TuTu Giveaway 12/17 post

Hopefully you are resting peacefully with all your shopping done! I am doing the last of my Santa deliveries today! Thanks for all your comments, we have a winner-#4 Natalie! You may pick up your gift in the store! We will not be having a giveaway this week due to Christmas, but we wish you and yours a happy, joyful holiday!

Need last Minute Gifts?

Some of us are the type to be all ready for Christmas by October, and others of us are the last minute type, usually the men (sorry guys), although I have been known to pick up a few things at the last minute. I hope you all are getting there anyway!

This week I wanted to post the fun tu tu gift sets that we just got back in...you may have seen them before! They come in several different color combinations and have two different colored tu tus to layer together with a cute Gerber daisy on the waist, a pair of tall glittered wings with another Gerber daisy in the center, and a matching headband and daisy clip, all for $21.99!!

This week's giveaway is for a set of your choice, leave a comment to enter to win, and we will draw a winner on Monday morning!

Don't forget the stocking stuffers! check out our other blog for sweet treats to stuff the stockings with! http://www.sweetlizzies.blogspot.com/

12/10 giveaway winners!

First off sorry for the late post on the winners! Secondly thanks so much for all your great comments! Our winners for the Gracious Gifts post on 12/10 are #8 Sally, and #17 Austin, Richard, and Ethan! Congrats, and you can pick up your gift certificates at the store!

Gracious Gifts

During the holiday season I always find occasion to be amazed by the generosity of others. There are so many people that shine in the service of others, it inspires me to want to give more service to others too.

The tradition of Santa Claus stems from the Saint Nicholas who was a Christian Bishop in the third century who dedicated his life to helping and serving those in need in keeping with his Christian beliefs and upbringing. For many of us Santa and Christ's birthday are holiday traditions, so in honor of Christmas and serving others we are giving away two $20 gift certificates. We hope that this will inspire you to help someone this season, whether it be in your own family, or a friend in need. Leave a comment to enter, and two winners (one gift certificate each) will be drawn on Monday!

GIveaway Winner 12/3 post

Thanks for all the comments, it's fun to read all your traditions, they were great! It gives me some new fun ideas to incorporate into our traditions! I especially liked the grandma making ornaments, bet she has to start pretty early in the year to get all these done!

Our luck winner is #7 Stephanie! You can redeem your shopping spree anytime! Thanks again for all your great comments!
p.s. check out Sweet Lizzies for new holiday delights! www.sweetlizzies.blogspot.com or visit the store for full potency! ;)

Don't buy new! Shop like new for less!

By now I am sure all of you know what Sweet Pea is all about, great prices on clothes, equipment and furniture that's in great shape! What about your friends and families? What about those neighbors? All of us, especially this time of the year can stand to save a few bucks! So why not shop at one of the few stores that dedicates all we have to ensuring that you wonderful shoppers can have a place to come that has items in great condition for so much less! Our buyers are trained for their job and care about what we are putting on the shelves for your purchasing pleasure! So spread the word...tell everyone who cares about saving money where to shop!

This week we have lots of baby equipment in, lots of great strollers at such affordable prices! We have an Eddie Bauer Bassinet, perfect for welcoming that little one, and a toddler bed for the little one moving on!

Another item of note, we have been putting out more beautiful Christmas outfits each day! There are some new Christmas Dresses and Suits for the little gentleman too! You are sure to find something to help your little stars shine this Christmas!

This week's giveaway is for a $15.00 shopping spree in the store! To enter tell us what your fave family tradition is for the holidays!

P.S. Don't forget your frequent buyer punch cards! Don't have one? You can earn $10 off - Ask us for details!

Visit our other blog http://www.sweetlizzies.blogspot.com/ for sweet treats and furniture!

Bargains for Black Friday (and Saturday)

I know it's nearing the end of Black Friday, but you still have a couple of hours left! We are having a great SALE SALE SALE! BUY ONE GET ONE HALF OFF on all clothing and shoes!!! Don't miss this and tell your neighbors and friends, as if Sweet Pea doesn't have enough great deals as it is, we are having even better deals this weekend! This sale goes through Saturday, so take advantage of this great Sale!

We are not doing a giveaway this weekend because this sale is such a great deal, and everyone can get in on it...but don't worry, we'll be doing another one again next time!

Not only do we have some great deals going on, but American Express is doing a promo this weekend (November 27th) when you shop at small local businesses you will receive a $25 statement credit! Now that's some savings! So when you support your local businesses this weekend you will really be saving a lot!

Hope you all had a great holiday and see you all at the store this weekend!

Death by Chocolate -giveaway winner 11/19 post

Who gets death by chocolate? Would you have it any other way? Lucky #9 kathystoddard! For all of us who are drooling you'll have to post what kind you get! :) Thanks for all of your comments!, and sorry it came a few hours late!

This week at the store we have a large section of $1 items! Some items include baby clothing and bedding as well as Jr's clothing and other items! Stop by and check it out!

Hope you all have a great Thanksgiving, and no death by turkey or pie so that you can enter this week's giveaway!

Under the Weather and the Blustery Blues

Our family, like many others, has not been the picture of health as of late and would love a day to just rest and do nothing. You know those blustery days or sick days when you wish the world would stop spinning even just for a day so you could cuddle up under the covers with a good book and some junk food? Well our giveaway this week matches that mood! Whether you're under the weather or avoiding the weather, you're going to enjoy this one! Five books of your choice from Sweet Pea, and half a pound of chocolate from Sweet Lizzie's, what goes together better than chocolate and a good book? We don't just have children's books, we have books for tweens and for Moms too! So you know the drill....leave a comment to enter to win and I will draw a winner on Monday!

As always we are looking for the following items; dressers, twin beds, toddler beds, stationary sided cribs, night stands, changing tables, and bookshelves to name a few! (even if these items are less that pretty, bring 'em in, we would love to look at them!

Don't forget to check our other blog for sweet treats and new arrivals to our other store!

http://www.sweetlizzies.blogspot.com/

Hot giveaways at the hottest stores in town!

I thought we needed something a little different for this week's giveaway, you know something to liven things up just a little! This week we are having a Blog coupon hunt in both Sweet Pea and Sweet Lizzie's! Each store will have 5 coupons each hidden in various places throughout each store for different discounts and free items (only one coupon per customer)! Bring a friend and enjoy browsing through fun new arrivals that have come in this week! These are great discounts, so don't miss it!

Speaking of new arrivals, we have so much junior girls stuff coming in that we just clearanced a lot to make room!! A whole rack of $.99 items are waiting to be shopped! Just yesterday we pulled even more great winter clothing out in sizes 6-9 months up to sizes 7-8, not to mention all the great new stuff still waiting to be tagged and put out!! It's never the same store twice when we have this much new stuff coming all the time! Oh, and if you don't see something that you are looking for in all the new inventory, let us know...we'll put you on the wish list for when it does come in, and we'll do our best to contact you if we see what you're looking for!

So this week you won't need to post a comment to win, but it would be great to hear from you all on what you thought about this week's giveaway!

Some hot new arrivals just came into Sweet Lizzie's check out the blog! http://www.sweetlizzies.blogspot.com/

giveaway winner 11/5 post

So I am a day late posting the winner for the fun fall headbands, it would be lucky #4 Anja! You can pick up your headband at the store!

So hopefully all of you will be checking in on Friday for the giveaway, it will be something a little different and fun! Tell your friends and family, because this will be fun for everyone!!

Get the fall fancies!

Who needs some sprucing for your fall wardrobe? ME!! So we got some fantastic new hats and new colors of headscarf back in! Not to mention new fashion scarves! The picture only show about half the colors, and only a couple of colors of hats! We got a few new styles of the caps with fun studs and Fleur De Li's and peace sign designs! They even come in kids sizes!! These would make great gifts, and they are about $7 less expensive than the competition that puts them at $12.99 each! Sweet Pea saves the checkbook again! But hurry in, these won't last long!

There are some fun new arrivals this week by way of children's toys! We have a cute wooden fridge and stove that are painted cream with pink, blue and other pastel colored handles and knobs. Fridge $19.99 and stove $24.99.

Our giveaway this week is for a headband of your color choice. These are so cute on just about everyone I have seen try them on! Enter your comment for a chance to win, and the winner will be drawn on Monday evening!

For some awesome furniture finds visit our other blog http://www.sweetlizzies.blogspot.com/

P.S. YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS NEXT WEEK'S GIVEAWAY!

Winner 10/26 post

Have you ever noticed that Sweet pea has a great selection of children's and tween books? Eat your heart out blossoming book worms! We have a variety of good books in great condition, which makes stocking the home library much more affordable! We even have a good movie selection for those days when you need the kids to have a little entertainment or R&R!

The giveaway winner for last week's post is #11 Jessica and Justin Stoddard! Congrats, you can pick up your prize at Sweet Lizzie's! Keep the comments coming for the upcoming giveaways, we are sure to have some fun giveaways coming up!

Another one bites the dust

So now that Halloween is upon us, my mind is already shifting gears, checking off another holiday, and looking forward to the next things coming down the turnpike like winter and the next holidays. I was up in Park City earlier this week, and it snowed the whole day, it wasn't even their first snow day this year, the only thing I could think was how sorry I felt for them having their winter start so early! You might have guessed I am not the biggest fan of the cold. As for us we are all geared for when our winter here hits, coats (check), gloves and hat (check, check), boots (check)! Now we just need to make room for them in the closet by getting the Halloween costumes in all their bulky glory cleared out!

Well if you're getting ready for the impending cold too I know I have mentioned it before, but we are bursting at the seams (literally) with some really good stuff for winter! We are putting out as much as we can fit (four racks of coats, four baskets or bins of hats and gloves that are sooo cute, and sections dedicated to snow boots, pants and bibs! So stop by the store to check, check, check items off your winter list! Oh, and if you are needing to unload the Halloween costumes that the kids wore once or twice, don't store 'em! We take them even the day after Halloween, so you can get some store credit for the stuff coming down the turnpike at your house!

This week's giveaway is for a large Cheerful Giver Candle over at Sweet Lizzie's! If this won't warm your house with the delicious scent, then I don't know much else that would! These are awesome candles that have around 150 hours of burn time(for the large size), and even taking off the lid will give the room a great smell! There are several scents to choose from from fruity to floral to those baking scents that smell like you just baked sugar cookies! We have carried these at Sweet Pea in the past, these are every bit as good as the other candles on the market right now if not better!!! Post a comment to enter to win and the winner will be drawn on Tuesday this time since this post has come late this evening!

P.S. Check out the Sweet Lizzie's Blog this week, there are scrumptious new arrivals in furniture and sweets! http://www.sweetlizzies.blogspot.com/

Giveaway winner from 10/22 post/New arrival

Thanks for all your great comments this past weekend! We are excited to have toys back again, and we will surely be having some re-arranging going on to fit all the new arrivals! The winner for the Melissa and Doug Giveaway is #11 Sweetpea08 (great name eh?:)) Congrats, you may pick up your prize at the store! Thanks to all of you for being great customers!

Speaking of toys, we have an awesome new arrival at the store right now, it's a Fur real Smores pony! These normally retail for between $269.00 to $300.00. We have it for less than half the price! These are so fun and do some amazing things! The kids can sit on the pony and ride, feed him a snack and watch as his gaze follows them around the room! Come down to the store and check it out, with Christmas right around the corner this would make a great gift idea!

Toys Are Back!!

As many of you may know, we have had a hold on buying gently used toys for about a year now so as to learn about the new lead laws that have been passed. Now that we have educated ourselves we are excited to announce we will now be opening our doors again to your gently used toys!

If your house is anything like ours, we have plenty of good toys that are in great shape, the kids have grown out of them and they need to find a new home! I am always needing to clean out the closets and the toy chests to keep the house from bursting! We love to see puzzles, games, toys with batteries, toys with lots of parts that are bagged together (and no missing parts and pieces of course), all clean and in good condition! Our customers have asked if there are any toys that we don't accept, in the past we have not done as well with stuffed animals such as teddy bears and the like, so these would be items to take into consideration when putting together your toy drop-off.

If you don't have toys to bring into us but are looking to buy, Sweet Pea is a great place to find toys that won't break the bank! We are sure to have a variety of the gently used as well as some new items! We just sold an awesome fire truck pedal car that had a great vintage look, but have more great items like a Lightning McQueen table and chairs, an art desk and large easel to name a few!

This week's giveaway is for a new Melissa and Doug toy of your choice up to a $12.99 value. Post a comment and refer a friend to the blog to enter to win! As always we will draw the winner on Monday!

Don't forget our other blog! There are notifications of sweet things every week! www.sweetlizzies.blogspot.com

Giveaway winners from 10/15 post & new arrivals

So I bet you've been waiting all day to find out who the winners are! For the Sweet Pea $10 gift certificate #8 Mike and Heidi, and for the Sweet Lizzie's $10 gift certificate #15 The Fantastic Four! Your winnings can be picked up at the respective stores! Thanks for all you comments - and for getting into the Halloween spirit!!

I have been hoping to have some great things to post on the blog about new arrivals, but things are hopping so much at the store that nothing lasts long! We just got a couple of fantastic finds at the Sweet Pea on Saturday, a triple jogger from Be Be Love...in excellent condition, originally retails for around $550.00 our price $249.99! Looking for a bike trailer? The one we have right now is also in excellent condition and is $52.99. These won't last long, so if you or someone you know might be interested stop in and check it out!

Freebie Friday just got sweeter!

Are you all ready for the Halloween holiday coming up? Around our house we have all our creepy decorations up, costumes picked, and kids are chomping at the bit for the big trick-or-treat day to arrive! I'm trying to decide if I am going to do a little disguise myself...we'll see.

Some of you out there may not be into Halloween as much as others, but no matter how excited you get about the Halloween season one thing is for sure, it's fun to dress up and get treats! Especially when you got to the down town trick-or-treat! (by the way Halloween is on a SUNDAY this year, so the down town trick-or-treat is on Saturday night!) For those of you that haven't been it is a great way to see the fun stores and established businesses that are in down town Tooele. Plus there is good candy from Sweet Pea and our new sister store Sweet Lizzie's ;)The trick-or-treat usually runs for about three hours and the kids can go around and trick-or-treat at the local businesses, WALLAH, they get loads of candy and you keep your sanity!

Still need a costume? We get different ones in every day! We still have lots to choose from, so if you haven't chosen the disguise for Halloween night get on over to Sweet Pea and see what tempts your creative genius! OR if you just want some cute Halloween T's, leggings, or PJ's for the little ones, we have plenty of those too! Trust me, your wallet will thank you!

Okay, I'll get to the give away! This week's giveaway will be two separate drawings. The first drawing is a $10 gift certificate to Sweet Pea and the second is a $10 gift certificate for Sweet Lizzie's! (Sweet Lizzie's has some great ideas for fun Halloween party or gift treats!) Two chances to win....how sweet is that? Leave a comment and don't forget to tell a friend about the blog! Winners will be posted on Monday.

P.S. If you haven't visited our Sweet Lizzie's blog, check it out! www.sweetlizzies.blogspot.com

What basics will you stock up on??

Okay so Monday morning quickly turned into Monday evening....sorry for the delay! The lucky winner is #2 Johnny and Kristel! Congrats and thanks to everyone who posted a comment, there will be another chance to post and win later this week!

When cleaning out closets and garages don't forget we LOVE things that are in great condition and clean such as; joggers, strollers, furniture, play pens, swings, and so much more! Oh, and we take all seasons of clothing all year round, so don't hesitate to bring us your summer goodies now! Thanks to our awesome customers that make Sweet Pea a success!!

Down to Basics

I'm sure at some point everyone needs to stock up on the basic necessities for their little ones. Are you or someone you know adding a new little one to the family tree? These are a few of the basics that we are super stocked on; baby girl and boy clothes, including onsies 2 for $1, cotton pants $1, socks 8 pair for $1.99, (can't beat those prices for basics!!) baby bathtubs, Johny Jump ups, jumparoos, infant carriers, crib mattresses, bouncy seats, swings, changing tables, baby food, formula, boppy pillows, blankies, and car seat covers just to name a few! With the money saved, you'll be able to not only afford the basics, but indulge in a few of the non-necessities as well! Who can't use a few extra dollars in their pockets? Did I mention parents of multiples get 10% off?

This week's giveaway is for a $15 shopping spree so that you can stock up on baby basics! To enter, post a comment about what your favorite baby necessity is or has been, and why. (mine is a Hot Sling...best money I ever spent, made my life sooo much easier!). The winner will be posted on Monday Morning, suddenly Monday mornings don't seem so dull any more!

P.S. Speaking of necessities we are busily putting out coats, hats, gloves, snow pants and snow boots. There are some really great things going out right now!! Don't wait until it's too late, get stocked now, and don't forget your Sweet Pea punch card!!

Thirteen IS lucky...

Another Monday morning ughh...but it just got a little more exciting because the winners for the blog giveaways have just been drawn! For the Halloween blog giveaway, #13 Storys (guess 13 is a lucky number after all!) And for last week's giveaway of the crocheted hat #5 Misty! Congrats, your prizes can be redeemed or picked up at the store. Stay tuned and tell a friend, because another post is coming this week!

Need your Sweet Pea fix?

For those of you who have been hankerin' for a little more Sweet Pea in your life, we are going to be increasing our updates and keeping the giveaways coming! This week we will be drawing the giveaway from our September 17th Halloween post, and also draw a new giveaway for this week. To enter for this week's giveaway tell a friend about all the Sweet Pea Blog goodness, and post a comment about what you are doing to get your home, kids, etc. ready for Fall!

Speaking of Fall, here is the giveaway for this week; A super cute Crocheted girls/ladies hat of your choice (they come in small, medium, or large sizes). These would be super sweet for the coming cold...you know it's coming even though we are having weather in the 80's!! These come in different styles, in a nice variety of colors (19 to be exact!) with such yummy little crocheted flowers on them, you might need one in every color for every outfit!!! We will post the winners for the Halloween blog and this week's blog on Monday Morning! Good Luck!

Hooray for Halloween! Costumes are out...

Hooray, Halloween costumes are out! Among my favorites so far this year are an adorable hot dog bunting for baby (suitable for 0-12 months), a pink flamingo and the rat from Ratatouille (spelling???) I haven't figured out my kids' costumes this year yet, I like to pick a theme and coordinate everybody...sometimes they rebel, I was thinking maybe a bug/garden theme this year, but we'll see.

We've been missing employees and covering shifts like crazy this month, so the weekly giveaways have been on hiatus, but this week the giveaway is back. Leave a comment and tell me what you are going to be for Halloween and you are entered to win a $20 shopping spree in the store!

Winner 8/24

#1 Andrea wins the 1st gift certificate and #11 Fantastic Four (ooh, a mysterious blog comment name :) wins the 2nd. As always, our numbers were drawn at random.org

Thank you all for your kind congrats. My resolution for our 7th year is to make this blog a bit more filled with new arrivals and fun tips! (First I have to wade through the piles of cute stuff coming in this August...it usually doesn't let up till October...)

Happy Birthday to Us...Six Years on the 9th!

Happy birthday to us! the store reached it's 6th anniversary this last week. In celebration, we are giving away two $20 gift certificates. Just leave a comment to enter...and THANK YOU so much for helping us get here...we couldn't do it without such amazing customers.

Also, print out this post and bring it in with your name and address printed on the back for 40% off any one item of clothing (this offer expires 8/31/10 and may be used one time per customer).

Winner 8/3

Our winner is #2, The Eggett Family, is our winner...Congrats! P.S. I'm so glad I'm not the only one, the DI date made me giggle...I soooooo made my hubby take me there for our anniversary one year. He was not amused.

Happy week guys!

Giveaway 7/31

After a busy, busy weekend culminating in a night at urgent care for a suspected ear infection for one of the kids, this week's giveaway is inspired by date nights (or a lack thereof :)...

Leave a comment & tell a friend about the blog and we'll enter you to win a pair of movie tickets to Tooele's Cinema 6...I'll draw a winner bright and early Tues am...(around our house, bright and early depends on how the baby slept through the night). Good luck!

Back to School is in Full Swing

Alright, I know that temperatures are soaring and popsicles are dripping and we are all busy momming...however, just a heads up, when you are ready, so are we...We've clearanced out the old and have frantically reshelved the absolutely delicious selection of back to school clothing.

Lucky Number 13 is our winner!

Congrats to Luke and Tina...courtesy of random.org (which is sooooo nice to generate random numbers so I don't have to mull over which ones of you are my favorites...let's face it, you all are :).

Crazy $1 Sale and Giveaway...7/23

Alright, ladies (and theoretically, gentlemen). Here is a heads up. Our $1 sale starts today (you know the one I speak of...oodles and scoodles of fun stuff piled on tables and up for grabs for just $1...we are adding 18 more bags tonight, so if you didn't make it in today, check it out tomorrow).

Our giveaway for the week is a $25 gift certificate. Leave a comment to enter. I'll pull a winner bright and early on Monday morning.

Winner 7/9

Courtesy of random.org is a winner for the weekly giveaway. #11 Danielle Thornock you are the winner. Congrats & you can pick it up in the store!

Arrrgh, the new arrivals that I was going to post sold...

So I went and took pics and sure enough, all three things I was going to highlight are sold. At least I can still post the contest for the weekend!

Also, I thought I'd take a minute and announce our big sale Monday...It's huge! (we've only offered this deal one other time in six years). Everything in the store is buy one, get one half off including furniture, shoes, jeans (just in time for back to school), new Melissa and Doug toys (stock up the birthday present cupboard) and more. The only exclusion is bows since they aren't store owned. Great deals for the rest of summer and back to school. Pass the word along to a friend!

P.S. after a couple months of incredible busy-ness with opening the new store and enjoying the baby, we have gotten back on track on our birthday club. May, June's and July's should be in your mailbox today or by Tuesday. If your kids aren't registered for the club, it is a super fun thing, ask for details at the store. The best part about this is that I don't have to hang my head in guilty shame as I walk through Wal-Mart (aaaaah, the joys of a small town :).

Our contest for the week is for a $20 shopping spree to the Pea. Use it now or save it for more yummy new arrivals that are coming in everyday...just leave a comment about what you are doing to celebrate our Independence Day!!!

Winner 7/2

Courtesy of random.org is our winner, Erin Curtis! Congrats, you may pick out your prize at Sweet Pea. I'll be posting more new arrivals and a new contest later today!

New Arrivals and Giveaway 6/26

Just brought in (literally we are pricing as I post) a double bike trailer and a gorgeous pink cradle swing that goes side to side or back and forth for $89.99 (the retail price for this swing is $159.99 at Babies r Us). Call us if you'd like either one held for an hour or two.

Today's giveaway is your choice of art supplies from Melissa & Doug (up to a $15 shopping spree). Perfect for entertaining bored children in the summer. Leave a comment to enter.

Winners 6/24 and a Recall Heads Up

Number 14 Liz and Number 19 Jessica and Justin are our winners (whoever picks up first can choose which gift certificate they want)! Congrats and I'll post more new arrivals and a new giveaway tomorrow.

Super important P.S. If you've got a baby in a crib (like us at our house), you may want to check cpsc.gov website. There was a HUGE recall of millions of cribs today (6/24). Basically most dropside cribs now need to be retrofitted to have a non-dropside. All of the manufacturers are offering free repair kits.

This is a TON of cribs. All five that we had in the store have been pulled and are awaiting these kits off the sales floor. Your little ones safety is important to us! While you are at the Consumer protection website you can check out other recalls including high chairs, pack n plays, toys and more.

You poor neglected blog followers, you need a reward!

I've been working at the store this week to cover girl's camp and Father's Day camping and it has been busy, busy busy with lots of delicious and delightful new inventory.

In order to make up for my neglect of this poor blog, we are doing two giveaways...

The first is a $10 gift certificate to Sweet Pea and the second is a $10 gift certificate to Sweet Lizzie's (can you tell it is late and I've gone through 32 drop offs today and my creativity is lacking?)

Among our new arrivals this week are a darling pink exersaucer that converts to a walker (see pic above)...priced at $39.99 our price (new was $83 at Target). We also got in a cherry red Radio Flyer retro scooter, our price $24.99, new was $94. Oodles and scoodles of new, summery clothes.

P.S. Start getting excited for what we have stored and ready to go for our Back to School inventory. I know I say it every year, but the stuff for the seasonal transition is AMAZING!

To enter leave a comment...

#3 C Dawn is the winner. Thanks for sharing all your fun summer plans. You inspired me to add a few to ours! So far this summer we've gone to the This is the Place park, toured Mrs. Cavanaugh's Chocolate Factory, toured the Beehive House, ate at the Lion House (which I've wanted to do since I was 8-ish) and cleaned out the garage 1/2 way (yes, it was that bad that we only got half done)...

Keep up the good fun-having!!!

Aimee

Freebie Weekend 6/5

This week's giveaway is for a $20 gift certificate to Sweet Pea.
Happy late Memorial Day & Happy School is out! We celebrated at our house with a yummy celebration dinner of grilled chicken, funeral potatoes , rolls, fresh corn on the cob and an over the top homemade German Chocolate Cake (to which my children promptly replied WE HATE COCONUT, sweet little dears are going to get themselves enrolled in summer school if they don't watch out).

To enter this week's giveaway, tell me how you are celebrating Summer at your house by leaving a comment.

P.S. There is a giveaway at the Sweet Lizzie's blog this week too.

Winner 3/25

Congrats to #4, Andrea and Nick, courtesy of our cute bow lady and random.org...(well, with a little blog posting help from me)... Have a happy week, everyone! You may pick up your prize at the store.

Freebie Weekend 5/22

I'm in love with this week's giveaway. That amazing bow lady is at it again with more innovative and fashion forward styles. I have, of course, already bought my girls matchy-sister flowers for their hair.

This week's giveaway is two darling zebra flowers (in pink and hot pink) with a coordinating stretch black headband. So cute for summer! Leave a comment to enter.

Winner 5/17

#17, Jeanine, you are the winner (courtesy of Random.org). Congrats on that new little one and hope the rest of you had a fab weekend.

Weekend Freebie 5/15

Happy weekend! I'm down in St. George enjoying a BEAUTIFUL weekend off..but not to worry, I'm still posting our weekend Freebie...this week's prize is a two part one.

The first part of the prize is a $10 gift certificate to Sweet Pea and then the second is a 1/4 lb. of any candy you wish at Sweet Lizzie's. Shopping and sweets, a perfect combination. My favorite part of this prize is that you get to bring a friend with you who gets the same prize (can you tell I've been watching way too much America's Next Top Model...? I love that darn show).

Just leave a comment to enter, and I'll pick a winner on Monday.

Winner

Jen #3 is our winner this week courtesy of Random.org. Hope you all had an amazing Mother's Day.

P.S. Tons of new fun furniture in this week. Got in a gorgeous antique red spindle bed. Perfect for a boys cowboy or robot or sock monkey or any other room needing a red accent. It came in with a matching pint size antique-retro desk (both look very Pottery Barn-ish). We also got in a mini-crib in a natural wood tone and oodles of other yummy stuff.

I love reading your comments, by the way! You are all so fun/kind/entertaining...

Freebie Weekend 5/7

Hooray! It seems like Spring might finally stick this time...maybe (crossing my fingers and knocking on wood). It's been a busy week. We've been cleaning racks, clearancing to make room and organizing. Yesterday one lucky shopper found 72 freshly marked down 99 cent items. We helped her out to her car, got out our Sharpies and added more to the rack :) Lots of amazing bargains on there right now!

Today's giveaway is a candy basket from Sweet Lizzie's in honor of Mother's Day (a $20 value). Hope you all have a super delightful day and get spoiled :)

To enter, leave a comment...

Winner 4/27

# 8 Heather is the winner of the Melissa and Doug floor puzzle. Congrats and once again, thanks random.org for doing all the hard work for me.

The average woman will spend more than EIGHT YEARS of her life shopping...

This info comes from onepoll.com and is sooooo interesting,

"Buying household essentials and keeping the family fed and clothed means the typical female shops for a staggering 25,184 hours and 53 mins over a period of 63 years. The research also found women will make 301 individual shopping trips - lasting a total of 399 hours and 46 minutes - per year. A spokesman for OnePoll said: ''Many men seem to think women only shop when they are buying clothes for themselves. ''But they quite often shop for the entire family and that can be incredibly hard work.'' Even the food shop can take over an hour to complete and with 84 food shops a year, women will spend 94 hours and 55 minutes browsing the supermarket. Women also dedicate 90 shopping trips a year to keeping up appearances - shopping for clothes 30 times, shoes 15 times, accessories 18 times and toiletries 27 times."

Holy exhausting ladies!!! Get your hubbies to give you a big hug and kiss for saving them so much money and keeping them fed.

This weekends giveaway is for a Melissa and Doug floor puzzle (your choice). We just got in a HUGE shipment of M & D including their new brownie sets (sooooo cute), cupcake sets, sugar cookies and more play food. Come on in and check it out. Just leave a comment to enter.

Winner

The winner is #3, Tiffany. Congrats! You can come pick up your prize at the store.

Sorry, I am so spacey this week. Next time somebody comment to me and remind me so I'm not so flaky. This week we are upgrading the lighting at the store (it's been bugging me for only 5 and a half years). Come in and check it out.

New arrivals this week are: a huge, gorgeous lot of size Small and 4 junior clothing in super fun and trendy styles, a huge lot (over 40 pieces) of girls 7/8 clothes in bright spring colors, a darling wrought iron, sleigh style full size bed and a Pottery Barn shelf. And that's just an itty, bitty sample of what's come in. Spring cleaning is definitely in full force in Tooele. Hooray for our inventory and your shopping choices!!!

Weekend Freebie 4/17

In order to keep up better with the blog giveaway, I am changing it to weekend freebies instead of Freebie Friday. That way there is a little more flexibility (at least in my own expectations :) on posting our weekly giveaway.

Hope that works for everybody! The winner will be drawn on Mondays. This week's giveaway is a tile pendant of your choice and a chain to wear it with. There are a ton of fun patterns to choose from and these are locally made by one of my fave mom/artist/crafters. To enter leave a comment!

Congrats to numbers 1, 13 and 14 (courtesy of random.org picking for me). That is Storys, the Quintana Family and kathystoddard. You may come in and pick up your prize at Sweet Pea Boutique.

Freebie Fri-Saturday...4/10

Hope you all had a great Easter! Due to the holiday, there was no Freebie Friday post last week. It's been an exciting week at Sweet Pea. We've had construction and carpeting. But at the end, it looks much better, and our annoying lump in the floor is gone and we got to do a bit of Spring cleaning and rearranging. This week, to celebrate our new carpet and make it up to you for missing last week, we are going to do 3 giveaways! Leave a comment to enter for one of three $10 gift certificates to Sweet Pea. Also, if you haven't had a chance, feel free to meander over to www.sweetlizzies.blogspot.com for our first Sweet Lizzie's giveaway.

Winner

Congrats to Anja, who is the winner for this week's drawing. If you need any last minute candy, dresses or hairbows, we've got you covered at the Sweet Pea or Sweet Lizzie's!

Happy Easter, everyone!!!

Freebie Fri-Saturday 3/27

For this week's giveaway, the winner can pick any 5 items of clothing (up to $6.99 value) free, free, free. For those of you who need a spring wardrobe pick-me-up, this is a great start...To enter, leave a comment about whether you are spending more or less this Easter, and if less, how you are saving money.

Winner Freebie Friday

Thanks so much for all you did with spreading the word and entering our giveaway. To avoid last week's little counting snafu, I put all your entries in a bowl and drew one out (no snickering blog friends, I'm just not math-y this week...). I did allow for the extra entry for telling your friends by phone or Facebook (I can definitely appreciate that everyone doesn't love computers).

Anyway congrats to our winner, Sally, you may pick up your $20 gift certificate at Sweet Pea. To the rest of you, have a lovely happy week. I'm planning on spring cleaning this week (ick, but necessary) and can't wait to reclaim my scrapbook room or at least walk through it without tripping on stuff.

Good Morning & Freebie Friday 3/20

Good morning, sorry this post is late. I had a huge dinner party last night at Sweet Lizzie's in the party room and was busy cooking/decorating and partying. You can check out pics at www.sweetlizzies.blogspot.com
Anybody who would like to come over and do my dishes, feel free :)

Anyway, the giveaway this week is pretty straightforward. It is a $20 gift certificate to Sweet Pea Boutique. We have a little twist this time though. You can enter by leaving a comment and earn a second entry by sharing about the contest on Facebook or on your blog. Make sure when you comment that you tell me that you've posted so I credit your extra entry. Happy Spring, by the way!

Oops, I'm not the best at counting tonight :)

Thanks for keeping me in line :)
The winner of this weeks giveaway is actually Jessica and Justin Stoddard.
Just to make it up to her we have another gift for Stacee Maree (wouldn't want to ruin anybodies b-day).

Winner 3/15

Thank heavens for random.org...I could never pick a winner without them :) Congrats to Stacee Maree and Happy Birthday as well. Have a happy week everybody and don't forget your green on Wednesday! You may pick up your prize at Sweet Lizzie's.

Freebie Fri-Saturday...3/13

This week's edition of Freebie Fridays is celebrating St. Patrick's Day! We have oodles and oodles of new arrivals, from cribs to Spring dresses to well... you name it, it came in this week.

Before I announce this week's giveaway, I thought I'd share five things most people don't realize about the store.

1. We accept all seasons all year long. Hooray for closet cleaning and not having to store it forever.

2. We get around 1500-2000 new things a week. It's always changing at Sweet Pea.

3. We take furniture, too. If you have an extra dresser or twin bed around the house, bring it in and we'll pay cash.

4. We support the local economy and community. From locally made bows from stay at home moms to donations of car seats (checked for recalls of course) to the Justice Center, we try hard to be involved and contribute to Tooele.

5. We've been open 5 1/2 years. Hasn't time flown?

So, now for the part that you are all waiting for, the giveaway. This week's giveaway is a St. Patty's Day gift basket from Sweet Lizzie's filled with delectable green and gold themed candy. I'm not sure of everything that is in there, but I'm pretty sure there will be some yummy taffy, chocolate coins and sugar sanded lemon drops (my personal fave).

Leave a comment to enter and we'll draw a winner on Monday morning...

Winner

Katydid, you are the winner of this week's blog giveaway! Congrats, you can pick up your prize at the store. Thanks to everyone for all the kind comments, you are what make this fun!!!

Freebie Friday 3/5

Our prize for this week's giveaway is a $20 gift certificate to the store. Enter by leaving a comment. We have received new shipments of cadet caps, jewelry, Easter dresses, boys suits and more this week. We have also gotten in tons of furniture and equipment...how fun!

New Arrivals 3/2

We are now carrying Baby Leg Covers in a plethora of colors for boys and girls. These are perfect for those Spring layering months for little crawling arms and legs and for lightweight protection in the Summer. Come in and check them out. They are $6.99 a pair or 2 for $12.

Winner!

Congrats to Noriko (who I personally think is gonna look quite foxy in her new headband, despite her reservations :)! Hooray for you, you can pick up your prize down at Sweet Pea...

Freebie Friday!

Hooray, we finally got our shipment of our backordered adorable knit headbands in. To celebrate, we are giving one of these fantastically cute hair accessories away.

We've got them in a rainbow or colors and a few different textures of knits. So fun! To enter, leave a comment...

These are coming in today...

I am in love with these earrings for Spring. Turquoise is supposed to be one of the big colors this year (according to trend forecasters, THE Color of the year). These earrings will be in today. So, so cute!

I love getting packages. It's like Christmas without all the work and cooking :)

The winner of this week's Freebie prize is #13, Jessica & Justin Stoddard. You can come in and pick up your prize at Sweet Pea.

Freebie Friday!!! (feel free to giggle at my yet again, lateness)

Dear Blog Friends,
Yes indeedy, I do not rock on the organization skills, but my intentions are good :)

The prize for this weeks Freebie Friday is one free Melissa and Doug Toy (up to a $14.99 value). I love Melissa and Doug toys for 2 reasons. The first is safety. These guys test and retest their toys and seem to put safety and quality above profit. They have never had a recall in the US and have stellar customer service . I once had a customer who had lost one puzzle piece and they sent her a new one FREE! The second reason I like this company is that they make toys that make kids use their imagination. From their art supplies to their play food, kids get to play and make up their own use for the toys. In the picture is M & D's play food sugar cookies. This is the perfect birthday party gift.

To enter Freebie Fri-Saturday, just leave me a comment about your favorite part of Spring. My favorite is the sunshine and flower buds, I'm ready to leave the gray days and snow boots behind.

Winners!

Congrats to BJ and Statham Family. You can pick up your gift certificates in the store. I always LOVE reading all of your comments...thanks so much for entering and posting!