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small spaces- birdsnest cubby

who new the leader of the state I live in could design such a good cubby? - birdsnest cubby by the Premier sold to raise money for 'kids undercover'

small style- giddy giddy

We love Giddy Giddy and have featured Teri Demalanta's crafty ideas and sweet hair clips and bags (check out the cute octopus bag above!) in many issues of Small and Smaller. You can see her DIY snow globe postcard for issue 19 here

As well as the barettes and bags they are known for, Giddy Giddy also has adorable hats, headbands and gift cards. All perfect to give away now or keep a collection on hand for birthday gifts.

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You can also check out Teri's blog jpournal of creativity.

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Larissa Hally Guado- flash cats series

Matt W Moore of MWM Graphics- Crystals and Lasers series

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so cute!

left: puppy from Elena Sanchez Santos

right: mouse from Skippity Hop Creatures

small draw- color me a lion

Here at Small we love coloring in (each issue we have published a free downloadable drawing by a great illustrator. Click here to download any of the 20 coloring in pages).

Draw me a Lion was started by artist and illustrator Lisa, to share her love of drawing, creating making and telling stories. Her website has activities, prints, cards and coloring books all drawn in her sweet exubernt style.

Lisa has just added a free download section and right now you can download for free the name stickers pictured above.

...and get these designs and more from her shop

small beats- a little love

hooray hooray- Renee and Jeremy have a new cd coming out next week. Renee and Jeremy make wonderful kids music for people of all ages. This is their fourth cd and is full of sweet covers of tunes by the Chili Peppers, Monkees, Coldplay, John Lennon, REM, Supertramp and more.

You can preview the cd here (as well as download a free tune from one of their other albums) and then pre-order the cd  here

 

Here is Jon Izen's beautiful video for Renee and Jeremy's version of Coldplay's 'Yellow'

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everyone should have a Statuette

Art works by Alexandra Lakin : website and on etsy

 

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Robin Schwarz

Richard Avedon

small report- diy creativity

 

watch the film

...and pledge to the foundation devoted to discovering, fostering, and funding creativity and entrepreneurship in young kids.

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Its been a while since we have done the inspiration diptychs. Bringing them back for Fridays...

Michael Chelbin Xenia on a Couch Russia

Lee Grant from the Color Portraits series

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wee gallery for all kinds of art specifically designed for babies. We like the wall chart picturedon the left.

becky bauer for fabulous cushions, card, ceramics and prints. top right

famille summerbelle for all kinds of cool decor, hand screened prints and papercuts. Check out their printed paper cut city maps here. So cool!

 

small threads- for the boys

I love finding new designers making stuff for boys. Aven is new on the scene and has a super cute line of boys clothes- cool and a little bit tough but still very wearable. 

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happy holidays

small type- owl know how

 

Isobel Knowles and Cat Rabbit are two Melbourne based artists. Cat makes adorable soft toys and Isobel is well known for her animations. A while ago they collaborated to make a little film called Owl Know How about a some rabbits working in a factory that makes owls. Thames and Hudson saw the film and comissioned the artists to make a picture book. Every image is a photograph of a meticulously hand constructed three dimensional set.

As well as the film and book there is an Etsy shop where you can buy all the adorable characters and other special merchandise. They are also running a workshop next Saturday where children will get to make their own owl or Easter rabbit masks.

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small shop - marilyn tov

We have always loved Marilyn Tov and have featured her delicate designs in several of our favorite Small magazine shoots (here and here).  Marilyn's clothes are all made of the most beautiful fabric and immaculately crafted, reflecting the chic yet comfortable elegance she associates with her childhood in Paris. Marilyn now lives in New York and all her clothes are produced in the US, however she ships all over the world.

Finally you can get all of her lovely designs at her new online store. In celebration of the opening she is offering Smaller readers 50% off all old stock and 20 percent off her new season. Just put in the code word SMALL when you are checking out.

Marilyn Tov

small report- tinkerlab

Have you come across tinkerlab yet?It is my new favorite website. It is the most amazing resource for fun projects and experiments to do with kids of any age. Rachelle, the artist and mother who runs the blog, aims to engage childrens' curiosities and promote creative and critical thinking…mindsets that support children as they grow into a world that values independent thinking.

Most of the projects and activities are made with found, collected materials or things already in your home. There are tons of simple science experiments that introduce kids to the wonders around them, messy and creative projects and ideas to help kids get involved in their physical world and enable creative play. I love the post encouraging parents to let their toddlers experiement with cooking in the kitchen. 

small finds - breakfast in bed

My son is not a morning boy. Sometimes to make the transition from dreams to daytime a little less abrupt he likes to have breakfast in bed. I love these boarding pass sheets by Jon Canell and ceramic breakfast set at un-i-k gifts

small threads- older kids

Three great online shops that stock clothes for the older child. All three have a great selection, but here are a few of our favourite bright spring frocks.

The Liberty fabric Kinsey dress from Peek....Aren't you Curious? This shop has a great selection for boys and girls.

The Pocket Party Dress in green from Uk store I love Gorgeous Each dress comes in several different colorways so there is tons of choice.

The Suffolk Dress from One Sunday. This shop is based in Australia so if you are going into the northern hemisphere spring it is a great chance to pick up some summer dresses on sale. There range is truly charming- elegant yet fun.

 

small photo- christopher auger-dominguez

One of Small's favorite photographers, Christopher Auger Dominguez just won first prize for this portrait of twin actresses from his series on child stars. Check out his super hero shoot for Small here

small inspiration - pinterest

Have you come across Pinterest? It is an on-line pinboard where you can group together images as collections. Its brilliant! It is a great way to stumble across inspiration on other peoples pages without clicking through the back pages of blogs.  It is also perfect for keeping track of all those links you come across and want to remember in a really clear and organised visual way.

You can follow fashion stylist, mama and designer and co founder and editor of Small - Christine Visneau- here but there are all kinds of other great image collections- and of course it is so easy to start your own.