Tiny Oranges – Fresh, fun blog for OC moms

 
It has been almost 4 years since we moved into our house, and I still had not finished fully decorating our master bedroom.   Isn’t it funny how the master bedroom is always the last to get done?   Our walls were looking really bare, and I decided it was time to warm it up with some wall hangings or framed family photos.   We are really on a budget these days, so I looked at Home Goods and Target to see if there were some art pieces that would work in our room, and I couldn’t find anything I liked.    Then I stumbled upon ZaZaGallery on Twitter, and couldn’t believe for $25 (less than a random TJ Maxx find), I could turn our family pics into wall art!

Starting at only $25 for an 8 x 10, you can upload a photo, and have it made into a canvas piece.  I was SUPER impressed with the quality, and it is so cool to see your photos actually look like pieces of art hanging on your wall.   I am planning on doing some of these in my baby’s nursery when she arrives, I think it will be such a cool, personal way to decorate.  I was thinking it would be fun to put an ultrasound photo on canvas and give to a new mom-to-be for a shower gift! 

HOORAY! It’s a Tiny Giveaway!  ZaZaGallery is giving away one 8 x 10 photo on canvas to one lucky winner!   To enter, send me an email to giveaways@tinyoranges.com and answer the following question:  What is the price for a 16 x 20?  Hint: Click here to find out!   You can email me all week, just include your first name and last initial, and have your emails in by 5PM PST on Friday, March 13th.  Good luck!

February is right around the corner, and we know what that means…Valentine’s Day is almost here!  What a cute way to celebrate your own little tiny Valentine, but with a Monkey Baby custom Valentine tutu! These sweet little treats are made with 75+ yards of tulle and come with a matching head band or barrette to make each little girl feel positively yummy!

Hooray!  It’s a Tiny Giveaway!   Monkey Baby is giving away a darling Valentine’s tutu and matching hair piece accessory to one lucky winner!   Don’t have girls yourself?  Enter anyway and give as a sweet, unexpected gift!    To enter, email me (one per person please) at giveaways@tinyoranges.com.  Include your first name, last initial, and the answer to this question:   which is your favorite Valentine tutu?   Click here to check them out!  You can enter all week, just have your entries in before 5pm PST on Friday, Jan. 30th.   I will post the winner next week!   

If you are a self-professed foodie and love to hear the latest and greatest OC has to offer in the culinary world, you MUST check out this fun new community, OCFoodies.com.    The site is dedicated to local restaurants, recipes, menus and everything delicious.  You can join for free to get updates on special deals and promotions at local OC restaurants.  You can even create your own food group!   Stay tuned for more information on OCFoodies.com on Orange County Restaurant Week, coming up February 22 – 28th. I was excited to see there is an Orange County Kids Restaurant Week coming this June, I will for sure be checking that one out as we are always looking for kid-friendly dining ideas and special deals.  

Warning: This site might make your mouth water.  After perusing their awesome Orange County Dining Guide, you may need to line up a sitter and grab your hubby for a little date night!

Have a great weekend everyone! See you back on Monday!

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!