Giveaway 2 :)

The last time we gave these away our blog crashed for a few hours:)  Today we are giving away three signs from Dishwasher Sign (there will also be one in the gift basket for the person that sends the most new fans to our Little Orso Facebook page).

The winners will get to pick the color of their sign and what sign they would like (dishwasher, bathroom, bedroom, pet...)  I personally have my eye on one for our dog, and one for our guest bathroom.

This giveaway ends at 11:59pm pst today 10/17/12.

The winners will be announced first thing tomorrow morning.

To enter you must like Dishwasher Sign on Facebook.

Then leave a comment below with which sign you would like.
You can leave the comment anonymously (meaning you do not log in), but if you do please put your first name and the first letter of your last name in the comment. (ie Carrie D)

The winners will be randomly picked used random.org.

Good luck!!

***This Giveaway is now closed the winners are 1. Jaime Hoyles MacKay, 2. Leslie Matteson, &
3. Bethany Rine ***

Giveaway 1 :)

Our first giveaway today is for these adorable Light Blue Seersucker Jon Jons from Buds N' Branches.

You can have them personalized for your child, anyway that you like:)  These are so cute!!  Perfect for play, vacation, church...any day that you want your child to look cute, but still be comfortable.

If you live in an area that is already too cold for shorts, just order a size or two up for Spring!!



This giveaway ends at 11:59pm pst today 10/17/12.

The winner will be announced first thing tomorrow morning.

To enter you must like Buds N' Branches on Facebook.

Then leave a comment below with what you would get on your shorts.  (name, monogram, first initial, picture...)

You can leave the comment anonymously (meaning you do not log in), but if you do please put your first name and the first letter of your last name in the comment. (ie Carrie D)

The winner will be randomly picked used random.org.

Good luck!!


***This Giveaway is now closed, the winner is Jessica Malloy***

Exclusive Birthday Offers...Day 3

We have some more great deals to share with you.  I have been trying to showcase some of the fabulous items that these companies sell on our Facebook page, but if you get s second click on their names and check them out yourself.

Take advantage of our Birthday to start your holiday shopping.  Most of these items will not be on sale again before the holidays!!!


**Buds N Branches (as seen today on Little Orso)- 12% off your purchase with code ANNIV12.  (Good thru 10/20).


**Marigold Baby (Etsy Store)- 12% off anything in the store, with code LITTLEORSO12.  (Good thru 11/30)


**Creative Play (Etsy Store)- 12% off, with promo code CREATIVEPLAY12.  (Good thru 10/31) **



**Arizona Sunshine Girls (Etsy Store)- 12% off with promo code ORSOBIRTHDAY. (Good thru 10/20)



** Inspired by Grands (Etsy Store)- 12% off, with code BDAYEXTRA1520.  (Good thru 10/20) **



**Angel Baby Pins - 12% off with code ORSO. (Good thru 10/20.) **



**Small Bird Studios- 12% off of anything in the store, with code LITTLEORSO12 (good thru 10/20)  **


**The Midnight Orange -12% off, with code LITTLEORSO  (good thru 10/20)  **


**Miscarriage Blankets and More- 12% off of everything, with code BIRTHDAYORSO (good thru 10/20) **


**Baby Boards- 12% off, with promo code  BABYBOARDS12 (good thru 11/3)**


**I Will Hold You In My Heart Forever Baby Books-  $5 off of your order.  Email your order in to michelle@foreverheart.ca and mention Little Orso to get the discount (their site does not offer promo codes) (good thru 10/20)**


Hurry most of these offers end this week!!!

Happy Shopping!!!

Stay tuned for two fabulous giveaways at 12pm pst today!!

Looking Back at Year1...Day 3

We have featured so many cute things on Little Orso, that is has been hard to figure out which items to re-share with you.

Here are two of my favorites...


We featured Buds N Branches in one of our first posts, because they were one of the first Etsy stores to jump out at me for kids clothes.

The store is run by Sabrina, a stay at home mom, who realized that there was a need for unique, cute, classic, & reversible clothing for boys and girls. 

We agree:)  And she does them so well!!  Just picture these outfits in your holiday pictures, or for your holiday card.  She offers so many different fabrics, looks, personalization, etc.. you really can find something for every event.  Click here to read our original post on them, and learn more about Buds N Branches. 

Stay tuned to Little Orso today, because we have some surprises from Buds N Branches coming up:)



Another item that got readers talking, and that I personally have and love is the dishwasher sign featured  back in July.

As I shared in the original post about them (seen here), my husband and I were having an issue with unloading dirty dishes.  This sign has literally changed our lives.  No more emptying dirty dishes!! 

The Etsy store is called Dishwasher Sign, but they also make signs for pets, Nursery's, Bathrooms etc...

I definitely will be purchasing some more for our home, and these make a great housewarming gift as well.

If you are thinking about buying one, you are in luck:)  We have some special surprises from them coming up later today:)

Giveaway Time #2

The second item that we are giving away today is a pin from Angel Baby Pins.

The winner can any pin that they like.  Meaning you can choose the colors, the cause, what the angel holds etc... Please check out her page for other options.  There are quite a few to choose from.

This giveaway ends at 11:59pm pst today 10/16/12.

The winner will be announced first thing tomorrow morning.

To enter you must like Angel Baby Pins on Facebook.

Then leave a comment below with your favorite number.  If there are duplicates we will pick a name from a hat.  We have a special number in mind.  You can leave the comment anonymously (meaning you do not log in), but if you do please put your first name and the first letter of your last name in the comment. (ie Carrie D)

The winner will be randomly picked used random.org.

Good luck!!

***This Giveaway is now closed the winner is Michelle Averett Ramirez*** 

Giveaway Time #1

The first item that we are giving away today is a beautiful lace cuff (for adults) from Arizona Sunshine Girls.

You wear them on your arm like a beautiful bracelet.  They brighten up any item, and will look good with your holiday outfits:)

The winner will be able to pick any color that they like.

This giveaway ends at 11:59pm pst today 10/16/12. 

The winner will be announced first thing tomorrow morning.

To enter you must like Arizona Sunshine Girls on Facebook.

Then leave a comment below with what color you would pick for your bracelet.  You can leave the comment anonymously (meaning you do not log in), but if you do please put your first name and the first letter of your last name in the comment. (ie Carrie D)

The winner will be randomly picked used random.org.

Good luck!!


***This Giveaway is now closed, the winner is Karen Murray Rivers***

Exclusive Birthday Offers...Day 2:)

The deals from yesterday are still good, so feel free to scroll back and grab them.  Here are some more to hopefully brighten your day:)

If you click on the name of the stores in today's and yesterday's post, it will take you directly to the stores.  Take a minute to check them all out.  All of these places have been featured on Little Orso, and have fabulous items!!


**Creative Play (Etsy Store)- 12% off, with promo code CREATIVEPLAY12.  (Good thru 10/31) **


**Arizona Sunshine Girls (Etsy Store)- 12% off with promo code ORSOBIRTHDAY. (Good thru 10/20)


** Inspired by Grands (Etsy Store)- 12% off, with code BDAYEXTRA1520.  (Good thru 10/20) **


**Angel Baby Pins - 12% off with code ORSO. (Good thru 10/20.) **



Stay tuned for today's giveaway at 12pm pst. :)

Looking Back at Year 1...Day 2 :)

One of my main goals at Little Orso is to share things that other "larger" shopping blogs may not share.  Such as family run businesses, charities, and businesses with a purpose.

Today I want to look back to two great businesses that were both started for a reason.

The first is Arizona Sunshine Girls, we first shared this company back in July.  Click here to read all about them.

At the time I was only featuring items for boys on Little Orso.  However my friend Emalee asked me if we could share her sister's store.  Her store had adorable things for little girls, but more importantly she started the store to raise money for her upcoming lung transplant.  How could I say no? But in all honesty sharing her store ended up being good for me too.  I got a ton of emails thanking me for sharing items for little girls. 

It was that day that I realized that by only sharing boy items, I was doing the exact thing that had driven me to start my blog in the first place. (leaving someone out).  From that day on I decided to change the intentions of Little Orso, from only items for boys to items for everyone.  (I still do share a little bit more for boys though, because it is still hard to find items for them.)

I am happy to report that Sarah, the owner of Arizona Sunshine Girls, is currently feeling good and her store is doing great.



Another favorite store is Angel Baby Pins... first featured here.  Angel Baby Pins was started by a friend of mine named Kandis.  She lost her son Isaiah, three years ago this month.  Since then she has done so much for the baby loss community.  From donating memory boxes, to offering support to those around her.  She is just a genuinely good person.

Sadly Kandis has had some trouble with infertility, and started this store as a way to help with IVF funds.    Her pins have become a favorite in the baby loss community, and with anyone looking for a way to raise money or bring awareness to a cause.    Her pins are amazing, and even more beautiful in person.  I recently wore mine to an infant loss walk.  It made me so happy to look down at it, that I decided I wanted to take it everywhere with me. So I pinned it to the interior of my car.  My angel now sits above me as I drive. <3

Businesses like this typically get overlooked in mainstream America, but hopefully we will have the ability to keep sharing items like this with you.

Giveaway Time!!

In honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day, I figured we should give away this touching pendant from one of my favorite stores Kayce Jones Designs.

It is hand-stamped with wings and a halo, and says "Angel Mommy"..

Absolutely beautiful!!

I know anyone that lost a child will enter to win this, but I really urge those of you that haven't lost a child to think of a friend or family member that has...if you win this for them it will mean so much.  There is no better gift than remembering our children!!

This giveaway goes from 12pm pst (10/15)- midnight tonight.  12 hours only, so enter now!!!

To enter head over and "like" Kayce Jones Designs on Facebook.

Then leave a comment below with the name of the baby (babies) that will be remembered when wearing this pendant. (you do not have to use a name...ie my friend's daughter, my angel baby...)

You must do BOTH things to be entered.

Winners will be chosen randomly, by using random.org

The Winner will be announced first thing tomorrow (10/16) morning.

Good luck!!!  And thank you to Kayce :)



***This giveaway is now over!!  The winner is Heather Mohr:)  Congratulations!! ***

Exclusive Birthday Offers!!

Every single day I will share some more special offers just for Little Orso Readers.  These are from some of our favorite companies, and a fun way to help us celebrate our birthday!!

Today's offers are centered around Pregnancy and Infant Loss, because of it being Awareness Day, but all of you not touched by loss hold tight...the rest of the week has something for EVERYONE!!!


Here are today's special offers (they all go until the end of the week, unless otherwise specified)...
(Many will be 12% off promo codes because we suggested 12% to celebrate our 12 months)


**Small Bird Studios- 12% off of anything in the store, with code LITTLEORSO12 (good thru 10/20)  **


**The Midnight Orange -12% off, with code LITTLEORSO  (good thru 10/20)  **


**Miscarriage Blankets and More- 12% off of everything, with code BIRTHDAYORSO (good thru 10/20) **


**Baby Boards- 12% off, with promo code  BABYBOARDS12 (good thru 11/3)**


**I Will Hold You In My Heart Forever Baby Books-  $5 off of your order.  Email your order in to michelle@foreverheart.ca and mention Little Orso to get the discount (their site does not offer promo codes) (good thru 10/20)**


Don't wait too long these offers are only good for a limited time, and you will not find them anywhere else.  Thank you to all of the companies that took part in today's celebration!!


Stay tuned for our Giveaway!!!!