Final Photos

Here are the beautiful entries I received from the talented photographers, their work is so amazing, I love each photo. To vote, simply go to:
 https://www.facebook.com/alejandrakearldesigns
scroll down on the wall and "like" your favorite photo. Thanks!!

The Final 10!

I'm so exited to share with you the final 10 participants of the photo contest. All entries were amazing, the photographers below are my favorite 10. In the next couple of weeks they will submit their final photo featuring an Alejandra Kearl outfit, then the voting begins.

Here they are, enjoy!

Sunny Woods Photography - Phoenix, Arizona

 

Lou Roberts Children's and Family Portraits- London, UK

BeniBee Photography- Gulf Breeze, Florida 

 Jana DeGange Photography, Los Angeles, California

 

 HB Photography - Reno, Texas

 Heather Ellis Photography - Orem, UT

Sydney B Photography- Glendale, California

White Balance Photography- London, UK

 Mili Walker Photography, Indianapolis, IN

 

Heather Telford Photography - Spanish Fork, Utah

 

Owls and Treats - Clippies Giveaway

I've been selling these little felt Clippies on my website and decided to do a giveaway today.
During the last few weeks I started designing and making a few boys' items, so to enter this giveaway please comment on this post by letting me know what kind of clothing for boys you wish there was more of out there and/or what styles you could do without. Thanks!

 

I also wanted to let you know I'm having a "Back to School Sale" - 40% off all items and Free shipping, from August 3rd to August 10th only, checkout code is: back.  Don't forget to visit www.alejandrakearl.com for this great Sale.

The lucky winner will be randomly selected. You will win one set of the owl clippies and one set of the treats clippies (picture above). Deadline to enter is Thursday August 4th at midnight.
We will announce the winner of this give-away on the morning of Friday August 5th. So don't forget to come back and check! Free Continental US shipping only.

Good Luck! 

Pom Poms Flor Dress and Pettitights Winner!!

Sorry I'm late posting this, it seems like I've been catching up lately, actually is more like I've been playing catch up for the last 5 years... It seems specially busy at the end of the school year, you know what I mean? Class parties, birthday parties, etc. But, although I'm tired and very busy, I wouldn't have it any other way :)

Thanks for all the entries, advice and continued support of my little business. Since you each had multiple entries, here are the numbers assigned to each entry.

1-Carrie
2-Evelyn
3-Evelyn
4-Evelyn
5-Mari
6-Mari
7-Mari
8-Stevens
9-Stevens
10-Carrie
11-Carrie
12-Toni
13-Toni

So to pick a number I used the Random Number Generator and here is the winner!


True Random Number Generator

Min: 1     Max: 13

Result: 4

Evelyn! Thank you for your entries, please email me at babychic@mac.com with the size you would like and your mailing address.

Thanks for all the entries and keep on following, I will have another giveaway in a week or so.

Have a great weekend and enjoy your summer!

Introducing the new: www.AlejandraKearl.com!

I'm so exited to re-launch my website www.AlejandraKearl.com!
I use to have 2 sites; www.thebabychicboutique.com and www.alejandrakearl.com.
I use to retail on one site and wholesale on the other, I combined them both and now have one great new site.
From now on I will only be selling my products, it was too hard to sell other brands, keep stock and compete with big sites. I can now focus much better on my designs and website. I created a site that is easy to use,  has better images, it will be regularly updated and will always have lots of great deals available to my loyal customers.

Please take a look and let me know if you have any suggestions on how I can improve the site, I can always use your help :)!
I'm offering a 20% discount coupon, it's good until June 17th. Simply type 20%off upon checkout and you will get the discount even on Sale items!

Shipping is a flat $6 on all orders under $100 and it goes up just a few dollars on bigger purchases.

Thanks!

www.AlejandraKearl.com

Happy Easter!

 

I love this picture, my sweet boys with their bunny ears. 

I know I will be able to blackmail them with this picture in just a few years, too cute!

Beautiful Fun Photos

I just received these beautiful pictures from Heather Telford, she is a wonderful photographer.  She is also super nice, down to earth and great with children.
Heather took beautiful pictures of the Little Pearl and Black Dress from my Spring 2011 collection, she chose a great setting, I love the trees on the background, the colors are perfect and to top it off the little girl is adorable.

Enjoy!

 

 

Little Pearl and Black Dress Spring 2011 you can buy it here

Courtyard and Fall 2011 Sneak Peek

We finally did the Courtyard and Fall photo shoots. I had to wait longer than expected for my samples and then the weather was not cooperating. I'm so exited to finally have them done and specially about how they turned out, I can't wait to show you all the pictures!
Scott Pereira did the photo shoot, he was the best! He was super nice, professional and very good with all our little girls. His work is amazing and I'm certain we will work together again.
Here is a little sneak peak:

Courtyard 2011- available end of June 2011

 Fall 2011 - available August 2011

 

 Holiday 2011 - available September 2011

I can't wait to show you more!

I wish I had ordered more!

I'm packing Spring orders at the same time I'm finalizing my Fall 2011 collection and my sewing room looks like a complete mess. I'm having a hard time finding my tape measure and scissors! Oh well, just a few more days and then I'll organize it... maybe.
I'm always conservative when placing orders to my manufacturer, I always worry about how each collection will do. Last year when I placed my Spring 2011 orders, I was very conservative. With the way the economy is going and so many little boutiques closing shop I ordered just a little extra inventory in each style.
I should have ordered more! I'm very happy to tell you I picked up 2 new boutiques, one in Saudi Arabia and one in Alabama :), they will be carrying my line in a matter of weeks, now the little extra inventory I had ordered is going to them.
So this little number below is already sold out in most sizes, if you want this dress I have in sizes 18/24 months and 8/9 years only. Let me know quick, they are going fast!!

The dress is 100% silk, the print has little birds and flowers. $48.

Featured Boutique: Papillon

I'm so lucky and proud to have my line sell at Papillon, this sweet, unique and hip children's boutique is owned by marketing guru and entertainer, Lisa Newberry.

this is beautiful Lisa at her store, rocking a Pettiskirt!

Lisa is great to work with, she is a hardworking mom, super sweet, has great style and she's been very supportive of my collection season after season.
Papillon is located in Marina del Rey in the Marina Waterside Shopping Center.  They carry unique, organic & eco-friendly clothes and accessories for boys and girls ages newborn to 8 years old; in addition to books, toys, dolls, baby mats, stuffed animals, music, gift items, diaper bags & wraps for mom.

such a cute store

What makes Papillon unique is that they offer items you can't get anywhere else - from all over the world.  Mobiles and hand puppets made in Bangladesh, swimwear from Denmark, dresses, skirts & tops made in India and Bali, dolls, skirts & jackets from Vietnam & Nepal, toys from Germany, hats from Switzerland...and that's just to name a few. 

Here are some of my Petti-tanks and Petti-Skirts

They also do an excellent job at giving back, they continually support children's health & education in Nepal, through the Spiral Foundation; in addition to donating proceeds from special events to children's cancer research with St. Jude.  And most recently, Papillon joint the efforts of raising awareness of the Jenesse Center, the domestic violence & intervention program and Halle Berry's "What a Little Love Can Do Project".

Each month Papillon offers special events, such as book readings & signings, jewelry making parties, trunk shows, holiday bazaars, mom's night out events and more. And you'll always find Lisa's daughter Sasha on hand to keep the kids entertained.

Beautiful Sasha wearing Alejandra Kearl Courtyard collection

Shopping at Papillon is always a fun and unique experience!

Papillon
a unique children's boutique
4712 1/2 Admiralty Way
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
(310) 301-1711
papillonkids@verizon.net
www.papillonbaby.com

Featured Store: Bella Vita

From now on I will be sharing with you some of the great little boutiques that carry my line. I have a personal relationship with each of these boutiques and I'm so proud of the work they do and the support they give me.
Today I will tell you a little bit about Bella Vita:

Bella Vita is a unique boutique located in the Rockridge Shopping district of Oakland, CA.  Jennifer is the owner, she has wonderful taste and her store is a great mix of new and vintage finds. She is proud to feature local and independent designers and merchandise made in the USA.

handmade bambis

laser cut wood jewelry from local designer orange slice

a pretty headband

Alejandra Kearl Fall 2009

Handmade Shrug

Alejandra Kearl Spring 2010

Bird Necklaces

Bella Vita is located at 5407 college Ave, Oakland, CA 94618 - 510.653.1639

You can also shop online here

and see Jennifer's wonderful blog at bellavitahome.blogspot.com

Take a look at her great store when you get a chance and tell her I sent you, have a great day!

New Products and a Giveway

Like I've mentioned before I'm a little obsessed with fabrics, I love searching for them and finding new fabrics is always so fun. I have more than I can use, but I like to think I'm not just buying fabric but "collecting" fabric. I found a few new fabrics I fell in love with, they are so colorful, kawaii inspired and fun that they had to become bibs. I think the busy bright prints will hide stains very well, they are 100% soft cotton with snap closures and made in the USA. A good friend that just moved helped me make these, she is a great seamstress.

Here they are:


You can have these cute bibs for Free! One winner will get 3 bibs (boy or girl), all you have to do is follow the blog and leave a comment here or on any other posts on this blog from January 1st until now. All comments will be entered and the winner will be chosen randomly on Sunday.
If you post this on FB, twitter or Blog about it, let me know and your name will be entered multiple times :).

Have a great rest of the week and weekend!