I love Gorgeous

More princess dresses to die for! The UK company I Love Gorgeous. Mean what they say- their dresses are gorgeous. Great attention is paid to the fabrics they choose to get the best swoosh in a spin or flow during a dash. Coming soon- Not So Gorgeous- their new line for young gents!
Right now they have a 30% off sale for all summer designs AND they sell and ship to the US right from their website!

And the winner is. . .

Janelle Zeller- this tutu is for you!

Congratulations! Just drop us an email with your address and the tutu is yours!
If you wanted this tutu to be yours and missed out, just drop by Juju Tutus on Etsy and find a tutu that fits your fancy. Thank you everyone for making our first giveaway so exciting! Most importantly- thank you Julie for making such adorable and fun tutus! We love them!

Tartine et Chocolat

A Fairy Princess Dress to die for from Tartine et Chocolat!

L'Affiche Moderne

Looking for inspired, original, and whimsical art for a child's room? Try French e-shop L' Affiche Moderne. Selling art prints from photographers, graphic designers and children's illustrators, each art print is a numbered limited edition of 300. And they can sell all over the world! They have an extensive catalogue.

Here's the link to their website: http://www.laffichemoderne.com

Everybody from our site who goes to theirs and subscribes to their newsletter will get 10% off!

Aerin Lauder in Elle Decor

Aerin Lauder's NY apartment and Hamptons home are featured in the July/August 2009 issue of Elle Decor. Love these sophisticated children's rooms!

Photographed by Simon Upton

Our First Give Away!

Hope you all had a fabulous holiday!
We have great, fun news!
Today, we are launching a new weekly feature FOUND on Etsy. While we have had a few of those in the past, we are getting serious now. Every week we will feature a newly discovered Etsy shop and (drum roll please) a GIVEAWAY will be accompanying the feature! So here's all you have to do, become a follower, and post a comment or answer the question (sometimes there may be a question) And then we will pick, at random, the lucky winner! That about covers it so...
On with the show!

FOUND on Etsy: Ju Ju Tutus!

This is it!

The beautiful peachy pick confection could be yours! Just become a follower and throw your name in the hat!

This week we are so excited, because we have Arizona based Tutu designer JuJu Tutus! The owner of the shop, Julie,is a mom of three and has been making and selling tutus to boutiques in the Phoenix area for over a year. The fun name comes from a nickname from her brother that just always stuck (don't you just love brothers!)
Juju really makes the most delightful tutus- they will make you smile!
And even better she makes tutu empire dresses.
Tutu's are always a fan favorite amongst the nursery school crowd!
As a young girl is going through, what feels like the inevitable princess phase,why not have options that are pleasing to the eyes!

Aloha!

So if you have a special little one in your life- do them a favor and pick up one of these pretty perfections!

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY

Hope you have a wonderful time this Fourth of July!
Stay tuned for Monday we have new news!

Most American children know "Yankee Doodle" before they reach school and yet somehow over a decade later most of those same children can't sing more than the chorus (or have any idea what the song is about). Well, this Fourth of July- do not let a song get stuck in your head for hours on end without proper backup....

Here for you singing pleasure is the ENTIRE song-
did you have any idea it was sooooooo long....(we didn't either!)

Yankee Doodle

Father and I went down to camp
Along with Captain Gooding
And there we saw the men and boys
As thick as hasty pudding.

Chorus
Yankee doodle, keep it up
Yankee doodle dandy
Mind the music and the step
And with the girls be handy.

There was Captain Washington
Upon a slapping stallion
A-giving orders to his men
I guess there was a million.

Chorus

And then the feathers on his hat
They looked so' tarnal fin-a
I wanted pockily to get
To give to my Jemima.

Chorus

And then we saw a swamping gun
Large as a log of maple
Upon a deuced little cart
A load for father's cattle.

Chorus

And every time they shoot it off
It takes a horn of powder
It makes a noise like father's gun
Only a nation louder.

Chorus

I went as nigh to one myself
As' Siah's underpinning
And father went as nigh agin
I thought the deuce was in him.
We saw a little barrel, too
The heads were made of leather
They knocked upon it with little clubs
And called the folks together.

Chorus

And there they'd fife away like fun
And play on cornstalk fiddles
And some had ribbons red as blood
All bound around their middles.
The troopers, too, would gallop up
And fire right in our faces
It scared me almost to death
To see them run such races.

Chorus

Uncle Sam came there to change
Some pancakes and some onions
For' lasses cake to carry home

To give his wife and young ones.

Chorus

This Bald Eagle is from Fiesta Toys.

But I can't tell half I see
They kept up such a smother
So I took my hat off, made a bow
And scampered home to mother.

Chorus

Cousin Simon grew so bold
I thought he would have cocked it
It scared me so I streaked it off
And hung by father's pocket.

Chorus

And there I saw a pumpkin shell
As big as mother's basin
And every time they touched it off
They scampered like the nation.


Other Verses:

And there was Captain Washington,
With gentlefolks about him,
They say he's gown so 'tarnal proud
He will not ride without them.

Chorus

There came Gen'ral Washington
Upon a snow-white charger
He looked as big as all outdoors
And thought that he was larger.
Lyrics from http://www.contemplator.com

If you want some music to back you up try this. . .
Yankee Doodle Tune
Beware- it will get stuck in your head and it will be very hard to dislodge!

photos are from BostonHarborfest.com

Bring back the swimming hole!

(picture from small magazine)

Natural pools had us at hello.

Natural pools are slowing making their way to center stage here in the US. We Stumble(d) Upon an article on Green By Design.
Natural pools use friendly bactieria and plants to clean water organically.

Total Habitat of Kansas has been the pioneer on this new frontier.

For more information swim over to The Daily Green

(photos via daily green and green by design)

Cardboard Cradle

France's Little Fashion Gallery has this customizable cardboard cradle. Intended for your little one to sleep in; this is the ideal cradle to repurpose. Once your wee one outgrows it, she can decorate it herself and let imaginative play take over! Oh, how we love products that grow with the child!