Tiny Totes for Tots “™”came about in the fall of 2008 and have been a big hit in the school, dance, and health club circuit. 
Children love to be responsible for their own belongings whether it is a trip to Grandma's, or dining out and taking coloring book and crayons. The inspiration came to us after finding tons of glittery preschool projects inserted into our daughters backpack. We decided to start by making a bag especially for preschool. Then we realized that there was also speech class, dance class, swimming lessons, ice skating, and trips to the healthclub that all required the carrying of stuff specific to each individual excursion. Little by little our daughter's collection of bags has increased as we discovered by pre-loading the bags with all the "stuff" needed for each activity that it was much easier to leave knowing that we hadn't forgotten an important item at home. Attention was paid to the size of the bag as well, to ensure that it could be comfortably carried by the child fully-loaded and even better, it is washable when it becomes soiled.Children love to see thier names inscripted on objects like pencils, toothbrushes, bicycle license plates, jewelry, etc. Many children have been given unique spellings or even unique names making it hard to find personalized items with their names.
Geneva Girls Designs finds creative inspiration from our daughter's Asian hertitage. Parents want to help their children celebrate their uniqueness, and we hope our daughter will always be proud of what makes her unique. We have created several bags displaying children's names in both English and also in Chinese Characters. Many of our close friends have asked for similar bags for their children including Asian characters as they liked the idea. For older children we include I-Ching coins as a symbol of good luck and good fortune, but for smaller children we elminate this feature (to not create a choking hazzard).The pictures in this post show an example of one of our latest Tiny Totes for Tots “™” made for a child celebrating her first birthday. The lining material and embroidery design were hand selected for this tote to honor the child's favorite colors and Spring birthdate.This embroidery design has approximately 30,000 stitches on the front as well as another 22,000 stitches on the back, so it is a good value at $20.00 plus tax (shipping and handling are extra).Bags are custom made and generally take about two weeks from order date to delivery. 
All Small Canvas Tote bags are Hand-crafted with canvas fabric and lined and embellished with a ruffle using 100% cotton fabric.
The 14 inch handles measure 7 inches from the top of the bag making it easy to carry.
This is a small tote bag weighs under 5 oz. empty.
SIZE:This tote dimensions are as follows:
- Height: 9.5 inches
- Width: 12 inches
- Depth: 4 inches
- Straps: 7 inches (from the top of the back) – 14 inches total
- Weight: Approximately 5 oz.
WASHING:This bag is washable, turn inside out. It may shrink slightly if tumbled dry. It is recommended to air-dry flat. Iron at medium heat.
EMBROIDERY:Rayon thread was used to create the beautiful machine embroidery. Most designs are 15,000 or more stitches.
USEFUL:This hand-crafted tote bag is great for quick trips to the grocery, for shoes, books, or even as a special gift bag.
Let us know if we can make one for you . . .
Although I'm a long way from being a "tot", I enjoy these tiny totes so much that I have made a few for myself.