We have dropped our price!

Frosty — Tue, 19 May 2009 18:41:01 +0000

Fall is here and we know that hat weather is not far away so before you know it the leaves will be falling and the snow will be flying. We at Handmade Originals would like to offer you a reduced rate for our first ever pre winter sale. This price is good while supplys last so hurry and order up because next thing you know they will be gone and your head will be cold.

Thanks for looking,

Team Snowman

The Holidays are right around the corner.

Frosty — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:43:40 +0000

Don’t wait until the last second stop by our Products Page for the most unique gift this holiday season! Our Snowman hat is ultra cool and best of all it made in the USA! Don’t be the last one on your street to get the best hat on the block!

Boston and Maine Hat Trip

Frosty — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:40:05 +0000

Well for everyone that is following the Custom Fleece Hat Saga the Boston & Maine chapter is complete and was a great success. We got to meet a ton of cool people and many of which seen me with my hat on and asked where we got it! We sold a few here and there and I would especially like to thank Maridith and Beth for there support and crazy enthusiasm in the Detroit Metro Airport. We are making headway in the northern Michigan market as well as I think that Boyne Mountain will be looking at the hats to go in there stores. I have my fingers crossed and hope that my fellow consumers will see the same value and uniqueness in our Made in the USA products and push us over the edge and help start a movement.

Chicago was a hit now it is on to Boston!

Frosty — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:28:44 +0000

Our trip to Chicago went really well I think. I walked around the city with the Snowman Hat on and I had more people than I could count, comment on how cool the hats were and I handed out as many business cards.

Left: Is me taking in Lake Michigan at the end of Navy Pier it was chilly that day so I am sure glad that I had a hat!

I met a ton of really cool people in Chicago and one of the coolest was a Hugh, he really like my hat and so much so he wanted to get his photo taken with me. Thanks Hugh for the picture and I hope you enjoy your hat!

Boston is up next on our agenda so if you see us walking around the city with a hat on, hit me up.

To the left : Hugh from Virginia and me enjoying a quick photo on Pier complements of Hugh’s mom Jennifer.

Thanks for your support,

Team Snowman Hat

The hats are in!

Frosty — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:00:35 +0000

I just wanted to let you know that we just took delivery on 200 hats and we will be expecting some more in the next few weeks. So get them while there hot and boy are they!

On the road with our Snowman hats!

Frosty — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:40:04 +0000

Monday October 6-8 Handmade Originals will be in Chicago with our snowman hats on, looking for the right shops to put them in. I have a feeling that this is going to be a great trip because how can you go wrong with one of the greatest hats in the world and the windy city! Then there is always the Cheesecake Factory!

See you there.

History of the Snowman Hat

Frosty — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:04:44 +0000

Handmade Originals actually was started way back in the day by my Grandmother and my Mother in the kitchen of their small house in Harrison Township, Michigan. It started with my Grandmother, Marie LaPlante making custom life jackets for the boating dogs of Boat Town USA and then lead to custom flags for the boats in the area. During my childhood my Mother made crafts and such with the skills she learned from my Grandma and we were able to do fun stuff like eat because she sewed and painted nearly 24hrs a day. Fast forward to Christmas in 2005 my Mom made my two sons very cute snowman hats she designed herself and at that moment when they put them on I knew we had to make them. We would always get comments on the hats like where did you get them or can I buy them from you when we were out and about. So asked my mother if she would make me one and in a few days she had it done and I started wearing the hat to see if I would get the same reaction and I did. So here we are!!!!!! I will add more to this story as it unfolds and to everyone that has helped us so far in making our dream come true I would like to say Thank You, enjoy the hats and keep smiling.