Thursday, June 5, 2008

Say Cheese!



Summer is here and the boys are home! All. The. Time. I underestimated how much energy two 5 & 4 year old boys have. Obviously, more than their mommy. I think I will start going to bed a little earlier at night. The summer vacation started off with a bang...I took them to a great park about an hour away that has a train ride, gem mining, carousel, etc. We got there and after a half hour my oldest threw up. He later told me he was sick all morning, but that he didn't want to tell me because he really wanted to go. It was a long drive home.

Only a few more days until the studio is closed for new orders until July. I am finishing up the orders in hand right now and have some ideas in my head for streamlining the web site. I also have a great idea for something new this fall: splitting Ceewee Baby sleep sacks into 3 separate lines:

1. Ceewee Baby Basics: Ready made natural fiber sleep sacks, available in 5 different prints. These will be an affordable option for those who want a natural fiber sleep sack with the same standard of quality of a ceewee sleep sack. Sizes will range from 3 months-2T. No twiddlers or other customizations.

2. Ceewee Baby Luxe: The custom created sleep sacks that are currently offered. Fabrics will be high-end flannel, and twiddlers will continue to be available at your option. You can choose white bodice or not, and sizes will go up to 3T.

3. Ceewee Baby Organic: Same 3 weight currently offered: lightweight organic sleep sack, midweight organic sleep sack, heavy weight organic sleep sack. Same great all cotton organic fabrics will be used with colorgrown cotton trim.

I have already ordered the fabric for the Basics line and hope to get working on stock after I return from vacation. I have also ordered most of the Luxe line fabric, but need to round out the boy's fabric more. I saw a sample of some new fabric that will be available this fall, and hope that will bring some nice options for boys. Being the mother of 2 boys, I am super sensitive to maintaining a balance, and not following the 4:1 ratio in favor of girls other retailers seem to follow. Right now with all the spring prints available, it has not been easy. Maybe I should just design my own fabric ...hmmmm.....

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