Of all the places I have ever been the land across the pond is by far my favorite!  One day we will have a media room in our house.  That audiologist man of mine wants the big screen with the projector.  I on the other hand just want to decorate the space!  :)    I picture framed Playbills of the various shows we have seen,

custom canvas art of my London photography,

and these wall decals:

It’s going to be quite the room… one day!

This posting was sponsored by Design with a Z Vinyl, but all opinions are strictly my own.

Mutsy  has some really dandy strollers.  In really dandy colors.  I think that I’m team purple.  :)  Between now and May 31 when you buy a Mutsy 4Rider:

Then you get an Easyrider:

For FREE!

Be sure to watch this cute animation  :)

(Click on the image.)

* offer valid May 15 through May 31

* U.S. residents only

Details: You may choose the color of your Easyrider from what is in stock.  Must have both a 4Rider (or 4Rider Light) and an Easyrider in your cart and enter code freerider12 (case-sensitive) on the last page of checkout to receive FREE Easyrider.  Both strollers must be purchased at the same time and be shipped to the same address.  Does not apply to previous orders. Promotion is valid throughstore.mutsy.com ONLY.

We hit 1,000 fans on Facebook which means it’s time for the $50 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway!!!  Who doesn’t love Amazon?  I love to shop on Amazon.  Mostly because I earn $5 Amazon credits so often on Swagbucks.  :)  Thanks for helping Dandy get to 1,000 fans.  Couldn’t have done it without you!  Now…  Enter away, because the winner of this giveaway is going to receive a $50 Amazon E-Gift Card!

*This giveaway is open to entries worldwide!

*Winners are not notified through email, so you have to check back to find out if you won! The winner of this giveaway will be posted on Monday, May 28th. Be sure and check back then to see if you won, so you can claim your prize!

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The NEW winner of the $25 gift certificate from Just Beccuz is:

Entry #1026- Laura Dassance

The NEW winner of a set of TikeStix from Little Tikes is:

Entry #2374- Joey Clements

The winner of the $30 gift certificate from Silver Wings Designs is:

Entry #1764- Pamalot

Congrats to all of you! Now you have until 5:00 p.m. CST on Sunday, May 20th to email dandygiveaway@gmail.com to claim your prize or a new winner will be chosen.

I love to put hair accessories on my little “Ruby”.  I think that my audiologist man also likes to put them on “Ruby”.  For Mother’s Day yesterday he got her all ready for church for me and put a really cute headband on her.  Who am I kidding?  He typically gets our kiddos ready for church for me every Sunday, so I can work on getting myself ready.  It takes us women longer to get ready, am I right???  Isn’t my audiologist man such a great guy?  :)  I love that he knows that I like “Ruby” to wear cute headbands and so he puts them on her, too.  The flower he chose to put on the headband was adorable and it even matched her blue eyes!  ”Ruby” has lots of flower clips and bow clips to accent her headbands.  It’s the best way for a baby who doesn’t have enough hair yet to clip into.  A problem does develop from having so many clips, though.  Her top dresser drawer has clips scattered everywhere in it.  Quite the cluttered, unorganized disaster.  It’s amazing that we can ever find the exact one to match her outfits!  What’s the solution to the mayhem?  A hair bow holder from Rylee’s Collection:

 Sooooooo cute!

At Rylee’s Collection you can find so many adorable hair clips, headbands and bows.  Here are just a few of my favorites:

There are just sooooo many dandy hair accessories to be found at Rylee’s Collection!  Which several did you find?  You can also find Rylee’s Collection here.

The winner of this giveaway is going to receive a $20 gift certificate to spend at Rylee’s Collection!

*This giveaway is open to entries worldwide!

*Winners are not notified through email, so you have to check back to find out if you won! The winner of this giveaway will be posted on Monday, May 21st. Be sure and check back then to see if you won, so you can claim your prize!

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This posting and giveaway was sponsored by Rylee’s Collection, but all opinions are strictly my own.

I hope that you all had a most fantastic Mother’s Day weekend.  All women are mothers (in some way, shape, or form) so I wanted to wish all of you a Happy Belated Mother’s Day!  Did you get any jewelry yesterday???  Maybe a charm bracelet?  Charm bracelets are the perfect addition to any jewelry collection.  They are a great way to display memories and can be added to over the years.  Well, if you didn’t get a charm bracelet yesterday then this giveaway is for you, because there will be 3 given away!!!  :)  Ready to hear all about them?

Here.  We.  Go.

A few weeks back I received some charm bracelets from Cutey.  First, I love that this is a UK company, because I’m a huge fan of the land across the pond.  Second, the charm bracelets from Cutey are just that:  major cutey!  I gave one of the bracelets to “Banjo’s” little friend.  This one to be exact:

I’m about to disclose a well kept secret around here.  My “Banjo” just might have his very first crush!  One of my friends has a little girl who’s just 2 weeks younger than “Banjo”.  We’ll call her “Alice”.  She’s one of those girls that “Banjo” actually gets along with.  Probably because she has an older brother, so she’s not shy about playing with the boys.  Other girls have not been that fond of playing with “Banjo”, because he’s not interested in carrying a purse around, etc.  But “Alice” and “Banjo” have fun together and are great friends.  We supposed that “Banjo” thought of “Alice” as just that.  A friend.  Well, the tables have turned apparently in the mind of a 4 year old boy.  A few weeks ago the kids were learning in Primary at church about love and what it means to love someone else.  ”Banjo” just had to share and yell out to everyone, “I love Alice”!  I think it all may have stemmed from a play date where “Alice” told “Banjo” they were going to pretend to get married…  I guess I’ll let him still hang out with her.  :)

“Alice” was ecstatic about the charm bracelet from Cutey.  And why wouldn’t she be?  Have a look at a few of the other gorgeous charm bracelets available from Cutey:

For this giveaway Cutey is being extra, dandy generous!  There will be 3 winners!

Each winner will receive a cute charm bracelet from Cutey and it’s winner’s choice of which one!  :)  

*This giveaway is open to entries worldwide!

*Winners are not notified through email, so you have to check back to find out if you won! The winner of this giveaway will be posted on Monday, May 21st. Be sure and check back then to see if you won, so you can claim your prize!

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This posting and giveaway was sponsored by Cutey, but all opinions are strictly my own.

This posting was sponsored by Partnershub, but all opinions are strictly my own.

The chevron look is everywhere these days.  I’ve spied it on lots of decor and fashion:  curtains, pillows, clothing…  But never  before on jewelry!  Have a look at this stylish chevron braided bracelet:

 Too cute, right?  It’s currently available in colors red, pink, aqua, and white at Silver Wings Designs.

So you can get one to match each summer outfit!

What other favorites did I spy over at Silver Wings Designs?

Well, for starters I adore wax sealed envelopes, so of course I’m a huge fan of this wax seal initial pendant:

Then these stamped utensils…

Love them!  So perfect for decorating a wall in the kitchen!

Looking for a great way for a grandmother to display her grandkid’s birthstones?

This is really unique:

I wonder if 18 birthstones would fit on it?

That’s how many grandchildren my mother-in-law has!  :)

Silver Wings Designs even has adorable hair accessories!

What’s not to love about Silver Wings Designs???  Well, you all are going to especially love this giveaway, because one very lucky winner is going to receive….

A $30 gift certificate to spend at Silver Wings Designs!

*This giveaway is open to US and Canada entries only.

*Winners are not notified through email, so you have to check back to find out if you won! The winner of this giveaway will be posted on Monday, May 14th. Be sure and check back then to see if you won, so you can claim your prize!


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This posting and giveaway was sponsored by Silver Wings Designs, but all opinions are strictly my own.

Remember this posting from clear back in December?  It was part of the Holiday Gift Idea series here on the Dandy.  A double stroller had just arrived on my doorstep and I’ve held you all in suspense as to which model of stroller that might be.  Sorry it a few months later than I expected to post about it.  We have been just a tad bit busy around here since the end of December.  Who knew “Ruby” would be born so early!  That really changed life around here that’s for sure.  :)  Well, who’s ready to find out which I received?

#1

#2

Or…

#3

And the stroller is…

Drum roll please…

Stroller #2!

 The Brownie Caboose Ultralight Stand-On Tandem Stroller

This stroller is seriously my favorite.  For starters I love the color.  Brown is the perfect gender neutral color!  What about “Banjo”?  What does he love about it.  That would be the seat that slides open and shut to expose the place for him to stand.  When he’s tired of standing he just has a seat.  It really is the most perfect stroller for the mommy of 2!  But what do I love most about the stroller???  It’s able to grow with “Ruby”.  One day she will be able to sit in the reclining seat, but for now it holds her carrier securely and keeps her safe.

  Keeping my baby girl safe is of course the most important thing!

This posting was sponsored by Joovy, but all opinions are strictly my own.

Remember how Banjo had a birthday a couple of weeks ago?  He’s now this many:

Well, this year Banjo was the very lucky recipient of a birthday present from our favorite people over at Little Tikes!  We love Little Tikes around here especially this time of year.  The toy fair was back in February which means the new toys for 2012 are on their way out and some of them will be featured right here on Dandy Giveaway!  So you better pay close attention over the coming weeks and months for great giveaways from Little Tikes, Lalaloopsy, Bratz, and Moxie Girlz.  :)

First up is Little Tikes!  They sent us the amazing TikeStix Clubhouse set and Banjo loved the birthday present!  There are a few different sets from the TikeStix line, but the Clubhouse set is right up his alley.  Plus, it’s a great activity for him to work on with his daddy:

With TikeStix kids can create from the plans that are included or they can construct their own ideas.  The possibilities are endless with these great building sets!  Plus, all the sets have interchangeable pieces:

And….

One very lucky winner is going to receive their own set of TikeStix.

Winner’s choice of either the Clubhouse or the Playhouse set:

A $58 value!

*This giveaway is open to US entries only.

*Winners are not notified through email, so you have to check back to find out if you won! The winner of this giveaway will be posted on Monday, May 7th. Be sure and check back then to see if you won, so you can claim your prize!


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This posting and giveaway was sponsored by Little Tikes, but all opinions are strictly my own.