The Intersection of Design & Motherhood
Angel told me about Hello Shiso. Such a fantastic little shop! I think I love the hair clips best.
Betty has always been a great sport about wearing hair clips, but I remember Olive hated them. I wonder what June will think as her hair thickens up.
Update: I just heard from the folks at Hello Shiso. Use the code DESIGNMOM to get 20% off through June 7th.
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My name is Gabrielle Blair. I'm a designer and mother of six. We are currently living in a dreamy farmhouse in the French countryside. (I have to pinch myself each morning!) I post on the intersection of design and motherhood.
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We've used our base in France to do lots of traveling. It's addictive! Here are some of our adventures:
A trip to Amsterdam.
Canoeing on the Dordogne River.
A Belgian Waffle Tour.
A wintery visit to Cologne.
Three cheers for Barcelona!
The tulip fields in Holland.
We saw the final match of the French Open.
One of our favorite spots is Mont St. Michel.
I wonder where we'll wander next! To see more of our travels, click here.
Here's something fun. Our family was featured in an episode of House Hunters International! Spoiler: we choose the gorgeous French Farmhouse. It's called La Cressonnière and we take pictures of it all the time. If you're curious, try these links:
The Kitchen
Summer at La Cressonnière
The Halfbath
The Stairwell
The Neighbors
Ralph's Bedroom
The Studio
Springtime at La Cressonnière
The Living Room
Maude's Bedroom
The Artists
Oscar & Betty's Bedroom
The Exterior
The Floors
Olive's Bedroom
The Treehouse
The House: La Cressonnière
I hope you enjoy the house tour! Oh. And if you'd like to see the episode, you can find it on Youtube here (it's in four parts).
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I absolutely cannot wait for Little Stovetop to grow up and use these girly accessories. Love them!
Hair accessories are hard to resist!
We have a drawer full of bows and clips, and I’d still order more. My daughter loves to choose her clip for the day, and these are different than anything else we have. I love the muted colors of these–so hard to find in kids’ stuff.
So true! It can be hard to find muted colors for kids.
How fun! Our Girl currently loves her “Bo!” but won’t leave them in. If I quick get them in (I use the alligator clip type – they’re the only kind that stay) and distract her I get at least 5 minutes. : ) But someday…
I don’t have little girls, but if I did these would be the bows and clips I would buy. They are so lovely and discreet.
They really are lovely.
What cute hair clips! Might have to look into getting some of those. I’ve been on a hair clip buying frenzy now that my toddler FINALLY has enough hair for me to put them in! :)
so cute! thanks for sharing.