The EcoChic

ECO-ngratulations!  The following readers are now winners in my Blogiversary Celebration!  I wanted to personally thank each of you for all your warm wished and comments!  Don’t forget to visit often and see what new tips, reviews, and giveaways I have up my sleeves.  Coming up I will be reviewing the My Baby Can Read program (ok so it’s not green by definition but it is related to the kiddies!), a gorgeous organic blanket by aden + anais, Expressly Yours pumping bra’s, and some great alternatives for using plastic bags.   

Giveaway #1:  Crayon Rocks
Charity won the Primary Colors in a Treasure Bag (Set of
Judy won the Red Velevet Bag (Set of 16)
Cindy won the Just Rocks Box of Rocks!

Giveaway #2:Smart Mom Teething Bling in Turquiouse
Alysia won!

Giveaway #3:EverydayJun Waste-Free Lunch Kit
SavvyT won!

Giveaway #4:  Pimp My Car Seat
This one is tricky!  Some of you may or may not agree with my reasoning but it is my blog.  The contest was a photo contest.  You had to submit a picture of a dirty car seat as part of the entry requirements.  I had 8 comments and only 2 pictures.  Of those 2 pictures one of them is not a style of car seat that would fit the car seat cover.  Therefore there is only one legitimate entry.  I am going to award the car seat cover to Annie (@MamaDweeb) because of this reason.  Annie submitted the following picture and left a comment.

Emails are being sent to the winners today so be sure to respond with your shipping information so you can receive your goodies!  Let me know when you get them, I’d love to hear your thoughts!

Have a great day!!

Giveaway Alert!  Wow, this has been a busy day here!  Yes, it’s my 2nd Blogiversary Celebration and I have lots of fun prizes for you!  How would you like a revamped car seat for your tot?  One lucky winner will receive a posh toddler car seat cover compliments of Baby Bella Maya.  Giveaway closed!

Car seats…we all have them for our kids!  After all it’s the law.  Some of us are even lucky enough to have one in each car so we don’t have to keep installing them in our spouses car.  Well I still have my old car seats from when Big B was smaller.  Actually he was in this car seat until last year when he graduated to his booster seat!  We knew we were having another kid by then so we saved the convertible toddler car seat to use for Lil’ B.  Well she’s finally big enough to use it (yeah!!) but it’s sooooo old and grungy!  It’s never been in a wreck and it’s still in great condition…but it’s old!  I would have loved to take them all to Goodwill but I know I should just reuse them.  They meet the same safety standards and they haven’t been recalled.  (I really wanted a new Britax…I almost convinced hubby of this at Target one day!)  Never fear, The Eco Chic has found a way to Pimp Your Car Seat!

Baby Bella Maya is an online retailer that sells car seat covers for infant and toddler car seats, baby blankets, baby headbands, leggings, pouch slings, and more!  It’s quite the posh little baby store!  My favorite accessory that they sell are these awesome Toddler Car Seat Covers!  They are made of a silky, woven polyester blend fabric.  They were designed to fit the Britax Marathon but fit most major brands.  We have an Alpha Omega Convertible Car Seat that is the no-name version of the Eddie Baurer brand car seat and it fit nicely.  It has elastic that allow it to fit snugly over the existing cover and snaps that open to allow the straps to peek out!  What a great invention!  Baby Bella Maya saved our car seat! 

Baby Bella Maya currently has eleven fun designs for both girls and boys!  My favorite (and the one Lil’ B sports on her seat) is the Couture Pink Champagne!  The toddler car seat covers range from $70-80 but sometimes you can find a design you like on sale!  Compared to the cost of a new car seat it’s worth the money!

Giveaway period now closed!

Win One!  One lucky reader will get a free makeover of their Toddler Car Seat compliments of Baby Bella Maya!  To win I want to see your Ugliest, Dirties, Grossest car seat pictures!  First you must visit Baby Bella Maya and come back to tell me what design you like the best!  Leave me a comment below with the design of choice.  Second you must send me your pics!  Send your car seat pics to theecochic@gmail.com with the subject ‘Pimp My Car Seat’.  Next week I will post all of the pictures and let you vote!  The one with the most votes wins this giveaway!

LEAVE YOUR COMMENT HERE TO ENTER CONTEST

Don’t forget to send me your pics too!

Send your pictures to The Eco Chic by Sept. 23rd, 2009 (midnight EST).   

Giveaway Alert!  This is the second giveaway of my Blogiversary Celebration!  For a complete list of all current giveaways be sure to visit the Current Giveaways & Specials link at the top of the page. 

This giveaway is for all those baby mama’s out there!  Are you tired of your babies pulling on your jewelry only to break your favorite necklace or bracelet?  Are you nursing?  Is your baby teething?  Smart Mom Jewelry has the solution…Teething Bling Necklaces! 

Teething Bling are necklaces that are baby-proof.  They have late- free, silicone bling strung on shiny black cording.  Each bling is BPA-free, PVC-free, phthalate free, and non-toxic so your baby can chew and slobber on them all day long!  The bling comes in many differnt colors and shapes and even comes with a breakaway clasp.  No more scolding your little one for tugging on your necklace…let them tug away! 

I love my Teething Bling because it’s simple enough to wear with t-shirts and shorts, but fancy enough to wear to work or out to dinner.  There aren’t many outfits that I have that don’t work with the Teething Bling. 

Buy One!  Teeting Bling start at $19.10 and come in a variety of styles and colors.  They even have teething bracelets and key chains to match. 

Win One!  I have one turquoise Teething Bling to give to a lucky reader!  (I’m mailing this one so I can’t change the color.)  Visit Smart Mom Jewelry and tell me what your favorite Teething Bling is; what color, what style, etc.  Leave me a comment below.

Extra Entries:
1.  If you read my first post about my Blogiversary you know you can earn an extra entry by leaving me a comment on that post!
2.  Facebook Fans!  If you aren’t one already become one today and leave me a comment on my Fan Wall about why you want to win a Teething Bling necklace.  Leave me a comment below telling me you completed this task.
3.  Twitter Followers!  If you don’t already follow me…follow me and tweet about this contest.  You must include @TheEcoChic and a link back here.  Leave me a comment below telling me you completed this task.
4.  Subscribe to The Eco Chic via Feedburner using the simple subscription tool at the top of this page (right sidebar).  Leave me a comment telling me you completed this task. 
5.  For each giveaway you entered during my Blogiversary (any open giveaway) you can earn one bonus entry to this giveaway only.  Be sure to leave me a comment below telling me which giveaways you entered (individual comment for each entry). 

All Blogiversary Giveaways end on Sept. 23rd at midnight (EST).  While you may enter all of the Blogiversary giveaways you may only win one Blogiversary giveaway!  Past winners are welcome to enter and win! 

LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS HERE TO BE ENTERED TO WIN!

Good Luck!

Guess what today is?  My 2nd Blogiversary!  It seems like just yesterday I was trying to decide which blog hosting service to start with.  Contrary to what you see here I’m really not all that techie.  I’ve taught myself everything that I know today, and I learn a little more each day.  I like to think that I can learn just about anything given the right resources and it looks like I’m succeeding in my mission.  Enjoy a quick laugh and read my very first blog post. 

In honor of my second year of blogging I wanted to give you, my loyal readers some great gifts!  I have gifts for moms, babies, and kids.  Want to know what I’m giving away?

3 great gifts by Crayon Rocks (3 winners)
1 Teething Bling necklace by Smart Mom
1 Waste-Free Lunch Kitby everydayjun
and an awesome Toddler Car Seat Cover by Baby Bella Maya

Do I hear lots of ohhhs and ahhhs out there?  I thought you might like these fun giveaways!  Throughout the day today I will be posting reviews about each product and allow you to enter each giveaway individually.  The contests will be open for one week and then I will draw the winners.  Now let’s start the competition! 

Step 1:  To earn an extra entry into one of these giveaways you must leave me a comment below telling me which product you like the best.

Step 2:  Check back periodically during the day to read my reviews about each product.

Step 3:  Enter any or all of the giveaways, however you can only win one of the giveaways listed above.

Step 4:  Come back next Thursday, September 24th, 2009 and see if you’ve won!

SO….Leave me a comment here and tell me which product you like the best!

Feel free to also leave me a comment about what you like best about my blog!

Good Luck and Thanks for Reading!