Buzz Spotlight and Give-Away: CurlyQ Cuties: LAST DAY
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
I was recently introduced to a unique website where you and your child could create a custom plush monster - CurlyQ Cuties. I fell in love with the odd, lovable creations. Someone to hug and cuddle in the middle of the night - because monsters don't always have to be scary! As it is, my own son Keegan is infatuated with monsters. Loves them. So a toy like this would be perfect for him. And older toddlers and preschoolers can even sit with you at the computer and build their own monster online using CurlyQ Cuties' made-to-order feature that allows you to interactively drag-and-drop from a variety of parts to configure your Monster. The kid-friendly designer lets you see your creation come to life! Once you're happy with your Monster design and place an order, that unique Monster design is promptly made by hand in Austin, Texas and shipped via USPS Priority Mail.
BUILD A MONSTER?
Yes! Build a monster by customizing its body, eyes, mouth and belly.
BODY: Choose from 11 body types and 12 colors for your monster's body!
EYES: You have 20 eye choices! One eye, three eyes, lashes or pupils only! Then choose from 11 eye colors.
MOUTH: There are 10 mouth styles to choose from. Plump lips, fangs or maybe a silly smile would best suit your monster!
BELLY: Then there are 7 belly styles to complete your monsters appearance, with 12 colors to make those spots, hearts, flowers and stars really pop!
And this wonderful, custom monster is only $25 dollars! What a wonderful birthday idea! And its a brilliant gift for under the Christmas tree.
There are also collectible CurlyQ Cuties! They are ready made - but still totally unique. Take Splotch, who has a cow pattern. Or take a peek at the unusual shape of Mr. Peepers!
Honestly, I know both my boys would love one. My favorite design is the Dark Green Bongo body with Orange Cyclops Eye, Three-tooth Mouth and Orange Spotted Belly. What's YOUR favorite?
CONTEST: The Mom behind the monsters, Stephanie Estrin, is giving away a one-time use promotional claim code worth $30 off an order. This code will cover the cost of shipping a Monster within the United States plus either a $25 Special Edition Monster or a $25 made-to-order Monster.
HOW TO ENTER:
1st: Visit CurlyQ Cuties. Choose the Made-to-Order option and design your own Monster! Copy the description and put it in the comments.
EXTRA ENTRIES: If you do the entry above - you are eligible for extra entries. Leave a comment for each extra entry!
2nd: Follow CurlyQ Cuties and the Mom Buzz on Twitter. Announce this contest!
3rd: Blog about this contest with links to the Mom Buzz and CurlyQ Cuties
4th: Fave the Mom Buzz on Technorati
5th: Tell us your Favorite Collectible from CurlyQ Cuties.
Good luck and buzz the word on CurlyQ Cuties!
Contest Ends the 19th at Midnight EST. US entries only, please.
13/11/08 1:19 AM
My daughter is infatuated with monsters... (In a I'm-not-afraid-of-monsters-because-they're-not-real kinda way.) I'm going to go back to the site with her--she'll love to build her own monster! Gosh sakes--where do you find these things, girl?!
13/11/08 4:06 AM
Yay I can enter since it's not on my blog :)
I love these adorable creatures!
Dark blue Noodle body with orange large googly eyes, smile mouth, and yellow spotted belly.
13/11/08 9:40 AM
Red Marmalade body with dark green large googly eyes, tongue mouth, and white spotted belly.
These are so cute!!!
13/11/08 9:49 AM
Purple Diva body with light green small googly eyes, straight-smile mouth, and green flower belly.
These are so cute!! Thank you
Shanna
13/11/08 9:49 AM
The monster I made is Pink Noodle body with pink large googly eyes, tongue mouth, and white spotted belly.
3kidsnus at gmail dot com
13/11/08 9:50 AM
My favorite collectible is Splotch. cute!
3kidsnus at gmail dot com
13/11/08 9:54 AM
Blue Bongo body with dark green large googly eyes, small toothy mouth, and red circle belly.
I think my twins would fight over this....so if I am lucky enough to win, I am gonna have to buy another one!!
13/11/08 9:55 AM
Mr. Peepers is by far my favorite collectible!!
13/11/08 9:55 AM
This is so fun to make, I had a ball. I am not sure what I eould do with it though, I kind of made it pillow shaped...for me!
Pink Pogo body with orange diva (light green-shadow) eye, two-tooth mouth, and orange spotted belly.
13/11/08 9:59 AM
Purple Noodle body with orange dilated large-pupil eyes, smile mouth, and green spotted belly.
idoru@popstar.com
13/11/08 10:13 AM
Awesome ... this may be the gifts I am sending my niece and nephew ... i think I am going to have my kids design them ...
Pink Noodle body with pink diva (hot pink-shadow) eye, hot pink fang lips mouth, and red heart belly.
13/11/08 10:33 AM
Pink Diva body with pink large eyes, small toothy mouth, and black flower belly.
(Pssst... it's really for me)
13/11/08 10:43 AM
Ok, I just followed you on Twitter! I'm Candiandsons. I also have two boys and LOVE IT!
13/11/08 10:46 AM
Dark Green Pogo body with yellow large straight eyes, straight-smile mouth, and yellow spotted belly.
13/11/08 10:49 AM
Follow you both on twitter & tweeted !
13/11/08 10:51 AM
Mr. Happy is my favorite collectible!!
13/11/08 12:34 PM
These are so cute. I'd order Pink Diva body with light green large googly eyes, hot pink lips mouth, and green spotted belly for my daughter!
13/11/08 1:21 PM
What a fun contest!
Pink Noodle body with bright blue large eyes, hot pink fang lips mouth, and green star belly
13/11/08 1:25 PM
Just tweeted about this!
13/11/08 1:27 PM
Love those things!
Pink Diva body with orange diva (light green-shadow) eye, red lips mouth, and orange heart belly.
13/11/08 1:27 PM
And I followed both on Twitter and getting ready to tweet about it now.
toteandtee on Twitter
13/11/08 1:46 PM
Red Noodle body with red diva (pink-shadow) eye, small toothy mouth, and white spotted belly.
13/11/08 2:02 PM
The monster i made is: "Purple Marmalade body with orange large eyes, pink lips mouth, and pink heart belly." Soooo cute!
13/11/08 2:03 PM
Extra credit: My favorite collectible from CurlyQ Cuties is Dizzy. He's just so funny looking...and cute :)
13/11/08 3:03 PM
I follow both Mom Buzz and CurlyQ Cuties on twitter...and I just twitted about the giveaway!
13/11/08 3:06 PM
I've also blogged about this contest on my Ramblings blog!
13/11/08 3:09 PM
Orange Marmalade body with orange triple eyes, three-tooth mouth, and turquoise spotted belly.
13/11/08 3:12 PM
Mr. Peepers is really cute - but Mr. Happy is my favorite custom CurlyQ Cutie! I just love his tummy - and all that orange!
13/11/08 3:30 PM
Trying to post it now on my Twitter (site technical difficulties??). Will keep trying.
http://twitter.com/crinklequirk
13/11/08 3:54 PM
Ok Molly built this one herself! How great would it be for me to put it under the tree for her!
Pink Spike body with bright blue large eyes, tongue mouth, and dark green heart belly.
13/11/08 5:37 PM
Purple Bongo body with yellow large eyes, red fang lips mouth, and orange flower belly.
Absolutely adorable!
13/11/08 5:51 PM
Dark blue Noodle body with orange reverse dilated large-pupil eyes, straight-smile mouth, and yellow oval belly.
busymomblog@yahoo.com
13/11/08 6:06 PM
These are wonderful...Dark blue Diva body with red large straight eyes, small toothy mouth, and turquoise spotted belly.
13/11/08 7:35 PM
Purple Diva body with orange cyclops eye, three-tooth mouth, and yellow star belly.
Because the Vikings are my son's favorite team! He would adore this little guy.
13/11/08 8:28 PM
Orange Bunny body with baby blue large straight eyes, three-tooth mouth, and blue flower belly.
13/11/08 8:31 PM
Pink Diva body with light green dilated large-pupil eyes, tongue mouth, and turquoise flower belly.
so awesome!!
bootyemo@yahoo.com
13/11/08 9:57 PM
I love these!!
My son picked out this one: dark blue spike body with red triple eyes, tongue mouth, and dark green spotted belly.
13/11/08 10:08 PM
Mine looks like a Purple Noodle body with orange cyclops eye, small toothy mouth, and dark green spotted belly.
katiekarr at gmail dot com
13/11/08 10:30 PM
I just had to blog about this! I need a monster!
13/11/08 10:36 PM
Mr. Happy is my favorite collectable!!
13/11/08 10:43 PM
My beloved wife thinks these are awesome! I think they are ...ok.
Oh, alright, they're pretty darned cute. Here is my design:
Dark Green Diva body with orange cyclops eye, three-tooth mouth, and yellow spotted belly.
13/11/08 10:54 PM
I saw these on a blog the other day and let me say there so adorable! I'd go with: Pink Diva body with bright blue large straight eyes, two-tooth mouth, and black heart belly.
14/11/08 12:07 AM
These are so cute. Mine would be: Green Diva body with baby blue large eyes, two-tooth mouth, and dark green spotted belly.
14/11/08 12:08 AM
My favorite collectible is definitely Dizzy. Too cute!
14/11/08 12:09 AM
I faved you on Technorati-MommaStaciA
14/11/08 12:18 AM
Hi Erin,
My daughter and I stopped by and bought one--they're too cute... But I if I can, I'd like to still enter--she'd love another one, I'm sure... :) Here's how Kate built it!
Pink Giggles body with orange small eyes, hot pink fang lips mouth, and purple circle belly.
Thanks for the entry! Your blog is a ton of fun! Nicole
14/11/08 1:28 AM
How cute!
Green Diva body with orange diva (bright blue-shadow) eye, hot pink fang lips mouth, and yellow star belly.
14/11/08 11:11 AM
This is what my Monster would look like- for my monster too, LOL
Pink Diva body with pink large googly eyes, small toothy mouth, and yellow heart belly.
14/11/08 1:19 PM
I really like the one pictured in your post, but I couldn't figure out how to do the green belly w/ the purple spots...so I guess that one:)
14/11/08 9:00 PM
Dark Green Noodle body with dark blue small straight eyes, smile mouth, and dark blue oval belly.
15/11/08 12:01 AM
Orange Diva body with bright blue large googly eyes, small toothy mouth, and green oval belly.
15/11/08 12:02 AM
My favorite collectible is "Splotch"! He looks part cow! LOL!
15/11/08 12:04 AM
I twittered!
15/11/08 2:41 AM
Black Bunny body with bright blue small cyclops eye, red fang lips mouth, and red heart belly.
So cute!
15/11/08 2:42 AM
15/11/08 10:47 AM
Black Giggles body with dark green small straight eyes, tongue mouth, and white spotted belly.
15/11/08 12:32 PM
My daughter would love the Pink Diva body with bright blue large googly eyes, two-tooth mouth, and green spotted belly.
15/11/08 11:44 PM
White Diva body with dark blue bug eyes, tongue mouth, and purple flower belly.
16/11/08 8:02 AM
Blue Happy body with yellow large googly eyes, small toothy mouth, and red heart belly. These are adorable!
16/11/08 6:57 PM
I'm following you both on twitter!!
17/11/08 9:17 AM
Following you both on tweeter
Shanna (smeramr)
17/11/08 9:18 AM
Blogged about the giveaway :)
Shanna
18/11/08 1:40 PM
This would be so much fun. I created a Purple Noodle body with pink small straight eyes, tongue mouth, and blue spotted belly. I might have to keep it for myself!! I know my kids would have so much fun doing this. Got to talk to my husband about this great gift idea.
18/11/08 1:40 PM
I love Splotch.
18/11/08 1:55 PM
These are cute! I created a Orange Diva body with orange dilated large-pupil eyes, small toothy mouth, and yellow spotted belly.
-Terra
partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com
18/11/08 2:24 PM
Green Spike body with orange small eyes, small toothy mouth, and yellow button belly. cdziuba@aol.com
18/11/08 2:37 PM
Red Diva body with yellow dilated large-pupil eyes, three-tooth mouth, and black circle belly.
these are so cute!!!!!!!!!!
18/11/08 2:39 PM
That was fun!
Dark blue Noodle body with bright blue dilated large-pupil eyes, small toothy mouth, and red spotted belly.
braaisjo at gmail dot com
18/11/08 3:46 PM
Splotch
is adorable...I made a green and white monster with red cheeks.
18/11/08 3:55 PM
I made: Dark Green Pogo body with orange diva (pink-shadow) eye, smile mouth, and purple spotted belly -- and that was a lot of fun!
18/11/08 3:57 PM
I like Mr. Happy. He looks a lot like the monster I made. But mine was a girl.
18/11/08 3:59 PM
Orange Bongo body with orange large eyes, tongue mouth, and yellow circle belly.
18/11/08 4:00 PM
This is what I'd make for my God-nephew: Dark blue Marmalade body with orange triple eyes, tongue mouth, and dark green oval belly.
I'm assuming that it wouldn't look scary to him. LoL.
lilnamekangelivy[at]aol[dot]com
18/11/08 4:11 PM
Purple Pogo body
Hot pink diva (light green-shadow) eye
Tongue mouth
Orange heart belly
melanieinaz2003@yahoo.com
18/11/08 4:19 PM
I had fun creating the cute little monster. Mine was Dark blue Giggles body with orange large straight eyes, smile mouth, and turquoise flower belly.
Thanks for the cool giveaway.
18/11/08 4:21 PM
Splotch is my favorite collectible.
18/11/08 4:27 PM
My son would love the dark green noodle body, bright blue shadow eye, straight smaile and yellow star belly. thanks, justicecw@hotmail.com
18/11/08 4:28 PM
My favorite collectible is Splotch! justicecw@hotmail.com
18/11/08 5:43 PM
My daughter helped me with this and this is what we ended up with... Pink Pogo body with light green large googly eyes, hot pink lips mouth, and green heart belly.
18/11/08 6:10 PM
Dark blue Diva body with bright blue large googly eyes, tongue mouth, and turquoise star belly.
18/11/08 6:11 PM
Dizzy is my favorite collectible
18/11/08 6:32 PM
That was fun! Here's mine: Blue Noodle body with bright blue dilated large-pupil eyes, small toothy mouth, and orange circle belly.
doot65{at}comcast[dot]net
18/11/08 6:33 PM
I'm following both of you on Twitter (blueviolet)
doot65{at}comcast[dot]net
18/11/08 6:39 PM
My favorite collectible is Splotch. Irresistibly cute.
18/11/08 6:40 PM
I faved ya on Technorati (blueviolet)
doot65{at}comcast[dot]net
18/11/08 6:57 PM
Splotch
theyyyguy@yahoo.com
18/11/08 7:48 PM
Yellow Spike body with bright blue large eyes, tongue mouth, and green spotted belly.
3janbabies[at]gmail[dot]com
18/11/08 7:51 PM
wow i love to try and win this please enter me in and i think there all realy neet thanks
18/11/08 7:56 PM
I blogged about your giveaway here . . .
http://ablogofgoodies.blogspot.com/2008/11/giveaway-curlyq-cuties.html
18/11/08 8:18 PM
Yellow Marmalade body with orange large straight eyes, tongue mouth, and yellow star belly.
18/11/08 8:22 PM
I followed you on Twitter!
18/11/08 8:23 PM
I favorited you!
18/11/08 8:23 PM
My favorite collectible is Mr. Happy!
18/11/08 8:31 PM
My daughter would love one of these. Here is my build:
Turquoise Noodle body with yellow dilated large-pupil eyes, smile mouth, and green flower belly.
18/11/08 9:20 PM
Black Noodle body with red large straight eyes, straight-smile mouth, and red spotted belly.
18/11/08 9:31 PM
Red Rounder body with hot pink cyclops eye, tongue mouth, and pink heart belly.
18/11/08 9:32 PM
Blue Pogo body with dark blue bug eyes, pink lips mouth, and dark blue flower belly.
18/11/08 9:35 PM
Mine is: Purple Bunny body with orange large eyes, tongue mouth, and yellow spotted belly.
18/11/08 9:36 PM
Green Pogo body with dark blue reverse dilated large-pupil eyes, three-tooth mouth, and yellow oval belly.
So much fun!
oreo89 [at] gmail [dot] com
18/11/08 10:03 PM
Holt would love the Dark blue Diva body with orange large eyes, tongue mouth, and yellow heart belly. How fun. Thank you.
18/11/08 10:31 PM
So frickin' cute I want one for myself.
Turquoise Happy body with red small cyclops eye, two-tooth mouth, and purple spotted belly.
legenderry[at]cox[dot]net
18/11/08 11:17 PM
Here is mine: Pink Diva body with bright blue large straight eyes, tongue mouth, and purple star belly.
18/11/08 11:48 PM
My monster is the Turquoise Noodle body with baby blue small straight eyes, tongue mouth, and dark green circle belly.
18/11/08 11:58 PM
This is way fun! Here's ours: Purple Spike body with dark green large googly eyes, small toothy mouth, and black star belly.
18/11/08 11:59 PM
Our favorite collectible is Dizzy! He's great! :)
19/11/08 12:00 AM
You're in my technorati favs! :)
19/11/08 12:56 AM
Turquoise Giggles body with orange large eyes, small toothy mouth, and green spotted belly.
Super cute!
lkziegler[at]gmail.com
19/11/08 12:57 AM
Mr. Happy and Dizzy are my two favorite collectibles.
lkziegler[at]gmail.com
19/11/08 6:19 AM
I just love these :). I would make a Black Lu body with orange large googly eyes, straight-smile mouth, and dark blue circle belly monster for my son.
19/11/08 8:54 AM
Dark Green Diva body with orange dilated large-pupil eyes, red fang lips mouth, and red heart belly.
19/11/08 9:06 AM
My monster is so cute!Purple Noodle body with orange large straight eyes, tongue mouth, and red star belly.
smchester at gmail dot com
19/11/08 9:07 AM
My favorite collectible is Mr. Peepers!
smchester at gmail dot com
19/11/08 11:00 AM
Dark Green Marmalade body with dark green large straight eyes, tongue mouth, and purple button belly.
19/11/08 11:01 AM
My favorite collectible is Mr. Peepers.
19/11/08 11:10 AM
Orange Diva body with orange small eyes, small toothy mouth and turquoise oval belly. garrettsambo@aol.com
19/11/08 11:25 AM
Red Noodle body with yellow triple eyes, small toothy mouth, and dark blue star belly. trinitygsd at yahoo dot com
19/11/08 11:37 AM
that was fun, if I were to win I would love the Black Happy body with red dilated small-pupil eyes, three-tooth mouth, and purple spotted belly.
19/11/08 12:09 PM
Oh my god, adorable. I love the Red Marmalade Body,two-tooth mouth, and orange spotted belly, and large orange eyes!!
19/11/08 12:12 PM
Dark blue Noodle body with orange diva (bright blue-shadow) eye, tongue mouth, and yellow spotted belly
That was fun
thank you
tatertot374@sbcglobal.net
19/11/08 12:38 PM
My 4 year old created the following monster:Purple Lu Body with pink ,dilated, large -pupil eyes, pink lips mouth, and pink heart belly. This was so much fun!ashlyn@chuparkoff.com
19/11/08 12:48 PM
Dark blue Noodle body with pink large googly eyes, tongue mouth and green spotted belly :)
19/11/08 1:24 PM
Orange Happy body with orange small eyes, small toothy mouth, and yellow button belly
19/11/08 2:02 PM
Red Diva body with red triple eyes, small toothy mouth, and black spotted belly.
19/11/08 2:24 PM
Blue Noodle body with baby blue diva (light green-shadow) eye, smile mouth, and green spotted belly.
19/11/08 2:24 PM
Blue Noodle body with baby blue diva (light green-shadow) eye, smile mouth, and green spotted belly.
19/11/08 2:47 PM
Pink Diva body with orange diva (pink-shadow) eye, pink fang lips mouth, and yellow flower belly.
Jennifer, jennem22 at yahoo dot com
19/11/08 4:37 PM
Dark blue Lu body with bright blue large eyes, smile mouth, and turquoise spotted belly
19/11/08 4:45 PM
Black Pogo body with yellow dilated small-pupil eyes, tongue mouth, and red button belly
19/11/08 4:50 PM
Dark Green Noodle body with yellow triple eyes, small toothy mouth, and yellow star belly. My son helped design it, so fun!
19/11/08 6:40 PM
Had way to much fun making this guy...Purple Diva body with orange large eyes, small toothy mouth, and green spotted belly.
19/11/08 6:51 PM
Orange Diva body with hot pink cyclops eye, hot pink lips mouth, and pink spotted belly.
cookiert at yahoo.com
19/11/08 7:54 PM
Dark blue Marmalade body with baby blue large eyes, tongue mouth, and purple oval belly... or Dark blue Happy body with bright blue cyclops eye, three-tooth mouth, and purple spotted belly. this is too much fun... wiicked13 [at] yahoo [dot] com
19/11/08 8:25 PM
My design is the Black Bongo body with hot pink large googly eyes, pink lips mouth, and red heart belly.
19/11/08 8:29 PM
I added your button to my blog!
19/11/08 8:45 PM
My son picked the Red Bongo body with hot pink cyclops eye, straight-smile mouth, and dark green spotted belly.
donna444444@yahoo.com
19/11/08 8:52 PM
I like Splotch
donna444444@yahoo.com
19/11/08 10:12 PM
I called my son into the room and asked him to create a monster. This is what he came up with; Yellow Marmalade body with red cyclops eye, small toothy mouth, and dark green star belly.
He loves it. :) :)
msrica03@aol.com
19/11/08 10:21 PM
I'm following you on Twitter!
-msrica03@aol.com
19/11/08 10:22 PM
My favorite collectible is Splotch! :)
19/11/08 10:26 PM
I'm also following CurlyQ Cuties on Twitter :P
19/11/08 10:28 PM
red bongo buddy
19/11/08 10:35 PM
I blogged
http://guerrasandoval.blogspot.com/
19/11/08 10:51 PM
These are too cute! I made a "Dark blue Bongo body with orange large googly eyes, tongue mouth, and yellow star belly". Thank you for the opportunity.
19/11/08 10:52 PM
My favorite collectible is Dizzy. I love the color red. Thanks again!
19/11/08 11:05 PM
I love this website! How ADORABLE!! My little guy loves Dark Green Giggles body with orange large eyes, no-tooth mouth, and orange heart belly.
Thanks!
19/11/08 11:27 PM
These are so adorable! They are so going on my twins lists!!! Dark blue Diva body with orange large googly eyes, three-tooth mouth, and green spotted belly. csikatlane@yahoo.com
19/11/08 11:28 PM
Mr. Peepers is best collectible! How cool is he??!! csikatlane@yahoo.com
19/11/08 11:46 PM
The monster I designed has a Pink Bunny body with orange small straight eyes, red lips mouth, and yellow flower belly.
19/11/08 11:47 PM
My favorite collectible is Splotch.
22/11/08 11:35 PM
here is my creation Purple Bongo body with baby blue large googly eyes, tongue mouth, and red heart belly.