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Happy holidays & seasons greetings from liliputians NYC and thanks for making this such a great year!  Isn’t this the most perfect liliputians Santa, a la Gulliver’s Travels?!?

Thanksgiving wishes from liliputians NYC!

Hope everyone has a day of good food, good spirits and good company!  What are we thankful for?  We’re thankful for family, friends, & a spectacular year that has far exceeded our expectations thanks to our great customers!

As a “thank you,”  FREE SHIPPING and FREE GIFT WRAPPING on your liliputians purchases through the year’s end (not just on Black Friday or Cyber Monday)!  Just enter “FREESHIP07″ at check out and indicate your preference for gift wrapping in the comments section at checkout.

Take the Handmade Pledge this year for the holidays. Pledge to buy handmade this holiday season and request that others do the same for you. We did and it makes us feel so good . . . for a myriad of reasons.

Why buy handmade? Here’s why. Buying handmade is better for people, better for the environment, and better for giving truly special and well-crafted gifts. The ascendancy of chain store culture and global manufacturing has left us all dressing, furnishing, and decorating alike. The connection between producer and consumer has been lost. Buying handmade helps you reconnect, have a unique item, and support an artisan vs. a large corporation.

Here’s some great places to start for handmade holiday shopping (complete with coupon codes!):

liliputians NYC boutique (obviously for our fabulous handmade clothes & barrettes - FREE GIFT WRAPPING for all purchases & FREE SHIPPING through 12/31/07 just enter “FREESHIP07″ at checkout and indicate if you want your purchases wrapped)

Cool Mom Picks Safer Toy Guide 2007 (for lots of great toys that aren’t made in China!)

Sweet Juniper’s 2006 Holiday Shopping Guide for the Anti-Materialist* Indie Sonofabitch Parent (a plethora of handmade creations from clothing, dolls, toys, art & more - liliputians NYC was included in this completely thorough list)

Indie Finds (a great starting point for unique gift ideas, Indie Finds is an innovative co-operative comprised of many talented indie designers including liliputians NYC)

etsy (kind of like ebay, but with a soul - all handmade items and no bidding) some of our favorite shops that we have shopped with and will be shopping with again:

crazy cakes - chenille cakes, pin cushions, lavender sachets, Czech glass button jewelry & more!

gaudy goods - quirky, kitschy & original broaches

made with love by hannah - delightfully original hand screen printed skirts to & colorful kitschy knick knack art prints

magic jelly - art prints, greeting cards & other goodies

moxie and oliver - amazing handtooled belts, purses, wallets, flasks & more

twigs and heather - not on etsy, but this is my ABSOLUTE favorite place to buy jewelry!

Liliputians NYC extends a warm welcome to its two newest retailers;  Pekepeke Kiddie Goods Boutique and Twirl Shoppe.

Pekepeke is a super stylish brick and mortar boutique located in Uto-City Japan.  They’re now carrying a diverse selection of liliputians designs along with all sorts of other incredible items for fashionable mothers, kids and babies. I just wish I could stop by and say “hello” and do some shopping in person!

Twirl Shoppe is a fun online boutique that is the brainchild of Alyssa Jablonski, mother of four.  Inspired by her twirling daughter, her boutique carries all kinds of unique items for baby, mommy, gift giving, and now birthday girls with the addition of liliputians birthday clothing.

Liliputians model Lily wishes everyone a Happy Halloween! My little cherry tomato graced the October issue of PARENTING magazine with some other deliciously cute veggies.

Although the cherry tomato was a great costume idea, she has requested to be a Mermaid Princess for Halloween (I’ll be the accompanying pirate - aargh!). So I designed and made her a great costume fit for, well, a princess. The costume was so much fun to make (photos to soon follow) that liliputians will be offering a few costumes next Halloween (in addition to our Halloween shirts & outfits) and will also welcome orders for custom costumes.

Meet Saige Nicoles, the newest retailer of liliputians clothing and barrettes. This upscale, online boutique caters to modern moms and their children. All of the items are hand selected by owner Wendy Navarro for their uniqueness and quality. We’re thrilled here at liliputians NYC to be included in the boutique’s diverse offerings.

In addition to the great selection, I was impressed with Wendy’s commitment for supporting breast cancer research and education by donating 10% of all Passion for Pink sale proceeds.

And if that isn’t reason enough to check out Saige Nicoles, how about their FALL SALE? 15% off of your purchase through the end of October! Go to the Saige Nicoles site for the coupon code and details!

A shout out (or boo back to you) is due to Tot Trends Weekly for including the liliputians NYC Halloween Faces Shirt in their current issue! To celebrate, we decided to put that shirt, as well as many other Halloween shirts and outfits (for boys and girls) ON SALE! And, yes, if you happen to have a liliputians coupon code, it can be used on the sale items too! Spooktacular, yes?!? Oh, and I almost forgot. . . all Halloween designs will ship scary fast in 1-3 days!

We have a big sweet tooth here in liliput, hence the numerous sweets-themed designs in the liliputians boutique. The newest freshly baked fashion is in pink and brown (our favorite). It’s dotty too (we love polka dots even more)!

Tossed Cupcakes & Polka Dots is a sweet confection of a skirt set. It comes with a customizable appliqued shirt, Polka Dot Cupcake Tower. Choose the number and it will be appliqued (in brown and pink polka dots) on top of the same number of frosted with sprinkles cupcakes. It looks perfect with the Tossed Cupcakes and Polka Dots appliqued skirt, made from pink and brown velvety soft pin wale corduroy. Or pair it with the Polka Dot Pantaloons for your baby birthday girl.

Bon appétit & remember our creations are calorie free!

Can you believe it?!?! Today is officially Talk Like a Pirate Day. How fun and silly fer me maties! Visit the Talk Like a Pirate web site to read about the holiday’s history, learn pirate etiquette, pirate games, share pirate photos, and basically revel in all things pirate.

We’re celebrating here in liliput, with our pirate themed fashions . . . the Jolly Roger Shirt, the Pirate Ships Shirt, the Pirates Skulls & Treasure Maps Outfit, and the Treasure Maps & Jolly Roger Pants.

Hello to Baby Marion, the newest retailer of liliputians NYC clothing!  We recently shipped a large order of baby clothes to this hip Osaka boutique and are thrilled to be included in their offerings.  The liliputians NYC designs (some now SOLD OUT and only available at Baby Marion) will be available for sale through their web site as of 9/15/07.  You can also check out owner Atsushi’s blog, For My Happiness, if you read Japanese.