Fresh and Fab Organic Finds

The bar is being set increasingly higher for boutiques to carry quality organic items that are also stylish. Of course, the more printing and graphics on items, the harder it is to get truly organic. Using organic cotton and recycled material combined with non-toxic ink and dye makes the market more modern and lets you offer your customers what they want. And what they want, in addition to sustainable items, is access to collections that are easy to mix and match. These brands make is easy to go green:

Little Citizens focuses on modern pieces in soft colors and sweet patterns, all 100% organic cotton with sateen and flannel finishes. Fidoodle gets intellectual with their organic DIY kits and imaginative toys. Mitani is a graphic-heavy collection of baby items that will wow customers with the vibrancy of their non-toxic ink. There’s nothing archaic about the Organic Quilt Company and its modern patterns with high-quality, hand-crafted baby bedding and more.

Quality Matters at Little Citizens

For a mother who spends time and money on things like a totally formaldehyde-free play center, finding well-made wardrobe staples proved more difficult than locating the high chair made of beech wood. Little Citizens was created to fill that gap. The fabrics are breathable in calming colors with complementary pieces to create quick but modern looks.

The Little Citizens blankets, for example, are breathable and lightweight for any season. These soft blankets are made of 100% organic cotton knit, printed on one side and solid white on the reverse. One of the most precious prints is the Pink Hearts, and as with all the prints, the look is created with non-toxic, water-based ink.

Blankets and burp clothes go hand in hand, or hand to shoulder, if you will. Forget the sterile white hospital-provided ones. Little Citizens has gone above and beyond creating organic cloths in complementary patterns to the blankets and other pieces. The Soft Grey Hearts is neutral and so cute nobody will even look at the spit-up in Mom’s hair.

Speaking of hair, when newborns don’t have any they need extra warmth. Many knit hats can be itchy, but the stylish Knot Hats at Little Citizens are anything but. These lightweight, soft cotton hats provide stretch and the size can be adjusted simply by altering the knot height.

The Little Citizens Leggings will immediately be a staple of any wardrobe and allow you to best show off all the styles and patterns Little Citizens has to offer. With pink, navy, mint and XO patterns, your customers can easily mix and match to create trendy pieces in no time.

Always refreshing and on-trend: www.littlecitizens.com

Hey Diddle, Diddle, Kids Love Fidoodle

You wouldn’t know it from the heavy play of commercials featuring loud noises and electronically guided play, but kids actually learn best through playful exploration and observation. Fidoodle has created kits to do just that, with a bonus of being built from natural and recyclable materials like wood, cardboard, paper and organic cotton.

Of course the most imaginative kids focus on monsters and creatures as they explore fears and hopes and dreams. Fidoodle has created a DIY Creature Kit with cardboard cutouts so kids can construct their own creatures. Not just a cutout with some crayons, the kit also includes Chicago screws and hex nuts to make these creatures move and live. Kids can top off their masterpieces with felt ears and antlers.

Monsters aren’t their thing? The DIY kits include cars, field fauna, and even a Scribble House (better this house than the walls, right?). All the kits include hardware, felt, a black pen and five crayons for maximum magical play.

The Little Brook Bluebird Flip Doll has a magical story. Wearing a dress patterned with eggs and with flower arms and legs, the little white-haired doll has a secret identity. When flipped inside out, she transforms into a majestic eastern bluebird. The patterned fabric is hand-drawn and screen-printed onto organic cotton and hemp, and the doll’s hair is made of wood felt for a totally natural and organic doll that looks like nothing else in the market. Flip Dolls also come in the form of owls, butterflies, and dragonflies.

Naturally engaging: www.fidoodle.com

Mitani: For Kids. For the Planet. For Keeps.

As the organic market expands, eco-friendly fabrics don’t have to be basic. They can be luxurious. That’s the goal of Mitani. With modern and whimsical designs and soft organic fabrics with low-impact dyes, Mitani brings the best of all worlds to your shop.

Receiving blankets just got interesting with the Peach Bunnies large organic sateen version. This blanket is lined with lightweight organic cotton flannel and has an exclusive Mitani print so you know you’re offering something special. The print also comes in mint, mint fawn and rainbow, black and white unicorn, and grey fawn for a true variety and to match any nursery setup.

The 100% certified organic cotton sateen crib sheets will be a great complementary sellable piece. The French seamed corners ensure no fraying or splitting no matter how many times the sheets need to be washed and changed.

The Jumbo Jellybean contoured burp cloths are a great addition to any baby shower basket. The cloths are extra long and wide for maximum coverage, but contoured to easily curve around the neck.

Consider stocking all the complementary pieces from Mitani, including duvet covers, pillowcases, towels and even art prints, to complete any baby shower gift. Mitani’s ability to create larger versions of standard gifts will be valuable to your customers, as will their organic story. By sourcing organic material and services near their home in Vancouver, Canada, Mitani strives for the lowest possible carbon footprint.

Make your displays larger than life at www.mitanidesigns.com

Organic Quilt Company Crafts Only the Best

Some might say as more of our world is mass produced, the art of quilting will get lost. But when you see the designs and quality craftsmanship of the Organic Quilt Company, you’ll know that’s not true. Organic Quilt Company is committed to creating handmade organic items that are beautiful and functional, including baby hats, bibs, burp cloths and all sorts of bedding.

The focus, of course, is the quilts. The Organic Baby Dots Quilt, Charley Harper is a stunning heirloom-quality, handcrafted quilt with 30 colorful iconic Charley Harper cotton circles hand-appliquéd onto a soft ivory, organic cotton background. Each circle is surrounded by rustic hand-quilting in a soft pewter grey thread. Measuring approximately 40 by 46 inches, the Dots quilt is generously sized and perfect for tummy time, play time, and nap time.

Stitched from a happy mélange of certified-organic cotton prints and featuring the adorable Woodland Party and Woodland Friends fabrics, this super-sweet and lovely organic baby quilt includes hues of sage, bright green, aqua, navy, sea-foam, leaf, olive, ivory, tangerine, butter, and turquoise. On its own or paired with matching bib, hat or set of burp cloths, this organic blanket makes the perfect gift for a new family.

Any freshly bathed babe will revel in the soft, comfy, and sweet certified-organic hooded towels. Each plush hooded towel is made with a thick layer of unbleached organic cotton terry and bound with beautiful organic cotton fabrics in colors like dijon, pumpkin, pewter and coral.

Easily mix and match at www.organicquiltcompany.myshopify.com