As I mentioned yesterday in my post about our trip to Spain, news of sharp declines in national birth rates was recently released. The Pew Research Center analyzed data from all 50 states and suggested that women are putting off having babies until the economy improves. Although the numbers may look gloomy, Belevation is still experiencing strong... read more
Last week, my husband and I had the chance to take a trip to Madrid and San Sebastian, Spain to do work for a Spanish textile company. We flew into Madrid and then made our way by train to San Sebastian, in the Basque region - at Spain's Northern coast, near the French border. Click on the above links for slides and info on this scenic area. ... read more
What are the ingredients of a great baby shower? Relax. When it comes to baby showers, you just can't go wrong. You see, joy is already in the room (your baby!) so the rest is just icing on the cake...... Here are some simple tested tips to keep the day fun though, no matter who's throwing the party: Recommendation Number 1. Start with Evite.... read more
Jen Crum from Fort Wayne, Indiana is more than just a little pregnant. A SAHM of 2, she is now at 31 weeks with her 3rd child, and still has 2 more months to go. Jen is the author of a neat blog called Crum's This N That; which is where I connected with her. After viewing online photos of Jen, I eye-spyed that she needed some extra support. Belevation... read more
When I began researching Prenatal Yoga, it wasn't long before I learned about Jennifer Wolfe. Based out of San Mateo, CA Jennifer Wolfe is a registered Yoga Alliance Vinyasa and Prenatal Yoga instructor, a certified doula, childbirth educator and a mother. Jennifer's passion for the benefits of prenatal yoga extends beyond the United States. She... read more
Belevation will be doing a monthly Facebook book give-away beginning in Sept. 2011! No purchase is required. All you need to do is “like” Belevation on Facebook to be entered into this free monthly mom-to-be give-away. Winners will be chosen by Random.org at 12AM on the last day of each month. Here's our line-up of upcoming give-away... read more
While doing PR work for Belevation, I have been in contact with an amazing group of women! Amy Tara Koch, author of the 2010 Random House pregnancy book, Bump It Up is one of those special people. A Chicago mother, Amy is a style expert and trend reporter at numerous media outlets including NBC, Vogue and USA Today - to name just a few. With... read more
With Labor Day right around the corner and swimming pools about to close, it's time to reflect on just how fast this summer has flown by. At Belevation, this has been an especially busy season, as we've made several important product changes. So we could go forward with an updated inventory, we held an online sale on Zulily in August. Launched... read more
This week there's not only one, but there's two, Mom-Blog Belevation give-away's going on! I've been surfing the mom-blogosphere like crazy and it's simply amazing. What a vast community of intelligent moms blogging from all around the USA! In June, we ran a Band give-away on I Still Hate Pickles in Houston. This month, we are heading north and... read more
A couple of years ago, Cheers actor John Ratzenberger, came through our small southern county, on a national bus tour for his television show, Made in America, which ran on the Travel Channel from 2004 through 2008. Ratzenberger showed the following short film, in that old crowded majestic, corner court house in Rock Hill, South Carolina. With textile... read more