5th Anniversary

Hi, My name is Luisa and I am Caramelo, Welcome to Caramelo Boutique!!!.

My beloved husband calls me “Caramelo”. This is a Spanish word that means “sweet” and this is my story…..

At JVC's Christmas Party

I was working at JVC, a Japanese company when I decided to not come back to work due to my first baby was born, so I have been stay-at-home mom since then, but it was until my second pregnancy I started knitting, crocheting, hand spinning and hand dyeing fibers because I had enough time to do that, then I got obsessed with yarn and fibers, so a dream came true: CARAMELO BOUTIQUE.

I have to say this is my best work project experience that started as a hobby and it ended as a my full day job. 

It was Fall 2010 when I just realized I was pregnant for a second time in my life. Few months earlier we had moved from California to New Jersey. We used to live in Tijuana, Baja California (Mexico’s side).

I knew very few stitches, so I decided to take some lessons with a very experienced instructor. It was a funny class, because I was the youngest student. The instructor and the rest of the class -almost 25 people- were in their 70’s. After my 6^th class my instructor told me I should continue in my own and I shouldn’t never be afraid if I lose a stitch. I felt like she kicked me out, but at the same time I felt I was ready to knit almost everything.

I practiced during the rest of the fall making baby shoes for my new baby and making many hats for my oldest son who had to model them for my little store. He was in a pre-school program so I had all the mornings free. When my second baby born, he also model some of my hats.

Caramelo Boutique was born in our small apartment in New Jersey on a very snowy cold Winter. I opened my store in February 2011 and I never looked back.

On Summer 2015, we moved to Georgia and I have my studio in our full daylight basement at home.

During these five years, I have been making newborn photography props mainly, but also I have accepted some special custom orders for scarves, for brides and for gypsy shawls. 

I also have to say THANK YOU SO MUCH to the talented newborn professional photographers who accepted to take beautiful pictures of my items. I will name them in order of appearance.

A.G. Photography

https://www.facebook.com/AG-Photography-183109401732312/timeline

Photography by Asiya

https://www.facebook.com/photographybyasiya

Laura Gordillo Photography

https://www.facebook.com/lgordillophoto

Bébé Amour by Leslie Lane

https://www.facebook.com/bebeamourphoto

Marie Photography

https://www.facebook.com/Marie.Photographs

Sofia Lynn Photography

https://www.facebook.com/Sofialynnphotography

Little Pose Newborn & Baby Photography in Miami

https://www.facebook.com/LittlePose

 Mimi Momenti

https://www.facebook.com/mimimomenti

Also many Thanks to these wonderful customers:

 A La Mode Fine Art Photography

https://www.facebook.com/ALaModeFineArtPhotography

Christine Horner Photography

https://www.facebook.com/PhotographyChristineHorner

MaryBol Photography

https://www.facebook.com/MaryBolPhotographyNY

I have to thank to my husband for being so helpful with me, to my boys for being my inspiration each day and to God for being wonderful with me during all my life.

I hope you enjoy all my items: " Because handmade is better and it is much better when it has been made with LOVE ".

PART ONE: BEHIND THE SCENES OF "HANDMADE WHIMSICAL WOMEN KNITWEAR"

I mostly work for newborns and babies up to 12 months and of course, whatever idea or custom order any mom would like for her baby. There is nothing better in all the world than a newborn. If you are a mom like me, you can understand these words. However, I have been receiving requests from these moms to create something for them. A knitwear for women. So, I already started knitting.

I will show you the item completed in the part two. For these handmade whimsical women knitwear I have been working in some handcrafted tags with the initials of my store: CB.

Each tag has been handcrafted with clay by myself. I conditioned it with my pasta machine and then I use the letters C & B to create them. I baked them according to the instructions. The tags are completely white, so I chose Silver (my favorite color) to hand paint them.

This tag will be sewed to your piece once it is finished. I only recommend to take it away if you need to wash and dry your knitwear. Once it is clean you can sew it again.

You can visit my store: 
https://www.etsy.com/shop/CarameloBoutique