We’ve created a new store locator so you can find which Mimi-carrying stores are near you!
Also, be on the look out for some cute new patterns. Oh, all right, here are some previews…
New store locator! December 10, 2009
Upcoming Bay Area sales and pumpkin pie December 2, 2009
Hey Bay Area friends! We will be at a couple local sales coming up.
We’ll be at the 3rd Street Sale, Saturday, December 5th 8:30-4:30 665 22nd Street, San Francisco. We will be selling our stuff at very deep discounts. More about the 3rd Street Sale here. “40+ Bay Area based designers and manufacturers selling discontinued inventory, samples or product overruns. This is a great opportunity to get all of your holiday shopping finished in one day. Vendors are offering great discounts on luxury bath robes, home accessories, watches, jewelry, natural pet products, pet accessories, men – women’s and children’s clothing, Sally Spicer bags, candles and a lot more!”
We will be at the Lakeshore Modern Holiday Boutique Thurs, Dec 10th 5-9 and Sat, Dec 12th 9-4 at 3217 Lakeshore Ave in Oakland (near the Grand Lake Farmer’s Market). We will be joined by Ittikid, Giddy Giddy, abe jones, Livie and Luca, Earthlust, and many more local designers (over 25 in total!)… A percentage of the profits will support local charities, and the apparel, accessories, jewelry, children’s clothing, shoes, bedding and more will all be at a steep discount.
In other holiday news, here is a great recipe for Pumpkin Pie from scratch, perfect for in season sugar pie pumpkins and actually surprisingly easy (as frightening as it sounds).
Holiday Store is now live! November 12, 2009
Holidays are flowing in fast. If you are looking for some deals, try out our Holiday Store, online instead of our online outlet during the season. Check out our great sets at 50% off, incl
uding:
- Art Set with a kids apron, splashmat, and treasure bag for $35
- Lunch set with a lunchbug, 2 placemats, and 2 napkins for $39
- Messy Eater set with a splashmat and bib for $25
- On-the-go set with a backpack and lunchsack for $39
- and last but not least, the Big Cook, Little Cook set with an adult apron and kids apron for $35.
Savings all over the place, and pumpkin seeds October 22, 2009
We will be featured on Kid Steals this Monday, October 26 starting 9am MST at an unbelievable price! Make sure to get there early before our featured products sell out (especially frog and penguin fans…)
Also, our November Warehouse sale is coming up, so start making your wishlist now if you are a Bay Area local: we will have selected styles from our current line at wholesale prices, as well as some old favorites. It’s happening the 20-22nd of November at our San Rafael outlet.
To download a flyer, click here. And if you’re looking for something to do with leftover pumpkin seeds from your pumpkin carving adventures, here’s a delicious recipe!
Tablecloths are here! October 16, 2009
Perfect for a sunny brunch, baking project, or fancy dinner, our adult tablecloth collection allows everyone to eat, spill, and be happy. Easy to wipe off, machine washable, our tablecloths showcase classic Swedish design on beautifully textured linen/cotton cloth with the ecologically sound acrylic coating that give all Mimi products durability and easy care. Make mealtimes stylish and stress-free. The linen-cotton blend has a heavier weight and higher thread count than our cotton eating accessories, with the same soft and supple feel.
You can order them here!
Have a wonderful green Tuesday everyone!! September 24, 2009
We are brewing something great at Mimi the Sardine – adult acryclic-coated linen tablecloths. In preparation for this excitement, here’s a recipe from Mindful Mama that involves the kids!
Coastal Cleanup Day this Saturday! September 17, 2009
Want to participate in coastal cleanup day? Go to the California Coastal Commission’s site if you’re a Californian, or just put in your town name and “Coastal Cleanup” into Google. You can also read about the effect of 
plastic bags in our oceans here, and think about grabbing your reusable shopping bags (an old favorite, the apples shopper, is back online!) when heading out!
Not healthy, but who cares? September 16, 2009
This recipe for Lemon Drizzle Cake with Crystallized Rose Petals sounds amazing. It’s from the Sweet Kitchen, which is in Britain, but I stumbled across it and wanted to share it. Oj! Sometimes you hear so much about what is bad for you that it makes me want to stuff my face with cake.
Or here’s something heartwarming and cool!
Back to work after labor day … September 9, 2009
And I’m reading about BPA levels and low dose toxin testing in article from Living on Earth. Here’s a couple fun quotes from the interview of Pete Myers, chief scientist of Environmental Health Sciences.
“Our regulatory safety net, the FDA or the EPA, the all depend upon a core assumption – that when they test at high doses those tests will reveal what’s happening at low doses. The problem is that when you’re dealing with contaminants that behave like hormones, it doesn’t work that way.”
“There’s a battle underway today over bispenol A. The low dose experiments say it’s risky and we shouldn’t be using it with food products. But to date the agency reviews of bisphenol A have basically depended upon traditional high dose experiments by contract laboratories, and have not been willing to pay attention to the low dose studies published by academic scientists doing this new research.
Another endocrine disrupting compound that has been shown to have these different effects at low doses than at high doses are some of the phthalates, a common plasticizer added to plastic to make it pliable and soft. This fascinating work showing that at really low doses phthalates alter our responsiveness to allergens. They make us hyper allergic. So the standard tests that are used to assess toxicity don’t even begin to tell you about this effect of phthalates.”
On a perkier note, here’s a review of our BPA and phthalate-free lunchbugs on an Island Life (by the way, all our products are BPA and phthalate-free)!
Get pumped for Friday! September 2, 2009
Here in the Bay Area, there is a lot of dread surrounding Friday as they are closing the Bay Bridge for 4 days meaning congestion on the road worse than sinusitis.
However, Friday is a good day for any Mimi the Sardine customer looking to get a steal of 50-80% off of our splashmat and bib set. Baby Steals, a company that sells one product a day at steep discounts, will be featuring our frog and penguin splashmat and bibs on Friday starting at 9 am MST. They often sell out early, so get there quick!
