Crap! It’s February? Sponsor Shout Outs & Other Unfinished Biz

Well heck, it’s February already and I still haven’t shown my love for all the folks who supported me by putting an ad in my sidebar in January. WHERE ARE MY MANNERS?

Let’s remedy this right now.

Huge thanks to:

Olive Bungalow - She’s back with an even bigger ad, even more support for me, and I just when I think I can’t adore her jewelry any more, she comes out with all this fabulous new stuff. Seriously, THIS is the stuff you want to ask for for Valentines Day. I love her and her pretty jewelry.

Passionfruit Ads- The shopping cart for your blog ads. I can’t wait until it officially launches because, obviously, I need help with the admin side of this whole selling ads gig.

Courtina- Mama Extraordinaire - Love this lovely blog of lovely pictures and sweet babies. Courtney continues to inspire me to be a better, more creative photographer, and I love how she’s capturing the little moments with her family.

Daily Mom Report - “Headlines for moms who want to go beyond the front page.” It’s chock full o’ news that matters to moms (and dads!) in the form of curated links from across the web.

Pea Wee Baby - Home to the SwaddleBuddy Sack – a sleeping sack for babies that guarantees to keep your baby swaddled.  Looks promising to me!

CLICK! How To Take Gorgeous Photos Of Your Kids- an ebook from the lovely and amazingly talented Rachel Devine. I can speak from experience that Rachel is a wonderful teacher (I took her Beyond Snapshots course last summer).

For Two Fitness - Selling fashionable, funny and functional maternity fitness wear. I’m a little in love with these maternity workout pants. I mean… I would even wear them NOT pregnant… on Thanksgiving.

BlogMe by Focht Creative- You know all those photo collages I’ve been posting on here lately? Made with this! And I love, love, love it. It makes photo heavy posts go up 10x faster, and you don’t need Photoshop to use it.

Kin Community - An awesome YouTube channel full of fashion, cooking and home decor tips. It’s free! It’s on demand! Cable-free me loves it.

Hopper’s Baby Haven- Warning! You will be mesmerized by the cute baby on the homepage. He will say, “Come! Buy all the sweet little things here!” with his charming eyes. If you get entranced, I recommend you check out The Hip Mom’s Guide To Modern Cloth Diapers, a book by Kelly Wels.

Livi Stitches Handmade Sewing Patterns- She swears that each pattern is designed with the beginning sewer in mind, which makes me even more tempted to find the time to make these pants for Leyna.  

How To Be A Dad Just a couple awesomely hilarious dudes who make me laugh daily. They were nominated for a Bloggie! So give them a vote if they make you laugh, too.

Speaking of How To Be A Dad, I was honored to be a part of a Spreecast with Charlie from H2BAD, hosted by Janice from 5 Minutes For Mom last week about how to get your blog to go viral. Charlie and I spill some trade secrets, so if you’re interested and didn’t get to see it live, you can watch it here:

Want to see your blog or business featured in a sponsor shout out and in my sidebar? Ad space is available for February!

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December Sponsor Shout Out

Wazzzuppp???

Dude, that was so 1997. Sorry.

Anyway, here’s a little shoutout to some folks who are helping me feed my online shopping addiction (ZOMG the deals are CRAZY this time of year!).

Blogs

My Adventures Through Mommyhood details life as a toddler boy mom, and she’s happy to admit she’s “that mom,” the one that ignores her sons tantrums in public sometimes. I. Can. Relate.

Liberating Working Moms is back this month, and I think a lot of working moms can relate to how extra exhausting the holiday season is.

Courtina is written by a lovely and very talented photographer so you know that’s going to equate to some blog eye candy, especially with 2 adorable little subjects like her twin sons, who were born premature, but are thriving now.

Passionfruit Ads is not necessarily a “blog” but it is definitely something you should get excited about if you’re a blogger who wants to monetize (or who is currently monetizing – selling ads- and sick of all the admin work that goes with it). “Passionfruit is a service that will help blogs manage and sell more blog ads.  It’s not an ad network, but more like a shopping cart for your ads. We’ll also track your stats and clicks and help you figure out if you’re charging enough, and we’re planning a marketplace for advertisers to find sites to advertise with by demographic and traffic size.”

Shops

Little Bird Parties is a sweet little Etsy shop that sells, well, party stuff, and also the coolest keepsake ornaments that she puts your wedding invitation or baby shower invite inside. Just check it out to see what I mean. Also, readers get free shipping with the code babyrabiesfreeship. Yay!

Livi Stitches Patterns is back this month, and I really wish I could find the time to get the pattern for and make this Ava dress. 

Stringing Along is supporting me again. Yay! She’s running a twitter contest for a jewelry set. All you have to do is retweet a tweet she’s typed out for you. Scroll down her homepage for more details.

Hopper’s Baby Haven is also back, and they have Babylegs on sale for $9!

 

Olive Bungalow is offering 15% off earrings until Monday, December 5th at 9pm PST. I also have a SWEET giveaway from her coming up this week.

The Vintage Chain It may be too late to get your order in in time for Christmas, but it’s not too late for a last minute gift certificate!

For Two Fitness Forget working out in your husband’s enormous, old college t-shirt while pregnant! Oh, was that just me… that one time I worked out when I was pregnant? Well, either way, this stuff is ADORABLE. I particularly like this “We Need A Nap” tank.

That’s a wrap for now. I’m still accepting sponsors for this month, though, and it’s turning out to be a pretty good one around here with the help of my Inappropriate Elf. If you’re interested in advertising with me, send an email to jill at babyrabies dot com and I’ll send the media kit your way. A big, huge thanks to all of my sponsors this month! Please do check them out.

 

 

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November Sponsor Shout Outs

Here’s some love for the folks who are helping me stash Christmas money away this month. A huge thanks to my sponsors for November! Check them out if you have a chance.

Blogs

The Froggy and The Mouse- Awesome blog by an awesome friend, especially awesome if you’re a boy mom or thinking about cloth diapering part time. Steph is funny, real, a working mom, and a list addict. It’s a beautiful combo.

One Of Those Moms- Dianthe is another Dallas blogger who is full of sass and diva-like qualities (self professed), mixed with some crunchy ones, too. You should start by reading about how she had her baby on the side of the road. Truth.

The Hipster Homemaker- Kelli is a Chicago area birth doula and may be what you call a “birth junkie.” I especially admire her new plan to become a one-car household to pay off debt and save money. Seriously.

Mommy Points-  Mommy Points is all about helping moms and families make the most of their credit card points and miles earned for every day things, and turning them into reduced or even free vacations. I know! I’m stalking her now, too.

Baby Baby Lemon- I met Amy at Blogher this year. She’s lovely, she has an adorable little boy, and she’s semi-crunchy (just don’t ask her to give up paper towels). She also cooks things and blogs recipes and stuff. Salted watermelon granita? It’s like she GETS me. (Love me some salt on my watermelon.)

Crunchy VT Mommy- Back again this month. I can’t get enough of her pictures of her cute kids, and this letter to her single sister? I should just go ahead and forward it to mine. Pretty funny.

Liberating Working Moms- Also back for another month of sponsor awesomeness. So much relatable, great content going on over there. For one, this piece about prepping for Halloween as a working mom is amazing.

Stores

Hoppers Baby Haven- They sell cloth diapers, including one of my favorite brands Apple Cheeks, and all the cloth diapering accessories you might want. They also sell baby wraps, toys and diaper bags. Free shipping to orders in the US over $75.

Livi Stitches Patterns - “Sweet and simple children’s clothing patterns” The Livi pants? Could not be any cuter.

Calista’s Bowtique- Hair bows, paci clips, mitten clips, headbands and hats. It’s so easy to get wrapped up in this stuff when you have a girl! Now through November 25th, you can get 25% off with their Thanksgiving sale coupon code THANKS25.

Olive Bungalow- A long time supporter of mine, I really can’t get enough of her stackable rings. Rumor has it, she may have something for me to give one of you soon, too.

Stringing Along- Also back for another month. She has some beautiful, and very reasonably priced statement necklaces up.

The Vintage Chain- Make sure you get your orders in for custom, hand stamped jewelry by December 1st! I love all of Jennifer’s work, but I especially love the stuff she makes for the men in our lives, like the custom keychains.

 

If you’re interested in advertising with me, send me an email- jill at babyrabies dot com. I have special rates just for bloggers and small shop owners. 

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October Sponsor Shoutouts

Have you checked out all the companies and bloggers that are filling up my sidebar this month? They’re all pretty fab, I must say. Here’s a little more about the people who are helping me pay some bills feed my caffeine addiction this month:

Crunchy VT Mommy Veronica isn’t actually living in Vermont anymore, but she still blogs about a greenish lifestyle, with a healthy dose of sass, snark, and a blog page peppered with gorgeous pictures of beautiful children.

Liberating Working Moms is a blog for, obviously, working moms. With several contributors, they write about topics from childcare and balance, to routines and easy recipes.

FreshGraNOLA Myndee makes natural and safe laundry soap that SMELLS LIKE HEAVEN. I swear, I’m obsessed with Wash Day. I bought a bag a couple weeks ago and loooooooove it.

The Vintage Chain Jennifer makes beautiful, sentimental, hand-stamped jewelry. Great for celebrating life’s occasions or honoring those you love. She’s also incredibly sweet and from the Dallas area.

Stringing Along Wendy uses all non-toxic materials to create beautiful jewelry and keepsakes, like tiny footprint and paw print pendants and gorgeous bridal jewelry.

Jumping Jax Designs This girl’s got all your design needs covered. Whether it’s a custom holiday card or a new blog design you need, she can handle it, and her prices are great!

Olive Bungalow Michele designs one-of-kind jewelry, like those stackable birthstone rings she sent me last year, using all eco-friendly, recycled and reclaimed sterling silver and gold. I still wear those rings nearly every day and get so many compliments on them.

Lifes Candy My lovely friend Mae quit her job earlier this year to find a new path in life. Part of that journey lead her to opening her own shop where she sells the sweetest cloth napkins and pillow covers. Simple & sweet, just like candy.

I hope you’ll take a minute to check them out if any of them pique your interest. And if you’d like to advertise with me, let me know! I have a few spots open for November. I have great, low rates especially for bloggers and small shop owners.

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