Christmas Countdown Calendar

I really want to make one this year. My friend made one last year that had a mix of fun activities like playdates, picnics, and popcorn, as well as little treats. I loved it and the kids did too. My daughter has been asking if we will have one this year, and since I have not been showing much competence in that department, she decided to go ahead and start making one on her own...

Have you got a favorite?

Welcome!

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After 5 years of working from our home office, we just moved into our new space in downtown St Petersburg! Here is a small peek, I will post more pics of our space once we have set up.

Stump Stools

"The shape of this stool tells the story of its production process and the materials its made of.
Inspired by tree stumps and their natural ring formations, this stool keeps it simple by rolling the material to its final shape."

This beautiful work (description and images too) is by designer Shir Atar.

Between the Folds

This was the scene at our house this morning after watching this documentary. If you have a Netflix account you can watch it there.

LMNOP Magazine

Our tattoos spotted in the latest issue of LMNOP! All pics are from LMNOP magazine.

The Thanksgiving Discount code is now active on Facebook. Like us on Facebook to get to it!

Time to Stock Up

This is just a shout out to say one of my favorite online stores IsModern is having a sale - time to snap up some amazing items! All images are from their site.

Halloween Download

Feel like being an owl? Download the last image on this post, print out at 100% on card, color in, add string, and try on this mask.

 

I am going to live by these!

Poster available at this shop.

Separated at Birth?

When I discovered the Kay Bojesen monkey online about 4-5 yrs ago, it struck me as strangely familiar. Growing up in India, we played with a very similar monkey. When I went back to India this summer, I found many of these wooden monkeys in the handicraft stores, made in Channapatna, South India, an area well known for its laquer wood toys. I wondered how this monkey that was designed 50 years ago in Denmark, made it's way into the repertoire of the Channapatna toy maker? Google offered no explanation, so it was left to my imagination. A Danish tourist left their toy monkey behind, and the craftsman picked it up and replicated it? Or was it more deliberate? We will never quite know, I guess. Any information from you is welcome!

 Image from here: http://www.nova68.com/

Image by me.

Kay Van Bellen

Fantastic illustrations in the latest issue of Small Magazine by Kay Van Bellen.

 

Images from Small Magazine.

Japanese Kids have the Cutest Lunchboxes

Ninjas and Kissy Girls - how could I resist!??!!! I bought these Kokeshi Bentos in Chinatown in New York, and I am imagining a slew of little Wee Gallery animal lunchboxes in the same vein... wouldn't that be nice...

They are available online here.

Another perk of being at New York Gift..

...is that we get to play with all the cool new toys!

 

Awesome organic shapes and colors to these blocks. And look how cute the designer is too!

 

Cardboard rocket by Dutch designers, Kids on Roof.

 

Robot cube puzzles from Areaware.

Fun backpacks from Madpax.

Wee were at NYIGF

Last week we showed at the New York International Gift Show. We love going in summer because we get to enjoy New York in the sunny weather, and get to show off what we've been working on the last year. The product that I have been waiting to unveil is our new set of stamps, the Gift Notes Stamp Set. It was received very well, so we are excited. It will be available on the website after it gets to our warehouse September 15th. Will keep you posted.

Our booth.

Product tester!

Showing off our new stamps.

 

Catalog shot.

 Riding the subway home after a long day at work!

Alternate Current

One of the funnest things we did in India was a workshop organized by my husband's cousin Jenny Pinto, who is a lighting designer and paper maker. The project was to make a lamp out of trash. The kids had a blast, and we all got to enjoy Jenny's amazing space. If you'd like to see more pics of Jenny's studio, go here.

 

 

 

I found a Wee bird!

There are hundreds of these little mobiles all over the shops in India, but this particular one reminded me of our Wee Gallery bird, so I had to get it! Isn't it cute!?

Mango Tree Monkeys available at Blik!

What's a Mango Tree Monkey wall decal? It's two little monkeys swinging in a tree just as happy as can be.Wall Graphics available at Blik, coming soon to Wee Gallery.

In India

We are here! Here are a few snaps of our trip so far...

Mango season.

Baby season!

Horse ride.

 Praying mantis outside our window.

  Praying mantis - a better look.

  The family bike.

 Choosing from the flower sellers wares.

 My parents' living room.

The parachute dress.