Hello, Friends! I can’t thank you enough for your help with my little #thisislovely project. There were so many tweets! I spent the evening reading them and checking out the links. It made for such inspiring bedtime reading!
I thought it would be fun to share a few things that stuck with me as I explored your recommendations last night. First off, this quote: “A smile is the most beautiful curve on a woman’s body.” Isn’t that great?! Here are more of the things you find lovely (and now I do too!):
- The Ballerina Project.
- Have you ever heard of Cinemagraphs? Click here and scroll slowly.
- One day, three autumns.
- Surprise stitching.
- Get yourself in the picture.
- The Magnificent Life of Plants.
- Organize meals for a friend on bedrest.
- Paper cuttings + watercolor.
- Neon + camel.
- 52×52.
I also write for Babble.com. Here are this week’s posts:
- 10 awesome wooden toys from Etsy.
- Inspiring my fall wardrobe.
- This would make your child’s bedroom magical.
- They look like plastic, but they’re not.
- A Winnie-the-Pooh shirt that could make me change my no-character-clothing rule.
I hope you have a wonderful weekend! I fly back to France on Sunday night and arrive on Monday morning. So I’ll meet you back here then. I miss you already.
kisses,
Gabrielle
Image by Dane Shitagi.
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Awesome stuff! How are you getting over the jet lag and time difference in such a short amount of time?
I have a no character clothes rule, too! And I don’t think that shirt will put me over, though nice and in French. ;) The Ballerina Project link is just what I need to inspire my daughter. Thanks!
i’d LOVE to hear more about your no-character clothing rule. what is your (and ben’s) philosophy on the topic? how do your kids take it? how long has it been in effect? was it a rule set before the fact or after character clothes got out of hand? does it apply to other items — books, toys, school supplies, underwear, etc.? how do you handle the receipt of character gifts? currently trying to tackle this issue in my family…
I’d like to know the philosophy behind it too! Does this include costumes?
I’ve never thought about it.. but our family has the same rule (though I never knew I had this rule till I saw Gabby’s comment.. I just dont like character clothing.. yick.. always looks cheap and tacky! and here in australia it is expensive) and my kids are often dirty, terrible looking and we arent fashion conscious or anything but we really dont have much character clothing (only the odd one or two handme downs from other families. Its nice to know others might think the same… we do have dress ups though….
I also dont like character books! those book versions of movies, or just cheap nasty cartoon character books.. I just realised we dont do those aswell! Ha the things you learn about yourself through other peoples blogs!
I’m right there with you Leslie W. It seems like we just can’t get away from the character themes. I don’t use them in my kids’ room and I don’t dress them in characters either, but toys? That’s another story. I try to shop from Etsy as much as I can and I also let them make their own toys. We play outside in nature a lot too. It’s good for them and best of all, it’s free. Loving this roundup Gabrielle. Thanks bunches!
I am loving the feather cut outs with watercolor! And the Ballerinas! Stunning. Thanks for sharing!
Those luna lights are SO LOVELY!!!!
Big fan of bringing meals to new moms — or anyone who needs them — after being the recipient them myself. If you make meals for others frequently, you might enjoy this cookbook:
http://slowmama.com/fooddrink/what-every-new-mom-needs/#more-2377
It’s great for everyday use as well!
Receiving meals from friends was such a help when our son was born: fish or nourishing veggie-filled meals were especially welcome, since chicken seemed to be the default for most cooks.
Thanks for the link, Gabrielle!
I wish i had a no character rule at my home….I very often think : “oh no , you don’t really want THAT…. – i actually did a post last week about things that were character themed but HAD STYLE (and the Winnie-the-Pooh shirt was included) ..
Have and amazing weekend and safe travels…
I love that image. I have been thinking of shooting some of my line on my daughter in her point shoes…..
I love those wooden toys! Have a great weekend.
LOVE The Ballerina Project. I’ve been following them on facebook and every picture is stunning.
Love the photo. Very inspirational. Thanks for the links.
I read an article from the NYT Opinion section today called, “Notes From a Dragon Mom.” As a college student, I’m not even close to being a mother, but it offers a huge dose of perspective that is relevant to any parent or future parent. It’s a sobering and tragic piece, but I thought it would interest you and your readers. Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/16/opinion/sunday/notes-from-a-dragon-mom.html
My four year old is going to flip when I show her the Ballerina Proiect. What lovely images. I hope they win the One Life competition.
Love those lights! Party perfect! I really like the scarf photo, too. I have a really wide scarf that I got at a little street market in Paris this summer and I have had a hard time figuring out how to wear it (and keep meaning to watch that ways to wear a scarf video link you posted). I think I’m going to try to copy that picture.
I have a no character clothing and toy rule, too. My one exception is underwear…I had such a hard time potty training my kids, I let them choose whatever underwear they wanted for any chance of help ;)! You can’t control gifts, though. Luckily my kids haven’t received that many.
Wow, the Ballerina Project is stunning, and I am going to be haunted by the empty fridge picture (which reminds me why I went into law and not dance–I can afford to buy food and my career does not depend on my ability to resist eating it!).
I don’t know if you’ll even seen this comment it’s so late, but one of the links I clicked on reminded me of this. My best friend was friends with a woman named Aleida, who tragically was killed in a car accident a few years ago. Her two small children might not have remembered her, but Aleida made a point of taking pictures with her children at least once a month. From Aleida’s own mouth: “”Have you ever seen a photograph of your own mother and thought to yourself how fat she looked? Or how she wasn’t wearing make-up? Or wasn’t dressed in a glamorous outfit?” Of course my answer was no.
She then responded with saying that she made it a goal to take a picture of herself with her children at least once every month. And that to use excuses about how we look, as women, is ridiculous, since our children will never care what we looked like, but only that we had physical evidence of the bond between mother and child.
Anyway, my friend’s flickr group is a challenge to women everywhere to get over it, and take pictures with your kids. It’s something they’ll cherish forever, and should the unthinkable actually happen, they will have proof of the sweetness of the relationship between mother and child.
(flickr group here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/aleida/ )
Amen!!!!!!!!!!!!
Those Winnie the Pooh shirts are decadent. ’bout time…..
This might be late in the game, but instead of things that are lovely or interesting, how about something more Avant Garde or maybe Narcissistic? I just read about this Brooklyn artist who’s planning on giving birth in a gallery as part of an installation. How’s that for art and motherhood? I blogged about it yesterday.
More details: http://www.microscopegallery.com/?page_id=2456
And thank you for always making your readers feel accounted for. I love reading your blog.
thanks so much for the link to our “surprise stitching” post! We LOVE your blog! big, big fans :)
Cheers,
Morgan & Carrie
Those cinemagraphs are wonderful – innovative, beautiful and whimsical, all at once. I think I’d seen one before, but had no idea what it was called or how it was done. If I had to pick my favourite, it’d be the magical, almost eery, totally film-ghost-town-appropriate, one of the girl on the swing. I bet the drinks ones are going to be the next big thing in advertising, though – simple, attention-grabbing, and thirsty-making.