Hapari Swimwear Giveaway

I've always worn one piece swimsuits or tankinis, in an effort to be modest. As I got older and taller, it became very difficult to find a one pice that was long enough for me, so I've found myself hunting year after year for tankini swimsuits that have a long top, so that I'm still covering my tummy. I have found them, but I hadn't found them in colourful prints that I liked until I started to look online. Enter Hapari swimsuits!


Hapari sells one piece swimsuits and tankinis for women and girls (size 8+). They also sell cover ups and various types of bottoms to go with the tankini tops. You can also find Men's board shorts and other products.


I love that you can wear the cover shorts when you want to get down in the sand with the kids & want a little more coverage, or the skirt to be cute but extra covered, or the regular bottoms (which come in a tummy tuk version- so you can be sure your tummy won't peek out- a bonus for a lot of moms! ;)

I've been totally impressed with their swimwear- I love the print choices, and the variety in top and bottom styles. I'm pretty sure you'll love them too- and Hapari wants to give you all the chance to win a $96 gift code to purchase your choice of products from Hapari!

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How to Enter:

Leave a comment for each entry!!

Mandatory Entry:

Link to one of the following via blog, Twitter, or Facebook:

http://www.hapari.com/
http://www.hapari.com/womens-swimwear/
http://www.hapari.com/plus-size-swimwear/
http://www.hapari.com/modest-tankinis/

Then come back and comment on my blog with the URL where the link to Hapari can be found.


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This Giveaway will end on May 24th. Winners will be announced on Thursday, May 26th. The giveaway is open to the U.S. & Canada. Winner will be chosen randomly & contacted by email. If winner does not respond within 48 hours, a new winner will be chosen. I will be receiving a gift card from Hapari in exchange for hosting this giveaway. Opinions expressed are my own- I have purchased from Hapari in the past and am very pleased with their product & service.

Sparkle Farms Bloomer Shorts Giveaway

Well you all know now (from my Barbie Modesty post a couple of weeks ago) that it's important to Ken & I that our girls are & learn to be modest in their dress.

I think the "diaper cover" that goes with baby girls' dresses is wonderful. As Talia got older & became potty trained, we re-named them the "panty cover" and then, suddenly & sadly, we hit a size that rarely included these covers and left us wondering how to ensure modesty for a little girl who hasn't quite mastered sitting and playing modestly in a skirt.

We've been making do with random leggings and tights and things, and I've been wondering what we'd use when it got too hot for that in the summer.

Enter Sparkle Farms and their bloomer shorts... when I first heard of these I was so excited about them! They're exactly what I was looking for. They're totally cute and have an adorable name. I could not ask for more!

Ours arrived in the mail & I took a few photos for you to see what they come with. For $25, you get 3 pairs of bloomers (bottom, right), a cute Sparkle Farms tote bag (top, right), and a cute Carrying Pouch (bottom left) for your bloomers.


They come in 3 colours- pink, purple, & white (perfect). Each pair has 3 cute sparkly jewels on one leg, and they are labeled on the inside without a tag, so there's no itch-factor. They come in size 3-7, and you can buy them individually.



I really love how this product is the perfect size & fit for its purpose. I totally recommend it & think it'd make a great gift as we come up on Easter dress time :)

And now for the coolest part of this post: Sparkle Farms is offering you all $5 off of a $25 order when you use the code "bloomers", AND they're going to give one set of 3 bloomers (with all the fun stuff I showed you above) to one of you, for free!

All you have to do is enter below & I'll announce the winner on the blog! :)

How to Enter:

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Be a Follower of my blog (scroll to the bottom of the blog to find the widget & click on the Follow Button)

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If you really want to have more entries, you can comment on any entry on my blog and let me know here, which one you commented on. (I love to hear your thoughts through comments!) You can do this as many times as you want.

You can do the same as above, for the Sparkle Farms Blog, and come back here to tell me which post(s) you commented on.


Giveaway Details: This giveaway closes on Thursday, April 14th. The contest is open to Canada & the U.S. A winner will be chosen randomly from all of the comments. Winner will be contacted by email (please include your email in your comment if I can't find it through your profile). If you do not respond within 48 hours after I email you, a new winner will be chosen. The winner will be announced on the blog on April 16th.

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Modesty is Always In Style

For Talia's birthday she received several dolls that were dressed in rather short skirts from friends at her party.

It's important to Ken & I that we teach our girls the value of modesty.

After thinking about the "immodest" dolls that she had received, I decided that I wasn't comfortable with ignoring the standards we have set- even for dolls. I didn't want to take her new gifts away, so I decided to talk to her again about modesty.

I set the new dolls out on the table, I asked her what modesty was (and she surprised me with how well she already had it down). Then I asked her about each doll- "is she dressed modestly?" "What is immodest about her outfit?"

Next I got out all of my fabric scraps & together we chose fabric to go with each "immodest" doll's outfit. Then I got sewing. Here's one example:

I want to give the girl some sleeves, but I'm not sure how to pull it off on such a small doll (and with my limited sewing skills).. anyone have any suggestions???

I'm really happy with how this went- now when she plays with the dolls, she won't be getting the subtle message that the way we dress isn't that big of a deal. Instead, she'll be reminded of the importance we place on dressing modestly. I feel so much better about those dolls now!