They say a picture is worth a thousand words. It also may be worth $50 and local fame.La Petite Maison, a home and garden store in Jamestown, is holding a baby photo contest through late September to help launch its Trumpette "store within a store."
The store has been working with Sacramento-based company Trumpette, maker of the original Maryjane baby socks and other cute children's apparel and items, to design a room in the Victorian to resemble Trumpette's retail location at the Pavilions.
"They have baby photos within their displays, so we are following that same line of decor," said Karen Luckhardt, La Petite Maison's owner.
The baby photo contest was born out of Luckhardt's desire to use local babies to decorate the walls.
Twelve winners will be picked from the entries received. Winning photos will be enlarged to 19-by-19 inches and hung in the Trumpette room quarterly and used in a calendar the store is publishing. Winners also will receive a $25 gift certificate to the store. The grand prize winner will get a $50 gift certificate and that baby's photo will grace the calendar's cover, Luckhardt said.
"I think everyone that has entered so far is darling," she said.
The contest is open to children 3 years old and younger. To enter, send a photo - black and white is preferred - to La Petite Maison, 18190 Main St., Jamestown, CA 95327.
Be sure to include the child's name, parent's name and a phone number where the family can be reached. Deadline for submissions is Sept. 21.
For more information about the store, check out La Petite Maison's Web site.
