When it came to deciding how to decorate my son’s room I knew there was only one way to go.  Wall decals!  They are a quick way to add colour and life to otherwise plain walls, but the selection in my local home fix-it store was limited at best.  That’s why RoomMates wall decals and stickers for kids fit the bill perfectly!

RoomMates has an absolutely HUGE selection of vinyl wall decals, banners and super large posters available on their website in every design you can think of.  These peel and stick wall decals are removable, re-positionable and reusable, and won’t damage my painted walls, which is fantastic!

RoomMates kindly provided me with the Jungle Adventure theme decals we used in my son’s room, and this package came with a whole assortment of animals including monkeys, giraffes and elephants in beautiful, bright colours that catch my son’s eye everywhere he looks.  I put many of them low on the walls within arm’s reach so that he can touch them and see them up close, and I just know I’m going to spend quality time teaching him what each of them are!

Using the wall border was a bit of a challenge.  Getting up high enough on chairs and stools so that I could position it was … interesting, and since the border was quite long, getting it straight took a couple of tries.  Thank goodness it peeled off the wall easily and I was able to get it on straight eventually.  The individual animal stickers were super easy to peel and stick to the walls, and because they are printed on clear vinyl, the paint on your wall will show through the edges and you won’t have to worry about borders around the prints.

My son’s room is quite small, and I probably needed more than one wall sticker pack to finish decorating his walls sufficiently from top to bottom.  The room still looks great, though, even with some of the decals far apart from each other!

The Jungle Adventure Wall Stickers and Wall Border I used in my son’s room are available through the RoomMates website for $13.95US each.  RoomMates has a wide variety of other products, too, including peel and stick mirrors, chalk and white boards, and something called “wall pockets” – which I just may have to try soon!

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RoomMates wants to help you enhance your room decor and has offered Spilt Milk Moms readers in Canada and the US a 20% discount on any of their fantastic products available through RoomMates Peel and Stick Decor.  Just use coupon code SPILTMILK until Sunday, July 11th at checkout to receive your discount!

RoomMates has also generously supplied us with one of their wall decal MegaPacks for one lucky reader to WIN!  Thank you RoomMates!

To Enter: Leave us a comment HERE (one per day only, please) telling us which RoomMates MegaPack you like the most and where you would use it.  Once you’ve entered by leaving a comment, you can gain additional entries like this:

• Follow @RoomMatesDecor on Twitter and tweet this giveaway for extra daily entries.
• Follow @SpiltMilkMoms on Twitter and tweet this giveaway for extra daily entries.
• Mention this giveaway on your blog for one extra entry.

In order for your additional entries to count, you must come back HERE to let us know that you follow RoomMates or Spilt Milk Moms on Twitter, and if you tweeted or blogged please provide us with the link.  PLEASE LEAVE US SEPARATE COMMENTS FOR EACH ADDITIONAL ENTRY.

This giveaway ends at 12:01am PST on Tuesday, July 13th, and the winner will be selected using Random.org.  The winner will have 7 days to respond to our notification email before another winner is selected.  This giveaway is open to Canadian and US residents only.

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I recently came across this fabulous website that I just HAVE to share with you all...  Saplings is dedicated to helping moms find sustainable children’s gifts and room decor, featuring (of course) many of Spilt Milk Moms favourites (including Homeworks Etc. , CiCi Art Factory, and 3 Sprouts).

Sometimes figuring out if products are eco-friendly or not can be difficult.  We all know that labels are not always honest, and advertising can be very misleading.  Well, Saplings does all the dirty work for you.  The website’s concept is that it only features products that are produced sustainably.  Before selecting a product to feature, Saplings investigates each product to determine how they are made, from start to finish, to ensure each step fits within an eco-friendly footprint.   All of the products featured on Saplings are made from recycled or recyclable inks, fabrics, and adhesives, and they give favour to products that have been made using local supplies and materials.  They try to focus on timeless and pass-downable pieces, to allow them to be used for generations to come (no Elmo or Dora here folks!).

And I like their motto so much, that I just have to share it with you too!

“Children should spend the majority of their day playing and sleeping in spaces that are creative and fun, yet free of harmful chemicals. By leading through example and investing in items that do not contribute to excess waste and that help in the betterment of peoples’ lives both locally & globally, we are showing them that we care about the world we live in – and we all know that children learn by example.”

Now those are some words to live by.  Happy guilt-free shopping!

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Every now and then I stumble across something and love it soooooooooooooooooooooo much that it becomes my “it” present for the year. When I first saw Alphabet Prints by Penny People Designs (pictured above), I knew I just had to buy one for our little daughter-to-be and for every single child I knew!

These bright, colourful designs are iconicly cool with their alphabet lettering, but what makes them even more special is that you can personalize them with the child’s name. There are several size prints to choose from – 8×10 to 27×39 – and six different colour choices so they’ll match any bedroom or nursery decor.

Two big things about Penny People really impressed me. First, the quality of the prints is higher than I expected (the photos don’t do them justice). The designs are printed on glossy archival photo paper, which looks and feels fantastic. Secondly, Penny People’s customer service was amazing. After sorting out my order I realized I had actually missed someone and needed to add one more print. As you only pay for postage for the first (largest) item, I didn’t want to go back and order through the shop again as it would have added extra postage. I dropped Penny People designer Lindsay Stephenson an email about my problem, and it was all sorted out in no time. Within a week of the initial order I had all the prints in my hot little hands (Lindsay sent them within a day of finalizing the order, but Canada Post can’t be accused of being hasty!).

I honestly can’t rave enough about these prints or Penny People Designs!

As she is as incredibly generous as she is talented, Lindsay has donated a large 13×19 print and three 8×10 prints for our lovely readers to win!

Here are the A, B, C’s of entering: Go straight to the Penny People site to check out all the lovely items they have to offer, and then leave a comment below to let us know what your favourite product is. One entry per person per day BUT if you follow @PennyPeople on Twitter (leave a comment to let us know you have) that’s another entry AND each Tweet and/or blog post about this give-away counts as an extra entry for that day! (Make sure you @spiltmilkmoms in your tweets and include a trackback for your blogposts).  Contest closes at midnight on Sunday, May 24th and FOUR lucky winners will be chosen using random.org.

Good Luck!

UPDATED TO ADD: Congratulations to our contest winners Jessica, Adrienne, Heather & Kara – hope you enjoy your prints!

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I have noticed a growing trend in the last few years of mom’s creating their own companies.  Perhaps they discover an untapped ability or a missing niche in the market or, in the case of B.Delicious founder Jennifer Talbot they take their pre-mommy skills (Jennifer was an installation artist pre-children) and use them in a new arena.

I first fell in love with B.Delicious designs when I came across the fabulous owls on Etsy.  Handmade in a selection of fabrics these owls are brimming with personality and style.  I am always looking for  interesting and different new baby gifts and these fit the bill perfectly.  Charming, playful and interesting the owls come in a variety of colours and styles.  Technically they’re a decoration rather than a toy but they are so stylistic and fun that I would hope they have a long “shelf” life in a child’s room.

B.Delicious also do childrens’ barrettes and ponytail holders and the flowerpots are adorable (and last much longer than flowers you take to the hospital!)

One of the most stunning things I have ever seen for a kid’s room is Jennifer’s custom room design.  Playful, tactile, charming and fun with new discoveries hidden throughout this is a brilliant example of mommy-know-how combined with artistic flair and is definitely worth checking out!

*I have no idea why B.Delicious’ name reminds me of a high school cheer but it does.

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