Freshly Picked Giveaway!!

The winner is Megan Hainline!!!!!! I will message you shortly with details! 

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I first heard about Freshly Picked Moccasins from my friend Kelly. She told me they were literally the only shoes her daughter would wear and that they were amazing. So of course I needed to try them out for myself!

Like all of the products I talk about on my blog, Freshly Picked (of FP) was started by a mom looking for something better for her children. Susan Petersen, creator and owner, started making baby moccasins in 2009 after becoming frustrated by the lack of well-designed baby shoes. She created the first moccasins on her kitchen table with scrap leather she had found at a yard sale. She worked on the design until she came up with something that was both adorable and functional. Finally something that would fit her baby's cute chubby feet but also look fun! 

FP Moccasins come in a few styles, but we tried out the soft soled baby model. The cool thing about the soft soled feature is that the babies can still get a good feel of the ground below their feet while still having a decent piece of leather protecting them. This allows them to grip the ground with their toes, thus helping them continue their progress with walking. While Mira was learning to walk, we found that most of the baby shoes geared towards her size had solid plastic or rubber soles and she had a really hard time keeping her balance in them. The soft soles of the moccasins eliminate that issue. 

The leather design lets the shoes grow and stretch with your child. So you end up having more time between sizing up, thus getting more bang for your buck. They are also super easy to get on. They have elastic bands around the rim that stretch nicely when you are trying to wrangle your kids foot into them.

Ok, onto our favorite part of FB Moccasins: SO MANY COLORS. There are so many choices. You could have a pair for each outfit and still not run out of options. Check out these puppies: 

You can check out all the options on their website: http://freshlypicked.com/

We went for the Merci Moccasins. They match a lot of her outfits and are super cute! 

That last one is with our friend Hallie, whose Mama Kelly told us all about FB Moccasins :) As you can see, she still rocks them on a regular basis.

Ok, so you've seen them, you've heard me talk about them, now how do you get a pair for yourself?

Luckily for you, FP and I are giving away a pair for FREEEEEEE. This giveaway is for the soft soled baby version, so be aware of that when you are entering. Here's what you need to do:

1. Follow Freshly Picked on either Facebook or Instagram.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/freshlypicked
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freshlypicked/

2. Comment on this blog post with your name so I can keep track of everyone.

THAT'S IT, SO EASY! I will be doing the drawing tomorrow evening, so you have 2 whole days to enter. Also, if you want an extra entry, you can share this post on Facebook (be sure to tag me when you do so I don't miss it). Ok friends, good luck to you!

SOCKLINGS!!!

Remember those ADORABLE baby socks I posted about a while back? If you missed the post, check it out here.

Well now you have a chance to win a pair of your very own! You have the WHOLE weekend to enter for your free pair of adorable thigh high baby socks from my awesome friends over at Socklings. I will randomly pick and announce a winner on Monday, so don't forget to check back in then.

Ok, here's how you do it:

1. You must LIKE the Socklings Facebook page, which can conveniently be found HERE.

Easy right? Ok, onto step 2.

2. You must FOLLOW the Socklings Instagram page, which of course is right HERE.

Yay! You did it! Almost done.

3. Now you must comment at the bottom of this post. You can comment with anything you'd like, but you get an extra name in the drawing if you tell me who will be wearing the Socklings if you win (i.e. Mira, 22 months, pulls off her socks within seconds of having them put on).

YAY! YOU ARE READY! Now that you've done all that work, here's some awesome stuff to read about Socklings and how they came to be.

I sat down with Socklings Owner and Creator Ericka Chapman to get the details.

Here she is with her adorable tiny human (modeling the one of the original handmade versions of the Sockling)

How did you get into creating clothing? 

Having a desire to create fashions all started when I was a child. I would take pieces of scrap fabric from my mother’s sewing room and turn those discarded textiles into beautiful gowns for my Barbie dolls, displaying each one like a model strutting down the catwalk. And it remains my dream to this day; to create something meaningful out of nothing, and become part of the fashion industry. Little did I know that my dream would become a reality once my daughter was born.

How did the idea of Socklings come about? 

When my daughter was just a couple months old I struggled with keeping her socks on her feet. They would be on her little feet, snug as a bug, until she started wiggling and trying to crawl. The moment her tiny feet touched the floor, carpet, or her tiny hands, her socks would instantly fly off as if she had some magical superpower! I tried to solve this problem with tights but after a few dirty diaper changes, I realized that was an even worse idea. So I sat down at my sewing machine grabbed some fabric and started cutting and sewing; this was the day Socklings was born. I knew I had to create a solution for lost socks for parents everywhere and that is what I did.

Besides being adorable and functional, what else makes Socklings unique? 

When you buy a pair of Socklings, you are essentially making an investment. These are socks that not only will stay on your child's feet (side note from Whitney: this is completely true. Mira CANNOT take off these socks by herself, which is amazing), but they will grow with your child and continue to be functional for years to come. We have families who have passed down Socklings from child to child, and they are almost impossible to lose. I guarantee you that if you look in your child's sock drawer right now, you will find at LEAST one lonely sock in there without a match. Socklings are easy to keep track of so you end up saving that money that you would have spent on buying a new pair of socks every month to make up for the ones that have mysteriously disappeared. Also, Socklings are 100% made in the US, from the materials to the manufacturing. 

You can check out more about Socklings and all the styles they currently offer on their website, at socklings.myshopify.com.