Sesame Street Beats

My husband & I believe that creating a rich sensory environment will positively influence Ava's development & love of music. In our home impromptu dance parties happen often & everyone's invited! She recently created her own Spotify playlist with my help, affectionately titled after her nickname "Tink". Below are a couple of her favorite videos from Sesame Street courtesy of Hulu.

Share & enjoy! 

ABC Song with Tilly And The Wall

Fiest: 1 2 3 4

Creative Craft : Pipe Puppets

Every week my four year old & I create fun and easy DIY crafts. Projects perfect for a rainy days indoors or an impromptu play date with friends. This week we created Pipe Puppets! 

Supplies needed: 

scissors

pipe cleaner

glitter

construction paper

 googly eyes 

 colored pom pom balls

glue

Tip: Make sure you are using washable glue & child safety scissors!

We created several adorable pipe puppets in various shapes, colors & expressions. I am in awe of our daughter's ability to think outside the box, she is wildly creative and extremely generous. Spending quality time with her is the highlight to my day. So, whether you're a parent of one or multiples, a nanny or friend, Get Crafting! 

Colin Cowie Weddings + Marabou Design

The king of special occasion events highlighted our Visage Save The Date Minibook! Referring to it as "The Bookish Type".  Colin describes this design as a work of art & suggest it would compliment any wedding, from over the top avant gard to charmingly artistic DIY. Swoon!

95 for $326

Colin Cowie's exclusive new wedding community is the ultimate inspiration guide for brides, party planners & fashionistas. The much anticipated BETA launch sources & saves your favorite features. You can find our design on the main page under the Invitations & Printed Materials section of the site. We are beyond thrilled to be included among Colin Cowie's favorite save the date invitations.

Enjoy 20% Off Preview Holiday Sale!

Send out this year's holiday greetings with style. Your special photo will look great in our unique and modern holiday cards created with love by Marabou Design for Minted.com

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Design: Festoon

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Design: Very Merry

available colors: crimson, seafoam, white

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Design: Holly Branch

available colors: brown ochre, dark red, emerald green

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This Hanukkah card is a bold and festive way to wish your loved ones a wonderful holiday.

Design: Lucent

available colors: bluebird, gold

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Our charming holiday minibook card will let you share the story of your year in in style.

Design: Peg

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The Minibook™ card contains 3-6 photos in a 5” x 7” booklet-style card and is bound with chic grommets. Bonus: No extra postage is required!

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Fall Buyer's Guide: Pregnancy & Newborn Magazine

Be sure to check out Pregnancy & Newborn Magazine Fall 2011 Buyer’s Guide issue on stands from September - December! Our "Onesie" baby shower invitation is featured in their fabulous Buyer's Guide list. To purchase and complete your look with our matching accessories see below. Available colors : Blue Clouds, Soft Petal & Sunlight.

"Onesie" baby shower invitations $64 for 25

Skinny-Wrap Address labels $18 for 25

Thank You cards $36 for 15

Special Shout out to our fellow Mintie, Sarah of Sweet Tree Studio. wink!

Project: Fabric decor

Over the years I have amassed a great collection of fabric & gift wrap. Both of which I use during any & all social gatherings. I believe proper presentation is half the fun of partying planning & gift-giving! My husband doesn't mind that I have event supplies & stacks of fabric lining our storage closet. 

  

I can't resist a fabric store! Luckily, purchasing online has never been easier thanks to Hawthorne Threads. Ikea is also a good source for inexpensive fabric. Great for picnics, parties, tablecloths or any DIY project you can think of. With barely enough time in the day to think, I hardly have time to sew. My go-to accessory for light projects is double-sided tape! Heavy duty projects are tackled with my handy-dandy staple gun. 

FYI: NearSea Naturals makes a great Eco-friendly adhesive.  

Above: fabric purchased from Hawthorne Threads for my daughter's 4th birthday party. 

Theme: Modern Strawberry

See more photos below. 

Prima Ballerina

These adorable ballerina prints will delight your little girl...or the little girl in you! Rich fields of colors and textures give this print a mid-century modern feel. I'll be placing a custom order for my little twinkle toes. Designed by Northwest local, Jeanie Nelson of The Paper Nut.

To purchase the any or all of the prints featured above click here! Visit her blog for further information.

Fall Must-Have

These amazing, dry highlighter pencil with natural wood finish and jumbo hexagonal shape are sure to become a staple around our home. Unlike standard plastic fiber tip highlighters, these wood pencil highlighters use no ink solvents, no volatile organic compounds and are biodegradable. Though I don't do much highlighting nowadays, I'm sure to find a useful place for these Eco-friendly pencils.

Find them here at the Stubby Pencil Studio! They have fabulous non-toxic products for creative kids.

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Holiday

I will be out of town for the next few weeks visiting friends & family. 

Have a safe & happy Labor Day everyone!  

Illustration courtesy of the talented Caitlin Mcgauley. 

Cute + Clever

Having a creatively organized workstation is a must for our budding artist.

This Elfa creative space can be found at the Container Store.   

Our left handed artisan in action!

self portrait age 4.

For little ones who see the world as their canvas, 

use WD-40 for quick & easy cleanups.

Check out other time saving tips here!

mini moments

All I have to say is this mini is the most! I am head over heels for this Polaroid camera. Sure, it's a pain to lug around, but the end result is well worth the extra baggage & cost of film. My husband gifted me this mini machine for my thirty-first in May & I've been thanking him ever since. We recently celebrated our daughter's 4th birthday & captured some priceless shots using the Polaroid. I got so carried away that I almost forgot to utilize our other memory-making devices. Luckily, my husband remembered! We sent guest home with their own mini Polaroid memories attached to their party favors.

   

bubble machine dance party! 

We included some of Ava's favorite dolls in the festivities.

Dress: Mini Boden - Awesome Pin: Little Bright Studio 

Happy 4th Ava!
07. 30. 2011

Cute + Clever

Who doesn't love a free download? Especially when they are as creative as these nature inspired digits. Designed by the talented Amy Moss of Eat Drink Chic. She generously shares her love of graphic design with the masses. Check out her blog for a full tutorial on this project as well as other fabulous & free downloads!

Bring the outdoors in with this DIY guide to creating your very own wooden coaster set or purchase them in a set as shown above from Terrain.

Happy transferring!

Featured: Woodsy Number Set. Gift Tag. Wooden Coaster. 

Feeling Lucky?

What's your lucky number? Don't have one? Honor your offsprings DOB or simply gift yourself with these numerical baubles! Lulu frost has launched a new line of fine jewelry inspired by the room numbers of New York's iconic Plaza Hotel. The featured variety comes in 14 - 18 karat gold rings (plus accessories) & can be embellished with or without diamonds. Wear as a friendly reminder of your anniversary or showcase your own birthday. I'm a sucker for sentiment & fashion forward accessories, I plan to wear these super cute rings stacked with my favorite number!

Purchase online here or at J. Crew's Madison Avenue locations. 

Summer reads like.....

Perfect Summer reads with vintage covers & classic tales.