Origami Owl - Whats New

By now, most everyone probably knows a little about Origami Owl Living Lockets.

The most common response when I ask people if they know what it is- "Its a necklace you put charms in." Of course while that is true, It has become so much more and has grown tremendously since Origami Owl has started.

Our Lockets

There are 2 styles of lockets available. One closes on a hinge (our classic style lockets, heart shaped locket, heritage locket, mini locket and medium locket) and the other twists open (our newer large lockets). When purchasing the new twist locket, the base (bottom) and the face (top) must be purchased separately. Why you ask? Because we have SO many face options to choose from! This also allows you to change the look of your locket much more affordably. 

In{script}ions

In{script}ions is part of a new line with Origami Owl. Many of you have asked in the past about custom plates. Well guess what?! Its here! Now there is another way of making your locket much more personal! 

Our NEW In{script}ions line will be available starting February 17th. Our Valentines line is currently available. To shop, just visit www.ashleyparker.origamiowl.com

Belly Moms: Nursing Wear Product Review & Giveaway

During the last couple of months I've been searching for chic maternity and nursing wear to add to my wardrobe. I've come to realize how difficult that can be. First off, I look at comfort. Your already uncomfortable so you don't want to make that worse with clothing that just doesn't work for you.

Nursing wear has proved to be very difficult to find. Most everything I find just seems to be a really low cut shirt. Thats not exactly something I feel comfortable in and I definitely don't have the chest to support it so I'm always looking for something cute that will work best for me.

When I stumbled across their site, I know I'd hopefully be adding a few of their pieces to my collection. I absolutely love how their pieces are SO unique and stylish. They sent me two of their nursing tops to review.

The first top I reviewed was this adorable white ruffled short sleeved nursing top. I love so many things about this top. Our baby girl will be arriving in March so I knew I'd need some thinner and short sleeved nursing tops to add to my wardrobe. After browsing different sites and stores I was beginning to think that only a few boring styles existed in nursing tops. Belly Moms proved that to be wrong!

I was absolutely impressed with the pieces that I received. 

The ruffles on the shirt actually hide the opening. I'm wearing a white cami underneath to keep things modest but I love the style of this shirt! I also love how versatile it is! It can be paired with a cardigan or even a cute belt!

Want it? Get it Here!

The second top that I reviewed was a black quarter length sleeved wrap nursing top.

I really loved this one as well.

I really love the way that this top is made.

As you can see, the front part wraps around and then ties in the back.

When ready to nurse, just untie. 

The wrap in the front opens up for just enough access! 

Want it? Get one similar Here!

Want to win one of these tops? Enter below at the bottom of the post!

Belly Moms has so many chic and unique pieces that I hope to be able to add to my collection soon! Here are just a few of my favorites!

Elegant Goddess Drop Maternity & Nursing Top

Bellisa Drape Maternity & Nursing Long Sleeved Top

Enter to win one of the tops that I reviewed!

Win your choice of the black quarter length sleeved nursing top (size small) OR the white short sleeved ruffled nursing top (size medium).

Its easy to win! Just enter below

The Baby Box- Product Review & Coupon Code

When It comes to choosing products for your little one, you of course want only the best.

I was excited at the opportunity to work with the Baby Box Co. 

The Baby Box Co recommends only the best products for moms. I was sent a set of organic wash and burp cloths to review.

As soon as I opened the box, I was immediately impressed.

I love the cotton fleece on the back side of them!

I love how soft and gentle they are! 

They are also easy to clean! Just throw them in the washing machine. 

I cannot wait to try these out on my sweet baby girl when she gets here. 

The Baby Box has many other awesome boxes to choose from. They contain all sorts of things from baby mattresses to pacifiers. Right now, they are offering a coupon code that will save you 15% off storewide on your next order at their website!  Just enter WAB15 at checkout! 

Be sure to head on over and like them on facebook! Make sure you let them know that The Married Life Blog sent you!

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Baby Time: DIY Onesies

Expecting our first baby has given me so much inspiration to make lots of fun items for our nursery and sweet little girl. I love how pinterest gives me such great ideas but my list of things to make is never ending! My first DIY project was embellished onesies. These are such fun, simple and affordable projects and the possibilities are endless! 

All you need to get started are a few onesies, fabric glue and whatever items you'd like to use to embellish them. 

The colored sheets are felt from my local craft store. I also had some other items that I dug out of my craft box such as some chiffon flowers and fabric scraps. 

This was my first creation. I was able to create a bib style design by cutting out scallop shapes from the felt and using fabric glue to secure it.

With my second onesie, I decided to try a monogram using some scrap material that I had. I actually found this material on the clearance rack at Joannes. I thought it was the cutest and bought it for one of those projects down the road. For my letter "S", I didn't have any stencils so I drew one out on some cardstock and cut it out to use as a stencil. I then flipped my material onto the back, turned the "S" backwards and traced it. This made is much simpler to cut out!

Once I decided how I wanted it, I applied fabric glue to the back in small portions and laid it on the onesie. I added a little golden colored bow I had to give it that extra little cuteness. Later I believe I'll brush some fabric modge podge over the letter so keep the fabric from fraying on the edges. I think this is my favorite onesie I have done so far!

This onesie was much simpler to throw together. I just applied a few rosettes that I had with fabric glue.

I had so much fun putting together these little onesies today. You could also do the same sort of things with bibs and gowns! I'd love to see what ideas you come up with! If you have a fun DIY project you'd like to share with us, please send us an email at ashleyparkerphoto@hotmail.com

Our Little Bundle of Joy: 24 Weeks

The weeks are flying by and we're getting more and more anxious to meet our sweet little girl!

In the past week, we were able to get both of our registries completed. Now we're ready to get that nursery put together! We decided on the color scheme coral and turquoise. My goal is for our nursery to be as DIY as possible. I've got lots of fun plans in store and can't wait to share them on the blog! 

We're also open to product reviews and giveaways! We'd love to share any and all baby products with our readers! 

To set up your review, please contact us at ashleyparkerphoto@hotmail.com

Hope to hear from you all!

Lilla Lamm Onesie Review and Coupon Code

With our little bundle of joy on the way, I was excited to have the opportunity to work with Lilla Lamm and review a few of their adorable onesies. 

 

 The onesies are packaged in these adorable little boxes and also include a magnet.

I love how totally unique these adorable little onesies are! Each onesie has an animal on it and features ways to say that animal in different languages.

These onesies are made of 100% cotton and are made in small batches of 100. I love how soft these onesies are and I LOVE how the little sleeves are made. 

My adorable little niece Savannah modeled one of my favorites!

Love these little onesies as much as I do? Lilla Lamm is offering our readers 25% off their purchases!

These make the perfect Christmas Gifs for those little ones on your shopping list!

Use coupon code MarriedLifeRocks

Valid through 12/24/2014

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Boy or Girl? What will it be?

Since having a baby was brought up in the Parker residence, I had known for years that I wanted to have a gender reveal party. Thanks to pinterest, there are lots of fun and exciting things to do to celebrate your little one. I wanted our gender announcement to be more than just a simple text or phone call to our family & close friends. Our party was simple but it was definitely a very special day! Here are just a few things I did to make it our own.

The Cupcakes

At most gender reveal parties, the only one who knows the gender is the one baking the cake/cupcakes, etc. That was our original plan. However, the day before the appointment we decided to find out.

We still had one of our close friends from Sarah's Cuppycake Boutique to make our cupcakes for the announcement. Our cupcakes were a yummy yellow cake filled with a bright pink cream center! Lots of yummy icing was piled on top so no one could see the inside! Each cupcake was topped off with an adorable bow or mustache topper made by the lovely StickAdoodles on Etsy. 

The Marshmallow Pops

I knew I wanted something else sugary to go alongside the cupcakes. While browsing pinterest, I came across these adorable marshmallow pops and knew they'd be perfect and simple to make!

All you need is a few simple things: paper straws or sucker sticks, large marshmallows, almond bark to melt and your favorite sprinkles. 

Melt the almost bark in 15 second intervals, stirring in between until completely melted. 

Put your marshmallow on the straw and dip into the almost bark. This was a trial and error thing for us. If you dip the whole thing, you end up with lots of dripping. We found the best method was just dipping the top half. Decorate with sprinkles. Mason jars worked perfectly to hold them!

Pink or Blue?

I wanted my guests to be able to cast their "vote." 

For this we just simply painted the outside of clothespins. We did half of them pink and half of them blue. I also created a chalkboard with "old wives tales" describing different symptoms I was having. Most of our guests chose blue.

We had a wonderful time at our party! I can't wait for our next upcoming events to celebrate our sweet baby girl!