Heritage Makers Giveaway Winner!

Stories from the Heart, an independent consultant for Heritage Makers, gives away $50 worth of product to one lucky In Style Moms customer!

And the winner is... Sara Erskine! Yeah Sara!! Congratulations!

Sara will receives a 5" x7" Custom hardcover library bound book and a lifetime publishing account with Stories from the Heart!

Please visit Stories from the Heart to preserve your own families heritage with quality products by Heritage Makers! Please visit Leah at Baby Celebration LA, booth 227, to hear more about this great product line!

Problems, Problems

UPDATE: While most of the issues have been resolved, there are still about 10 broken images on the site. I don't have the time to look through ever product page so I am asking for your help! If you come across an image that is not showing properly, please email me and I will send you a 5% off discount code for your next purchase.
Also, if you emailed me in the week of April 25-May 5 and have not heard back from me, please try again.
Cheers!
Tammy
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FYI...
Dear In Style Moms customers,
My site is being moved to a new, faster server and it appears the transfer has not done well...many of the images on the site are showing a big red "x" and I am not receiving email. I apologize for the inconvenience. If you have an urgent question, you can email me here.

Hope to be back in service soon!
Tammy

What is a Hybrid Mom?

Definition:
Hybrid Mom (hy brid mom, n.):
An adult female who has discarded outdated and unrealistic conceptions of motherhood...

New to press is Hybrid Mom, the reality magazine for moms. The premier issue of Hybrid Moms is showing up in Gymborees across the nation. Be sure to stop by your local Gymboree and pick up your FREE copy of the magazine that takes a realistic look at what motherhood is all about.

In the premier issue, you'll read about important legislation that matters to moms and their families, what men really want in a wife and one mother's guilty confession: playgrounds are more pain than pleasure, plus a lot more!

Be sure to look for the In Style Moms ad in the marketplace featuring Skipping Hippos Ponchos, Full Bloom Girls Bloomers and Little Showoffs Tees. For special savings, use the Hybrid Mom discount listed on our ad!

Baby Celebration LA

Will you be there? Will you be attending the premier baby show of the year? If you are not in the loop, it's time to get there! Baby Celebration LA is the baby chic event of the year! This one of a kind show is on April 28 & 29 at the LA Convention Center. Baby Celebration LA brings together fashion-conscious moms and stylish exhibits in a fun boutique shopping day! Stop by the Modern Mom lounge for pampering, enjoy fashion shows and informational seminars PLUS many giveaways throughout the show! The first 100 moms to enter the show each day will receive a fanciful Baby Bootie Bag filled with assorted treasures!

Many of In Style Moms' vendors will be attending Baby Celebration LA. While you are there, please be sure to visit Mommy Makeup, Belle Baby Carriers, Metro Mamma, Skipping Hippos and Bellah May Stroller Sunshades.

Interested in attending? I still have a bunch of "two for one" tickets to send out but time is running out! Email me for your free tickets! While at the show, please visit the Magazine Room and pick up an In Style Moms postcard with a special promotional code so you can purchase any of the great products on our site at discount!

Jack and Jill by Tummy Ts

Looking for a fun way to announce your pregnancy to the world? How about a Jack or Jill tee by Tummy Ts? Not finding out the gender? Proudly wear the Stork "Special Delivery" or Baby Cruiser!

Tummy Ts are one-size-fits most and are extra long with a tapered waist. I think the tummy designs are fabulous and fun! Treat yourself or a newly pregnant friend to a super cute Tummy T! Most styles also available in tanks.

Win $50 worth of Heritage Makers Products!

Your child can be the star of their very own storybook! Here's your chance to win a 7"x5" custom hardcover library bound book featuring your own photos and story. You will also get a lifetime online publishing account to create your books as well as archive your photos and completed projects.

This is a one of a kind keepsake, valued at $50, that the whole family will cherish for years to come. All you need to do is sign-up for the free email at Stories from the Heart, an independent consultant for Heritage Makers. By signing up, you will receive their future emails on Heritage Makers products and be entered to win this great prize!

Good Luck! Contest runs from Wednesday, April 18, 2007 thru Wednesday, April 25, 2007. Winner will be drawn at random based on all received entries. Check back here on Thursday April 26 to see if you are the winner!

Please be sure to visit Heritage Makers at Baby Celebration LA on April 28 & 29 in Booth 227 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Are you a Happy Housewife?

Have you checked out Happy Housewives Club yet? Join Darla Shine, author of Happy Housewives, as she and her group of experts provide housewives everywhere with the tools to keeping your house looking great, romance in your marriage, raising happy and productive kids plus how to keep your self looking fabulous and so much more!

I am proud to announce that I am the new fashion and beauty editor for Happy Housewives Club. I'd love to have you join me each week for new tips, sales and inspiration for keeping yourself looking hot! Check out the beauty page today!

Online Conference for WAHMs

Learn to be a WAHM (work at home mom) or brush up on your existing WAHM skills at an online work- at- home business conference put on by Business and Learning.com. This FREE online conference is held from May 7-12. Modern Moms are really moving forward with their home-based businesses and this conference will be filled with fantastic information from a field of experts that are successful entrepreneurs. Check out the details here.

Save the Date!

Baby Celebration LA is the premier baby chic event of the year where the ordinary becomes extraordinary and all things baby become magical. This lux one-of-a-kind show is due to be delivered April 28 & 29 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. A unique two-day boutique showcase, Baby Celebration LA brings together fashion-conscious moms (is In Style Moms!) and stylish exhibits in an atmosphere of unsurpassed fun for all.

I will be there to enjoy not only great shopping, but pampering in the Modern Mom lounge! Look for me getting a pedicure! I will also be stopping by Mommy Makeup, one of In Style Moms hot product vendors, and having my makeup done by professional makeup artist and Mom, Debra Rubin-Roberts! Yes, I will be enjoying a great day and I hope to see you there!

Want to get in free? Be the first 5 to email me and I will send you a pass for two free entries!

Countless Compliments

I carry my handcrafted Ruffles Ribbon purse by Creative TaDa daily. It is one of my favorites because it is so unique and honestly, it gets tons of compliments! Who doesn't want to carry a bag that gets noticed?

I own the bag in Animal Magnetism (shown). Other styles are also available.

If you are looking for a totally girly bag, this is it! What a fantastic gift for your girlfriend's next birthday!

Time to Change Society's Views!

I recently saw the new Sandra Bullock movie, Premonition. I enjoyed trying to get one step ahead of the movie to figure it all out. However, one thing stuck in my mind that has really been bugging me.

About a third of the way through the movie, I realized that Sandra's character, Linda, who is a stay-at-home mom, is dressed in yet another pair of ill-fitting khakis, white tee, a sloppy sweater and hair pulled into a messy ponytail. Granted, this character was depressed and there were issues going on around her...a lot of issues... but it struck me that the costume designer for the movie was trying to dress Sandra to look like a "typical" American housewife.

Ladies, I say it is time to change society's views of what the "typical" housewife looks like! Throw out the ill-fitting khakis! Too many of us have gotten too lazy about taking care of ourselves. It is time to start dressing with more style and color! No wonder the character was depressed, she looked dull and sloppy!

Start taking care of yourself! Find the colors that look fabulous on you and wear them. Buy properly fitting clothes! Even if you are working on losing weight, don't wait to buy clothes until you are your "perfect" size! You will look and feel a mess wearing ill-fitting clothes! Not sure what styles suit your frame? Bring a trusted girlfriend along that has a great sense of style. She'll help you find items that emphasize your best assets.

The movie did have a happy "fashion" ending though. In the final scene, Linda is dressed in a great sundress and her hair is neatly adorned with a fabulous hair scarf. Her new look reflected her new hope for the future.

My hope for the future is that society stops thinking of housewives, stay-at-home moms... whatever title you want to give it, as frumpy. The only way this opinion is going to change is for you to join me in saying, "Enough of the sloppy khaki look!"