Yume Store

Check out some of these favorites from Yume Store.  They also have fabulous women's clothes and housewares.  Holiday shopping here we come. . .

American Craft Week

Join in the fun tomorrow- when the  American Craft Week is kicked off from Oct.1 until Oct.10 there are events and activities to take part in throughout the US. What a great way to get a head start on Holiday shopping or just a wonderful way to support American small business! We LOVE many, many American artists, designers, and toy makers! Stop by the website and see who is taking part and what you can do in your state! In honor of Craft week- here are a few of our favorites finds from Etsy shops.

Mommy and Me aprons from My Little Sister

Bookplates from Oiseaux

Anything is great from Soil

Great snack pouches from Down Home Amy

Teonova Masks

Etsy's Teonova has handcrafted these gorgeous leather masks.  They're so beautiful adults and children will be clamoring to wear them this Halloween!  You're never too old to trick-or-treat, right? 

Stardust

 It is ridiculously hot here! Hottest day on record yesterday. We are not made for the heat! This post has absolutely nothing to do with that, but just felt it needed to be said! Even though it's blazing outside we are getting ready for Halloween in our hearts! UK company, Stardust, who we found through Twitter, sells all this great loot!

 Why not learn a little while getting in the spirit!

kit + lili

Sometimes a girl wants a little color and pattern in her wardrobe.  This is where kit + lili comes in.  Bright patterns with simple and comfy styling make these dresses incredibly wearable.  We imagine one of them will become her favorite "everyday" dress in no time.

Nook Organic Crib Mattress

Nook has created an organic mattress that is non-toxic, microbe resistant and uses all natural materials.  A crib mattress that will allow the whole family to rest easy because they come in full sizes, too.

The pebble covers are washable, hooray!  Also, check out their open weave organic a-line sleep sack.

Here's to a sleepy weekend!

FEED Trick-or-Treat Pumpkin Bag

It's getting closer to Halloween and while many use plastic pumpkins to hold treats, this bag from UNICEF is the philanthropic alternative.  It's festive, holds way more treats than the standard pumpkin, and the best part is one bag feeds one child all of her nutrients for an entire year.  Now that's trick-or-treating for Good.

If you want to do more Trick-or-Treat for Unicef is celebrating it's 60th Anniversary and encourages groups of children to go door to door with Unicef's trademark orange box trick-or-treating for funds.

Boxes can be picked up at Toys R Us/Babies R US or ordered online at Unicef's Trick-or-Treat page.

Children love Halloween so much, we imagine they'll be more than happy to make the rounds once for candy and another time for UNICEF.   That's a Happy Halloween!

Allsaints Spitalfields

UK cult favorite Allsaints Spitalfields reigns supreme for vintage with an edge.  With a collection that remains constant year to year Allsaints is the go-to brand for effortless rockstar children's wear.  We especially love their boots!  Oh and they have lines for men and women, too!

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

It's that time of year again when thoughts turn to entertaining friends and relatives for the Holidays. Not only are there menus to create and centerpieces to assemble, but there are the seating arrangements. This year, you can forgo the children's table and let them join the grownups with this genius table found on Genius Jones. The exquisite walnut table is pretty enough for the grownups and practical enough for the little ones. Made with panels that are walnut on one side and white board on the other, this table is the best of both worlds. There is built in storage under the panels and in the accompanying benches, which by the way, convert into booster seats!

Inspired by the idea- check out our post on IdeaPaint or convert on old table with Chalkboard Paint via this great post on Martha Stewart.

We love the wall calendar! What a great idea for a busy family, a perfect way for everyone to keep track of the schedule holds.

Waiting for Superman!

Hooray!  Today Oprah is discussing the issue most dear to our hearts, education in America!  Waiting for Superman is a new documentary premiering September 24th and directed by Davis Guggenheim, of An Inconvenient Truth fame.  The film raises questions about the United States' broken educational system and we are happy the spotlight is shining on one of America's largest issues.  Our hearts go out to the teachers, parents and children trapped in the system.  Our years of experience have taught us the unfortunate fact that the finest education is reserved for the privileged.  It is our deepest hope that one day America will bridge the gap.  Until then let us reach out, speak up and advocate for those who don't have access to quality education and for the many fine teachers struggling to be guiding lights in a very dark system.