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gotta get app: Toca House

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Does your kiddo sort your coins by size and shape? Does he like to wipe the windows with baby wipes, or whatever random cloth/sleeve might be handy? Perhaps she offers to mow the lawn in the summer time? A little vacuuming with that pop pop push toy? Then I’ve got the app for you. We [...]

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hold me tight pillows & squish me please tees

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I think we all have a little mushy soft spot for blabla kids. I’m so glad to see them expanding their brand – they’re doing such an amazing job of being true to their image, but adding a broader variety of products (there are companies that really struggle with that, for some reason). Let’s explore a [...]

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for those little baby digits

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I had the honor of helping a brand new company, Guava Kids, with a product idea awhile ago (one that is still in the hamper, you’ll just have to keep watching Guava Kids!). Started by a couple of amazing moms, Guava Kids is all about finding real solutions to some of those simple things that [...]

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weekly round about #74

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It’s been a stellar week around here – lots of Valentine’s Day shenanigans and sweet sentiments. Plus, a sturdy dose of freelance work that’s keeping my mind zinging along at high speed too! Now it’s time to play a little catch up around the house, and see if I can’t calm my brain back down. [...]

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worth 1000 words: ruggero asnagho

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Sharing something that’s already been on Design*Sponge may be a little redundant, since it’s read by so many people. But to heck with it, these sculpture by Ruggero Asnagho are just too perfect for this blog. Don’t you agree? Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

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the animals from hazel village

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Honestly, this is probably a post that needs very few words. Becase Hazel Village, run by Jane, makes the most adorable little animals ever. And I think that’s pretty obvious from the pictures! You can cloth them in tailcoats ($8.50) and red bonnets too ($4.25) (see that photo below? yep, those!) Every child you know [...]

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

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You’ve made it! Happy Valentine’s Day everyone. May it be filled with lots of love in whatever forms you can get it – friends, family, lovers, cats, or fish. Enjoy this little bunny illustration, I’ve been messing around with ProCreate for my iPad and a stylus. So much fun. Stressing about last minute Valentine’s ideas? [...]

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alphabet love letters

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Aaah, now here’s a lovely Valentine’s gift worth keeping. A beautiful collection of framable Binth love letters, $44. The entire alphabet, each with their own envelope, allowing you to chose whether you keep them all like the greedy design nerd you might be, or share your love with a select few loved ones (those whose [...]

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hand out some love tokens

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I mentioned last week that I’ve been racking my brain for a good handmade Valentine’s idea for my 3 year old. We need to make little Valentine’s for 25 of Birdie’s classmates at school, and I really wanted it to be something unique and fun for her to make. So, inspired by these salt dough [...]

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worth 1000 words: my favorite work of art

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What else can I say? This applies to all of favorite people. “You’re My Favorite Work of Art” print from Love Sugar, $30. It seems especially apropos to hang in my little girl’s room. I did create her, after all. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

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give them the world

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Whenever I ask my husband “What do you want for xxxx holiday?” (Christmas, Birthday, Valentine’s Day) I get the same response. “World Peace.” Said, of course, tongue in cheek. So I started taking him at his word. I never know what to get him anyway, so it’s fun to pull together bits of our history [...]

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make this: geo DIY valentine’s hearts

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Birdie loves her Glue Work. This is a term she’s brought home from her Montessori classroom, and it’s something we like to do a lot. Normally it involves a glue stick and lots of scraps cut by moi (I’m not positive that’s how it works in a Montessori school, but it works well for us!). [...]

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rest your head on this, my valentine

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Valentines are even more special when they are one-of-a-kind. Take UK-based Lost Values’ stunning custom wool pillows (£75, about $115) . You provide the image – whether it’s a photograph, your kid’s best drawing, a personal message, whatever your creative mind can dream up – and Lost Values will knit and felt it into a [...]

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free valentine’s day printable cards for you

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Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! Print these now, add your very own personal message, one well-placed googly eye (I like’em extra big, don’t you?) and give them to everyone you’ve ever looked sideways at. If I still rode the bus I’d like to be that kooky person that hands one to each person on their morning [...]

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weekend roundabouts #73 – Valentine’s edition!

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It’s February! Time to let your sappy heart-filled side out to play in the sun. I secretly love Valentine’s Day – the handmade sweet sentimental side, not the Hallmark version. So we’ve been decorating a little bit, crafting a little bit, and brainstorming several fun things to include here on the blog. I’m hoping to [...]

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