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Bethany:
And now we have a winner
We've two, to be precise
Just one is fun, but funner,
Is two for twice as nice.
So with no further tra la la,
No further tra la loo
Please give an online "hip hooray!"
To winners One and Two...
Well, friends, I sorted through comments and put each of the sets of names into my nifty new fox hat.....
.......mixed things in and around and about........
...................drew out a name from each, and.............
*Mimi the Kitten, you've won the Avon necklace*
*Sbdf13, you are the winner of the Teething Bling*
Drop us your addresses at fairiesandfrench fries at gmail dot com, and we'll get those out to for you to enjoy!
Today was the last day of accessories month (boooo), but we do have one extra special giveaway (yayyy!) for all of you for bearing with us. It has been fun talking about accessories, but I'm looking forward to going back to random reviews of everything. We've built up quite the backlog of book reviews; the mockingjays, skinjackers, and steampunk zombies are threatening to burst through the floodgates....
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But back off the rabbit, er, zombie trail.
I mentioned in the Bling and Shiny Things post that I don't normally wear Teething Bling just as a sole pendant, and the reason is that I am addicted to Mommy Necklaces. Well, the reason originally was that I tend toward chunky layers of necklaces, and Mommy Necklaces makes that possible these days (and then the addiction started...).
Mommy Necklaces have all the pros of regular jewelry without the fragility. Let's face it; I broke as many necklaces as Jack did, I just didn't have his mad speed skills. What I could accomplish in a year, he somehow managed in days. (That babyfingerproof necklace that Esther gave me for Christmas lasted two wearings before Jack snapped it in half *sob*)
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As a nursing necklace rather than a teether, Mommy Necklaces are not for testing out sharp little baby pearls, but since like everything else in the house they will probably make it into baby's mouth at some point or another, it's nice to know that they are tested for safety both in the content and strength of the cord and the beads.
Nursing necklaces distract little paws and razor claws while nursing and pretty much any other time. Little ones alway think if you have something it must be better than what they have, right? I like to work this to my benefit with an accessory that unlike other jewelry (or my cell phone *coughcough*) won't have its own temper tantrum and demand extensive repairs (and also unlike my cell phone, has a fantastic 3 year guarantee that even covers scuffs).
Jack is already a pro at stealing himself a necklace or two to put on. I promise I'm not teaching him, but I'm sure documenting it for his future embarrassment.
Although the online store is closed at the moment, the reopening is scheduled around a week from now (yay!), and updates have hinted that even more combinations and a stunning array of options will be available.
I'm not being compensated for writing any of this, but my experience on facebook and email has left me amazed. Just being on the phone with any customer service system for a huge company leaves me realizing how much better most WAHMs are at even attempting to seem interested in a customer's needs, but even amongst wonderful WAHMs, Mommy Necklaces stands out. The staff is all super friendly and remarkably gracious, and they respond to email with mind-boggling speed and personality. And they are always thinking of fun new ideas for out-of-the-ordinary contests. The winner of the Motherload contest wins over 30 necklaces! That leaves me speechless.
Nothing beats 30 necklaces, but hey, in the meantime, the more the merrier! So in honor of accessories month, my favorite accessory, and all of you, we're offering a Mommy Necklace in the Jade teardrop style.
I learned several things from the Teething Bling giveaway, one of the most obvious ones being that a bunch of you want to enter more ways than just one, and my wording wasn't really tailored to clarify what the options were. But we're pretty flexible, so this time you can enter several different ways; just leave a comment for each one you choose (and be sure to include your name if you aren't signed in to blogger).
1. Make our day by following fairies and french fries via blogger
2. Tell me your favorite poem (or top few)
3. Check out the Coming Soon album and tell me which style captures you
4. Post about this contest on either facebook or twitter
Open to anyone in the US until midnight pacific time next Wednesday, September 8th, and then I'll draw a winner and announce here on the blog!
September 1, 2010 at 3:36 AM
I am following
sunni08 at gmail dot com
September 1, 2010 at 3:36 AM
I love the meadow in the coming soon!
sunni08 at gmail dot com
September 1, 2010 at 3:37 AM
fave poem......hmmmmm well I love Shel Silverstein and Dr. Seuss do those count? heh heh
sunni08 at gmail dot com
September 1, 2010 at 6:24 AM
The new sleek strands with optional donuts look super cool!
September 1, 2010 at 6:24 AM
following
September 1, 2010 at 6:25 AM
Hm... favorite poem... there was a little girl who had a little curl right in the middle of her forehead. And when she was good she was very very good, and when she was bad she was horrid. ;)
September 1, 2010 at 6:26 AM
posting to facebook with my blog profile One Little Word She Knew :)
September 1, 2010 at 6:27 AM
I now follow you :)
September 1, 2010 at 6:29 AM
i love the dangle doughnuts!!! the meadow with green accent strand is so adorable
September 1, 2010 at 6:30 AM
i don't really have a favorite poem... i guess i still love the poem from 10 things i hate about you (at the end) lol man that is bad!
September 1, 2010 at 7:05 AM
I'm a new follower!
mommys3lilbirds at gmail dot com
September 1, 2010 at 7:10 AM
My favorite is the Locked donut!
mommys3lilbirds at gmail dot com
September 1, 2010 at 8:06 AM
I follow you on gfc
lizgiver at gmail dot com
September 1, 2010 at 8:07 AM
Favorite poem, that's tough but it might have to be Langston Hughes Mother to Son.
September 1, 2010 at 8:09 AM
I like the locked donut in green and blue
lizgiver at gmail dot com
September 1, 2010 at 8:10 AM
I tweeted
http://twitter.com/lizgiver/status/22715311349
lizgiver at gmail dot com
September 1, 2010 at 8:36 AM
i follow mverno mverno@roadrunner.com
September 1, 2010 at 9:33 AM
Loving meadow strands & locked donut.
September 1, 2010 at 10:33 AM
I just have one question... letting your baby teeth on your necklace... doesn't that teach them that necklaces are to be played with? Isn't that problematic when someone else wearing a real necklace holds them? I've had special (expensive) necklaces broken by babies that I've held for five minutes, so it makes more sense to me to let teething toys be teething toys and teach the babies that necklaces are something else entirely. Or I could have no idea what I'm saying, considering that I'm not a mother. But from a non-mom perspective, I'd like to pick up a baby that DOESN'T think my jewelry is there to be played with!
September 1, 2010 at 10:59 AM
Totally true. If you have one of the 90% of babies who can be taught that necklaces are a no no, then yes. But every baby has their "besetting sin", (to quote L.M. Montgomery *cough*) whether it's colic or walking at 6 months, or being irresistibly attracted to shiny things. Jamie was teachable,but with Charlie... even a watchful eye and the most consistent attention, he never got higher than a seventy percent success rate on the "no touch" factor, which... short of beating the child is just something I had to learn to live with. Hence the baby jewelry.
I would recommend not holding any baby between 6 months and 18 months if you are wearing jewelry that is either special or expensive. :-(
September 1, 2010 at 12:38 PM
Of course I follow the blog ;-)
September 1, 2010 at 12:40 PM
Favorite poem:
The one my grandma made me learn when I was like 8, "The Swing" by Robert Louis Stevenson. Such a great childhood memory!!
September 1, 2010 at 12:41 PM
OH gosh! There are so many lovely fabulous necklaces from MN! How about if I win, you just surprise me?? ;)
September 1, 2010 at 12:43 PM
I shared the giveaway with my FB friends.
September 1, 2010 at 1:18 PM
I follow on Blogger.
I posted on FB.
I really don't care for poetry, but if I had to pick a fave I guess it would be Poe's The Raven.
And... I can't wait for optional doughnuts and to own one of the revamped Meadow necklaces. You could say I have a bit of a MN addiction. :)
September 1, 2010 at 1:46 PM
I am a new follower!
September 1, 2010 at 1:48 PM
Favorite poem? Now that I have kids I love "The Children's Hour" by Longfellow. If only all moments with them seemed that magical!
September 1, 2010 at 1:51 PM
From the "coming soon album" I really like the concept of interchangeable strands. It'll be fun to play mix and match for different outfits!
September 1, 2010 at 1:53 PM
Shared on facebook. What a fun giveaway!
September 1, 2010 at 2:52 PM
My favorite poem is "Keeping Things Whole" by Mark Strand. Love that poem!
writeme at heidimail dot com
September 1, 2010 at 4:50 PM
I follow!
September 1, 2010 at 4:52 PM
Yeah, so ... um, I'm not really into poetry. When I was a teenager we were in a speech class and had to recite a poem. Know what I chose? Some poem from Little Women. Classic, I know.
September 1, 2010 at 4:56 PM
I like them all. :) But the meadow locked donut is really pretty!
September 1, 2010 at 4:58 PM
I put it on FB!
September 1, 2010 at 6:08 PM
1. Make our day by following fairies and french fries via blogger
- Followed! :D Actually, been following. Yay you... and me! :D
2. Tell me your favorite poem (or top few)
- I'm not sure of the name of it, but it's by Edna St. Vincent Millay: 'My candle burns at both ends, it shall not last the night, but ah my friends and oh my foes, it shines a lovely light'
3. Check out the Coming Soon album and tell me which style captures you
- I freaking LOVE the 'Flatrock Oval' style. It's preeeetty! :D
4. Post about this contest on either facebook or twitter
And, it's posted on my facebook & hopefully leaked to DIBS! :D
September 2, 2010 at 3:24 PM
I have been following in Google Reader, but now I'm a blogger follower too!!
September 2, 2010 at 3:29 PM
I've been quoting the "Bed in Summer" poem by Robert Louis Stevenson to Edmund lately. My mom used to quote it to us when we were littles, and now I quote it to my little guy!!
September 2, 2010 at 3:30 PM
I really like the blue and green simple strand and the simple short strand. My fave colors!!
September 2, 2010 at 3:43 PM
I tweeted!! http://twitter.com/texanromaniac
September 3, 2010 at 12:41 PM
I'm now a follower (Amanda Nowlin at hotmail dot com)
September 3, 2010 at 12:43 PM
My favorite poem is The Jabberwocky.
September 3, 2010 at 12:43 PM
I really like the Oval Short Strand has three oval-shaped accent beads option!
September 3, 2010 at 12:45 PM
I posted about the contest on Twitter (ScreamingPenny)
September 3, 2010 at 5:03 PM
I really like the meadow
daunfamily at yahoo dot com
September 3, 2010 at 5:05 PM
follow you with gfc
daunfamily at yahoo dot com
September 4, 2010 at 3:35 AM
I love the locked donut style, and I love that there are new colors of locked donuts coming soon!
September 4, 2010 at 3:36 AM
I am following!
wendykate99 at yahoo dot com
September 4, 2010 at 3:39 AM
Favorite poem? Ooh...I did my undergrad thesis on Dickingon, Plath and Ostriker...(a little predictable, I know, but I loved it..) I'd have to say anything by Alicia Ostriker. The Mother/Child Papers is phenomenal!
Her "Propaganda Poem: Maybe for Some Young Mamas" is what immediately comes to mind...
September 4, 2010 at 4:12 PM
I like the Teardrop strand.
kristen_yeh (at) yahoo (dot) com
September 4, 2010 at 5:12 PM
My favorite poem would have to be something by Dr. Seuss, or maybe Invictus. Great giveaway!
momov29@gmail.com
September 6, 2010 at 8:56 AM
I'm following your blog on blogger.
sarah_reay77 at hotmail dot com
September 6, 2010 at 8:57 AM
My two favorite poems are The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost and If by Rudyard Kipling.
sarah_reay77 at hotmail dot com
September 6, 2010 at 8:58 AM
My favorite MN style is flat rock square.
sarah_reay77 at hotmail dot com
September 6, 2010 at 9:03 AM
I tweeted:
http://twitter.com/SRJayne/status/23156892506
sarah_reay77 at hotmail dot com
September 7, 2010 at 6:56 AM
following! :)
September 7, 2010 at 6:57 AM
I like the Blue and Green Locked Donut necklace. So pretty!
September 7, 2010 at 11:11 AM
I follow your blog, and my favorite style is the rock square. suelee1998 @ gmail.com
September 7, 2010 at 11:45 AM
Loving the sleek strands!!! I LOVE the black-and-purple one!
September 7, 2010 at 10:34 PM
I follow thanks for the chance to win eaglesforjack@gmail.com
September 7, 2010 at 10:36 PM
I really like Hot Rock Square thanks for the chance to win eaglesforjack@gmail.com
September 7, 2010 at 11:14 PM
Google Friends Connect - following your blog publicly as Louis
September 7, 2010 at 11:14 PM
my favorite poem is "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" by J.W. Goethe
September 7, 2010 at 11:15 PM
here is my tweet
http://twitter.com/left_the_stars/status/23890684233
September 8, 2010 at 10:48 AM
Some of my favorite poems are:
Ludwig Uhland's "Frühlingsglaube"
Edward Lear's "The Owl and the Pussycat" (loved this one since I was small!)
Dorothy Parker's "Inventory"
September 8, 2010 at 10:49 AM
I like the "Simple" short strand. It's lovely!
September 8, 2010 at 11:56 AM
September 8, 2010 at 11:56 AM
September 8, 2010 at 11:57 AM
I follow your blog using GFC.
felesseta at aol dot com
September 8, 2010 at 11:58 AM
My favorite poem is Death Be Not Proud by John Donne.
felesseta at aol dot com
September 8, 2010 at 12:01 PM
I like your locked donut in the coming soon album.
September 11, 2010 at 6:33 AM
Just curious if you announced the winner for this yet?
October 19, 2010 at 7:17 PM
Yes, the winner was announced! :)
http://fairiesandfrenchfries.blogspot.com/2010/09/winners-and-rhymes-and-glorious-times.html
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