Easter Accessories and a GIVEAWAY!!!

Hi friends! Did you like how we mixed this week up and posted M, T, R & F? We are wild wild mommas! Ha! As all of you know, sometimes life just happens…so HAPPY FRIDAY! Today we have a treat for you - Easter Accessories and a GIVEAWAY!  Yes, the wonderful ladies at And Sew On… are great supporters of Your Merry Mailbox and we so appreciate it. If you need something embroidered, heat pressed or just a cute fun gift for babies, kids or ladies GO check them out and buy something! They do great work, have a great turn around time and its a local business!  #WIN-WIN

Okay, before we get to the giveaway we want to discuss EASTER ACCESSORIES. And we're not talking about Easter baskets, we're talking about:

BONNETS:
Y'all. We found out about these DARLING bonnets from The Beaufort Bonnet Company via Instagram and can't quit talking about how to work them into a photo shoot asap! Y'all…bonnets, seersucker and a monogram…it's like a southern girl's heaven!

BOW TIES:
We must be on a southern streak, because our next accessory is bow ties! We think they scream Easter and Texas A&M's ex-president kind of made them famous here in Aggieland!

Old Navy and Vineyard Vines and Nordstrom 

SHOES:
Y'all. We buy 99.99% of the Royal Hot Messes (that's what we call our crew! fun, huh!) at Target…but every once and a while you need to SLURGE and Joyfolie shoes are the PERFECT excuse to spurge. Darling, cute, fun, awesome, wonderful, precious, amazing…there are not enough adjectives to describe these shoes…they really shouldn't even be called shoes. They. Are. Art!

And because we REALLY want you to go to their website, we aren't even showing you the cutest pair…you have to click here!

SUNGLASSES:

Merry Kiddo R, our only boy, is ONE COOL DUDE. Seriously, he has game and he is SIX. And, he rocks sunglasses. We recommend you get some for your boys!

Children's Place                                                              Ray Ban

Gap                                                                              J.Crew

Giveaway! Giveaway! Giveaway!

Aren't these shirts CUTE and FUN!

ONE lucky person will be the winner of one shirt (pink or blue) valued at $20.

And, you don't have to be local, we can mail you the shirt.

To Enter:

Comment below.

Yep, it's that easy.  Comment below and we'll close the contest at 12 midnight on Monday, March 31st.

We'll announce a winner on Tuesday, April 1st and that's not a fool! :)

Thanks again to the ladies from And Sew On…!

TBT: Easter - 70s Style

Who: Merry Momma Cindy and her big sister Melinda

Where: Olan Mills or a church directory photo session … I'm not sure which one, but CLEARLY it is one or the other.  Or maybe both…did (does) Olan Mills take church directory pictures?

When: Spring 1978

Comments: Brenda CLEARLY was listening to the Merry Mommas way before MMC could talk and MMK was even in existence.  We have on coordinating dresses, but not too matchy matchy. Melinda in a prints, me in a solid.  I like the lace detail too! We have our hair (or lack of hair) styled differently for fun and zest. By the way, that tiny bow (nothing like my kiddos' bows, ha!) is stuck on my head with corn syrup. Also, Melinda's hair is super straight so I know that she had to sleep in sponge rollers the night before these pics! And she got dual use out of the dresses - Easter and pictures.  Good job, Brenda!

And as a tribute to the 1970s and because we always want to make you smile when you read our blog…check this out! Thank us later!

Easter Crafts

Hi friends! We are all friends here, right? Okay, good. By the way, it's Merry Momma Cindy here and I have a confession. I don't really craft. I, mean, yes occasionally I get out some felt and glue or some spray paint and some wooden letters, but a CRAFT CLOSET - NO WAY. Closets are for clothes.

But, I do love watching and helping my kids do crafts and I am sure there is some study out there that says it's good for kids...

SO...for all you non-crafter moms out there like me that get a TAD overwhelmed when you go to Pinterest and type in something like "Easter Crafts", this post is for you.

I picked three (yep, three is plenty) crafts that I think are relativiely fun, easy and don't involve glitter.
(Glitter is from Satan.)

Preschooler
1. Hand and foot prints - Y'all. You can make a hand or foot print look like almost anything. SEE!

 So grab some paint, a few markers and get after it!

Elementary
2. Easter Basket - Have any extra water bottles laying around? Sassy Dealz has a great use for them - turn them into mini Easter baskets! Every doll, barbie and G.I.Joe in your house will need one.

Tween/Teen
3. Place Cards - How fun would it be to have an Easter party for your tween/teen. I think most of us think Easter Egg Hunts and parties are mostly for little kiddos, but I bet you lots of tween/teen kids would love to hunt Easter eggs and then sit down for a fun snack and these place card holders from By Stephanie Lynn are cute and don't appear to be too complicated! You and your tween could have some great bonding time making these for the party!

Enjoy crafting!

It's Easter Week!

Hi friends! Spring is here and Easter is right around the corner! Many people use Easter as a time to have family pictures done and the Merry Mommas think that is SMART! One outfit, two purposes! :) We'll discuss Easter/Spring clothing later this week, so stay tuned…but today we are talking EASTER ANIMALS! Yes, lots and lots of people have professional pictures made of their children with Easter animals and we think it is just too adorable!  

First up, DUCKS!

Sweet little ones dressed up as ducks! We're QUACKIN' about it!

 (Virgila Dale's Photography, Royce Winnick Photography, hat)

Sweet little ones with LIVE ducks…oh goodness!

Y'all…if you have never checked out Munchkins and Mohawks, do it now!

We love their work! Here's another darling duck session.

Wellies, baby tummy and ducks…Jinky Art knows how to photograph a duck (and a kiddo!)

And now on to BUNNIES!

Live bunnies make awesome PROPS!

(Cloud Dust Photography, we can't find the original source :( )

Again, you can't go wrong with dressing your baby up like a cute little bunny!

Merry Momma C & K are both little sisters and we TOTALLY *KNOW* this was the oldest siblings idea!

If you don't want a live bunny or a dressed up bunny,

you can always go with the classic childhood toy bunny!

We LOVE a tone-on-tone picture!

(Robinwood Photography)

A bunny is an always friend!

(Sarah Graham Photography)

Bunny Tails!

(KT Photography)

And after you take all these cute bunny pictures, what do you do with them? YOU SHARE THE MERRY, of course!

We love all of these bunny cards!

Bean Press

Minted

 Minted

Tiny Prints

And for the non-bunny cards:

Tiny Prints

Minted

And…if you have a cute picture of your kid on your iPhone…order this ADORABLE CARD!