v 2 issue 22: Christmas Cheer

Christmas is just around the corner and this issue is full of all the personalized touches you will need to celebrate. We have found our favorite Christmas cards, dresses, and gifts. Make sure you order early to ensure Christmas delivery!

Cover by Susan Braswell.

Her Christmas Best
1- Urban Baba’s fantastic Drop Waist Dress and Sash proves that you don’t have to drop much to get something absolutely beautiful! For only $52, this dress is sweet and practical: it sits low on the waist, has a gentle elastic gathering at the arms and hips, and can have a formal look with the Velveteen Sash or a casual look without it. Made of 100% cotton and Velveteen trim, your little angel can look Holiday pretty while being 100% comfortable. Available in sizes 12 months-6 years, and in three wonderful colors (Juniper, Spice, Candy) at JackandGrace.com.

2- If you need exquisite, you need Smitherman & Barnwell’s 100% silk dresses! Their Vietti Dress in Ruby Red Silk features a gorgeous silk diamond print, mother-of-pearl buttons down the back for closure, and a front tab with tiny cream colored buttons. We also love their Anuska Dress in Cream Silk, which is as rich looking as the name sounds. Available in sizes 2T-4T (or 5T and 6T by special order), at ItsARagDollsLife.com, priced at $170 and $130 respectively. We’re convinced that the best things come in small Smitherman & Barnwell boxes!

3- Let your little star shine in Luna Luna Copenhagen’s Twinkle Holiday Dress! A sweet silk skirt embroidered with ribbon flowers and beads, and a soft pink cotton bodice edged with a picot stitch, add up to pure sweet perfection. Add some twinkle to your Holiday for only $90 at ItsARagDollsLife.com.



4- Garland is grand when it’s Baby Nay. The Holiday Garland Overlay Dress is simple- a gathered empire waist, soft velvet trim, 100% cotton, sweet garland pattern- and that’s what makes it divine (of course the modest price tag of $46 helps). Adored for the same simplicity and spirited pattern, the Holiday Garland Kimono Set is a baby must have (and can have at only $42 for the wrap top and ruffled leggings). Find Baby Nay for your cute little girl at Cute Little Me.

sweet holiday gifts
Feel Good Frames has us feeling great, and doing good! Fabulously fun ornament designs like ‘Fat Green Dots,’ can’t help but make you feel great, and making a purchase that benefits the National Leukemia and Lymphoma Center has you doing good. All ornaments hold a 3 X 3 photo of your favorite little someone, and can either say “Christmas 2006” or be personalized with up to 12 characters. Visit FeelGoodFrames.com to learn what the Holidays are really all about!



Your little dear will have a cute little rear when you shop MyGoodnessDuds.com’s Christmas Baby Line! These fantastically soft 100% organic cotton baby duds are great all year long, but the Christmas line is one of our favorites. A long sleeved tee features a baby reindeer and the words “Mommy & Daddy’s Little Dear” on the belly, while the baby bottoms feature a baby deer and the words “my little rear” on the bum. We suggest you order now, because if reindeer are flying this year, it’s right off the shelf at MyGoodnessDuds.com!

Christmas Treats
This year make your Christmas Cookies while you shuffle around the kitchen listening to the beautiful Nutcracker Ballet Music CD. Sharon O'Connor has cooked up this fantastic gift set with her cooking tips for making the best Holiday cookies. Her Christmas cookie guide includes practical cook's tips for easy baking and hosting suggestions for a cookie swap. Recipe cards include Chocolate Stars, Southern Pecan Squares, Gingerbread People, Honey Cookies, Madeleines, Lemon Bars and more. Be sure to check out her entire Music Cooks series where you can find Home with Baby; a wonderful gift for any new mom.

Christmas Accessories

What can be better than Robeez? Robeez red-nosed Reindeers! Too cute stitched smiles, big brown antlers, and red trimmed ankle bands pop on a soft cream background. Of course these limited edition Reindeer Robeez aren’t at all limited in their benefits: they still have expert recommended soft soles and skid resistant suede bottoms, are machine washable, and are easy to slip on and keep on. This Holiday Season, Robeez Reindeers have us shouting out with glee, and for only $32 at Robeez.com, you can join us!

We love keeping you up on the latest styles, but we have a weakness for preppy classics, like a j crew bow tie! Traditional navy silk with a green tree pattern will turn any little ragamuffin into a perfect little prepster. Less than $20 at jcrew.com’s crewcuts.

Christmas tidings mom will love
We found two fabulous ornaments from Timree, Inc…we just hope they find their way to your tree (or your mom’s, brother’s, best friend’s…you get the idea)!
Like all of Timree’s fantastic products, the ‘Letter Ornament’ is beautifully hand painted, and can be personalized by including a special message on the “letter,” and on the back of the ornament. You can give personalized perfection for only $18…so get creative and get ordering!
Perhaps our favorite Holiday décor item, the ‘Letter To Santa Plate’ is an adorable 10” plate that keeps a treasured ‘letter to santa’ safe for years to come. Perfect for holding Santa’s cookies and milk! Get this personalized keepsake at Timree.com.

Make this Christmas the most special family gathering this year with the Christmas Box of Questions by The Box Girls. Exchange ideas, dialogue, and bond with your family and friends like never before! Available for Thanksgiving, Hanukkuh, and Shabbat. We think this is the perfect addition to your family Christmas traditions and a great way to learn a little more about those you love the most.

Christmas Bump
If you’ve got a Santa-sized belly this Holiday Season, celebrate with two fabulous tees: the “jingle bump vee” tee from bump (baby under manufacturing process-love it!), or the “Jingle Belly” (fabulously fun!) from Preggers N Proud.
Soft and bright, and a little bit sassy, you can’t help but smile when you wear the jingle bump vee! Because it’s made of extra soft 100% combed cotton and has a fine rib and side vents, this tee (we mean vee) fits perfectly no matter how big your bump is. A red background with lime lettering puts a fresh twist on traditional Holiday colors, and a simple statement ‘jingle bump (baby under manufacturing process)’ keeps things festive! Find yours at BumpBaby.com!


We’re singing the praises of Preggers N Proud and their Jingle Belly Tee! A bright red long-sleeved tee with white glittered snowflakes (only a pregnant woman can rock the glittered snowflakes! Too cute!) features the lyrics: “Jingle Belly, Jingle Belly, Baby on the Way!” See how a little play on words can make for a lot of Holiday fun, and check out the Jingle Belly Tee at PreggersNProud.com!

Season's Greetings

We’re sweet on Mango Ink, and happy that they have taken on the Holidays with their fantastic and fresh designs. Every card arrives beautifully crafted, perfectly packaged and ready to send. If you can’t quite find the ‘perfect’ card, no worries, Mango Ink does free design modifications. If you have something specific in mind, Mango Ink does custom designs. Let Mango Ink add a little cheer and merriment to your holidays at MangoInk.com!