Dear friends,

It’s the month of love, and gloriously warm here at the beach, so you know that that means… time for our end of season sale.

All fall and winter clothes and shoes are now 50% off!!

The SALE has only been going for two days and already it has been crazy!!   Here today, gone tomorrow, so scoop it up now if you’ve had your eye on a favorite!  Oh, and look closely because there’s even a few lovelies from last spring still sitting on the shelves.

Happy love month and happy shopping!!

Sincerely,

Squid.

Many blessings to you and your families for a safe and very merry Christmas!

I’ve been spending so much time online every day that often I get lost… or perhaps tangled shall I say?  Tangled in the world wide web.  Today I am somehow completely and utterly immersed in the travels of a little Christmas mouse staying over in Australia at the home of two young boys and one incredibly talented mum.  I am in complete admiration of this mom’s crafty little tradition.  How wonderful for her boys to wake each morning to find that little mouse has settled in just a bit more as he waits for Christmas morning.  Delightful!!

My littlest one has just enough hair to wear our adorable felt clips.  Trouble is I just can’t quite decide which is my favorite.  And while I was uploading a few new images, I decided that we should put all the adorable clips on sale, but just for a few days.  They make great stocking stuffers, and yes, those holidays are gonna be here in a heartbeat!  Use code hairclips20 to take 20% off any of the adorable styles and their super cute hair clip holders.  Code expires on the eve of the 15th.

Dear October,

Where did you go?  When I last turned around you were right there beside me.  Now it seems you’ve gone and left without so much as a goodbye.  You have always been my favorite amongst the twelve.  It’s ok.  No hard feelings.  I’ll see you next year.

All the best,

Tara and the squid

Well you know I have a thing for stripes…

I just love these organic storage bins and this stripey guy is just one of our new arrivals waiting to find his way into a loving home!

To enter to win this zebra storage bin, just leave me a comment about where he’d live in your home.

The giveaway will end September 30.

For the next couple days we’re having a crazy sale.  Use coupon code 20percent to take 20% off already reduced prices.  And since here in Florida we are going into September and it is still in the high 90′s, all our spring/summer clothes and shoes are still great for back to school.  Afraid it might not be warm long enough to get long wear out of a spring dress or summer tee?  Remember that most clothes can be “warmed” up so to speak, with leggings, tights, henleys, or sweaters.  The layered look is still super cool.  Buy a little bit big and it will work now with layers and later when spring rolls around again.  And we even have a few sale fall clothes from last year here and here.

Extra 20% off sale ends September 1st, so you could wait, but why?

So cool, so fashion forward, so wish I could rock this look in my size.

Dress here, vest here, hippie chick attitude all her own.

How’s about a little mail time remix to announce our end of summer clothing sale?

Here’s the sale, it never fails.
It makes me want to wag my tail.

When it comes I want to wail – Sale time!

My oldest daughter was a huge fan of Blues Clues.  As far as kid’s shows go, I actually like Blues Clues.  I, do, however, prefer the older versions with Steve.  His younger brother Joe  just never seemed to quite have the same zip and zing.

All clothing now 25% off or more.  We still have some adorable fall pieces from last season marked 50% off or more.  Be sure to check them out!

We’ll be taking our next set of markdowns in a couple weeks… keep an eye on our Facebook page for all the deets.

Feelin’ hot, hot, hot.  I’m hot.  Your hot.  He’s hot.  She’s hot.  We’re all hot.  Sometimes after a long day of play, or on those odd rainy days, there’s nothing like a family 1000 piece puzzle or a closet full of board games to help pass the time.  Often times it’s the Ipods and Gameboys that come out to keep kids entertained, but here at the squid, we love a great game that young and old alike can enjoy.  In the store, this game is an instant draw.  Yesterday a seven year old and I went head to head.  I won’t say who won, but I will say she left with an awfully big grin.

Every now and then we have some fun on Facebook with a contest, but I thought it would be fun to have a Summer Giveaway too.  So I am giving away a Memory Match Game.

I have carried this line for sometime now, and it is one of my all time favorites.  Many mention that it is quite Montessori.  I just love that all of their toys are designed to encourage imaginative play and built to last from one sibling to the next.

To win this Memory Match you must leave me a comment telling me which games you remember playing with your siblings, cousins or parents.  For me it was Stratego and Othello.  I was always begging my brother or Aunt Moe to play a game with me.  I miss those simple days!

The summer giveaway winner will be announced on July 31.  Until then, stay cool!