and The Winners are....

Thank you everyone who participated in my 2000 Fan Giveaway! I had a lot of fun, and I am already thinking about what I can do for my 4000 fan giveaway...Anywhoo without future adieu here is the list of The Winners! (don't you feel like singing You Are The Champion?) 

Bow Holder by JayD Fancies- Brandy Coneley Bradichch

Boutique Diaper Bag & Bib- Krisin Boyd Howell

Bow Lot from Precious Princess Boutique- Bridgette Melton

Bow Lot from Little Miss Boutique- Allison Gunnip

Oneise from Little Miss Boutique- Allison Gunnip

Dress Up Jane Gift Certificate- Kristin Kirch

Vintage Rose Wrap Headband- Kristy Coneley Hamilton

and.....

JJ Cole Diaper Bag- Kristy Coneley Hamilton.

All winners were choosen by Random.org. Winners please email me at DressupJane@gmail.com within 72 hours to claim your prize. When you email me, please respond with your shipping address. If winner does not contact me another winner will be picked. 

Thanks to everyone who participated, shared, and support Dress Up Jane!

XOXO

Rebecca

2000 Fan Giveaway

Hurray! I finally have some time to sit down and finish this post. I have been "live" with Dress Up Jane for 8 Months and I am so excitied I decided to go on this adventure. When I first started talking to my husband about my idea and I said, give me 3 months and if it doesn't work out I will call it quits. But you guys my fans keep me going! I can't imagine stopping now and can only see myself getting BIGGER (busier). In honor of all my fans I wanted to do a FAN-Tastic giveaway!

 The rules are easy:

1. Like all Boutiques on Facebook and leave a comment if you can! 

2. Like Dress Up Jane on Facebook

3.  Go to Dress Up Jane on Facebook and leave a comment under the picture in the 2000 Fan Giveaway Album! (please only one comment per person, per photo)

4. Want an extra entry for the price of your choice? Share the Giveaway on Facebook! Leave a message on My Wall letting me know your shared the giveaway and what prize you would like the entry for! You can do this every day until Monday!  

5. Want to win a secret bonus prize? Ask your friends to like Dress Up Jane and if you send the most friends over win a Gift Card to one of my favorite places to shop for boys clothes (besides Dress Up Jane). Want a hint? It's Mini Bo-Tastic!

There will be 8 Winners!! 

Giveaway Starts NOW and ends Monday 04/30 at 8:00AM! Winners will be chosen Via Random.org and will be checked before being announced on Tuesday!

Bow Holder From JayD Fancies

Boutique Diaper Bag and Baby Bib

Bow Pack from Precious Princess Boutique

Bow Pack from Little Miss Boutique

Bow Tie Onesie From Little Miss Boutique

$20.00 Gift Cerftificate

Vintage Rose Wrap Headband for Adult or Kids

JJ Cole Norah Bag

Five Favorite Finds Friday

Yay for Friday and Spring Break! When I was growing up Spring Break always fell on or about Easter. When I think of Spring, I think of flowers, the bunnies and chicks my parents would get us for Easter (although I don't remember what happened to them after that), pastels, road side farm markets, spring cleaning. A fresh start.

So here are five of my favoite Spring finds:

1. Baby Gap Cardigan (If only we didn't live in TX). Gap is having a 30% off sale right now!

2. How Adorable is this Vintage Lucy dress? I keep looking for a resale one!

3. Tote Bag From Fabric and Handle 

4. Book: One Bite at a Time by Simplemom.net. I love Tsh and her blog and can't wait to get started! 

5. Heirloom Tomatoes at our farmers market. Let the feasting begin! 

Pottery Barn Kids Giveaway!

I L-O-V-E Pottery Barn Kids! I always joke with my husband that it's my version of porn (along with Boden, Restoration Hardware, and the Crate And Barrel Catalogs). The store just makes me happy, enough said. So today when I was browsing through the new spring catalog, picking out the kids pool towels for the summer I thought I would share my LOVE with my fans! Details on how to enter below. Oh and if you want to know what towels I picked out, here they are!

Grace's Towel

Phin Towel

Happy Valentine's Day!

 My daughter Grace has mild Autism. For the last two years she has been getting help for her symptoms, and every day life is a roller coaster of highs and lows. Every Tuesday we make a 4 hour trip to Austin for her to get three different kinds of therapy: Speech, OT, and Behavioral. Tuesday's are exhausting and I am often left feeling tired, dejected and sad. We often focus on the "bad" behaviors, the lack of improvements, and what we could be doing more of.

In honor of it being Valentine's Day and it being a Tuesday, I wanted to focus on the things I love about my sweet daughter because I think her and I need to hear these things more often.

1. I love that she loves to read and can never be without a book (just like her me).

2. If she can't be naked then she must be in full princess gear.

3. She loves Lady GAGA, and is able to channel her inner GAGA without ever seeing a picture of her.

4. Her smiles and giggles because they are truly so rare.

5. The ability to make me melt when she says "I love you the best".

6. She loves homemade items

7. For beating to her own drum.

8. Teaching me patience.

9. Teaching me that it's OK to say "no" to other people.

10.  Teaching me how to a better mother every single day.

Now off to make some cupcakes before she returns! Have a Happy Valentines Day!

Valentine's Day Giveaway!

I love Valentine's day! I still remember the 1st Valentine's Day I spent with my husband. We were only dating a few weeks, and I decided to cook for him. I ended up making him vegan alfredo with tons of peppers. The sweet guy that he was ate it without complaint and hated every bite. I still have the gift he gave me, a mixed CD tied with a red bow. In the eleven years that passed, It's the most memorable one for me, because in a crowded bar surrounded by friends we decided that we would "officially" become boyfriend and girlfriend (yes cheesy and sweet), and have been together ever since!

Anyways I was invited to join a group of bloggers in a giveaway (and you know how much I love doing giveaways)! The Lucky winner will win a $40 Restaurant Gift Card and a $35 Victoria Secrets Gift card! Follow The Rules Below!

Mothering Monday

Co-Sleeping....

I was never one of those moms who wanted to co-sleep. I was to afraid of SIDS (like fanatically afraid, and now consider myself a SIDS expert), but my daughter had other plans for us. So from ages 5 months to 11 months she slept in-between my husband and I every night and every morning from her first feeding until the alarm went off.

When Grace was around 16 months old, I noticed that she wasn't like the other kids her age and one day she woke up and stopped wanting to snuggle with us. When she was 2 and had to move her into a big girl bed, I thought surly when she transitioned from a crib to a big girl bed she will want either her father or I to sleep with her. Again I was wrong, as soon as we were done reading her books at night, she would scream at us to get out of her bed. 

I'm sure her behaviors has always been sensory related, and so I've had to accept the fact that I am helping her by respecting her feelings, even though at the end of a hard day with lots of meltdowns all I really want to do is snuggle up next to her and watch her finally be content with her world.

So to my surprise three weeks ago in the wee hours of the morning, my Grace (along with princess castles, My Little Ponies, princesses, and whatever else she decided to sleep with that night) started climbing inside my bed next to me and sleeping with both Matt and I until Phin decides it's time for us to wake up. I do find that it's kind of uncomfortable and I have had to kick my husband out of bed a few times (he didn't mind, that's how great he is), that I haven't had a solid night sleep since she started,  and I'm worried that something is bothering her and she can't express it. Whatever the case may be, I love snuggling up next to her (ponies and all) knowing this is a brief moment in time, and at any moment it can stop as soon as it began. In the meantime I will try to get all my snuggles in and enjoy every second of it!

Now when my Phin starts joining us it will be officially time to buy a bigger bed!

Grace Sleeping In Her Cinderella Costume

 

Setting Up Her Ponies For Their Morning Construction Job

Choose Joy!

Rebecca