happy holidays, you.

Guys. 2012 was big, wasn’t it? I don’t know if it’s because I feel like I’ve set sail from the rough waters of newborndom into adorable babyhood or if I’m finally learning to embrace years passed, but I’m super, super thrilled for 2013. It can only go up from here, yes? I’ll be taking some

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the back room.

British magazine editor-turned-stylist and designer Faye Toogood has been known for her sculptural gallery pieces and limited edition furniture line for years. More recently, she’s found a way to make her minimalist pieces more accessible in a small-scale production entitled BATCH (hooray for accessibility, yes?). In an effort to introduce the collection to the masses

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nina warmerdam.

Dutch print designer Nina Warmerdam is still hard at work on her Imprint project, where she creates a new pattern every 48 hours. I love how freely she shares each image and how incredibly persistent and determined she must be to continuously churn out such beautiful work. Tell me, do you guys keep strict guidelines

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the nerdiest blanket of all.

Sure, your baby might not yet know every digit of Pi, but you’ve got a funny feeling that deep down, he’s really just a nerd at heart. (After all, he’s got your genes.) Enter the Pythagorean Theorem swaddler, an organic blanket printed with nontoxic, vegetable inks and packed with a hefty sense of humor for those

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all i’ll eat for christmas…

After yesterday’s edible gift guide, my mouth is watering big time and thoughts of sugarplums (literally) are dancing in my head. This will be the first year Ken and I will be home for Christmas, waking up in our own beds in the early morning (with a baby to boot! I feel like I’m in

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gift guide // edibles.

Merry week-before-Christmas! I’ve got one last gift guide for the food fans everywhere today – perfectly shippable and sure to delight! Enjoy: 1. Mix and Mingle treat set ($30) at Droga 2. Port wine caramel sauce ($8) at Sweeteeth 3. Hammond’s peppermint sugar puffs ($17) at Amazon 4. French chocolate fondue ($25) at iGourmet 5. Fig

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lazy animals.

“Everything starts as somebody’s daydream,” Larry Niven once wrote. And in the case of Ayelet from Israel, a mother and famed handmade shop owner, Larry wasn’t lying. “The work on my finger puppets consists of two of my favorite activities – knitting and needle felting – that allow me to do a lot of day dreaming,

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bookmark it.

Happy weekend! I’m taking off early for the holidays, but first I’ll be sharing one last gift guide and a few Christmas treats with you all next week. Until then, enjoy a few goodies that landed in my inbox this week!: 1. Can’t wait to dive into Project Life 365 next year. 2. Unbelievable necklaces

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