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Bird on the wire...is a lovely shop created in 2006 by Celine (who calls herself Petiteetoile) a 25 years old girl living and working in Paris...Celine sells next to her own creations a lot of cute accesoiries, jewelry, craft suplies and much more all made by artists from all the world...perfect little gifts...
White Rabbit England...about four years ago the sisters Charlotte and Victoria had the idea to create beautiful and original ceramic night lights for children and so they started creating the original fairy toadstool night lights, Dewdrop and Bramble...now the collection has expanded to two new 'funky' mushroom lights with flowers, stripes and little boys favorite Toys, planes, cars, robots etc! They are all so sweet and I'm sure children will LOVE these! Currently Charlotte lives in Cheshire England where she runs White Rabbit England and Victoria moved to Brooklyn NY years ago with her family and here she already sells the lights via the local store Acorn on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn and she is planning to start selling in the other great children's shops in the area. If you would like more info please send Victoria an email. {ps. they also sell some great knitted items!}
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Elizabeth told me about a great label she is offering in her shop since last week...Wovenplay...100% organic cotton pieces which children can wear for everyday and for dress up!! Their collection is just great and will bring imaginative play right in your home, from Wovenplay's website you can choose the pirate, aviator, lion, cowboy, butterfly or something else at Twig you can buy the Pirate or Aviator..... {ps. Twig is also celebrating it's one year anniversary with a site wide sale of 20% off until April 18th, just use the checkout code HAPPY_BDAY}
..Twig..
..Wovenplay..
Play tables...I don't write about kids furniture very often, because until now, a crib and a changing table from Ikea were the only items we purchased for Lode his room...all the other stuff came from other rooms in our house...but yesterday I started searching for a play table...a table were Lode can walk around easily, has his height and which he can use for a very long time...and these were a few I did like...the Argington, Fundy Play Table, available with either a chalk board top or dry erase top, I love the fact that all materials used by Argington are all finished with a non-toxic, ecologically friendly clear coat...the beautiful DucDuc tables Will fit in any room and will last a lifetime and very important...the size of the table accommodates most train-set boards...and we are planning to buy Lode a train set for his second birthday in May...
..Argington table..
..DucDuc table..
..wish you a very nice weekend..
PetitCollage...is welcoming spring with some very nice new designs...the whole collection is carefully handmade in a studio in San Francisco, with vintage and recycled papers on maple plywood. Each design
is a limited edition of 50 and no two are alike....the colors are so fresh and will brighten up a wall imedeadtly...and to celebrate spring evenbetter Lorena from PatitCollage told me that they would like to offer a limited time promotion of $20 off any collage you purchase via their own website and yes...that means if you buy two collages you get $40
off...very nice! Just enter promo code: "springspring" before you add to cart, this offer ends April 18, 2008. and is valid for international orders excluding Australia and New Zealand.{ps. there is also the possiblty to have your collage personalized, more info right here}
Les Petites Choses...a little while ago I mentioned here on B:Kids that it is easier to find nice clothing for girls than for boys...and after reading my words Melissa from France immediately send me an email to let me know about her label, Les Petites Choses, which she started almost two years ago. The inspiration for the graphics on the t-shirts came from her kid brother who
loved cranes, planes, motorcycles and all his books explaining
how these "machines" work...I like this idea very much and i think many little boys will do to...of course Melissa designs cloths for girls as she is a mom herself of a little girl.
THIS IS FUN!! Okay last night I was fighting with some bugs in our bedroom and I hate the sound of them circling around your ears during the night...but this BUG i LOVE! Arounna is surprising me every week with her wonderful projects. Maybe you think at first it's a bit hard for you, but Arounna guaranteed me that is an easy one! Click here for the details, steps and information to create your home-bug today...have fun! {ps. if you have finished your drawing-bug and would like to show us an image, please do!}
..Special page where all Arounna’s craft projects are posted..
..Bookhou..
flying peas...Nicole send me an email about this fun Construction Cutlery set available at the online shop flying peas...out of frustration for not being able to find sassy and edgy clothes for her twin boys to suite her sense of style Terra Carmichael from San Francisco launched this shop last year...I think my little boy would really like this set and it would help him eat is dinner with more fun.
..webshop..
..construction cutlery set..
I'm so glad I can finally introduce you to my new guests at Open House...they are one of my favorite designers from the Netherlands...Tas-Ka...Jantien and Hester have made some incredible images from their house, studio and collection...together with their answers about their business, personal thoughts and ideas I'm sure you will enjoy this Open House...
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..Open House..
Bored Inc. ...Courtney and her mother are a design team based in Los Angeles. Together they have been creating art for manufacturers for more ten years. Recently they launched their line of bags, jewelry, toddler tees, onesies all characterized by some fun Japanese style illustrations. Decorama, a line of decorative removable art, is another part of Bored Inc. These adhesive vinyls can be applied to walls, floors, furniture,- all sorts of surfaces. Their website will give you so much information and a great overview of the entire collection.
'The First Adventures of Incredible You'...is a beautiful customizable storybook...a book with fun illustrations and there are over 20 places in the book where details about your child, his or her family, favorite places, family traditions and more fun information about your child can be seamlessly incorporated into the rhyming verse of the book. Sarah Headrick and Sarah Rivera are co-Founders of Custom Made For Kids. You can order and fill in the details online right here...{ps. this would be a great gift of course}
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..create your book here..
Uppercase...is having a great show in their gallery in Calgary, called Little Critters. Canadian illustrators are showing and selling affordable artwork which would be perfect for children's rooms. The show is online as well, with items available for purchase ($35-$90). See it here. The top images are prints by Renata Liwska and the left images is from a digital print by Kim Smith called Reginald.
..Little Critters..
..Uppercase..
..Uppercase blog..
Projects from Arounna...last week I started collecting images from other blogs and readers who showed their artwork inspired by Arounna's projects...from this week on every project will get a special page were the images will be shown...if you would like to show your image as well, please let me know by sending me an email of a comment...thanks!...it was a really nice week once more here at B:Kids hope you enjoyed the posts and looking forward seeing you back next week, with some great new stuff, new guest at 'Open House' and of course a new project...Happy Weekend!
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..SiepsFabriek..
..Art and Kids..
..D-Day everyday..
..Third Story(ies)..
..old lady in a teenager..
Toby and Rei...I don't know about you, but this is something NEW for me...children's clothing and bedding products made from Bamboo fabric...inspired by the organic movement Alanna Mallon and Kate Browning from Massachusetts came with the idea to use Bamboo as the main fabric for their collection...I always thought bamboo was only usable for flooring, cutting boards, or other hard-wood items, but Toby and Rei show us differently and they say the bamboo fabric is as soft and luxurious as the best cotton...here you can read more about the material..here more about the designers...
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Makool Loves You...is a great online shop selling arty stuff for kids and grown-ups...I think a little bird like Ernie the UPS delivery driver will brighten up any bookshelf in your child's bedroom or will be very cute looking in a nursery...the Pucca Kitten ornament was meant to be hang somewhere on your walls but using it is as brooch on your little girls sweater or dress will be so nice...both little friends are available right here...
