Click to enlarge Here is a small random sampling of what you can expect to find at tomorrow's sale! The handmade community is really so amazing. Photographers, crafters, etc.,. amazing AND we've got some great vintage  stuff as well. So here are the details: The Etsy sale will start at 10:00 a.m PSTTuesday, Sept. 23rd.…

 I'm pretty much freaking out. This doll was made by the wonderful Christine for next weeks sale and along with the doll, you get a mini-portrait painting. DETAILS ABOUT THE DOLL: “Nie Nie" is approx. 11" tall (28 cm). She is wearing a white cotton dress with a red floral patternon it. Around her waist…

So, um… I've received 52 boxes/packages in the last 48 hours. You pretty much can't get inside our front door. Henry's been having a hay-day playing "birthday" so thank you for keeping him entertained. Everything, I mean literally everything sent  has just been fabulous.  So much "Nie inspiration." For example: Lots of little notes from…

Miss Kate turned 4 months on Sunday. 4 whole months. So far she's been a pretty mild & content baby. I think she's got some teeth on the brink of poking through which has resulted in lots of finger sucking and oodles of slober. And sleeping through the night? Fughettaboutit. It's for the birds. Rolling…

Last Sunday my Grandma came by bearing lots of yummy fruit and vegetables. Knowing how much I love figs, she brought 3 large containers full. Most of which were ready for the eating right that second. Some did get eaten and not wanting the others to go bad, I decided to dry them: At one…

You guys give some good stroller advice (and who knew there were so many Phil & Ted supporters.) We bought one yesterday. As a person who does not enjoy researching the best children's products out there, my search consisted of  seeing what craigslist had to offer. This one caught my eye, it's one of these.…

"Hey Mom, did you know that Pluto is just a stinkin' moon? It used to be a planet, but now it's a moon."

Someone around here has been working way too many hours but was finally granted a day off today. We went down to Disneyland for a few hours and I have to say, today's little outing made me seriously re-think my decision not to get a double stroller.  I don't want a double stroller. I've never…

If you would like to donate to the Nie Nie Benefit Sale which will be taking place September 23rd & 24th on ETSY, you need to contact me (or leave a comment on the original post) by Midnight PST, Tuesday, Sept 2nd. If you have already contacted me and I've sent you the submission form,…

We've been talking in pseudo-French all week. In that high-pitched voice that's usually reserved when speaking to infants. A lot of "Oui Oui! Merci Beaucoup! Enchante! Bon jour!" That's about all the french we know. We took a trip to Paris about 5 years ago and bought the Bertlitz learn how to speak French in…