Zubels toys are favorites in our store

Zubels toys are favorites in our store

One of our new favorite brands is Zubels. If you haven’t seen these adorable hand knit dolls and rattles, you have to take a look. Most of the styles are now organic and they are as cute as cute can be.

We like these soft dolls because they are easy to hold and children naturally gravitate [...]

New year, new growth at Polkadot Patch

WOW. It’s 2011 and it’s time for a new year, new dreams, new beginnings, and new directions.
A lot has been happening behind the scenes at Polkadot Patch Boutique. Good things. Exciting things.
Stay tuned… we will be updating our website with more unique baby gifts and funky items for children. We continue to support small batch [...]

How much do you value beauty and handmade items?

How much do you value beauty and handmade items?

Ah. It’s that time of year again in Vermont when I feel  so grateful to live in such a beautiful, amazing place. Being surrounded by such breathtaking beauty makes me appreciate the other beautiful things in my life: my children, my  family, my friends, treasured objects in my home, my new career path I love, [...]

Back to School Backpacks and Lunch Bags GALORE

Back to School Backpacks and Lunch Bags GALORE

Amazing how fast summer can fly by. It’s almost the end of summer for some in the country and back to school time! For us in the northeast, we still have anywhere from weeks to a month left of summer before we head back to reading, writing, and ‘rithmatic!
For those of you heading back now, [...]

HTA blog week: Applauding member Craftsbury Kids

HTA blog week: Applauding member Craftsbury Kids

Yesterday I wanted to recognize and applaud all the work of the  Handmade Toy Alliance during their HTA blog week.
Today I want to celebrate a fellow retail business that has been instrumental in bringing so many wonderful handmade toys, gifts, apparel, and everything in between to the online marketplace. Not only is Craftsbury Kids a [...]

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Need to put a friend in their place? The perfect baby gift for that!

Need to put a friend in their place? The perfect baby gift for that!

Every now and then we get in items that just make us chuckle with delight. These are the types of items that also make our customers laugh and nod and bring some of that good ole’ playful spirit into gift giving.
That is the case with this hilarious (if I do say so) bodysuit. See below

Can’t [...]

Spotlight on Handmade Toy Alliance!!

Spotlight on Handmade Toy Alliance!!

It feels like the fight to save handmade toys and other small batch children’s products is a never ending.  So let me publicly state  I am so GRATEFUL for the Handmade Toy Alliance and the hardworking people who are constantly working to protect small businesses from the CPSIA law that passed with so many “unintended [...]

Exclusive employee sale in Vermont – buy local!

Exclusive employee sale in Vermont – buy local!

Ah, summer is here in Vermont. Yesterday it was in the 90’s and for an area of the country that doesn’t have central air conditioning in most homes….it really was HOT.
Fortunately we were enjoying the cool air at a local Vermont company hosting an exclusive employee sale. It was great fun and seeing the administrative [...]

Organic baby blankets made in the USA!!

Organic baby blankets made in the USA!!

Sometimes buying baby items is just SO much fun. We have expanded our category of organic baby blankets over the past few days and I have to say the new arrivals are precious! I am personally in love with the recycled cotton ones shown here:
Not only are they made responsibly in the USA, but they [...]

Get dialing and emailing to get #cpsia and #cpsea modified.

Get dialing and emailing to get #cpsia and #cpsea modified.

The fight still isn’t over yet to protect small batch manufacturers and retailers from CPSIA! It’s time to reignite the fires that have been simmering and to get on the phones and email to make a difference. This week the Handmade Toy Alliance has issued a Call To Action to get bipartisan efforts to pass [...]