March 2009

Baby Showers & Parties

Celebrate with The Hungry Catepillar Cupcakes Cake

Looking for a cake theme for your next party – how about a Hungry Catepillar Cupcakes Cake designed by Coco Cakes in Vancouver, Canada.  Check out Coco Cakes Flickr page for more cake inspirations….

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Baby Stationery & Birth Announcements

Snapily Animates Your Baby Photos

Snapily 3D Animated Business Cards from Frank Gruber on Vimeo. Back in my day, lenticular printing showed up as small prizes in my Cracker Jack boxes.  Remember these small cards where the images moved as you looked at the card…

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Quick Picks

Goodie Bags and More at Giggle's Chicago Opening Celebration

Giggle is having a grand opening celebration for their Chicago store this weekend.  Be the first 50 people to arrive on either day and you’ll receive a super-sweet goodie bag.Here’s a rundown of this weekend’s events.Saturday March 28th Goodie bags…

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Quick Picks

Movie Trailer: Sendak's Where The Wild Things Are

  To me, Maurice Sendak’s classic children’s book "Where the Wild Things Are" is about living large inside your imaginations, and after one look at the movie’s new trailer – I suspect that my wildest imaginations will fall short of…

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Art

Etsy Find: Alphabet Print from Bread and Butter

There’s something retro about Bread and Butter’s letterpressed and silk-screened alphabet print [$35] that you just might love….

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Art

Eco-Friendly Wall Decor for Baby's Nursery

[The Cradle] Just a few years ago, the term “eco-friendly wall décor” would have been an oxymoron. A year or two ago, it might have been on our radar, but would have likely evoked visions of neutral colored canvas. Today,…

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Art

One-of-a-Kind Overprints from Binth

Overprinting is usually part of the pre-printing process for printers to check for color and alignment.  When designers are intimately part of their printing processes, I’ve seen them marvel at the beautiful randomness of their overprints. Binth has creatively…

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Art

Underwater Babies by Zena Holloway

Not sure how she does it, but photographer Zena Holloway’s Waterbabies photographs are amazing.  Follow the "Waterbabies" link at Holloway’s Flash website….

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Decor

2009 Mobiles Collection from Frazier & Wing

Check out the 2009 collection of handmade mobiles by artist Heather Frazier of Frazier & Wing.  Make sure to take a look at her one-of-a-kind mobiles too….

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Art

Etsy Find: Poloroid Photography by Elizabeth Soule

Portland photography Elizabeth Soule has thus far resisted the transition to digital photography.  Her "Little Zoo" collection is a series of photos originally taken with her Poloroid SR-70 camera then scanned to make hi-res prints.  Little Zoo is available as…

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Nursery Design

Modern Nursery Sighting: Queens NYC Co-op

Queens Nursery

While surfing through Apartment Therapy, I spied this snapshot of a clean looking modern baby nursery in a Jackson Height’s, Queens NY apartment.  This co-op happens to be a FSBO – for sale by owner.image and more details via Apartment…

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