NEW PRICES and UPDATED ETSY SHOP 09/26/2011
 CHECK IT OUT !!!! We have recently updated our etsy site. Please take a moment to check out our new lower prices and come back as our new designs emerge over the next couple of months as we prepare for various fall showings in the denver/boulder area. 5 Comments excitement is in the air - fall has arrived 09/21/2011
we wanted to take a moment to welcome everyone to fall 2011. how wonderful it is to be here :) we had a very busy summer... filled mainly with searching for a new home and with the eventual move into an awesome new place with, get this... a backyard.  we made friends with a neighborhood stray cat that we named jello.  and have been learning our ways around the art of grilling... E V E R Y T H I N G ! ! !  we are very excited as we say goodbye to another summer and settle into the changes that come with the cool air of fall. we have renewed our stock on the etsy page and are really looking forward to participating in a few shows before the end of the year. so please check back for updates about that and other news from us here at benjamin ballerina: pretty tough clothing for kids. thanks again... we hope to see you around again and again. love, maggie and dylan do you want to know more? keep up to date on the adventures of benjamin ballerina? consider subscribing to our blog here It has been feeling a bit like waking up from hibernation... long hours in the studio sewing and printing, organizing ideas, collecting images, artwork and materials.... and this strange back and forth weather has seemed fitting... but we think the spring/summer season has arrived. We have been spending a lot of our time and energy getting the spring/summer line ready - bringing together the new designs, images, and materials. It is such an awesome process and we are very excited to share the beginning of our spring/summer line at this weekends Re-Fashion For Life event. Please click on the links below to find out more about this awesome fundraising event - and come out in support of teen suicide prevention while enjoying local fashion designers and art. Hope to see you there :) love, maggie and dylan the articles: Refashion for Life: Meet the Designers Refashion for Life: Meet the Charities still don't have tickets to Re-Fashion for life? Please Click Here for Tickets  Thank you to Slow Fashioned for their support, coverage, and enthusiasm for this event. Take some time to learn about this new online magazine and its mission. It is an honor to be included in their efforts.  please come out in support of suicide prevention MAY 15th, 2011 from 2-5pm Rembrandt Yards 1301 Spruce Steet Boulder, CO benjamin ballerina has been co-organizing a community fundraiser for 3 important organizations that are providing services to a variety of youth in Boulder and Denver Counties of Colorado - all with a primary focus of suicide prevention. these organizations need your support to continue in providing these services. won't you please join us in honoring the work of these important projects? benjamin ballerina will be featured as part of a fashion show at the event. we will be sharing the much anticipated spring/summer 2011 line - with new imagery and clothing designs. there will also be a variety of other local fashion talents, art displays, silent auction items, and more. you can find out more about these organization by going to our we support page. we really hope to see you there. love, maggie and dylan Please click here for more information and to purchase tickets  Time - Friday, May 6 · 5:00pm - 8:00pm Location - Fancy Tiger Clothing 18 South Broadway Denver, CO Fancy Tiger Clothing will be hosting a trunk show of handmade children’s clothing from local line Benjamin Ballerina: Pretty Tough Clothing for Kids. This line focuses on quality handmade clothing for children helping consumers to move away from mass produced products that all look the same. This line is a collaborative effort between local creatives Dylan Scholinski and Maggie Evans, who met through their work at The Other Side... Arts. All of the clothing is produced by hand from reclaimed fabrics and is then screen-printed with original photographic imagery. Join us Friday May 6th from 5pm-8pm at Fancy Tiger Clothing and get a closer look at the work of Benjamin Ballerina. This is a family friendly event and there will be beverages and snacks available for all ages. Denver Made is a monthly trunk show series held at Fancy Tiger Clothing every first Friday. Featuring the work of local artists, Denver Made allows designers to showcase their wares in a casual and fun environment complete with locally provided libations from Great Divide Brewery, and a stunning soundtrack. Fancy Tiger Clothing is a locally owned boutique providing clothing, jewelry, and bags for the modern man and woman located at 18 South Broadway. For more information on this event please contact Becky Wareing at becky@fancytiger.com NEW ARTICLE in OUT FRONT COLORADO 03/31/2011
 THANK YOU so much to Misty and Out Front Colorado for this recent article Haute Tots about benjamin ballerina : pretty tough clothing for kids. please take a moment to check it out and pass it on. as always, thanks again... we hope to see you around again and again. love, maggie and dylan please click here for links to this and other press about benjamin ballerina  We are making room for the much anticipated spring/summer line 2011. For a limited time only - 50% off the previous season of benjamin ballerina clothing.   fashionably showing off his Benjamin Ballerina vest made from reclaimed sweater and fabrics please check the little friends page to see more photos of kiddos (and others) enjoying their benjamin ballerina clothing. SAVE THE DATES - plus a BIG thank you and announcing the winner of our SAM studio benefit raffle 03/09/2011
 we wanted to take a moment to thank all that showed up for our boulder, co launch party. your support continues to mean a great deal to us. THANK YOU - THANK YOU - THANK YOU !!! for those of you who missed the party... it included a preview of some of our much anticipated spring/summer line. i have posted a few of the inspiration/images that we will be using (and adding to) this spring/summer. please check back as i continue to update this over the next couple of months. the winner of our raffle benefiting Sent(a)Mental Studios is... Jenny Long... whoot whoot !!!! we will be in touch to get you your $50 gift certificate to be used towards your next purchase :) MAY 2011 - Please Save the Dates *May 06th 2011 7-10pm - Benjamin Ballerina is Denver Made feature artist at Fancy Tiger for May 2011 *May 15th 20112-5pm - Refashion for Life : Communities Coming Together and Caring for our Kids for the Prevention of Suicide we really hope to see you there. love, maggie and dylan  we were super excited to create this adult sized custom vest for our new friend in San Francisco --- by Benjamin Ballerina Thank you so much for giving us permission to share this photo. love, maggie and dylan | benjamin ballerina
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