cupcakeMAG Loves: Carolina Keiki

meet carolina Keiki

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If you are on a search for epic kids clothes, made of durable organic cottons in hip prints, and super soft hand drawn and screen printed tees to match, look no further than Carolina Keiki Handmade. The brand is the handiwork of two moms living on the beaches of North Carolina’s Outer Banks, and dreaming of their next Hawaiian vacation. (Keiki is Hawaiian for Child.)

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One, Casey Barley, is a seamstress with a math degree dreaming up her own patterns and staying up into the wee hours of the night to create amazing products. The other, Brittany Finch, still calls herself a “stay at home mom” despite the fact that she is the owner of a brick and mortar store in Duck, North Carolina, (Carolina Keiki) and “not an artist” despite designing some of the graphics available in the shop. This is certainly a story of two moms who wanted to “give it a try” and design their own clothing line to outfit their own children’s handmade childhood.

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Since the brand has a brick and mortar home customers often ask which came first – the brand or the store. The store actually came first, a small little boutique carrying a variety of made in USA brands, local products, and other unique items, in a charming waterfront shopping center within the small coastal town of Duck, North Carolina. When it was clear that customers were looking for these products, Carolina Keiki Handmade really came to life. An Etsy shop by the same name was created and now CarolinaKeiki.com allows customers to buy the handmade items and other brands carried in the store all in one place. The dream of making the store and brand one continues to come to life as customers come in looking for the trendy fabrics and styles with the added bonus that the item is locally handmade.

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The Carolina Keiki Handmade items are always among the days bestselling items. Some items fly off the shelves especially fast, bandanna bibs, top knot headbands, and leggings. The concept for the store began with a passion for birth and a love of the wonderment of childhood as we watch our children experience all of their “firsts.” Our children look at the world and wonder what all this is about and make every mundane activity into a pure adventure. All that thirst for life requires durable, comfortable clothing. All that momarazzi photo snapping requires epic fabrics and unique screen printed graphics.

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The Carolina Keiki Handmade clothing is a reflection of the inspiring way children view the world, and the hope that maybe their clothing will spark their imagination and drive their sense of adventure. And if these pieces can become a part of your fondest memories of your children’s wonder years, then that is just what these two moms hoped to accomplish! Childhood is handmade. Let Carolina Keiki help you outfit a handmade childhood.

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