Hansel and Gretel Shop Review and Giveaway

Hansel and Gretel Shop is an Etsy shop. It is owned by Stephanie. She sells paper dolls, chore charts, dinosaur books and family tree books. She loves creating things and the name of her shop comes from her German heritage.

Her paper dolls are 10 1/2 inches tall and come with ten dresses in different colors and patterns. She sells several different doll and dress styles. The dresses attach to the doll with heavy duty velcro and all pieces are laminated.

Stephanie also makes Family Scrapbook Albums. Each book contains fourteen pages and is ready for you to add your own pictures!



Her Dino books are adorable and contain seven pages and thirteen laminated dinosaurs that attach with strong velcro.



The Chore charts that Stephanie makes include 24 different chores and ten stars to add to the chart when the child completes the chore. They attach with velcro so you can change the chores for the child. The charts come in boy or girl colors.




I was sent two different paper doll sets for my review. I loved these dolls! The are very durable (which is really important for my three year old daughter, who is not gentle with anything!) They are also very easy to use. She was able to take the dresses off and put a new one on by herself, which is really important to me since she is easily frustrated and whines if something is too hard. I think that these sets would make perfect travel toys and a great idea to take to a doctors appointment. We really like our paperdoll sets and would highly recommend them!

Elsie Rose Paper Doll

Myra Paper Doll Set

Buy It! You can purchase items from Hansel and Gretel Shop on Etsy.

Win It! Stephanie is giving away a paperdoll set to one lucky follower! Winner must be a resident of the U.S. Giveaway ends Wednesday, June 1, 2011. Winner will be selected via Random Number Generator. Once the winner is notified they will have 48 hours to email me with their address or another winner will be selected.

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You must be a follower of Too Blessed to be Stressed and visit Hansel and Gretel Shop on Etsy and tell me your favorite item in your comment (this is worth one entry, please leave only one comment)

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Fun Cars Activity

I was at Wal-Mart the other day and happened upon some new Cars marshmellows. I realized that I could use them for an inexpensive kids activity that my kids would love (and would occupy them for a half hour!) The only supplies you need are marshmellows, black and yellow construction paper and glue. The only prep I did was cut small rectangular pieces out of the yellow construction paper and then the kids glued the lines onto the black construction paper for the road.


The marshmellows come in four different shapes: an orange cone, blue Sally, red Lightning McQueen and brown Mater.

This is my daughters road- she ate all her marshmallows (even the ones with glue, don't worry it was non-toxic!)


This is my son's he went crazy with the yellow lines, but was having fun!

KC Capes Ending Tonight!

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My Homemade I-Spy Bags

I discovered I-Spy bags almost a year ago. As soon as I saw them I knew my children would love them! I decided to make my three children and my two nephews and niece an I-Spy bag for Christmas. They are wonderful for car rides or doctors appointments to keep a child occupied.

Supplies:
Scraps of material (my bags are 4.5" x 4.5")
Poly Pellets (these can be purchased online or at Michaels)
Clear vinyl (you can purchase this at material stores or Wal-Mart)
Small findings (whatever you find around your house or Hobby Lobby sells a bag of "Grandmas Grab Bag" by Dress It Up in their scrapbooking section)


Cut your material (make sure you fold the material in half so- you will have two 4.5 x 4.5 squares, with one side shared for both squares, so you only have to sew three sides instead of four). Cut out a square piece of material of one of the squares (my window is 3.5" x 2.75"). Cut the vinyl about a quarter inch bigger than each side of the opening. Sew the vinyl into the window. Turn the fabric inside out and sew all the sides together, but leave a small hole so you can turn it to the right side and so you can fill it. Pull the fabric through the hole so it is right side out and then fill your bag with Poly Pellets and the findings (I have 20 findings in each of my bags). Sew the hole together. I am a novice when it comes to sewing (I know enough to be dangerous!). If you don't want to go to the trouble of making your own I-Spy bag, there are a lot of crafters selling them on Etsy!

Bellas Inspirations Review and Giveaway

Bellas Inspirations is an Etsy shop run by Nancy. Nancy is a retired school teacher and lives in Georgia with her husband. Her husband made her great niece a set of doll bunk beds one Christmas and she thought that it needed a mattress and bedding set so she brought out her old sewing machine and created her a set. She then continued making bedding sets for others and then someone suggested she start selling on Etsy. She then began selling on Etsy and has had a lot of fun doing it. Her intent is to make a durable product that is affordable.

Her shop sells a lot of fun doll accessories. Her doll bedding sets are adorable. They come with an adorable blanket and coordinating pillows for the doll.

Doll Bedding

Her diapers come in patterns for both girl and boy dolls.

Nancy makes doll sleeping bags so your child can camp-out with their doll.

Doll Sleeping Bag

Doll carriers for carrying a baby doll around.

Doll Carrier

She also makes doll accessories sets:

Doll Blanket, Diaper and Bib

Doll Diaper, Bib and Bottle Holder

I was sent a doll bedding set and doll diaper for review. Immediately I tried the diaper on my daughter's doll. It fit her baby perfectly! I was not sure how it would fit her favorite doll since she is more like a stuffed animal, but it fit her great. I also tried the diaper on a couple of her other babies and it also fit them. The velcro is long enough so it can be adjustable to fit different sized dolls. I also took the bedding set and placed it in her doll's cradle and it works really well! My daughter's cradle is kind of old, but it really dressed it up and looks great. I love Nancy's products. You can tell that they are made with love, are great quality and are very reasonably priced!

Buy It! You can purchase doll accessories from Bellas Inspirations on Etsy.

Win It! Nancy is giving away a doll bedding set. To enter you must leave a comment in this post. It is open to U.S. residents and will close on Tuesday, May 17th at 11:59 pm EST. Winner will be selected via the Random Number Generator. Once the winner is notified, they must email me their mailing information within 48 hours or a new winner will be selected.

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To enter you must be a follower of this blog and visit Bellas Inspirations and tell me what your favorite item is. (this is worth one entry all together for both following and telling me your favorite item)

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I was not compensated for this post. All opinions in this post are my own. I was provided with product for review.