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For the modern baby and mama: baby star {Giveaway} – CLOSED

September 14, 2009 By

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About baby star: dana bach johnson started the company in fall of 2004 with the purpose of making her new little star shine. after the birth of their first son, dana and her husband bo tuned up the sewing machine to craft the accessories they desired. by joining together dana’s background in advertising and bo’s in marketing, they developed products that blended cool, hip designs with ultra soft textures. baby tested and parent approved, all of these elements fused together fueled the birth of baby star.

I don’t know about you, but I loathe diaper bags with decorations like teddy bears, monkeys, or pepto-bismol pink with more hot pink and bright purple flowers…talk about an assault on the eyes!   I’m sure it doesn’t bother everyone, but it makes me feel so uncool as a mom to have a less than stylish diaper bag. baby star has the cutest baby products that allows mama and baby to stay stylish and modern. Not only does baby star carry fabulous totes, but they also have hooded towels, bibs, bedding, etc.

baby star wants to offer our Busy Mom readers a 30% off retail discount to buy their fabulous products. The code is 20twinkle09 (The offer expires on 12/31/09)

One Busy Mom reader will win a baby star Rock the Tote in Daisy Chain print.

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The Rock the Tote in Daisy Chain print features a wide zipper pocket on one side and two open pockets on the other side that can hold a wipe case, bottle or cell phone. also includes matching changing pad and a BPA free wipe case. all baby star products are FORMALDEHYDE-FREE, making them safe for baby and the environment.

How to enter (required): Visit baby star. Come back here and tell us your favorite baby star product.

Extra entries (make sure to make separate comments for each):
• Subscribe to Busy Mom through email (you must activate) – 1 entry
• Favorite Busy Mom on Technorati (leave your username) – 1 entry
• Follow Busy Mom on Twitter AND tweet about this contest. “@busymomblog is giving away a @babystars Rock the Tote in Daisy Chain print at http://twurl.nl/a8mhli” You can tweet once daily. – 1 entry per day
• Follow @busymomblog_jo on Twitter – 1 entry
• Follow @babystars on Twitter – 1 entry
• Follow Busy Mom on Facebook – 1 entry
• Join baby star’s group on Facebook – 1 enry
• Sign up for baby star’s newsletter (home page lower left corner) – 1 entry
• Blog about this giveaway and include a link to Busy Mom and baby star – 5 entries

Sorry, but this giveaway is only open to US Residents only. Contest ends on Sun., Oct.4, 2009 at 11:59pm EST.

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

156

Timestamp: 2009-10-05 14:15:32 UTC

The winner is…

156 – Lisa says:

October 4, 2009 at 8:57 pm

I’m an email subscriber

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Functional, Affordable and Eco-Friendly! What More Can You Ask For In A Travel Mug? {Giveaway} – CLOSED

August 17, 2009 By

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I’ll admit it. I’m a chronic “re-heater.” Every afternoon, I open up my microwave and there it is: my coffee mug from the morning holding half a cup of cold, stale coffee. The sad part? That was probably the fourth or fifth time that sad cup of coffee had been reheated that morning. I’m a busy mom and my unfinished coffee is the victim each and every day. Not anymore!!

Pacific Cornetta, Inc., innovators of stylish, functional and eco-friendly beveragewear, have really hit the mark with the new Sof-t™ line of mugs. Made of a stainless steel interior and soft pliant exterior, the Sof-t™ mug successfully maintains the temperature of hot beverages and provides a non-slip grip. It’s BPA-free, 100% recyclable and dishwasher safe. Excellent function and eco-friendliness aside, the Sof-t™ is aesthetically-pleasing, too.

As if you needed another reason to go out and get your own Sof-t™ mug, proceeds from the limited edition green version of the Sof-t™ travel mug go to charity. Customers can direct the $10 donation to go to Water for People, The Nature Conservancy or the Oregon Active Foundation—all worthy causes.

I’m finally able to relinquish my “re-heater” title and all the thanks goes to my wonderful Sof-t™ mug!

For more information about the Sof-t™ mug and the charities that benefit from the sale of the limited edition green Sof-t™, visit: http://www.pacific-cornetta.com/press.htm

To buy your own Sof-t™ or to shop for other great products, visit: http://www.active-gear.com/

Article by Busy Mom reviewer Angela King.

Win your own Sof-t™ mug! Two Busy Mom readers will each win one mug!

How to Enter: Go to the Active Gear website and pick out another product you would like to try.  Let us know which one!

Extra Entries:

Giveaway ends: September 7th, US only

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

70
46

Timestamp: 2009-09-08 13:22:25 UTC

The winners are…

70 – Erin says:

August 26, 2009 at 5:54 pm

Blogged about it, entry #9

http://mothergreenest.blogspot.com/2009/08/sof-t-mug.html

46 – Ciel says:

August 24, 2009 at 9:37 am

The “Frosty Chugg Coffee Press” looks like it would fit right in with our lifestyle – no separate coffee pot to clean & it stays warm while it waits for me to remember to drink it!
Thank you for the chance to win the Sof-t – it also looks lovely. :)

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Stylish, Eco-Friendly, Reusable Bags

August 10, 2009 By

untitledClassy.  That’s the first word that came to mind when I received my ShagBags.  From the envelope, to the packaging, to the bags themselves…classy. 

 

What exactly are ShagBags?  Well, they are fashionable, eco-friendly, recyclable bags to help you carry everything from groceries to toys, and anything in between.  The bags come in their own little storage pouch and in many different designs.  I just had to use the Baby Quack ShagBag for my daughter’s stuff – it is too cute!  I stuffed it with her teddy bear, changing pad, diapers, books and wipes for a little outing.  We looked so chic!  (My daughter insisted on using the matching carrying pouch to put her snacks in!) 

 

I used my “Yuhmama” Shagbag on my shopping trip to Sam’s Club.  I was really happy to take it with me because I hate bringing home extra boxes – we have lots in the garage from our bulk diaper and wet wipes purchases!  Anyway, I was able to carry a few things in there with room to spare, because I wanted to be able to close the bag with the drawstring.   I really liked the long strap so that I could put it over my shoulder to carry out.  However, I bought way more than that one ShagBag would hold, so I still had stuff to carry out.  (But I didn’t bring home any more boxes!)  All I needed was about 10 more ShagBags for that shopping trip!

 

I really liked the idea of the coordinating carrying pouch for each bag, but I don’t think I will use it for that purpose.  For one, my daughter already claimed the Baby Quack pouch for herself.  Two, I’m usually in a hurry and would prefer to just stuff them in the side compartment on the car door.  They are so lightweight and cruchable, they fit in there perfectly. 

 

My ShagBags came with an informational postcard full of great quotes from other users.  But, it also had a shocking statistic, “American’s throw away 100 billion plastic bags annually and only 1 – 2% get recycled.”  That’s just frightening to me!  ShagBags are made of DuPont Tyvek (registered trademark) and are made to last.  They can hold up to 25 pounds and are 100% recyclable.  The more you use them, the softer they get. 

 

If you are looking for a lightweight, eco-friendly bag, this may be the one for you!  They have lots of styles available with the long handle or a shorter handle on the travel shopper style.  All bags are $16 each, and they even do custom and wholesale orders.  For more information, go to http://www.shopshagbags.com.

Review by: Ivette, contributor.

 

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