we love jam!

I am crazy about the simplicity of the labels and jars! By the company We Love Jam.

art cards for baby

Art cards for baby by wee gallery. So sweet. So simple.

picnic

I would love to be here.

photo credit skona hem

sarah magid's cakes

These gorgeous & organic cakes are made by a Brooklyn based baker named Sarah Magid. Her website is so sweet. Check it out!

bird houses

I'd love a bunch of these hanging all over my garden. By J Schatz.

white again

ohhhhh...this is what I wish our garden and walkway would look like. Someday.

By the architects fernlund & logan.

lovely white kitchen

I love the open shelves and whiteness.

photo credit: house beautiful

ofifteen magazine

I was interviewed by guest blogger Vicki Dvorak. You can check it out here at ofifteen magazine today!

The Gardener by Sarah Stewart

The Gardener by Sarah Stewart is one of my all time favorite books for children. I read it to Everett for the first time. He hung on every word. I cried like I do every time I read it. It's a great spring into spring book!

vintage kitchen ware

I love the vintage kitchen ware. This is from Design*Sponge: a sneak peek of Lisa Congdon's kitchen.

just some of our spring projects

a one of a kind hat created at the "anything goes" table

spraying at the mural wall

tissue pom pom & white crinkly paper collages to be made

dying rice

home today and yesterday

I have been all consumed by my boy with cough and fever hence no post yesterday....long nights and days...I was so happy I found this meant to be christmas present in the closet...it's magnetic balls and sticks. He sat for a good long calm time sorting then building then sorting back to little compartments. It's a great toy from Magic Cabin.

hiccupings

This is the new to me blog that Gretchen knew I'd love called hiccupings.
Check it out!

colorful room

This whimsically colorful children's room is from a swedish magazine called Skona Hem via a newly found blog called hiccupings.
thank you for the inspo gretchen

have a stripey weekend!

a lovely flickr photograph by Haeshu.

new header!

My new header was designed by Megan over at knuckleheaders. Do you like it?

hands on

fun.

photos by Mae!

hot crayon melt

This is an all time favorite project here at the studio. We use old fashioned food warming trays covered with tin foil. The children use peeled crayons and draw on the tin foil. The crayon melts as they draw (fascinating!). We then make a mono-print by taking a piece of paper, placing it on the drawing/tin foil. The children take a roller and roll the back of the paper....WAA LAA a beautiful mono-print worth framing!

photos by Mae!

La Famiglia Dimitri

Tomorrow we take Everett to The New Victory Theater in NYC to see La Famiglia Dimitri, an alterna-circus. This is what The New Victory Theater says:

A household name in their native Switzerland, La Famiglia Dimitri is a captivating clan full of circus surprises. Led by the world-renowned Clown Dimitri and featuring his daughters Masha and Nina, his son David and son in-law Kai, LA FAMIGLIA DIMITRI combines extraordinary high wire acts (over the audience!) with live Latin American music and laugh out loud variety acts. It's an animal-free, absolutely amazing alterna-circus for all ages!

"The Dimitris draw standing ovations without end." – Neue Zürcher Zeitung


We can hardly wait!

overalls are back

I loved overalls say 15 years ago. I had white ones, oatmeal ones and big denim ones. I have to say I've been seeing them around and I think they're making a comeback. Not sure if I'm ready to sport a pair although they are perfect in every way in the line of work I'm in. Time will tell.

images via how to change a flat

felted bowls

Felted bowls by KOBO H on Etsy. Sweet and simple.