Merce wants you....to join our team!

It's that time again! We are looking for Team Members, and have expanded our search to not just size 12m - 12y, but from size 6m and up! Boys and Girls!  It's so exciting, and a huge hint about what's to come this Fall and Winter. 😉

Something a little different this term is that we are asking our team members to utilize social media platforms, including pinterest! But no worries, we will totally help you learn Pinterest if you need help...or maybe you're already a guru and want to help us learn it more?! 

Professional Photography is NOT required, we just ask that you have a love for Merce & Me &/or JAX, have styling skills, and a kiddo that genuinely loves to rep. 

Why join Merce & Me + JAX teams? 

 We provide items, camaraderie, support, editing if you need/want, and....I mean I may be biased but we are totally fun.
No purchase minimums.
Plus you get a personal discount. A share code. Insider information about what is coming. But most of all, we will invite you into the family.
It's always more than clothes.

There's a catch though! The deadline is tomorrow. The search closes when Friday 7/19/19 ends. 

Term starts August 1. 

Back to School with Merce (& me!)

It's about that time again. Within the next 6 weeks, Merce & I both will be heading back to school! Merce is going to conquer the 3rd grade; I'm going to attempt to conquer teaching basic Stats & Assessment to psych grad students.....I'm not sure which of us will have more fun. 

BUT I do know which of us will be going back to school in style....and it's not me!

Red Bonnie Flutter Tank
B2S Ava Ruched Leggings
My Little Sugarbug Boutique Necklace
Bugga Boo Bow Molly
©2019 Merce & Me, LLC 

Merce will be going back to school sporting our custom Back to School sketch print in Ava Ruched Leggings, Pretty Pearl Dresses, Bonnie Flutter Tanks and our newest style the Twirl Skirt! The Ava Ruched leggings have the same fit that you've come to love in our leggings, and will be available in sizes 2 - 12y.  

Red Bonnie Flutter Tank 
B2S Twirl Skirt & Red Stripe Baseball socks 
My Little Sugarbug Boutique Necklace 
Bugga Boo Bow Molly 
©2019 Merce & Me, LLC 

Merce loves these Twirl skirts so much! She's been asking for them for a good year now, and is so excited they are finally here! The final product will have a slight change from this one....the waistband will be 2" elastic instead of 1", and full disclosure, we "hemmed" this one to the correct length.  The final product has been inspected, and it's currently in production right now with the rest of our back to school items! (and some basic staple pieces you're going to love...like NAVY items!)

Twirl skirts will be available in sizes 2 - 12y...check out the size chart for best fit and remember the elastic is stretchy! You should be able to easily size up for extra length, and while we love a skirt to fit right at the belly button for a high-waisted look, your girl can wear hers higher or lower to help with length too!

The Bonnie Flutter tanks are also the same fit as our previous releases, and will be available in sizes 12m - 12y. Sage here is sporting a size 4 at approximately 43#, 44".  AND she's wearing a size 4 in our new Iris Ruffle Leggings in Black! 

Back to School Bonnie Flutter tank
Iris Ruffle Leggings in Black
Livi & Luca shoes
Bugga Boo Bows red dot Molly
©Merce & Me, LLC 

Iris Ruffle Leggings will be available in sizes 12m - 10y on Monday, 7/8/19 with the rest of our back to school items ..and so will our other two styles of pants, the Ava Ruched Leggings and Bettie Buttons Leggings! Yep. Bettie Buttons are now a full length legging too! Both Black and Green coordinate with our back to school pieces! 

Back to School Pretty Pearl Dress 
Bettie Buttons Leggings in Green 
Livi & Luca shoes 
Bugga Boo Bows red dot Molly
©Merce & Me, LLC 

Let's take a better look at these sweet little leggings....

Back to School Pretty Pearl Dress 
Bettie Buttons Leggings in Green 
Livi & Luca shoes 
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I love them so much! Bettie Buttons leggings will be available in sizes 2 - 12y. Sage is wearing the Green Bettie Buttons leggings with her Back to School Pretty Pearl dress, also in a size 4.  This fun school themed dress is so much fun to style. It can be worn with any type of our leggings, with ruffle or button shorties, or none of the above! 

Here Sage is wearing Bettie Buttons shorties in black with her B2S Pretty Pearl dress. Our Pretty Pearl dresses all have the same sizing, and run slightly generous as to achieve the loose comfortable fit typical of the Pearl styles. This Pearl will be available in sizes 12m - 10y.

Back to School Pretty Pearl Dress 
Livi & Luca shoes 
Bugga Boo Bows red dot Molly
©Merce & Me, LLC

We aren't done yet! There's ONE more piece in production for our Back to School Presale! The JAX Short Sleeve Henley in Light Blue!  This Henley will directly coordinate with the Back to School girls printed items, and will also be totally wearable on it's own!  Our short sleeve Henley shirts will all feature a printed logo on the sleeve and logo buttons, in black for this colorway!  JAX Henleys will be available in sizes 2 - 14y for all your boys! 

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Need sizing help? We completely understand. Here's a size chart: 

We have so many new styles and items coming this Fall, including our first four late Summer Ivy Cable Knit socks! And yes! Navy and White are both on the list! We've heard you asking, and we've got them coming. We love to hear our customers wishes and input; don't be shy about sharing!

So let's recap:

Back to School Presale
Monday, 7/8/19
7pm CST

Girl Items:
Back to School Pretty Pearl (sz 12m - 10y)
B2S Bonnie Flutter Tank (sz 12m - 12y)
B2S Ava Ruched Leggings (sz 2 - 12y)
B2S Twirl Skirt (sz 2 - 12y)
Iris Ruffle Leggings in Green and Black (sz 12m - 10y)

Ava Ruched Leggings in Green and Black (sz 2 - 12y)

Bettie Buttons Leggings in Green & Black (sz 2 - 12y)

Boy Items:

JAX Short Sleeve Henley in Light Blue (sz 2 - 14y)

PRESALE ITEMS ARE ESTIMATED TO SHIP IN 5 WEEKS FROM SALE.

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Merce + Summer Treats

It's not always clothes around here! We are excited to bring you (hopefully) helpful tips and entertainment through our blog, as well as children's clothing related entries.



It's the 4th of July, and we are all about celebrating Independence Day!  Our day always starts with a local fishing derby at 0430...which is SO EARLY.  We make sure to do any cooking the day before because no one is any good by dinner time. 😂 One of our favorite treats for the 4th of July (and every other day) is Fruit Pizza.  The best part, other than it's yummy goodness, is that the kids can pretty much make it themselves! At least they can do the hard parts.

We start with a package of premade cookie dough....if they don't have the tubes, you can just get the package of individual cookies and roll them into one piece. We use a pizza stone for this (and just about everything else! This pizza stone is VERY well-loved). 

I have discovered it's much easier to generously flour the stone and the top of the dough as you roll it out. I've also discovered that I cannot roll dough of any kind into a circle. I have to roll it into a rectangle-type shape and then form it into a circle with my hands.

Don't forget to poke it several times with a fork before baking!
Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 16-20 min (depending on how done or chewy you like yours) or until light golden brown.

While it's baking start the "sauce"....it's just half a block of softened cream cheese (4 oz), 1 tsp  vanilla, 2 TBSP sugar, and a container of Cool Whip. Beat the cream cheese, vanilla and sugar until well mixed and then carefully fold in the Cool Whip. 

Let your crust cool and then spread with your cream cheese 'sauce'. This is when it gets fun for the kiddos.  We grabbed in season fruit + cans of mandarin oranges; they cleaned and chopped the fruit and drained the oranges. 

Look closely back there at the fridge....no, not the side with the magnets and school schedules from 2016, the front! We use dry erase markers to record the weekly menu. No more kiddos incessantly asking what's for dinner. Now they ask, and we just point to the fridge. Don't even have to say a word. If there were a Nobel for parent hacks, we'd be in the running for sure. 

I'm also proud to say, that I stepped away from my helicopter momming, and let them cut together, on the same cutting board, with real knives. And no one got hurt.  Also, see that cutting board? It's FABULOUS,  the Old Burl over at The Knotty Burl made it for me. Also, the Old Burl is my husband. It's an amazing situation because I get all the prototypes of new items.

Anyhow, check out these knife skills. Merce cuts fat chunks, Jax cuts paper thin slices. That sums up their personalities perfectly. 

We ended up with some GIANT blueberries, blackberries they cut in half, the drained mandarin oranges, and inconsistently sliced strawberries. Those blackberries were just gorgeous. 

All they have to do now is arrange the fruit and voila! Pizza is served! And since it's fruit....leftovers for breakfast are perfectly acceptable. Right?  

Clearly they (we) started eating before I remembered to get a picture. Oopsie. But this way you can see the thickness of the cookie crust that we like.  This is definitely one of our most frequently made treats for summer. Mostly because the oven time is pretty limited and its nice and cool to eat!