TreehuggerI first stumbled across Beantown Handmade about a year ago when I was perusing listings on Etsy that involved knitting and crocheting.  So when I was looking to feature a company that made unique dog accessories that would make perfect holiday gifts and stocking stuffers, Beantown Handmade immediately came to my mind.

Beantown Handmade is a small shop that sells adorable, high quality dog clothing and accessories and is owned by designer and creater Anne Burton and her husband. Bean (the darling Boston pictured below) is their beloved shop mascot/model.

Bean!

Bean!

T-Shirt

T-Shirt

Beantown prides itself on designing apparel for dogs, not people clothes for dogs. The dog’s safety, comfort, warmth and ease of movement is their top priority – once that is accomplished then they make the product cute.  Anne’s motto: “We want your dog to hold his/her head high in what they are wearing even if it has a pom pom on it, and if Bean won’t wear it, we won’t sell it to you.”

Upcycled Jacket

Upcycled Jacket

I knew Beantown Handmade was different from most Etsy stores – not just because of the dogornamentquality of their products but the uniqueness of her designs.  And I quickly learned I wasn’t the only person who thought so!  Beantown has been featured on Parenting.com, City Dog magazine, Bright Bold and Beautiful blog, the Emmy Lu blog, Indie Icing.com, and on the fabulous shopping blog Rare Bird Finds

Like what you see and want something custom made?  There is still enough time to buy for the Holidays!  Hats, sweaters, scarfs, pet portrait ornaments and other made to order items must be ordered by December 12th.

Want to buy something in the Etsy shop?  Ready to ship items (all sale items, pre-made ornaments, cards, etc.) just order by December 16th to receive them in time for the holidays.

Need more information or are you interested in gift ideas, multiple quantities, or have any questions or concerns?  Just Please contact Beantown Handmade at http://www.etsy.com/shop/BeanTownHandmade. And be sure to check out Bean’s blog at http://beantownhandmade.blogspot.com/!

Hand Painted ceramic bowl

Hand Painted ceramic bowl

Up for this weeks giveaway is one of Beantown Handmade’s adorable FLOWER COLLARS, pictured on the pooches below.  Any dog is sure to look precious in one of these collars.  To enter, just leave a comment below before December 16th!  You can enter additional times by advertising the contest on Twitter, Facebook, Digging this article, or by posting about it on your own web page.  Just make sure to tell me about it in your comment below!  Good luck everyone!

THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED

Flower Collar

Flower Collar

Bean Flower

Bean Flower