So excited to share the boys’ valentines with you! I usually design Jaxon’s, but I know how much he likes to help…and to paint. So we made them together. We used glow-in-the-dark paint and some of our foam stamps we made this week. Can’t wait to see him hand them out. Next year maybe Casen can help.
Happy Valentines Day! xoxo
It’s almost Valentine’s day. This diy is for all the special last minute creations happening. It is super easy and looks like you spent hours.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
foam sheets (sticky back makes it even easier)
double sided tape
scissors
wooden blocks
paint
paper
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Gather your supplies.
2. Cut your desired shape out of the foam sheet.
3. Use double sided tape to adhere shape to the block. (If you have the foam sheets with the sticky back, just peel and stick.)
4. Dip stamp into paint. Test on a piece of scrap paper to even out the paint.
5. Start stamping!
Note: This is the same stamp technique I used on the tablecloths for Jaxon’s superhero party, except with a bolt shape.
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Just had to share this adorable nursery with you. Mom, Katie is a photographer (she took our family photos) and dad is a designer, so you know they’d put together something amazing for their firstborn. Baby Fox is the cutest! Read what they say about the space…
When we moved into our house about a year and a half ago, we originally envisioned the second bedroom as a guest room. Unfortunately it became a space that we started using for additional storage for things we weren’t sure what to do with. The previous owner had painted the ceiling a very dark navy blue and I couldn’t stand it so we ended up just keeping the door closed pretty much all the time. When we found out we were having a baby we finally had a reason to clear it out do something with it. The ceiling was such a pain to paint over, but when it was done it looked so much better!
We decided on a vintage boy scouting/exploring theme for the room and created a moodboard to go off of. We didn’t want to go overboard with vintage pieces (plus we wanted a safe and structurally sound crib), so we decided to get our main pieces of furniture in white to keep the room feeling fresh, while filling it in with vintage details.
Our favorite part of the room is the globe mobile. When it arrived in the mail we were surprised at the size of it (pictured it to be MUCH smaller) and was nervous that it was too big. But now we love it and Fox does too! He just lays in his crib and smiles up at it. We are proud of the room and look forward to the potential it holds for Fox as he grows!
GULLIVER crib, POANG rocker, EXPEDIT shelving unit, LACK floating shelves from IKEA / bookshelf from Target / dresser is vintage find from TFA / triangle curtains, rug, floor lamp from Urban Outfitters / brass monogram tree letters from Anthropologie / globe mobile from Fab, also available at Rosenberry Rooms
photos by Katharine Roberds Photography
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GIFT GUIDE FOR LITTLE BOYS / 1. Bobo Choses knitted striped hat / 2. pencil cup by Night Owl paper goods / 3. Little Frills monster letter print / 4. Plan Toys wooden pirate ship / 5. MIMA booyah leggings + I’ll eat you up hoodie / 6. Tattly paper planes temporary tattoo / 7. Q&A a day for kids: 3 year journal / 8. toy soldier bookends / 9. on the lookout binoculars / 10. House Inhabit teepee / 11. road + rail tape / 12. Gap sneakers
Check out our gift guide for babies here + little girls here.
GIFT GUIDE FOR LITTLE GIRLS: / 1. Very French Gangsters sunglasses / 2. Hansel & Basel leggings / 3. Bobo Choses suede boots / 4. Noé & Zoë star bedding / 5. Twig wooden toy camera / 6. Oliver Jeffers: This Moose Belongs to Me book / 7. Ikea art easel / 8. Munster Kids sweatshirt / 9. BlaBla Kids ‘Kaya’ doll / 10. Thief & Bandit apparel / 11. natural beeswax crayons
Check out our gift guide for babies here!
This weeks Etsy discovery…Roxy Marj coloring posters. Perfect for kids who love to color and paint…like my son, Jax! I dig all her illustrations. For these posters she was inspired by her pins, holidays and her favorite characters. There are some other awesome goods in her shop, you must go visit. now! And you don’t have to tell me twice to read her blog! I’m pretty sure we would get along quite well.
FRIDAY FAVE! Jax having a blast painting his pumpkin.
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MUST HAVE: This symbols stamp set from Present & Correct…perfect for learning shapes! Jax just got his stamp on the other day and he had a blast.
BOOYAH, I’m a super hero! That’s the theme for the worldwide art contest run by MIMA and Kitson benefiting the The Art of Elysium. No entry limit…submit now for a chance to win. Your child’s artwork could be published! See details here. Lots of awesome prizes!
Might have Jax give it a whirl, not so sure we will end up with a superhero…maybe just a super cute blob. Ha!
Deadline is October 10th, 2012.
MUST HAVE: This No Whining Print from Hammerpress has been on my list to get for our home for a while…now available at Urban.
0 through 9 by Jasper Johns…saw this as I was browsing Pinterest today. One of my long time faves. I’ve always imagined it huge, hanging at the end of a hallway in my home.
Monster letter prints are now available in my shop, LITTLE FRILLS paper + goods!
Incredible installation at the Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane. Artist Yayoi Kusama created a brilliantly white environment for an interactive children’s project called The Obliteration Room…where over the course of two weeks children who visited were given colored dot stickers to collaborate in the transformation of the space. Looks like fun! The installation is part of Kusama’s Look Now, See Forever exhibition that runs through March 12.
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