coming soon

these will be up on the site in a few days. we have a limited supply so stay tuned for our october special!

dyeing pangs

so we got our new washer last week and ever since it has been a major headache. none of my garments are dyeing correctly. either the dye won't stay in, the garment will have dye spots or once I add the salt all of the dye turns to yellow. so if you are patiently waiting for your order please know that I am trying my best to get them out! thanks!

another sweet one

love the front of the house and the landscaping

basement for my husband


love this kitchen and the double oven. I would have to change that wall color though!

this fireplace is so neat. I am not sure if that is black trim or if it is a dark walnut. hopefully a dark walnut!

LOVE this bathroom. and the floor is black hex. I wouldn't have to clean the floor! yeah!

this is the master and I am crazy about that color on the walls. love the doors, too.

love the nooks in the bedrooms. would be fun to put a little desk for our kid.

not sure how big the yard is but it is fenced. that means good things for our dogs!

mixed fall threads

I completed this order yesterday and had to take a picture. I loved how sweet these looked for the fall.

big sister, little sister tees

I received this sweet picture today. I love seeing my work on toddlers and babies! aren't they so sweet together?

new find

this is just one of those homes that you look at and say, I will live here forever.

this would be my tiny sprouts office. I would love to wrap packages here and store merchandise.

check out this porch! I love the ceiling and all of the windows.

BIG kitchen for the holidays. hopefully filled with lots of family, nieces & nephews and DOGS!

this is a built-in armoire between 2 of the 3 bedrooms upstairs.

check out the basement. I love that it has a fireplace!

sweet sets

I LOVE the new wheat corduroy dress and overalls that we added september 1st. especially with the mixed fall colors. I didn't have a picture of the mixed fall colors in cursive for the wheat dress so here is an example. I think it looks really sweet.

patience

we have had our house on the market for 20 long days now. the first day we had a call and a single lady came to look at it. 1.5 hours later she was done. we thought this was it. she never called back. what and why do you look at a house for 1.5 hours? I mean really. did you watch t.v.? do some laundry? ughh, it is so hard to be patient in a market that is so bad. it will probably take a long time for our home to sell but it is priced to sell. we priced it under all the others in hopes of a good sale. and we are paying the buyer's realtor 3.5% instead of 3%. I was dreaming of being in indianapolis this fall. taking my niece to the apple orchard. my husband and me walking in the park and seeing the beautiful leaves. I know we have many falls ahead of us but tonight I was growing homesick for this house I want to buy. check out how beautiful!

my new camera

just when I think I am about to purchase a new camera something breaks in our house. 3 months ago it was the air conditioner, the month after that it was the plumbing and last month it was our washer valve. so this month instead of buying a camera we purchased a new washer. the repair man came today and said the computer board on our washer had gone out. it would be $450 to fix it. add the $200 we paid last month & that equals the newest fisher & paykel washer. the repair man suggested not buying a washer with a computer in it. it is hard to find that these days. kind of like the avocado color I wanted. my grandma has the same mustard washer and dryer since the 70's. probably not the most energy efficient but it obviously has worked well! as we walked out of the store we saw their clearance section. guess what was there? yep, 2 fisher & paykel washers. they both said, "broken but fixed".

piece of crap

I got up early to finish some rush orders and my washer decided it didn't want to work. it just beeped and beeped and beeped at me. so I unplugged it and left the room. I came back an hour later, plugged it back in and it works! I was so happy. not only because we just had this washer fixed less than 1 month ago (for $200) but because it is only 2 years old! I began dyeing clothes and it quit working again. to top it off, our warranty expired 3 months ago. fisher & paykel, you make a piece of crap! what happened to the days when washers lasted 30 years?

if you only knew her

today I met my friend kerri at her house for breakfast. she opened the door and was frantic. the lady that was to buy her home had not followed through. she was very emotional. she then called the realtor of their soon-to-be home to tell her the deal had fallen through. the realtor had suggested they list it with her. kerri then began describing her home. she said, "oh yes, it is a beautiful home, in a great area and neighborhood--it is right across the street from a cemetery"

daily stroll readers

liz over at the the daily stroll has a new format for her site. I really like the simplicity of it. tiny sprouts will be on today promoting a weekly sale.

here are the sale details:

who? tiny sprouts

what? anything on our site! check out our new fall line of corduroy dresses and overalls. spend $55 or more and receive a free onesie, boy tee, or girly tee. you may upgrade to a long sleeve for $3 more. please add the onesie, boy tee or girly tee to your cart so you may personalize (does not count towards your $55). use coupon code "dailyfall" at checkout.

when? september 19th thru september 25th

how much off? $22.00

where? www.tinysprouts.com

hope to see you there!

ramen noodle salad

here is a quick and easy "different" salad.
1 medium head of cabbage, finely chopped
4 green onions, chopped
4 cups of cooked (fake) chicken
-mix above and refrigerate overnight

combine the following and add to above mixture:
6 tablespoons of rice vinegar
1/2 cup of salad oil
2 teas of salt
1 teas of pepper
4 tablespoons of sugar
2 packets of veggie ramen noodles and seasonings

YUM!

for the love of the game

today was the official start of football season at our house. it was the first home game. you bet, my husband was up at 7 a.m. loading the truck for the first tailgate of the season. as I was driving to starbucks early this morning, a big pick-up truck pulled up next to me. it was equipped with 8 flags on it. all football, of course. it was at that moment that I "got it" about the love of the game. my husband had a very demanding job a few years ago. he would work around 60-70 hours a week, never get to attend a football game and rarely saw his friends. he decided to give it up not too long ago and have a life! it is fun to see him enjoy what he loves doing most- watching football!

coming soon.....

stayed tuned for the latest sample sale either late this month or early next month. tiny sprouts will be adding a "gift set" portion on the site AND a new "tiny essentials" line. very exciting stuff. if you love our sample sale, get ready to shop with a deep discount and be tuned to your email. our sample sales sell out in a couple hours!

how sweet it is

my husband came home with this nice surprise today! don't you just love the little red bag he bought to put my new cd in? love that guy!

little wants

I remember telling my husband not so long ago that if I reached a new sales goal that I was going to purchase myself an ivory mini cooper. I reached that sales goal last month and I didn't buy myself a mini cooper. I would still love to have one because I think they are so cool but I don't want the car payment. I have a few car payments left on my car and I can't wait to have it paid off! what a great feeling that will be. so now I said since I am not going to buy a mini cooper, I think I just want to buy a new camera. I love taking photos of my dogs. I have always wanted a big collage on the wall of them and one day I will add my kids to it when we have some! here is an example of the collage wall I want in our new house. we are planning a BIG move up north so I will wait to do this. besides, we have plaster walls now and my husband would kill me if I began drilling new holes in the wall!

little punky

for some reason I came up with a nickname for our dog sophie. it is punky. I am not sure why it is punky, I think it is because growing up I used to watch punky bruster. last night I had given our dogs some bones to chew. when we went to bed we found sophie in our closet in the clothes basket with her bone underneath her chest. then I remembered why I nicknamed her punky!

check us out!

I went to Borders tonight to purchase the Fall 2007 pregnancy buyers guide! tiny sprouts is featured on page 110!

one of the greatest movies

today couldn't have been any better unless there were a slight chill in the air and I was drinking chai. what made the day so great? baby boom was on this afternoon. I LOVE that movie. I love that it takes place in vermont and that she makes homemade baby food. I especially love her packaging and the 68 acres she lives on. how awesome would that be? her house is one of the best parts though. I recorded it so I can watch it again tonight!

fall is in the air

I love etsy. I spend (or waste) so much of my day looking at people's creations. there are so many talented people! this painting reminds me of fall. too bad we live in florida where it is just hot. hopefully, soon, we will sell our home in florida and can enjoy the seasons in the midwest!

you can view more of angie's work at: http://www.jellybeans.etsy.com/

fall goods

I just added corduroy dresses and overalls to the fall tiny sprouts line. they are super sweet and soft. perfect for fall! how can you not go crazy for them with the chocolate ric rac?