For a limited time we are having a moving sale in our Etsy store and site! BOGO 1/2 off at Etsy OR 20% off + on the site!
http://www.MommysLilMonkey.com
http://www.etsy.com/shop/MommysMonkey
May 3, 2010
January 11, 2010
September 27, 2009
HUGE FALL SALE!!!
For a limited time only select items are marked down by 50% off - hurry these deals won't last!
Visit Mommy's Lil Monkey for more details!
September 26, 2009
Halloween Challenge
If you have a moment visit the Team etsyBABY Halloween Challenge and cast your vote for the most spooktacular creation!
http://shopetsybaby.com/Halloween
It's some stiff competition that's for sure!!!
http://shopetsybaby.com/Halloween
It's some stiff competition that's for sure!!!
Sorry We've Been MIA!
Between going back to work, family obligations and working on some awesome new product lines for the site we just haven't had an ounce of spare time for the blog :-( But our absence has lead to some exciting new items on the website and the wait was worth it!
Eco Friendly Reusable Makeup Pads - not just for mommies!
Fun and Funky Wet Bags - a must for anyone on the go!
Big Bib and Burpie Sets - make great gifts!
Even more Amazing KISS Diaper Bags - not just for diapers!
A lot of these items are available on our own site too www.MommysLilMonkey.com
Eco Friendly Reusable Makeup Pads - not just for mommies!
Fun and Funky Wet Bags - a must for anyone on the go!
Big Bib and Burpie Sets - make great gifts!
Even more Amazing KISS Diaper Bags - not just for diapers!
A lot of these items are available on our own site too www.MommysLilMonkey.com
July 5, 2009
Time Saving Tips for Uber Busy Moms!
Being a mom is synonymous with busy! Many of us not only work full time in the home but also work outside the home - which means time is at a premium for us. I read a statistic in one of the Canadian papers that 80% of mom's who work outside of the home have missed witnessing first hand at least one major milestone in their child's life. Finding an extra few moments where ever we can is a bonus! Here are a few tips I have complied that I have found useful, hopefully you will too!
1 - Invest in a Crock-pot. Yes one of those old fashioned slow cookers your Gran might have used. The beauty of this is two fold: it doesn't heat up the house while it cooks AND you can just throw everything in frozen before you leave the house in the morning, when you get home at supper time VIOLA! dinner is ready! Be sure to get a crock-pot with a removable 'pot' part it washes up a lot faster. A quick search on the internet will reward you with loads of recipes if you feel you need them!
2 - Throw a load of laundry in anytime you leave the house. With a 16 month old and cloth diapers I find the piles of laundry never end. But instead of wasting a whole day to laundry I simply throw in a load anytime I plan to leave the house. I then fold the laundry in the bathroom while my monkey is taking a bath. That way I can still supervise him and get something done as well! Also investing in a sectioned laundry basket helps cut down on the time to sort laundry - simply drop it in the correct compartment when you bring it to the laundry room and its ready to go!
1 - Invest in a Crock-pot. Yes one of those old fashioned slow cookers your Gran might have used. The beauty of this is two fold: it doesn't heat up the house while it cooks AND you can just throw everything in frozen before you leave the house in the morning, when you get home at supper time VIOLA! dinner is ready! Be sure to get a crock-pot with a removable 'pot' part it washes up a lot faster. A quick search on the internet will reward you with loads of recipes if you feel you need them!
2 - Throw a load of laundry in anytime you leave the house. With a 16 month old and cloth diapers I find the piles of laundry never end. But instead of wasting a whole day to laundry I simply throw in a load anytime I plan to leave the house. I then fold the laundry in the bathroom while my monkey is taking a bath. That way I can still supervise him and get something done as well! Also investing in a sectioned laundry basket helps cut down on the time to sort laundry - simply drop it in the correct compartment when you bring it to the laundry room and its ready to go!
3 - Borax. See my post here on the joys of Borax! http://mommyslilmonkey.blogspot.com/2009/04/why-i-love-borax.html
4 - Cloth Diapers don't have to be a lot of work. See my post here for some great tips! http://mommyslilmonkey.blogspot.com/2009/02/diaper-care-tips-and-tricks.html
5 - Toy Boxes. Keep a toy box on every level of the house to help keep clutter to a minimum. The added bonus of this is that your little one will eventually learn themselves to put the toys back too! We even keep a mini laundry basket in the bathroom for the monkey to place his bath toys in when bath time is all done!
And of course you can save time gift hunting by going to Mommy's Lil Monkey for all your baby, toddler and parenting needs!
4 - Cloth Diapers don't have to be a lot of work. See my post here for some great tips! http://mommyslilmonkey.blogspot.com/2009/02/diaper-care-tips-and-tricks.html
5 - Toy Boxes. Keep a toy box on every level of the house to help keep clutter to a minimum. The added bonus of this is that your little one will eventually learn themselves to put the toys back too! We even keep a mini laundry basket in the bathroom for the monkey to place his bath toys in when bath time is all done!
And of course you can save time gift hunting by going to Mommy's Lil Monkey for all your baby, toddler and parenting needs!
June 30, 2009
June 23, 2009
Mommy's Lil Monkey Press Release
Mom Entrepreneur of the Year 2009 – Press Release
For Immediate Release
Vote Now for Mommy’s Lil Monkey (Julia Mackenzie-De Jonge) to be Canada's top Mom Entrepreneur!
Mommy’s Lil Monkey is nominated to win $15,500 and we need your votes to help us win.
Toronto, ON June 2009 – Mommy’s Lil Monkey has put our name into the ring to win The SavvyMom Mom Entrepreneur of the Year Award, a readers' choice contest designed to find Canada's top Mom Entrepreneur. The winner will be announced in the fall, and will be rewarded with a $15,500 that was designed to help take that business to the next level.
Launched in 2008 Mommy’s Lil Monkey has grown from a small home-based business to an online national store! Mommy’s Lil Monkey offers a banana load of amazing baby gifts & goodies including diaper liners, organic nursing pads, diaper bags, burpie cloths and more! All approved by my lil monkey Jacob! Mommy’s Lil Monkey items are created with love, the concept of stylish simplicity and are eco friendly! Babies are enough work; who needs the fuss and muss of extra frills, lace and bows? Best of all Mommy’s Lil Monkey boutique quality and unique items are priced affordably so that any mommy can enjoy them.
"So many baby items in today’s market are over priced, over complicated and over wasteful. When I found out we were having a monkey of our own I knew there had to be a better way!” Says Julia Mackenzie-De Jonge, creator and owner of Mommy’s Lil Monkey, "If we are honoured with the title of Mom Entrepreneur of the Year, I plan to use the award money to help build Mommy’s Lil Monkey into part time employment a step beyond its current status of a beloved hobby."
Throughout the contest period, Savvymom.ca will be hosting a 'Mom Entrepreneurs Gallery' at www.mompentreneuraward.com. Mommy’s Lil Monkey can be viewed by clicking on this URL http://momentrepreneuraward.ca/MomBio.aspx?momID=241 .
Voters are also eligible to win prizes provided by Mabel’s Labels, Starrytime Keepsakes and Joe Fresh Style in the voter sweepstakes that accompanies this award program.
Mommy’s Lil Monkey: a banana load of amazing handcrafted eco friendly goodies for mommy and baby. Using unique materials, and designed & tested by moms with a focus on affordability. Additional company information can be obtained at www.MommysLilMonkey.com .
For further information or to arrange an interview, please contact:
Julia Mackenzie-De Jonge
Julia@mommyslilmonkey.com
June 16, 2009
Can't believe we we're accepted!!!
Mommy's Lil Monkey has been officially nominated as a Savvy Mom Entrepreneur of the Year 2009!!! You can help MLM win over $15,000 in prizes towards growing our business by visiting http://momentrepreneuraward.ca/MomBio.aspx?momID=241 and casting your vote!
You continued support is greatly appreciated!
Hugs,
the monkies
You continued support is greatly appreciated!
Hugs,
the monkies
June 15, 2009
Happy Almost Summer!
Mommy's Lil Monkey hopes you have all sorts of wonderful adventures planned with your little monkies for this summer! Whether it's a trip to the zoo, a back yard picnic or fun in the park - enjoy the beautiful weather (and don't forget your sunscreen!).
MLM is working hard on making the site even better and more user friendly (as always please send us your feedback). And we are thrilled to be in the development or production stages of two new and exciting products: Momma Earth pads and Banana Bum pants!
As always our focus is to bring you earth friendly products that are fun, funky and fabulous at a price anyone can afford. We are gladly accepting custom orders and whole sale orders over the summer months. Just drop us an email with details of what you are looking for and we will see what we can come up with!
Be sure to check the site regularly, new products are being posted every day! Happy Summer from Mommy's Lil Monkey!
MLM is working hard on making the site even better and more user friendly (as always please send us your feedback). And we are thrilled to be in the development or production stages of two new and exciting products: Momma Earth pads and Banana Bum pants!
As always our focus is to bring you earth friendly products that are fun, funky and fabulous at a price anyone can afford. We are gladly accepting custom orders and whole sale orders over the summer months. Just drop us an email with details of what you are looking for and we will see what we can come up with!
Be sure to check the site regularly, new products are being posted every day! Happy Summer from Mommy's Lil Monkey!
June 11, 2009
Still a few more days to enter and win!!
Want to win a set of our new Mommy's Lil Monkey Orb-Sorbent Nursing Pads?? It's simple!
Visit our site http://www.MommysLilMonkey.com - check out our growing selection of nursing pads.
Then email us (customerservice@mommyslilmonkey.com) and let us know either:
1) what is your favourite fabric print of the new pads?
or
2) what print would you like to see the pads in?
Two winners will be chosen at random from the emails and each winner will receive one pair of the Mommy's Lil Monkey SUPER Orb-Sorbent Nursing Pads (shipping included anywhere in North America!).
Contest closes 6/15/09 - email us with any questions!
Visit our site http://www.MommysLilMonkey.com - check out our growing selection of nursing pads.
Then email us (customerservice@mommyslilmonkey.com) and let us know either:
1) what is your favourite fabric print of the new pads?
or
2) what print would you like to see the pads in?
Two winners will be chosen at random from the emails and each winner will receive one pair of the Mommy's Lil Monkey SUPER Orb-Sorbent Nursing Pads (shipping included anywhere in North America!).
Contest closes 6/15/09 - email us with any questions!
June 2, 2009
Team Etsybaby Customer Appreciation Event
Be sure to check out all of the great stores participating in the Etsybaby Customer Appreciation event!
http://shopetsybaby.com/ebca
Mommy's Lil Monkey will be too!
http://shopetsybaby.com/ebca
Mommy's Lil Monkey will be too!
June 1, 2009
WIN a set of our New Nursing Pads!!!
Want to win a set of our new Mommy's Lil Monkey Orb-Sorbent Nursing Pads?? It's simple!
Visit our site http://www.MommysLilMonkey.com - check out our growing selection of nursing pads.
Then email us (customerservice@mommyslilmonkey.com) and let us know either:
1) what is your favourite fabric print of the new pads?
or
2) what print would you like to see the pads in?
Two winners will be chosen at random from the emails and each winner will receive one pair of the Mommy's Lil Monkey SUPER Orb-Sorbent Nursing Pads (shipping included anywhere in North America!).
Contest closes 6/15/09 - email us with any questions!
Visit our site http://www.MommysLilMonkey.com - check out our growing selection of nursing pads.
Then email us (customerservice@mommyslilmonkey.com) and let us know either:
1) what is your favourite fabric print of the new pads?
or
2) what print would you like to see the pads in?
Two winners will be chosen at random from the emails and each winner will receive one pair of the Mommy's Lil Monkey SUPER Orb-Sorbent Nursing Pads (shipping included anywhere in North America!).
Contest closes 6/15/09 - email us with any questions!
May 29, 2009
Labour Kit Suggestions
Here are a few things I suggest to new mommy's to have on hand for labour (and even the last few weeks of pregnancy)! Hope these suggestions help make your birth easier!
~ a yoga ball. Great for the last few weeks to help encourage the baby into position, also helps ease back labour in the last few stages.
~ hot water bottle. Easier to control then a heating pad and less risk of getting too hot.
~ lavendar massage oil and peppermint massage oil. Peppermint will help stimulate you, the lavendar will of course help you relax (check with your health care provider before using of course!)
~ a rolling pin. This is a must if you experience ANY back labour, it will help ease your labour coaches arms when they need to massage you!
~ a yoga ball. Great for the last few weeks to help encourage the baby into position, also helps ease back labour in the last few stages.
~ hot water bottle. Easier to control then a heating pad and less risk of getting too hot.
~ lavendar massage oil and peppermint massage oil. Peppermint will help stimulate you, the lavendar will of course help you relax (check with your health care provider before using of course!)
~ a rolling pin. This is a must if you experience ANY back labour, it will help ease your labour coaches arms when they need to massage you!
May 27, 2009
Love this Site!!!
I love this online store! It's Canadian and they have amazing customer service!
http://www.tonicliving.com/index.asp
It's also where I get a lot of the fabrics I create with!
http://www.tonicliving.com/index.asp
It's also where I get a lot of the fabrics I create with!
April 5, 2009
Why I Love Borax!
My little monkey is addicted to blackberries - and being at that stage where he cannot stay still you can imagine the mess he makes!
We had been using Borax on his cloth diapers for a few months and it never occurred to me to use it in the rest of the wash. Faced with a brand new white shirt stained purple with blackberries I didn't want to use bleach or any other harsh cleaning agent - so I decided to try a cup of Borax in his wash.
WOW - not only did it remove ALL of the blackberry stains, but it took out old stains from other items in the wash. Pasta sauce, jello, juice it was all gone! And I feel good knowing that it's gentle enough to use on his laundry and not extremely harmful to the environment.
And on his diapers we don't even need to pre-soak them any more. Just a cup of Borax and the diapers come out clean and fresh. They also feel softer then when we use just laundry detergent on them - which is an added bonus.
Guess that's why Borax has been around for so long!
http://www.purexcanada.com/index.cfm?page_id=430
Just a quick mention that our new Sping Line is slowly being posted on the site - be sure to check it out! http://www.MommysLilMonkey.com (and yes I now prewash all the fabrics in Borax instead of detergent!!!)
We had been using Borax on his cloth diapers for a few months and it never occurred to me to use it in the rest of the wash. Faced with a brand new white shirt stained purple with blackberries I didn't want to use bleach or any other harsh cleaning agent - so I decided to try a cup of Borax in his wash.
WOW - not only did it remove ALL of the blackberry stains, but it took out old stains from other items in the wash. Pasta sauce, jello, juice it was all gone! And I feel good knowing that it's gentle enough to use on his laundry and not extremely harmful to the environment.
And on his diapers we don't even need to pre-soak them any more. Just a cup of Borax and the diapers come out clean and fresh. They also feel softer then when we use just laundry detergent on them - which is an added bonus.
Guess that's why Borax has been around for so long!
http://www.purexcanada.com/index.cfm?page_id=430
Just a quick mention that our new Sping Line is slowly being posted on the site - be sure to check it out! http://www.MommysLilMonkey.com (and yes I now prewash all the fabrics in Borax instead of detergent!!!)
March 25, 2009
Up Coming Mommy's Lil Monkey shows!
Sat. Apr 25:
10 AM - 4 PM
SPRING CRAFT AND BAKE SALE
At Stamford Presbyterian Church
3121 St. Paul Avenue
Niagara Falls, ON
Sun. May 3:
12 PM - 4 PM
“JUST-IN-TIME” FOR MOTHER’S DAY CRAFT/ARTISAN FAIR
To Support the La Leche League Toronto Downtown Group
St. Alban’s Boys and Girls Club Gym
843 Palmerston Avenue
Toronto, ON M6G 2R8
(Palmerston/Bathurst and Dupont)
Sun. May 24:
12 PM - 4 PM
MADE WITH LOVE
Spring Artisan Craft Show
Lithuanian House
1573 Bloor St. West
Toronto, ON
(right by the Dundas West Subway Station)
For more information visit http://www.MommysLilMonkey.com
10 AM - 4 PM
SPRING CRAFT AND BAKE SALE
At Stamford Presbyterian Church
3121 St. Paul Avenue
Niagara Falls, ON
Sun. May 3:
12 PM - 4 PM
“JUST-IN-TIME” FOR MOTHER’S DAY CRAFT/ARTISAN FAIR
To Support the La Leche League Toronto Downtown Group
St. Alban’s Boys and Girls Club Gym
843 Palmerston Avenue
Toronto, ON M6G 2R8
(Palmerston/Bathurst and Dupont)
Sun. May 24:
12 PM - 4 PM
MADE WITH LOVE
Spring Artisan Craft Show
Lithuanian House
1573 Bloor St. West
Toronto, ON
(right by the Dundas West Subway Station)
For more information visit http://www.MommysLilMonkey.com
March 13, 2009
Back to Work ... Jury Duty ... Molars & Day care germs!
Yup - we've been a little MIA the last two weeks ... but we had a good reason (see above!).
I learned today that one AMAZINGLY talented artist featured me in her blog:
http://kimscraftyapple.blogspot.com/2009/03/interview-with-julia-from-mommysmonkey.html
Be sure to check out her Etsy store - her quilt work will blow you away!
We have also booked two shows (with more coming) for the spring season - check the Show and Tell page for more information!
http://www.mommyslilmonkey.com/
Our new items are slowly coming together and should be posted on the site in the coming weeks - they will also be featured at our shows!
So it will continue to be busy busy busy for these monkeys!
I learned today that one AMAZINGLY talented artist featured me in her blog:
http://kimscraftyapple.blogspot.com/2009/03/interview-with-julia-from-mommysmonkey.html
Be sure to check out her Etsy store - her quilt work will blow you away!
We have also booked two shows (with more coming) for the spring season - check the Show and Tell page for more information!
http://www.mommyslilmonkey.com/
Our new items are slowly coming together and should be posted on the site in the coming weeks - they will also be featured at our shows!
So it will continue to be busy busy busy for these monkeys!
February 21, 2009
Introducing the "Princess P" Dress
Yippee! I finally had a chance to test out my prototype design and it worked! So I went ahead and started sewing even more! Here is my first completed dress.
Princess P Dress features
- 100% serged edges/seams
- ribbon tie is stitched into
- dress so that you won't loss it in the wash or to curious little hands
- hemmed to your desired length at no additional charge
- machine washable and dryer safe
- made with unique fabrics and high quality ribbon
- arm holes and neck line is completely faced for a clean look
Available in sizes 6 months - 5 years. Custom orders accepted on 6 years - 10 years size. Hope to have them up live on the site within a few days www.MommysLilMonkey.com - you can always email us in the meantime customerservice@mommyslilmonkey.com !
Shown is "Princess P" dress in Birdies (Size 3T+)
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