our Canadian adventure, part II: Jasper

Fab Etsy Finds

Some of the lovely handmade goodies I've stumbled upon as of late:

face pot by GusandRami

on to our next adventure tote by WinterCabin

tiny book ladder by BrookeWay

bird king ring by RockCakes

Goodnight cushion by studiomeez

book washi tape by danika58

Product Review: Love Mae bamboo dinnerware set

Bits and Pieces

A few photos from the last week...

I gave my hula hoop a makeover by wrapping it in strips of vintage fabric, love how it turned out!

 taken at a pool party we went to last week with frineds

 I love century plant blooms!

from our family brunch outing, we saw a volkswagon show on the way

Shop Update

These pieces were added to the shop recently: 

Koala Crate Review

Last month we signed up for the Koala Crate. It is a subscription box for 3-4 year olds. It includes all the materials needed for three hands-on projects. Every month is a different theme, this crate was colors.

 This is everything that came in the box:

• jumbo crayons
• watercolors
• banner and cord
• soft color dice
• color sheets
• coloring flashcards
• instruction booklet
• Imagine magazine (partner with Highlights)

First we played the "color scavenger hunt" where your child rolls the dice, then finds the color sheet to match the color rolled, then searches for an item in the house of that color and places it on top of the color sheet. Little A loved it! 

Next, we decorated our banner triangles with crayons and watercolors...

Then we experimented mixing colors by holding two of the color sheets up to the light to see what color is made.

Then we used the watercolors again to paint the flashcards.

I loved that the magazine was reminiscent of Highlights magazine, because I used to read that as a child :) Little A spent quite some time paging through it, we have yet to finish all the activities inside.

Bottom Line: I definitely recommend this subscription. I felt that the materials are high quality and it is a great hands-on learning tool. We love getting surprises in the mail and the Koala Crate doesn't disappoint! You can find a coupon for your first box here. This company also has subscription boxes for older children as well, so be sure to check them out!

Have you ever tried a children's subscription box? What did you think?

Fab Etsy Finds

We've been having computer issues for the past week or so and I haven't been able to blog, but hopefully they're resolved now :) Here are some of my favorite finds from Etsy lately: 

House shaped glass terrarium from boxwoodtree

Library Book Necklace from PegandAwl

Arctic fox figurines from Barruntando

Simon & Garfunkel inspired kitchen art print from TheIndoorType

Snowy Mountain Necklaces from shlomitofir

Ceramic Face Bowl from MarinskiHandmades

Artist Love

I have been a fan of Emily Martin's work for several years now... I love how whimsical and slightly mysterious it is. Today I'm sharing some of my current favorite pieces.

Spring Wishlist

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Shop Update

New items just added in the shop:

Fab Etsy Finds

Things I am loving right now on Etsy :)

Moon Phase wall hanging from ABJglassworks

Bird Watching pillow from OneElevenStudio

Autumn Tree earrings from BeautySpot

Hand-painted mug by TeacupCo

Camera Planter by brooklynglobal

Embroidered necklace by stitchandgather

Artist Love

I am kind of smitten with the gorgeous and creative self-portraits of Cary Ann Wayman. I've always been intrigued by abandoned places and things, and I love photographing them myself, so her work is very inspiring to me. I also love her use of the golden hour lighting...dreamy!