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January 2008

Hable Construction Spring/Summer ’08 Sneak Peek

January 25, 2008

photos by rinne allenThe girls at Hable Construction are getting ready for the February NY Gift Show and sent around a sneak peek of their new lines. So fresh! They make me crave warm weather — especially the yellow prints. I so look forward to dropping by their booth and seeing all of this in [...]

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Rocking Chair by Egg Designs

January 25, 2008

I get emails inquiring about good rockers maybe once a week. The topic has been covered a couple of times here and here, but I’ve always got my eyes peeled for new, beautiful options and I think this chair by Egg Designs is delightful. I spotted it on the 2Modern blog. Share and Enjoy:

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Random Giveaway — Virtual Baby Shower

January 24, 2008

I am so psyched about today’s giveaway that I’m typing standing up. It’s that good. Seriously. It involves fantastic prizes from 5 different vendors that I love, totaling almost $250. And it’s all about the baby. Which means it’s all about you. Because as you’ve come to find out, that baby can’t do a dang [...]

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My Future Summer Home

January 24, 2008

This home makes my heart race. It’s in Sao Paulo, Brazil. And I wish I was too. Lots more delicious photos if you follow the link. I found this on sk*rt. Share and Enjoy:

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Good People know Good People

January 24, 2008

Back in the day (before babies 4 & 5 made their appearance) I worked with a lovely Creative Director named Stephanie and a talented Art Director named Steven. They are still advertising hotshots, and in all their glorious spare time these city-apartment-living-experts have started a new site. And I think it’s brilliant. It’s called the [...]

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Book of the Week — Alison Jay’s Board Books

January 24, 2008

Aren’t these board books gorgeous? Alison Jay’s illustrations are inventive and beautiful. In Alphabet (which also seems to go by ABC depending on which country it’s sold in), each scene features one item (A is for apple) with several smaller a-word-objects surrounding the main item. The final scene shows everything and everyone from the book [...]

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Sk*rt Call for Editors Contest!

January 23, 2008

1/24 EDIT:The nominations are coming in fast and furiously. And we LOVE it!! Keep them coming. Email us at sharethelove@sk-rt.com and tell us who you think would make a great sk*rt editor! ——–It’s non-stop excitement at sk*rt . Yesterday we announced the winner of the Clean Up sk*rt contest. And immediately after that we announced [...]

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Animal Puppets from Kenya

January 23, 2008

zebra leopard lionLast summer at the NY Gift Show I found and posted about the fantastic toys made in Kenya by the Kenana Knitters Group. Happily, we are now the proud owners of a set of Kenana animal puppets. They are so delightful! We have 7 — enough so that everyone in the family can [...]

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Jordan’s Mobiles. Liz’s Cards.

January 23, 2008

Did you see the great mobile Jordan (my sister) and Paul (her husband) made? Origami cranes + wire hanger = wonderful. And what about Liz’s (my sister-in-law’s) charming gocco Valentine cards? Welcome to the jungle. Share and Enjoy:

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Williams Sonoma Kids

January 22, 2008

Williams Sonoma just relaunched its site with a new section just for cooking with kids. Fantastic content. Kid-friendly recipes and tools. Lots of great ideas. Share and Enjoy:

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Round & Round Party

January 22, 2008

F.decorate(_ge(‘button_bar’), F._photo_button_bar).bar_go_go_go(2211713595, 0); Oscar’s 3rd Birthday Party was Saturday. It was a hit! I have a million pictures and ideas to share. I asked Oscar what kind of party he would like. His answer involved blue cake and circles. So we decided “Round & Round” would be a good theme. This is the invitation. I [...]

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Women in Social Media are ?????

January 22, 2008

What are women in social media? Well, apparently they are us. We are they. We are in social media. If we are reading blogs, blogging, checking out videos on You Tube, reading sk*rt, looking at photos on flickr, etc, etc, and all of the above. We are women in social media. Hmmm. Who knew we [...]

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Ask Design Mom: 3 year old gifts

January 22, 2008

Ask-Design-Mom Question:Hi Gabrielle! Love your blog. I thought you would be the perfect person to ask. My nephew is turning three next week. He has *everything* an almost three year old could want or need. And not plastic stuff. Cool stuff — cause he lives in Brooklyn, and his parents are hip and all that. [...]

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Winners — Mini-Moderns Picnic Ware

January 22, 2008

What a great prize! What a great contest! Thank you so much for entering the Mini Moderns Picnic Ware Giveaway. Here are the three lucky winners: 2) Geneva who said, “Someday I’ll win a give away. Hopefully it will be this one!“ 3) megan who said, “I just keep on entering and keep not not [...]

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Thank you Leslie!!

January 21, 2008

I can’t thank Leslie enough for the amazing job she did as Guest Mom last week. It was such a delight to have her here. What inspiring posts! What great ideas! Every thing she contributed was excellent — my personal favorite was Gustavian Style — a totally new term for me, I loved learning it. [...]

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Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day!

January 21, 2008

We had the day off today. No work. No school. Lovely. My brother Josh and his kids came over, plus some up-for-anything friends from the neighborhood, and we spent the day making movies. Ralph wrote and directed two cinematic masterpieces starring all the kids. Josh helped him film and edit them with iMovie. We ended [...]

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Ellabalou Blankets

January 21, 2008

Do your kids like silky fabrics as much as mine do? I’m sure my babies would have become immediately attached to these Ellabalou blankets. A whole side of silky. Don’t they look super soft? I like how the website describes their blankets as having a warm side and cool side — I know exactly what [...]

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Family Trees are Pretty — by Guest Mom Leslie

January 18, 2008

One of my favorite hobbies involves researching the people in my family tree. Now before you click away thinking this to be a boring, old-lady hobby, bear with me for a minute. This is my favorite wall in my home. (Don’t you just love seeing inside peoples’ houses?) I call it my “family wall,” though [...]

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Elum Letterpress

January 18, 2008

Katherine Center just sent me a link to Elum, a wonderful stationery company. Luxe journals, desk sets, single cards, wrapping paper. Take a minute and look through their stock. Beautiful, beautiful letterpress work. Valentine’s Day is only weeks away, so I’m especially loving these two. Fun note about Katherine:You my remember her as the author [...]

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Random Giveaway — Picnic Ware by Mini Moderns

January 17, 2008

Oh goody. I’ve got a really yummy Giveaway today. From one of my favorite design companies. And. There are Three Winners. Which means three happy people when they receive their super cool prize. So. If you want to be a happy person, I encourage you to get your comment in to win one of Three [...]

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