So I mentioned earlier this week that my husband and I have a great de-cluttering problem to tackle in our home. We’re not the worst collectors in the world, but I think that we can both agree that we have too much stuff. At my last job, I could get nice, quality purses for free or almost free. I already had a purse collecting problem. So suddenly I had the power to binge collect purses that I’d never be able…
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When my cousin who lives in France found out that I was pregnant, she sent me two very long emails full of advice. Everyone knows that with pregnancy comes a deluge of both unsolicited advice and horror stories. But I was grateful to receive her emails because all of the advice was written down. Usually advice comes during a conversation, and it’s pretty much forgotten as soon as it’s given. How can I be expected to remember the lists and…
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I love these custom rubber stamps from Sweet Paperie. Each one unique and charming. I purchased one for my husband, to label his extensive personal library, and we were both thrilled with the results. Sweet Paperie’s Farrah is a delight to work with and is always introducing snappy new styles. Her objective: designs that are fresh, fun and high quality. She succeeds. So many darling things to choose from, I’m eying this for my book collection: You might like this for the…
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Small towns like mine really do have a lot to offer. I recently discovered SimpliNature Soy Candles and I’m impressed! “Our candles have no added chemical dyes and we use cotton-coreless wicks. We hand-pour our soy candles into American made glass…When we started the company three years ago, we wanted the best clean-burning candles on the market. We developed our own soy wax recipe that burns straight across and down.” Get this–the wax can be rubbed into the skin like…
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Thanks to Viktor for posting again today. I’m finding it hard to do anything in the throes of the lazy days of Summer. All I want to do is lie around {at the beach *sigh* I wish} reading Meg Cabot books. She’s written over 60 books, and I haven’t read every last one of them {yet} so lying around doing nothing but reading is proving to be a very possible feat. Queen of Babble Gets Hitched. $15.74. {via Amazon.com}. Her…
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It shouldn’t be any big surprise that I love Stephenie Meyer’s new book The Host since I adore her Twilight series {which I wrote about here}. Her writing is getting better and better with each book, and I think the premise of The Host is brilliant. It’s not just something to bide our time with until Breaking Dawn comes out either {although it doesn’t hurt to have a Stephenie Meyer fix while we wait}. It’s something different altogether and has…
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Design Mom is one of my frequent {and favorite} design blog stops. If you’ve never been, pop over and say hello to Design Mom proprietor Gabrielle Blair; she’s fantastic. I love her blog because she does a beautiful job of melding design and motherhood, and I adore her taste. I’m continually introduced to new ideas, fun children’s sites, new designers, and current events in the design and blogging world. I was lucky enough to nab an interview with her {she’s…
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Over the next few months we’ll be adding some great interviews to Petit Elefant. I recently had the opportunity to interview Sam Reich-Dagnen, co-founder of Braincandy. She’s an amazing mother as well as a successful entrepreneur, and it has been a delight getting to know her a little better. Enjoy. petit elefant:: How did your braincandy adventure begin? braincandy:: Once upon a time, when our twinsBlaise and Logan–were almost two, my husband and I had a vision. That vision was…
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Kabul Beauty School. {via Barnes & Noble}. $12.10 I just finished reading this amazing book about Deborah Rodriguez, a hairdresser/mom from Michigan who opened a beauty school in Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban. It’s an amazing story. Rodriguez is gutsy, brave, & selfless, putting the needs of the Afghan women above all else. Definitely worth picking up.
