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Whoops Bunny Giveaway!
With a show of hands, how many of you grew up reciting the ‘whoops, bunny!’ rhyme, complete with hand choreography? I have to confess it’s one I had never heard, quite the opposite experience of Maude Humphris who listened to her s...
Your Turn to Roll…
The post I just finished on the classic 1949 game Candyland seems the perfect segue to share the brand spankin’ new website of illustrious Junior Society member S.britt, which, as it happens, is designed to resemble a vintage board game. (For t...
B is for Baguette
A new round of alphabet posters, this time from our pals at L’Affiche Moderne - a French fine art print e-shop presenting the works of young photographers, graphic designers and children’s illustrators. Their posters are high quality digital pri...
A is for Alphabet
Well summer is upon us here in the US but around the globe in Australia our friends are gearing up for winter and of course reading the latest edition of LMNOP online kids quarterly! In this 7th issue, talented mum and editor-at-large Jenny Lacey has...
Itty Bitty
I always look forward to the latest issue of my favorite US indie online quarterly, Small! Editors Christine Visneau and Olivia Pintos-Lopez continually inspire me with their passion for independent childrens design. Stand-out favorites include in t...
Did Someone Say Summer?
It’s right around the corner you know. And for many this means trips to the beach, swim lessons at the YMCA and endless games of Marco Polo played in the neighbor’s pool. Like any kid adventure there is plenty of gear to be schlepped (t...
Word Play
In 1999, renown graphic designer Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich created Bembo’s Zoo as a Christmas gift for his daughter Viva. This high concept picture book features a menagerie of animals made from Bembo type characters - also known as calligrams. ...
Little Miss Crafty
Hip, hip, hooray! And a warm congratulations to our pal and JrSoc member Helen Dardik on the release of her new book this month. Embroidery for Little Miss Crafty: Projects and patterns to create and embellish features 12 projects for the first tim...
Y is for Yeti
New from UK based Bless Design, a smartly designed alphabet poster with some unexpected letter associations....
Berries and Blossoms
I am loving the new spring lineup for girls over at Amoretti Designs -the creation of Rebekah Merkle, a mother of five whose family traded in their Idaho farmhouse for a stone cottage in Oxford, England. Not surprisingly, her clothing is a wonderful...
Jackpot!
I am not a gambling man, but if I were I’d place my bets with Card Sharks. This Utah based design house is working with a full deck of great illustrators creating original graphic series that you won’t find anywhere else. Feelin’ ...
Lemon Heads
Ok, ready for your ten dollar word of the day? Anthropomorphism. (Thanks to JrSoc member Melissa for this one!) It’s “the attribution of uniquely human characteristics to non-human creatures and beings, natural and supernatural phenome...
Hidden Happiness
Ever find yourself washing your hands and realize that the sink is looking back at you - with handle eyes, spigot nose and perplexed O-shaped drain mouth? Or perhaps you’re daydreaming with your cup of cocoa and find it grinning back at you wi...
Through the Looking Glass
Recently while reading the fabulous blog of JrSoc member Helen Dardik I was introduced the wonderfully whacked art and design of Jaime Hayon. And in perusing her portfolio I found that she had created a line of porcelain figurines for Lladró. Llad...
S is for Spring!
Spring is here (or on it’s way, depending on where in the world you live!) and along with it is the latest edition of LMNOP - a favorite online kids quarterly out of Australia. Talented mother and editor-at-large Jenny Lacey has rounded up a go...
Diminutive
I always look forward to the latest issue of my favorite US indie online quarterly, Small! Editors Christine Visneau and Olivia Pintos-Lopez continually inspire me with their passion for independent childrens design. Stand-out favorites include in ...
All the Buzz
Heads up for cute overload! One of the best sources on the web for imported Japanese fabric and craft supplies, Super Buzzy, has recently received a remodel by the amazing Meomi and it’s not to be missed. Fans of the Japanese phenomena that ...
Monster on the Bed
Kideko is one of those cool new companies making great kid’s bedding that looks nothing like the sheet sets we had at that age. Now mind you I am quite nostalgic about my Snoopy linens, but Kideko’s ‘Monster‘ line (designed b...
Fjording Fun
Oh those Scandanavians, is there anything they can’t design well? Perusing the pages of Fjorn.com you might wonder. I’m particularly taken with their childrens department including these sweet finger puppets and baby rattles. Cute, sim...
Pint-Sized
Hot off the presses is the latest issue of my favorite US indie online quarterly, Small! Editors Christine Visneau and Olivia Pintos-Lopez never cease to impress with their passion for independent childrens design. Stand-out favorites include work ...
Big Designs, Little Dreamers
Regular readers will know that I’m a fan of the kid’s line Boodalee with their beautiful graphics and keen sense of color. They’ve recently expanded their bedding patterns with coordinating wall graphics and pillows which pull toge...
Get Well Soon
With winter approaching and the kids back in school, the universal countdown to coughs, colds and sniffles has begun. I love designer Lola Goldstein’s humorous approach to making you feel better with her Teapots with a Cold and Egg Breakfast S...
Paper Plates
I think if there were a 12 step program for book fanatics my friends and family would probably stage an intervention and force me to attend. Last summer the book population in our home swelled to the point where all shelves were double stacked and I...
That’ll Do Pig
With all of the current economic woes I’m sure I’m not the only one who has considered withdrawing bank savings and burying it in the backyard. But that would involve buying a shovel, putting on work clothes and actually digging a hole&#...
L is for Lovely
I’m a couple weeks late with this post but I want to make certain you all know that the latest edition of LMNOP - a favorite Australian online kids quarterly is now available. Talented mother and editor-at-large Jenny Lacey has rounded up a g...
