DEI PROJECTS
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Projects
WELCOME
It is our desire at Baby Bling to ensure that every member of our community feels included, supported, recognized and respected. To ensure that we are a company that appreciates the importance of these values, we have formed a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Board.
FEATURED ARTIST
"Amongst my tribe, babies and children are our most precious gifts and we take special care to adore and adorn them. Each item given to them is a deep expression of the family's love and gratefulness of the new life given to the community. This pattern features an abstract eagle feather form -- we believe eagle feathers are given to honor, show respect and to wish someone happiness, peace and prosperity, making it fitting to adorn our precious gifts of new life."
-Marlena
Marlena Myles
Artist
Marlena Myles is a self-taught Native American (Spirit Lake Dakota/Mohegan/Muscogee) artist located in St Paul, Minnesota. Her art brings modernity to indigenous history, languages and oral traditions. Growing up on her traditional Dakota homelands here in the Twin Cities, she enjoys using her artwork to teach Minnesotans of all backgrounds the indigenous history of this place we call home. Her professional work includes children’s books, fabrics, animations and fine art in galleries such as the Minneapolis Institute of Art, The Museum of Russian Art, Red Cloud Heritage Center and the Minnesota Museum of American Art to name a few.
Baby Bling is proud to be donating 50% of the sale price of all Abstract Feather products, designed by Marlena Myles, from 10.21.21 - 11.30.21 to NavajoStrong, a Native-led non-profit organization.
"NavajoStrong was created to aid the Navajo community during the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis. We strive to honor our ancestors and empower the Diné by working hard to help citizens who are affected by disease, poverty, and other health disparities on the Navajo Reservation."
If you would like to learn more about this organization or make a donation of your own, please visit their website by clicking the image below.
FEATURED ARTIST
"So often, I am inspired by the LGBTQ+ community's strength and love. I am thankful for those who paved a path for us and future generations to be able to live unabashedly as ourselves. I hope to live my life and create art in a way that also inspires and gives back."
-Carra
Carra Sykes
Artist
Carra Sykes is an artist based between Houston and Austin in a small town called Brenham, TX. Her work is meant to be fun, bold, and make people think or laugh. She is constantly curious about how things are made and is always trying to learn something new.
Baby Bling is proud to support the LGBTQ+ Community. For all purchases of products featuring the Carra Sykes design, we will be donating to Encircle. “Encircle was created with the goal of bringing together families and communities to enable LGBTQ+ youth to thrive. We offer therapy, programming, and services to LGBTQ+ youth, families, and communities."
Based on sales made during the qualifying period of 6.9.21 - 6.30.21, Baby Bling donated a total of $2,292.14 to Encircle.
If you would like to learn more about this organization or make a donation of your own, please visit their website by clicking the link below.
FEATURED ARTIST
"This print is inspired by the gorgeous Lacandon jungle, one of the most impressive ecosystems in Mexico and home of the majestic jaguar, a divine symbol of power and courage revered by The Maya."
-Circe
Circe Oropeza
Artist
Circe Oropeza is an illustrator and surface designer happily living in Hidalgo, Mexico. Obsessed with nature's perfection, her work has always been inspired by its shapes, colors, textures and even the sensations and emotions it provokes.
Based on sales made during the qualifying period of 9.8.21 - 10.8.21, Baby Bling donated a total of $1,888.48 to DREAMer's Roadmap.
If you’d like to learn more about this organization or make a donation of your own please visit their website by clicking the link below.
Baby Bling is proud to support DREAMer's Roadmap which is an app created to help undocumented students find scholarships to go to college. For years undocumented students have struggled more than permanent residents or citizen students in everyday situations. But when senior year of high school comes around, it becomes one of the hardest years for an undocumented student. This is the year when most students find out that they don't qualify for FAFSA and the majority of scholarships. First, because they don't have a social security number and second because they are not "legal" permanent residents or citizens of the United States. Many students by this point are discouraged and don't believe that going to college is a possibility. That is why we are very proud to donate to DREAMer's Roadmap.
FEATURED ARTIST
Ashley Summers
Artist
Ashley Summers is a freelance Surface Designer & Illustrator, living in beautiful Seattle, Washington. She creates cute and modern prints for fabric, kids' clothing, wall art, home decor, and much more. Her inspiration comes from nature, motherhood, and her own personal experiences as a multiracial woman.
Baby Bling is proud to be donating the net proceeds of the Ashley Summers collection to New Pattern Utah. New Pattern Utah is a collaborative grant and mentorship program for Black, women-owned businesses in Utah.
Based on sales made during the qualifying period of 1.27.21 - 2.28.21, Baby Bling donated a total of $12,341.27 to New Pattern Utah.
If you’d like to learn more about this organization or make a donation of your own please visit their website by clicking the link below.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2021
NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH 2021
Meet Jada, Mia, and Lily, proud members of the Paiute People of Owens Valley California. Special thanks to their mothers, Hallie Crowell and Amber Kinney, for putting this amazing video together to share with all of us.
BABY BLING BOW-PEEPS
"Tying Us Together, With a Bow”
Baby Bling is a beautifully diverse community and we are elated to have the opportunity to showcase all of you. We come together for our love of bows, for the excitement of seeing all of our babies grow up and graduate from Itty Bittys, to Knots, to FAB's and DEB's, to clips, scrunchies and beyond. We love to share our most treasured milestone moments, and while the bows tie us together, ultimately it is our shared journey as mothers, fathers, parents, grandparents and caregivers that is the foundation of this community. We hope you, too, will look forward to monthly highlights of our friends, our Bow Peeps.
