Organic Baby Clothes & Unique Gifts

Halloween is upon us already!! It’s just a few short days away. This year our daughter is going as Cleopatra and our son will be the black Power Ranger (he was happy with anything black). Love it! Both kids are super-cute in their little costumes.

So what about your little bops? Hop on over to the Baby Fabulous Facebook page and tell us about your sweet little baby’s costume. What are you dressing your baby up as this year? BONUS!! Leave a comment on the facebook page to be automatically entered in our random drawing, to be held on November 3, for a FREE organics gift set (one-piece OR t-shirt and matching cap).

Once Halloween is behind us, the big holiday push is on. It is still so crazy to me that we are coming up fast on 2010! Wow, a decade since the turn of the century. Heck, I still find it amazing that my kids aren’t babies anymore and they are both in full-time school now, way past the baby years.

If you are a busy mom or auntie in need of the perfect holiday baby gift, get a head start on your holiday gift shopping and grab a “Groovy Nights” Princess Poncho before they sell out again. Purchase online and a portion of the proceeds is donated to http://artsurvive.org.

The uniquely stylish reversible ponchos are ALREADY the b*Fab “IT” gift this year. Especially, most especially, the “groovy nights” princess poncho. The Princess Ponchos were featured in Pregnancy & Newborn Magazine last winter and this season’s ponchos are way more FABULOUS…

“..the poncho. It also doubles as a security blanket and thumb-sucking aid!” – Brooke Shields.

If you are a new parent, celebrating your first Halloween with your little one, enjoy it to the fullest and don’t forget to take pics; little bitty babies in Halloween costumes has to be one of the cutest things in the world to me. Second ONLY to babies in b*Fab wear, of course.

One quick note to do yourself a favor and sign up for the newsletters. Starting in just one short week, we will send out Wednesday Fab Gabs. Read the Fab Gabs and you are automatically entered to win the weekly drawing for free FABULOUSLY Luxurious bFab prizes. We will keep them short and interesting, plus each Fab Gab will contain an exclusive special just for you!

Have a Fabulous Halloween!

We are coming up fast on the holidays so we figured now would be a good time to update you on holiday ordering options for the personalized blankets. Each Name in Brights™ personalized blanket is custom made-to-order and each year they grow in popularity as the “IT” holiday gifts for babies and toddlers. The exquisite silky plush, unique prints, and large bubbly letters unite in a work of art that is cozy, expressive, and timeless. (Read testimonials here…)

Order your Personalized Blanket by November 25 for Christmas Delivery

If you are interested in ordering a Name in Brights™ blanket for that special someone for Christmas this year, we are asking that you place your order by November 25, 2009.

In addition to the holidays being a busy production time for the personalized baby blankets, the shipping companies also move up their shipping deadlines. This means the blankets need to be finished with plenty of time to arrive on your doorstep before Christmas does…so please try to place your orders by November 25.

As a token of our appreciation for placing your order early this year, we are offering a 25% discount on all orders placed by November 24. Simply use promo code “bfabholiday” for 25% off your entire babyfabulous.com purchase (now that’s Fabulous).
***Don’t forget all Baby Fabulous gifts include complimentary gift wrap and free shipping!

New Prints are Coming Soon

We will do our part to ensure that new prints arrive at least a couple of weeks before the holiday ordering deadline for the personalized blankets.

The stripe prints remain some of the hottest sellers, available in a perfect mix of colors and chocolate. Any of the striped prints paired with the cocoa plush and a complimentary ribbon is a guaranteed rich and fabulous combination. Having a hard time deciding? We can help – give us a call (888-565-5255) or email us at info@babyfabulous.com.

Working with YOUR custom fabrics

Did you already have your nursery custom designed? We can use almost any woven fabric to create a personalized blanket for you. You need to have access to two yards of the fabric that you can send to us and we’ll do the rest. We will work with you to select the perfect plush and ribbon color to match the fabric you sent. Questions? Email us at info@babyfabulous.com – we’re here to help.

made in the USA

Baby Fabulous products are ALL made in the USA. Having our products manufactured here in the US has never been about NOT having them made in other countries, but always about insisting they are all made here, in our country. Before I was a mom, and before I was a business owner, I worked for a company that was caught in accounting fraud and ended up laying off half the work force. I was so stressed that I was going to lose my job at six months pregnant that I can look back at that time as a defining moment in my entrepreneurial journey. First, it really made me want to start my own company. Second, I made a commitment that I would keep my company and product manufacturing state side. No matter how large or how small we were to be, those jobs would be jobs created here at home.

We also strive to purchase supplies for our products that are made locally or are at least offered by local companies. This has been particularly difficult with organic cotton, but I’m excited to announce that we’ve identified a supplier for the Wao™ collection who guarantees that not only is their fabric spun here stateside, but also that the organic cotton is grown here in the USA as well. ORGANIC….and YES, this is huge for us because now we can offer long-sleeve options for the organic one-pieces and t-shirts..

We made the decision to keep Baby Fabulous products American-made before the really big push to go green, but it’s definitely a *green* choice we make as a company. Both in our purchasing of supplies and manufacturing locally – both choices use considerably less fuel miles than if our supplies or assembled products were manufactured in countries on the other side of the world.

Most of all, it matters to me as a mom that we can put the “Made In the USA“ label on our hang tags. I know that there are plenty of reputable contract manufacturers in countries all over the world, but there are also still a lot that use child labor. I just have too many control issues to try to run a business with products that are produced thousands and thousands of miles away…I could never feel completely confident that all production followed all the laws. Maybe I can’t guarantee that here either, but I can drop in unannounced and see what is going on where our products are produced.

If you are a parent looking for products that are made in the USA for your children, Baby Fabulous apparel is a great option. If you are a retailer looking for “made in the USA” products to offer in your boutique, send us an email and we can answer all of your questions about setting up a wholesale account with Baby Fabulous. We have low minimums for your first order, organic options that are always in-stock and ready to ship, and numerous testimonials about the incredible sell-through rate…contact us to start your fabulous experience today.

So, for the time being, we will continue to support local contract manufacturers and local suppliers by demanding American made products and making our own products in the USA.

reusable lunch kit

I waited way too long to actually get out and buy some reusable lunch containers for our kids‘ school lunches. However, in the two short weeks since we started using Tupperware-type items for the sandwiches and snacks, I would estimate that we’ve saved no less than 50 sandwich bags. Isn’t that amazing? In just two weeks?! Imagine the impact my little four-person family will make by the end of the year; heck, by the end of elementary school.

I know, we use more water to wash the reusable containers, but we’re still doing the same ONE dishwasher load of dishes a day, so the water usage hasn’t really changed at all. I feel good, nah, GREAT, about this change. AND – the kids have even been good about bringing home the containers (I’m mildly surprised by this fact).

As a mom, it really matters to me that our family is making green changes where we can (we have so far to go!). I also want to get straight to what other mom’s recommend. So, naturally, when I decided to switch to reusable lunch containers, I put out a call on twitter for recommendations. Thanks to everyone that replied, I found some really fun sustainable options for school lunch kits- and no one says you‘ll be boxed in. There are some fun, funky, and ultra-chic eco-friendly school lunch options on the market.

kid konserve lunch kit

Check out these lunch kit bags: http://kidskonserve.com/

Stackable Oots lunch box: http://healthygreenschool.com

Or these fun print boxes from lunchopolis: http://lunchopolis.com

So, you’ve fallen in love with the “Name in Brights” personalized blankets, but are waiting to purchase until your perfect color combination is available?… Don’t wait!! Send us your color request and we will help you to design the personalized baby blanket of your dreams – the same way we helped Veronica create the “Sydney” combination shown below (read what she had to say below).

“Thank you for working with me to find what I think will be a fantastic gift for my boss! I really do appreciate your help and assistance and your flexibility in all this. Having such a busy schedule I often find it difficult to shop for something, because it all takes so much time. The fact that I was able to do this through email and get what I wanted I just have no words of gratitude. Thank you again and trust me when I say I will be telling all my friends about you” – Veronica R. Los Angeles, CA

custom made keepsake baby blanket

The images in this post are examples of custom personalized blankets that we created for customers. We do not have these fabrics available on the website, but in both cases, we received a custom color request. (Sage green and fuschia in the case of the “Molly” blanket, and “Pastel stripes” in the case of the “Sydney” blanket).

No extra cost for the custom design services!!

Every blanket must be created from scratch, so there is no extra cost to you for our extra special design assistance services. Once we’ve received your request, we will email you at least three options to select from. Once we have a commitment on the order, we work with you to select the best plush and ribbon color. It’s really, really, a very painless operation.

Get your custom color combination started today, here’s how:

• Email us: info@babyfabulous.com
• Tweet Amber: http://babyfabulous.com/twitter
• Call us: 888-565-5255

We LOVE to make you happy and we will respond to your request asap.

Yes, it matters. All my little lifestyle choices matter. As I stood doing dishes this morning, I was thinking about the label on the dish soap bottle. My all-natural-no-harm-to-the-environment dish soap bottle of the 7th Generation brand. I didn’t need to look at the label closely to recall that the company name derives from the philosophy that the choices we make now will have a lasting impact seven generations from now.

Organic Lotus Bodysuit

In particular, I was thinking about this as I was running the water to clean the pan I don’t put in the dishwasher. I was wondering if I was making the most *green* decision possible. I was thinking – one pan, what is the best approach? It’s probably to let the pans pile up until I have an entire sink load, but this goes against my recent drive to keep things picked up.

Continuing to run the water and clean the pan, I jumped to thinking about recent laws that have passed enabling *green* runoff water to be re-purposed for landscaping reasons. This is cool, but how do I get started? I think I heard there are kits available. My dad is remodeling his place and he has already planned the rooms so that the green water runs out of his sinks and waters his trees. He has the advantage of a fresh start. Green runoff water requires green soaps, like my bottle of seventh generation dish soap.

Seven generations from now, my choices will matter to the children of my kids’ kids’…am I making the right choices right now? I feel like I need to make these choices as both a parent and a business owner. Both arenas of my life will have impact on future generations.

I will always be proud to say that we strove to use eco-friendly, organic, and sustainable fibers in our baby clothing. We use water-based inks (no dyes to rinse) in our heat transfers and we promote local production and manufacturing (less fuel miles baby!). We print on recycled paper and recycle all of our cardboard, plastic, and paper that is allowed. But, we still use too much paper, I have no doubt about that! I think, on any given day there are a zillion choices we make that will matter seven generations from now. What matters the most is that we start where we can and set a goal towards constant *green* improvement.