Polkadot Patch Baby Boutique: Great baby gifts and more

So our newspaper article hasn’t been printed yet and we’re just waiting with anticipation to read our story. The journalist said that the editor was going to put it in Business Thursday and well…that came and went. And nothing today either. We’re holding our breath that we’ll be in the Sunday paper. That would just be great because that paper circulates all over Vermont and because the story is going to feature our interest in Vermont artists, it would be great if other artisans could find out about us via the newspaper story.

The other news is that on Thursday, we had a really great day. We had a radio spot on a local am station with our friends Prevent Child Abuse Vermont and discussed our partnership with them. We are donating 1% of our gross sales (not profits!) to this wonderful organization and this opportunity allowed for us to discuss why this partnership is important to Polkadot Patch Boutique. I actually missed the broadcast, but my partner who did it was very excited!

In addition, we met two new Vermont artisans who have decided to come aboard and sell their products with us. One artist creates fabulous handpainted wooden letters, frames, and other children’s products. They are fun, whimsical, and very unique. And we can’t wait to introduce these products. We are finalizing with her how everything will work out and then we’ll introduce her.

The other artist makes the most incredible teddy bears. These bears would rival any teddy bear company in Vermont, not to mention the world. They are expertly crafted and have the most wonderful faces, soft bodies, and posable bodies that children love. It was hard choosing which bears we wanted to sell…there were easily over 75 to choose from! As soon as we have her products up, we’ll talk about her more here.