tony dusko + notebook babies

great educational animated shorts by a clever fifth-grade teacher.
check more out here

chester crush

a sneak peek

dr. chunkerstein may inspire a new line... and a rehanging of the birdlette design shingle

where i've been

the last time i posted was april 19. that's because on april 20, our little fellow was born. his name is samuel herbert poses. we are just adjusting to life with two and we are loving it but quite tired. i have a lot of stuff to blog about so i'm looking forward to getting back to regular posts! stay tuned: i'm hoping to be back in a regular way soon!

my good friend caroline did the newborn shoot of sam. we can't believe she managed to finesse such beauty out of what seemed like total chaos and we are so so thankful to have these awesome photographs of such a fleeting time in our lives (sam will never be so small again!!). see more of her fantastic portraits on her blog

wren willow

great tees and onesies for babes and kiddos.
check out more on their etsy shop here

superga!

so cute. check more out here

ruby in pictures

my good friend caroline kaye did a photo shoot of ruby for her fourth birthday.
she's so talented, the photos are incredible. sooo happy
check out more on her blog here

ridiculous or cute?

kind of smitten with these short bangs for little R




and this boy's cut... way cute
(via giddy giddy blog

8ish to go

actually, more like 7 weeks or less. time is flying.
this is me last week.
when i sneeze the muscles on the side of my basketball belly ring with searing pain.
i am nervous as hell about life with two.
but very very excited to meet this person who's been knocking around my insides like a pinball machine.
the movements of this baby are so different than with ruby- hers were like a graceful waterbed. this one is very anatomical and jerky, like all bony knees and elbows poking about.
we don't know the gender. we didn't with ruby. fulllll of anticipation.

mocs

love these booties from manimal
(via lena corwin's blog)

nursery room art

circus and elefante poster from
haciendo el indio

color, pattern, shape and texure

love these interiors from lonny magazine

love this book: for kiddos

check out the whole book and buy it here

cute lunch sacks

from squid fire

classic stripes

great stripey pieces from polarn o. pyret. so very french. i want to get the little hat for the little one, and the bathing suit for ruby...

from top left: classic stripe 2-piece bathing suit, classic stripe rain boots, classic stripe rain boots, classic stripe boxers eco 2-pack, classic stripe eco helmet

cavern wallpaper

i love these handsilkscreened wallpapers by NY and LA-based cavern

above- artist editions. from top: honeycomb, houndstooth, starweave, all by julia ziegler-haynes



above- clockwise from top left:blackbird (great in kiddo room or office), tigerlace (great in an entry way!), vernon, talisman, thatch (great in funky bathroom with bright towels)

mobiles for the nursery

since the nursery is a neutral grey, there are so many possibilities for pops of color. we've decided to wait until we meet the little boy/girl before we integrate real color, but it can't hurt to poke around now...can you tell i'm still obsessed with pom poms?

top, clockwise from left: november- 7 piece party set poms by party poms, flower owls by bonsaii shop, 5 piece party set by party poms, bird mobile by pilosale

bottom, from top left:
7 piece pompom set by orange kisses, marine hanging mobile by pukapuka, cetus by the starcraft

make: pom pom flowers

these would be so neat as gift tie-ons
great tutorial on domestifluff

mixtape

an original album by my hubby (click on songs below)

valentine's day redux

we made heart shaped crayons for valentine's day
a fun and easy project
find out how to make em here
(i suggest the silicone molds. they pop out so easily)