Business Philosophy
The objective of our business is to provide high quality, hand crafted products for mothers & babies and
reliable service for our customers. We hope you will enjoy visiting our web site and using our products as much as we enjoy
providing them for you.
The Company
Jennifer has been sewing for many years (since she was a child, helping her mother) for herself, family, friends
and colleagues who have many times suggested doing it professionally and starting a business. After considering it for awhile,
her interest in starting her own business grew until she finally reached that goal, while on maternity leave with her first
child. The design for the her first hand-made carrier, the Cozy Cuddler Baby Sling was an original idea, born of necessity,
since she couldn't find a practical, yet comfortable commercially made carrier. The design combines both comfort and ease.
By making her own Baby Carriers (and then other products) the vision has become reality. Each piece, is lovingly hand-made
by Jenn in the attic of her Victorian style home for distribution to you.
Designer/Creator
Jennifer (Brooks) Rice is a mommy of three, who enjoys sewing, crocheting, knitting and playing with her daughter
(Lorynne) and sons (Nolyn and Loghyn) all of whom can be seen on our Home Page, modeling our various baby carriers.
She and her husband (Bob, the mailman) live in the Poconos (PA), near ESU with their, five cats (the inspiration for our shop
title "The Cat's Meow"), a mini doxie (Abbie), and of course, the kids. Jennifer is the sole designer and creator for the
original merchandise sold at this site. Her other hobbies include antiquing, motorcycling, rollerskating and teaching (elementary
general music, chorus, and drama).
Product Testers/Models
Lorynne
is the daughter of Designer/Creator Jennifer Rice. She enjoys singing, coloring, going to school, Scooby Doo, and playing
with our pets. Nolyn is Jennifer's middle child. He enjoys playing with trucks and trains, drawing, music, and Thomas
the Tank Engine. Loghyn is Jennifer's youngest, he currently enjoys sleeping, nursing and pooping. Lorynne, Nolyn
and Loghyn personally test each new product design, by putting it through an extensive series of tests, including the
spit-up test, the sleeping test, the weight test, the wiggle test, the durability test, the functionality test and the comfort
test. When not testing products, their job at The Cat's Meow is modeling various items, including diapers and baby carriers.
Our Family
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Our Shop
What we're all about...
The benefits of babywearing are well documented. By providing
hand-made and affordable baby carriers (and other mom & baby related items), we're helping other parents and caregivers
provide those benefits for the children in their charge. This solution to the baby's need for closeness, goes hand in hand
with the adult's need to multi-task in today's fast paced world. Whether it be caring for multiple children, walking the dog,
doing the dishes, or simply enjoying an afternoon at a ball game, our products allow moms and dads, grandparents, and babysitters
alike to nurture their little ones in close comfort and style.
We also strive to create a "greener" planet by offering cloth diapers and other re-usable items, as well as
recycling and re-purposing fabrics when possible. Every little bit we can do for the environment helps.
Our product
line currently includes hand-made baby carriers (with the option of music), including theRing sling, Mei tai, Pouch,
Onbuhimo and both the Narrow and Wide Blanket Podegi. These are ALL available in a wide array of fabrics and colors. We also
offer Rice Sacks for pregnancy and labor, cloth menstrual pads, nursing pads, hand-made Changing Pads, a variety of diaper
bags, Cloth Diapers and a selection of recycled, knit and crocheted wool soaker options. Musical Baby Toys, manipulative
blankets, and discovery (i-spy) bags to entertain you child ands Soft Minkee baby blankets have also joined our collection.
We also have accessory items for moms including fuzzy minkee scarves, belt and wrist bags, as well as a selection of
Gently Used items for baby and mothers in the "Virtual Yard Sale" section. We hope to be expanding to add other helpful items
for motherhood, so check back with us regularly.
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