kiddo corner: janod magneti'stick

It seems like every little girl is crazy over princesses. So it was time to find a birthday gift for a little princess. This is so out of my element - I was play in the dirt kind of kid & don't remember my pink princess phase. Plus it seems like every little girl has every Disney princess toy, costume & craft. I wasn't sure what I would find in my quest for this little princess until I found this...and I thought I would have totally wanted this (& I'm not ashamed to say I would love to play with it now!).

This is a large wall decal with 30 add-on magnetic stickers to play with. It is created by the French company, Janod. The illustrations are so cute down to the little gnomes. It's pink but done in these bold non-traditional princess colors. I bought mine at the best little toy store in the neighborhood, Timeless Toys. You can also find it here.

Janod also carries a large world map with over 100 magnetic stickers and a racing version with 12 magnetic stickers.

Sol del Sur

 

I stumbled across this very cool bracelet on etsy a few days ago and couldn't stop thinking about it. So I checked out the Sol del Sur Shop. Soledad, the California creator, has so much fantastic stuff! 

I love the mix of texture and color with metal. And I think these sweet lil' suede hearts are 

just great...these are fresh and something different. Check out the Sol del Sur line.

wrap it up

I've got a lot of my Christmas shopping done and I can't wait to start wrapping presents. 

I thought I'd see what cool stuff I could find to inspire myself to wrap up a pile of gifts!

Some kraft paper & DIY options, I am partial to simple kraft paper & baker's twine but 

these would all look great under any tree, plus they are good options year round.

Washi tape gift: check out 15 easy ways to make gift wrap \\ Button kraft bags

Simple kraft, baker's twine & tag seen here \\ Newsprint & kraft package seen here

Kate & Birdie gift wrap: 2, 22"x34" sheets, $7 // Chewing the Cud reusable give wrap: 28"x28", $16 // Smock Holiday gift wrap & tags: wrap-2, 24"x36" for $8 | gift notes-6, 3.5"x2.5" for $8 | gift bag- 8"x4"9.5" for $8.50 // Snow & Graham gift wrap & notes: 2, 20"x30" sheets for $6.50 | Classic Holiday set-8, 20"x30" sheets, 12 gift cards for $40

what? scratch off map, i love this!

Ok, this scratch-off map has been around for a little while and every time I talk about it I say "I love this!". So I thought I'd share this brilliant idea for travelers, map junkies & lotto ticket lovers out there. Isn't this a great idea to track your travels? Or gift to the travel lover in your life.

Check it out.You can find them at I want one of those (photos kindly used from this site), perpetual kid & amazon.

wrappin' up something awesome

I love giving gifts I really like and here's one I just love!

Photo 1: So fun to open something & it immediately lets you know how awesome you are, thanks Vital Industries I appreciate that!
Photo 2: 8 bright bike glasses screenprinted- 4 different bikes, 8 awesome colors
Photo 3: Bottom label of these lovely hand printed glasses
Photo 4: Ok, this one is my favorite- love the bike, love the color!
Photo 5: 4 different bike styles- which one is your favorite?
Photo 6: a.favorite design Mom's Favorite Ticket sibling rivalry birthday card- perfect for the little brother who needs a day to be mom's favorite :)
Photo 7: Smudge Ink bicycle wrapping paper- perfect wrap, don't ya think?
Photo 8: All wrapped up, hope he likes it!

the perfect little girl gift

I looked high and low for the perfect gift for the little "e" in my life. When I saw this I knew she needed to have it. It's cute, she could keep it forever and well if she lost or broke it (she is a 4 year old girl after all!) I wouldn't be heart broken because it didn't cost a fortune. But I do love it, happy birthday little e!

Personalized tiny heart necklace from Filagree Pheasant.

paper art by jurianne matter

I was stumbling through the bloesem blog (very cool, I suggest you check it out) and saw this very cool Holland-based paper designer & artist, Jurianne Matter. She has such a great design sensibility, fantastic color combinations and such sweet paper products. Adorable little trees, wish boats, pop-up posters and all things that make you want to decorate & give this paper artwork. Now I just have to figure out where I can get my hands on some of her lovely work in Chicago? I have a feeling we'll be seeing a lot more from her soon. You can admire all of her work at http://www.juriannematter.nl/blom-en.html.

fun with tape

I was stumbling through this great site, omoionline.com, and was enamored but all the fun tape and tape accessories. I just love the poulain ruler box to hold all riff raff on my desk. Washi tape is so great to have around for sealing envelopes, or adding a special touch to a gift but it's so cute all by itself. This Philadelphia based shop has some great stuff I haven't seen anywhere else, it's definitely worth the clickin through.

all goods from omoionline.com:
poulain ruler box | koushi grid washi tape | cassette tape dispenser | dolls by inoue yoko masking tape trio | magnetic tape hooks | torafu architects tape hook | camera tape dispenser | woodland forest washi tape trio | mark's inc masking tape mini packs |