Equip Your Baby’s Nursery with Q-tips® Baby Perfect Essentials Packs Review and Giveaway plus Twitter Party Details!

Creating and building a perfect nursery for your baby shouldn’t be a hard task and with helpful tips from celebrity nursery designer, Wendy Bellissimo, and the new Q-tips® Baby Packs in two adorable designs (safari and farm animals), putting together your dream baby nursery will be easier than ever!  The Q-tips® Baby Packs are sure to not distract from your nursery design with their cute, unobtrusive packaging adorned with classic pastel gingham and polka dot prints, shapes, and animals.  They come in smaller box sizes so you can find a convenient spot in your nursery to keep them and they have an added bonus of a functional, slide out drawer that helps keep q-tips clean and sanitary when using them for baby care.

I recently received a Q-tips® “Perfect Nursery” Product Pack, complete with Q-tips® Baby Packs in two fun designs and a stylish silver elephant bank from Mom Select, and while I don’t quite have the space in my home to design a separate nursery for my baby, I appreciate the space saving ability these Q-tips® baby packs provide.  The baby’s first few months will be spent in my bedroom and with having to combine everything we need for a baby in conjunction with our own things, it can be a tight fit.  The compact size of the the packs will be able to squeeze right in and the slide out drawers will be handy especially in the early months when we are constantly using them to keep the umbilical cord area clean and during bath time.  The tasteful designs reflected on the packages and silver elephant bank will also be a terrific way to add that little bit of baby touch and nursery atmosphere to our bedroom!

Here are some useful tips to help create the perfect baby nursery from celebrity nursery designer, Wendy Bellissimo:

1. Be Your Own Designer: Go through magazines, catalogs and visit baby & furniture stores to see the looks available. Choose a style that feels most natural to you so the nursery can become an extension of your home.  Then create your own book or board of clippings, fabric samples and photos for inspiration.  Start the design process well before your due date so that you have time to relax before the baby’s arrival.
2. Save the Paint for Last: Select your nursery furniture and fabric before you paint.  It is easy to find a paint shade to match your furniture/fabrics and not always the other way around.  Keep in mind, furniture and fabrics do not all need to match – a great mix of textures that complement each other can add a truly custom, “designer” feel.
3. Don’t Sacrifice Style for Functionality: It is easy to create a beautiful, organized space in the nursery to care for your baby (without the piles of diapers and a mess of toiletries).  Place a basket or fabric covered box (from an arts & crafts or paper store) on the changing table or shelf above and fill with diapers, Vaseline® petroleum jelly, diaper cream and rubbing alcohol. One nursery essential you won’t have to hide is the new Q-tips® Baby Pack!  They are available in two adorable nursery animal designs and are functional (with a new sliding drawer that keeps Q-tips® cotton swabs protected for baby) so they can always be within arm’s reach.
4. Add a Personal Touch: Give your nursery a personal touch by adding framed covers of your favorite childhood books or classic black & white or sepia photos of you and your significant other when you were babies.
5. Create A Sleepy Time Sanctuary: We all need our beauty rest, so it is important to create an environment that’s peaceful for your baby to sleep.  Create a calming atmosphere with soothing colors and softer tones rather than bright or harsh colors.  Then, use accents to add pops of color without being too overwhelming.  Be careful not to make the room too dark or too quiet at nap time.  This way your child will be able to fall asleep in any environment, which is great when you are traveling or when new siblings arrive!  You can also play soft, soothing music or lullabies to help the baby fall asleep.
6. Room to Grow: Choose design options that can grow with your child – consider color palette, furniture style, storage options and a play/reading area.  Look for a dresser with drawers and cabinets, rather than a standard changing table and simply secure a changing pad on top. Once your child outgrows diapers, you will have a beautiful piece of furniture with drawers for clothing and cabinets for toys that are within reach for your child.
7. X vs. Y: Not finding out the sex of your baby?  No worries!  Design a gender-neutral nursery with yellow, green, white or crème and simply add touches of blue or pink accessories when the baby arrives – these simple changes can be made to anything from the receiving blanket to the changing pad.  These color options also give you the flexibility to use the bedding over again for a new sibling.
8. To Theme or Not to Theme: Nursery themes such as safari, princess or transportation are a great way to create a fun, lighthearted statement.  A themed nursery can still be done tastefully if the items are selected in moderation.  For example, if you are doing a safari-style mural, keep bedding and fabrics neutral so the room doesn’t look overdone.
9. Accessorize: A few must-have accessories for any nursery are books, books and more books!  You can also add a silver piggy bank and a few irresistibly soft stuffed animals that will quickly become your child’s best friends!  Even my celebrity clients still go for the traditional accessories – they bring us all back to that magical time of childhood.
10. The Essentials: When designing your nursery (large or small), you should always keep these essentials in mind – a crib, rocker, changing table/dresser, light dimmer switch and books within the little one’s reach.  If you do not have enough space for a bookcase, a basket for the floor will do the trick perfectly.  Your little one will be crawling around before you know it and handing you their favorite book at bedtime!

Join us for a Twitter Party!!!

Whether you’re expecting your first little one or a seasoned Mom of multiples, you won’t want to miss this fun party! Wendy, who is no stranger to designing perfect nursery spaces, has worked with celebrity moms like Brooke Shields and Kelly Ripa. We’ll be passing along her secrets and giving away great prizes!

Q-tips® /MomSelect Twitter Party

Date: Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Time: 8 p.m. – 9 p.m. EST

Location: #QtipsBaby

Host: @MomTalkRadio (Maria Bailey, Founder of MomSelect and Mom of 4)

Expectant Moms can stock up on priceless advice and score great giveaways, while experienced pros can add their own tips to the mix and maybe even win a prize that would make a perfect shower gift.

There’s even an opportunity to win a great prize before the party starts! We’ll be sending one lucky winner the adorable Q-tips® “Perfect Nursery” Product Pack, complete with Q-tips® Baby Packs in two fun designs and a chic, silver elephant bank to display in baby’s room. Enter to win this great prize by:

Clicking HERE to RSVP

• Tweet out the details of the #Q-tips party between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the day of the party.
• There will be additional opportunities throughout the party to win silver elephant banks & Q-tips® Baby Packs – both nursery essentials!

We are so excited to party with you! Be sure to follow @MomTalkRadio, @ResourcefulMom and @MomSelectAmy throughout the evening for updates, prize information and contest details.

Giveaway Time (required entry): A lucky Blessings Abound Mommy Reader will win a “Perfect Nursery” Product Prize Pack that includes the new Q-tips® Baby Packs in their safari and farm animals designs plus a chic, silver elephant bank!  All you have to do to be qualified for a chance to win is to leave a comment on what your dream nursery would look like!

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Winners will be chosen via Random Drawing.  Winners who I am unable to contact and who doesn’t claim their prize within 48 hours of being sent their winning email notification and me posting the winner of the prize in the winner’s section will forfeit their prize and prize will be held in a live contest following failure to claim.  Please follow directions or you will be disqualified!  This Blessing is open to bloggers and nonbloggers alike. You have from now until February 8th at 11:59 PM (Alaska time) to comment and be entered for a chance to win.  I will randomly pick one winner and announce it here on my blog shortly after February 9th!  Blessing open to USA only!

*Product was provided free of charge in exchange for review and giveaway from Q-tips® and Mom Select and doesn’t affect my views or feedback of the product. This review is based solely on my personal opinion and experience and results may vary person to person.

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