Category: For Moms & Dads
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Field Candy Tents
I can’t believe that someone did not think of this sooner. Since neolithic times, tents have always been of boring colors and exuded some sort of sense of austere unfunness. Well no more. FieldCandy tents do not help you with camouflage nor do they help you blend in at the campsite. They are screaming for attention. Through…
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Mad Potter’s Tea Party By New English
I am so intrigued by these Alice in Wonderland inspired, trippy ceramic masterpieces from the Berlin exhibition of Mad Potters Tea Party. Brought to you by ‘the Vivienne Westwood of tableware’ The New English, a cutting-edge ceramics company based in the UK, this collection features the highest quality cups, saucers, teapots and everything else you need for…
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Thanksgiving Turkey Centerpiece
Here is the lovely Thanksgiving centerpiece I just finished making with the girls! It’s quite simple to make. All you need is an old cardboard box, poster paint, glue, and glitter glue if you like. You just cut out the pieces below, paint them all, make those outlines of feathers in the glitter glue on…
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Rubber Stamped Cookies
Aren’t these dainty cookies with the vintage style images just amazing?! I found them via Nice Icing’s Flickr. And you too can make them! The images are created using Cavallini rubber stamps and then finished off with edible markers. Exquisite. There were no instructions but don’t worry – I have put together a plan for you…
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Plama Marble Run
Produced in Switzerland in a first limited edition, Bernhard Burkard has rejuvenated his original toy and I am loving it. The Plama Marble Run is a toy for kids and adults alike. Built using 12 magnetic planes in different simple shapes and colors on a magnetic wall, it allows the user to create thousands of possible paths that the…
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Beautiful Cardboard Art From Russia
I just came across this amazing cardboard art and I almost fell out of my chair. I am a huge fan of paper cut art. Then I realized that’s it cut from a humble cardboard box, no less! It’s on a Russian blog which means Zuchkov Residents’ Journal which Deborah over at Kickcan & Conkers blog turned me…
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Our Interview on Pirouette Blog!
Oona and I are so excited to be featured on Florence Rolando’s wonderful blog, Pirouette! See story here.
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Melted Crayon Art by Jessie Kerbawy
These are the coolest original crayon art pieces by Jessie Kerbawy. She arranges the crayons on a foam board before melting them with a heat gun. And the great thing is that they are all for sale on her Etsy store. Check them out!
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Beautiful Jack-o-Lanterns And Halloween Centerpieces
The time has come to carve our humble pumpkin into something alive and wonderful. I can’t promise to tell you how to make these amazing creations but I thought they would inspire you! I love the way they have used the stalk part of the pumpkin in the design in some of these. And the…