Hooray for the Holidays Giveaway: Story Tee from OffOurChests.com

I love great products.  But what I love even more are great products with a great story.


OffOurChests.com is an amazing website that sells "StoryTees" for kids (6 months - 6 years) and has a great mission behind it.  Here's their mission:

"We want to make the world a happier place.  To us, that means making the people in it happier  - and we’re starting with women (and girls). That’s it in a nutshell.

We're starting here because we think it’s hard growing up a girl, and hard becoming a truly, madly, deeply happy woman in today’s world.  We think being happier means figuring out what’s getting in the way of being happier now – and a lot can.  Expectations, social messages, norms, standards, ideals, inhibitions, sacrifices, insecurities, stress, magazine covers, mean people, traffic…there are a lot of buzzkills out there that wind up hating on happy. 

And we hope to be a part of changing that and making the world, or at least our little corner of it, safer for women of all stripes to speak their truth and find their bliss, regardless of its shade or pattern.  We want to add new faces and new voices to a woman’s fight for the right to esteem herself.  Just stop thinking, worrying, looking over your shoulder, wondering, doubting, fearing, hurting, hoping for some easy way out…grinding away at yourself.  Stop it and just DO.

Easy right?  Ok, not so much, but it's a hell of a place to begin and to which to aspire.  So if you want to help make women (and girls) happier and the world a better place, join us, please. After all, we're all in this together. "

And with every StoryTee that is purchased, offourchests.com gives a story book to an underprivileged girl.  Talk about the gift that keeps on giving!

But lets keep the giving going...with a giveaway!  

Hooray for the Holidays!  It's a Giveaway!

(1) lucky Houses, Couches and Babies reader is going to win a StoryTee of his/her choice (retail value $25). 

Please see how to enter below through Rafflecopter - it's super easy and you can receive up to 10 entries!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

"It's From H&M!"

That is a direct quote from my 3-year old daughter this weekend. When a friend told her she thought the dress she was wearing was pretty, she didn't say, "thank you." Instead, she did a twirl and said, "It's from H&M!"

What a silly girl!

But the dresses we got her from H&M are so cute. And what is even better for me is that now when I want to go into H&M to shop for Mommy, my 3-year old might be okay with it because then we can go shopping for her, too.

This is a Mommy and Daughter match made in shopping heaven!

By the way, the white dress with multi-color polka dots was only $9.95 and the pink dress with polka dots was just $4.95!!! I just wish H&M had online shopping!

Tea Collection - I Love Their Fall Line

I must say, I am falling in love all over again with Tea Collection children's clothing. Last spring I bought my daughter the most adorable dresses with matching leggings that she still wants to wear now, even though they are not weather appropriate at all.

So I decided to check out the fall line and there are some adorable items for girls and boys. I adore the drop waisted dress on little girls. (I so wish I could pull off the same look, but it doesn't work as well for this old lady!)

Here is Lauren rockin' the Zagreb Floral Drop Waist dress ($28) with the matching leggings in Prune ($19). And here is something great about the Tea Collection. I also got my daughter the Zizi Banded dress ($28) that conveniently matches the leggings from her spring dresses.

Mixing and matching seasonal clothes...how fabulous!

One thing I did learn since the last time I bought Tea clothing - they have started to pre-shrink items. What a relief. Some of my daughter's dresses from my last order seemed to get shorter much faster than she was growing. Although, according to someone in the ordering department, that shrinking issue has been resolved. However, they do recommend that many of the items, like girls' dresses, that you just hang dry. These days, I hang dry most of my daughter's dresses anyway!

Be sure to check out TeaCollection.com for all their latest styles and items on sale, too!

Surprise Giveaway: $100 Gift Certificate for Kids' Clothes From Tea Collection

Last week I came across some of the cutest kids clothes from a company called Tea. The clothes are referred to as the Tea Collection and the designers have travelled the world picking places of inspiration for their seasonal clothing lines.

This spring, the inspiration is Korea, and I have to tell you I love so many of the items for both girls and boys. Many of the clothes have a variety of matching pieces, and you can even buy them in sets (a great way to go to save some dough!).

But don't just take my word for it, check out there clothes for yourself. And thanks to the wonderful people at Tea, (1) lucky HC&B reader will win $100 gift certificate for the Tea Collection. Here's how to enter:

• Visit the Tea Collection website and pick an item (or outfit) that you would love to have
• Post a comment here including your name, location (city, state) and your favorite Tea Collection clothing item
• Please post your comment by 11:59 p.m. PST on Sunday, February 28
• For an extra entry, become a follower of Houses, Couches, and Babies (those of you that are already followers, will get an additional entry)

The winner will be announced shortly after February 28, so please keep checking back to see if you are the winner.

Good luck and happy shopping!

(shown above: Hahoe Plaid Shorts, Bulguksa Print Shirt, Paeja Vest, and Circle Geo Banded Dress)

BabyStyle Fall Sale

Babystyle always has such cute stuff for babies, kids and expecting moms. Now that the season seems to be changing, get the good deals while you still can! The BabyStyle Fall Sale is both in store and online. And make sure to use EASYFREE for free shipping on orders of $75 or more.

Children's Place Monster Sale Starts Today

Get gigantic savings at the childrensplace.com Monster Sale! Summer items for up to 33% off!

Look at that adorable jean mini skirt or those bermuda shorts! Hurry now and get $5 Flat Rate Shipping at The Children's Place!

Designer Duds for the Babes

Is this not the cutest bikini for your little girl? (Sure maybe, you don't want your little girl in a bikini, but if you are cool with it, this has got to be the most adorable.) You can find this Small Paul bikini by Paul Frank and many other designer duds for your kids at Sandbox Couture. Whether you are looking for an adorable outfit for your child or a great gift, Sandbox Couture is sure to have something you will love. Free shipping is available on all orders of $75 or more.

(From top to bottom: Funny Baby Onesies - $21.95; Small Paul by Paul Frank Board Shorts - $36.00; Trumpette Baby Socks Mary Jane Pastels - $24.25)

Babystyle Sale

Babystyle.com is having a great offer for free shipping on orders $25 or more. But check out it now, this offer ends soon (no specific date is indicated by Babystyle. Be sure to use the coupon code, WARMUP, to get free ground shipping.