Contests are open till the 6th at MIDNIGHT! ONE MORE DAY! *Note about STORK CRAFT*

We’re having problems with the comments on our Holiday Gift Guide, they aren’t numbered and we’re having problems with the Stork Craft giveaway.

Because we’re having problems we’re going to hold the contests up for one more day (for the one’s that expire on the 5th at midnight).  We’re making comments open for 24 more hours so you will have until Dec. 6th at midnight to get your entries in.

With Stork Craft we’re letting you add your comments to THIS post!
So, if you’ve been having problems getting your comments in, do it here!!  Only for 24 more hours!
We’re not the only blog having problems with comments, we’re guessing it’s just a mess up.

We will work it out and all will be fair.

So, ONE MORE DAY!  More extra entries for all

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Custom Creations – Review + Giveaway (Quicky Contest!)

Custom Creations Unlimited, Inc. is a family owned business located in western suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, Wheaton to be exact. It all started when our son was born in 1997, we wanted to send out a personalized birth announcement as unique and beautiful as our new baby boy. We found our options were either too expensive, too slow or too ‘cookie cutter’. We ended up creating and printing our own. Two months later, we set out to provide the product and the service we couldn’t find.

Since that day, we’ve grown beyond our wildest dreams. We still print many personalized invitations and announcements but our personalized gifts have just taken off. Our Photo Blankets and Photo Towels have been the gift of choice for so many customers, especially during the winter holidays.

I was sent two blankets to review so I can see what they look like and the details up close and personal.  They weren’t with any of my pictures because it takes a little while for custom orders and we needed to get this promotion out to you all before Christmas!
One of Custom Creations is the Fleece blanket;

Now this is beautiful and just so life-like.  The picture is clear as you can see and just wonderful quality all around.

Our Fleece Photo Blanket is made from polar tec fleece and is noticeably thicker than the typical fleece photo blanket you’ll find. However, it is not a thick snuggly blanket like our Knitted and Woven Photo Blankets are. Its strength is in the fabulous detail of the image. The detail in our Fleece Photo Blanket simply does not compare to any woven or knitted blanket (including ours)! Looking for a thicker fleece blanket, see our Sweatshirt Fleece Photo Blanket or Double Layer Fleece Photo Blanket.

The details of this blanket is just unreal and it’s sure to please.  Very durable indeed!
The Fleece blankets are made in the USA.

Why our Fleece Photo Blankets?

• EXCLUSIVE – Free Proof prior to production
• Free Personalization
• Collage blankets at no extra charge
• Tight quality control at every step of production
• Printed in the U.S.A.

Custom Creations takes great pride in the outcome of your blanket, when you order one they work with you and make sure you’re happy.  Once you receive it, you will be amazed at just how beautiful it really is.

The next option is Custom Creations Woven Photo Blankets;

Now the finished outcome on this blanket is my absolute favorite because I just love how it looks, and feels.
This blanket with your photo is just breathtaking beautiful!

Your Cotton Color Photo Blanket is woven from four miles and over three pounds of 100% natural Cotton. The weaving process results in the fringe on the sides and nothing is softer than natural Cotton. Because your photo is woven into the blanket, not screen printed or ironed on, it will never peel or flake off.

Why our Woven Photo Blankets?
Our craftsman (and craftswomen) match the colors in your photograph to our extensive selection of pre-dyed Cotton to create a unique, one-of-a-kind work of art. Along with our smaller yarn size, this allows our Photo Blankets to be more vibrant and detailed than our competitors. What else?

• EXCLUSIVE – Free Proof prior to production
• Free Personalization
• 100% Cotton yarn, not a poly blend
• Smaller yarn size, resulting in greater detail
• Tight quality control at every step of production
• 100% American Made

You know what I really want to do?  I want to watch someone make a blanket like this, I think it would really bring meaning into how something like this is made and the perfect touch.
Custom Creations obviously takes great pride in their work and really want to give you, or someone you love a beautiful memory that will last an absolute life-time.  You can hand it down and keep this beautiful blanket in the family for many years to come.

At Custom Creations Unlimited, you will find many personalized photo gifts. But why us?

• Personalized – every item we offer is custom made just for you. Each image is hand reviewed to be sure it will turn out beautiful. Many items include a free proof prior to production. This includes all of our Photo Blankets and Photo Beach Towels. And everyone knows personalized gifts create the biggest smiles! We make it easy, you take the credit.
• Easy – from easy online ordering all the way through tracking numbers provided from each shipment, we make it easy! Payment options include credit card online or by phone, you can even mail us a check. Our website maintains a complete order history allowing you to review previous orders and retrieve shipment tracking numbers. Have a question? Reach us by phone or email, 24 hours a day.
• Fast – most orders ship within 2-5 business days. Need it faster? We offer Second Day and Next Day shipping options.

The items you can get from Custom Creations are;
Christmas Throws
Christmas Ornaments
Household
Photo Beach Towels->
Photo Blankets
Photo Pillows
Photo Tote Bag
Photo Purses
Photo Puzzles
Photo Canvas
Photo Engraved Crystals
Photo Mugs & Steins
Photo Sports Balls
Mouse Pads & Coasters
Military Items
Tapestry Wall Hanging->
Designer Photo Blankets
Invitations

I can almost bet that if you were to give Custom Creations blanket that you will see tears.  Your photo can be of children, your doggy children, anything you want remembered and given to someone special, or keep for yourself!

My personalized blanket is being made and I just can’t wait until I see it.  Of course it’s of all 4 of my children and from looking at the quality of the blankets up close and personal I just know that they are going to be simply breath taking!

With the beauty of these blankets I know one of our wonderful readers will want to enter to win one, right?
Well, it’s your lucky day because you can!
Custom Creations is offering one Barefoot Mommies readers a chance to win one of the Photo Blankets I spoke about.

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And you MUST tell us which blanket you would pick if you won.

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Disclaimer: Custom Creations sponsored this giveaway by providing the two blankets I spoke about for me to review and to give away to the randomly selected winner.  My review is an honest opinion based on my own experience using this product, and is not reviewed or edited by Custom Creations.

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The Card Crate – Review + Giveaway!

This is the first I’ve found, The Card Crate is a place where you can get personalized stationery for all of your needs.  Be it, Holiday Cards,  Birth Announcements, Invitations, Save The Date, Thank You Cards, Graduation, Moving Announcements, and Custom Designs.
There is a card that will fit your needs AND have it personalized!

The Card Crate is super fast!  You can send in your picture, pick out your design and send it to the owner our very own Sara, she will have it back to you LEES than 24 hours and your satisfaction is their #1 priority!

I was able to review the process, which was EASY and didn’t hurt at all
Then within’ 24 hours I was able to get my card in JPG format and now I am able to print from my computer or upload it to a photo site in which they can print it off for me and all I have to do is pick them up.
All custom photo cards are only $10.
YOU can print however many you want to.

Here is what she did for me.

Now see, I love this because my children are in it (of course) but Sara had mentioned that it may be a little too busy and after seeing the card she did AFTER this one I knew she knew what she was talking about, where as I didn’t and was just amazed   This is my first photocard we’ve done so I really didn’t know what to expect.  But Sara is the professional here so I trusted her judgement.

Here is the second one she did that I didn’t have a part of besides the picture lol.

I now agree 100% with Sara!  I loved the newest card ALOT better!  But that doesn’t mean I am going to trash the other either lol.

Here is a little about Sara, the creator of The Card Crate.

After spending a small fortune on birth announcements and not wanting to do the same for my baby’s first Christmas card, I decided to create and print my own cards.  I soon found out that many people felt the same way!  Now for a small fee you can have beautiful custom photo cards and then print or email them at a price that suits you!

the card crate has taken me from a Stay At Home Mom to a Work At Home Mom.  Thank you for making this possible.

Our goal at the card crate is to provide you with the PERFECT photo card at a low cost.  PLEASE let me know what can be done to assure your satisfaction.

Your custom photo card will look its best if you send a .jpg file with a resolution of 300dpi or higher.  (We will let you know if the file is too small if you have no clue what this means!)  We will not take responsibility for the print quality of low resolution photos.

You can send your photo in color or black & white.   If you would like your photo changed to black & white or sepia tone, no problem (and no charge).  Just include your wishes in your initial email.  Your photo will be cropped to fit the specified area on the photo card.  Again, if you have any requests about cropping, just let us know in the email.

Also, we will not use your photo in any way, other than the intended purpose of creating your card, without your written permission.

I started my company because I wanted to give people an affordable way to
send family and friends custom photo cards like birth announcements,
holiday cards, invitations, etc.

All of our predesigned cards are $10 and are fully customizable.  What is
unique about our service (besides the cost) is that the customer prints
the cards themselves where ever they wish and in any quantity.

How it works:

1)  Customer chooses a predesigned card and fills out order form
(EVERYTHING is
customizable ~ fonts, text, # of pics, colors, etc) and upload their
picture(s) to
the form.

2) Within 24 hours we email them their completed card in a .jpg file.  If
they love it,
they can print it anywhere, if they want changes they are made at no extra
charge.

Currently we have Holiday Cards, Birth Announcements, Invitations for
birthdays, parties, baby showers, and wedding showers, Save the Dates,
Moving Announcements, Graduation Announcements, and Thank You Notes.  (All
of the cards can be used for whatever purpose the customer wishes.)

We also offer custom designs for $25, so if there is something that the
customer wants that they don’t see, we can create it!

I love how affordable her prices are, I love the outcome and the time she takes to make our card exactly how WE want it.  I love that The Card Crate also offers custom designs at a very affordable price!
I totally wish I would have known about The Card Crate after I had my last daughter, it would have saved me alot of money.

The Card Crate would like to offer one Barefoot Mommies reader a chance to win a pre-designed card of their own.

The Card Crate is also offering 10% off to our readers with code “Barefoot”  until Dec 4th.

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Disclaimer: The Card Crate sponsored this giveaway by providing the pictures above for me to review and to give away to the randomly selected winner.  My review is an honest opinion based on my own experience using this product, and is not reviewed or edited by The Card Crate.

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The Dog Who Saved Christmas DVD

The Dog Who Saved Christmas is a great new release this Holiday Season with and all star cast. Gary Valentine, Dean Cain, Mario Lopez. Release Date December 8, 2009, from Anchor Bay Studio.

Zeus The Dog is played by (Mario Lopez) is a guard dog who saves the Bannister family’s Christmas when he stops burglary attempt by two thieves. This movie will be on my watch list. This DVD can be purchased from all leading retail stores Walmart & Amazon. Here is a clip:

How would you like to have a copy of this fun DVD The Dog Who Saved Christmas, We would love to thank Anchor Bay Entertainment for the Being a Holiday Sponsor and for a DVD of The Dog Who Saved Christmas for one Barefoot Mommy Reader.

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Vision Bedding Review

Photo Blankets, Bedding, Pillows, Wall Murals, & Unique Home Decor!

VisionBedding has beautiful products for your Holiday Shopping.
What sets a personalized photo blanket from VisionBedding a part from other photo blankets, Your Photo or Design is specially dyed into the fabric. The color is rich, deep, and exact. Options are available of the placement of the photos from one photo to 16 photo multiple collage options!

Photo Blanket is made of a plush microseude top (image layer) and a soft polar fleece bottom. Both are 100% polyester. The bottom of your photo blanket is available in 13 colors. Vision Bedding surge stitch both layers together for extra durability.

Photo Blanket Design Options

• Use up to 16 Picture on your blanket!
• Unlimited Border Colors & 3 sizes!
• Largest Selection of Custom Borders!
• Choose from 13 Blanket Colors!
• Choose Text Font and Text Color!
• ADD an Unlimited amount of TEXT for FREE!

** ALL Personalization and Custom Options Included Free of Charge

It is so easy to design your own photo blanket from VisionBedding. First you have to decide what collage you would like 1 photo to 16 photos. I choose 12 photos. Simply click the square and select the photos to be download to each square. After selecting the photos, you decided the background and if you would like boarder. I selected brown and no boarder. You review your order and that’s it! You will have a beautiful photo blanket to treasure or great for a gift.

The larger the Photos file size the better the picture quality & photos must be Jpeg format example= filename.jpg

It is just that simply to get a custom 12 square photo blanket from VisionBedding. A product designed by by you and special.

VisionBedding has over 200+ license design bedding themes. Something to fit every one’s taste from Adult, Classy to Child’s bedding. VisionBedding can supply you with a beautiful one of a kind bedding decor.

Check out the complete selection of VisionBedding (Bedding Selection)

Photo Pillows are another popular gift this season. Vision Bedding also have Posters and Wall Murals select a image or add your own.

PHOTO PILLOWPOSTER
WALL MURAL

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Gift Tree and Chocolatier Keepsake Chest Giveaway

I don’t know what it is about gift baskets but they are simply beautiful, especially when they are filled with great chocolate. Gift Tree has a selection of the most nice gift baskets I have seen. From Spa basket, flower assortments, and much more.

One of Gift Tree’s arrangements and gift baskets is just perfect for a hard to please person on that holiday list. I’m not hard to please and that chocolate chest has my mouth watering. I thought I would show a few products I thought would be great for any time.

Pumpkin Patch Bouquet for Halloween and Thanksgiving.
Flowers include chrysanthemums, carnations, spray roses, and more. The fresh-cut blooms are presented in varying fall shades of bronze and red, and accented with leaves and eucalyptus.

Ceramic Smile is guaranteed to brighten any one’s day. The lollipops include clowns, stars, and multi-colored smiles. Perfect for birthdays, congratulations, sending thanks, or just because.

The Metropolitan Gourmet Gift Basket for luxury of Seattle Truffles, New York Pretzel Crisps, Sweet Hot Stone Ground Mustard, Dark Chocolate Confetti Popcorn, Sweet Dried Cranberries, Brown & Haley Almond Roca, Raspberry Tea Cookies, Chocolate Covered Fruit, and much more on a handled faux leather tray.

Little Froggy Bath Tote makes for froggy fun included are a froggy wash mitt, 3 soft cotton wash cloths, and a mesh frog bath sponge. The cleansing products include extra gentle hand/body soap in a frog dispenser, Johnson’s baby shampoo, lotion, powder, diaper cream, moisturizer and bath soap. Three squirt frog toys.

Thanks to Gift Tree for being a Holiday Sponsor and for this tasty Chocolatier Keepsake Chest to giveaway! Thanks to the people that got early entries, 454 comments! The first comment on this page will be 455 and so on.

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Decor4U Review

I love to furnish my home in beautiful things, from great conversational pieces to comfy must have items. That’s why I was excited to come across Decor4U. Decor4U is a full home decor store, from beautiful floor covering, tapestries, throws, and homemade wall art. You will love their unique selection. I found Decor4U and love all the best in home decor. I would love to suggest Decor4U for all our readers for your holiday shopping. Oh! let me also mention Custom Wall Tapestries, this is a great store to check out also.

This is the winning photo I entered in to Mom TV Vado Cutest Kid Contest. When Decor4U said they could put that photo on a Photo Blanket Throw for me, I was thrilled. What a wonderful way to treasure this memory.

As I look at the finished product, I’m amazed at how? I could not think of a better way to add decor to my home than with a personalized photo blanket throw. Everyone who see it in person, thinks it is just amazing. I love it so much and would love to thank Decor4U for making me this beautiful piece that I will treasure and for being one of our Holiday Sponsors.

Make sure to place your holiday orders early, this time of the year can be very busy. Decor4U has some beautiful holiday gifts for anyone on your list.

Personalized photo blankets:
100% Cotton, machine wash ~ tumble dry.
Small ~ Medium ~ Large ~ Grande.
Portrait or landscape, no worries.
Ships fast and arrives in 7 – 10 business days.

See the wonderful job Decor4U did on this photo blanket throw, my son loves it. The quality is wonderful and I certainly thanks Decor4U for this special item. It is so easy to do.

Do you need a beautiful rug for the home, like I said they have a wide selection or rugs from the family rooms and the kids rooms. I love the rich colors in the first Mohawk Rug and I absolutely love the baseball rug. How cute!!

I also had to show you these beauties. The Wrought Iron Reflection Tree is my favorite, would this not be a striking piece on your wall. Also the Wrought Iron Del Sol Wall Art.

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Urbanity Review + Giveaway

I always get excited about the holidays and sending greeting cards. This year I will be more excited about the cards that I will be sending out, special personlized cards from Urbanity. I love the names of our family members on the stocking, that is my favorite feature in the cards and the photo. Urbanity worked quickly and got the product to me in record time which means alot. The Holiday Photo Card – Stockings below:

I love the 300+ designs Urbanity has to offer. Don’t like a particular color change it with with the color swatch to find the color and design that meets your needs. Urbanity has very tasteful products and you are sure to find the right design.

Urbanity products have been highlighted in the Oprah Magazine – Oprah’s Favorite Things, Modern Bride-Top 100 Things We Love and other reputable publications.

Printable Birth Announcement – Chick

Message in a Bottle Stationery – Pink Argyle

Personalized Note Card Spring Floral

Strawberry Birthday Invitation

Unique Wedding Invitation Cherry Blossom

Birth Announcements
Invitations
Wedding
Message in a Bottle
Stationery
Holiday
Sale
Samples

We would like to thank Urbanity for being one of our Holiday Sponsors. Urbanity will give one winner 12 Holiday Photo Cards, 4X5.5 with envelopes. You pick the design, 4×5.5″ and Urbanity will personalize it, change colors, etc. to make it your own. The first Requirement is to tell me what design you would pick if you win.

Tell me another product Urbanity has that you like.
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The Memories Place Review & Giveaway

It’s the Holiday Season and what better relaxing can you do than snuggle up under a nice throw. How about a nice personalized throw from The Memories Place. I love the service at The Memories Place, a company that puts their heart into a product. Not only that, they can put your sweetheart, pet, document, wedding photo etc. on their Photo Blanket, throws, etc.

I could not think of a more perfect gift to a loved one than a personalized photo blanket from The Memories Place. How special is that? A truly great gift.

Please note date stamp is from my camera, not on the actual product.

The Memories place is the place to turn your favorite memories in to a treasured piece. I sent The Memories Place the first picture I had with my sons together and they made it in to a Personalized Knitted Throw for me. The results is what I would say is a “Illustrated Fairytale, KNITTED Storybook, Classy Knitted Photo Throw.”

The Memories Place did such a wonderful job! I love it and the best part, it’s a memory that will add personality to my homes decor. For a gift that stands the test of time and sure to be treasured, shop at the Memories Place for your Holiday shopping needs. Did I mention it is crafted in the Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina.

Features:

30″ x 58″

100% Cotton

Machine washable

Picture in incredible color

Digital images knitted in to the fabric

Not a transfer or iron on

Only one image please

100% satisfaction guarantee

Team Photo Throws

Knitted Portrait Throw

Military Photo Blankets

Custom Photo Handbag

Personalized Photo Pillows and Photo Tote Bags

Diploma Throw

We would like to Thank The Memories Place for being one of our Holiday Sponsors and for a Photo Throw  to giveaway. Required tell me another product you like from The Memories Place.

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