Regular SouthernMamas.com readers know how smitten we are with Scribble Art Studio in Savannah & Pooler.

During the holidays, we told you that Scribble owner & artist Carrie Christian was offering storybook portraits of children. Those storybook portraits were such a hit with our readers,  Carrie has extended the portraits into customized stationery and party decorations (cupcake toppers for now).

This week, we’re giving a lucky SouthernMamas.com reader a customized storybook package that includes a portrait, 10 stationery cards and 10 cupcake toppers.

To enter to win, visit Scribble Art Studio’s Facebook page here & answer this question on their FB here. “Who is your favorite storybook character?” Please say SouthernMamas.com sent you.

Deadline to enter 8:30 PM Mon. Feb. 2. We’ll pick a name & announce the winner here & on the SouthernMamas Facebook page at 8:30 PM. Mon. Feb. 2.

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To learn more about Scribble’s art classes & children’s birthdays in Pooler & Savannah, click here or call 912-713-7376 or email info@thescribbleartstudio.com

Scribble Art Studio in Savannah & Pooler also offers private & group art classes, summer art camps, adult art parties & children’s birthday parties, both in the studio & at-home DIY art birthday kits. For gifts, Scribble as art kits & gift certificates. For more information, contact artist Carrie Christian at (912) 713-7376 or emailinfo@thescribbleartstudio.com  . Click here for more info. Scribble Art Studio is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

At the start of February, you will have a chance to check out the Matilda Jane Spring 2015 Collection, Hello, Lovely!, in Bluffton & Savannah.

You’ll also be able to see the details of Matilda Jane’s new tween line – 435 – just for sizes 8-14.  With all of the charm and personality of the original MJC collection, 435 has a decidedly more grown up feel, but not too grown up.

Robyn Shirley, who has been an independent Trunk Keeper in South Carolina since 2008, recently expanded her business to the Savannah area. Shirley now serves Matilda Jane Clothing as a Team Leader and Trunk Keeper.

Premier of the Spring 2015 line

Sunday February 1, 3-5PM
Monday February 2, 10AM-Noon and 6-8PM
11 Okatie Road
Bluffton
RSVP RobynS@matildajaneclothing.com

Trunk Show

Thursday February 5, 10AM-1PM
by appointment in The Landings – Savannah
Please contact Robyn for an appointment via email at RobynS@matildajaneclothing.com

TO BOOK or attend a show near you, email RobynS@matildajaneclothing.com

Robyn Shirley, Team Leader and Trunk Keeper #124, Bluffton, SC, RobynS@matildajaneclothing.com Robyn Shirley is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

It might still be cold and snowy outside, but  Once Upon A Child in Savannah is thinking spring!

Visit  Once Upon A Child in Savannah @ 1100 Eisenhower Drive in Eisenhower Square for everything your kids need for warmer weather.

Mention you read about  Once Upon A Child in Savannah on SouthernMamas.com & receive 20% off a purchase, expiring Jan 31 2015.

Once Upon A Child is selling down on their $1 sale items and will be done with that sale before the end of the month.

At Once Upon A Child, they buy and sell your gently used kids stuff every day. Recycle your kids’ nearly new items and get paid cash, on the spot!

What to sell

Once Upon A Child is stocking up for spring and summer – get ca$h on the spot for your gently used kids spring and summer items. Top most wanted items are:

1. Sandals
2. Shorts & Tanks
3. Swimwear
4. Strollers
5. Outdoor Toys
6. Spring Dress Wear

Coming in February

Swimwear Kick-Off Event on February 7
Spring Dress Wear Kick-Off Event on February 21.

Valentine’s Coupon valid Feb. 8-14

In celebration of Valentine’s Day, enjoy 20% of anything red with the coupon below, valid from Feb 8 – 14.

Once Upon A Child Savannah, 1100 Eisenhower Drive Eisenhower Square, Savannah, 31406 tel: 912-351-0555, http://www.onceuponachildsavannah.com/  Once Upon A Child Savannah is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Barnett Educational Supplies in Savannah is having 20% off all Melissa & Doug products until Oct. 31 2014.

Please like Barnett on Facebook here to stay updated on their sales & products.

Store hours: Mon – Fri: 9 AM-7 PM; Sat: 10 AM-5 PM; Sun: 1- 5 PM.

Barnett Educational Supplies, 38 W De Renne Ave., Savannah, 31405-6742, tel: 912-356-1878, email barneduc@bellsouth.net   www.barnetteducationalsupplies.com , Barnett Educational Supplies is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Barnett Educational Supplies in Savannah is having a  Buy 2, Get 1 FREE deal on Melissa & Doug art supplies until Oct. 5.

Please like Barnett on Facebook here to stay updated on their sales & products.

Store hours: Mon – Fri: 9 AM-7 PM; Sat: 10 AM-5 PM; Sun: 1- 5 PM.

Barnett Educational Supplies, 38 W De Renne Ave., Savannah, 31405-6742, tel: 912-356-1878, email barneduc@bellsouth.netwww.barnetteducationalsupplies.com , Barnett Educational Supplies is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Love this for a special children’s birthday gift or classroom pet: Frog habitats now available at Barnett Educational Supplies in Savannah.

Store Hours:
M-F 9 AM – 7 PM
Sat 10 AM – 5 PM
Sun 1 AM-5 PM

Please like Barnett on Facebook here to stay updated on their sales & new products.

Barnett Educational Supplies, 38 W De Renne Ave., Savannah, 31405-6742, tel: 912-356-1878, emailbarneduc@bellsouth.net www.barnetteducationalsupplies.com , Barnett Educational Supplies is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Summer Mini Sessions are here with Photography by Julie Anne!

Mini sessions will be held on July 19 at Fort McAllister and July 20 at Julie Anne’s studio in Richmond Hill.

These 30 minute sessions are only $75 and you get a minimum of 15 images and a Facebook timeline!

Visit Julie Anne’s website at www.photographybyjulieanne.com or her Facebook page here. 

Or you can call for a session at (912) 655-9497. Don’t miss out on this great deal!

Photography by Julie Anne,  email julie@photographybyjulieanne.com,  (912) 655-9497,www.photographybyjulieanne.com ; On Facebook here.  Photography by Julie Anne is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

The May 2014 sale on Melissa & Doug “Sunny Patch” items at Barnett Educational Supplies, Savannah has been extended to June 16!

Buy 2 and Get One FREE during the month of May 2014.

Store Hours:
M-F 9:00am – 7:00pm
Sat 10:00am – 5:00pm
Sun Closed during April, May and June

Please like Barnett on Facebook here to stay updated on their sales.

Barnett Educational Supplies, 38 W De Renne Ave., Savannah, 31405-6742, tel: 912-356-1878, email barneduc@bellsouth.net www.barnetteducationalsupplies.com , Barnett Educational Supplies is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Georgia Crafted is a subscription/gift box company promoting local Georgia artisans.

Sign up and you’ll receive a monthly delivery that contains 4-5 carefully curated (a.k.a. The Best) products made right here in Georgia. They’re bringing “Local to Your Door” in a whole new way.

Georgia Crafted boxes make for the perfect gift for that special someone that is always so hard to buy for! Need a gift right away? Georgia Crafted offers carefully-curated gift boxes that are ready to ship right away.

Sign up at www.georgiacrafted.com .
$29.99 (includes free nationwide shipping)

Mother’s Day Gift Box:
$33.99 (includes free nationwide shipping)
Mother’s Day Georgia Crafted Gift Box is the perfect gift for any “mom” in your life. Whether it’s your Mom, Step-Mom, Grandmother, Sister, Aunt, Teacher or Best Girlfriend – she will absolutely love what will be coming to her.
This beautiful gift will include:
-Salacia Salts Lip Scrub (Savannah)
-Savon Bath – Bath Cupake (Atlanta)
-Savon Bath – 2oz Blueberry Goatmilk and Honey Lotion (Atlanta)
-Tiffani Taylor Gallery – ”Love Letter: Infinite Possibilities Postcard” & “Tiffani Taylor Lifestyle Collection: Poppies, Mirrored Compact.” This compact, alone, retails for $25! (Savannah)

Order today and the box will ship the first week of May to arrive in time for Mother’s Day!

Georgia Crafted, www.georgiacrafted.com On Facebook here. Follow Georgia Crafted on Twitter www.twitter.com/georgiacrafted  Georgia Crafted is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

End the wait & see!

Are you pregnant & planning to attend the Southern Women’s Show (Feb 21-23) at Savannah’s International Trade and Convention Center on Hutchinson Is. ?

If so, be sure to stop by the Cherished 4D Ultrasound Studio booth. Mention you read about Cherished 4D on SouthernMamas.com to receive an additional 10% off of any Ultrasound package. Cherished 4D is already offering $20 coupons at the show and a chance to win a FREE 3D/4D Ultrasound.

Learn more by liking Cherished 4D Ultrasound Studio on Facebook here. 

It was love at first listen for us.

Freckles’ debut CD “Be My Friend” manages to do the impossible: entertain kids while simultaneously reminding us parents to savor every second of our kids’ fleeting childhoods.  Even better: the CD was created by Savannah native & Savannah Country Day School graduate Laura Crane – better known as Lalo Friedman while growing up in Ardsley Park & Dutch Island. We love seeing fellow moms succeed at achieving work/life balance – especially when Lalo has a 3 & 5 year old at home.

Like all parents of curious preschoolers, we especially appreciate a song called Why? As Lalo says, it’s the perfect song to croon when your kids start asking the endless Whys. Why does a dog bark? Why can’t I put my mouth on the grocery cart? Why’s it so hard to walk up a hill? Why would I ever ever want to stay still? 

The CD is available at www.frecklesmusic.com. The digital copy of the album is on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/be-my-friend/id814729867

Read our Q&A with Lalo  – originally published in the Savannah Morning News – by clicking here.

Meet & design jewelry with Elisha Argentinis at Punch & Judy this Tuesday February 11th in Habersham Village.

Save up to 40% on last minute Valentine’s Day jewelry gifts or just visit to enter our jewelry giveaway.

Metal Pressions was started in 2008 by Elisha and her husband Andreas Argentinis. They create fine handmade personalized jewelry in silver and gold.

All the text is impressed with individual craftsman’s tools for impressions deeper that conventional engraving. Embellish your jewelry designs with diamonds, gold accents, and more.

At MetalPressions.com, they have developed with world’s first true online jewelry design software. In minutes you can design jewelry without restrictions. Drag and place customizations in just about any position. The only limit to the jewelry you can design is your imagination!

Metal Pressions, www.metalpressions.com, 800.554.8196, On Facebook here. Metal Pressions is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

What a romantic giveaway we have this month: a  FREE Homecoming Session with Stayce Koegler Photography in Savannah.

Stayce is a sucker for a good love story. Do you have a soldier coming home soon or know someone that is expecting their loved one back from military duty? Stayce wants to be there!

All you have to do to enter is “like” the Stayce K Photography Facebook page here. On her FB wall, please tell Stayce how long your guy or girl has been gone and how much you’ve missed them! She’ll pick a winner on the 20th of January.

Please say SouthernMamas.com sent you! We’ll announce the winner here & on our SouthernMamas.com Facebook page.

Stay connected with Stayce K Photography by “liking” her Facebook page here.

Stayce Koegler Photography, www.staycekoegler.com, staycekoegler@hotmail.com Stayce Koegler Photography is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Don’t want the boring Valentine cards for your kiddos? Come get personalized valentine cards for your kids to take to school with their pictures on them!

Photography by Julie Anne is offering Valentine Mini Sessions in her Studio that include 22 valentine cards, a 5×7 print, 5 digital images from the session and a Facebook timeline cover photo for only $99! Your child will love having their very own personalized card to give to all their friends!

Photography by Julie Anne is located in center of Richmond Hill with plenty of room for your little lovebug to be photographed! Visit www.photographybyjulieanne.com  or call 912-655-9497 for more information! Want even more deals through out the year? Become a fan at https://www.facebook.com/PhotographybyJulieAnne

Come by and visit Photography by Julie Anne’s brand new studio in Richmond Hill right on Ford Avenue.  Gift certificates are also available and they do offer a military discount! To view more of Julie Anne’s work, visit www.photographybyjulieanne.com or like them on Facebook.  You can get direct information at Julie@photographbyjulieanne.com or call 912-655-9497.

Photography by Julie Anne,  email julie@photographybyjulieanne.com,  (912) 655-9497, www.photographybyjulieanne.com ; On Facebook here.  Photography by Julie Anne is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser