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Thanks to Gerber Babies!

2009-07-13T11:38:00.003-05:00

Many thanks to The Gerber Babies Blog for their recent review of Hand Picked Pumpkin: It's pumpkin season in July! At Hand Picked Pumpkin, the pickings are never slim. You can customize your order and have fun at the same time! Anything is possible in this ultimate pumpkin patch! Click here to read the rest of the review!

Thanks to OtherHOOD!

2009-07-01T09:23:00.002-05:00

Thanks to OtherHOOD for a wonderful review of Hand Picked Pumpkin this morning:

Did you ever wish you could design children's clothing? Well now is your chance! Hand Picked Pumpkin is a modern line of limited and custom baby clothing. They have it all. For baby go with the basics either short or long sleeve body suits, cute romper, overalls or crew tees. For toddlers you can go with cozy designer shorts, drawstring pants or an adorable hoodie. They come in a variety of colors and are 100% cotton. The best part....you can mix and match prints and fabrics. Maybe you like the retro stripe with the rodeo cowboy pattern or the daisy pattern with pink polka dots. You can keep playing around with the design until you find one that suits your child's style the best.

I was able to create a cute hoodie for Little B. It was a lot of fun to pick the design and colors of the garment. I choose a chocolate brown color for the hoodie and kiwi for the inside lining. The two patterns I choose where the Rodeo Kids Cream and Retro Mini Strip and I have to say it turned out awesome! I was so happy with my creation and it looks adorable on my little guy (sorry for no picture of him but he wont stay still long enough for me to get a good snap shot). I was so impressed with the quality of the clothing, it is gorgeous!

I love knowing that no one else will have the same style as Little B. Face it - if you have boys you know that there is a lack of cute clothing for them and that is why I jumped at the chance to make a one of a kind outfit for him. But if you are not in the mood to customize you can shop their ready made selections which are just as sweet!

Want to add a fun twist to your next playdate or girls night out? Host a trunk show and receive a discount on your next order. Hand Picked Pumpkin will send you samples, swatches and order forms and all you need to do is invite friends, display the garments and take the orders. How cool!? Visit their website for more information on how to host a trunk show.

Special Discount: The fabulous designers at Hand Picked Pumpkin would like to offer our readers a 15% coupon for on-line orders only. At check-out enter the code: Otherhood in the coupon section. This discount expires on July 17th.

40% off reversible Tula hoodie!

2009-06-29T11:12:00.001-05:00

Hand Picked Pumpkin is offering 40% off our reversible Tula hoodie, the perfect little jacket for cooler summer nights!
Tula was a featured at the Golden Globes gifting suites where Hand Picked Pumpkin presented its cozy and stylish infant wear line and showered celebrity moms and dads such as Angie Harmon, Angela Bassett, Carnie Wilson, Joely Fisher, Kevin Weisman, Ming-Na and Chandra Wilson (just to name a few!) with an assortment of our popular hoodies and hats.

To grab yours at this steal, enter Tula in the coupon section at check-out. Offer will expire at mid-night Tuesday, July 1st. *

*This offer can not be combined with other coupon codes and is only available on-line while supplies last.

Inspiration

2009-06-26T09:00:00.000-05:00

"The quality of events surrounding you in any given moment
in time may be reflecting specific beliefs that you
hold in that moment of time."
— Gregg Braden

New retail stores

2009-06-24T09:00:00.000-05:00

Welcome to our newest retail partners who just this week started carrying Hand Picked Pumpkin.

Be sure to shop our tee & bloomer gift set selection if you're near Storks Cradle in Wheaton, Illinois, The Paper Affair in Lombard, Illinois, The Happy Heart in Arlington, Tennesse and Trendy Events and Parties in Cape Girardeau, MO.

Our Spring Summer 2010 line

2009-06-23T09:00:00.000-05:00

Some days (like this morning) we think how crazy it is that we're actually wrapping up the details of our ready-made spring/summer 2010 line. It seems like summer 2009 has just arrived here in Chicago! Today: a preview of a few more prints Hand Picked Pumpkin will be highlighting in 2010.

Thanks to Barefoot Mommies!

2009-06-22T13:24:00.005-05:00

Thanks to Barefoot Mommies for their review today about Hand Picked Pumpkin.

Hand Picked Pumpkin Custom Baby and Toddler Clothing is the perfect place to find your special Hand Picked items. When they say hand picked that is exactly what you get. Quality designed item that you design yourself.

Read here for more!

Get a coordinating piece for free!

2009-06-15T14:07:00.002-05:00

If you host a Hand Picked Pumpkin Trunk Show in July or August and buy one style, you will receive a second coordinating style for free!*

Be the first to preview our newest fall additions and hand pick the perfect fall outfit for your little one in the comfort of your own home!

Contact us today to book your show by phone, 708-524-1812 or email, info@handpickedpumpkin.com.

Trunk shows are available nationwide.

*this offer can not be combined with any other promotions and only applys when hosting a home trunk show

Hand Picked Pumpkin profiled in new book

2009-06-10T08:40:00.005-05:00

Many thanks to Bruce Wolk for including Hand Picked Pumpkin in his newly released book, Made Here, Baby! This book highlights manufactures who produce right here in the lovely USA. This is a point of great pride for all of us here at HPP. Please be sure to check out this much needed resource for all parents and remember how it important it is to support local!

Thanks to Upscale Baby Blog!

2009-06-09T09:00:00.000-05:00

Thanks to Upscale Baby Blog for their review of our Hand Picked Pumpkin Collin Reversible Hoodie. Here's what they had to say:

Recently I came across the perfect hoodie for a little boy: the Collin Reversible Hoodie made by Hand Picked Pumpkin. It is absolutely adorable! Made of 100% interlock cotton, this hoodie is so soft and not too heavy for warmer spring or cooler summer days. The beautiful cocoa brown hoodie is offset by blue trim and rodeo music players on the lining. It snaps, so it’s easy to get on and off baby. Angela Bassett’s son Slater was wearing this hoodie on the Oprah Winfrey Valentine’s Day Show. At $54, it’s not overpriced for the average person, either, and it’s reversible, so you’re really getting two hoodies in one! To view this cute hoodie, visit HandPickedPumpkin.com.

Thanks to About.com: Creative and Colorful Baby Clothing

2009-06-08T09:40:00.004-05:00

Many thanks to About.com for their review of Hand Picked Pumpkin. Here's what they had to say about our creative and colorful baby clothing:

Many parents long to try their creative hand at designing baby clothing for their baby boys and baby girls. But many choose not to, simply because they feel they lack the skills.

Now all that can change with Hand Picked Pumpkin. You get to choose from basics like rompers, dresses, tops and bodysuits, bottoms and other essentials. Then you can select a base fabric and a contrasting fabric and Hand Picked Pumpkin will do the rest.

Not ready to dabble in creating your own custom baby clothing? You can also choose from ready-made designs.

Baby t-shirts start at less than $20, and for the totally originally styling you get, it's worth it. Clothing from Hand Picked Pumpkin would also make a great baby gift.

Inspiration

2009-06-05T08:56:00.001-05:00

"Discover that the most powerful way to help those
you love is to lead by example — and realize
you're leading by example all of the time."
— Joe Caruso

Our June Pumpkin of the Month

2009-06-04T13:09:00.003-05:00

Here's Kaylee, our newest Pumpkin of the Month! Her mom Jennifer included this note:

"Kaylee loves to wear her dress from HPP! It is very soft and comfortable to play in (unlike many other dresses she has and describes as scratchy). I love the durable fabric and the great colors and design. This dress is a spring and summer staple!"

Congratulations Kaylee and Jennifer on receiving a $50 hpp gift certificate!

Want to tell us how cute your pumpkin is, then email us a photo of your little one dressed in hpp and tell us about it!

Photo session images!

2009-06-03T12:13:00.000-05:00

We did a Hand Picked Pumpkin photo session a few weeks back for our fall/winter 09 ready-made line that will be available in July on our website, in boutiques and shown at home shows. Thought I'd share one of my favorite photos of our updated best seller the Audrey Long Sleeve Lap Tee and Audrey flare pant. How precious is this image!

Thanks to Celebrity Baby Blog!

2009-06-02T07:04:00.003-05:00

Many thanks to Celebrity Baby Blog for their feature on Hand Picked Pumpkin! Here's what they have to say about our line:

Need stylish clothes for both boys and girls? Try Hand Picked Pumpkin for creative, custom clothing for babies and toddlers.

Get the basics for baby with short and longsleeve bodysuits, or crew tees in a variety of colors and 100% cotton fabrics, then select from a wide assortment of printed fabrics — in stripes, dots, retro cowboys, florals — to customize the trim. Prices for bodysuits range from $32 to $40, and t-shirts from $18 to $42, but with a palette of 21 fabrics to select for customizing, you can’t beat the price for original (and cute!) baby clothing.

For toddlers, try mixing and matching prints as you customize drawstring pants ($30-44) with cuffs and a tie, or a shirt dress ($32-46) with its collar and placket. With loads of options for sizes, garment colors and fabrics for trim, this easy-to-use-website shows you exactly what your customized garment will look like. Don’t like stripes with flowers? Keep playing around with styles until you find the exact one that suits both you and your child.

Not in the mood to customize? No problem. Just go for the ready-made selections that the website offers.

Featuring blue wovens

2009-05-29T09:00:00.000-05:00

Our blue sale, 20% off everything blue through tomorrow, also includes custom and ready-made garments featuring blue wovens. Wovens that contain blue include: dotty dot perwinkle, tie, star paisley, jim dandy turquoise, mini stripe cocoa, jump rope, retro mini stripe, seeing spots chocolate, soft spot blue, soft spot pink, tiny check cocoa, daisy dreams brown, floral fusion, retro yipee, rodeo music blue, roller coaster, farm kids, cream rodeo kids and carnival bloom.

Blue is not just for boys: Design a custom shirt dress or raglan dress with bloomers featuring perwinkle

2009-05-28T09:00:00.001-05:00

Blue is not just for boys.

Suggustion No. 3: Some of my favorite custom pieces feature our perwinkle blue interlock knit for girls. The Hand Picked Pumpkin raglan dress with bloomers and our ever popular short and long sleeve shirt dresses are adorable designed in blue. Wovens that pair well include: tie, star paisley, mini stripe cocoa, jump rope, and carnival bloom just to name a few!

Perwinkle Lining: The Collin Reversible Hoodie

2009-05-27T09:00:00.001-05:00

Blue, blue and more blue.

Suggustion No. 2: Our Collin Reversible Hoodie features a perwinkle blue lining. Made from 100% interlock knit, the Hand Picked Pumpkin reversible hoodie is the perfect little jacket for cooler days and nights. Chic hood accents and matching pocket add a modern twist. You'll wish one could be made in your size!

Featuring perwinkle interlock: Cole Crew Playsuit

2009-05-26T09:00:00.002-05:00

In honor of our blue sale this week, we are featuring a few our favorites that pertain!

Suggustion No. 1: The Cole crew playsuit -made from our soft periwinkle blue interlock knit -is the perfect one piece outfit for baby. Trimmed at the neck and chest with a modern outline stripe detailed with thin bold orange, lime green, aqua, white and brown stipes, this piece is a new baby favorite. Double sets of shoulder snaps make this playsuit easy to pull over baby's head.

20% off everything blue, this week only!

2009-05-25T11:28:00.003-05:00

In celebration of Memorial Day, Hand Picked Pumpkin is offering 20% off everything blue this week only. Enter BLUE in the coupon section at check-out. Offer good through Saturday, May 30th.

Hand Picked Pumpkin Flare Pants Giveway @ Fabulous Fun Finds

2009-05-15T09:00:00.000-05:00

Be sure to check out and enter the Fabulous Fun Finds Baby Shower Blast. They are giving away many fun things, including a pair of Hand Picked Pumpkin flare pants.

Here's the review:
Hand Picked Pumpkin features a modern line of limited edition and custom baby clothing. Mama designed and baby tested, the line is stylish, beautiful and locally hand-sewn from the coziest of fabrics. This is truly one of the most unique companies out there! You get to become your own designer!! I was able to create a pair of flair pants and matching shirts. It was so much fun and I am definitely proud of my creation. Simply start out by selecting the style and size of the item you would like to purchase. A variety of fabric options are available as you select different prints for the body, trim and pockets! Handpicked Pumpkin will create your design! I was extremely impressed with the quality of this items! Plus I have a sense of ownership over the outfit as it was my creation, right?

Thanks to Petit Elefant!

2009-05-14T09:00:00.000-05:00

Many thanks to Petit Elefant for their second review of Hand Picked Pumpkin.

Here's what they have to say about our custom baby clothing:

Looking for a sweet little number for your babes this Spring? I love the customizable outfits from Hand Picked Pumpkin; 3 easy steps to personalization: pick a piece, choose the size, and select fabrics. Honestly, they're so adorable it's ridiculous.
Hand Picked Pumpkin gives you the option of creating one-of-a-kind outfits for your babes, minus the sewing. I'm all for that.

Thanks to the Examiner.com!

2009-05-13T09:31:00.002-05:00

Many thanks to Examiner.com for mentioning Hand Picked Pumpkin in their Best Baby Show Gift Series. Here's a clip from the review:

Hand Picked Pumpkin has a great customized gift option that allow you to design each clothing item. I made one of their cute reversible cotton hoodie jackets. The process itself is really fun, making it a great gift certificate item or something cool you can customize for your friend's baby too. You pick colors, patterns, even button colors for the inside and outside of the little jacket. I did a blue and brown combo with cowboy and horses retro accent print. It turned out really great and it's like getting a gift twice - once designing your item and a second time when it arrives in the mail.

Two little pumpkins

2009-05-12T20:40:00.004-05:00

Just look at these two adorable pumpkins dressed in hpp for their photo session. I absolutely love it when customers share images of their little ones wearing our line.

May Pumpkin of the Month!

2009-05-11T13:40:00.002-05:00

Here's Katherine, our newest Pumpkin of the Month! Her mom Elizabeth included this note:

"Wanted to drop you a quick note to let you know how much we are enjoying Katherine's Hand Picked Pumpkin clothing. We just got her shirt dress in the mail—adorable! I can't wait until fall when she can wear it. She has been living in her flare pants and lap T outfit. I get so many compliments on it and so many people ask where we got it. I wish you made the flare pants in adult sizes. They are so darling! The best thing is how well your clothing washes up and keeps it shape, size, and color. Katherine is crawling and always on the move and your clothing moves with her. She is quiet the messy eater but I never worry since it washes up so well! I am attaching a picture of Katherine at 9 months in her favorite Hand Picked Pumpkin outfit. It has been washed and worn over 30 times (can you tell it is our favorite) and it still looks like new. Even the knees have held up — which is quiet a feat with a crawling baby! Thank you so much for your wonderful clothing line!"

Congratulations Katherine and Elizabeth on receiving a $50 hpp gift certificate!

Want to tell us how cute your pumpkin is, then email us a photo of your little one dressed in hpp and tell us about it!