Happy Retirement!

We are both happy and sad to announce that Mrs. Susan Covington is retiring.  Saturday, December 22nd will be her last day at the freckled frog.  We are so happy for her and her husband, Jerry, that they will get to enjoy some much-needed time together and many motorcycle road trips!  Selfishly, we will miss her dearly. As a freckled frog customer, we know you too have come to know and love Mrs. Susan.  She is absolutely irreplaceable. She has been with us since the beginning in 2005...over 7 years!  Susan started her retail career at Cris's dress shop, also located on Covington's Court Square, more than 40 years ago.  In between Cris's and the freckled frog, she worked at the Cherry Blossom and owned her own fabric store for several years.  She will continue to do what she loves best: sew!  "Susan's Sewing Room" has an official business license and will operate out of her home.  She says she will do alterations and sew for the public until her "fingers just can't."  

We are framing a picture of the Covington Court Square to give her as a farewell gift.  We had a large mat cut so all of you, her friends, could sign it!  Please stop by the freckled frog this week to write your name on it.  Shhhh!  It's a SURPRISE gift so please do not mention it to Susan!  If she is here when you come in to sign, just ask for Kendra or Debbie.  She may wonder what's going on but it will all make sense when she receives her gift!  

Just in...

Metallic Knot Genies!  Available in turquoise, purple and pink!  These make great stocking stuffers for your "tangled" princess. 

 

Don't forget to Peace It On! at

www.knotgenie.com/peace.

For every name added, Knot Genie will make a donation to National Children's Alliance to help end child abuse.  

Toy Drive for LeBonheur

The Go Lucy Go Foundation is currently holding a toy drive for the 7th floor (and hopefully more!) of LeBonheur. All toys should be new and unwrapped. We are also collecting gift cards for Walmart, Target or Kroger that will be distributed to the care givers (parents, grandparents) of the patients. We will pass out these toys when we serve Christmas dinner on December 21st. There are 3 drop-off locations:

The Freckled Frog

located on the Covington Court Square

Yon Salon/Merle Norman

11664 Hwy 51 South

Atoka, TN

Kid Station

(Erin Way Shopping Center)

579 Erin Drive

Memphis, TN 38117

901-761-7529

We will be accepting gifts and gift cards until December 19th and are collecting for children of all ages. Thank you for your generous donations in advance.

Dickens Christmas 2012

You don't want to miss the 2nd Annual Dickens Christmas on the Square THIS weekend! Saturday 10am to 7pm and Sunday 12pm to 5pm. Court Square will be transported back to Victorian England: period costumes, traditional decor, carolers, handbells, and carriage rides! Father Christmas will be in the gazebo and Scrooge will be walking around too! The local restaurants will be serving authentic period cuisine such as bangers and mash, figgy pudding, peppermint tea, scones, fish & chips and much more!

* Saturday at 5pm Lighting of the Christmas tree on the CourtHouse lawn

*Reading of the Night Before Christmas in the Chamber offices

* Punch & Judy puppet show at the Tipton County Library throughout the day

* Carriage rides will be available both days

*Bishop's Ballroom will be demonstrating period dances

* Tiny Tim's Attic will be open for children to make ornaments for a small charge; this even hosted by local Boy Scout troops

* Paperboys will be selling newspapers for 5 cents listing times of events & maps

 

Pajama sets by Sweet Dreams ($32-$36) look adorable monogrammed!  Maddie & Caroline are our first pj models!  Available in red check, white with red piping, blue pinstripe & pink pinstripe.  We also have matching "mommy" sets  ($50)!

Thanksgiving Hours & Black Friday News!

We will close Wednesday, November 21st at 2pm and will be closed Thanksgiving Day. 

Now, here's the fun part...

We will be open 10 to 5 on Black Friday with an INCREDIBLE SALE!  We will e-mail the details of this sale out to our Froggie Friends Tuesday night.  If you don't already, sign up to get e-mails from us and be the first to know about all-things-froggie!  You can sign up by clicking the green square on the left that says "Join Mailing List." 

We wish each and every one of you a blessed Thanksgiving and a wonderful kick-off to the Christmas season! 

Adorable! By San Diego Hat Company

Just in time for chilly weather, we've got super-cute hats for your super-cute little one!

 Knit Bear hat with mittens

Fits 3-6 years

$42.00

 Knit Frog Cap

Fits 6-12 months

$40.50

 Gnome bonnet

Fits 6-12 months

 $40 .50

 Grey Fedora

Fits 5-7 years

$49.50

 Knit Turkey beanie

Fits 6-12 months

$40.50

 Leopard hat with bow detail

Fits 5-7 years

$37.50

Red plaid cap

Fits 5-7 years

$37.50

Coming Soon!

The original Slap Watch is coming soon to the freckled frog! 

Junior Sizes! $25 each

Blue Juniper Fall 2012

The Blue Juniper Fall 2012 Collection just arrived!  We are in love!  Great prints at great prices!  Tunic and peasant style dresses in sizes 2T to 6X.  ($52-$58)

Children's Museum Fashion Show

We were so honored to be asked to participate in this year's Children's Museum of Memphis Children's Ball!  The freckled frog was an entertainment portion of the ball: a fashion show!  Here are a few pictures of our sweet models.  Thank you to everyone who took time to participate and help make this a wonderful event!  P.S.  We are often looking for models for various events...please let us know if your little one would ever be willing to model.  Just comment with your name, child's name/age and your phone number.

 

Little Lasting Impressions will be at our shop on

 

Thursday, October 18th

4pm to 8pm

 

Toni Daniel specializes in creating keepsake impressions of your little one's hands and feet.  Custom creatinos available to accomodate multiple children as well as individual ornaments and platters. 

 

These make GREAT Christmas gifts!  No appointment necessary. 

 

Halloween Sale

Half off all Halloween merchandise!

Bows, headbands, treatbags and much more!

Harvest Fashion

 

Smocked pumpkins on brown and white gingham by Petit Bebe

Only $48!

Longalls available in sizes 3 month to 24 month

Bishops available in 12 month to 24 month

 

The PERFECT harvest outfit to get your through Halloween and Thanksgiving!

 

 

The Beaird Sisters modeling their darling pumpkin outfits by La Jenn's!

Picture perfect!!!

Closing early Friday the 28th

We will close at 3pm on Friday, September 28th.  We will be headed to Memphis to the Children's Museum annual Children's Ball!  We are so excited about the opportunity to sponsor a froggie fashion show!  We will post pictures from the big event next week!

Heritage Day: SATURDAY, Sept. 22nd

We are very, VERY excited about Heritage Day tomorrow! Our Court Square will be buzzing with activity from 9am to 4pm. The Mother Goose March will start the day off with smiles! Bring your children dressed up in their favorite storybook character and parade around the square! Your little one will feel like a celebrity! Line up in front of the Post Office a little before 9. Rockwalls, moonbounces, arts & crafts, goats to pet, and an annual favorite: Cowboy Cookin' wagon! The Tipton County Library will also be on the Courthouse Lawn with games for children all day! Hope to see everyone tomorrow!

La Jenn's Fall Collection

 2 piece ruffle pant set

4 to 6X

$70

 



 Dragonfly applique dress

4 to 6X

$76

 

 Elephant applique dress

4 to 6X

$76

 

 

Ghost minky dot applique dress

2T, 3T, 4T

$62 

 Pumpkin applique ruffle pant set

2T, 3T, 4T

$64

 

 

Whimsy witch tunic and leggings

4 to 6X

$72

2-and-10 Sale

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Buy 2 (or more!) of our summer sale outfits at 50% and receive an

additional 10% off your entire purchase! 

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Sale starts Tuesday, Aug. 14th and ends Saturday, Aug. 17th. 

The extra 10% off savings will be applied to anything you purchase: shoes, new fall clothing, bows, socks, baby quilts, etc. 

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Matilda Jane Trunk Show: Character Counts

Thursday, August 30th

5pm to 7pm

at the freckled frog

Many of our froggie friends have outgrown us and have asked, "Where can I buy cute, yet appropriate clothes for my tween?"  Matilda Jane is the answer!  We LOVE this line for girls up to size 12!  And the adult pieces...oh my!  They are not to be overlooked!  Please join us to see what the MJC fuss is all about!  You'll fall in love and we're willing to be your hard-to-please tween will too!  

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

AUGUST 3RD & 4TH

SHOP TAX FREE AT THE FRECKLED FROG!

Back-to-School FUN Books to Read!

We can't believe summer is nearly over and back-to-school time is here!  We've got several great books to get your little one in school-mode. 

Picture Perfect

 It just doesn't get any sweeter than this!  Anna Grant modeling one of our store favorites this season: gray linen by Lullaby Set!  The monogram makes it picture perfect!  Thanks Cristi O for sharing your talent with the freckled frog!

We're not all about girls!  We love to dress boys too! 

Big brother is wearing the coordinating shorts set.  So handsome!

50% Off All Clothing

50% Off Sun San Sandals & Chooze Shoes

Sidewalk Sale rack has been marked down to prices up to 75% off!

Our sale lasts until the goodies are gone! 

So hop in fast for the best selection!

CLOSED Monday and Tuesday

We will be closed Monday and Tuesday, July 9th & 10th, due to unexpected construction on the front of our building.  Bricks are falling and scaffolding is up so it's not safe for our froggie friends to come in.  We are so sorry for any inconvenience.  If you need us, please call the shop and leave a message.  We are doing some "housekeeping" things inside and will be checking messages regularly.  We plan to re-open Wednesday and kick off the first day of our big HUGE Summer Sale!

Vote for Us, Please!

Ballots for The Leader's 2012 Best of the Best are in this week's paper. 

We would be honored if you would vote for us in the "Clothing" category! 

(Voting does require a newspaper purchase.  Entries are only valid on the original newsprint form.) 

Sip & Save Sale

 

This is a special treat for those of you who didn't get to go to the lake, beach or other vacation watering hole! Since you're stuck in this heatwave with us, let's have a party & shop! We'll serve ice cold lemonade Thursday, Friday and Saturday to keep you cool while you "Sip & Save!" Buy one at regular price and get the second one for only $5 on all our clothes and shoes! Mix and match however you like!

 

BUY ONE, GET ONE FOR $5!

 

Our BOGO sale applies to all in-stock clothing and shoes. The second item must be of equal or lesser value. Sale ends July 7th, 2012.