A special review: Pitterpat shoes!

Here's the birthday girl!

For her birthday, my daughter RaeRae wore a pair of one of the most adorable baby shoes I've ever seen!! They matched her birthday party theme and outfit perfectly!!
Allow me to introduce Sharie, owner and founder of Pitterpat. She is a work-at-home-mama (WAHM) to two little girls, ages 5 and 3 and lives with her family in Montana. She started making shoes in 2009 after her second daughter was born. It first started as requests here and there (such as on Diaper Swappers). Then finally on October 1st, 2010, her business was launched on Hyena Cart. It has expanded to many congos on Hyena Cart, Etsy, and some online and local shops as well.

I first learned of Pitterpat through a friend last fall. I was in the planning stages of RaeRae's 1st birthday party and announced on Facebook that the party theme was going to be The Very Hungry Caterpillar ("VHC" for the rest of this blog post)by Eric Carle. 
My friend Lisa said she bought a pair of baby shoes for a friend as a baby shower gift and saw some VHC shoes on the site. She was immediately impressed with the high quality of the shoes, especially for those babies/toddlers who are just starting to walk. So I took a look-see at Pitterpat's facebook page.

I contacted Sharie via email last October and told her what I wanted. Sharie immediately responded (I think in the same day!) with such exuberant energy! She had a pair available on her Hyena shop (which you can find here by the way) and showed me a couple of options. After some email exchanges, I got on her waiting list and was not expecting to get shoes for another month. Turns out she had another customer that wanted very similar shoes that weekend and it was easy enough to make another pair at the same time. We got the shoes I think sometime during that next week!


When I got these shoes in the mail, I have to tell you...I just LOVED them!! They were sooooooo adorable and I immediately squealed! They came in a soft, breathable bag with directions for how to clean them. I was beyond impressed with the quality. They are soft sole shoes with scuff guards for both crawling and walking tots. They were so easy to put on RaeRae's feet too, not like those difficult shoes you wrangle to get the foot into...and also sized to fit your tot's feet well! Sharie has info on sizing here.

And I must say...after browsing her listings on her Esty and Hyena Cart, as well as her facebook pictures, I just want all of them! They are sooooo adorable! She can pretty much make anything. If you had a personal request, she has custom slots on her shop so you can request certain prints, colors, and sizes. 

She not only makes shoes, but knits outfits too. I encourage you to go "like" her facebook page, tell her I sent you, and check out her shop! You will not be disappointed. I'm sure these would make great baby shower gifts if you just need another reason to get some. Instead of buying baby shoes from a corporate store, buying shoes from Pitterpat is also supporting a family directly.

I copied/pasted a few pictures from her page and sharing with you here. Aren't they all so beautiful?