The Studio by Danielson Designs

I recently had an opportunity to order my own custom sign at The Studio by Danielson Designs . It took me a while to decide on which sign to choose but I decided to go with the adorable Dear Santa Sign.

“Add 2 or 3 children’s names and let them make their appeal to St Nick! Wall hanging or tabletop.”

I was surprised when the sign arrived. I thought that the wording is in vinyl but it isn’t. It is printed onto the plaque which I love! No way for the letters to get pulled or torn like with vinyl.

What I love about the ordering process is that you get to live preview your sign. You add the information you want on your sign and then click “update” and it will give you a live preview.

Below is our live review of the sign I picked:

This is makes a great addition to the season!

“They’re a cool little design company pioneering a new way of doing business. They create home décor and gifts with real heart sentiment and a spot-on-trend look.”

You can use the code: MOMMYMANDY at checkout. It’s good for $10 off your purchase.

Holiday Cards from PaperSpring

Paperspring is a new social stationery website that allows personalization of photo birth announcements, birthday and shower invitations, thank you cards and more. They have been in the printing industry for 40 years but just launched their new website.

The offer best-in-class customer service, high-quality designs, an easy-to-use website, and eco-friendly products (FSC certified, 100% recycled paper made from environmentally sustainable forests).

One of the items  I picked is the Blocks of Joy Holiday Card. I was completely impressed with how my cards came out! The process was very easy.

Paperspring will help you look great this holiday season with stylish, modern, tasteful and unique photo holiday cards. Our personalized holiday card designs will instantly bring holiday cheer and spread it to friends, family and colleagues. From corporate holiday cards to personalized hanukkah cards, we have you covered! Order your photo holiday card today and have it in only a few days!

Santa’s Classic Bell Gift Set

Finally a product that’s true to Santa’s gift in the beloved “Polar Express” story. This timeless, classic bell design evokes a genuine nostalgic appeal of simpler times, holiday cheer and a universal symbol to BELIEVE.

My girls are 6 and 3 and as you know at this age they believe in Santa, and sometimes I find myself believing as well. So when I saw the beautiful Santa’s Classic Gift Set not only did I know my girls will cherish it but I will too.

This Gift Set includes a very special heirloom-quality sleigh bell that is carefully handcrafted so it will last as a cherished keepsake and ring with rich authentic tones. It is presented in a soft red velvet gift bag within our exclusively designed Polar Express-style gift box.

Truly a one of a kind gift and only available at www.magicalbells.com. In addition to Santa’s Classic Gift Set, they also offer heirloom-quality Large and Small “Holiday Sleigh Bells”. Some refer to these as a “Reindeer Bell” or “Rudolph’s Bell” or “Santa’s Bell” but everyone agrees they’re MAGICAL!

Please visit www.magicalbells.com for more product information and to read the heartwarming testimonials from satisfied Magical Bell customers worldwide.

Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits

Recent games, such as Guitar Hero, give both parents and kids alike a chance to play video games and rock out to their favorite songs, including both today’s popular hits and the classic songs from when we grew up.

Were huge Guitar Hero fans, we have been playing it on the PS2 for years now, so we were all excited to try out the Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits for the Nintendo DS. We all enjoy this game!

I’ve seen friends and family, hesitant to play, end up laughing and trying to keep up with songs by modern artists. I find the Guitar Hero games refreshing for families due to the lack of violence, providing an interactive and fun experience for both friends and parents.

The makers of Guitar Hero introduced Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits for the Nintendo DS system, a follow-up to the On Tour and Decades games previously released. The game features 28 songs, all radio-edits of modern rock hits from bands including Coldplay, Fall Out Boy, Weezer, The Strokes and Wolfmother. Besides being able to take the game on the road, the Nintendo DS has a wireless feature that allows song streaming and multiplayer modes. Imagine all of the kids in the backseat of your car entertaining themselves and challenging each other!

Rock On the Go
With Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits fret board fanatics can once again unleash their inner rock stars anytime, anywhere in single player and multiplayer modes as they hone their shredding skills and jam to face-melting modern rock tracks from the last five years using the DS stylus and the Guitar Hero grip peripheral.

The Guitar Hero Grip
Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits utilizes the same Guitar Hero guitar grip peripheral* used in previous two Guitar Hero games for the Nintendo DS. Simply slide the peripheral into the your DS’ Game Boy Advance slot and you are ready to shred through 28 master tracks of the hottest Modern Rock available, as well as additional tracks from previous On Tour games, which can be streamed in multiplayer modes.

New Playable Character Calista Valenz
Calista Valenz is tough as nails and sweet like candy, with a smile that can melt any man’s heart. Her motto is, “Fake it until you make it,” and she has a habit of telling strangers today is her birthday. Calista once volunteered to spend a week in jail for charity and was put behind bars on a Monday, got bored, and somehow escaped that Tuesday. She spent a month running from the law, even though no one was looking, and hid out at a night club. The rocker pretended to be a lead guitarist, and during her first show, a record promoter told her she was a no talent hack. She smacked him upside the head with a sausage and dumped spaghetti down his pants, all with a smile. He stood up and immediately signed her to a lifetime contract.

Key Features:

• Unique Portability – Use the innovative Guitar Hero DS guitar grip peripheral and the included pick-stylus to strum the touch-activated screen to rock out on the go.
• Single Player Mode – Prove your guitar shredding skills while navigating through Career, Quick Play or Guitar Hero modes with new career modes included for Lead Guitar and Bass, or use Practice Mode to nail those tricky solos.
• Multiplayer Modes – Play Face Off, Pro Face off, Co-op and Guitar Duel together utilizing local wireless play. In addition, more than 80 streamable songs from the entire On Tour catalog are available in multiplayer modes.
• Unique DS Guitar Duel Functionality – Blow into the DS microphone when the touch screen is set on fire in pyrotechnics, or sign an autograph when requested to by an excited fan.
• Character Customization – Select from eight characters, including two new rockers making their debut on the DS. Deck them out with stylish threads and hot guitars and set out to rock.

Strider Sports

For the past few months the girls have been riding around on Strider Sports Bikes. What I have noced is the girls balance has improved greatly. Plus they both love ridng around on the bikes.

The Strider running bike teaches kids age 1-5 years old how to balance and steer a two-wheeler. The simple, thoughtful design offers them easy control and helps build their confidence. They will never need a tricycle and never need training wheels when they start out on a Strider.

• One of the LOWEST seat heights in the industry… just 11″ from the ground.
• One of the LIGHTEST running bikes on the market at just 6.9 pounds… less than 1/2 the weight of a tricycle.
• The ONLY running bike with frame-integrated Launch Pad™ footrests ergonomically located below the saddle. (U.S. Patent Pending). Launch your child’s skills to the next level: gliding with feet up, riding while standing up, jumping & bunnyhopping.
• Kid and parent-friendly EVA polymer tires are light weight, airless and super durable.
  One of the most ADJUSTABLE running bikes on the market with 3″ of handlebar height adjustment and 5″ of seat height adjustment (plus additional 2″ adjustment available with optional seatpost).
• User-specific Progression™ headset is lighter than a typical bearing headset, has no grease, and requires no adjustment. It also offeres a steering speed damping effect during break-in which is helpful to young riders who are still learning to keep both hands on the bars. As their skills speed up, so will the steering.
• Optional foot brake adds even more fun and learning for the advanced rider… can you say skidmark?!!
  100% Satisfaction Guarantee we’re sure your child will thrive on the Strider™ running bike. If you’re not completely satisfied with your purchase, we’ll refund your purchase price.

The Strider brand running bike gets kids started younger, adjusts with them as they grow, and keeps them riding longer and learning more through the unique frame design with integrated footrests and optional brake. Please take a moment to view our video gallery to get a full understanding of all that these bikes can offer to your little rider.

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Sprint HTC Snap

Turn a frenzied life into one of organized bliss with the Sprint HTC Snap Smartphone, which makes it easier than ever to stay in contact with life’s most important people. In addition to a full QWERTY keyboard, it features four dedicated One Touch keys to give you quick access to what you use most: Camera, Messaging, Internet, and the new HTC Inner Circle–a clever way to see emails from those who matter most to you in one place, regardless of which email account they were sent to. It also offers the Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system, access open personal, corporate and hotspot wireless networks with the integrated Wi-Fi connectivity (802.11b/g), and the blazingly fast speeds of Sprint’s EV-DO Mobile Broadband Network.

I have been using the HTC Snap for two weeks now and I am absolutely in love with it! I have found it so easy to use and love all the features. Of course the only thing I do not like is that there is no scroll button, you have to use the arrow keys to navigate around the pages.

While at Sara Lee Summit I used my Snap to tweet and keep my readers up to date on what was going on. While at BlogHer I ws able to check my email, and Tweet. I even had service way down in the Expo Hall when noone else did!

CitiBlocs

My family and I are having a lot of fun with CitiBlocs. We have all made fun towers and buildings.

100 Piece Wooden Building Set • $27.50
If the beginner set just isn’t enough, consider this introductory set of 100 high quality blocks made from New Zealand pine. Each precision cut building piece can be transformed into a tower, an animal, a widget, a masterpiece!

Holiday 2009 Gift Guide

I have created this part of my website to share with everyone the top picks for the Holiday 2009 season. I will share gift ideas for kids, mom, dad, tech products, items for the home.

If you have a product that you think is a must have this holiday season then please email me. I’d love to feature you here!