How to Use Throw Pillows and Other Home Accessories to Accent your Home Décor

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The devil doesn’t have to be in the details when you work with your local Budget Blinds to accessorize and decorate your home for the holidays. The decorative accessories available through your local Budget Blinds can help you step up your decorating prowess from average homeowner to Martha Stewart-esque!

The best home décor schemes tie every design element into each other in one way or another. The best way to do this is to go for a common theme throughout the room in question. Does your home have more of a traditional personal style? Or are you going for a more modern or contemporary look? Determining your home’s decorative theme will help determine what kind of accessories would fit best in each room’s décor.

There are many ways to bring out the character of a room, window treatments, bedding, throw pillows, area rugs and decorations adorning the walls and stands. The way that you pull these separate elements together is what determines your home’s cohesive style. Budget Blinds offers a huge array of bedding that can match your window coverings to perfectly bring the look and feel of your bedroom together. Area rugs and throw pillows are also offered. Throw pillows and area rugs are the perfect seasonal decorations. They allow you to completely revamp your décor in common rooms for festive seasons. Bring out an autumn-themed area rug and pair it with some like-minded throw pillows on your couch and easy chairs for the perfect subtle winter decorations without having to bust out a cornucopia and all the fixings!

This same practice can be used to great effect throughout the year. In a few months, stow the autumn rug and bring out an icily beautiful winter area rug and complement it with throw pillows in different shades of blues and silvers, patterned and not-patterned. You can make your home festive without having to go all-out on expensive store-bought decorations like nutcrackers and boughs of holly!

Get your personalized home decorations in order today with the help of a free in-home style consultant courtesy of your local Budget Blinds!

2013 {Collaborative} Holiday Gift Guide

As you know, I’ve been posting items for my 2013 Holiday Gift Guide since October and I’ve had a great response from all of my loyal readers. However, this year, in addition to my own gift guide, I’ve teamed up with a great group of bloggers to bring some more ideas to you. This list below will show you items myself and 8 other bloggers think would make a great gift this holiday season. Hope you enjoy!


2013 Holiday Gift Guide
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Get crafty with the Zink hAppy Printer – Kristy @ Adventures of a Couponista
Get power with the Mophie Juice Pack Plus – Kristy @ Adventures of a Couponista
5 awesome shops support Small Business Saturday – Kate @ Songs Kate Sang
Keurig Mini Plus Single Cup Brewer – Kristy @ Adventures of a Couponista
Pyrex Storage Containers Set – Wendy @ Around My Family Table
Nenuco Sleep with Me Baby Doll & Cradle – Anne @ The Megalomaniac Mommy
Phineas and Ferb Marvel Mission Movie – Latricia @ 1 Stop Mom
Disney Infinity is the hot holiday video game – Wendy @ Choosing Love
Prince Lionheart Wheely Bug – Anne @ The Megalomaniac Mommy
Newly Released Disney Movies – Sara @ Mom Endeavors
Oodle Tips for decorating cupcakes, cakes, or cookies Wendy @ Around My Family Table
The Motorola Blink is perfect for any age – Maureen @ Wisconsin Mommy
GoldieBlox inspire creativity and learning – Wendy @ Around My Family Table
Turn your child’s favorite artwork into a one of a kind, stuffed animal – Wendy @ Around My Family Table
Border punch from Fiskars for the crafter – Wendy @ Around My Family Table
Chatter Phone Talking Game for your kids to play – Lisa @ My Thoughts, Ideas and Ramblings
Give your dolphin lover a wonderful experience up close – Wendy @ Choosing Love
Bring Monsters University home for your little ones – Wendy @ Choosing Love
Sweet Andy’s Cookies are delicious and boxed beautifully – Wendy @ Choosing Love
Blended Conference 2014 tickets are great for a blogger – Wendy @ Choosing Love
Capture a special memory with this unique book – Anne @ The Megalomaniac Mommy
Meal time is easier with BAMBINOS! TIDY TABLE TRAY FLEXI-DINER – Latricia @ 1 Stop Mom
Fisher-Price I-Jig Interactive Electronic Puzzle System – Lisa @ My Thoughts, Ideas and Ramblings
Protect Galaxy Note 3 with a case from Incipio – Latricia @ 1 Stop Mom
Samsung Chromebook – Sara @ Mom Endeavors
Great FROZEN toys for boys – Sara @ Mom Endeavors
The Little Mermaid Movie – Latricia @ 1 Stop Mom
Oz The Great and Powerful – Latricia @ 1 Stop Mom
Great first bike for the toddler in your life – Anne @ The Megalomaniac Mommy
Project Life Memory Products document family memories – Sara @ Mom Endeavors
Great designs to style the little one in your world – Anne @ The Megalomaniac Mommy
Little art desk & easel is one of our favorite things – Sara @ Mom Endeavors
Must get Frozen items your kids will love – Lisa @ My Thoughts, Ideas and Ramblings
The perfect gift if you have a blogger in your life – Lisa @ My Thoughts, Ideas and Ramblings
Soundfreaq Sound Spot Wireless Speakers – Maureen @ Wisconsin Mommy

Can You Believe the Energizer Bunny is 25???

*This post is made possible by Energizer. I received a promotional item in order to facilitate this review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. This post may contain affiliate links.* 

Can you believe that the little Energizer Bunny is 25 years old this year?  I guess it’s true, he just keeps going and going and going…..nothing outlasts Energizer!

He doesn’t look a day over 15 if you ask me!  Can you believe it was 25 years ago when the Energizer Buddy first strut his stuff across the television screen.  

Age has not slowed the Energizer Bunny down one bit.  Rather, it has motivated and expanded his personal mantra to that’s positivenergy™.  In the spirit of bringing that’s positivenergy to the world, the Energizer Bunny has inspired people to race for a brighter world through its one-of-a kind global nighttime running series to help provide solar power to people around the world who do not have access to safe and affordable electricity In communities across the United States, the Energizer Bunny is a beloved friend and partner to thousands of fire departments across the country to remind millions of people to change their smoke alarm batteries each fall as part of the Change Your Clock Change Your Battery® program.  And, as pink is the color of passionate breast cancer awareness supporters, the Energizer Bunny is there as the company supports cancer research efforts by donating more than $4M to the cause.

The great news is that the Energizer Bunny wants you to celebrate his birthday too!  You can collect Bunny Bucks on select packs of batteries in stores now and turn your Bunny Bucks into money via a check or Paypal deposit.  In addition to Bunny Bucks, the Energizer Bunny will be handing out party favors in the way of coupons throughout the year!

Get up to $8 in Bunny Birthday Bucks (via a check or PayPal™) when you buy TWO (2) specially marked Energizer® battery Bunny Birthday Bucks offer packages and redeem package codes online.

Participating $4 offer packs:
Energizer® MAX® AA/AAA-4 batteries
Energizer® Advanced Lithium AA/AAA-4 batteries

Participating $8 offer packs:
Energizer® MAX® AA/AAA-8 batteries
Energizer® Ultimate Lithium AA/AAA-4 batteries
Energizer® Recharge® Power Plus AA/AAA-4 batteries
Energizer® Recharge® Universal AA/AAA-4 batteries

You can also enter the Energizer Bunny Sweepstakes for your chance to win a gift from the Energizer Bunny worth more than $75! One winner a day and you can enter daily!

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You can connect with the Energizer Bunny on Facebook and Twitter.

 

 

Safe Babywearing with Boba

When my little Ellie was born in 2011, it didn’t take me long to discover that she was happiest when she was snuggled up on me with her head against my chest so she could listen to my heartbeat.  Since I spent a lot of late nights up working, the easiest way for me to remain productive while still caring for her was to use a wrap and snuggle her up to me.  Little did I know that this would become her favorite thing to do for months to come. 

Ellie is the first baby that I had ever used a baby carrier or wrap with and I’ll admit, I was extremely nervous at first.  I read multiple articles online, read reviews on different products.  Did I want a wrap?  Would a ring sling work for us? What about a baby carrier?  Will a Mei Tai provide enough support?  These are all questions that went through my head.  In my research I learned that Boba is the only brand that sells inward facing only carriers.

 Image Source BobaFamily

After extensive research and a lot of YouTube videos later, I decided a wrap was best for us.  Since Ellie wanted to be close to me, using a carrier that allowed her to face inward and keep her near my heart where she could listen to a familiar sound.  

I have since learned that by wearing Ellie facing inward is best for both the psychological and physical health of my little one.  Also, by carrying baby facing inward, you are helping baby form a healthy attachment while also preventing hip dysplasia.  Discovering all of this made me happy that I had made the decision that I did.

Of course, from the pictures, you will see that I am not the only one who supports babywearing in our family, Alex is all for keeping his babies close to him too!

You can check out more on Safe Babywearing and Babywearing products by checking out my Pinterest board.

Follow Annie Younger’s board Safe Babywearing on Pinterest.

 

Babywearing is beneficial to both parents and baby by allowing you to stay connected to your child and create a strong bond. 

To learn more and connect with Boba, “Like” them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter. 

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Boba. The opinions and text are all mine.

To learn more and connect with Boba, “Like” them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Boba. The opinions and text are all mine.

 

Celebrating Baby’s Firsts with Pampers

*This review was made possible by Double Duty Divas and Pampers. I was provided the featured product free of charge to facilitate my review, but all opinions are 100% mine.*

Since Joey is our last baby, I am definitely doing my best to capture all of his first moments and milestones. Celebrating firsts is a huge thing in our house, especially now that these will be our last first moments.  Of course, there are always important first moments as a parent and my favorite is always meeting my little one for the first time.

This is me and Joey meeting for the first time.

Since birth, Pampers Swaddlers have been a part of Joey’s life and they will continue to be because they are now available through size 5!

Pampers Swaddlers are Pampers’ softest diaper ever and moms have always loved Swaddlers for their newborns. Now that they are available through size 5, baby can have a soft Swaddler on their bottom throughout the diapering years.

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