Sama Baby Blog

Two young entrepreneurial sisters making a difference with a fashion forward organic cotton baby clothing!

Food – What Inspires You? November 5, 2009

Food inspires me. It inspires how I design. How I feel, think, act, and much more!

 

Food – as a home-made chef who loves to cook for anyone around them – I absolutely love food. I’d call myself a foodie, and in Houston I am known as  Houchie – Houston Chowhound.  Everytime I cook something – I am inspired by the fragrance, the colors, and the tastes. All my senses are heightened. I was recently at dinner with a friend of mine who only eats meat and bread. He watched in wonder while I combined my lettuce, with a little bit of rice, a nice little touch of salsa, and a slice of avocado.  Watching me eat, was almost artistic for him, and all he could say was “what an extensive taste pallete!” Experiment more with food – if you don’t like it, give it to someone else.

 

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Cooking at an Early Age!

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I Love Veggies!

 

A Thank You to All Moms out there! September 25, 2009

Everyone has one. I mean literally everyone I know has one. A cute little Coach wallet or a demi purse. How cute?

Well a little secret here in the Sama office. I used to help design those. Like pick colors of the leathers, the hardware, the edgepaint on the side of the hangtag. The hangtag shape – you name it. I was a design developer, and I loved my job.

But you know what I love even more. My job now. Working with family, having a flexible schedule so if I am needed anywhere I can run if necessary. Working into the wee hours of the night, and not feeling that I am checking in, or really trudging along. Instead, I followed my passion to do exactly what I wanted – and we are getting great response.

So my way of thanking all of you – moms that love my product, moms that take photos of their children in my clothing, and put it on their facebook page, moms that get my gifts, moms that are so inspiring to me – this is my way of giving back to you.
Now what’s the hardest job in the world? Being a mom. So you know what, splurge a little bit. Buy a beautiful Sama outfit for your little one. Why not get a cute $200 Coach Wallet in your order. That’s my way of saying to ALL you moms out there that I meet, and moms I don’t meet: “YOU DESERVE IT!”

Thank you for supporting me! For letting me jump off the corporate ladder, and really focus on being green and promoting fair trade, eco-friendly dyes, and designing clothes that are inspired by India, made in India, to benefit India! So go, and visit http://www.samababy.com and get your chance now – one in fifty customers this week!

Love you all,

Neha

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Gigi Chang, CEO of Plum Organics! August 25, 2009

If there is anything that females should support – it is other females.

At Sama Baby Organics we believe that babies should be clothed in soft, luxurious, organic cotton – designed beautifully, and affordable.  Organic Cotton is not a trend, it is something that will be staying for a long time in today’s market. Moms want natural, moms want organic, moms are creating an awareness about this movement.

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We had no idea that sitting down with other female entrepreneurs – we could meet like-minded, interested women, that have the same drive and mission that we do at Sama Baby!  To find hard working, compassionate, innovative women that are entrepreneurial in spirit, than why not partner together?

That’s why Sama Baby had lunch at Fig & Olive to discuss with Founder and CEO, Gigi Chang, of Plum Organics to discuss possible ways we can partner to promote healthy living inside and out for babies all over the world.

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We loved meeting with Gigi. She had vision, drive, and most of all passion for her business. She believes that developing the taste palette fo your child is so important.

At Plum Organics, they  believe that introducing babies to real food with interesting, flavorful tastes and textures as early as possible create a foundation for a life time of healthy eating. Our foods are cooked just the right amount as compared to other processing methods used by conventional jarred baby food that expose foods to high temperatures and lengthy cooking times.

Overcooking food results in less texture and flavor which is evident in its appearance. The natural nutrients are also lost through this process. Research has shown that eating a variety of healthy foods and minimizing the intake of processed foods with additives and preservatives can help avoid health concerns later in life such as allergies, obesity and early onset diabetes.

They have a belief that by exposing our babies to real food at an early age, their palates are conditioned to accept and appreciate real foods with flavor, variety and healthful benefits. We believe this will encourage your growing child to experiment with new and exotic tastes for years to come.

I absolutely loved this philosophy.  As a cook, I truly believe in the mission of Plum Organics – provide nutritious foods, organic, and simple, but full of health, life, and vitality!  It’s also great to talk with someone else who is also in Whole Foods too!

More to come on this. Watch as Sama Baby and Plum Organics find ways to partner – as we promote healthy babies inside and out!

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-Neha Gupta

 

Did someone say Cookie? August 20, 2009

We absolutely love Cookie Magazine – the photography is designed beautifully, and people love the fact that it is so fashion forward, and has great celebrities on it.

We were invited to visit the Cookie Magazine headquarters in NYC and meet with their fashion team – as they loved Sama Baby and our affordable new denim line. Cookie loved how beautiful our items are – and were happy to meet the two sisters that made this company out of their own home!

We loved their offices – beautifully designed lobby and happy employees! Cookie magazine is a great resource as well!

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-Neha

 

Chica Chica Mama! August 17, 2009

One of our favorite things is to feature our press that we have received!

Blogging is an interesting form of writing. We believe that the editors at Mamaista truly have developed a TRUE VOICE online. The one for hip moms, that are all about finding new products, those unique items that the baby next door does not have!

We love the editors at Mamaista- as they are also female entrepreneurs with a similiar vision – providing sound information to moms around the world regarding products.

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Luckily, in NYC we met with these great moms, and after visiting our booth at the ENK Trade show in NYC – they featured us within 24 hours! TALK ABOUT A SUCCESS!

They love our line – our story, our fashion concept, and our story.  Check out the article here titled GLOBAL APPEAL:

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Have to say – the writing is witty and hilarious. Talk about a great way to talk about Sama Baby – I def. chuckled..

-Neha Gupta

 

Momtrends feature! April 27, 2009

Hey Everyone! Please click on this link to see our feature on Momtrends.com!

http://momtrends.blogspot.com/2009/04/sama-baby.html

Read this, “Every organic choice you make leave an impact on the lives f others who depend upon a healthy planet.” That’s from the label of a new brand called Sama Baby–a collection of truly luxurious organic baby clothing.

They sent me a bib to check out. The cotton was sumptuous–nothing crunchy about this. And the bib was printed with the sweetest little baby elephant. The collection is made in India with certified organic cotton and promises that the garments do not involve sweatshops.

In addition to being green, these clothes are incredibly cool. I clicked around the website and found a few favorites like the Double Layer Strap Dress ($28). And I love the chic simplicity of the Gown with the tiny elephant graphic ($25)–perfect for a newborn baby boy.

Save 10% off your order use code MOMTRENDS.

 

Testimonials from Moms about Sama Baby April 15, 2009

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One of our Sama Mama’s has been so excited about our line – that she can’t keep her kid out of it! She not only loves the quality, feel, and softness of our line – but she has put us on her blog, with her cute little daughter Radha in the clothes!

Here are some of the super cute images of her daughter in our clothing – in both Elephant collection and India Year Round. The clothes look fabulous and she says they wash extremely well, and are super fashion forward!

IF you have any kids that have worn Sama baby clothing and you have images of your child in them – please forward them to us! We are collecting AS many pictures as we can and as many moms to be part of the Sama Mama group – that we will be featuring your kids on our website as part of our contest!

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Sama Babies looking to change the world!

Sama Babies looking to change the world!

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Looks like our super soft and large blanket!

Looks like our super soft and large blanket!

How Cute is she? Absolutely too much fun in Sama clothing! Organic cotton makes babies super happy it seems! She can’t stop smiling! We love having any images of kids in our clothing, as we think its a great way to see how garments fit, how happy the mom is with our product and get a total 100% MOM APPROVAL!

 

April 10, 2009

I absolutely loved Monday’s Oprah. How unbelievably comical. Such honesty was on this episode that I literally want to forward the episode to every new mom.

One of the best parts was that Karen, @chookooloonks was on the show. I am amazed that I know someone who was on Oprah- that is just HUGE!!  Even bloggers were featured like http://ww

We are so happy that Oprah started the O Moms group. We hope to somehow work with them  – as they clearly have a lot of advice for moms on how to deal with parenting and being a mom!

Even bloggers were featured like http://www.dooce.com

In the motherhood is such a funny show. We are looking to do some product placement for that show. It is so funny!!

Anyways I just thought I’d mention that oprah has really opened up the momversation and I think that show could have been longer! It is really wonderful that the truth of motherhood is coming out!!!