Etsy Finds - For the Brides Part 3

Here comes the shopping....

Custom Just Married Dish
by The Brick Kiln
$17

The cutest little "Just Married" car dish! This little dish measures about 3.75" in diameter and features a car with a sign on the back saying "Just Married" with the happy couples names and wedding date. It is the perfect size for holding rings, extra change or any other small treasure! Each dish comes in its own little cotton bag!










Damask black and white satin wedding ring pillow
by Creations 4 Brides
$22.50

Picture your ringbearer carrying this elegant black & white pillow. It is made of heavy satin and damask ribbon with a silver crystal and crystal AB rhinestone charm. Thin satin cording is perfect to tie your wedding rings.

Pillow Size: Approx. 8" X 8"
Colors: Heavy white satin

















Black and White Wedding Bouquet
by Ar Designs
$75
This bouquet is sure to be the perfect accessory for any bride!
This is a custom piece i made for a brideIf you would like one or more like this in this color or your color story, Just convo me and i can create your vision
This bouquet features
White silk peonies
white silk phalenopsis orchids
accented with guinea feathers
the stem of the bouquet is wrapped in white satin ribbon accented with thin black satin ribbon and white pearl pins
A matching white phalenopsis orchid boutonniere for your groom is included!

Etsy Finds - For the Brides Part 2

Here comes the shopping!

Purity Tiara
by Handcrafted jewels
$189.00

An abundance of tiny Swarovski pearls and crystals create this fairytale tiara - a simply stunning headdress to compliment any Bridal gown. Measuring approximately 3.5cm at the hightest point, with a base that is shaped for comfort yet will sit securely in position.
The tiara band is wrapped with tiny glass seed beads and crystals - finished to perfection!


White Seashell Clutch
by Eight Seasons
$70

Seashells white as snow on the bright white sand – it is a memory worth taking with you wherever you go. Ideally spacious to fit all your tiny, but necessary things.

Measurements: 6,5 “x 12,5“ (16 x 32 cm). Do not have pockets on the inside.




Mr and Mrs. Scatter Pillows
by I Do Take You
$59.99

These Mr and Mrs Pillows make such a lovely wedding gift, they are both modern, stylish and really good fun.
A set of three antique white felt pillows featuring black felt applique in a beautiful 'Harrington' font. Pillow one says Mr, pillow two features an elegant ampersand and pillow three finishes the set with 'Mrs'. The cushions are handcrafted and the appliqued letters are hand cut and then machine stitched. The cushions close with a pillowcase type flap and two elegant wooden buttons at the back.

BathLuve Giveaway Closed

***Contest is now closed ***
Congratulations to our lucky winner SuzieQ!!!

Necessity is sometimes truly the mother of invention, especially with our next mom-created company, Bath Luve!

The Bath Luve was created by Amy Seckinger 10 years ago when her son Austin really disliked the temperature change at bath time. Like many babies, he cried when his clothes were taken off and he was placed in the bath water. Amy thought that bath time might go more smoothly if Austin had something to keep him covered, so she designed a cloth covering to cover his chest, belly and private parts. A great idea, and the Bath Luve, was born!

To enter please comment on which bath luve you would choose if you were the lucky winner!
Giveaway ends 9/04 at midnight.

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Follow ModernHousewife on Twitter and tweet this giveaway.

Become a fan of Modern Housewife on Facebook and change your status to "____ wants to win the Glow Baby Contest on http://thelifeofamodernhousewife.blogspot.com/"

Blog about this giveaway, with a link back to me. Make sure you give me the link to see it!!

I will use random.org to choose the winner, contact them via email, and post the winning name here on Modern Housewife. The winner will have 72 hrs to respond, or a new name will be drawn. Make sure your profile is set to 'public', or leave your email address in your comment. Either way is fine, but if I have no way of contacting you, a new name will be drawn.

Etsy Finds - For the Brides

Here comes the shopping....

Vintage Button and lace feather fascinator
by Beady Styles
$29.00

Gorgeous feather fascinator hand crafted by me!!
Cutie White feathers are hand curled and placed by me on a fabric covered hair clip.
Perfect for weddings, proms, or just because.
This piece is lightweight, and the clip is small enough to be used with fine hair.

Gorgeous piece is accented by a vintage button, vintage lace, and hand curled peacock fronds





Pearl and Crystal Bracelet
by Lizardi Shop
$94
The pearls used in this bracelet are 8.5mm AAA grade round cultured pearls. Usually pearls of this size are glass based costume or reconstructed shell. This is the real deal! Additionally there are 4mm round AAA grade cultured pearls and Swarovski Crystals sprinkled in. All of the tiny crystals are set into sterling silver. Most of the settings you see like this are silver plated but we custom order the Swarovski Crystals set into sterling silver so we can make heirloom quality fine handcrafted jewelry. The clasp and extender chain are also sterling silver and there is a Swarovski Crystal dangling from the extender chain for the perfect finishing detail. Standard size for this bracelet is 6.5" adjustable to 7.5" if you need a different length just ask, customization is always complimentary! Feel free to convo or call us with any other ideas you may have such as adding champagne crystals or an accent color to further personalize your jewelry to coordinate your special day!

Original Bling Garter
by The Garter Lady
$17
Inside the garter I have added
your tradtional "Something Blue" --
it is secret sweet and lovely

The garter is soft wedding satin of the finest quality.
The Princess Cut Emerald Swarovski Crystal Ornament is enclosed by glittering Rhinestones: three on each side.

The Ornament is centered on my beautiful five petal handmade "Signature" satin flower.

This garter is lovely and perfect for the most sophisticated brides. I have over 39 colors of wedding satin and can do this garter for you in your choice
of any one of them.

22 Weeks Pregnant

Total weight gain/loss: Up 11 lbs at my last doctors appointment

Stretch Marks? none. knock on wood

Sleep? Better now that we've installed a new ceiling fan

Best moment this week: Seeing my tummy jumping, shes getting so big!

Movement? Almost all the time, i think she's going to be a kickboxer.

Food Cravings:ranch snack wraps and lucky charms

Gender: Its a baby girl!

Belly Button in or out? In, but working its way out

What I miss: sleeping on my back

What I am looking forward to: Holding my little squishy.

This week baby is the size of a papaya


Watch what you say -- baby is now able to hear outside noise from down in the womb. Studies show that baby finds gentle music and your own voice most soothing. Nipples are starting to sprout, and that little face is fully formed. And, baby's starting to settle into sleep cycles, snoozing about 12 to 14 hours a day. It shouldn't be hard to figure out when -- just pay attention to those kicks as they start and stop.

Glow Baby Giveaway Closed

***Contest is now closed ***
Congratulations to our lucky winner Food!!!

Baby's First Journal is a comprehensive log book enabling parents to track the eating, sleeping and diapering schedules of their newborn. Easy to use and portable, this journal will help in understanding the baby's needs and assist in developing a daily routine.

GlowBaby (the makers of baby's first journal) were kind enough to provide us with a journal to give away to one lucky reader. This journal could be a lifesaver to a new mom, and it makes a great baby shower gift.

To enter please comment on which color you would choose if you were the lucky winner!
Giveaway ends 8/28 at midnight.

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1 entry- Follow ModernHousewife on Twitter and tweet this giveaway.

1 entry- Become a fan of Modern Housewife on Facebook and change your status to "____ wants to win the Glow Baby Contest on http://thelifeofamodernhousewife.blogspot.com/"

1 entry-Blog about this giveaway, with a link back to me. Make sure you give me the link to see it!!

I will use random.org to choose the winner, contact them via email, and post the winning name here on Modern Housewife. The winner will have 72 hrs to respond, or a new name will be drawn. Make sure your profile is set to 'public', or leave your email address in your comment. Either way is fine, but if I have no way of contacting you, a new name will be drawn.

YearBook Yourself

Have you ever looked at an old yearbook and thought, Man I wish I could look that good in a beehive? No? Me either, but now you can....
http://www.yearbookyourself.com/

Guess who ???

Think you can you tell the celebrity by their baby pictures?
Test your skill.


Or
Do you think you could tell by their bumps? Test your bump watching skills here.

Lust List fragrances

There's nothing better than a spritz of your favorite fragrance to really boost your mood. Its a shame that my favorite tends to be different every week...
Heres a few of the fragrances on my lust list right now.


Versace Versense $95

Versace Versense is a contemporary bouquet that combines Mediterranean elements into a glamorous, sensual fragrance that marks the Versace woman. A refreshing top of bergamot, green mandarin, and prickly pear opens the scent and melds into an alluring heart of sea daffodil, cardamom, and jasmine. A warm drydown of woods and musk completes the sophisticated essence.

Juicy Couture by Juicy Couture $300

Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there were two nice girls named Pam and Gela who discovered the Juicy Couture world of fashion, and fun, fun, fun. They took a deep breath and realized this is how The Juicy Girls smell the world!
They captured the ultimate perfume for lovers - the first Juicy Couture perfume. Bottled in a personally crafted flacon, set on a pedestal, and enclosed in a gleaming jewel box - for all to treasure. There's even a lover's locket you can wear - so now you can have a heart-to-heart with Juicy Couture anytime!

Missoni by Missoni $300

Luscious fruits. Exuberant florals. Tantalizing gianduia. Missoni is an irresistible weave of some of a woman's favorite indulgences. The sublime experience captures the luxe sensuality of a holiday at an Italian resort with notes of vibrant Italian bergamot, dewy rose, zesty bitter orange, addictive gianduia (a sweet chocolate containing hazelnut and almond paste), and fluid amber.






Burberry The Beat Intense Elixir $130

Attitude meets energy in Burberry The Beat. This sparkling, floral woody fragrance is at once sexy, feminine, modern, dynamic, and vibrant. The floral topnotes are reminiscent of a carpet of bluebells in a dense forest, mixed with the tradition and contradictions of Ceylon tea. Smoky and sensual tones of wood round out the scent of The Beat.
The Beat Intense Elixir is an exclusive luxurious parfum. It's a rich, intense, more concentrated rework of the original eau de parfum, presented in a specialty bottle.

Lust List Wednesdays

If I had a million dollars,
I wouldn't have it for long!
Here's a few of the things I'm lusting after this week

Anything by Art For Kids
Art for kids is a store that will make grown ups swoon, its beautiful pieces are all designed by Gail Sedigh a mom-preneur from southern California who has turned her love for childrens design into a successful business. Her designs are almost worth sending the kids to your room so you can sleep in theirs....

TuesdayDeals

Etsy shop Joanna Goanna is offering Modern housewife readers a 10% discount when thye use the discount code ModHou09 at the checkout.

ImagiPlay is offering Modern Housewife readers a 15% discount until September 1st. Simply enter coupon code kidstuff09 at the checkout.

Etsy Finds - For your Hair

Your hair is an important part of your overall look. Someimes though you barely have time to wash it (or pick out the cheerios) This week's Etsy finds is all about your treating your mane.

Glacier Blend Shampoo Bar by Swan Mountain Soap Shop
$6.00


What could be more refreshing on a hot summer day than the cool, clean scent of mint? Our Glacier Blend soap/shampoo bar features a blend of Peppermint, Tea Tree and Lavender essential oils for a completely cool and wonderful, chilly fragrance that both cleans and energizes your whole body!

You can relax knowing that you're keeping plastic shampoo bottles out of our landfills with this multi-purpose bar that works wonderfully on hair and your body as well. And it's perfect for traveling, too. Our Glacier Blend bar is made with a large percentage of coconut oil, along with nourishing shea butter and hair-loving jojoba oil.


Sweet Retro Bauble Hairband by
A Lovely Find
$17

What's old is new again!

Vintage white baubles and rhinestones on a green hand wrapped headband. Perfect finish for any outfit.

















Jane Feather Headband by
Rieleigh Rose
$17.50

This is a super cute feather headband! It is white and black polka dot feathers attached to a thin silver metal headband. If you have any questions please ask!!!

The feathers measure about 5 and a half by 4 inches.

























Happy Shopping

Isabella Oliver Fall Collection

Try not to drool . . .

Whats for Dinner?

Classic Roast Chicken

Ingredients
• 1 x approximately 1.6kg chicken, preferably free-range, organic or higher welfare
• 2 medium onions
• 2 carrots
• 2 sticks of celery
• 1 bulb of garlic
• olive oil
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 lemon
a small bunch of fresh thyme, rosemary, bay or sage, or a mixture


• Take your chicken out of the fridge 30 minutes before it goes into the oven
• Preheat your oven to 240°C/475°F/gas 9
• There’s no need to peel the vegetables – just give them a wash and roughly chop them
• Break the garlic bulb into cloves, leaving them unpeeled
• Pile all the veg and garlic into the middle of a large roasting tray and drizzle with olive oil
• Drizzle the chicken with olive oil and season well with salt and pepper, rubbing it all over the bird
• Carefully prick the lemon all over, using the tip of a sharp knife (if you have a microwave, you could pop the lemon in these for 40 seconds at this point as this will really bring out the flavour)
• Put the lemon inside the chicken’s cavity, with the bunch of herbs
• Place the chicken on top of the vegetables in the roasting tray and put it into the preheated oven
• Turn the heat down immediately to 200°C/400°F/gas 6 and cook the chicken for 1 hour and 20 minutes
• If you’re doing roast potatoes and veggies, this is the time to crack on with them – get them into the oven for the last hour of cooking
• Baste the chicken halfway through cooking and if the veg look dry, add a splash of water to the tray to stop them burning
• When cooked, take the tray out of the oven and transfer the chicken to a board to rest for 15 minutes or so
• Cover it with a layer of tinfoil and a tea towel and put aside. Now is the time to make your gravy
• Remove any string from the chicken and take off the wings (break them up and add to your gravy for mega flavour)
• Carefully cut down between the leg and the breast
• Cut through the joint and pull the leg off
• Repeat on the other side, then cut each leg between the thigh and the drumstick so you end up with four portions of dark meat
• Place these on a serving platter
• You should now have a clear space to carve the rest of your chicken
• Angle the knife along the breastbone and carve one side off, then the other
• When you get down to the fussy bits, just use your fingers to pull all the meat off, and turn the chicken over to get all the tasty, juicy bits from underneath
• You should be left with a stripped carcass, and a platter full of lovely meat that you can serve with your piping hot gravy and gorgeous roast veg

Pregnancy Funnies

21 Weeks Pregnant

Total weight gain/loss: Up 8 lbs at my last doctors appointment

Stretch Marks? still none, but a lot of itching

Sleep? I vaguely remember this word, but can't put my finger on its meaning, must be the exhaustion.

Best moment this week: Our 3d Ultrasound last weekend and learning that were having a baby girl!

Movement? Almost all the time, i think she's going to be a kickboxer.

Food Cravings: french salad dressing and bacon and egg mcmuffins, luckily not together.

Gender: Its a baby girl!

Belly Button in or out? In

What I miss: hot dogs and cold beer

What I am looking forward to: Holding my little squishy.

Baby is now the size of a banana



Baby's digestive system is busy creating meconium (a tarry black substance made of swallowed amniotic fluid, digestive secretion, and dead cells), which will fill the first diaper after birth. And, if baby is a girl, her womb is now stocked up with her lifetime supply of six million eggs (the number will drop to around one million by birth).

Zutano Giveaway! Closed

***Contest is now closed ***
Congratulations to our lucky winner EmilyB!!!

"Clothing as unique as your child"

Zutano is a great line of children's clothing that features a sort of mix and match style that really stands out. As much as i love the regular Zutano line though, its their Itzy Bitzy collection that really caught my eye.

There are two sizes in the Itzy Bitzy line, 4 - 8 pounds and 9 - 13 pounds, so there's something to fit even the littlest babies. It has the same great mix and match feel as the regular Zutano line just teenier. The line includes tops, bottoms, onesies, blankets, booties, socks, plush toys and even gift sets, and has great patterns for boys, girls and unisex.
My fave patterns are the snail and rush hour sets,














Giveaway Time
Zutano has been wonderful enough to offer a $75 shopping spree to Modern Housewife readers!!

To enter check out Zutano's ItyBitzy shop and tell me what your favorite piece is,

Extra Entries (you can do one or all of the following but leave a separate comment for each)

1 entry - Vote for Modern Housewife at The Bloggers Choice Awards

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1 entry- Place a ModernHousewife button on your own personal blog (found on sidebar)

1 entry- Become a blog follower by adding yourself to the group of followers on the right hand sidebar

1 entry- Follow ModernHousewife on Twitter and tweet this giveaway

1 entry- Become a fan of Modern Housewife on Facebook and change your status to announce "just entered to win a $75 shopping spree at http://thelifeofamodernhousewife.blogspot.com/"

1 entry-Blog about this giveaway, with a link back to me. Make sure you give me the link to see it!!

Giveaway ends 8/21 at midnight.

I will use random.org to choose the winner, contact them via email, and post the winning name here on Modern Housewife. The winner will have 72 hrs to respond, or a new name will be drawn. Make sure your profile is set to 'public', or leave your email address in your comment. Either way is fine, but if I have no way of contacting you, a new name will be drawn.

CONTEST OPEN TO CANADIAN & US RESIDENTS!!

Good Luck and Happy Shopping
- Jaymi

Wee Squeak Shoes Giveaway Winner

Congratulations Jessica - You are the winner of our Wee Squeak Shoes Giveaway!

Ingrid & Isabell new fall colors

When the temperatures start to drop this Fall, moms-to-be can pump up their maternity wardrobes with the rich, warm hues of the Ingrid & Isabel Colors Collection for Fall 2009. The new colors – Harvest, Storm and Berry – will be available in stores throughout the country starting September 2009.