APPLE & IVY

At Apple & Ivy we have 24 different 100% silk designs that are featured on several products including neckties, bow headbands, flower headwraps, flower headbands, flower hair clips and bow hair clips. Mix and match for the whole family!  Our father and son neck tie set is our premier product.  The set includes two identical silk ties, a tie for the father and a smaller version for the son.  It is very rare, if not impossible, to find children’s ties made from 100% silk.  We offer 4 different tie sizes for the son ranging from newborn all the way up to 13 years of age.  All of our son neckties are fastened in the back with a clasp. Easy on and easy off! They’re far safer for parents that don’t want a traditional tie tightening around their child’s neck if pulled. Our tie also has a side adjustable slide, allowing the elastic to be shortened or lengthened to achieve the perfect neck fit.

Spring 2010, new to Apple & Ivy, introducing our hand-stitched quilted appliqué line! Each extra soft ring spun cotton shirt is hand made with a hand drawn extra soft flannel appliqué piece(s) which have been fray treated and then thermally bonded to the shirt using a premium lightweight fusible webbing. Each flannel appliqué is then hand-stitched using France made non-fraying, non-divisible, highly mercerized DMC colorfast lustrous pearl cotton thread. All enclosed knots are securely fastened with thread end lock. The back thread work is covered with an extra soft fusible interfacing to ensure longevity and to provide a soft barrier between the stitching and your little ones soft skin.  Our high quality cotton shirts come in 9 different colors, 36 different designs and 8 different shirt sizes. We offer both short sleeve and long sleeve shirts.  Check out our website for more information: ww.appleandivy.com/shirts. Plane, dog, and turtle designs coming soon! Exclusive girl inspired designs coming early summer 2010!

Both our necktie sets and our hand stitched appliqué shirts make great presents.  Since the items can be given as a gift, we decided to package them accordingly.  Our neckties are packaged in a high quality clear top apparel gift box that is lined with green apple premium tissue paper. Our hair items and appliqué shirts are packaged in a brown Kraft paper apparel box that is lined with green apple premium tissue paper.  Both boxes are wrapped with light blue grosgrain ribbon and topped off with an “Apple & Ivy” card.  We go the extra mile to ensure the presentation of our product is the quality you deserve.  Since I am a mother of a son, I know how hard it is to find cute and unique things for your son(s).  Our neckties and appliqué shirts have been such a hit; I wanted to be able to offer them to other mothers.  I can certainly guarantee our neckties and appliqué shirts will be the hit at your child’s next play group or party.

Visit Apple and Ivy at www.appleandivy.com.

TICKLERTAGS

It’s tough enough keeping your own daily schedule straight, but for kids it can be downright confusing.  TicklerTags are a simple system of interchangeable backpack reminder tags to help remind children of their after school activities and transportation arrangements.  Simply attach an Activity Tag and a Transportation Tag to your child’s backpack each morning to establish the day’s plan and eliminate the confusion for everyone…including teachers.

TicklerTags were designed to accommodate readers and non-readers alike by using simple, colorful and iconic images.  Plus, you can attach extra words of encouragement for the day’s upcoming test or remind them of how much you love them with a Tickle Tag.  Personalize your TicklerTags with special photos or messages too.  Great for children too young for cell phones, but old enough to have a schedule!

Visit TicklerTags at www.TicklerTags.com.

BABY TIFFANYS

BABYTIFFANYS.COM has a wide selection of Posh jewelry and fashion accessories and stylish pieces you’ll find nowhere else.

If you are a Mommy, a Mommy-to-be, or just know someone who is expecting you’ll find gifts, keepsakes as well as other Mommy-must-haves, from Fashion handbags to diaper bags, stroller nets and even designer tampon holders and other personal items from things to wear in your hair to teddy bears.

If you are looking for the hottest jewelry, coolest gifts or just a warm blanket direct your browser to BABYTIFFANYS.COM.

MIMI’S BABIES

Creating special gifts for your special babies is the goal of Mimi’s Babies. We want to bring a sentimental touch to gift giving and share the love that is given with a handmade piece.  After giving many handmade gifts at baby showers and making custom items for friends and family, we decided to open a handmade business and Mimi’s Babies was born.  Each of our products arrives ready to gift.

Mimi and Charissa have teamed up to share our talents with you. We hope that you are delighted with what you find in our shop.  We carry crochet beanies, crochet flower hairclips, monogrammed shirts including birthday shirts and little boy tie shirts, buggy buddies, crochet kimono booties, and little boy crochet loafers.  See an item you like, but want a different color, contact us and see what we can make.  Custom orders are always welcome.

LOUIE LOUIE BEBE

I love making dolls. It is a long process and my fingers constantly ache from the pulling and tugging and sewing, but I love to see how people react to my dolls. I am constantly thinking about new dolls, searching for better techniques, different material, but in the end, the beauty in making waldorf- inspired dolls is the simplicity of it all. A bit of natural wool roving, cotton thread, embroidery floss and a bit of mohair wool, and voila!~ A doll emerges.

I work at home, in a lovely, spacious studio adjacent to the children’s playroom, which is where quite a few of the dolls/toys end up, smudged in chocolate and bananas, after enduring some, err, affection from my 3.5 years old daughter, Sophia.  She likes to ‘test-drive’ my dolls and if I am not carefull, I will end up with nothing to sell. My 5 1/2 year old son, Luca, enjoys helping mom operate heavy machinery..He comes into the studio and we have little chats about my work and the machines, shipping stuff, packing stuff. He is into scissors nowadays, so he likes to see me cut fabric.

Visit Louie Louie Bebe at www.louielouiebebe.etsy.com.

SALE!  10% discount on our dolls to Mom Made That readers, and an extra 10% discount on 2nd doll.

STACY’S CANDLE CLOSET

Stacy’s Candle Closet is home of Salt City Candle Company distributor Stacy Ray. With over four year experience with the company, Stacy takes pride in selling scrumptious candles and accessories.

The Salt City Candle Company itself delved into 19th-century molding techniques, developed cleaner-burning wax formulas, and discovered new scent trends to present a line of highly scented, sumptuously crafted candles of distinction.The company was founded to provide candle lovers the most intense, authentic, long-lasting fragrances possible. For more than a decade, this family-owned business has remained faithful to that commitment. Today, they lead the way in the candle world by giving customers the best of everything.

Through Stacy’s Candle Closet you can choose from over seventy-five fragrances and ten different product types. With those numbers everyone is sure to find something to try. Let Stacy help find the perfect Salt City Candle fragrances and products for you!

Visit Stacy’s Candle Closet at www.stacyscandlecloset.com.

SALE!  20% off a surprise selected fragrance line each month.

RIVERDOG PRINTS CUSTOM PAPER GOODS

RiverDog Prints Custom Paper Goods offers high-quality photo cards, personalized stationery and a variety of other paper goods for your whole family.  Unique and affordable, all cards, envelopes, favor tags, notepads and stationery sets have a handmade touch.  Each envelope is lined with a coordinating design to your card and you can complete the look with matching envelope seals.

RiverDog Prints gives you two ways to shop: one for your family and one just for your pets.  The Pets area has designs specifically for your pets to shine and be shared with your loved ones.  The Family section contains a wide variety of designs that can express your style.  Shop in the Coordinated category when planning an event, such as a wedding or bar mitzvah.  Save-the-Date Photo Cards, matching favor tags and Thank You Notes all coordinate for your special day.

The philosophy for the company is Celebrate Everyday.  RiverDog Prints wants you to have a box of cards in your own home created just for you from photos of the people, pets and things that you love. When you need a thank you or just want to say hi with a handwritten note, wouldn’t it be wonderfully simple to have a card (with a matching colorful liner, of course) ready to send?

Visit RiverDog Prints Custom Paper Goods at www.riverdogprints.com.

SALE!  15% off any order using code MOMMADETHAT.

NOAH AND LILAH

My shop Noah and Lilah was born after I became pregnant with my daughter.  Knowing I was having a girl, I wanted to be able to make her cute little dresses that weren’t mass-produced in some factory in China, and I wanted sophisticated and fun clothes for her.  The fact that I can now make my son pants in any “theme” he’s currently enjoying (like airplanes) is a bonus!

Every piece is handmade by me in my home studio.  I also love custom orders.  Want a dress style in a different fabric?  Let me know!  Curious if I can make something you don’t see listed, such as a tie for your little guy?  No problem!  I love doing what I can to make my customers thrilled with their purchase.  I hope you love shopping with Noah and Lilah!

NEW CHILDREN’S SHOES

New Children’s Shoes.Com, has a delightful mix of quality American & European children’s shoes, infant size 0 thru adult size 9, wide & narrow widths available too!. The Brands We Carry Are Babybotte, Beeko, Jumping Jacks, Keen, Kenneth Cole Reaction Kids, Merrell, Naturino, Petit Shoes, Ricosta, Sun San Salt Water Sandals, Tsukihoshi, TTY and Umi. New Children’s Shoes, is owned and operated by a mom who knows all about children’s shoes. My children, two boys, 5 and nearly 2 are my test market for all the brands I carry.  My 5 year olds new favorite sneakers are the Jumping Jacks Morphis.  He has them in the black and red.  He calls them his super fast racing sneakers.  He is right.  They are a machine washable, super lightweight, flexible sneaker, perfect for running very fast.

I, as an owner of a children’s shoe store, really love kids shoes.  I worked as a teenager and a young adult at Thom McAn shoes.  That is were my initial experience came from.  When I became a mom, my children became my experience and inspiration.  I was obsessed with fit.  My concern was their comfort.  When I could not find what I was looking for locally, I reluctantly went online to buy my sons shoes. Many moms are reluctant to purchase their children’s shoes online because of fit.  I understand.  That is why I make it easy.  We have a children’s shoe conversion chart that offers age ranges with correlating sizes.  We also have a link to Brannock scale, which is the shoe industry recommended scale for measuring feet.  I purchased a Brannock scale online for my sons feet.  You can purchase your own children’s Brannockscale online too.  It helps with the ease of buying children’s shoes online or you may call New Children’s Shoes.com during business hours 10:30 am – 5:30 pm EST. 860-678-7087 or email us at newchildrensshoes@yahoo.com any time and we will be more than willing to help you with fit.

Parents are very concerned about fit, cost and how long their child will wear high quality well-crafted shoes that cost more than the ones at the discount retailer for $10.   The number one question we are asked all the time is, “How long will my child wear these shoes?”   I respond, “I don’t know”, that is the truth, I don’t know.  The fit and how long your child will wear a pair of shoes, depends on your child’s growth pattern.  There are industry averages but parents can answer that question for themselves.  If you notice that your child’s clothing is getting smaller, get there foot measured.  We recommend 3 months minimum.  If you have a baby that is wearing shoes, once a month.  They grow so rapidly in the first 6 months of life and as they get older, every 3 months to 6 months.  There are children that will plateau for 6 months to a year.  Then all of a sudden, they are two sizes bigger.  In my experience in children’s shoe retailing, parents are sometimes not aware that their child went up two shoe sizes. My best advice is to measure frequently.  We recommend that the best rule of thumb is your thumb.  Your child’s big toe should be a thumb tip away from the end of the shoe for proper for growth.  When they get to the end, it is time for a new pair.

Please contact us for any questions regarding a style or fit.  Shop online at NewChildrensShoes.com and receive an additional 15% for  Mom Made That readers. 15% OFF Coupon Code- mmthat210.

VERY HAPPY CHAIR

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