My friend Sarah and I took our girls to Heath Ceramics in Sausalito this past weekend for a holiday kids event. The girls got to get their hands dirty in clay, sip hot cocoa, and hit up the Modern Kids photo booth and Asher Bakehouse bake sale.
Bijou told me she made a nest with eggs.
It was a gloomy day but we indulged in the gelato they were passing out anyway.
I do love a good bakesale, yum!
Franny & Bijou makin' stuff.
For Doug- A personalized wood tree slice/candle holder.
For Olive- A fuzzy felted love bowl for little earrings and things.
For Bijou- Five-years-old is the perfect age to master the yo-yo.
For Wilder- What 5-month-old doesn't need a mustache on a stick?
For Eero- A collection of stamps. Now I realize he won't be able to use them for probably another year and a half but I figured it's never to early to start the art supply collection.
I scavenged the beach this summer for driftwood after seeing these driftwood fish on Made By Joel. I knew it would make for perfect handmade decor for my beach-pirate themed nursery for the twins. Seriously... decorating a nursery is SO MUCH FUN! I had a little hay-day yesterday shopping for pillows for the "reading nook" on Etsy. Here's what I bought...
Black Cross Organic Pillow, $30
Petit French Industrial Pillows, $32
Hand-painted Octopus Pillow, $36
ok...I realize this has nothing to do with the beach or pirates but I just love Skinny Laminx's shop so much I couldn't resist.
Herds Pillow Cover, $30
I might be a bit crazy, thinking I might actually be able to accomplish a few projects with 3 little ones running around but Rubyellen from Cakies does it, so I plan to give it a shot. Here are my newest additions to my craft book family....
Simple Sewing For Baby by Lotta Jansdotter
Linen, Wool, Cotton by Akiko Mano
Handmade Beginnings by Anna Maria Horner
It's a good thing too since I'll be spending 24/7 with two baby boys in about a month or so. To document this crazy experience of having 2 babies growing inside me, my lovely, always generous and extremely talented friend Jackie from Avocado & Papaya did a little photo shoot with me on Sunday afternoon. Here are a few of my favorites...
{me, 32 weeks pregnant with fraternal twin boys}
{My motto for after the twins arrival... just one day at a time}
{Apparently, drinking 100 oz. of water a day does prevent the cankles}
{This prop got polished off by moi by the end of the photo shoot}
{this=UNCOMFORTABLE}
{I hope my boys spend enough time in the workshop with their Grandpa to learn a thing or two}
{beach ball}
{Baby B decided to throw a punch for the photo. See the bump on the upper part of my belly?}
{Until this photo shoot, I've kept my belly hidden, as you can tell by my nearly iridescent skin tone}
{I'm SO ready}
Thank you Jackie!
I headed over to the Elmwood neighborhood in Berkeley to pick up some hand-rolled cones from Ici to take to a pre-Memorial Day BBQ we were going to on Sunday night and was quickly distracted by a few new businesses. Despite a comment from a woman I passed on the street (You must be due any day?!", "Nope, not till September 4th. It's twins," I said in defense.), I headed into the Elmwood Cafe for lunch.
Elmwood Cafe (formerly Ozzie's Soda Fountain)
The open faced seasonal veggie sandwich and iced lychee red tea were delicious.
Just a few doors down I found the new, Goorin Bros. hat shop where I picked up an adorable knit cap for myself and a stylish ball cap for Doug. The prices are quite reasonable too.
Are you in search of the perfect beach tote for the summer? I LOVE these colorful bags from Utility Canvas.
Classic Field Bag, $78
Note to Mom: I'd love the teal one for my upcoming birthday! love you. This is also a test to see if you read my blog even when you are on vacation in Hawaii. just kidding.
I submitted some "before and after" remodeling photos of our kitchen and bath to Design Sponge almost a year ago. After the photos were published on the popular design site, I was contacted by an editor from Better Homes and Gardens magazine who was interested in photographing our home for the magazine.
The kitchen phase of their photo shoot is published in this month's Summer 2010 issue of Kitchen + Bath Makeover magazine. Check it out...
We couldn't be prouder of our lovely home. We feel very lucky to be able to live here and we are certainly relieved to have our home improvement projects completed.
I've been daydreaming about getting a bike for a couple of years now. It just isn't practical for me to ride one around our neighborhood because we live on a hill with no sidewalks or bike lanes. I do however need one to ride around the rolling path around Lake Tahoe this summer. When I spotted this new bike shop in my old neighborhood in San Francisco, I knew where I wanted my new bike to come from. They sell the most adorable bike accessories too! It's no surprise since Public Bikes was opened by the founder of Design Within Reach, Rob Forbes.
123 S. Park Ave.
San Francisco, CA
415-896-0123
