Born on Earth Kids - our mompreneur journey

I promised that I'd periodically share our journey of becoming mompreneur kids fashion designers. So far this journey has been wonderfully creative, inspiring and exciting. jules and I are also finding that we love to work together and compliment each other very well (lucky us), and most importantly that we both love being fashion designers! So far so good.

Over the next few posts I'll share with you what we've been up to for the past few months, starting today...here's what we've been up to:
1. Created our new brand!

We are so excited to unveil our new brand. We worked with our wonderful designer Lyndsay to create a distinctive mark that blends nature and couture. We wanted something that is free and expressive, fun and playful. We are very happy with our new Born on Earth brand and hope you love it as much as we do - please share your thoughts with us.

2. Finished our Spring/Summer 2009 collection! we worked long and hard with our miraculous apparel designer Kiira to end up with a collection for Spring/Summer 2009 that we are really proud of. I'm not going to spoil the surprise yet by posting the finished photos , but I'll give you a sneak peak of one of the appliques on one of the girls shirts...hope you like it!

detail of one Spring/Summer 2009 girls shirt

Lots more has been happening and I'll share what we've been working on with patterns, samples, manufacturing, material sourcing, and hang-tag creation in my next few posts. Stay tuned!

oliver.handmade: Hand Made Organic Onesies

I always find it inspiring to stumble across eco-mommas who are building new businesses using sustainable materials and personal creativity combined with great technology like blogs and etsy stores.
i stumbled across Erin from oliver.handmade the other day, and thought her onsesies were super cute. They are all handmade, and use organic and sustainable (and sometimes recycled) materials. Check her out on her Etsy shop. Way to go Erin!

Electifying MINI!

sassy and electric - the new Mini E

Throughout my life, I have really cared less about cars. I never understood how some people can be so 'into' cars. However, ever since i got my first Mini, I have become a true Mini-lover. Each day when I see my tiny little Mini, it still makes me smile. Minis are fun, happy cars to drive and to look at. I have always loved Minis for both their efficiency/small size as well as their performance and style. Mini (BMW) has done a superb job of creating a more sustainable solution without sacrificing style or performance. However, even though the gas-fueled version is pretty fuel efficient (37MPG highway), it still utilizes fossil fuel and emits pollution. Happily, yesterday ushered in a new era of the electric Mini when BMW officially released their new Mini E - a zero emissions, 100% electric vehicle. I can't wait to get mine when they go mainstream...right now there are only about 500 of them, and they cost over $60k. Check it out at Mini USA.

sweet ride - the Mini E

The Mini E goes 150 miles on one charge, and is just as cute as it's gas-powered sister. Only challenge is that there are only 2 seats (in order to have room for the battery). I'm hoping they electrify the Mini Clubman and keep its 4 seats. It's exciting to see products like Mini delivering sustainable, high performance, stylish solutions with great creativity and innovation.