Little Ida

Nested!

  I love hearing about fun new blogs! Nested is a beautifully designed, crafty product and lifestyle blog for parents.
  Here's a smattering of Nested finds for you:
 
Instructions to make the hanging tissue paper pompoms can be found at marthastewart.com, read Nesting's post on them here.  The Birds of a Feather mobile is by Helen Ige. You can see it used in a nursery here. Read about the fabulous butterfly mobile here. So many great finds all in one place!
 

New Art + Call for Submissions

Click to see all the fun new art at Craftsbury Kids!

I'm so happy to announce that the first prints (pictured above) in the Craftsbury Kids Exclusive art collection are up. Click here to see!
Below is my little blurb about this project. Please get in contact with me at arts (at) craftsburykids (dot) com if you're interested in having your art considered for future prints or to request information on how it works. I'd also love to hear about any arts organizations you have to recommend (as the collection grows, we plan to give to more groups that do an excellent job enriching the lives of kids with art education)!

More Art in Schools, More Art in Communities!
Inspired by the dramatic impact of her own public high school art education, Cecilia Leibovitz, Craftsbury Kids founder and mother, wants to help raise awareness regarding the importance of access to art and arts education in public schools and communities. To directly benefit this cause, a percentage from the sale of each Craftsbury Kids Exclusive print wil be donated to the Vermont Arts Council: the funds will be used for various programs in their work to advance comprehensive arts education for children and adults in Vermont schools and community settings.

Rabbit's Moon Pincushions

 

Antique Chair pincushions by Rabbit's Moon.

Paper Mobiles

    

Heather Frazier of Frazier & Wing constructs whimsical mobiles from magazine images.

Windy Day

Bella and Boo's Windy Day Print by London based illustrator Mandy Sutcliffe, $20 at Milly Molly Mandy.
Save on postage costs by ordering during the next couple of months while Mandy is visiting LA.

Christmas this May with Jennifer Murphy

                     
I've been fascinated with Jennifer Murphy's gorgeous miniature bears and other creatures for quite some time now; Upon catching up with the Black Apple this morning, I was delighted to learn that she has designed a new line of lovely decorations. Like Emily and others, I haven't managed to buy a Jennifer Murphy original because they are in such high demand that they're usually snapped up immediately after she posts them for sale. Now we can have nicely priced Jennifer Murphy Christmas decorations, Halloween decorations, and little dolls called "Frozen Charlottes" (I just bought one of her bunny sets) delivered in May 2007! You must take a look at her shop and see Jennifer's work. Truly wondrous!