10-in. strip of gold crepe paper, with the grain (the creases in the paper) running in the short direction. Accordion fold along the grain into 1/4-in. sections. When the entire strip is folded, align the two ends, pinch the center and allow the outer edges to flair. Holding center in place, squeeze a drop of hot glue onto the scrap paper. Press the center of the rosette onto the glue and hold in place until it dries. Cut a 1/4-in. x 3-in strip of fuchsia crepe paper and accordion fold into 1/8-in. sections, and pinch into a rosette. Apply a dab of hot glue to the center of the larger gold rosette, and press the small rosette down into it. Repeat of each rosette. When all 5 rosettes are complete, center each one below a point in the crown and hot glue the backing to the crown.
4. Finish the crown.
   Match the ends of the crown together and staple into place. Cut two 17″ pieces of 3/8″ ribbon and glue one piece to the inside of each side of the crown with a hot glue gun.

I also love their baby announcements.  Take a peek at the wonder:

Favorite features:

• reversible and washable
• great patterns
• velcro closures make the bibs easy on, easy off.
• coordinating burp cloths are generously sized and backed with absorbent terry cloth, so you can sop up messes wherever they fall.

PaperBoy came to be when two six year old boys, Rory and Archie, outgrew their childhood nursery.  Their mother went into Mompreneur-mode, creating wallpaper that can rock a little kid’s heart.  Look at these creations: I am awe-struck by their goodness!  Wow is all I can say!  Wow, wow, wow!!  My son would go crazy-happy if his room looked like this one!

This is what you’ll need:

- old plates (any size)
- old candlesticks or vases (look for anything that is wider at the bottom, with a sturdy base and a flat top)
- epoxy (from a hardware store)
- masking tape
- popsicle stick or q-tips without their fluff (something to apply the epoxy with)
- paper plate or scrap cardboard (something to mix the epoxy on that you can throw out)
- rags and cleaning solution

Sweet spring surprise!  Check out this fabulous $300 shopping spree giveaway at Aggiehill.

Here’s the link to the giveaway, which runs until March 15, 2010.

I love all of the magjc of their children’s boutique clothing designs!  There are fun, inspirational looks for girls and boys on each page of Aggie Hill’s website.  I also like that they have older children’s clothing, the sizes going up to size 12, as well as a women’s clothing line.

Oh what a find is Little Bean!  Shop owner Christine Visneau has created this darling vintage-inspired clothing store in Dallas with the store’s namesake line of kid’s threads called Little Bean.   I can’t find many vintage-inspired shops with this much sophisticated style.

Stop by online at Little Bean Shop  and take a peek at it’s sweet and savory finds.

Hopscotch Kids is a custom tee-shirt house offering the cutest personalized kid’s t-shirts. The company started by an innovative Mompreneur in Seattle.  The tees are fun with great designs and they’re so simple to order.  You gotta love that.

That is what I love: cute, personalized, and at the click of a button.   Doesn’t get much easier than this.

HOPSCOTCH TEES has designs for kids of all ages.  They even carry adult sizes, so that if you want matching tees – they’ll set you up!

The designs are adorable ~ robots, cars, pirates, prince/princess and tea party themes, with positions for your child’s name, location, and birth date.

Find them at Hopscotchtees.com.