Father’s Day Contest!

We love names, our whole business centers around ours and our customers’ loves for their little ones’ names. We also love contests! So we thought we’d combine the two and ask a question we’ve been thinking about lately. When you name your child after a parent or grandparent, how do you differentiate them? Do you use a nickname (Junior), shorten it (Frank to Frankie), or refer to their size (Big Al, Little Al)? We’d love to know, so tell us in the comments below how  you handle naming traditions in your family and we’ll pick a winner for a $50 gift card good for personalized baby onesies, big brother tshirt, big sister tshirt, 1st birthday tshirt, or any of our décor items, all of which make great baby keepsakes.

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Birthday Theme: Red, White, & Blue

Do you have a little one celebrating their first birthday in early July? If so, a red, white, and blue theme is really fun and festive. We’ve rounded up some 1st birthday shirts and party essentials to make the big day a real blast!

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Red, white, and blue 1st birthday onesies, like the Cake Time or Party Hat, are perfectly paired with this patriotic party cake and hat. (Image courtesy of Any Given Party)

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Stars and stripes tie in perfectly with a red, white, and blue party, like this awesome cupcake tower from Growing Oranges blog and the Happy To Be 1st birthday tshirt.

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Get a classic Americana look with a mix of reds and blues, like with this birthday banner from Get the Party Started on Etsy and 1st birthday onesies, like the Fun to Be One or So Cute.

Did this mix of 1st birthday tees, cakes, hats, and banners get  you inspired to throw a red, white, and blue themed party?

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Naming Trend of the Week: Common, But Not Overly Popular Names

When the Social Security Administration released their top baby names for 2012, most of the emphasis was on the top 10 names for boys and girls, which were new to the list, which continued to remain on top. There were probably quite a few parents who were happy to see the names they chose for their wee ones were not in the top 5, but were still in the top 100. Why? Because they like names people are familiar with in general, but aren’t overly popular or so unusual people wonder, “What were they thinking?”

So if you’re thinking of buying any personalized childrens gifts for kids with the top 25, 50, 75, or 100 most popular names, we’ve got some ideas to help you out.

Here are some personalized tshirts for kids with common, but overly common names that will surely become treasured baby keepsakes. 

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Personalized baby onesies always make great gifts and ones that show mom and pop some love will be especially appreciated.  We’ve chosen I LOVE Mom and My Dad Rules for the top 25 names – Lillian (Latin meaning lily) and Samuel (Hebrew for “asked of God”).

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If you know an Ashley (English origin meaning ash tree meadow) or Tyler (English origin meaning maker of bricks or tiles) that is turning one this year, these kids with the Top 50 names may like the Play Party Hat photo 1st birthday tshirt or So Cute 1st birthday tshirt to stand out on their big day.

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For Top 75 names Faith (Latin for trust, belief) & Bentley (English origin meaning from the moor)  who may already have a sibling on the way, a big sister tshirt or big brother tshirt makes a sweet gift to help smooth the transition from baby of the family to new big bro or sis.

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Slightly different, but without being unusual, kids with the top 100 names Annabelle (combines the Hebrew Anna meaning gracious & Latin Belle for beauty) and Ryder (Old English for horseman or knight/warrior) would like designs that emphasize their cool names. (Shown: Name-O-Saurus (Ryder) and Playful Doodles (Annabelle) personalized tshirts for kids).

Which baby keepsakes would you choose to best show off your little one’s moniker?

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Color Trend: Aqua

We love the cool, watery hues of aqua, as much for its various gorgeous shades as for the fact it goes with so many other colors and works for both boys and girls. That kind of versatility means it will be easy to fit a range of themes and styles to fit your aesthetic.

We found some lovely nurseries that utilize aqua tones to their best advantage and complemented them with two options of personalized growth charts each.

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Aqua and orange combine beautifully in this retro styled nursery, which would coordinate well with either the graphic Animal Crackers personalized growth chart in orange and charcoal with aqua highlights or the bold and mod Cheeky Dot. (Image courtesy of Little Crown Interiors)

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Personalized growth charts in floral or bird patterns, like Sprinkled Flowers or Birdie Buddies, would work equally well in this sweet and cozy aqua room with pops of greens and yellows. (Image from Stylehandler blog)

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For this simple aqua, white and gray nursery, would you go with a personalized growth chart that was also simple, like the Preppy Pennant in Aqua, or would you prefer childrens growth charts with a coordinating pattern, like the Shooting Star?

Which aqua influenced personalized growth charts would you choose for each room?

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Décor Trend: Travel & Vacation Themed

Summer is here, time for vacation! Or you can keep your favorite vacation style in mind year-round with a nursery designed in that theme.

From the shore to the woods to the big city, we’ve matched our personalized growth charts with some really fun designs that will bring your fave escape to mind every time you go into baby’s room.

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If the skyscrapers and urban setting of New York, Chicago, or San Francisco are where your heart lies, a big city themed room, like this one we found on Project Nursery would make an ideal theme. We’d add in the My City personalized growth chart for an extra pop of color.

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Camping more your style? The Woodland Fun personalized growth chart would perfectly accent this rustic themed nursery. (Image courtesy of Cohabitation with Design blog)

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We love the teal and sunny coral colors of this beachy themed nursery and would accent it with our Under the Sea personalized growth chart to add a bit of whimsy. (Image courtesy of Project Nursery)

Which of these personalized growth charts and room designs fits your vacation style?

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Cool Name of the Week: Jordan

Some boy names are cute as girls names, but there are some names that are totally gender neutral and are equally good for girls as they are for boys. Take our Cool Name of the Week this week – Jordan – which is commonly used for either sex. Of Hebrew origin meaning to descend, the name derives from the river Jordan in Israel.

For girls or boys named Jordan, we’ve chosen some big sister tees, big brother tshirts, and personalized birthday shirts that will make ideal baby keepsakes.

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Whether your child is the next Jordin Sparks or Jordan Knight of New Kids on the Block, a Rock on Big Sister Tshirt or Big Brother Tshirt could inspire musical aspirations.

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The name is just as cute on girls as it is on boys, and so is the design of the Chic Style Big Brother Tshirt and Big Sister Tshirt or the Watercolor Fun and Colorful Number 1st birthday onesies in shades of green.

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The Around the World Big Brother Tshirt and Big Sister Tshirt would be perfect for any Jordan, as it’s a popular name globally – in Italian Giordano, in Spanish Jordán, in Portuguese Jordão, in Dutch Jordaan, in French Jourdain, in Irish Iordáin, and in Romanian Iordan.

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If your Jordan is turning one this year, 1st birthday onesies like the Party One, My First Birthday, and Balloon Birthday personalized baby onesies make great gifts.

Which big sister tees, big brother tshirts, or personalized birthday shirts would be ideal for your Jordan?

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Decor Trend: Froggys

Not just for boys, frogs can also be equally sweet for a baby girl nursery. Whether it’s a Frog Prince, Ballerina Frog, or a gender neutral frog and lily pad theme, it’s a playful and fun theme.

We found some adorable frog-themed personalized growth charts, mobiles, pillows, hampers, and lighting.

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Ballerina Frog Chandelier from Whimsical Collections on Etsy

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Personalized growth chart like Zoo Friends, Best Friends, Animal Crackers, or My City

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What accents do you use to bring a theme into a room, a personalized growth chart, lamp, quilt, etc?

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Celebrity Kids: Poppy Montgomery’s Kids

Actress Poppy Montgomery recently welcomed daughter Violet, who shares her floral themed name, making her son Jackson a proud big brother. Giving a new big sibling a gift that celebrates their new status in the family is a great way to create a smooth transition, so we choose some big brother tshirts and personalized baby onesies that would make special gifts, as well as ideal baby keepsakes.

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A new sister means he’ll always have a buddy to play with, so the Kids Play Big Brother Tshirt and Little Sister onesie is a wonderful way to promote that camaraderie.

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The Double Trouble Big Brother Tshirt and matching onesie creates a unified front for the new twosome.

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A wise big bro will surely take his little sis under his wing, making the Playful Owls Big Brother Tshirt and Little Sis onesie a perfect fit.

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Instead of matching exact designs, choosing a big brother tshirt in colors that coordinate with a little sister tee or onesie is another good option.

Which of these big brother tshirts and personalized baby onesies duos do you like best?

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All American Style

School is out and it’s time to bring on the summer outfits and have some good old-fashioned fun in the sun. We pulled together some all-American style outfits with our personalized tshirts for kids that are perfect for 4th of July and beyond.

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Future President tees with white Drawstring Cargo Shorts from OldNavy.com for boys and Cuffed Skinny Denim Shorts for girls from OldNavy.com make a cool summer set.

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For an old school American rock-n-roll summer style, we’d pair the Rock On Big Sister Tshirt with Girls Shorty Shorts from Levi’s and the Rock On Big Brother Tshirt with Boys Holster Shorts from Levi’s.

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Baseball is as American as Apple Pie, so we’d match up the All Star Slugger personalized baby onesies with Star Bubble Shorts from Gap for girls and Checkered Shorts from Gap for boys.

Which of these outfits is your fave?

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Design Trend: Decorating with White

We often think a white room can be difficult to maintain, but there are plenty of ways to utilize white in a nursery that gives it a fresh, serene feel. Whether it’s the main color or a strong neutral, we can’t help but love it.

We paired some of our personalized growth charts with a few of our favorite white-influenced nursery designs.

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Simple or patterned, a variety of personalized growth charts can coordinate well with this gray and white nursery with touches of blue. (shown: Perfect Pennant and Shooting Star personalized growth charts) (Image courtesy of Project Nursery)

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A graphic black & white patterned personalized growth chart, like the Design for Minikind personalized growth chart that benefits 826National.org, would make a chic accent to this modern and sophisticated black, gray, and white nursery (Image courtesy of Milk & Honey Blog)

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Bright, colorful accents throughout give this nursery lots of life and would look great with either the equally cheery Balloon Party or Up Up Away personalized growth charts. (Image courtesy of Apartment Therapy)

Childrens growth charts with white backgrounds or large lettering can add the perfect highlight to white nurseries, plus they make great baby keepsakes.

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