New Whimsical Big Sister Design

I created this cute new design yesterday, but haven't posted it on Cafepress yet. Perfect for the big sister in the family and full of bright colors, whimsical flowers and butterflies, too!

What do you think?

big sister flower back

Testimonial Monday: Custom Pregnancy Announcement Cards

Starting today, we're going to try to post one testimonial a week. If you have a Zoey's Attic experience to share, please let us know about it! If you are featured on Testimonial Monday (or Tuesday or whatever day of the week we happen to post it) you will receive the free t-shirt or gift item of your choice.

Our first testimonial Monday comes from Rachel. She ordered these pregnancy announcement cards to announce her first pregnancy to friends and family. Rachel also customized the pregnancy cards by adding her very own special message . (Remember, customization/personalization is always available at Zoey's Attic!) Here's what she had to say about her ZA experience:

"Zoey's Attic has exceptional customer service! They were able to customize our pregnancy announcements very quickly, and all of my questions were answered promptly. The cards were outstanding and arrived very quickly! I will definitely do business with Zoey's Attic again!!

Thanks Rachel and Congratulations again! We love to hear how we're doing in order to better serve you in the future and keep our standards high! Send us a testimonial now!

Are you looking to customize a pregnancy announcement card? Visit our pregnancy announcements page.

Father's Day Gift Ideas and Pregnancy Announcements

Are you looking for a cute father's day gift idea? Whether your man is an experienced father pro or you're looking to tell him he's going to be a new daddy, we've got the gifts for you.

Since my husband had his first father's day last year, I've learned a lot by watching him interact with our daughter. He's so good at playing with her and making her feel special. This father's day he has twice the reason to celebrate! Three weeks ago we welcomed a son into our family! (Thus the reason this blog has been a little out of date lately!) So, this year I made fun matching daddy and kids shirts as a surprise. I'm sharing them here with you all first of course -luckily he doesn't check this blog at all - so that you can get in on the father's day act, too!

What are you doing for the dad in your life this year? Let us know about your fun father's day plans!

Here are some designs inspired by my baby's daddy - plain and simple just like him, but that say it all:

Going to be a grandma again?

If you're looking for a clever way to tell your mom or mother-in-law that she is going to be a grandma, but she already has other grandkids, we've found the perfect t-shirt! This grandma to be again t-shirt ensures that she will get the hint!

This is too perfect for a mother's day surprise! If you're announcing your pregnancy this mother's day, make sure to visit all of our grandma to be t-shirts and gifts!

Do you have another fun way to tell a repeat grandma? Let us know about it and help out your fellow pregnant comrades!

Fool me once - Shame on you! Fool me twice, Shame on Me! April Fool's Day Family Fun Pranks

My daughter is still to young to participate in the funny antics of April Fool's but I remember loving this day as a kid... and well, maybe even as a big kid now. To help you guys come up with some fun ideas to play with your kids, I found these links. I love the blue milk thing, next year I'm all over that one! And that, rubber band around the sprayer, I've been doing that one for years. I'm sure I'll get my unsuspecting hubby with that one tonight!

Anybody got a great prank to share with me for next year? I'd love to hear them!

Fun April Fool's Ideas
More fun Pranks to Play
Family Fun April Fool's Ideas

oh and ps - your shoe's untied... a ha April Fool's - made you look! :)

Image courtesy of MarthaStewart.com

Turtle T-shirts are ALL the rage these days!

Okay, so there may not be a HUGE demand for turtle t-shirts, but one little 18 month old girl (you guessed it - my little 18 month old) loves them! So much so that she is always saying "tur-tle" and pointing them out. You really would be shocked how easy it is to find turtles in everyday life! Who would think she could find one in Trader Joe's? But, she did and then the rest of the shopping trip it was "tur-tle, tur-tle, tur-tle" promptly followed by some screaming when her mean mom (that would be me) wouldn't buy the wine bottle with the turtle on it!

So, in honor of my little budding herpetologist, I came up with a line of animal t-shirts. Now your little turtle fan or whatever animal fan can wear his or her favorite animal. Currently, I only have about 3 designs, but I'm taking requests and would love to hear what your son or daughter's favorite animal obsession was or is. Leave me a comment and let me know!

Here's a preview of the turtle and monkey t-shirt designs with more to follow!



You can find more funny baby and animal t-shirts here. Don't forget to tell me your little one's favorite animal in the comments!

Your Big Ideas: Pregnancy Announcement Cards

Thanks to Eden from Georgia for submitting this great pregnancy announcement suggestion about using pregnancy announcement cards to reveal a new baby's gender:

"Use a card to announce the sex of the baby. The card can be sent from the big brother/sister. "I'm a big brother-to-be of a little sister/brother." My 20 wk ultrasound is next week and I'm looking for a cute fun way to announce the sex to my friends that live in different states."

For this great suggestion, Eden will be getting a free t-shirt for the big brother to be in her family. Don't forget, if you have a great BIG pregnancy announcement idea, to submit it here or comment in the comment section of this blog. If we use it, we'll send you a free t-shirt, too!

Speaking of big announcement ideas, has anyone else come up with a fun or unique way to announce the sex of the baby on the way if you found out before the big arrival? We're currently running a contest for this big announcement, too, so if you have an idea for that, let us know how you told family and friends the new baby's gender and again, if we use your idea, we'll send you a free t-shirt.