ses petites mains in Laguna Beach

I have had a life-long love of Laguna Beach--a soulful beach community in southern California that  I discovered while in college, many years ago.  These days, its where I love to take my daughter so that she can experience warm, sunny beaches--different from those in her hometown of San Francisco.  A place where you can climb upon the rocks and watch the little seal bodysurfing in the waves (the same one that seems to show up everytime we are in town!).

To me, Laguna is pretty much perfection.  A slice of heaven on earth.  You can lay on rocks, sun bathing all day; explore endless tidepools; hike gorgeous canyons; eat great food and drink the best date nut shake ever made...and now, even shop for ses petites mains.

Thanks to Wendy Estreicher the owner of the new, gorgeous children's boutique Hillary which officially opens tomorrow April 1  with a fabulous opening party, not to be missed.

Find ses petites mains spring2010 dresses, tops & bottoms in addition to great clothing, accessories and toys for girls, boys & baby.

And please say hello to our Annalisa dress, standing ever-so happily in the window.  She's particulary lucky as the view of the seals from her spot is fantastic!

Visit Hillary at 305 N. Pacific Coast Highway in Laguna Beach

949.632.6263

If the eyes are the windows to the soul...

...then this window is just soulful! 

We love that Manhattan's fantastic boutique, Yoya, chose our Annalisa Dress to star in their beautiful window display. 

ses petites mains' spring 2010 season has been  enthusiastically embraced by store owners & shoppers alike.  And we are truly grateful to all of our fans. 

If you are in Manhattan, drop by Yoya at 636 Hudston Street, say hi to Annalisa for us!

A 'dress-raiser' for the Raphael House

ses petites mains will provide a lovely tiny chic dress to a little girl in need through the Raphael House in San Francisco, when you spend $150 on our spring2010 collection from

Honeys & Heroes. 

Visit Honeys & Heroes at one of their two stores....

3366 Sacramento Street in San Francisco 415.567.6780

or

855 El Camino, Ste 120 in Palo Alto, 650.326.1899

The Raphael House creates a safe haven for families in need, in the Bay Area--and we applaud their work.

Lemonade

If you are anything like us, you love the idea of a lemonade stand. Is it the arrival of new lemons on our Meyer lemon tree; the squeezing of them; the-ever-so-exciting moment of adding the sugar (and sneaking wet fingers into the sugar bowl)? Who knows which exact element creates the extreme enthusiasm? But it definitely exists, in pitchers-full every time we host one, curbside on our little block in San Francisco.

And if you are anything like myself, overcome by the delightfully sweet little ones who serve the tart conconction in tiny paper cups; spilling equal parts as they pour; and collecting quarters for their worthy cause--well, I'll buy the entire pitcher.

So how does all this relate to ses petites mains? Just today, Maggie Eigen--the owner of the new childrens boutique, Lemonade in Manhattan-- called to report that one of her clients, so taken with our Betty Shirtwaist in sparkle seersucker (pictured at right), bought every size she had to sell! With a trip planned to visit family, she wanted a dress for every little one she knew.

Its enough to make you pucker up and kiss her!

Thanks for loving our Betty, we have to admit, we love her too. She's almost as cute as those little girls selling the lemonade (I did say almost!).

If you are in New York city, visit
Lemonade at 1038 Lexington Avenue at 74th Street, 212.585.4371.

See our Betty Shirtwaist  at our tiny chic boutique.

The Molly Shirtwaist, she's our Hero or is she our Honey?

At Honeys & Heroes, she's a bit of both.  And look how sweet Molly looks in the window of their San Francisco store.  If you happen to be in Pacific Heights, drop by and say hello to Molly, and the wonderful staff at Honeys & Heroes.









shop online at Honeys & Heroes  or visit their stores in person...

3366 Sacramento Street
San Francisco, 415.567.6780

855 El Camino, Suite 120
Palo Alto, 650.326.1899

Oh Fiddlesticks, spring is in store!

Here's what Fiddlesticks had to say about us (we are blushing!)

Yesterday, I dropped into one of our local San Francisco boutiques--Fiddlesticks, in Hayes Valley--and I discovered this beautiful display, just steps inside their front door, laden with pieces from ses petites mains spring2010 collection.  Elizabeth Leu, the owner, has been a supporter of ses petites mains from our early days and we love working with her and her fantastic team. 

Drop by 540 Hayes Street and let ses petites mains greet you at the door!

Fiddlesticks, 540 Hayes Street in San Francisco, 415.565.0540

And check out their blog too, Elizabeth said the nicest things about us and asked me a few questions too...read the February 5 posting here http://blog.shopfiddlesticks.com/