Baby Photo Shoot: Check out this little cutie in our holiday 2012 launch line

happy Friday, all! as we wind up this monday-friday, we are excited to share a few more sneak peeks at our holiday 2012 launch line. If you missed the peeks at the two previous, they are work a look! click here to see our very first holiday launch line photo shoot with this 9 month old sweet pea, and click here for the little 9 wk old flirt we spent the day with. yesterday we were in NYC, and spent the day with this 4 month bright eyed hunka cheeks and her dad. enjoy!!

oh, HI! sweet cheeks in our bib&burp cloth

holding hands with dad, wearing our cloud dancer romper with picot trim

lounging in our stripy romper. so comfy and soft!

sweet tush & a cuddle with dad in our stripy romper

girl on the go! wearing our cloud dancer romper with picot trim and stripy booties

waaiit, she has to check her shoes for a quick minute. wowie, unbelievable soft and comfortable! Okay, let's go!

xoxo

Spending the day with a 9wk old little flirt

we had another photo shoot yesterday for our holiday 2012 launch line. we spent yesterday with a 9 week old little flirty-flirt! in these photos & video he's wearing our stripey roo gown, and has just had a blissful nursing with mama snuggled with our big love blanket. they were snuggling, giggling, touching and talking the entire time…connecting…just what we'd intended when we designed the line. really, we just stood there and filmed it while it all happened naturally :) watch and enjoy!

somewhere between dreams

oh, hello!

it's life funny?!

L-Day = LAUNCH DAY...but a bit less launchy than we'd hoped

today is L-Day...LAUNCH DAY. however, it's a little less launchy than we'd hoped. by that, we mean our line is still in-transit to our offices. it is arriving a wee bit later this month, and our amazing community of families will be receiving an opportunity to pre-order from our holiday line next week! if you haven't signed up for our newsletter, now is a great time.

what's next is a full week dedicated to showing you where we've come from and where are are now. we've been gathering all the original photos and videos, and it has been a fun, and funny walk down memory lane. the line really has evolved and gotten clear on it's purpose and intent. we hope you will enjoy it as much as we have!

we're starting from the beginning and our first ever prototypes modeled by then little jonah, who was only about 6 months old... even our little ava found a way to squeeze into them, as you'll see below:

we'll continue with our shares right up to our photo shoots from our holiday line. with a full detail and description of our design innovation, quality, fit and artwork. can't help ourselves, here is a tiny sneak peek from our first baby photo shoot!

also up for this week is to announce our winners of the embracing the moment photo contest!! what a turn out!! we absolutely adored the photos of the sweet babies and their amazing families. it really is a beautiful thing when you can see how we are all connected as parents through our special moments with our children. we truly hope you got and continue to receive some excellent "feel good" time as you voted for the little peanuts!

last but not least, we are busy hand screening our artwork for the holiday line in our studio. 

look for more shares coming your way daily!! 

our holiday 2012 launch line: sneak peek here!!

you've been patiently waiting to see what this line is all about! well, ask and you shall receive!

that's how it's looking to a 5 year old, anyhow. little A has her own "art table" in my office, where we often work side-by-side. yesterday, she handed this to me and walked me through her baby clothes. if you look closely, you might see a little holiday art form her mama, in the background :) 

in all seriousness, if you missed my post on the garment finishings and details,
please check it out here! it is a walk through of all the pieces, fabrication, construction, design philosophy and the special innovative features that answer the need, the call, for innovative baby clothes designed for little people, and the big people who dress them. they're about connection, creativity, quality, comfort and simplicity.

then, head's up for next week because it's going to be a week of pictures, photos and big reveals for the line. we will be sharing how we got here, and where we are. we are so grateful to have you all here with us! 

I know & you know that you wanted to know: garment finishing & details

we've got some pictures & details for you, FINALLY!
check out our garment finishings & details page on our website...

you know our message is embracing the moment. you know it's inspired by my experience as a designer and baby clothes being designed for boxes and hangers, rather than for babies & families, as well as a mom and my realization that we were disconnected from precious moments.

this line is about designing into the pieces to encourage simplicity, connection and gentle touch while keeping all the creativity, cuteness, excellent quality, comfort and softness you expect.

well, enough from ME, go take a look and read about the pieces in the line coming soon to YOU!

here's a sneak peek...

BTW, we are running an embracing the moment photo contest.

1. Fill out form below & upload your photo:
Choose one favorite photo, and submit it just once. The ideal photo size is 100KB, if it's larger we will resize to fit properly. Photos are not expected to be professional quality, it's all about those real moments, but if your picture is too small, blurry, dark or bright, it will be hard for others to see and vote for it.

2. All qualified entries will be posted to our Facebook fan page for viewing and voting.

3. Vote! You may vote just once for any one photo, so spread that word so your friends and family can vote for your photo!

Winning
There will be 2 winning opportunities. 1) Grand Prize winner will be selected by the belle&beanzer panel of judges and will receive one (1) 4 piece holiday gift pack, 2) Winner by popular vote will receive one (1) two piece gift set from our holiday collection. Winners will be contacted and announced October 13-15th.

embracing the moment photo contest! enter now!

we are SO excited to kick off this week and announce our embracing the moment photo contest!

we believe that dressing your baby is an intimate & nurturing time of connection. our line supports and reflects that point of view, and our message to all new parents and seasoned parents is to embrace the moment. it's the simple moments that add up to a life time of memories.

share a favorite moment you captured with our belle&beanzer community, & enter to win one of two gifts from our holiday line. we are looking for special photos that capture embracing the moment with your baby. your images can be taken anywhere in the world. they can share any aspect of embracing the moment with your baby: touching, difficult, or hilarious. 

How to Enter

entering your embracing the moment photo in our contest is super easy & fun!

1. Fill out the entry form & upload your photo: Your baby must be 0-12mos at the time of entry, and you can submit your photo through our website, click on the green box on our homepage, or click here. or, you can submit your photo on our Facebook Fan Page, just click on the "win" tab.

Choose one favorite photo, and submit it just once. The ideal photo size is 100KB, if it's larger we will resize to fit properly. Photos are not expected to be professional quality, it's all about those real moments, but if your picture is too small, blurry, dark or bright, it will be hard for others to see and vote for it.

2. All qualified entries will be posted to our embracing the moment photo album on our Facebook fan page for viewing and voting.

3. Vote! You may vote just once for any one photo, so spread that word so your friends and family can vote for your photo!

Winning

The contest runs starting, today, Monday, 9/10/12 though Monday, 10/8/12.
There will be 2 winning opportunities:

1) Grand Prize winner will be selected by the belle&beanzer panel of judges and will receive one (1)
4 piece holiday gift pack

2) Winner by popular vote will receive one (1) two piece gift set from our holiday collection. 

all winners will be contacted and announced October 13-15th.

please know, the confidentiality of all families who enter are of the highest importance to us. only names, ages, photo & embracing the moment description will be posted

please see official contest rules and regulations for more details.

we are so looking forward to seeing all these special moments together!
can't wait to see your photo, please, enter now!

embracing surprises: finding a little love every day

I only saw the side sticking out, but I knew immediately what the shape was.
My little love rock was waiting in the sand for me during my beach walk this week. 

happy labor day! 

xoxo