OH MY GOSH

okay, okay, brace yourselves. not only for the little girl in this picture but this dress! I LOVE it!!


and these leggings!



this will be on the site tomorrow! and the fall pillow!

water bowl stand

isn't this the cutest water bowl stand for our dogs?
I love the little drawer below.


back in 2005 when we were remodeling our house, I found this sink I wanted to have in our "kids" bath. well, we ended up only living in that house for 6 months because my husband got a new job an hour away. so we moved. we took back the sink and pedestal stand because it was $375 for the set.


it just so happened that day that the exact same pedestal stand was on clearance for $10 because it was a floor model. that is right-$10. in perfect condition. I had to buy it. I knew I would be able to find the sink on ebay one day. when we remodeled our bathroom a few months ago I wanted to put this sink in. my husband and his friend said NO! they'd have to re plumb and cut into the wall and well, we are moving AGAIN! one day, anyway. so this has been sitting in our laundry room as a junk stand. tonight we cleaned our laundry room because we received a new w&d (thanks, mh) to replace my old washer since it will no longer dye my tiny sprouts clothing. I then had the idea to take it inside to use as the dogs water bowl stand in the breakfast room. so I unscrewed the legs that would hold the sink and put a cute towel over the top to cover it.
this was the longest post. sorry! but I had to tell the history of it!

christmas decorating

I have been thinking of the way I want to decorate for christmas this year. something really simple but really colorful. last year I wanted to use chocolate and cranberry. this year, these fabrics are really fun to me.


lots of pillows, hot chocolate and white lights!

my boys

mixed fall threads

this is one of my favorite thread combos, mixed fall


chocolate pants will be available soon


most of the holiday line will be available starting october 1st. I expect it to be a crazy season so I wanted to start early this year!


have a great weekend!

seagrass chair

I have been rethinking my porch chairs. I am currently in love with these. I love how high the back is and how versatile they are. they aren't just "porch" chairs like the others.


what do you think?

the 1 minute haircut

I don't know what made me do it. after getting out of the shower and not being able to comb my hair I grabbed the scissors.


my husband happened to walk by as I was cutting the other side. he sighed and grabbed the camera.

fall festival

this evening I was invited to participate in a fall festival at my friend's house. it was friends of friends of friends and people came and setup tables to display their goods. I took a few pictures as this was the only thing I have ever done like this.


I could so have a store and have it decorated all vintagy. I'd have 105.5 wduv (the dove) playing in my store. it is oldie music. love it. and at my cash register I would have these sitting


my swil's handmade cards.

thanks jen and heather for coming out to support me!

it gives me chills

I love reading nie nie dialogues. they started re-posting stephanie's previous posts. this one gave me chills. I love her number 3 blessing, "The children enjoying a little good old fashion over-the-fence friendship with Kate."


is this not the sweetest ever picture?

and then this quote she had previously listed.

"Author Anna Quindlen reminds us not to rush past the fleeting moments.{or if I could enter here-the basket-head mother syndrome} She said: “The biggest mistake I made [as a parent] is the one that most of us make. . . . I did not live in the moment enough. This is particularly clear now that the moment is gone, captured only in photographs. There is one picture of [my three children] sitting in the grass on a quilt in the shadow of the swing set on a summer day, ages six, four, and one. And I wish I could remember what we ate, and what we talked about, and how they sounded, and how they looked when they slept that night. I wish I had not been in such a hurry to get on to the next thing: dinner, bath, book, bed. I wish I had treasured the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less”(Loud and Clear [2004], 10–11).

I don't know stephanie, but she is just an amazing person.


read her blog and you will see. I pray for her and her family.

BABY ITCH

how can one not have MAJOR baby itch after seeing this?


I love those long johns and that little baby!
jen from rosie toesies our time has to be soon!

pb holiday catalog

do remember back in the day when pottery barn used to have a holiday bedding set each year for adults? I remember in 2001 I purchased 2 shams on clearance. I wanted to wait until the next year when they came out with something else. I don't think they had one since. I may be wrong on the actual year but I know in the past few years they haven't. I received my holiday catalog a few days ago and there is a winter bedding set that is pretty cute.


how can you go wrong with a cranberry bird?


when I was in college I used to go to tj maxx weekly. I was dedicated. one day when I was there I saw TWO holiday quilts that were from pottery barn. TWO. what did I do? I bought ONE. one for my sister. I remember thinking, I know I am going to regret not purchasing this king quilt for $35.
what was I thinking? why didn't I buy it? every year when I see my sister's quilt on her bed I want to kick myself.

fall is here!

today is the first "official" day of fall. so here are some new goods. click on the titles to see them on the site.

FALL PILLOW


BABY HOODIE


BURP CLOTHS



more goodies to come next week!

boxes, boxes and boxes

the gift boxes just arrived!


I love these boxes.
and new to the gift box line is our gift box for our growth charts.


I am working on getting a sticker made for the front of the box. then after you are done using the chart you can store it in this box for safe keeping.

"dream homes"

tonight while looking through cds of old pictures I came across a folder titled "dream homes". these pictures were taken in 2004 while driving by them and happening to have my camera. I remember the day I saw this house. I made my then "boyfriend" stop so we could get out & look. he thought I was crazy.


we went in this house and I was in LOVE. there is just something about an older home. the character and charm. while standing in the living room I said, can we buy it? bry said, do you see how the roof is sloping down? that means the foundation is not sound. I said, who cares, we can fix it! as I was staring at HUGE rosettes. the biggest I had ever seen.


I will say I was nervous to go upstairs as the stairs were not sturdy. but I made it and when I got up there I just imagined the life that had once been lived in this house.


someone built this house for their family long ago. I can imagine it. how many holidays were spent in the house together. how this house survived the great depression and many presidents. the kitchen was on the back of the house and had a screen door. I imagined hanging laundry out on the line. orange trees were everywhere and land was ALL around us. this is not common for the area it was in.


I went home and researched the history of the house. I found out it was about to be restored and become a historic home and tours would be given. I was sad I couldn't buy it but was so happy that the house would always be there. that people could go and find out the history of the area that is now fully congested with cookie-cutter houses that are built on top of one another. there is very little history left in this part of the city. the road the house was on was named for L.E. Mobley, a son of William L. Mobley and his first wife, Sophonia Mobley. He and his family lived in a two-story wood frame house on the south side of the road near Lake Maurine Drive. William L. Mobley, who moved from North Carolina in 1860 with his wife, Cornelia Ann, and their family and slaves. At first, he located near the Gulf of Mexico, but feared the slaves would escape across the water. He then moved inland to this area. When the slaves were freed, he gave them land along this road east of Gunn Hwy.
The Keystone United Methodist Church had its beginning in Mobley's home. Settlers would come to the house when circuit riders stopped by.


literally days later the house had burned to the ground. I then found out from the newspaper article that the land was owned by a prestigious golf course. hmmm, I wonder who started that fire?
I am so glad I had my camera that day. I remember not bringing it inside because there was a "NO TRESPASSING" sign on the house and I was scared to go in. I sure wish I would have now.

so long rose

tonight I had to make the very hard decision to discontinue rose for a while. it is one of the most popular colors but for the past 2 weeks, I can not get it to dye the "rose" color. it is the perfect fall color. hopefully I can re figure the dye formula and it will be back soon.

house of the week

I am pretty much obsessed at looking at older homes in indianapolis. they have a ton to choose from so I am always looking to see how people have restored these homes. this house below is beautiful. though the kitchen is not how I'd do it or the added carpet, it is a house I can imagine raising a family in. I am crazy for the basement with exposed brick and the bathrooms are beautiful. I think what I love most are the back-to-back fireplaces as you enter. can you imagine at christmas time having a fire going as guests entered? and a tree by the stairwell? oh, and I also love all the original woodwork, doors and windows.

eco friendly wrap since 2005

I wanted to include "since 2005" so people knew it has always been an important part of tiny sprouts. wouldn't it be cool if one day someone found this and tiny sprouts were still in business in like 100 years. and they said, wow, look at this, this is OLD!

zzzz loungeset

I love this outfit. I just got these pictures in.


this is my new favorite thread combo


bluejay, cranberry, chocolate & pumpkin

here is my tag photo up close!

baby wardrobe

always dreaming about babies. these will be on my must-have list.

special art

I gave my husband this print for our three-year anniversary. I love it. on the back of it I wrote some of the reasons I love him and how happy I am to have married him. I am one lucky girl!

soon!

it is almost ready! our new site. just really small changes (mostly for me so I can update it easier) but also our fall products!
also...
*free gift wrap--ALWAYS
*early holiday products
*eco friendly packaging (as always but it will be added to the site so new customers are aware.)
*the cutest fall pillows you will ever see
*new products inspired by my friend lara at tiny tales

i must have this purse

I have been looking for a purse for a LONG time to replace my beloved chocolate purse from my sister. she had it for a few years before she gave it to me. it has holes in it now but I can't part with it because I have not found a replacement. UNTIL NOW.


I LOVE LOVE LOVE this purse and fabric. I found it on etsy (of course) from JENNA LOU. I purchased a wallet from her a few years back and loved her work. one of the things I remember from my order(s) with her is that she always hand-writes me a note. I love those touches!

$59,900

ummm, did you see the price of this house?




this is the house that has the kitchen I adore. it has all original woodwork, all hardwoods under the carpet and is on almost a half of an acre. it could seriously be REALLY cute.

here is the description:
Motivated Sellers will consider all reasonable offers! LARGE HOME on HUGE LOT. 3 Car gar. Additional cottage w/att gar on property is a bonus and needs work. Outstanding Craftsmanship. Beautiful original hrdwd floors, interior trim, doors, windows. 9' ceilings. Built-in bookcases flanking frplc. Dining rm w/blt-in china cabinet, window seat, wall of windows, French doors. Upstairs suite w/great rm,bdrm,kit & full bath. Newer roof & gutters. ORIGINAL OWNERS.

it also has this "cottage" that needs work but it could be my office


everything has potential!

sweet kitchen

I LOVE this kitchen.


*sweet stove
*the original sink
*the original cabinets
*the original hex floor
*the original owners from 1921 selling this house.
I would love to meet them.

cutest ever

home sweet home! circa 1924, 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths and a finished basement! this might be the cutest house I have found in indy. does it not scream HOME?


bath with refurbished original floors. love the medicine cabinet!


love this kitchen. and those FLOORS!!! and the little banquet.


master with cool closet doors.


sunroom. check out the windows.
see the little latches to take off the screens?


nice yard. love those retro chairs!


cutest garage!

autumn reflection

is this photo not breathtaking?


you can find more of his beautiful
photography at BAILK PHOTOGRAPHY on etsy.

missing him

I woke up this morning missing my dad a lot. I didn't even tell my husband because I didn't want to cry. I really wanted to go to my dad's this morning and sit in his kitchen and drink a cup of coffee together. my dad makes the best coffee. it is always REALLY hot and always to the tip top of the mug. I always love hearing the pitter patter of his feet on the floor because he never has socks on. soon, soon, I tell myself, we will be in indianapolis and I can run to my dad's for a cup of coffee on sunday mornings!

1835 house

I am not sure I have ever seen a house this old. of course, I love it.

the hardin house has been documented in court records as of 1835 and is considered to be of east coast design with touches of greek revival. the "hardin house" is amongst the oldest surviving residences in indianapolis.


fireplace and a sunroom


the "library"


lots of light and built-ins


crazy for this built-in


look at that front door!


and a master bedroom with a fireplace?!


refinished master bath. really nice but maybe too much tile?


I love older homes

F-I-N-A-L-L-Y

my site is back up after being down for 14 hours! sorry to those of you who tried to place an order today and couldn't. hopefully everything will run smoothly the rest of the month!

this is my new hand-written gift note picture!

decision

I finally made the decision. after much thought, I decided to keep my originality and continue hand-dyeing my clothes.


it takes more time but in the end I feel that it keeps me unique. in a world where people have no shame in copying your every design and business, this will keep me, well, me. tiny sprouts.


THE ORIGINAL!


and my gift wrap is one of my favorite parts. I love to make something so special so when that person receives it in the mail it will immediately make them smile!

thank you to all of my loyal customers! I appreciate you all so very much and the encouraging emails!

in remembrance

Photos © AP or Reuters

in remembrance of the 2,976 people who lost their lives that day. and remembering all the families missing those.
those images will always be in my memory. where I was. that night watching it on television and my dad crying and having to leave the room. the sadness I felt watching as people lined the streets with posters asking if you had seen their loved ones. and if so, the number to call.
it is all very, very sad.

Photos © AP or Reuters

and though our country seems torn these days,
this is something we all stand united on.

coming soon

fall pillow & new hoodie


burp cloths that are handmade
using the softest flannel you will ever feel!



how cute is this little guy?

city bird designs

IT IS FINALLY OPEN! CITY BIRD DESIGNS

I was thinking yesterday how I never really send cards out anymore. of course birthday but never a how-you-doing card. I need to start. actually, I did send this card to my cousin


with homemade chocolate chip cookies.
it was really hard to get rid of that card.
I want to frame it for fall.
I love this card, too


really I just love all of her cards!
once you see one in person you will be hooked!

CITY BIRD DESIGNS

so in love

how is it that this little girl


can make your heart flutter?

or this little boy


can make you smile all day long?

I LOVE these 2 kids


and am so happy I am their aunt!

footie pajamas

coming real soon!


this is one of my favorite additions for fall. footie pajamas. I have wanted to add these for years and I am finally! one of my favorite times with my niece and nephew has been snuggling after bath time. I love when they are all cozy in pajamas. I think these are a perfect fit!

my new tag

see the tag on the back of the shirt? this is my new tag! I will have a more detailed picture for the site but I was so excited I had to post this picture! plus this gives a little sneak peak of a christmas outfit for this year!


last year I forgot about having seasonal things (dumb, I know.)
so this year I got a head start.

GIVE THANKS

one of my favorite sayings for thanksgiving,
GIVE THANKS


this will be available soon on the site.
check out those chocolate pants.
they will be available for fall!

SAMPLE SALE

THANK YOU TO ALL WHO JOINED US FOR OUR SAMPLE SALE! STAYED TUNED FOR MORE IN THE FUTURE!

join us in our sample sale.
*these items will ship after september 26th. please make sure you do not need your order before then because you will not receive it before then!
*PLEASE NOTE NAME AT CHECKOUT
*PLEASE NOTE SIZE AT CHECKOUT IF IT IS NOT INDICATED ON THE LISTING!
*all threads and garment colors (for cotton items) will be chosen by me.

first come, first serve. there is only 1 item for sale for each listing!

and the winner is....

"Seeryus Mama said...

I found this site through a websearch, and prizey.net. It's such a sweet site...breathtaking!

Thanks for the giveaway!!"

seeryus mama, please contact me by wednesday, september 10th

give-give-giveaway NUMBER 2

this is our 2nd giveaway. I love giveaways and to you loyal readers out there, this is for you! OUR GROWTH CHART


kids just grow up too fast! when I thought of adding this growth chart I wanted it to be simple, functional and able to adjust to any decor and able to add more than one name. these growth charts have become a staple at tiny sprouts. they are the perfect gift or keepsake.


RULES:
*you have until monday, september 8th, 8 a.m.(EST) to enter this giveaway.
*just make a comment ON THIS POST to enter with your FULL NAME
*on your post tell us how you found out about tiny sprouts
*anonymous comments will be ignored/removed.
*ONE entry per person, please.
*the winner will be randomly picked and announced on monday.
*you CAN be my friend and enter!

I love these two men

radio and coach jones

we watched radio this afternoon.
that is one of my favorite movies of all time.


I had a happiness headache afterwards because I cried so much. if you haven't seen this movie, rent it tomorrow!

to dye or not to dye?

(my first tiny sprouts hand-dyed colors picture that I took on a picnic bench when we lived at the beach.)

whenever I started tiny sprouts I started with plain white. I remember having a table at a charity event and someone said, where are your colors? I remembered being annoyed because I had made a bunch of samples with different threads and thought that was color enough (can you tell I am bland?). then I started wanting to add colors but the thought of how many to buy in what color gave me a bit of anxiety. so one afternoon my bil said, why don't you just dye your clothes, it has to be easy. I felt like that was my push of encouragement and I ordered a slew of dyes. it was fun and I loved creating my own colors. initially powder (blue) was easy. lately, it just won't work right. the dye seems to disappear as soon as I add it to the washer. so instead of being able to embroider all day, I stand at the washing machine and swear at it.

so this is my thought. should I buy powder (blue) already dyed from the manufacturer? I feel like it would be getting rid of my hand-dyed uniqueness but I sometimes think people don't even know I dye my own clothes.
I think about how it would be simpler and I wouldn't be stressed about dye spots or my washer not working right. I would still be dyeing every other color, just not powder. am I a sellout?

little change

even though it is subtle, I think it makes a big difference!

BEFORE


AFTER

vintage quilts

I am a huge quilt lover. for our one-year-anniversary my husband bought me a vintage quilt. it is my favorite. this is my new favorite for a baby nursery by
NETTIE PETE HANDMADE


and this one


I am crazy for the fabrics she uses.
they are modern yet vintagey. love her quilts!

charlie's soap

we have been buying a HUGE eco-friendly laundry detergent from costco for a few years now. it is so heavy when you first buy it and lately I have just hated how much plastic it is. we are really trying to avoid as much plastic in our household as we can. I am planning on trying this new laundry detergent that comes in a KRAFT BAG!


how laura ingalls is that? I have never really liked the powder detergent as it reminds me of cat litter but this is just too cute to pass up. it received really great reviews from cottage living, I think? or was it this old house?

BUY CHARLIE'S SOAP HERE