Custom Christmas ornaments, delivered on doves’ wings
It’s not that I don’t go “awwww” just a little bit over the beautiful hand-cut ceramic dove ornament with a customizable message from Paloma’s Nest–it’s that mentally I’m sometimes still about nine or ten and...
The only thing cooler than giving kids books for Christmas – giving kids personalized books
As I read my own childhood picture books to my daughter, I also read the handwritten dedication penned on the first page of most of them. To Rita, on her third birthday, from Mommy and Daddy. To Rita, from Grandma and Grandpa. But of course that was long before...
Your Kid’s Name Up in Lights (Sort of).
In further developments regarding the quest to free my daughter’s room from licensed characters, I’ve discovered custom name wall art from City Art Photography. Each letter is a unique original photograph taken of individual letters for a...
Color By Name
Ever since my daughter was pegged as The Budding Artist, she gets about 14 boxes of crayons at every gift-giving holiday. Boy would she love to get her hands on the custom name crayons from Story Blox. For around $5, depending on the length of your kid’s name,...
Your Child’s Name in Lights. Or More Accurately, Leaves.
Self-obsessed much? Despite my best efforts, my daughter is. Thanks to our video camera, she’s been watching movies of herself for years. And oh, they are her favorites. Now, thanks to Frecklebox’s personalized Nature Namebook, she can see her own name...
Lucy’s Name in the Sky, Without the Diamonds
Thanks to my husband the pilot, I’m definitely into planes as children’s room decor; but that doesn’t mean I’ll just grab any old picture of an aircraft and slap it up on my son’s wall. So when I saw artist Bret Herbert’s Skywriter...
Mally Bibs: The closest I’ll ever get to making my own
We’ve reached the world of solid foods at my household. And you know what that means, right? Piles of dirty, nasty bibs.Well not in my house. We’re using leather Mally Bibs. You say “Leather?” I say “Absolutely!” They wipe cleaner...
Fleeced!
While I’m grateful for all the lightweight summer blankets I’ve received for my new baby, I still wanted something warm and cuddly for those overly frigid stores, restaurants, and my grandmother’s condo in Florida, a.k.a. The Air Conditioning Capital...Answer Our Question of the Day: It’s Fun!
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