Pretty Littles Giveaway!

Friends!

This week, I am partnering with Pretty Littles to offer you - wonderful reader! - the chance to win a $20 credit toward their winsome wares! And just in time for Easter!

Pretty Littles specializes in adorable accents for little girls - but they create for adult sizes, too! And - get this - they are FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE!

Have an Easter Dress for your darling in a specific color? Or need something to match your eyes? No sweat, says Pretty Littles, give us the info and we'll create what you covet - just for you!

It's a well known fact around here that my little Hank has a ginormous noggen 'cause of all them smarts he keeps up there. He needed a wintry hat - and so I approached my charming friends over at Pretty Littles to inquire after a customized hat for Hank.

I was so impressed with the quality of craftsmanship and the speed of turnaround (because, as those of you who know me well can attest, I'm a bit of a last-minute gal) - not to mention how RIDICULOUSLY SWEET my little monkey looked in his monkey hat!

$15 child, $20 adult

Here's just a small sampling of what Pretty Littles has to offer:

Darling hair accessories for girls ~

$3 each set

$4 ea.

$5

I think I might need this purple headband in my size ~

$10 ea.

 
And right now, they have some adorable spring accents just in time for Easter! ~

$3 set

Are you - or someone you know - expecting a spring baby? (or any kind of baby for that matter?)

Mary Janes! $12

Boots: $15, Hat: $20 or $35 for the set

Pretty Littles also has fun offerings for the boys/men in your life (I almost got one of these for my Dad) ~

$20 child, $25 adult

... And some cute things for the home. I'm loving the simple, fresh look of this wreath ~

$25

As you can see, a $20 credit could go a long way! You can check out the rest of their great stuff over on their PAGE.

But Stepper, How Do I Win?!

Easy!

Just go check out their page, then come back here and leave a comment listing which item(s) you would most like to win!

Bam! Entered.

(Extra entries for a tweet or blog mention linking back to this post.)

Winner will be randomly selected.

Giveaway ends Midnight on Friday, March 24 2012.

BUT THERE'S MORE!

Now through the end of the month, you can receive 10% off your entire order at Pretty Littles just by telling them that Stepper sent you.

They ship anywhere, and accept Paypal.

So what are you waiting for?! Head on over here to check them out!

Story at Home

This past weekend I attended the Story@Home conference - and I tell you! I was so inspired I pretty much decided that I should tackle the world and become the next Empress of the Universe.

Has a nice ring, don'cha think?

This conference was unique in that it was three conferences tied into one: Blogging, Storytelling, and Family History. I enjoy how the three things relate to one another - but there was so much good stuff for each that on day 2 of the conference, I was loathed to have to choose a track and miss the other classes. I mean, how often do you get a chance to hear a legitimate Jewish storyteller do his thing?

Basically, I went in as a blogger, and came out consumed by the desire to explore every cranny of my family history and tell EVERYONE's story EVER! (pant, pant)

It was beautiful - my favorite thing about blogging - people from all aspects of life coming together with a common goal: to share of themselves.

I got to see CJane fake-fight with Chup as they set up for their presentation.

I got to hear Rustin Banks' impressive story about how he quit his Aerospace Engineering job at the beginning of the recession to create Blog Frog, which is now widely successful. Talk about living outside the box! He kept telling us, "Don't live anyone else's script for your life! YOU write YOUR story!" Hearing him was extra neat for me because I grew up next to the guy, and I had no idea he was a closet-genius.




(I also didn't know his name was Rustin 'cause I always called him Rusty. Shhh, don't tell!)


Rachel Herrscher had us all in tears with her incredible, inspiring story of how her family's life was turned upside down when her husband was in a head-on collision coming out of the canyon after a rock-climbing trip (don't worry, he lived!).

 


Kim Weitkamp had us laughing to tears with her stories of growing up in the South and being enveloped in her large aunts chesty hugs. Icing on that Southern cake: she had a singing voice like an angel. She also provided me with my favorite quote of the event:

"Often we don't know the value of a moment until it is a memory."

Tragically and beautifully true!