UPDATE: Winner is Alicia Cunigan! Congratulations & Happy Shopping!

Get ready to save big money on boutique bargains at  Coastal Kids Market  Fall 2011 consignment sale, Aug. 25-27 2011.

This week, a SouthernMamas.com reader will win a $30 gift certificate to CKM and 2 Preview Party Tickets! To enter to win, “like” Coastal Kids Market on Facebook here and answer this on their wall: What deals do you hope to find at CKM this season? Not into Facebook? Feel free to enter to win by answering that question below this post. Just click on comments. Deadline to enter: noon Sun. Aug. 21. We’ll announce the winner and on SouthernMamas.com Facebook Sun evening Aug. 21.

Coastal Kids Market sells only gently-worn designer items deemed too cute to resist

You still have time to consign your children’s outgrown items. Consignor registration ends Sun. Aug. 21. Click here for info on how to consign your items.

Don’t forget about the sale’s Charity Hour to benefit The Next Generation: Bring a $10 gift card to Wal-Mart, Target, or Toys ‘R Us on Thursday evening (Aug. 25) and shop an hour early! These gifts cards will be used by the child life specialists at Backus Children’s Hospital at Memorial Health Center to buy birthday gifts and end of chemo celebration gifts for patients. Charity Hour is 5-6 PM Thurs. Aug. 25. Doors open to the public for regular entry at 6 PM.

In addition to all the fabulous consigned items, there will be lots of NEW items at the sale, too! Prepare for football season with a large selection of new smocked collegiate wear. All of your favorite teams in the Southeast are included. If CKM doesn’t have your team or size, they can get it for you. 10 wonderful vendors will be here with lots of new items too, including DolceMia Clothing, a SouthernMamas.com favorite! For a full listing of vendors visit the CKM website here or Facebook page here.

Vendor 2 Cutie Patooties -another SouthernMamas.com favorite – will offer monogramming services! Items purchased at the sale or brought from home can be dropped off with them for monogramming. Monogram orders can be picked up on the last day of the sale, or at their location in Just for Baby & More.

Coastal Kids Market FALL 2011 SALE DATES
Thurs. Aug. 25, 2011, CHARITY HOUR: 5-6 PM
Open to Public: 6– 8 pm
Fri. Aug. 26, 2011, 9 am – 5 pm
Sat., Aug. 27, 2011, 9 am – 12 pm
**Select items will be half price on Saturday

Coastal Kids Market, The Shops at Godley Station ~ Pooler Parkway, 107 Grand Central Blvd. Suite 202 (formerly Moonlight Mattress), www.coastalkidsmarket.com Coastal Kids Market is a SouthernMamas.com sponsor.

Wee Ones Consignment Event in Rincon is growing into their second full year and welcomes you to consign with them!

Wee Ones is a seasonal consignment event taking place twice a year. Wee Ones offers a friendly, clean, organized store where you can shop for children’s items. They specialize in upscale, boutique quality gently loved clothing sizes newborn-12/14, shoes, toys, equipment, books & more.

NEW for this sale: a nice selection of NEW smocked apparel at an affordable price! Also, boutique HAIRBOWS and custom appliqued items too!

If you consign with Wee Ones, you will make 70% profit and also have the special opportunity to SHOP first. To find out how to prepare your items for sale & to learn more about becoming a consignor, click here or email weeonessale@windstream.net . Wee Ones has a simple online tagging system to make consigning easy!

Dates are SET! Extra days & extended hours to have more time to SHOP & SAVE!
Consignor drop off Aug. 20 & 21 from 1-5 PM each day
Consignor only presale: Tuesday Aug. 23 from 5-8 PM
Public Sale:
Wed. Aug. 24, Thurs. Aug 25 & Fri Aug. 26 from 11 Am-6 PM each day. Sat. Aug 27 from 11am-3pm with select items 50% off.

Also, Wee Ones offers moms who own small business’s the opportunity to advertise! For $20, you can advertise your business in our goody bags that Wee Ones gives away to shoppers and hang your poster size advertisement in their store. Expose your business to lots of mommies from Rincon, Springfield, Guyton & all the Savannah area! Email Wee Ones for details at weeonessale@windstream.net . Limited space available, email today.

Wee Ones Consignment Event, 135 Goshen Road in the Goshen Road Shopping Plaza beside Baibry’s Cafe, off Hwy. 21, Rincon. Just minutes from I-95, exit 109. For directions, click here or email weeonessale@windstream.net  Wee Ones is a SouthernMamas advertiser.

Mark your calendars for Savannah’s biggest children’s consignment event: High Cotton Kids is coming soon! September 15-17, 2011 in a new location.

Come shop consignment at it’s finest. High Cotton Kids  is THE place to save a lot of money, make a lot of money and have a great time doing both!

Save the dates Sept. 15-17 for this fall’s upscale resale shopping event that will include high-end boutique children’s brand clothing sizes 0-12 and a variety of new merchandise from several local retailers.

High Cotton Kids is spreading out its huge selection of consignment inventory in a larger central location at 706 Mall Boulevard, formerly Seeds of Faith Christian Bookstore.

Get ready to rack up on all your favorite children’s brands and more at a fraction of the retail price! There is something for everybody’s taste and budget from adorable smocked frocks to funky threads to even high cotton play clothes, just in time for going back to school!

Consignor registration is now open! Clean out and cash in, all consignors keep 65% of your sales! Bring your gently loved children’s items to our consignment marketplace and let us do the selling. High Cotton Kids also accepts high-end maternity clothing, children’s furniture, art work, baby and nursery necessities (ie. bouncers, exercausers, etc.), strollers, toys, books, dvds and more. For a complete list of items, High Cotton Kids accepts and does not accept, click here

High Cotton Kids thanks it’s sponsors The Monogram Place & Robyn’s Nest Children’s Boutique , Bahama Joe’s , and Zaxby’s Sandfly

Stay connected and get updates about the highly-anticipated event by liking High Cotton Kids on Facebook here

High Cotton Kids 2011 Fall & Winter Show Hours
Thurs, Sept. 15
5- 6 pm: Shop for a Cause Presale benefiting The Next Generation. Check the details to shop early!
6-8 pm Open to the Public
*Military and Expecting/First Time Moms with Children under 12 months of age may register with High Cotton Kids for early entry during the presale by emailing info@highcottonkids.com .

Fri. Sept. 16 9 am – 3 pm
Sat. Sept. 17 9 am – 1 pm (Select items will be 40% OFF)

High Cotton Kids, 706 Mall Boulevard (formerly Seeds of Faith Christian Bookstore), www.highcottonkids.com , email info@highcottonkids.com High Cotton Kids is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Which is growing faster, your darling child or your credit card bill?

If the answer is both, then you simply cannot afford to miss Coastal Kids Market  Fall 2011 consignment sale, set for Aug. 25-27. The favorite end-of-summer tradition is the spot to hit for boutique bargains in the Savannah area. Coastal Kids Market sells only gently-worn designer items deemed too cute to resist

Designed to make resale easy for moms, Coastal Kids Market ‘s busy mom’s tagging service allows you to consign your children’s outgrown items even if you don’t have time to enter your inventory and tag your items. Let Coastal Kids Market do the work for you. Tagging service consignors receive 50 percent of their items selling price. Email or call Coastal Kids Market to make arrangements for them to pick up your items.

Coastal Kids Market still has some advertising spots available for their coupon books, but this is the last week to sign up as a sponsor and get your ad design in. Deadline: July 29.

Vendor spots are full for this sale. Email Coastal Kids Market if you would like to be put on a waiting list. Click here to contact Coastal Kids Market.

Coastal Kids Market sends a big THANK YOU to their Sailboat Sponsors for the Fall 2011 Sale: DolceMia Clothing, 2 Cutie Patooties and Classic Kids. (all SouthernMamas.com favorites, too!)

Register now to get your first choice of volunteer shifts and drop-off times. Check out the Coastal Kids Market Web site here for info.

Stay connected and get updates about this popular sale by liking Coastal Kids Market on Facebook here.

Coastal Kids Market FALL 2011 SALE DATES
Thurs. Aug. 25, 2011, CHARITY HOUR: 5-6 PM 
Open to Public: 6– 8 pm
Fri. Aug. 26, 2011, 9 am – 5 pm
Sat., Aug. 27, 2011, 9 am – 12 pm
**Select items will be half price on Saturday

Coastal Kids Market, The Shops at Godley Station ~ Pooler Parkway, 107 Grand Central Blvd. Suite 202 (formerly Moonlight Mattress), www.coastalkidsmarket.com Coastal Kids Market is a SouthernMamas.com sponsor.

Get ready to make some money off your children’s boutique brand clothing and save money stocking up on designer fall children’s clothes at bargain prices.

The favorite upscale seasonal children’s consignment sale – Coastal Kids Market – is gearing up for the Fall 2011 Sale set for Aug. 25-27.

Consignor registration is now open. Check out the Coastal Kids Market Web site here for consignor registration info.

Coastal Kids Market has several new sponsor opportunities available this season. Click here for a complete listing on the advertising page of the Coastal Kids Market Website. Any interested vendors or sponsors can contact Coastal Kids Market for more information. Click here to contact Coastal Kids Market. Stay connected and get updates about this popular sale by liking Coastal Kids Market on Facebook here.

Coastal Kids Market FALL 2011 SALE DATES
Thurs. Aug. 25, 2011, CHARITY HOUR: 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm (See details below)
Open to Public: 6– 8 pm
Fri. Aug. 26, 2011, 9 am – 5 pm
Sat., Aug. 27, 2011, 9 am – 12 pm
**Select items will be half price on Saturday

Coastal Kids Market, The Shops at Godley Station ~ Pooler Parkway, 107 Grand Central Blvd. Suite 202 (formerly Moonlight Mattress), www.coastalkidsmarket.com Coastal Kids Market is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Want to shop early?

Even the most affluent, shop-happy mom feels a tad guilty spending big bucks on children’s designer boutique brand clothing. After all, the kids are only going to be able to wear that pricey outfit a few times before outgrowing it.

Which is why the whole concept of children’s consignment sales is so comforting, as well as practical. You can splurge on boutique brands for your little ones because you know you can sell the gently-used items at a consignment sale such as the Little Lambs Spring Consignment Sale at First Presbyterian Preschool at 520 Washington Ave., Savannah , 31405 (on the corner of Washington and Paulsen streets in Ardsley Park .)

Dates of the Little Lambs sale are:
Fri., March 11, 2011 9 am-2 pm
Sat., March 12, 2011, 9 am-noon with many items half price

Items for sale include clothing (infants, children and maternity), toys, books, CD’s, baby items (strollers, car seats, boppies, etc) furniture, trikes.

Proceeds benefit First Presbyterian Preschool (a nurturing, friendly school that my children attend and love) as well as Thornwell Presbyterian Home for Children and Savannah Care Center .

If you have items to sell and want to make some money, call the preschool @ 912.351.0609. Leave you name and email address to receive a seller’s instruction packet.

UPDATE: 

Emily Martinez is the giveaway winner! Congratulations Emily!

Spring is almost here. Get ready to save big on children’s boutique brands at the Spring 2011 Coastal Kids Market sale. This week Coastal Kids Market – a seasonal, upscale children’s consignment sale in Pooler just outside Savannah – is giving away a $30 gift certificate to use at the sale and 2 tickets to the Preview Party on March 2!

To enter to win, visit the Coastal Kids Market Facebook here, “like” the page and post your answer to this question on their wall: How many seasons have you shopped at CKM and what was your favorite find? Or, if this is your first time shopping with CKM, how did you hear about CKM and what are you hoping to find at this sale? (Easter dress, special St. Patrick’s Day outfit, summer wardrobe, nursery equipment?)

Not into Facebook? Then give your answer by commenting below this post (Click on comments).

Deadline to enter is noon Sun. Feb. 27. We’ll pick a winner at random and announce it here Sun. Feb. 27.

Coastal Kids Market  – set for March 3-5 2011 @ The Shops at Godley Station, Pooler Parkway – offers amazing deals on high-end, gently-used boutique & trunk show clothing. Think Lilly Pulitzer, Bailey Boys, Oilily, Hannah Kate, Mini Boden, Anavini, Strasburg and Kelly’s Kids, to name a few.

Anyone who brings 3 books (new or good used condition) for the Backus Children’s Hospital at Memorial through the Next Generation will get in to shop 15 minutes early. 

Only one week left to register as a consignor or volunteer. Consignors who volunteer at the sale get to shop early before the Preview Party as well as earn a higher percentage of their sales. Click here for more info.

A portion of the proceeds from the Spring Sale will be donated to the Erin Fray Medical Fund. Erin is a young Pooler mother of three and friend of Coastal Kids Market battling breast cancer. You can read about her journey on her blog by clicking here.

Coastal Kids Market Spring Sale also offers affordable opportunities to promote your business. If you want to advertise, contact Coastal Kids Market by clicking here.

Stay connected to Coastal Kids Market by “liking” them on Facebook here.
Coastal Kids Market SPRING 2011 SALE DATES
Thurs. March 3, 6-8 PM
Fri. March 4, 9 AM – 5 PM
Sat. March 5, 9 AM – nooon
**Select items will be half price on Saturday
Coastal Kids Market accepts cash and credit cards. A $15 minimum purchase is required for credit cards. http://coastalkidsmarket.com/

Coastal Kids Market is a SouthernMamas sponsor.

UPDATE: The winner is: Christy Lee Lyons !  Congratulations Christy.

You’ve heard that seasonal kids consignment sales have become THE places to shop. Especially in this economy.

You’ve been meaning to check one out. Now you can. High Cotton Kids is Savannah’s newest seasonal children’s consignment show specializing in gently used boutique and trunk show brand spring and summer clothes.

This sale is going to be VERY centrally located in Savannah at 6700 Waters Ave., next to Byrd Cookie Company, in the former spot of Carole’s Boutique, February 24-26th, 2011.

Expect to find upscale brands such as Anavini, Amanda Remembered, Kelly Kids, Chez Ami, Hannah Kate, Daisies and Doodlebugs, Orient Expressed, Hannah Anderson, Lilly Pulitzer, Boden, Ralph Lauren, Gap, Gymboree and more. The sale will also include shoes, accessories, furniture, bedding, art work, baby necessities, toys, strollers, maternity clothing and more. New merchandise will be available from local vendors. Click here to learn more about the vendors.

To find out more about the show or how to become a consignor, click here. You don’t have to be a consignor or volunteer to attend the preview party. High Cotton Kids is partnering with The Next Generation at Backus Children’s Hospital to provide Children’s DVDs, both new and used, for the pediatric floors to help brighten the stay of a little one.  Bring your DVDs to the Preview Party and this will be your ticket to enter early. It’s a win-win for everybody!
• Bring 1 new DVD or two used – get in at 5:30 (half hour before the public)
• Bring 1 used DVD – get in at 5:45 (15 minutes before the public)
NEW this show:
• There will be FREE give-aways from Classic Kids, Michelle L Morris Photography, Savannah Jack’s and Buttercup’s Boutique!
• The first 200 shoppers will receive High Cotton Kid’s Savvy Shopper Book filled with coupons offering more than $200 of savings at local area businesses!
• Cash & credit cards accepted!
• Some items will be 40% OFF on Saturday only!

THE GIVEAWAY: High Cotton Kids is all about offering savvy moms chances to win big with THREE $25 gift certificate give-a-ways to the show! First up, the SouthernMamas $25 gift certificate.

To enter to win, “like” High Cotton Kids on Facebook by clicking here. Comment on the wall by answering the question “What are you hoping to find this season at the High Cotton Kids consignment show?”

A lucky mom’s name will be picked at random on Wed. Feb. 23!

Those not into Facebook can send an email to 10 friends telling them about the show (when and where it is) and be sure to copy High Cotton Kids on it at info@highcottonkids.com. Your name will be entered in a raffle to win another $25 gift certificate to the show!

Happy boutique bargain shopping, SouthernMamas!

High Cotton Kids fine children’s clothing consignment sale, February 24-26, 2011;  6700 Waters Ave., next to Byrd Cookie Company, in the former spot of Carole’s Boutique.  Contact Paige Cook or Ashley Lewis at info@highcottonkids.com, www.highcottonkids.com High Cotton Kids is a SouthernMamas sponsor.

Here’s a great opportunity to make spending money for spring break. Recycle your children’s outgrown clothing, shoes, toys and more by consigning with Wee Ones!

Wee Ones is a seasonal (twice a year) consignment event where you will find a friendly, clean, organized store to shop for children’s items. We specialize in upscale, boutique quality gently loved clothing sizes newborn-12/14, shoes, toys, equipment, books and more.

The Wee Ones Seasonal Children’s Consignment Event in Rincon can help you clean out your closets. If you consign with Wee Ones, you will make 70% profit and also have the special opportunity to SHOP first and Wee Ones does the work for you!

To find out how to prepare your items for sale and to learn more about becoming a consignor, click here or email weeonessale@windstream.net. Wee Ones has a simple online tagging system to make consigning easy!

Sale dates & times (Extended hours)
Consignor only presale: Wed. March 2 from 1pm-5pm Public sale: Thursday March 3 from 10am-8pm Public Sale: Friday March 4 from 10am-8pm Public Sale: Sat. March 5 from 10am -3pm (select items will be 1/2 price)

Also, Wee Ones offers moms who own small business’s the opportunity to advertise! For $20 you can advertise your business in our goody bags that we give away to shoppers and hang your poster size advertisement in our store. Expose your business to lots of GREAT Mommies from Rincon, Springfield, Guyton and all the Savannah area! Email Wee Ones for details at weeonessale@windstream.net.

Wee Ones Consignment Event, 135 Goshen Road in the Goshen Road Shopping Plaza between Verizon and Baibry’s, off Hwy. 21, Rincon. Just minutes from I-95, exit 109. For directions, click here. 912-826-7019, email weeonessale@windstream.net  Wee Ones is a SouthernMamas sponsor.

The Church of the Cross, Bluffton, SC will host their Moms Ministry bi-annual fall Kids Clothing Swap from 6-8 PM Feb. 25 2011 at 495 Buckwalter Parkway, Bluffton, SC  29910.

The purpose of this biannual event is to have moms bring their children’s gently used (no stains please) outgrown clothes to this swap. Simply donate outgrown clothes and then “shop” with out having to pay anything So you are not simply donating, you are receiving something in return. Remaining items will be donated to the church thrift store, God’s Goods, and to Bluffton Self Help. Contact Amy Weaver at amyweaver1@yahoo.com for more info.

Savannah-area children’s clothing sales happening in February and March include:
High Cotton Kids fine children’s consignment show, 6700 Waters Ave., Savannah: Feb. 24-26
Coastal Kids Market consignment sale @ The Shops at Godley Station, Pooler: March 3-5
First Presbyterian Preschool Spring Little Lambs children’s consignment sale, 520 Washington Ave., Savannah: March 11-12
Wee Ones Sale, Goshen Road and Hwy 21 in Rincon, March 2-5

We simply can’t say enough wonderful things about Coastal Kids Market, a seasonal, upscale children’s consignment sale in Pooler just outside Savannah.

This highly popular sale – set for March 3-5 2011 @ The Shops at Godley Station, Pooler Parkway – offers amazing deals on high-end, gently-used boutique & trunk show clothing. Think Lilly Pulitzer, Bailey Boys, Oilily, Hannah Kate, Mini Boden, Anavini, Strasburg and Kelly’s Kids, to name a few.

Registration for consignors is OPEN. Remember, consignors who volunteer at the sale get to shop early before the Preview Party as well as earn a higher percentage of their sales. Click here for more info.

Not only is Coastal Kids Market teeming with quality brand bargins. But the moms who run Coastal Kids Market are always so great about giving back to the community. Once again this season, Coastal Kids Market is partnering with The Next Generation to do a book drive for the Backus Children’s Hospital at Memorial. Shoppers who bring three children’s books (new or previously used in excellent condition) will get to enter the sale 15 minutes early on Opening Night!

A portion of the proceeds from the Spring Sale will be donated to the Erin Fray Medical Fund. Erin is a young Pooler mother of three and friend of Coastal Kids Market battling breast cancer. You can read about her journey on her blog by clicking here.

Coastal Kids Market Spring Sale also offers affordable opportunities to promote your business. If you want to advertise, contact Coastal Kids Market by clicking here.

Stay connected to Coastal Kids Market by “liking” them on Facebook here.
Coastal Kids Market SPRING 2011 SALE DATES
Thurs. March 3, 6-8 PM
Fri. March 4, 9 AM – 5 PM
Sat. March 5, 9 AM – nooon
**Select items will be half price on Saturday
Coastal Kids Market accepts cash and credit cards. A $15 minimum purchase is required for credit cards. http://coastalkidsmarket.com/

Coastal Kids Market is a SouthernMamas sponsor.

You’ve heard that seasonal consignment sales are a great way to find inexpensive, high-quality kids’ clothing.

Now you can find boutique brands at low prices at Upscale Kids Clothes Sale in Bluffton.

The Upscale Kids Clothes Sale, held twice a year, offers a new way to buy quality children’s and maternity supplies without paying those high retail prices. Merchandise consists of gently-used children’s clothes, shoes, toys, nursery items, infant furniture and maternity clothes.

Dates of the Fall 2010 SALE are:
Fri. Sept. 10
2 PM – 8:30 PM

Sat. Sept. 11
8 AM – 12 PM

For info how to cash in by selling your children’s gently-used items, click here.

The sale will be in Shell Hall, at the northeast corner of Buckwalter and Bluffton Parkways
in Bluffton, S.C. If you have any questions or for exact location of the sale, please contact Fran at: fran@upscalekidsclothessale.com or call 843.227.8208.

The winner of the The Coastal Kids Market $30 gift certificate giveaway is triplet grandmother Mary N.

We loved reading everyone’s comments about your favorite finds at seasonal upscale children’s consignment sale in Pooler or what you’re hoping to find there this month.  Winner Mary N wrote she “hoping to find Strasburg, Kelly’s Kids, or Bailey Boys girl’s or boys outfits for my triplet grandbabies.”  Happy shopping Mary and all SouthernMamas readers!

Coastal Kids Market Fall 2010 Sale dates
Thurs. Aug. 26 6 pm – 8 pm
Fri. Aug. 27 9 am – 5 pm
Sat. Aug. 28 9 am – 12 pm
**Select items will be half price on Saturday

The Coastal Kids Market’s seasonal sale is at The Shops at Godley Station, Pooler Parkway Suite 202. Coastal Kids Market is teaming up with The Next Generation, a volunteer organization that Benefits the Backus Children’s Hospital at Memorial University Medical Center. Coastal Kids Market will donate a portion of proceeds to their organization and will also have the sale as a drop location for a character band-aid drive. To find out how you can be allowed into the Coastal Kids Market sale before the public by helping The Next Generation, click here.

 The Coastal Kids Market is coming soon.  This week, you can win a $30 gift certificate to the favorite seasonal upscale children’s consignment sale in Pooler, just a short drive from Savannah.

The Fall 2010 Sale dates
Thurs. Aug. 26 6 pm – 8 pm
Fri. Aug. 27 9 am – 5 pm
Sat. Aug. 28 9 am – 12 pm
**Select items will be half price on Saturday

The Coastal Kids Market’s seasonal sales at The Shops at Godley Station, Pooler Parkway Suite 202 are an amazing way to find designer kids’ clothes at bargin prices.

To enter to win the $30 gift certificate, visit the Coastal Kids Market Facebook fanpage  by clicking here, “like” the page and write a comment there, telling us what great gem you’re hoping to find at Coastal Kids this month or tell us about the wonderful deal you’ve found at the sale in the past. Or you can enter to win by commenting below this post on SouthernMamas (just click on comments).

Coastal Kids Market is teaming up with The Next Generation, a volunteer organization that Benefits the Backus Children’s Hospital at Memorial University Medical Center. Coastal Kids Market will donate a portion of proceeds to their organization and will also have the sale as a drop location for a character band-aid drive. To find out how you can be allowed into the Coastal Kids Market sale before the public by helping The Next Generation, click here.

This week’s giveaway: boutique bargains at High Cotton Kids . Win a $25 gift certificate to  High Cotton Kids , Savannah’s newest seasonal children’s consignment show specializing in gently-used boutique and trunk show brand fall and winter clothes. Sale dates are: Thurs. Aug. 19-Sat. Aug. 21.

The High Cotton Kids sale will be at 6700 Waters Ave., next to Byrd Cookie Company, in the former spot of Carole’s Boutique.

The sale features upscale brands of childrens’ clothing as well as shoes, accessories, bedding, art work, baby necessities, toys, maternity clothing and more. New merchandise will be available from local vendors.

To find out more about the show or how to become a consignor, click here. You don’t have to be a consignor or volunteer to attend the preview party on Thurs. Aug. 19. Send an email to at least 10 of your friends and copy High Cotton Kids on it at info@highcottonkids.com. Tell them about the show, when and where it is and you’ll receive a preview party ticket to shop early!

Here are the rules on how to win the $25 gift certificate.

High Cotton Kids fine children’s clothing consignment sale, Aug. 19-21;  6700 Waters Ave., next to Byrd Cookie Company, in the former spot of Carole’s Boutique.  Contact Paige Cook or Ashley Lewis at info@highcottonkids.com

Reduce! Reuse! Recycle – including your children’s outgrown items. And make some money, too!

The Wee Ones Seasonal Children’s Consignment Sale in Rincon can help you clean out your closets. Don’t hassle with a yard sale. Sell children’s clothing, shoes, toys, baby gear, books, even hairbows at this upscale sale and they’ll do the work for you. Even better, at this sale, consignors (i.e. you!) earn 70 percent profit.

Plus, consignors get first dibs on the sale items. The Wee Ones sale is Aug. 19-21 and includes a SPECIAL pre-shop/pre-sale time for consignors ONLY4-8 PM Thurs Aug. 19. To find out how to prepare your items for sale and to learn more about becoming a consignor, click here or email weeonessale@windstream.net.

At the sale, expect to find speciality boutique items at discount prices, upscale, boutique gently loved children’s clothing sizes newborn-14 , shoes, toys, equipment, books, etc. No wonder the sale’s slogan is “Great finds for great kids at GREAT prices!”

Sale dates:
Consignor only presale: 4-8 PM Thurs Aug. 19
Public sale: 6-8 PM Thurs. Aug. 19
Public Sale: 9 AM-7 PM Fri. Aug. 20
Public Sale: 9 AM-4 PM Sat. Aug. 21 when select items will be 1/2 off

Wee Ones Resale, 135 Goshen Road in the Goshen Road Shopping Plaza between Verizon and Baibry’s, off Hwy. 21, Rincon.  Just minutes from I-95, exit 109. For directions, click here. 912-826-7019, email weeonessale@windstream.net

Here’s a way to boost your back-to-school budget: Go to High Cotton Kids, Savannah’s newest seasonal children’s consignment show specializing in gently used boutique and trunk show brand fall and winter clothes.

This seasonal sale is VERY centrally located in Savannah. The two-day High Cotton Kids sale will be at 6700 Waters Ave., next to Byrd Cookie Company, in the former location of Carole’s Boutique, Fri. Aug. 20-Sat. Aug. 21.

Expect to find upscale brands such Kelly Kids, Chez Ami, Hannah Kate, Just Ducky, Orient Expressed, Lilly Pulitzer, and Mini Boden to just name a few. The sale will also include shoes, accessories, bedding, art work, baby necessities, toys, strollers, maternity clothing and more. New merchandise will also be available from local vendors. Click here to learn more about the vendors.

To find out more about the show or how to becoame a consignor, click here. You don’t have to be a consignor or volunteer to attend the preview party on Thurs. Aug. 19. Send an email to at least 10 of your friends and copy High Cotton Kids on it at info@highcottonkids.com. Tell them about the show, when and where it is and you’ll receive a preview party ticket to shop early!

High Cotton Kids fine children’s clothing consignment sale, August 20-21; 6700 Waters Avenue, next to Byrd Cookie Company, in the former spot of Carole’s Boutique. Contact Paige Cook or Ashley Lewis at info@highcottonkids.com

Get ready. The Coastal Kids Market, a favorite seasonal, upscale children’s consignment sale, is coming up again!

The Fall 2010 Sale dates are:
Thurs. Aug. 26 6 pm – 8 pm
Fri. Aug. 27 9 am – 5 pm
Sat. Aug. 28 9 am – 12 pm
**Select items will be half price on Saturday

The Coastal Kids Market’s seasonal sales at The Shops at Godley Station, Pooler Parkway Suite 202 are a huge hit with our readers and an amazing way to find designer kids’ clothes at bargin prices.

Coastal Kids Market is currently recruiting consignors, vendors for their sale as well as advertisers for their 200 goody bags. For info on how to be get involved and make money, click here.

Coastal Kids Market is teaming up with The Next Generation, a volunteer organization that Benefits the Backus Children’s Hospital at Memorial University Medical Center. Coastal Kids Market will donate a portion of proceeds to their organization and will also have the sale as a drop location for a character band-aid drive.

Win two preview tickets and a chance to enter the sale on Thursday night sale 15 minutes early by “liking” the Coastal Kids Market Facebook page by clicking here.

Watch the Coastal Market Facebook page on how to learn how to shop early and be part of the giveaway.

Look out for a SouthernMamas giveaway the week of Aug. 15, as well as a giveaway of two preview tickets on the Coastal Kids Market Facebook fanpage for current fans and those who become fans before the sale.

Looking for new and consigned designer clothes for children of all ages?

The new Miss Elizabeth’s Children’s Boutique in Bluffton has the right outfit at the right price for infants and toddlers to growing girls and boys. Miss Elizabeth’s unique inventory and low overhead allow them to offer a one of a kind shopping experience. Check out their adorable products by clicking here.

It’s no wonder so many satisfied shoppers count on Miss Elizabeth’s Children’s Boutique for all of their fashion, accessories and gift needs.

Miss Elizabeth’s is teeming with great brands like Mud Pie, Burton & Burton, Finds of the Fabulous Kind, SewFancy, The Peanut Paintshop, Sew Cute Designs and Totally Bowlicious!

Consigning with Miss Elizabeth’s is fun and profitable. The boutique’s mission is to offer high-quality new and previously loved clothing for babies and kids at prices that don’t make you shudder. Miss Elizabeth’s hand-selects each item before putting it out on the floor, making Miss Elizabeth’s a genuine first class children’s boutique. Click here for Miss Elizabeth’s consigning policies.

Miss Elizabeth’s Children’s Boutique, 102 Buckwalter Parkway, Suite 3M Bluffton, South Carolina 29910 (By Sea Turtle Cinemas), 843.815.6777, misselizabeths@gmail.com

LA DEE DA upsale children’s consignment boutique and KRISTIN PATE PHOTOGRAPHY are proudly hosting a BEAUTIFUL BABY CONTEST.

Photos will be taken by Kristin Pate this Friday April 16 and Saturday April 17 at “La Dee Da”, located in the heart of Rincon, Georgia.

Please call 912.295.5470 to schedule your FREE photo session!

There will be two age divisions – 3 months – 24 months and ages 2-4. Prizes include gift certificates to La Dee Da and a free photo session with Photography by Kristin.

Winners will be featured in our fall print ads. Sign your child up today!

La Dee Da upscale children’s consignment boutique , 912-295-5470. Tues- Fri 9:30am – 5:30pm and Saturday 10 am – 3:30 pm. Proud retailers of Mudpie, Petit Ami, Rileyroo’s, Jewelry by Lorena and The Fizzy Baker. Hwy 21 North, Rincon. Located in Burns Station next to the Bank of America and across from The Curiosity Shoppe

(This is the first Ask the Expert ad. Ask The Expert is a new advertising option with SouthernMamas. For more info, email anne@southernmamas.com)

Q & A with Julie Lanham, owner of “La Dee Da” is an upscale children’s consignment boutique located in the heart of Rincon, Georgia.

What are the benefits of consigning my children’s outgrown items?
Recycling your children’s clothing is good for the planet. Clean out your children’s closets — and earn money too!
Buy what you need by selling items you need no longer use. No shipping costs or waiting for things by mail. We organize, advertise, and sell for you.

Pay less for high quality items; stretch your clothing budget. It’s much easier on you than is the hassle of having another yard sale! Recoup some of the cost you’ve invested in your children. Help those in need! You may donate your unsold items to local charities. Choose to receive your earnings as store credit and save even more on purchases

What’s the average amount consigners make when they consign their items with you?
What a consignor earns may vary. Items that are higher end brands, in excellent condition and in current style sell faster, better and earn more money than those that are not. Consignors, depending on the quantity and quality of the items consigned, can earn a couple of hundred dollars per 90 day agreement.

How do I know what items are appropriate for consignment?
Each consignment shop sets its own acceptance terms, however, the trend in accepting children’s apparel and gear is that all items are in excellent and working condition free of flaws/wrinkles/stains. Items should be in current style and only used a couple years and are not in or have been in a recall status. In reference to what items are accepted varies from shop to shop. Call the shops that you are interested in consigning with and they will tell you exactly what they will or will not accept.

Are there any key types of children’s clothing that sell better than others?

Most shops carry a variety of clothing to suit the needs and tastes of today’s diverse mom’s and grand mom’s. Smocked apparel is an excellent seller and known for its classic style. Cottons, linens and light weight fabrics sell well in the spring and summer while denim and heavier knits sell well in the fall and winter seasons.

 What are the major do’s and don’t’s when consigning children’s clothing?
DO check with your consignment shops to confirm what they accept as well as their terms prior to your initial drop off. This avoids inconvenience and helps you to decide what to consign

DO make sure that your items are in excellent condition, in season and in working order

DO read your consignment agreement thoroughly. DO make sure to choose a shop that is clean, organized and treats your items with care and respect.

DO NOT become disappointed when a shop does not take all of your items. The more selective a shop owner is about their inventory, the better your earning potential.

DO NOT consign items that are outdated or flawed

DO NOT consign your items in a shop that is obviously disorganized or less than clean. This leads to greater opportunity for loss and diminishes earning potential

Please share an insider’s tip that the average person doesn’t know
Most shops have frequent markdowns in order to recycle the daily inventory that streams in. Call shops in advance to ask when and what their sales are.

Any other questions you want to answer for consumers?
Consignment selling and shopping is becoming a popular trend amongst women regardless of social or economic gradients. Many shops carry retail and custom made merchandise in addition to consignments in an effort to meet the many needs of their clientele.

 La Dee Da upscale children’s consignment boutique , 912-295-5470. Tues- Fri 9:30am – 5:30pm and Saturday 10 am – 3:30 pm. Proud retailers of Mudpie, Petit Ami, Rileyroo’s, Jewelry by Lorena and The Fizzy Baker.
Hwy 21 North, Rincon. Located in Burns Station next to the Bank of America and across from The Curiosity Shoppe

Those of you who’ve shopped at Coastal Kids Market, a seasonal, upscale children’s consignment sale in Pooler just outside Savannah, already know the amazing deals you can find there when it comes to high-end, gently-used boutique & trunk show clothing.

But did you know that Coastal Kids will accept CREDIT CARDS at this month’s upcoming spring sale March 11-13 @ The Shops at Godley Station, Pooler Parkway? No more dashing to the ATM or hitting your friend up for cash because you didn’t plan on finding so many quality brand bargains.

Brands you can expect to come across at Coastal Kids Market include Hannah Kate, Orient Expressed, Chez Ami, Kelly’s Kids, Bailey Boys, Ragsland, Strasburg, Matilda Jane, Lilly Pulitzer, Hannah Andersson, Potato Saks, and lots of NEW L’amour shoes.

Plus, the sale will be teeming with NEW overstocks from some local boutiques and designers.

Eight local vendors will be at the sale including: Miles of Crafts, Stella and Dot, Arts-Anne-Crafts, Bella Reece, Touchstone Crystal, Kris’ Krinkles, Thirty-One and Babe Sak.

Be sure to arrive early. Because the first 200 customers will receive goody bags filled with promotions and valuable coupons from 20-plus local businesses. So it pays to be first in line!

More than 75 consignors are already registered, with room for more. Hurry, registration ends this Sat. March 6.

Happy bargain-buying, SouthernMamas.

SPRING 2010 Sale Dates:
Thurs., March 11 6-8 PM
Fri., March 12, 9 AM – 5 PM
Sat., March 13, 9 AM– noon
*Select items will be half price on Saturday

Coastal Kids Market, March 11-13, The Shops at Godley Station, Pooler Parkway, Suite 202; 912.312.5800 or email contact@coastalkidsmarket.com

“La Dee Da” is an upscale children’s consignment boutique located in the heart of Rincon, Georgia, specializing in brands such as Kate Mack, Gymboree, Ralph Lauren, Feltman Bros and many more!

In addition to children’s consignment apparel, La Dee Da supports our local women in business by showcasing and carrying their beautiful and unique work. Custom boutique clothing, hairbows, diaper bags, quilts, tutu’s, diaper cakes, purses, tutu bow holders, headbands etc; created by local artisans such as Classic Kids, 4 Angels Boutique, The Polka Dot Lady, Pretty Please Quilts,and Wild Olive Kids, just to name a few!

Whether you are a consigning mom or grand mom, or simply shopping, La Dee Da welcomes you to stop in for a visit or visit La Dee Da’s Web site: www.ladeedakids.com or find La Dee Da on Facebook.

La Dee Da looks forward to serving you and your child! La Dee Da – where consignment shopping is anything but typical! Proud retailers of Mudpie, Jewelry by Lorena and The Fizzy Baker.

La Dee Da upscale children’s consignment boutique , 912-295-5470. Tues- Fri 9:30am – 5:30pm and Saturday 10 am – 3:30 pm
Hwy 21 North, Rincon. Located in Burns Station next to the Bank of America and across from The Curiosity Shoppe