Amber, Author at Rays of Bliss

AllyZabba Baby Blanket Review

I got the oppurtunity to review an AllyZabba Baby Blanket. I chose the Dino print and Aqua color for the plush side.

My son and I love the AllyZabba Baby Blanket we were sent! It is so soft and cuddle worthy! I really can’t believe how much my 6 month old loves it!

The blanket was sent in a cute little mesh bag with ribbon and included a card with washing instructions. They also recommend letting mom use the blanket for a few hours before baby does. The familiar “smell” of mom should complete the illusion for your baby and help them love their new blanket.

So I hung out with my blanket…I mean his blanket, for a while and then handed it over to my baby boy.

You should know he does not own a soft blanket or anything like this, and I have never given one to my other 2 boys. So I wasn’t sure if he would even react to it or even care about this really soft and silky blanket.

I wish I had made a video! He literally laughed out loud and was playing with this blanket for the longest time! I couldn’t believe it and now I give him this blanket all the time! I lay it with him for his nap and I lay it on the ground with other toys during his tummy time on the floor. You would be amazed at how many times he reaches for the AllyZabba Baby Blanket!

The AllyZabba Blanket company knew that babies, especially newborns, love the feel of silk against their skin and designed this Blanket based on that fact! I wish I had this blanket sooner for my son but at least he has it now and loves it!

Quick Facts About The AllyZabba Blanket

Designed specifically to replicate the texture of a mother’s womb.
The AllyZabba Blanket is made of raised plush fabric and silky satin backin.
Is machine washable.
It’s incredibly soft and cozy.
Many Cute Prints and backing colors.
Available in Small, Large and Mega Sizes

The large AllyZabba is approx. 34″ x 28″ and the smaller TravelZabba is 16″ x 14″ and is a perfect lovey for the car seat or stroller. The MegaZabba is huge. Approx. 58″x58″.

I think AllyZabba Blanket is a great design and is truly comforting to my son. I think this a perfect gift for anyone expecting. Truly, it is great for babies, newborns and children of all ages because really who doesn’t love a soft cuddly blanket!

Visit AllyZabba’s website to check their entire line and purchase your very own blanket!

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Disclosure: I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Gluten Free Tuesday Linky 10/22/13

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Thanks for joining us for Gluten Free Tuesday! Enjoy sharing and checking out all the GF goodies!

Here are my Top 3 from last Week in no particular order:

Gluten-Free Blueberry Coconut Muffins from Frugal Local Kitchen.

Low Carb Mini German Apple Pancake from annumography.

Warm Apple Crisp with Cinnamon Ice Cream from heavens garden.

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Wordless Wednesday with Linky ~ 10/23/13

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Here are some pictures of my two little guys in their Halloween Costumes! I bought the Luigi and made the Toad Costume. You can check out my post on how I made it Click Here.

Also, I love the Ghostbusters shirt! I found it at the Thrift Store for a $1!

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DIY Toad Costume / Hat ~ Baby or Kid

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This year my 6 year old and 3 year old decided they wanted to be Mario Brothers. So obviously that means I get to dress my baby boy as Toad! Unfortunately, they do not sell an infant size Toad costume! I had to get creative and crafty for this one and make my own DIY Toad Costume and Hat! This DIY will work for a baby, kid or even an adult!

I am still learning to sew with a sewing machine so my husbands grandmother helped me with this project. All references to sewing was all her! But, I am getting weekly lessons so soon I will be a sewing machine master!

What You Will Need for Toad Costume

First I purchased white pants for my son. You will probably have to go into the girl section for some reason they do not sell boy white pants. I actually got these from a resell store for $2 in the girl section! I already had a tan/beige colored onesie. I purchased the royal blue vest on Ebay from a store that sells vest separately for $12. I also already had some yellow fabric for sewing around edge of vest, but you can purchase a small amount of yellow fabric for under $1.

You will have to sew or use Iron-On Adhesive to put yellow around edge of blue vest.

The hat was the hardest part but was not too difficult.

How to Make Toad Hat

Supplies:

1/2 yard of white flannel fabric

1/4 yard of red flannel fabric

winter hat or beanie that fits your child

batting

Iron-On Adhesive

iron

scissors

needle and thread

sewing machine (optional)

Directions:

Cut a large white circle. My son is 6 months so my circle was 18 inches wide. You will need to leave a lot of room for batting. Bigger hats may need 1 yard of white fabric to cut larger circle.

Cut 4 ovals out of red fabric.

Cut 1 small circle for top of hat.

Use Iron-On Adhesive to attach ovals and circles to white fabric. (I went ahead and also used sewing machine to sew dots on but iron-on adhesive will do the job)

Cut batting down to fit inside hat.

Sew around the outer part of white fabric and pull thread to pull hat together.

Put winter hat or beanie inside of hat.

Sew the winter hat into Toad hat.

*Optional instead of using a winter hat you could sew in an elastic band.

Here’s a picture of my 3 year old as Luigi and my baby boy in his Toad costume. I couldn’t get “Mario” to cooperate! Those pictures will have to wait until Halloween!

Gluten Free Pizza & Garlic Cheesy Bread

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I was provided Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Pizza Crust to try for free by the sponsor.

We love pizza…really who doesn’t! We also really love breadsticks, especially the cheesy breadsticks! My boys will eat more breadsticks then actual pizza if allowed to.

The Bob’s Red Mill Pizza Mix was really simple to prepare and makes 2 12inch pizza or one 16inch pizza. I decided to make 1 12inch pizza and a garlic cheesy bread. They were a big hit! The crust was really easy to cook and most importantly it tasted really good!

This is how I made the Garlic Cheesy Bread:

Gluten-free Garlic Cheesy Bread

Delicious cheesy bread to eat with pizza or any Italian meal! Perfect to dip in marinara sauce!

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Ingredients

Gluten-free Pizza Crust Mix
Olive Oil
Garlic Salt
Parsley Flakes
1 cup or handful of Mozzarella Cheese
Parmesan Cheese

Instructions

Preapare Pizza Crust Mix according to directions on package.
Preheat oven 425°
Put pizza crust in baking sheet or pan.
Drizzle about 1-2 Tbs of olive oil and brush over top. Covering completely.
Generously sprinkle garlic salt and parsley flakes over top.
Sprinkle Mozzarella Cheese on top.
Sprinkle Parmesan Cheese on top.
Cook for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown spots appear on cheese and edges.

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Wordless Wednesday with Linky ~ 10/16/13