Color Inspiration Daily: 11. 08. 12

Going Home to Roost 8x10 Print by Bonnie Christine

Creature Comforts Holiday Gift Guide: For Babies & Kids

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It turns out that I have quite an affinity for baby and kids products, because when it came time to create this guide I discovered that over the past few months I'd saved hundreds of potential products to include. Quite the challenge to narrow my picks down to these 49 that you see here, but I'm happy with them and hope you and the littles on your holiday list will be too!

Coming up tomorrow we have gifts for TEENS! You can see all the gift guides so far, right here. xo Ez

1. Custom Baby Name Nursery Artwork / unframed ($40) | 2. Lucca Fox Cuddle Cloth ($27) | 3. Natural Wooden Teether Fox Toy ($12)| 4. Galaxy Flannel Stroller Blanket ($48) | 5. Meadow Flannel Stroller Blanket ($48) | 6. Personalized Cup & Bowl Set - Elephant ($48) | 7. Organic Cap in Orange/Light Pink ($24) | 8. Organic Cap in Blue/Light Grey ($24) | 9. Race Car Baby Spoon ($19)

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10. Keepsake Baby Book ($40) | 11. Custom Portrait Silhouette Printable ($20) | 12. Natural 2-Way Zip Suit in Charcoal / available in newborn - 2 years ($36) | 13. Natural 2-Way Zip Suit in Lilac / available in newborn - 2 years ($36) | 14. Handmade Leather Moccasins ($60) | 15. Bucket of Burpies ($26)

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16. Shape Sorting House ($30) | 17. Pastel Playon Crayons ($12) | 18. Magnetic Matching Puzzle ($21) | 19. Red Wooden Mobile Play Phone ($23) | 20. Little Wooden Dump Truck ($9) | 21. Alpaca Ball ($45 each) | 22. 100% Cotton Camping Scene Playmat ($82) | 23. 100% Cotton Big City Scene Playmat ($82)

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24. Bambi Soft Deer Stuffed Animal ($33) | 25. Modern Memory Game ($15) | 26. Wooden Toy Camera without Cork ($30) | 27. Olliblocks / printable sets for creating as many blocks as you'd like ($5-$15) | 28. Wooden Circus Set ($25) | 29. The Lightning Leader Little Hero Cape ($42) | 30. The Soaring Star Little Hero Cape ($42)

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31. Wooden Sword and Shield Set ($25) | 32. Build a Robot ($30) | 33. Wooden Medieval Castle World Architecture Blocks ($41) | 34. Magnatab Magnetic Drawing Board ($21) | 35. Musical Band Drum Toy Set ($60) | 36. Crayon Cars - Set of 5 ($12) | 37. Kids Tool Belt with Tools ($70)

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38. Mini Wooden Magnet Game - 64 Pieces ($34) | 39. French Play Kitchen ($117) | 40. Multi-Use Easel ($149) | 41. Soft Fabric Dolls / personalized dolls available ($25-$35) | 42. Lucky Boy Sunday Mint Green Favorite Play House ($473)

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43. Organic Cotton Cat Stuffed Animal ($38 each) | 44. Reusable Dress-Up Doll Fabric Wall Decal Set ($75) | 45. Beauty Workshop Art Set ($38) | 46. Rainbow Nail Art Set ($14) | 47. Friends Forever Bracelet Kit ($27) | 48. Sailing Boat Kit ($26) | 49. Stitch-It Doggy Kit ($26)

A Hip Handmade Holiday

Hi guys! Today I am super excited to introduce you to the hottest thing since sliced bread...and what is soon to become your all-in-one source this season for DIY holiday gifts and printables: A Hip Handmade Holiday from The Craft Pack!

A Hip Handmade Holiday is an amazing downloadable digital craft book created by my friends Susan Petersen and Alison Faulkner, along with talented graphic designer Matt Mildenstein. I truly couldn't be more thrilled for them.

Last month I had the opportunity to meet up with The Craft Pack team and a few other awesome craft-loving bloggers for a day packed with DIY fun. Alison and Susan even convinced me to be in a video with my finished project from the book (if you know how camera shy I am, then you know these ladies must be pretty amazing to convince me to say yes).

The book download is only $10 and all projects inside were designed to be created with a tiny budget of $10 or less per gift! I know you already want to pick up your own copy, don't you?!

But just in case you need a little extra push here's what you get with this digital craft book: a 150+ page interactive PDF with 18 projects, 9 instructional videos and over 100 printable gift tags, stickers, labels, stencils, and patterns. There are projects for all different levels of crafters along with tips on how to customize and make each craft uniquely yours. And last but not least, the book also includes pro-tips, shortcuts for quicker crafting, details on where to buy supplies, as well as videos with detailed instructions.

Just think of all the people you're going to be able to cross off your holiday shopping list...and they'll never need to know that all you shelled out was $10! It will be our little secret. If you didn't already dash over and download your copy, you can skip on over and do it now. Afterwards I'd love to hear which projects and printables you love the most (those DIY tassel key rings at the top of the post here were a huge hit with all the bloggers at the event). I just know you're going to love A Hip Handmade Holiday!

Credits: A Hip Handmade Holiday was made possible by Vivint / The Neighborhood | Styling by Cayleen Haynie | That amazing wall behind us in the video is also by Cayleen, her vinyls can be found in her new shop MUR | Music in the video by Pleasant Pictures Music

Color Inspiration Daily: 11. 07. 12

Flora & Fauna Art Print by Nika Designs

Creature Comforts Holiday Gift Guide: For the Host

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I'm fairly certain that there is no actual rule saying that you must give a gift to the host at a holiday party or festive supper you attend. But this season won't it feel great when you do have something thoughtful to give as a gesture of your appreciation for their hospitality?! Most of these pretty finds are within the $20 range, with a few under and over to suit everyone on your list!

If you missed the first gift guide post yesterday, you can find it here. Coming up tomorrow: Gifts for Babies & Kids (it's a big one). xo Ez

1. Porcelain Chateau Ornaments ($16 each) | 2. Hanging Terrarium Globe ($22) | 3. Cheers Coasters - Set of 15 ($26) | 4. Copenhagen Salad Servers ($49) | 5. Whisky Bottle with Wooden Stopper / monogrammable ($19-$26) | 6. Brass Crescent Bottle Opener ($55) | 7. Cheese Board and Knife Set ($19) | 8. Finishing Salts Collection ($40) 

Four Calling Birds Dessert Plates Set ($50) - A-Thread | Personalized Wine Tags ($10) - Happy Girls are Pretty Girls

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9. Clementine & Clove Soy Candle ($28) | 10. Cotton Screenprinted Numbered Coaster Set ($29) | 11. Stripes Tea Towel ($22) | 12. Just Dots Tea Towel ($22) | 13. Live Love Eat Tea Towel ($22) | 14. Squirrel Nutcracker ($25) | 15. Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Caramels - 16 Piece Set ($20)