4 Great Local Gift Ideas in Vancouver

Melissa Saunders is a local mom entrepreneur with a fun kids' clothing line that includes tees, onesies, dresses and caped-tees. Melissa's idea for Barking Hippo came to her as she tried to find cool clothes for her young son without spending a fortune. Instead of donating her husband's old t-shirts, Melissa turned them into new children's clothing made from inspiring second-hand materials. All of the pattern-making and sewing is done locally and even the scrap material is kept to be made into baby droolers, resulting in minimal waste.