March 2010

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Sewing Ideas for Baby – Some Practicial, All Beautiful

If sewing is therapy to you, like it is to me, I encourage you to create some needed or not so needed items for the little love in your life.  Let me share a few of my baby-inspired-creations with you. Here is the Easter dress I made for Monet… Can you believe she’s only 9 [...]

Baby Giveaway

To closeout our baby series, we are going to end with a fabulous baby giveaway.  It’s been fun strolling down baby lane, but we at The Artists’ House are excited to get back to “art talk” next week.  For all you new parents, or friends and family of new parents, I hope these posts have been [...]

Etsy Direction + Plus A Few Good Friends

Here’s a few more great products shared with you on today’s Etsy Direction, Baby Style… Hooter Hider from Lilacs and Lollipops Custom Baby Crib Bedding from Mellissa’s Boutique Hats from I’ll Be Yarned  I also wanted to share with you the work of two dear friends of mine, both amazing artists… Heather, from HT Designs, creates beautiful [...]

Amazon Help – Great Books For Parents and Child

Mommies and daddies to be, here are a few great parenting books I would physically toss your way if this computer screen would cooperate and let me. The Happies Baby on the Block By Harvey Karp The No Cry Sleep Solution, Gentle Ways to Help Your Baby Sleep Through the Night By Elizabeth Pantley The [...]

Product Review – The Products and Companies I Now Love! + The Unmentionable Must Haves

I Heart… Avent bottles over Born Free because while they are both BPA and leak free, Avent has fewer pieces. I Heart… Miracle Blanket – Baby Swaddling Blanket because this blanket is a life saver when it comes to calming a baby and getting sleep.  This swaddle blanket, unlike others, keeps your baby swaddled. I Heart… [...]

Tackling the Superstores – What really needs to be on your list?

I was genuinely scared before Monet was born, and it was this factor that caused me to act a little crazy sometimes.  Josh had his moments too.   See our former blog post for an explanation.  Things That Cause Spousal Arguments – Registering For Your First Baby.  I was scared about what kind of mother [...]

Congratulations Kristi!!!

Though I’m sad to say that no one got it 100% correct, the roll of the die has determined Kristi as the winner of our Busy Puzzle Matching Game.  Kristi’s valiant effort at the Busy Puzzle has earned her a sterling silver pendant from the Artists’ House Etsy Shop.  Congratulations to Kristi.  For all you [...]

Calling all Etsy bloggers…

Fellow Etsy Bloggers, Do you, or someone you know, want to participate in an “Etsy, Spring Clean, Blogging Ring Extravaganza”?  If interested, this is what you will be participating in… A group of Etsy bloggers will take turns and each “spring clean” one loved item from there Etsy shop and on to a fellow Etsy [...]

Etsy Direction – Baby Style – Five Things All Mothers Should Have

Today I’m going to point mothers, expecting mothers, people who know expecting mothers, and people who know mothers… Ok, who doesn’t this apply to then?  I’m so silly.   Anyway, here is todays Etsy direction… Amazing shops, full of amazing baby goodies.  Here are five things all mothers should have… 1.  Cute Onesies Tadpole Creations [...]

A Friendly Bug

This little guy was hanging out in my garden beds yesterday while I was planting cold crop seeds.  I must add a random comment here and say the weather was absolutely spectacular yesterday!!!   Instantly this beetle had my attention.  He kept following me around, almost like he was trying to talk with me.  I [...]