Category: Honor Roll

• This kid’s room is very pretty, but very formal. (Also, hi. I too have a pink pouf on my pink Madeline Weinrib rug.)
• Feeling sassy? Jane Pratt is back.
• I think more kids should get little toolboxes.
• IKEA is being a tease.
• The people crossing Abbey Road are so cute. (I’d do the same thing.)
• Fun! Make your own bokeh shapes.

I also write for Babble’s Family Style blog. Here’s what I’ve been sharing there…

• I love wearing pretty dresses that feel like a t-shirt.
• Do you like orangey red lipstick? I shared three of my favorites.
• Beautiful, simple wooden toys.
• It exists! A not-terrible race car bed!
• It’s whimsical, and that is usually not my jam, but I like it.

• I wish the ice cream trucks in my neighborhood looked like this. (via Sally J Shim)
• Clever paint chip moving announcements!
• I want to make one of these DIY a-frame tents.
• This is a smart use of fabric too.
• You can make these tissue paper lanterns. And you should, because they’re adorable.
• Hello triangles and other such shapes. I have a little crush on you.
• Hey, what’s up with Mormons and design blogs?
• I wouldn’t mind one of these wall decals in our house.
• Here’s a three-minute straw hat makeover.
• This rope wall is killer.
• I think yellow is the cheeriest color for a door.

I also write for Babble’s Family Style blog. Here’s what I’ve been sharing there…

• I’m fawning over this cake bunting.
• Find beauty in little things (like little banners).
• Tunes to tap your (stylish) toes to. (Genius marketing, J. Crew.)
• OK, enough cuteness. Now it’s time for saucy shoes!
• Take note.
• Hoot, hoot! This owl is cute.

• Yay, an updated tour of Amy and David Butler’s home!
• Did you celebrate Star Wars Day on May the fourth? These well-adjusted adults did.
• Eight easy ways to get traffic to your blog. (Step nine, write articles like that.)
• What do you think of these chairs? Even better than Thonet?
• I love Elvgren pinups.
• Did you see these affordable zig zag rugs?
• I would like to wake up to this breakfast on Mother’s Day. After sleeping in, of course.
• This cardboard world is amazing.
• Pinterest explains the design process behind their new logo. (Lookin’ good, guys.)
• The ending instantly brings me to tears.

I also write for Babble’s Family Style blog. Here’s what I’ve been sharing there…

• I really want to make this embroidered family tree.
• The prettiest baby book I’ve seen.
• POW! BAM! What’s up, super lady?
• And because apparently I was in a comics kind of mood, X-Men for the kids, This American Life for you!
• Chamelia the Chameleon likes to stand out.
• This is my favorite shirt right now. Perfect for nursing (or even if you’re not).

• Regarding her Daisychain ABCs Crewelwork Sampler Kit (above), Alicia Paulson says:
  

  It is not hard, but it will keep you happy/busy for a while. That’s what embroidery is all about, for me. I think we all need quiet time in life to do pretty little things like this. I know I do.

• This mustard jamb is a clever solution to mismatched wood grain.
• Amy Poehler thanks the women that help her with her children.
• Bryn is using the same tile in her laundry room that we used in ours!
• Gabby and Jordan had a magical Easter. It’s so beautiful.
• Penelope’s Dino Brunch was really cute!
• I should have just gotten one of these belts instead of trying to get the effect on my “Happy Birthday!” banner (nope, still not done).

I also write for Babble’s Family Style blog. Here’s what I’ve been sharing there…

• Beautiful photos of Paris, on sale. Get ’em while you can, now through Sunday.
• Another party decoration idea that would have been much easier than my birthday banner to make. Sigh.
• Kids love play tents, but is it too much to ask that they come in some prettier options?
• I suppose it’s a little late for these now, but they’d still be cute for a special spring table.

• This A-frame home is stunning. I want to go to there. (via My Little Apartment)
• The brilliant and talented Fiona has launched a consulting service.
• Yes to this quote.
• Doesn’t Imogen have a lovely little nursery?
• John and Sherry finished their frame wall!
• These free printables by Anna Bond are the sweetest. (via Creature Comforts)
• Handmade wings! (via Marvelous Kiddo)

I also write for Babble’s Family Style blog. Here’s what I’ve been sharing there…

• Coolest matryoshka dolls ever.
• This baby shower for military moms-to-be made me happy. (Michelle Obama and Martha Stewart were both there!)
• Cute birthday ribbons (and they don’t just stop at the little kid years).
• I’m glad to have found a dress-up toy for boys!
• I like the one with the flags.

• This cat got a better birthday party than most people get! (via poppytalk)
• Accidental mama/baby matching shoes? Sounds like something I would do.
• I want to find my hula hoop. Doesn’t it sound fun?
• This is cool-looking, but it makes me nervous. (Topple city!)
• Laure Joliet has been killing it lately.
• Lots of color!
• And more color (this time, in organized form)!
• Guys totally make passes at girls who wear glasses.

I also write for Babble’s Family Style blog. Here’s what I’ve been sharing there…

• I heart this.
• They came out with a Lego Farnsworth House!
• This is the cute workout skirt I’m wearing to roller derby practice tomorrow. Too short?
• Surprise! These aren’t your ordinary Easter eggs.
• I want one of these, in red.