So, due to a large number of requests, I’m taking Chickiedee to the next level.  It will no longer be Chickiedee | Modern Apparel for Babies.  It will soon be Chickiedee | Handmade.  I have so many wonderful new products that I’m creating to add to the shop, so stay tuned.  Many of them are headbands and other accessories that I just know you’ll love.

Don’t worry though, I’ll still have all of your favorite baby gear… that’s not going away.  The new products will be in the shop this summer.  Thank you so much for your continued support, I really couldn’t do it without you!!

We are honored that Whitney, from The Mother List, asked to write about us in the Denver New Moms Examiner column that she now writes!  It is so wonderful to know that we have everyone’s support in what we’re doing.  Feel free to read the whole column here!

Oh I just can’t wait to share the winner of our very first Giveaway!  The winner was randomly selected by random.org and you’ll have to come back tomorrow to find out who it is! Night!

That’s right, today I turn 26 years old and I can’t believe it.  The pictures above are from my very special Birthday Dinner at Carrabba’s Italian Restaurant.  My mom and brother treated me to my favorite soup and shrimp scampi, then my mom made a decedent Hummingbird cake with 3 layers of pure heaven and brought it to the restaurant!  It was great!  There were actually 26 candles on that cake and after making my wish and blowing out the flames, I thought the smoke detectors were going to go off… luckily they didn’t.  Below I’d like to share a few things that I like in honor of this splendid day!  Enjoy!

I like…

• taking notes on pretty paper
• writing letters to my friends and family (no, not emails, actual letters with a handwritten note and a stamp)
• creating claymations
• drawing, painting, crafting, sewing
• video editing and graphic design
• working on Chickiedee orders
• watching my puppies and cat sleep
• anything furry or sparkly… I just love glitter
• ice water with lemon and sometime a Sweet n Low packet added in, delicious!
• spending time at craft shows with my mom
• spending time with my dad in the mountains
• hanging with my younger siblings
  
• when my husband brings home flowers for no reason at all
• helping others when they least expect it
• watching the groom while the bride walks down the aisle
• showing kindness to people who are rude, and watching their attitude change because of my positive energy
• being quarky and unique me!

Here is Chickiedee’s latest Burp Cloth design, Birdies & Branches!  It’s now larger, softer, and wider to catch any mess thrown its way!  The print side is 100% Cotton and the back is Bumpy Green Minky.  Dimensions: 10″ x 17″ This makes for a great baby shower gift!

Ok, so my husband and I went on a small road trip last weekend to Fairplay, Colorado and we took our two Blue Heeler pups along for the ride.  Well, our youngest pup, Tucker Bean, gets car/motion sickness really bad.  I made sure not to feed him right before the trip and I purchased some Anxiety Reducer for Travel (I liked the kind in the tube vs. the tablet, Tucker just liked it off my finger and loved it!) from Petco thinking we would be okay.  All of a sudden Tucker starts drooling everywhere and pacing.  Then he begins to poo as he’s pacing!  My husband, Ron, had to pull over IMMEDIATELY without crashing.  We opened the back of our Jeep Liberty to find that Frankie Li, our 1 year old pup, had just stepped in her brother’s poo!  There we are on the side of the highway with a handful of tissues to clean the mess and nothing else!  We did the best we could and drove to a gas station so we could finish the cleanup and wash our hands. I ALWAYS have a bottle of hand sanitizer, but I switched purses and didn’t bring it along. When we opened the back of the Jeep again, we found that Tucker had vomited all over the back! Right then and there I said, “I’m creating a doggie car kit!”  This is what I put in mine:

1. Doggie Toys to keep your pups busy on long trips like these Boots & Barkley from Target
2. Lint Roller like this one from Scotch
3. Hand Sanitizer I thought I’d try this spray kind from Target
4. Tissues, paper towels (I like Viva because their super soft and absorbant), napkins
5. Antibacterial wipes to clean your hands or the inside of your car
6. Doggie bones for your pooch to nibble on like these ones from Pedigree
   
7. Towels, wash cloths, or Chickiedee’s absorbant burp cloths (I use them for Tucker’s drooling in the car)
8. Pet Carpet & Upholstery cleaner.  I like Odoban because it smells fabulous and you don’t have to wait 5 minutes before you wipe up the mess.  I purchased an empty travel spray bottle and filled it with the Odoban Carpet & Upholstery cleaner and added it to my kit.

Some other things in my doggie car kit are: doggie poo bags, plastic grocery sacks for trash and clean-up, puppy-potty mats to lay down wherever your pup is in the car, and a doggie water bowl with a water bottle of fresh water for your pup to drink.  All of this can be put into a small bag or box of any kind that you have laying around the house.

I hope that you will find this useful and never end up unprepares like we were!

Isn’t she just the sweetest lil girl!  Elena looks oh so pretty in the garden with Chickiedee!

Chickiedee is having a 4th of July Sale now through July 11th!  We want to celebrate this wonderful time with all of you by saving you 10% off of your order by using the Coupon Code: july4th See you there! http://www.chickiedee.com/

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Chickiedee is proud to present Angel as well!  Angel is a wild little one.  She sounds like a Wookie when she gets overwhelmed and she loves chasing anything that catches her eye.  Keep an eye on her, she’s fast!  She’s stuffed with upcycled materials for a greener tomorrow.  We love her and we know you will too, so check her out here!

Care:  Machine wash cold, delicate cycle.  Tumble dry low.