Dressed up!

 Check out this cute video by Shopspruce on Instagram!

Memories

I took this picture at my cousin's wedding 15 years ago. Did you know that the bridegroom's name is incorporated into the henna design on the bride? Read more about the tradition here.

Nesting Doll Giveaway Winner

Firstly, I wish I didn't have to pick just one winner, I want to give you all one! Thanks so much for your comments, and for participating. The lucky number chosen was 22, congratulations!!

A. Albinger said...
love this new product line, they're beautiful and would make a wonderful addition to any nursery. Plus they're fun to play with!

I will be contacting you by email for your address, enjoy them :)

Black and White Nesting Dolls Giveaway

The new nesting dolls are here! They are being checked and packaged for sale, but in the meanwhile, we are giving a set away. This is a set of 3 Nesting Dolls featuring black and white animals, the Panda, the Penguin and the Raccoon. The three come packaged one inside the other and are hand painted in a village in Russia especially for Wee Gallery. Small Parts Warning: The raccoon is small enough to require a small parts warning. This item is rated for 3+. It is not a toy for babies or toddlers. Please keep out of reach of children below 3. Will be available on our website July 1, 2013.

If you would like to win a set, comment below, and like us on Facebook and Instagram.

I will announce the winner on Thursday June 27th, so make sure to check back, or leave your email address in the comment so I can contact you.

Good luck, and thanks for playing!

Dress up your Dress-Up Cards

I love how simple and effective painted patterns are in dressing up our dressup cards. Like my daughter says, "But mama, anyone can do that!"

New line of Wee Gallery Chalkboards available exclusively at Blik

We are so excited about these! A hybrid between traditional chalkboard and wall decals, these are functional as well as pretty. Made in California by Blik. Available here.

Papercut masks

Both my kids are doing plays at the moment so we have been having fun making masks. These are inspired by the art of paper cutting - my absolute favorite paper cutting artists are Elsa Mora and Rob Ryan. I bet they could make some amazing masks!

His and Hers Egg Cups

 I painted these egg cups for my kids, mustache and braids. So easy, using IKEA egg cups and porcelaine paint from Michaels.

Collaborative Art Project for Fundraiser

This year I volunteered to come up with an art project for my daughter's Second Grade class that will be bid on at our school annual fundraiser auction. Each of the kids carefully and meticulously made a flower of felt circles (squeezing in a lesson in geometry :)) starting with the littlest circle and ending with the biggest. They loved working with the Fabric Scissors, and their favorite part was choosing the Next Color. Each flower ended up being special and beautiful. I then sewed their names on a leaf, and attached it to their flower. Then I sewed 18 flowers onto a lovely cream velvet pillow cover from Ikea to make a soft and cosy garden of little flowers. I think it turned out beautiful!!

Laying it out.

Details.

All done!

Natural Baby Company

At the end of February I went to Bozeman, Montana to visit a very special little friend.

While we were there, we went to the Natural Baby Company, where I had the pleasure of meeting the lovely ladies there, as well as taking a look around their beautiful store. The sweet play area under the stairs was the cutest! All of you in Bozeman, Montana are lucky to have this wonderful store as your go-to baby resource.

NYIGF 2013

Here are some pics from the Trade Show in New York that we went to in January 2013. As usual it was fun, hard work, and fantastic to see all our lovely customers.

 Icy New York from the plane.
 

 Setting up.

 Day one!

Imagining a white christmas

Yesterday's Holiday craft was to make ornaments, and my daughter decided to imagine herself in a snowglobe. She painted a wooden doll, and pasted it to a sheet of felt which we pasted to the bottom of the clear ball (plastic ball ornaments available at Michaels). We snipped a bit of the Christmas tree and added that in. Painted snow on the outside - isn't it pretty!?

Check out these really cool ball ornaments made by Pink and Green Mama.

Gift Tags - Free Download

It's that time of year!! Here's our gift to you, downloadable tags for the Holiday Season. I usually print on sticker paper, and stick it straight on to a gift.
Download it here.

Wee Gallery Tee Design on Spoonflower

For all you DIYers out there, Spoonflower is I'm sure one of your favorite destinations. Check out Wee Gallery's Tee Design entered in this week's contest. There are a lot of cute designs out there, so we will be thrilled if you voted for us!

Spiral Mobile Tutorial

Love this window!

Via Fine Little Day. See the artist Tyra Von Zweigbergk's work here.

Make your own Baby Blanket

A special handmade gift for baby using Wee Gallery Fabrics from Spoonflower. Check them out here.

Dressing up

With our son in his last year of Elementary School, I was happy he wanted a homemade costume. This cool snake fabric was from Joanns. It was a lot of work, but he's so happy with the result! Our daughter is a poodle. This one was really easy and inexpensive to make. Highly recommend!

Download a Free Owl Calendar

Have you heard of My Owl Barn? It's a site where you can download a calendar of owls made by different artists - how cute is that!? We are proud to have contributed one of the owls. Still, I would have a hard time choosing...

ABC Kids 2012

Last week we attended ABC kids in Louisville, KY. We took our kids out of school for a week, and went as a family. The drive there was absolutely gorgeous, and we drooled over the fall colours, which we never get to see living in Florida. Louisville was really cute, we loved it! Our kids were 'at work' the whole week, and were amazing little booth helpers. They helped decorate the booth, gave out freebies, and did product demonstrations. It was a full and fun week, and we are happy to be home.