Tiny Oranges – Fresh, fun blog for OC moms

Read a classic book and look cool too!   Nursery Rhyme Tease takes classic nursery rhyme board books and pairs them with a unique t-shirt with original artwork.  The darling sets are packaged together in a snap vinyl case, so they make for a great gift.  Check out the cute holiday series…I have my eye on the Be My Valentine set to give my little valentine this February .  What a fun way to get your kids excited about reading.  Shop online or check them out at one of their retail locations!

Hooray!  It’s a Tiny Giveaway!  Nursery Rhyme Tease is giving away one free gift set of the winner’s choice to one lucky winner!  To enter, email me (one email per person) at giveaways@tinyoranges.com with Nursery Rhyme Tease in the subject line (or NRT.)  Include your first name, last initial, and answer to this question: Which set would be your choice?  Click here to see the choices!   You can enter all week, just have your emails in before 5PM on Friday, December 19th.    Good luck!   

Don’t lose it – label it with Lovable Labels!  One of our readers, Sonia, wrote me about these awesome labels. She loved them so much she became an agent for the company .  Here is what she writes:  

“When my son started preschool I was told to label all of his stuff.  I didn’t want to do the boring masking tape and sharpie so I looked online for some labels that I could use that would not easily peel off his things and were bright and colorful for easy identification.  I found Lovable Labels and I LOVE their labels!  They have all types including Regular and Slimline Stickers, Shoe Labels, Iron-ons and Bag Tags.   They are not only bright, fun and colorful, but also meet the high standards that parents have come to expect.   The Regular and Slimline labels are microwave and dishwasher safe, the Iron-on labels stay put in the washer/dryer, the Shoe Labels have an extra strength adhesive to ensure they won’t come off, and the Bag Tags are make of a durable and flexible plastic.  I know your moms will LOVE these labels!!”

When I was checking out the website, I was thinking how great these would be to label your kid’s clothes or maternity clothes that you loan out to friends.  I know when I was pregnant with my daughter, I had so many kind friends that loaned me clothes, and I was so nervous to mix them up because I wanted to give them all back.  Same thing with the baby clothes my friend loaned my daughter, it would have been perfect to have her name on the tag just so nothing got confused.  I am for sure picking some of these up!    Thanks Sonia for writing me about these!

I am such a girly-girl sort of girl, it is almost comical how much enjoyment I get out of visiting a cute girly website or boutique. So, you can imagine my delight when visiting Pixie Dust Decor’s updated, amazing new site.  So much cuteness to feast one’s eyes on…you HAVE to check it out!

As a special for Tiny Oranges readers, Pixie Dust is offering 20% off your entire order with the promotional code: PDLAUNCH!

Pixie Dust Decor is a textile and children’s décor design studio dedicated to bringing style minded parents enchanting décor options for their child’s special space. They love timeless design with a childlike twist, soft fabrics with crisp lines, and purposeful products with a strong nod to fun.  Vintage toys, laurel wreaths, mini pagodas and the sweetest flowering topiaries can all be found in their latest textile collection. Click here to visit the studio and check out their winter inspirations along with a cute DIY project!   

You can buy fabric by the yard to make your own Pixie creations, browse their beautiful crib bedding, or pick up fun little gifts like burps, blankets & bibs.   My personal FAVORITE is their classic  50′s style apron for tiny hostesses! What a darling and unique holiday gift!  

Hooray! It’s a Tiny Giveaway!  Pixie Dust Decor is giving away 2 of the darling aprons in the fabrics of the winner’s choice! To enter (one email per person), send me an email to giveaways@tinyoranges.com, with Pixie Dust in the subject line. Include your first name and last initial and tell me: which would be your fabric of choice? Click here to see the options! You can enter all week, just have your emails by Friday. Dec. 5th at 5PM PST. Good luck!

Klassy Kiddos was created by a stylish mom who loved making bright, fun burp cloths, bibs and blankies for all her friends having babies.   As her cute gifts grew in popularity and demand,  she decided to turn her passion into a company and Klassy Kiddos was born!   Best part about her products is you can customize and pick your favorite out of her darling fabrics.   I love her shopping cart covers.  To me, these are an absolute essential, especially in cold/flu season, and I love having one in a darling fabric.   Her Bjorn covers are also totally unique, and make for a fabulous gift.   They cover the Bjorn, so babies can drool in style, and then you can throw them in the wash so you don’t have to clean a crusty Bjorn!  And, I know you know what I am talking about!   The backside of the cover is in that super soft Minky fabric, so the baby’s little face is leaning on a cozy little chin rest.   

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!   Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, I love that the whole purpose is to get together with loved ones, be thankful and eat a lot of food!   Doesn’t get much better than that!    I will see you back on Monday for another fabulous giveaway and new post.   

One of the first gifts I received when I announced my pregnancy was a little brown blankie with a teddy bear head from my Aunt and Uncle.   She said the woman at the children’s boutique raved about all the kids loving these little animal blankies.  

My daughter attached to it very early on, so much so that by about 1 year, I was worried about losing the lovey because she was so attached.    So, we got another one as a back-up, but she took one sniff and rejected it totally.  There was no fooling her! So, I decided to keep them together for awhile so the “lovey smell” would rub off on what we called imposter lovey.   Next thing I knew, she had attached to BOTH lovies, so now I had to worry about losing TWO!     

Angel Dear makes these darling little lovies, and I had to laugh when recently I saw them on the Nordstrom’s website in a box of THREE labeled “A Pair and a Spare.”   That would have worked perfectly for our situation! 

Today at 2 1/2 she is very attached to her little buddies, affectionately named ”Lovey” and “Other Lovey.”   She calls the imposter lovey “Other Lovey” so there is no doubt who was the original!  Is there anything cuter than a little one’s security items?   The Loveys now attend “birthday parties” in our living room, she tries to dress them, and the wording on the little silk tag is totally rubbed off from all her snuggles.     

Here are some cute sites I found that sell them:  Two Blue Peas, Little Dudes and Divas, and Top Toggery and the Stylish Child.    I love giving these as gifts.