Are you a fan of Tea Collection? If so, you'll love to hear about these great sales. If not, you've got to check this line out. It is one of my very favorites. They are offering 3 incredible pre-Back to School sales that I'm sure you'll go crazy for!

Tea Collection Sales

• 40% Off Daily Tea, July 13
• 20% Baby Sale, July 21-24 with promocode BABY20
• Dress Sale--$12 Tea Dresses, July 28-29

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Preorder your favorite kids' fashion brands at WestVillageKids.com and earn up to $100 in gift certificates. West Village Kids offers preorders for: 3 Pommes, Cakewalk, Catimini, Charabia, Chipie, Diesel, Dino E Lucia, Elle, IKKS, Jean Bourget, Jottum, Little Marc Jacobs, Marese, Monster Republic, Nolita Pocket, Pom D'api, Rare, Signorelli and Truck.

• Spend $100-$150 and earn a $25 certificate
• Spend $151-$250 and earn a $50 certificate
• Spend $251-$400 and earn a $100 certificate

Also, WestVillageKids.com is one of only 3 web stores who will be selling the 2009 Elle collection. Elle, a kids' fashion luxury brand popular in Europe is returning to US stores after a 4 year hiatus. To honor this new partnership, WestVillageKids.com is offering free shipping on all Elle orders with the promocode ELLEFREESHIP.

• Preorder: WestVillageKids.com
• Shop Elle: WestVillageKids.com

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Is your Back to School shopping budget a little slim this year? Then learn what you can do to maximize your children's wardrobes to save money while still keeping them in style and giving them tons of fashion options. With a few simple tricks you can take a basic wardrobe and make it extraordinary:

• Layer, layer, layer! For the beginning of the fall season, layer a lightweight cardigan, blazer, zippy or sweater over summer items to extend their usefulness. Another great look this year for girls is to layer a summer dress over a tee.
• Shop the back of the store to the front. Stores place their most expensive items in the front of the store and their clearance items in the back.
• Use inexpensive accessories to make a basic outfit more fun and personalized.
• Buy basics such as tees, socks, underwear, chinos and jeans in multiples when they are on sale. Buying out of season saves you the most money, but make sure to calculate the proper size for the proper season when buying ahead for fast growing kids.
• Have your children pick out 2 or 3 of their favorite colors. Purchase clothes only in those chosen colors in addition to neutrals, so that they have a true mix-and-match wardrobe. This will not only making getting ready in the morning faster and easier, but it maximizes their wardrobes by giving them more possible outfits.
• Neutral bottoms such as khakis, jeans and black or grey slacks or skirts can be paired with an infinite number of tops. I usually suggest buying twice as many tops as bottoms.
• For younger kids, buy pants with adjustable waistbands. Buy them long and cuff them; as your child grows, let out the waistband bit by bit.
• Purchase clothes made from durable materials that are easy to wash and dry. That way you can buy less and wash the items often.

It's been a rough summer so far for the Gosselin 10. Since the couple, Jon and Kate, have announced they are taking legal steps to dissolve their 10-year marriage, many of Kate's business deals have been put on hold. First TLC announced that their popular show, Jon and Kate Plus Eight, is on hiatus. Then, her upcoming book, Love Is in the Mix: Making Meals into Memories has been delayed. And now, it seems her clothing line with Healthtex has also fallen victim to the Jon and Kate fallout.

Prior to the couple's seperation, Kate was working with Healthtex to create a line of kids' clothes. Walmart will be selling Heathtex's fall line in their stores, but Kate will not be involved with the line. It is unclear whether or not the partnership will rekindle at a later time.