I came across this beautiful online store today, Seven Smooches. The stuff is marvelous & homemade items for little ones. If you don't sew, then maybe you would want to splurge on a purchase here.
But, if you enjoy creating your own hand sewn softies & such, go here for inspiration! Can you believe how cute this hat is?
And this fabulous boots?!
I wish I knew how to do wool felting. This is so cute! *All photos are from the Seven Smooches website.
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I love the idea of home made, but do they really need to charge SO much?! As cute as those clothes are, I think our bank account would do much better if I just continue buying the nice quality, cheaper clothes in the store :)
Your idea of people looking through here and sewing their own is great. I bet they'll save way more doing that. But then I don't sew, so maybe its just as pricey?
Stef,
It can be quite pricey to sew. Plus, the people doing it for a business would like to make a decent wage!
The said reality with most cheap clothes is that they are "fair trade". I still buy clothes at Target sometimes (& so many other questionable places). But, there is a reason why they are so inexpensive.
Cute for sure. I think I may have to do some felt crafts with the kids. Not this quality, but I am inspired nonetheless. :)
yeah... like I said, I would totally buy clothes from these lines, but the price prevents me from doing so. Would Gymboree and Pumpkin Patch be part of the fair trade? I can usually get really nice quality clothing there at really great prices. But, I have to be careful and wait for good sales because their stuff is really expensive at full price as well. I've found some high quality clothing at Target (jeans maybe) but I rarely buy Rachel's clothes there, because I want her clothes to be good enough to pass down to Kara.
Those clothes were adorable and I loved the thought and detail that was put into them. Its just, if we had to spend almost $100 on a sweater for each of our kids... they'd never go outside ;)
Stef,
To my knowledge, there is no good list of fair trade businesses & stores. I wish there was!
My gut guess would be that even stores like gymboree & such don't pay fair labor prices. But, I don't know.
It's a frustrating thing! I wouldn't put my kids in a $100 sweater, either!
yeah... now I'm motivated to do some research. Its probably going to be tough. I imagine its something they don't really want you finding out about :)
The felt crafts Linda mentioned sound like fun! I also think you could make the boots. When I saw them I thought *Erin could totally make those!*
yeah... now I'm motivated to do some research. Its probably going to be tough. I imagine its something they don't really want you finding out about :)
The felt crafts Linda mentioned sound like fun! I also think you could make the boots. When I saw them I thought *Erin could totally make those!*
Cute for sure. I think I may have to do some felt crafts with the kids. Not this quality, but I am inspired nonetheless. :)
yeah... like I said, I would totally buy clothes from these lines, but the price prevents me from doing so. Would Gymboree and Pumpkin Patch be part of the fair trade? I can usually get really nice quality clothing there at really great prices. But, I have to be careful and wait for good sales because their stuff is really expensive at full price as well. I've found some high quality clothing at Target (jeans maybe) but I rarely buy Rachel's clothes there, because I want her clothes to be good enough to pass down to Kara.
Those clothes were adorable and I loved the thought and detail that was put into them. Its just, if we had to spend almost $100 on a sweater for each of our kids... they'd never go outside ;)
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