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Hi!  Hope you are all having a great Summer!

This is a special message to let you know that I have been nominated for the Savvymom Mom Entrepreneur Award again this year.  This award is a readers’ choice contest designed to find Canada ’s top Mom Entrepreneur.  The winner will be announced in the fall and will be rewarded with a $15,500 prize that was designed to help take that business to the next level.  

Throughout the contest period, Savvymom.ca will be hosting a “Mom Entreprenuers Gallery” at www.momentrepreneuraward.com.  My company, PerryWinkles Kids, can be viewed by clicking on this URL:  http://momentrepreneuraward.ca/MomBio.aspx?momID=189

Voters are also eligible to win prizes provided by Mabel’s Labels, Starrytime Keepsakes and Joe Fresh Style in the voter sweepstakes that accompanies this award program.  

I hope you can take a couple of minutes of your time and vote for me.

Thanks so much!

Maria

PerryWinkles Kids

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As featured on Secret Life Of a WAHM on July 24, 2009 (www.secretlifeofawahm.blogspot.com/2009/07/perry-winkle-kids-smocked-dress.html):

I love anything smocked!!! I can truly say I am an addict for smocked dresses, bubbles and pant sets. When I found out I was pregnant with my daughter I started buying them and buying them! Smocked dresses are so timeless and clothing work of art. My favorite is the bishop and angel sleeve styles. With these styles you can get 2-3 years of wear out of one dress. I like to buy mine long and then as my daughter grows I pair them with bloomers or pantaloons.

I was recently given the opportunity to review a smocked dress from Perry Winkles Kids. They make beautiful hand-smocked dresses. We received the Ursala smocked sundress. It is breathtaking. The quality is second to none! It is made of a gorgeous, super soft cotton in green with a fun plaid pattern and is completely lined. It has pearlized buttons in the back from the top to the bottom. We just love it!! The smocking detail is amazing!! I love the fact that I can dress this dress up or down. I can pair it with keds or sandals for a more casual look or with a pair of mary janes for a dressier look.

Here is a picture of Riley in her new dress. I took several pictures of Riley in her new dress but had my camera on the wrong setting. This is the only one I could salvage.

Perry Winkles Kids is a Canadian-based mother and daughter team. They are both moms that appreciate good quality and easy to care for clothing. They only work with natural fibres (like 100% pima cotton) and they place a huge importance in bringing you a high-quality and unique product.

They offer sizes ranging from 3 months to 6T.

Secret Burkheiser, Secret Life Of a WHAM

As featured on ‘My Organized Chaos’ (www.myorganizedchaos.net, June 22, 2009):

My daughter is such a girly-girl. No matter the day, or the weather – she can always be found in a dress. And the fancier the better. So, when I came across PerryWinkles Kids – it seemed like a match made in heaven. The dresses found here are simply divine, and made in a very special way…

Started by a Canadian Mother and daughter team, PerryWinkles Kids features elegant smocked dresses. What’s smocked? It’s a decorative feature that is made by sewing fine pleats. The result is very stunning, and very feminine. This company is unique in that their items are hand smocked and hand embroidered, using pima cotton in Peru. This cotton material is a very soft and luxurious cotton, it has a subtle sheen to it. Yet, is perfect for kids’ clothes because it can be easily machine or hand washed (depending on the item).

Isabelle received the Marian Sundress, a light blue dress which falls below the knees.
The beautiful dress is something that when taken out of the gift box, we both were speechless. Isabelle let out one big , “Wow” and hugged it tightly. (Yep, loves her dresses) I am most impressed that the entire dress is lined on the inside. She has had a couple of dresses in the past (with smocking detail) and they all itched so bad she never wore them. The inside lining makes it both comfortable and gives it some extra ‘poof’ and shape. The hand embroidery on the bodice is gorgeous, white rosebuds amongst the blue makes for a nice design. I have inspected this dress before and after washing and I must say, the stitching is superb. It is both a light dress to wear on a summer day, and exquisite enough for a special occasion. (or to the city market, as my daughter insisted) I can tell that it was made with much care and attention, I can see this being passed down for many to wear and love.

Tammi Roy

My Organized Chaos, June 22, 2009

I don’t know what came first – trying to be technology-savvy because I needed these skills to promote my budding small business in this age of social networking or because I want to make sure I can speak in the same language as my children in a few years.  Whatever the reason, sometimes I look back in awe at how much I have learned about technology in the past couple of years since I launched my business of little girls’ smocked dresses, PerryWinkles Kids.  Today, I am a regular in Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, , Skype, eBay and I consider myself somewhat of a novice expert in SEO (search-engine optimization). Oh yes, and I have a BlackBerry (something I never thought I’d own if you asked me about 6 months ago).

I have no background in technology and I am not an expert by any means (I have no clue what programming entails, for example), but I can now confidently post pictures and articles onto Facebook and Twitter, update my website and talk in the SEO-lingo some of the time, make a phone call and chat on Skype, and of course buy and sell on eBay.  I know that I will still be light years behind what my children will know about computers in a couple of years (my daughters are 5 and 3), but at least I feel I will be able to somewhat communicate with them regarding computer topics and ways to communicate in this day and age.  I will probably never be cool enough for my kids, but hey, at least I will know something about the means they are using to communicate with their friends.

Now, video games are a whole other story.  My 5-yeard old daughter is starting to ask me when I will let her get a Wii.  I personally think she is way too young to start getting into video games, but she has friends who have older siblings and has therefore been exposed to them.  I will try to delay that one as long as I can, but I already have visions of myself boxing or playing tennis on my daughters’ Wii.

Maria

PerryWinkles Kids – specializing in girls smocked dresses

As featured in Upscale Baby Blog (April 4, 2009):
“Perry Winkles Kids is the joint effort of a Canadian mother-daughter design team. They make a wide variety of dresses to suit any occasion. Their new spring and summer line includes this great Smocked SOL Dress. I love the simple elegance of this look. It would be perfect for Easter, or any other big day. It is fancy enough for dressy occasions, but I can also see it being dressed down for a stroll through the park or a romp on the beach.

It is made from soft white cotton and the hand embroidery is in pink. Best of all, it is machine washable. You can purchase one for $80 at perrywinkleskids.com. While you are there, check out the rest of this up-and-coming line. It is available in sizes from 2T to 6.”

Maria

PerryWinkles Kids – fine girls’ smocked dresses

http://www.urbanmoms.ca/marketplace/2009/03/perrywinkles-kids.html