FREEBIE!!!! GIVEAWAY!!!!

My dear friends over at Pixie Bows are doing a giveaway for this cute little clip! All you have to do is enter to be eligible to win.

The girls at Pixie Bows are two of my closest friends, who happen to make outstanding hair accessories (just about the only thing my daughter wears in her hair!) Their products are superior in quality but they are also unique, cute, and different. Go register to win and read about their journey as they reconnect cross-country to rebuild their business.

Their official website will launch in October but in the meantime, you can order some of their earlier designs at our site, little pink pansy.

Wishing you and your kids happy hair days!

Featured Woman: Nina Sutton

The Chic Mom's Guide to Feeling Fabulous
by Nina Sutton

I just finished reading this handy little guide about how to be both a mom and chic. Both? you may ask. Is it possible to be both chic and a good mom? The answer is yes.

Nina Sutton is a beauty and fashion expert and mother of two who tells us how we can keep up our chic side - we do not have to sacrifice it to be a mommy!

This is a quick read guide with some tips and inspiration to help you feel your best, which also makes you a better mother (bonus!). There are chapters on skincare, makeup, hair care, fitness, nutrition, style, friends, professional lives, romance, kids, cooking, finance, and attitude. She gives you recommendations for keeping yourself looking and feeling your best, even when you are exhausted from the day-to-day grind of life with kids. She shows you at-home tips in case you don't have time or money to go to the spa or gym. It also includes a few simple recipes for quick mid-week dinners for the whole family. She includes tips from experts in all these fields but since beauty and fashion are her background, these chapters are a bit more in-depth. I think this is a guide that helped me remember that I deserve to look and feel my best too and this will be one that I will look at many times in the future to remember her skincare tips or quick and easy exercises.

Nina has also created a fantastic website called Deals for Divas. There are lots of things here that will help you look and feel your best for a fraction of the price (deals, coupons, etc.). This is definitely a page worth bookmarking.

To learn more or order the book, click here. You can be a chic mom too!

Great job, Nina!!

In search of new products

We have been doing some work on our website and updating some of our product lines. Unfortunately, this means that some have been discontinued and we are looking for new things to take their place. We were working on some great stuff for the pet boutique but it looks like that might not work out. If you or someone you know has a woman-run business with some wonderful products, we'd love to hear about it! Things in particular we are in search of are: pet items, diaper bags, bath and body goodies, and boutique items. We want to hear from you!!

I won a contest at Blogging Women

The Blogging Women blog I mentioned before just started a blogging contest and I was a winner! Each month, she will have a series of questions that require looking at some of the other great blogs and the first few people to respond and answer correctly will be featured on the page. I won for this first month so this blog is listed there! Hope you will check it out - always great to support other women. This gets people involved in reading new blogs and helps increase traffic to yours. There's certainly something for everyone here!

Little Pink Pansy featured on Pixie Bows blog

Little Pink Pansy has been featured on the Pixie Bows blog! A great little write-up about our business and our blog, thanks to the wonderful ladies at Pixie Bows. It's so great to be able to support other women in business. It's important for us to all help each other when we can. Check out the post here.

Introducing our new Spa Collection

We have been very busy updating our site and our product lines. While the process is not fully complete, we are thrilled to introduce our new Spa Collection.

Here you will find a little bit of everything to pamper yourself with, including handmade soaps, luxurious body lotions, bath scrubs, body washes, bath teas, eye gel, facial toner, foot creme, and a baby and kids spa with goodies such as baby wash, lotion, travel kits, bath bombs, and confetti bubble bath. You will be certain to find something great for yourself or a friend. Remember, bath and body products make great gifts!!

This is just the beginning of the Spa Collection - more items will be added soon. Check it out today!

Pixie Bows Blog

Two of my favorite people in the world are also some of my best suppliers. They make the most adorable hair bows and accessories. They have been in business for several years, working side-by-side making bows and attending craft shows. However, a little over a year ago, Sharon relocated from Georgia to California and they decided to dissolve the business. Sharon continued making bows and other great items such as tutus while Holly became a mommy again to a darling little boy. But it seemed that the universe was pulling them back into business together so they have rejoined forces and made it a bi-coastal venture. Since they will no longer be able to easily attend events together, they are creating a wonderful new website with some standard designs for hair bows, flower clips, and other great hair accessories. I can't wait for this site to be launched ~ target date is October. In the meantime, they have set up a great new blog to discuss their business progress. I still have lots of bows left over from their previous collections and they can be found here. Just as soon as their new collection is complete, I assure you that they will be up on the Little Pink Pansy site. Their bows are probably our biggest seller - they're a huge hit and almost all customers are repeat customers. So browse at what we have now and be on the lookout for what's to come in the future. And check out their cute blog. Yay for moms and friends making their business dreams come true!!

Little Pink Pansy featured on Blogging Women

Look! Little Pink Pansy been featured on the Blogging Women site!! This is a great blog - it features all blogs written by women (and they're all pretty great). It's also a really pretty site too. So check it out and while you're there, take a minute to browse at all the other unique blogs written by women. You won't be disappointed!