MiVT: Chunky Love Boutique
Posted: Nov 17, 2014 1:46 PM EST
Updated: Nov 17, 2014 6:09 PM EST
By Gina Bullard
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FAIRFAX, Vt. - Things at the Gingue house can get a little hectic. Five-year-old Brooklyn and two-year-old Whitney keep their mom, Sara, busy. But when the house is quiet, the Fairfax mom gets to work -- making kid and baby essentials for her business, Chunky Love Boutique.
"When I first started I would get four to seven orders and now I'm between 25 and 35 a month," Gingue said.
She keeps tracks of her sales on a map above her work area. Gingue started the business last year and sells her bibs, burp cloths and more on Etsy. She named it after her two little loves. "They were 8.5 and 9.5 pounds, so that's where the chunky came from," she said.
Chunky Love Boutique started after Brooklyn was born and Gingue was pregnant with Whitney. The business was a way for the stay-at-home mom to bring in extra income.
"What I had for Brooklyn was very thin. It didn't hold up to using constantly, especially the bibs and burp cloths, so I wanted to make a product that lasted longer and was cute too," Gingue said.
She offers endless print and color options for each piece. Items range in price from $7 to $32. Her blankets are made of a super soft fleece known as Minksy, and are some of her best sellers. "The lovies are your security blankets to take to bed, and then the bigger ones are snuggle blankets because you want to snuggle with them," Gingue said.
Brooklyn and Whitney can attest that these blankets are extra cozy and can go anywhere. All of her packages are perfectly wrapped and sent out with a personalized thank you note. "Let them know that they're not just a number," she said.
Pouring the love for her kids into her business that's Made in Vermont.
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