PETIT PEONY is beyond excited to announce our partnership with Mi Esperanza

MOTHERS HELPNG MOTHERS - PETIT PEONY Welcomes you to the circle of HOPE.  The Dress Designer, The Dress Maker, and the Dress Patron are all Mother's who are working hard to provide life's necessities for their Children.

MI ESPERANZA -  will be producing PETIT PEONY's first ever collection for Spring/Summer 2015. By utilizing Mi Esperanza's Maquila in Tegucigalpa, Honduras many MOTHERS will be given an opportunity to provide their children with the basic necessities in life. These women are provided skills training, a fair trade wage, and a safe working environment by Mi Esperanza.

Mi Esperanza means “My Hope” and began in 2002 with a vision to provide assistance for women in the villages surrounding Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Providing micro-business loans and skills training to women living in extreme poverty does this. Many of the women are single mothers who are supporting their families without any type of assistance or opportunity to change their life circumstances. Their lives are about survival and trying to meet the most basic of needs of life; food, clean water, education, healthcare and shelter. Through Mi Esperanza, women are finding a new sense of hope, self-empowerment and stability. Mi Esperanza brings HOPE to women, young and old, by giving them educational and financial tools that enable them to change their lives and the future of their children.

By purchasing your daughter, grand daughter or niece a PETIT PEONY dress YOU are supporting MOTHERS HELPING MOTHERS and completing the circle of HOPE.

Baby's First Dress

PETIT PEEONY ~ Just finished Baby's First Dress in a soft summer cotton for next season. I love this style dress, it allows her to roll around, grab her feet, even nap comfortably while looking adorable. This item is a baby shower gift. For information on ordering please visit 

www.etsy.com/shop/thenewenglandchild

I'm thrilled to show you my new logo, designed by my very talented friend!

This logo is exactly what I have invisioned for this line ~ Sweet & Playful ~

Today I finished the SAIL AWAY tunics for two adorable little girls I know. I love how they coordinate but they wont be wearing the exact same outfit. I could never find coordinating clothes for my daughters so I would end up dressing them exactly alike. It is nice to have a unique outfit while looking like you belong together.

These Tunics are made out of Super Soft light weight cotton. The fabric allows for little girls to run, climb, roll, around and just have fun. Lastnight my daughters were climbing on huge hail bails and jumping off in their Circus Tunics. Having a blast while looking adorable!

PETIT PEONY ~ Fall Fabric Choices

Here is a Sneak Preview of the fabric I just ordered to sew fall tunics and dresses. I plan to sew prototypes in my daughters sizes and list them on my custom shop on etsy. www.etsy.com/shop/thenewenglandchild

PETIT PEONY ~ Plans to offer the following two styles this fall. I'm also busy working on my Spring and Summer Collection since the boutiques are now buying for 2015. If all goes well PETIT PEONY will be featured in select children's boutiques. Until then I plan to continue to do what I love and sew custom orders through The New England Child on Etsy.

PETIT PEONY ~ Circus Tunic

for our sisters

These tunics are made of light weight super soft cotton. With contrasting necklines these coordinating outfits are perfect for a summer photo shoot, a birthday party, or a cover-up for the beach. PETIT PEONY will offer this sleevless tunic in other fabrics such as nautical sailboats, block print elephants from India, and a red poppy print. This tunic also comes in short or long sleeves which makes this comfortable style wearable in every season. Visit www.etsy.com/shop/thenewenglandchild for more information on this adorable easy summer tunic.

A Little Bit About Me:

My family moved to Vermont about 8 months ago (from the Metro Boston area) to pursue an opportunity for my husbands career. One summer night I received a text message from him while he was at a company meeting asking, "Do you want to move to Vermont". I immediately replied "YES". I thought about it for a split second.... a life without an hour and a half commute to work? Yes Please! A life without juggling a nanny, daycare, back up child care, business travel, sales quotas, the daily rat race that had become our "norm"? YES PLEASE!!

We both wanted to slow it down, create a simple wholesome upbringing for these little muffins we adore so much. Ryan found this house on 5 acres by Lake Champlain in a farming town. After visiting this community and this house we knew we had to make this move happen!

I quit my job at a start up medical device company that I was really loving, sold our 1845 Greek Revival house in a Boston suburb in 7 days, rented a house for one month in our new town to have renovations completed on our new house, and MOVED to VT!!

Ever since the birth of our second daughter, I've been sewing my daughters matching or coordinating "sister outfits" for special occasions. The first occasion was our trip to Mexico when our baby was just 11 weeks old. I found there to be a shortage of coordinating simple, yet sweet outfits without spending a fortune.

Our First Family Picture in Mexico, with the dresses I made the girls.

Over the last 18 months, I've become much more confident in my sewing skills and started sewing clothing and gifts for friends and family. Several times people have told me, "you really need to sell these". I finally agreed after a family get together this summer in NY. My cousin and I decided to plan a photo shoot for our little ones in matching outfits that I made. We have children the exact same age and getting them together reminds us of the summers we cherished as children when her family would visit from Northern CA.

I started the The New England Child on Etsy the day I returned from our family weekend. So far I've been busy sewing custom orders for sundresses, christening outfits, and dresses for baby showers. I'm very excited about this venture and I truly appreciate all the support I have already received from my friends and family. Stay tuned for sketches that will give you a sneak peek into what is next for Petit Peony and The New England Child.

Please visit my etsy shop:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/thenewenglandchild

Welcome to The New England Child's Blog!

The New England Child is currently a custom online clothing shop. https://www.etsy.com/shop/thenewenglandchild

The Girls Clothing Line is ~ Petit Peony. Petit Peony is working on creating her brand and style. She is calling on boutique shop owners to gain honest feedback on style, ideas, and fabrics. Designer Kate Bowen, is looking to create a line of clothing that caters to playful children ~ while maintaing the child's true innocence and beauty. Petit Peony will feature soft comfy fabrics in easy to wear styles, including tunics, simple shifts, flowy dresses, and reversible wraps. Stay tuned for the fall styles and fabrics.